"Damn it, I have no idea what kind of monster can leave such footprints but anyway, it seems to be heading towards the lake."

"If the samurai crosses it, he will not survive this encounter."

Following the large footprints since they had discovered them, Zoro's group and Erza ran towards the lake, while having a bad feeling about what they were going to find there. However, they could only be surprised when they arrived at the edge of a ledge, while the void presented itself to them.

"What…? A precipice?" wondered Carla (Grey).

"In any case, I don't see the samurai anywhere and even less the trace of a gigantic monster! affirmed Nami (Sanji), while looking at the bottom.

Approaching in turn, Erza suddenly perceived a presence not far from them. But she barely had time to raise her head when the ledge exploded.

"Okay! Let's go!" Luffy assured, leaving the warehouse. "Let's go see the master of this island."

"If this Caesar is Teru, I promise to destroy his teeth one by one before letting him send us back to Fairy Tail." Natsu affirmed.

Following them, the rest of their group was completed by Robin, Usopp, Franky, Gajeel, Wendy and Lily. And meanwhile, the rest of the gang waved to them to see them again, while they were in charge of taking care of the children.

" Huh, finally, I wonder if letting these guys go talk to the master and such a good idea. " Franky ( Nami ) confessed (Nami).

"Don't worry! When they get down to it Natsu and Gajeel can force anyone to talk to avoid getting hit harder." Assured Happy.

"By the way, what are you still doing here instead of going to help your companion?" Lucy asked.

"Hey, I'm not going to risk changing bodies, if they're going to fight the guy in the cap! I'm fine in my cat body."

" You coward. "

" You can talk. "

Then turning around, Juvia ends up looking at Brownbeard before asking.

"Juvia would like to know why he sleeps too."

"Never mind." Sanji (Chopper) assured her. "He won't bother us."

The sound of a powerful explosion was then heard.

"What...?" Franky (Nami) wondered, covering his face.

Falling all around them, parts of the ceiling threatened to crush them, while more explosions were heard.

"We are being attacked." Juvia (Carla) understood.

"Hey! Have you seen those footprints?" Luffy wanted to know, facing footprints in the snow at least ten times his size.

"Sounds like the legends about Yetis." Lily remarked.

"I've never heard of a yeti the size of a giant." Usopp retorted, looking around. " Damn it, why did I come with you? "

Suddenly sniffing the air, Gajeel affirmed.

"I smell two smells… no, three smells! Those who left those footprints were there not long ago."

Suddenly, the sound of an explosion was heard behind them.

"What...?" Chopper (Franky) wondered. "Are we targeted?"

"No, it's from the abandoned warehouse." Wendy retorted, as smoke billowed in the distance. " They target others. "

"Lucy! Happy!" Natsu shouted, turning around, before being followed by the others.

Dodging in time a piece of the ceiling that was going to crush her, Lucy was frightened.

"What's going on outside?"

"If this continues, we and the children will be crushed?" Sanji remarked (Chopper).

Suddenly exiting the building through a hole in the ceiling, Happy began to look around, hoping to know what was going on outside.

However, immediately, the sounds of explosions ceased as if by a miracle. Also, there didn't seem to be a single living soul around.

"What…?" He wondered.

"Hey, Happy, what do you see?" Asked Juvia (Carla). "How many enemies are there?"

"I…I don't see anyone." The Exceed affirmed, continuing to look around. "There is nothing around us."

"What? It's impossible."

"Still, it's..."

At that moment, an explosion hit Happy. First surrounded by a cloud of smoke, it ends up falling before landing violently against the floor of the warehouse.

" HAPPY ! "

More explosions were then heard, again shaking the whole building.

"Are they invisible?" Gray (Juvia) wanted to know.

"No, they're just using the snow to their advantage." Affirmed Franky (Nami), while the blizzard was still visible outside. "And they seem to know the area perfectly well."

Awakened by one of the explosions, Brownbeard chuckled.

"I warned you! Reinforcements have just arrived."

Crouching next to Happy, Sanji (Chopper) turned to the pirate. "

" What do you mean ? "

"They're notorious for never showing up when executing their target." Brownbeard chuckled. "Their stealth is such that their targets almost never have a chance to catch a glimpse of them before they are killed! They are the masters of the ambush: the three 'Yetis Cool Brothers'."

"Yetis Cool…?" Lucy wondered. "They work under Caesar's orders?"

" Indeed! Generally, when a target of Caesar-sama hides in the vicinity, he calls on their services to flush them out! But I must confess that even I do not know their faces! All I can tell you say is that their footprints that they leave behind are big enough for my whole body to fit in."

"What?" Lucy sounded scared. "But that means they're even bigger than those kids."

"It is indeed the case." Brownbeard chuckled. "They are called Scotch, Rock and Dogs."

"And they're here to take us out." Gray (Juvia) figured out.

"You've got it all figured out." Brownbeard sneered. "And at the same time, the master must have ordered them to release me! HAHAHAHA! I warned you! You are already on their list of future targets."

"You're on that list too." A voice retorted.

Shocked, the whole group turned around to be surprised to see a giant half-entered the building, with a huge gun with the tip pointed at Brownbeard.

" That … ? "

"Where does this one come from?"

Chuckling, a figure appeared on the giant's shoulder. Strongly resembling a yeti, this figure seemed to be a miniature version of the giant, while he was the size of a human. Yet, even though he was the smallest and least threatening, it was him who spoke. "

" Are you Brownbeard ? "

"What...? What...? Who are you? Rock? Scotch?"

"I'm Dogs." The little yeti retorted, lowering his hat in front of his eyes to hide the irritation in his gaze. "Wait, are you making fun of me because of my short stature? Do you want me to kill you?"

"Cool, bro." Scoth advised him, still pointing his gun at Brownbeard. "He's not supposed to know you're our big brother."

"Hey, what are you doing?" Brownbeard wanted to know. "Are you kidding me? Aren't you supposed to be here to rescue me! I'm an ally! The master must have told you that and that's why he sent you here. "

"Indeed, the master told us well about you." Dogs assured him. " Nevertheless … "

The sound of a click was heard as the barrel of Scotch's gun rested against Brownbeard's face.

"He didn't ask us to save you! Too bad for you."

"What? It's impossible."

Meanwhile, stepping back Franky (Nami) wanted to know.

" What do we have to do ? "

"Tsss! I don't really understand what's going on." Lucy confessed, putting her hand to her belt. " However … "

Then taking out her keyring, she affirmed.

"I feel like we're going to have to step in soon."

Rummaging around in his fur, Dogs finally pulled out a den den mushi, which he presented to Brownbeard.

"I advise you to listen to this! This is our mission statement.

'' And also, what was his name again? '' Asked a voice from the den-den mushi.

"Mas… Master?"

" He was captured by the enemy if I'm not mistaken! That idiot with his beard! The one who was originally famous for his stupidity...Brownbeard! Since he was stupid, it was easier to use him! But now it's just an annoyance to me! So kill him! ''

Remaining motionless, just like Brownbeard, the rest of the group could only be surprised by the words of the latter's master.

"This guy...has no heart."

Unaffected by this, Dogs stowed his den den mushi in his fur, before returning to Scotch's shoulder.

"Answer our question." Scotch ordered. "Are you Brownbeard alright?"

The latter, still shocked by what he had just heard, could only stutter.

"It's... It's a lie! It's impossible! MAAAASSSSTTTTEEEEERRRRR!"

An explosion in the face silenced him.

"You're annoying." Dogs affirmed.

"Die the cool way." Scotch chimed in, about to fire a second time.

" REGULUS IMPACT ! "

A fist of light hit him square in the face, half unbalancing him.

"What…?" Dogs wondered, clinging to his brother's fur so he wouldn't fall.

Performing a backflip, a new figure reaches in front of Lucy, while asking her. "

"A little help, Lucy-san?

"Who is he?" wondered Sanji (Chopper) and Franky (Nami).

"Bitch." Scotch roared, pointing his gun at the spirit and the others. "If you want to die faster, I'll grant your wish."

"You are the motherfucker." Lucy retorted. "How dare you go after one of your own and kill him like nothing happened?"

"Huh ? We're mere mercenaries." Dogs retorted, as if that explained everything. "Apart from Caesar, we are entitled to kill anyone, in exchange for compensation! It's not like we consider this fool our friend."

"Scotch! Dogs! The others return."

Raising their gaze to one of the holes in the ceiling, Juvia (Carla) couldn't help but let out a cry of astonishment, seeing the huge figure on the ceiling.

"Is there another one?"

Then exiting the building, with Dogs on his shoulder, Scotch finally saw the rest of the pirates and mages coming towards them. Flying in the lead, Lily rocketed at full speed, while carrying Gajeel.

"Here we are." He remarked, catching sight of the crumbling building ahead of them.

"And the others had visitors." Gajeel noted, seeing the huge silhouettes of Rock and Scotch. "Do you have the size of these monsters?"

"Tsss! Right at the wrong time." Dogs growled. "Nosu didn't even have time to kill those inside."

"Cool, bro!" Rock said, aiming for the newcomers. " We'll kill those in two seconds. "

Without wasting a moment, he targeted Gajeel and fired.

"We're being targeted." Lily cried.

Simply smiling as the projectile shot towards them, Gajeel only puffed out his cheeks before releasing a gray tornado.

" IRON DRAGON'S ROAR ! "

Outclassing the projectile in power, the attack managed to destroy it before continuing on its way towards the yetis.

"What…?" Rock wondered, before being hit by the gray tornado.

Seeing the attack create an explosion, Chopper (Franky) roars.

"Hey, don't destroy the building! Nami and my SUPER body is inside."

Coughing, meanwhile, Lucy and the others tried to make their way through the smoke that had invaded the premises. Walking blindly, Franky (Nami), eventually finds himself outside, in front of the three yeti brothers.

" That … ? "

Having a hand on his skull, as if to show the onset of a migraine, Rock affirmed.

"That was uncool of him! His attack hurt me."

"Never mind." Assured Dogs, spotting Franky (Nami), right in front of them. "Now that we have a hostage, we can now do whatever we want with these guys."

Not needing to be ordered, Scotch immediately reached out his hand to the cyborg and grabbed it.

"Nami! Chopper!" Luffy shouted, as he found himself in front of the smoky building.

"The building received a lot of damage." Gajeel remarked, noticing the poor state of the roof. "A little more and everything would fall apart."

"It's all your fault! It was a really stupid idea to attack the building." Chopper (Franky) roared. "If my SUPER body had been crushed under the rubble, what would you have done?"

"Hey! Happy, Lucy! Can you hear me?" Natsu questioned them.

"Carla!" Wendy called her.

"Luffy!" Sanji (Chopper) suddenly shouted, exiting the building.

Seeming to be on the verge of panicking, he affirmed.

"Nami has been kidnapped."

" What ? "

"Hey, Happy." Natsu huffed, crouching down in front of his injured mate. " Are you okay ? "

Still passed out from the explosion, the poor cat was lying on the ground, injured, as well as struggling to breathe. He also seemed to suffer from another ailment as the color of his skin began to turn purple.

"He's been poisoned." Wendy understood, immediately rushing to heal him.

"Poisoned?" Gray (Juvia) wondered. "But he was only hit by this strange shot that exploded as it hit him."

"The smoke from the explosion must have contained the poison." Sanji asserted (Chopper).

"Who were those guys?" Usopp wanted to know. "Did you see their sizes? They were huge! They were even taller than ordinary giants."

"And yet, they were perfectly discreet in their slightest act and gesture." Juvia (Carla) assured. "It's simple! They looked like real ghosts."

"In that case, it's best to be careful." Robin asserted, looking outside the building. "They may very well be outside, waiting until we are off our guard to attack us."

" No, they moved away. " Gajeel retorted, sniffing the air. "I no longer smell their odors."

Looking, meanwhile, at Brownbeard's body, Luffy wanted to know.

"Why is he in this state? Did he try to fight the giants?"

"No!" Sanji (Chopper) retorted. "It was the master of this island who demanded his execution."

"What?" Wendy said. "But, I thought the master liked his men."

"All this master wants is our lives and the children back." Lucy retorted, clenching her fist. "In fact, he has no mercy for anyone."

"It's clear." Sanji assured (Chopper). "Despite the respect Brownbeard had for him, he asked those giants to kill him and..."

A huge shock was heard. Suddenly hitting one of the frozen reactors in the area, Natsu had completely pulverized it with a single punch, further damaging the building.

"Hey, what are you doing?" cried Chopper (Franky). "Are you trying to bury us alive or what?"

"This guy drugged kids." Natsu muttered. "It's because of him that Happy is like this! And besides, he has no qualms about…killing his men?"

Looking up to show only rage on his face, he affirmed.

"Enough is enough! I think it's high time to make this guy pay for all the atrocities he's committed."

"Hey, wait! Wait." Usopp stopped him. "Even if what you say is true, we need to come up with an idea to get Nami back urgently."

"I'm going." Luffy assured.

"In that case, I'm coming with you then." Natsu stated, as flames appeared around his body. "These giants are going to pay for what they did."

"Hey, wait." Chopper (Franky) shouted. "My body was taken away in this story too! I'm coming too."

"Don't be ridiculous." Robin retorted. "You are incapable of controlling Chopper's body."

"All I have to do is turn into a giant." Chopper (Franky) replied. "Hey, Chopper, Give Me Your Beanstalk"

"No way, the Rumble Ball is a powerful dope! It took months for my mind to bear its effects."

"As far as willpower is concerned, you know perfectly well that I have a steely mind! It's not a magic bean or whatever that's going to take control of my brain! And then, we didn't no real time to chat, swarm."

Then heaving a sigh, Sanji (Chopper) finally agreed.

"Okay, but just one."

Having received the medicine, Franky rushed after Luffy and Natsu, who immediately rushed outside, before biting the latter.

Immediately growing in size, he surprised many people, who preferred to step back, while his huge body destroyed part of the exit, when he had to force a little to find himself outside.

" SUUUUUPPPPPPEEEEERRRRR ! "

"Wow, that's insane." Natsu shouted, turning to admire him.

Nevertheless, he and Luffy ended up fleeing, while Chopper (Franky), had tried to flatten them under his fist.

"AHHHHHHHHHH! Franky, what are you doing?"

"I remind you that we are allies."

Seeming neither to hear them, let alone recognize them, the juggernaut set off in pursuit, while throwing blocks of stone at them.

"What… what is he doing?" Lucy wanted to know, seeing Chopper (Franky) go wild.

"I knew it." Sanji (Chopper) muttered. "Not only did he use the Rumble Ball too soon, but he can't control his power! He won't stop for three minutes while the effects wear off."

"I know two who are going to have to run really fast." Gajeel remarked, almost smiling.

"Why didn't you volunteer to go, actually?" Gray (Juvia) questioned him. "It's your personality to go anywhere to fight though."

"You don't have to run around to get attacked anymore," Lily retorted.

"It's true." Gajeel agreed. "If those yetis are smart, they must have already contacted the master of this island to tell him where we are! If you ask me, we'll surely have a visitor soon."

Swallowing hearing it, Usopp and Lucy couldn't help but think he was right, while the strongest of the group except Gajeel were now unable to come to their aid, in case of another ambush.

"Release me now, you bastards! Wait until I break free and you will regret kidnapping me."

Smoking a cigar, while sitting on Scotch's shoulder, Dogs couldn't help but grit his teeth, before roaring. "

"When's that stupid robot going to shut up? Or does he want me to cut him down to pieces?"

"Cool, bro." Rock said. "Don't forget that this is an important hostage."

"Hostage that will allow us to enlarge and complete our hunting table." Adds Scotch. "Besides, the master wants one of the weapons he owns! Vegapunk's laser beam."

"Tsss!" Dogs said, dropping to the ground. "Hope there's more action than before! Killing that idiot Brownbeard was fun, but I'd much rather face our targets in a real fight than smash them."

"And that's why you're cool, bro." Scotch assured him.

" Yes, to have the motivation to always fight your opponents, you have to be cool. " Rock adds.

A roar was suddenly heard in the distance, followed by the sound of a huge blow hitting the ground, as well as two frightened cries.

" This… What is this? " Franky (Nami) scared, fearing that a new monster would appear.

"The hunting trophies have arrived." Dogs chuckled, before he and his brothers suddenly disappeared, as if they had just been blown away.