The Ultimate Worst Generation

by stringdog

The Straw Hats have arrived on their final stop before descending to Fish-man Island and onto the New World, the Sabaody Archipelago. However, they're not the only big name rookies present, they are just one of 14 rookie crews present and the other 13 all have big names as well. Mass deep crossover with Fairy Tail, My Hero Academia, Black Clover, Akame ga Kill, and RWBY.

7. Chapter 7: Battles on Sabaody

Here is the seventh chapter in this story released in accordance with my upload schedule for this story. For the first time in a while the chapter wasn't broken up but this was the final part of the overall chaos on Sabaody that occurred in the wake of Luffy's glorious punch so there was no need to do so. Anyway, Admiral Kizaru is on the archipelago, the Pacifistas are as well, and still a few crews aren't off it so it's time for the final stragglers to get off Sabaody. It's not like they'll have to deal with any remaining battles that will crop up, is it? That is all that I have for the administrative stuff I have for y'all and while there are no questions that need answers but there is a guest review that needs a response and a question to posed to y'all that was asked in another review so I will do that now. Do keep them coming as your support is the best motivation for me to keep producing chapters at this kind of rate.

To KGBeastboy (guest), thank you for the review, support and suggestions which I will address now. You're point on the Neo Marines and Z is interesting and I thought a lot about it though I did recently watch the movie for the first time so it's nice and fresh for me right now which helped. While I likely won't adapt the film, at least not in this story though it is the only one of the New World films that can easily slot into canon from what I understand, this suggestion got me thinking and I can work with it as part of Night Raid's time skip arc with events occurring before the events of the film (and either before or after the events of the anime setup arc) and after the film which would actually help a lot in the final transition into the New World stuff. I need to look over my notes though to see how it all fits together but this does help. As for the actual suggestion, it's interesting and I can see Z possibly having an understanding for Najenda and respect for her that can play a role in things. When it comes to Ain and Binz, I am usually hesitant about something like them joining one of the new crews but you're point isn't a bad one and they are non-canon characters who disappear after the film so there is more leeway and if there is enough support for them joining the Night Pirates then I'll take it seriously and see how the story flows so this is for everyone who's reading this to let me know your thoughts on the matter. As for the stuff with Cross Guild, I had actually thought about that seeing as it's basically just a way for them to get paid for what they've been doing for free until Cross Guild was formed and they could always use some extra cash. This also plays really well into my plans for them in the post Wano stuff and actually solves a slight issue I have with my notes so it's a good chance that there will at least be one meeting between them and Cross Guild while also given them something to do during Egghead as the other 4 crews have set tasks during that arc be it as active participants in Egghead or as part of an original plot line I'm steadily developing that will first be hinted at during Whole Cake and come to fruition during Egghead and could be where another suggestion happens. This way all 5 new crews will get attention in the post Wano stuff. As for Najenda meeting Buggy, she'll certainly understand him in a lot of ways and by that point she may be the other leader with a bounty lower than a subordinate though in her case there are actual reasons and not because she's a figurehead like Buggy. She'll certainly get what he brings to the table even if she will be amazed, like we all are, at how spectacularly Buggy manages to fail upwards at every turn and just ended up an Emperor with no real idea of how he did or plan to get to that point. It's certainly a fun idea to consider and this plays well into my plans so thank you, it's helped a lot. Do keep your reviews and suggestions coming.

Anyway, that is enough for this long pre-chapter note so sit back and enjoy the seventh chapter in The Ultimate Worst Generation.

Disclaimer: I own nothing related to these great franchises.

Chapter 7: Battles on Sabaody

"Brace yourself." Nacht called out his head emerging from the shadow that was moving Asta as fast as he could travel in that form, which was pretty fast so long as there were shadows to travel between, and they neared the back of a building that had the sun facing it so the whole back was shadowed as the sounds of two weapons clashing ever few seconds could be heard from the other side of the building. "I've brought you around and will release you onto the roof before falling back to the shadows to watch and act if need be. From there run and attack Kizaru. We need your power right now Asta."

"Understood." Asta said as he braced himself and Nacht seamlessly flowed onto the wall and sped Asta up it. "I'm ready. Let's do this!"

Nacht didn't respond as he'd returned to being fully within the shadows but Asta knew that his Vice-Captain had agreed with him. Nacht had moved them here as fast as possible because the Captain was fighting an Admiral so Asta had to be ready for it and all that came with it.

This was the biggest challenge he'd ever have and he needed to surpass his limits in it because in the future if he could use his power on an Admiral then the battle would turn in their favor them in a heartbeat. That was because Asta had a power that was so feared that none of his wanted posters ever mentioned it, his bounty just kept going up to a level that few non-Captains reached before entering the New World in part because of the danger he posed with his power.

That was fine with Asta as Nacht reached the edge of the roof where the sun shone directly down on so he couldn't reliable us his Shade-Shade powers and instead tossed Asta up and over the edge to land on the roof before he fell back down the wall and looked for a hiding spot to watch the fight from. Asta understood this and landed on the roof on his feet before he began to run towards the edge and the sounds of fighting though even without sound he'd find it thanks to mastering ki under Yami though he was so focused that didn't notice the other person on the rooftops across the square from him.

Asta was focused on was the coming battle and he reactivated his power to be ready for it, or more accurately stopped suppressing it as it was passively active all the time. Asta was fully aware of how his power was seen by those who knew about it and feared it and he was more than willing to use that in battle to his advantage.

To think that eating that dirty, unusually black and gray, potato with swirls in it that he'd found in the fields the orphanage he grew up in on the island of Hage and been told to throw out would turn out to be a Devil Fruit and not just any old Devil Fruit but one that struck fear in those who relied on their Devil Fruits would be the catalyst to turn Asta's life around would be an understatement. Now he was one of the most notorious rookie pirates on a top rookie crew and as Asta reached the edge and leapt into the square he was ready to use it once again as he drew one of his swords and channeled his power into it.

"Kizaru!"

-break-

Yami was grinning as he flew around the square slashing at Kizaru whenever the Admiral appeared near him going for either a light speed kick or a slash with his light sword, his own Haki infused and void covered katana easily meeting Kizaru's power with a clang and deflecting him away every time thanks to reading Kizaru's ki. As he did Yami would try to send a slash of darkness at Kizaru the moment an opening appeared but the man would use his Glint-Glint powers to flash away and attack again as something behind him was cut by Yami's missed attack leaving slashes in buildings and the ground all around.

So far the two Logia types were in a stalemate as they clashed, which to Yami was good as Kizaru was as strong as someone like Julius, the man who'd helped Yami out in the early years of his exile when he'd ended up in the Clover Kingdom back before he formed the Black Bulls, or Kaido so being able to hold him off was a good thing. Of course it should have been in Yami's favor as he had the superior Logia but Kizaru's skills ensured that that wasn't the case which only made this more fun for Yami as it forced him to try and surpass his limits to land a hit in this duel.

Their fight had the added advantage of allowing Hawkins to flee but Yami wasn't paying attention to that as he sensed Kizaru reappearing and clashed with Yami with his light sword again. As he did, Kuma took down a beefed up Urouge with a laser beam but Yami barely paid attention to that as he held the block against Kizaru's light sword rather than push back against it.

"Not bad." Kizaru said as he tried to push through Yami's block and failed due to Yami's immense raw strength. "Looks like we're pretty even in terms of our Devil Fruit powers. That's a scary power you got there for sure and not one a pirate should have."

"I just need to surpass my limits to beat you." Yami said with a grin his cigarette still in his mouth as he pushed with his greater strength and sent Kizaru's light body back. "So thanks for this, you're a great enemy to face to help make me stronger. I did beat that Light-Light bastard back in Clover but you're a step above him as he was only a Paramecia type not a Logia type."

"Yes that was you, wasn't it." Kizaru said as he flashed to the side and landed on the ground to evade a projected slash of darkness that took the corner off a nearby building as Yami turned to face Kizaru so that he could attack again but before he could Yami sensed a familiar ki on a nearby rooftop though he didn't show it. "Or was it that crew member of yours. Now…ah so he is here."

"Kizaru!"

The yell came from Asta as he leapt through the air and down at the Admiral, leaping over Yami with one of the two swords crossed on his back already drawn and not doubt coated in his Devil Fruit power. Yami grinned now, all they needed was for Asta to land a hit and they'd really turn the tides of this battle though he doubted it would be that easy. That was fine with Yami though, the challenge would force Asta to push past his limits again and that was the goal of this fight.

"Let's see if the reports are true." Kizaru said as he pointed his finger at Asta who was coming down at him while keeping his Observation Haki active just in case Yami attacked. "If they are then you're worth that 290 million berry bounty and then some, Black Devil Asta."

The blast of light shot out of Kizaru's finger and at Asta at the near impossible speed that Kizaru could manage with his Devil Fruit. However Asta was a master of ki, the advanced Observation Haki that Yami had been trained in back when he lived in Wano and had tried to teach his entire crew though only Asta had reached his level while a few others had picked up standard Observation Haki, and easily sensed the attack and swung his sword in time to intercept the beam with the edge of it. The moment that it did it cut through it and dispelled the attack.

"That's not going to work on me!" Asta yelled as he closed in on Kizaru thanks to his leap and drew his other sword as well. "I can nullify your powers!"

"As I thought, this is getting really scary then." Kizaru said as he flashed up and away with his Devil Fruit power to get out of Asta's range and instantly formed a light sword to intercept Yami's attack as Yami had used ki as well to find where Kizaru was and flew over there to strike rather than using Asta's attack as a distraction as Kizaru would have seen right through that. "First the Void-Void Fruit and now the Anti-Anti Fruit. To think that a crew has two such fruits and that's just the tip of the iceberg with you lot, you rookies are scary."

"Yeah we are." Yami said as he pushed Kizaru back as Asta used his impressive leg muscles to leap off the ground and at Kizaru just as Yami sent the Admiral at him. "So you'll know that all Asta needs to do is to hit you with those swords that he's coated with his power and you can't use that fancy power of yours for a bit, more than enough time for me to defeat you."

"Scary indeed but if you think that's going to work your mistaken." Kizaru said as he flashed to the side just as the Pacifista took down former Rear-Admiral Drake and turned to Asta who was now in the air as Kizaru appeared on the ground again. "See, I brought several of these new Pacifistas to help me and they don't have Devil Fruit powers. You're not the only one who can exploit an overreliance of one's power. Plus, Admiral Guresai is here as well and he's just as tough as I am so there's a lot more to fight through if you manage to beat me. Now if only I could find Sentomaru he'd be a great help about now."

"Crap." Asta said as the Pacifista, at least that's what he thought Kizaru had called it, opened its mouth and a light appeared in it. "That's…"

Before Asta could finish, and while he was still in the air, there was a roar from overhead and he a powerful down thrust of wind send him directly down to land in a crouch on the ground before pressing him into to. Yami too was forced down by the air and reformed his legs to land on it near Asta with a grunt. The benefit of that was that the attack from the Pacifista missed and hit a building blowing it up the moment it hit.

"Few, that was close, what…" Asta began as he looked up and his eyes went wide at what he saw. "What the hell is that?"

"Well that's not a dragon type Mythical Zoan." Yami said as the large, gray, dragon-like, creature roared and it flew down at the robot. "But it is a Mythical Zoan type. Interesting."

"So, they're here too." Kizaru said as he looked up and formed a light sword again ready for the fight to come. "And something rarer than Logia types, Zoan types of mythical creatures. Scary but good, they're almost as high on the capture list as Straw Hat Luffy is. Better me that Shirokami."

Asta and Yami weren't listening they were only watching in amazement, though Yami didn't show it, as the beast tore down at the Pacifista with a black haired girl in a black dress crouched on its back somehow riding it in that position. The girl then leapt of it with a flip and right at Kizaru as he formed his sword showing who her target was.

As she did she drew a katana from a red sheath at her left hip in a smooth motion. Yami noted that it was a black blade though it got blacker as the girl infused it with Armament Haki as she brought it down in a powerful two handed overhand strike showing that she knew what she was doing with the blade and right onto Kizaru's light sword as he blocked it with a boom of the blades meeting that sent a shockwave from the impact and any glass that wasn't shattered did at that.

As they did the gray beast reached the Pacifista that had turned to face it as its processors tried to identify the new enemy. However, before it could the beast open its mouth to bite it's head clean off, sparks coming from where it had been showing that it was a robot and causing it to stagger back.

As it did the monster, for that was what it looked like to Asta, slammed its left claw into the Pacifista's chest, easily piercing the metal and taking it down to the ground was it landed before the monster spat out the head down and through the roof of a nearby building. Finally it tipped it's head back and roared to the sky, a sight that was made more intense by the fact that the monster was significantly taller than the buildings around it.

"You're partner is scary." Kizaru said as he blocked the attack while the girl pushed down on the block. "The Adaptive Monster, Tatsumi, he earned that title as that's a different form to the one that was reported from the North Blue."

"It's me you should worry about right now." Akame said as a blade shot out of her right foot and she kicked it at Kizaru's head, Haki infusing into it as she did and turning it black which was why she was keeping it partially in her foot. "Not him."

"Oh I know, One Strike Murderer Akame." Kizaru said as he bent his head to the side to avoid the attack though he was a shade too slow and Akame cut a line into his cheek that started to bleed freely. "You're just as scary as he is if not more so."

Asta blinked at the name, that monster was the boy he'd briefly dueled earlier? Damn that was some Devil Fruit he had but Asta wasn't going to ask about it as he used the block and kick from the girl, Akame apparently, to push off the ground and at Kizaru as hard as he could with his swords to his side and ready to land the attack. This was the opening he needed to land the hit, or so he thought.

Kizaru was skilled in Observation Haki as well so he sensed the attack and quickly shot out a blast of light from his finger at Akame's gut. Only her quick, well honed, senses that were aided by her own proficiency in Observation Haki sensed the attack coming and reinforced her gut with Armament Haki that took the blow and sent her flying back with nothing more than a bruise. She did see the Black Devil charging and back flipped over him while in the air so that he had a clean shot at Kizaru.

However, by that point Kizaru had leapt up and over as Asta with his light body but didn't activate his power. Instead, he turned and held out his right foot as Asta swung through the air where he'd been a moment ago before he turned to Kizaru in time to see the light, his eyes wide. That was all Asta saw, though in that instance he realized that he needed a hell of a lot of training to beat an Admiral, before the blast of light hit him full in the face.

"Asta!" Yami roared and he instinctively swiped his blade sending several slashed of darkness at Kizaru, all over Akame's head as she landed in a crouch and slid back a few feet on the ground her katana out to the side, but Kizaru had already activated his power and flashed up to a point high above them. "Damn, but that's an Admiral for you, he wouldn't be one if he couldn't get past Asta's power."

As for Asta, well the light attack hit him and was instantly nullified as the power of the Anti-Anti Fruit turned him into a Nullification Man so any Devil Fruit power that hit him didn't affect him as part of his powerset. In addition, he could nullify a person's Devil Fruit power by touching them or hitting them with his swords that were infused with his power.

It was a strong power and useful but there was a slight issue when it came to some attacks, issues that Kizaru had just exploited. Yes, Asta nullified a Devil Fruit attack and if he made contact with someone while his power was active he could stop them from using their power for a few moments hence why he had suppressed it when Nacht transported him, but it didn't negate the blunt force that the attack had behind it.

That meant that while he wasn't killed by the blow, which Kizaru had used from range to avoid touching Asta, he didn't dispel the force from the speed that the light that slammed into his face was traveling at so he was blasted back and through no less than 4 buildings with a colossal boom. Not that Asta noticed this however as he was knocked out cold from the blow and Yami was already flying after him, the fight now over for him because he had to get Asta clear and return to the ship so that they could flee Sabaody as Nacht followed in the shadows.

Yami was glad for one thing as he reached Asta, ignoring the flash of light from behind him in the square and the yell that came with the explosion that followed the flash, his power no longer active. As with many Devil Fruit users, when Asta went to sleep or was knocked unconscious his power ceased to work so Yami was able to quickly pick up the swords, sheath them on Asta's back and then pick up and heave Asta onto his left shoulder within seconds of reaching Asta's unconscious body.

As he did this, Yami kept his own katana in his right hand and turned to look around trusting that Nacht was nearby. The most useful, and to Yami frustrating, part of his Vice-Captain's Shade-Shade Fruit powers was that when he was fully emerged in the shadows he had no tangible body so Yami couldn't sense his ki and normal Observation Haki would only work if an attack was coming from the shadows and even then only if your skill level was high enough. It made Nacht the perfect spy and invaluable but it didn't make him any less annoying.

"Let's go, we're done here." Yami said seriously. "We need to get to the New World and train hard because it's clear we're not at the level we need to be. We're going to really push our limits so that we're fully ready for what's to come in 2 years' time."

With that Yami turned his lower half to darkness again and shot off on a circuitous route to the tavern with Asta on his shoulder trusting that Nacht was following him and hoping that the girls had gotten back as well. It was time to leave Sabaody and return to the New World for Yami. This battle had taught him a lot and Yami was glad that they had 2 years to prepare and prepare they would because they all needed to get stronger for what was coming for the Black Bulls in the New World.

-break-

Back in the square, the moment that Yami had gone after Asta, Kizaru had used his position in the air to form another ball of light at the end of his right index finger and blast it out before anyone could react or attack him. This time, however, his target was Tatsumi and the light shot though the membrane on his right wing and then through the back of his right shoulder and out his chest to impact the ground where the Pacifista's head had been where it blew a crater into the ground though that part of the attack didn't bother Tatsumi at all.

However, Tatsumi hadn't been ready for the attack in general, he'd been dealing with the robot while Akame and the Black Bulls dealt with Kizaru. He had yet to master Armament Haki, he was at about 35% success with it at the moment, so he was leaving it Kizaru to Akame and guarding the area. Unfortunately Kizaru had managed to get above them and attack from there before Akame could leapt after him and thus hit Tatsumi. The blow caused Tatsumi to bellow in pain as his mind went black and he passed out from the non-lethal wound though at least his body would adapt to this kind of attack in the future.

The result was that his transformation fell and he shrunk back to his human form with a hole in his back and upper chest that was partially cauterized though there was still a good amount of blood from the wound. He was already out cold by this point but Akame yelled at the sight of Tatsumi falling and her emotions surrounding her feelings for him that she'd been trying to process and come to terms with came out unchecked.

"Tatsumi!" Akame yelled as she turned and glared up at Kizaru and infused her whole body with Armament Haki her anger fueling her and allow for this. "You'll pay you monster!"

At that Akame roared her fury and unleashed the full scope of her Blade-Blade Fruit powers as out of her chest, face, arms, abdomen, and thighs a veritable swarm of blades were fired right at Kizaru with several infused with her Armament Haki. Kizaru's expression never changed but he did use his Devil Fruit to avoid the storm and zip down in a straight line to land behind Akame and form his light sword that he then swung at her as he turned to face her.

Even through her rage at Tatsumi being hit like that, rage that felt more than usual for Akame which was unusual for her as she was usually in control of her emotions and pretty much confirmed to her that she had feelings for him, her senses were still on high alert. Akame was a trained assassin, a former slave who bore the Claw of the Celestial Dragons branded on her body, and a killer, she wasn't one to let her emotions get the better of her for more than a moment as she sensed the attack and spun to intercepted the light blade with the Armament Haki infused blade of Murasame.

The blades clashed with a few sparks but as they did Akame unleashed more blades from her gut and right at Kizaru, again using her Armament Haki to coat as many as possible, something that she'd not been able to do until seeing Tatsumi fall like that, and forcing him to move away with his Devil Fruit powers. As he did she was ready to follow up and if possible kill Kizaru when a mewling roar reached her ears.

"We need to fall back Akame! I know you're angry but save Tatsumi now so that we can fight another day after you tell him how you feel!"

The voice was slightly off but Akame instantly recognized it as Leone's voice when she was in full beast mode and turned just as the lioness rushed in and she nodded understanding what Leone was getting at. The boss must have realized that there was a chance that they'd lose, or at least have to retreat, and sent Leone after her and Tatsumi to deliver that order and aid them if need me. Akame understood when to retreat and when to fight. Right now it was the former as Tatsumi had been badly hurt and they needed to get away.

There was the issue of Kizaru but as he was about to attack the first notes of music began to be played which got Kizaru's attention and was just what Akame needed as it distracted the Admiral so she turned and ran after Leone. Instantly Akame noted that the woman had turned to her hybrid form, basically her taller, more muscular and with a mane of long blonde hair, yellow fur over her body, and claws coming from her fingers. That made sense as it allowed her to pick Tatsumi up in her arms princess style and carry him.

That would do for now and Akame ran past Leone and led the way out of the square as the sounds of music began to increase. Leone instinctively followed Akame and the pair rushed away heading back to the ship to regroup and flee Sabaody. They had more important things to accomplish, things in which Tatsumi and his power would be vital, so they needed to be ready for it. That meant that it was time to leave, they'd get another chance at Kizaru soon, they knew it.

-break-

"Well damn this is really good." Scratchmen Apoo said as he walked to the edge of the roof he was on really enjoying the battle once again now that they were out of the downdraft of that monstrous beast. "An Ancient Zoan, a Mythical Zoan, a Logia and a fruit that can nullify Devil Fruit attacks. What a show!"

"Captain, we need to go!" One of Apoo's subordinates called out behind him. "This is insane, we can't stay!"

"Not yet." Apoo said as he began to beat his broad chest as he activated his own Devil Fruit which inadvertently allowed for the three Night Pirates now in the square to flee. "Now it's my turn for some fun."

Naturally with all the others either gone, fleeing, or beaten none of them saw, or more importantly heard, Scratchmen Apoo's attack on Kizaru from the rooftop he'd been on watching the whole thing in awe and commenting on the unreal powers that he was seeing. Neither did they see him get taken down quicker than they had been when he tried to flee as they had their own things to deal with.

With Apoo taken out by being kicked down and into a building through its roof Kizaru was finally able to get in contact with Sentomaru and head over to deal with the Straw Hats leaving the downed pirates in his wake to be picked up by the marines. However, they wouldn't be and in time would become part of a new generation of pirates, though as no one was aware that the old generation was about to come to an end the chaos in Sabaody continued.

-break-

Natsu flew after the unknown dragon, at least from what Natsu could see it was a dragon, desperately trying to close the distance on it but it had too much of a lead on him so he was forced to simply follow in its wake while trying to figure out what model Fish-Fish Fruit it was. All this frustrated him but he could at least see what the other dragon was doing and then one up at the moment that he could.

Thankfully he didn't have to wait long before it roared and dove down to the ground as the figure on its back leapt off likely focusing on a specific target. A moment later there was an explosion that forced Natsu to go higher in the air to get a better view. What he saw was interesting to say the least.

The dragon was on the ground with the remains of a robot thing beneath it based on the sparks and bits of metal that Natsu could just about make out from where he was. The robot was wearing a black shirt with white markings and gray pants with a paw pad print on it but the head had been ripped clean off and was in the dragon's mouth before it spat it to the side and through the roof of the building next to. It then let out a bellow of triumph that Natsu could hear from where he was.

There was other fighting going on near the dragon but Natsu was focused on the dragon and what it had done because that was what he had to one up somewhere else so that he could show all that he was the strongest dragon-type Mythical Zoan user. Well, the strongest on this side of the Red Line at least.

Thankfully that thing had faced a robot and knowing the Navy there were bound to be others like it around and so Natsu banked away from the fight, thus missing the end of the fight in the square or who else was present, as he looked around for more. In that vein Natsu flew higher into the air to give himself a better view of the archipelago while Wendy closed in on him.

However, before she could call out and try to get him to stop this stupidness and return to the ship there was an explosion nearby and Natsu turned to it and roared as he saw what he was looking for. With a grin he took off after it and soared towards his target unaware of what his intervention would do. As he did Wendy groaned, as did Erza and Gray on her back, and she too banked in the air to follow Natsu and hope that whatever he was about to do would not be too destructive.

-break-

Badabada, badabada, badabada.

The sound quickly got Izuku's attention as he, Katsuki, and Shoto entered a square in the settlement on the Grove that they were currently traveling through on their way back to the tavern that they'd bought out while their ship got coated so that they had a base of operations on the archipelago and a place to crash if needed. They were here for at least 3 days getting the ship coated and resupplying on food, they didn't need tools only details on the molecular structures on them, which they had, thanks to Momo's Create-Create Fruit powers, so it was a sensible idea to have a tavern to go to that only they had access to.

As such Tenya had set up a schedule for leave from the ship, one more relaxed than his rigid schedule for when they were at sea, but he agreed that having a fixed location in the lawless area of Sabaody was a good idea and even made sure that two of the crew were there at all times as part of being on duty. It also really helped Toru who was on duty the entire time she was awake due to her powers as it gave her a place to come and go from. Right now it was supposed to be Ochaco and Tsu on duty there and the trio were heading there to pick them up and fall back to the ship as it should be ready now.

That was the plan at least but the sudden call on the snail got their attention and Izuku stopped causing the other two to stop a few paces ahead of him as he took the snail out of the pocket on his hoodie and answered it. The moment it woke the glasses that Tenya wore formed over its eyes and a serious look appeared on the snail's face.

"Captain, come back to the ship now!" Tenya's voice said before Izuku could say anything his tone more serious than Izuku had ever heard it. "Toru just reported an incident that occurred in that vile slave auction place. I've contacted all on the archipelago and ordered them back. We have to set sail immediately."

"Hold on a moment Tenya." Izuku said as Katsuki and Shoto gathered around him to hear the news. "What's going on?"

"Straw Hat Luffy just punched a Celestial Dragon in the face." Tenya said causing Izuku's eyes to go wide and Shoto to blink in surprise at that but Katsuki just smirked at that as it would seem that Straw Hat was as crazy as he seemed and with the balls to match. "Well it was several moments ago, I had to call the others back first as you three can handle yourselves. Toru saw it all and informed me during the chaos as she robbed the place blind. She's on her way back now as are Ochaco, Tsu, and the others on leave. You three should be the last to be notified. Get back now before the Navy shows up with an Admiral to deal with the Straw Hats."

Izuku was about to answer when there was an explosion in front of them and a building blew up in a ball of fire, several pirates from some low ranking crew blasting back and into the square where those who could rise did so and fled as fast as possible. From the burning rubble a massive, dark skinned man with black hair under a hat that had ears on it for some reason and wearing a black shirt with white markings on it and gray pants walked out scanning the area. Instantly Izuku recognized him and gulped. They may have taken down a Warlord but he was small time compared to this man.

"Yeah that may be a slight issue." Izuku said as the man scanned the area and locked onto them his eyes flashing behind a pair of glasses. "They've already sent a Warlord. We'll be there as soon as we can but first we've got to deal with Bartholomew Kuma."

"Come again?" Tenya asked the shock in his voice. "Did you say Bartholemew Kuma? What is he doing there?"

"No clue but we've got to at least distract him before fleeing." Izuku said. "Gotta go, we'll be back as soon as we can manage."

"Don't you…" Tenya began before Izuku ended the call with a 'click' and turned to the other two as he put the snail away.

"Hold him in place and distract him with your powers." Izuku said as Kuma, who was of course actually a Pacifista that had scanned them and noted that all three were Might Pirates with bounties over 260 million berries, and opened his mouth, a beam of light forming there. "Then I'll stun him and we can…"

"Move!" Katsuki shouted interrupting Izuku as the light blasted from Kuma's mouth and at them explosions blasting from his palms to send him flying into the air and to the side so that he was out of the way of the attack. "That's not normal!"

Izuku and Shoto didn't need to be told twice as Izuku leapt high into the air with his own natural strength, he didn't have time to activate his Devil Fruit though he didn't need it for a simply leap, while Shoto shot to the side ice shooting out of his right foot as people began to run away screaming. It wasn't a moment too soon as a split second later the beam of light hit the ground right where Izuku had been standing and blew it apart in a fiery explosion that send debris everywhere.

The three top Might Pirates weren't idle, however, as Shoto came to a stop to one side and raised his right arm sending a jagged line of ice from his now frozen right side across the square to slam into the Warlord's chest and stagger him before he added more ice to it and making sure that the man was frozen from the waist down. Kuma, or more accurately the Pacifista clone that this was, moved its hands to use the lasers there to blow apart the ice but before it could there was another explosion and Katsuki was on it, blasting a pair of explosions into its wrists to send its arms away from their intended target.

"Eat this you laser spewing bastard!" Katsuki roared as he began to use his explosions to fly around the Warlord while raining explosions down on him to engulf him in them and at least distract him for Deku to at least stun the Warlord with his power. "You may be a Warlord but you can't handle the power of my Kaboom-Kaboom Fruit!"

"That's it!" Izuku said as he fell to the ground, the force of the attack that he'd avoided had sent him forward thus ensuring that he was over the hole in the ground where he had been moments early, glowing red lines appeared over his body for a moment before they faded and what looked like green electricity sparked over his body and his skin seemed to shine. "Keep him occupied for a few more seconds."

Izuku knew that Kacchan would do so. They'd been friends since childhood, Izuku had been the only one to not ostracize Kacchan when he accidentally ate the Kaboom-Kaboom Fruit and gained the power to ignite the sweat on his palms, which itself was now an explosive, to create explosions that could attack people or help Kacchan fly. In fact, Izuku had been jealous of Kacchan's power even if it had made Kacchan a bully for a while as he fought off those who were scared of his Devil Fruit powers but Izuku persevered despite this due to their friendship.

It wasn't until he got his own Devil Fruit powers, in a slightly unorthodox way that he couldn't talk about and even the very name he used for his Devil Fruit was a lie he had to tell, that Izuku got through to Kacchan and they began to mend their broken friendship. It was in that vein, and as an homage to the man that mentored both of them for 3 years in the East Blue, that Izuku asked Kacchan to take to the sea with him when they were both 17 as his first mate in the Might Pirates, a crew that would become infamous when they conquered the Grand Line.

Of course they just had to sail the East Blue at the same time that Straw Hat Luffy was establishing himself so they were still second to them which was annoying though they'd actually entered the Grand Line before the Straw Hats did. That was after they'd set sail though as Kacchan had accepted Izuku's offer because by then, while still a bit on an ass with an explosive temper, he'd apologized for his past behaviors and so they took to the seas together to begin establishing the crew.

There were still issues, Izuku was the Captain after all and Kacchan his first mate though he was not the best with authority, but they were close and there was no one that Izuku trusted more on the crew than Kacchan so it worked out for the most part. Not even Ochaco, the first recruit during their time in the East Blue and who everyone knew Izuku had feelings for and she for him though neither were admitting it much to the irritation of certain crewmembers, was as trusted as Kacchan. This was especially true as only Kacchan knew the truth of Izuku's Devil Fruit.

The best advantage of this was that it ensured that when they fought together they knew that they could rely on each other to defeat their opponent and fully knew what the other could do in battle so Izuku left the distraction to Kacchan as he landed on the ground his power now fully active though only at about 30% of its max output before he pushed off the ground with enough force to break it and flew at Kuma. As he did he roared out his attack so that Kacchan knew to back off with a final explosion that obscured the Warlord's vision and ensured that Izuku would reach his target unimpeded.

"Power-Power Smash!"

At that Katsuki blasted back and landed before Kuma as Izuku shot over him and into the cloud of smoke caused by Katsuki's explosions, twisting his body so that he unleashed a kick into the side of Kuma's head. This would at the very least ring the Warlord's bell and give them a chance to escape and at best knock him out though Izuku doubted that a man who was one of the 11 Warlords of the Sea could be knocked out so easily.

Officially Izuku's Devil Fruit was called the Power-Power Fruit and it powered his body up either entirely or selectively to, at 100%, a strength greater than two giants combined though his body still couldn't handle that output. While it wasn't the actual name of his Devil Fruit, that had to be kept secret due to various parties having a strong interest in acquiring it, it was what it did and so Izuku used it to great effect as his iron soles slammed into the side of the Warlord's head.

That was when things changed as the sound of metal on metal rang out and Kuma rocked to the side, his head dented and sparks erupting from the neck part that had been torn by the force of the hit. Izuku wasn't the most well versed in machines but he knew enough from Mei's rants and the results of her engineering to know how to identify one and he realized that this couldn't be the real Bartholomew Kuma and that meant that they could go all out.

"It's a robot!" Izuku shouted as he twisted and planted his right foot on the rocking robot's shoulder, the ice still holding it in place though now cracked from the force of Izuku's kick. "Don't hold back Kacchan, blow a hole through its chest!"

"Don't need to tell me twice Deku!" Katsuki said with a grin as he blasted off the ground from where he was and at the robot just as Izuku pushed down with his power and backflipped off it, his own action helping keep the robot off balance. "Die!"

As Izuku flipped back and onto the roof of a side building, Katsuki reached the robot and place his glowing right hand on its chest right where a heart would be before unleashing a powerful explosion from it right into the robot at point blank range. Thanks to the battle and the weather Katsuki was nice and warmed up so while he didn't have the special items that that insane chick had made for him that allowed him to increase his output and store his sweat he could still unleash a devastating explosion that tore into the Pacifista's chest, destroying a good portion of its insides, and blowing a hole out its back that sent shrapnel into the building behind it.

That was far too much for the robot to handle and smoke billowed from its mouth as it fell backwards and crashed to the ground its body twitching from the vestiges of electricity that were spasming through it. For his part Katsuki leapt back from the explosion his right wrist stinging a bit from the recoil that such a large explosion had and grinning as he looked at his handiwork. Usually he couldn't go all out unless the opponent posed a lethal threat but robots were different, he didn't have to hold back against them and that made things a lot more fun.

"Ha, got you, you tin ba…" Katsuki began before there was a sound similar to the one from earlier when the robot had opened its mouth only not as loud and a smaller beam shot out and hit Katsuki in the lower back to the left of his spine and punched a hole clean through him as he was speaking.

"Kacchan!" Izuku yelled from the roof his eyes wide at what had happened.

"Well that sucks." Katsuki said as he coughed out blood and collapsed to the side. "Bastard, I'll get it back for that."

"Captain, there's another!" Shoto said, his role had been restraint as when he went all out destruction was all but guaranteed and they couldn't do that at the moment, though he had inadvertently frozen half of the square when he froze the robot in place. "It's…"

Before he finished, and just as Izuku looked up to see that another one of the Kuma robots had reached the square from behind them, a blast of light shot from its left hand and slammed into Shoto's left shoulder blowing up in a ball of fire that took out Shoto's left arm, upper chest and the left side of his face where a burn scar from before he ate his Devil Fruit covered his blue left eye. The force staggered Shoto back but Izuku knew that he'd be ok and besides he was filled with rage at the sight of Kacchan falling and the blood that was slowly pooling around him so he was focused on that as he pushed off the roof and at the robot.

Izuku's power now at 45%, the max that his body could safely handle for a short period of time, so the entire top of the building broke apart and caused it to collapse in on itself but Izuku wasn't paying attention to that as he rocketed at the robot. He was going so fast that it didn't have time to use move its hand and use its laser on Izuku. However, that didn't mean that it didn't have time to act and it had already studied Izuku's moves so it was ready as Shoto tried to call out to his Captain but with only half a face he couldn't at the moment.

"You'll pay, you…" Izuku began the roar clear in his voice but the robot twisted just before he could reach and in his rage Izuku hadn't noticed in time before it launched a savage backhand blow that caught Izuku in the face.

The blow wasn't enough to knock him out, when Izuku had his power active his durability went up along with his strength and speed, but it did knock him senseless and sent Izuku flying to the side and into a building. The force of the blast sent him through it and then another behind it before he burst out and onto the street over where he hit the ground and bounced off it before smashing into the front of the next building with enough momentum to punch through it as well before coming to a stop in a pile of rubble in that building.

"Izuku!" Shoto shouted looking over to where his Captain had been sent, dust billowing into the sky from his path before he turn and growled at the robot that had turned to him recognizing Shoto as the last threat, the fire on his left side reforming his body. "Keep trying bitch, you won't hurt me!"

At that Shoto unleashed a line of jagged wall of ice from his right side at the robot but it already had its mouth open and blasted out a laser from it that hit the ice and blew it apart with an explosion that sent ice and fire everywhere and staggered Shoto back a few paces. As he did there was a pair of blasts from the hands of robot with one slamming into Shoto's left leg just below the hip and blowing it off in a ball of fire while the other blast hit him in the right chest just below his peck and blew ice apart there.

The overall attack caused Shoto to fall to a knee but he just smirked as he placed his right hand on the ground and ice formed from it. Clearly this was just a dumb robot, it could keep this up all day but in the end Shoto would win and he fully intended for that to be sooner rather than later because he had his Captain and first mate to help.

"That's not enough, I ate a Logia fruit so you can't harm me!" Shoto yelled as the ice formed. "Take…"

Before Shoto could finish there was a roar from overhead and he looked up in confusion just as a massive gout of fire hotter than any he could create tore down and into the square and right on top of the robot. It engulfed it for a moment, the heat melting the ice that Shoto had created, and as the robot stood there a massive shape fell upon it, two clawed and scaley arms grabbing it by the shoulders unperturbed by the flames as it bent the robot back while hind legs landed on the legs of the robot so that it was snapped in two at waist while a tail lashed down and through a building behind the new arrival.

The robot was clearly done for but the beast, or, as Shoto quickly deduced while his body healed, the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit user, rose its prize to its mouth and with a fang filled maw it chomped down on the head and upper torso of the robot and ripped it of before spitting it out and through another building and tossing the remains of the torso and arms to the side and over Shoto's head where it crashed into a third building. As it did, the creature, which Shoto now realized was a large, red and cream, dragon, lifted its head to the sky and roared as the flames burned all around it.

"How's that!" The dragon said in a male voice it's head and shoulders easily above the roofs of the buildings in the square. "That's how a real dragon does it! Take that whoever you are!"

"I have no idea the context for that but thanks, we owe you." Shoto said as he got up, fire bursting from his missing leg and form there as ice reformed his right side. "Who is that though? I've only heard of Mythical Zoan types so I've got no clue who this is."

"Natsu, there you are!" A new, clearly female, voice called out and Shoto looked over and blinked as he saw a white dragon flying towards them with two passengers, a man and a woman, on its back. "Hold on, don't go off again."

"Well this is unexpected." Shoto admitted but he pushed his surprise down as he placed his right hand on the ground and created a massive pilar of ice under him that shot him up so that he could get the attention of the dragons, not something he expected to deal with today. "Hey, er, dragons! Are there any other marines nearby?"

The two dragons, the male one that Shoto was sure was called Natsu which was a name he recognized and the white female one that sounded younger turned to look at him as she flew down and landed on an undamaged building, there was too much debris in the square, and looked at him as it cracked under her weight. It held though and she was the one who addressed him.

"No, they're elsewhere." The white dragon said shaking her head. "Though with all this we expect them to be here soon so it's best to not stick around."

"We were following our Captain though so we had to focus on him." The woman on the dragon's back, a redhead in only a breast wrap and red pants with a katana in one hand, called out. "So we don't know how far out they are."

"Yeah the moron just flew off after another dragon flew overhead just to show off." The man, a black haired shirtless teen around Shoto's own age with an elaborate jolly roger that looked like a dragon's skull with its mouth open and a pair of skeletal wings splayed behind it over a pair of crossed bones tattooed in dark blue on his right pec, said. "So we had to follow him."

"I see, so the rumors about the Fairy Tail Pirates are true." Shoto said recognizing the jolly roger from the list of notable crews that Momo had passed around for them to memorize and that combined with the name Natsu brought it all back to him. "That means that the red dragon is your Captain, Salamander was it?"

"Natsu, Salamander is the Epithet they gave." Natsu said as he shrank down and Shoto turned to see the red dragon turn back into a pink haired teen in an open vest with a matching skirt thing over white pants with a white scarf around his neck and his crew's jolly roger tattooed in red on his right shoulder. "I take it you're a pirate too."

"Yeah, Todoroki Shoto, second mate of the Might Pirates." Shoto said as he looked Natsu over, the man was worth 294 million berries and had a powerful Devil Fruit so he was up there with Izuku. "And I could use some help, I need to tend to the first mate but our Captain was blasted through some buildings and may need some help as well."

"Damn the Might Pirates and the three big ones." The shirtless man said. "Aren't all three of you worth more than 260 million berries, each."

"Yes but that's not relevant now." Shoto said as he leapt off the ice pillar and towards Katsuki who was still down, fire coming from his left foot as to slow his descent a little. "Can you check on our Captain?"

"He's up and coming here." Natsu said already aware of the approaching presence thanks to his enhanced senses, his eyes wide at what he was seeing as the ice had been created by Shoto but now he was creating fire from his left foot. "I can smell him. He's hurt but conscious, tough bastard."

"That's Izuku for you." Shoto said glad for that as he landed and hurried over to Katsuki. "Right, ice will be better than fire for you. Sorry my friend but we need to close that wound until Momo can get a look at you."

At that Shoto rolled a now unconscious, but still breathing, Katsuki onto his side and placed his hand on the teen's side near the hole that wasn't bleeding anymore thankfully. If it had been anyone else on their crew, well other than Shoto and Mina who were Logia users, this could have been worse than it looked but a strange side effect of the Kaboom-Kaboom Fruit was that Katsuki's core temperature was a lot higher than normal which allowed him to sweat more but as an added bonus it helped his blood clot faster when he was cut so it was already doing well.

That or it had been partially cauterized by the laser. Neither was of a concern to Shoto at the moment as he place his right hand on Katsuki's side and created a layer of ice over it that wrapped around his abdomen and over the wound there.

Katsuki's higher than normal body temp would help prevent hypothermia or frost bite but Shoto still wanted to get him back to the ship as fast as possible so that Momo could look him over and operate on him if need be, her memory and calmness made her as good as any medical student at least and she was always improving and soon would be a fully qualified doctor and not just the ship's doctor. He just needed his Captain and then perhaps they could request a favor from the Fairy Tail pirates.

"What is your Devil Fruit? Why can you create ice and fire?"

The question came from Natsu as Shoto was finishing and he turned over to see the teen nearby having walked through the fire, which the white dragon was now blowing powerful gusts of wind from her mouth on to put it out before she landed where Natsu had been not changing back as the two on her back leapt off and took up positions around her clearly ready for a fight. It was a bit of a personal question but Shoto didn't mind as he'd seen the boy's Fish-Fish Fruit though which model beyond fire Shoto didn't know.

"The Half-Half Fruit." Shoto said. "My father forced me to eat it when I was a child after finally finding it. It was for his own legacy as his Hell-Hell Fruit couldn't take him further than it had. Plus it is a Paramecia type not a Logia type like mine is."

"You're a Logia?" Natsu asked.

"Yes." Shoto said as he finished making sure that Katsuki was stable before he rose to face Natsu. "It was believed to be a legend but my father scoured the world for it and found it. Whoever eats it becomes a Half-Half Human with their right side becoming one of the known Logias and their left a second."

"Woah that's so cool." Natsu said. "It's two for the price of one then."

"I guess but there are tradeoffs to such a power." Shoto said. "The only one I'll reveal is that the two Logia types you become after eating the Half-Half Fruit are utterly random. I was lucky with fire and ice but it could have been magma and nature, swamp and lightning, darkness and void, fire and petals, acid and smoke, soot and snow, etc. you get the picture. It's a crapshoot that many wouldn't deem worth it."

"Yeah I do." Natsu said understanding. "Still, damned useful if you luck out like you did and here I thought that Juvia's Devil Fruit was the strangest Logia out there."

"It still is." The shirtless teen called from where he was by the white dragon while Shoto created a rough stretcher made of ice from his right hand to carry Katsuki and quickly put him on it. "It makes no sense that she has that power."

"True but still useful." Natsu said as he caught a whiff from the same source that he'd smelt a few moments earlier. "Hold up, I think your Captain is here."

"Izuku?" Shoto asked and as he did there was a clatter of rubble and Izuku appeared on top of it from the first building that he'd hit before he fell forward and tumbling down it to lie in a heap at the bottom of it panting with blood running down his face. "I'm coming."

"Let me help." The shirtless boy said as he rushed forward to lend a hand to the green haired teen who had to be the same age as he and Natsu were. "Hold on."

"Erza, we need protection." Natsu said to the redhead as the guy hurried over to help Izuku up. "Gray, help where you can."

"On it." Erza said as the moved to the middle of the square her senses keep as she was one of the few on the crew who could currently use Observation Haki, her katana ready in her hands. "So far so good but we did cause another scene here so it's only a matter of time. Did you have to destroy 3 buildings?"

"Yes." Natsu said without hesitation or shame as the white dragon sighed at that. "I was making a point."

"Thanks." Izuku said as Gray helped him up while Erza just looked disapprovingly at Natsu. "You're the Exhibitionist, Fullbuster Gray, right? A member of the Fairy Tail Pirates."

"You recognize me?" Gray asked confused as Shoto reached them with Katsuki on the ice stretcher and noted that Izuku's clothes were torn and his face bloody, with more blood running down his face, but otherwise seemed fine. "And seriously, why did they have to give me that epithet."

"I make it a point to know the other notable crews and between the attire and jolly roger I recognize you." Izuku said as he coughed out some blood and looked up seeing the white dragon. "So can I ask a favor of your Mythical Zoan user, that's so cool by the way. What Fish-Fish model is it?"

"Grandine." Wendy said surprised that the bloody teen knew the specific line though she was more surprised that he was ignoring his injuries to geek out over her Devil Fruit for a moment.

"I see, well perhaps you could tell us more on the way to our ship." Izuku said looking over and grimacing at the state that Kacchan was in. "I need to get Kacchan to our doctor as fast as possible and a dragon is faster than what we have. I hate to ask for a favor but we need it, er, sorry I didn't ask your name."

"You need a doctor too." Shoto pointed out unaware that the white dragon Izuku had asked for a ride on was actually her ship's doctor as well not that there was time right now for Wendy to help them out.

"After Kacchan." Izuku said. "The clothes that Mei and Melissa worked on for me to maintain and aid my power so they offered some protection which helped though I'll need Momo to make more of the fabric. We need to get Kacchan there first though."

"Sure I don't mind and my name's Wendy." Wendy said smiling at them, which was oddly nice on her draconic face and not as terrifying as one would think. "Captain, is it ok if I help them?"

"Sure, a favor from the Might Pirates could be useful." Natsu said with a grin. "But as soon as you get them to their ship head to the Mavis right away Wendy. I've gotten my show out of the way and I'm sure someone will tell that other dragon that I was better so we should head to the New World as well."

"Understood." Wendy said as she lowered her neck. "Don't worry about a bit of ice, I can handle it. Mythical Zoan types are pretty sturdy after all."

"Thanks." Shoto said as he hurried over to the dragon, Wendy apparently, and used his ice to help get the stretcher onto her back and secure it there. "You sure?"

"Yeah it's fine." Wendy said as Gray got Izuku there and he and Shoto helped Izuku onto Wendy in the same position that Gray had been in earlier. "In my full beast form I'm pretty resilient, a bit of ice won't do much to me. Even in human form the benefits of my Devil Fruit can be felt."

"Mythical Zoan types are unique as they can enhance a person even untransformed." Izuku said as he began to ramble while making sure that Kacchan was stable. "Some even offer similar traits to Paramecia types. Based on the book we have, the Dog-Dog Fruit, model: Nine Tailed Fox can apparently mimic the powers of the Clone-Clone Fruit for example. Rather fascinating, makes you wonder if…"

"Got it, that's certainly handy." Shoto said ignoring his Captain's ramblings as he hopped on. "Thanks."

"No worries." Wendy said as Gray back up and she stretched her wings out careful not to hit the buildings near here even if most were nothing more than rubble at this point. "Captain, I'll see you in a bit."

Natsu nodded at that as Wendy flapped her wings sending dust into the air but not destroying anything, thought that was mainly because most of the square was destroyed already, and took to the sky flying off as Shoto gave directions to her while Izuku geeked out over seeing a Mythical Zoan type in action. As soon as she was gone Natsu turned to the Erza and Gray but before he could say anything there was a sudden badabada coming from Gray's pocket.

"The snail?" Gray asked confused as he picked it up and Natsu hurried over to him, Natsu and Erza's Devil Fruit powers and frequent use of them made it hard for them to carry transponder snails so Gray did so. "What's…oh Lucy, it's you."

"Yeah we, er, need a pickup in a bit." Lucy said as the snail's eyes turned to her brown ones while replicas of the earrings she was currently wearing formed on the sides of snail's head. "Juvia and I ran into some Navy soldiers but we dealt with them. We then had an encounter with two of the Black Bull Pirates and worked out an alliance of sorts to get off the archipelago as they have a fast escape method, one faster than ours."

"You could say that we saved you from them which is the truth." A new, female, voice said that none of them recognized though it had an imperious almost arrogant tone to it. "Especially because I'm holding this as you carry me the way only Asta should, wait I didn't…"

"You grabbed Juvia and used her as a battering ram to take out the marines that you were facing!" Lucy said to whoever she was carrying, which almost certainly meant that she was in her Taurus Dress, though context was needed. "We'd actually beaten the marines that we faced and didn't need any help."

"And? We're helping you two get out of her without any issues." The unknown female said. "So you could be grateful."

"True so please let me arrange the extraction." Lucy said and there was a huff over the snail before she addressed them again. "Sorry. Tell Natsu to get his scaly ass over to the Black Bulls' ship, the Raging Black Bull, and pick Juvia and me up from it as soon as he can."

"I'm here Lucy, I'll get you as soon as I drop Gray and Erza off on the Mavis." Natsu said ready to get his crewmembers back as soon as possible. "Wendy's doing a favor for the Might Pirate's Captain, we ran into him and his two deputies, so they'll owe us and we can go once everyone's back."

"Good because we're going to owe the Black Bulls for this despite the whole Juvia as a battering ram thing." Lucy said. "Wait, we're almost there. Look for the ship with bricks on it and a blocky bull's head figure head with their jolly roger on their sail and flying from the central mast."

"Will do." Natsu said as the snail went 'click' before he looked at the others. "Er what does their jolly roger look like? I know their Captain but until recently we'd never crossed paths with the Black Bulls."

"It's a bull's skull in black on a golden background and over a pair of crossed katanas." Erza said as Gray put away the snail. "Not hard to miss as few don't use a black background or bones."

"Understood." Natsu said as he stepped away and began to swell. "Hop on then, let's clear out of here. I've proven my point so there's no need to stay any longer."

Erza and Gray just nodded as Natsu changed back into his full dragon form and the pair hopped on like they had with Wendy though Asta's back was far less comfortable than Wendy's. He flapped his wings once spewing more debris into the air before he took to the sky this time heading away from the archipelago and towards the ship as all but two of the Fairy Tail Pirates and the last of the Might Pirates left the chaos that was still gripping the Sabaody Archipelago.

-break-

"Alright here it is." Noelle said as she put the snail away and they reached a tavern on the edges of the settlement in Grove 27. "You can put me down now. I don't want Asta to see me like this. Wait, I mean I don't want anyone to see me like this not just Asta or Asta in particular."

"Right." Lucy said ignoring Noelle's denials as she gently lowered the silver haired girl to her feet the way Natsu did whenever he'd carried her like this. "There you go. Thanks for letting me use your snail to contact my Captain. Sounds like he found the trouble that he was looking for but is ok which is good."

"It's fine." Noelle said as an explosion was heard nearby in the Groves and Juvia reached them, her legs reforming and Nero hoping off her back. "But we should go in and, er, you should change your outfit back to normal. Finral is a bit of a flirt and he'd like that look I feel."

"Her love wouldn't like that and might incinerate your crewmate." Juvia said getting a glare from Lucy. "And neither would mine for that matter."

"We need his Devil Fruit power right now." Nero said though she noted the reference to incineration and quickly deduced that Lucy might have a thing for her Captain which Nero filed away for future amusement. "So avoid water, both of you who can use it."

"I understand and it's fine as I'll see my darling Gray soon enough." Juvia said hearts in her eyes. "Oh how I can't bear to be apart from you my love."

"Just ignore her, we all do when she gets like this." Lucy said as she reached up to her chest and to Nero and Noelle seemed to grab something right over her heart. "But yeah I'll change, I'd rather not deal with anything besides getting off this archipelago right now."

As Lucy's fingers closed over what was there a golden key appeared and she turned it as if unlocking something and then removed it from her chest before it was absorbed back into her palm. Instantly her appearance changed back to a blue and white sleeveless top that didn't expose any cleavage, though was tight enough to remind them all how well-endowed she was, a blue miniskirt with a brown belt that had her whip on it and black knee high boots. Her hair also returned to normal and fell to just past her shoulders with a small blue ribbon in it holding her hair back.

"What is that Devil Fruit?" Noelle asked as Lucy let out a sigh as her normal levels of strength and stamina returned, the change back to normal was always a little jarring for her. "I've never seen one quite like it."

"Given what your Devil Fruit is that's saying something." Lucy said as they turned to the door to the tavern and Nero opened it. "As for mine, I ate the Key-Key Fruit. I can generate various keys tied to constellations and use them to change my body to fit that constellation. The result is an outfit that varies with different abilities depending on the constellation the key is tied to. Taurus gives me enhanced strength and endurance, and by extension speed. It's one of the simplest ones I have but in terms of close combat it's the best."

"Interesting." Noelle said. "And powerful but no doubt there are some serious drawbacks to that kind of power."

"Coming from the person who can mentally manipulate water I'm not sure how to take it." Lucy said not revealing anymore about her Devil Fruit than she had to as they all walked in to find Finral pacing, Lucy and Juvia noting his appearance right away, and they all noted that he was the only one in the room. "I take it that that's your crewmate."

"Yes." Noelle said and she raised her voice to get Finral's attention. "Hey, Finral, we need a gate back to the ship right away."

"Huh, oh Noelle, Nero, good your back." Finral said pausing to look over and noting the two new and very attractive ladies with her, a blonde and a blue haired girl both in different styles of blue outfits but equally stunning and curvaceous. "And what lovely ladies we have here. Who might you two…"

"No time for introductions." Noelle said as they made their way over and another explosion rocked the area. "Get us all to the ship right away."

"Even those two?" Finral asked surprised.

"Yes, they're part of the Fairy Tail Pirates who need a quick extraction." Noelle said. "Their Captain will get them once he's clear and their ship has set sail but we need to get them off the archipelago."

"They'll owe us for this." Nero added. "I know we didn't speak to Captain Yami but they're fellow pirates so we have a common enemy right now."

"Huh well Yami did say that their Captain has an interesting and rare Devil Fruit after his little sparring match with him that destroyed most of a town." Finral noted. "Alright, it can never hurt to have two more beautiful ladies even if it's just for a bit."

"We're both taken." Juvia said cooly and while Lucy didn't deny it like she usually would, she had a lot to work out regarding her feelings for Natsu, she didn't do anything to confirm it either. "We just need to get out of here. We've teamed up with Nero and Noelle so please help us. They did say that you could do that."

"Anything for a beautiful lady." Finral said with a smile as he held out his hand clearly not hearing what Juvia had said. "To the ship then. That just leaves Yami, Asta and Nacht before I can finally get out of here and put this place safely behind me."

"I hope Asta is ok." Noelle said a hint of worry in her voice due to who Asta was facing as the gate appeared and Nero walked through it first to show that it was ok before she pushed it down and addressed the two fairies. "Come on you two, we'll get you off Sabaody."

"Thanks." Lucy said with a smile as she walked forward and through it while Juvia grinned at Noelle hearing the tone in her voice, she could pick out a fellow woman with a lovestruck heart a mile away.

"I'm sure your own love will be fine." Juvia said as she followed Lucy causing Noelle to go bright red which only served to confirm it more. "If that's the same as Black Devil Asta then we've heard of him and know how tough he is from what the papers have said."

"Oh I know." Noelle said her denial pushing away her blush as Juvia vanished through the gate. "Just come back alive Asta, please."

At that she too walked through leaving Finral there with the gate and on his own again. He, like pretty much the whole crew but Asta and Yami who were both denser than the rocks they lifted when working out on islands where they could lift more than the weights that they had on the ship, could tell that Noelle liked Asta which was annoying as Asta had a silver haired beauty into him and didn't realize it which made Finral jealous of, and happy for, Asta.

Still, there wasn't much that Finral could do and right now. All he could do was wait for the others before they left so he may as well conserve his energy and close the portal. However, just as he was about to do so, a shadow slithered under the door and Nacht rose from it as he continued to move forward.

"Keep that open, Yami's coming with Asta and we need to leave now." Nacht ordered his tone serious but calm as he fully formed and strode towards the gate. "Kizaru is distracted for the moment so let's go."

"Are they ok?" Finral asked.

"Yami's fine, his Logia is superior to Kizaru's and Kizaru didn't land a hit with his Armament Haki." Nacht said as he neared the gate. "But he did kick Asta through a few buildings so he's out cold and needs Nero's attention though I think this is beyond her skills. Damn, we really need a proper doctor on the crew."

"Understood." Finral said. "How…"

Before Finral could finish the door, and part of the front of the tavern exploded inward from something hitting it, something that also cut through the walls on either side of the door. Through the debris, Finral could see Yami flying with his Logia powers his katana in his right hand and Asta over his left shoulder.

"I'll explain what happened later." Nacht said as he leapt through the gate.

"Thanks Finral." Yami said as he flew at full speed to the gate. "Follow me and let's get off this damned archipelago."

"Yes Captain, best order of the day." Finral said with a relieved smile causing Yami to grunt as he passed through the gate with Asta.

Finral didn't need to be told twice as he too leapt through the portal and behind Yami to instantly arrive on the now coated deck of the Raging Black Bull and put Sabaody and all this craziness behind him for good. With that the last of the Black Bull and Fairy Tail Pirates left the archipelago and now all the crews of the 22 Supernovas were either safely off Sabaody or hidden but for the Straw Hats as their own ordeal was just beginning but the other crews wouldn't learn of that for a while as they commenced their flight from Sabaody.

Well there it is, the final confrontations for the new crews on Sabaody before they too left with some fun fights and the reveals of the final Devil Fruits of the new members of the Worst Generation with the names of Asta's and the three musketeers' Devil Fruits finally mentioned. It was, as expected, a mixed bag but all should take heart from this and train harder as they get ready for what is to come next. First though they need to sail away from Sabaody and in some cases return to their ships, of which now 3 are named, so that is what is coming next along with the reveals of what their ships are so plenty to look forward to as the Sabaody arc comes to an end. Also there is a deeper meaning to Ochaco being the third member of the Might Pirates (albeit inadvertent) than just her being Izuku's first friend from MHA because in the English dub she shares a VA with Nami who was the third Straw Hat (I know she's not officially considered a member until after Arlong Park but she effectively joined after Orange Town it just didn't become official until after Luffy freed her from Arlong) so there is a mirror there minus the whole betrayal and Arlong stuff. Lastly, while I have some ideas, like with Devil Fruits, I'm open to suggestions for personal jolly rogers for the new characters. We know that in One Piece they appear as beyond the ones that Oda has revealed for the Straw Hats both Perona's and Killer's have been seen (well Perona's was implied as Nami was wearing it but it was Perona's shirt) so I'm thinking of, at least for the main characters, having personal jolly rogers that may appear. That is all that I have for y'all however so I will leave this chapter off here. If you liked this please favorite, follow, leave a review, or let me know in a PM and if there are any questions will posed in reviews and PMs I will try to answer them as best I can. Until next time.

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