"Alright, it's much more difficult to make clouds from fire and ice." Denki felt like he had to state as he and Todoroki entered the living room.
"I've told that it seems like a lot of unnecessary work." Todoroki said. "Even if we were able to succeed, the villains would had been gone by then."
"Hey, there could be a moment where you would need a cloud."
The two sat down with the others who were waiting around; some of them were doing their own thing, like reading medical books, or looking over Izuku's shoulders as he read One Piece.
"Oh, that's cute. He gave them birthdays." Toru said for one of the SBS. "Sad that no one in out class shares their birthdays."
"Aizwa-sensei, do you know anyone who has May 5th, November 11th, July 3rd, April 1st, or March 2nd as their birthday?"
Hizashi let out a surprised snort as Aizawa stilled, but he did asked, "Who has May 5th?"
"Luffy."
"I guess that fits." Aizawa murmured to himself.
"What-?"
"I believe May 5th is Children's Day, so it is fitting for Luffy." Iida pointed out.
He's right, but it was a strange reaction from the teachers. Izuku noticed.
"Look at what Momo made!" The moment Ochako bursted in with the Clima Takt in hand, everyone swarmed around her as Momo felt like she has to tack on, "H-Hatsune Mei made the blueprints. I simply made it."
"It's still cool." Tsuyu said.
"I still can't believe she was able to recreate it by just watching the clips we've sent." Ochako said.
"Does it actually have all the features?" Denki excitedly asked with a hint of jealous in his voice.
"Yes, except for the doves." Momo said. As a demonstration, she formed the takts into a rifle shape and POP. Flowers came out. "These aren't real flowers by the way."
"Can we not use weaponry here?" Toshinori asked.
"Of course."
"But what's real important is that it can make the weather, right?" Todoroki asked.
Momo nodded, and Denki quickly added, "Alright, teach us how to make clouds!"
Settling in, the class skipped episode 125's opening, recap, and title to see the Baroque Works agents trying to convince the marines that they're just ordinary citizens of Alabasta.
"Says the guy wearing a 'Baroque' jacket." Jiro pointed out.
The man accused them of trying to harm the citizens, but Tashigi slashed them. Her soldiers were shocked, but she told them to discern the enemy with their own eyes, not wait around for proof.
Iida felt prideful of her words as Mina cheered, "Oh damn, Tashigi!"
Tashigi worried that it's 4:30pm, but she soon noticed that the clock was opened up, revealing a cannon.
Miss Father's Day bragged to Mr. 7 about how this is an important mission, which he agreed with, that they could be given a incredible statue since they believe they'll just be shooting a cannonball into the crowd.
"If you survive the explosion first." Todorokoi dryly explained as Tsuyu continued to feel insulted for all of frog kind.
In the collapsing tombs, Crocodile was frustrated with Luffy, and how he doesn't understand. He dodged a punch from the rubber man, who slide against the floor and jumped right into another punch.
"Gomu Gomu no... Gatling!"
Crocodile moved out of the way, debris falling between them. He told that Luffy'll die soon, just as the rubber man crumbled under the poison. The sand man is certain that he'll be buried under the temple whether he wins or loses.
"Y-You don't know that." Toru argued, hoping for the better.
There was 15 seconds-
"15 seconds?!"
-left until the attack, which is when the duo agents lit the wick.
Meanwhile Usopp was panicking over Nami's plan, which involved Chopper, who had Vivi on his shoulders, being on Usopp's shoulders.
"Why are they reenacting the Town Musicians of Bremen?" Hizashi asked.
...Is she going to launch them up like a rocket? Aizawa thought.
Nami was calculating in her mind, arguing with him to stay put.
With 13 seconds left, Nami threw a takt at Usopp, rolling it over until it the sniper in the crotch, which caused the tower of people upwards.
As the guys cringed, and Katsuki laughed, Aizawa said, "Huh, they're really going to do it."
As Sanji watched, Nami ordered Chopper to jump to where the cook is, much to Vivi and Chopper's disbelief.
"What?!"
"Are they really just going to jump all the way there?" Iida exclaimed.
"Well, there's, like, 10 seconds. What else can they lose? ...Besides the obvious, of course." Denki shrugged.
Nami left the rest to Sanji and the others.
Jumping off of the force of Usopp, Chopper was able to land on Sanji's right leg, who kicked them upwards to Zoro.
Nami congratulated them with Usopp on the ground.
"I swear there's always one crotch gag in each arc." Mineta could only pity the sniper.
Using the back of his swords, Zoro was able to get Chopper a good foothold on them, telling Vivi about the weirdoes up there...
But the two agents noticed them, who recognized Vivi as a traitor.
"Goddamn it! We were so close!" Jiro cursed.
"They're not going to let the place get blown up!" Kirishima hoped.
Back in the collapsing tomb, Crocodile is certain that what Luffy's after isn't this country. He doesn't see the point of dying to friends so he could stay out of troubles.
Kirishima let out an angry scoff, glaring at him.
And this is why Luffy had said he doesn't understand. While Vivi tells others not to die, but she'll be willing to die to save others. If they don't help her, she'll die. Baroque Works will kill her.
But that's why Crocodile's telling him to ditch the burden.
"Vivi's not a burden!" Momo snapped at him.
Luffy yelled that they don't want Vivi to die because that's how friends are. That's why they won't quit fighting as long as she doesn't give up on her country.
"If we die, we die."
Students stared in awe, seeing Luffy's pure dedication.
"So manly..." Kirishima can't help but to admire.
Back to the ticking time bomb, Miss Father's Day and Mr. 7 pointed their guns to the falling three, much to Sanji's anger.
Vivi warned that the agent duo are a sniper duo. With seven seconds left, Zoro still plans to shoot them up, but in a different direction, so they do something after that.
Once the duo shot, Zoro was able to throw Chopper up with the back of his blades, but the bullets hit the swordsman.
"ZORO!" They say the spurt of blood from him.
In Heavy Point, Chopper threw Vivi at the clock. The sniper duo shoot at Chopper, but the young doctor managed to shrink down to Brain Point, dodging the bullets.
There were some relieved sighs from the fact that Chopper was safe (though he did fall), but the bright red reminder of the countdown didn't allow them to completely calm down.
The sniper duo want to know where Vivi is. As the wick shrunk down, Vivi appeared down from the sky swinging her Peacock Slashers.
After the eyecatches-
"Goddamn it!" Frustrated students yelled out, wanting to know the aftermath sooner.
-Crocodile cackled, seeing how pathetic Luffy looks.
Panic risen within the students.
Back to Vivi, her slashers missed the sniper duo, just as Sanji landed painfully on the ground. The sniper dup thought she missed, planning to shoot her, but Vivi threw her slashers back, knocking them off the building.
"YES!"
The students cried out for Vivi to stop the bomb in time the moment they saw there was only one second left, their voices rising higher and higher.
...Then they saw Crocodile's smile; images of what's going on flipped through as the clock reached 4:30.
There was a flashback of the gatekeeper yelling at the Sand Sand Clan for using the shortcut, telling Chaka and Pell to do something about it.
Young Vivi was running off to the secret base, which she told Pell, though he did tell Chaka about it too.
The audience held their breath as it looked like the present day. Everything was moving forward, including the clock itself. The only time they allowed themselves to relax was when the lit wick was cut off as Vivi panted heavily.
Students let out a collective sigh of relief, even letting out a chuckle when they saw a marine had broken Chopper's fall... but there was something off for the teachers.
...There's a ticking sound, and it doesn't sound like the clocktower itself. Toshinori paled at the implication.
Once the crew grouped back together, they realize Vivi isn't showing her face, and when she did, she told them that the cannonball has a timing device.
There was a collective frustrated roar that came from the students, devastated that Crocodile would take away their last chance of hope like that, like a cruel joke.
Cobra told him that he's despicable, though Crocodile reminded him that he was thoroughly prepared, and the time lag is just a few dozen seconds.
"It can't happen like this. It can't." Izuku bitterly tried to hold back tears, hearing Crocodile's echoing words.
They can't think of a way for the day to be saved without having anyone killed, understanding Vivi's frustration as they felt mocked by the very same man.
...Then Pell appeared, right behind Vivi.
Even as Vivi panicked, Pell was surprisingly calm, reminiscing about the past. He could remember hitting a young Vivi for entering the ammunition bunker, telling her of what if she wasn't just injured.
Then another when he allowed Vivi on his back as they fly across the sky, despite her father's orders. Young Vivi asked why he train for battle everyday. Pell told her that it's because he's a guard, and does it to protect this country. He has to be strong, but Vivi asked who he'll be fighting. Honestly, he doesn't know, but rather than fight, he'll protect.
In the present day, Pell had told Vivi that he felt proud to have served her, the Nefertari Family.
The audience gasped and gaped, realizing what he's going to do as Pell carried the bomb in his falcon form, bringing it up high in the sky.
"Pell...!" "No!" Students felt choked up, tears brimming in their eyes, but this might be the only chance to save the country.
He flown higher and higher in the sky as the tick tock sounds of the bomb were heard.
"I am Alabasta's guardian deity..."A falcon statue fell, crumbling into pieces. "Falcon!"
Above the clouds, the timer reacher its mark. It exploded for everyone to see, taking Pell with it.
"The one who destroys the royal family's enemies!"
"To Be Continued."
The class of future heroes stared in disbelief, tears continued to well in their eyes.
"He.. died." Tokoyami felt choked up to say such a thing.
"He was a hero." Iida breathed out. "He saved everyone."
"He died a hero." Katsuki finalized, turning away.
Moving onto episode 126, they skipped the opening, recap, and title to see the explosion has destroyed a couple of buildings, shattered windows, and caused soldiers to fly off, but no one seemed to have died.
The Straw Hats couldn't believed their eyes, but they soon say the soldiers... continuing the war.
"Why aren't you stopping?" Momo quietly said as she and the others stared in horrified confusion, seeing how the soldiers risen as if they were zombies.
"What more do they want?" Tsuyu asked about the madness of it all.
From on top of the clocktower, Vivi screamed her lungs out for the fighting to just stop.
Students teared up, seeing that she was desperate; doing the only thing she could do in that moment: yell and beg for it to stop.
Seeing her do this, Nami ordered the boys to stop the fighting themselves, at least reduce the number of casualities.
Meanwhile, the tomb continued to crumble as Crocodile cackled. Luffy lays on the ground. The sand man believes the country is his.
For a moment, the audience were in despair, seeing Luffy on the ground... but they soon noticed the twitching finger; Luffy's reason for being there for Vivi echoed for them to hear.
Crocodile turned around to see the rubber man standing. At first, Crocodile had a harden look, but soon, he smirked.
He walked towards him, seeing him as a 'loser who's about to die any moment.'
"I am the man who'll be King of the Pirates!"
"Oh, I missed that." Denki let out a sigh of relief as hope swells up in the others.
The two stared each other down as Crocodile told him that 'the more a man knows about the sea, the less he'd make such thoughtless remarks.'
Crocodile sprinted ahead, poisoned hook ready to strike, but Luffy not only managed to dodge it, he also brought his foot down onto Crocodile's arm, slamming the hook into the ground and sending it flying.
"I am the man... who will surpass you!"
Cheers came around at the victory, even when Iida pointed out, "But he's still poisoned."
After the eeycatches, Luffy punched Crocodile straight in the gut, causing the sand man to spit out blood. With a kick, he sent him flying, and before Crocodile hits the ground, Luffy was able to pummel him right into it. Grabbing onto his vest, Luffy whipped his arm, causing the sand man to crash into a wall.
Crocodile struggled to get up, wondering how Luffy mustered all this strength from when he's been poisoned.
"The power of friendshi[?" Mina suggested.
"No. Just... no." Katsuki shook his head at her. "We're not doing that bullshit here."
He could remember dismissing him before, only to realize how much of a threat he actually is.
Soon, a blade came out of his broken hook.
"Oh, come on!" Ochako cried out.
"Well, we've always seen him well prepared." Aizawa said, though he could acknowledge that he wants Crocodile to be gone already.
Crocodile tried to pierce him, but Luffy ducked down.
"I don't care who you are... I will surpass you!"
Luffy was able to kick him up so high into the air. As Crocodile hovered in the air, he was certain that Luffy will fall with the sacred temple already.
"Sables...!" A sand tornado appeared in his hand. "...Pesado!" Then he threw it at Luffy, a force that caused the surrounding pillars to fall.
Luffy!" Worried students cried out, but...
Luffy took in a deep breath, one that caused his body to blow up like a balloon. He twisted his ballooned body up, and let go of his breath downwards, sending him flying to the sand man.
"Gomu Gomu no..."
"Wait, is that... New World Symphony?" Jiro recognized the piece playing.
"Desert..." Crocodile's arm turned into sand.
"...Storm!" "...La Spada!"
Crocodile'a arms turned into blades, but Luffy's bloodied fist sailed right through the sand storm, hitting Crocodile's face.
"YES!" The audience cheered as loudly as they could, seeing victory in their wake.
The storm of punches from Luffy caused Crocodile to crash into the ceiling above them.
The force itself caused buildings to rumble and crash down, the ground bending at his will as Crocodile burst out and was sent flying into the sky.
Cobra couldn't believe it, especially when there's so much bedrock between here and the surface.
"You better believe it." Kirishima yell out as the students continued to celebrate Luffy's victory.
The Straw hats tried their best to stop the war themselves, but they soon saw the man himself in the air, including Vivi herself.
Seeing this, her eyes widen, as Sanji was confuse on why Crocodile flew out from such a place, but they knew one thing for sure:
"He won!"
The students can't help but to let out a loud cheer along with the Straw Hats, but the reminders of the war brought them back to reality.
Once more, Vivi begged for the fight to stop.
...Then Koza fell forward, hand stretched out as if he was trying to catch something.
It was rain splattering on the city, much to his disbelief.
"What?" "Rain?" "It's raining!" For them, it was just simple weather they sometimes see, but seeing it rain in Alabasta felt so... relieving.
As it rianed, the madness stopped; the air clearing up as Vivi's words could be heard, reached by everyone. The soldiers noticed her as Crocodile landed back onto the ground with a painful sounding thud.
For Luffy, he was back in the collapsing tomb with Cobra.
"Oh yeah... almost forgot about that part." Toru sucked in a sharp breath.
The soldiers saw Crocodile fall down, confused by his appearance. Usopp wants to tell them, but Sanji held him back.
Everyone turned to Vivi as she declared that their nightmares are over, as Cobra gave Luffy his thanks, a heavenly light casted over the two.
Luffy smiled as Cobra looked up, the tomb crumbling down.
"To Be Continued."
"Come on, do they survive?!" Toru demanded.
"I mean, there's still a thousand episode left." Jiro shrugged.
"Okay, then how did they survived?"
Onto episode 127, they skipped the opening, recap, and title to the rebel army didn't believe the princess since they saw the king attack Nanohana with their own eyes, along with the other misconducts.
The rebel army tempted the royal army to fight, but Chaka stopped them form doing so.
Then Igaram appeared, carrying the young boy from before. The Straw Hats were shock that he's alive, though Chopper doesn't know who he is.
"The fact that he's alive is bullshit." Katsuki complained.
"But he helped bring out the truth." Toru said.
"Okay, then at least make him lose a leg or something. An explosion like that shouldn't had left him in tact. I mean, if he's alive, then the falcon guy should be safe."
"...We saw him get evaporated." Tokoyami gloomily said.
"I know!"
The boy from Nanohana spoke the truth: that it was someone else had done it. Koza admitted that this battle was a plot from the beginning, and Igaram will explain everything that had happen to this country.
Everyone dropped their weapons as Vivi finally reached the bottom of the clocktower, asking for what happened to the crew.
Meanwhile, the crew were walking when they came across Luffy piggybacking on Cobra.
"What? No explanation?" Toru said, sounding disappointed.
"What else do you want?" Ojiro asked.
"Like, what about Luffy's poison?"
"And Robin!" Mineta quickly added.
"The king got the antidote from Sunday's corpse." Katsuki quickly concluded.
Cobra was confused by their appearance until Sanji requested for Luffy. He realized that they're the pirates who brought Vivi back.
Sanji wondered who he is until Vivi came in running, yelling for them and her father.
In the rain, Cobra explained that even though he was exhausted from Crocodile's battle, Luffy was able to carry two people and rushed above ground.
"So i guess he saved Robin." Jiro can't help but to tease Katsuki, who let out an angry huff.
They don't need to worry about the poison since it has been neutralized by now, but all their injuries need to be treated.
Zoro sat down, telling Vivi to go back to the Square. As Usopp pointed out, it wouldn't be proper if the king or the princess didn't say a few words.
Vivi wanted to tell them about the crew, but Sanji reminded her that they're notorious; they have no intention of getting involved with a country.
"Come on, let her brag about you guys." Ochako teased, though Izuku, Iida, and Todoroki grew silent. They could tell that's not the case.
The crew planned to head for the palace, but once the royalty left, the crew collapsed onto the ground.
"Honestly, same." Hizashi let out a sigh of relief as a few other students slumped against their seats.
Meanwhile the armies were told that Crocodile was the ringleader for everything. The Navy came along, and Tashigi told them about everything of Crocodile's plan, stripping Crocodile of his authorization to capture enemy ships as well as titles and rights from the Government.
Baroque Works were arrested, except for Bon Clay.
"Really?!" Katsuki shouted.
"He was kind of a bro." Denki shrugged.
In the rain, Koza could see that they've done an irreparable thing. Seeing them, Vivi wasn't too sure what to say to them until Cobra told her that it's natural to regret. They'd lost lost so much and gained nothing... but they can always step forward.
To the rebel army, he told them that they need to overcome this war and survive. With tears in his eyes, Chaka could see he's truly without equal.
As Cobra proclaimed the kingdom's name, he was able to bring everyone to tears while the Straw Hats slept through it all.
"The battle that will be engraved in history and... the battle that will never be told... have ended..."
There was relief at that, but... "Wait, no one is going to know about the Straw Hats?" Ochako seemed upset by that.
"I... highly doubt the Government would allow it to be known that criminals had saved the country while they couldn't." Iida said.
"But-" Ochako kept her mouth shut, but she still seemed to be frustrated by such a thing.
After the eyecatches, a woman complained to Smoker about the rain, asking if he used the Dance Powder, but he claimed that he wouldn't commit a crime as the king himself kept his hands off it too. There's no point in him going against his morals.
"But it was convenient." Denki pointed out.
Hina apologized, seeing that he, of all men, would say something sweet. Hina wondered if he mellowed out. Still, Hina's upset that he used her elite unit just to look for a ship.
Smoker reminded her that they joined the Navy in the same year.
"She... is talking about herself in the third person." Hizashi pointed out.
Anyway, she pitied Tashigi for the troubles he put her through, and Smoker ordered her to take in the artificial rain-making ship and Crocodile.
Hina was frustrated, but Smoker flipped a coin. She wanted heads, but she got tails instead, so she lose. She could see that he haven't changed a bit since they first joined.
"Huh, so he was always like that." Aizawa said with a bit of interest.
As for Tashigi and her troops, despite their wishes, Tashigi refused to arrest the Straw Hats.
The students gaped at her words as the teachers looked at each other.
They know she took a different turn, but they didn't expect her to truly let them go like this.
Meanwhile, injured soldiers were taken away as Koza was on the stretcher. Vivi was hoping he wouldn't die, but he could see she's still a worrywart as always. He knows about Yuba, but his old man won't die no matter what.
As soon as he gets treated, he'll head to Yuba, and keep her updated.
Students relaxed at his words, and soon, they found themselves happy when they saw the people of Alabasta celebrating the rain's return, including the dugongs.
As for Toto, he's glad that it finally came back.
That night, at the palace, as the Straw Hats slept, Vivi look out the window, and Igaram could see she's awake. In fact, she didn't want to; she just want to watch the rain.
Igaram told her about Pell, and Vivi did wanted to thank him back then.
Bittersweet feelings returned at the mention of Pell, remembering how he sacrificed himself.
In the morning, Tashigi arrived back to Hina and Smoker. She wanted to rest, greeting the two, but Smoker had heard what happened with the Straw Hats. She apologized for helping the pirates, and letting them slip away, knowing her actions were shameful as a marine.
Students held their breaths, recounting her actions, but in their eyes, they didn't see anything as 'shameful.'
But to a hero, it would had been shameful to let a villain go. It should be shameful to do so. Iida thought, but he can recognize that they don't really view the Straw Hats as villains; in fact; they've saved done more heroic things than the marines had so far.
Smoker asked her why is she apologizing; she was following her justice.
Honestly, Tashigi felt like she didn't have any choice... There was no justice she could follow...
"Those who thought you were on par with up until recently are becoming more notorious and rising rapidly. They know that in this sea, they'll die if they don't risen up. Go forward or die? Who decided to come to this sea?"
The teachers scanned their students, seeing how solemn they became at Smoker's words.
Tashigi walked to her room as Smoker told her, "If you're frustrated enough to cry, become stronger!"
Tears streamed down her face. "I WILL!"
At that, Smoker told his soldiers that he wished that they had guts like that.
To have guts like that, huh? Izuku almost felt a little bitter at that.
Before they could bring them to the ship, Smoker received a communication from Headquarters. He was told that for subduing Crocodile, he and Tashigi will be given a medal, despite the fact they didn't do that. They were even promoted up by one. Still, Smoker told them that it was the Straw Hats, but Hina told him that they're going to cover up the incident.
I mean, what would happen if they told the world that Alabasta was saved by pirates?
"But it's not right!" Ochako exclaimed.
"For them, they don't want to encourage more pirate activity." Izuku can't help but to point out, keeping his head low. "Not everyone is going to be like the Straw Hats."
"Then why give them a rank up? Especially when Smoker and Tashigi wouldn't want it?"
"I guess it would be strange to not reward the people who 'saved a country.'" Todoroki theorized.
Still, Smoker was furious. Hina told him to just accept it or else something could happen to him, but the man wanted to send a message to the old geezers at the top.
Hina tried to stop him, but-
"TELL THEM TO EAT SHIT!"
"To Be Continued."
Students gasped, staring in disbelief.
Iida would never do something so crass as that... but at the same time, it felt relieving to see that Smoker wouldn't back down from something like that. Still, it was a different feeling than having an accomplishment being passed down onto something. Taking someone else's deed was different. He doubted those two actions would turn out the same rewards.
"At lease Smoker has the fucking balls to say something." Katsuki scoffed.
"But you should recognize that our world and the One Piece world are different, especially compared to the legal and hero system there." Aizawa reminded them.
"But a lot of One Piece's actions can be replicated here." Iida pointed out. "Not to a T, but... it could be possible."
"What do you mean?" Denki asked.
Izuku, Iida, and Todoroki could feel eyes on them.
"...I mean, there must have been a couple of civilians that saved the day, but since they're not licensed heroes, those actions would have been passed off to a hero, or else they would had be punished." Izuku said, scratching the back of his head.
"Wait, they would be punished?!" Toru exclaimed in surprise.
"I-I mean, that's what I'm guessing." Izukuu attempted to shrug it off, but he could see the way the others exchanged looks.
"Now, now, don't you kids have something else to do?" Hizashi tried to push the topic somewhere else.
The students begin to stand up, unease in their eyes, with Todoroki, Izuku, and Iida the first ones to leave. Once the class had left, the teachers all let out a sigh.
"...I didn't realize One Piece would touch on this subject matter." Toshirnori nervously said.
"We can't really encourage the kids to fight against the law." Hizashi shrugged.
But there's a reason why the principal allowed us to watch this. Aizawa thought.
Fun Fact #12: Luffy and (MHA manga chapter 255 spoilers, I guess?) Oboro share the same birthday, May 5th.
AN: And so there goes Pell.
...He totally died in that moment.
He totally did.
Joking aside, I wonder why did Oda actually didn't kill him off, because there's no way Pell could had survived that. I heard there were rumors, but I don't think there wasn't anything from him specifically.
Also, how did I do the subject matter in the end? Was it enough? Should had it been longer?
