"Old man!" Ace's eyes widen when seeing said male come up on the execution platform after his snail went off…
"What are you doing here? Disagree with the strategy?" Sengoku scowls at Garp.
"No, they're pirates. There's no room for pity!" Garp recites.
"Then..." Sengoku begins but…
"Shut up! It's no big deal. I just wanna be here…!" Garp sits down by the astonished Ace's side.
"Ace!" Luffy rushes over to Ace's side after being bashed in the cheek.
"What's wrong with you, old man!" Mad, Ace glares up at the younger Garp.
"I wanna go out to sea?" I won't let you at any cost!" Garp refuses.
"Don't be bossy, you're not even my father. I don't have to listen to you, old man. Besides Ann's out at sea with her own crew!" The young Ace argues.
"You better call me grandpa and you better not listen to that troublemaker of a granddaughter of mine!" Mad, Garp glares down at Ace.
"Old man and Ann is my sister she isn't even your granddaughter by blood!" Ace scoffs.
"You wanna get another fist of love?" Garp raises his fist blowing into it.
"Grandpa! I'm gonna be a lot stronger and...I wanna go out to sea with Ace and Ann!" Luffy proclaims before crying out as he too is bashed.
"Stupid! I don't wanna hear it from you, too!" Garp berates his grandson.
"Don't hit Luffy! Shitty old man." Ace sneers.
"Shitty?!" Garp glares raising his fist once more to the two tykes.
"Listen, to be prepared for unexpected battle, you got to eat to the fullest when you can! That's important for a Navy soldier! Both of you, keep that in mind!" Garp tells the boys as they all stuff their face full of food around the fire.
"Navy?! You can't just decide that for us!" Ace glares at Garp.
"What?!" Garp growls at both boys.
"That's not for you to decide! I'll become a pirate like Ann!" Ace proclaims proudly.
"You'll join the Navy!" Garp growls.
"Pirate! Ace angrily roars.
"Navy!" Garp repeats.
"Pirate!" Ace angrily roars.
"Navy!" Garp repeats.
"Pirate!" Ace angrily roars.
"Navy!" Garp repeats
"Pirate!—" Ace angrily chants slamming his head against Garp.
"Navy! Navy! Navy!" Garp repeats back slamming his head back into Ace's.
"Yum-yum!" Both Ace and Garp perk up at Luffy's words.
"No! He ate everything!" Both Garp and Ace cry out.
"It was good!" Luffy smiles.
"So quick!" Both boys gawk at the bloated boy before them.
"I'm gonna become a pirate..." Luffy sleepily says snoozing away.
"If Luffy becomes a Navy soldier, the food stock of his ship will be gone within a day." Dubiously, Ace tells Garp.
"He would be a bigger handful than the pirates!" Garp agrees amused laughing.
"I have no pity for villains but...family is a different story. What am I supposed to do?! Ace, you fool! Why didn't you lead your life as I said?!" Sobbing, Garp cries breaking down before Ace as the tears and snot freely fall from his anguished face.
"Ace. You two should become strong Navy soldiers. Okay? Become a strong Navy soldier." Garp tells Ace as the two stare into the fire.
"Old man..." Ace whimpers weakly when seeing the tears freely fall from the hero of the marines.
"Dammit Ann just get here already!" Angry tears continue to freely fall from Garp, begging beseeching praying to the high heavens for their last hope to come in time as Ace grimaces at the thought of his sister coming in to save him once more. The fierce flames surround them, the heat as he screamed thrashed begged while he was dragged away for her to handle Bluejam…she couldn't…she couldn't keep protecting him forever…she had a life as had he…and yet the tears continue freely fall from Ace begging beseeching pleading for his big sister to come…
"If you have your doubts at this final moment, I take no pity on even you, Garp." Sengoku warns Garp.
"If I had doubts, I would've done something already! Angrily, Garp snaps sharply at Sengoku, sobbing, the tears freely falling flabbergasted where Ann was to fix all this as next they knew, their miracle in the sky final came through….the screaming Luffy and co falling from the sky…
"Did you just hear that, Helmeppo-san? Their strategy..." Coby turns to the blonde holding his snail.
"Yeah... They're gonna forget the schedule and execute "fire Fist" Ace. If they do that...what's that? Something's falling from the sky." Helmeppo looks up at the sky above removing his visor.
"Is that a surprise attack of the Whitebeards?!" One of the marines gawk up at the sky above.
"I said that you were doing it too much! It's because of his wink!" Crocodile complains as he falls from the sky.
"Is it my fault, Croco?!" Ivankov cries out.
"Doesn't matter, we're gonna die! It's frozen all over down there! Oh! I'm a rubber man so I'll be fine!" Luffy realizes.
"You just care about yourself?! Do something! I don't wanna die like this!" The wax, wax user cries with the crew cry out.
"I shouldn't have listened to you, Straw Hat!" Crying his heart out, Buggy bellows tears freely falling as the ship with Luffy's crew fall into Marineford…
"ACE!" Luffy beams brightly at the sheer sight of his brother, falling from the sky baffling Garp and everyone else to see said ship falling from the sky.
"LUFFFFY!" Ace screams back baffled by the sight of him falling into the sea below into the dark depths below Luffy falls into his subconscious as a certain fishmen dives down to save said devil fruit users…
"It's a tsunami! It's really big!-We're gonna get caught!" Buggy and his crew cry out at the sight of it.
"The sea just suddenly drew back and now there's a big tsunami. This must be..." Jinbe eyes the huge tsunami behind them.
"Hey, Jinbe! We gotta do something or...I don't want to be defeated by a tsunami here! I... I gotta save Ace!" Luffy reminds Jinbe.
"Take in the sails! Luffy-kun, let's ride on the tsunami!" Jinbe advises.
"Shouldn't we get away?!" The crew cry out scared.
"What are saying, you ass?! Turn around already!" Buggy yells at Jinbe rushing over to take control.
"Hey, stop it!" Jinbe calls out.
"We gotta hurry!-Jump into the sea! Help! Help!" Buggy and the crew cry.
"How long have you been a pirate? Are you a bunch of amateurs? If we turn around now, we'll take the wave on the side of the ship and capsize. We don't have any option." Cool calm and composed, Crocodile sits perched upon a railing remining them that.
"That's right! Hang tight so you don't get washed off by the big wave!" Jinbe advises as the rest do just that as before they knew it…they were screaming thrashing about across the waves with their eyes bulging out attempting to get through this, tears in their eyes as next they knew…
"What happened?" Luffy asks sneezing.
"The wave stopped moving!-What happened?!" The crowd cheer.
"What the hell?! The ship has iced in and we're completely trapped!" Buggy frets.
"This must have done by...Jinbe considers however…
"Look down. You can see what's going on." Crocodile peers over the wave to see the battle below.
"Old man..." Jinbe joins Crocodile's side.
"The war has begun already." Ivankov peers over seeing the battleground.
"Old man must have set that tsunami as a declaration of war. And this freezing is the work of Admiral Aokiji." Jinbe deduces.
"Guys, listen! I got an idea to get us through this! We gotta hurry! There's less than hours left before Ace's execution!" Luffy tells them the plan.
"What!? You want the ship to slide down this frozen wave?!" Buggy freaks out.
"That's the only way! First, we gotta get this ship unstuck from the ice!" Luffy adds.
"Are you nuts? It's a Navy ship! We can't lift it up!" Mr 3 snaps.
"He's right, you idiot!" Buggy agrees.
"We can do it if we work together!" Luffy dictates.
"Oh, that makes me think that I can." Buggy admits.
"Yeah! We have the next King of the Pirates - Captain Buggy on our side!" Smiling, the crew cheer as Mr Three gawks.
"When Captain says that he can do it, he will do it for sure!" The crew celebrate.
"Ring, ring, ring...Attention, all ships and soldiers! The target is TOTTZ. Change the line and make the shift to operation." The snail speaks up.
"It's a Navy operational message!" A crew points out.
"TOT... what was it?" One of the crew query.
"Dunno. Must be some kind of code." Another assumes.
"When you are all set, we move the schedule forward...and execute Ace immediately. That's all." The snail finishes its message alarming Luffy and co.
"Luffy-kun.." Jinbe calls out.
"Let's move!" Luffy rushes ahead.
"This can't wait any longer. We don't have time to argue!" Ivankov roars.
"Everyone, let's get on with Straw boy's idea!" Ivankov calls out as they combine their strengths and…
"H-Hey…" Buggy quickly realises but…
"Wrong way!" The crew cry out as they freely fall… just that just as present Luffy coughs splattering sea salt water out of his mouth, managing to recover as before he knew it he sported Ace and began running…
"ACEEE!" Luffy yells as he tries to run towards him.
"Someone like you doesn't stand a chance here!" Whitebeard slams his weapon down glaring down at Luffy who glares right back after saving him from Crocodile's hook which he didn't even bat an eye to.
"Shut up! That's not for you to decide! I'M GOING TO BE PIRATE KING!" Loudly, Luffy yells to the high heavens as the two get into a glare down with one another.
"Tch cheek little brat aren't ya just don't slow me down brat…" Bemused, Whitebeard grins giddily turning to face the battle.
"I'LL DO WHAT I WANT! I'M GONNA SAVE ACE MYSELF Gomu gomu Bakooze! Move it!" Impatiently, Luffy proclaims proudly after standing up to Whitebeard, telling him of moving up Ace's execution time beofre he takes off, rushing towards the marines that he swiftly bashes, moving forward.
"So that's Ace's brother… don't get in his way!" Juzo calls out to his men as Ivankov and Jinbe join.
"Ace I'm here to save you we're all here to save you!" Luffy calls out to him as by his side stand Crocodile, Buggy, Ivankov ad many more form Impel Down.
"H-Hey, don't tell me that's...!" A marine gawks gapes at the cigar user.
"Crocodile! That's not all! What is with this lineup?!" Another marine adds astonished.
"Ace, we're coming to rescue you! We're here for you!" Luffy calls out to him.
"Garp! It's your family again!" Sengoku snaps scowling at Garp.
"Luffy!" Garp cries out horrified after having his eyes bulge out when seeing his grandson come crashing down.
"Look! It's not only Straw Hat! Jinbe and Ivankov of the Revolutionaries army! Behind them are many infamous pirates, too! They must've escaped from Impel Down!" Another marine throws in.
"He always causes trouble... Straw Hat." Mihawk exclaims.
"Straw Hat!" Moira snarls seethes.
"Luffy! I'm glad that you're alive!" Hancock swoons.
"Look, Helmeppo-san!" Coby points out.
"What?! Nothing'll surprise me any more... Straw Hat!" Helmeppo gawks gapes at the sight of him eyes bulging making quite the face.
"I heard that he was captured at Impel Down! He's so tough!" Coby says in awe.
"He brought some big faces!" Kuzan adds.
"I didn't expect to see him again this soon." Kizaru smirks slightly.
"He's the brother that Ace was talking about." Marco recognises.
"There's a former and an active warlord together! And that supposed to be the big troublemaker rookie-Straw Hat!" Donflamingo smirks slightly.
"Smoker-san, look!" Tashigi points out.
"Straw Hat and Crocodile... Why are they together?" Smoker scowls.
"So it is him. The grandson of the hero-Garp and the son of the revolutionary-Dragon. I'll take care of him for good!" Akainu swears it.
"Of all things, you're working alongside Straw Hat Luffy...so that's your response, Jinbe?!" Sengoku scowls at Jinbe.
"Yes, it is! I resign from The Seven Warlords!" Jinbe answers.
"It's odd that those people are teaming up. Prisoners, a commander of the Revolutionaries army, some bizarre-looking people and...Crocodile. I don't think that they have a common goal. At least, in this battle." Garp points out as Crocodile looks behind him towards Whitebeard and disperses into sand…
"Now we've got all the Shibukai here new and old! And that's the famous troublemaker rookie, Straw hat?" Donflamingo grins giddily at the sight of them.
"The man who everyone talks about. Straw hat." Mihawk stares at the boy before him.
"Straw Hat!" Moira growls.
"Luffy I am so glad to see you're safe." Smiling, Boa blushes.
"Where's Croco boy?" Ivankov queries.
"Oh? I think he chickened out and...there he is! He went ahead of me!" Buggy curses as Crocodile appears behind Whitebeard, golden hook drawn to strike the back of his neck but…
"Crocodile is aiming for Whitebeard!" A marine gasps.
"Pops!" Some of his sons rush over.
"Long time no see, Whitebeard." Crocodile snarls ready to strike him down when…
"You never learn." Whitebeard remarks as a bright blast of rubber strikes at Crocodile stopping him as he kicks Crocodile back.
"He knows too well how to fight against me. Crocodile eyes the watered boy.
"Now that we are here, our agreement has been fulfilled. Why do you want to protect Whitebeard?!" Crocodile demands from Luffy.
"As I thought-this old man is Whitebeard. Then leave him alone! Ace likes this old man!" Luffy tells Crocodile.
"Ace's brother is quite a fighter." Marco smirks slightly.
"Don't let him come close to Pops!" His sons soon stride over surrounding Crocodile as Whitebeard eyes the hat of the boy…recalling a familiar redhead wearing the hat, blade raised…
"Everybody was surprised when a strong guy like you came back after losing an arm in the East Blue…who is this enemy that you gave your left arm to?" Sternly, Whitebeard demands from his fellow yonko as they share booze.
"I betted it on a new era." Shanks smiles holding his side.
"Hey, squirt, that straw hat you have...it looks like the one that "Red-Haired" was once wearing." Whitebeard points out.
"Old man, you know Shanks? Shanks left it to me." Luffy answers.
"Look, Pops! This is my brother!" Ace's words ring in Whitebeard's head.
"You came here to rescue your brother?" Whitebeard assumes.
"Yeah." Luffy confirms.
"Do you know who you're messing with?! A squirt like you will be dead meat!" Whitebeard growls glaring down at the boy below him however while it scares both Buggy and Ivankov…
"Shut up! That's not up to you to decide! I know what you're up to! You wanna become the King of the Pirates, right?! But I'm the one who'll become the King!" Luffy proclaims proudly still scaring the gawking gaping Buggy and Ivankov trying to shush him however…he does the opposite, shouting it to the high heavens.
"How saucy you are! I won't forgive you if you cause me trouble, spoiled brat!" Bemused, Whitebeard smirks down at Luffy.
"I'm gonna do as I like! I'm gonna rescue Ace!" Luffy declares determined.
"H-He's competing…with Whitebeard!" Buggy and co gawk gape at the nerve of Straw Hat.
"We can punish all of them by death, can't we, Sengoku-san?" Kizaru turns to smile at Sengoku.
"Absolutely. Don't loose focus proceed as planned!" Sengoku calls out from his snail after confirming Kizaru's request.
"Old man." Luffy calls out to whitebeard.
"Hmmm?" He hums.
"I heard while on a Navy ship that..." Luffy fills Whitebeard in.
"I don't get it! He should hide after breaking out of the great prison! Why bother coming to this living hell?!" Helmeppo questions.
"Because he is Luffy-san." Coby answers.
"Huh?" Helmeppo blurts out.
"That's the way he is!" Coby states the fact firmly staring at his old friend from afar.
"So they're gonna execute Ace immediately? Are you sure?" Whitebeard gathers.
"They said they would after getting "all set" for something...but they were using codes so I couldn't understand. I know that you wanna rescue Ace, too, so I wanted to share that with you!" Luffy tells Whitebeard.
"I see. That was important information. Thank you." Whitebeard thanks Luffy.
"No problem." Luffy grunts.
"How can he talk on equal terms with Whitebeard?!" Buggy gawks gapes with the rest but…
"Okay! Ace, I'm coming now!" Luffy rushes forward making his way over to Ace through the battlefield until the pacfistas arrive…after taking out every marine in his way.
"So that's Ace's little brother don't get in his way third division!" Jozu calls out to his men.
"We're going too." Jinbe steps up, he and Ivankov following after Luffy leaving Buggy to it.
"Kuma!" Ivankov gasps at the bright blast of light sent his way which Ivankov avoids.
"That's the bear guy who sent us flying!" Luffy recognises.
"Iva-chan!" Luffy calls out to him.
"Don't worry about me leave this to me and keep moving!" Ivanov calls out to him as Luffy goes on ahead as Ivankov deals with Kuma.
"Don't take on the vice admirals alone! Don't give them a chance to strike back!" A pirate roars as they make their stance.
"Captain Squardo the bay in the bay is getting out of hand!" One of his men call out after he cuts down a marine.
"I know we should hurry and get to Ace. If we don't the wall Oars crushed would be for nothing…if we go around we can get the jump hm?" Squardo sheathes his blade about to leave with his men when he hears footsteps approach from behind.
"You…!" His hues narrow at the man in red.
"Straw Hat his ability is impressive as always. That reminds me I should take his shadow once again and bring Oars back to life with it. come out ad play zombie warriors! Now my minions go and capture Straw Hat!" Moira giggles giddily at the thought summoning the dead marines from the battle prior back to fight Luffy.
"There are more of them!?" Luffy gawks as more rise.
"We are on a battlefield fool!" Moria cackles cheekily.
"Capture Straw Hat he's the reason for the prison break down at Impel!" Kizaru reminds them cheering his soldiers on from afar.
"LUFFY KEEP AWAY! WE'RE BOTH PIRATES YOU SHOULD BE SAILING HOWEVER YOU WANT! ME I HAVE MY OWN ADVENUTRES ME I HAVE MY OWN FRIENDS!" Furious, Ace screams at him but…
"Ace…" Marco stops furrowing his brow at him.
"You have no right to interfere here! A weakling like you coming to rescue me do you think I'll let that happen that would be to stupid, why come here Luffy!? Why did you come!? Go back! Please Luffy I don't want to take you with me. This is my failure." Sobbing, the anguished Ace cries, the tears freely falling from him.
"I'm…your brother!" Luffy reminds him as everyone stares stunned at him.
Ann told me when you exchange sake cups you become brothers. She did it with hers so let's do it too!" Ace happily pours three cups.
"From today onward we are brothers!" Ace dictates as they clink their glasses…
"Does that mean he's also…" The soldier begins but…
"Ace's folks died after he was born there's no way…!" Sengoku dismisses.
"Go my zombie minions!" Moira calls out only to scream as water suddenly hits him.
"S-Sea water?" Moira mortified gawks as his zombies collapse.
"Jinbe!" Luffy gasps at the fishman.
"They're weak against salt Luffy leave it to me!" Jinbe tells him.
"Right!" Luffy nods going o ahead.
"You're kidding Moria's up against Sea Knight Jinbe!? The royal shibukai are a vital part of our defences! What good is it if they just kill each other!?" One of the marines panics just as they fall, their shadows taken joining Moira as he grows taller, towering over Jinbe easily enough.
"So you've gotten bigger however your own skills will never increase by stealing others strength Moria!" Jinbe gets into his fighting position as the fight between both warlords begins…
"What are you doing!? It's only one rookie don't let him dictate the tide of the war!" Sengoku calls out from his mushi.
"I'll crush him!" A giant reels his weapon back but…
"That man will be a danger in the future he was raised as a sworn brother to Ace but his actual bloodline makes him the son of the revolutionary Dragon!" Sengoku reveals as Luffy easily dodges said hit, scarlet streaming down his battered, beaten, bruised form.
"The revolutionary dragon!?" Everyone gawks.
"The son of the world's most fearsome criminal!?" Another adds.
"And I know this person." Mr 3 squeaks scared with a slack jawed Buggy.
"His papa's a big deal!" Buggy says scared.
"He's gone and said it." Helmeppo exclaims.
"Luffy-san…" Concerned, Coby calls out.
"Luffy…knowing you're the child of a demon makes me…" Mesmerized, Boa holds her crimson cheeks.
"So that's how it is. I get it now." Jinbe exclaims.
"….That solves the riddle back then over why Dragon saved him." Smoker stops scowling at Luffy leaping over the giant trying to get to Ace, recalling that very day…
"Take him down with everything!" The soldiers rush at Luffy.
"Guess the cats out of the bag with that label on Luffy he's too much of an outlaw for me to help. Raising them as brothers was a big mistake…" Garp grumbles.
"Gear three! Gomo gomu gigantic rifle! ACE! Say whatever the hell you want I'm saving you even if I die!" Luffy bites his thumb as he hits the giant with his huge fist ending the giant with one hit.
"Marco don't let him die!" Whitebeard calls out to the blonde by his side.
"Roger that." Marco smirks stepping forward.
"Luffy…" Ace whimpers weakly.
"Pops! Damn! Please don't do this! Luffy! Why did you come?! Why did any of them come?! I deserve this! They don't have to risk their lives for me! Don't do this! Everyone! Why are you doing this for a guy like me?! Ace couldn't help but grit grind his teeth together tense slamming his head down pained to see his brother be slashed, to be fighting, his ears ring pained to hear some of their pained cries as their fight for their lives for his…
"What's wrong?" Garp takes note of the anguished Ace.
"I'm ready…to accept anything that's gonna happen to me. I'll hold a helping hand. I'll take the blade of punishment. I won't make a scene anymore. Because I feel sorry for them." Truthfully, Ace admits as he continues watching the bloodshed below…
"He's suddenly standing out in this battle! Damn Straw Hat! Captain Buggy, we need to make a strong showing, too! Let's take Whitebeard's head now!" Buggy's crew call out to him.
"Alright! Let's do it!" Buggy smiles strained.
Having said that, this war is crazy! There're a bunch of big-time pirates and the Navy soldiers! I better keep quiet here...Buggy decides for himself when…
"Hey, you red nose!" A voice calls out to him.
"What did you just call me?! I'm gonna kick your ass, you bastard! Huh? Whitebeard!" Buggy panics perturbed.
"I know you. You're the brat who used to work under Roger. It's been a while, huh? So you're alive." Whitebeard grunts.
"Oh no! I drew his attention! He's gonna kill me! Mortified, Buggy realizes internally.
"He's dead! He better run! Mr Three watches on.
"W-Whitebeard! That notorious Whitebeard is talking to him! How cool! I knew that you were a living legend!" Buggy's fan club cheer.
"Why're they so thrilled?! Must be nice if it's not your own problem! Buggy glares at his moron of a following.
"You're accompanied by so many prisoners...are you here to challenge me?" Whitebeard questions Buggy crying his heart out.
"Yes, he is! Oh, sorry. Captain had to say it. Give it to him straight!" His crew apologises.
"Dammit! I have no choice now! Buggy curses internally.
"Y-Yeah, at last we meet! Prepare yourself!" Buggy smiles strained sobbing shaking as the crew clap behind him.
"He's pushing his luck a bit too far! Mr Three panics perturbed.
"Oh? I don't mind if you try to beat me but what are you gonna do next? There are more Navy soldiers than you can handle. In fact, they're more than I can handle, too. Shouldn't we join ranks since we're both pirates and knock the Navy down? Then, you can beat me after that." Whitebeard suggests to Buggy.
"Oh my god! Whitebeard recognizes you as a powerful man! Like his equal!" Buggy's followers smile.
"No, Whitebeard called him a "brat!" Mr Three deadpans internally.
"You can't fight against the Navy! You think there's a chance to win?!" Mr Three panics.
"Yeah, if I go all out." Flattered, Buggy smiles.
"He's losing his grip on reality!" Mr Three realises.
"I got goose bumps! I'm starting to think that I can do it! I can do it! I can see myself becoming the King of this world! Yeah, we can beat the Navy if he and I join forces." Buggy smiles glowing.
"This is too great! I'll faint!" The crew behind him cheer.
"Alright, Whitebeard, I join with you! If you insist!" Buggy smirks smugly.
"Huh? Who does he think he is?! Well, he's our Captain Buggy!" The crew dance behind him.
"How many more things can they take the wrong way?! Mr Three gawks at Buggy.
"He is unbelievably easy to trick." Marco exclaims.
"The red nose aside, the prisoners behind him are something. It's a pain to have them as our enemies." Whitebeard reasons as the crowd clap for the flustered Buggy feeding off the ego boost.
"I have a report! The pirates in the back are also heading this way!" The marine rushes over to the vice admiral.
"It's about time. Forward unit at the bay head, change the formation as Fleet Admiral Sengoku instructed All units, keep fighting back and back up slowly!" The vice admiral orders as they do just that.
"They're backing up!" A pirate points out.
"There is disarray among the Navy! One more push!" The pirates cheer.
"Navy ships are coming from either side!" Another adds.
"It's too late!-Let's charge into the bay! Alright! It's our chance to join Pops inside the bay!" The pirates cheer at the thought when suddenly…
"Ring, ring, ring... Ring, ring, ring... Clank!" Their snails ring which they answer.
"This is Whitebeard. Is Squard there?" Whitebeard queries.
"Pops! Captain Squard... Oh? He was in my sight a while ago but it seems like he's gone." The pirate reports to Pops.
"That bastard. He was all fired up to strut his stuff to make Pops proud." Marco huffs.
"It can't be helped. Then, DeCalvan Brothers..." Whitebeard calls out.
"What is it, Pops?-Pops, what is it?" The brothers perk up.
"Follow my lead and take command of all pirates." Whitebeard orders.
"Okay!-Okay! And what's your lead?" The befuddled brothers query.
"Sink the Navy ships around you first." Whitebeard orders.
"What?! Pops, I think we can make a frontal attack now! Are you giving up?" The brothers ponder perplexed.
"I have a bad feeling about this situation." Whitebeard admits, brow furrowed.
"Pops, we got it! We'll tell the captains!" Both brothers promise as they do just that.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku! Pirates of the New World changed their tactics!" A soldier swiftly reports to Sengoku.
"Yeah, they're all over the place. They've started attacking Navy ships!" Sengoku scowls.
"Good guess! Whitebeard must have sensed it." Garp gives the old man that.
"He didn't fall for that cheap trick. Maybe it was a bit too crude. But he can't prevent fate." Firmly, Sengoku states the fact firmly.
"It's Straw Hat!" Tashigi points out.
"Get out of the way Tashigi!" Smoker luges forward smoke spewing out of him as he aims his sea stone weapon at Luffy hitting him in the face with it as Luffy tries to fight both of them.
"That hurt you…Smokie." Luffy holds his cheek cross.
"At last we meet again Straw hat!" Smoker towers over the boy before him.
"Damn you…gear two." Luffy bites his lip steam spewing out of his rubber red body.
"I will finish you!" Smoker yells flying high in the sky with his smoke.
"Gomu gomu no get gatling!" Luffy tries to hit him time and time again but only ends up hitting his smoke body.
"White launcher!" Smoker smoothly dodges said this turning the places Luffy hits into smoke.
"Straw hat! He disappeared!?" Tashigi gasps as she tires to swipe at him seeing Smoker fly high in the sky, Luffy trying to hit him but in the end is grabbed and thrown to the ground.
"He's fast…faster than before. Seems we've both grown stronger since we last met. You can't defeat me with your ability." Luffy grimaces as Smoker slams his baton into Luffy's neck, pinning him to the ground.
"Commodore Smoke's pinned Straw Hat!" The marines smile.
"Amazing!" Tashigi gushes.
"Damn it's…" Luffy grimaces looking up at Smoker.
"I finally understand…why Dragon saved you back in Loguetown Straw Hat. Dragon got in my way back then but this time you're not getting away!" Angrily, Smoke swears seething down but before he could do anything else, his hues widen when a harsh heel suddenly slams into the side of his face, kicking him back and off of Straw Hat.
"Get your filthy hands off him!" Hancock hollers enraged.
"She manged to hit me even though I'm smoke…" Scowling, Smoker glares.
"But kicks shouldn't touch him and she shouldn't have dodged that kick with such time!" Tashigi points out.
"Hancock!? What are you playing at!? Tell me do you intend to quit being shibukai!?" Sternly, Smoker demands from her.
"SILENCE! I am so infuriated I don't care what you say! How dare you beat and hold down my dearest!? I will not let you live I have been this angry before! I will rip you apart and feed you to the beasts!" Booming, Hancock vows viciously.
"So this is the haki of the Kuja tribe…" Smoker scowls at the sheer powerful aura of the woman before her.
"Hancock!" Relieved, Luffy calls out to her.
"Yes! You called me Hancock again!" Happily, Hancock holds her cheeks cheerily, crimson cheeks burning.
"W-What's going on!? Why did the pirate empress protect straw hat?" Horrified, the marines ponder perplexed.
"No that's not it! She didn't protect him! She's gonna petrify him herself!" Desperate, a marine reasons.
"I always believed that you would make it here alive. Take this it's the key to your brothers handcuffs." Hancock hands Luffy Ace's key from her dress to him.
"That's it the empress' witchcraft! He's been petrified!" Panicked, another Marine adds.
"He said my name again! Luffy's hand…Luffy's hand touched mine!" Happily, Hancock gushes.
"Hancock you're…you're…" Luffy lunges forward hugging Hancock.
"Thanks a lot I owe you one!" Oblivious, he hugs Hancock happy to have the key.
"I-It's alright! It's alright! Do not worry about it just…just keep moving forward Luffy!" Blushing, Boa stutters stammers.
"Oh yeah thanks!" Luffy takes off.
"He touched my hand. He called me Hancock!" Happily, she coos swooning as she falls to her knees.
"It can't be! The pirate empress lost! He caught her attack he must have countered it with sumo wrestling!" Stunned, a marine gasps as she pants, heaving, huffing, gasping.
"Look at how much pain she's in! He managed to overcome one of the seven warlords Straw Hat Luffy is unbeatable!" Another marine adds.
"So…so…so…his embrace was so strong! I can still feel Luffy's body in my arms and on my chest. So this is…marriage! I see it I can see it! The bond between us it cannot be broken no matter what happens. THIS RED THREAD LIKE A GREAT SNAKE CANNOT BE CUT BY ANYONE" In awe, Boa proclaims proudly.
"I'm not letting you go Straw Hat!" Smoker yells rushing after Luffy but…
"Insolent one I shall not let you past me!" Hancock reels her head back, pointing at the marines.
"Look at that it's her extreme looking down pose! She looks so far down she's looking up instead!" In awe, the marines gush.
"Don't you know what'll happen if you get in the Navy's way?" Smoker scowls.
"No matter what I do I shall be forgiven for I am beautiful!" Boa proclaims proudly.
"Forgive me red hair…Hibiscus, I will not go easy on him." Hawkeyes slowly draws his blade as Luffy approaches.
"He's…Hawk eye." Luffy recognises.
"Now then fate will the life of a promised child end here? If not how will he escape from the black blade?" Bemused, Hawkeyes ponders to himself, raising his black blade.
"I don't have to fight someone as strong as him I came here to save Ace!" Luffy reminds himself.
"We'll face this guy! Do you remember us Hawk eye?!" Some from the revolution army rush at him however…
"We both challenged you before! But we're better n-ARGH!" Another adds as with one swift slice…they are cut down.
"I don't remember the face of every insect I crush." Calmly, Mihawk tells them, his hawk hues pinned upon the fleeting figure of Luffy.
"Almost there! Just a little further!" Luffy exclaims just as with the flick of the blade the green blast fires creating another crater managing to knock Luffy throwing him into the wall barely managing to avoid said strike.
"So you won't move no whatever what I say Hancock?" Smoker scowls at Hancock.
"Of course not! I will not let you hurt my beloved husband!" Hancock dictates determined.
"Husband!?" The marines gasps.
"Yes…my husband! After the wedding ceremony we'll go on our honeymoon. A sweet sweet honeymoon together with my loved Luffy but if…but if…if the pantry is empty if that were to happen then I will make enough food to satisfy Luffy's enormous appetite all on my own! I am prepared for any challenge as his wife…" Hancock explains to them.
"I can't tell if she's serious or not but I will get Straw Hat!" Smoker goes to but…
"I already told you, you insolent lowlife I will never let you pass! Perfume Femur!" Hancock proclaims proudly kicking Smoker back.
"Stealthy footsteps oily feet. Ready, guys? Let's get the "Make Captain Buggy a Star in Front of Everyone" plan in action! I know that they're broadcasting the war to the whole world. There must be a Video Transponder Snail somewhere. Find it!" Buggy whispers to them as he and the crew sneak across the battlefield form using wax as a snow camouflage to now crouching crawling across the floor acting like dead bodies before moving up, making their way through the battlefield at their own pace and time.
"Yeah!" His crew cheer crouched down while whispering as they search for said snail.
"That hurt…he cut me!" Luffy grimaces wincing while sprawled in the cracked crater of the wall wincing.
"I would expect no less from Ace's brother he managed to avoid a fatal injury." The crisp click of heels echo as Jinbe approaches standing between both Luffy and Hawkeye.
"The sea knight Jinbe…" Hawkeye frowns at Jinbe.
"I will not let you lay a finger on Luffy even if it kills me." Jinbe announces resolved.
"Why go so far?" Frowning, Hawkeyes queries.
"I want to save Ace even if I can't stop this battle there is still hope for our sea and Luffy is that hope." Jinbe explains.
"I understand however I still cannot see what fate has in store. You will step aside!" Hawkeyes asserts.
"Fish Karate! Tile fist!" Jinbe fires said attack just as the canon balls are fired which Hawkeyes easily cuts in half, exploding around him as Jinbe is thrown back by the black blade's wrath, being throwing into the icy depths below.
"He really is strong…" Luffy says shocked.
"Hawkeye jumped in the air!?" Ivankov gasps as Hawkeye aims his blade luging at the cracked crumbles of ruins Luffy struggles to escape from.
"Luffy!" Hancock cries out just as the black blades hits allowing Luffy to break away from the rubble confines freeing him as the blasts hit the frozen tsunami waves.
"You aren't as reckless as I expected." Hawkeyes gives him that as Luffy goes to hit him only to see a brief flash of his hands being sliced off does he instead hit the ground having the debris take the hit instead of him just as he avoids another swift strike by the black blade, cutting the tsunami wave….
"How freakin' strong is this guy!? We're all dead!" A scared soldier screams as the tides shards come crashing down.
"I'm saved!" Smiling, Buggy cheers when Luffy reaches to save him from the sudden sandstorm. Hawkeye goes for a swift strike however Luffy grabs Buggy's body, using his body as a scapegoat, screaming, he cries as Buggy's body decapitates from the bottom to the half.
"Hey what're you doing Straw Hat?!" Buggy grabs Luffy's shirt scowling.
"What? He was the one who cut you! Besides didn't you just say yu'd come to help me?" Luffy reminds him.
"You dumbass! You only hear what you want to hear! Cut it out!" Buggy soon screams as Luffy theows him at Hawkeyes who swiftly slices him into nothing but paper shreds util Buggy quickly reforms.
"Unforgivable! You're Hawk eye aren't you!? Special Buggy ball!" The top fixes itself as his leg fires at a ruby red ball similar to a clown nose at the two confused fighters. Easily, he bats it away.
"Okay or not…do you know why the muggy ball is so popular with plumbers? All together now because it go…BOOM!" Smiling, Buggy blurts out smiling strained as Hawkeyes simply stares at the smiling clown looking as if he were about to die as next the group knew…the ball exploded, Buggy with it as Hawkeye watches…
"CAPTAIN BUGGY!" The impel down lot cheer him one, praising him for the miracle that was his survival as sand soon forms out of nowhere, Crocodile's hook hitting Mihawk's blade both men beginning to clash.
"You're great, Captain Buggy! You pretended that you were beaten by "Hawk-Eye" but shrewdly executed the plan!" Amazed, his men cheer Buggy on.
"What do you mean?" Befuddled, Buggy frown.
"Don't play dumb, Captain Buggy!" The crewmate shows his torso holding…
"Video Transponder Snail?! Y-Yeah, that's right! A hero who can change the world is someone who can open his own way to the future by his own hands!" Buggy goes with it once again.
"I'll follow you to the end, Captain Buggy!" His crew cheer him on as he prepares to make quite the rise to fame through this single snail.
"Sssh!" He shushes his crew not wanting to get caught.
"Yay…!" Silently, the crew cheer happy for their captain's success and first step towards fame…
"Those bastards! What are they gonna do to Ace? It's not time yet!" The pirates gasp when seeing the blades being raised at Ace once more…
"Will it begin already?!" A pirate panics.
"That's impossible! It's before the announced time!" Another pirate disputes.
"Cut the connection of the Video Transponder Snail right away! We the Navy and the World Government must win this war in the name of absolute justice! No matter what it takes. But it's too much to see, for this naive world. We don't have to show them the horrific images that will unfold here soon!" Sengoku swiftly orders as the feed cuts off said snails startling those around the world like Sabaody.
"They're really gonna execute Ace ahead of time! Ace!" Luffy cries rushing ahead.
"The news that will go around the world afterwards should be of our victory and only that!" Segou dictates determined.
"The bear guy from the Sabaody! There're so many of them!" Luffy gawks at the army of pacisiftas.
"K-Kuma?" Ivankov says shocked to see so many more of his recently passed friend.
"Go pacifista!" The two perk up at the cold curt order as the marines retreat rushing back as an armada of Kuma's appear as before the battlefield knew it pirates after pirates were slaughtered by the army of Kuma's while being forced to move forward further into the battle into the plaza practically running for their lives into the dragon's den to avoid the pacifistas. As just then Kizaru appears beofre Luffy starting him as he is kicked back.
"Die Dragon's son!" Snarling, a marine aims at Luffy but…
"Ace's brother has your stamina run out? You can't let one admiral get to you, come with us." Izou calls out firing at the man aiming for Luffy as Jinbe and Luffy follow Izou and the rest of the commanders.
"Oh it's the commanders this makes things easier!" Jinbe recognises.
"You can't let one admiral stop you." Izou calls out.
"Right!" Luffy nods following the commanders through.
"Oh this looks like a tough bunch." Bemused, Kizaru remarks curious to see what the group had in store against him.
"We've been ordered to pull back, Smoker-san." Tashigi after cutting down some pirates informs the man still standing before Boa.
"Yeah. I know….Straw Hat tch!" He growls smoke spewing from his cigars as he follows.
"Have you cut the videos yet?" Sengoku demands from his men.
"No, give us another minute! Hey, did you find it?!" The marine turns to the snail in his hand.
"N-No! We're still looking for it!" The snail responds frantic.
"PLEASE WAIT A MOMENT!" The sign reads to the monitor mystifying the audience of Sabaody and all over the world.
"They cut all videos except for one but...Why do we have to wait?!" The audience ponder perplexed when hearing the sound of fighting in the back.
" You're good to go on camera!" The guy calls out as a marine applies a red lipstick to both Buggy's nose and lips as after the countdown…
"The picture's back!" The audience gasp to see Buggy on screen smiling despite the bloodbath behind him.
"Er... Um...Sorry to keep you waiting, everyone. We're here at Marineford. There're dead bodies of pirates and the Navy." Buggy begins his talk…
"A commentary?" A audience member perks up.
"Hey! What's this?! What's going on?!" Sengoku freaks out.
"Hmmm?! The guy over there must be...! Oh, he's...! Don't tell me that he's...! He's been hiding his origin but...he was one of the legendary crew of the King of the Pirates-Gold Roger!" A guy poits to Buggy.
"Who's that?" A audience member queries.
"The great pirate-Captain Buggy the Clown?!" The man on screen says showing the busted up face of Buggy.
"Yes, that's who I am indeed! It's top secret but I am...the legendary pirate." Buggy responds to said snail.
"H-Hey! Captain Buggy! Your nose is bleeding!" A guy calls out.
"Cut! Cut! Wipe it up!" The guy tells the snail as Buggy freaks out.
"What the hell is this?! I'm saying "cut the stupid video right away! We can't move on like this!" Sengoku snarls vein popping.
"I-I'm afraid that...one of the Video Transponder Snails has been stolen by the prisoners from Impel Down!" The marine reports to Sengoku.
"What did you just say?!" Sengoku snarls seethes.
"Make-up! We're ready! Alright, now it's take…Oh! That guy right there! He was one of Roger's legendary crew and...the sworn brother of both Hibiscus Ann and the "Red-Haired" of The Four "mperors! The great pirate-Captain Buggy the Clown?!" They try again with the broadcast.
"Yes, indeed!" The clown confirms.
"Stop them right now!" Sengoku snaps seething as a canon fires breaking the set.
"Whoa! That was close! They found us! Run!" Everyone else flees frightened but…
"You just got cut by the famous "Hawk-Eye" Mihawk but you don't seem like you got hurt at all!" They continue with the broadcast.
"Talking about me? Yes, I'm Buggy! The legendary…" Buggy continues but…
"Blow all of them away!" A angry voice yells from the crowd cross.
"Let us see the war!" Another agitated voice throws in.
"What happened to the other videos?! Let us see Ace who was about to be executed! Let us see the group of Bartholomew Kumas!" The crowd chant crowd demanding to see what was going on as the bloodbath continues in Marineford.
"Squard you're alright?" Whitebeard perks up at the footsteps turning to his son.
"Yeah I survived somehow." Squardo makes his way over to Whitebeard.
"I see I tried contacting you earlier…how are thigs going in the bay?" Whitebeard queries.
"Many of our allies are falling. I managed to slip through the enemy forces and make it here." Squardo responds.
"We'll show no mercy to Sengoku we'll crush all his forces." Whitebeard promises.
"Old man did you realize what the navy was planning?" Squard couldn't help but ask.
"Sengoku and I go way back…" Whitebeard grunts.
"I see." Squard 's hues darken.
"If the navy attacks from behind it'll work to our advantage I'm going too. We've got no choice but to make one last charge." Whitebeard slams his weapon down on the ground below.
"You're right." Squard approaches
"Squard what is he doing?" Marco perks up at the sight of him by Whitebeard's side.
"Forty three ships are here to back you up all of use owe you a huge debt. We'll gladly law down our lives for the Whitebeard pirates" Squard withdraws his blade from his sheath.
"I'm asking too much of you but this is…" Whitebeard begins but…
"I know this is battle to protect family the pirate Whitebeard would never abandon his family. We'll all gladly follow you to the depths of Hell. And it'd be nice…if there was…a place for us in that family too." Squard admits as Whitebeard's eyes dilate as the sword sharply stabs into his side, scarlet spewing out into the open air, shocking everyone as the snail shows it all to the world.
"Why did you do that?! Answer me, Squard!" Snarling, Marco demands from him horrified to see the old man injured before he could take his stance on the battlefield before him.
"S-Shut up! You guys made me do it!" Squard snarls scowling at the two.
"What do you mean?! Do you know what you've done...? Pops! Don't push yourself! Your health is..." Marco snaps at Squard before fretting over Whitebeard.
"Stop perpetrating this farce, Whitebeard! I know about your deal with the Navy! You have their assurance that the Whitebeards and Ace will remain safe!" Squard snarls.
"What is he talking about?" One of the pirates perk up at his words while fighting.
"What's going on here?!" Another anxious voice adds.
"Everyone, listen very closely! We've all been trapped! You never told me...that Ace was a son of that hateful Gold Roger! When you first found me, I was all alone...You know why I was all alone. Because Roger killed all my precious crew who had fought alongside me for so long. I despise Roger and... ...you know it! You know my hatred for that devil! You could have told me that Ace was Roger's son and you want to make him the next King of the Pirates!" Squard proclaims proudly to the people below seething snarling.
"Don't mind the Whitebeards! Back down to the plaza immediately!" The marines order.
"The old man wants Ace to be the King?" Luffy says surprised recalling his brother's words saying the opposite.
"You were already betraying me at that time! But I didn't know. I even befriended Ace! I must've looked so stupid I bet you enjoyed laughing at me from afar and then, your dearest son Ace got caught! With the Whitebeard Pirates all inside the bay and we allied pirates on the outside. You have sold the captains of the allied pirates to the Navy...in exchange for Ace's life! The allied pirates will be vanquished and the Whitebeards and Ace will be safe. That's your deal with Sengoku, isn't it?!" Squard snarls recalling the red dog taking him to the side telling Squard this so called news to him before leaving him to it…
"Ace is Roger's son?!" Stunned, a pirate below gasps.
"Yes and our superiors have an agreement over how they're gonna end this war!" Squard snarls.
"That's a lie! I can't believe that crap!" One of the pirates dispute.
"Whether you like or not, there's only one truth and you all will die in vain." Squard dictates.
"Silence! I won't fall for your line!" One of the pirates refuse.
"Can't you see it? Soon you will know that I'm not lying. Look closely and see the outcome for yourself! We didn't know anything about it and we followed you here sacrificing our lives to save Ace and help you and this is what happens! In fact, we're the ones who have been attacked by the Navy!" Squard points to the marines mainly attacking the other ships, the Moby they are on holding no signs of damage.
"Those monsters approach from the back and the ice is blocking us on both sides and we have no way out now!" A scared pirate points out before being shot down.
"Old man did you sell our lives…!?
"For Ace's own!?
"OLD MAN! OLD MAN!"
However to everyone else's shock…
"You know what you have done, right, Squard? You thrust a sword into your father's body. You're such a stupid son! But I love you, son, even if you are a fool." He hugs him, hugs his attacker, the man who hurt him, the man who hit him, the man who tried to kill him, his son one of his many.
"Cut the crap...You sold our lives to..." The tears freely fall from the sobbing Squard.
"It's true that Ace is Roger's son. They used that to their advantage, tricking the one man who would be most angered by that fact. Their strategy was a notch above us." Whitebeard sighs sadly grunting from the pain of hiw wound while giving Sengoku that.
"I don't want any delay. Aokiji!" Sengoku summons as said silent admiral luges at the snail and crew.
"He's coming towards us?!" Buggy screams said as before he knew it, the crowd gasps when hearing the crisp crack of glass breaking as Buggy and his crew ere frozen solid, Aokiji standing tall with ice coating his cheek …
"That bastard! How could he let his own allies stab him that easily? Crocodile seethes shakes glaring at Whitebeard.
"Shame on you, Whitebeard! I've no recollection of being beaten by such a weakling!" Crocodile roars glaring at him.
"Croco boy..." Ivanov calls out.
"Crocodile." Jinbe too does the same while Luffy looks on lost.
"It's true, he could've fended off that attack if he was the same guy he used to be. Even if it was a surprise attack or the attacker was one of his fellows, he could've avoid it! That's the problem! He allows himself to get out of shape! Sweat slides down the tense temple of Marco recalling his attempts at getting the old man to keep his IVs on to keep off the booze but it never worked, Newgate did what he liked when he liked…
"Who pulled your upright and loyal heart into the darkness? Tell me." Whitebeard requests from his son.
"Our converging attack will start soon and only you-the allied pirates-will be attacked. The Navy won't even touch the Whitebeard Pirates…He's an insurgent in the Navy. I'm opposed to this plan. People who don't know the truth are calling him a legendary pirate and honouring him but that's not true. He's just a scumbag who offered a secret deal to the Navy just to protect his own interests and betrays and sells out his allies. They made up all his legends. The one that we have to kill in this war is Whitebeard! It's absolutely unthinkable not to! If you're gonna help me, I'll save you all-the allied pirates. Stab Whitebeard." Akainu explains to the wounded Squardo having thought he could take on the admiral only to be delivered this so called truth bomb.
"He said he would save us allied pirates if I slew you." Squardo sobs sharply, the tears freely flowing.
"So that's what Akainu told you. I know how much you hate Roger...so much so that I can feel your pain. But, Squard, it's ridiculous to lay the blame on a child for the sins of his father. Did Ace do something to you? You and Ace have weathered agony, joy and pain together... so many times along with the others, isn't it right? I don't give a damn who Ace's father is. We all met each other on this wide sea by chance! Not only the two of you but all of you, I take as my sons! So, Squard, treat him kindly. I don't love him any more than any other. You are all family to me! Anyway...he has never...changed at all, Sengoku. He shook us up very well. How ridiculous to say that I sold my sons!" Sighing, Whitebeard hugs his son sobbing his heart out at the truth before shakily standing releasing a tremor breaking the tsunami waves of ice around the place.
"So he's given the pirates an escape route…I shouldn't have taken him so lightly…" Sengoku curses as he orders his men to pull back.
"It was a lie all alone!" The pirates realise as Spado bursts into tears at what he had done, begging for forgiveness…
"There's no way the Old Man would betray us!" The pirates scoff.
"Whitebeard he's coming…" A marine says shakily scared as Whitebeard descends down grinning as with the wave of his blade, the whitebeard pirates come running forward.
"Attack he's on the move! The strongest man in the world is about to attack!" Another voice soon screams through the chaos of the battlefield as the island itself tilts alongside the sea with the wall of ice long gone thanks to Whitebeard bellowing if they want to leave then leave as the traitor cried, sobbed his heart out for what he had done as the lie was revealed to the pirates.
"He's on the move! The strongest man in the world!" Sengoku screams as Whitebeard rushes into battle, practically destroying Marineford while the marines pull back.
"Still nothing…!?" Sengoku scowls as they try to pull the marines back to raise the walls but…
"I'm sorry sir the ice is stronger than we thought." The marine admits as Sengoku scowls at the news watching the giant vice admiral be defeated as the ground tilts throwing both pirates and marines off despite this Luffy tries to keep running…his hues widening when seeing the ocean itself be torn asunder, waves of tsunamis rising…splitting…tilting…destroying Marineford.
"Are you alright?" Coby questions Helmeppo.
"Ow is the world ending or something?" He couldn't help but ponder perturbed to what that was once the tremors subside.
"You're kidding me!" The two gawk gape at the rubble ruins before them as after Whitebeard destroys the giant vice admiral does he releases a devasting strike towards the execution platform hoping for it to break and bring Ace down with it to save him.
"It's not stopping!" The fleet flee, the marines rushing inside scared to be caught in the strike.
"It's gonna reach the execution platform!" Pleased, a pirate perks up at the blast.
"Yeah take it off!" The pirates cheer however when the smoke clears…the admirals stand strong hands outstretched having deflected the blast together.
"The rear admirals damn it they managed to deflect the old man's attack…!" A pirate curses glaring at the three after Whitebeard's attack to destroy the execution platform failed
"This happened because the walls are not ready." Kuzan exclaims.
"Your damn ice is blocking it!" Akainu blames.
"Why couldn't you just melt it, Sakazuki?" Kizaru suggests.
"Damn! I can't believe that they've repelled Pops' shock wave!" A pirate glares at the three.
"Don't be scared, guys!" Jozu strides in.
"Commander Jozu!" They perk up at the sight of him.
"Let's charge them while they're off balance!" Jozu roars his men rushing with him as they all charge ahead.
"They all seem pretty fired up…" Kuzan takes note of.
"Scary!" Kizaru exclaims as just then the marine's hope of the wall having failed from the ice in the way which now finally arises, just as Luffy had hoped to make it he is flung back by the layers upon layers of metal walls trapping the pirates within leaving them with the pacifistas and…
"They may not be closed in…but process with the operation Akainu…." Sengoku orders as lava forms upon his hand manage soon sprouting out as he fires meteor upon meteor of fire into the sky watching it reign down upon the trapped pirates as Kuzan and Kizaru watch on. Kizaru in awe and Kuzan simply silently watches on not looking as enthused as Kizaru a faint furrow in his brow almost at the sight of the lava shooting in the sky that soon comes crashing down hitting the pirates below, burning them alive…
"Melt the ice and take away their footing!" Sengoku adds as the flame fists down hit the ships and the ice the pirates stood upon, taking out so many…so many being boiled alive and if they made it to the remains of ice they would be shot down by canon fire or be greeted by the pacifistas blocking their only exit…
Whitebeard attempts to strike at the wall leading to but a small hole it doesn't break through but nonetheless the Moby Dick and soon the others are bunt ablaze as others desperately try to save the ship thanks to Akainu's furious fist as Whitebeard's hues soon widen when he and those on the Moby Dick sink…
"Forgive me." Whitebeard softly whispers as the Moby dick sinks as Akainu continues the fire fists into the high heavens…
"What's going on inside the walls?!"
"You know it even if you can't see it!"
"They can't advance or back up and keep being pounded."
"The encircling walls are none other than the casket of the Whitebeard Pirates!" Helmeppo explains to the horrified Coby.
"The casket..." Coby says shakily horrified when hearing the wails within those casket walls.
"The plan is going well! Now let's move on to...the execution of Portgas D. Ace...immediately!" Pleased, Sengoku announces.
"ACE!" Luffy screams rushing forward towards him ignoring the sloshing ice below him. He rushes towards the body of oars climbing over desperate to see him, to save him as the other remaining pirates follow suit behind him despite the canon fire aimed his way he continues onwards.
"Luffy!" Ace cries out shocked when the boy managed to keep over the wall through the water Jinbe had thrown over, clinging to a piece of wood to keep steady glaring as the three admirals stand before him.
"Oh my. You finally made it here." Aokiji exclaims.
"Quite an entrance son of dragon." Akainu gives him that.
"This youngers sure is scary." Kizaru exclaims.
"That kid…" Whitebeard smirks smugly from afar.
"If nothing else I praise your tenacity." Akainu acknowledges.
"But you're not ready for this stage yet." Aokiji tells Luffy as the pirate rush across the boiling icy slosh of water over Oars to make it through.
"There's no way you can beat us you know?" Kizaru adds hands shoved into his pockets as just then Luffy uses his gear two to spring past after throwing the bark of word at the three that Aokiji freezes which Luffy kicks apart forming steam for the three to be distracted with.
"Too slow." Kizaru mocks as Luffy lunges ahead only to be kicked to the side by Kizaru mocking his slowness.
"Damn it!" Luffy curses glaring at the admirals from the rubble.
"On my command, do it!" Sengoku orders as the main raise their blades.
"Ace!" Luffy screams just as the blades lower however sand spews out of nowhere striking both men down startling everyone as all eyes fall to…
"Bastard! Concerning your old grudge against Whitebeard I had thought we were lucky…Crocodile!" Sengoku glares down at the rather done looking man.
"Him!?" Luffy gawks at him.
"Huh…it wasn't my turn yet?" Marco perched himself on top of the wall, wings stretched out.
"You were hell bent on killing the old man what's this sudden change of heart?" Jinbe calls out from the heated depths of the sea.
"That dying old man? I'll eliminate him later but right now…I don't want to see you enjoying victory." Crocodile responds just as his head is split off reducing the flying head to sand as Mihawk look towards the pink fluff coat strutting forward.
"Hey now Crocodile! So you're ditching me to team up with Whitebeard? It's enough to make a guy jealous you know?" Chuckling, Donflamingo snickers
"I don't team up with anybody." Crocodile exclaims.
"That's the same as brushing me off." Donflamingo smirks.
"More or less." Crocodile confirms just as his hook meets Donflamingo's leg making the tow leap back as the other marines watching on are flown back by the sheer power being between both of them.
"I don't get what's going on but we were saved. Get out of…my way!" Luffy screams kicking and punching the marines aside as he gets closer and closer to Ace.
"Admiral Sakazuki!" A marine takes note of the man stepping up to fight but is stopped by a sharp spear of ice forming before his feet as the ice coated Aokiji steps up instead, forming a sharp spear impaling into Luffy's side.
"Argh!" Luffy cries out as a spear of ice hits his shoulder, scarlet screaming down from the wound which he holds when Aokiji rips it out of his shoulder staining said blade of ice as he thrashes and flails about before the admiral towering over him, spear in hand.
"I'm indebted to your grandad but…I have no choice! You have chosen your own death!" Aoki raises his scarlet spear of ice removing it from Luffy's arm to finish him.
"You do not lay a hand on Luffy!" Mad, Boa snarls just as a bright blaze of flames rushes in.
"Admiral..! that's the command of the first division Marco!" A scared soldier recognises the fierce flame blonde kicking the admiral aside.
"Admiral! That's…the first division commander Marco!" The marine call out concerned.
"…Thanks for saving me." Luffy thanks Marco holding his wound unaware of a certain wax wax user wandering the inner halls of Marineford…
"Don't mention it." Marco smirks down at Luffy as the advancement continues just as another coated ship appears, a smaller Moby dick of sorts as new recruits come rushing in, a paddle ship that swiftly rams them or so the marines thought as Oars grabs it helping drag it through the walls as a whole load of pirates come rushing in just as Oars is blasted, the final blow being finally dealt to him.
"Oars…" Anguished, Ace whimpers helplessly watching on as his friends and practically family risk their lives for him, some being shot down some being cut down either way they end up dead thanks to him in his head as Whitebeard lunges down breaching the wall with the scared soldiers at his mercy as he has one more go at destroying the execution plaza with soldiers being thrown back. His commanders come to his side as they make their final charge to rescue Ace and destroy the navy.
"Garp…" Sengoku calls out to him.
"Yeah…" Garp sighs sadly.
"It looks like we have to take a hand in this." Sengoku pulls up his sleeve scowling down at the pirates below.
"Right." Garp exclaims as Hancock leaves with her snake, getting the message clear backing away for the two.
"Clear the way in front of me!" Whitebeard orders his men.
"Alright!" His men go to do that.
"He's gonna do it again!" Whitebeard braces himself for another blast of tremors to hit the scaffolding.
"Guess I've got no choice." Aokiji says steam spewing out of his hand just as Whitebeard reels to release said blast Aokiji leaps up high into the air, steam spewing out of his limbs.
"Ice Ball!" He releases a brightly blast of ice towards the man freezing him into a ice ball.
"-Whitebeard got iced! We got him!" The marines cheer but Aokiji remains glaring at Whitebeard tsking as it's not for long when the ice easily shatters.
"Pops!" Relieved, his men beam brightly at the sight of him.
"Oh no! The vibrations can't be frozen! Ice..." Aokiji exclaims ice crawling coating over his hair and face, steam spewing out as he goes for another strike however he is met by Whitebeard's blade to his torso.
"Admiral Kuzan!" Kuzan's men cry out for him as Aokiji and Whitebeard glare at each other.
"Did he stab with Haki?! Did it kill Aokiji?!" Another, a solider worries when seeing said blade impaled into the admiral however no scarlet spews out instead a huge hole formed from ice is there instead.
"No! Don't be ridiculous!" Kuzan grabs hold of the blade beginning to coat it with ice as he hangs from it.
"Ice Block: Partisan!" Ice continues coating the admiral as he summons said spears to strike Whitebeard head on that is until Jozu rushes forward striking the already ice statue of Aokiji, shattering him freeing Whitebeard from Aokiji's body.
"Pops, move on!" Jozu calls out to him.
"I'm counting on you!" Whitebeard does just that just as Aokiji's body begins to reform from ice.
"Diamond Jozu!" Angrily, Aokiji glares glowers at Jozu, a shy stream of scarlet spewing out from the side of his lip.
"Move! I must go to where Luffy is do not interfere!" Boa leaps forward as Boa spins, striking each and very marine and soldier turning them to stone as she does so, attempting to rush over to Luffy exhausted and out of it, everything finally catching up to him as Ivankov gives him the hormones needed to continue on at the cost of his body…
"Watch out, it's Whitebeard!" A marine says scared seeing the man approach about to release his blast if not for the food of magma slamming down stopping said strike.
"If I let you wreak havoc, this island won't survive!" Akainu appears placing his magma foot down on the blade of Whitebeards.
"Then why don't you protect it?" Whitebeard smirks smugly back both powers beginning to collide…
"Take good care of Luffy-kun!" Jinbe turns to glare at Akainu.
"Jinbe, where are you going?!" One of the healers call out to him.
"I'm willing to lay down my life at this place!" Jinbe vows as he watches Whitebeard's tremor fist and Akainu's magma fist collide white bashing against red roaring both powers blow thousands of marines back, trying to brace such a collision of power.
"This is bad…" The pirate panics.
"Boa Hancock has started attacking indiscriminately again!" The solider striking said pirate's blade agrees.
"Slave arrow!" Boa kisses her finger, a huge heart appearing as she fires arrow after arrow at the marines and pirates.
"The corpses keep piling up heheheheh!" Moira cackles summoning said bats to harass the soldiers just as the pirate allies arrive as Ace's lip is coated crimson.
"Thank you...Oars." Softly, Marco whispers to the fallen figure of Oars before taking flight heading to Ace.
"Shoot him down!" Sengoku orders.
"Our guns don't work!" The marine panics.
"This is bad…" Kizaru states the obvious simply watching while the other admirals are busy fighting, steam spewing out of Aokiji and smoke out of Akainu.
"I don't care keep shooting!" Shouting, Sengoku yells but the bullets go through the blazing bird until Garp rushes in and with that single strike causes the phoenix to come crashing down, bruised. He glares up at Garp taking his seat in the middle of the admirals' thrones.
"If you want to get past you'll have to kill me!" Garp bellows arms crossed over his chest.
"The hero Monkey D Garp, the legend has made his move, the legendary vice admiral!" A marine gasp.
"He's the best admiral we have!" Another adds.
"Garp…" Sengoku sighs softly at his old friend.
"Don't get intimidated it's just a name you fools! He's just an old marine." Whitebeard dismisses as Garp grins.
"Since you're part of his generation you'd do well to pay attention to the enemy in front of you crimson dog bite!" Akainu's lava forms a wolf but Whitebeard dismisses it having it bash into the wall nearby as Akainu tuts at the destruction of Marineford just then…
"The Kuma imposters!" Ivankov gasps as a whole wave of them arrive causing chaos where they go as the pirates manage to fight back against some managing to have them destroy each other as they continue on.
"What's the matter, "Fire Fist?" Sengoku takes note of the whimpering mess of a man, head slammed down upon the execution platform.
"Ace..." Garp looks up at him.
"Gol D. Roger? You mean Gold Roger? Did you ask me if I know him? Don't you realize why there is so much destruction in the world caused by pirates? It's all Roger's fault!" The group of boys blames the pirate king.
"His fault?" The young Ace asks in the alleyway.
"I heard that right before his execution, he bullshitted about this great treasure thing...causing the idiot pirates who believed him to run wild. He should've never been born in the first place!" The leader sneers.
"He was just a worthless bastard!" Another adds.
"Even after his death, he causes the pirates to roam the seas! He's such a nuisance-living or dead!" One of the boys in the gang throws in.
"He was the biggest piece of shit the world's ever! Remember that!" The leader turn to leave with his group of mates oblivious to the quivering quaking furious fist of the young Ace.
"Huh? What's wrong? What are you getting mad for?" The group of boys take note of the shaking cross child.
"I mean, who are you, brat?!" Annoyed, one of the boys glare at Ace until crying out from the swift strike to the face they get form the angry Ace.
"What have you done in the town, Ace? They're making a fuss over some punks who almost got killed by a kid again!" Annoyed, Dadan scolds Ace.
"Oh, I thought they were dead." Disappointed, Ace sighs.
"What did you say?! If you cause trouble, I'm the one who'll get chewed out! Are you listening, Ace?! If this is you still attempting to get her attention by acting out it's not going to work! Honestly! How could he just leave a kid like this with me?!" Dadan rants fuming leaving the bruised boy alone.
"You wanna know about Roger? He was just a great liar and a murder! It makes me laugh that they call him "King of the Pirates!" He was more like the King of the Bullshitters!" The man spews smoke into the young boy's mouth as they all laugh.
"That's right!" His friend agrees before being bashed in the face…
"Roger? Don't mention the name that makes me sick, brat! It's ruining my drink! Go away! What are you looking at?!" The drunk sneers scowling at Ace's look as once again…
"What do you think you're doing, you little shit!" The astonished adults demand from the child wrecking the bar…
"Look at you! You got beaten pretty badly! Hey, Ace? I heard that you're out of control these days." Garp laughs at the bloodied nose of Ace as he sits down at a distance from the boy still staring out at the sea hoping to see a small jet boat arrive…
"Old man, you have a grandson, right? Does he look happy?" Ace asks him.
"Oh, you're talking about Luffy! He's growing up in fine feather!" Garp beams brightly at the thought of Luffy.
"-Old man. Do you think...that I deserved to be born?" Ace asks him.
"That's something...you'll see as you live." Garp tells the young boy continuing to look out at the sea hopeful to receive an answer from a certain pink pirate…
"We're almost there! We'll be there soon, Ace! Clear the way!" The voices of the pirates below call out snapping Ace out of his thoughts tearfully whimpering.
"I'm...Dammit! Ace curses internally biting his lip anguished.
"Ace-san, wait for me! I'll save you with my life!"
"We're almost there!"
"We're on our way, Ace!"
"Ace, we'll save you at any cost!"
"Wait for us, Ace!"
"Don't give up!"
"Dammit! My mind is so warped! It's not the right time for this! Pops and brother and friends are...going down one by one bleeding, but...! I'm so happy and I can't stop crying! At this last moment, I'm starting to think that I wanna live!" Sobbing, Ace's voice breaks before Sengoku sobbing his heart out as Garp grimaces when hearing his words.
"Captain Buggy!" The crew cheer at the sight of the newly freed Buggy.
"He's awake!
"-He's alive!
"I'm so relieved!
"What happened to me?" Buggy groans holding his head.
"You got frozen by Aokiji…" The crew answer as they recall the admiral easily freezing Buggy and a fair few of the crew fortunately not all of them as the fire fists came down, making an hole in the ice as the crew put Buggy in the water to thaw him free.
"Let's carry all the other frozen guys to the water!" The crew decide to free the rest but…
"Yeah! Hey, before that... Ow! Save me first, you fools! I mean... Please help me, I'm drowning..." Buggy requests grimacing from the heated water flailing about due to his devil fruit.
"Captain Buggy!" The crew save the drowning clown.
"You saved our lives how many times now?! Damn, you're great! We'll follow you to the end of the world!" His crew cheer.
"You guys! Thank me as much as you want!" Buggy beams brightly.
Looks like I still have my luck! Buggy smirks smugly to himself.
"By the way, where's Mr. 3?" Buggy queries.
"The last time we saw Brother was before the encircling walls came up." The crewmate tells Buggy.
"That bastard! He made it out of here! Buggy curses internally before turning to his next trial that was the wall.
"Get out of my way, magma brat! Damn!" Suddenly, Whitebeard falls flat to his knees heaving crimson.
"Pops!" Marco cries out rushing towards him.
"Even you can't win out against the onslaught of time, Whitebeard!" Akainu prepares for a magma fist to finish the old timer.
"That's what I was afraid of the most! Pops! Marco rushes towards him oblivious to the bright beam of light forming from the fingertips of Kizaru.
"If you have an unguarded moment, you will lose the fight!" Kizaru fires as before Marco knew it…
"Marco!" Jozu cries out as Marco is swiftly shot down.
"You can't look away like that!" Aokiji strikes freezing the commander over.
"Jozu!" A whitebeard commander calls out.
"Should I be the last voice you hear before you die?" Akainu asks as magma drops down from his fist before rushing forward impaling his magma fist into the man's chest.
"Pops!" His sons cry out for him.
"Old man!" Ace sobs his heart out.
"Hey! It's too late for you to go out now! Look, Coby, there's no question! It's obviously the Navy's victory! Akainu-san got Whitebeard and Kizaru-san and Aokiji-san got Marco and Jozu, first and third division commanders!" Helmeppo reasons to Coby and yet…Coby couldn't…he couldn't accept this so called victory of theirs, encouraged by the scream of the newly rejuvenated hormone injected Luffy rushing ahead.
"Oi Coby what are you…!?" Helmeppo soon follows Coby into the chaos that was the war having no clue what Coby was thinking as he does just that.
"Here are the replacement executions sir." The marine reports.
"Finally hurry up and get ready!" The marine above orders as the two get on the execution platform, ready to finish what the marines started…
"Coby!" Luffy perks up at the sight of the boy before him as he runs forward while Coby simply stands there among the battered, beaten bruised marine soldiers.
"…To be a real marine. I have to fight or I won't progress this is a battlefield! I must be prepared to kill him!" Coby readies himself however before he could hit him Coby dodges said strike or tries to, if not for Luffy slamming his fist into his face then going on ahead…leaving Coby in the dust still having much to learn…
"Monkey D. Luffy…" The Kuma identifies the newly injected Luffy but…as the pacifista aim to strike, a familiar snake woman arrives standing in front ready to take the blast but….
"That's dangerous!" Luffy tries to warn her however the light fades.
"Boa Hancock one of the shibukai cease fire. She is an alley." Kuma identifies Boa before leaving.
"Oh right you guys are allies. Thank you Hancock." Luffy thanks her.
"You know the empress of the sea!?" Surprised, Ivanov gawks.
"Hancock. Move Aside." The Kuma orders.
"When did I give you permission to say my name?!" Angrily, Hancock roars slamming her heel into the side of the robot turning it to stone as it chips form the sheer impact of her kick.
"Old man…I…I'm coming…now…" Heaving, Marco holds his chest stumbling towards the coughing crimson mess of Whitebeard.
"Oooh your guard is down. You've already been hit three times so have yourself a nice long rest." Kizaru charges his beam swiftly shooting Marco down once more.
"Old man!" Marco lunges ahead engulfing himself with his flames.
"Oh I suppose it isn't that easy. You can regenerate can't you, Marco the Phoenix? Hey it's your turn." Kizaru calls out as a vice admiral drops down into Marco's path slamming one of his many limbs down upon Marco.
"Sea stone?" Marco gasps before being pinned down to the ground and cuffed as he is swiftly shots down again.
"Commander Marco!" The pirates call out to him.
"Oh that looks painful." Kizaru charges up a beam.
"Commander Juzo has been defeated too!" A pirate points to the fallen figure of ice that comes crashing down, Aoki stands over the pirate, smoke spewing out of his form.
"The commanders are falling one after another!" A anxious pirate points out.
"The whitebeard pirates have fallen." Aoki states the fact firmly eyeing the back of the battered, bloodied, bruised mess that was Whitebeard facing off with Akainu.
"What are you standing there for? Take Whitebeard's head!" Sengoku snaps down at the marines below all of them rushing at the open and wounded Whitebeard.
"Do you guys really think they can kill me that easily? I don't need their help I…I am Whitebeard!" Proudly, Whitebeard bellows as he shakes the men impaled into him clinging onto the weapons impaled into the myth, the legend who after being stabbed in the chest and then blasted by the marines easily shakes it off stepping forward, smoke spewing from his furious face, towering over them all as he fights back, batting them all aside with his blade, a uproar of a quake coming from him. The marines all scream from the tornado he creates despite the literal hole in his chest.
"He's…he's a monster…" A marine says as another from the falling victims falls on him.
"He's critically injured don't hesitate!" Sengoku calls out as a fair few try to rush the old man bleeding but…
"Critically injured eh? Don't make me laugh! Do you really think I'll die so easily? Do you…really…don't you understand…what it would mean if I died? I know…if that happened my eyes wouldn't see the bright future ahead of my sons. I can't let myself die can I? Right Ace?" Amused, Whitebeard smiles as he looks up at the man they all want free as Ace stares anguished at the sight of his battered, beaten, bruised father figure.
"Old man…" Anguished, Ace whimpers weakly staring sadly down at the man surrounded him just then Jinbe frees himself from his chained confines as he and the rest of the commanders stand back-to-back with Whitebeard against the marines.
"Stop it!" Loudly, Luffy yells as the swords come crashing down upon Ace's head as next everyone knew…some soldiers came crashing down.
"So he did inherit it after all…" Garp exclaims watching his grandson approach.
"You too?" Ace whispers weakly.
"Hey, hey seriously?" Stunned, sweat slides down the tense temple of Kuzan.
"Weak willed men stay back! Don't let him come out of this alive, if we do he'll become a terrifying enemy!" The marine admiral warns as oblivious to what he had just done, Luffy keeps on running.
"You cowardly marines you're really that afraid of one kid? What happened to taking my head!?" Whitebeard hollers demanding the attention back onto him rather than Luffy as he bashes back the soldiers that tried to come at Luffy.
"Whitebeard that beast…Take him down at all cost!" A soldier roars.
"Fine by me." Another agrees.
"We will back the old man up!" Izou exclaims as the commander's roar.
"Forget about me focus on lending Straw hat your strength!" Strictly, Whitebeard orders.
"Ace's little brother?" One of Whitebeard pirates perk up.
"Old man…dammit if I could remove these…" Marco wheezes trying to pry it off as he kicks a nearby marine soldier struggling to get the cuffs off as he holds his chest.
"Take down Straw Hat now!" Kizaru orders as the commanders take the fights meant for Luffy.
"It's Hawk eye move straw hat boy!" Ivankov calls out as Hawkeyes reels his black blade releasing a bright burst of green that is blocked by a familiar scissor like limbs.
"You're…" Luffy's hues wide when recognizing Crocodile's second in command.
"Orders from the boss for the time being we will confront the navy now go!" Dutifully, Daz tells Luffy nodding his head going on ahead.
"You're Daz Bones right?" Mihawk approaches as the two begin clashing with their respective blades but ends with Daz to the ground. Mihawk chases after Luffy only to stop from the sharp stab of a glistening gold hook hitting his blade.
"Crocodile…" Mihawk's hues widen when seeing the bloodstained scowling crocodile.
"How long are you gonna sleep Mr. 1?" Crocodile turns to Daz.
"It seems like my body's gone soft since prison." Daz grumbles slowly standing.
"You're in my way straw hat get lost." Crocodile tells him as he goes on ahead.
"Why did you get in my way Crocodile?" Mihawk demands from him.
"I'm in a pretty bad mood right now. Watch yourself Hawk eye." He glares at Hawkeye as the two begin battle with Hayami following Luffy and Ivankov.
"Luffy! I will assist you too!" Hancock perks up at the sight of him as she rides her snake towards him just then…
"Attack Monkey D. Luffy." The Kuma come crashing down as Hancock has her snake travel her over to them.
"Boa Hancock ally cease fire." Said bright beams of light cease as she stretches her arms out being deemed an alley.
"What the hell is the meaning of this!?" Loudly, the man reels his axe down at where Boa stood, she swiftly smashes said axe astonishing the woman when the axe breaks as shards come crashing down.
"Aren't you shibukai!?" Scowling, the axe wielder glares at the woman perched upon her snake.
"Such an unrefined man it seems you do not understand anything." Arrogantly, Hancock huffs, staring down at them.
"What!?" The group glare up at her.
"Let me tell you something…love is a battlefield!" Booming, Hancock hollers as Luffy races on ahead just as the scissors user from Impel down cuts into the ground forming a pathway up towards the execution platform, shadowing over Garp still seated on his throne.
"What the hell is that!?" A marine gasps seeing said stairs.
"It's Inazuma from the Revolutionary army this was his doing!" Another marine points out.
"Don't let Straw Hat get to the platform!" A vice admiral orders but…
"We can't get past these pirates!" A marine curses as before the marines knew it, the pirates had made a line, surrounding Luffy as he ran up those steps while the pirates kept the marines at bay.
"Aim your canons!" A vice admiral orders but they are swiftly slashed down by the white beard Commanders as they cheer Luffy on to keep moving…
"Luffy-kun go!" Scissorhands tells him.
"Right thanks." Luffy thanks them as Ivankov holds them back with the pirates while Garp slowly stands as Whitebeard distracts Kizaru stopping him from teleporting over…
"Grandpa please move!" Luffy screams at the man in his way, running up some stone stairs towards Ace as he did so however…
"There's no way I'll step aside I am a vice admiral from navy HQ! I was fighting pirates long before you were born!" Stubbornly, said male yells the cracks below growing.
"Gramps!" Ace whimpers while chained.
"If you want to get past me then it'll be over my dead body straw hat Luffy that is…the path you chose! Garp yelled the pirates kept the marines at bay.
"Luffy!" Worried, Ace called out to him however it falls to deaf ears once more.
"Straw Hat is almost at the execution platform this is bad!" A marine reports getting out his bazooka.
"At this rage we can't miss!" Another aims their own at Luffy.
"Insolent fools back away! Slave arrow!" Hancock pops out a heart firing at the armed marines turning them to stone as she sits perched upon her snake towering over them.
"Pirate Empress, just whose side are you on anyway?" Angrily, a marine not caught in the crossfire demands from her.
"Luffy first and foremost but what if a stray bullet were to hit vice admiral Garp!?" She places her hands on her hips.
"What are you saying?" The marine queries.
"Vice Admiral Garp…don't you know who that man is!? He is my grandfather!" She reveals as she poses looking up as she points down at them.
"Grandfather!?" A marine exclaims.
"Vice admiral Garp is!?" Another asks astonished.
"Obviously he will be, once I marry him." Happily, Hancock swoons smiling scarlet staining her crimson cheeks cooing at the thought just as Garp freely fell from the stairs with Luffy punching him before rushing ahead as he finally makes it to Ace…
"Gramps!" Anguished, Ace looks away.
"You play the parent after all, Garp." Sengoku scowls.
"He is about to get to the scaffold…" Kizaru takes note of.
"You called him a reckless piece of crap!" Whitebeard smirks down at the admiral.
"He is reckless! I wonder how he can set "Fire Fist" Ace free." Kizaru wonders out loud.
"Get lost! You fool!" Whitebeard goes to strike him just as he disperse into light then fires.
"You let your guard down." Dubiously, Kizaru exclaims smirking smugly at the glaring Whitebeard.
"Pops!" His sons call out worried.
"Finally... finally...I made it!" Luffy smiles making it to the top.
"Luffy! You're so...!" Ace begins baffled but…
"Ace! Hold on! I have the key!" Luffy goes behind to free him.
"Luffy, how did you...?!" Astonished, Ace asks only then to gaps at the bright blazing light of glistening gold coming from Sengoku.
"Wh-What the hell is that?!" Tense, the marines gawk gape at their fleet admiral beginning to grow.
"Look! Fleet Admiral Sengoku is using his power!-I've never seen it before!" In awe, the marines gawk gape at the transformation.
"You can't get away from me!" Sengoku in his buddha form dictates towering over the two.
"I can't believe that you even have such a thing, Straw Hat Luffy!" Kizaru fires destroying the key.
"Oh no, the key!" Luffy panics perturbed.
"Get ready! Aim at them and be ready to fire at a moment's notice!" A vice admiral orders his men arming their bazookas.
"Straw Hat Luffy! You're a serious criminal who should be punished by death, too! I'm gonna execute both of you brothers with my own bare hands!" Sengoku in his buddha forms reels his fist back to do just that until…
"What was that? I passed out all of a sudden... Straw Hat... Oh!" Mr Three in the execution clothes perks up at the sight of him.
"San! Why are you here?!" Luffy turns to him but…
"What is that?!" Three gawks at the golden buddha's fist about to come crashing down on them.
"Hey, San! Protect Ace with a wall! Gum-Gum...Giant Balloon!" Luffy bites his thumb taking the hit with his huge form, scarlet spewing out.
"Candle Wall!" Mr Three makes said shield, shielding them both from it.
"Is he expanding?!" The marine gawks at the sight.
"The scaffold is collapsing!-What happened?!" The marines freak out seeing the flaling figures.
"Ace is still alive!" Another adds.
"We're falling! I'll make the key! And Uncuff him right away!" Mr Three starts to make the wax key as they fall.
"Alright!" Luffy in his small form exclaims as the trio fall.
"Captain Buggy! There's brother three!" One of Buggy's crew point out as they hold the shrivelled snail they had thawed out in their hands.
"What?! What is he doing in that ridiculous costume?! I thought he ran away from here already!" Buggy argues.
"The execution of "Fire Fist" Ace has to do with the prestige of the Navy HQ! We have to finish it!" A vice admiral reminds his troops as they all aim readying their canons to end it all.
"Straw Hat. If I tell you that I'm here out of respect for my late comrade, are you going to laugh at me?!" Mr Three asks as he makes his key.
"No, I won't!" Luffy answers.
"Fire! Blow them away!" The vice admiral orders as the bazooka fire.
"Save your brother, Straw Hat!" He tosses him the key.
"Okay!" Mini Luffy grabs it.
"Oh no!" Sengoku spots said key as he falls.
"Straw boy!" Ivankov cries out as the canons hit.
"No way! Ace!" The pirates cry out.
"They all got hit! Fire Fist" can't use his power because of the Sea Prism Stone handcuffs! He's dead! And we got Straw Hat, too!" The marines cheer.
"There's a tunnel of fire in the smoke!" A marine points out.
"You've always been like this! Luffy! You've never even listened to me...and always done such crazy things!" Ace smirks holding his brother's hand as they use the vacuum of flames to save them.
"Ace!" Luffy and co cheer beaming brightly to see their newly freed brother, holding Mr Three, safe…for now…
"F-fire Fist" Ace is...now free!" The entire of Marineford gawk at the sight.
"Great! You did it, Straw Hat!" The whitebeard pirates cheer.
"He rescued Ace!" The pirates celebrate.
"He has been relentless since Impel Down! That guy is really..." The impel down crew begin but…
"...Something else!" Ivankov cuts them off tears freely falling.
"I'm relieved! You finally accomplished your mission, Luffy! If we can escape here in one piece...We'll be married!" Happily, Hancock swoons smiling blushing brightly.
"Look, Coby! Damn Straw Hat finally did it!" Helmeppo points out to the newly awakened still hurt Coby.
"Luffy-san, you're awesome!" Coby couldn't help but admit awestruck at his friend's ability.
"Don't lose your cool! Be ready to fire shoot them as they land!" The vice admiral orders.
"Yes, sir!" The marines aim.
"Stay alert, Luffy! Let's split up for now!" Ace advises.
"Okay!" Luffy agrees as they fight off the marines with their respective arsenal of flames and rubber, Ace blows them away with a bright burst of flames with Mr Three barely mkaig it by with his wax…
"He's so strong! Be careful!" The marines arm themselves.
"Can you fight, Luffy?" Ace asks as the two brothers are back to back, a ring of flames surrounding them with Mr Three in the back having landed on his face.
"Of course!" Luffy heaves huffs.
"Ace-san! Luffy-kun!" Jinbei beams brightly at the two.
"Don't forget! "fire Fist" Ace is fire-Logia type!" The marine reminds his fellow marines.
"I never thought that I'd be saved by you one day! Thanks, Luffy!" Ace thanks him smiling softly at him.
"Whitebeard and the others helped me to do it!" Luffy smiles.
"Don't think that you're safe now! This is now your execution ground!" The marines aim their guns at the two and fire but both boys with their respective powers handle it, Luffy reflecting them back just as the men armed with blades rush in.
"Now is the chance!-I'll cut you into pieces!" They go to slice Luffy but Luffy's head is pushed down as Ace balances on top of him using his flames to dodge said strikes sent his brother's way.
"He's my brother! Leave him alone!" Ace roars firing the marines armed back as both Luffy and Ace using his flames and Luffy his rubber deal with the marines…
"You've gotten stronger, Luffy!" Ace smiles softly at Luffy as both brothers race through Marineford.
"Someday, I'll even surpass you!" Luffy promises only for Ace to stop Luffy brow furrowing from the familiar admiral before them.
"Then, let me protect you for now!" Ace scowls glaring at the man in white.
"You'll surpass him someday…how could you when there's no tomorrow for you." Aokiji greets both brothers.
"You think that you can escape?" Kuzan shoves his hands into his pockets eyeing the two.
"Admiral Kuzan!" In awe, his men gush over the man in white.
"That bastard…!" Luffy glares at Aokiji as ice begins to coat him.
"Ice Block!" Ice crawls up Aoki as he aims his hand flat out aiming at the two.
"Back up, Luffy." Amused, Ace smirks, flames enveloping him as Luffy complies watching both men raise their respective arm, ice and fire consuming their respective body…
"Pheasant Beak!" Aokiji summons as a ice pheasant lunges at Ace.
"Flame Mirror!" Ace summons said fierce flames feasting upon the winged creature of ice, steam spewing out from the collision alone.
"Aokiji-san's ice was instantly vaporized!" The marines gasps.
"He's our second division commander! Of course, he's capable of that!" The pirates cheer as both Ace and Aokiji simply stare stoic faced at each other.
"Cool!-What brothers!" Buggy's crew couldn't help but be in awe.
"Stop being impressed, you boneheads! Fix the Transponder Snail already!" Agitated, Buggy orders.
"Y-Yes, sir!" The crew go back to fixing said shrivelled snail.
"Even an admiral's power is useless against them! How can we fight them?!" The two marines freak out after seeing said fight with both boys continue to run ahead as Kuzan lets them go…
"Don't lose your head!" Akainu roars towering over the two.
"Admiral Sakazuki!" The marines squeak scared.
"We won't let them get away from here!" Akainu dictates determined.
"W-What now?!" The marines and pirate perk up at the faint tremors but not from Whitebeard.
"Heads up, everyone! Their ship is moving! Don't get close! It's running on the ground with its paddles!" A marine points to said ship.
"Hey, who is on board?!" Baffled, a pirate ponders perplexed.
"-Squard!-The Whirl Spider Pirates!" Another one of the whitebeard pirates recognises.
"Pops, everyone, run! Leave the war to us!" Squard o calls out his crew cheering behind him in agreement.
"Those fools!" Whitebeard tuts.
"Don't be silly, Squard!" A whitebeard pirates snaps.
"Obviously, you have a death wish!" Another accuses.
"Of course, I have. What I did to Pops was horrible. Even if this doesn't make amends for it, I can't let things go like this! I'm sorry, guys. I shouldn't have let you on." Squardo apologies to his crew.
"-It's okay, Captain! Don't worry!-We followed you because we wanted to! We'll choose where to die our own! Captain! We'll follow you to the end!" His crew happily agree.
"I'm sorry...Everybody, take Ace and run!" Squardo shouts as Ace's eyes widen when seeing Squard lead the paddleboat.
"What an idiot." Akainu tuts.
"That Squard what a show way of doing things hurry and get these handcuffs off!" Mad, Marco orders as a subordinate complies as Squard and his crew rush forward…only to be stopped last second
"What…? The ship stopped?!" Squardo stares shocked at Whitebeard having stopped said ship.
"W-With just one hand...He stopped the ship!" A marine gawks gapes at the sight of the dying old man doing something like that.
"Can't you understand how ungrateful it is for a child...to die before his parent, Squard?! Don't get too confident! That little stab wound that you created doesn't really jeopardize my life! Everybody has his own duration of life! We accomplished our goal here! There's no need to stay here anymore! Listen carefully, Whitebeard Pirates! I'm gonna give you an order from the Captain one last time!" Whitebeard explains to his crew coughing crimson.
"What do you mean "last?!" Wait, Pops, that's too sad!" One of the whitebeard pirates call out.
"I don't wanna hear such thing!" Another anguished voice adds.
"Let's go back to the New World together!" Another pirate pleads.
"Cross fire! Pops!" Ace cries out after releasing another blast of flames.
"All of you and I will split up from here! Everyone, survive at any cost and go back to the New World safely!" Whitebeard commands his crew.
"P-Pops! Are you planning to die here?!" Anxiously, a voice queries from the pirates side.
"I'm a remnant from the old times! There is no ship that can bear me in the new era! Go, you guys!" Whitebeard orders, releasing quite the tremor...
"Whitebeard!" Sengoku scowls at the destroyed tower of justice…
"No, Pops!" His sons sob.
"It's an order! We gotta go!" Another argues.
"Old guy!" Luffy calls out.
"Pops!" Ace too.
"Don't look back! Because the era is changing! Everything started on that sea..." Whitebeard tells his sons standing in the ruins of the tower of justice smiling thinking back to the all…to Roger, Rayleigh, Shiki, Sengoku, Garp and three familiar brats one with a familiar straw hat, one with a familiar red nose and the other in the middle with a familiar bright broad grin of a smile, clinking their glasses together i celebration as he sits around with his sons smiling.
"I've had quite a long journey…now let's settle this…Navy!" Whitebeard declares determined to end it all.
"He's willing to destroy the whole island!" The marines gawk gape at the ruined remains of the navy tower.
"Pops!" His sons call out to him.
"I don't wanna leave you! You gotta come with us!" A son refuses.
"Pops!" His sons sob.
"Do you disobey your Captain's order?! Why don't you just go, fools?!" Whitebeard orders.
"Pops!" His sons cry.
"Now is our chance! kill Whitebeard! He's dying already!" A marine rushes over to Whitebeard.
"Pops!" One of his sons sobs.
"Hurry up! Let's do as Pops said!" One of the older sons tell the younger ones.
"You don't mind leaving Pops behind?!" Oe of the sons scowl at the other.
"Yeah, how dare you!" Angrily, another teary eyed son sobs sharply.
"Stupid! No one wants to leave him alone!" Agitated, the sons dispute among themselves.
"…grumbling about it at a time like this is the same as trampling on Pops' determination! Can't you understand?!" One of the commanders cries.
"Pops!" His sons sob.
"Hurry and get ready to sail out!" Whitebeard orders.
"Ace!" Luffy calls out to his hesitating brother.
"We're gonna leave soon! Come on now! Commander Marco, let's go!" The whitebeard pirates call out to the hesitating Marco.
"Pops..." Marco grimaces pained still chained.
"…I'm sorry pops…I…I know…I can't run away from my duties anymore…my duty to the sea, to the people…to this new era…
"You messed with us!-Die!" The marines surrounding the wax turtle shell raise their blades.
"W-Wait! All I want is to get away! I have no intention to fight..." Mr Three explains however…
"W-What?!" The marines gawk when they slam said blades down watching the blades break.
"My wax is as strong as steel! There's no way that a normal sword can cut it!" Mr Three tells them.
"He's also a Devil Fruit eater! No wonder! He's strong enough to try to protect "Fire Fist" even at Fleet Admiral Sengoku's elbow!" The marines gawk.
"No no, don't overestimate me like that! I'm not a big deal...oh no!" Mr Three scuttles off attempting to escape using his wax shell to do so.
"Damn Whitebeard! I can't believe he still has that much power after getting wounded so badly!" A marine grunts grimacing at the whirlwind of rubble he sends their way.
"Since he isn't concerned about "fire Fist" Ace anymore..." Sengoku grunts.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku!" The marines perk up at the sight of him back to normal.
"It's clear his intention is to sink Marineford into the ocean. Along with himself!" Sengoku says as just then…
"Vice Admiral Garp! You're alive!" The marines relieved rush over to the bloodied Garp dusting himself off.
"He wants to change the era? Yeah, the time is right." Garp grunts getting up.
"Get to the sea now! We who remain have to go back to the New World safely!" One of the whitebeard pirate call out firing trying to cover for his brothers to escape.
"Don't let them get away! kill as many as you can!" The marines aim their guns and aims.
"Commander Jozu! Looks like he's badly injured but he'll make it! Captain gave us an order! Come with us! Brenheim! You gotta carry Jozu!" Many of the whitebeard pirates try to help their frozen commander up but call out to the more muscular one covering them.
"Straw boy! Why are you standing around?!" Ivankov calls out to the hesitating rubber boy.
"Ace, let's go! The old man has made up his mind..." Luffy calls out to his brother hesitating staring at the back of Whitebeard but…
"I know! And it won't be in vain! Back off, you bastards!" Ace roars releasing a bright burst of fierce flames hitting the marines surrounding Whitebeard who turns to see said source bowing his head to him.
"We don't need words now. Just tell me one thing. Are you happy to have me as your father? Whitebeard couldn't help but wonder while eyeing the boy bowing before him as Ace's face says it all, his hues speaking volumes as the tears freely fall from him.
"Of course you were!" Ace cries his heart out as Whitebeard beams brightly laughing joyous to hear the confirmation as the flames surrounding them both…before Ace takes off running…Luffy by his side, the two with jinbei heading to the marine ship they stole.
"We've stolen a Navy ship! Get on board quick!" The whitebeard pirates call out.
"Do they really think that they can get away?! How simple they are!" Akainu steps up.
"Admiral Sakazuki!" The marines step back for the admiral.
"You guys, move aside a little bit!" He orders as they comply.
"You two, just keep going until you get to the ship! As soon as you rescue "fire Fist" Ace, you run!" Jinbe calls out to both brothers nodding knowing what had to happen…
"The Whitebeards must be a group of cowards!" Akainu speaks up.
"What?!" The pirates glare.
"He's trying to stir you up obviously! If you stop, you're playing into his hands!" A commander tries to stop them.
"Well your captain is that guy so you can't help it, can you? Because after all, Whitebeard is just a...loser from the old times!" Akainu removes his cat brushing his gloved hands through it before putting his cap back on.
"Ace!" Luffy frowns when seeing Ace stop seething.
"A loser? Take back what you just said!" Snarling, Ace orders.
"Hey, don't, Ace! Don't stop! Just let him say whatever he wants!" Luffy tries to stop Ace but…
"He mocked Pops!" Angrily, Ace roars.
"Ace!" Luffy cries out to him but….
"Did you say "take it back?" Not in a million years! I'll tell you why. Your father Gold Roger conquered the Grand Line and opened the door to the new era called the Great Pirate Era by sacrificing himself. As a Navy admiral, it's not my place to say so, but he was true to his name: the King of the Pirates! In contrast, what has Whitebeard done? I wonder if he really had the intention to fight. I assume that he established a large family someplace and was satisfied being a big fish in a little barrel. There are some fools in the world who'd say that his name is keeping peace on various islands but if you ask me, he's just keeping lightweights in fear of him and he thinks that he's a hero which makes me laugh! When Roger was alive, Whitebeard had second billing and even after Roger's death, he couldn't become a King. That means he'll never better Roger and he'll be a loser forever! That's who Whitebeard is and that's the truth. He's a poor man when you think about it. He gathered some punks who call him Pops and roamed around the sea with his fake family." Akainu explains to the seething snarling Ace.
"Stop it." Ace grits grinds his teeth together tense.
"And although he reigned the sea for years, he couldn't become a King and gained nothing and at the end, he was stabbed by a fool, one of his sons who fell for my line and he will die to protect that son. Don't you think that his life is so empty?" Akainu proposes.
"Stop it!" Ace snarls fierce flames beginning to flicker around his body.
"I'm not even going into that whore of a sister of yours!" Akainu adds as his hue twitches tense.
"…What did you say?" Snarling, Ace seethes shakes.
"You heard me, to think all these years the pirate king's daughter was my superior sickens me…then again the only reason she got that position was opening her legs up to anyone that would take such a repulsive devil!" Akainu continues on as something seemingly snaps within Ace.
"You take that back!" Brow furrowed, Ace snarls seethes, the flames feasting upon his body only growing taller, wider, fiercer…
"To think all those years she was hiding you…using Whitebeard as a way to hide your existence just as she was using Shanks to hide herself, no doubt that whore opened her legs out to him too. I'll admit she's smart but after this I'll make sure to finish her." Honestly, Akainu swears it.
"My sister is none of those things! Don't you dare touch her!" Angrily, Ace roars raising his voice, fierce flames enveloping his furious fist.
"Don't do it, Ace, come back! Ace!" Luffy begs beseeches his brother but…
"Pops and Ann…they gave me a place to live! You can't understand their greatness! You can't understand the people who saved my life!" Angrily, Ace roars fierce flames sprouting out from behind.
"People don't deserve to live if they can't live justly! Punks like you guys don't deserve a place to live!" Akainu roars raising his fist as magma meets fire…
"Ace has been burned!" Someone says as Ace cries out in pain.
"Are you careless because you ate a Logia type fruit which is the most powerful of all? You're just fire but my magma can even burn fire! My power is far stronger than yours." Akainu states goop of magma dripping down from his head as Ace shakes holding his arm.
"Ace!" Luffy goes to go forward but trips.
"Hey, Luffy-kun, you should not fight anymore!" Jinbe warns him.
"Ace's Vivre Card!" Luffy tries to go after the paper flying away.
"Gold Roger the King of the Pirates, Dragon-the revolutionary. I was amazed to hear that sons of those two are step brothers. You two have bad blood in your veins. I don't care if the others get away as long as I get you two! Watch what I do." Akainu dictates magma sprouting out around his fist as he readies his fist to strike but…not Ace…
"Wait!" Ace cries out as Akainu lunges for Luffy.
"Luffy!" Ace screams rushing ahead as next Luffy knew he was watching the bloodied beads fall as the firm fist of magma impaled Ace…scarlet splattering staining the stone ground below, magma shooting out with Ace's fierce flames doing the same as everyone stares in shock, Sengoku smiling as the vivre card burns away…
*Oh...I've been waiting for this...so what did you think of this chapter? Of Ace and Ann's dynamic? Of Ann and Garp's? Of Ann's reaction? Of the future of Ann and Kuzan now?*
