One Piece belongs to Eiichiro Oda
Kingdom Hearts characters belong to Square Enix and Disney
OCs belong to me.
-Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-Nine-
"On the upside, their boss is the only one left" Nami clapped as she attempted to be more positive and not let the blonde's stupidity sour her mood just yet.
"We can't celebrate just yet, you never know what might happen 'til the very end" Robin reminded the navigator.
"We've seen what these people are capable of when it comes to wanting to win, he might have a few tricks up his sleeves" I said.
"Yes, good point" Foxy nodded as what appeared to be a cannon raised from the ground on his side of the court.
"Yeah, like that" I said upon having my point proven.
"No way!" Nami gawked.
"What the...?" Chopper and Luffy sparkled with awe upon seeing the giant cannon.
"There it is! Hit and Dead Ball's top-secret weapon finally makes its appearance!" Itomimizu exclaimed.
"Say hello to the Mister Hit-Kun Cannon!" Foxy boisterously laughed.
"Hey, Ref, are you really going to allow this?! That thing is obviously against the rules!" Usopp angrily snapped.
"So that's Mister Hit-Kun Cannon" Robin unamusedly hummed.
"I mean, I guess it's impressive" I shrugged, raising an eyebrow as I eyed the giant cannon in disinterest.
"Wait, why are you both acting like you know all about this doo-hickey? Did I miss something?" Usopp frowned.
"We ran across an article about it in the rulebook, but we hadn't actually seen the device until now" Robin explained.
"Despite it being in the rules, I still feel like it should be against them" I admitted the longer I stared at the cannon, not seeing how such a weapon was considered fair when something as simple as hitting another person in the face wasn't.
"Rule Number Three Hundred Twenty-Two: The only weapon allowed is Mister Hit-Kun Cannon!" Rokuroshi clarified.
"Why would you make a rule for that dumb thing?!" Usopp snapped.
"I don't know, seems pretty awesome to me" Luffy sparkled with an excited grin on his face that only seemed to grow the longer he stared at the cannon.
"What's the point?" Zoro frowned. "Listen, I don't care how big your "Mister Cannon" or whatever is—you're still going to lose" he glared.
"I wouldn't be so sure" Foxy grinned. "Hey, Porche! You ready to finish them off?" he asked.
"I thought you'd never ask, boss" Porche grinned. "Better not blink—Flower Hypnosis, go!" spinning her baton around, a bouquet of flowers soon popped out of the top.
"Not again!" Usopp groaned in frustration as he recalled that stupid tricks of hers that had cost Nami had race in the last fight.
"Hurry up and close your eyes!" Nami shouted.
"Oh!" Luffy quickly threw his hands over his eyes with Chopper following suit in the same manner.
"Can you play without dirty tricks for once?" Zoro irritably grumbled as he closed his eyes.
"I think they're incapable of doing that" I said.
"Now's your chance! Fire!" Porche shouted.
"Oh, I will" Foxy snickered, taking aim at Zoro and causing me to frown. "Like shooting fish in a barrel!" he laughed.
"Even without my swords, I'm still a swordsman" Zoro scoffed as he used his hand—his bare hand—to cut the ball hurtling toward him in half.
"I'm sorry what?" I choked, taken aback by the absurd sight of him cutting the ball in half with his bare hand which was the last thing I had expected him or anyone in that situation really to do. "Is...is he even human?" I weakly muttered in disbelief, trying to process how he had done something so bizarre.
"I wonder that every day myself" Nami sighed, shaking her head as she comfortingly patted my back.
"What power!" Itomimizu gaped. "The swordless swordsman only sliced the ball in half with his bare hands—he did it with his eyes closed!" he exclaimed as the crowd burst into a roar of excitement.
"Oh no!" Porche cried out.
"Zoro of Straw Hats is out!" Rokuroshi suddenly shouted.
"Why?! What did I do?!" Zoro angrily snapped the minute he realized he was out.
"What do you mean what did you do? You cut a ball in half with your bare hand!" I exclaimed.
"Rule Number Six Hundred Forty-Five: Even with hands, no slicing the ball!" Rokuroshi frowned. "Rules also state that Foxy gets a new ball" he added.
"What?" Usopp blinked.
"Oh well, better luck next time!" Foxy mockingly laughed as he was handed another ball.
"What a shame, it was an impressive move from Zoro, but the rules are the rules" Itomimizu sighed.
"You okay?" Chopper quietly asked the grumbling swordsman who angrily stormed past him. "I don't think he's taking this well..." he mumbled.
"Hey there, buddy" Sanji teasingly grinned.
"I know what you're going to say and I don't want to hear it, especially after that stunt you just pulled" Zoro sneered as he approached before suddenly lifting me up and angrily stalking away from the others, making it clear he didn't want to be bothered any further about his sudden disqualification.
"Well someone's grumpy" I teasingly chuckled as he sat down and pulled me into his lap, arms quick to circle around me while his face buried itself into the crook of my neck. "Poor baby..." I cooed, giggling at the irritated huff and tight squeeze I received as I wound my arms around his head and began softly stroking his hair. "Though I am curious to know how in the hell you were able to cut a dodgeball in half with your bare hands" I said, desperate to know what his secret was.
"Lots of training..." he gruffly responded.
"Fuck kind of training are you doing?" I blinked, still trying to wrap my head around what I had seen—I'm aware of his habit of constantly training, but even I can't see where learning how to cut something with your bare hands would be of any use to a swordsman.
"Just watch the game..." he grumbled, giving me another tight squeeze—making it clear he wasn't in the mood to talk right now. Heaving a silent sigh, I softly smiled and continued to soothingly run my fingers throw his hair before pressing a kiss to the top of his head.
"You know, you did a really good job out there..." I murmured against his scalp, causing him to huff yet relax all the same as he seemed to lean into my touch and press his face further into the crook of my neck.
"Wow! The match is now two to one and Mister Hit-Kun Cannon is ready to go!" Itomimizu announced.
"Time to pick up where I left off!" Foxy laughed as he began to take aim once again.
"Yeah, then let's see what you got!" Luffy huffed.
"Bring it on!" Chopper shouted, eating another Rumble Ball as he puffed right up into a big ball of fluff.
"Ultra-Fast Level Five, go! Let's see you dodge this, you brats!" Foxy snarled, shooting a ball toward Luffy who stepped aside and allowed the ball to hit Mashikaku instead which caused it to bounce right back toward his oblivious self. Chopper was the first to react, rolling himself in the path of the ball and taking the hit instead which sent him rolling out of court.
"No, Choppy!" Porche gasped.
"Chopper!" I worriedly frowned.
"The doctor makes a noble sacrifice for his captain, but is this the end for him?!" Itomimizu dramatically asked.
"Hey, they said hits to the face don't count—right?" Chopper inquired, eyes slightly watery and face badly scuffed up as he looked up to the referees for confirmation.
"Was that his face?" a referee asked, unsure if where the ball had hit was exactly the reindeer's face.
"Huh?" Itomimizu blinked. "Now that you mention it, I'm not sure where that is exactly—with all that fluff, it's sort of hard to tell" he admitted.
"He's so brave!" someone in the crowd suddenly cried out.
"Hey, Ref, can't you see that a pirate's honor is at stake here?!" another shouted. "I'm telling you, that was his face!" he argued, riling up the crowd who started to agree.
"If a pirate's honor is at stake then the choice is obvious then" Rokuroshi said as he listened to how the men continued to defend the reindeer. "The ball hit him in the face and blows to the face do not count, however..."
"However?" Chopper echoed.
"Even if blows to the face don't count, you're out of bounds, so you're still eliminated" Rokuroshi pointed out.
"Say it ain't so! This is a real tragedy!" Itomimizu dramatically cried. "Even after the heroic act to save his captain with a face block, he's still out! The brave little doctor will surely be missed by all, even so, he will be remembered as a true man of the sea!" he declared.
"Choppy!" Porche worriedly wailed as the reindeer finally returned to normal.
"Hey, you still hanging in there?" Luffy asked, holding Chopper's hat which had fallen off when the reindeer had been painfully struck.
"Yeah, but it doesn't matter, I'm out of the game either way..." Chopper sadly muttered before blinking when the captain suddenly placed his hat back on top of his head.
"Don't worry, leave the rest to me" Luffy said. "Oh! And thanks, Chopper—nice save" he grinned.
"What makes you think I want to hear that? That doesn't make me happy at all, you big jerk!" Chopper bashfully smiled.
"Not too bad, Chopper!" Foxy praised. "I can't wait 'til I win you back on my crew!" he laughed.
"Got to go through me first, Split Head!" Luffy huffed.
"Both teams are backed against the wall as our captains face off in a climactic confirmation!" Itomimizu announced.
"I warn you, this is going to hurt! I think I'd give up now if I were you!" Foxy laughed as he took aim at the only remaining opponent on our team.
"Huh? Why would I give up when you're the one that's going to lose?" the captain grinned.
A/N: Enjoy
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