"Do you seriously still believe the Straw Hats are coming to save you? Haha! You fool! Are you really counting on those worthless pirates? The only thing you'll have left to cling to is your own guilty conscience. You're going to atone for your sinful existence! Got it Nico Robin!? HAHAHAH!" Spandam cackles crazed as soon enough he drags Robin up the steps despite her attempt at stopping him
"WAIT…You…that's…" Robin gasps as Spandam drags Robin up the stone steps having left Lucci to deal with Luffy.
"The G-G-Gold Den Den Mushi!" Spandam says surprised screaming it realizing what's in his hands.
"The silver den den mushi has received a signal! A buster call has been invoked! The order came form admiral Aokiji!" The announcer calls out.
"Location?" A marine pries.
"Enies Lobby!" Another answers.
"Contact the five vice admirals closest to the target location! Given our proximity it might be fastest to head there directly from Headquarters!" A Marine exclaims.
"Time frame?" One marine garbed in medals roars.
"We can be there in thirty minutes
"Prepare ten battleships for immediate departure! Assemble five vice admirals get moving!
"A buster call has been invoked the target is Enies Lobby! Prepare ten battleships for immediate departure!
"Oi! Oi!" Spandam calls out to the other snail he takes out.
"Yes Director." The voice calls out.
"Curses this is the baby Den Den Mushi what a careless mistake I accidently activated the golden den den mushi I accidently…invoked a Buster Call!" The hooded woman from outside hears Spandam's announcement alongside everyone else as she couldn't help but frown from the news.
"And this is why you don't give blades to children…" The hooded woman huffs tiredly clicking her tongue.
"A-A buster call…no way!" The marines littered about the place perk up at the news.
"What's this- an announcement?" A CP9 agent wonders.
"You idiot! Hurry up and call it off! It won't be pretty!" Robin yells at Spandam through the announcement.
"What? Call it off? Oi oi! Just who do you think you're talking to!?" Spandam snaps back.
"What's this announcement all about?" Alarmed, Frankie's friends perk up at the news.
"Oi don't move!" One of the marines aim their guns at the tied up people.
"As if I could!" One of Frankie's friends snaps.
"Maybe a buster call is just what I need! What's the big deal?" Spandam dismisses unaware of the solemn stare of the hooded woman slowly but surely getting to where she needed to be…
"That sounds like director Spandam…!" One of the marines point out.
"That's right this is great! I'm the director of Cipher Pol Number Nine I ordered the Buster Call to ensure your safe delivery to the Government that's reason enough! And in the unlikely case that something unexpected happens…this will guarantee the eventual slaughter of all pirates on this island!" Spandam boasts delusional.
"Don't be stupid! I already told you it's not that simple! An attack like that is devoid of humanity!" Robin cries out.
"It's the director and…who's the girl?" A marine wonders out loud just as the click of heels echo.
"…A survivor." The hooded woman speaks up.
"…Eh?" The marines turn to the hooded woman but…
"It will reduce everything on Enies Lobby to ashes! Its building, its people- even the island itself! You'll be sacrificing everything just to achieve one petty goal! The Buster Call is a demonic array of artillery fire! You have absolutely no idea what happened twenty years ago on Ohara!" Robin continues her explanation for the marines for everyone involved.
"Sure I do. It was just a useless pile of dirt as far as the government was concerned. Since that idiot Cutty Flam burned the blueprints for Pluton…you're the last remaining link to the ancient weapons. Enough Military power to upturn an entire era is riding on this! If this is what it takes to obliterate those pirates who are trying to steal you from me…then eve if thousands of soldiers die…it is a necessary sacrifice for the sake of a glorious future! But most importantly this is gonna get me promoted!" Spandam boasts unaware of the look of clear disgust on the hooded woman's face.
"What the hell is he saying!?" Scared, a marine cries out.
"We're all sacrifices? Cut the crap!" A CP9 agent angrily roars.
"Does a human life mean nothing to you!?" Robin demands from Spandam.
"Have you forgotten? CP9 is a secret government organization if a hundred deaths can save a thousand lives…we will kill those hundred people without hesitation. True justice execrates cruelty! Besides if those brainless soldiers couldn't even stop a few pirate intruders…maybe they deserve to die anyway! Hahaha!" Spandam reasons until….
"The baby den den is still on…" Robin points out as Spandam soon realizations.
"OH SHIT! Did everyone hear all that? B-By the way my name is straw hat Luffy!" Spandam tries to cover his tracks but…
"LIAR!" Everyone in the crowd chorus cross recognising that voice anywhere.
"Everyone leave the island. A Buster Call has been invoked against Enies Lobby! Everyone on it will die!" Robin tries to cry call out to the people but…
"Shut your mouth!" Spandam roars as a sharp slap sounds throughout the snail.
"ARGH!" The woman's eyes dilate dread hitting her hard at the woman's pained cry.
"Robin…!" Ann rushes ahead, praying for Robin to just hold on…
"What's going on? A Buster Call?" A marine turns to an equally as alarmed CP agent.
"A Buster Call has been invoked! Battleships are coming! ARGHHH!" The crowd begin to freak out as Ann simply sighs staring ahead letting them go crazy…
"Why are they afraid of their own battleships?" Befuddled, one of Frankie's friends ponder while tied up.
"That girl said the island would be burned to the ground." Paulie points out.
"But this is a Government island!" Frankie's friend argues.
"I didn't say it made any sense!" Paulie snaps back.
"Hey guys if you're gonna run away at least untie us first! Oi this is dangerous! What're we gonna do?!" Frankie's friends freak out.
"It's been dangerous ever since we set foot here!" Another one of his friends point out.
"What about Aniki what'll happen to Franky-aniki!?" Another of Frankie's friend's fret.
"That's right if he doesn't come back we won't be able to go back together!" Another realizes as just then they all hear the crisp click of heels.
"He'll be fine." The sharp slash startles the group gawking gaping at the ropes freely falling.
"H-Huh?" The group gawk gape at the woman before them.
"That should do." She silently withdraws her blade.
"Y-You're…" Paulie gawks gapes at the hooded woman smirking ready for her intro but…
"THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE WEARING!? HAVE YOU NO SHAME GIRL!?" Paul roars raising his voice to the left hand of the yonko.
"…Excuse you?" Ann smiles sickly sweetly.
"Wearing those sorts of clothes! The trousers are fine but the chest what's with the tattoo do you want people to stare at your breasts?" Paulie rants to her.
"Do you want to be left here to die?" Dubiously, she offers smiling sickly sweetly.
"N-No mam!" Meekly, the group chorus scared.
"Then I suggest you shut up and start evacuating." Irritated, she snaps at the group, who do just that…
"You just had to open your stupid mouth! If those pirates manage to escape…how will you possibly live with yourself!? Stand up already Nico Robin! Get up already! What's with that look!?" Spandam sneers after hitting Robin who had fallen all the way down the stairs, scarlet stemming down the side of her head as he wandered down berating her on his way while snatching her up by her hair.
"Please try to call off the Buster Call! There may still be time!" Robin begs but…
"Shut up! Don't you know when to give up? Do you think that I, the director of CP9 are going to tell them oops that Buster Call request was an accident!? Like hell you idiot! I don't care how many people need to be sacrificed as long as I deliver you to the world Government…I'm going to have a bright future! That's all that matters. " Spandam shouts snapping at the woman hitting her again.
"That will not happen." Resolved, Robin vows.
"What?" Spandam sneers.
"Everyone is…Luffy is coming. He'll be here soon!" Robin declares.
"Don't delude yourself. You haven't got a shred of hope! Right now straw hat has his hands full…with CP9's strongest member-Rob Lucci-whose strength is 4,000 douriki! Do you seriously think that brat stands a chance? It doesn't matter how far Straw Hat made it or whether there's a Buster Call it's all irrelevant in the end! Got it!? Now get a move on! Hahaha!" Spandam cackles at the thought before continuing on ahead…
"Hurry we're almost at the front gate the entrance to Enies Lobby! Just a little further!" Ann tells the group.
"Keep going giants!"
"Leave it to us!"
"We can get off this island! We can get away!"
"Piece of cake beware the fury of the giants!"
"Oho three battleships!" The group of civilians perk up at the sight.
"I thought they were tied up at the courthouse." Confused, one of Frankie's friends point out.
"Vice admiral sir?" The girl turns to the marine captain.
"Take fire, resistance is futile don't move or we'll open fire!" The marine orders to kill the civilians.
"They're not going to let us leave!" Scared, one of Frankie's friends cry out.
"We've got nowhere to run!" Another anxious voice adds.
"They have their rifles aimed!" Another adds.
"What're you thinking Paulie?" A guy asks as Ann drops down.
"Reminiscing about life…" Paulie admits.
"Lovely…" Ann remarks.
"And wondering what hell is going to be like…" Paulie adds.
"…even lovelier." Ann drily draws her blade calmly handling the situation with one fierce flicker of her eye as they are all knocked out…
"We're finally here! We're at the bridge of hesitation! Have a look Nico Robin. You see it don't you? The gate of Justice is open! Finally it's been so long! But we're here at last. Once we pass through the gate the Government- No the entire world will consider me a hero!" Spandam cackles crazed continuing to drag the resisting Robin towards the gates.
"H-Huh? We're…alive!?" The group gape at the news of them being alive astonished when seeing the broken ships spotting only one available that being the one a familiar blonde is clearing for them.
"Come on get on it's a marine ship they'll think your marines!" Ann calls out to Frankie's friends.
"It's…HOW THE HELL ARE YOU SHOWING THAT TATTOE!?" Paulie snaps at Ann pointing to the tattoo poking out from her dress shirt, a petite petal of a hibiscus.
"I'm saving your ass again and that's what you got to say to me!?" Mad, Ann glares down at Paulie.
"Portgas D. Ann the marine traitor!" Ann perks up at the voice turning to the short haired punk.
"Oh wow one woke up…then again it was one of my weakest pulses off…ah forget it. I'd call out your name if it was important enough to remember buuut clearly I don't know it." Ann dictates.
"You betrayed the marines and made it harder for us women to rise to the top!" The girl glares raising her blade but…
"Yeeeah that sounds more like a you problem than a me problem." Pointedly, she deadpans throwing the girl back.
"And you're betraying the people you swore to protect!? What of them!?" She demands.
"Oh you mean the people down here your canons were about to fire at?" Amused, Ann asks making the marine go quiet.
"Yeah that's what I thought." Swiftly, she karate chops the back of the girl's neck knocking her out…
"How powerful is she!?" One of Frankie's friends ponder.
"Well that sorted that go on oh well it should be safe now. Get on the boats no one will no you're no marines, use the uniform and their ids if need be…" Briskly, she tells them.
"…Thank…thank you." Frankie's friends bow.
"Don't mention it." She waves the group off turning to go back.
"W-Wait where are you going?" One of Frankie's friends call out.
"I'm afraid I have a date to meet I've been keeping this person at the back burner for far too long." Smiling, she salutes the group before heading off leaving the group to it.
"The bridge that traverses the gate will soon rise…and I will cross it a legend! Hahahaha! How splendid! Watch as the shining path to my future unfolds before us! Well in your case it's the path to hell…wouldn't you agree…Nico Robin?" Spandam sneers taunting Robin tugging her hair over to the gates or tries to…
"No!" Robin headbutts Spandam before trying to take off only to fall to the ground.
"Oi what're you doi-arh ow dammit! Oi! Why you give it a rest already! You still don't get it? Floundering around won't get you anywhere! Do you have ay idea who I am!? I'm the world's hero the world's hero! While you're just a pathetic bottom-feeder without a single remaining shred of hope…my future is overflowing with opportunity and prosperity. Do you understand you dumb bitch? Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! Hehehehahaha! It's finally in place! I can't contain my joy oi gate of justice guards we all set?" Spandam snarls spitting kicking at Robin's fallen form from her trip digging his heel into her head, stamping his foot into her head as she simply grits her teeth baring it…
"The escort ship is ready to depart from dock no. 3." The marine report to Spandam at the ready.
"Not that! I meant my ceremony this is the inauguration of the great hero Spandam!" Spandam scowls at the baby snail.
"Y-Yes sir we're on it!" The marines comply via snail.
"Those damn idiots always screwing up! Oi Nico Robin take a look! That small arch marks the entrance one step through there and you'll have crossed the border between heaven and hell! At that moment my name will be etched into history! I do pity you, you know…but I have no choice your life has no meaning hurry up and die." Spandam snarls showing said arc to Robin. Scared, she tries to make a run for it but…
"You bitch!" Spandam tugs her back by her hair but she happily rips it off taking off.
"I don't want to die I don't want to die I can't die! Robin runs as fast as she can but is swiftly slammed down to the ground by a gloved hand, scarlet descending down from the ground below.
"You don't know when to quit stand up! She won't budge. What's going on? She clamped onto the ledge with her mouth!? What a sore loser it's despicable your persistence is disgraceful pathetic shame you criminal scum! Nobody will be happy until you die! Why are you resisting to the bitter end!?" Spandam gapes at the teeth she clamps down on the bridge.
"I don't want to die…someone…save me! Robin begs as Spandam tries to tug her off but…the tears freely fall from Robin unaware of the robed figure coming…
"It's you hey what do you think you're doing!? The deer monster is on our side!" Nami snaps.
"I have to do it shut up and move! This is the only way to deal with him, I'll knock him into the sea sorry pal it's for your own good! Coup de burst!" Frankie sues said move to bring the monster point version of Chopper down hitting the sea floor below…
"Frankie! Chopper!" Namie cries out watching both Frankie and Chopper fall…
"Hahahha look the prepare for departure is finally ready there's nothing left standing in my way. Oh Nico Robin I'll let you in on a little secret I planted a land mine at the top of the staircase we just climbed if by some miracle anyone manages to come after us the whole thing will go BOOM! And blow them up clever don't you think? Well don't worry about it there's no way anyone will make it up here anyway hahaha!" Spandam smirks smugly after finally ripping Robin off the edge of the stone gate tying her up with some rope dragging her.
"I won't go through that gate I will be saved!" Sobbing, she swears it with her teeth still chomping down upon the bridge, the tears freely falling with the scarlet stain descending down.
"Nobody's coming you dumb bitch! Every last one of them will die in the hellfire of the Buster Call! It will rid us of the pirates who insulted us by destroying our sacred flag! Just like that traitor who went and slaughtered all those marines and oharans all those years ago…we may have gotten one but the other escaped now the admirals will get that traitor." Tauntingly, Spandam smirks smugly down at Robin.
"A-Ann! N-No!" Robin screams scared.
"Now walk!" Spandam orders.
"Ann…!" Robin whimpers weakly, voice cracking breaking, she couldn't…Ann had already lost enough thanks to her…had lost her job, her home, her friends…Robin grimaces from Aokiji's words…
"Hurry Mr Director!" The marine calls out as he drags Robin's body.
"Cram it already! I'm a hero you know! You probably think I don't know what I'm talking about but the former vice admiral Portgas D. Ann's misconduct she was to be an admiral, the first female one at that but that bitch had other ideas…the actions of your mother Olivia when it comes to the Ohara incident…I know everything! Are you wondering how I was told the man who went to Ohara uncovered its crimes and ordered a Buster Call against those demons and that bitch of a traitor to the marines was the director of CP9 at the time, my father Spandine!" Spandam exclaims as Robin grits grinds her teeth together tense at the thought of it all, of Saul, of Ann of it all…
"Well time to use this golden den den mushi that admiral Sengoku gave me time for a buster call!" Cheerily, the chief of CP9 shows said glistening golden snail.
"No!" Ann cries out but it falls to deaf ears.
"It was nice knowing you." Smirking, he presses down upon said snail.
"Professor!" Robin rushes over to the professor's side startling Ann.
"Robin no!" Ann hisses harshly at the child but it falls to deaf ears as she rushes over to the scholars side.
"Where are you? Robin! Ann!" Saul rushes over.
"Who is he!?" Olivia's hues narrow, her grip tightening around her daughter.
"A friend. Knowledge should never die. We all have a right to knowledge good or bad…it's up to us to decide." Determined, Ann asserts as her hues gaze into Olivia's, a stern stare down of sorts until…
"Take Robin please make sure my daughter makes it." Oliva hands Robin over to Ann.
"Olivia…" Ann furrows her brow at her.
"Aren't you coming with us Mom?" Innocently, Robin asks her lost.
"I still have some unfinished business here." Olivia smiles sadly at her little one.
"I don't wanna leave you, mom! I finally found you! I'm staying here!" Robin refuses thrashing in Ann's arms lunging back into her mother's arms.
"Robin…if you're an Oharan scholar you should understand History is mankind's treasure. You must live and create a brighter future for everyone because if somebody isn't there…to pass on that history…it will be lost!" Lovingly, Olivia reminds her little girl trying to keep a brave face as her daughter cries her heart out while from within the tree, the scholars scream…
"Extinguish the fire!"
"Save the books!
"Save the tree!
"Isn't our purpose to uncover our history? We just want to protect the voices of the past! Our research is over…but even if they destroy Ohara…we cannot give up on the future to which you belong!" Olivia reminds her little girl smiling despite it all.
"I don't understand!" Crying, Robin wails.
"One day, you will. It's time go Ann!" Olivia calls out to her handing her back.
"I'll take care of her, I promise you." Ann assures Olivia.
"I know you will." Oliva nods her head.
"No I'm staying here! Mom! MOOM!" Robin wails while Ann runs, Robin in her arms as Saul soon follows fleeing from the fierce flames of Ohara.
"LIVE ROBIN!" Tearful, Olivia cries out to her daughter as Ann continues running ignoring the crying child in her arms begging beseeching Ann to go back. Ann and Saul simply stares ahead resolved in saving at least one life of Ohara.
"I thought every last Ohara died back then however the government overlooked one little brat who managed to escape thanks to that traitorous whore of a vice admiral she'll suffer soon enough after you of course!" Cheerily, Spandam cackles crazed.
"Don't you dare hurt her!" Robin roars snarling seething despite her tone trembling from the murky memories…thinking of Ann rushing into the fierce flames as she was taken away from her ripped from her arms.
"You think you can tell me what to do? The one who put a bounty on your head 20 years ago was none other than my father! For world peace! And now twenty years later I've hunted down the sole survivor…after that I'll get that bitch of a traitorous marine and have the full set! Then the war with Ohara will be finally over, Ohara lost!" Spandam cackles crazed as the tears freely fall from Robin…
"Robin you mustn't let your mother's sacrifice be in vein you need to leave, learn from this, tell people what happened today, you have to pass along this island's history one day Robin! Tell everyone how Ohara took on the world!" Seriously, Saul tells the little girl as Ann's grip only tightens around her as they run through the forest deadest on escaping…
"I'M STILL ALIVE!" Angrily, Robin roars the tears freely falling alongside the nose dribbling down her nose as she says this her face battered beaten bloodied.
"YOU'RE ABOUT TO DI-Eh?" Spandam screams back before faltering furrowing his brow when
"The full set huh?" Surprised, Spandam perks up at the crisp click of heels while Robin's eyes dilate at the voice alone of the robed figure.
"H-Huh…? Y-You're…" Spandam falls to ground baffled by the sheer sight of the woman.
"Robin…sorry I took so long your nakama really are scary…" Smiling, the robed woman lowers her hood to reveal a familiar face.
"A-Ann…" Robin whimpers weakly when seeing said freckle face smile so softly, so warmly at her.
"The bomb…! Y-You're meant to…" Terrified, Spandine points at the woman.
"You think a bomb is going to take me out? Still Rob you look rough geez…hahah I bet you gave quite the fight." Ann scoffs crouching down, looking over at the mess that was Robin, flickering some shards of stone to the side off her head.
"Ann…." Anguished, Robin whimpers weakly, bowing her head tone tearing up, the tears freely falling from her as she dives her head into Ann's arms.
"It's going to be alright now Robin see your nakama have come to save you. You can thank them later." Softly, she hugs the young girl letting her let it all out…
"Y-You! You're not going anywhere ma…." Spandam soon stops as Robin's eyes expand from the fire shots from the sniper above.
"Long nose kun…" Robin stares stunned up at the sniper striking down both Spandam and the marines her hues soon widening when Ann manages without even the key to unlock the cuffs on her.
"H-How…?" Robin asks astonished.
"You'll find out soon enough for now don't you think some just deserts are in order?" She promises pointing to the marines and Spandam.
"…Agreed. Seis lue!" She declares hands sprouting out from Spandam.
"W-What!?" Spandam squeaks scared.
"Slap! I'm going to take my time with you!" Smirking, Ann and Robin watch Spandam be slapped time and time again until he is knocked out the marines soon following…
"Man Robin your nakama fought really hard now let's deal with the buster call." Ann smiles.
"But how?" Robin whimpers weakly.
"One moment. I take it that is one of the Straw Hat crew…" Calmly, Ann takes out a snail she had stolen.
"T-That voice!" She hears Nami's voices.
"Ann swan!" Sanji says in a sing song tone.
"I have Robin I take it you guys have dealt with CP." Calmly, Ann assumes.
"Y-Yes we'll head on over!" Nami promises.
"You…you saved me…" Robin looks up at Ann.
"Eh your nakama did I just evacuated some people still the old man is going to kill me." Ann grumbles rubbing the back of her neck.
"…Old man?" Robin furrows her brow befuddled.
"No doubt he's on his way, no doubt he felt it too…urgh…I don't want another fist of love." Ann whines messing up her hair.
"Fist of…love?" Robin says still surprised this was all happening.
"No time come on!" Ann helps Robin up.
"The tower of justice!" The marines gasp at the top falling to the ground.
"It's fine that escort ship will be the key to getting out of here." Ann assumes however…
"No…long nose!" Robin whimpers weakly when seeing said approaching warships.
"He'll be fine. Robin just stay back." Missy slowly steps forward withdrawing her blade.
"Huh? Wait is that…" One of the marines hues narrow.
"The marine traitor!" Another angrily roars.
"Of course she would be involved if Nico Robin is involved!" One of the marines sneer.
"W-What's she doing?" One of the marines take note of her approaching form as with one slash…
"S-She cut the warships in two!" Taken aback the marines on the ship unharmed watch the other warships be cut down.
"THAT WAS SUUUPPEEER!" A voice suddenly calls out surprising the group.
"F-Franky!" Robin recognises.
"It won't last long more will come." Ann furrows her brow by the fierce flames feasting on the ruined ships.
"What have they done?" Robin says shakily.
"What they do best. Ruin everything." Ann mutters.
"Oi what's wrong?" Frankie steadies Robin.
"We need to go. Now. Get that escort ship ready Frankie." Ann orders.
"Hey you look…" Frankie begins but…
"Now. Frankie." Firmly, she orders.
"Roger." He goes to do just that to the ship she had allowed to port.
"Not again…" Anxiously, Robin eyes the incoming ships.
"Robin…look at me." Ann set her hands on the girls shoulders.
"I-I cant!" Robin bows her head.
"Yes you can now breath just breath." Ann squeezes her shoulders baby blue meeting red wine before she nods getting a break as just then…
"Oi look it's Straw Hat!" More ships soon surround them, one of the marines taking note of the broken building that held Luffy and Lucci.
"Luffy…!" Usopp gasps as he, Sanji and Zoro arrive through the passageway.
"He's fighting that Lucci guy!" One of the marines gasp.
"A-Ann…" Weakly, Robin goes over to the driver's side.
"You really should get checked up." Ann advises.
"I will once we get to safety…" Robin holds her arm.
"Hm…sorry I took so long." Ann turns to cradle the girl's head as she smiles softly leaning into her hand.
"You did what you could." Softly, she smiles leaning into her touch as just then a geyser comes shooting out with a mermaid in tow, heaving over a fair few familiar faces all except Luffy.
"Ah they're alive…" Kokoro's granddaughter takes note of everyone waking up.
"ANN SWAN ONLY YOUR LIPS CAN BRING ME BACK TO-" Swooning, Sanji smiles spinning about the place but as soon as he sees
"Is he haemorrhaging or…?" Ann couldn't help but ask eyeing the mess that was Sanji seeing Kokoro's true form.
"It's a miracle it's as though they- well they really were traumatised…" Frankie adds.
"At least the shock prevented them from swallowing too much water." Ann offers optimistically.
"That's good news but…what could've possibly send them into shock?" Kokoro wonders out loud.
"You!" Frankie accuses.
"I'm guessing you're the crewmate Straw Hat came here to save we met at Shift Station. I remember you. I never thought you'd pull something like this off!" Kokoro greets Robin.
"Dammit put your clothes on you old hag!" Frankie roars.
"We only managed to do this thanks to Ann." Robin turn to Ann.
"My my if that face isn't a blast from the past…" Kokoro couldn't help but smile at.
"Been a while Kokoro still a mermaid I see." Smirking, she remarks.
"Hahahaha still a pirate I see." Kokoro cheekily remarks.
"Hey I shook things up a bit for a while." Amused, Ann argues.
"So I heard hahah you a marine? That sounds like a fate worse than death." Kokoro jokes.
"You have no idea…" Ann grumbles.
"You two know each other?" Frankie eyes Ann.
"Frankie doesn't this face look familiar?" Ann sighs.
"Eh? EEEEEEHHH?" Frankie makes quite the face.
"I'm guessing the penny finally drops." Ann mutters.
"I remember you said I looked stupid!" Frankie fumes.
"Who wears speedos?" Scowling, she argues as a blue bunny of some sort hops about the place.
"I do!" Frankie argues oblivious to Robin's eyes expanding at the two.
"You know I laughed at him when he said he was gonna be pirate king but he may be right after all." Kokoro remarks.
"Of course he will be." Ann smirks slightly amused almost at the murky memory of that fateful day at the bar bemused.
"You sound so certain." Kokoro takes note of.
"Because its fate." Firmly, Ann answers.
"Fate eh?" Kokoro smiles.
"Fate destiny call it what you wat that boy's going to be pirate king." Ann smirks staring down at the still unconscious boy…
"Is Nami swan okay?" Sanji worries.
"Tough as ever I see." Ann eyes the man surprised he had survived from such blood loss.
"That heavenly voice…ANN SWAN!" Smiling, Sanji smiles lovestruck.
"Uuhhh hi?" Unsure on how to respond, Ann replies.
"You look as beautiful as always have I ever told you how your browns shine in the night sky." Smiling, he takes her hand getting down on one knee.
"…You've never seen me at night also I really need to focus on steering so…" She hints however…
"I'm glad you survived!" Smiling, Kokoro tells them
"It was real! Mermaids don't actually exist! The legend that mermaids were actually dugongs were true!" Usopp screams.
"PPFFFFF! Dugongs Pfff!" Ann muffles said snort threatening to break through.
"You idiots! She hasn't denied being a mermaid yet! Don't give up on my dream!" Sanji cries.
"I'm an icefish mermaid!" She clarifies for the crew.
"Stop! Don't say icefish!" Sanji snaps.
"But I've never heard of a mermaid with legs!" Usopp hums.
"I object too! Mermaids are supposed to be…a well proportioned sexy body…and flowing shining golden hair like Ann swan!" Sanji sobs sadly gesturing to Ann astonishing her.
"Don't touch me!" Mad, Ann raises her fist warningly to the cook.
"Make it stop! Ann swan comfort me!" Sanji sobs rushing over to Nan.
"I barely know you get off!" Ann scowls trying to pry push the guy off her.
"Ann swan! Ann swan!" Sanji sobs still stunning the left hand of the yonko not quite sure what to do with the mess of a blonde.
"What the hell is wrong with you!?" Mystified, Ann couldn't help but ask.
"Mermaids are a mysterious race whose tails split in half after they turn 30 allowing them to live on land. If you ever visit Fishman Island you can see for yourself." Kokoro explains to them.
"Huh split in half? Oh they say when a cat lives for over 100 years its tails split in half and it turns into a demon!" Usopp compares.
"Oh so you're a demon cat." Coyly, Ann remarks.
"We're nothing alike hey how about a thank you?" Kokoro hints.
"Thank you Kokoro-san!" The crew thanks her.
"Don't mention it!" She smiles.
"Robin-chawn!" Sanji turns his focus to Robin much to Ann's relief.
"Chopper? Are you alright?" Robin takes note of the reindeer below.
"Huh? I can't move." Chopper gasps.
"Ah the tanuki." Ann hums.
"I'm a reindeer see the horns!" Chopper curses cross.
"…Cute." Ann internally takes note of.
"We're ready to set sail we'll leave as soon as Luffy gets here!" Nami exclaims.
"Luffy you found yourself some great nakama…" Ann smirks slightly.
"Just to state the obvious they have as many battleships as we have people. Even if we can cast off getting through them is gonna be difficult." Sanji takes note of the approaching ships.
"Reporting from the front gate in the northwest recovery of Enies Lobby Marines and officials is complete additionally a group of 50 pirates including two giants…was seen attempting to escape through the front gate." The crew perk up at the snail.
"Is that…" Usopp begins but…
"It's Zanbai and the others! See I told ya they got off the island I wasn't worried for a second. They won't die no matter what you do to them I remember this one time!" Frankie cheers but…
"Thanks to a coordinated barrage they were annihilated. The pirates have all perished. We have further determined that nobody could have survived on the main island. I repeat there are no survivors on Enies Lobby…the only remaining target is the bridge of Hesitation." The snail says.
"Franky…" The guys turn to him.
"Those guys…" Sanji begins but…
"The Galley La shipwrights too." Zoro frowns.
"Oino…Kashi…." Usopp adds.
"Sodom and Gomorrah too? Everyone?" Chopper whimpers weakly but…
"Are fine." Firmly, Ann cuts them off.
"A-Ann?" Robin turns to her.
"They're safe I cleared a marine boat for them." Ann admits.
"So they're okay?" Frankie beams brightly.
"They're fine." Firmly, Ann repeats herself.
"Thank you…" Frankie burst into tears.
"Don't thank me for doing the bare minimum…" Ann mutters.
"Can so many people really die just like that?" Nami wonders out loud.
"You'd be surprised…you don't see people when you look at a map they've just surgically erased a small island from the world map…that's the Buster Call." Ann tells them.
"Hurry up Straw Hat your crew is waiting for you if you die I'll never forgive you!" Frankie roars as they all wait for Luffy.
"Franky…" Kokoro calls out to him.
"The battleships are coming this way!" Zoro points out.
"All battleships surround and cut off the bridge of hesitation we have visual confirmation of the pirates on the bridge and the transport ship…including pirate hunter Zoro, Nico Robin and the marine traitor "Portgas D. Ann. They are believed to be the main force responsible for the defeat of CP9 in the tower of Justice and for the murder of a vice admiral!" The snail speaks.
"Vice Admiral…murder?" Alarmed, the others turn to the annoyed Ann.
"I didn't murder him I knocked him out!" Ann scoffs rolling her hues.
"They're coming to take Robin!" Usopp worries.
"Not a chance!" Nami declares.
"Man what a bunch…Enies Lobby was renounced for its impregnability for 800 years it has been under the protection of CP9 for generations…" One of the marines point out.
"I'm not surprised if she's there, the marine traitor she's cut down thousands of ships you saw what happened to the last battalion right?" A vice admiral adds.
"Yeah that woman ain't human!" One of the marines in the boat with Spandam says.
"To face the marine traitor…seems a dream of mine is about to come true." The Mohawk man adds sword in hand.
"Oi look down there! Luffy! We're over here! Everyone made it to the bridge safely! We're okay! Don't worry about us Luffy! We rescued Robin-chan! Now you gotta beat that guy! Beat him Luffy We're gonna survive …and get off this island! We just have to stand our ground for now…" Usopp prepares his sling.
"All ranks below commander stand by all captains and commanders form a two hundred man company ad finish this quickly!" The marines order.
"C-Captains from the headquarters!? They're the same rank as that Smokey guy, Smoker!"
"Attention all battleships. Attention all battleships Mr. Rob Lucci of CP9 has just…has just been defeated by Straw Hat Luffy!" The snail announces as the hope seemingly breaks from those words alone.
"WE'RE LEAVING TOGETHER ROBIN!" Luffy roars.
"Luffy!" Robin whimpers weakly.
"Everyone hurry to the ship we're setting sail!" Nami announces.
"Good job Straw Hat!" Frankie praises Luffy as he tries to come over to said ship.
"You idiots everyone'll be bale to hear us! We're lucky Portgas got us a boat!" Nami reminds them.
"Robin this isn't Ohara it won't be Ohara." Ann assures Robin.
"I…I know and I…I have changed." Robin promises.
"Good you ready now?" Ann asks amused.
"Y-Yes…I have nothing to fear. I'm not alone anymore." Robin declares bringing a small smirk to Ann's lips.
"That's what I like to hear…" Ann smirks slightly watching as Usopp managed to cheer Luffy up begging for him to stand as warships grow closer and closer, vice admirals arriving as do the rest of the Straw Hats, good, now that the crew was here…Ann's eye flickers enveloping the entire area as everyone gasps, the marines falling, the navy admirals falling even the Straw Hats fall to the blast o conqueror's haki…
"Welp that was easier than expected…" Ann smiles looking over the numerous bodies before her until…
"Are you kidding even you guys as well!?" Aggravated, Ann curses crossing, her head aching as she grabs the entire crew one by one grumbling growling as she kicks marine soldier unconscious left from right until dragging them on board, kicking each and every marine out as before Ann knew she was steering a ship with the Straw Hats and co on board to freedom…