LW: The final chapter of the Straw Hats Vs New Fishman Pirates, enjoy!
Rubber King and Mirror Master - New World Chaos: Boiling Brawl Burnout! Primadoral's Call
Noah
"This is it Hody, it's just you, and me" Luffy scowls as he clings to the sideward deck of the Noah, meanwhile Hody was pulling himself out of the hole he'd just been slammed into.
"Jehahaha, oh you stupid child, I've already won, you just don't see it yet. Vander is a dead man at this point and nothing on heaven or earth can stop the Noah. Your friends will buckle and break soon enough, and when they do they will be the first to die as Fishman Island is wiped off the map" Hody boasts, before stuffing more Energy Steroids into his mouth and gulping them down "There's not a damn thing you can do, my victory is inevitable!" he says before blitzing Luffy, the drugs coursing through his system making him a lot faster than the last time he and Luffy clashed, now being on par with Gear 2nd, managing to avoid several Jet Pistols and occasionally even leaving behind after images before grabbing Luffy by the arms and throwing him across the deck.
Not that it was going to keep the boy down for long as he soon rocketed over with a Jet Bazooka slamming directly into Hody's gut, though his metallic skin most likely helped to reduce the damage, as while winded he was still able to clamp his jaws down on Luffy's left shoulder, his jaw locking into place and cutting deeply. Of course, there was one downside to latching onto Luffy like that…. At point-blank range, even kid Luffy couldn't have missed Hody's hulking frame.
"Armament active! Gum Gum RED Hawk!" Luffy cries as he throws back his arm, fist turning black as Armament haki envelops it, before reeling it back in at high speed, the limb erupting in flames just before impact, which when they struck Hody sent him skidding across the deck, though his teeth remained imbedded in Luffy's shoulder blade.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he screams as the next set grows out of his mouth "Jahahaha, don't worry boy, if those don't hurt enough, I've got plenty more of them for you" he taunts as Luffy pulls the teeth out of his shoulder and tosses it aside.
'Damn it, how amped up does that shit make him, Red Hawk should have taken him out no problem' Luffy thinks with a grimace.
"You still don't get it, this power was granted to me as we were chosen by heaven to destroy you pitiful human scum" Hody showboats as he laughs maniacally "No mortal can best the power of the Divine. I've surpassed the strength of Man and Fishman, nothing in this world can stand against me!".
"That's a lot of crap, chosen by Heaven, you're an addict who's bought into his hype. If you were so strong, you wouldn't need the drugs to beat me. Arlong was also a bastard who talked smack about Fishman supremacy, but he at least had real strength to back up his words. All you've got is borrowed power, and it'll run out all too quickly" Luffy shouts back, something about Hody just rubbing him the wrong way, especially here and now.
Doom-Dut-Da-Da
Plaza
"You really think that little punk can beat Captain Hody, we were chosen by Heaven, our cause has always been the right path for this world. You will die knowing you were just a pebble in our way" Zeo boasts as he swings his chains threateningly "Try to enter the circle and you'll be shattered to pieces, and die once again!"
"Oh, I already did, and I cut you" Brook states, beginning to sheath his cane sword behind Zeo, to the Fishman's shock "Oh and one last thing, this will be very cold. Song of Scratches: Blizzard slice!" he says just as his blade clicks into place, a streak of ice practically splitting Zeo in 2, dropping him to the ground with a thud.
3 down, 2 to go.
"Kya kya, got ya!" Daruma shouts as he leaps straight for Usopp, only for plant things to shoot out of the ground and ensnare him
"No, I got you. This is my Green Star: Humandrake. These plants have arm and leg-shaped roots and latch onto anything that passes overhead, like a leaping Frogfish" Usopp explains with a grin, then launches another Green Star directly underneath the flailing Fishman, shooting him up into the air "And that was Trampolia, the name gives away what it is. And now, time for the grand finale! GreenStar: Impact Wolf!" he declares as one more Star is fired, a wolf shaped plant forming with the original pellet now a bright red bulb on the end of its nose. Once said bulb touched Daruma, it went off with the force of an Impact or Reject dial, taking the Fishman out of the fight.
4 down, 1 to go.
"Hello Miss Vivi" the princess prides herself on not jumping out of her skin when the deep gravely voice purrs behind her, hands flat against her tower of sand and sweat dripping down her neck. Turning her head to the left, she sees the blue skin and distinctive nose of Arlong the Saw.
"Hello….Lily?" Vivi says with an uneasy tone, though relief flows when the shark's grin widens "Is there a reason you're here, I'm kind of busy keeping the Noah from crushing all of us" she states a little more forcefully than she'd have liked, but she was straining her newly gained Devil Fruit powers to their limit due to deathly motivation… sue her!
"I'm done playing with these bastards, and had my fill" the demonic flower states with a soft laugh "And so I thought you'd have a better use of this body than I do now I've had my fun and want to return to Master"
"It won't cause issues with the sand? Because right now this thing is the main reason the Noah is where it is" Vivi stresses to Lily.
"Not a chance, it'll flow through the structure and form a support lattice, like rebar. Even if it looks like the end result of a strangler fig infestation Lilililili" the plant golem cackles, while Vivi rolls her eyes.
"Ok, I trust in the fact you also want to live, and because anything that makes my day easier is a blessing. So go for it"
"Goodbye princess, see you hopefully in better times" Lily hums, before pressing both hands to the pillar and relinquishing control, the illusionary shell collapsing before the mass of vines shoot into and burrow through the sand pillar, reinforcing and stabilizing it enough Vivi could spread out the sandy tendrils at the tip even further across the Noah's bow.
"So the squid spears don't work, I'll just have to get creative" Ikaros snarls as he drops his spears and removes his helmet, revealing his hair was also styled into an arrow-like spear, which began to glow a bright white "This spear is more than powerful enough to tear through your cockpit like paper, this battle will be won in one shot, by me hei!"
"Well shit. Franky!" Kaos relays via Den Den Mushi
"What now?" the cyborg frowns, adjusting his goggles to deal with the blinding light.
"Don't ask me how, but that spear is radiating Holy energy"
"WHAT!? How does that even work, also why holy magic he's a terrible person" Franky asks in confusion.
"It doesn't work that way, it's inherent and internal. Like elemental affinity, your magic tilts to light or dark. The nicest man in the world could be capable of using the Darkest magic and as we see here, someone with nothing but hate in their heart, who doesn't even know what a good deed looks like, can manifest holy light. Genesis probably helped jump-start the process though"
"Ok, any idea how to deal with it?"
"Dodge, or stop him from firing his attack, I don't know what a magical attack of that level would do to your mecha" Kaos advises.
"You got it, I'll find a Super solution ASAP!" Franky nods before opening up the hatch on the front of the Franky Shogun and jumping out.
"You won't make dried squid out of me, Ika Ika!" Ikaros chants as he charges at Franky, who clasps his hands together and stands his ground.
"You asked for this. Franky….. RADICAL BEAM!!" The cyborg bellows as he fires a laser beam from his cupped hands, blowing up the area around as well as the Squid Fishman himself, taking him out before he was anywhere near close enough to even cut him.
And then…. There were none.
Well… there's still Hody.
"Hey Jinbe, bored yet?" Sanji asks, puffing on a cigarette.
"Hey, quit ignoring me, you think I got this puffed up just for you!?" Wadetsumi shrieks "I only need to roll around a little and all your friends will be smushed to death"
"And if you tried the Kraken would slap you around like a beachball" the cook snorts "You've gotten bigger, but you've not gained any additional mass, meaning you're not any heavier than before. If Surume could hand you your ass before, he can do it again"
"You jerk, for that I'm gonna squish all your friends. It's Rolling time!"
"And now we finish this. Fishman Karate: Vagabond Drill!" Jinbe declares as Wadetsumi begins barreling towards him, a water-coated palm striking the Blowfish, sending a shockwave through his entire form, lifting him from the ground and beginning the rapid release of all the air stored within him, causing the giant blowfish to shoot into the air like a balloon that had been unknotted.
And to top it all off, while up there, Sanji decided to make sure he wasn't going to be a problem anytime soon 'Stephanie may have helped me work through and confront my past, but I can still make use of all that pain, suffering and most of all…. RAGE' "Diable Jambe: Hell's Memories!" the cook shouts, his body engulfed in a blaze of red, orange, yellow and even flecks of green flames, before unleashing the entire firestorm upon Wadetsumi with a blazing kick to the face
Noah
"You're a stubborn fool, that's for sure, bleeding out, without any chance of even harming me, and you still keep fighting" Hody taunts, Luffy glaring at him, though his breathing was much heavier than the Fishman's "Just surrender and accept your demise, save yourself the indignity of your violent death at my hands!"
"You go straight to Hell Hordy, I made a promise to save this island and stop you from hurting anyone ever again, and I intend to keep it!" Luffy shouts back
"Jahahaha. The arrogance of you humans amazes me sometimes" Hody muses without a hint of irony "You're more likely to get yourselves killed than admit your weakness, so I'll have to beat the humility into you, and then keep going until I beat you to death" the shark cackles maniacally.
"Look, I'm kind of in a hurry, can we skip the monologue and get this fight over with?" Luffy asks with a tired sigh and an annoyed scowl on his face.
"If you think you can keep up. Waterheart. Shark Pack!" Hody shouts, water gathering around his body, before erupting into a hoard of water sharks, forcing Luffy to dodge as he moved to higher ground, where he went on the offensive.
"Gear 3rd. Armament Hardening. Gum Gum… Elephant Gun!" Luffy cries as he drops down on Hody, a haki-blackened fist larger than his entire body trailing behind him. Hody launches more water sharks, but while they don't instantly disperse, they're still no match for Luffy's attack, breaking through and landing a direct hit on Hody, slamming him through several walls and into the hull of the Noah in the process.
"Crush them Noah, this is their punishment the heavens for forsaking their pride and attempting to cozy up to the filthy humans" Hody wheezes as he lay in a shadowed crater, but since he was still conscious Luffy decided to go for one final strike, letting his arm deflate he throws it back, pumps as much haki as he could handle into that arm and thrust forward, the flames coating his arm cycling through the entire spectrum, settling on red, but flashing white for a second just at the point of impact "Gum Gum Red W̸̱̫̣͉͙͕̯̋̄́̋̈̊̕h̴̛̹̯̗́̿̉ȋ̶̢̬͖͋̚t̵̬͙̹̓͋̃̿͐͐̉e̸͇̦̝͑̓͝ Hawk"
Hody gasps as unlike last time he actually could feel the attack, his metallic skin providing no comfort or resistance against the rubber boys attack, he could feel his blood boiling, his insides melting or charring, and he passes from this world, his dreams unfulfilled and his vision filled by a screaming, pissed off rubber monkey boy.
Fishman island
"He, he did it. Straw Hat Luffy beat Hody!" was announced over the island-wide Den Den Mushi system, the border guards having been ordered by Neptune to monitor the situation on the Noah, and relay anything important.
"Was there ever any doubt?" Kaos chuckles, getting a jab to the ribs by Nami, even if she agrees that Hody stood no chance against their captain.
"Now we just need to deal with the Noah, any suggestions?" Robin asks, as a mirror hums, so she answers it.
"Hody's down, but the ship is still on a collision course. Would breaking it help?" Luffy asks, panting as he does.
"It wouldn't do us any favors with the Fishmen, but possibly, it would lessen the load Vivi, Kaya, Val and I have to hold up" Kaos hums, though given they are 'Holding it up' it may be too late for that to even matter.
"Good enough for me. Gear 3rd: Armament. Elephant Gatling!" Luffy shouts as the connection cuts out
"Can he do it?" Carue asks fearfully, staring up at the imposing ship.
"He has to, or we're all dead" Robin responds flatly, before looking down to comfort a fretting Medusa "Don't worry sweetie, Uncle Luffy's gonna win. He always wins"
'I, I can't let them do this, there has to be another way, anything but destroying the promise to Joyboy'
"SHIRAHOSHI! Wake up!"
Crystal blue eyes snap open as the princess sits up from her resting place on Surume's tentacles "Father? Is that you?"
"Yes, it is I. I need you to do something very important, my daughter, for the good of Fishman Island and our future. You must use the power of Poseidon, and summon the SeaKings to assist us in our time of need. Save our kingdom and preserve the Ship of Promise. Please, as much as I want to keep seeing you as an innocent baby, you're a grown woman now, with a will and strength all her own. Now is the time to show us what you can do!" Neptune bellows, though there was conflict raging in his eyes, he didn't want to do this, but it was the only way.
"I, I don't know if I can" Shirahoshi frets, her hands shaking until she takes a moment to look around, seeing the Straw Hats and Jinbe braving it all to save her people…. She couldn't just lie there, she couldn't disappoint them. "But I'm going to try!"
'You won't survive, princess'
'Shut up!"
"SEAKINGS! Please, I beg of you, stop the Noah's descent, and return it to its resting place on the SeaFloor. Protect Fishman Island!" Shirahoshi commands, her prescience blossoming and billowing, its influence felt all across the island. And then the shadows came.
Each chain was grabbed and pulled by the strong jaws of a Massive SeaKing, the only things in existence to which even the Noah is dwarfed. Their combined might, working in tandem, lifted the 'Ship of Promise' from its pillars of sand and syrup, and began to pull it back into the sea.
"It's over, we're going to live!" Usopp cheers, before running over in panic as Kaya collapses from exhaustion, Alvida scooping up her wife before the same can happen to her.
"Val?" Kaos asks, with his finger on his ear
"I know" the ninja sighs as her com Snail relays the request "Come on Vic, we gotta collect the Captain before the SeaKings take him out to sea too" she explains to the currently Teostra-looking pirate, who nods and flies them both onto the Noah's main body, where the swearing starts.
Just outside the Plaza
"Sir, I've just received word from the palace guards, they've located the missing mermaids, but the treasury has been emptied in the commission from Hody's attack" the catfish Minister informs Neptune who frowns behind his beard, and sighs.
"While unfortunate, we have much bigger things to worry about, just moments ago we came close to annihilation, some lost wealth is nothing compared to that" the king responds.
"But they got the Tommata box too!"
"Shit. That is a slightly bigger problem, but for now, we should set about informing the citizens that we've located the mermaids, and that the Straw Hats had nothing to do with their disappearances. It's the least we can do after all this, clear their names of an accusation we threw at them without evidence" Neptune groans "We'll worry about the treasures at a later time"
Plaza
"Thank you for creating those barrier walls Miss Alvida, it should keep these ruffians contained until the Royal family can decide their punishments" Jinbe compliments, though Alvida wasn't paying too much attention as she was busy fretting over Vivi.
A little later
"...there is one fact which you should all be made aware. The mermaids have been located, safe and sound, and just as importantly, the Straw Hats had nothing at all to do with their capture" The Catfish minister announces over the Den Den Mushi system, to the joy of the assembled crowds around the plaza most of all, as they'd seen what the Straw hats did for their country "We are not proud to, but must admit that mistakes were made in our investigation, and we were too quick to accuse the Straw Hats of wrongdoing, so we apologize from the bottom of our hearts, for the trouble we've caused by these accusations"
With the Straw Hats
"I must say that afro looks stunning on you Franky, it's almost as cool as mine" Brook chuckles as Franky swaps out his hairdo after the battle.
"Nah, it's even more SUPER! Cause it's on me" the cyborg laughs.
"You ok Chopper, you're looking kind of out of it?" Usopp asks in concern as the reindeer sways and toddles around almost drunkenly
"I'll be fine, just give me a minute, or wait for the ground to stop shaking, opps. Thank you Robin" he sighs as he trips over, only for Robin to catch him with her blooms.
"Think nothing of it, we're all getting tired after that fight, and both of our Zoans were using experimental treatments to give it their all" she chuckles, watching the reindeer blush and flail, even with him on his back like a turtle.
"I'll be fine, it's just using Monster Point tires me out. I won't be walking anywhere for a few hours, sorry"
"Zoro, any chance you can carry the little guy, you're probably the least injured out of everyone here" Kaos suggests, the swordsman shrugs but sits beside Chopper as Robin's blooms dissipate, letting him sit on his lap.
"YEEET!"
CRASH
"Were you assholes trying to hit us!" Nami screams into the air, getting the middle finger from a 'done with this shit' Valentina as Victor lands and she hefts herself and Luffy off his back so he could return to human form.
"Holy shit, that's Hody and Decken. Straw Hat really did take him out"
"Literally, it looks like his chest is caved in"
"Melted too, wonder how he did that"
"Well at least with them gone, and the other officers chained up, the crisis has finally been dealt with, right?" someone in the crowd wonders aloud.
"We have a big problem. I think Hody managed to nick an important vein or something because the bleeding isn't stopping and even if I wasn't running on fumes I'm not sure I could close the wound in time" Valentina informs and admits as she and Victor lay Luffy down as gently as they could.
"Shit! Chopper do something!" Usopp shouts, just ahead of Vivi and Alvida.
"Can someone get my bag, I've got some hemostatics, also a hand to take a look at the pati…thanks Zoro" Chopper says as he's lifted up and held over Luffy, meanwhile Artemis retrieves his backpack and supplies "Yeah, I can treat the wound but like she said, he's lost a lot of blood and might not be able to last much longer" he explains gravely.
"Shit, and type F's not exactly something we're flush with" Sanji mutters irritably.
"All we need is one person to donate some blood, we can even do it here… honestly it would be not just quicker but more effective to do it right here, right now" Chopper states, as the rest of the crew shout up to the crowd, as well as inform the arriving royals about the situation.
The problem was, nobody was doing anything, just staring down awkwardly at them.
"Um, guys, that's not going to work. I don't agree with it, least of all now…. But there's actually a law against giving blood to humans" Papagu informs them, and then feels like the Noah had landed on his head from 5 different sources.
"We just saved their collective asses from Hody and his men, not to mention the Noah crushing them, and they're just going to LET MY HUSBAND DIE!" Alvida snarls, anger flowing off her like a monsoon.
"We could check the humans, they should be at least thankful about being freed from slavery enough to donate a little" Nami suggests, though her heart wasn't in it.
"We can just stab them until we find type F!" Artemis cheers…. Until she's informed that's not how that works, and testing everyone would take more time than Luffy probably had left "Bollocks" she mutters, then watches her father's scowl, slip away to surprise, and then a hopeful smile.
Click, clack, click, clack.
"I'm type F. You can take as much as you need to save him" Jinbe offers, as he makes his way through the crowd "It's the least I can do after everything he's done for us"
"Thanks Jinbe, we were starting to worry" Kaos smiles as the whale shark Fishman lays down beside Luffy, allowing Chopper with the help of Zoro, Robin, and Valentina to prepare them both for the procedure.
"Are you sure about this, the law seems pretty black and white, at least based on these dumbos" Franky asks, pointing skyward.
"What does law matter to me, I'm a pirate same as you" Jinbe responds with a deep chuckle "I may try to abide by the law when possible, but I've always been willing to break it, for a friend"
"This might sting a little, and I won't take more than I need" Chopper assures him as he preps the needle.
"I can take it, I've had much worse, consented to worse too" Jinbe responds, trying to lighten the mood a little, show his confidence that Luffy will be fine "And I already said take as much as he needs, don't worry about me until Luffy's stable"
Chopper nods, then once the blood started to flow from Jinbe into Luffy, began work on the wound.
"Jinbe" Luffy whispers, drawing everyone's attention.
"You brat" the whale shark grumbles "You were awake all this time?"
"Kind of, in and out. Thanks for this, I owe you one" Luffy mumbles, clearly out of it despite his best efforts.
"None of that, friends help each other. It's just a little blood, not worth forging a debt over" Jinbe argues, getting a low chuckle from the rubber boy.
"You're right, but I still appreciate that you did it, despite everyone telling you not to"
"This is a wonderful moment, especially for you sweetie" Robin hums, holding Medusa so she can see what's happening "That no matter what our differences, we all bleed the same red blood"
"Hey Jinbe" Luffy croaks, opening his eyes to side glance at the shark, who nods lightly "I want you, to join my crew!"
TBC
LW: AND SCENE! Fishman Island is almost over, might even get it done by the end of the year….. Probably not though.