Chapter 5: Prison Break

Fullalead: Skull Rock Castle

With the castle on high alert and on lockdown, getting out would prove complicated for the 4 wizard boys, especially when Harry frightfully assumed that he's the reason why Teague placed said lockdown when he announced an escaped prisoner. Even though he's safe and hidden under his invisibility cloak, he doubts that he'll be completely hidden from a man such as Teague. The Chief Keeper of the Code is a pirate of notorious renown, even the more infamous and terrifying than the Pirate King and the Four Emperors combined, especially when he takes the Pirate Code religiously serious.

But on the bright side, he's free from his confinement and no longer cuffed with Sea Prism cuffs, but due to how malnourished and deprived of sleep he is that he doesn't have the energy or mental capacity of using his powers to escape, especially not with 3 others to take him with.

"You alright there, Harry?" Ron whispered, he may not see his friend but he knows he's close and following him and his brothers.

"Yeah, I'm just tired and hungry," said Harry. "I wish I could use my powers and get us out of here."

"Yeah, but you don't know where we parked our getaway," said Ron

"Getaway, you got a boat to help us leave this island?" said Harry with a raised brow

"...it's complicated to explain," said Ron with a nervous chuckle.

"How complicated?" said Harry with a suspicious brow. "You didn't nick the Shark Submerge 3, did you?"

"No, of course not," said Ron. "Even if we did, we have no idea how to drive that thing."

"So how do you expect to get out of here?" said Harry before he and the Weasleys suddenly heard the cacophonous sound of fighting and dying far off. They stop when the noise grew loud and hid around the corner to see a battalion of militia fighting against the other prisoner, which Harry come to realise is the one who escaped and issued a lockdown on the castle. "Now we know we're not the ones who triggered the lockdown."

"Indeed...huh, does he look familiar to you?" said Ron to the twin.

"He does look familiar, but we can't stand around and find out," said Fred

"Let's go," said George until suddenly, when the escaped prisoner disposed of the pirate militia, he suddenly disappears in a swirling poof of black smoke, shocking everyone.

"did he...apparate?" said Ron

"Indeed, and only dark wizards apparate like that." Said Fred with worry on his face.

"A dark wizard, here?" said Harry in shock. "But how, surely you couldn't apparate interdimensionally, right."

"No... I don't think so," said Ron rubbing the back of his ginger head. "Apart from you, no one has ever apparated to another world before. Not publically, mind you."

"So how did he get here?" said Harry until he heard rushing footsteps and the 4 boys stayed low when another group of militia came, led by Chief Code Keeper Teague.

"Damn it, another group wiped out," said Teague as he look down at the heap of dead before him. "He's toying with us, I won't him found now!"

Pururu pururu

Teague can hear the Den Den Mushi earpiece ringing in his ear, he answers it and responds with immense annoyance. "What?!"

"Chief Teague, we have another problem, Harry Potter has escaped."

"What?" said Teague as he palms his face and turns to not to show his already annoyed expression to the militia and (unknowingly) to Harry. "Of all the... be sure that you keep the castle on lockdown until ALL the prisoners are contained. But no harm comes to the boy, you got it?"

"Understood sir,"

Teague hangs up and returns to face his militia group.

"Harry Potter has escaped, he must be contained and unharmed," said Teague "and if he had any help, contain them too."

"Sir, what of the fallen?" said one of the militia as he gestures the bodies with his musket.

"I want volunteers to send them to the morgue so they can be identified and prepared for burial. I'll console to their next of kin later, now let's go!"

Aye, Chief Code Keeper!" said the Militia as most of the follow while a few stayed behind so to gather the bodies of their fallen brethren.

Harry and the Weasleys back away and gain enough distance between them and the remaining militia.

"This is bad, now Teague knows I escaped," said Harry cursing under his breath and beneath his invisibility cloak. "We need to get out of the castle."

'Let's go," said Ron as he, the twins and Harry leave the hallway so they can head for their exit.

Castle hall

The 4 boys navigate their way across the castle hallways until they reached their destination, their exit is near the castle hall.

"Did you... walk through the front door?" said Harry with a deadpan expression, fortunately it was hidden by his invisibility cloak.

"Of course not, we went through the castle garden," said Ron as he points at doorway at the hall's west wing. Unfortunately, the garden doorway is under guard by a pair of militia, both armed with rifles with bayonets. "Damn, looks like our exit is no longer accessible."

"Any ideas?" said Fred to his brother.

"I don't know, the garden was where we entered the castle and it's the only way to exit."

"hmm... it's a stretch, and I'm not sure if it's discovered..." said Harry while in deep thought. "Follow me."

"Er Harry... your cloak," said Ron as he gestured to Harry how he's... not visible for him and his brothers to see and follow.

"Oh, right," said Harry as he took off his cloak and became visible. "Come on."

Dungeons

Harry and the Weasley Boys carefully and silently descended to the lower floors and entered the dungeons. Harry looks through every cell, both vacant and occupied, ignoring the other prisoners with puzzled looks when they saw Harry, wondering why he's here.

"It's got to be here," said Harry

"Harry, what are we looking for?" said Ron

"8 years ago, the Marines attacked Amazon Lily when the World Government dissolved the Warlord of the Seas position, leaving the nation defenceless. My mother Hancock was a Warlord at the time before her title was dissolved and her kingdom was under siege by the Marines," Harry explained while he searched through the long row of cells between him and the Weasleys. "However, Blackbeard attacked, he attempted to kill my mum for her Love-Love Fruit but she petrified the many marines and Blackbeard's crew, and stated that if she dies, the petrification effects will remain permanent and cannot be undone by another eater of the fruit. Blackbeard thought she was bluffing but never found out when Rayleigh, my Dad's mentor came to Amazon Lily to stop the invasion which forced Blackbeard to back away. But Blackbeard didn't leave empty-handed, he took a prisoner with him. The Prisoner was Koby, he was a Marine Captain that my Great-Grandfather Garp trained and took under his wing.

Koby was thrown in one of the cells, but with the help from a pirate named Perona, he escaped... ah here it is."

Harry finally reached an empty cell and starts to examine the wall, he then pulls out a loose brick and suddenly the wall starts to collapse, revealing an opening which leaves outside.

"Rushing out the cell and attempting to leave the castle would be suicide, especially for a Marine such as Koby. So Koby had to think smart, come on."

But before Harry could even set foot out of the collapsed cell wall, he suddenly quickly turns to the Weasleys and tackles them on the floor.

"Ow, Harry what the..." But Ron never finished his sentence for he saw a green light wisp over them and flies off until it hits an unfortunate seagull. Harry and the Weasleys gets up from the floor slowly and turns to see what caused that green flash. "Oh Merlin, I now know who he is. It's Randolphus, Randolphus Lestrange."

"Lastrange?" said Fred as he looks at the Dark Wizard in shock and fear. "You mean the one who tortured the Longbottoms to the point of insanity?"

"Ah, good times. You blood-traitors had it coming for defying our lord," Said Randolphus as he keeps his left hand up and aiming at the boy, even without his wand he is still capable of using magic, albeit sluggishly without the wand helping him focus his spells. "I only came to avenge the Dark Lord, but I'll take great pleasure of torturing the sons of that traitor Arthur Weasley too. I'll revel in his woes when his own wasted blood became nothing but mindless vegetables."

"Ok, I figured that you're one of Moldywart's lackeys, but there is something I don't get," said Harry. "How on earth did you get here? I doubt it's Dobby since he wants to protect me from some plot occurring in Hogwarts. So who brought you here since you can't really apparate to other worlds."

"I don't know who this Dobby is, but the person who sent me here never actually told me his name. All he said is that I can avenge my Lord and he told me where to find you if an... incident occurred that would draw the attention of those Pirate Legends," Randolphus explained to Harry, seeing that there is no harm considering that he can finally kill the Pirate Prince and immensely torture the Weasleys. "And seeing you here, conveniently imprisoned, it was all too easy."

Harry grits his teeth in annoyance, he is wandless, too weak to use his devil fruit powers due to the prolonged exposure of Sea Prism Stone (which for some reason never made him feel sick from his high intolerance to the mineral), and being malnourished for days in solitary confinement. He was lucky to evade Randolphus' previous murder attempt because he sensed it coming from his Observation Haki. But he isn't sure he'll be lucky again, especially when the 3 Weasley boys are also in danger at the hands of this murderous dark wizard.

"When I kill you, all who were either sent to Azkaban or went in hiding from the Ministry will learn how I, Randolphus Lastrange killed the infamous Harry Potter, the Boy who Vanished. Only this time, you will disappear for good. AVA..."

But before Randolphus could even cast that deadly spell, a sandstorm suddenly blows out from the dungeon doors and swirls towards Randolphus, engulfing him completely. The 4 boys watches as the dark wizard was then hovering within the unsuspecting dust cloud, and especially when Randolphus suddenly shrivels up like a prune and becomes completely mummified.

This lasted for a couple of minutes, including the painful screams Randolphus makes while he's drying up like a piece of jerky. The sands subsides, dropping the now mummified but still alive Randolphus on the floor. The Weasley boys were taken back from this, they just saw one of Voldemort's Death Eaters be reduced to a shrivelled-up husk, but Harry knew what happened and he's more worried than ever.

As the sands subside, they start to take form and manifest into a tall figure of 8 feet, dressed in a fine dress suit consists of a pair of black trousers, a pair of black shoes, a white shirt with a black waistcoat and a green cravat, and black fur-collared coat draping over his shoulders, but the most noticeable features yet is the large golden hook on his left hand, dark gelled back nape-length black hair and a long-stitched scar running across the bridge of his nose.

"Crocodile," said Harry

"Evening Potter," said Crocodile as he starts to light up his fresh cigar while picking up Randolphus with his hook. "I see you're planning to leave, huh?"

"That's the idea," said Harry as he slowly backs away, not wanting to pick a fight with a man who managed to defeat his father twice, then again it was in alabaster and Luffy was still an ill experienced rookie at the time. But given how terrifying Crocodile's Sand-Sand Fruit powers are, not even he wouldn't want to take that risk.

Crocodile chuckles when he noticed Harry backing away, not to mention seeing how terrified the boy is of him.

"Relax kid, I'm only here to apprehend him," said Crocodile as he gestured the withered Randolphus who groaned weakly. "And considering how important he is to the King, I'm sure I'll be well rewarded. I ain't got time for small fries, not when they got so much growing up to do."

"So I'm not worth your time, huh?" said Harry as he didn't like that implication Crocodile made about him.

"Consider yourself lucky, kid," Said Crocodile before he takes a drag from his cigar and blow out smoke from his mouth. "Use this opportunity while you can."

Harry frowned at Crocodile before he exits through the collapsed wall to escape the castle. Crocodile scoffs with amusement and proceeds in dragging Randolphus along.

Fullalead Town

Harry, Ron and the Twins hastily climbed down the rocky slope of the Skull shaped mountain and down to town where they can continue on with their escape. As they reached the upper teir of the town, it didn't take long with the Silver Den-Den Mushi perching on their posts to scream out a klaxon to alert the denizens and visitors.

"Attention, a Prisoner has escaped the Castle, if all residents and visitors spot the Prisoner Harry Potter, please apprehend him and deliver him to us. Anyone who apprehends Harry Potter will be rewarded with the amount equal to the bounty on his head."

"Teague's not wasting any time," said Harry as he and the Weasleys all hide in an alleyway when the announced manhunt is issued by Teague. "We need to get out of this island, nick one of the harboured ships and sail off."

"There's no need for a boat, our getaway is at the warehouse," Said Ron

"You have no idea how much convincing we needed to get that greedy old coot for him to use one of those warehouses." Said Fred with a frown, arriving on that island wasn't a cakewalk due to the old Harbour master exploiting new arrivals. "I don't know what beris are but the amount he's asking is downright criminal."

"It's a good thing Hina gave us that treasure she loaned us to use," said George before turning. "Oh yeah, she said you owe her 10 million beris."

"Of course," said Harry in exasperation, or course she would do that. "I knew there's a catch when she agreed to help you."

"Yeah, sorry about that," said Ron

"Don't worry about it," said Harry as he heads off. "As long as it ain't Belle, I'm fine with it."

Meanwhile back at Skull Rock Castle: Teague's Office

"What were you thinking, Crocodile?!" exclaimed Teague in anger. After delivering the still shrivelled Randolphus to the Chief Code Keeper, the news of Harry's escape from the castle and the fact that Crocodile himself left the Pirate Prince go has already reached the ears and eyes of Teague thanks to the Den Den Mushi surveillance around the castle. "You could've made sure that the boy and his accomplices weren't capable of moving and bung them in one of the vacant cells, but no you let them go."

"I don't see the problem?" said Crocodile shrugging his shoulders and expressing indifference while he's being scolded by Teague. He's use to it, for it's no different than being scolded by Sengoku while Crocodile was still a Warlord. "Potter's just a dumb kid who made mistakes, and he went all that trouble getting out after you stopped him, so I'm cutting him some slack."

Teague palms his face and leans back on his chair.

"Granted I must give him credit that he's got friends outside his crew to help him, and young apprentice wizards in fact," Said Teague. "But as Chief Keeper of the Pirate's Code, I must obey and enforce the code regardless. If Potter wants proper freedom, then he must work for it and I'm not going to make it easy for him."

Teague holds out his ear so to use his Den Den Mushi earpiece.

"aye, Captain Teague?"

"Set out a blockade in front of the Harbour," said Teague. "Potter's not escaping from us yet."

"Seriously? A blockade?" said Crocodile with a raised brow. "You do know what everyone calls him correct?"

"True, but while he's starving and recovering from the effects of the Sea Prism Stone, he won't be "vanishing" from us yet," said Teague with a smirk.

Fullalead Town

Harry and the Weasleys carefully navigating their ways through the streets of the town, making sure that no one spots and captures them due to Teague issuing a manhunt for the escaping Pirate Prince. Harry shrouded himself in his invisibility cloak so to make it easy to stay hidden. But catching up with his friends as they head downhill isn't getting any easy, especially when the fatigue is building up, along with the hunger.

The sound of growling stomachs becomes more noticeable for Harry and his friends, Harry has to stop for he just doesn't have the strength and energy to keep going.

"Guys stop, I... I can't go any further," said Harry as he's catching his breath.

"But we must go on, the harbours is just a couple of blocks away," Said Ron

"I know, but I'm no good to you if I don't eat and rest," said Harry as he leans on the brick wall and slowly slides down until he's now sitting on the sidewalk. "Damn Teague, he kept me starving so I wouldn't use my powers even if I don't have Sea Prism containing me."

"Well, it's not like we can just visit a restaurant and eat," said Ron, which is ironically saying when Fred and George look at each other and smirks mischievously. Ron took notice and confusingly said "what?"

Tavern

Though unintended consideration, the Weasley boys decided to take a food break from their escape. They hid in a nearby alleyway, used Petrifitus Totalus on any passerby pirates and nicked their clothes. Now disguised, Harry and the Weasley boys head for a tavern and discreetly heads for a vacant table at the corner where no one is around. Harry is well disguised, he took off his glasses (which he replaced for a pair of shades to hide his eyes), a red bandana (to hide his lightning bolt-shaped scar), and a high collared coat so to cover most of his face.

Ron, Fred and George each got their own pirate attire to help them blend in with the band of rouges lounging in the establishment. Ron is also wearing a bandana to hide his ginger hair while Fred and George are wearing a matching pair which they conveniently nicked from pirate twins.

"This is a bad idea," Ron whispered to the Twins. "We should've move on and reached the harbour."

"Look, Harry's starving and we need him at 100% if we want to get back home," said Fred. "We'll just keep our head down, enjoy a meal and leave."

"And what about money?" said Ron "I doubt they accept sickles and Galleons."

"Don't worry, the pirates we nicked their clothes also came with some beris," said Harry as he place a generous coin pouch. "I know it's risky, but I can't take another step without resting and a bite to eat."

"Evening gentlemen, what can I get for you today?" said a barmaid who came to take the 4 disguised boys' order.

"Yes, well we'll have 4 pints of fruit juices, we all got a bit of the scurvy, you understand," Harry said to the barmaid.

"Of course," said the Barmaid nodding with understanding. "and to eat?"

"A couple dozen sandwiches, a dozen chicken legs, a few rack of BBQ Ribs, some fried fish, 3 servings of takoyaki and a..."

"And every selection of sweetcakes if you got any," said Ron, causing Harry and the Twins to look at him with raised brows. "What? If I'm eating, at least I can have pudding with it."

"Fruit juices, sandwiches, chicken legs, ribs, fish, takoyaki and sweet cakes," said the barmaid was she jolts down the order. "Okay, and how will you be paying for this?"

"How much?" said Harry as he takes out the coin pouch and pours out not just beri coins and notes, but jewels and gold doubloons.

The Barmaid took what's worth and leaves the table to give out the order.

"Blimey, she almost took all of it," said Fred as he was shocked when the barmaid almost took everything from the pouch Harry nicked from passerby pirates.

"What do you expect?" said Harry as he shoves what's left in the pouch and pockets it. "Fullalead is a haven of pirates, everyone you see here are pirates, currently acting or retired. You best keep a tight fist on anything of value or you'll leave with it missing."

"Good thing we didn't take much," said Ron. "apart from our getaway."

"and yet you still haven't told me what that is," said Harry. "It's obvious how you didn't get there by boat and Hina's not stupid in using Yggdrasil to take you there without all of Fullalead noticing giant cosmic tree branches on the horizon. So, enlighten me."

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you," said Ron with amused hesitation.

"You're dealing with someone who deals with the unbelievable, I went to sky islands, underwater kingdoms, land of giants, so don't tell me what I won't believe in, Ron," said Harry with a scoff and waits with his arms crossed. "So tell me, how did you get here and I promise you I'll keep an open mind to it.

"We drove here," said Ron, judging by his face it feels like he just removed a massive splinter that burrowed in his toe nail when he spoke out. "We borrowed Dad's car and we drove here. Of course, Hinagiku used her Devil Fruit powers to take us to this world and gave directions to get us here, so... yeah, that's how we got here."

"You... drove to Fullalead, an island in the middle of the New World..." said Harry with a raised brow before he starts laughing. "Forgive me for saying this, but I find that hard to believe."

"Hey, you said you'll keep an open mind, Harry," Ron exclaimed quietly so not to arouse the suspicion of the pirate patrons.

"Sorry, it was unbelievable at first, I forgot I'm dealing with magic here so it makes sense," said Harry. "So what? the car's enchanted and it can drive on water?"

"Not exactly," said Ron until the barmaid came with the orders.

"Here you go, mates, do enjoy," said the Barmaid as she place the food and drinks on the table.

"Cheers love," said Harry as he tosses a gold coin to tip the maid.

The barmaid leaves with her tip and the boys start to enjoy their meal before they can resume their escape on this island.

Harry wasted no time going at the food and starts eating non-stop, he stuffs 3 sandwiches in his mouth at once and swallows, strips the chicken legs clean from the bones, including the BBQ ribs and the fried fish. Ron and the twins couldn't help but be amazed at how Harry eats, it would even put Ron and possible Luffy's to shame.

"Boy, aren't you hungry," said Ron with a raised brow when he watches Harry go crazy on the food before him.

"Well what do you expect after spending days in a cell with nary a proper bite to eat?" said Harry with his mouth full before swallowing it all. "Ah... and besides, you can't say anything since you're bad yourself when Hogwarts provided their feasts."

"Yeah well, it was a long train ride back then," said Ron with his ears turning pink from embarrassment.

"Come off it, you had a second helping of breakfast before we left for the station," said George with a scoff.

"Not to mention all those snacks we shared during the train ride," said Fred with a raised brow while he enjoys his plateful.

"Oh shut up," said Ron before returning to his plate and angrily stuffs his face.

As the boys enjoy their meal, a commotion suddenly occurred on the opposite side of the tavern.

"Bastard!"

Among the patrons, a pirate just punched another and send him flying and crash into one of the occupied tables. This caused the occupants to stand up and turn to confront said pirate who disrupted their meal. But when they realise who it was, they hold out their hands in defence and walks away. The reason of that is because the pirate in question, dressed in his usual punkish attire consisting of a wine-coloured coat with a light purple fur collar and a pair of purple and yellow checked trousers, is Bartolomeo the Cannibal, 2nd Captain of the Straw Hat Fleet and anointed Pirate Legend.

Bartolomeo the Cannibal

Bounty: 500'000'000 B

Status: Pirate Legend

Purpose of Status: Member of the Straw Hat Fleet, reckless invasion of one of Emperor Red-Haired Shanks' territories which almost resulted in him and his crews' death.

Note: Bartolomeo was disbanded from the Pirate Court along with fellow Pirate Legend Cavendish for high disregard of the Pirate Code when they brawled in the Court Room over some girl they met.

Pirate Legend Bartolomeo snarls under his already terrifying face, consisting of no eyebrows, sharp pointed teeth, a gold nose ring and two under curved line tattooed below his right eye. It's clear that he's completely pissed.

"I'd be damned and let ANY of you fuckers go after young Harry, ya here me?!" exclaimed Bartolomeo in fury. "So what if he broke in that stuffy old castle? And who give a toss of some Pirate Code? We're bloody pirate for Nika's sake. And what good for nothing pirate follows some stupid code?"

"Of course you'd say that, Bartolomeo,"

Bartolomeo turns when his name was called, and to his dismay, his Fleet mate and rival Cavendish enters the tavern which causes almost (mostly female and some men) to squeal with admiration and love due to how dashingly handsome Cavendish is.

Cavendish of the White Horse

Bounty 550'000'000 B

Status: Pirate Legend

Purpose of Status: First Captain of the Straw Hat Fleet, raided the Bourgeois Kingdom to exact his revenge against his jealous rivals who drove him and the other in his crew to exile and life of piracy. Also, connected to the Rommel Kingdom Massacres due to his split alter ego "Hakuba", nicknamed the "Kamaitachi of Rommel" murdered hundreds of Rommel citizens in one night.

Note: Cavendish was disbanded from the Pirate court due to him brawling with fellow Pirate Legend Bartolomeo over a girl he met.

The dashing former Prince of the Bourgeois Kingdom enthusiastically struts into the tavern, he only came here to have something to eat when he heard the commotion inside, including the rambling from his fellow fleet mate and rival Bartolomeo raging about the recently announced manhunt for Harry Potter when the boy escaped from Skull Rock Castle. Of course, the green mohawked punk didn't take this likely due to him being a devoted and fanatic follower of the Pirate King.

Of course Cavendish has high regards for the King, but he's not as chaotic and anarchistic like Bartolomeo. And unlike his rival, he follows the Code to the letter since the Pirate Life needs some order around its already chaotic nature.

"You're not one to follow any form of rules that's written down, even if the Codes are more like guidelines for us pirates."

"Oh it's just you, Cabbage," said Bartolomeo in an uncaring deadpan while picking his nose with his pinkie finger. This ticked Cavendish off.

"How many times I have to tell you it's Cavendish, you green crested Rooster!" Cavendish exclaimed angrily at Bartolomeo for using that vulgar nickname. "Uh, still vulgar as always."

"Yeah, whatever," Bartolomeo still doesn't care about what Cavendish just said. "So what are you doing here?"

"I was about to get something to eat and drink before casting off, but seeing that Chief Code Keeper Teague has issued a manhunt for young Harry. I thought I'd stay here and help with the search for the boy. I mean, I do need the money."

After hearing this, It's Bartolomeo's turn to be angry.

"You pompous bastard," Bartolomeo snarls at Cavendish and turns to confront him. "You're gonna betray Harry just like that?"

"Oh don't be so melodramatic, it's not like I'm handing him over to the Marines," said Cavendish with a scoff. "Don't forget, Harry broke into the castle while the Court meeting was taking place. And the boy needs to learn there are consequences for that. Not even you are stupid enough to break that part of the code."

"Yeah well... I wouldn't want to disrupt something important to his Highness, you know," said Bartolomeo with debating hesitation. Sure he's anarchistic and has no regards to any law written down, but his fanatical devotion to Luffy is much stronger and he'll make any exception if it involves the King. "Anyway, I'm not gonna let any of you go after Harry."

"Oh, do you know where he is then?" said Cavendish with raised eyebrows. Hearing this, Harry tugs on his collar to hide his face more and kept his head down to he can eat quietly.

"Of course I don't," said Bartolomeo with a scoff. "and even if I do, I wouldn't tell you."

"No matter, I mean he won't leave the island anyway since Teague issued a blockade to surround the island. No one is permitted to leave Fullalead unless Harry is apprehended and returns to Skull Rock Castle to continue his sentence."

"Damn bloody fascists!" said Bartolomeo, he never liked the Code Keepers for they're as bad as the Marines, especially when they follow the creed of absolute Justice. "It's bad enough that we had an Ex-Marine a Pirate Legend, telling us how to live and do."

"The Code only stretches all of Fullalead, Barto" Said Cavendish with a scoff. "Besides, it ain't as bad since Blackbeard went up and vanished."

"I'll take Blackbeard over Teague anytime," said Bartolomeo with a scoff.

"Careful, you might upset your King if he heard you say that," said Cavendish with a smirk. "Anyway, I best be off. I lost my appetite since you caused such a ruckus here."

"Yeah, well piss off somewhere," said Bartolomeo with his arms crossed and snarls angrily at his rival. "I'm sick of looking at your pretty face anyway."

Cavendish scoffs once more and turns away, causing his long golden locks to sway along with the long feathery plume adorning his tricorne hat. Everyone watches as Cavendish leaves the tavern, the female and gay male patrons couldn't help but swoon from this and gaze blankly to where Cavendish formerly stood for a while.

"Pompous git, I swear he'll get what's coming to him," Bartolomeo mutters with annoyance as he storms off to the counter. "Oi, giz us a pint!"

Ron and the Twins watched what occurred between the two pirate legends and turns to Harry who was being very discreet while he eats.

"We need to get out of here," Harry whispers. "I didn't know they'd be here."

"You know them?" said Ron

"They're part of Dad's fleet," said Harry. "Bartolomeo the Cannibal and Cavendish of the White Horse. Barto's a fan of Dad, he witnessed Dad's near execution in Loguetown when Buggy tried to execute Dad before a freak storm prevented it. Barto was amazed, especially when Dad loudly declared to all in Lougetown plaza that he'll become King of the Pirates. And you know how that ends."

"And the other one?" said Fred with wonder.

"Cabbage is vain, he like the popularity that being a notorious pirate offers him and HATES being out staged by those more infamous than him. At first, he wanted to kill Dad because of the infamy he gained in his involvement at the Paramount War in Marineford, but it changed when they're battling against the Don Quixote family in Dressrosa, which started the Straw Hat Fleet. 7 Captains, including Barto and Cabbage, swore their fealty to Dad after he rescued them from Doflamingo's enslavement after they lost in the Corrida Coliseum's gladiator games. At first Luffy doesn't like the idea of being some Big Boss despite being a Captain of his own Crew, but overtime, he's alright with it, especially when he hangs around with some of them, including Hajrudin back in Elbaf, and especially with the Giant's Doctor Gerd."

"Gerd?" said Ron

"A giantess in Hajrudin's crew, serving as the crew's doctor... very well if you if you get me... anyway, let's be off, we overstay our welcome."

"Right," said the Twins as they and Ron got up from their seats and they start to take their leave.

But before they could, Buggy and some of his cronies, Mohji, Cabaji and Galdino suddenly enters the tavern and all went quiet.

"Alright Potter, I know you're in here," said Buggy with a scoff. "You might as well show yourself since there is no escape."

Harry was shocked, how does Buggy know where he is? The clown themed Pirate Legend exhales impatiently and reaches out his hand and suddenly it detaches and flies towards Harry and reels him out from his friends.

"There you are," said Buggy with a smirk.

"How did you know I was here?" said Harry as he knocks off Buggy's detached hand.

"Oh I've been keeping an... open ear out for you, in case you did anything stupid like escaping." Said Buggy as he taps at where his left ear should be, it took Harry a moment to notice that the clown's left ear is not there. Suddenly, Buggy's missing ear wiggles out from behind Harry's nape and flies back to connect with it's owner. "Oh, Stereo, you have no idea how hard it was to listen in Mono, believe me."

"You were spying on me... so that's how Teague know about the contraband, and how he knows about me escaping," Said Harry in realisation.

"That's right, Teague knew how cunning you are and needed you on high security so to keep you in your place until your sentence is served. He paid us handsomely to be your unofficial wardens for a time, and it's not an offer I wouldn't refuse if it means I get to torment and discipline Straw Hat's brat."

"You're still holding a grudge on Dad, huh?" said Harry with a deadpan.

"Of course I do!" said Buggy. "Straw Hat has humiliated me too many times, and I'll not have that sat down. So come quietly and don't make a fuss, Teague is willing to not extend your sentence if you behave."

"Sorry to disappoint, but I'm not going anywhere," said Harry

"I figure you'd say that," said Buggy with a smirk. "Galdino, wax him."

"Got it," said Galdino, formerly known as Mr. 3 from the defunct Baroque Works, starts to secrete wax from his arms and slings it at Harry. "Candle Lock"

But before the Wax could reach and restrain Harry, it splatters on something flat, vertical but invisible. this shocked Harry, Buggy and Galdino, for an invisible wall just appeared in front of Harry, stopping the wax entirely.

"What?" exclaimed Buggy

"I don't think so, you Big nosed nonce!"

Harry turns his head to see Bartolomeo with his fingers crossed, which he does when he wants to use his Barrier-Barrier Fruit. He then pushes the invisible barrier he created towards Buggy and encases them in to a now reformed "Barrier Cage!"

With Buggy and his goons trapped, Bartolomeo smirks and turns to Harry.

"Go, I'll hold them off for ya," said Bartolomeo to Harry.

"Thanks Barto," said Harry nodding thanks to the Second Captain of the Straw Hat Fleet. Harry runs off while the Weasley's join in too.

"Let's go to the Warehouse and get the hell out of here!" said Ron as he, the twins and Harry run across the street and downhill to the harbour.

"It won't be easy," said Harry, now that he rested and eaten, he gained enough energy to stand on his feet now, but given the situation, he still unable to use his powers yet, not while he's worried for his own freedom on the line with a pirate posse searching for him. "Teague issued a blockade to surround the island coastlines, passing through them will be problematic."

"We don't need to drive pass them," said Ron, causing Harry to look at him with confusion. "You'll see, trust me."

"Ok," said Harry with a nod while he and the others keep running downhill.

Back in the Tavern, Buggy and his cronies remain trapped in Bartolomeo's barrier cage, which got the clown annoyed. Buggy snarls from this inconvenience as he pull out a small Den Den Mushi and dial a number on the rotary on the snail's shell.

"Yes?"

"Alvida, Bartolomeo has us encased in his Barrier and has let Potter slip pass us," said Buggy. "I want you to take over on the manhunt and capture Potter."

"and what's in it for me?" said Alvida

Buggy groaned and rolled his eyes.

"I'll give you 25% of the bounty," said Buggy

"30," Alvida counteroffered.

"Fine, 30%. Just catch that brat or you'll get nothing!" Buggy exclaimed impatiently before hanging up the snail. "Damn that woman."

"What should we do, Cap'n?" said Cabaji

"Find us a way to get us out of here, obviously!" exclaimed Buggy. "Mohji! Call in Rachel!"

"On it," said Mohji as he takes out a whistle and blows it.

The whistle didn't make a sound, or rather one that humans can hear. And in just a few seconds, something rushed inside the tavern and gave out a loud angry roar. It is a blond furred lioness, she roars at the freaked-out patrons who backed away so they won't get attacked by the beast.

"Rachel, attack!" Mohji commands as he points at Bartolomeo

Rachel the Lioness, daughter of the Lion Richie who passed away from old age, roars at Bartolomeo and charges to pounce at the Pirate Legend. Bartolomeo erected a barrier to protect himself, but by doing that he unintentionally released Buggy and his goons. Rachel roars angrily and starts clawing at the barrier, trying to get at Bartolomeo.

"Ha, ha, ha, ha!" Buggy laughs mockingly at Bartolomeo. "Good, he's distracted, let's go!"

"Aye," said Buggy's goons and turns to run out of the tavern so they can pursue Harry and his friends. But just as they run out the door, they smack their faces onto a barrier, their faces flat on the invisible wall. "Er Captain, a problem."

"Grr, persistent punk!" exclaimed Buggy until he gasped when he saw Rachel the Lioness lying on the floor, with a bloody snout and numerous lumps on her head. The poor lioness groaned in pain and doesn't want to fight anymore, not after what Bartolomeo did to her.

"And stay down, pussy cat!" said Bartolomeo before he kicked the poor kitty out of the way so he can confront Buggy. "It's just you and me now, clown. Oh I have waited for this to come."

"What is your problem?" said Buggy

"You, you're the damn problem!" exclaimed Bartolomeo. "After what you tried to do with the King back in Loguetown, I waited for this moment to give you some payback."

Buggy scoffs and pulls out his daggers which he holds between his fingers.

"Holding me here is pointless, the rest of my crew will catch that brat for there is no way he can escape this island. Not while there's a blockade."

"As if that would stop the famed Vanishing Child," said Bartolomeo. "Hell, he'll escape a damn Buster Call and get out unscathed."

"I had enough of this, CHOP-CHOP CANNON!" exclaimed Buggy as he fires his signature attack at Bartolomeo.

Bartolomeo dodges the incoming daggers wielding hand while keeping his fingers crossed so to keep the barrier over the tavern doorway active. Bartolomeo is keeping Buggy as he is so to give Harry time to escape, even if the rest of the Clown's crew is hot on the Pirate Prince's tail. It doesn't matter, the Second Captain of the Straw Hat Fleet is putting his life on the line, for the young prince who will do great things like his father had.

"If you think you're gonna makes me drop that barrier, you have another thing coming," said Bartolomeo.

"Grr, attention all!" said Buggy to the Pirate patrons. "I am willing to pay a substantial amount of money if you take down that bastard. 500'000'000 beris and first rounds on me!"

With that, the Patrons suddenly got involved and surrounds Bartolomeo. The punkish pirate smirks and gets ready for a fight while keeping the barrier up.

"Go on, I'm sure the money would be enough to pay for your hospital bills when I'm done with you all!" exclaimed Bartolomeo with his sharp toothy grin. "And believe me, you'll need it."

Fullalead harbour: warehouse.

Harry and the Weasleys have reached the harbour and inside the warehouse. Inside the warehouse is empty say for one big item that's covered in a dirty tarp. Ron grabs onto the tarp and pulls it off to reveal their getaway.

"There we are, our way out of here," said Ron with a smile

Harry took a long good look at the getaway vehicle and then turns to Ron with a deadpan. "You've got to be kidding me."

End of Chapter