Chapter - 20

Robin making her way to the Sunny notices two figure emerging from a nearby tunnel. One she did not recognize and one was all too familiar.

"Usopp!" Robin said waving to the straw hat marksman.

"Oi Robin! Great to see you!" Usopp proclaims running to meet the archeologist.

"Good to see you as well! Ah your arm." Robin points out looking at the young man's bleeding arm.

"Oh this? Yeah it's nothing, even though I can't feel it anymore." Ussop said trying to laugh it off but soon grunting as the pain began to increase.

"We need to get you to the ship! Let's go." The archeologist didn't waste a second swooping up Usopp to continue her flight.

Van Augur looks upon the duo with indifference.

"DON'T WORRY AUGUR I'LL FIX SENRIKU! REMEMBER OUR AGREEMENT!" Usopp shouted audibly before disappearing nearly out of sight.

Van Augur just wordlessly sticks his hands in his pockets heading for the battlefield full of zoan fruit underlings.

One thought filling his head. 'Senriku I will redeem myself.'

Robin and Usopp landed on the Sunny to see the ship's exterior had been damaged all over. Nami was doing her best to keep Catarina from tearing the ship apart. Her crescent spear clashing with Nami's clima tact. Each blow the other dealt causing winds and lightning to rage throughout the air.

Catarina jumps back assessing the newcomers. "New players? How interesting this will be. Murunfuffuffu." Cackled the witch-like commander.

Robin jumping into the fray shouting "Giantesco Mani!" A large hand appearing to restrain the witch. Noticing the hand in time Catarina was able to dodge only to be hounded by Nami, who was summoning her weather eggs. Small thunder clouds surrounded the witch, large bolts of lighting struck the witch. Even then it still wasn't enough, the witch was able to fend off both her attacker's with her crescent spear.

"No matter what you all do, it's no use your captain will never win against Blackbeard! Murunfufu." The witch laughs. The group ignored the comment knowing they had to keep a cool head to prevail. Nami only had one chance to use her special attack but now wasn't the time.

Nico Robin began to chuckle causing the witch to turn saying, "just what the hell's so funny?"

"You'll actually find us a lot smarter than you." Robin said cooly.

"A lot tougher too!" Nami said grinning, juggling her clima tact in one hand.

The witch just stood there frozen as Robin pulled her ankles to the deck with her hands freezing Catarina in place. Usopp knew it was going down and he was just lucky enough to witness it.

"Hell yeah cat fight! You better kick her ass! You here me Nami! Robin!" Usopp said cheering his female crew mates on.

"QUIET!" Was the response from the three women on the ship.

Gulping slightly, Usopp slowly made his way to a far corner in the ship away from impeding cat-duel.

Ready for battle, the two straw hat ladies charged the lone Blackbeard commander, Robin coming from behind, while Nami from the front.

Catarina quickly got in a fighting stance ready to take on the two incoming women. Robin got there first throwing her hands in a flurry of fists to try and take out the witch in a hurry. Nami threw her tact in a spearing motion to try and occupy the woman's attention for Robin to get a few shots in. Catarina finally got her feet free from Robin's grasp. She was now able to fight the two evenly. All three's movement was hard to keep up. Catarina swings her spear, missing Robin who in return landed a left hook to the woman's jaw. Nami using this opportunity to strike the witch down, sticking her clima tact in the woman's stomach, sending a lightning jolt through her.

Catarina dropped to one knee; weakened. The three women were breathing heavy, each coming preparing their own strike. The moment the two women went to strike, the witch slashed Robin's left arm above her elbow causing her to stumble back.

"Robin!" Usopp and Nami said screaming at the same time.

"I'm fine." Robin says holding a hand up.

A dark look came over Nami's face her bangs covering her eyes. "You'll pay for hurting my nakama." The navigator squeezing her clima tact causing it to shrink, charging the witch once again.

Catarina looks at the Cat Burgler as if she's insane. "You sure got a death wish stupid girl." The Blackbeard commander preparing to ram her spear through the navigator.

Not showing an ounce of fear in the face of death. Nami remembering her captain; he would die to protect her family.

Before the spear could reach her abdomen, Nami was able to dodge the attack, sliding on her knees to slip past the blade. Keeping the spear at bay with her deactivated clima tact. Once the She was clear of the spear she was perfectly positioned directly underneath Catarina.

"Told you were smarter and tougher than we look." Nami said shadows still covering her eyes, squeezing the center handle of her clima tact causing it to extend well beyond the witch's chin. The three straw hats watched as the witch-like woman came crashing down on the grass field of the sunny.

Nami sat back with a smile and raised fist. "We did it!" The three of them cheering , running to greet on another. They couldn't give each other compliments fast enough.

"You guys were sooo cool! I wish the crew could've seen it. When Robin threw that left hook! WOAH! Nami, when you slid past her blade and you said that awesome one liner!" Usopp hugging himself and falling back. "That was so awesome I can die happy now."

Nami and Robin could only smile and shake their heads at the marksman's antics.

The ladies high five'd up top.

"Talk about girl power sister." Nami said earning a warm smile from the archeologist.

"Wedo make quite a team don't we?" Robin asked but it was clearly a rhetorical question. They made an unstoppable team when they put their heads together. The straw hats crew would be in disarray without their two lovely ladies and it shows on this day.

A voice broke everyone from their victory parade. "Oi we do make a good team don't we? Sounds like I missed a party." Zoro said finishing climbing onto the deck.

"Damn what happened to her?" Zoro asked regarding the still unconscious Catarina.

Usopp immediately stood up facing the swordsman. "Robin and Nami totally whooped on that creepy lady that's what! You missed a total cat fight dude!"

"Looks like one hell of a fight. Who got the k.o? I bet it was you Robin, it wouldn't surprise me with your left hook." Zoro said remembering his accidental bathroom encounter with Robin had him on the receiving end of one. He swore his cheek was still numb when he tried to sleep on it.

Robin just shook her head pointing at Nami, answering Zoro's question.

"Nami knocked out one of Blackbeard's commanders?" Zoro questioned. His eyes filling to the brim with tears while he was trying to simultaneously hold in a laugh. He couldn't contain himself. The swordsman was laughing on the floor kicking his feet up like a kid.

"No way Nami did that. AHAHA!" Zoro continuing to mock the navigator.

Robin and Usopp were slowly retreating away from Zoro. A hulking shadow appearing over the former pirate hunter. "I'll show you a left hook you rude bastard. LEARN SOME MANNERS!" Zoro was sent flying towards a now waking up Catarina.

Before the two knew what literally hit them their lips smacked into one another. Both inwardly screaming for it to end. As soon as it started it was over, both participants were throwing up their guts on the side of the boat.

Usopp, Robin, and Nami could only hunch over and laugh at the swordsman's display of disgust towards the witch he locked lips with. Maybe he finally found someone after all.

Catarina was having none of the Straw hats humorous antics. "I'm going to kill you all!" Catarina said taking a fighting stance ready to take on all four combatants; not one of them made a move.

"I'll handle this." Usopp simply said to everyone's confusion, even Catarina. Robin knowing what was coming covered everyone's mouth except Usopp's; for now.

"Try this!" The Marksman threw a small plain looking dial next to woman. Slowly it began to leak out smoke.

"Ha! You think this will stop me? A smoke bomb? Fool, I'm the crescent moon warrior!" Catarina said taking a deep breath before inhaling all the smoke emitted from the tone dial. Usopp smirked abeit behind Robin's hand.

"It's not smoke," Robin released her hands on everyone's mouth allowing them to breathe normally. "Its anesthetic gas." Usopp said finishing his statement.

The witch beginning to feel the effects of the gas,toppled over immediately passing out into oblivion. This battle was over, another one bit the dust.

"Sorry to do that to your girlfriend Zoro!"

Usopp said teasing the swordsman.

A large vein appearing on Zoro's head before responding, "I'll repay you for stupid comment after this is over."

The group of four stood on the front of the Sunny to check on the battle going on down the shorelines. It was still at a stand still, it seems like nothing changed; they would need Blackbeard to fall.

Out of nowhere a battered Luffy appeared flying through the mountain range to the shock of everyone on board close to the ship.

Blackbeard not far behind flying full speed towards the straw hat captain. Luffy stopping himself on his heels right before he was about to hit the water. 'That was a close one.'

Looking up at the last second dodge Blackbeard's quake slam. It would've been bad if he would've been caught. Knowing he needed to get Blackbeard away from his friends as soon as possible. Luffy could feel his haki coming back; third Gear was available. He could use the surprise attack to his advantage. He would disguise his attack to be able to nail Blackbeard with an original technique.

"No more Haki, Huh Straw! Looks like I'm going to kill you in front of your crew!" Blackbeard said dashing full speed once again.

Luffy stretching his leg aiming a kick towards his opponent, making Blackbeard dodge and reposition himself. Now was his chance. It was a tactic Raleigh taught him when he needed, an old school trick made for cunning opponent such as this was.

He could remember Old man Raleigh's words as if he was right beside him.