Chapter - 22

Brook and Chopper were having the most difficult time with their opponent. The 5th commander and navigator of the Blackbeard Pirates, Laffitte. The viciousness former sheriff hailing from the West Blue. Known throughout the world for his cruelty and viciousness, he was currently using that to over power the two straw hats.

"Surely you two must realize you two do not have the power nor the cruelty to beat me." Laffitte laughs tipping his hat towards the pair.

So far every attack was repelled no matter how close the duo got. Besides a few scratches this guy was relatively unscathed.

"Will you do what's necessary to defeat me, because one thing you should know about me, I don't end a fight unless my opponents are dead." Laffitte says tap dancing in shoes emphasizing his point.

"Shut up and fight already ya bully! This is a duel!" Chopper yells in his karate form.

"HA! You call this a duel?" Cockily the commander began to tap dance even more celebrating his victory a little too early.

A hand pushed the reindeer behind his him protecting him.

"You say you don't stop until your opponents are dead you say? Well today is your lucky day because... IM ALREADY DEAD!" Brook said rising from one knee, drawing his sword, suddenly charging ready to impale the commander.

Drawing a cane sword of his own, Laffitte calmly with a flick of his wrist decapitated the skeleton, his body crashing with an unceremonious thud.

"See I told you reindeer, no matter what you do, you'll end up like your friend here." The 5th division commander cackled.

"BROOK!" Chopper yells seeing his favorite musical corpse on the ground.

The Blackbeard commander approaching chopper slowly, dragging his blade along the deck menacingly. "Enjoy the terror reindeer as I kill you slowly."

Chopper just continued smiling not showing an ounce of fear which confused the former demon sheriff for a moment.

A familiar voice broke Laffitte mid-stride.

"Hey." Turning around instantly he was knocked upside the head with Brook's signature guitar sending him high in the air crashing into the upper deck.

"I told you...I was already dead. Yohoho!" Brook says with his signature laugh.

"Thanks Brook I owe you one!" Chopper said high fist bumping the skeleton.

A few hundred meters away Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Robin made their way towards the battle field full of zoan users. They would need to hurry if they were going to take full control of the battle.

The four split off in separate directions heading off to different objectives. Usopp was going to back up Van Augur, his newest recruit. Robin went back to fighting alongside Franky who was combating the underlings with a unique wrestling style. Zoro was off to support Trafalgar Law and his vice captain jean to take down the three remaining Blackbeard commanders: Second Shiliew, Fourth Vasco Shot, and sixth Avalo Pizzaro. It shouldn't be too much of a problem. Nami was making her way as quick as she could towards Chopper and Brook hoping she could aid them in anyway possible.

Nami could see the two in the distance still engaging in a duel with the commander. Stopping the navigator in her tracks were were a group large fruit users looking for an opponent after defeating a couple Heart Pirates. Despite using her weather egg, she knew her power was limited. She didn't have time to fight these guys.

"Oi Nami Swan!" Sanji screams with his classic heart eyes. Landing a few kicks to the back of the users heads to knock them out cold.

"Appreciate the assist Sanji." Nami smiled gratefully. "Now I need your help again, help me clear a path to the that ship in the distance, Brook and Chopper are there!"

Sanji's heart eyes reappearing again.

"Consider it done! Nami Swaaan!" The cook sang charging the group blocking their path.

"Hey you punks! I'm going to teach you some manners! When a lady says she needs to be somewhere you MOVE!" Sanji says spinning his legs around into a fiery whirlwind, not before Nami adds a large lightning bolt to finish the underlings in her path off for good.

"Thanks Sanji for helping me out! I owe you one! Stay safe!" Nami says with a wink. With that the orange haired navigator was off racing once again towards her previous destination.

Sanji was once again on the ground an instantly clutching his chest. "First Robin..now Nami.. they both winked at me saying they owe me one.." the cook said slightly bleeding out his nose.

'My sweet Nami. My dearest Robin. They both said they owe me one.' He repeated in his head a little more perverse this time.

All of a sudden Sanji felt his heart stop to think of all the possibilities "owing him one" meant. Perverse thoughts of the two lady straw hats inviting him to their bath session together flooded his mind.

The battlefield froze seeing an enormous blood sprout shoot up high into the atmosphere. You could hear the cook's yell of a perversion shake the island for a few brief seconds.

Zoro obviously got lost looking for Law and his first mate. He was now in some uninhabited part of the island. The swordsman wondering how he would ever find his way back. Seeing the enormous blood sprout knowing immediately who it was and what was responsible for causing it.

"Fucking perverse moron." Zoro said grinning before sprinting in the direction of the blood sprout back towards the battlefield.

Nami made it to the Blackbeard ship finally climbing aboard. She could see the battle had recently come to a close. Brook and Chopper finally noticing ran to embrace the navigator.

"I'm glad you guys are ok!" She says happily dancing with the duo.

"Me too Nami. Now as a reward for defeating my opponent, may I see your-" Nami and Chopper both smacked the soul out of the skeleton for the audacious question.

"YOU!" The three shifting to notice Liffatte was not quite done. Despite having only one eye, he felt it was still enough.

"It's like I said, will you do what's necessary to protect what you care about!" The Blackbeard commander wasted no time charging towards Chopper, sword drawn ready to impale the reindeer. Nami instantly grabbed Chopper to protect him, shielding him with her body. She was willing to die to protect her friends. With no hesitation Brook knocked Liffatte off balance with a lunge of his own.

It all happened so fast. Nami and Chopper expecting to be impaled but it never came. Opening their eyes to see Liffatte with Brook's infamous cane sword prodding through his chest directly through the sternum.

The former demon sheriff coughed out large amounts of blood. Desperately trying to grip the railing but the blood quickly falling on it made it impossible. Collapsing to the ground with the sword still protruding through his chest. Each breath was getting shallower and shallower; it was a matter of time.

"I-I-see n-now... the bond you all share. I've been looking for something like that," the man now coughed up more blood, slightly bleeding out the nose. "To have a close family, to not just die for one.." the critically injured man gripping the railing standing on his feet. "Another but to live for one another...that's.. what I've been looking for." The three straw hats watching in silence at the man's confessions. Chopper knew there was a slight chance he could survive.

"Maybe...we can still heal you." Chopper says a little unsure.

Liffatte smiles coughing roughly.

"Why? So you can just throw me in prison? No... if there's one last thing I'm..." the man climbs on the railing standing fully on it. "Going to die, how I want!" With that he pulls Brook's sword from his chest releasing a large pool of blood out onto the deck. Nami pulling chopper to her preventing him from seeing the carnage, she was looking elsewhere also. Brook just watched with indifference as the man's body lifelessly fell into the water sinking below the surface.

Nami stood kissing chopper on the top his hat a few times before comforting him again.

"Are you okay Chopper?" She asked sweetly causing the reindeer to nod happily.

The trio now stood over the deck to witness the battlefield, A large majority of the Heart Pirates were still engaged in combat. Nami was impressed by the Heart Pirates dedication for their captain's cause and the medical expertise of the crew. Without them it would be hard to say she could see them winning this battle.

They were nearly just a bit more. Noticing the Heart Pirates start to beat their chests as a war chant. The crew was celebrating their captain, vice captain, and Zoro's victory over the other three commanders. Each dragging one of them by the collars throwing them towards the underlings. Still the small fry fighters continuing to battle like their commanders were still fighting. It was obvious the influence of Blackbeard was driving them. Law, Zoro, and Jean quickly jumping into the fight began to take down many users. The more they went down they would continue to get back up. The Pikan loving navigator had another plan. It was her last resort she was hoping to save but her friends were in trouble.

"Brook!" Nami yells catching the skeleton's attention. Shoving his trusty guitar into his hands. "Sing something! Get everyone, our allies on the ships!"

Confused as to what Nami was asking for a few seconds before breaking out into his signature yohoho's finally playing as the navigator instructed.

The Skeleton's voice rang out across the battlefield alerting the allies. The two pirate groups immediately recognizing it as Brook's infamous vocals.

"Hey I love this song! One of the Heart pirates said dancing while he and his other allies rallied around their captain.

"HEART PIRATES RETREAT!" Law said giving a rare shout. The crew immediately withdrew to the ships.

"Straw Hats withdraw!" Zoro and the others along with Van Augur made their way to the back to the Sunny. With the exception of Franky who made his way from picking up Nami, Chopper, and Brook. The underlings were stranded on the shoreline awaiting for whatever the allies had planned next.

The Polar Tang Submarine pulls parallel to the Thousand Sunny. Law and Jean the only ones disembarking.

The two groups met.

"What now captain?" Trafalgar asked looking Zoro's direction.

Zoro was looking to the side rubbing his head sheepishly. "Tch, don't look at me."

Law and Jean looks the crew over again to see the trusty navigator up front ready to take action.

Law's eyes hid under his hat for a brief second realization hitting him. 'I see' he gave a slight smile before returning his gaze to the straw hat crew and their captain.

"Floor's yours again,Nami-ya." Law said his hidden smile not leaving his face yet.

Nami gave a warm smile back. "Thanks I appreciate it Tra-guy."

Law and Jean sweat dropped. He really needed to write his name down and hand it to them next time.

"I need your ability to transport objects. I'm going to summon Zeus. I just need you to put sea water in him." Nami says knowing full well what she was doing. The crew believed in her wholeheartedly.

"Very well."

Wasting no time Zeus was summoned causing a moderately sized cloud to rest above the Sunny.

"ROOM!" A large portion of sea water was transferred into the cloud.

"What can I do for you Nami?" The cloud asks.

"We have our hands full, we are counting one you my friend." Nami says the last part softly causing the cloud to shed some happy tears. He was grateful to be away from his previous abusive master Big Mom.

The cloud thought she would be scary and as cruel as Big mom. However with the brief time he's spent as Nami's 'slave' he quickly realized she was worthy of his services. Her kindness, resilience, and strength was truly a one of a kind. The cloud would protect his new friends.

"Consider it done my lady." The cloud said happily accepting the task.

The zoan users were now desperately trying to reach the ship. It would have to be now or never.

"Nami we have limited amount of time here, might want to make it quick." Zoro said seeing the threats looming closer to the ship.

"We have to buy Nami some time while Zeus charges!" Usopp adds pulling out his trusty slingshot firing capsules into the incoming horde.

"Defend the Sunny!" Jean yells as his captain was already on their ship battling the underlings attempting to jump onto the vessel.

The straw hats and Heart Pirates were once again in an all out war battling for one another; yet another advantage against the opponents.

Nami wasting little time as possible, beginning to charge Zeus. Feeding him several black pellets, and a weather egg with a thundercloud inside. The cloud began to grow to a Massive size. Seeing that Zeus was ready Nami used her Clima Tact maneuvering Zeus towards the invaders.

The cloud now shadowing the Blackbeard's underling army. Nami used her tact to make Zeus release the sea water as rain on the zoan fruit users. The sea water immediately had the desired effect, the enemy was weakening significantly. With one last swing a Large thunderbolt opening he heavens rains down upon the army causing massive devastation.

During the commotion, Catarina woke up from her daze trying to escape her binds. Only to receive a right hook to the jaw immediately putting her sleep again.

Robin blowing on knuckles before smiling warmly, continuing to enjoy the rest of the show.