Back With WhiteBeard

They came from the right side of the stand off between The Marines and I. 

I could hear the roars of his crew as they rammed the back of one of the ships surrounding us. Marco took to the skies and landed a devastating kick on Borusalino, Oden leaped before slicing one of the ships in two. Whereas Jozu leaped and destroyed another ship, catapulting to another ship and fighting off another Rear-Admiral. 

Chaos ensued within the ranks of the Marines. The surrounding Marines began firing off at us while the Moby Dick made waste to its next victim. Whitebeard smiled proudly as he stood on the bow of his ship, leading the charge as he chopped through countless Marines. The rest of my crew immediately jumped in and joined the chaos.

Sengoku had a solemn expression as he watched all of this unfold. Veins popped out of his forehead as he turned to look at Whitebeard, it was obvious that he was going to pick fight Whitebeard instead of me. It was plain and clear that he had more resentment for Whitebeard than he ever had for me. 

Stussy remained clinged to my side as we watched the battle unfold. The other marine fleets soon joined in the battle and started firing at the Moby Dick, the other ships were making their way towards us. It was obvious that they were planning on keeping Whitebeard and I separated so that Sengoku could face him alone, but honestly, I wasn't planning on interfering. I looked at Stussy, and she nodded while she lunged at the oncoming ships. 

I initially wanted to join in the fun, but it was obvious that Stussy's plan was for me to the exact opposite. I don't know what she had told Whitebeard, but I could only assume that she strongly emphasized that I should remain inactive for a while. Maybe I was overthinking it, maybe I wasn't; I wouldn't really know unless I asked her.

Stussy was making quick work of those ships. She didn't outright kill them, but she was knocking them unconcious with a hit or two before moving on to her next opponent. Her current opponent at the moment was a Rear-Admiral, the sword that the Rear-admiral had been using was proving to be a problem for her. However, I'm sure that she'd be figure it out eventually. 

Suddenly, I felt Whitebeard's piercing gaze land on me. I stared back at the man I called my adoptive father as he charged straight for Sengoku. He had the same grin that he had always donned everytime he was fighting. I had been feeling restless watching the fight unfold, every fibre of my being was telling me that I should jump into the fray and start fighting. 

Eventually, somebody gave me a good reason to fight. I sensed an attack aiming at my ship. I grabbed my axe and made my way to the hull of the ship. Reaching there, I saw a Rear-Admiral clenching his sword as he coated it in Armament Haki. 

I was about to make a move on him, but Jozu immediately jumped in and knocked him unconcious. His large diamond figure slowly turned to me before he bowed his head slightly. 

"Sorry Boris, Pops doesn't want you fighting for the meantime," Jozu says apologetically. 

I could only grab a cigar before lighting it and making my way back to the front of the ship. Looks like Stussy had told Pops about what had happened.

Whitbeard was beginning to make push Sengoku back, and Borusalino and Marco were flying about. Each clash was making a beautiful synchronization of yellow and blue, however, Marco was being pushed back by Borusalino. It was clear that Borusalino's Glint-Glint fruit was simply more versitile than Marco's Devil Fruit. So it was more of a complex game of cat and mouse, where the mouse was using the cat for target practice, while the cat was struggling to get to the mouse.

Oden suddenly leaped and landed on my ship next to me. He had a shit-eating grin the entire time he was cutting down Marine ships, but now his grin was somehow even wider when he saw me. He let out a hearty laugh as he slapped my shoulder.

"You shoulda seen the look on Whitebeard's face when the lady told him that you sunk an island! He almost went on a rampage to get to you! hahahahaha!!!" Oden boomed while continuing to slap my shoulder.

It took a lot out of me not to sock the man in the face for that. However, I could sense the fight was coming to a conclusion, Sengoku ordered the men to retreat after pushing Whitebeard back a bit. The remaining Marines obeyed and began withdrawing their troupes one-by-one. They would pick up the living soldiers while withdrawing from the scene. 

On the other hand, The Moby Dick made its way towards my ship. Whitebeard was currently standing on the bow of it while he was making his way towards me. Marco landed on this man's huge shoulder as The Moby Dick finally stopped when the edge of the ship met mine. I immediately made my way to him and we met where the ends of the ships met. Oden was still following me about as I met him. 

We stood facing each other at a close distance. Whitebeard was still wearing the same grin that he had while he was fighting Sengoku. However, this time, Whitebeard had veins popping out of his forehead as he stared at me coldly. 

He suddenly released an unbearable amount of Conqurer's Haki upon me. I could only respond in kind as our wills collided once more. The air which was warm with victory became cold with tension. Our wills continued to collide as the momentum from both sides slowly grew bigger and bigger till a storm could be seen slowly beginning to form above us. 

"Brat! I let you patrol my territories and you sink an Island? Explain yourself!!" Whitebeard boomed, while staring at me.

"It was an accident, I'm not letting it happen again. I was a little out of it, that's all." I replied coldly, I didn't want to piss him off. I still valued the man because of all that he had been doing for me. 

"Out of it? What's really wrong with you?" Whitebeard inquired, "Your haki feels just fine, in fact, its even more powerful than before. Marco!" 

Marco immediately landed on the ground in front of me, he used his flames and plunged it into my body. I could feel the healing flames of Marco coursing through me as he checked on my condition. He eventually withdrew his hand and looked back at Whitebeard. 

"He looks fine, in fact, he looks better than normal." Marco reported dutifully.

Silence dominated our surroundings as Whitebeard and I continued to stare at each other for a while. Finally, Whitebeard twirled his naginata for a bit before he landed its butt on the floor. 

"Brat! You've been out on patrol for way too long! Since we have subordinate pirate ships around here," Whitebeard paused before turning his gaze at Stussy. 

His eyes was brimmed with warmth as he stared at her. Stussy returned the favour by flashing him with a warm smile at him.

"They will be taking your place and patrolling the territoroes. You're with me from now on." Whitebeard boomed before letting out another hearty laugh. I could hear the other pirates cheer as he finished his verdict.

Just like that, I was back sailing with Whitebeard.