"Robin! We absolutely will save you!" yelled Luffy.
"GYAHHHHHHHHH! STAY AWAY!!" panicked Spandam.
"They sure are bold" chuckled Kalifa.
"They're not afraid of the Government" said the other next to her.
"It's no use. They're no match to us" said Kaku.
"STAY AWAY!"
"The drawbridge is coming down!"
"Go, Straw Hat-san!"
Looking down, you saw the drawbridge lowering, which told you that the Franky Family was able to pull down the two levers. However, some Marines tried to shoot down the bridge by exploding it with bullets of cannons.
"The drawbridge stopped?!" cried out Sanji.
"They're getting in our way! What is this?! Damn it!" swore your captain. "Who was it?!"
"Eh. Well done. I'll head to the Gate of Justice before they make it across! Let's go, Nico Robin!" jumped Spandam as he grabbed the woman by her shoulders. "Someone escort Cutty Flam! Those pirates aren't even worth arresting. I have CP9 here - an assassination squad! I've got Nico Robin, the sole survivor from an island whose people were plotting to resurrect an ancient weapon...and Cutty Flam, the man who inherited the blueprints for such a weapon. There's no way in hell I'd risk losing the power this will earn me!.....Huh?"
Franky stood up and showed the chief sheets of paper, probably with the blueprints. Spandam took a step back in surprise, shock showing on his face.
"D-Don't tell me...The blueprints for the ancient weapon, Pluton?!"
"The real ones" Franky smirked.
When you heard the name Pluton, a weird feeling took over you, and you felt a little light headed. It didn't go unnoticed by the doctor who turned to you and asked if you were okay, only to freeze in stupor.
"...(y/n)?...." questioned slowly the reindeer.
"Hm? What?" you faced him.
"A-Ah....Nothing...." he stammered. "I thought there was something wrong for a moment..."
"Don't believe me? Lucci, Kaku....I know you two do" continued Franky, and both of the men narrowed their eyes.
"I never imagined this. You had them inside your body this whole time, huh?" said Kaku.
"The real ones! Hand those over!" ordered Spandam. "My precious blueprints"
"Nico Robin...Those rumors floating around about you are all false. On the way over to this shithole.... I realized you're anything but a 'demon' in pursuit of a weapon. The shipwrights of Water 7 who passed down these blueprints...never considered their creation to be a weapon" said the cyborg. "Hey, Spanda. Tom-san and Iceburg protected these with their lives"
"Hurry up and hand them over!"
"If an idiot like you got his paws on an ancient weapon and went on a rampage...a second weapon could be constructed to counter it - those were the architects' intentions. It is certainly possible for you to use Nico Robin to resurrect the weapons. As a result, even if she is against the idea...she is still a dangerous woman. However...she has Nakama who are willing to look death in the face to protect her...and a more dangerous woman in their group too"
"What was that, fuck face?" you snarled.
"See? Therefore....I'm going to take a chance. Given the circumstances, there's only one way for me to satisfy the architects' wishes..."
"STOP BABBLING AND GIVE THEM TO ME! THEY BELONG TO ME"
Franky lifted them up and took a deep breath before breathing fire on them. They burst in flames in front of a crying Spandam, who cursed loudly while he tried to recover the ashes.
"Those blueprints existed only as a countermeasure..." smiled in victory the cyborg. "...but you, the Government, kept coming after them. Their existence used to be a secret...but once that was no longer the case, I had no choice but to destroy them. We now have no way of opposing the ancient weapons. If Nico Robin remains in your hands, the world has no hope. However, if the Straw Hats win...you're left with absolutely nothing. I'm betting on their victory"
"Now you have done it....It seems that you are eager to die!" snapped Spandam angrily.
"ANIKI!!! FRANKY-ANIKI!!!!!!!!"
"THANK GOODNESS HE'S OKAY!"
"ANIKI! WE'RE HERE TO SAVE YOU!"
"WE TAGGED ALONG WITH STRAW HAT-SAN'S CREW!"
"SODOM AND GOMORRAH PITCHED IN, TOO! LET's GO BACK TOGETHER, ANIKI!"
"G-guys...You punks...When did I ever ask you...ask you...to save me?!" sobbed Franky loudly as snot came out of his nose and tears started to leak down. "IDIOTS! I'm not crying, dammit!"
"EVERYONE SHUT UP!" your voice boomed, make them quiet down.
"Are you heartless?!" cried out indignantly Zoro and Nami.
"YOU WILL CELEBRATE WHEN THE JOB IS DONE! ROBIN IS STILL ON THE OTHER SIDE WITH THOSE LICKBUTTS OF THE WORLD GOVERNMENT! SO MOVE YOUR ASSES AND LOWER THE BRIDGE" you ordered darkly, causing the Franky Family to flinch in fear.
"Oh, that's right. GET CRACKING, PEOPLE!" added Zoro.
"YEAH! HURRY UP!" nodded Nami.
"IF YOU DON'T WANT ME TO BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF YOU ONCE MORE, YOU BETTER HAVE LOWERED THE BRIDGE COMPLETELY THE NEXT TIME I BLINK"
"Y-YES MA'AM" the Franky Family saluted, scared shitless.
"I love (y/n)'s wild side!" cooed Sanji.
"Oi, Straw Hat! Looks like you took good care of my men! As their boss...I, the great Franky, will lend you my super strength!" declared the cyborg.
"DO WHATEVER YOU WANT!" replied Luffy. "I still haven't forgotten what you did to Usopp!"
Suddenly, out of pure anger, Spandam pushed a clueless Franky off the platform, and the cyborg started to fall into the waterfall. The Franky Family let out screams.
"Oi, pirates!" came the voice of Kokoro in the mini Den-Den Mushi Nami had in her pockets. "I can hear everything. Why are you wasting your time there?"
"Wasting our time? But the bridge is only half lowered...." replied the ginger girl.
"Jump into the waterfall with all your heart!"
"The seatrain....Heh!" smiled Luffy.
"What's with that 'Heh!' while smiling?!" sweated Usopp.
His question was answered when Luffy stretched both of his arms. You blinked when one of them wrapped around you, Chopper letting out a startled cry. Then, showing none hesitation, your captain jumped down while bringing all of you at the same time.
You were going to kill Luffy after this if you ever survive this fall. A familiar sound reached your ears and you looked down to see the sea train jumped from the half lowered drawbridge across the waterfall.
You landed on one knee on top of the seatrain, followed by the others. At the same time, it caught Franky and passed through the wall to land inside the Tower of Justice. You were propelled off the seatrain and you fell at the bottom of a staircase.
You released a groan, your ears ringing.
"I wouldn't mind rebirth now..." you mumbled.
"Oi! Silvers! You okay?!"
You opened your eyes to see the trashcan hovering you, and you let out a startled scream. Too close. You pushed him back with a kick to the face, sending him crash against a wall.
"WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!" coughed the cyborg.
"TOO DAMN CLOSE, DUMPSTER" you stated.
"Hey, you guys! Get up already! That was nothing!" snapped Luffy at the others, and you sweatdropped at the sight of your comrades under a pile of debris, their arm sticking out.
"You're rubber. Don't lump us with you"groaned Sanji, his voice muffled. "Us flesh-and-blood humans were forced to charge in like that. You think we are okay....?"
"NO WAY" they screamed in unison, getting out.
"They are all fine" you commented.
"You guys are all weirdos, too, so..." muttered the cyborg. "Just sayin' "
"There are stairs over there! Let's hurry up and catch to Robin!"
Your group started to run toward the direction of the staircase, only to be stopped by a voice from above. You looked up to see a CP9 agent, the one with the zipper.
"Chapapapa....We got invaded. Even if you go to the room you saw earlier, Nico Robin isn't there anymore, since Lucci took her to the Gates of Justice. Oh, and our Chief did, too"
"Oh? Is that right? Thanks for giving us such valuable information" smirked Nami.
"Chapapa...I spilled the beans...Oh well, they're headed there right now, but I won't tell you how to get there, and we, CP9 won't let you go there, either. We have an order to annihilate you guys. Unless you guys defeat us, you won't be able to set Nico Robin free"
"Yeah. You don't have to tell us that. We're gonna do it anyway" responded Luffy.
"Chapapa! What a high spirited guy! But let me tell you one more thing. Look at this!" the guy showed you a key. "This is the key to unlock the Sea Prism Stone handcuffs on Nico Robin!"
"Sea Prism Stone?" repeated inquisitively Franky.
"It's a stone that cancels out Devil Fruit powers. I heard that it's as effective as when Devil Fruit users fall into the sea" explained the navigator.
"So that's why Robin isn't fighting now, despite how strong she actually is" realized Chopper.
"Under normal circumstances, she isn't so weak that she's helplessly stay held captive by guys like that" said Sanji.
"Even if you guys can rescue Nico Robin by some chance, since the Sea Prism Stone is hard like diamonds, the handcuffs will be on her forever. Chapapa..." chuckled the CP9 agent. "If that's okay, keep on going to rescue Nico Robin. CHAPAPAPAPA!"
"Well, then....GIVE THAT TO US!" cried out your captain, swinging his arm toward the agent who disappeared. "Looks like he can us that technique, too"
"Don't be so hasty" the big man stated, landing a few feet away from your group. "I didn't say that this is the right key"
"WHAT?!" you all said one after the other, creating a wave.
"It might be for different handcuffs~" sang the agent, dancing in circles. "Chapapa papa! There are five CP9 members, including me, in this tower. Each one has a key and is waiting for you"
"Then, until we defeat you all and get the keys, and try them on Robin's handcuffs, we won't know which one is the right key?!" demanded Zoro.
"How stupid...Buying time?" scoffed the chief. "While we're fighting, you guys are trying to take Robin-chan to the Gates of Justice, aren't you?!"
"That's right! Ah...I spilled the beans again..."
"Catching up with Robin quickly should be our priority. I volunteer to go after her...." you stated. "We can ignore that moron and the key problem until we get Robin back..."
"That's smart. But if you do that, I'll ditch this key into the sea! Chapapapa!" retorted the agent and you gritted your teeth. "We're giving you a chance. See ya"
The assassin disappeared once again, and Luffy tried to chase him down, only to be pulled back by Zoro grabbing his cheek.
"JUST WAIT UNTIL WE DECIDE WHAT EACH OF US WILL DO!" he barked.
"AH! LET ME GO!" struggled Luffy.
"Is Lucci that pigeon guy?" demanded Sanji to Franky who nodded. "If he's with Robin-chan, we should let at least Luffy go on ahead. Luffy. At any rate, you just beat up the pigeon guy. There are seven of us excluding Luffy. He said there are five CP9 members here. We'll get the five keys for Robin-chan's handcuffs from them and go after Luffy"
"If Robin goes through the gates, it'll all be over" pointed out Usopp. "It's all a race against time!"
"Then we don't have time to waste. If we lose against them, that means we lose time" you said and Zoro let go of Luffy who ran straight ahead.
"Everyone! Take them down even if it costs your life!" said the swordsman.
"Yeah!"
"Good luck!" cheered Kokoro and Chimney behind, with the pet letting out a 'Nya!'.
The minute you reached the tower, you all separated and searched for the keys. You, on the other hand, went straight for Robin. Even if you used your right eye, you couldn't distinguish her aura. She was probably too far already. Turning around a corner, you grew frustrated of seeing the same hallway over and over again.
"Where could they go?! The Gates of Justice are behind the Tower....and between them is the waterfall with those maelstroms!" you grunted, stopping in all your running. "Even if I use a boat, I would get sucked in"
"Oi! Miss!" yelled a familiar voice behind you.
"Huh? Chimney?" you raised a brow, facing the little girl and weird rabbit-cat.
"I know a way! Follow me!"
"Nya!" cried out the blue rabbit.
The girl led you to a door at the bottom of a spiraling staircase. She opened them and pointed at the darkness of the long hallway in front of you.
"It's the ocean's underground passage. To get to the Gates of Justice, you have to go under the ocean" she explained.
"I see...." you breathed. "Thank you, I will go now-"
"Wait! Do you even know how to get there?!" she snapped.
"...."
Your right eye flashed purple, and then you could see three figures walking forward. There was no doubt about it. It was Robin.
"I will be alright from here on. Stay here in case someone else needs your directions. Demi-God Realm: Atlas Offering!"
Bracelets shining a green color, both Chimney and her pet stared at you in amazement before you disappeared like the blink of an eye, running rapidly through the hallways to reach Robin before it was too late. However, it didn't take long that you met your first obstacle: some kind of a huge, metallic door.
"What's this time?" you sighed, tracing your fingers over the pattern. "Arg, it doesn't matter"
Taking a deep breath, you swung your leg backward, the limb taking a dark coloration, before slamming it against the door and blasting it away in one hit. When the smoke cleared, you continued your marathon and accelerated your pace.
Turns after turns, the voices ahead of you (mostly Spandam's) were becoming clearer. Even if you were breathless, you continued on the same rythmn.
"They won't pass through the Gates. I won't let them. Just wait a little longer, Robin!" you thought.
"(y/n), did you ever care about someone?"
You subconsciously slowed down, your eyes widening. You remember that phrase. Why did you care? Why would you waste your time? They weren't your friends, right? You didn't give a damn about what would happen, right?
"Why...? Why....?!"
"Damn it!" you cursed loudly. "I don't have time for that! Just get her already! ROBIN! I'M COMING FOR YOU!"
You reached another door, and you didn't hesitate to smash in down like the other. Panting, you fell on one knee, your hands on the floor.
"Hm. You are in advance" said a voice, and you paled. You slowly lifted your head to face the source, finding a particular CP9 agent sitting on one of the crates.
"....Lucci" you said his name venomously and he smirked.
"You really are something....'Dying' once, only to return back, and make it all the way here" the man said. "It's useless to go further. Unless you want to give your head to the Gates of Justice, then I'll gladly lead you there..."
"No thank you, I passed that phase a long time ago" you replied with a scoff. "Robin is behind those doors, right? Let me pass or else you will regret it"
"Threatening me? After you were defeated...let me see...three times against me? I would love to see that"
"Then so be it"
Pulling out your guns, you fired multiple bullets at the guy who dodged them. He teleported himself in front of you, trying to land a hit on your face. You did a backflip while shooting, causing the CP9 to leap away. Though, it didn't stop him from using the walls with one of his weird powers, propelling himself like a spring across the room. You tried to follow his movements as close as possible, but you eventually lost track of it and Lucci knocked you off of your feet.
The male grabbed your throat, lifting you above the ground.
"This expression on your face..." he drawled. "I can't seem to stop loving it"
You released a startled gasp when he shoved your body against a wall, trapping you by using his legs. Straddling his hips, a blush crept on your cheeks and your grip around his wrist tightened. His smirk became wider, and brought his face closer to yours. Lips lingering near your own, you couldn't help but close your eyes on instinct, sweat running down your temples.
"Your scent is exotic....filling my mind and all my senses. Do you know how frustrating this is?" Lucci growled, his breath fawning your lips. "To know you are my enemy, and yet I can't help but want to have you all to myself"
"......What" came your deadpan, eyes wide in panic and mouth forming a thin line. "W-wait w-wait a minute, champion! Don't you dare-MMPH!"
Your words came muffled by Lucci's mouth on yours. All your members were stiff, and you were pretty sure your face resembled a tomato. Taking advantage of your frozen form, the man nipped your bottom lips, dragging his teeth. Waking up like Sleeping Beauty by a kiss from her knight (in your case, a bite from a fucking cat), you tried to push him off of you, but it was useless.
"Don't worry, I won't let them kill you....because from now on, you're a mine" Lucci purred.