Ruby, Shin, and Metana escaped the cave to find the Wicked Wench followed by Victor and Tiga.
Ruby: There's a tough guy down there for y'all to fight.
Tiga: Yip-eee!
Victor: We'll handle it.
They race into the cave. Metana however is both at shock and amazed.
Her hometown is distorted by cliffs. Yet she was now in the flesh air and was able to see the setting sun with her own eyes.
Ruby quickly dragged her onto the Wicked Wench.
Inside the cave, Azriel grabbed her sword with a wing she made from her shoulder. Using it to stab at Kai, she manages to force him to block, allowing her to break free.
Sheathing her blade, she re-draws it, now empowered by frost.
She begins swinging her blade rapidly, at him.
Kai, using his fingers, coated in Haki, deflects all the blows effortlessly.
Kai: Hm?
Knocking her back, Kai found a bullet curving towards his head. Kai catches the bullet, then turns his attention toward Tiga who appears right in front of him.
Tiga: "Thunder Cheetha"!!
With Electric charge punched, Tiga unleashed a flurry of punches towards Kai. But the martial artist quickly noticed something strange with how her fist impacted him.
Once her attack ended, Tiga watched Kai lift his second hand towards her face, some strange invention on his wrist.
(click)
With a simple click, Tiga was launched back, after feeling her own power strike her.
Tiga: Whaaaa!?
Victor, with his Observation Haki, saw right through what had happened. Though he barley understood it.
Victor: His clothes have some type of mesh underneath, that absorbed the attacks...
Victor: Moving the power to that gizmo on his wrist.
Kai: Ah. Observant, are we?
Kai: Yes. I'm wearing a new prototype of mine. Instead of something that blocks damage, I decided to create something that can move it.
Azriel:(smirks) So we just have to aim for the face...?
Kai: Why yes, it's the only thing I need to block.
Azriel:... Tch.
(Opening Theme)
Watching the civilians get on the Marine ship, and noticing the Wicked Wench begin to take to the sky, Davy J. and Arnold prepare to fight.
Arnold: Time to show me all this "strength" you've been telling me you've gotten.
(BRRRRRRRRRRRR)
Davy: Level 2!
Closing the distance between himself and Arnold, Davy prepares to throw a punch.
The Admiral does the same as he turns his arm into a piston.
Davy: "Ro-Ro; Jack Drill"!!
Arnold: "Full-Metal Piston"!!
(CLANG)
The impact of their fists colliding, sent out a shockwave that made the giant metal machine they stood on resonate.
As Davy's arm drilled into Arnold's hand, the Admiral smirked.
Arnold:(smirked) You're getting me excited, kid!
Davy: It ain't Kid... It's DAVY J! AND YOU AIN'T SEEN ANYTHING YET!!
Azriel and Tiga were getting as close as they could, trying to hit, Kai, but their attacks would not land as Kai would block everyone with his right hand's middle and index fingers.
Tiga: Oooh! Tiga's getting mad!
Shoving Azriel aside, Tiga coated her claws with Haki and charged up greatly with electricity.
Tiga: "Thunder Kodkod"!!
Jabbing at Kai with all her might and speed, Tiga forced Kai to dodge instead of deflecting.
Tiga: Nyaaaaaaaaahhhhh!
Managing to leave a scratch on his face, Kai immediately spins his body and kicks Tiga away. They immediately appear in front of her and kick her onto the floor before she can hit any of the technology.
(THUD)
Tiga: Gyaaaaaah!?
Kai:(touches face) Impressive...
Kai: You're too young to have trained to get this much power, as especially evident, by how wild you got.
Kai: You must be some type of special Mink, for it succeeds the average Mink's-
(BANG)
Kai catches a bullet from Victor.
Victor: Remember us?
Kai: Apologies. I like to think out loud.
Kai: Are done here? We don't have to fight.
Azriel: You destroyed my home!
Kai: And saved your people from having to resort to inbreeding.
Kai: Well... I think... You look healthy, so I assume.
Azriel: Now you're disrespecting them!?
Kai: So emotional... This is why I purged several of the unnecessary ones from myself.
Kai: Oh! There I go, telling you unnecessary things.
Azriel: Get off my island!
Kai: Or what?
Victor: Or we'll blow this room to the kingdom come!
He takes the guitar case from his back and holds it out.
Victor: You're trying to protect this place, right? Well, since you destroyed our crewmate's home...
Victor: Why don't we return the favor?
Azriel:(smirks) I like the sound of that.
Kai:(glares) I highly recommend, if you value your lives in any way... That you DO NOT do that.
Victor: I don't think you got the memo...
Azriel: We aren't your subordinates...
Tiga: We're Pirates!
Victor: And we hate being told what to do!!
As Victor begins to slam the bottom of his guitar case on the ground, Kai attempts to rush toward him, but Tiga, being right in front of him, uses her floor orientation to grab his foot stopping him from instantly closing the distance.
The guitar case flicks open and launches a great many micro missiles all across the room.
(BOOOM, BOOM, BOOOM)â¶
Kai: NOOO!!
Kai throws himself onto the control panel after kicking Tiga away, in hopes of protecting it.
Meanwhile, the trio got out of there, hoping the place would explode and take him out with it.
Back with Davy, he was matching Arnold, blow for blow with Level 2 alone. Though Arnold knew that Davy was simply toying with him, holding back a greater power.
Once Davy noticed Azriel flying up toward the Wicked Wench with Tiga and Victor, along with hearing Kai's angered "No".
Davy knew he was free to get destructive.
Davy: Hehe... Let's kick up to the next level!
His Haki coating shrunk into several rings around his body.
Davy: Level 3: Queen Storm!!
Arnold:!
As the air became violent gusts of wind, Arnold watched as tornados covered Davy's arms and legs.
(Level 3 theme)
Lifting his arm up, Davy creates a massive hurricane, which he swings around, destroying what remains of the village, as he tears the wreckage from the ground along with chunks of earth.
Arnold: "Full-Metal Pistol"!!
He attempts to shoot Davy as he does this but with his second hand, Davy throws the bullets heavily off course.
Arnold then anchors himself to the ground as Davy throws his attack.
Davy: "Ro-Ro; Queen Flock"!!!
With a tornado, with debris that strangely resembled many birds, Davy swung it across, into Arnold, who was bombarded by many chunks of random stuff.
Arnold: "Full-Metal Explosion"!!
Expanding into many spikes, Arnold knocked away all the debris his way.
Once morphing back into his human form, he found Davy gone. Though it was not difficult to find him.
Turning around, he saw that Davy had used a tornado to collect a lot of water.
Arnold:!?!
Davy: "Ro-Ro; Queen Shark"!!!
With a mighty kick, Davy launched a strangely shark-shaped water tornado at Arnold. Something, if made contact with his body, would instantly defeat him.
Arnold: "Full-Metal Grapple"!!
Morphing parts of his body into metal wires, Arnold quickly dragged his way away from the tornado, which splashed violently into the earth, still atop this metal machine.
The earth broke off and fell into the ocean, as Atlantis, the machine, shook and rumbled.
Davy: "Ro-Ro: Queen Eagle"!!
Flying after Arnold, Davy and him exchanged blows. But it was clear.
(Bang)
(CRASH)
(Wham)
(BAM)
Arnold: Hmph! You're certainly are now on the caliber of an "Oncoming Storm"!
Davy:(smirks) Thanks! Now... Let me now show you... My Full-Metal killing move!
Arnold:(smiles) Alright! Give it all you got! Let's end this!!
Getting high into the sky, Davy crosses his arms into an X grinding the rotating Haki rings together.
(Tststststs)
Arnold:(mind) A heat attack, huh?
But not even Arnold, let alone everyone else was prepared for what Davy had in his sleeve.
Davy: "Ro-Ro..."
(Froooosh)
The two tornados on his arms grew large and powerful, as they ignited into flames. In the dead of what was now night, from far away, people saw two fire-wing-like tornados.
Davy: "QUEEN PHOENIX"!!!!
Spreading his arms, Davy sandwiched Arnold in the two fire-tornados, nearly instantly turning him red hot.
Davy then launched himself towards Arnold.
Davy: RaaaaAAAAHHHHH!!
He looked like a glorious Firebird, as he flew straight through Arnold, blowing off a massive chunk of his body.
(CRAAAAASH)
Now sliding to a halt on the ground that remained atop the Atlantis machine, Davy looked at his hand, expecting to see Arnold's heart, but he instead saw he had ripped out something else.
Davy:!?
Davy: Th-This...!
In his hands, was the Devil Fruit which by simply seeing, gave Davy a Wanted Dead bounty.
Noticing a silver line on it, Davy watched as it was quickly yoinked from his grasp before he could try and get it, Davy's limit was reached.
(Clunk)
His body became loose, unable to contain the rotational force to where it should be, Davy's whole body violently flung and flipped into the air.
(CRASH)
The battle.
Would sadly be considered a tie.
Davy: Ugh... I-If you have it in you... That means "Davy Jones's Locker" is y-
Arnold: Shhhh...
Arnold was a red-hot blob, bearly able to hold his human form, yet, he still gathered all his strength to quickly hide the forbidden Devil Fruit inside him.
Arnold: Hehehehe...
Both were unable to continue, as they both layed helpless on the ground.
Davy: Urk!
Arnold: Don't get angry... You truly have gotten stronger. Those "Shark" and "Phoneix" attacks are killer moves.
Davy:(mocking voice) Meg, meh, meh!
Arnold: I'm trying to complement you...
Davy: Well don't! There's nothing to complement!
Davy: My life... It isn't in a place based on all my choices.
Davy: It was heavily altered, by you! To top it all off, you mock me by telling me how "Free" you've become!
Davy: So basically... I'm caged in a life by your making, while you stand outside it free...
Arnold:?
Davy: I can't change the past... But I can beat you, and take back control!
Arnold: Heh... Whatever you say...
High above the sky, The Wanted Dead pirates watch from above atop the Wicked Wench.
Azriel: Tch. I better go get him!
She flies down, as Atlantis shakes from Davy's Queen Phoneix attack, as it damages the inner workings of it.
Arnold, after cooling down, takes up his human form but is still too hot to get up.
Davy: I can't believe you survived...
Arnold: What can I say...? I'm made of sturdy stuff.
Davy: Ugh!
Seeing Azriel approach, Davy is greeted by her shouts.
Azriel: I should leave you for dead!
Davy: It was already wrecked!
Azriel: Grrr..!
Davy: I'm sorry, O-
(BANG)
Shot in the chest, in front of Davy who watched as Azriel's chest exploded out of her back, and her body careened to the side, sliding across the ground.
Davy/Arnold:!?!
Davy was unable to move his body, so he could only see the trail of blood that went past him.
Davy: A-Azriel...?
He noticed a heavy amount of blood on a rock.
Davy: Azriel!?!
Davy: Say something! AZRIEL!!
Azriel: Ghgh...!
A weak choke was all he received as Kai, walked in front of Davy. His left hand, on a hinge, revealed that arm to be a cannon.
Kai: It isn't all three of them... But one is good enough to kill for now.
Davy:!?
Davy: What did you do!?
Kai: I shot her. And I'm surprised she's still clinging to life... With that massive hole where her heart should be.
Davy:!?!!!
Davy: You... Bastard...!
He tried to move but his body could not.
Davy: Urk! Agh!
Davy: Tch!
Davy: Azriel! Talk to me! Tell me you're fine!
....
....
Davy: Make a noise! Give me anything! Please!
....
....
Davy: Azriel...? Azriel? AZRIEL!!?
Davy:....
Davy: DYAAAAAAHHHHH!!
He glares at Kai.
Davy: You bastard....!!
Kai: Why are you mad? I'm the one who'll never learn the secrets of this place!
Kai: You and your merry band destroyed the only way I can retrieve any data!
He points his arm cannon at Davy.
Kai: I should be- No... I AM ANGRY!
Kai: I should kill you!
Davy: DO IT! BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T KILL ME NOW...
Davy: I'LL RIP YOUR HEART OUT!!!
With all his might, he attempts to get up but is unable.
Kai: Thank you for the advice.
(BANG)
Firing his arm cannon, Kai misses as a third party intervenes.
???:(humming) Set Feet, row...âª
Arnold/Kai:!?
From above watching in horror with everyone, Jade takes great notice of who has arrived.
Jade: It's...
Arnold/Kai: John Paul Jones!!
The pink-haired man, with a scar, wearing the Marines clothes just out of spite, held his son for the very first time.
John:....
Davy:...
Davy: Who the hell are you?
John:... Wow. That... Actually hurt.
Davy: Whatever... Put me down, I gotta punch a hole in that son of a bitch!
John Paul Jones shakes Davy to find him looser than a screw without a hole.
John: Yeah... I think it's time you bow out. I'll keep him alive though.
He looks up at the Wicked Wench, whistling at the sight of her.
John: Looks like you aren't the only one all grown up.
John:(squints) Is that Jade?
(BANG)
Shot in the back, Davy sees John's chest stretch out, before flicking back, and bouncing the bullets back at Kai.
John: Excuse me, sir! I'm trying to have a family reunion!
John: Which sadly must be cut short... Let's try this again another time! Now get lost!
Davy: Huh?
John Paul Jones throws his son toward the Wicked Wench. Jade immediately stands on her couch and catches him.
Jade: Go, girl! Fly!
Davy: No! We can't just-
Jade knocks him out. The last thing he sees is Metana on her knees crying, along with the rest of his distraught crew.
Back on Atlantis...
John:(yawn)
John: So... Since my boy wants to kill one of you... I'll leave him to do it.
He begins to walk away. Taking a moment to look at the barely living Azriel.
John:....
John: Well... I guess he wouldn't mind me kicking your asses a little...
Kai: Tch!
John: "Gum Gum..."
(Later....)
Davy slams open his door and enters the main deck after finally recovering. The whole crew had a sad mood.
Davy:...
Clenching his fist he begins to raise them, preparing to shout, but can't muster the might, as he falls on his knees in defeat.
Davy: I promised to protect you all...
Crew:?
Davy: And I failed!
He slams his head into the deck. He then quickly notices a shadow over him.
Metana: I-Its okay... There's nothing you could have done...
Davy:...
Victor: It's my fault... I angered him.
Tiga: I... I wasn't strong enough to beat him...
Davy: No... I wasn't strong enough...! I got myself in trouble and she had to come save me...!
Davy: And now she's...
Davy: I'll understand if any of you want to leave...
Jade: You're out for revenge. So is everyone else. So stop beating yourself up.
Jade: Get your head up and get stronger.
Davy: Huh?
Jade: That's what you do best.
Victor: She's right, captain! I've seen firsthand how your losses have pushed you to grow so much stronger.
Victor: When we find the bastard, you'll send him to hell!
Shin: Yeah!
Tiga:...
Metana:(smiles) I believe in you...
Davy: You guys...
Davy:(mind) This isn't the same as before...
To be continued.....