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Nami and I stared down Miss Doublefinger. Nami tried to use that thing Usopp built her, but when she did, doves flew out.
"What the hell, Usopp!" Nami screamed, throwing the device to the ground.
For a minute, I thought she broke it, but then there was an explosion not too far from us. Unfortunately, I quickly discovered I was wrong.
"Nose Fancy Cannon!"
Not him.
"Mr. 5?" Doublefinger looked to a nearby building. "Aren't you supposed to be in Little Garden?"
"How many times do I have to kill this asshole!" I groaned.
"I found my own ride here. Look, I know I'm supposed to be dead for failing to kill them earlier, but let me take care of the blue-haired one. You don't want to have to fight them two-on-one, right?" the man asked.
"Alright, fine, you can deal with the competent one. I'll take the one bumbling around with the kid's toy."
Mr. 5 shot another booger at me, and I dodged it again.
"Don't worry, Nami," I said, giving her a smile. "I'll finish this real fast so I can help you. Dagger Shot!"
I threw a single blade at Mr. 5, but he blocked it with a flick of his explosive wrist. The man pulled out a pistol and jumped down from the roof. He blew into the gun and spun the chamber. When he fired, the shots exploded on impact. Luckily, I rolled out of the way, but Nami needed my help, and I couldn't spend all day dodging his shots.
I have to find an opening.
Mr. 5 ran up and tried to take my head off with a clothesline. I ducked, but that wasn't good enough to avoid the whole attack.
"Bomb Stomper!"
His foot hit the ground and caused an explosion that blew me back into a wall.
My back!
I stood up and saw Nami was on the ground not too far from me.
"You two can die now." I looked up and saw Miss Doublefinger stuck to the roof of a nearby archway. "Mr. 5!"
Doublefinger rolled into a ball and fell down. When she did, Mr. 5 ran up and kicked the ground next to her, sending her flying. "Shrapnel Soccer Ball!"
Nami and I ran from the flying spiked ball hurdling towards us.
"We need to get out of the open!" Nami yelled, jumping into a nearby window.
I followed her inside, blocking the giant spiked ball that was Miss Doublefinger. Nami threw her cloak into the spikes to protect me, and I got up to run outside.
"You're not going anywhere! Mr. 5 grabbed me in a bear hug. Full Body Explosion!"
This is gonna hurt.
Nami's POV
I threw Rose my cloak and ran outside.
Dammit, Usopp, this thing's useless. I want to help people, not do a magic show.
The building I was just in exploded and turned to dust. Two people emerged, and they weren't the ones I wanted to see. Mr. 5 threw the burnt husk that was Rose onto the ground.
"Gahhh!" she screamed when she hit the ground.
Oh God! Well, at least she's still alive. This happened because she was trying to protect me. I'm so useless. Not anymore!
"Where are you~" I heard Miss Doublefinger hum.
"I'm right here!" I said, stepping out. "I'm through hiding. Having to have everyone always looking out for me. I'm sick of it."
Let's hope this thing works, Usopp.
I blew some of the rods, and balls came out, but they didn't do anything. Mr. 5 pulled back and started shooting boogers at me.
Gross!
"Sowing Needles!" Miss Doublefinger started walking on huge, menacing spikes.
I felt the spike drive through my leg. She was about to stomp on my face, and I threw the rod up in self-defense. Somehow, it created a barrier that protected me. Reading a little farther, I discovered that this 'toy' could manipulate the weather.
Rose's POV
God, that hurt.
When I opened my eyes, I saw Nami reading her instruction manual. I stood up just in time to see Nami get impaled by Miss Doublefinger's fingers.
"NAMI!"
A slow breeze came through, and Nami blew away.
What?
"You've been tricked." Nami reappeared next to Miss Doublefinger.
Nami explained that by using the Cool Balls from her staff, she made a mirage.
I managed to stand despite the obvious pain I was in. I saw Nami was being pinned against the wall and was close to being killed by Doublefinger.
"You're still breathing, girl?" I looked over and saw Mr. 5.
Gotta save Nami. Deal with this guy later.
"Chain Blade!"
I threw a knife connected to a chain and wrapped it around Miss Doublefinger.
"Get over here!" I yelled, tugging the chain and pulling the woman away from Nami.
When she landed, she snapped that chain with her spikes. I saw that she had a piece of Nami's staff in her hand.
"Explosive Clothesline!"
Once again, I ducked under Mr. 5's attack and ran forward.
"Nami, catch!" I kicked the metal rod to Nami so she could complete her weapon.
"Thanks!" Nami grabbed the device, set it up, and made it start to sprinkle water around.
I turned my attention back to Mr. 5. I ran at the man, opting to strike first this time.
"Bull Horn Runner!" I pointed blades forward as I ran.
I dashed forward and tried to stab the man, but he dodged my attack and grabbed my ankle.
"Concussion Booster!" He slammed me into the ground and kicked the dirt at the same time so I got bounced up and down multiple times.
I pulled out another knife and slashed at his wrist to free myself. I fell to the ground and stood up. I was in a lot of pain, but I saw that Nami was still fighting strong, so that gave me a boost to keep going. I threw off my robe and jacket, laying both of them on the ground. I grabbed as many knives as I could and started connecting them together.
My jacket was specially designed with as many little hiding places for knives and needles as I could getā¦
"This is the end for you!" I said to Mr. 5. "20,000 Thorn Broadsword!"
I held up a large spiked sword and glared at him.
"What the hell is that thing? It looks like a rejected art project! It belongs in a scrap heap!" Mr. 5 yelled, pulling out his gun.
He shot at me, but I ran past it. "Thorn Slash!" I swung and split Mr. 5's gun in two.
He reached forward to grab my face, but I moved under him again. "Fell Stinger!"
I cut right through Mr. 5 just like Zoro would, and he fell into a heap on the ground.
"Stay down this time, would you?"
I looked down the block to find Nami staring into a Miss Doublefinger-shaped hole in the wall.
She did it.
I ran up and hugged Nami as we both fell to the ground.
"We're pretty good, huh?" I said.
"Yep. The best."
Alubarna: North Block, Behind the Meeting HallWinner: Nami and Rose
We pulled ourselves off the ground. Nami went to investigate the piece of her weapon that was wrapped around Miss Doublefinger. I went and picked up my jacket and put the knives back in their proper positions. I didn't bother with the robe; it was burnt to kindling at this point from Mr. 5's explosions, and it wasn't like being undercover mattered anymore.
"We need to get to the palace," Nami said.
So we started walking toward the royal grounds in the back of the city. A short way into our walk, we ran across a bloody Zoro.
"What happened to you?" I yelled, running up to him.
"Doesn't matter. I won."
I saw that Nami took longer to catch up because of her injured ankle. She had been limping most of the way, and I had helped her walk, but I couldn't do much more for her given my own injured shoulder and back.
"Zoro, carry Nami."
"What?! I'm hurt, I can't carry her!" he yelled back.
"Do it," I said, shooting him a glare.
"Yes, ma'am."
Normally, I wouldn't let another girl near Zoro like that, but Nami was my friend, and she was in a lot of pain, so I'd make an exception.
"The palace is this way, Zoro," I said, grabbing him and pulling him the opposite way he was going.
Steve's POV
We had made good time. Riding on Pell's back was a little uncomfortable; it really wasn't meant to hold two people, but Luffy and I managed. As we approached the royal palace, we saw Crocodile holding Vivi over the wall.
They got her here. Knew you guys could do it.
Pell picked up speed without a word so we could rescue Vivi, whom Crocodile had just dropped from the wall. We made it just in time; Luffy grabbed Vivi right before she crashed into the ground below.
"Made it."
"Luffy, Steve, the square is going to be bombed. There isn't much time, and everyone is going to die. No one can hear me," Vivi said in tears.
"Stop worrying. We heard you," I told the girl as I hopped off the falcon.
"You two be careful," Pell told us as we got ready to confront Crocodile.
"Don't worry, I ate a lot of meat," Luffy told the birdman. "I won't lose."
I grabbed onto Luffy as he threw his hands to the top of the palace. "Let's go."
"They're alive!" I heard Chopper scream.
"See, I told you. I always knew," Usopp added.
"Yeah, you're a true believer," Sanji said, walking up.
Usopp got whacked over the head by Nami. "I didn't ask for a party toy!"
Zoro wasn't too far behind, and he was screaming about how he had to carry Nami.
"We're all here!" Rose cheered, excited.
"Sorry we lost," Luffy told the others.
"Don't worry, this time we're finishing it," I added. "I've got a plan."
"ALRIGHT!"
Luffy pulled us to the top of the castle. From our position in the sky, we could see Crocodile.
"You two want to get killed again? You know you can't touch me."
Luffy punched Crocodile in the face, and I slammed his stomach with my whip. Luffy spun in place and threw his hands toward Crocodile. When he grabbed on, I swung and whipped Luffy in the back.
"GO!"
"Gum-Gum Buzz Saw!"
Luffy flew forward and kicked Crocodile in the face. Crocodile flew back and landed on the floor, growling in anger.
"Get up, we're not even close to finished," I told the man, cracking my whip against the floor. "I saw it when you broke Luffy's jug of water from Yuba. If you get wet, you can't become sand. You've been causing the drought and preventing the rain because you're scared of water."
"This is only the beginning," Luffy said, dousing his hand in water.