They continued running, this time with some of Whitebeard's allies in front of them, supporting them. You felt a slash coming, but not for you.

You quickly pushed Luffy out of the way, only for it to be not needed as Mr. 1 came and blocked the slash. You rose a brow as Luffy shouted in surprise.

"Wha?!"

Mr.1 glanced back towards them.

"It was Crocodile's orders." You straightened and nodded gratefully towards him and ran forward with Luffy, only for you to feel another attack coming towards you, you quickly putting Karasu away to take out Kuroi ten'nosabaki to prepare to deflect the attack away to protect Luffy. Only for it to not be needed as you felt sand on your cheek.

You widened your eyes.

Crocodile blocked Mihawk for you. Something that even caused your teacher Mihawk to be surprised.

"Crocodile?"

Luffy stopped behind you as he realized you weren't the one that helped him. But a past enemy. Crocodile did not acknowledge Mihawk's call of his name and glanced down at the injured Mr. 1.

"You're sleeping too much Mr. 1." Crocodile observed as Mr. 1 replied he got rusty in prison.

'Good. He's alright.' You thought as you looked over at Mr. 1 and Crocodile. He got more injuries from Doflamingo it seems, with a strand of hair released and in front of his face.

"Gin Chi, go off with Mugiwara. You aren't needed here." Crocodile said lowly as he faced Mihawk, who had his eyes narrowed.

You grunted and gave a quiet thanks as both you and Luffy turned to continue running with Ivankov behind them. The two Warlords, former and present stared at each other.

"Why are you helping them? You're not the type to handle others battles. Unless...Silver Blood (Y/N) has something to do with it...?" Mihawk curiously asked, feeling a bit of surprise if that were the Warlord's intentions.

"I don't need to explain myself to you. So watch yourself Hawkeyes. I'm in a bad mood." Crocodile replied, wanting to take out his annoyance and anger from the flamingo on someone.

Mihawk said nothing. And he didn't need to, as two Warlords began their battle.

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A laid platform towards the execution platform appeared in front of them thanks to Inazuma, Luffy yelling his thanks as you ran behind him with narrowed eyes.

"WE'RE HERE FOR YOU ACE~!" Luffy yelled for you, as you held your sword at the hilt you spotting Garp ahead. Seeing that the enemies trying to stop them being intervened by Whitebeard and his crew. The bridge then began to crumble as Garp stood in their way.

You gritted your teeth.

"OI!" You began, but Luffy interjected you. "Gramps! You've gotta move please!"

"I'm not moving! Not for anyone! I'm a Vice Admiral of Marine Headquarters!" Garp yelled back with a glare at both of them as you tightened your fists around your sword, as he continued to talk about how he's been fighting pirates since before both of them were born.

"The marines accepted you because of my famous accomplishments...if I wasn't the one that trained and personally backed you up..." Garp clenched his fists as he looked at his once student's face, but he has to say it. "You never would have been a marine!!"

You rose your eyes toward him in betrayal, but he continued on with a tight voice.

"If you wanna pass through here, one of you have to kill me first!"

You widened your eyes as your heart felt like it got clogged up in your throat. Trapped.

'Kill..?' You thought bewildered, '...him?'

"Mugiwara Luffy! Gin Chi (Y/N)! Because of the path the three of you chosen to live!"

You gritted your teeth.

"I didn't have a choice Garp! Let us through!" You yelled out, your voice filled with emotion you tried to swallow down as Garp's tight eyes looked at you.

"You prideful brat! You always have a choice! I gave it to you!" Garp yelled back at you.

Garp watched with pained eyes. "You should've listened to me (Y/N)...you could've refused the offer." He said with a furrow to his brow and a tight voice.

Your eyes shadowed your cap, as Luffy yelled at his grandfather and a man you also saw as family for them to pass. Garp replying they have to kill him first. You made a noise of what would seem to be visible pain.

"Huh? Who are you?" A child (Y/N) asked as you spotted an old man with a marine uniform walk by you while you were training by punching a tree.

"Wha-? Oh, what are you doing here little lady?" He asked with a polite smile as he kneeled with one leg a few feet away from you. Your eyes narrowed as you crossed your arms.

'"I'm no lady! I'm going to be the strongest girl marine, so I'm training by punching this tree!" You said with a glare at the man, his eyes widened in surprise but then he started to laugh obnoxiously. You frowned as you yelled at him to stop.

"What? You don't think I can do it?! I'll show you! Like everybody else in this town...!" You finished off with a small solemn tone at the end, causing the old man to look up at you. He glanced at the tree behind you, and then at your bleeding fists.

He rose an eyebrow.

"You did that?" He asked slowly, some disbelief forming on his features. You hmphed as you said he has to give you a name first to reply. The man laughed, then answered his name is Garp and he's a Lieutenant for the marines.

You widened your eyes.

"Garp?! As in that old man who has that huge fist?" Garp's eyes narrowed as he said he isn't that old. But nodded at your sudden amazement.

"Anyways, kid. Have you seen a pirate around here? Some of the townspeople have been complaining about them disturbing the children and breaking some trees." Your eyes fell as you suddenly turned silent. Garp asked in concern on what was wrong.

"They're talking about me..." You said quietly. Garp tilted his head.

"What are you talking about? No they're—"

"Yes they are!" You said angrily with shaken fists. "They think since I'm a daughter of a pirate that I'm bad like him!" Garp's eyes widened as he looked at the young girl before him. "But I'll show them! I'll be the greatest marine they've ever seen!" You said with a loud and determined yell, your eyes narrowed as you looked at him with confidence while he stared with wide eyes. You then turned your gaze to the side, as your shoulders sagged.

"What? You think I can't do it either...? Am I going to be arrested just for being born...?" You asked, defeated.

"What's your name kid?" Garp asked, his eyes on the prideful young girl before him as you turned your eyes towards him in surprise.

"...(Y/N)." You answered lowly. Garp then gave a wide grin at you, as he laughed.

"You sure got some spirit, (Y/N)! Marines needs people like you, why don't you let me train you?" He asked as he looked softly at the poor abused girl who slowly widened her eyes, shouting in disbelief. Garp laughed again.

"Of course kid!"

"Hehe! You aren't bad for an old man!"

Garp tightened his fist as he bonked your head, causing you to cry out in surprise as you held your head.

"I ain't that old you brat! You're first lesson is to stop calling me that." You stuck your tongue out.

"If I won't listen to my friend to stop calling him an idiot, then why would I stop calling you an old man, old man?!" Garp's eyes narrowed, as he began to chase you as you ran from him in fear of his 'Fist of Love'.

"Get back here you brat! First lesson will be from the famous 'Fist of Love'!"

"C-crazy old man! Smoker~! Help!"

You looked up at Garp with Luffy running in front of you. Your expression pained.

"I can't do it old man!"

"I can't do it grandpa! Move out of the way!" Luffy yelled with you as they ran up the path that was crumbling underneath their feet.

"One of you must, or Ace will die!" Your lips trembled as you closed your eyes as you yelled "NO!" with Luffy.

"Things don't always go the way you want! You know that better then anyone (Y/N), I'm not going to have mercy on you two!"

Garp yelled as he prepared a fist behind him in preparation. "Both of you I consider as my enemy!" He loudly shouted, as Luffy prepared his attack as you did yours with a sweat coming down to your temple. You not willing to attack the man who basically raised you. The man who gave your young self hope of your dream so long ago. A time more innocent and carefree. This man, could you attack him?

'Garp...' You thought with a bitten lip, your  buster sword was ready and out, however, you looked at Garp, spotting hesitation in his eyes as he pressed his fist forward towards Luffy. You stopped your 'Ten Jihi'(Heaven's Mercy) once you spotted it, Garp's eyes closing as he accepted Luffy to hit him and throw him back as the both of you jumped up to not fall off themselves. Quickly running towards the platform as the stairs fell behind them.

'Thank you.' You said internally as you glanced at the falling Garp. 'Old man...'

Luffy quickly took out the key he got from Hancock as you guarded him with narrowed eyes against Sengoku. Him suddenly releasing his Mythical devil fruit as you nervously sweated in alarm, your jaw then dropping at the monstrous gold afro-haired man who looked down at all of them.

"I won't allow Fire Fist escape! Him nor you two!" The Fleet Admiral shouted, while the key broke in Luffy's hand causing him to shout in alarm from Kizaru's precise attack from miles away in the ground.

"Look! Fleet Admiral Sengoku has made Silver Blood speechless!"

"That'll teach her a lesson to not fight with—"

"Shit~! You're a fat bastard! 'Buddha Sengoku' is right!" You yelled in alarm at his huge size, you're surprised the platform is still standing cause of the jolly bellied man. "What is this platform made out of? Fat ass resistant wood?" Marines jaw dropped in shock at the backhanded insult. Some actually falling over in disbelief at what they heard.

"Did she just—?!"

"Does she want a death wish?!"

Doflamingo laughed, while Crocodile scoffed that you were an idiot. Smoker thinking the same thing, seeing that you haven't changed despite what has happened. Mihawk rose a curious brow at your wording but kept silent as he fought. You spotted Mr. 3 rising from the corner of your eye, Luffy noticing the same thing as Sengoku prepared a punch towards them. You cursed.

"Luffy! Use Mr. 3's power to cover Ace and yourself, I got this!" Luffy turned his head at you quickly. Ace doing the same in alarm.

"You sure?!"

"(Y/N), I don't think—"

"Just do it Luffy!" You spouted impatiently, cutting off Ace as you prepared Kuroi ten'nosabaki before you as Sengoku landed the punch against your Buso Haki infused sword right when Mr.3 covered the brothers in candle.

A huge whiplash was made between the two of them, causing some of your hair to get in your face and Mr. 3's candle wall to crack from the power. You felt the platform cracking as well, you gritted your teeth as you quickly tried to move your sword up to the air to throw Sengoku off your sword. You succeeded, only for you to fall back with the others as the platform fell as you breathed in deeply. Trying to catch your breath from how much energy you used as Mr. 3 prepared a key for the cuffs with his wax.

"If I were to tell you I am here to fulfill a wish of a lost comrade...will you two laugh at me?!" You gave a small proud smirk. Noticing that Mr. 2 and Mr. 3 were close after all.

"Of course not!"

"No, I won't!" Luffy yelled. Mr. 3 throwing the key towards Luffy as he said for him to rescue his brother. Luffy caught it and put it right where the keyhole was supposed to—

An explosion was heard and seen throughout Marineford.

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100th CHAPTER GUYS~!!! X3 WE HAVE REACHED IT~!!!! XD WOOT WOOT!

*Ten Jihi 🗡🕊(Heaven's Mercy) A quick successful cut using the back of the sword, although it's painful, it will not cause a fatal wound for the victim.

Reader-San cares for Garp. A lot. The second person in your life to acknowledge you as a person and not a pirates daughter.

And also the second who acknowledged your dream. But the first marine to ever think like that for you. Gave you hope.

But...what do you do when you have to save another you care about? Will you kill the old man who basically raised you? Or let them kill a close friend?

Find out. Next time on Strong.

Dun. Dun. DUUUUUN.

XD

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FANART OF THE DAY:

By: MamaWani

I. CANT. GET.OVER. THE. WAY. YOU. DREW. THE. BODY.

ITS SO FREAKIN BEAUTIFUL!!! ('°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥ω°̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥｀)
ALL OF THEM!!! X3

I love all of them because of your style~, and I liked how you scaled the buster sword Kuroi ten'nosabaki! I realized I never said in the story how tall the sword actually is. ^.^

Kuroi ten'nosabaki is 6 feet tall by the way guys. That's how big it is. Whether you're short or not, STILL A BIG SWORD TO CARRY!! XD

Mihawk's sword is 7 to 8 feet I believe? So it's almost as big as yours!

AND THE EXPRESSIONS ON THE SECOND ONE~~!!! NYAAAA!!!! SO PERF!!

That third one... -//////////- I see you Crocodile. The scene where you held SB's hat...I see ya. And the eye...showing the chapter of how SB must've felt when she(you) found out the truth.

IN ALL!! AMAZING!!

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Votes~

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Lucci: 22

Side Pairings
Kaku: 4
Paulie: 3
Buggy: 5

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