New World, Unknown Sea.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, is our target." Koch Declared.
Shakky looked at Koch in disbelief, she thought that, Koch's plan was to destroy the world government's Shichibukai plan, but it seems that Koch want to kill the Fleet Admiral, Sengoku.
According to shakky, this is Impossible. Sengoku was the previous Admiral and also one of the stronges marine, who fought against Roger, Whitebeard and even Rocks Pirates, but no one was able to killed him.
There was not a single Fleet Admiral that was killed in a battle, even the previous Fleet Admiral Kong is still alive.
"Captain, this is not going to be easy, Sabaody Archipelago is very close to the Marineford and Mariejois. once we showed up, the marines and world government will send reinforcement, we will be surrounded by the Admirals again." Shakky reminded Koch.
"that is why, we must know the arrangement of the marines, and the location of the Admirlas during the announcement of the Shichibukai." Koch replied to shakky.
"And how do we know the arrangements of the marines, the Shichibukai seems very important to the world government, so the world government and marines are keeping the management top secret?"
Shakky was hopeless, this was something that cannot be investigated, they can only make guess. The marines will not leak any news, even a small error can cause big trouble.
"I have a way." Koch was not worried about the management of the marines.
Shakky and Stussy were shocked, they have only one job, and that was to gather information, looks like their job was taken away.
All the girls were thinking, how will Koch gather the information about the Admirals.
Koch knew about the ability of Giro-Giro no mi (Glare-Galre fruit) of Viola, so Koch want to invite her to the crew, Koch was going free her country from Doflamingo, so even if she refused to join the crew, she won't refuse to help them.
Koch told the girls about the ability of Viola, that can spy anywhere within 4000 kilometer.
"I have information about many famous people, but I never thought the previous princess of Dressrosa has such ability." Shakky was frustrated for a while, she was loosing her job. She collected many information for many years, but Koch seems to know more than her.
Suddenly Koch looked at the sky.
"Someone is coming towards us."
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Marco who was flying with full speed, finally caught up with the Sun and moon Pirates. There was a smile on his face.
Koch looked at Marco who was flying toward them, koch also has a smile on his face, he looked at gion.
"Don't let him run away."
Gion understand what koch want, Koch was not interested in fighting Marco, so he asked Gion.
"I will also come." Shakky said to Gion, she just ate the Vampire devil fruit, she want to test the ability of the Devil Fruit in combat.
Koch was angry, if the Sun and Moon Pirates didn't have the Ope-Ope Devil Fruit, none of these pirates would try to help them, all of them were after the Immortal Surgery. Shanks try to help them only because of Makino, and the revolutionary army try to help them because of Belo Betty and Nico Robin.
"Should we attack together." Shakky asked, this is the first time she was fighting as the Sun and Moon Pirates crew member, so she want to attack together to understand each other fighting styles.
"It is a pity that he is weak, we both can easily defeat him." Gion said to shakky.
Gion spread her wings and flew towards Marco, Shakky also did the same, but stussy didn't move and stay at the ship, her lightning Devil Fruit attacks are long range, so she can attack from the distance.
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Marco looked as the horizon, he saw two figures flew out of the ship and were coming towards him. Marco immediately recognized one of them, the current captain of Sun and Moon Pirates, Gion.
Marco looked at Shakky and was puzzled, he couldn't recognize her.
There are very few people in the sea right now, who can recognize Shakky's identity, and she is also younger now, so it become even harder to recognize her.
Marco looked at bat wings and thought that she was just a normal bat Zoan Devil Fruit user, he thought that shakky was new crew member of the Sun and Moon Pirates.
Marco stopped flying and looked at Gion.
"You guys can follow me, I will take you to the Whitebeard Pirates." Marco said to Gion.
"Follow you, Why?" Gion frowned slightly.
"Didn't you guys came to here to join the Whitebeard Pirates?" Marco was confused, the Sun and Moon Pirates were hunted down by all the powerful forces. He thought that, the Sun and Moon Pirates came to Whitebeard territory, so that they can join the Whitebeard Pirates.
"When did we say that, we are going to join the Whitebeard Pirates?" Gion said coldly.
"Looks like Whitebeard has gotten more and more arrogant over the years." Shakky Chuckled.
Shakky doesn't have any respect for the sea emperors, they all used to be the crew member on the same ship.
"You can't insult pops." Marco frowned. All the members of the whitebeard pirates doesn't care of anything else, but if someone insult Whitebeard, they will fight with them, no matter who they were.
"This is not an insult, I can tell you many embarrassing moments of Whitebeard, when he was younger." Shakky laughed.
No one is perfect, there are many embarrassing moments of everyone, even Whitebeard.
"Who are you?" Marco asked shakky, Whitebeard is already getting old, so there are very few people who knew about Whitebeard's younger days, and younger shakky can't be one of them.
"You can ask Whitebeard yourself, only if you can escape from us."
Marco looked at Shakky and Gion, looked like he misunderstand. The sun and Moon Pirates weren't here to join the Whitebeard Pirates.
"You didn't came here to join the Whitebeard Pirates, then are you here to challenge us, the Whitebeard Pirates?" Marco couldn't understand why the Sun and Moon Pirates came to the Whitebeard Pirates territory.
"Challange the Whitebeard Pirates, how do you come to that conclusion?" Gion asked.
"Just because we came to the edge of the whitebeard pirates territory, doesn't mean that we came to join your crew, or challange you. Is Whitebeard so arrogant that he doesn't allowed any other pirates to sail through his territory." Shakky's attitude was more direct.
Marco face turned more and more ugly.
"The 1st division commanders of the whitebeard pirates came to us, are you here to fight with us." Shakky asked.
"I am here to help you, the Sun and Moon Pirates are in dangerous situation, Kaido and Big Mom are after you guys and only the Whitebeard Pirates can save you."
"Save us?, you just came for the Ope-Ope Devil Fruit. We all are pirates, what kind of morality and kindness are you talking about." Shakky said to Marco.
Marco true goal was the Ope-Ope devil fruit, if the Sun and Moon Pirates didn't have the Ope-Ope Devil Fruit, he wouldn't care about them.
"Yes, we are pirates and we will use the methods of the pirates." Marco said and looked at Gion.
"You are the only one who have the strength to fight me, no one else on your crew have the strenght, it is best for you to join the Whitebeard pirates."
The only strong member of the Sun and Moon pirates after Koch's death was Gion, all others were weak, so Marco was not afraid of the Sun and Moon Pirates attacking him.
"Am I being underestimated?" Shakky suddenly disappeared in red smoke and came infront of Marco in instant. She cover her fist with haki and threw a punch.
Marco was punched in the face.
New World, Unknown Sea.
Marco was punched in the face, and he was thrown hundreds of meter away, he desperately flapped his wings and stabilized himself or he might fell into the sea.
Marco looked at Shakky in disbelief, she was a unknown pirate, but that punch was quite powerful, if he didn't have the high speed regeneration of the phoenix, he would have been injured.
"Who are you?" Marco looked at shakky with fear, he knew that shakky was stronger than him and he didn't have any way to win against Shakky and Gion. Marco was puzzled, with such combat power, Shakky was unknown to the sea.
"I am the navigator of the Sun and Moon Pirates." Shakky proudly said to Marco.
'I never thought that, there is still such a strong character in the Sun and Moon Pirates, why the marines didn't knew about her?' According to the newspapers, the only strong members of the Sun and Moon Pirates were Koch and Gion, and after Koch died, Gion was the only strong member in the Sun and Moon Pirates.
Marco carefully looked at Shakky, he felt that he knew her from somewhere but couldn't remember.
"The first commander of the whitebeard pirates, how can someone like you be distracted during the battle."
Suddenly, shakky was infront of Marco, a powerful fist that was coated with Armament haki hit directly on his chest. Marco's face turned pale and he flew out again.
The healing flame of the Phoenix surround him and his injury was healed within few seconds.
Marco knew this is getting serious, so he didn't hold back and change his whole body into phoenix and charged towards Shakky.
Shakky also took her vampire form and attack Marco at the same time.
"Boom."
'This is not an ordinary Zoan Devil Fruit, this is also Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.'
Marco looked at Shakky and was shocked again, he thought that Shakky Devil fruit was just normal Zoan Devil Fruit, but looking at the Vampire form of shakky, Marco was certain that, her Devil Fruit is Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, and he also knew that all Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit are rare and extremely powerful.
Shakky and Marco kept fighting in air, Marco was using his flame to heal himself, and Shakky was in her Vampire form, the whole area around her was covered in dark mist.
This ability of shakky can affect the Five senses of the opponents, Marco can still use his observation haki but the lack of five senses was still affecting him, and when shakky was covered in the black mist her five senses were enchanted greatly.
The darkness ability of shakky was really troublesome, anyone in the hundred meter around shakky, will lose their five senses. The Vampire devil fruit is very suitable for assassination.
Marco was already having trouble fighting with Shakky, and Gion hasn't taken any action yet.
'The Sun and Moon Pirates were already this strong, I don't think they need any protection from other pirates.'
Marco was not interested in this fight anymore, he want to leave. Marco knew it was impossible to invite the Sun and Moon Pirates to the Whitebeard Pirates.
Marco flew backward and tried to leave the battlefield, he make a distance between him and shakky.
Marco looked at gion. "It was all misunderstanding, since you guys were not interested in joining the Whitebeard pirates, then we can stop this unnecessary fight here."
"When you were bullying the weak it was fine, and now it is a misunderstanding." Shakky created her darkness and charged towards Marco.
Marco's face turned green, he can't win against Shakky, so he plan to escape this unnecessary fight. He turned around and flew away, suddenly a huge lightning fall from the sky.
Marco who was retreating, raised his head and looked at the lightning beam in horror.
'Boom'
The lightning beam hit Marco in mid air, his whole body was pitch black.
"The power of lightning." Marco looked at Shakky and Gion, he just fought with Shakky and he knew this was not her ability, and Gion's Devil Fruit was the phoenix, same as him, so he knew, this lightning ability was not from her.
Marco looked at the ship, there was a person standing at the deck of the ship, her whole body was covered in lightning. The Queen of the Pleasure District, Stussy.
"Did she ate the lightning logia Devil Fruit?" The powerful lightning that attacked him can be only from the lightning devil Fruit.
"Who said that the Sun and Moon Pirates were weak, those agents gave us wrong information."
Marco was shocked, shakky was already stronger than him, there is Gion, whose strenght was unknown to him, and now Stussy with the lightning Devil Fruit. He never thought that Sun and Moon Pirates were already this strong.
"Where in the hell did Koch get these women, they are already this strong."
Marco knew, it was impossible to escape from these girls, the 1st commander of the Whitebeard Pirates was beaten by the remaining members of the Sun and Moon pirates, this news will damage Whitebeard pirates reputation.
It's been only one year since the Sun and Moon Pirates were established, he thought that only Koch was strong and other crew members were just rookie pirates.
The Sun and Moon Pirates were small and stronger, with the strength of Gion, Shakky and Stussy, they can become one of the emperor of the sea.
Suddenly another huge lightning fell from the sky again. Marco manage to barely dodge it, he looked at Gion. He thought that Gion should be around his level in strength, but looking at the current situation, Gion must be stronger than him, Marco's face changed greatly.
Gion, Stussy and Shakky charge towards Marco at the same time, Marco knew he can't escape from this, Gion and Shakky have the ability to fly, they can easily catch him, and the speed of lightning is not something that can be dodge easily.
'Boom'
The whole area was covered in darkness again, fiery flame sword slash came towards Marco, and whole area was also covered in lightning.
Three vs one, Marco was beaten badly, although he has the ability of healing, but Shakky and Stussy ware almost same level as him, and Gion was just too powerful.
Marco couldn't escape.