"Captain!" Yelled Trenza urgently, her voice echoing throughout Pandemonium, causing Diddy to grunt.
"Quiet, I'm trying to sleep!" Replied Diddy in slight annoyance as he waved his hand while rolling onto his side, only for him to suddenly be lifted into the air.
Falling onto the floor, I snapped my eyes open as I rubbed my head before surging my haki towards Sebas while I slowly stood up; stretching, I grabbed Naga-sa and leaped off the roof, landing on Mony's shell towards the front, right beside the rest of my crew.
"Tsk, the hell was that for, Sebas?" Asked Diddy in slight anger as he eyed Sebas, who was effortlessly withstanding his conqueror's haki, causing him to faintly chuckle.
"Hoho, our destination is in sight." Replied Sebas lightly as he slicked back his hair while gesturing out to sea, causing Diddy to raise an eyebrow.
Following Sebas's finger, I looked out at sea, only to see Impel Down in the far distance, causing me to smirk as I licked my lips; despite it being two years since I was in Impel Down, it hasn't changed much, well, other than the tens of warships surrounding it, but that was most likely because they were here for us, after all, we weren't exactly hiding, so I'm sure the marines have spotted us several times.
"Hmph, it seems they've been waiting for our arrival." Said Mael with a scoff as he eyed the massive fleet surrounding Impel Down, his words prompting everyone to nod.
"It won't be enough to stop us though!" Yelled Grand enthusiastically with a smile as he clutched his fist, causing Chala and Mael to faintly smirk.
"All I see is prey." Muttered Chala viciously as she licked her lips, her horns emitting thick frost into the air, freezing the water surrounding Pandemonium, which didn't slow them down one bit.
"It's rare to get such photos of so many battleships." Said Janet softly as she took several pictures of Impel Down, storing them all in her cleavage, which seemed to have infinite space, something she may have learned from Freyja.
"That's a lot of enemies." Said Trenza with an unsightly expression as she cocked her pistol, sniping a few marines in the ship's crow's nest, shooting from a distance where even the strongest cannons couldn't reach.
"You know that doesn't mean much, Trenza; with out strength we can tak out entire ships, we're more concerned about their quality of toops rather than quantity." Remarked Scar lightly as he loosed his tie and rolled his sleeves while removing his hat and jacket, preparing for the incoming battle.
"Yeah, that's true, though that's what I'm worried about. So, how are we going to do this, Captain?" Asked Trenza with a nod as she lowered Sunaipu, having killed every marine lookout, before glancing at Diddy, who smirked while pointing at Sebas and Mael.
"Hoho, what a thoughtful Captain, allowing us to attack first." Said Sebas with a faint smile as he glanced at Diddy, fixing his tie before looking at Mael.
"Follow my lead, Mael." Added Sebas as he gestured to Mael, who grunted in annoyance, before stepping forward while taking a deep breath.
With Sebas making the first move, he suddenly raised two fingers into the air, and he kept this same pose for several minutes, only when we neared Impel Down did he finally move as he suddenly thrusted his arm downwards, pointing his two fingers towards the ground.
"Any day now, Father." Asked Trenza lightly as she shot at the barrage of cannonballs, precisely hitting each one at an angle that diverted their trajectory away from Pandemonium.
"Hoho, sorry, Trenza, it took me a while to find the perfect-sized one." Replied Sebas with a faint chuckle as he glanced at Trenza, who raised her eyebrow in confusion, only for a shadow to suddenly engulf Pandemonium.
Frowning at the sudden shadow, I looked up, yet I saw nothing other than clouds, causing me to use my haki, only to wildly grin when I finally sensed what was beyond the clouds.
"Hehe, I didn't know you could do that, Sebas; did you learn from Fujitora?" Asked Diddy with a feral grin as he looked at Sebas, who chuckled before nodding.
"Hoho, you could say that, Captain." Said Sebas lightly as he glanced at the sky above, only to see the clouds part as a giant meteor suddenly appeared just above Impel Down.
"Um, if that thing lands, will Freyja be okay?" Asked Janet skeptically as she took a picture of the meteor before glancing at Sebas.
"Knowing Freyja, most likely." Replied Trenza with a thoughtful expression, while Diddy, Sebas, and Mael nodded in agreement.
"Now, if you could add the finishing touches, Mael?" Asked Sebas with a small smile as he glanced at Mael, who grunted while raising his axe into the air and creating an incredibly dense, cruel sun.
Once Mael finished charging his attack, he launched it towards the meteor, and when it reached a certain distance, it began to rapidly expand as it drew closer to the meteor until it engulfed it whole, creating essentially an attack capable of wiping out an island. However, we weren't given a chance to experience the catastrophic damage it was capable of since as it rapidly approached Impel Down, we suddenly sensed someone's conqueror's haki from one of the ships, followed by a vast attack that surged towards the incoming plasma meteor, and to everyone's shock, the attack completely destroyed the plasma meteor, smashing it into tiny little bits that harmlessly fell into the ocean.
"Oh, now that isn't a good sign." Muttered Sebas solemnly with a frown as he eyed the ship which the attack originated from while a certain someone was grinning from ear to ear.
"Hehe, that was a strong attack." Said Diddy with a feral grin as he eyed the battleship in the distance, eyeing a familiar old marine.
'Huh, isn't he the one Luffy punched during the Paramount war? Eh, either way, this is great; I'd love to fight him.' Thought Diddy with an eager expression as he eyed the Vice-admiral.
"Tch, who the hell was that?" Asked Mael aggressively as he spread his wings, floating into the air, only for Diddy to smack him back to the ground with his bo-staff.
"He is my opponent, that's who." Remarked Diddy sternly as he eyed Mael, who sported a scowl before scoffing in annoyance.
"Well, while you're fighting him, I will rescue Freyja." Said Scar as he leaped into the air, flying towards Impel Down, causing everyone to follow after him.
Watching Scar take the lead, Sebas and Mael promptly followed after him, with Chala skating across the ocean and Grand throwing Janet towards Impel Down like a football before he leaped into the sea and swam towards the prison, leaving me, Trenza, the many officers, and all the other random pirates.
'Welp, Pandemonium will deal with the rest.' Mused Diddy lightly as he grabbed Trenza with his tail, causing her to sigh in defeat before leaping into the air, speedily approaching Impel Down.
While nearing Impel Down, I was forced to dodge a few beams of light along with sharp leaves that flew through the air, cleanly cutting right through an unfortunate ship. Shifting my focus to the front of Impel Down, I spotted Kizaru and Ryokugyu guarding the entrance while that old marine from before landed on the ground, though he kept somewhat of a distance.
"Ugh, two Admirals again? This isn't looking good, Captain." Muttered Trenza with a frown as she glanced at the two Admiral, though Diddy smiled in response.
"You're right, this is looking great!" Remarked Diddy with a grin as he landed on the ground while setting Trenza beside him, causing her to roll her eyes before suddenly side-stepping, dodging a beam of light.
"Tsk, bastard." Muttered Trenza in annoyance as she shot at Kizaru, who casually caught her bullet out of the air with a surprised look.
"Hoo, unique pistol." Said Kizaru lightly as he gazed at the haki-coated bullet before flicking it towards Trenza, who once again dodged.
"Welp, I tried, Captain; it's up to you." Stated Trenza lightly as she clicked her tongue before running away, causing everyone, both allies and enemies, faces to twitch at her lack of shame.
"Haa, where did I go wrong in raising her?" Muttered Sebas with a shake of his head before eyeing Kizaru.
While Trenza was running away, she was heading towards Janet, whose job was to infiltrate Impel Down and free Freyja; Trenza was just tagging along for extra protection.
"Chala, Grand, Scar; you three assist Panemonium in fending off the other marines, Sebas, Mael and I will handle these three." Ordered Diddy with a grin as he cracked his knuckles while approaching the old marine in the distance.
"Got it!" "Awe, I wanted to fight an Admiral." "Alright." Said Grand, Chala, and Scar, respectively, as they all turned around, prepping to fend off the thousands of marines.
"I'm taking Kizaru, Mael; I've got a personal score to settle with him dating back from the Paramount war." Said Sebas as he slowly approached Kizaru, who raised an eyebrow, yet before he could make a move, Ryokugyu stepped forward.
"You two are hardly a threat, so I'll deal with you, and when I'm finished, I'll deal with you, Captain." Stated Ryokugyu arrogantly as he eyed Sebas and Mael, who both frowned at his words.
"Huh, are you fucking mocking us!?" Exclaimed Mael in slight anger as he narrowed his eyes at Ryokugyu, who raised his arm, causing it to turn into the roots of a tree.
"Hoho, I will admit, we aren't strong enough to beat an Admiral yet, but to so blatantly disrespect our strength isn't very appreciated." Said Sebas with a frown as he raised his hand while Mael's axe violently erupted into scalding plasma, causing the surroundings to melt.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever, die." Said Ryokugyu blandly as he attacked Sebas and Mael, prompting them to do the same, leaving Kizaru to just calmly watch.