"Hahaha, Charge!" Yelled Diddy loudly with laughter as he pointed Naga-sa forward, his words causing the thousands of pirates to yell and roar.
With my words, all the pirates apart of my Grand fleet fearlessly charged through the hole I had made in the fortress that was Marineford; however, the instant they did so, they were met with a relentless bombardment of beams of light from numerous robots that were identical to that one Warlord of the Sea, which I've come to learn were called Pacifistas. Although those robots were nothing to me, they still caused quite a bit of death and destruction in my Grand fleet.
"Grand, Chala. Deal with them." Ordered Diddy with furrowed brows as he pointed at the several Pacifistas that formed a wall between the pirates and the marines.
"Haha, got it, Captain!" "C'mon, Grand!" Stated Grand and Chala, respectively, as they lunged forward before leaping off of Pandemonium, landing directly in the middle of the charging pirates.
"Just those two, Captain?" Asked Scar with a raised eyebrow as he glanced at Diddy, who smirked before pointing at Trenza with his tail.
"I would also send Trenza, but those are already overkill for just the Pacifistas." "Hoho, you're not wrong." Remarked Diddy and Sebas, respectively, as they glanced at Trenza, who proudly puffed out her chest before shifting their focus to Grand and Chala.
With Grand taking the lead, he was akin to an unstoppable force of nature as he coated himself in armament haki while dashing through the breach, completely ignoring the numerous beams that exploded upon his body as they didn't even manage to slow him down.
"Haha, Earthquake!" Stated Grand with a faint grin as he ran forward before violently punching the ground, causing it to tremble violently while a massive explosion followed soon after, sending every single Pacifista into the air.
"Hail's End." Muttered Chala with a feral grin as she manifested a bow made of pure ice before releasing the string, causing the arrow to speedily shoot through the sky.
Once Chala's arrow reached a certain distance, it suddenly divided into numerous others before piercing the heart or core of the Pacifistas and engulfing everyone in a glacier.
"Quicker than I expected." "Well, there isn't a better duo than Grand and Chala." Stated Reiju and Janet, respectively, as the latter proudly raised her head while Scar and Trenza raised their eyebrows.
"Hmph, I don't quite know about that; Freyja and I are something special." "Yeah, I can say the same for Captain and I." Remarked Scar and Trenza, respectively, as they eyed Janet, who rolled her eyes before scoffing.
"Oh please, just because you four are in a relationship doesn't mean you are a good duo. Tell me, when have you two ever fought together?" Asked Janet blandly as she folded her arms, eyeing Scar and Trenza, only for them to awkwardly look away.
"Thought so." Added Janet with a shake of her head as she ignored Scar and Trenza while they clicked their tongue.
Ignoring whatever conversation those four were having, I focused entirely on the war ahead, watching as my Grandfleet safely entered the breach while Grand and Chala led them toward the Marines with the Pacifistas having been taken care of now.
"Trenza, Reiju, Janet… You three go and assist Grand and Chala. Bring the members of our own crew as well." Ordered Diddy with a faint grin as he glanced at three women, who all nodded while heading towards the stairs.
"Oh, also, Janet, give me the picture; it's not quite yet time for the Giants to be unleashed." Added Diddy as he eyed Janet, who nodded with slightly widened eyes before reaching into her cleavage and handing him the photo.
Grabbing the photo, I stuffed it into my pocket and gazed down onto the breached wall as a seemingly endless stream of pirates poured into Marineford, combating the Marines for a battle of supremacy; however, we were obviously on the losing side right now, but I wasn't worried in the slightest. My crew had yet to enter the war, same with the Giants, though when they did, they would change the battle in our favor.
"Hehe, though I've got to say, they've really prepared for us; this isn't even their full force. They've still got an army of roughly 20,000 hidden away, a few extra Pacifistas, and those children that had attacked us that one time, though this time, there are seven instead of merely three. Huh, they also greatly resemble each of the seven Warlords of the Sea." Remarked Diddy with a thoughtful expression as he sat on the roof's edge while his observation haki swept through all of Marineford, ignoring anyone's attempt to conceal their presence.
"Those kids? They were quite strong; facing three would already be difficult enough, but seven?" Asked Scar with furrowed brows as he folded his arms while scanning the battle before him, only for Sebas to shake his head.
"You won't find them, Scar. I can't even sense their exact location; I can only sense their faint presence. However, while they're strong, they are practically an exact copy of the Warlords of the Sea, so we at least understand how their abilities work." Stated Sebas lightly with a slight frown as he glanced at Scar, who nodded before shifting his focus to Diddy.
"Mind informing us where these Pacifistas, seven children, and 20,000-men strong army currently reside?" Asked Sebas with a raised eyebrow as he glanced at Diddy, who nodded while standing up.
"Scar, destroy the rest of the wall." Ordered Diddy as he stood up and stretched, his words prompting Scar to kick at the wall, launching three sharp blades of wind.
With the three blades of wind cutting the upper portion of the wall, causing it to fall, though before it could crush some of our people, Sebas caught it using his mind and tossed it out to see, only for it to hit a mine, which caused an explosion.
"The Pacifistas and seven children are on the fifth floor of the Marine HQ; hell, you can easily see them through the windows. As for the army, they're separated into five different locations, hidden throughout the warehouses on the dock; they probably intend to trap us within Marineford once we all enter the fortress." Replied Diddy as he glanced at Sebas while pointing at the biggest building before pointing at five different warehouses situated throughout the docks.
"I know this is late, but what would be great is Judge's lab as he grew his own army." Said Mael calmly as he glanced at Marineford, observing the war, only to shift his focus to Trenza, Janet, and Reiju, leading the Frenzy Pirates into the fortress.
"Yeah, that would be good." Muttered Sebas softly with a nod as he placed his hands behind his back while calmly observing the war.
"So, I know Freyja is doing something, but what about Bullet? What is he doing?" Asked Scar curiously as he glanced at Diddy, who tilted his head to the side, though before he could respond, Bullet suddenly busted through the floor.
"Kahaha, good, I'm not late!" Stated Bullet in excitement as he heaved a sigh of relief while landing on the floor between Scar and Sebas.
"Hoho, Trenza isn't going to be happy." Said Sebas softly as he glanced at the large hole on the floor before looking at Bullet, who promptly ignored him.
"Where the hell have you been?" Asked Diddy as he eyed Bullet, who smirked while wiping the drool off his cheek.
"I was sleeping; I wanted to be in perfect shape for this upcoming war; thankfully, that explosion from earlier awoke me! So what did I miss?" Replied Bullet with a grin as he glanced at Diddy, whose face twitched before he shook his head and ignored him.
While Sebas caught Bullet up to speed, the only one that remained to arrive was Freyja, though she wouldn't be here for some time as I had ordered her to use her illusions to conceal Kaido's ships; that way, when he arrived, the Marines will be totally unprepared for him.
'Heh, you're not the only one with a few tricks up their sleeve, Akainu.' Mused Diddy with a feral grin as he eyed Akainu, who shot him a hateful glare before ignoring him.
"When do we get to join the fun?" Asked Bullet eagerly with a feral grin as he glanced at Diddy, who raised an eyebrow before shrugging his shoulders.
"I don't know, but not now; your four are my Apocalyptic Commanders, the strongest I have besides Freyja, so you'll only enter once the Admirals decide to make a move." Replied Diddy, his words causing Bullet and Mael to click their tongues, though they reluctantly nodded.
Focusing back on the war, with the addition of Trena, Reiju, Janet, and my own crew, which consisted of roughly 8,000 men, though, they were on average much stronger than my Grand fleet; not only that, but they were far more brutal. However, even with the additional reinforcements, we still hadn't quite yet forced them back; sure, we were putting up a tough battle, but since the Marines were merely defending, they held the natural advantage, and combined with their numbers being more than triple ours, we weren't putting much of a dent in the Marines, but it was fine, things will change once the Beast Pirates arrive.
'We've only got to hold out for an hour; that's easy.' Thought Diddy with a smirk as he sat down, eyeing the war with eyes of excitement.