Usopp was at the end of his rope; He had been beaten into a battered and bloody mess when he tried to get the money back from Franky's Gang, however the thoughts that worried him the most however were the threats that lay ahead and his inability to help do anything about this. "I may not have muscle…And I may not be a good enough shipwright for Merry…But damn it, that money belongs to my friends!" Usopp mentally challenged himself as he sprinted out towards where the Gang took the money back to the Dismantler's shack on the outskirts of Water 7. The Straw Hat's Sniper took a deep breath in and tried to channel his Captain's nerve by yelled at their house; "HEY! YOU GUYS BETTER GIVE ME AND MY FRIENDS BACK THEIR MONEY OR YOU'LL REGRET IT!"
There was only the sounds of the waves from behind the shack but soon afterwards, the creaking of the large doors opened up to show a masked Franky taking count of the money while the rest of the squad watched as Usopp staggered his way to them; "Look at that…He's still standing." One of them sneered as Franky turned to face him and closed the briefcase.
"Here, take this money and get a party started…I'm going to get some shopping done." Franky casually stated as he got up.
"N-No you don't! Gunpowder Star!" Usopp yelled out as he fired an explosive pellet at Franky's head before watching it explode.
The other members of the Franky Gang either looked shocked that such a cowardly seeming guy would take the shot or grinning in anticipation at the fact that Usopp signed off on his own.
"You've done it now, Straw Hat…" Franky growled as he reared his fist back and then closed the distance with a devastating punch to Usopp's face, knocking him to the ground. "You could have made it easier on yourself by crying to your boss instead of the death sentence you chose here….Why?"
"Because…" Usopp grit his teeth and staggered to his feet, remembering all the times that Zoro, Sanji and Nami had fought until they were equally as injured as him but kept fighting, "Because I refuse to run away from this!" He yelled out as the last image reflected in his eyes was Morgan facing down the lightning strike in Skypeia. However bravery often went hand in hand with foolhardiness as Franky got sick of his posturing and delivered another powerful punch to floor Usopp for good.
"You guys deal with him…I expect you to take the trash out by the time I get back…"
——Later into the night——
Nami had told Sanji, Chopper and Zoro about what had happened and instructed their efforts to go into town to help find Usopp; Though by the time they reunited with Morgan was on the border where Water 7 ended and the Dismantler's island began.
"Usopp…Who did this to you?" Morgan asked as he reached down to help Usopp sit up; When the Captain found him, Usopp had been beaten into an almost unrecognisable mess and it was a miracle that he could even reply.
"MORGAN! We finally found y-USOPP!" Chopper went from one emotion to another as they rushed over to treat Usopp's wounds. "What happened?!"
"F-Fran…ky….I'm…Sorry…Morgan…I'm sorry…He took the money….Because I was weak…." Usopp hiccuped as he struggled to hold in his tears of frustration at his own weakness.
"Usopp, take it easy for now…Chopper, how does he look?" Zoro asked their doctor as they pulled a syringe out of Usopp's arm.
"He's badly hurt…I used a sedative to help relax him but I'll have to treat him back at the ship for the worst injuries, though he should be able to recover." Chopper explained as they stood up and went into the Heavy Point form.
"Good…" Morgan said as his expression changed and started his slow march towards the Dismantler's shack when he heard the sounds of a party, "Just hold on, Usopp…"
As soon as they realised who their target was, the attitude changed from concern over Usopp to a violent storm waiting to happen; Morgan cracked his knuckles as the Asura markings spread across his body from his involuntarily bubbling anger, Zoro silently tied the bandana around his head while Sanji took a drag of a cigarette while Chopper who followed soon after was coming close to going feral as he growled in anger, he hadn't felt such a fury towards another person since Wapol's callous nature to Hililuk.
As soon as they reached the door; Zoro turned to his captain as if to welcome him to try knocking the door but that was cut off when it opened by itself.
A Franky Gang member lumbered out and found himself staring at the four in bemusement; "Huh? What're you doing here? Sorry bums, but this party is for Franky's crew so beat it before we beat y-" He was interrupted as Sanji fiercely kicked him in the face with Morgan following up and driving two fists into his chest to send him crashing through the door, alerting the Franky gang from their party.
"Knock knock…." Morgan said menacingly as he cracked his neck and looked around; "Which one of you star studded jerks is Franky? I got words for him."
The biggest of the group stepped forward with a smirk; "You have rotten timing for a band of low level pirates, Boss walked out for a spree and left us the rest of the money for this shindig." He gloated and strapped on a gigantic coat of armour around his torso. "Since you've broken our door and knocked out our friend's teeth, I think you owe us an apology.
"W-Wait…Hold up, bro…."
"This is bad…"
"That's…"
"Morgan D. Ford…"
The crowd behind the giant lug whispered to each other as they recognised the face from the wanted poster, however the look sported on Morgan's face had an infinitely more terrifying implication now that he was here to settle a problem.
"Hehehe, that so? So he's the captain of that weak little long nose….Well, I guess it's only natural that you leave that head with us since you've got a bounty…But in all honesty, what can the four of you hope to do against all of us?" The Lug sneered as he saw Morgan settle into a stance.
"You left our friend out in the dirt….The only thing that you can hope to do is pray that your recovery is swift." Morgan growled as he then pulled a palm backwards and waited as the flame of energy forming in his palm turned from white, to blue, to red and to a darker Crimson, though to the people around him including his crew; he was charging up for a standard punch.
"Go ahead and try your best, runt…Because this armoured plating is what they use on Battleships…Even a Marine's cannon fire can't break it apart."
Morgan exhaled a breath as he thrust a palm forward as a powerful blast of Mantra shot from his hand and collided with the Lug and the men standing behind him.
However nothing happened, "Heh..Hehehehehe….What? That was it? You could only just push your hand forward…Man, whoever wrote your Wanted Poster must really suck at hi-CRACK!"
The plating on his stomach cracked and slowly broke apart before it finally exploded off of him and sent the Lug along with 15 of his friends flying backwards and smashing through the wall behind them.
"Asura no Ken: Goshō Ha…" Morgan finished as he got up and then walked forward to start on the next. "If anyone else feels like acting tough then come and get it…."
"D-Don't just stand there! Get them! GET THEM!" The barely conscious Lug screamed at the Franky Gang to start opening fire and attacking them.
The only problem that came from this was that they had no clue about what the Straw Hats were really capable of as Sanji reduced several men into minced meat with his searing kicks, Zoro used the flats of his blades for each of his attacks but that did little when he ensured that the safer option still hurt like hell and Chopper was attacking gang members left and right like a wild animal possessed.
"W-Wait! Wait a minute!" The last remaining Franky Member who was conscious tried to beg them; "W-We don't have your money anymore…Boss took it to go shopping so even if he was here, you'd never see a Berri of it ba-GWAH!" He then got knocked backwards with another punch before Morgan grabbed him by the collar.
"You don't seem to get the point right now, do you?" Sanji lectured the gangster as he kicked over a table; "You attacked our friend, throwing him out like a piece of trash was when this no longer became about the money!"
Morgan pulled the gangster closer to his face; "You can keep conscious for now…In return, I'd like you to pass on this message to your boss." Morgan detailed as he gripped tighter; "If he ever tries to return the favour for this fight he started? There won't be a ship, building or man on this island or the sea that will protect you or him from me." Morgan then threw the goon to the floor before turning to walk with the others in silence. "Come on, we need to get Usopp fixed up."
The others nodded though as they left; the whole shack collapsed in on itself while Chopper hoisted Usopp over his shoulder but noticed that despite getting their payback for Usopp, Morgan still looked out of sorts.
"Hey Morgan, You good? I thought you'd be happy about kicking ass for Usopp." Sanji mentioned as he dusted himself off.
Morgan nodded as he changed that look of agitation to one of resolve; "I know what we should do next."
——A Couple of Hours later, On the Merry——
"You're serious? She hasn't come back yet?"
"No, when Chopper went shopping with her, she just up and vanished…The book places are closed and I heard that Aqua Laguna is on it's way…."
That was the first thing that Usopp could hear as he sat up when he regained consciousness. "Wh-What happened?"
Chopper latched on to him out of worry as the crew breathed a sigh of relief; It took a few minutes for people to get Usopp up to speed and for Usopp to explain what happened when he ran off.
"Okay, I was hoping for us all to be here but since we don't have much time here; I'll say it here and now, we're getting another ship….But this means that We're leaving Merry behind…" Morgan said with a serious look on his face; "She's carried us all the way from the start and I don't think I can ever forget what she had done for us but we can't keep it up anymore."
The others looked forlorn at the idea since next to Nami, Zoro and Usopp; The Going Merry was one of the longest running allies of the Straw Hats, though Usopp looked like he had been punched again; "W-What do you mean keep it up? Is it about the money? We can always get more to fix her…C-Can't we?" He tried to reason with Morgan as he wasn't eager to give up.
"It's not about the money, We've gone through a lot of tough travels but right now Merry can barely hold on with the minimal repairs that we've been getting by with." Morgan countered as he crossed his arms; "She's an East Blue Ship, the fact that we were able to get to the Grand Line AND to Skypeia was astonishing but even you can't deny that this ship has taken it's share of beatings."
"T-Then I'll stay here! I'll become an apprentice and learn their tricks, sure it might take a while to learn but I can repair Merry better that wa-"
"Money and better skills aren't going to fix this!" Morgan snapped; Nami and the others could tell that this was equally hard for their captain but Usopp didn't seem to notice that.
"THEN WHAT IS IT?! Did those scumbags offer you money for her to be scrapped?! They push you into buying one of their so called "Luxury Ships" Because they're a scam in a merchant's coat!" Usopp ranted as he got up with an angry expression.
"You think this is any easier for me to decide?! You think I just sat there and smiled when the professional Shipwrights there told me that Merry is hanging by a thread?! Or that we have to leave someone so precious to our crew behind?!" Morgan argued as this was getting the two more and more incensed. "I hate having to do this Usopp, but I'm not going to risk our lives on the water when the ship that carries us could fall apart at any time…AND the fact that three of us on this crew can't swim!"
"If you really cared about someone so precious to you then it wouldn't be so hard to choose!" Usopp snapped as he looked to the others; "Is that how it's going to be from now on?! We go on and on against enemies we can't even hope to contend with unless we have you around to save the day?! Because not all of us can be martial Artists with Monster Strength and that was BEFORE you got your powers!"
"YOU THINK I WANTED TO GE-"
"Hey, that's taking it a little too far, don't you think?" Nami tried to calm them both down; "Let's just take a deep breath and calm it down, we can discuss this in the mo-"
"NO! I'm discussing this now!" Usopp snarled as he got into Morgan's face; "So what happens when WE get too hurt? Or we can't go on with you….You gonna throw Chopper out because he can't bandage us up quickly enough?!" He pointed at Chopper who was looking uncomfortable with two of their friends fighting so harshly. "Or Maybe Zoro when you get sick of him napping and sleeping on the job when he could be helping us better?!"
"Usopp, maybe stop while you're ahead…" Zoro warned the sniper since he could see that Morgan was starting to steam and his skin was reddening like it had done before.
"Or maybe you'll just drop Nami at a dock once you get bored of fu-" Usopp barely got the next word out as Morgan snapped and punched him square in the face. The entire cabin got into an uproar as Nami was doing her best to hold back her captain, Zoro was restraining Sanji who was equally as red in the face and threatening to kick Usopp's head in for what he said about Nami and Chopper used his Heavy Point to hold Usopp to both stop him from worsening his injuries and from hitting them back.
"USOPP, STOP IT! You're taking this way too far!" Nami pleaded with him as she shushed Morgan and at least calmed him down a little once he felt her hand gently pressing on his chest.
"No, this isn't going far enough…I'm not going to let him throw away Merry! She was a gift from Kaya and I refuse to let him tarnish her good will!" Usopp barked at Morgan, even though it felt like they were all against him: Usopp kept his animosity squarely on Morgan.
"This isn't up for debate or for compromising, Usopp! In case you've forgotten, I'm the Captain here and if you can't accept that then get the hell ou-" Morgan snarled but a swift kick from Sanji sent him careening into a wall before he could finish.
"Don't go saying things that you don't mean, you idiot!" Sanji reprimanded Morgan; "No one is leaving!"
There was a brief moment of hushed silence before Morgan decided to speak up after he let his head cool; "Usopp…I'm sorry…."
"No…I can take a hint…" Usopp quietly stated as he got up; "It was about time that I started making moves for myself…If you're set on abandoning Merry here then you're leaving me here too." He mentioned with a resolute grunt as he got up and headed for the door, only to be stopped by Nami.
"L-Look this is just a bad argument, let's just calm it down and talk this through rationally." Nami said to try and get him to see sense too; "You two are friends, we can work this out, right?"
"Face it, Nami…I don't belong here with you guys…I never have…So I'm going to do this as a pirate would, Morgan D. Ford! I challenge you to a duel for the control of the Going Merry!" Usopp declared as he kept a steel focus on Morgan.
"We'll meet in a few minutes outside…" Morgan stated plainly as he got up and walked for the door.
"ZORO! SANJI! Can't you guys talk some sense into him?! I'll go handle Morgan!" Nami ordered as she rushed out after her captain.
——Meanwhile in Iceberg's office——
Iceberg was currently collapsed on the floor and clutching his shoulder from the gunshot wound he received at the hands of a group of masked people; "Who are you? And w-what do you want?"
"It shouldn't matter who we are, Mr. Iceberg but what we want are the blueprints for Pluton that you've been hiding from prying eyes…" What sounded like a man wearing a cow headed mask droned as they clutched the smoking pistol; "And if you understand what is good for you then you'd hand it over…"
"The Blueprints…I should have expected…But you understand what will happen if you have someone who can make what is on there…" Iceberg warned but froze in paralysed fear as he saw a woman's face behind one of the masked group; A visage that he had plastered over his office wall as a warning and a reminder.
"None of your concern…Now where are they?" A taller man wearing a skeleton mask demanded as they stood around Iceberg; "Because you can either bleed out from that bullet wound or we can put you out ourselves…"
"I…I don't have them…They're elsewhere." Iceberg admitted honestly as he looked up at the towering figures; "But these aren't something to wave about so brazenly…"
"You have until Midnight…Then we come back to finish what was started…." The cowheaded man warned before they vanished into the night to go searching for the only other person they suspected of holding the blueprints to the Ancient Weapon: Cutty Flam.
——Back at the Merry——
The outside of Merry was ringing with the sounds of conflict; Morgan was being assailed by Usopp's traps and forced to get on the back foot as they came one after another ranging from a shuriken launcher to a gunpowder catapult.
"Good job keeping up with me! I may have been falling behind but that gave me chances to watch you guys at work!" Usopp taunted as he grabbed hold of five ropes in one hand; "Now prepare for my new Specialty: Anti Asura Art: Five Layered Inferno!" He yelled out as he pulled the ropes hard.
Morgan barely had time to react as he saw a small flame turn on followed by several jets of fire igniting under him; embroiling him in the fire. "F-Flame Dials…He's really going all out, thought what else can I expect from him?"
Usopp grinned in triumph as he thought he won; But something in the back of his mind kept his legs shaking and was set in stone when he saw Morgan stepping out of the fire with a fist raised and marching forward like a smouldering terminator.
Morgan growled and then thrust forward to punch him with all his strength despite everyone's protest but found that Usopp was fine, though what he punched was soon to come back on him.
"Th-Thanks for that…Now to really show you my skill…IMPACT!" Usopp yelled out as he triggered the Impact dial directly in Morgan's face and sent him flying back into rubble, though he let out a yell of pain as he felt the bones in his arms creak under the pressure to the point of nearly breaking; "Th-This pain is what Morgan put up with all this ti….Oh no…"
Morgan was at his threshold; This duel put him in both a painful situation and an unwanted one as his face still healed from the Impact blowing it away, right now Usopp was staring at Morgan's exposed skull as it slowly healed. Though instead of being all bloody and gross, it ended up looking sleek and artificial like he was looking at the inside of a mechanism.
Usopp realised that this was it so he started frantically firing every shot he had at the approaching Straw Hat; Feeling like his life with the Straw Hats flashed before his eyes with a final Exploding Star getting caught in Morgan's hand.
"Tiger Knee!" Morgan yelled out to knock Usopp into the air before grabbing him mid fall.
"Morgan! Morgan, stop it! You're gonna kill him!" Chopper and Nami cried out as they saw Morgan driving him back down into a Crushing Waterfall Drop to knock the slingshot master out for good.
Once Usopp fell into unconsciousness, Morgan did something that not many could blame him for; He sat by Usopp silently before he hoarsely started talking once his face healed. "You idiot…Why did you choose to fight me? You knew how this would turn out!" He yelled in a ragged voice before getting up and placing the Straw hat squarely on his head; "You can keep Merry…We're going to find a new ship and sail on from here….So long, Usopp…It's been…Fun…"
Nami watched in quiet along with the others as they saw Morgan stagger to his feet and walk away; "I wish it didn't have to come to this…"
"I hate this feeling…It's too heavy…" Morgan mumbled to himself as he finally let his emotions go as tears began to stream down his face and he choked back heavy sobs as he marched towards the Merry.
Zoro grimly looked at Morgan when he saw the look on his face; "This is a burden that a Captain must deal with…He made his choice and so did you, so if you falter…Who can we turn to?"
Before anyone could respond to that, the sounds of guns being cocked began to break through the sound of crashing waves; Aqua Laguna was nearly here and Morgan quickly got on the defensive when he saw the shipwrights from earlier. "HOLD IT RIGHT THERE STRAW HATS!" The cigar chomping Paulie yelled as he pointed a gun at the Captain; "You came into our yard with that fake smile on your face and you have the gall to do what you did!"
"What are you talking about? We've been here since we left the shipyard." Morgan stated honestly.
"One of your crewmates broke into Iceberg's house and shot him…Nico Robin…."
"No…That can't be right…Robin's not that kind of person!" Chopper yelled at them from the ship; "I was with her and she didn't have that kind of look about her!"
"But were you with her all day?" Paulie asked the piercing question and watched Chopper flinch and stammer out a response; "Regardless of that, she is still a member of your crew….So what do you want?! To attack us for saying your ship was weak?! To try taking one yourself?! Answer me, you filthy COWARD!"
"We didn't….I never told anyone on this crew to do something so heinous or reprehensible; Yes, we are pirates but we're not barbarians…I promise you on my honour as a Martial Artist and a Pirate captain that we're not out to get Mr. Iceberg….I'll even opt to stand guard in case they come back to finish things." Morgan promised with a thump on his chest.
——Midnight, In Iceberg's room——
"You're an odd fellow, Morgan D. Ford…First you have Nico Robin shoot me and now you are my bodyguard…" Iceberg mentioned with a rather plain look on his face.
"Like I told your shipwrights…We didn't have anything to do with what happened." Morgan reiterated as he sat in a chair next to Iceberg's bed; It took a lot of convincing but they came to an arrangement: Morgan stays at Iceberg's as a guard where they could watch him to prove that he and his crew had nothing involved in what happened, in return they would be allowed to leave.
"I saw her clear as day; She shot me and left me like this…I should warn you this…Not out of a misplaced grudge but out of a genuine warning; Do not let your guard down around her…Nico Robin is a woman of darkness and a harbinger of ill omens, the longer that you stay around her…The more painful it will be for you to accept that when she leaves YOU behind." Iceberg explained evenly but barely flinched when Morgan jumped out of his chair.
"Shut up…Just SHUT UP!" Morgan snapped as he stared down at Iceberg; "The Robin that I spent time around is nothing like the woman you claim that she is!" He growled before continuing his tirade, unaware that a disembodied eye watched in the corner and an ear to hear. "She might be standoffish and a little weird….But I don't care! She helped us when she needed it in Alabasta and she was patient enough to listen to my childish bullshit…She's more than just a person to us…She's one of my friends! With her help, I can do things that I couldn't have imagined before!"
The rant would have gone on longer but the windows exploded from the outside and several masked figures landed in the room with the two men.
"It's too bad that you're wrong…Straw Hat…" A deep voice rumbled as a large statuesque man towered over him; "About her…And about you."
"So you're the ones who actually did this…" Morgan responded with a dry snark as he watched the giant man walk over along with the others; "Though I don't think I've seen someone with Devil Fruit Powers get in like this from the bottom floor."
"I have Devil Fruit Powers but for a mission like this? I don't need them…Especially to fight a powerless Pirate like you." The Man threw off the mask to reveal himself as a horned giant of a man in a suit.
"Blueno…You did this? Why?" Iceberg asked in sheer surprise as he saw the others ditch their masks, both him and Morgan watched in shock as the mysterious assailants bar one still masked person stood before them.
"Those…Those are your shipwrights….Looks like your enemies were closer than you think." Morgan snarked as he stared down Lucci; "Though I did have a bad vibe around you in all honesty."
Lucci tilted his head as he finally spoke without the use of the pigeon; "Really? And I put in so much effort to disguise my intentions and my true personality for five long years….Do enlighten me, Straw Hat…"
Morgan's expression turned grave; "You may look clean and average to a normal person…But I recognise the stink of blood on you, even when it's not there…." He remarked as he cracked his knuckles.
"You intend to fight all of us? Honestly I thought you were smarter than that." Kalifa remarked as she cracked her thorny whip; "It is a shame…In the short time that I saw you in the shipyard, you did pique my curiosity somewhat." Kalifa mentioned while adjusting her glasses.
"Heh, that's surprisingly honest of you, Kalifa. Coming from you and how you treated guys that approached you, that sincerity almost sounds like a confession coming from you." Iceberg mentioned with a dry chuckle but the ice cold stare of Kalifa shut him up.
"She is right though, Straw Hat…If you intend on fighting us here, you really are dumber than you look, so move out of the way and let us handle business with Iceberg." Kaku warned him as the previously jovial carpenter had a knife sharp edge to his tone now.
"I made a promise…So that ain't gonna happen…You guys have Robin so it's lucky for me, tell me where she is and move or I make you move!" Morgan demanded and got into his stance but kept himself normal for now.
"Blueno…" Lucci lazily ordered as the taller man took the centre point between him and Morgan. "Apologies but despite your higher than average bounty…You're nothing compared to a Cipher Pol Agent."
"Strong Style Kenpo…"Morgan yelled out as he rushed forward with his fists clenched and Haki flowing as much as he could while maintaining control.
"There is something you don't understand; Against a person who pushed themselves into the levels of a Superhuman…No Pirate, Marine or Devil Fruit User can ever hope to do anything, allow me to demonstrate: "Tekkai!"
Morgan then twisted on himself and swung a powerful haymaker into Blueno's torso; "Runaway Boulder!" He felt the fists connect but jumped back and shook one of his fists as it felt like he punched a steel door; "Jeez…You're built like an iron outhouse…And look like one too." He snarked as he focused up.
"Cipher Pol Agents are capable of hardening their bodies until they become like iron…Just like they can make themselves lighter than air." Blueno took the time to explain as he hopped into the air with blinding speed; "Geppo!"
"Alright, It'll be easier for me to do THIS!" Morgan yelled out as he jumped off of the wall to meet Blueno in midair; "Grizzly DRI-"SORU!" Before Morgan could even lay a hand on him, Blueno disappeared and landed a swift kick into the captain's stomach to knock him to the ground.
"We also have the capability of felling multiple opponents with our speed…Don't you see how truly out of your league you r-"
"Shut….Up…" Morgan growled as his skin turned a dark pink before turning fully red as he wiped the vomit from his mouth; "I'm not going to fall down to some overblown ox!" He snarled as he got fully angry enough to develop his 6 arms; "Just remember…You asked for this…."
"This wasn't in the intel…" Lucci thought as from what they could remember of the official statement by the Marines; Crocodile had been captured by the Marines but Morgan beat him into the ground with the help of Nico Robin.
"HaaaaaaAAAAAAA!" Morgan rushed forward and landed a salvo of powerful punches against Blueno's torso; however unlike the results against Eneru, Blueno had barely even moved. "Asura no Ken…Hyakuretsu Ken!"
"That's all? You barely e-" Blueno snorted but felt a trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth; "He penetrated Tekkai? It wasn't a full break but he got close…" Blueno thought, however he wasn't the only one to notice.
"First blood, Bull Man…Now it's time t-GHK!" Morgan smirked but then felt his body getting pierced, a quick glance down showed that it was Lucci's finger.
"Shigan….Everyone…Take no chances…And put him down…." Lucci ordered as he, Kaku, Kalifa and Blueno vanished from Morgan's sight.
"You shouldn't have come here…." Robin muttered grimly as within that split second; Morgan's body suddenly erupted in red and his body was riddled with holes as Lucci stood over him and licked his finger.
"Shigan: Firing Squad….Know that you only came this far because we let you…Nico Robin suggested that this was the best way to make the point known…" Lucci sneered as he looked to Blueno who opened up an Air Door.
"On your way…" Blueno ordered her as he shoved Robin through the door while Kaku and Kalifa followed after, leaving Lucci and Morgan alone with the open door.
"…But I prefer to really drive home how hopeless you really are in the face of a World Government Agent." Lucci taunted him as he slowly shifted and transformed into his Human-Beast Leopard Form; Grabbing Morgan by the neck and started slamming him into the ground repeatedly with each grinding motion driving home the pain. "You said you showed power when you had to…That was your first and last mistake…You'll be better off staying here, the fire will kill you before you bleed to death…." Lucci growled as he vanished through the door, leaving Morgan to fade into unconsciousness as Nami and Chopper appeared as blurry images before he collapsed completely.
He had lost…