Marineford:
A strong wind blew across the massive walls of Marineford. The sky had darkened, and the roar of crashing waves echoed throughout the Navy base.
Inside the command room, a heavy atmosphere prevailed.
Sakazuki's (Akainu) fiery fist slammed onto the table with force.
"Damn it…! What do you mean Garp was taken by that boy… Monkey D. Luffy?! …So what were you doing there?"
The wooden table cracked under the blow.
The Navy officers stood silently, no one daring to speak.
Akainu continued, his eyes filled with rage:
"This is impossible! The Marines were there! We sent the entire fleet! How could that pirate manage to kidnap Garp?!"
One officer stepped forward, his voice trembling.
"Sir… reports say that Luffy, the Straw Hat, and three of his crew caused chaos… the situation completely got out of control."
Akainu gritted his teeth.
"That boy… is bringing the world to chaos."
At that moment, the door of the room burst open.
A soldier entered, panting.
"Sir! Urgent news!"
Akainu glared at him angrily.
"Now what is it?!"
The soldier hesitated for a moment, as if afraid to deliver the news.
"Sir… there's more bad news."
Akainu growled, "Speak!"
The soldier said, "The island… the island of **Rocks pirates… has disappeared."
Several officers exchanged shocked glances.
The room fell silent.
Akainu suddenly stood up.
"What did you say…?"
His eyes narrowed.
"What do you mean by disappeared?!"
The intelligence officer stepped forward and spread a map on the table.
"Sir… naval satellites and Den Den Mushi surveillance report that the island belonging to the remnants of the Rocks Pirates…"
He took a deep breath.
"…has completely vanished from the maps."
Akainu murmured, "…Impossible."
The officer continued, "Worse than that…"
Akainu shouted, "What else?!"
The officer said in a low voice, "A massive shadow with a huge hammer was spotted a few minutes ago."
"What shadow?!"
The officer replied, "Imagine a giant shadow, but ten times larger…"
Everyone waited in tense anticipation.
Akainu's eyes burned like fire.
"Announce this to all Navy forces."
"If that Straw Hat thinks he can change the world…"
His fist blazed with magma.
"I will end him right here."
Akainu's gaze locked on something as he muttered to himself: What could that shadow be?
A few days earlier — Rocks Island
The sky over the island was dark, with lightning flashing relentlessly.
At the center of the pirate base, maniacal laughter filled the air.
"Zihihihih…!"
The leader of the pirates, Marshall D. Teach (Blackbeard), looked at the prisoner in chains with a wild smile.
"Zihihihih… look at this!"
He stretched his hand toward the elderly man in chains.
"The Navy hero… Monkey D. Garp… is now in our hands!"
The surrounding pirates cheered and shouted.
"Captain Teach is awesome!"
"Now the Navy will be destroyed!"
"Zihihihih!"
One pirate exclaimed excitedly, "I can't believe it… this is the man who fought Gol D. Roger!"
Another laughed, "The Navy hero… now lies like a prisoner before us!"
Meanwhile, Kuzan stood silently by the wall.
As always, his demeanor was calm.
"Ooo… things are getting scary…"
But his eyes were completely cold.
In his mind he thought, Garp-san… it has come to this…
He muttered quietly, "What a strange day…"
At that moment, one of Blackbeard's commanders stepped forward.
"Captain… what should we do with Garp now?"
Everyone fell silent.
All eyes turned to Blackbeard.
Teach paused for a moment… then lowered his head and chuckled briefly.
"Zeh…"
Suddenly, he raised his head.
"Zihihihih!!!"
His eyes sparkled.
"No need to do anything."
A pirate asked in surprise, "Huh? What do you mean, Captain?"
Teach looked at the dark sky.
"What we want… will come here on its own."
He gave a dangerous smile.
"Exactly… that boy."
One crew member asked, "Who do you mean?"
Blackbeard said in a deep voice,
"The one who's shaking the world…"
"The son of that man."
"The grandson of this old man."
He laughed.
"Zihihihih!!!"
"When Monkey D. Luffy realizes his grandfather is in our hands…"
Teach spread his arms.
"He'll come to this island on his own!"
One pirate asked, "So this is a trap?!"
Teach said, "Exactly."
He approached Garp.
"By capturing you…"
Then quietly whispered,
"We will kill the Sun God."
Kuzan murmured, "Ooo… this is very dangerous…"
But in his mind, he thought, Luffy… I hope you don't rush…
In a corner of the base, several of Blackbeard's commanders gathered.
One commander hesitated, "Captain… something's bothering me."
Marshall D. Teach (Blackbeard) glanced at him.
"Huh? What is it?"
The man said, "How are we going to let the world know that Monkey D. Garp is in our hands?"
A few pirates exchanged surprised looks.
"Yeah, he's right…"
"If the world doesn't know, Luffy won't come."
At that moment, the sound of quiet footsteps echoed.
"Ooo… what an interesting question…"
Everyone turned.
Kuzan walked forward.
With each step he took, ice under his feet cracked and covered the ground.
Hands in his pockets, he said with his usual cold expression,
"No need to do anything."
One pirate frowned, "What? What do you mean?"
Kizaru tilted his head slightly.
"Until now… Sakazuki (Akainu) has found out in Marineford."
A few were shocked.
"What?!"
Kizaru continued,
"And most importantly…"
He sighed.
"That damn pigeon also found out."
One crew member asked in surprise, "Pigeon?"
Kuzan impatiently said, "I mean Big News Morgans."
A few pirates muttered curses under their breath.
"Damn that reporter!"
"He's crazy, he spreads everything!"
Kuzan said, "In a few hours… the whole world will know."
He looked at the sky.
"That man… can sense big news from miles away."
One pirate said angrily, "I don't understand how he knows everything!"
Another added, "It's like his eyes and ears are everywhere!"
Kuzan chuckled quietly,
"Ooo… maybe that's really true."
One commander said, "It's like he's put something on everyone…"
"Like a spy network across the world."
Kuzan shrugged.
"Or maybe…"
His eyes narrowed.
"Someone inside the World Government is feeding him information."
Suddenly, Blackbeard's laughter filled the space.
"Zihihihih!!!"
Teach stepped forward.
"Let that pigeon write whatever he wants!"
He raised his hand.
"The bigger the news… the better!"
His eyes sparkled.
"Because when the world finds out that the Navy hero has been captured…"
He pointed to the sea.
"Everyone will come."
Then he whispered quietly,
"The Marines… the Emperors… and most importantly…"
"Luffy."
Teach laughed.
"Zihihihih!!!"
"This island… will become the battlefield of the greatest war in the world!!!"
Somewhere in the sky — News Agency Office
A large airship flew among the clouds. Inside, the sounds of printing machines and paper flying out filled the room.
In the center, a man with large wings and a bird-like head laughed excitedly.
"Kohahaha!!!"
It was none other than Big News Morgans.
He held up a newspaper and shouted enthusiastically,
"This is the news that will blow up the world!"
One reporter said nervously, "Boss… this news is very dangerous…"
Morgans' eyes gleamed.
"Dangerous?! This is exactly what real journalism needs!"
He slammed the paper on the desk.
The headline in large letters read:
"Navy Hero Has Been Captured!"
A reporter read tremblingly,
"The Navy hero, Monkey D. Garp… has been captured by Marshall D. Teach (Blackbeard) on Rox Island."
Several reporters were shocked.
"If this news spreads… the world will go into chaos!"
Morgans laughed.
"Exactly!"
He spread his wings.
"And that's not even the best part!"
A reporter asked, "What do you mean, boss?"
Morgans smiled mischievously.
"The Navy hero…
His grandson…"
Several people said at once, "Luffy…"
Morgans shouted, "Exactly!"
He laughed.
"When Monkey D. Luffy sees this news…"
He flapped his wings.
"He'll head straight to Rox Island!"
One reporter asked worriedly, "But boss… what if a huge war breaks out?"
Morgans' eyes gleamed.
"War?! War means bigger and better headlines!"
He shouted,
"Print it!!!"
The printing machines started working.
Papers came out one after another.
Morgans laughed,
"Kohahaha!!! Today… the world will shake!!!"
A few hours later — Around the world
In cities, ports, and islands, people read the newspapers.
"What?! Garp has been captured?!"
"This is impossible!"
"Blackbeard has gone insane!"
On one island, several pirates said excitedly,
"If Luffy enters this war…"
Another added,
"Then the Emperors will also join!"
Someone whispered,
"This… could be the start of the final war."
At sea — Straw Hat Pirates' Ship
The majestic ship, the Sunny Go, sailed calmly on the waves.
The sky was clear, and a gentle breeze blew.
On deck, the crew went about their usual tasks.
Roronoa Zoro lay stretched out on deck, sleeping deeply as always.
From the kitchen came the aroma of delicious food.
Vinsmoke Sanji cooked skillfully, muttering under his breath,
"Today I'll make a perfect meal for Nami-san and Robin-chan…"
Nearby, Nami and Nico Robin lounged on the sun chairs.
Nami said, "The weather is perfect…"
Robin smiled gently, "The calm before the storm is always like this."
In the infirmary, Tony Tony Chopper organized medicines.
"I need to rearrange these meds…"
Near the lookout mast, a small boy, actually a giant from Elbaf, slept.
He was Loki, shrunk by a Devil Fruit.
He snored loudly, like Zoro.
At the helm, Jinbe calmly steered the ship.
"The wind today is really good."
Near the cannons, Usopp carefully adjusted the artillery.
"If an enemy comes… this time I'll show them I'm a real sharpshooter!"
In the engine room, Franky worked enthusiastically.
"Super! The Sunny's engine is perfect!"
On deck, Brook sat quietly sipping tea.
He stared at his bony hands.
"Yohohoho… I still can't believe I don't have a body… well, because I'm dead! Yohohoho!"
At the highest point of the ship, on the lion figurehead, Monkey D. Luffy sat.
He had a huge smile and gazed at the horizon.
"Shiiiishishi…"
Everything was calm…
Until suddenly, a loud voice shattered the silence of the ship.
"Luffyyyyy!!!"
Everyone lifted their heads slightly.
The next voice came:
"I'm bored!!!"
It was coming from the lookout mast.
Loki had woken up and stretched lazily.
He grumbled,
"Why is there no battle?!"
"No islands?!"
"No enemies?!"
He shouted,
"Dad, I want a war!!!"
For a few seconds, silence reigned…
Then a sleepy voice came from nearby deck.
"…Hey, little brat…"
Loki turned.
Zoro still had his eyes closed.
Under his pillow, he muttered,
"Go away, don't shout in my ear… I'm sleeping."
Loki stayed silent for a moment.
Then a vein popped on his forehead.
"…What did you say?"
He stepped forward.
"Who were you talking to… greenhead?!"
Zoro lazily opened his eyes.
"Huh?"
"I was talking to you… little giant."
Suddenly Loki's veins bulged.
"You called me little?!"
He shouted,
"I'm the strongest warrior of Elbaf!!!"
At that moment, Sanji jumped out of the kitchen.
"Hey hey hey!"
"Don't fight on deck!"
Nami shouted,
"If the ship gets damaged, I'll kill both of you!!!"
Usopp said,
"Wait! If the fight starts, I'm in too!"
Brook calmly said,
"Yohohoho… trouble is coming."
But at that moment…
Jinbe, at the helm, suddenly furrowed his brows.
He gazed toward the horizon.
"Hmm…"
A few birds were approaching the ship…