The sun hung high over Hachinosu Island, now called Blackbeard Kingdom — a place of terror, lawlessness, and cruel ambition. The skies darkened as the shadows of war lood, the sea stained with the chaos of battle.
On the ravaged shores, Marines clashed against waves of Blackbeard's pirates. Cannons roared, smoke choked the air, and the screams of the wounded mixed with the crash of battle.
Koby, breath ragged, sprinted through the battlefield, dodging swords and gunfire. His na alone carried a death sentence here — a five-star bounty over his head, a symbol of his defiance against Blackbeard's reign. Bullets whizzed by, blades nearly grazed his flesh. The pirates grinned like wolves.
"Get him!" one pirate bellowed.
But as a wave of gunfire aid to end him, sothing miraculous happened — the bullets blood into delicate, bright flowers mid-air, falling harmlessly to the ground.
"Koby!"
It was Hibari, her rifle smoking, a fierce smile on her lips. She stood like a guardian angel amid the carnage. Koby gasped in relief, his heart pounding.
"You saved ..." he muttered, still catching his breath.
"Don't get yourself killed, idiot," Hibari teased, her eyes soft.
Then, with a burst of wind, a massive Marine battleship soared from the sky — Prince Grus, using the power of his Glorp-Glorp Fruit, manipulating strange gelatinous clouds beneath it.
And then — the earth shook.
A monstrous figure leapt from the ship like a teor, cloaked in raw Haki. The battlefield stilled for a mont as the silhouette of the Hero of the Marines descended.
Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp.
"GALAXY IMPACT!!!"
His fist, like a falling star, crashed into the center of the pirate horde. The shockwave leveled buildings, pulverized streets, and sent n flying like ragdolls. The ground itself cracked and crumbled. The explosion was like a hundred missiles detonating at once.
Even Blackbeard's hardened pirates felt terror.
"It's the Fist of Garp!" soone scread in horror.
"This old man's a monster!"
Koby and Hibari regrouped at the ship, but before they could breathe, Aokiji Kuzan appeared, his figure cold and unyielding. Without hesitation, he unleashed his freezing power.
Before Hibari could move, a flash of cold light appeared and in an instant, she was trapped inside a block of ice.
"Hibari!" Koby yelled, fury rising.
Garp's voice cut through the smoke.
"Kuzan! Co back to the Marines!"
But Kuzan's face was unreadable.
"That ti is finished, old man," he said with a cold voice.
Then it began — Garp vs. Kuzan, a clash of titans. Fist against frost, will against betrayal. The sky itself seed to tremble.
While Garp was fighting soone he used to train, a huge giant nad Sanjuan Wolf woke up, really angry. He lifted his giant hand, as big as a battleship, ready to smash everything.
"Crush Garp!"
The giant fist swung down like a mountain.
But Garp leapt and, using Galaxy Smash, punched Sanjuan's face. The massive pirate stumbled and crashed into the sea with an earthshaking splash.
Yet danger ca from every corner. Pirates sward, and Pizarro, using his Isle-Isle Fruit, made the island itself tremble. A colossal arm of rock and earth ford, intending to flatten the retreating Marine ship carrying Tashigi, Hibari's frozen body, and other soldiers.
Onboard, Tashigi's heart pounded.
"Brace for impact!"
Koby saw the towering arm and felt his stomach drop. The Marines had no ti. His mind scread in despair.
"What do I do?! I can't... I can't reach it in ti!"
Then — a voice.
Garp's voice.
"SAVE THEM, KOBY! DESTROY THAT ARM! JUMP!!"
It wasn't a request. It was an order from a man who believed in him.
Without a second thought, Koby's fear burned away. He leapt high into the air, Haki bursting from his body. Prince Grus and Helppo followed, fending off pirates chasing them, blades clashing and explosions in the distance.
As Koby soared, mories of his journey flashed before him — the day Luffy freed him from Alvida, the days training under Garp, every hardship, every mont of growth.
"I won't fail!"
He clenched his fist, Haki coating it in shimring light.
"HONESTY IMPACT!!"
His strike t the colossal arm. A shockwave burst through the sky. The rocky appendage cracked, then shattered into debris. The Marine ship was saved.
Tashigi watched in awe.
"Koby..."
Prince Grus quickly ford a protective gelatinous net to catch the falling debris.
On the other side of the battlefield, Garp's battle raged. Wounded and bloodied, yet grinning like a demon, he unleashed a final, devastating attack against Pizarro.
"GALAXY DIVIDE!!"
A colossal blast split the ground, sending Pizarro sprawling. But the old hero was slowing. Wounds and age took their toll.
Koby jumped down onto the ship where his friends Prince and Helppo were waiting. He was out of breath, his heart still racing after the fight.
Then, the Den Den Mushi crackled.
Tashigi spoke through the snail-phone. "Vice Admiral Garp! We did it — Koby is safe! Now we have to help you escape too!"
But Garp's voice ca through, resolute.
"No... you go ahead, leave this old man behind."
Everyone on the line went silent.
"The most important thing is your safety. You all are the future of the Marines."
His voice softened.
"I believe in you," Garp said with a smile. "Koby... Helppo... Prince... everyone. Don't give up. Keep moving forward."
Koby's throat tightened. His eyes burned.
"Vice Admiral Garp! Don't say that! You're coming with us!"
But Garp chuckled.
"I've lived my life. Now, it's your turn to live yours."
Then, with a laugh over the Den Den Mushi:
"Keep going after your dreams!"
Then — the line cut.
Tears blurred Koby's vision. His fists trembled.
On the battlefield, the Blackbeard pirates surrounded Garp. Shiryu's sword was bloodied. Vasco Shot grinned wickedly. Sanjuan Wolf surfaced again. Pizarro's rocky form lood. And Kuzan stood over his old ntor.
A big chunk of ice struck Garp body, and blood spilled onto the ground.
Kuzan's face was frozen, and it was hard to tell what he was thinking
Garp was on the ground, but even though his body was freezing, he kept smiling and laughing
"ahahahaha!"
And with that, the Hero of the Marines was trapped in ice.
....
On the retreating Marine ship, silence reigned. The sound of waves and wind the only noise.
Tashigi clenched the Den Den Mushi, tears falling.
Helppo punched the wall, sobbing.
Prince Grus lowered his head.
Koby dropped to his knees, his shoulders shaking.
"Why... why did it have to be like this?"
But then, Koby's face hardened. He wiped his tears.
"I'll get stronger... I'll keep your promise, Garp-san. I promise!"
The entire crew echoed that resolve.
"For Garp!" soone shouted.
The Marines were looking far away when they saw a ship coming through the mist. On the ship's flag was a panda wearing a cowboy hat. The ship looked different, and the Marines started to wonder what it was.
One Marine looked closely and said, "What's that? Another pirate ship?"
The other Marines looked surprised and cautious, staring at the ship with the panda flag.
Helppo, feeling scared, asked, "Is Blackbeard chasing us?"
But Koby, who was watching carefully, squinted at the flag and said, "That flag... It's them, why they are here"
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