~Third~

"I'm telling you again my injuries are a whole lot more severe then yours are"Zoro said as he was carrying Nami, Nicole was running next to him gritting her teeth as each step was torture on her sprained ankle "Oh quit whining and act like a man my leg is hurt so i can't stand"Nami said "You're the one who's whining you spoiled little brat!"Nicole yelled at her.

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"It's Luffy he's alive!"Chopper yelled "Tony's here too"Vivi said "Luffy!"Usopp called waddling over covered in bandage's "Vivi is here too"Chopper said "See? See? He's still alive what did i tell you i knew it all along!"Usopp said "Really?"Chopper asked "For someone who knew it all along you sure look surprised"Sanji said.

"Usopp Sanji you're all right"Vivi said " Ah Vivi what happened? You look like you're hurt? Are you alright?"Sanji asked with heart eyes, Nami bonked Usopp on the head with her new weapon the clima tact "Nami and Nicole too and Mr.Bushido, everyone is alive"Vivi said "Usopp who asked you to create some useless prop for parties?"Nami asked him as Zoro was panting behind her with Nicole leaning on him to rest her injured leg.

"Oh come on you're standing up just fine!"Zoro yelled at Nami "Spoiled brat, oh no i got a scratch, oh dear my finger broke, i think i'll faint"Nicole said doing an impression of Nami as she fake fainted earning a growl and glaring from Nami as Zoro chuckled catching Nicole before she corrected herself still staying off her injured leg as she crossed her arms glaring right back at Nami as sparks flew between them.

"Vivi, what's going on what's with all this dust flying everywhere?"Nami asked turning to the princess, Nicole huffed knowing she won this round "Explain yourself idiot how could you let Nami and Nicole get so injured?! What happened?"Sanji asked Zoro "It's fine just let it go"Zoro said still trying to catch his breath.

"Listen Chopper do me a favor bury my body in the wastelands once i'm dead and gone"Usopp muttered pretending to die "Usopp don't die!"Chopper yelled "I'm sorry you guys, i know i lost to him once already, this time, this time i'm gonna win the rest is up to you"Luffy said "So get going already"Zoro said "If you can't beat this guy then i don't know anybody who can"Usopp said "I'm gonna put an end to this for good"Luffy said "Yeah!"Nami, Usopp and Chopper cheered.

"Thank you, after all that's happened all of you are still with me"Vivi said "Crocodile!"Luffy yelled stretching himself over to the warlord as round two of their fight began.

~skip~

Back with the crew Vivi told them that Crocodile had planted a bomb somewhere that would blow up the plaza center taking both armies with it "Are you serious? In ten minutes this place is really gonna blow up?"Usopp asked "Yes four thirty is when it goes"Vivi said "That soon?"Nami asked "According to what Crocodile said if the cannon is shot no one within five kilometers will survive"Vivi said "Five kilometers? That means"Nami trailed off "Both the royal and rebel armies will be completely wiped out"Chopper said.

"That damn Crocodile"Sanji said "What the hell are we supposed to do?"Usopp asked "We find the cannon"Zoro said "We stop the cannoneer from shooting"he said "Okay but how do we find him?"Usopp asked "And in ten minutes?"Nami asked "Well not by standing around here"Zoro said "But if everything in this area will blow up then the cannon guy has to be far away or he'd just blow up with the rest of it"Usopp said.

"No way, no, he's close, the cannoneer is almost certainly near the palace square"Vivi said "What are you serious Vivi? But that would mean he gets caught in the explosion too"Usopp said "I don't think Crocodile would care if the cannoneer died"Nicole said "What he's just gonna let his own man die?!"Chopper asked shocked "He's just plain evil"Sanji said "Come on let's go"Zoro said.

Then a Baroque Works agent appeared behind Vivi but Sanji and Zoro took care of him, Usopp screamed as more agents showed up "Just great"Nicole muttered "Looks like we found you princess"one of the agents said "I wonder how big of a promotions Crocodile would give us for killing you"another said as the agents laughed.

"Billions"Vivi said "It looks like we'll lose so time"Sanji said "He's right so let's not waste all of it chit chatting"Zoro said "Let's go"the two said "I'll go ahead"Nami said going on ahead "Yeah us too"Usopp and Chopper said following her "I'll leave it to you"Nicole said before following Nami and the others, they split up again to widen their search.

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"Oh crap i just thought of something if this entire area is gonna blow up in eight minutes then aren't we gonna blow up with it?! I don't like blowing up"Usopp said as him, Zoro and Nicole were running around looking for the cannoneer "No time to think about that"Zoro said "Look up there That's it!"Usopp yelled pointing out a cannon "But do you think we'll be able to get up there quickly enough?"Usopp asked Zoro went running jumping on people and such to get there.

Nicole and Usopp followed "Now cut it up Zoro!"Usopp yelled once the two got there "It's not this one, it's barely holding together"Nicole said as Zoro kicked the cannon out of frustration braking the already fragile cannon "Come on let's keep looking"Nicole said and they continued running and looking around.

~skip~

Nicole yelped as something tripped her but Zoro caught her "Can you go on?"he asked, Nicole looked at her ankle, where it was sprained before it was now twisted "How'd that happen?"she asked more herself, Zoro lifted her onto his back "Come on we don't have time to worry about that"he said, Nicole wrapped her arms and legs around him as Zoro continued running.

~skip~

 "Now you die"Usopp laughed doing an impression of Crocodile "What are you doing?!"Zoro asked and bonked him on the head with Nicole clinging to his back like a koala "What am i doing i'm trying to get inside Crocodile's head that's what, like if i were him where would i shoot a cannon from?!"Usopp said "Just keep looking we only have five minutes!"Zoro yelled.

~skip~

Somehow Nicole and Zoro got separated from Usopp and the green haired swordsman got lost "Zoro look behind you"Nicole said noticing the red smoke, the signal that someone found the cannoneer, Zoro looked over "Hold on tight, we gotta hurry"Zoro said, Nicole nodded tightening her hold as Zoro started running towards the red smoke.

~skip~

"The smoke was coming from this direction wasn't it?"Zoro asked as he continued to run, Nicole went to answer when she was cut of "Or was it?"Zoro asked again "Idiot it came from that direction"Nicole said pointing to the palace square "Just follow my finger or am i going to have to steer you like a horse?"she asked "No"Zoro huffed "You're already straying again"Nicole said tugging his shoulder towards the correct way.

"I can follow your directions fine! You don't have to steer me!"Zoro yelled at her "Then prove it and actually follow my directions for once!"Nicole yelled bonking his head "Fine! Just show me the way!"Zoro yelled "That way!"Nicole yelled pointing towards the central plaza.

~skip~

"Sanji? Hey where were you?! I was looking!"Zoro yelled as him and Nicole had somehow ended up at the clock tower "Zoro you're here too?! Nicole dear!!!"Sanji yelled with heart eyes "Hey guys! I read the message! What are you just standing way down there?!"Nicole called all the way down to the others "Good work! Now just keep going up the tower from there!"Usopp yelled back up to the three.

"No way, they can't get inside the clock tower from where they are now, you see there are only two ways in the back stairs on the first floor or from the sky that's why we need Pell"Vivi said "But can't Zoro go ahead and destroy the wall or something?"Usopp asked "We can't risk that it could make the cannon explode even earlier, we have no choice but to take the stairs"Vivi said going to run up the stairs.

"No wait Vivi"Nami said "I think i have a better plan"she said and two Baroque Works weirdos showed up in the clock tower but we're gonna ignore them "Hey Nami what is it you plan to do anyway? We really don't have time to play around! If we mess this we're gonna die!"Usopp said "Thanks Usopp i already know that now shut up and stand there quietly i'm calculating"Nami said.

"Yeah id shut up if i knew what the hell it is you're planning!!"Usopp yelled at her as Chopper was standing on him with Vivi on Chopper's back "Calm down you'll know soon enough, are you ready?"Nami asked and used her Cyclone attack which sent Usopp upwards "What the they're flying up?"Sanji asked "Chopper jump up to where Sanji is alright?!"Nami called to him "Ah i see what she's planning"Nicole said getting off Zoro's back.

"Sanji you know what to do right?! We have to hurry!"Nami called to him "I think i get the idea but it's risky, well i guess i just have to do it"Sanji said getting the plan as well "It's too late to turn back at this point Tony let's do this!"Vivi said "Okay Vivi now just hang on tightly"Chopper said jumping off Usopp.

"Here they come Zoro!"Sanji yelled sending Chopper and Vivi further up with a kick "So i just throw them to the top of that tower?"Zoro asked "Yes now hurry up!"Nicole yelled at him, Zoro jumped off and used his swords to give Chopper and Vivi a boost just as the weirdos shot him "Zoro!"Nicole called not even thinking about it as she jumped after Zoro, Chopper gave Vivi the last boost, Vivi quickly dealt with the agents and cut the igniter rope thing.

Just as the day seemed saved Vivi heard a ticking her hope came crashing down just as Zoro fell down on the ground with a grunt shortly followed by Nicole but Sanji caught her "I got ya!"he said "Thanks Sanji"she smiled getting out of his arms but she couldn't even take one step with her ankle all twisted up and  went crashing down, Sanji caught her again "Whoa there your ankle's all twisted up, better stay off of it, you can just lean on me"he said.

Nicole sighed a bit leaning on his shoulder "Seems i had pegged you wrong, you're not as creepy as i thought"she smiled at him, Sanji smiled back at her as Chopper came running over "What's the matter?"he asked "Apparently something's gone wrong up there"Zoro said "It's Vivi we still haven't seen her"Nami said.

"Oh no! You guys!"Vivi called down to them "What is it?!"Nami asked "The cannon ball has a timing device if we don't do something it'll explode!"Vivi yelled shocking the others "What did you say?!"Usopp yelled.

"Damn it this isn't right! Stopping the cannoneer should have stopped the fight!"Sanji said "A timer?"Chopper asked "Considering it's power even if it blows up from up there it'll still kill all the people in the square and the town!"Zoro said "Damn that Crocodile!"Nicole growled "What's gonna happen now?! Does that mean it was impossible all along to stop the explosion from happening?!"Usopp asked.

 ~skip~

The bombs last seconds were ticking down as our group watched Pell take the bomb high into the air and finally it went off.