Luffy roared angrily as the ship came closer to the island.

"I knew it! Vladimar's here! He came to kill Troy!" Luffy yelled angrily.

"Luffy!" Zoro called out.

Luffy jumped off the boat, onto the beach. A large amount of pirates were battling the women of Amazon Lily.

"Guys! I'm gonna go on ahead and look for Troy, okay? Clean this mess up!" Luffy charged into the burning forest.

"Reckless as ever..." Sanji said, lighting a cigarette.

"Whatever, crap cook." Zoro said. "We can take these guys out, then join our captain."

Sanji smiled angrily. "Sounds good...moss head."

Usopp jumped off the ship. "Yes! Lets all do this, for Luffy!!"

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Troy's forehead was sweating bullets. He was straining to hold Brandon up as he ran through the forest.

This escape was not going as well as planned. Vladimar showed up, and with A LOT of backup. If things didn't perk up soon, Troy and everyone else on the island would die.

"Hancock! How much further?!"

"We're almost there! Just a bit more!"

A huge bang came from behind the two.

"They're this way! Come on!" A voice said.

"As if it couldn't get any worse..."

Eventually, the two made it to a huge mountain. Troy gasped for air. Such a large walk...did they finally make it?

"This is it! Use your orb now, Troy!" Hancock said.

"You got it..." Troy took out the orb, and looked at it. Suddenly, his face became shocked.

How would he use it?

"What are you doing? Use this chance to escape!" Hancock yelled.

"Um...funny story. I don't know how to use it."

A stress mark appeared above Hancock's head. "Why would you arrange this...if you never knew how to use it?"

Troy groaned and threw the orb against the mountain base. Within five seconds, a huge purple portal appeared where Troy smacked the orb against the mountain.

"Well, that works." Troy shrugged.

Suddenly, a huge blast came right in front of Hancock, sending her falling back into Troy.

Vladimar appeared from the darkness of the forest. His evil grin was the same as Troy always remembered: sickening and full of horror.

"Greetings, Troy. Are we trying to leave? Awe...I was hoping to play a bit more with you." Vladimar cackled.

Troy dropped Brandon and faced Vladimar. "I nearly beat you once...I can sure as hell do it again, if you like."

Vladimar chuckled. "No...I'd rather not. Instead, I'd like my associate to take care of that for me...right?" He turned to his right side.

A big man with a black beard emerged from the darkness. He grinned evilly. "Troy....so you're the kid that just showed up out of nowhere...I've been waiting to face you for a while."

Hancock glared. "Villainous scum..."

Troy stepped forward, and cracked his knuckles. "Blackbeard...huh. Always wondered if I'd ever see your ugly face here."

Blackbeard laughed. "Cocky as ever, just like Vladimar said you were. Predictable, seeing as you're so hot-headed..."

"Okay, so Blackbeard? Make sure Troy does not go through that portal. Okay?" Vladimar said.

"Whatever...I get your point. He goes through that portal, he escapes. That ain't gonna happen, let me tell ya! Zee-ha-ha-ha!"

Troy ran forward, and slugged Vladimar in the face. "My target isn't you, Blackbeard...it's...YOU, VLADIMAR!!!"

Blackbeard knocked Troy back with a huge shove, sending Troy into a tree.

Vladimar glared. "Lousy runt!" He used his purple magic to start choking Troy.

"Troy!" Hancock yelled.

"Ms. Warlord...please...don't worry. This'll all be over soon. I'll make sure Troy dies a most painful death so he'll learn to never mess with my plans ever again..."

Vladimar, all of sudden, fell back onto the ground. Troy was released from Vladimar's iron grip, and gasped for air.

"Who...?!" Blackbeard turned behind him.

Luffy stood there, his fist raised. "Troy!!" He ran over to Troy. "Are you okay?"

"*Gasp* Y-yeah...nothing time can't fix..."

"LUFFY!!!" Hancock said happily. She ran over to Luffy, smiling.

"Hancock...we gotta protect Troy. He needs to get home." Luffy said.

"Luffy..." Troy gulped.

"You wanted to get home for so long! You can't stay here, it isn't safe for you anymore! We can handle this!"

Troy nodded, and picked up Brandon. "Luffy! When we meet again...I owe you one..."

Vladimar dashed forward, knocking down Hancock, and tackled Troy with a mixture of dark energy. "You aren't going anywhere!"

Troy snarled. "Right, because you're coming with me!" Troy grabbed Vladimar, and with the last of his strength, flung him, Brandon, and Vladimar into the portal. The instant they fell in, it closed.

Blackbeard was astonished. "How? He...disappeared just like that..."

Luffy faced Blackbeard. "How dare you harm my friend! I'm gonna kill you!"

Blackbeard shook his head. "Not today...one day, Straw Hat Luffy! We'll clash it out, in a battle to the death! Farewell!"

Blackbeard made everything dark all of a sudden, and with that, he was gone.

Luffy looked around angrily. "Where is he?!"

Hancock groaned as she got up. "He vanished..." Her attention suddenly became focused on Luffy. "But Luffy! You were incredible! I can't believe how strong you've gotten!"

Luffy looked at the spot where the portal used to be. "Troy..."

The rest of Luffy's crew came from the forest. When they saw Luffy staring at a wall, they became slightly confused.

"Um...Luffy? What's going on...?" Usopp asked.

Luffy wiped his eyes. "Troy's gone home now..."

Nami was shocked. "What?!"

Hancock walked over to the crew. "It's true. Troy and that madman, Vladimar jumped through the portal, and it closed. Three of those boys are gone..."

Zoro didn't say anything. Sanji chuckled a bit.

"Well that's good, right?" Sanji said. "Brandon and Troy will get home, and I'm sure Vladimar can be taken down easily..."

Chopper gulped. "But what if they aren't going home? Remember how fierce Vladimar is..."

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Troy shoved himself away from Vladimar, as a blast ripped a whole in the hole they were falling in.

"God damn it, you moron! Can't you stop trying to kill me for five seconds?!"

Vladimar angrily charged a purple orb in his hand. "YOU BASTARD!!! You've fooled with me for the last time!!! If we die tonight, so be it! I'll tear this whole dimensional hole apart if I have to!"

Troy gulped, looking at Brandon for a quick second to make sure he was okay. "Ain't gonna happen! We're going home!"

Vladimar flung his orb at Troy. "NOOOO!!!! YOU'RE GOING TO DIE!!!!"

Troy easily dodged, but the blast tore the dimensional rift apart. Loads of static energy and lightning zapped Troy, Vladimar, and an unconscious Brandon.

"You're never going home, you hear me, Troy?!" NEVER!!!" Vladimar yelled as his voice grew fainter and fainter.

Troy gripped Brandon. "Hang on tight, buddy...this won't be pretty..."

Within a few minutes, Troy and Brandon fell onto a hard surface, and Troy blacked out from exhaustion.