ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛᴇ - 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦

𝙭𝙞𝙞𝙞 - 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙥

As the bridge lowered, it suddenly halted midway through. Looking up, Meela noticed this oddity. Just then, Sanji pointed it out.

"The drawbridge stopped moving!" Sanji announced.

'Someone must've noticed we were trying to use it and stopped it midway,' Meela thought.

As she looked up, she saw the raven-haired woman being forcibly dragged away by the half-masked man.

"Robin!" Chopper yelled, and Meela noticed Franky pulling out a piece of paper. The cyborg was ready to burn it, and he did.

"BRO!" the members of the FF yelled as they spotted Franky.

"Bro, we've come to rescue you!" Zambai shouted. "We brought Strawhat-san and the others! Littlest sis, Meela is also here, but you probably already know that! You two should make up soon! Also, Sodom and Gomorrah did their best! Bro, come back with us! Try to bring back Meela too! Are you hurt at all?"

As Zambai mentioned her, Meela felt a flush of embarrassment as the Straw Hats looked over and smiled at her.

"They really care about you and Franky," Sanji noted, and Meela nodded in agreement. Looking back up, she saw Franky with tears in his eyes.

"SHUT UP, PUNKS!" Luffy yelled, clearly ready to act.

"Don't be so cold-hearted!" everyone yelled, including Meela.

"Robin is waiting for us! So lower the bridge!" Luffy demanded.

"Oh yes! Move it, or I'll blow you away!" Nami added.

"Nami-san, I love you for being cold-hearted, too!" Sanji chimed in.

"Strawhat, I see you've taken good care of my subordinates!" Franky said. "And my littlest sis, Meela!" Luffy looked confused, and the other Straw Hats exchanged glances.

"Huh!? Meela is my sister!" Luffy declared. Franky opened his mouth to respond, but Meela interjected.

"I'm both your sisters, so let's not argue about it," she said calmly.

"Whatever!" Luffy replied. "I still hold a grudge against Franky for what he did to Usopp!"

At that moment, Franky was thrown off the building by the half-masked man. Everyone was left shocked. Meela felt a surge of panic, ready to jump after him, but Kokoro's voice cut through the chaos, leading Sanji to hold her back. It was a good decision, as she soon understood that Kokoro was bringing the train over to cross buildings, though it was hard to grasp given her tendency to be vague—especially when she was drunk.

"She told us to jump into the fall!" Nami explained as the sound of the sea train approached.

"That's the sea train's sound," Luffy said, grinning.

'Oh no. That smirk is never good,' Meela thought.

"Let's go!" Luffy yelled, stretching out his arms to hug everyone before pushing them off the building together.

"AHHHHH!" Chopper, Sogeking, and Nami screamed as they fell.

"WHAT THE—LUFFY!" Meela exclaimed, taken off guard by the sudden drop.

They landed on the sea train with a thud.

"God damn," Meela muttered, recovering from the impact and walking to Luffy. 'That really caught me off guard,' she thought, holding her head.

"All right! We've made it!" Luffy exclaimed, chuckling. "Hey, guys! Get up already! That was nothing!"

"We aren't rubber like you! There's no way for us to take a plunge like that and stay uninjured!" the Straw Hats protested.

"They're all fine," Luffy shrugged.

"You guys are all weird," Franky said. "Except for you, sis." Meela laughed, appreciating the moment despite Luffy's indifference.

"Let's hurry and get to Robin!" Luffy yelled, but he was cut off by an enemy.

This interaction led to a quick explanation: they needed to defeat the CP9 members to get the keys for Robin's cuffs.

"Excluding Luffy, there are seven of us. We'll find the six CP9 members here, get all six keys for Robin-chan, and then regroup with Luffy," Sanji suggested, and everyone agreed.

"If Robin-chan reaches the gates, it's all over. Time is crucial here," Sogeking said.

"It's a waste of time to lose, so win even if you die!" Zoro added as everyone nodded in agreement and dashed off to face their opponents.

As Meela ran, she noticed a familiar shadowy figure approaching her. She stopped, and the figure halted as well.

"Are you going against the government for your brother or for your own ideals...

Ruus D. Meela...?" the figure said as he stepped into the light.

As they stared at each other, Meela asked, "How do you know that name?"