I Will Surpass You:
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KAAA-BOOOOOOOOOOOM!
Mr. 3.5 and the bomb exploded high up in the sky over Alubarna. The bomb had been high enough in the sky to keep the two armies in the sqaure out of the range of the blast but the shockwave that resulted from the explosion surged down into the square and the streets below. SHOOOOM!
KRESH! KRESH! Windows shattered. KRASH! THOOM! Buildings crumbled.
"WAAAAHH!" the men fighting in the square were knocked to the ground.
FWUMP! "AAAH!" Tashigi let out a yelp as she fell to the ground and her glasses which already had one lens shattered from her fight with Nico Robin were knocked askew leaving her staring up at the explosion in the sky overhead in shock.
"YAAAHH!" Mana screamed as she and Pell were hit by the shockwave and slammed into the ground somewhere in the middle of the square. BOOOM! Mana had increased their weight to quicken their descent so even more of the soldiers were knocked to the ground as a result of their combined weight slamming into the ground in the middle of them.
"GAAAAHH!" Usopp shrieked as he was blown backwards. The other Straw Hats standing at the base of the clock tower kept themselves from going flying while Ayako ducked behind Sanji for cover.
"They... they did it..." Vivi gaped in shock as she stared up at the sky as the explosion faded. The threat was finally over. The bomb was gone. Crocodile wouldn't be able to claim the lives of everyone in the square.
"That guy..." Sanji whispered as he stared up at the sky. Mr. 3.5 was nowhere in sight but with the help of Mana and Pell the bomb man had managed to neutralize Crocodile's time bomb and save all their lives.
"He... saved us all," Nami realized.
"Ugghhh..." Usopp groaned as he pushed himself up off of the ground. The sniper stared out at the square but instead of looking relieved to see everyone in the square in still alive, he was looking out at the square in horror.
Chopper turned to check on the already heavily bandaged Usopp but then he saw what the sniper saw and he too stared at the square in shock.
The wounded and weary soldiers of both the Rebel and Royal Armies were getting back up. But they were all still clutching their weapons.
"This... can't be happening..." Usopp whimpered.
One of the rebels shakily raised his sword up into the air.
"All of you, are you out of your minds?" Tashigi demanded as she approached the rebel but was held back by one of the marines in her squad.
"Look out, Sergeant Major!" the marine warned her.
"RAAAAAAHHH!" the rebel roared. Tashigi could only stare in horror as both the Rebel Army and the Royal Army echoed the roar and went right back to fighting as if nothing had even happened.
"I need you to keep an eye on this country and where it ends up," Captain Smoker had told Tashigi and Devo before he had set out for sea. "Whether it falls or whether it survives, the dawn of a brand new and historic age is on the horizon."
The Straw Hats and the Marines watched in shock as the two armies viciously attacked and attempted to kill each other. Both armies were still determined to protect their country that they had no idea that the real threat had been neutralized.
"Madness..." Tashigi whispered. "Why... aren't they stopping?"
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"Men!" Lieutenant Devo shouted at the marines that were with him as men from both armies started fighting all around them. "Get the nets! The bomb is gone but these fools are still trying to kill each other! We've got to keep as many of them alive as possible!"
