𝓭𝓪𝓫𝓾𝓻𝓾 𝓱𝓲𝓶𝓮 𝓷𝓸 𝓲𝓽𝓪𝓶𝓲 { 𝓪𝓬𝓮 | 1 }

Chapter 74:Kill the swine

Itami pov
I gasped when I slipped to the ground. My whole body was tied up in a rope, and I was forcefully being dragged away.

"ITAMI!"

I struggled & kicked as the person kept on dragging me. I could see Ace running after me, then I heard a loud explosion go off. My eyes went wide as I was suddenly flying, and I hit a rock wall with a violent thud. I dropped to the ground like a fly, and had blood dripping out of my mouth, and a little bit down the sides of my face. My white blouse was all dirty, and my body was getting bruises & had cuts from being dragged on the rock floor, and from how the rope is digging into my skin.

"Itami!"

I look & saw Ace running towards me. He dropped down to my level, and took the rope off my body with a frantic speed (and with a scared look in his eyes). Once I was untied, he held me in his arms bridal style, and hugged me close.

"Are you hurt? I swear I will kill that bastard."
I coughed."I-I'm fine...just in a little bit of shock from being dragged.."
"Oh thank god.."He whispered as he kissed my head.

"Hey hey hey! Its been a while you two!"

We both look over to where the voice came from. They walked out of the darkness, and revealed Teach. Ace & I immediately glared at him.

"Its been a while, hasn't it? Almost 3 years since I last seen you guys!"
"Teach.."Ace growled.
"I heard about you to getting married! I was wondering where my invite was...dis it get lost in the mail? Well anyway, congratulations!"
"Bastard.."I growled
Teach only laughed."Haven't changed a bit. Anyway...how about you both join my crew! We can create the new era right now! Whaddaya' say?"
Ace set me down."Excuse me, my love."

Ace stood up, and used 'Fire gun' to shoot at Teach. Teach had only just dodged the fiery bullets, and was on his fat ass.

"Listen, Ace! You & I both know that the Whitebeard era is already over! All three of us can conquer the world, and be rich & famous!"Teach tried
"HIKEN!"

Teach was flown up into the air, and was squabbling around on his back like a pig. By now, I  was standing up, and walked sassily, and stood next to Ace. We both looked at Teach with hate.

"Yeah, you're right. The Old mans reign is over, but, we'll always carry the mark of the Old man. He never gave up on his era, he gave it all to us, and is letting us carry it on. And, we won't join your crew."Ace said
Teach was now standing, and dusting himself off."Well thats too bad.."

I narrowed my eyes once Teach had started summoning some of his darkness.

"Ace...you're fire, right?"Teach grinned evilly at us."Well...I'm darkness!"

Third pov
Itami gave herself the job to get her & Ace out of the cave.

'After all, Ace did go out, and tried to find Teach. I know I should help him a little bit, but this is Aces fight & Ace did told me that this is his responsibility.'

Itami nodded to herself, and quickly set off to try & find a way out. She ran over to where they were sealed up, and stared at the wreckage.

'I gotta cut this down!'

She summoned her scythe, and started chipping away at the rocks-

"ITAMI!"

Itami's eyes went wide as everything went into slow motion. She saw Teach's darkness getting closer & closer to her, almost suffocating her. But then, she saw the Whitebeard mark in front of her eyes, and heard Ace yelling.

"A-Ace..."She gasped

"KUROZU!"

Ace dropped to the ground unconscious. Itami's hands started to shake, and her lip trembled. All of the energy within her started to bundle up into thousands, her hands scrunching her skirt. Teach only laughed at Itami's state, and was preparing himself for the final blow to kill both Ace & Itami.

"THIS TIME I'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE BOTH DEAD!"

Itami closed her eyes, and could feel all her despair turn into hatred & revenge. She felt the power within her unlock again. It was that same power that she used to kill Lucious back in the Marineford war.

She opened her eyes, and put on a emotionless face.

"No."

She stared at him blankly as he was frozen in place. Teach could only look around with his eyes, as Itami was using a whole lot of concentration to keep every part of him completely still. Itami cleared her throat, and already felt the burning Siren power within her.

She opened her mouth, and activated the Siren scream.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

The pitch was higher than high. It was like that feeling after a bomb set off:you're all deaf & can only hear that same ringing noise. The earth around Itami cracked, and even broke the rock wall that was blocking their escape. The scream was giving Teach a heart attack, and felt like it would never end.

5 minutes later, Itami had stopped screaming. Teach dropped to the ground, paralyzed. Itami quickly went to Aces aid, and checked his pulse. She felt joyous when she felt a pulse.

"Oh thank god...Ace.."

"OI!"

Marco, Jozu & other party members ran in, and was immediately by Itami's aid. Marco looked in Itami's emerald eyes with worry.

"What happened, yoi?! We were trying to get the rocks out of the way, but they suddenly sprang away, and we heard the scream, yoi!"Marco said frantically, shaking Itami's shoulders
"Ace....is alive.."She whispered

Marco saw Aces head on Itami's lap. Marco knew for a fact that Ace was definitely unconscious. Marco also noticed that Itami was stroking his hair protectively. Marco sighed.

"Thats good, yoi...but what about Teach?"

Itami pointed at where Teach was lying. Marco ordered some of the crew members to check his pulse. They reported that Teach was only just hanging onto life. Marco looked at Itami for orders.

"Orders, M'lady Captain?"

"We....we will take him back to the Moby. I want you to get him chained up in the sea stone cellar."
"What are we gonna do with him, we can't keep him down there forever, yoi."Marco asked
"When Ace wakes up & feels better...Ace can kill him. After all....killing Teach is Aces responsibility, not mine."

After that, Marco helped Itami up, and had gotten crew members to take Ace & Teach back to the ship with them. Marco looked over to Itami as he helped her back to the Moby, and saw that she was falling asleep. Marco quickly swung her onto his back, and piggybacked her back to the Moby Dick.

'Damn it Itami, you scared me, yoi. I thought we had lost you. If that happens...'

Marco shook that thought away, and carried on walking.

(A/N:Chapter & short story arc done!)