JotPK Sec 43

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Vyse and Luffy were still struggling with trying to keep Moria's Shadow down. "He must have swiched places with his shadow without us noticing," Luffy stated.
"I don't even know what this guy looks like yet."
The Moria Shadow Smiled and slipped out from both of their grasps while they were distracted and took off flying into the sky.
"Why you sneaky little..." Luffy said as he stretched his arms to grab the Tail of the Shadow. But when he grabbed it, his hands went right through. "HEY! Don't just leave us here!" Where are we!? HEY!" Luffy kept on shouting at it.
"It's no use, he got away."
"This is bad. I said I'd get everyone's shadow's back, and without mine, I'm in trouble too...Wait, What happens if I don't have a Shadow again...?"
"If sunlight hits you you melt, or something along those lines."
Luffy took a moment to visualize what that was like. "AAAAAAAAAAHHHH! That's right!" Luffy looked at his hands, "If we don't do anything we'll be melted away by the sunlight!"
"Once the sun rises, you and everyone else on this island without a shadow will be in big trouble."
"Damn, We have to hurry before the night ends!" Luffy took off Running again, "How could I let this happen!?"

Back at the Battle of Odz, The crews were still arguing about what needed to be done.
"Zoro," Usopp said, "Like I said, we've got no choice but to wait for Luffy and Vyse to beat Moria."
"I've finally obtained the Black Blade, Shuusui. With a huge guy like this in front of us, how can I not think of trying it out?"
"Wah, you-"
Zoro cut him off, "ODZ!" Odz looked down, "COME! I will fight you!"
"Gotcha" Odz said as he threw a punch, Zoro jumped back to avoid being hit. Boulders were sent flying towards Zoro, so he acted quickly to slice them in half before they hit.
"ZORO! No matter how many times you try it, It's impossible for you alone!"
"Get back here and stick to the Plan!" Franky insisted.
"Come to think of it," Zoro said, completely ignoring them, "This sword is a lot heavier then Yubashiri..." As Zoro thought about it, Odz sent in another Punch.
"OI! ZORO! Get out of the way!" Usopp tried warning him.
"If it's heavy," Zoro said. He headed towards the punch and took the two swords in his hands and started to deflect Odz Punch.
"He redirected that punch with sheer force!" Drachma said.
"Three Sword Style," Zoro said in mid air, taking the position of his Cannon Technique, "One Hundred Eight Pound CANNON!" After he threw it, the Part of the Shot that was from Shuusui absorbed the other two blade's shots, "It's HUGE!" Zoro said when he landed. The Attack was heading dead center for Odz's Chest, but because of Odz's speed and Agility, was able to dodge it in the nick of time, having Zoro's technique hit the building behind him.
"DAMN! It missed him!" Usopp stated.
Zoro took a moment to see what happened as the smoke cleared from the building due to the hole he just made, "There's too much random destruction around that hole. That's proof that I'm still not good enough at using this sword. This is some blade you've given me, Swordsman Ryuuma."
Odz looked at the hole, "Did you do that? It seems that your weapons are pretty powerful. YOU BASTARD! I'll Crush You!" Odz started a Multi Stamp technique, trying to squash Zoro like a bug. Zoro kept on jumping around, "Stand Still and DIE!"
"Zoro's gonna be crushed!" Chopper yelled.
"Is he alright!?" Franky asked, nun Chucks at the ready.
"I've got to get further away from him," Zoro said to himself as he dodged the stomps, "Otherwise all I can do is Dodge."
Odz went for another stomp, which Zoro was already out of the way from, and then zoomed in and deflected the stomp as landed, knocking Odz off balance. As Odz was falling, Zoro jumped back, "Three Sword Style, TEN-"
"This should crush you too!" Odz said as he slowly fell towards Zoro. Zoro Jumped out of the way just before he landed, and then hid somewhere in the cloud of Dust.
"ZORO!" Chopper yelled.
"Heh heh heh. NOW I've flattened you, right?" Odz got up and looked down, "Huh?" Zoro wasn't there, "Where'd he go?"
"Three sword Style..."
"I can't see with all this smoke and dust."
"One Hundred Eight Pound CANNON!" It was almost a head shot, But Odz looked up to dodge it just in time again.
"That was close."
"Hmph, you dodged again, Huh? Damn Monster!"
"little wimp, You just keep running away!"
"Zoro!" Usopp said as Zoro jumped back towards the group, "Don't Over do it! Even if you DO beat him, we'll only get Luffy's Shadow back!"
"We have no ideas where your's or Sanji's Shadows are." Fina said.
"But If our Captains beat Moria all the shadow will be returned at once." Aika stated.
"Nobody has to Get hurt or Die by fighting this huge zombie! Let's just trust them and keep distracting this guy!" Usopp finished.
"I trust them," Zoro said, "But they have plenty of Obstacles too, Especially Luffy."
"Huh?"
"Trickery-An Invisible Man, A Spirit Being, A Shadow Master...This island is full of people with abilities that mess with you. We don't know if the enemy will even give them a fair fight, or even let Luffy have a chance to."
"You have a point," Robin stated.
"If they delay Luffy until dawn," Zoro continued, "Him, Me, Cook...All three of us will be unable to fight. BUT, if we return Luffy's Shadow before dawn, Then we'll make it...somehow."
Franky looked up at the sky, "I don't think we even have a half hour until dawn."
"But this sea is covered in mist," Confala reasoned, "Sunlight won't be able to reach everywhere."
"The sun's about to rise, huh," Sanji said, "So this mist is our last hope until dawn comes? I have to admit, I'm getting a really bad feeling about this."
The smoke from the field finally cleared, allowing Odz to see them, "Found you, little ones." The Ship began to shake. Thriller Bark had gotten caught in another current like earlier taking them out of the Florang Triangle. The mist had started to clear.

On another part of the Island, two men were watching the skies, "This is a really bad situation!" said the large one "Thriller Bark has come out from the mist!"
"We're doomed!" said the skinny one, "The sun's about to rise! Then we'll die too!"
"It's still too early to give up! Our 'Rays of Hope' just got reinforcements and are fighting right now!" The big one looked up, "Hey! look at that! Moria's Shadow is flying towards the mansion!"
"What about it?"
"BAKA! Don't you understand!? Straw Hat and that other guy are chasing after him! If they follow that shadow, they'll both end up here! In other word~s, if we just wait he~re..."
"OH! I get it!"
"Okay, you go tell the captain and the others! We'll make sure to stop those two here to give them a hand."
"Got it!" The skinny one took off.

Back at Moria's Captains Quarters, Shadow Moria was almost there, and the Three Mini-Zombies were racing to tell him the Terrible news that Thriller Bark had left the Mist.
"I know, what about it?" Moria said as his Shadow re-attached itself to him, "We're Pirates, it doesn't matter where we sail." Moria paused as the three ran in and stopped. "Anyway, I have an important guest right now. SO LEAVE! Isn't that right, 'Tyrant' Kuma? The only one of the Warlords who actually Obeys the Government. The Government probably appreciates having you around, but what are you up to? You're the one that worries me most out of all of them."
"If you were to go on Vacation," Kuma asked, "Where would you like to go?"
"Hey, drop that. I at least KNOW what your ability is. Did you come here to fight me?" Kuma was silent, "Well, Speak up! Why are you here!?"
"I have an important message for you. The successor to the Demoted Warlord, Crocodile, has been chosen."
"Kishishishi," Moria laughed, "Why didn't you say so sooner? What sea is he from and who is he? They've got a lot of pirates to choose from."
"His name is Marshall D. Teach, more commonly known as Black Beard."
"Never heard of him."
"He used to be part of White Beard's First Division. He has caused a lot of trouble in the world. I guess the news hasn't reached the sea of mists. He was accepted after proving his power."
"What was his Former Bounty?"
"Zero."
"Ah, an Unknown Value. I'm surprised the Government noticed him. Kishi. well, at least they finally filled that missing spot, right? Now the world's Equilibrium or whatever is restored, right?"
"No. I imagine the exact opposite, but no matter. The Government is  more worried about something else."
"Hmm?"
"Ever since the Incident at Enis Lobby, They've been keeping a close eye on the Straw Hat's. If they followed the Log from Water 7 to Fishman island, there was a high chance they would end up here. Do you understand of what they're afraid of?"
"Hmm!?"
"The Government fears that Another One of the Seven Warlords will fall at Straw Hat's Hands."
Moria rushed over from the Balcony he walked to earlier and Grabbed Kuma's Shirt, "Are you Kidding Me!?!? They're Worried about ME!?!?!? YOU'RE telling ME you came here to PROTECT me from a Bunch of Puny, Little, Half Assed PIRATES!?!?"
"If necessary," Kuma said in his same monotonous voice, "I would not object to assisting you."
"WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE TALKING TO!?!?!?!?!? You seriously think I, The Great Shadow Moria, can be beaten by an Inexperienced Crew such as the Straw Hats!?"
"We can't be 100% sure of how a battle will end. During Enis Lobby, who would have guessed that Rob Lucci would Lose?"
"So NOW You're telling me that the Government is SO Afraid of this crew, They're sending TWO warlords to deal with them!? HUH!?!?"
"I am here to give them the report of what happens. I have no specific orders to help you."
"Then take a good look at what's gonna happen, and tell the Government THIS: 'The Straw Hat Pirate Crew, which caused you so much Trouble, Have all become a Part of Gecko Moria's ZOMBIE ARMY!' KISHISHISHISHI!"

Back at the Battle with Odz, the crew was still taking in what had happened.
"The Mist is gone." Drachma said, pointing out the Obvious.
"This is terrible," Franky said.
"That mist was our only hope," Usopp said.
"Who managed to set things up so the mist cleared up now!?" Sanji asked angrily, "Now the morning sun will hit us dead on!"
"Damn," Aika said, "In this situation, we have to hurry and do something about Odz."
Usopp looked over at Odz and saw some sort of Curtain spreading out from his stomach.
"Kishishishi. Unexpected, but the Pure Night Sky is beautiful."
Usopp fell backwards, "M-MORIA! It's Moria!"
"Where? Where!?" Fina asked, Cupil at the ready.
"Quit Joking," Drachma said, "Let's just beat the crap out of this thing so we can get these guys out of here."
"It's almost Dawn. Do you guys have time to be standing around?" Moria asked.
"Why are you here?" Piastol asked.
"What about our Captains?" Confala said, hovering above the ground.
"Huh?" Odz asked, "I hear my Master's Voice."
"Usopp, Piastol, Confala!" Zoro said, "Where did you say Moria was?"
"He's right there! Look!" Usopp said, pointing towards Odz.
"His stomach," Piastol Said.
"His stomach?" Aika asked.
"There he is!" Sakurai said.
"KISHISHISHISHI!"
"Damn that Hogback!" Chopper said, "Is this his doing too!?"
"What's Moria doing there?" Robin asked.
"Then..." Sanji started, "did they manage to trick both our captains after all?"
"Or did they..." Drachma started.
"NO WAY!" Aika shouted at him.
"Luffy would never lose!" Chopper said.
"Neither would Vyse," Piastol added.
"Right." Franky said.
Odz was still looking for Moria, "Weird, I heard Master's voice, but..." He looked down, "AHA! There! A cockpit? Why's there a cockpit in my stomach?"
"Kishishi-huh? Hey!" Odz was poking at Moria.
"Heh, this is pretty well made, I wanna try ridin' in it too."
"Hey, Moron!" Moria insulted, kicking Odz's fingers, "Don't put your fingers in here!"
"Yes, Master." Moria acknowledged, "This is awesome! I'm like a robot." Odz stood strait up, "I'm a Giant Robot." Odz put his arms up, one of them hitting the nearby building, creating more falling debris, nearly hitting Usopp and Sakurai. "I'm the Giant Robot: Odz...umm...BOMBER! Nice to meetcha!"
"What do you mean, Odz Bomber!?" Usopp yelled!
"How can a Zombie be a Robot!?" Franky asked, "A Robot needs t be more like...CLANG! CLANG!" Doing his signature pose in both directions.
"Heh heh!" Odz laughed, "Giant Robot! This increases the tension."
"Odz, Cut it out. Stop Shaking!"
"Yes, Master."
"Kishishishi! Now I'll give you a chance to fight...ME! If you beat me, I'll release all the shadows! Feel free to attack all at once. However, if you don't beat Odz, you can't touch me!"
"That Bastard!" Drachma said.
"That's Cheap!" Usopp said.
"If we don't beat Moria, we can't stop Odz," Fina said.
"But Moria is Inside Odz!" Chopper said.
"Nah," Sanji said, "Our target just got simpler."
"We've just gotta do this." Zoro said, "Usopp, that tiny amount didn't work, so go find a mountain of salt!"
"We have loads of salt on the Delphinus," Confala said, "I can fly Usopp there."
"We'll purify Odz with that," Zoro continued, "We'll weaken him as much as we can!"
"RIGHT!" said Franky as he got his Nun Chucks ready, "Leave this to us!"
Robin Crossed her arms, Chopper went to Full Human again, Drachma started Spirit Charging, Aika had her boomerang at the ready, Fina and Cupil were standing by, Piastol was in Her Bounty Hunter outfit and Scythe was ready, Sakurai had flames in her hands, Syreren was flying just above the ground, Daggers at the ready. Sanji took a puff of Smoke, "Hurry you two!"
"Alright! We got it" Usopp said as Confala grabbed his arms and took flight, "Let's go get it!"
"I know the Delphinus went this way," Confala said as she tried to fly far away enough from Odz's left.
"More then enough Salt, huh?" Moria said with an evil smile, "ODZ! Take out the Long Nose and The Bird Girl! Don't let them get away!"
"YES, MASTER!"
Everyone gasped, "USOPP!" Zoro shouted
"Confala!" Aika yelled.
Usopp looked back, "AHHHH! Fly faster! Fly Fas-" But it was too late. With a mighty punch, Odz had slammed them both into the building.
"DAMN!" Sanji swore, "Usopp!"
"Confala!" Fina said as her and Chopper headed towards them.
"Kishishishishi!"
"Damn!" Drachma said, "With that that Moria guy here now, This Odz guy has Brains, too!"
"Usopp!" Chopper yelled, "Where are you!?"
"Confala!" Fina shouted, "Speak to us!"
"They're Fine!" Said a voice that was familiar to the Straw Hats. Everyone looked in the Direction of the voice as a Shadow came to the ground. It was Brook, who had grabbed Usopp and Confala in his arms, while holding a Green bag of Salt. "I thought we might need a lot of salt, So I went to the kitchen. I had some refreshing milk too!"
"Who's the skeleton man with the Hairstyle?" Drachma asked.
"BROOK!?" Said all the Straw Hats.
"You saved us," Confala stated wearily
"You guys have a LOT of explaining to give to me when this whole mess is over, You Hear Me!?" Drachma said, really irritated that he wasn't filled in already.
"One Thing at a time, Cap't. One thing at a time" Aika said.