Robin looked at Mikazuki and his pirate crew as she crossed her arms, stepping forward with a quiet confidence. "Seis Fleur," she said as in an instant, six arms burst forth, sprouting across Mikazuki and his crew and tightened around their bodies.
There was panic. "What are these hands?" Mikazuki's voice cracked, his breath quickening.
"Get them off!" another pirate shouted, thrashing helplessly.
"They are touching me," one gasped, his body jerking wildly as he fought to free himself.
Robin's steps were slow. "Why are you here?" she asked.
Mikazuki's struggles paused. He looked at him. "What do you mean? We are pirates, we loot, steal, we take everything," he shouted.
Robin's expression didn't change. Her hands tightened their grip.
A pirate screamed, his ribs pressing inward, the sudden pressure overwhelming him. "STOP!" he shouted.
"We will not lose," Mikazuki barked, but his voice wasn't as strong as before.
Another pirate, gasping for breath. He spat out "Get them off," he said.
"Tell me. If you want to live," Robin said. Her voice remained calm, yet cold. She walked forward closer. There were shells flying in the background. There was an explosion.
Mikazuki's heart hammered, sweat beading on his brow. "We… we were traveling, and we ended up here," he said. "Just by luck," he added.
Robin looked at Mikazuki. She thought he was a fool. She could tell he was telling the truth.
She exhaled, and despawned her arms. "Leave. Now. And never come back," she warned as she turned around.
Mikazuki fell to his knees. He was breathing hard. His limbs were shaken from the strain. For a moment, he looked broken. However, his smile returned.
"Don't turn your back on me," Mikazuki said as he lunged forward. He raised his sword high as he was about to strike.
Robin crossed her arms once more. "Seis Fleur. Clutch," she said. Six arms sprouted on Mikazuki`s body and his crew. Two hands seized their legs, jerking them violently backward, forcing him off balance. Another two hands wrapped around their spine, tightening mercilessly.
The final pair gripped their upper body, the fingers digging deep into their joints, his limbs locked in unnatural angles. There was pressure. Then there was a loud crack sound. A bone-chilling snap echoed as Mikazuki's back and his men`s back all twisted unnaturally. The muscles teared under the sudden force.
His mouth opened wide. However, no words came out. It was just a silent scream as pain overwhelmed his senses. He collapsed to the ground. His crew also collapsed to the ground.
Robin walked away. She looked ahead and saw the explosions. There was smoke everywhere. She then looked up and saw two colossal war machines locked in combat.
The ground trembled beneath them as BGB, heavily damaged, swung its massive, sparking fist.
A gaping hole was in its chest. It had exposed tangled wires and was leaking fluids. Its left arm hung loosely, the servos failing, sparks jumping from its shoulder joints.
BGB swung his left arm towards Mech. However, Honey, who was controlling Mech, saw the incoming attack and at the last moment, she sidestepped, avoiding the swing entirely.
Then Mech moved her arms and snatched BGB's arm mid-motion. Mech yanked the damaged limb, forcing the exposed joints to grind against each other painfully. Then a horrific tearing sound echoed through the battlefield as Mech tore the limb free, ripping BGB's entire arm from its socket. BGB crashed to the ground. Dust exploded outward, the force of its collapse shaking the earth, sending vibrations through the surrounding ground.
Holding the massive severed arm, Mech turned and without hesitation the Mech hurled BGB's severed arm like a missile at the Marine Warship. The vessel had already taken considerable damage, smoke was billowing from its ruptured artillery system.
All of a sudden, the limb slammed into the Marine Warship, the force collapsing part of its hull.
The ship lurched sideways as the crew shouted in panic as the impact sent flames and wreckage flying.
At that moment, BGB rose again. From within the smoke and dust, its optics flashed weakly. BGB and Mech looked at each other.
Meanwhile, Pau Ra Pa, Rose General, Marianne, Nojiko, Zala and Saphir headed towards the CP8 vessel. "The ship is there," Marianne pointed out seeing the words Cipher Pol written on the sails.
Zala charged ahead. Her head slammed into a cluster of Marines. Their bodies flung violently into the air. Their limbs twisted unnaturally before they crashed down hard. Zala smiled.
In front of her a fierce gunfight erupted between Cipher Pol agents and Nipthal's forces. Bullets whizzed through the air, sparks bursting from ricocheting rounds as both sides stood their ground.
A Cipher Pol agent took aim, his rifle lining up the shot. The Cipher Pol agent pressed the trigger and fired a shot. The bullet pierced deep into a Nipthal soldier's chest, his body jerking violently. He cried in pain as he collapsed onto the bloodstained ground.
Nipthal's men fired back immediately. One of them hit a Cipher Pol Agent. His chest bursted with blood. His body staggered before hitting the ground, lifeless.
"We're taking losses," a Cipher Pol officer shouted over the gunfire.
Another agent watched the carnage unfold and gritted his teeth. "Those damn robots have caused too many injuries," he remarked.
"Where is Captain Alpha?" one agent asked.
At that moment Saphir's blade cleaved through the air and slashed the agent. The Cipher Pol agent's body jerked as blood spurted out in violent streams before he collapsed onto the deck.
From above, Cipher Pol agents spotted movement near the ship. "They're trying to board. Stop them," a Cipher Officer said.
Pau Ra Pa was already in position, its cannon adjusted. The barrel glowed dangerously. Then a beam of pure energy erupted. It ripped through the air and slammed into a cluster of Cipher Pol agents, their bodies hurled violently into the sky, their screams lost in the blast.
Nojiko watched Pau Ra Pa. "Good job," she said.
"We should keep going," Saphir said as she looked around. The Neo-Marines were firing on the Cipher Agents.
Marianne lifted her Yellow Gun. She aimed her gun and pressed the trigger. The dice-shaped bullet spiraled through the air and slammed into the deck. A massive cloud explosion engulfed the area. The force sent Cipher Pol agents flying, their bodies colliding with burning wreckage. The flames spread instantly.
Amid the chaos, Nojiko sprinted toward the bridge. She slowly opened the door. "Cloud Surge," she said as she created dense storm clouds. The clouds filled the room.
"What, where did these clouds come from?" a Cipher agent said.
The Cipher Pol agents stumbled as their vision was obscured. "Mist Mirage," Nojiko said as her body vanished into the fog. Her form blended seemingless into the mist, intangible, unseen.
She walked effortlessly past the guards. She looked around and saw the Turtle Pose. She smiled. "You're coming with me," she said. Her fingers wrapped tightly around the device, securing it before vanishing once more into the fog.
Nojiko stepped out and saw the wreckage of the RAU robots in the distance.