Assassinating Assassins

Sailing through the skies of Paradise, The Black Pearl flew majestically like no other ship has flown before. Aboard the mighty ship, Jack sat with a vacant look in his eyes as he stared off into the distance. He had been in that state for almost an hour, and the people around him were starting to get concerned that maybe something was troubling him.

"Is he okay?" Tashigi whispered to Smoker, who in turn just shrugged his shoulders. Nami and Robin were prodding Nojiko to go over and check on him, but they were too late as Luke beat them to it. Only instead of talking to him, Luke shot a small beam of lightning at him, giving him a good jolt.

"OWW!! What the fuck?!!" Jack shouted in annoyance of the zap. "Just checking on you. Everyone was getting concerned." Luke stated like it was all the explanation that was required.

"Well I'm just fine!! I was just thinking about a few things and lost myself in my thoughts." Jack said, turning his attention back to the people around him. In actuality, Jack was going through the store, buying a few Devil Fruits, maps of certain area's, setting more bounties on people he didn't particularly like, and planning on the inevitable counter from the marines after they raided the holy city.

"So what were ya thinking about?" Nojiko asked as she walked forward and sat in his lap, wrapping her arms around his shoulder. "Well, there are a few people out there who aren't part of the World Government that we need to kill, and I was just thinking about them. I can't remember all of them off the top of my head, but the main ones would be two of the Four Emperors, some of the warlords, and everyone associated with them. Also a group called Germa 66, but I think they will get themselves killed quick enough on their own considering how power hungry their leader is. Then there is a guy named Marshal D. Teach, a member of Whitebeards crew. Couldn't tell ya why, but I absolutely hate him." Jack paused to think about anyone else he might have missed.

"There are also a few rookie pirates I want to kill, some fishmen, some bounty hunters, I want to kill them all." Jack said, not trying to hide his dark side from those around him.

"Do these people deserve to die?" Nojiko asked, not showing any emotion on her face. "Of course!" He answered instantly, not showing a sign of hesitation.

"Then we will kill them all eventually. Just give it time." Nojiko said, sounding like an angel who didn't just agree to kill thousands of people based off the word of one man. "I know... I just really need to make a list of all these people, otherwise I'll forget them." Jack said, sounding a little bummed.

"That's why you're so mopey?! Because you're worried you'll forget to kill someone, and not because you have to kill so many people!!" Tashigi shouted as she threw her arms into the air in frustration. "Just when I thought you were a little human, you go and say something stupid like that!!" She said as she went to go and do some training.

"Does that mean you don't want to join us in killing them?!" Luke shouted at her retreating figure. "Of course not!! There's no way you're leaving me out of this!!" She said before she disappeared below deck.

"Shouldn't you start writing all these names down then?" Smoker chimed in from the side. Instead of answering, Jack pulled out a massive stack of Wanted Posters and held them up to Smoker. "Most of them are in this, but no one is going to try and take these people, not even the marines. I need to put my own bounties on them so even their own friends will go after them, then I'll be satisfied." Jack said, then stored them back into his inventory.

"There are a few names I want that aren't in here, but I don't have any pictures of them." He added as he turned to look towards the horizon. "Let's stop here for the night, then head out first thing." Jack said, getting Nojiko to lower the ship into the water.

Jack spent most of the evening in the library, creating his list of people he wanted dead, then hung it on a wall in the dining area. He also got a few more bounties put out, while also increasing the three Admiral's bounties after seeing they were all still alive. He only raised them by a 300 million berries, but it was just a start.

The World Nobles got bounties of $250 million berries, but Jack still wasn't sure that it would be enough for someone to risk their lives in going for them. The Five Elders got 1.5 billion berry bounties, but that was more as a fuck you to them. They never left their perfect little city, so the odds of them getting knifed were pretty slim.

He was finally pulled away from his fun when Nojiko dragged him off to bed, which was a whole different kind of fun. When morning came, Jack was surprised when he heard knocking on his door. *Knock* *Knock* *Knock* "Hey Jack!! Wake up already, we're hungry!!" Luke shouted from the other side of the door.

Looking at his clock, Jack noticed how was already almost noon. 'Maybe we shouldn't have stayed up so late' Jack thought as he looked over to the still sleeping form of Nojiko. 'It was worth it!' He thought happily as he jumped to his feet and went into the shower.

When they finally set sail again, it was past noon, and everyone was eating lunch for breakfast. They weren't flying through the sky this time, instead they sailed at their leisure to get to Water 7, following an eternal Log Pose. Jack found Luke and they went to the back of the ship so Jack could teach Luke an attack that he deemed, 'The greatest attack in the universe!'

After explaining how to do it, and showing him the proper forms, Jack watched intently as Luke got into the stance. "Do I really have to say the words?" Luke asked, not wanting to sound like an idiot. "YES!! Now get on with it!" Jack shouted, not letting this be up for debate.

"*Sigh* Fine! Ka Me Ha Me HA!!" Luke shouted as he compressed his power into a spinning ball, then launched it into the sky, clearing clouds and causing a sonic boom over the area. "Fuck Yeah!! That was AWESOME!!" Jack shouted in excitement.

Luke however, stood there with a blank expression on his face. 'What the fuck just happened?!' He thought as he looked down at his hands. "What the hell are you two idiots doing?!!" Kureha shouted as she, and everyone else made their way over towards them, with Kureha having a weird liquid spilled all over her shirt and not looking too happy.

"Only practicing the greatest attack in the world!! Show'em!" Jack demanded, looking way too happy for an attack that wasn't even his. Luke did just like before, even saying the words as he charged up and unleashed another Kamehameha wave, making everyone else drop their jaws in shock.

"I'll bet with enough practice, he'll be able to do that same attack in under a second!" Jack boasted proudly, prodding Luke to do it again. "Well do it some other time!! You're interrupting my work!!" Kureha bellowed before going back inside the ship, grumbling at how some people were just too weird.

"I even got an idea for Nojiko's power, which will make her a lot harder to kill for most people." Jack said as he started walking back to the front of the ship. "What the hell is going on inside that head of yours?!" Luke finally asked, not sure as to how Jack could come up with something that devastating without ever having the power to do it.

Tapping his chin in thought, Jack answered, "Killing, food, sex, fun and sleeping. Fun being a combination of all of the others and more. What's going through yours?" Jack stated happily, causing everyone else to roll their eyes at him.

They sailed for a few more hours, until they came upon a lighthouse in the middle of nowhere. "What the hell is it doing all the way out here?" Nami asked curiously, to which Smoker replied, "It's a station for the sea train. If you look closely you can see tracks just under the water, which is what the train drives on. It goes to a few different islands around the area, and is the safest and fastest way for most civilians to travel in these parts."

When everyone looked into the water, they could see the tracks just under the surface. "That's amazing!" She said in astonishment. They didn't bother to stop at the lighthouse, instead just waved to the old lady and the little girl who were waving back at them. About an hour later and the city of Water 7 started to come into view, to which Nojiko propelled them forward faster.

"When we get there, CP-9 will most likely try to approach Robin covertly at first, which is where Luke will come in. He will fill them full of volts until they pass out, then bring them back to me. I wanna get a little information from them, then we can hit the remainder of them when they don't expect it." Jack said, causing Luke to smile broadly.

"You always know just what to say to liven things up!" Luke said happily. "Indeed I do. Anyway, for the first day we will travel in pairs. I know you can handle yourselves alone, but these fools won't play fair if they can help it." Jack said, getting nods from everybody else.

"Anyway, I'm gonna need Nami to come with me so we can sell off some of this gold we have, you guys can do whatever you want. Also, here are the names of the undercover CP-9 agents and what they look like. If you see them, don't attack them right away. Do it covertly." Jack added, getting nods of confirmation from everyone around him. They all looked over the information on what CP-9 was doing here, how many of them were, and a bit of other information.

In the next few minutes they docked at the port, and as they made their way from the ship, Jack kept glancing back, not wanting to leave it there. "Give it a rest!! Dr. Kureha and Smoker are gonna be there the whole time, so let's get a move on already!!" Nami complained with an exhausted look on her face. They weren't even 50 feet from the ship yet and Jack was already sad about leaving it. "Fine!" Jack grumbled, walking away with Nami to look for a place to sell the gold.

(Luke POV)

Luke and Robin walked around from store to store, Robin buying all sorts of clothes and Luke giving his opinion on what he thought looked attractive or not. "That one looks great! It highlights more attention to your ass, a good way to distract stupid people. Also it won't hinder your movements while fighting, so win-win." Luke said, getting a nod from Robin as she purchased the set of clothes. She wore very revealing clothes quite often, and the fact that these looked good, and worked in her favor while fighting was great.

They had traveled to over a dozen different stores before a tall man in a orange and white checkered cloak and mask walked by Robin and whispered something. "CP-9" Was all the man said before he continued on his way. He did not get far however as Luke appeared in front of him and filled the man with more lightning than his body could handle. When he finally stopped shooting power, there was small wisps of smoke coming from the masked man's hair.

Luke caught the man before he fell, but the smoke didn't go un-noticed by a few of the people nearest to them. "He's learning to smoke, but he's not very good at it." Luke said to a few people, getting even more confused looks from them. Not wanting to explain any further, Robin and Luke carried the big man back towards the Pearl, Luke looking quite pleased with himself.

"Stick with me kid! We can have all sorts of fun!!" Luke said happily to Robin, getting a small smile in return. "You really are happy about this whole situation huh?" Robin asked, not understanding how this could be a good thing. "You have no idea!! I'm not gonna stop until I get them all, only then will I be satisfied." Luke answered, a little venom in his voice.

They walked in silence for a few minutes before Robin couldn't help herself. "Why do you hate them so much?" She asked warily. It was a few moments before Luke said anything, be he eventually answered, "They took everything from me." He then went on to tell about his family and the noble, how the marines didn't care that they were just citizens.

"I was being taken to where my 'master' would be when Jack showed up. He busted me and two others out, killed all of the marines on board, then went about his business. Of course, the weirdo used an alias at the time. Cataclysm! Haha, I wouldn't bring that up to him though. He gets all moody, then starts more training when you do." Luke said, ending the dark tale with a smile at the memory of meeting Jack.

"What umm... What happened to Jack?" Robin asked, unsure if it was okay to ask him about this. "*Sigh* We've talked about it a few times, but he only answers that he knows how cruel this world can be. For how much shit he knows about the world, it wouldn't surprise me if he went insane. A guy can only take so much before he snaps, and from what I know about him, he already had massive anger problems before he started doing all this crap." Luke answered, sounding as though he himself was unsure as to Jack's reason.

"You can ask him if you want, but I wouldn't recommend it. He already knows all about your situation, so I guess it should be okay. He speaks about you as if he was there when you were a kid. A little creepy, but quite informative. You did good to get as far as you have on your own, but now you have us, and we aren't going anywhere." Luke paused as he gestured towards the mark on her shoulder. "We're family, albeit a messed up one, but family nonetheless." He added with a smile.

They walked for a few more minutes until they finally got to the ship, then they took the big masked man inside. Luke knew from the report that this guy had a Devil Fruit, so he took out a pair of Sea Prism Stone cuffs and snapped them on the mans wrists and legs. Instead of waiting for Jack to get back, Luke zapped the man a few more times with small jolts of lightning, getting the guy to snap his eyes open in shock.

"Good morning!! I'm so glad you could join us today! So what will you have, dick cut-off or a sword up your ass?" Luke asked, sounding as though he was a waiter at a restaurant taking the man's order. The man's eyes widened in absolute terror at Luke's words, then tried to struggle to get himself free of the chain, but it was to no avail.

"I can assure you sir, neither option is pleasant for me either, but your comrades have already given us the information we wanted, thus leaving you to suffer in pain." Luke said sadly, pulling out a long sword that was over 6 inches wide. "You're lying." Was all the man said to this.

"About what? The torture or your comrades leaving you to suffer? Rob Lucci and Ice Berg's secretary Kalifa, talked pretty quick after they watched the guy with the long square nose get his balls cut off and fed to him. We already know about you all being undercover to find the blueprints for the ancient weapon Pluton." Luke said, showing a victorious smile on his face.

Blueno, the man in the chair, showed a look of panic on his face at Luke's words. "I'll ask again. Dick or ass?" Luke said with a viscous grin on his face, staring coldly at the terror stricken man. "WAIT!! I can tell you more things!!" Blueno shouted, hoping to bargain for his life.

Luke looked as though he was pondering it over, but eventually asked, "What could you give me that would be worth you life?" Sighing in relief at having a chance, Blueno calmed himself. "There are more of us in CP-9 that aren't stationed in Water 7." Blueno answered, hoping this would appease the torturer before him.

"I already know that! There are 7 of you in total, 3 of them off hunting the Revolutionaries. I doubt they are going to be alive much longer though. Dragon has found himself an extremely generous backer, supplying food, weapons, information, and the Rokushiki manual. Cipher Pol will most likely be the ones running in the future." Luke taunted, making Blueno go tense.

"Our headquarters is on Enies Lobby! It's a short distance from here! The Chief of CP-9 is there!" Blueno spat out, not knowing anything else that this man might possibly be interested in. "Oh really? Tell me more!" Luke demanded with a smile. This was something that wasn't in Jack's report. Blueno told Luke everything about Enies Lobby, their chief Spandam, and about many of the things they had done in the past, which pretty much sealed his fate in Luke's eyes.

"So you're gonna let me go, right? Just like Lucci and Kalifa?" Blueno asked hopefully. Looking him dead in the eyes, Luke answered "I promise that you can join Lucci and Kalifa, you just need to wait for me to verify all of this information. Should only be an hour or two."

Blueno actually smiled in relief as Luke left the room, which only made Luke smile all the more as he made his way to the deck. 'I guarantee you're gonna share the same fate as them!' Luke thought darkly, already planning how he was going to end them all.

As he opened the door to the deck, he heard Nami screaming, "-a bitch!! I'll get you for this!!" Turning to see the receiver of her ire, Luke saw Jack sitting down in a chair with a guilty expression on his face. "How's your day goin?" Luke asked with a shit eating grin on his face. "It WAS going fantastic, but Nami ruined it. Also, who the fuck is the guy downstairs?!!" Jack asked, not looking too happy in the slightest.

"A CP-9 guy. Came after Robin like you said he would. Got all the information he had, now just waiting for the go-ahead to get rid of him." Luke answered calmly, while also wondering about what had happened with them. "What's her problem?" Luke asked, shooting a glance at the extremely pissed off red-head. "Well..." Jack went on to recount his day.

(Jack POV After leaving the ship)

Jack and Nami made their way through the bustling city, not paying anyone around them any care in the world. Nami had asked around and found the best place to pawn their gold, getting a few options from the locals. They went to the most recommended one first, at which Nami practically robbed them.

She got $600 million berries from enough gold to only be worth $530 million berries, at least that's what she judged it to be worth. The woman was like a Goddess when it came to anything to do with gold or money, which was favorable for Jack in this situation. Nami however, did not want to just stop there. Even though they had more than enough berries to last them a few years, Nami dragged Jack to a few more buyers, getting more money than the Gold was actually worth.

By the end of their little adventure, they had gained over $4 billion berries and got rid of a few tons of gold. Jack was more than happy with the new income, but their 'fun' didn't end there. Now that she had all of this money, Nami wanted to start spending it. She ran to several stores, going on her own shopping adventure, dragging Jack along with her because she needed someone to carry all of her stuff. After the 8th store, Jack grabbed all of the money from her possession and disappeared from the area, leaving Nami with no money in the middle of the street.

"You son of a bitch!! Get back here!!" Nami shouted aloud, knowing Jack could hear her. She got no response in return. "I'll get you for this!!" She added as she ran off towards the ship, knowing Jack would go there as soon as he could. She was wrong. Jack was indeed heading towards the ship, but he was following behind her, keeping an eye on their surroundings because it was plain to see that Nami wasn't.

As they moved through the city, Jack noticed a tall man with dark blue hair, dressed in a fancy suit, walking down a street not too far from them. He also noticed the tall blonde woman in a business-like suit following along side the man. 'What kind of person would I be if I didn't fuck with them?!' Jack thought mischievously.

Not wanting to leave Nami running through the city alone, Jack pulled her into his darkspace, then made his way over to the two people he had seen earlier. These two were obviously the mayor of Water 7, Iceburg and his assistant Kalifa, who was actually an undercover assassin who worked for the government.

Hiding in an ally close to them, Jack smirked to himself as he pointed a finger towards Kalifa, then for a moment, he made the world around them turn into darkness. It lasted only a second, but in that one second, he burned all of her clothes off her body and cuffed her hands together.

To everyone in the area, it looked as though they just blinked a for a moment longer than usual, but when they looked around them they froze. Iceburg was still walking forward, not realizing that anything had happened around him until he heard shouting from the people behind him. Looking over his shoulder, he saw his assistant naked as the day she was born, other than her high-heeled shoes.

Jack watched as Iceburg ran to her aid, putting his suit-jacket around her, covering most of her torso. Jack took that moment to come out of the shadows in his own striking black suit, then walked towards the flustered and embarrassed Kalifa. "My what a beautiful sight to behold!! You done good mayor, although you should tell her that next time she wants to get kinky with you, do it somewhere more private." Jack teased, causing both of them to start stuttering out excuses.

"This is sexual harassment!" Kalifa shouted, causing the on-lookers to gasp in shock. "Indeed it is!! You should feel ashamed of yourself, trying to seduce your boss like this!! If you wanted to get taken so badly, I'm sure these strapping young men would be more than happy to help!" Jack shouted as he gestured to everyone around them, which caused most of the men around them to start cheering.

"No, that's not-" She tried to speak, but Jack cut her off. "Now let's just hold up here!! I saw you rip your clothes from your body and throw them in the water. I don't know where you got the cuffs from, but you must have pulled them from some where!"

Jack stopped as he glanced down between her legs, then back to her eyes as he added, "You CP-9 assassins are kinky as fuck, I'll give ya that!" This statement changed the mood between the two of them instantly. Iceburg knew all about Cipher Pol, them being the one's that killed his teacher. As soon as he heard what the stranger before him said, he jumped away from Kalifa, putting some distance between him and herself.

For her part, Kalifa looked stunned at first, then turning serious as she glared at Jack. "Who are you?!" She demanded in a hate filled voice. If looks could kill, Jack would undoubtedly be dead. "Jack Sparrow! I would say it was a pleasure to meet you, but even an idiot would know I was lying. Now before I kill you slowly, do you have anything you'd like to say?"

Jack gave his customary mocking bow, not treating her as anything more than a toy. "Ho-" Kalifa tried to say something, but before she could even get one word in, Jack devoured her in darkness. "I just realized, I don't give a damn." Jack said, shrugging his shoulders as he looked towards Iceburg.

They both continued to stare at one another in silence, everyone else having fled already from the scene. Finally Iceburg asked, "What do you want?" Jack smirked at the question, then slowly started walking away. "I'm just here to get rid of an infestation. I would start looking for a few new workers at dock 1, as well as a new assistant." Jack said, then disappeared from view.

He could have just exposed CP-9 back in East Blue, but he chose not to because of Iceburg. He didn't know how the assassins would react, so leaving Iceburg's fate up to chance wasn't something he wanted to do. Without Iceburg, this whole city would be doomed in a few years, which was something he wanted to avoid.

As he left the scene, Jack knew he couldn't head back to the ship just yet. Once Lucci and Kaku found out Kalifa was missing, they would most likely go to Iceburg for answers. Appearing at Dock 1, Jack surveyed they area and the workers until his eyes settled on a guy with a pigeon on his shoulder. 'It's so fucking weird seeing this in person!' Jack thought as he made his way towards Lucci.

As he neared Lucci, the man in question stopped what he was doing as he watched Jack approach him. "Can I help you?" The bird on his shoulder asked, which just confused Jack. 'That's so fucking lame!' Jack shouted mentally, trying to hold himself back from outright killing the guy on the spot.

In response to Lucci's question, Jack leaned in close and whispered, "CP-9 report. No long-range devices. Being watched closely by enemy spies. Kalifa down." Lucci's eyes went wide for a single moment, but he quickly corrected himself. Lucci got the attention of a tall man with a square nose, and then he signaled for Jack to follow him.

They walked inside the Galley Law building, then went through a few hallways before finally entering a dark room, which was all too perfect for Jack. After the door closed, Lucci's real voice asked, "What's going on?!!" Jack had originally just wanted to get them alone and kill them without none the wiser, but now he couldn't pass up this opportunity.

"Jabra's group was captured by the Revolutionaries. They spilled everything about the search for the blueprints, and now the Revolutionaries are here, they know who you are, and they've already taken down Kalifa. Their number is unconfirmed, but our spies informed us of their higher-ups being here." Jack said, saying whatever came to mind first.

"Those incompetent fools! I'll kill them!!" Lucci spat out in rage. "What happened to them?" Kaku asked calmly, keeping his cool. "They are back at base now, acting as though they haven't done anything!" Jack said, trying to sound disgusted. Before Lucci could do anything else, Kaku asked, "What are our orders?"

Jack couldn't believe how well this was going, and he had no intention of stopping his fun. "Abort mission. We have prepared a ship to escort you back to base. Blueno is being informed as well, although it is still unconfirmed as to his status." Jack said, hoping they actually bought this. "Let's go!" Lucci said, not sounding happy at all.

'I am so fucking AWESOME!!' Jack shouted in triumph as he moved out of the building and towards his ship, Lucci and Kaku following along. When they got aboard the Pearl, Jack had finally decided to call it quits. Without giving either of the two assassins time to react, Jack devoured them in darkness, keeping them with Kalifa.

After he got them, Jack laughed his ass off and literally fell on the deck of the ship as he laughed like a madman. He almost couldn't breath at one point, which seemed to be the point where he started to calm down. It was only after he had calmed down and sat in a chair that he finally remembered about a certain red-head who was still inside his darkness.

'Fuck... This is gonna cost me' Jack thought as he quickly pulled Nami from the darkspace. When he saw her, she of course wasn't too happy. Marching over to him and grabbing the collar of his shirt, Nami shouted, "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!!" Her anger was justified, but Jack didn't want to deal with all of this drama. "Would it help if I said that I was sorry?" He asked, looking quite guilty at what he did.

"You son of a bitch!! I'll get you for this!!" She screamed, which was when Jack noticed Luke walk out from inside the ship. He had already noticed that both he and Robin had returned from wherever it was they went, but there was also an unfamiliar person inside as well. He knew that with Luke there, the person couldn't really do anything too bad, which alleviated most of his stress about the situation.

(Back to the Present)

"WOW!! And here I thought my day was productive!!" Luke said, a little surprised at Jack's story. "I know right?!! What do ya say we go and get rid of these fools, then go grab a drink?!!" Jack shouted happily, quite proud of his work for the day. "Works for me. You coming Nami?" Luke asked to the still angered Nami.

"ARE YOU SERIOUS?!! He locked me away and forgot about me!!" She shouted back hysterically. "$1 billion berries to make this go away and forget it ever happened!" Jack chimed in, knowing that if Nami really did try to get him back, she could make his life miserable for awhile. Surprisingly that didn't seem to make Nami happy, but it did calm her down quite a bit.

"Fine! But you still owe me a favor of my choosing sometime in the future!" Nami declared, not her usual self. "*Sigh* Fine. But Nojiko doesn't hear a word about this! Deal?" Jack said, knowing Nami might try to use her sister to get back at him. "Deal!" Nami confirmed, then walked away grumbling about how men were such morons.

Finally getting that dealt with, Jack and Luke walked downstairs to deal with their prisoner. The two of them were not very nice people to begin with, so when it came to dealing with the four of their enemies, they were extremely brutal. Blueno got a fist down his throat and was burned from the inside out. Kaku was filled with so much lightning that it looked like he was going to pop. Jack had to disintegrate him to ash in his darkspace before that happened.

Kalifa died by being crushed to death, which Jack did inside his darkspace. Lucci was beaten beyond recognition, then got to sit through a detailed explanation about what Luke was going to do to any of the Celestial Dragons he found, before ultimately dying when Luke used too much lightning to test his limits. In the end the corpses were all turned to ash and thrown into the water, while Jack pocketed Lucci's and Blueno's Devil Fruits.

"I thought this whole thing was gonna be a lot harder." Luke told Jack as they both walked back onto the deck. "I'd be surprised if it did! Other than Lucci, they were all barely even A rank. The fights will only get harder the closer we get to the New World, and there are some people I really can't wait to kill." Jack said, sounding quite impatient for what the future would hold in store for them.

"So are we gonna go to Enies Lobby?" Luke asked, sounding far too hopeful about the prospect of killing so many marines. "I mean... we could, but I don't even know if the other members of CP-9 would be there or out on a mission." Jack said, not quite sure if he wanted to go there or go straight for Marie Joise.

"What about that Spandam guy?! He should be there, and from what you've told me and what I've gotten from Blueno, I really wanna kill him!!" Luke said hopefully. Jack looked like he was giving it some thought, then said "Why not just go there by yourself? You're faster than all of us, strong enough to get the job done, and smart enough to know when to get out of there. Just make sure to let the fuckers know who's the one that did it!" Jack said, each word making Luke's smile go wider.

"That's a great idea!! Without any of you, I get all of them to myself!! Give me an Eternal Pose to Enies Lobby and I'll set out right away!!" The over excited Luke exclaimed happily.

"Calm down. You can eat, get some sleep, then head out in the morning. It's not like they're going anywhere. Besides, we still need to discuss the Holy City with our allies, and what we are going to do with all of the slaves there." Jack said, causing Luke's excitement to vanish. "Alright, but I'm still gonna prepare everything tonight so I can just head out first thing in the morning." Luke said, getting a nod from Jack in return.

Luke's preparations for the morning involved sharpening his swords, oiling and loading his guns, packing an extra set of clothes, and a few dozen sandwiches, which Jack had made for him, as he couldn't even make a decent sandwich.

Jack walked around the ship and found Smoker laying on top of the Crowsnest, getting a tan with a cool drink in hand. Kureha and Chopper were experimenting on something so Jack left them be, and he found Robin in the library, which was where she always was if she wasn't training. Nami was drawing some maps, and honestly Jack didn't want to test his luck with the fiery little red-head.

Leaving them to their own devices, Jack went to the kitchen and started cooking. He could have just bought food from his store, but it actually calmed him down whenever he cooked. He just didn't like it when people expected him to cook for them, and he didn't like to wait on others. With all of the best recipes throughout the world, a good teacher like Makino, and actually enjoying it, Jack became quite skilled at it.

Everyone else loved it when he cooked, but he rarely ever did. By the time he had finished preparing everything, everyone else had returned and were waiting in the dining hall. Laying the food out before everyone, Jack sat down beside Nojiko and dished himself some food. "So how was your day?" Jack asked with a warm smile on his face. "It was great! We got to ride all over the town... etc."

After they had all finished eating, Jack decided to bring up the topic of the Holy City. "We are heading towards Marie Joise to get all of the slaves they have, and I mean all of them. After this, I'll call Dragon to discuss about taking people back to their homes, but there will be many of them that are extremely hurt or sick." Jack paused as he looked towards Kureha.

"I'm gonna need you to treat a lot of sick people. I don't know if you can help those that are psychologically hurt, but if you could do anything for them, it would go a long way. The injured take president though. Any questions?" Jack said, looking to each person at the table.

"You told Sengoku that we wouldn't kill the Dragon's while they were in the Holy City for two years, but can we still hurt them?" Smoker asked, Luke also brightening up at this question.

"Hmmm... I don't see why not. As long as whatever you do to them won't kill them, I'd say that's completely fine. Although I'm gonna say this... don't mess with the Five Elders! They may be old, but they lead this World for a reason. I can't say for sure about their strength, but it should be considerable." Jack said, getting nods of confirmation from the others.

"What if there are slaves that don't want to go?" Tashigi asked curiously. Would they force them to come regardless? "We still take them. I'm not gonna lie, many of them will be so scared that they will refuse out of fear of being punished. Many might actually be brainwashed into loving it, but we will take them. No one deserves a life like that." Jack said solemnly.

"Can we rob them?" Nami asked, breaking the depressing atmosphere in an instant with that one question. "Of course we're going to rob them!! I wouldn't think you of all people would even need to ask that!!" Jack said, a greedy glint in his own eye. "I knew I was meant to be in this guild!" Nami said with a smile on her face.

They discussed a few more things, and about how Luke was going to Enies Lobby to kill Spandam and maybe the other members of CP-9. Luke would just catch up to them by following Jack's Vivre Card once he was done.

Come morning, Luke set out before the sun had even risen, and Nojiko flew the Ship towards Sabaody Archipelago at a decent speed, them not really in any particular hurry to get there.

Jack was standing atop the outstretched hand of the Angel figurehead of the Pearl, leaning against the dove that had it's wings spread. Jack looked towards the distance, thinking about what was soon to come. 'The Dragons, Warlords, Marines, and Emperors! You are all in my way!!'