Chapter 94

After getting permission from the HQ. Lucas took Crocodile out of his storage, then he tied his hands using normal shackles before carrying him outside his Villa. 

Crocodile's appearance would make anyone sees him feel petty for him. His body had three deep wounds, two are caused by a bullet, the third is worse since it was caused by slashing his upper half.

Luckily to him, Crocodile was able to recover a lot of his health since he was inside the system's storage. If not for that, then Crocodile would be dead. 

The storage of the strongest system is a mini world. There, the laws of reality and the structure of time and space are different from the known laws. 

If anyone can be conscious inside the storage, then that person will notice many floating items. How many forces aren't working like the gravity and the resistance of air? Here, one would ever need to breathe. In this bizarre mini-world, they won't be able to realize that the time works differently and doesn't make negative effects. The food won't rot even after hundreds of years. this can be the main reason why this place is great to keep stuff and recover from the wounds. 

Standing next to his Villa, Lucas slapped the sleeping Crocodile whose wounds are healed by 50 percent. Crocodile opened his eyes slowly, he felt some headache and a desire to know why is he still alive. 

Crocodile looked in front of him to see a blondie that was almost as tall as his stomach. But it's not the blondie he was expecting 

" what is going on" Crocodile remembered that he entered the one-sided battle against Zorro last night. And with the betrayal of his partner, Crocodile has lost. He thought he would be dead, but he is here breathing and alive. 

"What do you think" asked Lucas. 

Looking to the face of Lucas, Crocodile assumed that the masked blondie with smooth hair has sent him to the marine. Crocodile sighed; does that masked guy not know that marines can do nothing to the warlords. 

Crocodile chuckled thinking he is lucky.  

Crocodile felt some shackles tying his hands; he tried to turn into sand so he would get rid of those them. But then, his body didn't turn into sand.

"Useless, those shackles are made of sea stone" Lucas replied. 

Those shackles are made of steel, and they are very simple without a real effect on devil fruit users.

For Crocodile who lost his devil fruit, he would link the lack of his ability to the idea that he is tied with sea stone. 

"Oy, Commodore, according to the law, you can't arrest me, release me"

" I can do that according to your crimes, or scheming, killing, trying to kidnap and triggers a rebellion and many other crimes that you have done, which is against your authority as a warlord. I will take you to the court" 

Lucas pushed Crocodile's back forcing him to walk in one direction

"You will regret this, tell me, Do you have a woman you love "Crocodile smirked, he believed that Lucas is doing this for a personal reason. Even if those crimes are true, so what, do you have evidence. Zorro did suppress him but not exposing him.

Crocodile's question had one meaning, which is to threaten Lucas. 

"Mm, a girl...hmmm " 

While walking admits the glances of Alabasta's people, Crocodile's question made Lucas think about something that made him not sleep. "a girl "

"That reminds me. Once a while, there was something that I skipped sleeping because of it, yet I didn't confirm it. I have always wanted to ask you something " The thing that Lucas is going to ask, is one of the biggest plot twists in one-piece manga and anime. 

"Oh really "Seeing that Lucas trying to change the direction of their speech, and as a woman inside, Crocodile could notice this. 

He thought Lucas was afraid when he mentioned to Lucas about his lovers since the latter didn't show any anger upon his threat. 

"The thing is, are you a woman" Lucas lifted his head a lot to look to the 2.6-meter-tall Crocodile. Luckily he trained his neck so it won't hurt. 

"What? "Crocodile opened his eyes widely. 

Lucas continued " Ivankov has something on you, and that guy can changer gender, and he always put fear in you by mentioning some secret "Lucas was pure curious about this, "So I can't help but wonder… "

(In the wiki there is a picture of Crocodile when he was a woman, ill.u.s.trated by Oda, the creator of one piece himself, and she is cute,) 

Hearing this Crocodile opened his, or her eyes widely, this is one of the darkest secrets his current self has. "I don't know what are you talking about"

Lucas with his high leveled observation Haki could notice the heartbeat of Crocodile getting faster. Lucas could confirm the truth from the reaction of Crocodile's body. 

Lucas looked at Crocodile with wide-opened eyes. Crocodile...Is a woman inside 

"Hahaha…. "it has been a long time since Lucas laughed this hard, no one can believe this huge ass Criminal has such secret. Tears started to fall while Lucas is laughing. "Oh my Supreme being, this is hilarious, You are a girl in disguise. Tell me, do you piss standing or sitting"

"SHUT UP, "Crocodile turned his head. At that moment, she felt that she should Kill Lucas to shut him up and protect her secret, but Alas, even with this manly modified body, she can't do anything. 

"Don't worry, you are not my type? "said Lucas after he stopped laughing. 

Who would want a girl that took men hormones?. But there still some curiosity in Lucas to see her in her true form. But somethings are better to remain secret, since he or she, would have to spend her remaining life in Impel Down without realizing that the sand fruit is no longer inside her body. 

Crocodile flew to anger after hearing his words, she replied with an angry and a manly voice "You aren't my type either"

"Hehe, So, you've admitted "Lucas laughed more making Crocodile wants to puck blood. Lucas found this funny to troll Crocodile. 

"One last question, before becoming a man, were you a huge bitch "

"… " 

"I swear I will kill you, I swear... " Crocodile's eyes turned red from anger, she was never humiliated like this. 

"Nah, look in front of you, all of those marines are here to arrest you. I didn't want to spoil it to you, but you are no longer a warlord and you will go to Impel Down"

Both Lucas and Crocodile reached the seaport of Alabasta. Lucas pointed with his finger to the marines that are fighting the remains of the Baroque works. 

"Impossible… "seeing this, Crocodile has lost hope, she is longer a warlord, and didn't achieve her goals, let alone the fact of her being a woman is known by someone other than Ivankov. Crocodile entered a state of denial not paying attention to Lucas anymore. 

Lucas didn't care about her reaction and kept pushing Crocodile to walk. 

Lucas suddenly noticed something and stopped "Wait, those "

amidst the far shadow of the marines, 4 women, and three are his lovers. "Oh...shi*, what a surprise ".

-x-X-x-

The baroque works didn't only have agents working under them. But also, their agents' previous crews and other people that were hired up by the organization.

Unlike Crocodile who was sleeping, those subordinates were aware of the fact that marines are going to flip Alabasta to arrest them. They tried their last desperate attempt, which was running to their sh.i.p.s. 

Those sh.i.p.s were disguised as normal sh.i.p.s without Piracy flags. Sneaking to those sh.i.p.s would mean hope. 

But to their bad luck, what waited for them was Lucas's famous elite units. The units that captured a crazy number of pirates since their commodore started working. Even if their hunting rate became low in the last week, they were still known. 

In the seaport, both of the marines and the currently announced as pirates, are in a one-sided battle. The scary thing to the baroque work members was the beautiful fairy female officials that waiting for them. 

One was the rumored beauty, Hina, anyone that passes by her would find himself in a cage. Facing a lot of running, scary bulky men, Hina with a cigarette in her mouth and metallic bars in her hand, was caging everyone with each clap. "Hina is upset"

(this isn't a filtered anime where there are no brutal scenes. Since one-piece world's peoples are this strong, then things like death with one punch, sliced in half body, etc… would happen from the perspective of the characters) 

One the other side of the seaport, Calorina was punching every pirate flying. She wasn't bothering to control her strength as she has some personal grudge on pirates, and many would have their skull explode from those attacks of her.

Not far from her, Lilia, a blonde beauty with rosy cheeks and average height, was waving her Katana-sword at the direction of the pirates sending compressed air blades, and cutting everyone coming in her way. Lilia was running with the coat of commander while waving her sword. 

*Fire sounds *

The marines weren't idle either, the kept shooting with their guns taking down as much as possible. 

"Oh, I can see him now "Alvida, who was floating by sliding the air around her, could see Lucas with Crocodile. The two were walking slowly approaching. Alvida smiled, then in brief, her expression changed. 

Alvida decided it was time for reuniting with her future husband. 

She descended to the ground next to the largest number of pirates. Suddenly all of them has stopped moving for a brief as they saw her beauty, and their eyes became heart-shaped as they were charmed by her.

"Humph " Alvida touched the ground, it was time to show the abilities she gained after awakening her devil fruit. 

As she touched the ground, the surface in front become so smooth. 

"What is happening "Their feet slide and they fell to the ground. They tried to use their hands to stand up, but it was useless as they would slide and they would fall again. 

"Let's see when the layers underground slides " Alvida smirked, as a previous pirate, she still has that merciless side of her. 

*earthquake* everyone stopped the battle to see what is going on. 

The ground in front of Alvida started to split up as the layers down started to slide. A huge crack appeared, and since the ground was so smooth, the men of baroque works were swallowed up by the crack, all of them. It was a scary thing for anyone who sees it. Alvida then used her ability again to make the layers under the ground slide. the ground moved again and the crack was closed on those who fell crushing them to death.

"Amazing"

"What kind of devil fruit is this "

this scene was shocking to everyone present here.

-x-X-x-

Lucas was watching everything with, quite shocked eyes. ever since he came to this world, he saw many things he didn't imagine. He saw a woman that can throw house-sized rocks easily, humanoid fishes, a man that can split himself and many other bizarre things. 

The new events and changes aren't this shocking anymore. Seeing how many girls are here, Lucas knew that his trip to Impel Down, won't be cold. 

"Surely, the deep potentials increasing skill is something." Lucas murmured in himself before guiding Crocodile to front. 'If only there is a way to remove the weakness of devil fruits'