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"YOU SAID TOO MANY EXAMPLES!" The marines yelled with their hands out and ticks in their faces.

"Ah," You scratched your left scarred cheek, looking up in thought and remembrance with a small awkward smile. "I'm bad at knocking when angry."

"YOU HAVE NO ROOM TO TALK!" They shouted in unison.

"Everyone, calm down," Tashigi stated sternly with her soft voice. "Listen, we are going to help the people in the battle get away who aren't fighting. We need to support the Straw Hats as well! There's a bomb and we need to stop it or else everyone in this plaza will die! This is an order!"

The marines lowered their weapons in confusion, you looking at Tashigi with prideful eyes as you put a hand to her shoulder and gave her your compliment that she's becoming a true leader with Tashigi slightly flushing and muttering an excited really before straightening by fixing her glasses with her eyes to the side. When the marines looked they would question her, you turned your eyes towards them with a smirk—saying in a cold tone if they will question their superior in front of an enemy like you and they quickly stopped and saluted after that. You informed Tashigi that for some reason you sensed Zoro away from the group, remembering how he somehow got lost in the Merry before and may have directional problems, and to guide him back to the main plaza. With you helping. Tashigi gave you a nod and told a handful of soldiers to follow you to help Zoro. That they must protect as many lives as they can at all costs.

"Yes, Sergeant!" They all echoed with a firm salute this time before following you after you told them to do so. Heading towards the west of Aluburna until you spotted a head that looked like a leaf due to the hair color, who looked lost and confused somehow even though the smoke should be seen in an obvious direction.

"Oi! Zoro!" You called, Zoro turning to you only to widen his eyes at the marines around you. His hands on his two swords tightening.

"What-?! How'd you bring marines over here?!"

"Roronoa Zoro!" A marine called while pointing to the direction of the plaza. "You lost or what?"

"Yeah, how did you end up over here? The plaza was that way!"

Zoro's face just formed into more of a confused flustered scowl as the marines went on, them asking him sincerely if he's stupid which made you chuckle.

"They may have a point, Zoro." You said lightly, approaching him despite his swords being out as you threw him a grin. "You have to go to the plaza. You've been going the wrong direction, can't you see the smoke?" You asked while pointing a finger to the north as Zoro gritted his teeth.

"I'm obviously going towards the smoke! I was just heading that way before you guys stopped me!"

"Pfft, yeah okay," You said.

"That seems doubtful." A marine added.

"Yeah, you're not going the right way at all, pirate."

"Are pirates brain dead?"

You laughed as Zoro's expression morphed into an angry scowl filled with teeth and ticks.

"OI!"

"Come on, Zoro!" You placed a hand to his shoulder, in an attempt to calm him as you still had your lips lifted. "We have to hurry, there's a time limit. Just follow!" You moved in front of him in a light jog. Zoro behind you making a tsk and a low mutter about you being a weirdo but nonetheless following you but kept his tense form as the marines behind him followed suit before they split off. Them telling the both of you to not do anything "funny", which made your lips quirk again with Zoro just grunting but your attention was grabbed when you felt the need of a storm to protect and a reckoning to be had. And...the desperate need to read yet acceptance of the setting sun.

It made you turn your head towards the direction, Zoro taking note of it as he glanced at you as the both of you ran.

"What?"

"...weird," Is all you said, feeling the different sorts of anger but they both just seemed to blend together with ideals that are different yet... and that energy you've been feeling since four years ago...it felt more sad if that was even possible. You turned your head to meet Zoro's questioning stare. "You just have to keep going ahead like this, this will be north. I have to check something. Just make sure your shadow stays to the right of you and you'll going the right way." Zoro looked to see what you were talking about, frowning in thought.

"What?" He repeated again, brows furrowed as he turned back towards you only to see empty air. He scowled. "OI! YOU CANT JUST KEEP DOING THAT!"

You ran along the rooftops after using Soryu, you grinning mischievously at hearing Zoro's indignant yell but he'll be fine. He has a declaration to fulfill.

But seriously... you felt the energies, and you made the connection of the one that always seemed to love and just feel like all that nerdy stuff. Of sadness. Of self-hate.

And it made you connect another missing piece of what that reptile would want if he isn't interested much in money nor royalty.

It just made you think:

What an idiot.

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You warned him.

You did.

And now look, covered by ancient ruins from his supposed plan of his. You are aware of the existence of Pluton, the weapon that the World Government wants to keep under wraps by having Poneglyph reading illegal. Who didn't know? Whether you were a marine or not, everybody knew the lengths the World Government went with the island of Ohana. As well as the Void Century of when and how the World Government came to power. The weapon that could destroy islands. What Crocodile wanted. You didn't think he would be able to achieve it, not without one integral piece to read it.

The one woman who others state was a villain as a child. Who was the same age as you when you got lucky at not being alone anymore but she was.

Nico Robin.

No wonder her energy felt like that. A mix of wistfulness, a heavy heart and yet a need to learn.

All of this made you want to scowl in annoyance and irritation.

But look at you, trying to get the ruins off of him so he can breathe a little easier from his fight with Luffy. You managing to get lucky that the Straw Hats left the area of the temple ruins, and that the large reptile landed a bit away from the temple too. The storm gave a lot of damage to the warlord. But here you are, trying to help the arrogant man for a reason you can't possibly search for or understand. It wasn't the first time this has happened.

You were like this with him too.

You clenched your teeth as you lifted up the last rock off of him, and took his arm around your shoulders to move him a little bit aways from the fallen Royal Ruins. The Poneglyph now unreachable, hidden beneath the rocks.

The sea calls.

"Silver Blood." You glanced at Crocodile who looked tiredly at you, his voice scratchy. You made a noise in the back of your throat in acknowledgement as you began to put him back on the ground. He growled but you ignored him, there was nothing he could do anyways. Once he was down on the ground, you leaned back on your heels as you squatted on the floor. Kuroi ten'nosabaki glinting in the sun in silence as Karasu's usually thrumming was also quiet.

"I told you Crocy. You should've listened for once. Or just not have done this all together." You said, looking at him with no emotion in your eyes. Crocodile scowled and looked away from your face. "Mah...well, I won't repeat myself about these ambitions of yours instead of dreams. I don't really like being a broken record and I know you don't wanna hear one either. Makes the meaning lessen. But...I know you get it either way."

"When I die I'll still live."

"You're speaking like a fool."

"Tch, and you're speaking like someone with no ambition. When I achieve my dream, people will remember. They'll know of the strongest woman in the world and some history book in the future will have my name right there! They can't and will not forget even when I die, cause I'll make sure everyone will remember it even in death! Don't you wanna be in history, Crocs?"

Crocodile didn't turn at your words, his half lidded eyes instead closing a tad more.

"Tch...the marines are at fault as well," you clenched your fists as you glared at the ground,"they haven't been paying much attention to you the last few years. They hardly pay attention to anything really." You muttered out. Crocodile glanced at you, seeing the hate in your eyes. A look that was bone chilling and could possibly freeze anyone who saw it.

It suited those dark eyes of yours.

But, at the same time, it didn't.

"Why?" He asked, bringing you out of your state as you looked at him with blinking eyes. You then looked at him evenly, and said with a shrug.

"I don't really know," you began slowly, "I tend to save people I claim to dislike. It seems to have become a habit. It doesn't mean I'm not going to let the marines have you. That's a little too much."

He looked at you and chuckled, his eyes seeming to hold less edge to them.

The wind stirred.

"You really are naive aren't you?"

You flushed in embarrassment, as well as confusion at his soft look and your blood seeming to thrum at his energy. Clearly caught off guard by the sand man.

"W-what?! I told you not to call me that!"

He smirked.

"Make sure when I'm wherever the marines leave me at, that those other idiots don't come for you. You're mine to taint."

Your eyes widened. A small tick mark then formed on your forehead.

"Excuse me?!" You yelled. You then blinked your eyes as you processed his sentence fully.

"Wait, what idiots?"

The Warlord sighed, closing his eyes.
"Oblivious as well..." Crocodile muttered out tiredly.

When he didn't seem to open his eyes once again, you decided to leave him finally. You glancing only once behind you before you disappeared.

Edited 03/14/21

Combined the previous chapters of Nostalgia, Mr. 0, and Naive and of course again added some scenes.

I really like Crocodile and Silver Blood's relationship(who am I kidding, I love all the men's relationship with SB and how they grew) so I wanted to give hints just how someone as high spirited and loud and totally not graceful like SB can manage to snag Croc's attention.

And that's without the obvious first meeting of course ;D

Hope you guys enjoy! I'm really liking all the little flashback scenes and flashback words~ Hope you guys did too! Thank you!

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**Kuroi ten'nosabaki🗡🎇 💀(Black Heaven's Judgement): your black sword with a sheen of silver buster sword that's carrie son your back. Think of it like Cloud's sword from Final Fantasy or Zabuza's sword from Naruto.

(Your sword is a mix of Cloud's and Zabuza's, there is no hole in your sword, but there IS a half moon cut in it. But the half moon cut near the top of the sword.)

**Karasu(Raven): your noticeably smaller and total black sword that is on your hip. You can imagine whatever sword you want, but perhaps the Chokuto sword will fit. Like Sasuke's sword from Naruto Shippuden.

**Tekkai: Iron Body. Defense technique taught by the marines where your body turns hard like iron.

**Soryu: Shave. Where you can move in an instant flash in a burst of high speed. Taught and learned normally by marines.

**Geppo: Moon Walk. A move where it appears you're jumping in midair, when it's just the strength of your legs moving quickly and touching the ground that keeps you upright. You often used this when you're on your small boat so you can go faster on sea. Taught and learned normally by marines.

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