Luffy had grabbed both Mr. 3 and Bon during our escape from the collapsing platform, which I only notice when he tosses them both in the air before Ace brings down a column of flames to clear our descent into the plaza

'No one get careless! ' he orders, swinging Luffy and I forward for the chance to get our feet under us before we hit the ground face first.

'Gotcha! ' Luffy responds, making sure both him and I touch down in battle-ready positions.

Bon lands in a graceful sweep of legs somewhere behind us, and Mr. 3 slams into the ground on his face. Confident those two can handle themselves, I turn my attention elsewhere.

'You guys good to fight?! ' Ace asks, fire licking us his arms and billowing up around us.

'Of course! ' Luffy responds around heaving lungs.

'Anytime, anywhere! ' I laugh breathlessly.

'Never in a million years could I have dreamt up

this