The Birth of Bonney

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At Revolutionary Army HQ - Baltigo, chaos erupts as voices shout: "...DEALINGK WITH THE WOUNDED AT GOA!!", "VE CAN'T! OUR HANDS ARE FULL...", "REQUESTING BACKUP! THE TOON UPRISING IN THE SOUTH BLUE IS LOOKING BLEAK!". A sign reads REVOLUTIONARY ARMY HQ - BALTIGO. The narration notes THE EXPANDING TIDES OF REVOLUTIONI! Someone calls out "IVA-CHAN." A massive cloaked figure crashes into the scene, prompting cries of "WHAT THE...I! THIS GUY'S HUGE!", "WHERE DID YOU COME FROMI! STATE YOUR NAME!!". The figure declares "I'LL GO." Another warns "DON'T BE RASH, KUMA! YOU'VE BEEN ACTINGK RECKLESS......EVER SINCE THAT DAY!". A close-up reveals Dragon's stern face as he states "IT SEEMS SHE CAUGHT THE EYE OF A CELESTIAL DRAGON!!" with the reply "YES, SIR...". Ginny smiles nearby while someone exclaims "GINNY'S BEEN CAPTUREDI!".

Revolutionary Army forces celebrate victory with cheers of "FINALLY AFTER THREE YEARS OF STRUGGLING...!!", "WE WON!!", "WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY!!!". A massive black flag bearing their jolly roger waves as someone shouts "HERE'S TO THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY!!!", "THE HEROES OF THE PEOPLE!!". The narration explains the win: "...BECAUSE THE CELESTIAL DRAGON WANTED TO MAKE HER HIS BRIDE!", "IT WAS THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY AGAIN!!", "THE ENEMY TOOK US BY SURPRISE...!!". A figure on a ship says "I'VE WORN MYSELF OUT, I'LL HAVE TO RETURN TO SHIP." while apologizing "WE'RE SO SORRY...!!", "PLEASE, FORGIVE US!". The cloaked man contacts someone: "DRAGON, IT'S ME..." as the battle concludes with lingering sound effects and smoke.

Two years have passed since Commander Ginny of the Revolutionary Army was kidnapped. A ship sails through rough seas under a bright sun as narration boxes recount the time that has gone by. A small fish-like creature cries out, "WAAAH! WAAAAH!" while another figure says, "WE'RE NEARLY THERE, BONNEY." Ginny's voice echoes from the past: "...TO BE WED TO A CELESTIAL DRAGON..." Kuma, wearing a large backpack and accompanied by a fish-like ally, arrives at a rocky coastline. He shouts desperately, "GINNY!! KUMACHI!!! I FINALLY MADE IT BACK TO THE SURFACE!! HEEE!!" A voice calls, "KUMACHI!! IT'S GINNY!!! SHE'S ON THE LINE RIGHT NOW!!" Kuma reacts with shock, "WHATI!" Ginny speaks through the Den Den Mushi, her voice strained: "THEY DIDN'T WANT ME AROUND AFTER I GOT SICK... I WAS THROWN AWAY. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, GINNYI! WHERE ARE YOUI! I CAN BE THERE IN AN INSTANT!! I WAS AFRAID I'D NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN!!" Kuma cries out in anguish, "VHAATI!" Ginny continues softly, "...BUT THIS CALL WILL HAVE TO BE OUR GOODBYE. I WANTED TO SEE EVERYONE ONE LAST TIME... WHAT A STROKE OF LUCK ♡ YOU'RE SICK...I"

Ginny's voice grows weaker over the Den Den Mushi as she pants heavily. She tells Kuma, "I'M AT DEATH'S DOOR. I'M GLAD YOU CARE ABOUT ME, REALLY... BUT YOU SHOULDN'T COME WHEN I'M LIKE THIS." Kuma replies, "KUMACHI... SORRY, BUT..." Explosions and impacts erupt as Kuma charges forward, shouting, "GET OUT OF THE WAY!!" Ginny pleads, "KUMACHI HAS A BIG HEART... PLEASE TAKE CARE OF HIM FOR ME. DRAGON... BIG BRO...!!" Kuma yells, "AND KUMACHI, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW... THERE'S ONLY ONE PLACE SHE'D GO NOW!!" A massive impact follows with "KUMA!!" The scene shifts to a sunny island town with palm trees and buildings. Kuma stands in shock as voices call out, "KUMA!! YOU'RE BACKI! WHERE'S GINNYI! SHE'S HERE, RIGHTI!" Ginny's final words ring out in large bubbles: "ALWAYS HAVE, ALWAYS WILL!!...I LOVE YOU...!!"

Close-ups show Kuma's tear-streaked face behind glasses as narration explains, "...AND HER SKIN HARDENED LIKE STONE. IT TURNED ALL BLUE IN THE SUN... HER FACE... HER ENTIRE BODY... I-IT HAPPENED WHEN SHE WAS EXPOSED TO NATURAL LIGHT... SHE IS, BUT I'M AFRAID..." Flashbacks reveal Ginny, now blue-skinned and weakened, smiling at Kuma and saying, "HEY, KUMACHI, LET'S GET MARRIED ♡" Kuma weeps, "WHAT COULD I'VE DONE TO HER...I" Ginny beams, "I'M JUST SO HAPPY!!" They embrace as she adds, "AND MAKE IT HOME TO US... SO SHE COULD CROSS THE OCEAN... BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO ENSURE HER BABY'S SAFETY." A baby cries, "WAAAAH! WAAAAH!" Ginny lies on stone steps inside a church, her body burned from sun exposure. Kuma hugs her tightly as the narration states, "SHE BURNED UP HER REMAINING TIME, EXPOSING HERSELF TO THE SUN."

Inside a dimly lit church with a large cross, Kuma kneels before Ginny's body wrapped in cloth. He vows, "I SWEAR... I'LL RAISE HER WELL." Ginny's final words appear: "YOU CAN REST NOW, GINNY..." A baby Bonney wails loudly, "WAAAAH! WAAAAH!" Outside, a gravestone marked "GINNY" stands among crosses. Kuma, cloaked, looks on. The scene shifts to townspeople gathered as Kuma holds the infant Bonney. A woman exclaims, "BONNEY-CHAN STILL LOOKS UNCOMFORTABLE! I'LL SHOW YOU HOW IT'S DONE!" Another says, "SHE'S SO CUTEEE!" Kuma adjusts the bottle, muttering, "YOU'RE TILTING THE BOTTLE TOO MUCH!! THAT'S ALL WRONG!!" The crowd reacts with hearts and chatter: "WE CAN'T HAVE YOU SMUSHING HER IN YOUR SLEEP WITH THAT MASSIVE BODY!!" Kuma protests, "I-IS THIS BETTERI!" while cradling the baby near the church under a bright sky.

A young girl with pigtails clutches her stomach and cries out, "I'M STILL HUNGRY..." Nearby, an adult hand tilts a large bottle toward a baby Bonney, who drinks eagerly as someone remarks, "I'M SURE YOU'LL BE JUST AS MUCH OF A GLUTTON AS GINNY WAS!!" Another voice coos, "OOOOOH! YOU'RE QUITE THE HEAVY DRINKER, BONNEY-CHAN!" with SFX グビグビ and ごくごく marking the gulps. The scene shifts to a joyful young Bonney in a dress standing amid a chaotic, loving crowd; hearts and debris fly as she beams and someone shouts "DADDY!" A massive figure crashes through the background with a loud うおおおおおお!! impact. Later panels show the same girl waving happily beside a cloaked figure carrying the baby to a table inside a church-like building marked with a cross, while a large cloaked person with goggles smiles warmly.

Explosions and chaos erupt outside a grand building as a massive cloaked man with a top hat and goggles roars amid smoke and debris. Young Bonney floats or leaps through the air with joyful SFX キャハハ and キャハ. A shocked voice yells "KUMAI!" as the cloaked figure smashes through a window. The top-hatted man, identified as a Marine or authority figure, glares and demands, "WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU DOINGI YOU'VE BOARDED UP ALL OF THE CHURCH'S WINDOWS!!" Inside the ruined church, a bearded man with a top hat pants heavily, "PANT... PANT!!" while another figure shouts "CLOSE THE DOOR" and "HUFF... HUFF!!" as rubble falls around a large cross.

Close-ups reveal a blue stone-like mark under young Bonney's eye as onlookers exclaim, "IT LOOKS JUST LIKE WHAT GINNY HAD AT THE END...!!" and "HEY... ISN'T THAT...I IS THAT A BLUE STONEI" A blonde woman examines her and says, "I'M SORRY, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS CONDITION. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WHITE LEAD POISONING..." Someone suggests, "HMM... IT'S CAUSED BY SUNLIGHT, YOU SAYI ARE YOU SUREI WHY DON'T WE TRY TAKING HER OUTSIDE." The top-hatted man snaps, "ARE YOU INSANEI!" while another yells, "I'LL CALL A DOCTOR!" A serious cloaked man with an X-shaped scar states, "I UNDERSTAND. IT'S IMPORTANT TO LIVE WITHOUT REGRETS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO, BUT... AND BONNEY'S CONTRACTED THE SAME DISEASE HER MOTHER HAD!" He continues, "WE CAN USE MY CONTACTS TO REACH OUT TO DOCTORS ALL OVER THE WORLD FOR HER. I OWE YOU, DRAGON." The cloaked figure replies, "I HAVE TO STAY BY HER SIDE. YES." The top-hatted man reacts in shock, "YOU'RE QUITTING THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY!!"

Five-year-old Bonney, labeled "BONNEY (AGE FIVE)", stands defiantly in a church as terrified people scream, "THE VAMPIRE'S GONNA EAT US!! RUN AWAY!! UGAAHH!!" and "SEVEN YEARS AGO... (WHEN BONNEY WAS FIVE)". She points upward and shouts, "HA HA! THIS IS AS FAR AS YOU CAN GO, RIGHTI! AND STAY OUT, YOU TWERDS!" while holding a shining cross and declaring, "EAT THIS!! I DARE YOU TO TAKE A STEP OUT HERE, YOU UGLY VAMPIRE! LOOK AT IT SHINE!! THE HOLY CROSS IS YOUR WEAKNESS!" SFX include ビキッ, バン, and ビリビリ as panicked figures yell "BONNEY!! STOP! UWAAA AAAH!!" and "I'LL SHOW YOU WHO'S BOSS. I'M COMING AFTER YOU!" A small figure cries "AHHH!!" while another warns, "WE'RE IN A CHURCH, DUMMY!!" Bonney stands triumphant with a large "V" pose as the crowd flees in terror.

A young girl with light hair and freckles looks up worriedly at a large man in a dark cloak with bear-ear hood and glasses. She says, "OKAY... I HATE IT WHEN YOU GET ALL SAD AND WORRIED, ANYWAY." The man pleads, "PLEASE DON'T EVEN JOKE ABOUT IT." He continues, "I KNOW! YOU'RE SUCH A WORRYWART, DAD. I WAS JUST KIDDING." The girl stands beside him as he lies on the floor, his massive hand reaching out. He cries, "PLEASE!! YOU CAN'T GO OUTSIDE!! EVEN STANDING NEAR THE DOORWAY CAN GIVE YOU THE OUCHIES." She hugs him tightly, saying, "YOU'RE SUCH A GOOD KID! STOP BEING SUCH A CRYBABY, DAD!" The man laughs heartily, "EH HE HE! YOU THINK SO!I YOU BETCHA! I LOVE THEM!" The girl beams, hands on her cheeks, replying, "YOU MEAN YOUR JEWELSI" In the background, she sits at a table with books, overhearing voices: "THEY MADE FUN OF MY FACE STONES AGAIN! THOSE JERKS!" The man asks, "IT'S NOT LIKE I CAN HELP THEM... I DIDN'T ASK TO GET SICK... ARE THEY REALLY THAT WEIRD...I" The girl clutches her face, thinking, "...CAUSE YOU'VE GOT SUCH PRETTY JEWELRY!! THEY'RE JUST JEALOUS..."

The large man with glasses and the young girl sit together reading. He asks, "THERE ARE ISLANDS WAY UP IN THE AIRI HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE LEGENDARY SKY ISLANDSI" She replies excitedly, "THAT'S RIGHT! I READ ABOUT IT IN THIS BOOK!" He muses, "HMM... OH, I KNOW! WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO GOI FOR WHEN YOU'RE BETTER, I MEAN...I HEY BONNEY, IF YOU WERE TO GO ON A TRIP..." The girl suggests, "WHERE SHOULD WE GO FOR YOUR 19TH!I" The man answers enthusiastically, "WE CAN GO THERE TO HAVE A BIG CELEBRATION FOR YOUR 20TH BIRTHDAY! THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GRAND ADVENTURE!" A fishman-like figure chimes in, "FISHMAN ISLAND!!" The man dances, singing, "DONDO-TO-TO!! DONDO-TO-TO!! IT'S CLOSE TO THE SUN, SO MAYBE WE'LL SEE NIKA UP THERE! YOU'D LOVE THAT, RIGHT, DADI" Later, alone and serious, he thinks, "THOSE 'STONES' GROW EXPONENTIALLY WHEN BATHED IN ANY FORM OF NATURAL LIGHT, LIKE THE SUN OR MOON... THESE DAYS YOU ALMOST NEVER SEE IT. BUT EVEN IF YOU COMPLETELY PREVENT ANY EXPOSURE, I'M AFRAID IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE DISEASE CATCHES UP WITH YOU...!" A doctor-like figure warns, "AFTER EXAMINING YOUR DAUGHTER, I'VE CONCLUDED THAT SHE SUFFERS FROM 'SAPPHIRE SCALE.' I'M AFRAID IT'S INCURABLE... YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS!I AND SORRY TO ASK, BUT CAN YOU PLEASE SPEAK A BIT QUIETER..."

The man stares in shock, thinking, "THIS ISN'T FAIR... SHE'S ALREADY GROWING INTO SUCH A STRONG WOMAN. IS THERE REALLY NO CURE!I" Close-ups show his distressed face as he mutters, "IT'LL BE OVER BY HER 10TH BIRTHDAY...I IT'LL BE A MIRACLE IF SHE REACHES HER 10TH BIRTHDAY... FORGIVE ME FOR BEING SO BLUNT, BUT YOUR DAUGHTER HAS ANOTHER 5 YEARS, AT BEST! I'M AFRAID IT'S SIMPLY TERMINAL, GOING BY OUR CURRENT SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF IT." The girl bursts in, shouting, "I HEARD IT ALL! BONNEY!I I THOUGHT YOU WERE ASLEEP...!! YOU SAID IT'LL BE OVER BY HER 10TH BIRTHDAY, RIGHT!I" The man panics, "WAAAHH!! BOO!!" Later, the girl confronts him: "HUH!I HE TOLD ME THAT YOUR ILLNESS IS GOING TO CONTINUE AS IT IS TILL YOU'RE 10. IT WAS ABOUT YOUR ILLNESS, BONNEY! THAT STUPID DOCTOR. IT'S JUST SUCH AN APPALLING AMOUNT OF TIME... I COULDN'T HELP BUT GET DOWN AFTER THAT." The man sits defeated on the floor as the girl asks, "HEY, ARE YOU CRYING, BONNEY!I I HEARD YOU SAY IT! IS IT SOMETHING I SAID!I YOUR 10TH!I I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT...!! AH... YES HE SAID WHEN YOU'RE 10... UHH..."

The girl cheers, "O-OF COURSE!! BY THE TIME YOU'VE TURNED 10, YOU'LL BE CURED!! YIPPEE!!" The man sweats nervously, thinking, "WHAT AM I GOING TO DO...I" The girl hugs him, asking, "ISN'T THAT RIGHT, DADDY!I SO WE CAN GO ON THOSE TRIPS!! THAT MEANS I'LL BE ALL BETTER WHEN I'M 10, RIGHT!I" He smiles weakly, "OH NO, WHATEVER HAVE I DONE...I" A massive splash panel shows chaos erupting in a city with buildings and a large dome, text reading, "A FAMILIAR NIGHTMARE WOULD SOON DESCEND ON THE KINGDOM OF SORBET. ONLY ONE YEAR LATER..." People scream in panic, "KUMA!! HE STILL WANTS TO CUT LOOSE THE COUNTRY'S 'DEADWEIGHT'! IT'S JUST LIKE 16 YEARS AGO! KING BECORI HAS RETURNED, AND HE'S JUST AS MONSTROUS AS EVER!! YOU'VE GOT TO SAVE US! HE'S GOING TO BURN THE PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES! THE NEVER-ENDING TRAGEDY CONTINUES TO UNFOLD... WHAT...I" The page ends with the chapter title, "CH.1098 / END" and "BREAK NEXT WEEK".

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