Summary:
With Crocodile’s orders to keep Vivi and Koza from seeing each other ring in the minds of the Baroque Cannon agents, Koza leads the rebels to Alubarna for battle. The impact of over two million attacking rebels sends cannonballs concussing Alubarna’s fortifications, and right in front of Alubarna stand Vivi and Karoo, Karoo standing steadfastly by her master despite the possibility of being trampled. Vivi sees Koza’s rebels approaching in the distance, and Koza draws his sword from its scabbard as he orders his soldiers to go through the south gate so they can knock down the other gates from the inside. As they close in on her, Vivi yells at the rebels to stop, saying that this fight is set up. This gets Koza’s attention, but a cannon shot breaks out between him and Vivi. He asks his men if they saw a silhouette in front of them, but they don’t care, thinking that the forces in Alubarna have already started shooting at them. Vivi is confused by the cannon fire and in the Alubarna, Chaka yells at the soldier who fired before receiving the order. The soldier apologizes and claims it was an accident, but in reality he is an undercover agent of the Baroque Cannons who did it on purpose.
The rebels continue to attack through the sand cloud created by the explosion, and Vivi continues to scream desperately. Koza seems to hear her, but decides it’s just his imagination as he rushes right next to Vivi without seeing her. Vivi is shocked to see Kozu walking past her and turns to continue calling out to him, only to be hit by thousands of incoming soldiers riding their camels and Karoo desperately trying to save her. The rebels close in on Alubarna and Chaka orders the cannons to fire as the royal infantry meet the rebels in battle. Meanwhile, Vivi is tending to her wounds, having saved her from being trampled by Karoo, who took the brunt of the damage. Vivi is depressed at their failure, but knows there is still a chance to stop the battle until she reaches the site of the current clash, reminding herself that she learned from the Straw Hat Pirates to never give up. Suddenly, Usopp rides up to Vivi and tells her to get on. However, at this very moment, the real Usopp is with Matsuga in Alubarna and sheepishly tells Sanji after their ducks come to him for help that Mr. 2 Bon Kurei defeated them in two seconds. With Mr. 2 nowhere in sight, Sanji realizes that Vivi must be in trouble, and in front of Alubarna, the fake Usopp tells Vivi to leave Karoo behind so they can go. Vivi is confused that Usopp didn’t call Karoo by his name as she remembers the camaraderie the two had shown before. He then tells Usopp to prove himself and he shows the cloth on his left arm. However, Vivi immediately knows he is an impostor and Karoo picks her up and runs away as fast as she can. Turning back to his real self, Mr. 2 wonders how they knew he was fake after hearing from Crocodile about the Straw Hats wearing cloth on their arms. He then prepares to chase after Vivi and Karoo, saying they won’t get away.