The Disruptor: One Piece

Turning back to the table, I continued, "When I reached Laugh Tale, I understood why Roger left it there. The truth is both beautiful and tragic. It confirmed everything I'd suspected about this world and the role the World Government plays in maintaining their version of peace."

"Then why come back?" Vista asked again, his earlier question still unanswered in their minds.

I sighed, my expression softening. "Because I heard about the war, about Ace, about you all standing against the Navy and the Warlords. Gyeong kept me informed, and when I learned that Blackbeard had set his sights on Pops, I couldn't sit idly by any longer. My journey was over, but my family was still in danger. How could I ignore that?"

"What do you mean by Blackbeard had set his sight on Pop's?" asked Marco. I just sighed and shook my head. "To get the title of an Emperor of sea at his age, do you think Shanks is weak?" I asked pointing my fingers towards Shanks.

"No! Marco replied as a matter of fact." Pointing towards the claw mark on his face I said "That's what Teach did to him, even if he wouldn't be cautious. Do you think it is easy to leave a lifelong scar on a yonko like that?"

Everbobody was stunned and focused on Shanks' scar. "He hid quietly among us, being one of us hiding his power, greed and ambitions only because he was aiming for a specific devil fruit Logia 'Dark-Dark Fruit'. Being with a Yonko crew was his best shot at getting his hands on it."

"If he just wanted it, couldn't he just ask Thatch. Why kill him?" Blamenco questioned. I just glanced at him paused and continued "That is if he just wanted Dark-Dark Fruit."

"What does that even mean?" Marco spoke. "Like every devil fruit Dark-Dark Fruit has it's defects. It is the only Logia type devil fruit that doesn't allow it's user to elementalize but can counter any devil fruit in existance. It works as sea stone for devil fruit users and can absorb any attacks."

"After defecting he planned to capture Monkey.D.Luffy Captain of straw hat pirates and offer him to world government in exchange for the title of Warlord. As to why they would willingly do that is because srawhats destroyed Judicial Island and escaped the Buster call there making luffy Marine's prime target among the worst generations supernovas."

"Before Teach could get to Luffy he met ace on Banaro Islands. When fighting he told ace his whole plan making ace angry as Teach didn't expect ace to be luffy's sworn brother. When he won against ace he changed his plans as he knew the secret others on Moby Dick didn't knew."

"He secretly heard when ace confessed Pop's about being Roger's son. What's better than strawhat luffy other than the blood of the Pirate King. Handing ace over to Marines he proposed the idea of going at war against Whitebeard Pirates."

"That's not all, why do you think he wasn't there at Marineford during the battle with you? He raided Impel down to recruit crewmates for himself and what's convenient to enter there without being attacked than to have the title of a being one of the seven Warlords affiliated with the World Government."

"Wasn't he afraid of offending World Government after doing that?" Vista asked doubtfully.

"That's where Pop's come in." I said giving out a small chuckle. "You see Pop's have one bad habit. He will take attacks head without a care when you guys are in danger. He prioritizes our lives over his own and Sengoku and the other Marines will take advantage of this."

"This was why Pop's stayed back during the war to keep an eye on you guys. Sengoku for this very same reason scheduled ace's execution before announced time. This would have made his restless and the casualties on your side would've been increased."

"Marco! You know Pop's condition better than others. What would have happened if this plan of Sengoku's succeeded?" I asked. "You would've lost completely and pop's would've sacrificed himself to make sure you all escaped from there alive."

The room was heavy with silence, everyone digesting the gravity of what I had revealed. Whitebeard, sitting at the head of the table, closed his eyes as if in deep thought. The mention of Sengoku's cunning strategy and Teach's manipulations had clearly struck a chord with the old man and his commanders.

Marco finally broke the silence, his voice low and grim. "You're right. Pops would've done everything to save us, no matter the cost. We were too blinded by our anger and determination to realize how much we were walking into their trap."

I nodded, my expression serious. "And that's exactly what Blackbeard counted on. He used your loyalty to Pops and his loyalty to you all to orchestrate the perfect storm. He didn't care about the lives lost, or the chaos it would cause. For Teach, everything was a means accomplish his goal of becoming an Yonko and obtaining an ultimate weapon."

"What ultimate weapon?" Jozu asked, his voice hard, a spark of anger in his eyes.

I leaned forward, resting my elbows on the table. "The Dark-Dark Fruit was just the beginning. Teach has been hunting for a second devil fruit, one that would complete his arsenal and make him nearly unstoppable. That's why he was so interested in making Marines and Whitebeard Pirates fight. He wasn't just after the title of an Emperor; he was after Pops' Devil Fruit the Tremor-Tremor Fruit."

A collective gasp echoed through the room. "The user of Dark-Dark Fruit has the power to extract devil fruits already consumed from its users body just like what I did earlier and it also allows it's user to consume one more devil fruits without dying."

"Two devil fruits?" Marco said incredulously. "That's impossible! The body of a devil fruit user can't handle the power of two fruits it would destroy them!"

"Under normal circumstances, yes," I said, my tone measured. "But Teach's body is anything but normal. The Dark-Dark Fruit gives him the ability to absorb and manipulate the very essence of devil fruits. It's a dangerous ability, one that even he hasn't fully mastered yet, but that's what will allow him to steal the Tremor-Tremor Fruit after Pops' death."

"A devil fruit capable person who has power to counter any devil fruit and make it useless and the power of Tremor-Tremor Fruit together on one person and after Pop's death he would rule his territory with his crewmates as he is familiar with it, just imagine what kind of chaos it would cause."

Whitebeard's eyes opened, sharp and piercing. "Gu-ra-ra-ra! So that's what the bastard was after all along."

"Exactly," I said. "Blackbeard didn't just betray you all for power he betrayed everything Pops stood for."

He was building a crew of monsters Jesus Burgess, Shiryu of rain, Van Augur, Avalo Pizarro, Laffitte, Catarina Devon, Sanjuan Wolf, Vasco Shot and Doc Q.

"Taking advantage of the chaos he creates, and preparing to reshape the balance of the world in his image. And if left unchecked, he would have succeed."

The room was silent once more, the weight of my words hanging over everyone.