One Piece : Tanya

It had already been a few minutes since the soldiers seemed to be climbing a long staircase, and he must have reached his limit because he put the chair on the ground to catch his breath.

"Come on, soldier, I'm not that heavy," Tanya scoffed.

Annoyed by her mocking tone, the soldier resumed his ascent as best he could and eventually arrived at their destination.

The young girl was amazed at the security of the site; several checkpoints had to be passed, asking and confirming the identity of the soldier and the reason for his visit to these places. It was only after passing the fifth waypoint that they finally arrived at their destination.

The guard put his package on the ground and took leave without a word and, most notably, without removing the blindfold.

Tanya was therefore alone, in a silent and completely dark room.

POV: Chief Admiral Sengoku

Sitting behind his desk, Admiral Sengoku went through the many reports related to the incident on the Sabaody Archipelago. The arrival of the Supernovas on the archipelago, the fiasco at the auction house, the Tenryuubito (Celestial Dragons) being victims of several attacks, Straw Hat Luffy, and this kid who came out of nowhere. As he finished reading these reports, the admiral gave the documents to the little goat that followed him everywhere so she could swallow them. The advantage of this method was that it left no trace of the reports, thus avoiding information leaks. However, the original copies were stored in the archive room, one of the most secure places on the base.

Sengoku rose from his chair and walked over to the large world map hanging on the wall to the right of his desk. When he was standing, the man dominated the room with his impressive build. Sengoku was a tall, muscular middle-aged man with a long black braided beard and mustache. He wore glasses and a navy admiral's suit adorned with medals. On his cap, there was a dummy seagull.

Eyeing the map, Sengoku thought back to previous events.

Fortunately, Kizaru was able to intervene before everything went wrong because the archipelago was not too far from the headquarters. Luckily, Kizaru was patrolling the area at the time. Otherwise, the Chief Admiral would have had to answer for the Marine's non-response to the World Government, which would have been a great waste of time.

The most confusing thing remained Kizaru's second call concerning the arrest of a little girl. At first, Sengoku had thought it was a joke in bad taste, but as the explanations were provided by Kizaru, the curiosity of the chief admiral took over.

Earlier

Denden Mushi: Poudé Poudé Poudé, Poudé Poudé Poudé, Gatcha.

Admiral Kizaru: "Seengoku-san?"

"Yes, it's me. Who is it, Kizaru?" Sengoku replied with a hint of annoyance in his voice, as the call had interrupted his preparations for the transfer of the second in command of the Whitebeard crew: Portgas D. Ace.

Kizaru: "Nothing very serious, Sengoku-saaan. I wanted to update you on events that have just taken place involving a very threatening little girl."

Sengoku: "A little... Are you kidding me, Kizaru? Are you interrupting my reports for that?"

Kizaru: "Of course not, Sengoku-saaan, I'm serious."

Sengoku: "I'm listening."

After Kizaru's explanation, Sengoku had given the order to bring the child directly to HQ to study her. She had abilities that had never been seen before—the ability to stop bullets, cut through seastone, and most importantly, harm a logia-type Devil Fruit user without using a fruit power or even haki.

He then decided to meet this young girl once she arrived at Marineford.

Back to the present

Sengoku went to the adjoining room, room V5, where Kizaru was waiting for him, dozing on the couch at the back of the room. He was accompanied by two other people: Vice-Admiral Monkey D. Garp and Admiral Aokiji. They had all gathered in this room at the request of Sengoku, who wanted to get different opinions about this young girl.

Looking through the pane that separated the two rooms, Sengoku finally saw the blonde girl tied like the worst of criminals to a seastone chair.

She did not move; she remained motionless, straight as a stick.

Her face, despite the absence of a gaze due to the blindfold, was closed, making her rather intimidating.

The outfit she wore was quite strange, especially for a little girl, reminding him of the military uniforms of certain kingdoms he had observed during his career.

"Okay, it's time," Sengoku resumed, glancing one last time at their guest. "Aokiji, come with me."

Aokiji, who was sitting on a chair, got up in the most nonchalant way possible and headed toward the adjoining room with his superior.

POV Tanya Degurechaff

After what seemed like an eternity, the sound of a door opening reached Tanya's ears. She heard several people enter the room, followed by the sound of a chair indicating that someone had just sat down directly in front of her.

When calm was restored, the second man who had entered the room removed the blindfold from her eyes, allowing Tanya to discover the room she was in.

It was a small white room, without any particular decoration. A table separated Tanya from the man sitting across from her. The most amazing thing in this room was on the table. An oversized snail was staring intently at her. There was also a single window, but it didn't look out; rather, it led to an adjacent room.

Looking out the window, Tanya immediately recognized the man in yellow whom she had faced a few hours earlier. He was accompanied this time by a rather old man, as seen from his white beard and the many traces of time on his face. But although he looked old, he seemed in great shape and ready to fight anyone. He gave off an aura that made Tanya realize he could be a formidable opponent.

She understood immediately that they were watching her or were waiting for the green light to intervene if necessary. Tanya would never know.

"Ahem, well, let's start the introductions. I introduce myself, Sengoku. I am the current Chief Admiral of the Marines. I am responsible for leading this organization to preserve peace and security throughout the world. The man behind me is called Aokiji; he holds the position of admiral."

Despite the introductions, Tanya continued to stare out the window.

Sengoku: "The men you see behind me are respectively Monkey D. Garp, who holds the position of Vice Admiral, and to his left, Admiral Kizaru, whom you already met a few hours ago."

A small bead of sweat appeared on Tanya's forehead. She wanted to look good with the Marine, yet she had attacked one of its leaders. Searching for any trace of animosity in his eyes, Tanya was surprised to find that the admiral was looking at her with great curiosity, as if she were a fairground animal being paraded in the village square.

Before anyone could speak again, a soldier knocked on the door of the interrogation room.

Sengoku: "I asked that no one bother us during the interrogation!"

Soldier: "Sir, we have received important information regarding Whitebeard's crew."

Immediately after the soldier's announcement, Sengoku got up and walked out of the room, saying simply, "Excuse me," followed closely by Admiral Aokiji, leaving Tanya alone again.