Luffy, bull-headed as ever, kept right on charging forward, his face contorted wildly with gritted teeth and narrowed eyes to give shape to the boundless spirit and boiling temper that usually lay dormant beneath his child-like smile. It didn't matter how much damage the building had done when it slammed into Sin; Luffy had simply used it as an opening salvo. A solid punch from the rubber-man made an impact like that look paltry.
He was certainly expecting retaliation, but he wasn't sure how until a streaming wave of energy came punching through the thick cover of dust. Luffy was able to recognize it, though: this was the same sort of attack as Enel, and more recently, Larxene. It wouldn't affect him at all, and he knew it! This thought drove Luffy to run forward even faster, clentching his fists just a little harder to give him that extra push.
Then Ivan's cry caught his ear. Luffy blinked sharply as he caught a glimpse of him as he peered back over his shoulder. He looked forward again, seeing the lightning coming towards him. Then suddenly, he threw on his brakes, and hard, turning on a dime towards Ivan.
"Hold on to me!" Luffy shouted ahead, running as hard as his muscled legs would carry him. Sharply, he literally threw his own arms forward, causing them to stretch out. As his hands reached Ivan, he took a firm hold, just in time as his arms grew taut and came flying back towards the rest of him.
The blast from Sin hit the ground, causing the very ground beneath them to erupt in a thick, sharp shower of earth. Luffy leapt into the air swiftly, carrying Ivan with him, with enough power behind him to carry them away from the blast radius and on top of a felled building, now laying at an angle against the ground.
Luffy, panting, looked positively panicked. "Naa-AH, that was close..." he gasped, his tongue hanging out. "You've got to get away from here! That stupid thing is gonna keep on shooting until the whole place is one big pile of junk!"
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He was certainly expecting retaliation, but he wasn't sure how until a streaming wave of energy came punching through the thick cover of dust. Luffy was able to recognize it, though: this was the same sort of attack as Enel, and more recently, Larxene. It wouldn't affect him at all, and he knew it! This thought drove Luffy to run forward even faster, clentching his fists just a little harder to give him that extra push.
Then Ivan's cry caught his ear. Luffy blinked sharply as he caught a glimpse of him as he peered back over his shoulder. He looked forward again, seeing the lightning coming towards him. Then suddenly, he threw on his brakes, and hard, turning on a dime towards Ivan.
"Hold on to me!" Luffy shouted ahead, running as hard as his muscled legs would carry him. Sharply, he literally threw his own arms forward, causing them to stretch out. As his hands reached Ivan, he took a firm hold, just in time as his arms grew taut and came flying back towards the rest of him.
The blast from Sin hit the ground, causing the very ground beneath them to erupt in a thick, sharp shower of earth. Luffy leapt into the air swiftly, carrying Ivan with him, with enough power behind him to carry them away from the blast radius and on top of a felled building, now laying at an angle against the ground.
Luffy, panting, looked positively panicked. "Naa-AH, that was close..." he gasped, his tongue hanging out. "You've got to get away from here! That stupid thing is gonna keep on shooting until the whole place is one big pile of junk!"