Three-Minute Termination Program

[Termination Program detected within Bartholomew Bear]

[Countdown: Three minutes]

Bonney stood in front of the core slot, clutching the Memory Bubble, her arms still trembling.

Vegapunk's voice came over the radio.

Bonney, don't put it in yet.

Bonney looked at the bear.

"You say stop, so I'll stop?"

Vegapunk shouted, "The Termination Program is connected to the core circuit. Once the memories are accessed, the system will determine that Kuma has regained self-awareness, and the internal erasure module will be activated immediately."

Sabo stood in the doorway and looked back down the corridor.

"Someone's chasing us."

The dragon said, "There are quite a few."

Bonney didn't turn around.

"Then you block them."

Sabo said, "We can hold him off, but you have to bring him back alive."

Bonney looked into Xiong Wuguang's eyes.

"I've come this far."

Vegapunk said, "I know."

Bonney said, "You don't know."

There was a brief silence on Vegapunk's side.

Bonney hugged the Memory Bubble even tighter.

"You knew he was in pain when you performed the surgery on him."

"When you were reforming him, you knew he would lose himself."

"You're telling me to stop now?"

Vegapunk said, "Because I don't want you to kill him with your own hands."

Bonney's hand stopped in front of the core slot.

Sabo looked at the broadcast.

"Doctor, is there any way to cut off the Termination Program?"

Vegapunk said, "There is a theoretical way."

Sabo said, "Speak."

Vegapunk said, "We need to access the bear's internal control circuitry and disconnect the Termination Program from the neural pathways."

Sabo looked at the dense lines on the bear's chest.

"You want us to perform surgery now?"

Vegapunk said, "It's not you."

The dragon asked, "Who can do it?"

Vegapunk said, "I."

Bonney turned her head.

"Where are you."

Vegapunk said, "Main experimental area."

Sabo looked up at the countdown in the Sky Screen.

[Remaining time: 2 minutes and 31 seconds]

Sabo said, "You can't get here."

Vegapunk said, "Yes."

Bonney said, "Then what's the point of saying all this?"

Vegapunk said, "There's one more person who can do it."

Outside the maintenance compartment, wind pressure blocked a row of bullets.

Long raised his hand, and the three CP0 agents in the corridor were pushed back around the corner.

Sabo said, "Who?"

Vegapunk said, "A small bear."

Bonney's expression changed.

You mean that child's weapon?

Vegapunk said, "S-Bear possesses the Lineage Factors of a bear, simulates the Paw-Paw Fruit's abilities, and also has the authority to maintain the interface."

Sabo frowned.

"He's blocking the other Seraphim in the observation area."

Vegapunk said, "If he could get here and use his flesh-ball ability to touch the data core of the Termination Program, he might be able to eject the cleanup command."

Bonney said, "Maybe?"

Vegapunk said, "I haven't tested it."

Bonney gritted her teeth.

"How many things you shouldn't have tested in your life have you done?"

Vegapunk offered no explanation.

The red text on the Sky Screen continued to flash.

[Remaining time: 2 minutes and 8 seconds]

The dragon looked towards the passageway.

"Sabo, take over S-Bear."

Sabo said, "I'll go."

Bonney said, "I'm going too."

Sabo said, "You can't escape with your Memory Bubble."

Bonney said, "He listens to me."

Sabo looked at her.

"Then call out at the door."

Bonney turned and called down the hallway, "S-Bear, come here!"

A crash sound came from the direction of the observation area.

The small bear stood in the middle of the passage, its hands blocking the small Dracule Mihawk and the small Jinbe.

The miniature Empress leaped up from the side.

The small bear raised its paw and pushed her back.

The text on the Sky Screen lit up.

[S-Bear Protection Mode Remaining Time: 2 minutes 12 seconds]

Vegapunk said, "He heard it, but he was entangled."

Sabo stepped out of the maintenance bay.

"Then I'll go and bring him out."

Black Mask appeared from the other end of the corridor, a short blade in his hand imbued with Armament Haki.

You can't go anywhere.

Sabo looked at him.

You guys are so annoying.

Black Mask said, "In three minutes, the bear will disappear, Bonney will be taken away, and the Revolutionary Army will be labeled as criminals for attacking Future Island."

Sabo raised his fist.

"Your screenwriting skills are terrible."

The Black Mask said, "The result is sufficient."

Sabo's flames surged up his arm.

"Then I'll change the result first."

The dragon raised its hand, and a wind barrier separated the passages on both sides.

"Sabo, don't waste time with him."

Sabo charged toward the Black Mask, his Dragon Claws gripping the short blade, flames pressing down along its length.

The Black Mask took a half step back and pressed his other hand against the control panel on the wall.

The dragon saw it.

He wants to close the isolation door.

Sabo pressed the short blade into the wall.

"Bonney!"

Bonney walked to the door, clutching the Memory Bubble.

She saw the small bear still in the distance.

She shouted, "S-Bear, stop hitting him! Come save him!"

The small bear turned its head.

The small Dracule Mihawk blade came down toward his shoulder.

The small bear didn't dodge; it took the blow with its shoulder and slammed its paw into the ground.

The impact Seraphim in front of them aside.

The small bear turned and ran towards the maintenance bay.

A notification popped up on the Sky Screen.

[S-Bear Protection Mode Remaining Time: 1 minute 47 seconds]

Outer transport port.

The White Mask looked at the prompt and picked up the Den Den Mushi.

"Observation zone, restart all Seraphim, prioritizing the suppression of bear-type individuals."

Kizaru's beam struck the Den Den Mushi.

The White Mask dodged to the side, his cane tapping the ground.

You can't stop remote commands.

Kizaru said, "I can stop you."

The White Mask said, "You're too late."

Kizaru looked up at the Sky Screen.

"Kuzan, how much longer?"

The sound of the sea breeze came through the Den Den Mushi.

Kuzan said, "Five minutes."

Kizaru said, "Then you won't make it."

Kuzan said, "I know."

Kizaru asked, "What do you want to do?"

Kuzan said, "Let the sea freeze over."

Kizaru was taken aback.

Kuzan said, "The outer waterways of Future Island connect to an underground cooling system. Dr. Vegapunk, could you direct the cool air into the observation area?"

Vegapunk said, "You want to freeze the Seraphim?"

Kuzan said, "Kill them, but don't kill them."

Vegapunk said, "They have Lunarians characteristics, so they might not be able to freeze."

Kuzan said, "Freezing slower is fine too."

Vegapunk roared, "Then let's try!"

The sea Future Island.

Kuzan stood at the bow of the ship, his palm pressed against the sea.

Ice Age.

The white sea stretched forward.

Cold air flows in through cooling pipes at the bottom of the island.

Observation area.

The small Dracule Mihawk chased after the small bear again, the ground beneath its feet freezing over.

He was a beat too slow.

A small bear ran out of the observation area.

Sabo punched the Black Mask away and grabbed the small bear's arm.

"This way."

The small bear didn't look at him.

He rushed straight into the maintenance bay.

Bonney moved aside.

"Quick."

A small bear stands in front of the main bear.

Vegapunk said, "Place your hand on the right side of his chest."

The small bear raised its paw.

The countdown timer on the Sky Screen ticked.

[Time Remaining: 59 seconds]

Vegapunk said, "Bonney, don't release the Memory Bubble yet."

Bonney said, "I know."

The small bear's paw is placed on the bear's chest.

The Paw-Paw Fruit's power is activated.

The data on the console was fluctuating wildly.

The assistant shouted, "Doctor, the Termination Program has been triggered."

Vegapunk said, "Pop up."

The paws of the smaller bear shone even brighter.

The bear's finger twitched again.

Bonney stared at his hand.

"Dad."

A red warning appears in the console.

[The Termination Program was interfered with by external forces]

[Start the second cleanup chain]

Vegapunk's expression changed.

"They made a double chain."

Bonney looked at the broadcast.

"What's the meaning."

Vegapunk said, "The first is in the body, the second is in memory."

Sabo said, "Memories can also be erased?"

Vegapunk said, "If the termination command within the body is forcibly ejected, the Memory Bubble will be remotely destroyed."

Bonney tightened her grip on the Memory Bubble.

The red text on the Sky Screen fell.

[A remote destruction command has been detected for the personality backup]

[Countdown: 30 seconds]

Bonney looked up.

"You want to kill him a second time?"

Mary Geoise.

Saint Saturn watched the screen.

"Clear."

None of the Five Elders spoke.

Inside the maintenance cabin of Future Island.

Vegapunk's voice was hoarse.

Bonney, there's only one way.

Bonney asked, "Say it."

Vegapunk said, "Let the Sky Screen take over the Memory Bubble."

Bonney looked up at the Sky Screen.

Sabo asked, "Will Sky Screen agree?"

Script appeared in the Sky Screen.

[Core evidence from the rescue mission has been detected and is about to be destroyed.]

[Should we apply for temporary escrow of evidence?]

Bonney didn't hesitate.

"Apply!"

[Temporary escrow of evidence requires the holder's consent to the public disclosure of subsequent memories]

[Scope of Disclosure: Global]

Bonney looked at the Memory Bubble.

The bear's memories still surged within it.

She whispered, "Dad, I'm sorry."

She looked up.

"Agree."

Golden Light descended.

Memory Bubble rose from her embrace.

The next moment, the entire Sky Screen was illuminated by the bear's memory.

[Evidence successfully held in custody]

[Remote destroy command is invalid]

[Termination Program countdown: 10 seconds]

Vegapunk shouted, "S-Bear, fire!"

The small bear's paw emitted a white light.

The red data core on the bear's chest was pushed out little by little.

Bonney reached out and pressed her hand against the core slot.

I'll come pick him up.

Only three seconds remain on Sky Screen countdown timer.