Well, yea, I didn't think it'd suddenly hit high gear. There's talk of a time skip too.
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I expect Franky's bounty is going to explode! Robin's should nudge up a bit too, escaping from a government prison colony. Most of the crew might as well be presumed dead. I wonder if Mihawk will even bother to report on Zoro. Actually what am I saying? He's Mihawk, he has more important things to do.
I wonder what will happen to the WB pirates, hypothetically, even if their allies don't feel honor bound to assist the surviving members, the WB pirates themselves are still pretty powerful...
maybe they should unite behind Marco, who despite being pwned by Garp's awesomeness, was still effectively stalemating admirals...
I'm guessing the division commanders can't really stick together as a unified crew without Whitebeard against the other Yonkou and such, but some'll sign on with Shanks and some'll form their own independent extremely powerful crews.
The "Marco pirates" wouldn't be able to hold all of the WB crew, or all of their territories, but would be a powerful force in their own right.
Maybe...
But personally, the WB crew themselves should remain intact albeit indefinitely, if only to attempt to at least settle the score with Blackbeard or Akainu...
Or what if the division commanders decide to go their separate ways and seek vengeance their own way, which in a bizarre twist would lead Marco to join the Strawhats along with Smoker...
**will never happen, I know**