Operation Code Red! The String of Fate! (Trafalgar Law Fanfiction)

Chapter 16: Law in Trouble

"Apples! Fresh apples! Sweet and juicy!" Shanna glanced at the apple stand beside her, and let out a loud sigh. She's putting to much thought into this whole thing. She's definitely thinking too much. She walked over to the apple stand, smiling at the old man selling apples. "Hey miss, would you like some apples?"

"Wow they look really good!" Shanna exclaimed. She picked up an apple and placed it near her nose. "Smells fresh!"

"Why of course! It was just picked this morning! Would you like some? Three berries each!" The apple seller said.

"Okay, then I'll take...four!" Shanna said. 

"Alright miss! Let me grab the four sweetest apple in the pile!" The man was very friendly. He started going through the piles, studying the apples, putting down those he thinks aren't good enough and finally grabbed four big, round, red apples for Shanna. "It's a great day today ain't it miss?" 

"Ah, yes, it certainly is!" Shanna replied. She took the apples from the man and handed him the money. "Everyone is so lively here. It's hard to imagine that the king here just resigned from the seat of the Seven Warlords."

"Oh you must be a traveler! It seems you saw the news this morning, hahaha! But don't worry, his majesty didn't resign," the old man said with a big grin on his face. 

Shanna's smile instantly disappeared. "What?!" she demanded. "He didn't?! But the news clearly said-"

"Apparently it was a mistake on the world government's part. Geez, I wonder what happened with them, publishing false news like that. Someone needs to get fired!" the man started laughing at his own joke, but Shanna didn't join in. Why? Why am I so stupid?! She dropped the apples and ran back in the direction of the Coliseum. She ignored the old man who was shouting at her about her apples, but she was in no mood for that. 

They all noticed the strange peacefulness in the country, and the all too convenient appearance of the Mera Mera Fruit. It was such an obvious trap to keep Luffy busy. There's no doubt that Doflamingo already knows they're here. 

Meanwhile on Greet Bit, Law, Robin, Usopp, and Caesar had finally crossed the broken bridge and arrived on the island. Law had sent Usopp and Robin out to survey the area since they found a navy ship that seemed to be fresh crashed on the island. Surely there must be marines here. Meanwhile, Law and Caesar waited for Doflamingo at the beach. There's still two minutes left until the trade off, and Doflamingo was nowhere in sight.

Pereperepere!

Suddenly, Law received a call on his transponder snail. Thinking it could be Doflamingo, or one of the Straw Hats, Law answered the call. "Law it's me!"

"Shanna? Did you find the factory?" asked Law.

"That's not important now!" Shanna shouted, sounding very desperate and worried, which caused Law to worry. "Listen carefully! You have to get out of there now!"

Law's brows furrowed, a very bad gut feeling starting to emerge in the pit of his stomach. "What are you talking about? I have to hand Caesar over soon!"

"Doflamingo didn't quit the Seven Warlords! Even if you hand Caesar over to him, there's no trade whatsoever!"

The Heart Pirate Captain's eyes widened. "That doesn't make sense...." he uttered, but everything he saw in the city started to make sense to him. Why everyone was just going about their day as normal, why there was no panic whatsoever. But he still couldn't comprehend everything very well, because the news paper this morning clearly said he resigned. "What do you mean?"

"We've been totally deceived! Luffy is trapped inside the Corida Coliseum! You have to get out of there now!" Shanna screamed. 

Too late. Doflamingo was already on his way, as well as Admiral Fujitora. "Shanna, just keep searching for the factory. Understand?" Law spoke to the transponder snail, sounding as calm and collected as possible.