(A/N: TYSM FOR 10K VOTES< IM SO GRATEFUL!)
I also wanted to remind everyone that (Y/N) does have trademark scars, like Luffy and Zoro!
Apart from being dropdead gourgeous [Yes, you ;)], (Y/N) has two noticible scars, but only one makes people recognize her.
The first one is on her wrists. They each have red burn marks that have become hypertrophic over time. From a distance, they ind of look like bracelets. She recieved this when she was on Eneru's ship, burning her wrists to escape the gold trapping her to the ship.
The other one was recieved in Jaya, given to her by Bellamy. He was the one who threw the bottle as she happened to be looking back, and gave a scar on the left side of her lip. It is very small, and has faded as well, but since it was small, it just looks like a small line across her mouth (Like Zoro's).
Anyway, enjoy the chapter, and thank you all so much for the support!)
(*Que Freddy Fazbear Music*)
As the waves pushed into the side of the Sunny, I couldn't help but peek outside and watch the water. It was a clear sky, but the wind was strong, making the waves larger and louder.
I shut the book I was reading and placed it neatly back onto the shelf with the others, as my eyes were glued on the ocean.
Right now, I was in the Library, or better known as the observation deck, or Nami's office, by the boys. I had put in a request for Franky to have my own small office somewhere, and pushed for him not to force or rush it, but apparently, Nami asked for me to have my own office as well. Franky told me Nami said she felt bad for me only having our room for my notes, so she had already requested it.
Before I came into the library, however, I remembered to give Zoro something I had forgotten about for a long time. it was early in the morning, and I decided to do just what he did to me. I snuck into the boys' room and placed the box containig the decorative red rope with the small pink jem, along with a note similar to the one he gave me.
Zoro,
I know it's a little late for gifts, please forgive me! Enjoy!
-(Y/N)
Back to now, it was around the middle of the day, and thanks to the clear skies, nothing was stopping the sun. It wasn't hot, just too hot for reading, but since I'm not reading anymore, I guess I'll join the rest of the crew.
Climbing down the ladder, I felt the wind rustle my clothes, making a speedy trip to the bottom so I wouldn't fall. I was wearing a white T-shirt and brown, baggy pants that flowed easily, feeling almost like a dress, with sunglasses over my eyes.
As I walked around the corner, catching sight of the grass, I noticed that almost everyone was here, including three of our 4 guests.
Nami and Usopp were leaning on the railing next to the helm, so I crossed the grassy area to join them, propping my sunglasses on my head, as the shade form the mast covered the three of us perfectly.
As I leaned over the railing, a smile crept onto my face, seeing the box I'd placed before had been moved.
I nodded to Nami, who gave a small acknowledgement of my arrival, before Kin'emon spoke, "We are in the midst of a grave and significant journey." He said, his manners being the nicest I've ever seen.
Now that I thought about it, this is my first time really looking at Kin'emon. He was naturtally tan, which was strange, considering his son's pale complexion, minus Momo's rosy face. Kin'emon had a slight scowl on his face with a raised eyebrow, and a large hakama adorned with orange, black, and white. Not to mention, I remember his height being considerably large, even close to Brooks. I wonder what size the hakama had to be?
"To get involved with the Navy... Negotiating through their red tape would surely be a waste of time," Kine'mon continued, "We shall depart at the first island with a harbor that you come across. In the meanwhile, though, please let us stay on board," he pleaded, him and his son bowing all the way to the grass.
"Sure! No prob," Luffy confirmed, hanging from the side of the masthead, wearing what he always wears.
"Why not?" Usopp smiled.
"You can reimburse us for the travel fare later," Nami said happily, and I almost rolled my eyes.
"You're going to charge us?!" Kin'emon gasped.
"Nami, what's the next stop you've got charted for us?" Luffy called, now sitting on the very top of the Sunny's tallest spike. The masthead looks like a cross between a lion and the sun, so in the sun's terms, he was sitting on a 'ray of light'.
"Oh!" Nami siad, turning to him, then looking down at her watch, "Gimmie a second here."
"I've set the course. There won't be any stops." I heard the final voice join us. Law walked out in jeans and a dark blue hoodie, with his normal hat and his sword, "Straight to Dressrosa."
'Dressrosa. That's the place Baby 5 mentioned on the phone...'
After a quick silence, Luffy spoke, "So, is Dressrosa cool, or what?"
"We're not sightseeing," Law said, as the group started to go down to the grassy deck, me joining them. I ended up standing near the bench around the main mast, trying to find it's shade, "We have important business there."
Law was standing in the middle of the grassy deck, in front of me, but more centered with the opposite wall. On the left side of the ship was Zoro, Nami, Robin, Usopp, and Franky, all standing to Law's back. And on the right side of the ship was Kin'emon, Momonosuke, Sanji, Brook, and Caeser, still tied in Sea Prism stone, leaning on the wall next to the boy's bedroom's door.
"Wait! The Dressrosa?!'" Kinemon asked.
"What about it? You know the place?" Luffy asked, coming down from the masthead and standing on the stairs on my right.
"Yes! As a matter of fact, that is the exact destination that we, or rather I, was hoping to reach. That is your destination as well?" Kine'mon asked, sounding almost giddy at the island's mention.
"Sure! Or I guess so," Luffy smiled.
Law looked up at him, "You have no idea what's going on, huh?"
"Nope!" Luffy's smile grew.
Law groaned, as Nami suddenly rushed to the edge of the ship, leaning over, "Why is the current suddenly shifting?"
Almost as if planned, a large wave hit the right side of the ship, and shifted everyone a little to the left, making Nami yell, "What the hell is going on?!" All of a sudden, she looked around and yelled, "Are we on a slope?"
'A slope? On the ocean?'
Luffy returned to the Masthead, cheering as if this was a rollercoaster, "Oh, man! We're moving crazy fast!"
Nami warned him to look out for reefs while he was messing around, and Usopp cried, "Can anyone explain whats happening here?"
"We're on a sea hill. It's not uncommon," Law flatly answered.
"Yes it is!" Usopp sharply responded.
"It's best if we don't try to go against the current," he turned to Nami, "The middle needle on your logpose should be pointing us to Dressrosa. But don't steer us straight there. We'll wanna take a roundabout way." he quickly added the last sentence.
"Why's that?" [Nami]
"Just trust me. It'll work out best for us." [Law]
It clicked for me when he said that.
'Oh, because Joker's on Punk hazard, so when he goes back to Dressrosa, he'll probably take a straight path there.'
"Is this guy always such a know-it-all smart ass?" Zoro grumbled, standing next to Robin.
Robin ignored him and turned to Law, "Here's something I've been wondering. I saw you and (Y/N) talking to someone on the Transponder snail earlier. Why don't you tell us who it was."
"It was Doflamingo," Law slightly lowered his head.
"Doflamingo?! You mean the Warlord?!" Usopp cried, quickly going from sad to angry, "He's the most evil one, why talk to him?!"
"The plan's in action, so there's no backing out." Law answered, clearly done with the questions.
"What plan? Wanna fill us in?" Zoro barked.
"Yeah, let's tell 'em about the plan!" Luffy cheered from the masthead, sounding like an excited child, "Gather 'round, everybody!"
~~~
"You formed an alliance to kill one of the four emporers?!" Chopper, Usopp, and Brook cried in unison.
"Y'know, this plan? It's pretty great," Zoro said, a huge smile on his face.
"It's not great!" Usopp corrected him.
"That's a super ambitious goal right there." Franky complimented.
"Wait, wait, everyone just calm down for a minute. Alright, Luffy, can you explain this alliance to us?" Usopp asked, turning to Luffy, who was squatting on the bench around the main mast, next to Law, who was sitting normally, as the rest of us gathered around it, sitting in the grass.
"Sure thing! Our crew is teaming up with Traffy's pirate crew to do stuff, so let's all try to get along!" Luffy said confidently, patting Law's shoulder, who didn't look as pleased.
Nami was sitting with her back to the bench beside Luffy. Everyone on the crew besides Chopper was sitting on the grass. Chopper was standing on a nearby crate, and I was sitting in front of Law and Luffy, though keeping a safe distance from either of them. Robin was sitting behind me, Nami was to my right, and Brook was to my left, sitting with Zoro.
"All against this idea? Me!" Usopp called.
"Me!" Chopper yelled.
"ME!" Nami did the same, all three raising their hands.
"Do you realy thing that's gonna make any sort of difference?" Brook asked.
"You know what happens once Luffy's made up his mind," Sanji said, walking up behind me and lowering a tray of three cups of tea, allowing me to take one, which I quietly thanked him for. He passed one to every girl, then looked at Law, the tray tucked under his arm, "I'll give ya a word of warning," he lowered his voice and got closer to Law's ear, "Try not to act too surprised if it turns out there's a bit of a difference in how you and Luffy define the term 'alliance'. You've been warned." He spoke seriously, making me giggle.
Sanji walked away, stopping next to me and taking a breath from his cigarette, "At least the whole kidnapping thing makes sense now, considering it's not Luffy's style," Sanji said, then pointed to behind me, making me turn my body slightly, "Usually if he'd brought this weird sheep onboard, I would've assumed he wanted me to throw it in a pot and cook it up for him."
A low, grumbly sound came from Ceaser's body, still sitting next to the door, "Shirororo... Do you simpltons honestly believe that you're going to get away with this madness?" his head was hung low, his hair hanging over his frame.
Now that I though more, this was also the first time I really got to see Ceaser, apart from putting him in the coffin. He had very dark purple hair and a lab coat that looked to be made of gas, as well as skin that was as white as a ghost, brown horns on his head, and vibrant golden eyes, as well as purple lipstick and bandages littering his face.
"You're about to have some of the most powerful names in the world hunting you down. YOU PEA-BRAINED SAVAGES! YOU'RE STUPIDITY WILL BE YOUR DEATH!" he yelled, startling me, which I think Sanji noticed..."THERE'S A SPECIAL PLACE IN HELL FOR-"... because Sanji kicked him square in the nose.
"Not cool, Sanji! I'm still treating him!" Chopper cried, as Caeser's head fell back, blood pouring down his chin and neck, "Wait 'til I'm done!" Chopper sassily responded, proceding to treat Caeser.
"What, and then it's okay?" Sanji mocked.
Law's voice regrouped everyone's thoughts, "You guys executed stage one of the plan when I asked you to kidnap Caeser on Punk Hazard. And while you were doing that, I destroyed the machine manufacturing the chemichal S.A.D."
I turned back around and crossed my legs, listening to Law, "Most of the great pirates in the New World rule over their own territories, governed by their subordinates. They've got a countless number of followers and they reign over all like an enormous crime syndicate. It's nothing like anything any of you have dealt with before. Trying to take them down with a single pirate crew won't even get you close enough to see their captain's face."
"With that said, they still have to operate underground. All their deals are carried out in secret. It's the only way they can safely avoid Naval attention. And the most trusted among them, the one with easily the most powerful influence, is Doflamingo. His underground alias is Joker. And out of all of Joker's business deals, he's got one client who's more important than the rest. His biggest spender... is one of the Four emperors." [Law]
"Kaido, the King of the Beasts. And there you have it. That's our target." [Law]
"Surely you cannot hope to defeat him!" Kin'emon yelled.
"K-Kaido?" Momonoskue mumbled, and looking towards him, I watched the orange smoke appear, and he turned back into a dragon.
"Something wrong?" Zoro asked.
"Huh? Oh, don't mind me! By all means, go on!" Kin'emon shrugged off the question, and I looked to Law, who looked to me at the same time.
'So I'm not the only one who thought that was weird.'
Kine'mon then yelled about Momonoskue's whereabouts, and Luffy told him that the dragon was Momo.
"Getting back to the point," Law pulled back the attention of a few of us, but not all of us, "If we want to defeat Kaido, we have to strike at his alliances before we face him head-on. Here's the deal. He's been getting a bunch of Devil Fruit's from Joker. A Mass-produced Zoan-type called "Smile"."
'Zoan-type. That's the animal-related one, right?'
"They can make those?! So he can just cook up a whole army of people with Zoan powers if he wants to?!" Usopp cried.
"That's the idea," Law sighed.
"How are you so calm about this?!" Nami gasped, almost spilling her tea.
"It seems the man-made fruits aren't quite stable. But even with the risk involved, Kaido's army now has over five hundered power holders." [Law]
"Ooh~! he he!" Luffy chimed in, leaning back onto the mast with his legs crossed, his hands behind his head.
"Who doesn't wanna do this, raise your hand!" Usopp whined to the crewmates near him.
"Me!" [Nami]
"Me!" [Chopper]
"Would you shut up?" [Zoro]
"Sorry." [Usopp]
"Although, at least we've stopped them from producing more fruits," Law leaned his head up, and made dead eye contact with Ceaser, as did the rest of the crew.
"Huh?" Caeser mumbed, a bashful look on his face.
"Really? He's the one whose been making them?" Sanji asked. Caesar nervously laughed as Usopp, Chopper, Brook, and Sanji walked over to him.
"Wow, that's what S.A.D does? They use it to make Devil Fruits? Cool!" [Chopper]
"Very impressive!" [Brook]
"Shirororo!~" [Caeser]
"Don't praise him!" [Usopp]
"S.A.D. is that hard to make? Only he can do it?" Luffy asked, lazily looking to Law.
"It was Vegapunk's discovery. Caesar just put "lineage factor" to practical use." [Law]
The fou with Caeser walked away, now praising Vegapunk.
"So vegapunk's the real genius!" [Chopper]
"I knew this guy was crap." [Sanji]
"Oh, I'm not a genius?! The you try making S.A.D!" Caesar barked, receiving another kick from Sanji.
"You don't even have the sense to stop running your mouth." Sanji growled.
"We've stopped the source of production. Next step is to wipe out the distribution. There's a factory on Dressrosa that manufactures and ships the stuff out." [Law]
"Huh... and you're saying we should go and bust the place up?" [Franky]
"If we can find it. I'm sure Joker has made the location a well-kept secret. More than that, he won't just watch his empire crumble. He has powerful followers, so we should be ready for a fight." [Law]
Luffy jumped up and went towards Kin'emon, "Dressrosa, huh? You said you needed to go there, too. Right, Kin?"
"Yes, indeed!" He yelled, and almost instantly unsheathed his sword, "One of my comrades is there, held prisoner by our foe!" His mojo dropped instantly when he looked up, seeing dark clouds cover the sky over the Sunny, "Take heed. Stormy skies are upon us now."
"Wow, those clouds're pretty intense..." Usopp muttered.
"Perhaps we sould all go inside," Robin said, giving her teacup back to Sanji. I heard a small clink and looked to the two, seeing something small land on Sanji's tray.
"Wow, yeah. It's hail." he said. I was going to go inside, but I heard nami mutter something.
"Wait a sec... " she ran to the rigging and proceed to climb to the crow's nest.
"What's up? Is the weather about to get crazy?" Luffy hoped, but strangely, Nami gave no response. Instead, she yelled for Franky.
"Franky! Prepare the Coup de Burst!"
'That can't be good...'
"Any time, any place, sister!" Franky responded, and headed below deck, "Somebody take the helm for me!"
"Looks like I'm up!" [Usopp]
"We gotta furl the sails, quickly!" [Chopper]
Everyone had jumped to a job so fast, that Brook and I were left with nothing, so I went over and sat next to Law, who looked slightly upset. I heard Nami talking through the communication system Franky made, and the ship suddenly turned, making Brook, Kin'emon, Law, Momonoskue, and myself all catch ourselves from shifting.
When we stabalized ourselves, I looked up, myself and the others noticing a large shadow over the middle of the sunny, to see...
"Not like this! I'm far too talented to die!" Ceaser cried, as we all watched the boulder of hail stream towards us. This piece of hail was probable 5 times the size of the Sunny! It was insane!
Before we were hit, Franky used the Coup de Burst. I connected a piece of wood to the main mast, and connected that to my back, so I wouldn't move. Since Momo and Kin'emon aren't used to this, I had to help. I used wood to stabalize them. Law seemed to hold his own, but was still pretty shocked that we'd taken to the sky.
~~~
Of course, with my luck, I was put on night duty after an exhausting day. Thankfully, I had already showered earlier, with a surprise visit by Momo and Robin, which ruffled Sanji and Brook's feathers.
Robin and I did talk in the bath, though. We spoke of our trip to Skypiea, and what we saw there. I told her I was trying to be able to read the ponyglyphs, so she needn't worry if I find one, and she wasn't there. She seemed hesitant, because of what hapopened at Water Seven, but encouraged it nonetheless.
After that, she gave me a small notebook of hers, with the deciphered words of the ponyglypohs we'd seen together. Since I had the pictures and symbols of the ancient text, and nothing better to do, I sat down with both Robin's and my own notebook and tried to understand the writing more.
I was sitting on the bench around the mast, my legs tucked to my chest, and looking back and forth between notebooks, making notes in a fresh page, to not forget what I would learn. While reading, I heard Caeser make a noise in his sleep, and it reminded me of his presence.
I glanced to my right to the figure sleeping against the railing. I was reminded of Law's presence as well. Though, they were both sleeping, and I was being quiet, so there should be no problem.
Though, a new noise scared me. Chopper came from the second floor to the first, shaking like a leaf.
I put my books to the side, setting my legs back to normal and sitting up straight, "Chopper?" I whispered.
He was startled, and turned with a slight squeek, pointing his fishing rod at me. He sighed, and I giggled, but then, something shot through my senses.
'Someone's nearby.'
I examined the surrounding carefully, noticing that the sea was especially calm tonight, and not seeing anything out of the ordinary. That is, until dark shadows covered the sunny. The clouds around the moon had gotten so dark that I could barely see. All I could see were the three shadows of the people on this deck.
I looked more, activating my Observation Haki and seeing lime green above the ship.
It landed in between us, though still being a silhouette holding a long weapon similar to a rope, and went towards Caeser, looking like he was trying to drag him, but Caeser was resisting.
I used wood to grab the figure by the waist, his arms still being free, and lift him into the air.
Chopper came to my side, as the figure looked awestruck at me. I looked up at him, the trunk of wood secured tightly, "And, who are you?"
He seemed like he didn't want to answer me, but I saw with my Haki that he was planning to strike with his whip. I could see the attack, because dark purple flooded my black and white vision, as the purple sillhouette of a whip aimed at Chopper.
I pulled Chopper to me, and hugged him close while facing my back to the man, feeling a sharp crack against my back.
Without looking, I used branch of the trunk to knock the whip from the man's hand and enclose his arms with the wood, reinforcing it with Haki. I stood and turned, trying to seem angry, even though the whip hurt really bad. It was so sudden, and all I thought about was protecting Chopper, I didn't think about using Armament Haki.
I stood, turning and looking up at him, pushing an angry face, "Did... Did you just try and whip him?!" I growled.
"Fool! You are no match for me and my Pet Pet Fruit! For I, am the unstoppable Breed: Mastermind of-"
"Yeah, I'm really not for this today," I yawned, "It's late at night, and you're trying to hijack a ship? Weak," As I said this, the trunk grew to extend itself, leaning him over the ship and plunging him into the water. I can't control the wood while it's touching Sea Water, so I cut it off, the wood still attached to the man, as the trunk grew back into the ship.
I sighed, but as the adrenaline slowed down, I fell over onto my knee, my crossed arms becoming tense, to try not to worry Chopper.
"T-Thank's (Y/N), but l-let me help you!" he said, seemingly worried, so I nodded. He went to grab his materials, as I sat back on the bench, my back now facing the right side of the ship.
I sighed quietly, trying not to let the pain get the better of me. My black pj shirt had ripped, and exposed most of my back. I could feel a cool wind blow against the wound, which meant it was open, though I felt no blood dripping.
'Must've been an outside wound-'
I sharply inhaled when I felt cold fingers trail up my back gently towards the wound, then stop just near the gash, then trailing below it.
"You got hurt?" I could only recognize the voice as Law's from behind me.
I'm sure he could tell I was surprised, because I jumped slightly when he spoke, sending chills up my spine, "Uh, yeah- S-Someone tried to get Caesar, so I-"
"I know, I saw," Law said, his fingers leaving my back, and I heard him sit behind me, "I'm just curious how?" I turned to sit normally on the bench, my body facing the same direction his was, but our eyes meeting, "Straw Hat said you could use Haki,"
"Oh. Well, sometimes, the situation gets the better of me, you know," he looked at me curiously, as I looked at my feet, messing with my fingers, "I only saw it for a second before Chopper was attacked, and I didn't want him hurt, so..."
He stayed quiet, then looked at me, as if realizing something, "Wait- you saw where he was going to hit?"
I nodded, "Yeah... It's like my vision goes pale, and I can only see where the attack will be. Weird, right?"
He nodded slowly, "yeah, weird..." As he said that, Chopper got back and wrapped my torso with bandages.
After Chopper helped me, the pain was keeping me up. I leaned back, slightly wincing at the wound, and ended up chatting with Law for the rest of the night. I don't remember how exactly I fell asleep.
~~~
I woke up the next morning still a little groggy from the night before. My back felt better, and I had a blanket on me, that I didn't put there.
Before I moved, I felt something move under me?
I was laying in the same position I remember, my back leaning on the mast head, but as I looked to my right, I noticed a sleeping Law, with my head on his shoulder.
I slowly moved my head, trying not to wake him, and laid the blanket over him. Once I safely stood, I let out a breath of relief, my face as red as a tomato.
I watched as everyone woke up, Sanji, Nami, and Robin the first ones, as usual, with Law right after, then as usual, Luffy was last.
As Luffy and Zoro walked out of their quarters, I heard the familiar call of the News Bird, who drops off the paper.
I caught it, and turned to Law, who had just exited the kitchen on the second level, "It's here!"
Law came downstairs, and at the same time, most of the crew grouped on the grass deck. I opened the paper after I yelled.
Brook came out of the boy's quarters, "It's the news."
I kneeled and rolled the paper out on the ground, so everyone could see. Sanji came down the steps, everyone still in their pj's as the sun had just risen, "Look, there's a story about Doflamingo."
Everyone was sitting in a circle around the paper. Law was kneeling on my right, as Momo was on my left, peeking over my shoulder, as if the picture of Joker would come to life and attack. I watched the paper, nervously.
"It says here... he resigned!" Chopper yelled.
'He resigned... I can't tell if this is good or bad...'
"And he gave up the throne of Dressrosa? What's that about?" Sanji asked.
"Huh. if he had a throne, doesn't that make him a king?" Brook mumbled.
'So he gave up his throne, all for Caesar? That can't be right. No one in the right mind would give up two major titles like Warlord and King for one man. Something else must be happening... or maybe he's that scared of Kaido? And Law wants to fight Kaido? Oh boy...'
"Him, really? Who would that guy rule over? Birds, I guess," Luffy asked aloud.
"Hate to be a downer, but don't you think this whole thing's working out a little too convenient?" Franky asked, looking over everyone.
I leaned back so I was sitting on my legs, and looked to Law, my hands still on the grass, "I was thinking the same thing..."
Law gave a small smile, his eyes not leaving the paper, "Nah, it's a good thing," His smile widened slightly, seeming more evil this time, "I mean, since he didn't have a choice in the matter."
"Huh... Hey. Look at that, there's a picture of Me and Traffy in here," Luffy smiled.
I looked back and skimmed through the paper quickly, seeing 'Trafalgar Law and Monkey D. Luffy' as another headline.
"Trafalgar Law of the Seven Warlords forms an alliance with Monkey D Luffy?" I read aloud, my heart sinking to my stomach.
"It remains to be seen how the government will choose to punish Law," Brook continued reading, "Oh, dear."
"Well, that ain't good." Franky said matter of factly.
"Look, there's more!" Nami said, sounding more nervous than I was. I glanced at the third headline, on the third page, and my heard went through the floor of the Sunny.
'C-Captain Kid, Scratchman Apoo, and Basil Hawkins...
"...f-formed an alliance?!" Nami finished my thought, "This is huge. I can't believe all those crews have decided to join forces like that!"
'This could be bad. They must've agreed to something that Kid supported, and I only know that could be gruesome.'
I chill went through my body as I remembered my interaction with Captain Kid and Killer on Sabaody, and how scary Kid was! Killer also said there that Kid was fighting the guys following me, because he already fought someone he doesn't like! He's insane!
"Yeah, just like we did!" Luffy smiled, "I guess we had the right idea, didn't we?"
"Forget about them," Law said, standing, "Let's stick wth out original plan. We'll keep our focus on Doflamingo," Law looked at Luffy, then walked away, sparing only the slightest glance at my wide eyes that were clearly demanding answers. Everyone watched him walk towards Caeser, and roughly grab the scientist by the hair, turning to the rest of us, a small smile back to his face, "Think about it. Yesterday's negotiation was more crucial for him than you realized."
Law pushed Caeser's head towards us, "All we did was kidnap Caeser, remember? And yet, practically overnight, he gave up not only the throne he's been sitting on for the past ten years, But also the Government's carte blanche he was given as a privilege when he became a Warlord."
"If he did that just to get Caeser back, that should tell us a lot about his motives." When Law said that, he reached for a small snail, as everyone stood. It looked like Doflamingo, at least, Doflamingo from the picture.
'I-Is he gonna call him?!'
Law walked through and set the snail on the bench around the mast, as I stood on his right, Luffy on his left.
The snail rang for a long time, and when I heard the 'ca-lick', My eyes widened, as did Law's, but everyone was dead silent.
"It's me. I resigned. Happy?" [Joker]
'He's pissed. I can hear his voice straining slightly.'
"He picked up!" Usopp cried behind us.
"Finally!" Chopper did the same.
"Mingo? Woah!" Luffy awed as Usopp preacticall begged him to be quiet, as did I.
"Just leave this to Law!" Usopp whisper yelled, and to my surprise, Luffy actually listened...
... for a second.
"Hello? This is Monkey D. Luffy here! And I'm gonna be King of the Pirates!-" Luffy yelled
I snatched the phone from him and hit him harshly on the head, "Be quiet!"
I went pale, realizing Joker probably heard all of that, but didn't have much time before Luffy grabbed my arm and held the microphone, his hand around mine, "Hey, Mingo!"
As Usopp was on Luffy's back, trying to pull him away, and I was desperately trying to free my hand, Luffy spoke, "Are you Caeser's boss? 'Cause that guy really sucks, y'know! Sucks! He did bad stuff to kids! We'll give him back since that's what we promised, but if he does that again, we'll kick his ass twice as hard and yours too!"
In the split silence, Joker spoke, "I have a quiestion for you."
I stopped pulling, as I heard the change in tone. He didn't sound strained or menacing like before, he just sounded slightly angry.
"After your brother Ace died, your crew dissapeared for two years. What were you doing all that time?" [Joker]
Luffy pulled the mic closer, moving me as well, "It's a secret! Or I'm keeping it secret from you, anyways!" Luffy barked into the snail.
On the other sie of the lin, all that was heard was a low chuckle, "I've actually been quite eager to see you," Usopp, Luffy, and I all stopped squirming, "I have something that will interest you. Something you'll want very badly. I'm quite certain."
I gave a look to Law, then back at the snail, realizing something.
'This is it! Why he gave all of that up, and why he isn't talking about getting Caeser back! He has a plan, and it has to do with whatever he has!'
"Something... I want?" Usopp got off of his shoulders and stood behind him, as I went closer, not pulling my hand anymore, "Huh? Like what? I'm confused." Luffy paused for a second, "Like meat? Some kind of amazing super meat I've never tasted before?" he asked into the microphone.
Law put his hand on Luffy's face, "Cut it out! He's toying with you, idiot!" Law barked, and I know Joker heard it.
"What if it's a whole bunch of meat? A whole feast?" Luffy awed, and if I thought he could, his eyes would probably be shaped like meat.
"Luffy, pull yourself together!" Usopp shook out captain by his collar, "Don't give 'im an inch! Even if it's meat!"
"A hundred pieces of meat... 200 pieces of meat..." [Luffy]
"No meat! There is no meat!" [Usopp]
I held the mic to Law and he took it, looking at it angrily, "Cut the crap. We're handing over Caeser to you. That was the deal. No more, no less."
"Well, that's for your own good as much as mine. We both know what will happen if you try to run away with him. That won't be a happy ending for anyone." [Joker]
Joker chuckled, "Now, if you don't mind, I'd like to speak to my business parter a moment. I wanna confirm he's nice and safe," Law looked to me and I nodded. I walked over to Caeser and grabbed him by the arm. Not being rough with him, but pushing him in the right direction, which he seemed to appreciate. But, there was a reason I had to touch him.
I put a piece of wood on him, looking like a little siren light, so he wouldn't notice, but it could easily be pulled out.
"Oh, Joker, I'm so very sorry!" Caeser cried as Law held the mic towards him, "You resigned from the Warlords all because of me!" Caesar went to grab the mic, but Law pulled it away in time.
"He's fine, see?" Law grumbled.
"Yeah, full of energy." Joker said in a dark tone, though still sound like he was smiling.
"We'll meet eight hours from now," Law quickly responded, "On an island north of Dressrosa. At the beach on the southeast side of Green bit. We'll leave Caeser waiting for you there at three in the afternoon. Pick him up and this unpleasant business will finally be over with."
Joker chuckled, "Don't say that," he said, clearly faking sympathy, and I could tell how wide he was smiling, "I wish we could sit down for a drink. Such a shame."
"Hand up already!" Luffy called from behind us. Law did just that, seeming annoyed with Joker.
Luffy apologized, mentioning something aout ammeat spell, but my mind was on other things.
'I need to talk to Law, so we can get a plan sorted out. He doesn't plan to leave Caeser and that's it, right? I get why we wouldn't do it on Dressrosa, because the public loves Joker, but why on Greenbit? And, I need to see what he thinks about my idea. And what does he plan to offer Luffy? Will he try to bribe him?-'
"Hey, wait. We didn't specify how many crew members he can bring," Sanji pointed out.
"I don't get it." [Chopper, usopp]
"Come on. Just think. Doflamingo's a bigshot. If he brings a whole army to the metting point, then we're screwed, right?" [Sanji]
"No!" [Chopper, Usopp]
"No, it's fine, Don't worry," Law turned his head to Sanji, but by the look on his face, he didn't exactly seem calm himself, "Handing over Caeser is just a distraction. If it draws a ton of his resources, that might even benefit us."
'Oh, I get it. We still need to take out the Smile production. So some of us should do that, and some of us should go to Green Bit, in case anything happens.'
"So you mean, if more people come to the tradeoff, then less people will be guarding the Smile Factory?" Usopp asked.
Law walked past him, "Yea. The question is... can we find the place?"
"You're kidding." [Chopper, Usopp]
Law sighed, and Franky turned to him, "Hey man, no prob! We're not looking for a needle in a haystack, we're looking for a factory. It's guaranteed to be big. Once we get there, we'll find it super easy. My lasers will take care of the rest!"
"Unfortunatly, I have intel on everything but the factory." [Law]
"No surprise, really." Nami said, walking next to me and I nodded.
"I assume it's their biggest asset." I spoke, and she nodded back.
"We might need to think outside of the box." nami put a hand to her chin.
"Sir Law! You saids that we-we're going to Green Bit, but not the island of Dressrosa it'self?" Kinemon asked.
"Kin'emon," I said, and he turned to me, "I think Law plans on having a few separate teams for this trip. Right, Law?" I asked, leaning to look past Kin'emon and Momonoskue.
"Yeah. We're still docking the ship at Dressrosa. Just calm down." [Law]
"Traffy! Have you been to this Dressnana place before? What was is like?" [Luffy]
"Dress-nana?" [Robin]
"Dressrosa! I've never been there. Sorry. Doflamingo owns the place." [Law]
"No problem! It's fun! We'll make things up as we go! Heh! Just like I always do! I bet Mingo Kingdom's gonna be crazy! After that, we should swing by Wano, too!" [Luffy]
I was going to scold Luffy, but Law beat me to it, "'Make things up'? If we're going in there blind, we have to have a plan!-"
Luffy started barking about food as he went towards the kitchen, as Sanji told him Sandwitches were for Lunch. I nwas going to stay with Law, but Nami pulled me with her, and soon after, everyone else followed us, except Law. I gave him a sympathetic look before Nami opulled me inside the kitchen and we sat with eachother.
I couldn't hear was Law yelled after. Something about bread?