Yukiko waited among the crowd as she watched the matches one by one until it was Luffy's round.
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Meanwhile....
Luffy, alias Luci, was preparing to suit up as a gladiator, but he had too much armor, though he was a bit frustrated.
"The people don't want to see all that armor." A voice said.
My name is Cavendish. I didn't have to tell you my name because... everybody knows who I am" stated the young man.
"How beautiful!" sighed in awe one of the female staff. "The 'Pirate Noble' of the white horse - Cavendish-sama!"
The girls faceplanted on the floor as they let out giddy laughs like schoolgirls, glowing hearts above them. You stared at them with an annoyed look, not understanding what's so special about that guy in particular. Cavendish chuckled at their antics, bringing his rose closer to his mouth.
"How sinful it is to be this beautiful!" he said snobbishly. "Perfect as this rose. That is what I am"
I've been blessed with everything all my life. Because I've made it this far without eating a Devil Fruit or even really trying. Just with my natural gifts!" Cavendish offered with a charming smile, bringing the flower between his teeth.
Luffy, who wasn't listening at all, climbed on a scale in the far room. The machine broke under his weight, signaling that he had too much armor on. A man from the Colosseum noted the result in his pad, gazing back at your captain:
"You're overweight" he said simply.
"What?!" cried out in surprise Luffy.
"I TOLD YOU EARLIER! COME HERE!" barked Cavendish.
"I look awesome this way!" the boy clicked his tongue, climbing down the scale. "Guess That's why everybody's half-naked"
He heard the loud cheers of the crowd outside, and guessed there was a block already fighting.
"Everybody's excited!" noted Luffy, approaching Cavendish.
"Do you know what makes them so excited? It's blood" the blonde male said, pulling out a petal from his rose. "Gladiators are just part of a show for them. People get excited seeing a loser's blood"
"Here, people really show their true color" Cavendish continued, examining the petal he tore away from the flower. "They're bottling up frustration, fear, and anger everyday, and hiding their bestiality deep inside of them. But they want to let it all out. Who wants to see a prolonged match between heavily armored competitors? For them, this competition is just a show"
"Should I take off this cape, too?" wondered Luffy, grabbing the red piece of cloth. "But it looks so good..."
"Hey you" Cavendish earned his attention once more. "I was watching you take down that big guy earlier. Who are you?"
"Ah, I'm Luci, I came to win the fruit for a friend." He said remembering what Yukiko told him to say.
"For a friend? Heh, how simple yet noble." Cavendish said looking through a list of wanted posters.
Most had knife slashes on them.
One was Luffy's.
"Ah, those...."
"I entered the New World three years ago" started Cavendish. "The whole world was talking about this beautiful rookie who was worth over 200 million. Newspapers covered me everyday. Girls went nuts over my wanted posters. They stole all of the posters throughout a town. Everybody was going crazy about me" he continued to boast his ego, imitating fans.
"Hey, big star!"
"Who? Me?"
"Of course!"
"Cavendish-sama, look at me!"
"Don't worry! I'm always looking at you all!"
Then, the blonde's shoulders started to shake as he griped his rose harder, gritting his teeth:
"But a year later....Whitebeard's War of the Best and the Return of the Gods drew their attention away! Straw Hat Luffy and Beast Master Yukiko came into the public spotlight along with Whitebeard! Beast Master even saved Fire Fist and ending Blackbeard's crew!" he snarled. "On top of that, new rookies kept coming up one after another and became popular as the Worst Generation and wreaked havoc like crazy! Reporters don't pay attention to me anymore! That's why I'm gonna kill them! Those annoying newcomers! ALL OF THEM!"
"What you're saying is absurd" said Luffy. "Plus, you really want to kill all of them?"
"What?! Of course I do! Except Beast Master that is."
Huh?
"I've heard she has a connection to the True Gods of this world, and many people believe she was chosen by them to help them take back the world as theirs. And ever since the war, thanks to her actions, many wars have ended, slavery is officially illegal, and the Celestial Dragons are no longer in power. The Marines had to have a major moral clean-up as well. Things have actually improved from her actions. Not only that, people have been calling her the Jewel of the Grandline, and that she is more beautiful than the Pirate Empress................
And yet, she decided to be in Straw Hat's crew! What is the most lovely maiden doing being the girlfriend of someone like him?! He must be brainwashing her or something......" he murmured.
As if his personality did a complete 180 degrees, Cavendish returned to his persona with sparkles everywhere around him.
"To capture her heart, I'm gonna win the Darkness Darkness Fruit today!" finished Cavendish, but blinked when he realized that Luffy was back on the scale, having ignored him.
"Your weight is okay now" said the man with the pad.
"Great!" cheered Luffy.
"HEY, YOU CAN'T IGNORE ME LIKE THAT!"
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After seeing Luffy's fight end, Yukiko decided to go see him.
Seeing Luffy talk with Bellamy and another guy with green hair, Yukiko ran over.
"Luffy, what is going on?" Yukiko asked as she noticed there were fewer people in the Colosseum than before. And she did not see a medical bay.
Then the crest head suddenly looked excited.
'OMG! It’s Yukiko-senpai, Luffy-senpai's woman!' He thought, stars in his eyes and surrounding him.
Then Zoro and Kin'emon were on the window on the outside.
"I will contact the ship right away" spoke Kin'emon, pulling out a Den-Den Mushi from his sleeve.
The snail rang a few times, before someone on the Thousand Sunny took the call. The Den-Den Mushi replicated Sanji's looks, the voice of the chef coming out clear from the other line:
"This is Sanji on the Sunny. We have Nami-san, Chopper, Brook, Momonosuke, and Caesar here. Tell me your situation"
"This is Kin'emon. I'm in front of the Colosseum, with Luffy-dono, Zoro-dono, and Yukiko-sama"
"Okay. What about you, Usopp?"
"This is Usop-..." trailed the distinctive voice of the sniper when he was suddenly cut, replaced by Franky. "This is Franky! I'm with Usopp and Robin!"
"What are you doing?!" shouted angrily Usopp.
"Listen, guys. We are currently with the King Riku Army, an anti-Doflamingo coalition in this country" the cyborg continued, ignoring the angry protests of Usopp.
"An army?" repeated Sanji.
"Of Little People. Hey, Luffy. Do you remember? We met the strange toy soldier outside of the Colosseum"
"Uh-huh. Who are the Little People?" asked Luffy.
"He was actually the commander of this army" explained Franky. "And all the people here are looking to take down Doflamingo this very day!"
"A soldier?" your captain raised a brow, before realizing who he was speaking of. "Oh! That 'Toy Soldier'! Rebecca wants to stop him! Franky, stop the army!"
"No way!" retorted the shipwright. "I was thinking the exact opposite! Have you talked to that girl Rebecca?!"
"Uh-huh! She is a really nice girl! She didn't have much money but she bought me three lunch boxes! Despite that, once she entered in the ring, the audience jeered at her!"
"I couldn't agree more. But, they told me Riku was framed and people have jeered those of his family for 10 years. Luffy, I..." Franky paused for an instance, trying to search carefully for his words with what it will follow. "I can't follow Law's plan!"
This earned a few gasps and stunned sounds from the others as they heard his confession. Luffy didn't say anything yet, gazing at the Den-Den Mushi with furrowed brows.
"What're you saying, Franky?!" demanded Usopp.
"This is how I remember his plan. After destroying the SMILE factory, we'll keep Doflamingo alive and use him to take down Kaido. But then, what's gonna happen to these people who're looking to bring down Doflamingo today?! We can't stop these Little People. It seems like everybody's happy at first, but this country has a very dark side. They are getting ready to fight a deadly battle to get rid of that dark side! This brave, little army is going to challenge their filthy, monstrous enemy! I can't....let them down! Do you still think it's better for us if Doflamingo wins the battle?! Luffy. No matter what you say...I'm gonna fight with them!" Franky declared, his voice trembling at the end.
Like it seem forever, Luffy stretched his hand through the bars and grabbed the snail. Bringing it closer to his face, he stated loud and clear:
"Franky! You're free to go wild! We'll be there as soon as possible!"
"AOW! Thanks!"
"Well, i had a feeling we would have to do it....." Yukiko shrugged.
Suddenly, a loud explosion resonated somewhere in the town. Everyone stopped what they were doing, turning in the direction of the commotion. The ground was shaking badly, the sight of a few buildings getting destroyed by an unknown object.
"What's that? I heard something loud from your side!" said Usopp.
Yukiko noticed how the buildings were cut down in an unusual way, as if they were sawed diagonally. As the explosions were becoming more frequent, it was now coming toward the Colliseum. Something flew in the sky before crashing a few feet away from where Kin'emon and Zoro, the first letting out a startled yelp.
"What the hell?! I can't see a thing! What's going on?!" coughed Luffy, waving the smoke away from his face.
Once the smoke dissipated, Yukiko's whole body stiffened as she sensed an evil aura walking toward them. From the landing site, there stood the knocked out figure of Trafalgar Law.
Yukiko gasped.
His whole body was covered in bruises and dirt, having received a hard beating before coming here. Even more, the silhouette of Doflamingo was standing right by him, holding his hand a gun.
Yukiko looked around since Melissa was with his group.
She spotted her friend hiding from behind a building with her Zoroark Twilight.
At least she was okay.
Law couldn't breathe properly, blood trailing down his forehead. Doflamingo was scowling at the young man, veins popping all over his face. A group of Marines and people surrounded them, gazing in either confusion or horror as the Shichibukai cocked the trigger of his weapon.
"Doflamingo! Tra-guy!" cried out Luffy. "Why are you with-...."
A gunshot resonated in the air as Law was shot in the chest, Luffy and Yukiko watching in horror while their comrade's body became limp. More when Doflamingo continued to fire at the Surgeon of Death, ignoring the angry cries that were coming from your captain. A few women screamed in fear, covering their eyes or ears.
Melissa was watching with tears and a fearful look, but remembered that Law told her not to reveal herself or Doflamingo would come after her too.
The others on the Den-Den Mushis were wondering what's going on, but Luffy was too shocked to answer them right away. Doflamingo's chilling laugh echoed, breaking the silence hovering the stunned crowd.
"I'm sorry to bother you all" the tall man spoke, his tone laced with something darker behind his words. "He is a Shichibukai and a pirate - Trafalgar Law. He was behind the false report of my abdication from the throne this morning"
"He was...?" someone whispered in the crowd.
"He was trying to drag me down" continued Doflamingo. "But don't worry! I've just gotten rid of him!"
Loud cheers erupted from the people, making Luffy angrier than he actually was. Glaring at Doflamingo:
"Oi, Mingo! How dare you shoot Tra-guy?!"
"Straw Hat. Beast Master." grinned cruelly the Shichibukai. "It's none of your damn business. Law was originally my subordinate. Responsibility for dealing with him falls to me!"
"Kin, retrieve Tra-guy!" stated Zoro, the swordsman and samurai now running toward Doflamingo and Law.
"I got it!"
"Pirate Hunter and Foxfire Kin'emon, huh?" mused Doflamingo, not even moving from his spot. "I saw a child who looked like Momonosuke on the ship earlier!"
Kin'emon grunted at Doflamingo's statement, his pace slowing down a little. Zoro drawn his sword, and swung it at his opponent when someone intercepted the hit with his own weapon. It was the blind man from before, now wearing an Admiral coat. Zoro gritted his teeth, and grunted when he felt a sudden heaviness on his shoulders.
His whole body was dragged downward, the ground cracking under his feet. The swordsman struggled a little, until eventually everything gave out from under him and fell down in a hole.
"Zoro!" Yukiko cried out as he vanished.
"Zoro-dono!" exclaimed Kin, forgetting the Shichibukai's presence.
Said male appeared above him, and landed a hard kick under his chin, knocking him down. Luffy yelled Doflamingo's name, grabbing unto the bars of the window. However, as soon as he touched them, his state weakened greatly.
"Sea stone!" Yukiko growled.
Doflamingo planned this all along!
The Admiral frowned when he sensed the slash of a sword coming his way from the hole Zoro disappeared into, and stopped the hit. This gave the time for the swordsman to get out, landing a safe distance from the Marines.
"Can't believe the blind old gambler was an Admiral!" panted Zoro, kneeling on one knee.
"AN ADMIRAL?!" shouted Luffy.
"I must thank you for earlier. You people were nice to me so it feels like I'm repaying you for kindness with ingratitude. Life is full of ironies" mused the Admiral.
"Don't be surprised! A man who stands by Doflamingo is a....an Admiral!" stated Kin'emon for the others to hear through the Den-Den Mushi.
Doflamingo bent down and grabbed the motionless Law by his coat. He then walked closer to the blind man, whispering something behind him. The old man's brows furrowed a little, before pulling out the blade from his cane. He did some motion on the ground, and a platform lifted itself from under him, followed by Doflamingo using his Devil Fruit to float in the air.
"Where are they going?!" cried out Zoro.
"Fufufufufu. Let's talk at the palace, Fujitora! If you cooperate with me, I'll let you catch those brats. Though, there's one of them I wish to have all for myself..."
"I will listen to what you have to say, Heavenly Demon" spoke the Admiral, ignoring the last part. "Then, I will decide what to do"
"I'm not gonna let them get away!" growled Zoro, lifting his sword over his shoulder with both hands.
"All civilians are evacuated! Catch Roronoa Zoro!"
The group of Marines from before has returned from their mission, and were now on Zoro and Kin'emon's tails. Both of them thought it would be better for them to run for the moment, leaving the place with the enemies chasing behind.
As for Doflamingo and Fujitora, they left the Coliseum with Law in the Shichibukai's hold.
"We will have to look for the exit now! Zoro! Kin'emon! Wait for us by running around here!" Yukiko yelled.
"You better hurry up!" panted Zoro, stopping by your window while having a small pause from the Marines since they were slower.
Thankfully, Melissa appeared and had Twilight hide them, making it easier.
Suddenly, screams came out from the Den-Den Mushi on the Sunny's side.
"It's Brook and the others! What happened now?!" Luffy said, aggravated.
"W-W-WE....WE HAVE A PROBLEM!" shrieked Brook. "BIG MOM'S...."
"...PIRATE SHIP IS HERE!" finished Chopper.
"Big Mom's ship?!" Melissa repeated, surprised. "Are you sure?! Is Big Mom on board?!"
"I don't know, but I see those two that I met with Luffy on the Fishman Island!" responded Sanji. "Seems like they are after Caesar!"
"Caesar?!" repeated Robin through the other Den-Den Mushi.
"What do they want from him?!" inquired Franky, the sounds of fighting coming out from the Sunny's side.
"They are shooting at us now! We are rolling away from Dressrosa at that moment!" continued Sanji.
"You must not bring the Yonko here!" Yukiko panted. "It'll throw the whole country into chaos and the whole plan will fall!"
"Come to think of it, why is Caesar on the Sunny?!" wondered Luffy.
"The deal fell apart! Everything was played as Doflamingo wanted it to be!" Nami explained.
"I knew it was getting too easy!" Melissa said.
"Law told us to take Caesar to the next island!" said Sanji.
"Sanji-kun, I think we shouldn't go back to Dressrosa!" told Nami. "I know you want to join them and rescue Tra-guy, and help the Little People's army win the fight. I'm not saying this because I'm scared! Luffy, listen! There are three things that we and Doflamingo are scrambling for! Caesar. The SMILE factory. And Momonosuke for some reason. We haven't destroyed the factory yet so it's still in his control. But we have the other two with us here! Tra-guy was sacrificing himself and fighting to let these two get away from Doflamingo. Maybe, he also wanted to buy time for destroying the factory. He went that far to save these two. So if we go back and make it easier for Doflamingo to catch them, all his efforts will be ruined!"
"I got it, okay. We will take Tra-guy back at any cost!" said Luffy. "What was the name of the next island?!"
"It's Zou!" told Kin'emon.
"Sanji! Nami! Chopper! Brook! Momo! You go ahead and sail for Zou!"
"If you say so...Roger that, Captain!" responded Sanji. "But how about giving us permission!"
"Permission?"
"Yes. Permission to...launch a counterattack against Big Mom's ship!"
"Yeah, you got it. I already picked a fight with her!"
Luffy's blunt answer caused a shrill scream from the poor reindeer.
"Heh. You're right!"
"SANJI-KUN! IT'S TOO DANGEROUS!"
"PLEASE DON'T"
"All right, guys! We'll be waiting for you at Zou!"
"Yosh! Count on us to destroy the factory!" shouted Franky.
"All of you, be safe!" ordered your captain. "Tra-guy's life...Rebecca's wish...He holds the key to all of that! We're gonna head for the palace! And...beat the hell out of Doflamingo!"
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"Now, we need to get out but I can't find the exit" Yukiko said as Pachi appeared from her bag.
"There is no exit in this Colosseum" managed to croak out Bellamy.
"Once a competitor steps into the Colosseum, he can never get out! It's no use looking for the exit" Bellamy continued.
Yukiko frowned at this.
"Still, are you really sure there's no exit? You're Doflamingo's subordinate, aren't you?!" Luffy turned to Bellamy, whose expression turned more grim than before. "Don't you know a way out?"
Your captain grew agitated at the lack of answers from the other man, his fists clenching tightly. From Bellamy's side, he looked conflicted, as if something was bothering him.
"Please! My friend is in danger!" pleaded Luffy.
"....I'm gonna get out of here now. If you follow me, maybe you can get out, too" finally said Bellamy.
"Thanks! So are you gonna take me?!"
"I'm just saying if you choose to follow me, your might be able to find your way out by chance" sweated the blonde, gritting his teeth. "You're not telling me to betray my boss, are you? Because I can't betray Doflamingo! I look up to him!"
"Hey, a few moments ago, you were..." started Bartolomeo, but was cut by Bellamy's snap.
"Shut up! I've still got some principles that I have to stick to!"
"Okay! I'm gonna follow you!" decided your captain with a grin.
"B-But, Luffy-senpai! What about the Darkness Darkness Fruit?!" the fanboy pointed out.
"I wanna keep it out of the hands of a few people, but I don't have a choice! My friend's gonna die!" he frowned.
"In that case, you can count on me! Luffy-senpai! I was gonna bring that dangerous fruit to you once I won it, from the beginning!" Bartolomeo declared, leaving Luffy shocked at his words.
"What?! I can have it?!"
"Of course!!
I PROMISE YOU I WILL WIN THE FRUIT SO YOU CAN GO OUT WITHOUT WORRY!" the fanboy yelled out, fired himself up.
"Who are you talking to?" wondered Bellamy, watching Bartolomeo as he continued to boost his fanboy powers with his back turned to Luffy.
"Thanks! I appreciate it!" Luffy smiled.
"All right. Then we should hurry up before Doflamingo's next move!" Yukiko said.
"Aye!"
Footsteps echoed from the end of a dark hallway. Luffy faced this way with a disgruntled expression as a man wearing a top-hat and a long coat came out from the shadows. Mop of blonde hair frame his face messily, a confident smile on his lips.
He stopped a few feet away from Luffy, his arms tight at his sides.
"That Devil Fruit...." commenced the man. "....I won't let you have it, Straw Hat Luffy!"
"Who the hell are you?!" Bartolomeo quickly changed his sweet submissive persona to turn into the same bold character you saw in the arena. "You can't talk to Luffy-senpai so casually!"
The fanboy walked up to him with his hands in his pockets, glowering at the young man with a nasty glare:
"He is the legendary pirate 'Fire Fist' Ace-sama's brother and he'll become the King of the Pirates one day, you idiot!"
"I've known that from way back" mused the man, still staring at Luffy.
Yukiko saw him briefly smiling.
He stepped closer to Luffy while pushing back Bartolomeo, who fell backward in a few crates. The fanboy glared bitterly at the young man, which said person completely ignored.
"You've known that from way back? Who are you?!" frowned Luffy, lifting his fists.
"Don't you recognize me?"
"I don't know you! Come on! I'll kick your ass right here!" the boy threatened, and yet the man kept smiling.
"Straw Hat Luffy. Fire Fist Ace" he named the epithets breathlessly.
"The Darkness Darkness Fruit is dangerous! I won't let you have it!"
"Dont you remember you had another brother..." he said.
"What?! But, he's...He's....already...." stammered your captain, his voice trailing while the man removed his top-hat.
Luffy's eyes widened like saucers when he recognized the man standing before him, but he looked like he didn't want to believe it.
"Y-You are....!"
"It's been a while! Luffy! Sorry I never contacted you." he grinned.
On cue, Luffy spread his arms out in surprise, eyes bulging out of their sockets while tears cascaded down his cheeks. He sprung backward and into the wall behind him while he yelled out:
"SABOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" he cried out, almost knocking himself out at the impact. "I don't believe you!"
"We stole a bottle of sake from Dadan and made a toast..." the man continued cheekily, and Luffy's face lit up like it was Christmas.
"SABO?!"
Yukiko watched her boyfriend stretch his arms and swung them toward Sabo, enrolled them around his shoulders. He sprung forward from his spot, holding unto his brother tightly while crying like a baby, asking him how it was possible for him to be alive, and where he was all this time.
Yukiko watched the duo with a shocked expression, not really understanding what's going on.
"I thought you were dead!!!" The captain wailed loudly.
Wait, Luffy had another brother that was thought to be dead? He never mentioned this.
"Thank you, Luffy!" continued Sabo, stopping the boy in his crying. "I'm glad you are alive!"
"Yeah, I'm happy you and Ace are okay too." Sabo smiled.
Then he looked over at Yukiko.
"Beast Master. Thank you for looking after my kid brother." He smiled.
Luffy fell backward and landed on the floor, his chest heaving rapidly as he sobbed even more hard than before. The Colliseum will soon be filled with his tears if it continued like that. Sabo stared down at his little brother, another smile edging on his face:
"Can I eat the Darkness Darkness Fruit?" he asked, and Luffy sat up abruptly.
"Uh-huh! Uh-huh!" Luffy nodded vigorously.
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The pirate couple joined with Kin'emon, Melissa, Twilight and Zoro.
"Finally! I thought the two of you got lost or something..." trailed Zoro.
"Do you know a way out? The Marines are everywhere! How we will manage to get to the Palace unnoticed?" Melissa asked.
"I have a plan," spoke the samurai. "I will create disguises for us to wear, and make it seems that we are simply toys in the town"
"Or we can have Twilight hide our presence until we get there." Melissa said.
"......That too.......darn...." Kin'emon mumbled.
As the group of five plus two Pokémon drifted through town with Twilight's help, Luffy was still blubbering.
"Why is Luffy still crying?" Zoro asked.
"Someone he thought was dead is still alive. And don't worry, the Darkness Darkness Fruit is in good hands." Yukiko smiled.
After a while, the group made it to the secret entrance to the Palace, accompanied by Viola and a Tontatta named Wicka.
Although Viola did not want to cause a scene, her plan fell on deaf ears as Luffy was already on the move and running in the direction of the doors.
Yukiko, Twilight and Pachi followed using Diamond Storm, Night Shade and Thunderbolt.
Luffy jumped high in the air, bringing his arm back while yelling:
"GOMU GOMU NO....GIANT PISTOL!!"
The assault smashed into the doors of the Rampart Tower, destroying them and sending flying the soldiers guarding them.
It didn't take long before guards came swarming in the Rampart Tower, already trying to stop the group from advancing forward. Yukiko, Luffy, Kin'emon and Zoro were taking them out easily.
Viola and Melissa was doing just fine on their own too.
Soon Kin'emon had Wicka take him to the lower levels as the others pressed on.
In the course of the battle, a stone man attempted to intervene as Zoro decided to fight him, letting the others go.
Suddenly, there was an explosion around the corner, and they saw in the distance, the Toy Soldier that Luffy encountered. A man in weird steampunk clothes was holding him by the throat, his head inflated like a balloon about to explode.
"That's Soldier!" cried out Luffy.
Yukiko growled and threw a certain object up. "Prism Dragon! Attack!"
The Chinese white dragon emerged and threw the steampunk off guard, knocking him down as Luffy grabbed the Soldier.
"You're....!" he exclaimed.
"Soldier!" cut Luffy, stopping by you. "Where are Franky and the others? Aren't you with them?"
"Straw Hats! This is no time to talk!" cried Viola.
Unfortunately, the steampunk guy was back on his feet and was now glaring at the group darkly.
"Straw Hat Luffy! Beast Master Yukiko! Violet!" he snarled.
"Gladius!?"
"How could you...How could you betray Young Master-sama!" Gladius spat, veins appearing on his forehead.
"We have no time! And he's pretty strong, too!" the princess cut sharply, grabbing Luffy by his collar and running away. "Let's just go to the Suit Chamber now!"
"Viola-sama, why are you doing this?!" demanded Soldier as Luffy put him on his shoulder, following after the girls.
"You know who I am?" she questioned, confused.
"I do! Even if you don't remember me!"
"I've been watching over you with my Clairvoyance, too! You and Rebecca! It must've been hard! Thank you!" she smiled brightly.
"VIOLET! I will never let a traitor walk away alive!!" snarled Gladius at the end of the hallway, and the princess whipped her head back while yelling:
"I didn't betray anybody! Since that day a decade ago, I've never trusted you guys, not even once!"
"Why is his head inflating like that?!" Luffy cried out, watching as the helmet he wore became a huge black balloon.
"How many Devil Fruit users are in this pirate group?!" Yukiko yelled.
"Either way, it's disrespectful to the Young Master! HELMET POP!"
There was a flash of light before the helmet exploded into pieces, the sharp objects flying in their direction but Yukiko protected them with a Quartz Shield and they kept going as Prism Dragon flung Gladius somewhere.
"We reached our destination faster than anticipated!" said in shock Soldier. "It's the Suit Chamber!"
Luffy walked to an adjacent window, and Viola and Melissa threw themselves on him as he was about to shout that Mingo was there. The boy staring at her in disbelief and mid-irritation.
"Why did you do that?! Mingo is there!" he said, and the princess hushed him down.
"Be quiet! Don't ruin their operation!"
"What operation?"
"The Tontattas' Operation SOP. We can only make a move after they pull if off. So please stay still for now!"
This is all it came to. Just waiting until the right moment. And it came a while later, when they heard distinctive yells from the other side. Doflamingo's usual smirk quickly disappeared for unknown reasons.
Luffy, Yukiko, Melissa and Viola took a look inside, sweating as they felt the anger seeping from Doflamingo's body.
"What happened?!" Melissa asked.
"Sugar has passed out!!" breathed in shock Viola.
"Is this some kind of joke?!" They heard the snarl of Doflamingo.
"The operation was a success!" Yukiko cried out as Luffy smiled. "Usopp did it!"
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Meanwhile, 3 people have entered Dressrosa.
Ace, Jozu, and Alina.
"At this time, we won't enter the Colosseum easily. Do you plan to bust your way in?" Alina asked.
"Naturally." Ace said.
But then they witness a shocking sight.
The toys of Dressrosa now back into humans and animals were causing an uproar.
They were civilians, pirates, Marines, government officials, dignitaries, and animals!
Many were yelling for Doflamingo to come out and pay for what he did to them. They also yelled that Doflamingo had been lying to the country all along!
Alina can tell this was serious.
"This....is not good. Getting that Devil Fruit will be harder than we thought ." She said.
But as she said that, in the chaos, Sabo had already eaten the Darkness Darkness Fruit.
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Next we will see the Birdcage Game and Ace will encounter Sabo.
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