So, will Lucci kill Luffy? Or will Alley find a way to stop him?

Chapter 10

I sat on the bed staring at the wall. The room was nicely furnished but I didn't care about that. All I wanted was to wake up and for this nightmare to be over.

I layed down and closed my eyes with a deep sigh and tried to sort out all the mixed thoughts and emotions that were going through my head. To my surprise, the emotion I slowly began to focus on was anger. I started to think about what Lucci had done to me and what he was going to do to Luffy. And the more I concentrated on that anger, the more my will to stand came back. With in minutes, I had gone from someone feeling sorry for themself to someone ready to fight.

I stood up, furious. I looked at the door. It was the only thing that stood between me and freedom. I knew it had been specially made so that it couldn't be knocked down with rokushiki techniques. That's when I noticed a vent slightly to the left of the door frame. I could reach it using geppou. I jumped up there while using tekkai to harden my fist and smashed the vent cover, hoping it hadn't made to much noise. I slipped into it and started crawling.

It wasn't very comfortable and if I even breathed, I was sure someone would here me. I pressed on though and I soon heard voices. I paused at an opening in the vent. I looked at the room below before pressing my ear against the opening.

"Has the Buster Call been activated yet?" I heard Lucci ask. He was in the room I had first encountered him in. Luffy's hat lay on a nereby chair.

"Just as you requested but are you sure it will work? They escaped last time." I heard a voice say, which I was pretty sure was Blueno. A quick glance confirmed this.

"I'm sure it will work. It will catch them completely offguard. They don't think that we know they are here. They also don't have their captain. It will be an easy job." Lucci replied.

"They didn't have their captain last time. And now there are more of them and they are all more powerfull." Blueno said.

"The last Buster Call was foolishly set in motion by that idiot Spandam and it was set for Enies Lobby. This time it is aimed for Thousand Sunny, their latest ship. The Buster ships won't stop until the ship and it's crew are dead. Their captain will witness their distuction and then we will hold him a public execution. Then, we will capture the yonkou while they are mourning the loss of their king. After that, we will use the shichibukai to capture the no name pirates and then finally, the World Government will have complete and total control of this world. And just as the Five Elder Stars promised, I will be the new world's king." Lucci said.

I held in a gasp. My eyes went wide in shock. Lucci king?!! And the Five Elder Stars were involved in this. Suddenly the realization of just how big this whole thing was struck me. I tried to steady my breathing so they wouldn't hear me. I had to find Luffy and fast or his crew would be destroyed!

Suddenly a nereby Den Den Mushi crackled to life. "Lucci, Blueno, the Five Elder Stars request your presence immediately. Please report to the top floor. Over."

"We're on our way." Lucci replied. He and Blueno then left the room.

I sat frozen where I was. I couldn't believe what I had overheard and the worst thing was, I was the only one who knew. I was the only one who could stop this nightmarish world from becoming a reality. I had to find Luffy! But I couldn't leave without his hat.

I opened the vent cover as quietly as I could and jumped down into the room. I landed near the Den Den Mushi. I walked over to the bed and picked up Luffy's hat. It had holes in it. From what, I didn't know. I then turned my attention to the broken string and tied the loose ends together and slipped it around my neck. I gave it a slight jerk. When I was satisfied that it would hold, I used geppou and made my way back into the vent. I tried to put the cover back on but found it impossible from the inside. I set it aside and continued to crawl through the vent.

When I was above a hallway, I took that cover off and slipped quietly to the ground. I looked around but found, much to my relief, that I was alone. But now I was faced with a new problem. I had no idea where they were holding Luffy. He could be in Impel Down for all I knew.

I looked up and down the hallway. There were doors up and down the whole length of it. I decided to go to my right.

As I made my way down the hall, I stopped to listen at each door. Most of them seemed either deserted or occupied by one or two marines. I reached the next hallway and walked down it, doing the same thing with the same results.

When I was about to give up, I saw a guarded door at the end of the latest hallway. Curious, I used soru to get closer.

"Hey! No one's allowed in this area!" the guard on the left called out.

I decided to play dumb and use a little female charm. "I'm sorry. I was just looking for my boyfriend, but you'll do." I said.

I saw him blush slightly. "I'm sorry miss, but I'm sort of busy-" but he never got to finish.

"Rankyaku!" I yelled and kicked. It hit him and sent him flying back into the wall where he lay still.

Now for the other one. He had already pulled out his weapon. Just as he was about to shoot, I used soru to get right in front of him. Then I punched him in the jaw and he joined his partner in the whole lying still department. I grinned. Perfect!

I walked up to the door but found it locked. I walked over to the unconcious guards and checked there many pockets until I found what I was looking for. A key. I put it in the lock on the door and it easily came open.

I found myself in a large, yet empty, room. The only thing interesting was the room was it's many pillars. It was fairly well lit and as I gazed around, my eyes fell upon a cage in the corner of the room. I could see someone lying on the floor of it. I took a deep breath and made my way across the room to the cage.

As I neared the cage, I could see Luffy. He was facing the wall and away from me. Seeing him made me feel miserable. I had betrayed him. "Luffy?" I asked nervously.

He didn't stir.

"Luffy...please. Listen to me." I begged.

He still didn't move.

I looked at him and felt tears but I quickly wiped them away. I had to get his attention somehow. "Luffy, you have to listen to me. Your crew will die if you don't get out of here." I said in a desperate attempt.

He struggled and finally sat up. I could now see that he still had on the seastone cuffs which was probably why he was so weak. The cage also appeared to be made of seastone. He didn't turn around. I doubted he had the strength to.

"Why are you here?" he asked coldly.

I bit my lip. This was more painful then I had expected. "I came to warn you. I came to get you out of here. Just please listen to me!" I cried.

"Why should I?" he replied.

I cringed. Why did he have to make this so hard? "It...I didn't...I never wanted...it wasn't my fault. Lucci, he plans to kill you. He promised me that you would be safe if I betrayed you. He promised to let you go. But now...Luffy, he lied. He's going to kill you. And now he's activated the Buster Call with Thousand Sunny as the target. Your crew will die! You have to go now!" I cried desperately.

"Why should I believe you? You lied to me. You used me. Why should I listen to what you say?" he asked.

"You don't understand! Lucci forced me to do that! He said he would kill you if I didn't! I really, really care about you. When I told you I loved you, I meant it. But it doesn't matter if you believe me about that. If you don't get out of here, you're crew is dead." I said in a last desperate attempt to get him to understand.

He turned his head to look at me. When I saw him, I gasped. There was blood running out of the corner of his mouth and some running down his forhead. "What happened?!" I finally managed to choke out.

"Why do you care?" he asked.

I sunk to my knees. This was to much. I balled my hands into fists in frustration. "Listen to me!" I cried. "You have to get out of here!!! You have to save your crew!!!!!"

He was silent.

Not knowing what else to do, I took his hat off and tossed it into the cage. It landed beside him. He looked at it a minute and then turned away.

I started to cry out of frustration. Why couldn't he see that I was telling the truth?!?

Suddenly, I heard I noise behind me. When I looked around, I saw Lucci standing in the doorway. Beside him stood Blueno with a gun in his hand.

"No." I whisphered.

"So you decided to betray us after all. Well, you know what that means. Blueno." Lucci said.

Blueno raised the gun and aimed it at Luffy.

"NO!!!" I screamed.

He pulled the trigger.

Is this the end for Luffy?