LUFFY

It hurt. Everything hurt. Luffy let out a moan and tried to sit up, wings flopping uselessly when his brain caught up to the fact he already was sitting up. He moaned, holding his head and noticed his hands were cuffed together. For a second he didn't understand, but then it came back and he shuddered. He'd been captured, and he was going to be sold. He whined low in his throat.

"It looks like it is awake, Young Master." He tried to find the person talking but his head hurt so much and his vision was so blurry. "Are you sure you wish to speak to it?"

"Are you questioning me?" A shudder ran down Luffy's back. He knew that voice. It haunted his nightmares, and he couldn't stop the whine that escaped him for some reason.

"Never, Young Master!" He heard the sound of whatever cell they had tossed him into open up and only one set of footsteps approach. The man was almost on top of him before he could make the person out, and it wasn't that man. Tension left him, but only just a bit. "The Master wants to talk to you."

He wanted to protest, but the words stuck in his throat, ending in a choked groan sound. A disembodied voice laughed at him, and his eyes fell on the Denden Mushi being held out. "Having trouble talking? Is it the drugs, mmmm?" More laughter, "Or the fear? Imagine my surprise when I heard the rumor that Strawhat Luffy was a Winged D… And then here you are, a red Winged D… You can fly now, hmmm? My how you've grown. It's a real shame what's happened, and I'd be happy to call this whole auction off, all you have to do is come home Cloud."

Luffy whined, terrified. Being sold off was scary enough, but going back to the hellhole was worse. He couldn't go back, it would kill him. "MY…..NAME….IS…...LUFFY!" He wheezed out, glaring in spite of the shivers that wracked his frame.

"I can see you need to be re-educated, pet." Doflamingo's voice was dark, frientening.

"Go… to… hell…"

"Don't talk to the Young Master like that!"

Cruel cold laughter stayed the man's hand, "Reggae, don't damage the merchandise. He's just squawking like the little bird he is. Remember this… Luffy… I actually profit from letting someone else break you. It's a simple enough matter to insure they keep you alive and able to fly. Beyond that...Well. When we talk again, you'll be happy to come home to roost, Cloud. Make sure to stipulate the points of sale, Reggae. Throw in the Mermaid, Merman, and Fishman to sweeten the deal."

"Yes, Young Master."

"I leave the rest to you. I expect a good price." The denden cut out with a finality that had Luffy panting for breath.

He struggled to move, to do something, and finally he managed to push to his feet. He glared at Reggae, plans half formed of rushing him but when he went to take a step forward he stumbled hard. With a sneer the man sidestepped him and shoved hard against one of his drooping wings knocking Luffy to his knees. Before Luffy could recover Reggae was grabbing the back of the heavy collar on his neck. He squirmed as he was dragged to the side of the cage and slammed into the bars. It was disorienting to be so weak and he didn't know why. They'd said something about drugs, but he didn't remember anything past the weird Merman touching him… the same one that was glaring at Reggae from the other side of the bars.

"You're hurting him!" It was a girl… that made it a Mermaid, right?

"Then have your friend use his toxin again." Reggae flippantly replied, standing behind him and - that was a knife, why was there a knife on his back?- he tried to struggle and felt as his vest was cut away, his necklace falling free. "Don't need this. Can't have people thinking you aren't a real one." Fingers ran through his feathers, brushing them up the wrong way and he whined. Or he thought he did, things got fuzzy and painful. "What the hell did you just do you monster?"

"It's you! Whatever you did, please, stop!" The girl was holding his head, when had that happened?

"Kid, Luffy, Look at me." It was the strange Merman. He tried to focus on him, but it was hard when Reggae was bending his wing back and digging his fingers down to the skin. Feeling along it. He refused to cry, but it hurt. Something cold touched his chest, "I'm going to use my toxin, alright?" He shook his head, not wanting to lose himself again. "Just enough to help with the pain. With the crap they gave you, you're hyper sensitive right now."

He didn't want it, even still, but he didn't have a choice. Between one breath and the next everything became distant. He knew that his wing was still being handled, but it was like it wasn't attached to him anymore. Even when the final joint was over extended, it didn't hurt. There was the sound of scissors and he closed his eyes, not wanting to know. He heard the Fishman make an angry sound as something was tightened around his bones on both sides of the joint, multiple large hands caught the wing as it was just dropped. Luffy was beyond caring anymore. He didn't hurt, but now he could focus on how scared he was. He didn't regret getting caught, because he'd saved Chopper. But he was still so terrified. He was alone, and Doflamingo knew where he was. No matter how he tried to tell himself otherwise, he couldn't escape the idea that no matter what he'd end up back there, broken. He must have made some sort of sound, because the Mermaid shushed him, telling him he was alright as his other wing was dropped.

"Well, that should do it for preparations. I'll be back in the morning. Make sure he doesn't die."

"Maybe it'd be better…." The Fishman muttered, and Luffy hated that he agreed.