Author's Note: And the confrontation begins! Enjoy! :D

Law and Prejudice

Chapter 26

Ace and Luffy both cried out their savage cries, and Teach did the same as the three clashed together. Their movements were quick, almost too fast to catch within the video feed, and their attacks were brutal. Already blood was drawn from all three as their fists flew as well as perfectly executed kicks. As they fought, destruction followed with them crashing into buildings, denting them, and they were even thrown through glass walls and windows. The sounds of the fight were disturbing, and carried up several floors as the occupants also watched on their televisions in fear as well as awe.

Luffy cried out as Teach slammed his head into the metal building before throwing him through another glass window. Ace growled as he jumped on Teach, slamming his fist into him several times. They looked more like wild animals, duking it out in the wilderness, but their movements and attacks were so graceful and precise, even if brutal.

After a while, Nami could no longer watch, and so turned away with tears in her eyes. Luffy was getting hurt and there was so much blood, but she had to remind herself, that he could take it.

"Damn it, I feel as if we should be helping them," Zoro growled, beginning to pace.

"Headquarters told us strictly to only assist if they needed it," Sanji said in a strained voice, nearly chewing on the lit cigarette within his mouth, but he swallowed to just how brutal they could be. Luffy really had gone easy on them that first day they met.

"They're really tearing shit up. This is intense, way more so than any coliseum fight," Law muttered flatly, but his eyes were just as intently watching the fight through all the cameras positioned throughout the area.

"This shit is unreal," another muttered, watching in slight horror to the scene unfolding before them.

"Shit, this feed is broadcasting all over the news channels and it has been since the beginning," the same man as before said with a frown, but then he just sighed.

"Don't worry about it. Nothing we can do about it, if they want to watch," another said and shrugged.

"And watching is all we can do too," Law muttered in the same tone, but then he shook his head. He had never been in a fight like this. He wondered what it was like, and he wondered if it was always like this on the surface. What sort of world, exactly, was Luffy from?

"I still don't like just watching!" Zoro growled, looking ready to go out there. He was not so weak, that he could not handle it.

"Neither do we, but we don't have a choice. Orders are orders," Sanji mumbled as he huffed out.

"Fuck orders!" Zoro seethed, his chest heaving as he went to watch Luffy again.

"Calm yourself," Law said, though his voice sounded more relaxed now. "Luffy and Ace got this. They're not going to need us."

Their feral cries echoed along the empty street as well as through the speakers, and the destruction was extensive. There were holes left within the street, even in some of the buildings and many windows were shattered. The three were bloody, bruised and heaving deeply to catch their breaths.

"You stupid little dogs, fighting for these pathetic rats," Teach seethed as he regarded them both in his disgust. "You are a dishonor to our people."

"Fuck that," Luffy growled, looking ragingly furious with Teach. "Our people are a disgrace!"

"How dare you?" Teach yelled loudly, his voice carrying everywhere and to the people above as they watched. "Who the fuck do you think you are, you little piece of shit?"

"I'm Luffy D. Monkey," Luffy growled out in his own disgusted sneer. "I'm a D, and I don't feel proud of that. Our people claim to be warriors and carry themselves like kings, but kings that live in piles and piles of shit! We live like animals! We have nothing to show for ourselves except destruction and chaos and all the useless fights and wars we started! Is that really something to be proud of?"

"Yes!" Teach exclaimed, but Luffy countered him.

"No it isn't! We could be so much more!" Luffy cried, but then yelled much more vehemently as he pounded over his chest, "So – much – more!" He then took a deep breath and said much more calmly, "But only if we allowed ourselves to be."

Teach's eye twitched as he regarded the young pup, but then he said, "What would you know? This is who we are. This is who we have been for centuries."

"And during all those centuries, we've never changed. We've never grown or improved. We've done nothing!" Luffy growled out, but then he looked about him and said, "Look what they've done. They've built beautiful homes, invented wonderful things." He looked at Teach again and said, "We don't have pies or good food or televisions or ice cream or theme parks or cool robots. We don't have amazing things. The amazing things we do have, even your explosives, were all invented by these people, not us! We stole their technology! We have nothing. We are nothing! We're lazy and fight all the time, and that is pathetic!"

Eye twitching again, Teach growled under his breath, Luffy's words beginning to sink in, but it was not as if he cared all that much. Ace swallowed down, his gaze shifting to the side and lowering. Luffy's words were hitting him just as hard. It was true – All of it was true.

Everyone watching on was sitting at the edge of their seats, listening to this man, and all they could really feel was amazement. Nami bit her lip, gazing back at Luffy with tears in her eyes, but her chest swelled with pride. She was so proud of him, and it only made her love him that much more.

"Damn, he's making me want to get up and be more proactive. I feel as if I've not done anything with myself either," Law muttered and shifted around where he stood.

"Tell me about it… At least you save lives," Zoro countered and frowned at the screen deeply.

"You save lives as well – Rather, you protect them," Robin supplied, making Zoro glance over to her.

He looked back to the screen and muttered, "I guess so…"

"All you've accomplished, Teach, is to cause pain, despair and destruction," Luffy growled, glaring back at him, "and you're going to pay for it!" Without warning, Luffy surged forward with unbelievable speed and slammed his fist into Teach's overlarge stomach.

The other man's eyes nearly popped out of his sockets as he doubled over from the brutal and unexpected hit. As he bent forward, Luffy threw up his first, upper cutting Teach's chin, and the man instantly flew up and over before hitting the ground. This time, Teach did not get up again, and everyone jumped out of their seats, cheering.

Breathing heavily, Luffy just stared down at Teach, his anger still present, but he felt a rush of relief. However, within the next instant, they were surrounded by other Guards, a few going in to chain Teach as well as slip a collar on over his neck, and the anxiety returned. Luffy glanced about, expecting his friends, but he did not see them.

"Bravo, that really was brilliant," a deep voice came, and then a large man stepped out from the shadows.

"What the…?" Zoro whispered, leaning forward more to see what was going on. "That's Battle-Commander Sakazuki. What is one of our superiors doing here?" he asked and looked up to the others.

Nami quickly shook her head and said, "I have no idea! They said this investigation was our job!" She looked a bit worried, and honestly, she did not trust the man. She knew he hated Luffy's kind.

"Let's go and meet them!" Law said and quickly moved as if to leave, but he was blocked off.

"I'm sorry, but we have orders to keep you here. Let the Battle-Commander handle this," one of the surveillance team said, and the others also moved to block the entrance.

"What?" Nami exclaimed in a horrified whisper, but then she slowly began to scowl. "This is bullshit! Let us out of here!"

"Please remain calm. Everything will be handled by the Battle-Commander," another of the men said, looking quite unfriendly.

"I apologize for this, but it was our orders," Brook said, looking sympathetic to the other group, but he did not seem very thrilled about it.

"This is fucking bullshit!" Zoro exclaimed, slamming his fist down over the table.

"Who are you?" Luffy asked the large man and took steps back towards Ace, who also looked on alert.

"I see the other carrier was good enough to reveal himself. Makes things much easier," Sakazuki said as he regarded both men with obvious distaste. "Chain them both up as well," he said, and men suddenly stepped forward, slapping collars on both Ace and Luffy.

"What the fuck is this?" Ace demanded and reached up to remove the collar, but he cried out, when he received a very strong shock, which sent him to his knees.

"Ace!" Luffy cried, rushing towards him, but cried out, instantly buckling from the pain. He fell to his back and grabbed at the collar, still shocking him.

When it finally stopped, the Guards quickly moved forward to chain them both, like they did for Teach, but both Ace and Luffy were not about to let them. They fought despite the collars to prevent them from chaining them up. Sakazuki growled and said, "Hurry up and chain them! Take them away to the prison and lock them up where they belong." There was a sudden cry of outrage as those, who had been watching, came out onto their balconies to complain about what was taking place. These men had clearly saved them! Why were they being arrested, even if they were carriers? "Get them chained and take them away, quickly!" Sakazuki demanded his men, especially since the civilians began throwing things down at them, as if trying to prevent them from taking the two away.

"No! Luffy!" Nami cried in horror as she watched what was happening. She turned to the others and cried, "Let us out!"

"Move out of the fucking way, or you're going to get hurt!" Zoro growled and moved into position to attack.

"I'm sorry, but we can't allow you," the other Battle-Guard said as he also moved into position.

"Think about what you're doing, Battle-Guard Zoro. You'll be suspended or even lose your position. We'll be forced to arrest you," another said, also moving to fight.

"I don't fucking give a shit!" Zoro yelled, looking furious.

"Luffy is our friend. We don't give a shit about orders or our jobs. We're not letting you betray him," Law said in a low voice as he lowered his head slightly.

"We're going to fight for him. There's no way in hell we're letting you take him away," Sanji growled as well, and then the three surged forward, doing exactly as they promised to Ace, but not because he asked them to. It was because they wanted to. Somehow, they would get to their friend and protect him.

To Be Continued…

Author's Note: Uh oh… :( Luffy got betrayed, just as they said he would, but not by his friends! But will they be able to save them? T_T Stay tuned for the next chapter! D:

P. S.Did anyone else catch the reference in here? :3 Are you a fan? If you caught the line, please tell me! I won't tell you what it is, unless no one knows. Spoilers! *Said in sing songy voice*