Hello all!

Thank you reviewers:

Madame Rodoshe - Lmao, I know!

10th Squad 3rd Seat - Well, it's not like Law can get kidnapped and have the female OC save him…or maybe that can happen. ;)

Darkfrosty - You have nothing to fear. Rayne shall never be a "damsel in distress". She's too strong willed to be mentally beaten. **hugs** Rayne will be just fine, trust me. :)

Row of Cards - But if Rayne stayed, there'd be no plot to Act Three. And there are certain things that happen that are necessary to future Arcs and character development.

Shiningheart of ThunderClan - Sadly, you can't take it back…so…ya… That's right, it's all Law's fault, lol.

And thank you as well followers and favouriters! The next charm I have for you is: tropical seahorse, teal cz, turquoise and white enamel.

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The Connected Islands Arc

Hoping Tomorrow Never Comes

"What do you want from me?" Rayne questioned.

"Initially, nothing. As you can easily tell, I like beautiful young women." Malachi gestured to the other women in the cell. "It's not uncommon for women to be captured by my crew and brought here. However, having you in my possession is an interesting turn of events. Obviously I will use you as I do the others but you have an added bonus of having an interesting captain."

The cook really didn't like where this conversation was going. It didn't help that the blond sounded…normal. Even his looks. He looked completely sane and ordinary. But in spite of that, there was something that put her on edge. Okay, being chained to a wall was probably a factor but there was still…something.

"What do you want from my captain?"

"Why would I tell you and ruin the surprise?" He laughed a little and smiled gently.

Damn, he was handsome when smiling too.

"But for now, I have no plans for you." Malachi unlocked the cell door allowing Cyrus to slip in.

The vicious-looking man strode over to one of the corners of women and grabbed one by the arm. She began to cry and struggle but it was useless. He pulled her from the cell, the door locking again, and the two pirates dragged the girl off down the long darkened corridor. She heard sighs of relief as they disappeared.

That sound bothered her. She understood why they felt that way but still…

"What's going to happen to her?" Rayne asked the room.

It took about a minute before one of the women answered her. "She was brought in yesterday so it's time to train her."

"What do you mean?" She glanced over at the woman who responded.

She had long black hair and dark blue eyes. There was nothing remarkable about her but she was pretty. "You're not from any of the islands, are you?"

"No, I'm a pirate."

"Then you have very bad luck to have docked here." The woman frowned sadly. "We call them the Connected Islands because each of the five islands are connected by bridges. The one who rules us is Malachi and as you heard, he likes beautiful women." She sounded bitter as she spoke. "When a girl becomes a woman at eighteen, she is taken here by one of his crew, and trained to become a sex slave. When we age to the point where he considers us ugly, we are allowed to go back home." She pointed down the hall. "We are all separated by which island we came from and our ages. This cell is for those who are eighteen to twenty-five. If you do well with your training, you are given an actual bedroom and proper treatment."

"How long do I have before my…training…starts?"

"They will come for you tomorrow."

Rayne was starting to feel sick to her stomach. She really needed to find a way out of here. But she only had, at best, a day? And, of course, they took all of her weapons and who knows where those were. Her top priority was getting out of this cell, then out of this place. When she was outside she would find her crew and come back for her weapons after. She couldn't risk searching for them on her own.

So, how was she going to get out? She didn't have any way to pick a lock which left her with one option: trying to squeeze her hands out of the metal cuffs.

With a deep sigh, she went to work.

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Law shook off the snow from his coat when he entered the bar. It was the only building with lights on and even though time was a factor, waking people up in the middle of the night would get him no where. He had ordered his crew to split up into pairs and search around town for any signs of their cook. He almost wished that they would find her buried in the snow rather than the alternative.

Walking up to the counter, he sat down with Bepo at his side and ordered a drink.

"Have you seen a young looking woman around her? Dark brown hair, dark eyes, carrying many different bladed weapons on her…?"

"Can't say that I have." The bartender fumbled slightly with the glass cup he was holding.

The Dark Doctor narrowed his eyes dangerously. "You have one last chance to answer me honestly or I will cut you up into pieces and leave you outside to freeze."

"I-I can't!" Seeing the pirate stand and grabbing his long sword from the polar bear made the man tremble in fear. "They'll kill me!"

"So she was taken then." Law sat back down and handed his sword back to Bepo.

"What do we do now, captain?"

"We head for Coeich Island. Call the others tell them to meet back on the ship. I don't think the people of this island will be much help."

"Aye, aye, captain." The bear pulled out a Den Den Mushi and proceeded to call his nakama.

With a sigh, the tattooed man rested his elbows on the bar's surface and interlocked his fingers. He rested his chin on them and started thinking up a plan to get his cook back. He didn't know what they were up against except that their enemy was strong enough to take Rayne. She wasn't overly strong but she wasn't weak either. He had seen her fight before and knew how skilled she was. So for her to be taken down was troubling. It must mean that they were dealing with Devil Fruit users. So why hadn't she used Haki? Did she not have the time to?

Law felt himself getting increasingly frustrated with his thoughts. He had no answers. He didn't relish the thought of harming innocent people but maybe it was the best option for getting some kind of information.

"Ignore what I said earlier about the people on these islands. I will make them useful to us."

Bepo nodded nervously at his captain words. He was starting to become really scary. It was something the bear had seen only a few times since meeting him.

"Don't worry, captain." Penguin's voice came through the Den Den Mushi is Bepo's paw. He forgot he was still using it. "We'll do whatever it takes to get our nakama back!"

The smirk that appeared on Law's face was slow to form and chilled those that saw it. There were dark promises swirling in his light grey eyes.

"Yes, whatever it takes."

This was Trafalgar Law: Surgeon of Death.

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Well Rayne's officially screwed and she's missing Law going into "evil" mode.

So we've met two Steel Pirates…I wonder what the rest are like…

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Happy (early) New Year you awesome, awesome people! **hugs** See you in 2015!

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I'll Be Gone - Arc Progression

Arc Four - 3/21? chapters written

Arc Five - basic plot and character sheet complete

Arc Six - possible Punk Hazzard Arc?

Arc Seven - possible Dressrosa Arc?

Arc Eight - possible Corazon Arc?

Arc Nine to Arc ? - no idea, waiting on Oda-sama