O.N.E. P.I.E.C.E.

"Hellooooo!" called Brook, "Mr. Samurai! Where are you?"

"You'd think his wooden clogs would leave tracks in the snow," Zoro grumbled.

"Yeah, but the fresh snow covered them up, idiot," said Percy.

"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?"
"I SAID YOU'RE AN IDIOT!"

"My boobs are so heavy!"

"Huh?" the other three glanced back at Sanji.

"They're so heavy when I run!" Sanji said happily.

"Perv…"muttered Percy.

"GET IT TOGETHER, IDIOT! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO WANTED TO DO THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE!" Zoro roared.

At that moment, Sanji slipped in the snow and Zoro caught him by the hand.

"Aw," said Brook, Percy howling with laughter in the background, "How romantic!"
Zoro threw Sanji on the ground, "Get real! The only reason I caught you is you're in Nami's body!"

"Oh, man," Percy wiped tears of mirth from his eyes, "Careful Zoro; you wouldn't wanna make Luffy jealous, would you?"

"WHY'D YOU DROP ME?" Sanji hollered before Zoro could cut Percy into tiny pieces, "Now Nami's gonna be all bruised up!"
"Guys! You're never gonna believe what I found over here!"

The other three ceased their bickering to listen to Brook.

"It's a footprint!"

"You think it's the samurai's?" asked Zoro.

"I-I don't think it's human," Brook said shakily.

"Well, then it must be a centaur footprint," Sanji reasoned.

"Uuuh, no," said Brook, "This is waaaay too big."

Percy came over to where Brook was standing, took one look at the footprint and broke into a run.

"We have to get out of here!" Percy said urgently, "Now!"

But he was too late. Noxious, green gas swirled at their feet, causing the Strawhats to gag and stumble.

"What the hell?" Zoro coughed, "What is this?"

"And what is that?" Brook breathed, looking up at an enormous shadow with cold, blue eyes.

"'Scuse us," it said in a deep voice as soft as the falling snow, "We'll just be taking these two, then we'll be on our way."

Zoro and Brook watched, helplessly immobile, as the monster reached down with long, icy claws and plucked Percy and Sanji out of the snow.

"L-let them go," said Brook, but he was already fading in and out of consciousness.

"I don't think so," the second monster said calmly, "The demigods are coming to Lady Khione. The rest of you…well, I hope you like the cold."

As Zoro and Brook finally slipped into unconsciousness, the final thing they saw was Percy and Sanji slung over the monster's backs like sacks of flour. When they woke, the monsters were gone.

And Percy and Sanji along with them.

P.E.R.C.Y. J.A.C.K.S.O.N.

Law didn't quite appreciate Caesar shoving the barrel of a gun in his face. But how else was he supposed to maintain his cover? He had no choice, so he remained on the purple couch, eyeing Caesar with a careful, calculating look.

"Two of the Strawhats are already dead," said Caesar.

"Demon Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro and Soul King Brook," said Monet, never looking up from her work.

"Interesting," said Law. He didn't believe it for a second. Until there was a body, there was no way that any of the Strawhats were dead.

"You didn't summon them here, did you, Law?" Caesar asked, his voice rising dangerously.

"Now why would I do something as stupid as that?" Law snorted, crossing his arms.

Caesar's gun lowered slightly, "I suppose you're right. You are a Warlord afterall; no reason to go undoing all the work you put in to getting that position."

"Exactly," said Law, his guard still up. Something wasn't right…

"But you see, Law," said Caesar, sidling up closer to him, "You trusted me to tell no one you're here. True, I kept my word, but I know your best kept secret too."

In a flash, Law was up and bolting out the door.

"You can't get away from me, demigod!"

Law didn't even stop for the powerful voice coming up from behind; he had to get out of there and he had to do it quickly.

Room!

…

"You had to startle the one who could teleport?"
"Shirourourou, my mistake, Lady Khione."

"…I hate mortals."

O.N.E. P.I.E.C.E.

Another gunshot rocked their makeshift shelter and once again, Nami wished she had her bracelet. Her monster radar may have been off now that she was in Franky's body, but even she could tell that the ones trying to get in were huge.

"See anything, Chopper?" she called up to the roof.

"No!" Chopper called down to her, "There's no one there."

"They're definitely there," said Annabeth, busy doing 360-degree circles with her sword at the ready.

"You know, you two didn't have to stay," Chopper told Leo and Annabeth, "We could've handled this."

"No, you couldn't," Annabeth said flatly, "You don't know how to fight in Sanji and Franky's bodies; you're useless in an attack."

Chopper deflated a bit, "I guess you're right."

Annabeth offered him a small, tense smile, "It's ok. The others need to be able to explore the lab without any interruptions. With Percy and Sanji off looking for Kin'emon, Leo and I chose to stay here to draw any monsters away from Luffy and the others."

"And towards us?" Chopper shrieked, "That sounds scary!"

Leo reached into his tool belt and pulled out a large hammer. It reminded Nami enough of Usopp to make her miss the sharpshooter, but something told her that Leo's hammer was much more solid than anything Usopp could wield.

"They're coming," Leo murmured.

"Huh? I guess I fell asleep. Who's attacking?"
"We don't have time for you right now," Annabeth tensed, shooting a murderous look at Brownbeard.

"It must be the Yeti Cool Brothers," Brownbeard said smugly, "They're going to kill you. Once they get paid, they won't stop till their targets are dead."

"If you don't stop talking, I will melt your hat to your head," Leo threatened.

Brownbeard wisely decided to shut up. Not because Leo told him to, but because the barrel of an enormous, frost-ridden gun, was inches away from his face.

"You're Brownbeard, aren't you?" said the owner of the gun in a voice as deep as the sound of ice sinking into the sea, "Just so you know, you're on our hitlist too."

"You must be Rock!" Brownbeard said brightly, "I must've misheard you before. You're here to save me, aren't you? Release me and we can take care of the Strawhats together."

"I'm Scotch," the monster said calmly, "And you didn't mishear me; the master ordered your assassination along with the Strawhats. If you need proof, here-,"

Scotch lifted a large, hairy thumb to reveal a dendenmushi, looking impossibly tiny in his giant hands.

"Oh, and while you're at it, what was that dunce's name? The one with the stupid, braided beard who got captured by the Strawhats? Oh, yes, Brownbeard! He's become a nuisance. Kill him too."

Annabeth grit her teeth as Scotch unloaded his gun in Brownbeard's head. It wasn't enough that he had to kill him, but he had to destroy him first as well? This monster meant business.

"Now then," Scotch hummed, "The demigods, the one with Vegapunk's lasers and the children are to come with me. The rest of you can go die, for all I care."

P.E.R.C.Y. J.A.C.K.S.O.N.

"We have to hurry!" shouted Usopp as he, Luffy, Robin and Franky sprinted back to the remains of Labs 1 & 2.

"I know!" snapped Luffy.

"Look!" said Robin, pointing ahead, "What's that?"

"It's a fire!" Franky exclaimed.

Sure enough, angry orange flames roared from inside the lab, basking the building in a warm, yellow glow. The flames soared and twisted above the broken ceiling and threw themselves at two enormous dark shadows. The shadows let out bone-rattling roars and the flames dissipated.

"Bastards!" Luffy shouted, slingshotting himself at the lab, "If you've hurt my crew, I'll kick your ass!"

Luffy landed face first in the snow. He looked around wildly with his observation haki, but the intruders were long gone.

"Luffy!" Chopper pulled Luffy out of the snow, "It's terrible! Nami, Annabeth and Leo are all gone!"

"What?!"