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55. Fine By Me
Don Quixote Mansion
7:30 PM
Blood was everywhere.
It surrounds Law on all sides, dirties the floor, smears on the walls. It coats his clothing and gathers in all the crevices of his body. He felt disgusting, but a far more powerful emotion prevailed in him.
Anger.
Dellinger groans on the floor beside him, clutching his side with shaking, bloody hands. Law slides cold eyes over to his quivering form, gun in his left hand aimed at the blonde. His large eyes roll up to Law, tears gathering in the corners.
"Law," he cries, broken and coarse. "Please don't-"
The trigger is pulled before he can finish his sentence. The bullet dives right between his eyes, loud in the silence of the room. Red trickles out of the hole in his head, his jaw dropped open in a soundless scream. Law surveys the rest of the room, stepping over the fresh corpse. Señor Pink was passed out on the floor a little ways away from him, choking on his own bib. Viola's body was rolled haphazardly off to the side, limbs a twisted mess. Gladius was missing an arm and dead near the doorway, head rolled off at an unnatural angle.
Law breathes through his mouth harshly, aiming his sword to the remaining Family members. "Now it's only you two left."
Pica smiles evilly. "Law. Surgeon of Death. You've come back to us."
"Bullshit," Law grits, holding his sword tighter.
"I'd beg to differ," Diamante drawls, pointing his own bloodied sword towards Law. "The way you took out our own was rather immaculate."
"You're not even concerned that they're dead?" Law marvels. But of course they wouldn't be. This was the Family he's talking about. They wouldn't care if one of their comrades fell in battle. That' s just how they've always been.
"Of course not. They weren't strong enough to stand up to you or stand firm in their beliefs. They deserved what happened to them," Diamante answers without missing a beat.
Luffy struggles against his restraints as they converse, eyes watery and overflowing, watching Law with a combination of longing and terror. "Law..." he whispers.
Law spares him an apologetic glance. Poor Luffy; he's had to witness first hand his murders, his violence, his dark and twisted personality he's tried so hard to keep under wraps. To not return to. His gaze returns to Diamante who, as if reading his thoughts, smiles wickedly.
He would make it up to Luffy completely. But first, they had to get out of here.
"You worried about your boyfriend, Law?" Diamante taunts, slowly walking over to the Heart chair, slinging an arm over the back of it. "Poor thing, he's a first hand witness to your madness."
Law levels him with a dangerous glare. "Leave Luffy out of this."
"Scary, scary," Pica chuckles as Diamante backs off, hands up innocently. "You're quite protective of him, aren't you?"
"Of course I am," Law grunts, "after what you sick fucks did to him, how could I not be?"
Diamante laughs, and Law narrows his eyes at him. "You're so funny, Law. You? Caring? Protective? It's not in your blood and you know it."
"I'm not here to listen to your drabble of what you think of me," Law snaps. He straightens his sword and rushes the two. "I'm here to get rid of you fucks once and for all!"
"Oh Law," Pica grins as he clashes with Diamante, swords blazing. "You're so naive."
"Behind you!" Luffy screams.
Law glances behind him just in time to see Pica's flail swinging towards him. He ducks, and it connects with Diamate's arm with a harsh thud, earning a strangled curse from the taller man. Law grins and whips around, drawing his sword across Pica's abdomen before rolling out from under him, just missing the second swing aimed at his head.
"You-!" Diamante struggles, spitting out blood and holding his battered arm. "Fucking idiot!"
Pica throws him a glare, holding his own injury. "My bad, okay? You're fine, anyway."
"Doesn't mean it didn't hurt, asshole."
Law kneels by Luffy's chair, blood spilling from a wound on his head from where the flail had nicked him. He reaches up to the wound and tsks at the shallow stream of blood, standing and rolling his shoulders.
"Law," Luffy whimpers, big tears rolling down his face. "Will you be okay?"
Law spares Luffy a glance. He looked like he was really struggling, coming to grips with the situation unfolding around him. Law softens. "I'm sorry you have to go through this, Luffy."
Luffy sniffles and bites his lip, brows drawn together. Law can't say anything bad to that face, not when Luffy's been through hell.
"I'll be fine," Law assures, bending forward and ruffling his hair, ignoring the feel of blood crusted fingers going through his locks. "Stay strong for me, okay? We'll get out of this soon, I promise."
A spark returns to Luffy's eyes. "Law-"
"Having a touching reunion with your boyfriend without me?"
Law whirls around just in time to defend against a heavy fist punching his ribs, sending him flying over to the other side of the room. Luffy screams after him but he can't hear much over the roar of the wind. He crashes into the wall with a groan, hitting his elbow hard as he lands.
"Fuck," he grumbles, rubbing the tender bone. "That hurt like a bitch."
He isn't given much time to dwell on the pain, however, because soon Diamante is upon him, sword raised high. Law scrambles to his feet and pulls his gun, firing a few shots as he skirts away. Diamante dances around the bullets, coming after him with a manic grin on his face. Law tsks and pockets the weapon, only to find himself tumbling towards the floor.
Pica had tripped him from behind.
He lands with a grunt, sword clattering some feet to his left. He rolls over and grabs it just as a fist punches the air where he used to reside. Heart pattering against his chest, he puts some distance between the two men, sword drawn and pointed at the ready.
"What's wrong, Law?" Pica asks, "leaving already?"
"If you leave, we're killing the boy," Diamante snarls, grinning.
Law's gaze flickers over to Luffy, whose express has turned into one of pale horror. "I'm not going anywhere."
"Really?" Diamante smirks, licking the blood off his sword. "Because last I checked, you were avoiding us."
Law continues going backwards as the two men go forward, step by tantalizing step. "I'm being strategic."
Pica makes a disbelieving sound. "I believe that's a fancy word for cowardice, but suit yourself."
Law swallows and licks his lips. Fuck, if only Luffy wasn't here. He couldn't take down those two in the way he wanted while the man was still here; it'd change how Luffy looked at him forever. Not that his image wasn't already tainted...the boy has seen far too much of his demonic side, the side of him that wanted to wreak havoc and send people to their deaths. But for those two, the ones who actually hurt Luffy, Law has a special place in hell reserved for them.
Law wanted to absolutely mutilate them.
He pauses that train of thought, blood running cold.
"What the fuck do you think you're doing?" he spits, nothing but steel in his words.
Pica presses a knife to Luffy's neck, holding his head in place. He looks up at Law with a sick smile. "Oh, me?"
Law feels his hackles rise, feels his blood boiling. He makes a beeline for Pica, aura murderous. "Get the fuck away from him."
"Ah ah ah," Diamante tuts, motioning for Law to still, "you stay right there, or the boy gets it."
Law stops despite every cell in his body screaming at him to go. He was going to fucking kill them, tear them limb from limb. First they brand his boyfriend, and now they use him as a hostage?
They were going to die in the worst way possible, Law would ensure it.
"That's it," Pica coos, blade flush enough against Luffy's throat to make blood trickle down his neck. "You listen to our orders or Luffy here gets carved up nice and sweet like a pumpkin."
"Pica." There's a dark undertone to his voice, a threat in the way he says the name, and Law can see Luffy shivering from it. His gaze flickers down to Luffy's, and Law swallows thickly, wishing he hadn't. Guilt flashes in Luffy's eyes, guilt and sorrow and fear. It makes something in Law's stomach tighten. Law wants to do nothing but shower him in kisses, tell him that it was okay. That it's not his fault.
Luffy was the most innocent man in the damn room.
Law's anger was palpable, almost making the room hot with it. He was already pretty fucking pissed, but Luffy had been the lid to that pot, keeping him in check. Now that he was actively in the road of danger, Law was about to blow his fucking top.
Pica ignores him and instead nods to Diamante. The man kneels before Luffy, undoing his restraints. "Listen, boy," Diamante says as he works, "I'm going to uncuff you now. You know what'll happen if you try to run, right?"
Luffy nods as best he can through his tears, and Diamante grins. "Perfect."
Pica stands with Luffy to his front, knife still against his throat, and moves over to the wall by the window. Law follows them with his eyes, absolutely seething. How dare they touch him, hurt him, threaten him. It's enough to drive him absolutely mad.
Diamante lets out a wild laugh. "Now I can torture you all I want Law, and you can't do shit to me. Because the moment you lay a finger on me…"
He nods to Pica, and the man lets out a little, "Oops" as the knife slides against Luffy's face, right under his left eye. Law's eyes widen viciously as Luffy cries out in pain, bringing a hand up his cheek to try and stop the bleeding.
Law curses long and hard, glaring at Pica and Diamante. "You fuckers." If looks could kill, these two would already be in the ground. Not even a cat's nine lives would be able to save them.
He was fuming.
Diamante chuckles and cracks his knuckles. "I'll have my fun ruining you like you ruined Doffy, Law. Today, you'll learn your fucking place before you leave this earth once and for all."
Law? Dying? That's the worst joke Luffy's ever heard.
His neck and cheek ache from being slit into, and he was starting to grow woozy on his feet. And not just because of the blood loss.
Law was about to get killed, and it was all going to be his fault. He cursed himself to hell and back for being in the way of Law's victory, of being a damn hindrance. He can't help the constant stream of tears down his face; the situation was helpless. If he moved from here, he would die. If he didn't, Law would die. There was no way out of this situation, and it made him numb with stark realization.
There was no way out.
He was so lost in his helplessness that he didn't even register the whispers until something hit his leg. He looks down and there, on the ground, is a small rock. Where had it come from?
"Eyes up," Pica orders, and Luffy snaps his head back up. "You need to be a witness to Law's death. It'll serve as a reminder to never mess with the Family again."
Luffy nods against his will, wishing he had enough strength to wrench out of Pica's grip. His mind, though boggled with fear and terror, also held a morbid curiosity. Where had that rock come from?
"Luffy."
His eyes widen, and he looks around without moving his head. Someone had said his name. Someone with a higher timbre of voice...a woman? The only women in the room were all dead. From behind him possibly? But he couldn't dare turn, lest Pica get even more angry at him. So he refrains from turning about face and instead focuses on the tragedy unfolding before him. Law was taking beating after beating, coughing up blood, buckling under the force of Diamante's fists.
"I want you to feel this even in your grave!" Diamante roars as he pummels Law. "I could take a gun and end it all at once, but that's too good for the sins you carry!"
"Luffy!"
This time, the name was much closer. Luffy strains with his eyes to follow the voice, and to his shock, finds a shadow lurking in the nearby window, facing the inner hallways. He almost gasps aloud.
It was Baby 5 and Buffalo.
She looks around, making sure that no one else was alerted to her presence, and then smiles at him softly. "I'll wait for an opening, and then I'll get you out of there!"
7:40 PM
Luffy can't take watching anymore.
His throat was raw from the screams of protest and his body was aching from all the struggling he was doing, but Pica held him tight, amused. Luffy watches helplessly as Law struggles to stand, bloodied and broken. Then suddenly, Law smirks.
"Aren't you going to say something?" Diamante roars as he punches Law's jaw, sending him tumbling back to the ground. "Hey? Law! What's so funny?"
The man was completely silent as he took the torture, teeth grit, jaw set in stone, but still smirking. The fight never left him, Luffy can tell by the way his muscles tensed under his clothes, the way the murderous glint in his eyes hasn't faded. Diamante continued to verbally and physically abuse him, tongue lashings almost as hard as his kicks. Luffy's heart can't take it. He's always thought of himself as strong and confident, but can only hold out for so long before he gives.
Law gets kicked over close to where Luffy is, and the two make eye contact. Luffy can barely see him through the tears in his eyes, watery lenses blurring the love of his life. All he sees is red, red, and more red. The blood was too much for one human to be bleeding, and it makes Luffy want to hurl.
But Law looks at him with love, and suddenly, the weight in his heart lifts a little bit.
If Law hasn't given up, then neither would Luffy.
Law gets up on unsteady legs, spitting out blood and coughing afterwards. Luffy winced a little. He looked an absolute mess. He was in no condition to continue fighting. But he does.
And instead of going after Diamante, Law suddenly charges for Pica.
"What-?" the man steps back in surprise. He tightens his grip on the knife and raises it, poised to stab Luffy in his neck. Law knocks into his center with his shoulder, sending the man tumbling to the ground. Pica falls backwards with a mighty yell. Without his support Luffy's knees buckle, and he falls heavily to the ground. Law gathers him into his bruised arms before his knees can connect with the floor though, and hugs him tightly in the midst of the chaos.
"What the fuck are you doing, Pica?!" Diamante yells, face contorted into rage.
"I've got you, I've got you," Law chants against his forehead as Luffy holds onto him, crying into his chest. "Don't cry, I've got you."
Luffy sobs against his front, clinging onto his bloody chest like he would drown if he didn't. "But Law! You're so bloody, and-"
"I'm fine," Law grits. "Now, let's get you to-"
Law chokes on his words at the same time Luffy lets out a blood-curdling scream.
Pica had risen from behind him and dove the knife he was holding deep into Law's shoulder blade.
Law's mouth unhinges only to let out a disgusting amount of blood, and it splashes all over Luffy's face, his shirt, his pants. Luffy stares in horror as Pica drives the knife deeper into the flesh, and Law makes a strangled sound above him.
"Stop it!" Luffy shrieks, holding Law close to him and kicking back at Pica. The man only backs up a little, not loosening his grip on the weapon. Law lets out a roar and grabs his gun from his pocket, turning to shoot at Pica, who finally darts out the way, diving in fear of his life.
Law pockets the gun and reaches behind, wrenching the knife out of his shoulder with a pained sound. "Fucking Pica," he grumbles, choking on his own blood, gargling it. Luffy doesn't even have the time to ask him if he was okay, because then Diamante was gaining on them, only a few mere yards away, and Luffy can't stop screaming. Everything was going wrong, Law was stabbed for god's sake, and it was all his fault, god, everything would be okay if only he wasn't-
"Do it now!" Law yells into the shadows.
Suddenly, there's an explosion of light and heat, and time moves in slow fucking motion.
Luffy feels himself getting thrown, airborne in the explosion for a few glorious seconds. He hits his head on a wall but is otherwise okay, caught by strong, burly arms.
"God, be careful, Buffalo!"
"Sorry! Law threw him in a hurry, so I couldn't help it."
"Luffy? Luffy! God, he's covered in blood."
"Doesn't look like it's his though."
"Luffy!"
Luffy cracks open his eyes to see a moving ceiling. He blinks a few times groggily. "What..?"
"Good, you're not dead." A woman comes into his vision, smiling. "We're getting you somewhere safe."
"Baby...5?" Luffy murmurs, feeling faint. "Where..?"
"You're still in the mansion," she explains, turning down a hallway. "You're just out of that god awful room."
Luffy frowns. "What about Law?"
"Law..." Baby 5's jaw works as she snaps her teeth together. "He's still there."
"We have to go back."
"No we aren't," Buffalo answers this time, hands tightening around his back and under his knees. "Law has to deal with that demon on his own."
"But-"
"No buts," Baby 5 says resolutely. "Our first priority was you. Law…Law can take care of himself."
"Can he?" Luffy whispers.
Baby 5 and Buffalo exchange glances. "Let's hope..."
Luffy sniffles but soon relaxes in the arms of Buffalo, unable to fight the wave of exhaustion washing over him. Although he was still worried about Law, the pain from his chest, neck, head, and cheek made themselves present and powerful. He prayed for Law's swift victory and safety, then fell into a light sleep.
Law's coughing from the smoke and debris from the explosion. He's a good distance away from the fires, since the force of the blast sent him flying, but it was only a matter of time before the flames spread through the entire room.
Since he knew there was going to be a bomb, he was able to at least jump away from the impending heat blast, but he couldn't escape some burns, which he gingerly felt along his side, wincing.
He stood and took off the sad remains of his singed shirt, sweating shirtless in the heat of the room. He sighs, looking at the broken wall that leads to the hallway down which Baby 5 and Buffalo disappeared with Luffy. He knew that Baby 5 would come back. He caught a glimpse of her from the corner of his eyesight as he was getting slapped around, hiding in the shadows of the window near Pica. He didn't dare look back at her, but when she held a small grenade up to him with determination in her eyes as she jutted a chin to Luffy, he couldn't help but let a small smirk come to his face.
The tables were gonna turn in his favor.
Of course, the smirk was punched off his face when Diamante noticed it, but the prospect of him getting the chance to soon pummel the guy to the ground just felt too good. He shakes his head and comes back to the present. He could trust Baby 5. Even if she gave him a hard time, she was always steadfast in her support. Thank God.
Law looks around for Diamante, dragging his sorry, hurt body around to search in the flames, but instead, he finds Pica.
He looks down at the fool, who got burnt the most. He was struggling to put out the flames on his body, rolling around on the ground wildly; he looked so childish that in any other circumstance Law might've laughed. Instead he smirks at the pain the man must be going through.
"How fitting," Law comments despite his own pain, "you getting burned."
"Fuck you, Law," Pica huffs, twisting and writhing on the ground. "Fuck you."
Law pulls out his gun, aiming it straight at Pica's head. "Any last words, asshole?"
He's about to pull the trigger regardless when a foot catches his wrist, knocking the gun out of his hands. Law backflips out of the way just as a sword soon follows. He lands with a grunt, pain shooting up his tired legs.
Law manages a smirk at his assailant. "You're still alive, Diamante?"
"I could ask you the same damn question," Diamante growls. Law looks up and down his body. He looks like a wreck- his body was covered in burns and bruises. He's much worse off than Law imagined.
Diamante curses under his breath before glowering at Law. "Was the explosion your doing?"
"And why the fuck would I answer that?" Law challenges, eyes narrowing.
Diamante bares his canines and points his sword at Law. "You know what? You're right. I'll let my anger do the talking."
Law smirks, blade glinting in the glow of the flames. "Fine by me."
7:50 PM
Law's exhausted.
They've been fighting for ten minutes now, each man both dodging and landing attacks with an expert level of skill. The Family were the ones who trained Law, after all- it was a given that they knew all his tricks, knew how he moved. Diamante was a worthy opponent to go up against, Law knew, so he wouldn't be easy to bring down, especially in his battered state. But he had to. He just had to.
There was no other way for him and Luffy to survive if he didn't.
Law suddenly trips on a heavy limb and goes tumbling to the floor. He crashes ungracefully, sword falling away from his hands, shoulder screaming in agony. He rights himself with a grunt, looking around for what he tripped over, only to be greeted by Diamante's sword held high above him, ready to be brought down. Law tries to scramble out of the way of the plight, but a hand holds his wrist, bringing him back. Law's eyes widen as he sees exactly what keeps him from moving.
It's Pica.
He tripped over Pica.
He nearly forgot the man was alive after his one on one with Diamante.
He struggles out of the weak grip but it's not fast enough; the sword embeds itself in Law's arm, and he screams up to the heavens from the pain. Tears prick at his eyes as he seethes, rolling away from the two men, applying pressure on the thick line of blood on his right bicep.
"Shit," he curses, gritting his teeth against the searing pain shooting up his arm. "I won't be able to last much longer like this."
A kick comes out of seemingly nowhere, catching him in his stomach, and Law goes flying into Señor Pink with a heavy thud, throwing up blood as he goes. His head rolls to the side, tired, lids heavy. As angry as he was, his fuel was starting to run out. The attacks on him were finally getting to his head, making his limbs feel like lead. He wanted nothing more than to crash in a big bed and go to sleep for ages.
His thoughts are interrupted by a shallow laugh off to the side. "Thought that explosion was funny, huh Law?"
Law cracks open an eye to Pica, flames behind him casting his body in a looming shadow. He slowly walks over to him, eyes wide and wild with the need to kill. "I'm gonna finish you off myself for that little move."
"Pica, wait," Diamante says, holding out a hand, but Pica ignores him.
Law pretends like he's out, unmoving. When Pica raises a fist to attack him once he's close enough, Law whirls out of the way and crouches on his feet, jumping up and punching the man in the jaw. Pica stumbles backwards, shocked, holding a startled hand to his face. "Trafalgar Law!"
Pica lands a punch in Law's side. Law lands one on his chest. Pica clips Law's shoulder. Law strikes Pica's clavicle. They exchange bloodied fists for a long moment, sweat and grime and spit littering the air, and Law can barely see through the gunk and blood in his eyes. He's only driven by the need to hurt, to attack, to inflict pain. And Pica was right there, willing to accept it. Who was Law to not follow through, despite his own injuries?
At a particularly hard punch to the jaw, Law's sure his entire brain rattles from the force of it. He spits out blood and yells out a battle cry, slinging his arm back and punching Pica square in the nose. The larger man teeters on his feet for a bit, swaying dangerously. Law takes the opportunity to dart behind him, jump up, take his neck between both hands, and squeeze. Pica's hands immediately fly up to the fingers around his neck, clawing desperately.
Diamante was watching with the confidence that Pica would win, but upon this turn of events, tsks and grabs his gun. He aims it at Law, but Law quickly shields himself with the rotund body of Pica, whose face was starting to turn a sickly shade of red.
"Shoot, I dare you," Law screams over the roar of the flames and the disgusting sounds of a human choking to death. "Do it!"
Diamante pauses. Law grins, knowing he would, but goads the man on anyway. "What? You weren't this hung up when your other comrades died; what's so wrong with Pica dying, huh? Huh?"
Diamante mutters some curses and starts shooting. The bullets fly past Law's head, missing Pica as well, and Law's grin grows ever wider. Diamante never missed. That means his hands were shaking. "What happened to that stellar aim of yours?" he calls out in a taunt, fingers digging deliciously into the thin flesh of Pica's neck. "Don't wanna hit him?"
Pica taps rapidly on his arm. "Law- ack- I-"
"And you," Law squeezes to get his point across, "you shut the fuck up."
Law relishes in the fact that he's able to inflict pain on the man. Finally, sweet revenge after what he did to Luffy. It was only a matter of time until he got to Diamante as well, but this? Oh, the relief that flowed through him once his neck was in his grip. The joy he felt slowly prying life away from his sinful hands.
A stray bullet hits Pica and he yelps, using up the last of his precious air. Diamante curses and discards the gun, seemingly out of bullets. He begins charging towards Law, but it's far too late. A large crack resounds through the chamber, and Pica slumps to the floor, neck broken.
Law exhales, drawing his shoulders back and rolling them before cracking his own neck. His body behavior suggests he's bored but his face couldn't be more alive. Diamante looks horrified for all of one second before a devilish grin spreads across his features.
"You know," Law huffs, massaging his aching wrist, "you're really fucking creepy, smiling like that all the time."
"I can't help it," Diamante grins, gums and all. "You're back. The Law of years past is finally back."
He levels his sword with Law and charges, grin turning almost proud. "We've missed you."
Luffy hasn't stopped crying since he woke up. Much to a certain man's annoyance.
"Can you shut the hell up?" Buffalo groans, covering his ears. "You're safe now, so at least let my ears be."
"Law," Luffy moans, wiping at his tears and crunching up his face. "We've got to save him, he's so hurt-"
Baby 5 shakes her head. "As much as I want to, I can't. He's on his own for now...he knew this would happen. Us going up there and stopping them from their fight will only delay the inevitable, and Law wants to end it for good. After this, he's finally free from the shackles of the family."
Luffy listens silently from his cot in the white room. They had taken him far from the chaos and into something akin to a hospital ward. He was the only patient there, obviously, with Baby 5 and Buffalo standing off to the side by his bed.
He didn't know Law was carrying such a burden. He never mentioned it, and never talked about it. Maybe it was because he didn't want Luffy to worry, maybe because it brought back awful memories, or maybe because he knew that something like this was bound to happen. Possibly a mixture of the three. Luffy curls into himself and cries into his knees. He hasn't felt this hopeless since Ace passed.
Baby 5 and Buffalo look at each other and sigh. "We should wait for the results of his fight before we do anything," the latter says.
"Yes," Baby 5 agrees, "if Law wins, we can all go to the nearest hospital to care for our injuries. But if Law loses-"
"Law's not going to lose," Luffy cuts in sharply, rising from his knees. He flinches and looks down. "He's not."
"It's a possibility," Baby 5 says softly. She bites her lip, looking worried. "I don't want anything to happen to Law but I know my brother. Diamante is a cold hearted person who doesn't care for anything except his desired outcome. Look what he set up just to make Law come here and revert back to his old self!"
Luffy remains quiet. She had a point.
Buffalo puts a tender hand on Luffy's shoulder. "Listen Luffy, we know what you want, but sometimes reality is a bitch."
Luffy can't help the well of tears in his eyes, the crushing sadness in his veins. He didn't want to think about a world where Law would lose- where he would die. It would break him. He wouldn't be able to continue on sane. He goes back to sobbing on his knees, utterly helpless, utterly defeated.
He can hear Baby 5 sniffling herself. "If Diamante wins, we're hiding you in here. Don't you dare give away your location, either. We'll sneak you out to safety before trying to...before trying to find Law's body."
Luffy makes a little noise at that, but nods numbly regardless.
Baby 5 looks at him. "But keep in mind, that's the worst possible situation. Cheer up a little. Things are shitty now, but nothing has been decided yet. If anything, the fact that Law has taken down so many of our siblings by himself is a good sign. But the last hurdle is a big one. Let's hope he can jump it. Okay?"
"Okay," Luffy responds in a small voice.
At that exact moment, the door to the room swings open. Baby 5 and Buffalo turn to it with wide eyes, weapons drawn and at the ready as a man walks in. He stops upon noticing the weapons trained on him, and his mouth drops open.
"Who the fuck are you?" Baby 5 growls, gun in her hands sure and steady.
"How the hell did you get in here?" Buffalo seconds, just as furious.
"Woah, woah, woah," the blonde man says, waving his hands frantically. "Calm down you guys. I'm not an enemy. Trust me."
"Weird." Luffy blinks. "He kinda looks like...a cabbage."
A/N: one of my longest chapters in a bit. Thank you so much for reading!
P.S. i wonder who showed up at the end there...
