Trafalgar Law

"Make sure everything is accounted for. I want to be off this island before the end of the night. I caught sight of some marine ships docking on the other side."

Law's crew was lined up in a single line outside of the sub listening to his orders.

"...What about Sayu, Captain?" Yuki was worried for the first mate when his Captain dragged her in drunk yesterday evening.

Law let out a heavy sigh. "She's fine. Just out for today and will probably be sleeping all day. On another note...don't ever let her drink again. If I catch anyone with alcohol near her, you're going on the dissecting table. Get the last of our supplies and make sure you don't get spotted. I don't need trouble when my first mate can't even back me up. You have your orders." Law waved off his crew and walked back into the sub.

The twins were discussing about a music store they saw yesterday. "We don't even play...should we learn how? I mean...a guitar would sound pretty awesome..." Yuki mumbled while thinking about it.

"It won't be easy if we do this. But I'm all for learning how to play a keyboard..." Yuri scratched his head in thought. "I think Sayu would be impressed too. Maybe we should. We have a little extra beli left over for ourselves."

"Keyboard? Nii-san, if we're going to learn an instrument it should be the guitar. That would be super cool to learn." Yuki gave his brother a curious look. "Don't you want to look cool? That usually fits in your personality."

"Maybe you're right." Yuri hummed and the twins looked exactly the same, sharing the same thinking pose.

"I've got some business to attend to for the little soldier. I will catch you idiots later." Haken waved to this friends and went off towards Kimaguren.

Ryu watched the cowboy walk off and shook his head. "That man can't be serious unless it comes to the shrimp."

"I think it's sweet how much he thinks of Sayu-chan. He isn't actually stalking her as much as lately and he's chilled down a lot since we first met him." Shachi grinned while thinking about the cowboy.

"Mnh. And next to the Captain and Sayu, he's probably the next strongest on our crew. I kinda don't want to get on his bad side." Penguin muttered.

Bepo let out a hum in thought. "Haken is a strange person but he's nice. Ryu, I can help you gather the rest of the food supplies if you want."

Ryu cuffed up his trench coat and walked off. "I appreciate it, Bepo." With that, the two left.

"So...guitars then?"

"Yeah, let's go get some guitars and learning books."

The twins looked to the engineers and Yuki addressed them. "Would you like to come with us? There was this cute girl who worked the desk."

Shachi and Penguin nodded quickly. Anything for a cute girl.


Trinity Sayu

"Mmhm..." Sayu mumbled into her phone while still sleeping away in Law's bed.

"And I don't ever want to hear how stupid you acted! You're suppose to stay pure, Sayu!" Shanks voice yelled at her from the other end and she winced in pain.

"Please quiet down, idiot father...I'm still in agony..." Sayu groaned and turned over just as Law walked into the room.

"Don't ever ever ever put yourself out like that again! You can't have sex until you're married! Daddy says so!" Shanks was so upset with his daughter when Law had called him and told him what happened.

"Okay, I get it...just please lower your voice..."

Law chuckled and sat down next to her and pulled the covers up closer to her neck.

"You promise you won't have sex until you're married?! You have to promise me or I'll come and take you away, I swear it! And no drinking! I can drink but you can't!"

Sayu rubbed her head in pain. "I promise, even though that makes no sense...no sex till I'm married...can I go back to sleep now?"

"Good, now let me talk to that Captain of yours."

Sayu huffed and pulled her phone away and held it out to Law. "He wants you."

Law took the phone and placed it against his ear and shoulder. "Yes, father?" Sarcasm on his words while he tucked Sayu back in bed.

A cough was heard and Law could imagine Shanks getting irritated with him. "Your english is astounding...anyway, thank you for calling me and telling me about her stunt. And thank you for keeping her purity in tact. I still don't trust you with my daughter but...you're working you're way up."

"Oh, is that a hint of respect I hear in your voice, father?" Law teased the man and he saw Sayu fall right back asleep, snoring away.

"Stop calling me that! There is no way I'll accept that from you!"

"Oh? Well you haven't even seen her since Miri island. That was over a month ago. She's grown quite much and is of marrying age." Law tapped his finger on his desk in thought. "If I heard correctly, you won't be happy for her to have relations until she's married. I think we share the same ideal of no one being the best for her. So I'll just throw this out there, I guess I'll marry her." Law was only teasing Red Haired Shanks, but marriage actually didn't sound like a bad idea. He had a long road ahead of him before they could agree on that though.

"You will not!" Shanks voice held a whimper in it. "Not my wonderful adorable only daughter marrying a brute of a man like you."

"Brute? ...Anyway, thanks for talking to her. I'll tell her you said bye when she wakes up again." Law took the phone away from his ear, prepared to hang up.

"Ah, Trafalgar! No marrying my daughter!" Shanks shouted over the line.

"Goodbye, father." Law hung up on Shanks and placed the phone down on his desk. Looking back over to Sayu, he let out a sigh. Well, no use in staying here when he could be doing other things. It's almost time for a check up for everyone and he's got to get everyone's charts updated.


Haken

"How about this one, sir?" A store worker held up a two piece bikini to him and Haken shook his head.

"She's too pure for that, show me something else." Haken gave the lady a smile and she nearly dropped.

"O-Of course, sir! Right away!" She ran off to her storage room to find a different swimsuit.

Haken chuckled as he watched the woman run off. Haken knew he was undoubtedly gorgeous and all woman alike fall to his feet once he speaks to them as well. But he's only got eyes for his cute little soldier. That's the only girl he'll ever need in his life. His cute adorable little sister. Just thinking about her gets him so excited.

"Excuse me, Haken the Mercenary." A sweet voice called out to him, breaking him out of his daydream about cute lolita outfits for Sayu.

Haken's eye twitched, of course he would be recognized. He turned around and looked down. First his eyes made contact with the marine cap and captain cloak over her shoulders, but then Haken lost all his breath when he saw her face. "K-Karumi?"

The girl smiled up at him and held out her hand towards his chest. Her arm seemed to disassemble into what looked like a cannon. "Would you do me a favor, and submit to justice?" She blasted off a heat bomb and it crashed into Haken, sending him straight through a wall and out onto the street. Citizens screamed and ran off to avoid the debris that was sent flying around.

Haken coughed out some smoke and stood up from the wreckage. 'Was that...no...but...I saw her die!' Haken was distraught, it looked it exactly like his dead sister Karumi! The same voice, the same features. Down to her black hair with silver tips at the end! He clenched his fist and jumped towards the girl, landing in front of her.

The look alike Karumi had a blank face on and stared at him with a hard look in her eyes...um...optics. "I am Marine Captain, Karumi Mark Two. I will be taking you into justice and sentenced to Impel Down where you and all other pirates belong." With a snap of her fingers, marines came out from hiding and surrounded Haken.

"Mark Two?" Haken questioned her as he looked around at the marines surrounding him. There was about thirty or so of them. Where was his crew when he needed them? "So...you're telling me...you're a machine?"

Karumi nodded and held out both her arms with her fist raised. "Once my target has been acquired, there will be no escape. Submit or I will have to use deadly force."

How far are the marines going to ruin his life? First Karumi...then his arm...and now they're using her body for their own purposes... "This...this is why I hate marines." Haken looked down to the ground as he eyes started to glow bright red and his mechanical arm heated up. "You marines take and destroy...no matter what it is, only to further your own selfish purposes...and now...my dead sister." Looking back up to the look alike...Haken honestly didn't know if he could fight her. "You said you were Mark Two...was there a Mark One?"

"The original was malfunctioned as she retained memories of her previous life. She had to be destroyed and replicated into what you see before you now." Karumi charged her fists up and they turned red. "Cease your actions and come quietly."

Haken crouched down on the ground. He wasn't mentally strong for this. There was an original and it remembered him...but then they destroyed her and rebuilt her again. Even so...he still can't attack his sister...he couldn't. How far are their sick experimentations going to go?! "...Karumi. I can't hurt you...you know that..."

The machine girl powered down her fists and walked up to Haken with sea stone handcuffs. "Pirate arrested, objective complete." She snapped the cuffs on him and turned back to her forces. "Next objective, find the rest of the Heart Pirates and arrest them."

"Understood, Captain!" The marines saluted to the girl.

"Demons slash!" Twelve waves of dark energy shot out and cut into a cluster of the marines, and they fell over in blood.

Yuki and Yuri skidded to a stop with their blades drawn. "Oi, old man! This many marines shouldn't be an issue for you! What's wrong with you?!" Yuri shouted at Haken who said nothing and remained on the ground with his head down.

"Nii-san...that woman...she looks like Sayu. You don't think that could be...is that...Karumi?" Yuki studied the woman that stood in front of Haken.

Her eyes lit up bright blue as she studied the newcomers. "Targets acquired. Heart Pirates, Demon Twins of Wano, Sakumo Yuki and Sakumo Yuri. Arrest status, in process." Leaping into the air, she opened her mouth wide and out shot a laser beam.

"Haken!" Shachi and Penguin jumped towards their crew mate and lifted him up.

"Windmill!" Yuki and Yuri swung their blades in a circular motion and blocked the laser beam.

Karumi landed on her feet and held out her arms as they transformed into machine guns. "Men, fire at will." The marines and Karumi held out their guns and started shooting.

"Run!" Yuri pushed his twin and they ran, dodging bullets as quick as they could.

Penguin huffed as he carried Haken's weak head, and Shachi had his legs and off towards the direction of the sub. "Wait..." Haken spoke to his friends. "We can't lead them back to the sub..."

Shachi groaned but knew he was right. "You've got those sea stone cuffs on you! We can't fight!" Shachi and Penguin stopped behind a building to avoid a bullet barrage as it chipped away at the building.

The twins were hiding behind a separate building next to them. "What do we do?!" Yuki shouted over the rage of gun fire.

"Who was that girl, Haken?!" Penguin asked him as he peaked his head around but pulled back when bullets fired.

Haken gritted his teeth. "I can't fight her...that's my sister...or what's left of her."

"Heat signatures detected." Karumi moved closer to the trapped pirates. "More hostiles detected. Deadly force, authorized."

"Deadly force? What the hell was she doing before if that wasn't deadly force?!" Yuri shouted, just as she appeared in between them.

Karumi's blue optics shinned brightly as she raised her hand towards the twins. "Submit." A wave of fire flew out from her hand and the twins scrambled away and ran from the heat.

"Karumi!" Haken shouted and her blue optics and entire head did a one eighty and moved to him where Shachi and Penguin gulped.

"That's Captain Karumi to you, pirates." Continuing her flames towards the twins, her eyes lite up a bright blue, and two lasers shot out at the three.

Shachi and Penguin carried Haken and jumped out of the way. "Gah! She's so scary!" Penguin cried as he ran.

"Karumi..." Haken watched the machine that had his sisters skin and features with sad eyes.

"Yuki! Let's go!" Yuri stopped his running and then bought his blades and stuck them in the ground as did Yuki.

"Right!" Yuki charged up his blades into the ground.

The twins glared at the robot and smirked. "Devil's quake!" They both shouted and then their swords glowed a bright purple and then...nothing.

Karumi's head tilted to side. "...Attack ineffective?"

The twins grinned and then jumped and scaled a building next to them. Yuki called back to the engineers. "You might wanna get to high ground!"

The ground beneath everyone started to rumble and then...crackle and exploded underneath the marines and Karumi.

Karumi looked to her allies that fell in the ground and her eyes narrowed. Shachi put Haken's limp body on Penguins back and saw a building coming up. Running ahead, he crouched down and held out his palms together. "Penguin!"

Penguin nodded and jumped onto Shachi's hands and was boosted into the air. Hopping between buildings, he got to the top just as the ground crackled and waves of purple energy shot out from the ground. Shachi had scaled the building as quick as possible and made it next to him. They put Haken down and looked down at the girl still standing in place.

Karumi's eyes turned to the twins and her feet formed two small jets. "Rocket jump." Jumping into the air, Karumi levitated with powered up rocket feet.

Yuri grunted and started to run across their building as it started to crumble underneath them. "Yuki, give me a throw!"

Yuki nodded his head and yanked out his swords. Sliding down the falling building, he held his swords out and Yuri jumped onto them. "Devil's amp!" His swords vibrated and he pulled them up high.

Yuri, using the momentum, rushed for the hovering girl and bought his blades down. "Devil's slash!" Yuri brought his swords up and cut off one of Karumi's arms. The robotic arm fell to the ground with a heavy thud. Yuri fell down and landed in a barrel roll on the broken up ground and looked up at the robot girl.

Karumi looked at the sparks emitting from her body. "Appearance declined by twenty five percent. System malfunction...thirty two percent. Repairs needed..." Karumi turned her optics to Yuri and then shot towards him with a boost of her rocket feet.

Yuri put his swords up in front of him and prepared for the impact.

"Aiyahhh!" Bepo's foot crashed into Karumi and she was sent flying down and landed in a crater.

"Bepo!" Yuki shouted in joy, he didn't think he would get to Yuri in time. Bepo showed up at the perfect moment.

"What's wrong with you idiots?! The captain gave orders not to be seen!" Ryu's chains flew over head and straight onto Karumi's body. Wrapping around her, he had her trapped. "You're lucky we heard the explosions! Jeez..."

"Enemy hostiles increased...damage output...increased." Karumi's body stood up from the wreckage and from the shoulder of her remaining arm, out popped a chainsaw whirling and cutting through Ryu's chains.

"What?! My chains!" Ryu released his broken chain and now was two chains short. All that remained was the one around his waist hidden by his trench coat and the one's around his legs. "Nothing can cut through my chains...what the hell..."

"Get these things off me..." Haken muttered.

Penguin was trying to pick the lock on Haken's cuffs. "I'm trying!"

"Karumi Mark Two...will smite evil." Karumi extended her remaining arm out and out came a blade. "Close combat engaged." She shot off towards Bepo and Ryu and swung her arm out to the bear first. Bepo had no time to react.

"Bepo!" Ryu called as Bepo was cut across his stomach leaving a huge gash and gushing blood.

Bepo winced and shot his paw out. It connected with her face and then he pulled back and jumped back quickly, holding his cut jumpsuit and stomach. "She's hard! My foot still hurts from earlier!"

Ryu kicked his foot out and a chain launched, wrapping around her waist. "Haaaa!" Ryu lifted his leg up and did a cartwheel, bringing the girl with him and slamming her on the ground next to him.

Karumi stared at the pirate and raised her arm blade. In one motion, she cut the chain clean in half, and the chains relaxed and fell around her. "Systems failing...maintenance needed...mission incomplete...complete mission first." Her optics flickered in and out of a light blue and dark blue.

"Fuck, I'm useless here! I haven't met someone who can actually cut through my chains beside the Captain!" Ryu jumped back as the twins charged forward with their blades.

"Move!" They shouted and rushed Karumi who was getting up slowly. With their blades raised, they were about to slice her up. But Karumi's body opened up little holes everywhere and lit up.

"Storm Waltz." Bullets sprayed from her body everywhere and the pirates ducked for cover.

"Shit! What is that thing?!" Ryu yelled over the noise.

Haken finally free of his cuffs felt a new motive. "Go back to the ship...take everyone and go." He said to Penguin and Shachi.

"What about you?! We can't just leave you!" Penguin shouted and ducked when a stray bullet nearly got him.

"You can and you will!" Haken glared at them and then his eyes softened slightly. "I'll be right behind you..."

Shachi looked him in the eyes. "...You promise?"

Haken huffed and nodded. "Of course...I have to be there for my little soldier."

Shachi and Penguin looked at each other and then back to Haken. "You better be..." Shachi mumbled and then looked over the edge of his building. "RETREAT!" He shouted and jumped off his building and threw a smoke bomb at Karumi.

She was blinded for a moment and her bullets stopped. Haken launched himself off the building and towards Karumi. Holding his arms out, he waved them around. "Texas hold'em!" Landing next to her, a box of cards surrounding the two and covered them from everyone else's eyes.

The pirates looked at the card box in worry. Yuri was the first to speak. "We can't just leave the old man! That's his sister! Or whatever it was!"

Yuki nodded. "We can't leave him. We may not like him as much but he's our comrade..."

Ryu pushed the younger boys in the direction of the ship. "He'll be fine! He knows what to do! Bepo needs help!" Shachi and Penguin both put one of Bepo's arms on each of their shoulder and ran off. The twins followed but apprehensively. Ryu looked back at the card box and bit his lip. "...You better know what you're doing man..."

The Heart Pirates ran towards the sub with guilt tripping in everyone's mind. They had left one of their comrades behind...


Trafalgar Law

"Okay, repeat after me."

Law was enjoying his time with Sayu alone on the ship. He was taking every moment he could get with her as soon as she woke up again. Sayu on the other hand felt like she was still being punished. After her father yelling at her and then waking up to Law giving her lectures, she wanted to go back to sleep.

"I will not-"

"I will not-"

"give my body-"

"give my body-"

"to anyone except Law."

"to anyone except Law...hey wait." Sayu blushed and looked at him as he smirked at her and patted her head.

"Good girl." He grinned at her and she pouted but enjoyed the head rub nonetheless.

Sayu pushed his hand away. "Law, I'm not even good enough for you so stop that. The person I'm gonna serve has to be as strong and elegant as you otherwise they won't make a good partner...except Luffy. But besides him, I refuse to have a weak queen to serve to."

"Mr. Straw Hat?" Law choked as everything made sense now. The password to her laptop...now that he could speak and understand english perfectly it made much more sense. The locked pictures that she said he wasn't ready for... "People in your world...they actually enjoy Straw hat and I like that?!"

Sayu blushed heavily and her eyes sparkled. "Law and Luffy forever!" She pumped her fist in the air and Law covered his mouth. He felt sick to his stomach.

"Don't ever say that around me again. Change your password. Delete all your pictures." Law stood up from the bed and stretched. "If I see it, you're in trouble."

Sayu pouted. "Don't make me do it, Law! Please, I won't show anyone! I promise!"

"Unhuh, I believe you one hundred percent." He said sarcastically.

"Captain!" Shouts of the crew were heard and both Sayu and Law looked up.

Why can't we just have a smooth day when on an island for once?

Law opened his door and saw his crew with scratches and scuff marks. But the worse was Bepo, who was bleeding from a giant gash on his stomach. Sayu gasped as she peaked over Law's shoulders. "Bepo!" Sayu ducked under his arm and ran out still in her bunny pajamas. Shachi and Penguin blushed.

Sayu cooed over poor Bepo. "It's...not as bad as it looks, Sayu." Bepo muttered while feeling faint.

Law grabbed his sword and turned to the crew. "I'll be the judge of that. Take him to the med bay. Sayu, prepare for surgery." Sayu ran to her room to get dressed quickly. "What happened?" Law asked them as they carried Bepo to the med bay.

"It was Karumi!" Yuki said and Law's eyes widened.

"Haken's dead sister?"

"But she was like a robot! Or something like that! The old man stayed behind to hold her off...he told us to run..." Yuri looked down in shame. The twins didn't like the old man, but they didn't hate him anymore. He was part of the Heart Pirate family just as much as they were.

"...She was strong Captain. She actually cut through my chains..." Ryu looked at his hands in frustration. He felt weak and didn't like the feeling. "We couldn't do anything..."

Entering the med bay, Shachi and Penguin placed Bepo on a gurney and Law pulled on a pair of gloves. "Everyone, out."

The Heart pirates looked at Bepo with worry but knew their Captain could help him.

"Captain..." Bepo muttered.

"Yes, Bepo?" Law grabbed a syringe and a bottle of anesthesia.

Bepo had cute little tears in his eyes as he stared at his Captain. "Am I going to die?"

Law chuckled and shook his head. "No Bepo, you're not going to die. You're being over dramatic. Just going to put you to sleep while I operate, okay?"

Bepo nodded as the needle stuck him and his eyes closed after a few minutes. Sayu opened the door dressed in a cute cosplay nurses' outfit. Law stared at her with a dark and lust filled look. "...Where did you get that?"

"Ah, Haken bought it for me. Isn't it cute?" Sayu twirled around and struck a pose. "He buys me clothes all the time when he's out. By the way, I didn't see Haken. Where is he? I hope he's okay."

"Caught up with a blast from the past...we'll just have to have faith in him." Law grabbed an IV pole and then his operation tools and bought them closer. "Put on some gloves and follow my lead. I've taught you enough in books, now it's time for the actual thing."

Sayu nodded with a determined expression. "Right!"


Haken

Haken and Karumi were having a stare down inside the box of cards. "Karumi...you don't remember me?" Haken asked her sadly.

"I am Karumi Mark Two. I don't retain memories, only files." Karumi ran forward and punched Haken straight in the face. He flew back and landed on his card wall then fell down it.

Haken blinked back his tears and looked up as Karumi bought her foot down onto his head, smashing it into the ground. The force of it, made a small crater around his head. "K-Karumi..." Haken used his metal arm and grabbed Karumi's ankle. "Please...I know you remember me..."

Karumi tried to push her foot further into his head, but Haken held it tightly, preventing it from moving. "...Scanning." Her blue optics lit up as she looked over Haken's body. "You have a mechanical arm and half a brain implant. Data stored. Running through countermeasures." Her arm changed into a drill and she pointed it at his head. "You must be disassembled." Leaning down, she bought the drill closer to his eye.

"Seven Stud!" Haken's card box fell and a giant card crashed into Karumi knocking her on the ground. Haken rolled over and held out his hand. "Best flush!" A wave of cards rammed into Karumi and she went rolling further. "Karumi...please...its me...Haken. Your brother...please remember me."

Karumi lifted her face and her skin had peeled off and underneath it was a robotic skeleton, staring back at him. Haken sucked in air at the sight. "Appearance declined by seventy two percent. Systems at sixty four percent..." Karumi stood up and held out her hand. "Submit to justice, pirate." A laser beam fired from her hand and Haken jumped up and waved his hand.

"Texas hold'em!" Haken's card barrier formed and protected him against the laser, but exploded upon impact. Haken was sent flying back from the force.

Putting down her smoking arm, she walked towards him slowly. "Mission objective...bring back all Heart pirates...dead or alive."

Haken got to his knees and cursed himself. The gods must hate him...to make him see his sister die a second time. How...how can he do this? Can he kill his sister...can he watch her die...for a second time? It's too much...even for him. The world is really cruel.

"You have Karumi in your heart and memories." Sayu's voice rang out to the cowboy in his head.

Haken clutched the dirt beneath him as tears fell to the ground. "Karumi...is with me..." He mumbled and wiped his eyes. Haken was a man of many thing, but a man with a broken heart as well. "I swear Karumi..." He looked up at the robot as it got closer to him. With a tear stained face, he smiled at her. "Those marines will pay for what they've done to you."

"Die." Karumi launched a wave of bullets at him and he waved his hand.

"Texas' hold'em!" Holding out his hand, he made the card barrier expand and then charged towards her while holding it out in front of him. "Forgive me...Karumi!" Smashing her down with his card barrier, he knocked her down and then put his foot on her stomach. "High low draw!" He swung his arm down and cut off her other arm. Sparks flew from her wires and her body twitched.

"...System failure eminent..." Karumi said in her monotone voice. "Mission objective...failed."

Haken's hat clouded his eyes as he held his mechanical arm out towards her, palm open. "I'm so sorry Karumi...I'm so sorry I couldn't protect you that day...I'm sorry we couldn't go on and hold hands together. I'm sorry I couldn't make you breakfast like every day...or tuck you into bed...or read you stories. I'm sorry I couldn't help you shine like you were suppose to..." As he spoke his voice started to break. "I'm sorry I couldn't keep that smile on your face...I-I'm sorry...I'm sorry that I couldn't be the big brother I was suppose to be!"

Karumi merely stared at the cowboy with a blank stare as his tears fell onto her robotic face.

Haken's arm opened up a hole from the palm and cards came out. "I'm sorry...that I can't prevent your death again...but...I can finally give you peace...Karumi...I love you so much...please don't forget that..." Haken's cards gently floated down from his arm and attached themselves to Karumi. With a stab in his heart, he closed his fist. "...Jackpot..."

A bell chimed in the distance as the explosion rocked their area and Haken fell to his knees next to Karumi's smoking body. Once the dust cleared, he crawled over to her body and gently grabbed her robotic body and held it close to his heart.

Haken petted the lifeless body. "...If the day comes when we get reborn again...I hope we get to be siblings again...so just wait for me till then...Karumi." He cradled her body and rocked back and forth gently. "Karumi..."

A hand reached up and wiped a stray tear. Haken's eyes shot open and he looked down to see Karumi's robotic face smiling at him and then the hand dropped. "Karumi..." A raindrop came from the sky and fell...and then another...and finally rain just poured down. Haken sniffled and held the body tighter. "...Please stop crying Karumi...you don't have to cry any longer...please..."


Trinity Sayu

Sayu wiped her the sweat from her brow and punched her fists together. "So what do you think Law? Did I do good for my first surgery?" Sayu huffed and pushed her chest out proudly.

Law gave her a blank stare. "You were too afraid, all you did was hand me things."

Sayu chuckled nervously and looked away. "At least I helped...and besides...it was only stitching mainly once all the bleeding stopped." She took off her gloves and tossed them in the trash bin.

"Whatever you say, Sayu." Law tossed his gloves away and walked out of the med bay. "Let Bepo sleep it off in there. He'll be sore for a few hours, but fine. Now, where are those idiots?" Law wondered where the rest of his crew went.

Sayu twirled around in her cute nurse cosplay outfit and skipped along with him. "This outfit is too cute. I usually prefer black and red, but this pink actually looks good on me." Sayu climbed up to the deck and looked at the rain that was falling. "It's coming down, this rain came out of no where." Sayu looked around saw her crew standing at the railing getting sick. "Law...the idiots are standing in the rain."

Law gained a tick mark and yelled at them. "You idiots! You're going to get sick! Get inside!"

"We can't Captain! Not yet!" Shachi called back and it just made Law more mad.

"Are you disobeying my orders?!"

"Captain, Haken isn't back yet!" Penguin said with a worried tone.

Sayu looked over her crew. "Please come inside and tell me what happened." The crew dragged themselves in slowly. Sayu handed everyone a towel and they moved to the lounge room. Sayu and Law sat on a couch together and the rest spread themselves around the room. "Now tell me what happened and where Haken is at."

Yuri clenched his fist and looked up with an angry look. "That idiot old man! He can't carry that burden himself!"

Sayu tilted her head to side. "What are you talking about?"

"Karumi...we saw her, Sayu-chan." Penguin said and Sayu gasped.

"She's alive?!"

Shachi let out a sigh. "Not exactly...she...she was a robot, Sayu-chan."

"A robot? ...It was the marines...wasn't it? I think I get the picture now." Sayu gripped her skirt in worry. "Haken wanted to take care of it all his own, didn't he?" She turned to Law. "We have to go find him!"

Ryu slammed his fist against the wall. "We can't."

Sayu glared at her cook. "And why's that?! Haken is our friend! You don't just leave friends behind!"

"Because he had that look in his eyes!" Ryu shouted and Sayu flinched as he yelled at her. "He needed to do this himself...he had to."

"But to carry something of that weight on your shoulders...he already saw her die once...I don't think he has it in him to kill her." Yuki mumbled with a sad look. "I could never kill Yuri...the thought...is painful enough."

Yuri patted his twins back in comfort. "I think we need to look for him too, Captain."

"But he said he would be behind us! He promised!" Shachi nodded his head to Penguin's words. "I believe in him!"

"...I have faith in Mr. Haken. He's a strong man." Law said and relaxed into his seat.

"Well, I'm glad someone has faith in me."

The pirates looked to see Haken standing there, dripping wet. Sayu jumped up and yanked Ryu's towel out his hands and bought it over to Haken. "Haken..."

"Thank you very much, little soldier." Haken took off his hat and rub his hair with the towels and gently wiped blood from his face. Everyone was quiet as they stared at the cowboy. "What's the matter guys? Cat got your tongues?" He looked over to the twins. "Especially you two, you guys always have something to say."

"Haken..." Sayu muttered his name again and Haken looked down at her.

"What's up little soldier? Ah, I forgot your swimsuit." Haken shook his head in exasperation. "I had the cutest one piece picked out for you too."

"Stop trying to be strong!" Sayu looked up into his eyes and saw that they were puffy. Haken blinked at her statement. "I don't know what happened...but it's not good to keep all your feelings bottled up! We're here! We're your family, let us share some of that burden! If you keep it all inside, it's only going to make you weak!" Sayu glared at the floor as she stood in front of him. "You just saw your sister...and what the marines did to her...I don't know what happened afterwards but...you've been crying..." Before she could finish, Haken had lowered his head and put it in the crook of her shoulder and neck. "H-Haken!"

"...Just...just let me stay like this...only for a while." Haken muttered as his shoulders shook slightly. Sayu looked over her shoulder to see the rest of her crew smiling at them. She grinned back and then wrapped her arms around the taller member and rubbed his back. Haken wrapped his arms around Sayu as he continued to get her shoulder wet from his tears.

Another day in the life of the Pirates of the Heart...