Hey guys. Now if you've read my profile, you'll know my laptop is broken currently which is why I said I couldn't make new chapters. Yet here is a new chapter.

Basically, I've borrowed an iPad off a friend to use in the meantime while I'm waiting for my laptop to be fixed. However even still this chapter was a lot of work. It took me three hours straight of work on a day off yesterday to just copy what I'd handwritten onto here because I just find typing on an iPad kind of weird, probably because I'm not used to it. Anyway, why am I telling you this? Basically, this was a lot of work an I'm not too crazy about the idea of doing it again, so this may be the last chapter for a while. Sorry about that, but that's just how it is I guess.

Oh yeah, and also one more quick thing. I was reading through the reviews for this story because I am very sad, and I noticed that 'law' has reviewed nearly every chapter since like chapter 5 and has always left really nice and pretty substantial reviews. I just want to say, thanks a lot man. I really liked reading every single one of your reviews and yes, I will write you a long Law x Robin fanfic when I finish this one.

Law glanced back at Zoro, the green haired teenager trailing slightly behind him as they ran through the streets of Baltigo. "It was around here where I lost Straw Hat-ya. It's been nearly half an hour now though..."

Zoro nodded. "I see. Maybe we should split up and search from here to cover more ground."

Law just stared at Zoro like he was an idiot, surprising the green haired teenager. "What?"

Law sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "If we do that you won't be able to find your way back to the restaurant without getting lost. Then we'll have three people to look for..."

Zoro glared at him, "Oi, I'm not a little kid ya know!"

Law rolled his eyes. "The best course of action is for us to stick together and search. Let's go, Roronoa."

Zoro, still a little peeved by Law's insinuation that he was bound to get lost, nodded, and the two began running again.

Law frowned. Ever since they'd set off from the restaurant, he'd had a bad feeling gnawing at the back of his mind. What had happened between Robin and him... Was it really alright that Zoro knew nothing about it? No lines had been crossed, that was true. But still... Did Zoro really deserve for his own girlfriend to be keeping secrets from him?

Suddenly Law skidded to a halt, irritating Zoro who kept running. "We'll rest later!" Zoro shouted. "Luffy and Eyebrow can't have gotten too far!"

"Wait Roronoa... There's something we need to talk about..."

"It can wait, stop wasting-"

"It's about Robin."

Zoro instantly stopped running. He turned around, now feeling a little unnerved by the look on Law's face. "What's wrong? Is she in danger?"

"Nothing like that. Roronoa, she and I, we..."

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Sanji gritted his teeth as he and Luffy stared down Teach and Burgess, wondering who was going to make the first move. He was about to warn Luffy to be careful when the enraged teenager suddenly charged forwards without warning, heading straight for a grinning Teach. Sanji's eyes widened. "Wait, Luffy!"

Luffy swung his fist at Teach, who caught it. Luffy then tried a kick, his foot slamming against Teach's side. Teach yelped in pain, releasing Luffy's hand, allowing the teenager to deliver a devestating punch to Teach's gut. Burgess growled and made for Luffy, but Sanji stood between them. The chef eyed the handbag in Burgess' clutch.

"You could save yourself a lot of pain by handing that over to me right now."

Burgess grinned. "We ha ha! Who do you think you are talking to me, the FIGHTING CHAMPION, like that?"

Sanji stared evenly at Burgess, unintimidated. "Fighting champion huh? That's too bad, because I'm..."

Sanji lunged forwards, swinging his right leg up towards Burgess' face. The fighting champion blocked it with his elbow, the two locked in combat for a bit before separating. Sanji grinned, taking the opportunity to use his other leg to swat at Burgess' right hand, the one holding the bag. Burgess yelped, instantly releasing the bag, however whilst he was off balance, Sanji delivered a sharp kick to Burgess' stomach, causing him to be sent flying backwards. Sanji took this opportunity to scoop up the handbag and looked at the shocked Burgess. "The champion of the ladies."

Meanwhile, Teach finally picked himself up from the ground and looked over at Burgess. "Damn, these brats are tough... Ze ha ha, looks like we'll have to go all out."

Burgess nodded, picking himself up. "Guess so boss..."

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Sabo glanced at his watch. "It's been a while since Law and Zoro left. I'm beginning to get really worried. Maybe I should head out too."

Nami looked surprised. "You?"

Sabo blinked. "Why not? You guys had no problem with Law and Zoro going."

"But those two are... You know..."

"Monsters?" Usopp offered. Nami nodded.

"Exactly. Let's just wait here for them to get back."

Sabo smirked slightly and turned around, facing the restaurant's exit. "I'll be back soon, don't worry. I'm just gonna go look around a bit..."

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Luffy grunted in pain, him barely able to block Teach's punch. "Ze ha ha... Is this all you can manage... Straw Hat?"

"Shut up! I won't forgive you for betraying Ace! I'm gonna kick your ass!"

Teach suddenly swung his leg up, kicking Luffy hard in the gut. "Oh trust me, Ace is definitely going to get what's coming to him... He stopped Crocodile once before and Joker's anxious for the same to not happen to him..."

Sanji's eyes widened at the sound of that name. "Joker? You're working with Doflamingo!"

Teach blinked in surprise before grinning. "So you brats even know the identity of Joker huh? Maybe it is best we kill you both here and now ze ha ha..."

"Oi..." Burgess began, charging at Sanji. "Don't think I'm done yet!"

Sanji turned around, barely blocking Burgess' punch with his leg. Teach meanwhile strolled over to Luffy. The dark haired teenager growled and swung at Teach who easily avoided it before knocking Luffy back down onto the ground. He pinned Luffy down by the throat and began adding pressure. "Ze ha ha... This is the end Straw Hat..."

"Luffy!" Sanji cried, about to leap to his friend's aid. He swung his leg towards Teach but Burgess blocked it with both his elbows. He grinned at Sanji.

"We ha ha... Don't interfere."

Sanji watched with wide eyes as Luffy gasped under Teach's grip. Was Luffy going to die?

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"Nothing like that. Roronoa, she and I, we-"

Before Law could finish his sentence, the air was filled with the sound of sirens blazing, all seemingly headed in Law and Zoro's direction. The two teenagers looked around in confusion as several police cars whizzed past them, one halting besides them. The door swung open, revealing a familiar face sitting in the back seat. "You two, get in!" Ace shouted.

"Ace? What are you doing here in Baltigo?" Zoro asked.

"Get in, I'll explain on the way! The streets aren't safe tonight, especially around here..."

Zoro and Law exchanged a confused look but complied, joining Ace in the back of the vehicle. In the front were Marco, who was driving, and Thatch. "So what's going on?" Zoro immediately asked.

Marco eyed Law in the mirror. "This actually concerns you. We have reason to believe that a certain meeting is ocurring tonight..."

Law blinked. "A meeting?"

"That's right. Between Teach and the one they call Joker."

Law's eyes widened. "Joker's here!?"

"Joker is Doflamingo," Zoro began. "And Teach is... That police officer from the summer! They're working together?!"

Ace gritted his teeth. "Yep. We've been following both bastards for months now. Two separate trails that led to the same point. They are partners. Once we found out they'd be meeting here, we contacted the Baltigo Police Force and made our way over here."

"But why here?" Law asked. "Is Joker's base here?"

Ace shook his head. "We're not firm on the details, but we think that Doflamingo is looking for someone in this city. It seems he's so desperate to find them that he's requested Teach's help."

"Who's he looking for?" Zoro asked.

"We don't know for sure," Marco replied. "But we intercepted a communication where Doflamingo referred to a 'her', so we're pretty sure it's a woman."

"Wait a second..." Zoro began. "What about Luffy? He's here too, with Love Cook. We were looking for those two, that's what we were doing before you guys showed up."

Ace's eyes widened. "Luffy!? He's here too!?"

Zoro nodded. "Yeah, we all came to wish Robin, Nami and Law good luck in their interviews. Then some stuff happened, and Luffy and Love Cook went off on their own looking for some people.

Thatch turned to Ace. "You don't think Luffy..."

Ace clenched his fists. "Went after Teach? I'm almost certain. Let me out of the car. There's no way in hell I'm letting that rat even lay a finger on my little brother."

Marco complied, stopping the car, Ace swinging the door open as soon as it had stopped. He immmediately bolted into a nearby alleyway. Thatch turned to Marco. "I'll go too. Take these two somewhere safe."

Marco nodded. "Be careful man."

With that, Thatch opened the door and followed after Ace. Marco glanced back ar Law and Zoro. "I guess we'll have to leave this to them..."

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Teach grinned as he looked down at the struggling boy under his grip. "This is the end Straw Hat!"

"Damn it... Move out the way shithead!" Sanji shouted, swinging another kick at Burgess, who held firm. Sanji looked desperately at Luffy, unable to do anything to save his friend.

Just then a bullet whizzed through the air, flying millimetres wide of Teach's head. Said man jerked back, releasing Luffy.

"Get your hands off him!" Ace yelled, entering the alleyway. Sanji took advantage of the confusion to kick Burgess hard and knock him sideways. The blonde chef went to the gasping Luffy's side and helped him up.

Ace sprinted forwards and put himself between the two teenagers and Teach and Burgess. He glanced back at Luffy and Sanji. "You two... Run as soon as Luffy's ready. Find a police car and say you're my brother and they'll take you in. There should be a lot of them around."

Teach smirked and, taking advantage of the fact Ace was distracted, began running away from the police officer, Burgess following his boss. Before Luffy or Sanji could say anything, Ace followed after them. "I'm glad you're safe little bro!" He shouted as he ran away from the two.

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Ace smirked, two familiar figures coming into view. "Nowhere to run now, eh Teach?"

Teach and Burgess stopped running, the two facing Ace. Teach laughed. "Ze ha ha... You seem to think we're the one's cornered, but... There's two of us and one of you."

"Doesn't matter to me, I'll kick both of your asses."

"Ze ha ha... Come on Ace. Two-on-One against a couple of guys like us is too much for even a guy like you."

"Who said it's Two-on-One though?"

Ace's eyes widened at the sound of the familiar voice. He turned around to see Sabo stroll up to his side. "What are you doing here?"

"I've been looking for Luffy, althought it looks like my other brother may need my help too."

Ace shook his head. "Forget it. These guys are the real deal."

Sabo chuckled. "Hey now, since when did you talk down to me? Don't forget our strength was equal when we were kids. And sure, you may have become some big shot police officer, but don't think I've just been slacking off."

Teach gritted his teeth. He didn't know who Sabo was, but if he was a friend of Ace's he could be bad news for him. The situation was no longer in his favour. "Let's go!" He shouted at Burgess. "We don't have time for this!"

With that Teach bolted in the direction away from Ace and Sabo. Ace lunged forwards to chase after Teach but Burgess stood in his way. However before he could, Sabo swung at him, sending Burgess staggering backwards and clearing the path for Ace to pursue Teach. Ace blinked, both shocked and impressed by Sabo's strength.

"Go Ace!" Sabo shouted, his eyes fixed on Burgess. "Leave this guy to me..."

Ace smirked, wordlessly agreeing with Sabo and sprinting after the fleeing Teach.

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Nami frowned. She had had this weird feeling in the back of her mind for a while now, but she hadn't been able to work out what it was exactly. Either way, she was beginning to feel positive it was something to do with this 'Mr Dragon'. But what was it?

"Um excuse me Mr Dragon... But have we met before?"

Dragon looked over at her. "What do you mean?"

"I mean before today? It's just, there's something about you which seems familiar..." Nami trailed off, her eyes widening.

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It wasn't. Sitting on a bench about a hundred metres away were two people, one familiar and one not.

The familiar one was Sabo, sitting on the right with his back to her. Next to him was a taller man with long wild hair, his head tilted to the side, allowing Nami to make out his facial features. He had a strikingly scary looking face, with a red tattoo running down the left side of his face.

Nami gulped and quickly got herself out of sight, hiding behind a tree. For some reason, she felt terrified of the man with Sabo. So this is who he was meeting that he couldn't tell Luffy about.

"-And?" The man gruffly demanded.

Sabo sighed, pausing for a moment before answering. "And nothing. We just had dinner before going to see a movie."

The man frowned, causing a shiver to run up Nami's spine. "You didn't tell him about me?"

"Look, this isn't the kind of thing you can say easily. I only just met Luffy a few days ago after so long! Just give me time!"

The man stood up. "Fine. But you should know I'm very impatient to see Luffy..."

Nami's eyes widened. Just what was going on? Who was this man? What did he want with Luffy? Was he dangerous? Why was Sabo helping him? The orange haired girl staggered backwards slightly, overwhelmed with worry.

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Nami gasped. "It was you!"

Dragon and the others at the table blinked in confusion. "Nami?" Chopper asked.

Nami ignored him and continued to stare in shock at Dragon. "You're the one I saw with Sabo at the park that night! That's why you look so familiar!"

Before Dragon could respond, Nami's expression changed from surprised to angry, her now glaring at Dragon. "What do you want with Luffy? I swear if you do anything to hurt him, I'll-"

"Woah, easy there..." Usopp interrupted, whilst a confused Robin laid a hand on the furious Nami's back in an attempt to calm her down. "What's going on?"

Nami pointed an accusing finger and the still surprisingly calm Dragon. "This guy was the one I saw with Sabo on that night, you know, when no one believed me. He wants something with Luffy and it was nothing good from the sound of it..."

Robin looked over at Dragon. She had certainly had her suspicions about this man, and it looked like they were being proven correct. "Is this true?"

Dragon continued to look evenly at Nami. He could deny her accusations, but that would only work against him when the time did come to tell the truth to Luffy. "Hmm... Well I suppose the cat is our of the bag. What Nami says is true. I have wanted go meet Luffy for a long time, and it's also true that I have been using Sabo as a means of briging the two of us together. However... I have no ill intentions towards Luffy."

Nami glared heatedly at Dragon. "Eh? And how do we know that?" She demanded.

"Simple. Because Luffy is my son."

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"Ugh..."

Sabo dug his heel into Burgess' chest, the 'fighting champion' sprawled on the ground in defeat. He had been no match for Sabo. "Maybe I should go after Ace now. He may still need my help."

"We ha ha..." Burgess laughed weakly. "It's already too late..."

Sabo frowned at him. "What are you talking about?"

"The boss is luring 'Fire Fist' into a trap. The rest of our gang plus Joker and his men are here with us in Baltigo. If Ace continues to chase after the boss, the boss'll lead him straight to our base. And there'll be no escape then."

Sabo roughly picked up Burgess by the collar and shoved him against the alleyway wall. "Where's your base?! Tell me now!"

"We ha ha..." Burgess gasped, clearly in extreme pain. "I'll never tell... It's over. Fire Fist Ace is going to die tonight and who knows, maybe we'll go after that little brother of his too-"

That was as far as he got before Sabo shoved his fist into Burgess' gut with extreme force, the fighting champion coughing up blood before falling to the ground. Sabo glared furiously at Burgess' unconscious body.

"Don't you dare ever threaten my brothers."

I just want to point out at this point that Turtle412 called the Blackbeard-Joker alliance two years ago lol. Fair play to you man, Teach wasn't even a bad guy at that point.

Anyway, thanks for reading as usual and please do bear with me whilst I wait for my laptop to be fixed. Later guys!