Disclaimer: Hello again, my pets! Lol. Just kidding. You know I love and appreciate you all. Anyways, I don't own One Piece, though I wish I did, since Tony Tony Chopper is like, the CUTEST SEA-FARING REINDEER ON THE PLANET! I love em. But I love Sanji more…for obvious reasons. Mmmm. Cooks with attitude rox my sox. I'm sure ppl out there feel the same. Anyways, let's get down to the nitty gritty. Here's my reviewers. And responses.

ThunderAnn: YAY! I updated! And now I'm doing it again. Uncanny how that works out ne? You're welcome for the character use, but I like her a lot. Our dear Liza…like Faust from Shaman King…only…not. Ignore me. Hope you like this new installment Thunder-chan! hey…you reviewed twice! COOL! I didn't know ppl could do that in one chap…it keeps blocking me every time I try….

DarkFairy01: Woot! Our second…or is it third? I've lost count…again…VILLAN! Thanks, your Lainy is in the fic. Hope you like it and keep reviewing!

The Hutchy.1:bows: Thank you. I hope you enjoy this next chippie.

AnimeCrazyK-chan: Thanks K-chan. I'm SOOOOOOOOOO glad you're a regular…you're very supportive my young One Piece enthusiast. Lol. I KNOW right? Sanji shirtless is nice….

Kiari the Hell Cat: YAY! You came back! And thank you,bows I'd hoped that I'd have Sora right. Specially since he and Sanji will duke it out eventually….mwah ha ha. Can you say "Welcome to the Dark side, young…not jedi…but a pirate…slash wanna-be lover…slash…oh screw it. You're evil now." And yes, I'll gladly accept your Dameon, since he sounds cool. He'll be working with Lainy. And both will be subordinates of the big bad guy, whom I'm getting from SF Kitty.

i-dun-did-it: hiyas! Yep, updated again. I'm sorry for the delay…grovels for forgiveness Gomen nasai….T.T Bad grades and Health class sucks…

SF Kitty: YAY! I can use AMY! spotlight shines on Dagger, only she looks like Amy This is our leading villan everyone! But don't stop sending villans in, I can always use subordinates! w Oh, I'm psyched bout this villan! Go read SF's story and you'll all know why. Dagger rox.

Dagger: Well, at least SOMEONE appreciates me! glares at SF Kitty

Kinruta(me): now now Dagger, settle down… ;;…Wouldn't want you breaking my school now would we? Or SF Kitty…she hasn't finished your story yet…and I'm waiting for the next installment…

Dagger: pouts fine…stalks off and slams her door

Kinruta: sighs well, that went better than I'd thought. SF-sama, get better control of your insane creations. Lol. Jk.

nureiko-chan: lol. I like your enthusiasiam. Makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. And I can't take all the credit, I was watching Fruits Basket, and it was the episode that had Kyo/Tohru on the roof with all the kitties at school. I had to put the little black one in the corner into my story. Aren't kitties cute. But not as much as Sanji.

Phantom: yes, yes they will be fighting for her love. Only we know what favorite blonde cook that works on the Merry Go will win…oh yes, thank you and keep reading.

Kinruta: Last but not least, I'd like to address my first flame. Here it is:

setogirl04
2005-09-16 ZOLO not Zoro! God! Zoro is a guy in a mask. geaz...
ch 2, signed

Kinruta: Ok, first off, YOU'RE wrong. I hate to be so nasty about it, and I dearly hope I'm not, but Zolo is the name from the MANGA. In the American translation, since the 'l' can be translated as either an 'l' or an 'r'(I learned this from Shonen Jump, so you can check me on this!), they changed it to ZORO. They did the same thing with Tao Ren, by calling him Tao LEN in the anime. I decided to use the anime name for Zolo. Not the manga one. So I just wanted to clear my name. oh, and by the way, Zoro, the masked avenger…rox. I love his movies, so don't bash him either. Or I shall send my little shadow gremlins to haunt you in your sleep. Their names are Frank, Joe, and Marv. (did I handle that ok, everyone? and bear with me, this one's short since I'm not experienced with bad guys…yet.)

Chapter 4: Evil Maniacal laugh not included, sold separately in a store near you.

Amy's mid-length, jet black hair danced with the slight sea breeze while her various subordinates, or lackeys, as she not-so-fondly addressed them, took care of the maintenance and soundness of the ship. Her ship was the Crimson Shadow. It had been a former Navy ship, but no longer. It's purpose had grown much more sinister. A sadistic smile graced her lips, as she thought with satisfaction about how she'd twisted such a noble ship that protected the people, into the 'Crimson Terror', as some people called it. Her ship was said to leave a crimson trail of blood behind it, supposedly from her victims of whatever town her and her pirates had ransacked. She left only one person from each village and town alive, to tell the story of her ruthlessness. She chuckled as her hands guided the rough wood steering wheel of the ship. That was how she'd claimed her name actually. Bloody Amy, they called her.

As she was mulling over these facts in her mind, a presence crept up behind her. She heard a low sound, much like a cross between a purr and a growl. Turning around, she saw one of her most trusted subordinates. He wore a tight black shirt, black jeans, and a long, floor-length black leather trench coat. His green, cat-like eyes bore into Amy's, the slits in them making even her alert and cautious as he towered over her. He was exceptionally tall, and incredibly wicked. He'd been trained in a small village, an assassin's village. But his family, friends, and all he'd held dear had been taken from him by the Navy, along with help from turncoat pirates seeking amnesty for their crimes. She smiled coyly, it was the reason he was her most valued and trusted leader she had. He'd never challenged her power, though she was sure he could put up quite a fight even against her, and he'd always been content to follow her orders. But he'd kill the fool who tried to give him a command that wasn't from his captain.

"Dameon," Amy said, placid and unreadable as ever. She hardly ever even let Dameon know her emotions, and he was the closest thing to a friend she had. He bowed his head, which was humbling to him, since he was about 34, while Amy was still fairly young.

"My Lady, I've found both Elizabeth and Kira. They shall pay for their crime of betraying you and hiding my captain. Shall I send one of my men to see to them? Though I'd hoped to be there myself, so I could hear their pained screams and their pathetic begging to be killed, after they've endured the hours of torture I've set up for them," he smiled wickedly. Amy recoiled in her mind.

His extreme like of torture and pain was what she both liked in him, and also what made her nervous with him. He killed a child once for crying near him when he'd woken up with a hangover. And it hadn't been pretty either. He'd brutally taken a rusty, well-used and blood-crusted wire and swiped it under the child's chin, yanked back, and decapitated him. It hadn't been pleasant to watch, or hear, as even Amy had turned away. The child's gurgling death cry as the wire had torn through him had been haunting many of the men, most of whom were to low in rank to even mention their discomfort with Dameon.

"Good. Do as you like really, but have you found her? That woman's daughter? Or any information about her?" Amy asked inquisitively, a long-term desire coming to the forefront of her mind. He smiled his cat-like grin and nodded.

"Found her, and got information all in one day. She's the daughter of some cook, who obviously married Gina, and she lives on Tasuki Island. Would you like me to send a dispatch for her too? She has Kira and Elizabeth with her there…" he purred, content at the prospect of slaughtering an entire island for the sake of one girl. Amy nodded.

"But Dameon, we must take this both slowly and cautiously. So I expect you to send in an infiltrator, until we know what she'd capable of…hm…how ironic, that the one place where the Navy has no control over our treacherous actions…is the once place our little prey chooses to reside. She must be the reason our dear Lizzie and Kira left in the first place. They can't know we're coming for both them and her. Send our newest recruit, Rainy, I think her name was, or something stupid along those lines…" Amy drawled out, lazily leaning on the wheel and gazing at the calm sea that looked like glass, from the reflection of the light on the water.

"It's Lainy…Captain Amy. It shouldn't be too hard to do, so yeah, I guess I'll go kill time if Dameon asks me to," Lainy said with a bored drawl. She had long, wavy brick red hair, and her eyes were a deep, deep brown that looked almost black. Which made most of the crew call her 'Oni'. Demon. She wasn't incredibly tall or imposing, but her aura had a cold, unfeeling air about it and you knew that she'd kill a million innocents without so much as a blink of the eye. She had on a black tank top with white stripe in the middle, khaki capris, and black shoes to go with her somber décor. Dameon glared at her, and while his gaze made most men go cold and paralyzed in fear, she just stared back, as if eternally bored.

"You will treat Lady Amy with respect, Lainy. If she says your name wrong, you don't correct her. If she tells you to kill, you do it without question. If she orders you to slit your throat so that she may have a minutes entertainment watching you die, you take out a knife and slide it across your throat. Is that CLEAR?" he hissed, clasping his hand around her throat, closing tighter and tighter with each passing word, until she was struggling to breathe and taking small, shallow breaths.

She gave him a slight nod, yet concealed her fear. Dameon had never disciplined her before, and she'd always caused trouble with the other crew members. She wondered briefly if his devotion to Amy was that strong, but decided he was just biding his time until he became captain. Lainy was very cold on many things, except Dameon. Something about the way he liked to get a buzz from killing an innocent in a brutal and often times torturous way, made her dizzy with enjoyment.
He sighed and let her down, then bowed deeply to Amy. A small smile played on his lips, in both anticipation of the death of Gina's accursed daughter, and the prospect of torturing two people who had once taken orders from him faithfully. He walked away, Lainy following, but he ignored her. He rolled his eyes mentally. The girl never left him alone, even though he made it clear that he wanted nothing to do with love and the like. He hated love above all other things. He'd seen what love made people do. It made you sacrifice your life for another, it made you go on suicidal rescue missions that no one could possibly live through and yet you do it anyways, and it made you give up your entire being to someone else. That prospect scared him.

He'd never felt what it was like to belong to anyone but himself. And he didn't feel a need to. He had no desire to act like a fool. Especially not with a subordinate. Lainy was nothing but an insignificant speck that could possibly further Captain Amy's ambitions. She was expendable in his mind, whereas Amy, was not. He supposed that Amy was as close to a friend as he'd ever gotten, but he normally acted more like a body guard, or possibly a watch dog in her presence. But he enjoyed her company, since she liked pain and suffering as much as he.

"Sir Dameon? What would you have me do?" Lainy asked him, a hint of eagerness in her voice. He rolled his eyes and sighed.

"Go to the island, stupid girl. You're too young to be playing with the big leaguers. Leave the plans up to me and Lady Amy. Your job is to act like a mindless little drone and get our dirty work started. I would suffice that you take the safe route though, since Kira and Elizabeth are incredibly deadly when they feel like it. Act like an ally, since they don't know you, and then when we arrive once a plan has been made, betray them. Is that clear? Or are you too busy watching my mouth move to pay attention?" he snapped coldly.

She blushed for an instant, then regained her stony compousure. She nodded and jumped over the side railing, down to a waiting boat by the main flagship. She looked up and watched him look at her for a second, then turn swiftly away, and sighed as she untied her small vessel. He would never notice her, she knew, but she'd always hoped that he had an inkling of emotion for her.

"Besides contempt…"she bit out to herself, steering the ship into the wind and sailing towards the island. It would be a three day travel, but she'd endure it for Dameon's sake. He'd ordered her to do it. So she would. Her loyalty was daunting even to her, and confused her to no end. When she thought of Amy, she felt a burning jealousy rise inside of her. Amy had always seemed to rise some type of emotions out of Dameon. It infuriated Lainy to no end. Why could he not arouse those feelings for her?

Elizabeth looked out at the sea, seeing a dark cloud on the horizon, obscuring the golden reflection of the sun and water. A storm was coming. A bad one, but not only weather wise. Something told Elizabeth that something, or someone, was coming after them. Amy flashed through her mind for an instant. But she pushed it away. Elizabeth had always feared the sight of the sea, and the sight of a ship rolling in lately. Amy had caused that fear. At one time, she would have killed a village without the blink of an eye for the woman, and yet, now she was running and waiting for Amy to catch up with her and Kira. Waiting for death.

"What's wrong, Elizabeth?" Kira said, walking up behind her. Elizabeth turned and smiled softly, but doubt and fear were in her eyes. Kira leaned down and put a reassuring hand on her shoulder.

"You're thinking about Bloody Amy, and the rest of those dogs again, aren't you? They won't hurt us, or Jasmine. It's our duty to protect Jasmine. Not only is she Gina's daughter, the daughter of the former King of the Pirates Gold Rodger, but she's our friend. If Amy wants the secrets of the Grand Line and the key to finding One Piece, she can forget it. I won't let someone so cruel and ruthless rule that big, beautiful ocean," Kira said boldly, with a defined 'hmph'. "Come on, Sanji and Jasmine are harping at me to get you to dinner. Jas says she'll yell at you if you're not there when it's hot."

Elizabeth smiled and nodded. Then they both got up and walked to the house, the sea, clouds, and sunset at their backs.

An: DONE! Review everyone! I loves you! And I promise I'll update soon, and update my other stories too! You can flame me if you so wish, since I'd like to handle more of them…or not…your choice as always. bows My fingers are nothing more than humble servents for your enjoyment…wait…that came out wrong… ;;…ok, shutting up before I make a bigger fool of myself…