Italics indicate thinking

Bold is for attacks

Steve's POV

We were still sailing to Dressrosa and on the way there I saw Rose hanging upside down from the mast clearly thinking.

"What's up?" I asked taking a seat.

"Just thinking." She said.

"What about?"

"Kidd's alliance…" she mumbled "You've been thinking about it too right?"

"Hmmm…"

"The only way to survive in the New World is to fall under one of the Four Emperors or take one down and assume their position. There's a One in Four chance they picked Kaido to go after as well, One in Three if you account for the fact that Kidd's smart enough to not go at Blackbeard."

"Yeah I thought about it too."

"It's unlikely Kidd chose to go after the same guy as us that leaves a 50% chance, he's going for Big Mom…"

"And a 50% chance he's after Mom and Dad…" I finished.

"Yep." Rose said flipping up "What are we gonna do?"

"Nothing we can do right now, our focus needs to be on Kaido, Mom and Dad will have to handle themselves. Kidd's powers deal with magnetic polarity; I saw that much when I fought with him. Mom's powers are plants…trees, grass, wood, things that oppose Kidd's powers, they'll be fine."

I jumped off the mast and landed on the yard.

"Nami we there yet?"

"Soon!" she yelled "Stop asking!"

*RING!*

The Snail started ringing and Law was the one to answer.

"Keep your voices down."

"It's me…" Doflamingo said "I left the Warlords."

"Hello! This is Monkey D. Luffy, the man who will be King of the Pirates!" Luffy yelled.

"You were told to shut up!"

"Are you the boss of that stupid Caesar, the one doing experiments on Brownbeard and the kids?! I'll give Caesar back because I promised, but if you do it again I'll kick your butt!"

"Strawhat Luffy…" Doflamingo laughed from the other side "It's been two years since your 'Brother' Ace died, where have you been."

"I can't tell you."

"I've actually wanted to meet you." Doflamingo said "I have something…you'll want. I'm sure you'll never want to let it go once you see it."

"Meat?"

"Don't get caught in his trap." Law said grabbing the phone "Stop talking nonsense."

"I know you have something else I want." Joker growled "I know you can hear me…Monet."

The green haired woman remained silent.

"After everything I've done for you, this is how you act. You will get back here…don't test me."

"In eight hours, Green Bit, the deal will happen there." Law said "We will leave Caesar there at 3 o'clock."

"Aww…I thought we'd go out for drinks after." Doflamingo laughed.

Law hung up the phone.

"Hang on; you didn't say how many men we could bring." Sanji said "What if he brings his whole crew?"

"That won't be a problem; dropping off Caesar is just a diversion." Law said.

"While Mingo is picking up gas boy." Wyper said "You expect us to destroy that factory."

"It's just a factory how tough can it be?" Franky said.

"I'm unsure I have little information on it." Law shrugged.

"It must be important to them." Nami said.

"Do you know?" Lil asked Monet.

"I already told you, Sugar and the other officers will protect that Factory with their lives, and even if you get close, I don't know if you could destroy it." She said.

"Why?" I asked.

"It's supposedly indestructible." Monet said "The whole building is reinforced with Seastone."

"Alright this place sounds like an adventure!" Luffy cheered running off "Time for Lunch, Sanji let's go!"

"So Kin'emon, why are you going to Dressrosa?" Rose asked.

"My friend was there, but he was captured by people chasing us. I don't know what they were after us; we were originally going to some place called Zou."

"What a coincidence…" Law said "After dropping off Caesar, that's where I was headed, my crew is there."

"How fortunate!" Kin'emon said "Perhaps we can go together?"

"Alright!" Luffy yelled "We're going to Wano!"

"Hey wait-!"

"Originally when we left there were three samurai and Momonosuke heading for Zou, but we shipwrecked, two of us and Momonosuke drifted to Dressrosa."

"Once we got there we got chased." Momo explained "I hid on a ship, and that went to the last Island we were at."

"I went after him and my fellow warrior Kanjuro sacrificed his safety to allow me to escape." Kin'emon explained "I must rescue him and repay his sacrifice."

"What a guy!" Franky cried "A real hero!"

"I wanna save him too now!" Chopper cried.

After lunch we sailed a while longer, and came up to a big rock wall.

"We're here…" Nami gulped "This is Dressrosa?"

We docked and hopped off the ship.

"We're here!" Luffy yelled.

"Don't be so loud you're on enemy turf." I said.

"I've taken it upon myself to divide us into teams." Law said.

"Those going into town should probably wear disguises." Franky said "Hey Samurai bro can you help up."

"Very Well how's this?" Kin'emon held up a paper saying men were shirts and women are to be naked.

"Not a chance!" Nami and Rose yelled.

"Also take this." Law said giving a paper to Nami.

"A Vivre card?"

"It will lead you to my crew on Zou. Should something happen to us use it to get away?" Law told Nami.

Law filled us in on the plan and broke us into groups.

"The team giving back Caesar will go through Dressrosa and cross the bridge to Green Bit; they will be Robin, Long Nose, Caesar and I. Monet will be joining us as well."

"You five will watch the boat." Law said pointing out the next team, Nami, Chopper, Wyper, Brook and Sanji.

"Why do I gotta baby sit?" Wyper growled "Besides it's Franky's ship let him watch it.

"Cyborg-ya is required to destroy the factory, you are next closest to being able to prepare and manage the ship." Law said "You will stay…the cook will stay as well"

"Whatever…"

"Yay Sanji's protecting us!" Chopper yelled "Wait where'd he go?!"

I looked back and saw everyone else was walking off.

"Don't go wandering off!" I yelled chasing after them.

"Demon-ya!" Law yelled "The rest of you must destroy that factory, Cyborg's laser and the little girl's animals will be key!"

"Yeah got it!" I said running to catch up to the rest.

Rose's POV

"Don't run off without listening!" Steve yelled at Luffy.

"And you should know better than to walk off without telling me or Robin." He told Lil.

"Sorry Papa."

"We're sorry." Luffy mumbled.

"Hey get back here with that!"

"Hmm?"

We looked over and there was a dog running with an arm in its mouth, and there was a doll chasing after it.

"What the heck?"

"Wow." Lil marveled.

All around the town, there were toys everywhere, walking, talking toys.

"Have I seen you before, you all look familiar?" a toy soldier said "Whoops my strings have tangled."

"OH NO!" a voice yelled "He's been stabbed!"

"Not again…" the puppet sighed.

"What do you mean again?" I asked "You got a slasher on the loose?"

"No in this country the women are extremely passionate and prone to fits of rage."

For giving us that little info, I untangled the puppet and sent him on his way.

"Who cares if the toys can talk let's go eat!" Luffy yelled.

"Hold it!" Steve grabbed him.

"What I'm hungry!"

"Look at us." Steve said "We stick out like sore thumbs, A guy in a strawhat, a dude with bandage wrapped arms, a girl with a fake arm, a cyborg, and two guys dressed like samurai, let's face it Sanji's really the only one who fits in here right now."

"Speaking of bandages." I said touching Steve's arms "These things ain't looking so good."

They were all brown and looked to be on the verge of falling apart.

"They were white when I got them." Steve said "But I can't get rid of them because I don't know how to make new ones yet…but back to the point, we need disguises."

"Allow me." Kin'emon said picking some flowers "Place these on your heads…"

We did as we instructed.

"HA!"

In a puff all our outfits changed.

"Haha, you look silly Papa." Lil laughed.

"Yeah the beards don't really suit you guys." I said.

Kin'emon gave the men beards and suits, Luffy got a shirt with sunflowers on it and Steve had a striped sleeveless shirt. Lil and I were now both in black dresses, mine more revealing than hers.

"I'm normally not one for dresses but this isn't so bad." I said.

I even had gloves that went to my elbow to cover my fake arm.

"Uh Lil." Steve said "You're hat really doesn't match your dress."

"Today feels like a brown bear day." She said placing the hat on her head.

"Can we go eat now?" Luffy whined.

"Fine." Steve growled.

We headed towards a nearby bar.

"AHH!"

One of those toys stumbled back when we walked passed, it was focused on Lil.

"What was that all about?" Zoro said.

"I don't know…"

We went into the bar and got some seats, Luffy was quick to order everything.

"I shouldn't be wasting my time here." Kin'emon said.

"Hang on." Franky told him "We need information."

"It doesn't make any sense." Sanji said "The king of this country resigned yet everyone is acting calm, like it's any other day of the week."

"Maybe they don't know yet?" Zoro said.

"It's possible." I shrugged.

"Let's just ask the old-."

"Shut up!" Sanji said grabbing Luffy "You were on the cover of the paper this morning! Leave it to Rose…"

"I don't hear anything." I said sitting back "If I could get up to the rafters it be easier but I can't climb up there in a dress."

"Sorry for the wait." A monkey said dropping the food off "Here's the shrimp, and the pasta, and the fairy pumpkin soup."

"Fairy?" Lil asked "Do people around here believe in fairies?"

"That's a mystery, so be careful." The toy said.

"You're sure a mystery." Steve mumbled.

"What are you looking at Zoro?" I asked "It's not me is it?"

"The roulette…it's awfully noisy." Zoro was focused "Seems like they're trying to scam some blind guy."

From my seat I could see that each time the man bet Red, and each spin he won, but they told him it was black.

"So…who won?"

"Sorry old man we got ya again!"

"It's red…"

We looked over.

"He's gone!"

"That idiot!"

"It's red, the old man won." Luffy said.

The pit bosses weren't happy with Luffy ruining their scam so they tried to attack.

"Step aside young man, allow me."

The old man played with his cane and drew it, revealing a hidden sword.

What is he doing…?

In an instant the floor ripped open into a massive sinkhole; gravity had cranked up suddenly.

"Holy crap…"

"What the hell."

"No way he's a normal person." I whispered.

"He's got a power, but what is it?"

"Some sort of gravity manipulation?" Lil proposed.

The blind old man tapped his way out and paid for the damage.

"You're really strong old guy." Luffy said "What are you…?"

"For the sake of us both…I'll be keeping that to myself."

"For your sake." Steve mumbled walking up to Luffy "What the hell was that guy?"

Suddenly behind us the crowd started saying their watches and wallets were missing.

"Pickpocket?"

"AHH!" Zoro yelled "One's missing!"

"What?"

"My sword, Shushi is gone!"

"You let them steal the treasure of Wano?!" Kin'emon yelled.

"Seems like you got taken by the fairies." A toy explained.

"Then those Fairies are thieves!" Zoro yelled.

"Fairies are Fairies, nothing you can do about it."

"Is this some kind of joke?" Zoro yelled.

Zoro got quite and looked over "There…seems they've gotten stuck."

I looked and saw the sword was jammed in the window.

"You're not getting away!" Zoro yelled running after the fairy.

"Zoro you're gonna get lost!" I yelled running after him.

Steve's POV

Zoro, Rose, Sanji and Kin'emon ran after the sword, leaving me, Luffy, Lil and Franky in the restaurant.

"Yeah let's go!" Luffy yelled trying to run after Zoro.

"Hold it." Franky grabbed him "Leave that to them, I have a better plan."

Franky suggested we head around back and check for underlings we could get information from. We found some of them slinking around in a back alley and quickly showed them who was boss.

"Got ya!" Franky said punching the wall "Doflamingo's underling. Tell us what you know."

"I told ya! I remember some samurai but I don't know if they got caught! And I don't know nothing about any SMILES!"

"Jeez he doesn't even know his own allies." I sighed "He's a dead end."

"Then where do we find the important people?" Lil asked.

"Everyone's busy today." The grunt groaned "I was supposed to report to the coliseum. Everyone's going there; it's a big event today."

"Why?"

"The young master has a great prize for today." The man said "Anyone who's anyone will want it."

"Is it the amazing meat he was talking about?" Luffy drooled.

"He never said it was meat." Franky mumbled.

"What's the prize?" I asked "Start talking."

"Young Master never lies." The grunt said "Winning today's fight, gets you the prize, the Flame-Flame Fruit."

"Ace's…Devil Fruit." Luffy whispered

How the hell did he get that?

AN

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