SailorStar9: With Chapter 188 uploaded, I present Chapter 189 this fic. For everyone who put this fic on your favorited and followed lists and/or story alerts, thank you, but remember everyone, a lot of authors (myself included) sustain on readers' reviews.

Pairings: Ace/Sasha, sibling Luffy/Sasha and Sabo/Sasha, Background Protector!Law/Sasha

Disclaimers: One Piece belongs to Oda Eiichirō-sensei. Me, on the other hand, own absolutely nothing, except my OC, the pairing and the fic idea.

Chapter 189: Arc 13: A Scientist of Terror - Caesar!


"What is this, Usopp?" Sanji complained, the sniper having tacked masks on the heads of the crew members who had their personalities exchanged.

"This is pretty super." Franky admitted.

"I give up." Nami sighed.

"Thanks, Usopp." Chopper beamed.

"Stop complaining." Usopp scolded. "Without these, we'll get totally confused."

"Brownbeard?" Luffy echoed after their captive introduced himself.

"That's right." Brownbeard replied. "Surely you've heard the name? The whole world used to know me by that name."

"Never heard of ya." Luffy replied.

"What the hell?" Brownbeard snapped.

"What happened?" Zoro questioned. "Until recently, you weren't willing to open your mouth, but now we can't get you to shut up."

"It's because you're going to be dead soon." Brownbeard laughed. "Law is going to come and save me. I hate all the pirates from your generation, but Law is different."

"What do you mean by 'our generation'?" Luffy asked.

"The twelve rookies worth over 100 million Beli who met at the Sabaody Archipelago two years ago." Brownbeard explained. "People are calling you 'The Worst Generation'. You're problem children born into the gap between two eras, forced to live in the chaos that entails. After the death of Whitebeard, you stormed into the New World and caused havoc on the seas. Every time there is a major incident, it's always someone from your generation. Kid, Law, Drake, Hawkins. My very own Brownbeard Pirate Crew was broken up by Basil Hawkins. Because of him, I lost my legs and had to give up being a pirate. We just barely managed to escape with our lives and crawl to Punk Hazard. Don't you know what this place is? This place... this island... it used to be filled with verdant forests, overflowing with life. The government scientist, Vegapunk, used to conduct his experiments here. He performed many experiments with weapons and medicine here. They say there were prisoner who never went to jail. Instead, they were brought to this island and used as human guinea pigs. Then, four years ago, one of Vegapunk's biological weapons experiments went horribly wrong. Two of the three labs were destroyed. These are the ruins of one of those labs."

"I see, the explosions must be huge." Usopp noted. "No wonder it's all torn up."

"The explosion caused a wave of burning heat that spread poison across the entire island." Brownbeard continued. "It wiped out all natural life. When that happened, the Government just abandoned the prisoners who were used as test subjects. Fleeing the island,they sealed it off behind them. The abandoned prisoners shut themselves into the only lab that remained intact, Lab Three. It was the only way that they could escape the poison gas that enveloped the island. Due to the nerve gas, Those who didn't die always lost the ability to move their legs. They had all given up hope. But after a year, our generous Master descended upon this island. With his special power, he cleansed the gas from the island. And he used science to help the prisoners who couldn't walk and took them in as his subordinates. I arrived on the island a year after he did, two years ago now. There was still some remnants of the poison gas left; breathing it made you nauseous. I didn't have the strength to live. I have given up, thinking I was surely at my end. That was when I saw them, the former prisoners who had lost their legs like me, and Master. And just like them, my life was saved by Master's kindness. If Vegapunk, who stole my comrades' legs is a devil, then Master is the kind-hearted god of salvation. And then, a few months ago, another god of salvation, Trafalgar Law, a new member of the Seven Warlords, came to this island. With his ability, he gave legs to those of us who couldn't walk: the legs of animals. We, who thought we'd never walk again, cried tears of joy."

"So the sheep-people we saw in the lab were created by Law's powers." Sanji surmised.

"But wait, what about the dragon?" Usopp thought to ask.

"That's an artificial creature that Vegapunk created to protect the island." Brownbeard explained. "He can adapt to any environment. One of the Celestial Dragons took a liking to it and gave it a name. If you see it again, just run away. It's very violent. Anyway, do you understand who's in charge of the island? We won't let anyone else to invade. This island, Punk Hazard, belongs to our Master. Even now, Master is continuing his research for the benefit of the future of mankind. He needs but a few test subjects and you get to become those test subjects. You can't escape."


SailorStar9: Any OOC-nes is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just hate plot bunnies sometimes? Reviews are much appreciated.