SailorStar9: With Chapter 203 uploaded, I present Chapter 204 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 EiichirÅ-sensei. Me, on the other hand, own absolutely nothing, except my OC, the pairing and the fic idea.
Chapter 204: Arc 13: It's Time to Say Goodbye! Leaving Punk Hazard!
"Law." the bound and captured Baby 5 looked at her former crew-mate.
"I thought you guys were gonna take the tanker." Smoker remarked.
"No, Chopper, Nami and myself agreed that we aren't going anywhere until we see the children sail out." Sasha replied. "Since it'd take a while for the Navy, just take the tanker with the children."
"Alright, shall we go?" Luffy took the lead after the crew saw the children off.
"The weather is good, considering it's the New World." Brook noted.
"But I know the sea will be rough." Sanji added.
"What do you think, Chusi-chan, about this dysfunctional family you just got adopted into?" Sasha looked at the dragon lumbering beside her. Said dragon just gave her a questioning look. "You'll see what I mean."
"Is he coming with us?" Zoro pointed to Law who was walking in front of him.
"Oh yeah, we haven't told you about the alliance." Usopp realized. "Luffy got us into trouble again."
"Whenever you are ready, Luffy." Franky declared from his seat at the steering wheel.
"Let's set sail!" Luffy gave the order.
"Young Master!" the beheaded Buffalo greeted Doflamingo who had landed on the raft that bore his and Baby 5's heads.
"Damn, that bastard Law really betrayed us." Baby 5 cursed.
"I'm sorry." Buffalo apologized. "I want to pay it with death."
"You needed me but I couldn't please you." Baby 5 added.
"This is a life yacht that was on our tanker." Doflamingo recognized the raft.
"I'm so ashamed." Buffalo admitted. "After I hung up..."
"It's okay." Doflamingo assured, seeing the dynamites inside the barrel. "You don't have to explain. You two were just following my orders."
"What a surprise." Law's voice sounded from the Den Den Mushi that was left on the raft. "I didn't expect the boss to show up himself."
"Is that Law?" Doflamingo asked. "I haven't seen you for a while. It's a shame you're not here."
"If you're looking for Caesar, he's with me." Law supplied.
"Joker, help me!" Caesar shouted over the receiver.
"Where are Baby 5 and Buffalo's bodies?" Doflamingo asked.
"I don't know." Law answered. "Don't ask me about such frivolous things. Let's negotiate."
"Hey Law, come to your senses." Doflamingo chuckled. "A squirt like you shouldn't imitate what grown-ups do. Where are you now? Don't make me mad."
"Make you mad?" Law echoed. "You most important business partner is one of the Yonkou: the big-time pirate, Kaido, King of the Beasts. And I know you can't make him mad at any cost. What would happen if he finds out you can't produce SMILE anymore? Since he's not the negotiating type, there'll probably be a fierce battle. And he'll destroy you."
"Hey, you carried the joke too far, Law." Doflamingo chided. "What do you want in exchange for Caesar? Name your price."
"Resign from the Seven Warlords." Law laid down his conditions.
"I can't believe this brat." Buffalo hissed.
"Then he can no longer stay in Dressrosa." Baby 5 reminded.
"All I want is for you to abandon everything that you spent a decade to attain and go back to being a common pirate again." Law continued. "In that case, however, the Admirals from the Navy HQ will hunt you down. I'm expecting to see it in the newspapers tomorrow morning. If your resignation from the Warlords is in the papers, I will call you. If I don't see it, the negotiation is off. Goodbye." he ended the call.
"I can't see the island anymore." Robin remarked, the Thousand Sunny sailing away from Punk Hazard, the crew were now changed out of their winter coats.
"The fire, the ice and the deadly gas." Sanji listed. "The centaurs, the G-5 and the Warlord. It was like hell."
"Well, we're in the New World now." Nami reminded. "I'm sure it's not gonna get any easier."
"By the way, why are you two on the ship?" Zoro asked Kin'emon and Momonosuke.
"I haven't thought of that." Usopp admitted. "But the kids have gone with the Navy."
"We're in the midst of our important trip." Kin'emon replied. "So we didn't want to get involved with the Navy and waste our time. You can drop us off on some island with a harbor. Until then, please let us stay on board."
"Okay, no problem." Luffy agreed. "Nami, where are we going next?"
"Hold on." Nami consulted the Log Pose.
"The next destination is already set." Law cut in. "It's Dressrosa."
"Dressrosa?" Luffy echoed.
"Yes, there is something we have to do there." Law replied.
"Dressrosa?" Kin'emon exclaimed.
"What?" Sasha blinked. "How do you know that place?"
"That's exactly where I want to go, Suijin-sama." Kin'emon answered. "You need to go there, too?"
"I think so." Luffy grinned.
"You have no idea what's going on, do you?" Law sighed.
"Nope." Luffy admitted.
"The current is shifting?" Nami peered over the deck. "What's going on here?"
"A slope?" the guys echoed.
"Look out for rock reefs." Nami warned.
"What's going on around here?" Usopp wondered.
"It's a sea slope." Law supplied. "It's not uncommon. We don't have to go against the current. The needle in the middle on your Log Pose must be pointing toward Dressrosa. But don't try to go straight. Take a detour."
"Any particular reason?" Sasha asked.
"Because it'll work out better for us." Law replied.
"Come to think of it, you were talking on the Den Den Mushi earlier." Robin pointed out. "Who were you talking to?"
"That was Doflamingo." Law answered. "The plan is already in action."
"Tell us about the plan." Luffy urged. "Get together, everyone."
"We formed an alliance to kill one of the Yonkou?" Zoro, Sanji and Brook echoed.
"The Yonkou?" Zoro grinned. "It's great."
"Luffy, tell them about the alliance." Usopp turned to his captain.
"Okay, We and Torao's pirate group formed an alliance." Luffy slapped Law on the back. "Let's be nice to each other."
"Luffy's mind is already set, isn't it?" Sanji stated. "But I have to warn you." he addressed Law. "There might be a slight difference between how you define 'alliance' and how Luffy defines it. Be careful. That's why Luffy kept saying 'kidnap' which is so out of character for him. If he had just come to me with that strange sheep and asked me to cook it, I wouldn't know what to do." he pointed at the bound Caesar.
"You bastards." Caesar growled. "You're not gonna get away with this. Extraordinarily big names will hunt you down. Idiots! Realize how stupid you are! Go to hell!"
"He... apparently didn't know much about Enies Lobby, does he?" Sasha looked at Chopper. "Or the 'punching a Celestial Dragon' incident back on Sabaody Archipelago."
"Don't think so." Chopper noted.
"I asked you to kidnap Caesar at Punk Hazard " Law stated. "Meanwhile, I destroyed the machine which was manufacturing a substance called SAD. The great pirates in the New World often have their own territory. They lead countless numbers of people and rein as a syndicate. It's nothing like you've ever seen before. One pirate group is never strong enough even to see their captain's face. But since it's an underground community, they have to do their businesses secretly to avoid the Navy. And Doflamingo is the most trusted and powerful man among them. His underground alias is Joker. And Joker's most important business partner now is one of the Yonkou: Kaido, the King of Beasts, our target."
SailorStar9: Any OOC-nes is regretted. *Sighs* Don't you just hate plot bunnies sometimes? Reviews are much appreciated.
