LAW'S POV

She really caught his attention the moment he seen her in a newspaper and her bounty poster. The D in her name, like what he secretly have really prove it with her accomplishments when she started her journey in East Blue.

According to the newspaper, she took down one by one the big shot pirates terrorizing East Blue in little span of time and the rumors said that she and her crew had encountered the greatest swordsman, Mihawk and actually was left unscathed.

In almost newspaper, she always appeared. A truly troublemaker that made her an infamous pirate when she entered the Grand Line.

One of her best feats was being involved in the Alabasta incident, news about someone who took down the Warlord Crocodile. The government covered it up and he's sure she's the one who defeated the Warlord.

The biggest incident that really showed the world that she is a noteworthy pirate of the era was the Enies Lobby Incident. It was stated that she declared war against the World Government by ordering her marksman to shoot its symbol, the flag. Her crew left the burning Enies Lobby in one piece and even saved her crewmember, Nico Robin and a person with an epithet Cyborg Franky.

He found himself smirking about the amusing news about her. Looks like she lived up being a D.

Another shocking news again was about her heritage. It was reported that she was the granddaughter of the Hero of Marine Navy, Monkey D. Garp. He can't help but laugh. A granddaughter of a marine hero turning into a pirate? She sure have a lot of guts.

He glanced at her bounty poster. She's smiling brighty that it doesn't makes sense that she's a pirate. Even people won't even fear her because she looks like she will mean no harm to them. He glanced again to her poster and thought that he can't wait to meet this she pirate with a straw hat in person.In order to enter the New World, every pirate should dock at Sabaody Archipelago for ship coating. This is the right spot to wait for someone you wanted to meet.

He watch silently and smirked as pirates fight each other when X. Drake, a fellow pirate, a former marine, intervened. Really, he was enjoying and here was this dinosaur interrupting.

He walked away and head towards to the Human Auction Shop which was one of Doflamingo's ownership. He sat down and become part of a crowd in this fucked up auction.

Suddenly, he saw Bepo, Sachi, and Penguin head in his location and looked like they have something to say.

"Captain, the Straw Hats are here in Sabaody". Sachi reported.

He found himself smirking. 'So she's here!'.

After a while, he saw her crewmembers entering the auction too. He narrowed his eyes and realized she's not with them, along with the pirate hunter, Nico Robin, and the one who was called Sogeking.

His head landed to her orange-haired navigator who have a thing like those nasty nobles in the crowd have.

'Are they going to buy a slave?' he thought and couldn't believe it. Her crew is a disappointment if that's the case.

But when his sight landed at everyone of them, he saw worry, anxiety, and anxiousness in their faces. They looked like they're waiting for someone to appear in the stage. And they have a fishman in their company.

He brings back his focus to the auctioneer and when a mermaid was revealed, her crew tensed up and looks like they will actually bid. But it was all replaced with horror when a Celestial Dragon bought the green-haired mermaid with 500,000,000 Berry.

The crowd went silent. Her crew was in state of disbelief. Then someone or something crashed in the roof of the auction shop. When everything clears up, he finally saw the she-pirate with a trademark straw hat.

She looked around in the crowd, almost clueless where she is, and when her gaze landed to the mermaid in the stage, she smiled brightly and called her friend's name. Her face looked relieved but then a fishman octupos forcefully stopped her.

With the evident stubbornness, she continued to go towards the mermaid. But she stops in her tracks when she heard a gunshot. She looked at the fishman who stopped her and perked up her head to the assailant. To the one who shot her friend 'Hachi' which was apparently a Celestial Dragon who bought the mermaid.

Her fishman friend stops her when she's about to avenge him, explaining that they'll be in great danger if she brings harm to a Celestial Dragon. Her face darkens in rage even more when the assailant didn't stop targetting her friend.

He watched her stand up, walked the stairs with heavy steps, her strawhat fled on her back, preparing her knuckles and shot the Celestial Dragon with a murderous glare.

She looks like she's really going to do something a sane person would not do. And as expected, the insane thing happened: she punched the Celestial Dragon so hard that the it damaged the auction's seats.

She stay still. Looked to the one he punched and bring her straw hat in her head. After the silence, everything became chaotic and people started heading out the auction shop.

But Law can't help but stare at her. His gaze was fixated on her and didn't dare to look away. She's radiating with power, will, and determination to protect the ones she cared for. Her sharp eyes expresses no hint of doubt ready to fight anyone who messes with her friends.

He watched Kid's crew in the corner, who looked amused by the pirate wearing straw hat. Kid in particular looked bewitched by Migiwara-ya. Atleast that's what he see.

And as expected, true to what the rumors say, her crew is full of crazy people. They didn't even looked shocked and bothered to what their captain did.

Then the place become messy, and one by one, her other crewmember arrived and what shocked him was a skeleton with an afro. 'How was it alive?' he wondered.

Despite the chaos, he stayed in place, totally enjoying watching her crew fight like he's in a cinema. They don't look bad, he realized. Everyone in her crew can fight decently. Then his eyes landed again to her. Seriousness was painted in her expression and looked like it won't disappear as long as she doesn't free her mermaid friend.

Then a blast of Conqueror's Haki filled the area. He looked at the old man who appeared along with a giant, and recognized him.

He's Silvers Rayleigh, the Dark King, the First Mate of Gold Roger. What was he doing here in Sabaody Archipelago, he curiously wonder.

Then the infamous pirate expressed his interest towards Luffy, saying he's been waiting to meet her personally. And complimented her that the straw hat in her head suited her dauntlessness.

He wanted to snort. Maybe the right word is recklessness.

And then they ended up fighting the Marines outside together with Kidd. Three of them, all captain of their respective crew defeated the hostile navy.

He perked up his head and paid attention to her abilities. Apparently, she can stretch and she's not fazed with bullets and cannons. She can deflect it much like Kidd's abilities.

"Gear Third", he heard from her and he saw her arm become of that giant and smashed her opponents. Her fighting style makes it hard to believe she's a woman. She uses her fist so much like her grandfather Marine, Garp "The Fist". A free fighting style.

'So her abilities enable her to stretch, expand, and shrink'. He observed when she saw hear became a kid. Though, she looks adorable. She returned to her normal form after a couple of seconds.

"You guys have weird powers". Luffy said and he couldn't help but snort. Hers is the weirdest among the three of them and Kidd agreed voicing his thoughts.

He went up and decided to free the slave of a Celestial Dragon because he knows him.

Eventually, the man became part of his crew.

He jerk his head towards the Straw Hats as they are fleeing. He found his gaze fixated to the straw hatted girl and wonder if she'll be safe after what she did inside the auction house. But when he found Dark King was with them, his worries dissipate. He ordered his crew the same: flee before they encounter an Admiral.

The Sabaody Archipelago became chaotic after the Marines came and the Warlord Bartholomew Kuma. He ended up fighting it with Kid, a fellow supernova. But it was strange, because the warlord acted like a cyborg and its prowess is not what he is expecting.

In the end, he and Kid were able to defeat their opponent. This enables him and his crew to go after their submarine and lay low for a while in the deep ocean. He was also informed of Portgas D. Ace execution and know there will be an upcoming war between Marines and the Whitebeard Pirates.

After a few weeks, the war took place at Marineford as expected. Law and his crew choose to be back at Sabaody Archipelago to watch the war via Video Transponder Snail just like everybody else.

His thoughts wandered to the she-pirate with a straw hat. Rumors has it that they encountered Admiral Kizaru, but she and her crew disappeared after that. Her ship is still in Sabaody, but they don't seem to be in the archipelago as of the moment.

He shook his head after realizing what he is doing and focused on what is happening during the war in Marineford. No doubt the conclusion of the war would affect greatly the Great Pirate Era and would cause ripples in the Grandline, especially in the New World.

When Sengoku, the Fleet Admiral announced that Portgas D. Ace was the son of the late Pirate King, he was beyond surprised. And also realized why this execution is very important to the Navy.

But then another surprise came to everyone, especially to him when Straw Hat Luffy grace herself into the war along with the prisoners escaped from Impel Down. She managed to bring high profile people with her like Jinbe, Emporio Ivankov of the Revolutionary Army, and Crocodile, the former Warlord.

He can't help but just gape of what is occurring in the war. Many questions popped up in his head about what was happening.

"ACE!" She yelled so loud.

"LUFFY!" The shackled man in the execution platform yelled in return.

'They know each other!' Law realized and continues to watch the war as it unfolds shocking secrets once more.

"I AM YOUR SISTER!" Luffy yelled when Ace desperately and helplessly told her to stay away from the war.

The remark send people thinking that she was also a child of the late Pirate King. But Sengoku corrected their thoughts.

"She's also a loose cannon. Monkey D. Luffy is none other than the biological daughter of the most wanted criminal, Monkey D. Dragon of the Revolutionary Army!" Announced by the fleet admiral.

The people watching in the Sabaody have their jaws dropped to the ground taking in the big news. Law and his crew wasn't any better. They also can't help but gape at the announcement.

The war continued, both sides fought and both their forces slowly decimated. Law's attention focused on his fellow supernova and can't help but feel trepidation over her. He saw her fighting and he recognize her dauntlessness that pushed her to save her brother with all her might.

When the video was cut off and went black, he made up his mind and ordered his crew to set sail to Marineford.

"Captain, are we going to join the war?" Penguin asked horrified.

"Of course not. We're just going to watch it closely". He replied.

That ended the conversation and they all headed to their submarine and finally set sail.

After they arrived near the location of the war, they resurfaced and saw the other seven supernova's ship. They're also currently watching from afar how the war is going.

X Drake, Capone Gang Bege, Urouge, Basil Hawkins, Jewelry Bonney, Apoo, and Eustass Kid. They all looked at him when he came out of his submarine. He eyed Kid who in return stared at him inquisitively. He tore his gaze immediately and shift his focus to the war happening nearby.

When the war was about to reach its conclusion, he went inside the Polar Tang and ordered the crew to go at Marineford. His crew looked at him disbelievingly, horrified at his order, but complied nonetheless.

Arriving at Marineford, he saw Luffy and Jinbe being carried by Buggy, apparently escaping from hostile pursuers.

"Put Straw Hat-ya on my ship!" Law commanded. Buggy looked at him cautiously.

"Straw Hat-ya? That's really a strange way to call somebody! Who the hell are you, brat?" Buggy asked completely ignoring what Law said.

"I'm gonna help her get out of here. Let me take care of her for now." He said hoping Buggy would believe him and bring Luffy immediately in the deck of his submarine.

"What?" Buggy asked in disbelief. Law gritted his teeth in annoyance.

"I am a doctor!." Law announced, hoping to end this conversation and hand him over Luffy.

"Are you kidding me?! Doctors don't carry swords!" Buggy stated.

The marines sighted them and recognized him. He looked at Buggy with shortening patience.

"You're too slow. Hand her over already!" Law once again demanded.

"I said who the hell are you?!" Buggy asked but Law had no time for some sort of introductions.

"Hurry up! Put those two on this ship now!" Law commanded with urgency.

Admiral Kizaru sighted them and ready to attack. "Get them on the ship!" Law repeated.

"Alright, I leave them to you, whoever you are! Do the best you can." Buggy said handing over the two severely wounded people.

"Catch Jinbe, Jean Bart." Law ordered. While he watched Luffy falls and catch her safely in his arms. His crew brought the hospital bed in the deck and he laid Luffy in it.

"Submerge." He ordered.

"Prepare for surgery. Both of them are bleeding uncontrollably. We need to prepare for transfusions." He continued ordering his crew.

After that he looked again at the battlefield and saw one of the Yonko, Red-Haired Shanks appearing or rather ending the war. Then, he saw Buggy throw something towards him, and it was Luffy's hat. He closed the door and proceeded to the medical room to start the operation.After grueling hours, he was finally able to stabilize his two patients. Jinbe was wounded but not critical so he finished tending to him early. But Luffy was critical that when her heart stops beating for once, he panicked.

He sat down at the chair beside Luffy's bed and heave a deep sigh. He was finally able to stabilize her and it seems like a great weight has been lifted from his shoulders.

He caught his crew looking at him weirdly. He sighed. 'Maybe this is the first time they saw me tremble, afraid to fail in tending someone, and desperate just so my patient will surely live.'

His crew go out and went to the deck leaving him in the medical room. His gaze landed to his fellow supernova. This is the first time he saw her closely.

'She looks fragile'. Completely opposite to the woman who punched a Celestial Dragon whom he met in Sabaody.

'Looking closely, she was even more adorable than her wanted poster. Too bad, she's not smiling as of the moment.' He mused.

His eyes found her scar under her left eye. 'Even with it, it doesn't make her look half bad. The scar looked old and it make her even more adorable.'

Law stops when he realizes what he is doing. He brought his palm in his face and hide himself. He feels like he's going crazy.

First, he's been desperate in treating her when he's usually calm. Second, he shared his blood to Luffy. Third, he put his beloved Kikoku (his sword he always have in his hand) beside Luffy's bed. And finally, he sat down beside her and started checking her out.

He stand up when he heard a commotion in the deck. When he arrived, he saw the Snake Emperor, the most beautiful man was in the deck of his submarine along with a large red-spotted snake.

To say that it is surprising to know that he is Luffy's ally is beyond understatement. He recognized his concern and found out that the Snake Emperor was apparently in love with Luffy. Some weird people made noises and he recognize Emporio Ivankov from them. Jinbe, being stubborn and is supposedly resting, went to the deck and talk with the okama queen.

In the end, he and his crew found themselves in the bay of the Snake Emperor's kingdom. Well, it didn't go well without some arguments and conditions. Thankfully, Hancock's subordinates brought some food for them. Atleast they won't starve.

While the crew was outside the submarine, he is in the medical room watching his unconscious patient. It's been four days and she hasn't woken up yet. He choose to stay so if she wakes up, he can tend to her.After a week, she finally woke up but she rampaged and nearly causes major damage to his Polar Tang. His crew tried to stop her, but with her strength and emotional instability, they were thrown like a sack. She went out of control and entered the forest yelling Ace's name.

"Luffy-chan". Jinbe said clearly worried.

"If she continues like this, her wounds will open up, and she will die." Law bluntly stated looking at the fishman.

Jinbe nodded in understanding and followed her to the forest. Law went to his submarine to see the damages. Afterwards, he ordered his shipwrights to fix the Polar Tang. When he saw Luffy's hat, he picked it up and went outside the sub. Then decided to follow Luffy and Jinbe in the forest.

When he arrived, he saw lots of trees that were destroyed. No doubt, it was Luffy's doing. And then saw Jinbe and Luffy arguing or rather fighting. When Law was about to intervene, Jinbe raised his hand towards him, clealy saying don't interrupt while the fishman put some sense into Luffy who was drowning in self-doubt and depression.

He hold back and stayed in place, heeding Jinbe's advice. His gaze landed to her and saw blood in her nose and chest, a sign that her wounds reopened. He went back to his submarine and get some new bandages for Luffy and a few things for her wound. When he came back, Luffy was crying, calling names, people in her crew.

'She finally calmed down'. He mused, sighing in relief.

He went towards her and hand her the straw hat. She looked up at him, and accepted the hat with a small smile.

"You. We met in Sabaody". She said looking at him with a slight recognition.

"Trafalgar Law, captain of Heart Pirates." He introduced.

"Where's the talking bear then?" She asked looking around.

"They're at the bay. You're wound has reopened. Let me take a look at it." Law answered changing the subject. She looked at him questioningly.

Law sighed. "I am a doctor."

Her eyes widened realizing something. "Oh, are you the one who treated me? Thank you Trafal-Torao." Giving him the smile he usually see in her bounty poster.

"No problem. And its Trafalgar Law." He replied and started to tend her. Thankfully, he is in a doctor mode so he didn't melt from her bright smile.

Jinbe, who was watching the scene, just smiled. He was grateful to Law for saving them; by escaping Marineford and treating their injuries.

"Wear this to cover up yourself". Law handed her one of his shirt when he finished tending her wounds. So she won't be walking around with just bandages in her chest. Luffy accepted it and gave him a "thank you".

"By the way, why did you save me Torao?" Luffy asked when she's done and looked up at Law.

Law's eyes twitch when she said his name inaccurately again.

"Again, it's Trafalgar Law. And I saved you just on a whim. It's just a spur of the moment. That's all." He replied.

Thankfully, she didn't throw questions again and accepted his reason. She tried to stand up but then she fell on the ground. Looks like exhaustion finally caught up on her.

"Luffy-chan, let me carry you." Jinbe initiated. But Law stopped him.

"You're wounded too, Jinbe. You're supposed to be resting. Let me carry Mugiwara-ya instead". Law reasoned out and proceeded to carry Luffy in a bridal style.

He picked her up on the ground and their gaze met each other. When he carried her, he realized she's not heavy and her skin was actually soft. When he started walking out of the forest looking forward, he felt her gaze fixated on him so he turned to her and met those innocent-looking chocolate eyes.

Luffy, being carried by Law, landed her right hand to his shoulder. He felt Law's body flinched at her touch so she retrieved her hand. Law, seeing this, take back her hand on its previous position.

While Luffy really wasn't always paying attention to most men, she felt something when Law touched her. She finds herself looking at him, finding the man good-looking and loving his gray smokey eyes.

Something in her stomach felt weird and it's not because she's hungry. When she and his gaze find each other, Luffy felt her face heating up. It was weird for her because the sun is not that hot today.

"I wanna go to Sabaody." Luffy said breaking the silence when she remembered her crew.

"You can't go to Sabaody with that wound, Luffy-chan!" Jinbe said walking beside Law.

"But I wanna see my friends as soon as possible." Luffy argued.

"I want to be there just like what I promised." She continued.

"Mugiwara-ya, Jinbe is right. You should heal first before going back to Sabaody to reunite with your crew." Law advised.

They reached outside the forest and when Luffy saw the familiar submarine, which was Law's, she remembered what she have done and turned to him with an apologetic expression. "I'm sorry about that".

"Huh?"

"Your submarine".

"Oh, it's fine. I have good shipwrights in the crew". Law replied.

Their conversation was interrupted when he saw, along with Law's crew in the edge of the cliff, a seaking was fighting, and it floated dead afterwards.

Then a figure came out from the sea. Law's eyes widened when he recognized the man.

"D-D-Dark King Rayleigh!!" His crew shouted.

"What?!"

"Oh, its you guys. We met at Sabaody Archipelago." Rayleigh said recognizing the bunch in front of him. Then he turned away to squeeze his shirt.

"He was the first mate of Roger, the King of the Pirates". Sachi stated.

"Well my ship sank in the storm and I had no choice but to swim". Rayleigh said.

"Storm?! The Calm Belt is always calm- its never rough! There shouldn't be a storm. " Penguin said in disbelief.

"That means he's ship wrecked further away, and he swam all the way here". Sachi argued.

"I have a good breaststroke". Rayleigh said nonchalantly.

"That's not the point." Law's crew yelled.

"Then, that seaking was fighting with YOU!? Sachi and Penguin asked.

"Only a legendary pirate could do that. Oh, I'm sorry." Bepo said in awe and apologized after.

"Why are you saying sorry?!" by Sachi and Penguin asked to the polar bear.

When Rayleigh was done drying his shirt, he whipped his head and saw Luffy carried by the young man he recognized as one of the supernovas. And also, a fishman, the former Warlord.

"Oh, Luffy-chan!" Rayleigh called to get her attention.

"Huh? Rayleigh-ossan? What are you doing here? I was about to go to Sabaody with your vivre card. Did you see my friends?" Luffy bombarded the man with questions.

"I don't think they made it there yet. I am here because I want to discuss something with you privately". The man said. Luffy gave a glance at Law and told him to put her down and head to the Dark King for some talking.

Law still can't believe the legendary pirate is here and he seems to really take interest with Luffy. He sighed. 'It's not my business'.

He went to his crew and asked them about the submarine. Thankfully, it was fixed already and no medical equipment was destroyed.

He shifted his gaze to the straw hatted girl. She has a solemn expression in her face and can't help but wonder what they are discussing.

But then, Law realized that he's been taking too much time in this supposedly whim. His not an idiot not to realize why is he doing all of this. But he also refused to recognize what is it that he have for that woman, who was unfortunately also a rival/enemy in pursuit of finding One Piece.

He reminded himself once again about his plans and nagged himself mentally that he shouldn't stay too long here. He shouldn't be attached. He can't be distracted. Love is a luxury he doesn't need.

"Bepo, we are setting sail already". He ordered to his navigator.

"Aye aye, Captain". And then the polar bear went to others to tell them his command.

When he was about to leave, Luffy yelled stopping him in his tracks.

"Wait, Torao!"

"What is it?" He asked not daring to look at her. He'll just keep falling and he'd be screwed when that happens. It's crazy enough that he keeps on looking at her wanted poster.

But then, she done something crazy.

She hugged him for crying out loud. And it lasted for a long time. He was beyond shocked, that it made him unable to move for a moment.

He recovered, and returned the hug, being selfish for a moment. 'For the last time' he thought. He can't help but notice her short stature, though she still looks adorable especially her wearing his shirt.

They pulled away and stared at each other.

"By the way, you have to rest for 2 weeks". Law said filling the silence.

She nodded smiling brightly at him. And for the nth time, she did something crazier.

She kissed his cheeks.

"Thank you again for saving me and Jinbe. I'll repay you someday, Torao". She exclaimed. Totally oblivious to Law's frozen form.

When Bepo called him, he woke up in his daze and looked at the submarine. He silently said his goodbye to Luffy and used his 'Room' to be in his sub faster.

"See you!" He heard her and looked at the smiling girl at the edge of the cliff waving at him.

"Yeah, I can't wait to see you again". He mumbled making sure no one heard while looking at her longingly. Then he went inside his sub, finally leaving the all-male kingdom. AFTER TWO YEARS

Law was currently in Punk Hazard. Apparently, he joined the Seven Warlords by delivering 100 pirate hearts to the Rocky Port at Navy Headquarters. He then went under probation and then successfully became a Shichibukai. After doing his warlord assignments, he proceeded to start his plans in taking down Doflamingo and the plan starts in Punk Hazard. With this end, he sent his crew in a phantom island to keep them safe. His plans for revenge has nothing to do with them anyway.

He had gained Caesar Clown's trust, whom was Doflamingo's most precious business partner by giving him his own heart. In exchange for the scientist's secretary's heart. It was risky but he'll do anything to make his plan work. They also agreed on some terms and one of those was not to tell Doflamingo about him staying in Punk Hazard.

He's currently lied down in a sofa, watching Caesar Clown do his thing. Experiments. He's just here just in case he'll have to do something. For the time he was here, he memorized the place, do things like replaced a seastone handcuff with a normal one for emergency if things went south.

His eyes landed to a newspaper in a nearby table. Bored, he picked it up and read the piece. His eyes widened when the news was about the comeback of the Straw Hat Pirates. He actually wondered in some point why she went MIA. For two years, he hadn't heard from Straw Hats. He have a theory: either they disbanded or they just lay low to train and become stronger. And his second theory was proven correct.

According to the articles, the Straw Hat Pirates was sighted in Sabaody Archipelago after missing for two years. The pictures looked like they're escaping the marines, with Luffy looked like she's running with a large bagpack, same with her crew. There's also a news of her beating down a pacifista with one punch and also her firstmate and black leg beating pacifistas easily.

'They sure seem stronger than before' he mused.

The article concludes that the Straw Hats are reunited and back, ready to wreak havoc again in the Grandline. He guesses, they're in Fishman Island as of the moment. He felt happy for her, being reunited with her crew. Cause he's sure, they'll be able to help her move on from the tragedy that happened two years ago.

He folded the newspaper and place it back again to the table before Caesar's secretary come back. That woman was sharp and perceptive, and he's not an idiot to endanger his plans. When the woman went to the room, he stood up, excused himself that his going for a walk, not really liking to be in the same room as her and her flirty gestures. After several weeks, Punk Hazard became chaotic. He even face a samurai, from a closed-off country, Wano. With his ability, he separated his body parts so the samurai won't cause trouble anymore.

Then marines from G5 somehow arrived at Punk Hazard. He volunteered to handle the intruders to even more gain Caesar's trust.

Walking towards the enormous metal door, he heard voices demanding to open it up. Slightly opening the door, he stopped, leaned in to it and gave a look to the marines.

"What brought you here - to my vacation home? White Chase-ya" He said smirking.

"Why are you here? No one, not even pirates or Government allies, is allowed to be here in this island, Law!" Smoker demanded when he recovered from seeing a warlord in a place that should be off-limits.

"That means you people are not allowed, either!" Law retorted.

The marine woman with Smoker said they're looking for some pirates that should be in here. She showed him the den-den mushi, letting him hear the pirates they wiretapped.

"Hello? My name is Monkey D. Luffy! I'm gonna become the King of the Pirates!"

"You picked up too fast and said to much!"

Law's eyes widened recognizing the voice of the woman he saved two years ago. He quickly recovered and his expression turned into an impassive one and listened to the rest of the recording.

"Help me!"

"What happened?"

"It's cold... Is this the Boss?!"

"No, I'm not the Boss."

"My colleagues are getting cut one after another! The samurai are gonna kill us!"

"Where are you?!"

"Somebody please help me! I'm on... Punk Hazard!"

It ended with someone being slashed. 'It must be one of Brownbeard's men. Damn samurai! ', he mused. 'If that's the case, the Straw Hats might be in here already in Punk Hazard.' Though he didn't see any of them yet.

In a middle of Law and Smoker's argument, voices and footsteps echoed inside the facility running towards in their direction. It was the children from the biscuit room, and unfortunately, the Straw Hats. Law didn't expect them to infiltrate the laboratory so soon.

They're definitely her crew though she wasn't with them. He only spotted the cat burglar, black leg, the racoon, and the cyborg, with the severed-head of the samurai.

He closed his eyes and sighed. They just got here and she, along with her crazy crew, were already causing him trouble.

He decided to interchange the personas of the four straw hats so they won't escape and flee from the island and proceeded to handle Smoker and the G5 marines.

"Oi, Torao!"

He whipped his head towards his left side. And there she is in her glory running towards him. Dressed in a red-white stripe coat. Two years have past and she still can't call his name correctly. But she's still looks adorable though.

'Ahhh, stop Law. Focus on the plan!'

"You're here. Nice meeting you again. I didn't expect to see you here". She said smiling brightly and thanking him again for what he did before.

"By the way, where's the talking bear and the others?" She asked looking around.

Law stared at her a little longer and then noticed a pair of legs attached to her back, like a centaur. He wanted to face-palm.

'Her and her antics' .

Her crew noticed the marines and called her to hurry up so they can escape from them.

"Oh yeah. Hey Torao, I want to ask you something."

Law pointed the place knowing full well what she wanted to know.

"Go round to the back of the laboratory. What you're looking for is there. We'll see each other again later". He said and turned his back.

"We both have something we want to take back". Law continued then started walking and went inside the laboratory.

'This is good. With Straw Hats, his plan can mobilize again. Now, he needs to deal and trick Caesar first using Smoker's heart', Law mused. It didn't end without a hitch because of that damn secretary. Fortunately, he was very convincing with his arguments.

Law went out the laboratory to find her. If there's a perfect ally he can trust, it's her. Luffy already defeated two warlords, faced stronger opponents and remained alive. He's sure she became stronger with her being in hiatus for two years.

He found her fighting the Yeti Brothers. She was with the cyborg, and the unconscious racoon.

'Might as well help her so we can finally talk.'

He defeated the other Yeti with his Counter Shock technique saving her navigator who was the one in the cyborg's body.

"Oh, Torao! Did you save Nami?"

Law ignored her question and headed to the nearby cliff.

"I've been thinking. And I came here to discuss something with you, Mugiwara-ya".

Law continued. "I think you arrived in this island by accident. But there's an important key lying somewhere in this island that can wreak havoc in the New World."

"There are only 2 ways to survive in the New World. Either by living under the Four Emperors or going against them." He stated realistically and finally face her.

"And I guess you're not a kind of person who wants to work under someone."

Luffy smiled in confirmation. "Yeah, I want to stay as a captain".

Law lifted his head and look at her. "Then, we have to form an alliance."

"An alliance?" she asked, serious and curious.

Smirking, he continued. "If you and I join forces, maybe we can do it".

"I have a plan...to bring down one of the Four Emperors."She agreed, though her crew tried to convince her to reconsider. Telling her a lot of reasons why they can't trust him. Also persuading her that it's to early to think about going against the Four Emperors.

Watching them interact, they really are odd. They're pirates but they wanna save the poisoned children, help find the samurai's son and came in this island just so they can help the one who called for them.

Suddenly, Nose-ya tell or rather warn him that he and Luffy might have a different idea of what an alliance is. Hearing Luffy's idea of an alliance, he started to regret working with her.

He sighed in resignation and just proceeded to help them saving the children. There's no point in arguing when he knows she's not going to listen to him. There's also the fact that there's only a limited time for their plan to work.

He entrusted her to capture Caesar while he will destroy the SAD. But her, being reckless and insane, fly towards the front door of the laboratory, declaring her plan on kidnapping Caesar. He could only gape from a far.

"Master, show yourself! We're here to kick you ass and kidnap you!". She yelled while laughing, like she's having fun.

'She can really be cute and annoying at the same time', Law realized. He huffed in annoyance and forget about her. 'As long as she succeeded, the plan will not be at risk'. He just hope she won't underestimate the criminal scientist. That man was after all worth a 300 Million Berry. Law was in a cell, captured along with the unconscious Luffy, Nico Robin, the cyborg, Smoker and his sidekick.

He never expected to see Vergo in Punk Hazard and had never guessed Monet, Caesar's secretary, to be one of Doflamingo's subordinate.

He sighed not really pleased at the turn of events. In any case, his partly relieved that his stay in Punk Hazard didn't go to waste: his handcuff was fortunately not a seastone. And his allies was unharmed, especially Luffy.

"You're awake." Law said looking at the woman beside him.

"Oh, Torao! What are you doing here?"

"I was gonna ask you the same thing." He said a little tick off.

"It looks like were all captured". Nico-ya stated the obvious.

"Oh, we're in a cell. When did that happen? Oh, you're here too Smokey!" Luffy said, seemingly not bothered at the situation they're in. She's too cheerful being a prisoner. And her friends are too relaxed to be in a cell.

Nico-ya smiled at Luffy and Smoker remembering something. "It brings back memories. To see you two in the same cell".

Luffy laughed. "Oh, yeah. Smoker and I got caught by you and the others in Alabasta". Smoker promptly scolded Luffy for not being able to read the situation.

Law just stared at them being so cozy in a prison cell. He shook his head and think of something since he's the only sane person among them.

Then an opportunity arises. The cell they're in was brought outside the laboratory, away from Vergo and Caesar. He ordered Franky to set on fire the remains of a ship nearby so they'll be covered in smoke and the enemy wont notice them escaping.

He freed himself surprising his fellow prisoners. He gave them a fast explanation and freed his allies. And then set some conditions for the other two in exchange for their freedom.

"The plan is still on. Don't mess it up this time." Law said looking at the Straw Hats.

He smirked. "Let's fight back!"Successfully destroying the SAD, retrieving his heart, and finishing off Vergo with Smoker's assistance, he returned Smoker's heart in kind.

They both worked together and bring a large tank for their escape. He saw Luffy and asked him where's Caesar when he didn't spot the scientist from the crowd.

"Oh, I kicked his ass and he got blown away with the door that way!" Luffy said, completely forgetting what Law asked him.

"Hey! You... Our plan was to kidnap Caesar!" Law looked at her, peeved and reminded her again of the plan.

"But I don't even wanna catch that bastard anymore". She said defiantly.

"That was the plan whether you like it or not. What will you do if he run away?"

"Who cares about that jerk?" She retorted.

Law huffed in annoyance. He should've known that Luffy don't always follow a plan. In fact, she always forget the plan. She just do anything she wants. He's starting to think if this alliance is even a good idea. Law sat in a barrel looking at the banquet from a far. They managed to somehow complete the initial phase of the plan: successfully capturing Caesar Clown.

"Oi, Torao! Here." Luffy handed him a plate of food. He accepted it, though his still annoyed. She just won't listen to him. If Doflamingo came here when they hadn't escape yet, the whole plan will be pointless.

"Now, where's Smokey?"

Law realized that Nose-ya is right. Luffy's selfishness is as formidable as the Four Emperors. He felt like he doesn't have a say in this alliance. He's getting caught up on their pace, specifically in her pace.

When he saw her sitting in front of the ship, looking at the sea, alone, he approach her for some serious talking. They finally left the Punk Hazard and now headed to Dressrosa.

"Mugiwara-ya, we need to talk."

"Hmm, what is it, Torao?"

"About this alliance. You're allied to me, so you should listen and follow the plan. Especially when we arrived at Dressrosa".

"What's the problem? We kipnapped that jerk already!"

"We almost lost him, remember?"

"But we still captured him in the end. My crew handled it. You're allied to me, so you should trust us. Trust me."

"When I found out what Caesar have done to those children and to Brownbeard's men, I felt so angry that I punched him so hard, he got blown really far. I don't want to do anything with that jerk after knowing the horrible things he'd done. He's just a loser!" She continued completely miffed.

"Well that loser was essential to our plan if you forget."

She looked at him really pissed. She glared and left him in the deck ending their heated argument.

Law sighed. He didn't expect their conversation to end with them being in an unresolved quarrel.

"Oi, Torao. What was that?" Her first mate asked walking towards him.

"I just want her to follow the plan especially when we arrive at Dressrosa. Doflamingo is dangerous, we should always move with a calculated steps".

"Torao, you should know Luffy. She doesn't do plans."

"That's the reason why I talked to her. To listen and follow a plan just for once."

"Don't force her, Torao. My captain loves her freedom more than anything else."

"But if she don't follow the plan again, she will die. Doflamingo is not someone to be underestimated."

"Oh, so you're just worried for her. Then don't underestimate our captain as well. She's tougher and stronger than you think".

But that didn't ease Law's worries. He know full well what kind of a monster Doflamingo is. Death will be at their doorstep the moment they let their guard down."Oi, Torao, what do you think?" Nami-ya asked teasingly. Nico-ya beside her was giggling.

Apparently, she dressed up Luffy in a white dress with golden edges and a large red ribbon at the back. Nami also tied Luffy's long raven hair into a bun and made her wear a wedge. The makeover made Luffy looked more feminine and gorgeous, though Law won't admit it aloud.

"What do you mean?" Law asked innocently.

"Yeah Nami, what do you mean? And why did you dress me up? I told you to cut my hair, not make me wear this uncomfortable clothes!" Luffy asked totally clueless.

"Captain, your hair is beautiful so you shouldn't cut it. And if you take off the dress, you'll be paying me 100 Million Berries!" Nami said smirking.

Luffy look at her horrified.

"Whaaat? Then there'll be nothing left in my pirate allowance!"

"LUFFY-CHWAAAN! Let me pay instead!!" Sanji's face went Mellorine when he came out from the kitchen and saw the female captain.

While Brook approach Luffy and asked. "Luffy-san, you look beautiful. Could you let me see your panties?" Which prompted Nami to kicked him.

"Captain, you look SUPERRR!" Franky complemented.

Zoro was in the lawn, sleeping. Chopper and Usopp was focused in fishing.

"Luffy looks good right, Torao?" Nami-ya looked at him mischievously.

"Tch, leave me alone." Law stood up, fed up with their teasing and used his 'Room' to disappear from their sight.

Fortunately, the navigator didn't bother him anymore. When the night falls, he leaned to the ship's mast and try to fall asleep.

"You should sleep at the men's quarters. Not here."

He opened his eyes and saw Luffy looking at him with her hand placed on her hips. She's still wearing that bewitching white dress.

"No, I'll sleep here." He said stubbornly and closed his eyes again.

"You still don't trust us? We won't do anything bad to you. Afterall, we're allies!"

"It's not because I don't trust you. I want to sleep here so I'll be able to better guard Caesar".

"That gas jerk again. Fine, atleast accept this."

Law opened his eyes and saw a blanket being handed to him. She raised an eyebrow when it took too long for him to accept it.

"Good night." She said and went inside to sleep.

Law looked at the blanket. He can't help but smile. He knows he's screwed, but he can't help himself from falling. He wrapped his body with the blanket, certain that he'll have a goodnight sleep tonight. DRESSROSA

Law knew his plan was perfect and he was confident that it could definitely work against Doflamingo. He never expected to be tricked, and most of all, he never expected him to be a former Celestial Dragon.

Now he have the new admiral, Fujitora trying to arrest him as he was stripped from his position as a warlord and Doflamingo trying to kill him for what he did at Punk Hazard.

He would surely get killed in this mission but he was relieved that he was able to save half of the Straw Hats who were left to guard Caesar. When he heard her crew crying in fear when Doflamingo attacked them, he used up much of his ability just so they can escape. And thankfully, he succeeded.

The ones only left was Luffy, Zoro, Longnose, Nico Robin and the cyborg who are still in Dressrosa. He knew they'll be able to escape and trust them they will be able to destroy the SMILE factory. If that happens, he'll break their alliance and they'll be safe, she will be safe.

Now, he was in Doflamingo's royal palace, captured, barely alive, forced to sit in a heart throne.

His thoughts drifted to her. Doflamingo said she was in the Corrida Coliseum, fighting gladiators for his late brother's devil fruit. She didn't follow the plan again, but he cant find it in his self to be mad at her. It actually made him relieved that she was away from the monster. And he trust that she'll be able to go out of that coliseum unscathed contrary to Doflamingo's belief.

When he woke up, he saw Doflamingo watching the final match. There was someone named Lucy, and he's certain it was Luffy. But when he saw the one named Lucy and his physique, he's certain it wasn't her. It wasn't even a woman. And that person uses a pipe, which is very unsual because Luffy uses a free fighting style.

'Maybe she escaped already.' He mused.

But fear strikes him when he heard that Straw Hat Luffy and her firstmate infiltrated the palace. 'Don't tell me she's planning on saving him and seriously defeating Doflamingo' . He remained an impassive expression in his face, even though his panicking internally.

Then some weird things happen: in the coliseum fight they're watching, the toys turned into humans. 'Of course, it was Doflamingo afterall. Only him could do such wickedness'. As he realize what is happening.

"DAMN THOSE PIECES OF SHIT!" Doflamingo growled in rage.

A one-legged soldier came in the room afterwards and beheaded Doflamingo though he doubts that monster is dead. He also easily defeated Buffalo and Baby 5 and also freed the former king.

And then she came too. Smiling at him. Running towards him along with an unfamiliar woman.

"Torao! I'm here to save you! I'm glad that you're alive!"

"Mugiwara-ya". He whispered in disbelief.

'She shouldn't be in here', he thought in fear.

Law shouted. "You have no business here, Mugiwara-ya!"

But she just ignored him.

"What about the factory? Did you destroy it?!"

"Give me a minute. I'm gonna rescue you!" She said completely disregarding his questions.

"Thanks, but the alliance between me and you guys is over. So get out of here!"

"Huh?! How selfish! I'll make those decisions, not you, so shut up!"

"That makes you even more selfish than me. If there's no alliance, we're not on the same side! If you set me free, I'll kill you!" Law threatened hoping she'll listen and get away in this place before Doflamingo recovers.

She looked at him, annoyed. "Shut up, and stop moving! It's hard to unlock it since I can't touch sea prism stone!"

"You're not listening to me!"

And just what he thought, Doflamingo was still alive. He was paralyzed in fear when he heard the word 'Birdcage'. He remembered what happened 13 years ago and just looked at that bastard horrified.

'He's planning on killing us all!' Law was in a back of a bull. Still tied in a seastone and can only look at the back of the insane woman he allied with. The whole Dressrosa was put in a birdcage and escaping is pointless.

He remembered his and Luffy's conversation earlier at the King's plateau.

"Do you know what you're doing, Mugiwara-ya?" He said trying to put some sense into her.

"Our plan was to destroy the SMILE factory and provoke a conflict between Doflamingo and Kaido." He said reminding her again of the original plan.

"But if we kill Doflamingo now, Kaido will direct all his anger over losing SMILEs...at us!" He continued and glared at her.

"Then we'll have to fight face-to-face with the angry Yonko!" He said angrily.

"That's not an issue now." She said.

"Take a good look at this country! If I stop now, what's gonna happen to it?!"

Lying at the bull and looking at her back, he find himself guilty that he tagged her and her friends in this predicament. Sanji-ya's words echoed:

'Oi Law! I realize we have to carry Caesar as far as possible. It's clear we have to leave here now.

But I thought Dressrosa was just a waypoint. Our main purpose was killing Kaido of the Four Emperors, wasn't it?

Aren't you getting too hung up on Doflamingo?'

Sighing, he made up his mind and decided to also directly fight and defeat Doflamingo. There's no other choices but to do it if they wanted to stay alive and get out of Dressrosa. They'll only get themselves killed if they wait and do nothing.Thankfully before they reach Doflamingo, he was able to free himself from the seastone.

But with his impetuous ally, he was left fighting Doflamingo and Trebol alone. Luffy was in the lower part of the palace fighting a fake-Doflamingo made from strings and a pirate Bellamy who was under the control of that monster. In short, they're both fighting two opponents at once.

He was able to put some clean hits and injection shot at Doflamingo, intended to destroy his insides, but it was clear as the sky that he was overpowered. It cost him an arm, torn by Doflamingo himself. He screamed in so much pain. It wasn't enough for Doflamingo. He tortured him, step on him and riddled his body with bullets.

He even used his ultimate technique 'Gamma Knife' but it wasn't enough to take him down. He felt his hopes fading and accepted the fact that he can't kill Doflamingo and his life will end here.

When Doflamingo was about to crush his head, Luffy stopped him. Then a clash of Conqueror's Haki occured from Doflamingo and Luffy's duel, and he was left astonished. So was Trebol. He took advantage of it and finish off that sticky bastard so Luffy will be able to focus on fighting Doflamingo.

But Trebol burned himself causing an explosion that left him unconcious.He woke up and perked up his head to the palace. With some shockwaves and debris that came from that it, he's sure that Luffy was fighting Doflamingo.

He gritted his teeth. He was so weak. He should be in there helping her, but with his arm cut off and other injuries, he can't even move or walk.

He stopped Cavendish from taking him down from the sunflower field.

"Wait, leave me here!" He said gripping Cavendish's shoulder to stop him.

"What are you saying?"

"For the past 13 years, I've been living just to kill Doflamingo. I've done everything I can so I have to leave the rest to Mugiwara-ya." Law confessed.

"If she wins, I wanna see it through with my own eyes here. If she loses, I need to be here... and die along with her." He continued.

"I got her involved in this conflict. I gotta see it through with my own eyes here. So, please leave me!"

"I'm begging you!"

Thankfully, the guy listened. He looked up at the burning palace. He's worried for her. Doflamingo is crazy strong and he can't really imagine that bastard being defeated. But if there's anyone who have the potential to take him down, it's her. He hopes she can finish him off already. Doflamingo may seem invincible but that monster had already receive a lot of hits from him and Luffy earlier.

Zoro-ya and Mugiwara-ya's words suddenly echoed into him:

'Don't underestimate our captain...she's tougher and stronger than you think!'

'You're allied to me, so you should trust us. Trust me!'He gaped in his position when he saw Luffy overpowered Doflamingo with her new form. It was replaced with worry when he saw how much haki she uses.

With his arm finally attached, he uses all his energy he's left with and get close to the fight so he can assist her somehow, leaving Cavendish alone in the sunflower field.

He found her being carried by a man native in Dressrosa, Gyats and get Luffy from him. The man said she needed a few minutes more so she can regain her haki and deliver a finishing blow to Doflamingo.

He teleported them to a place away from that monster. He placed her head in his lap and saw the woman in a weak state, breathing hard and eyes blinking in drowsiness.

"Torao, did you remember what I told you before?" She asked weakly.

"Yes. You told me to trust you." Law said looking at her eyes.

"Do you trust me?"

Law give her a smile. "Of course, I do." She smiled at his response.

"I will kick Mingo's ass!"

"I know you will."

And she really did it. Doflamingo fell defeated and the sky of Dressrosa clears up. The traumatizing Birdcage disappeared and the people rejoiced finally tasting the freedom once stolen from them.

Law can only stare at the sight of her. 'D, the sworn enemies of Gods', he mused believing his Cora-san completely.

When he saw her returned to normal, falling from the sky, he used his 'Room' to save her and she landed at his side.

She was just unconcious and Law sighed in relief. He can't help but smile in amusement when he heard her mumbling 'Meat' even though she's asleep.

'Even when she's sleeping, she's still looks adorable'.