"I guess this is what you call 'biting the hand that feeds you'." The cold voice of Vergo came from behind the two Heart Pirates.

"This guy again." Katya hissed, but Law put his arm out to stop her going forward.

"Katya-ya, leave him to me. You know what to do." Law said.

The brunette nodded and rushed off to the side to where the vats were. She was to destroy the plans and equipment as best she could.

"It would be easy to kill you by squeezing your heart, but I won't do that." Vergo said to Law. "It'll be satisfying to take my time and torment you. You won't die before I make you watch. I will rip that woman apart. I will use her body and then I will kill her slowly right in front of your eyes. You'll watch her fade right in front of you!"

"You won't touch her." Law growled.

"Is this love, Law?" Vergo said coldly. "Or did the memory of HIM want you to be around the person with his fruit? The Young Master will get it back. Now, I'm going to fix that cocky little face of yours. I'll make you remember what fear tastes like. Just like before."

The two men rushed towards each other and clashed in battle.

Katya worked as quickly as she could when she went down the stairs. She set alight all the papers she could. She slashed the lines to the chemicals and threw her more damaged knives into tanks. The freckled woman hated to see them be destroyed, but it was necessary.

She could hear some horrified screams coming from Law and tried to focus on her task. She couldn't cast 'Silent' and block the sound out or she could miss the sound of someone approaching. Something flew down and landed by her.

Law's hat. She scooped it up and tucked it under her arm for safekeeping. She looked up to see Law as well as Smoker from the Marines fighting Vergo. Katya kept going, destroying vials of fluid and letting the tanks leak. All but the large tank remained.

Katya ran up back to the higher deck. Law was lying on the ground badly hurt. Smoker was facing Vergo across the room. Vergo had just punched him into the ground. Smoker's kairoseki staff broke into two.

"You may want to punish me for dishonouring the Navy, but you lack the skill, Smoker." Vergo looked down at Smoker's battered form on the ground. "Bravery alone will not protect your subordinates. It's over."

"Go to hell!" Katya shouted and threw her knife at Vergo's head. The man speedily dodged out of the way.

"Your Haki needs work, young Katya. You missed by a mile."

Katya grinned. "I wasn't trying to hit you. I was trying to distract you."

Vergo turned around to see Law putting his heart back in his chest.

"Thanks for returning it, Smoker. Katya-ya, is it done?" Law said as he faced Vergo square on.

"Aye, Captain. All but the big one." She smirked and took Law's hat from under her arm, placing it gently onto the taller man's head. "You dropped this."

It could have been seconds. It could have been minutes. All Katya could focus on was the fact that Law had cut clean through the entire laboratory as he sliced through Vergo.

"It's been two years since the Great War. Who set what in motion back then? All you did was protect your position." Law said to the Den Den Mushi with Doflamingo's face. "All Whitebeard did was end an era. Navy HQ has made a new military force, but the major players haven't made a move. It's as if they're preparing for something."

Katya stood next to Law and stared down at the snail determinedly.

"That was war nothing but a prologue. You always said that an unstoppable wave is coming. One that brings a new age for the strong." Law smiled triumphantly. "I've destroyed the gears. Now there's no turning back!"

Katya grinned. "If I were you, I'd start panicking." She leaned forward and picked up the receiver. "Joker, I heard you wanted me and my fruit. Well, you get your wish." She looked to Law and smiled wryly as she spoke to the frowning snail face. "We're coming to you, you piece of shit. Have a wonderful day."

She slammed down the receiver.

"Fancy getting off this awful island?" Katya said to Law and put her arm through his, flipping off the angry Vergo as the two walked away with Smoker following close behind.

"Katya-ya, I'm not going to lie here..." Law swallowed thickly. "That's the most attracted to you I've ever been."