"Hang on, Katya." Law murmured. "We're outside."
"I trust you." Katya said weakly. Usopp was helping apply pressure to the wounds on her stomach as the tram rolled to a stop outside the facility.
"You guys finally made it!" A voice said from above them. Franky in a huge armour was stood on top of the SAD transportation ship. "Super!"
The children cheered and looked at him in awe. Katya, Tashigi, Robin and Nami just sighed. Men.
"Buffalo...Baby 5!" Law cried seeing the two people that were blocking their way.
"Law?!" The young woman on the ground said. "Are you really going against Joker?!"
"You traitor!" Buffalo said angrily. "Joker was saving the Seat of Hearts for you!"
"That belonged to one man alone!" Katya said to the two angrily. "As if Law would try to take his place!"
"Takimi Katya!" The large man exclaimed.
"They're the enemy!" Law said to Luffy and the two executives leapt into the air with Caesar. Katya watched as Nami electrocuted the escaping trio and Usopp fired rubble at them. Caesar had kairoseki wrapped around him and he began to plummet towards the ocean.
"We did it." Katya said to Law with a pained grin. "I need to check on the kids!" She declared, but when she tried to sit up, she gasped in pain. Law said nothing, but picked her up bridal style and carried her down from the tram.
"But-"
"Katya-ya, for once in your life, be quiet and let me look after you." Law looked down at her and she felt her heart flutter. "You destroyed the manufacturing room perfectly as we planned, so stop trying to do more. Now, let me do my job as your Captain."
"I really have the best doctor in the world." Katya rested her head against his chest and let him carry her away.
"It's okay, Sind." Katya said soothingly. She had proper bandages around her wounds now and Law had sewn them up properly. "It's part of Law's power."
"It's weird, onee-chan!" Sind said as he was floating around the room in pieces.
"He needs to take the poison out of you. This is the best and quickest way to do so." She beamed. "You're in the best hands!"
"His hands say 'DEATH' on them!" Jess pointed out.
"Eh, that part's for the aesthetic."
"Get out here, Law!" Chopper screamed from the doorway. The reindeer had run in a moment ago when Law had been cutting Sind in pieces. "You! What were you doing to the children?! If anything has happened to them then I-"
"It's okay, Chopper-san!" Katya called.
"That's why I told you not to look in here." Law said in annoyance. "I was just slicing them up."
"Ahhhhh!" Chopper screeched and ran inside to where Katya was.
"They've been fed narcotics. Their recovery will be long and hard. There's no way around that. But I did what I could."
The children smiled at Chopper as he entered. Katya shook her head with a grin. Law must be feeling better if he was saying dark things to scare the small doctor.
Katya was sat next to Mocha still. Mocha had been worst affected and Katya had refused to leave her side.
"Hello." A voice came from the door. Tashigi walked in holding a notepad. Her glasses were broken. Katya eyed her skeptically.
"Children." Tashigi said with a smile. "From now on, the Navy will take care of you."
"No way!" The children all cried. Katya got to her feet and strode up to Tashigi angrily.
"This whole thing is the Navy's fault!"
"Please, Katya-san, I want to return them to their families!"
"You mean...we'll see Momma and Daddy?" Jess said after a short moment. The young girl took Katya's hand. "I don't want to leave onee-chan...but I want to go home!"
"Jess..." Katya welled up.
"She's right." Ally said. "Onee-chan, you looked after us all this time. But we need to go home."
"I'm going to have them treated by Vegapunk and returned to their families." Tashigi bowed to Katya. "I promise that I will take care of them and will not rest until they are safe!"
Katya looked up at the group of children, who had tears in their eyes.
"You're the best big sister ever!" The children said in unison and Katya let out a sob and rushed forward. The kids began to hug her one by one as she cried. Law looked on with a small smile.
"Supper is ready!" Sanji called from outside, and Katya led the children out of the room. The group were all still booing at Tashigi and saying that the Marines were 'pooey'. Katya was incredibly proud of them.
"Oi, Straw Hat." Law said seriously as they went outside. "We need to leave this place quickly. If we stay and eat, new enemies will arrive."
"Really?" Luffy replied in surprise.
"Tell everyone else."
"Everyone!" Luffy said loudly. "New enemies are on the way! So hurry up...and party!" He raised his fist and the whole mismatched group of Marines, pirates and children roared in appreciation.
"KANPAI!"
"Hahahaha!" Katya laughed from beside Law as she watched Luffy put chopsticks into his nose and dance and dance around.
"These idiots." Law said in exasperation.
"Mocha woke up!" Chopper called to the two Heart Pirates happily and came over with the girl. Chopper handed him a bowl of food. "Here!"
"Thank you for everything, onee-chan!" Mocha said.
"I'm just glad you're feeling better." Katya beamed as Mocha gave her a bowl of food herself.
"Sanji's cooking is the best!" Chopper cried joyously as he tucked into his own food.
"Go and eat, Law. I'll try to persuade Luffy to hurry up." Katya pressed a light kiss to his lips and went to join the group.
"She's an interesting woman." Smoker appeared by Law.
"Aye, she is." The man said back with a nod.
"It would be hard to not love a woman like her." He said gruffly, inhaling one of his large cigars.
Law didn't reply. It wasn't something him and Katya had said to each other. The last time someone had loved him, truly loved him, they had been murdered right before him by Doflamingo.
"Law...I would suggest that you tell her that." Smoker stood up and walked away from the pirate. He looked across at Katya grinning and grabbing a drink with the Straw Hats.
"Maybe." He murmured as the Marine Vice-Admiral headed towards his subordinates. "Maybe one day."