Meeting Again and More Surprises
"Okay. Ash-ya, you stay right there. Nami-ya, stand just behind her." They were checking Law's theory he had. They were on the beach they landed on. He didn't tell anyone anything specific about the experiment, but Ash was okay with it.
"Just like this?" Nami asked from behind her.
"Yes. Now, please, stay still. I don't want this to mess up." Law created a Room and unsheathed his nadochi. With one swipe of the weapon, everyone waited for something to happen to Ash, Nami, or both of them. Ash was still standing like nothing happened. "Nami-ya, are you still in one piece?"
Ash looked behind herself to see that the woman was still standing and in one piece just like Ash. "Yeah. I'm still a whole person." The Room disappeared and everyone was shocked about what had happened.
"So, what have you concluded with your extremely dangerous experiment, Law?" Usopp asked. He had been worried the second Law had proposed the experiment. Ash walked over to see if Nami was, indeed, okay.
"It seems that devil fruit abilities do not work against Ash-ya. She acts as a sort of block or barrier and nothing passes through her." Law walked up to her. "She is like a person made of sea prism stone, but we can still use our powers around her and with her."
"Is that why Breed's collar didn't work on her?" Chopper asked. He was figuring it out along with Law.
"Precisely. She is like a shield to the abilities." Ash finished her check up on Nami. The woman was perfectly fine from where she could see.
"Robin-dono, can you create those arm things on her?" Kin'emon asked. Robin agreed to try it. When she tried, nothing happened. The arms never appeared.
"Torao-kun is right. I can't use my powers to create arms on her." Everyone was staring at her like she was an alien.
"What?" Suddenly, her back started to hurt and she dropped to a crouch. Ash gasped as they came to crowd around her. "Don't...Don't touch me." Her vision started to distort. As soon as the pain had started, it stopped. "I'm okay. I'm okay." Ash stood back up. "I'm going to be fine. It was just a slight pain. Nothing major."
With that out of the way, Ash was told to stay on the ship with Nami, Chopper, Momonosuke, and Brook. She reluctantly agreed and stayed on the ship with the others. She was petting the small snail she was given as she sat in the tree on the Sunny. It was a nice day and she was waiting for something to happen.
After a while, a woman from Doflamingo's crew came onto their ship. Ash knew her as Giolla. To Ash, the woman didn't know a thing about art. She claimed she was an artist, but Ash knew the truth. To keep herself safe from her, she stayed in the tree.
Soon, the ship looked horrible. It was an eyesore and she hated the way the ship looked. It was absolute wreck. It looked amazing before this...horror. Ash wanted to do something but was worried that she could actually cause more harm than good.
After a little more torture for the others, Law called them and told them to bring the ship around Green Bit. Luffy's crew knew that it was going to be difficult to do so in the situation they were in. Brook, in the end, was able to knock Giolla out and get the place fixed up. So, devil fruit powers only work when they are awake. Fascinating. She dropped out of the tree to help them chain her up.
"Ash! Is that you?!" Ash turned to give the woman her back. "Young Master has been looking all over for you! Why did you leave us?!" She ignored Giolla.
As she watched the sky, she saw Doflamingo there. Quickly, she hid behind Brook so the other wouldn't see her. It didn't seem to bother the skeleton all that much. Soon, Sanji came to help them out. It was a good effort, but he was caught in the air by something shiny in the sky. It was hard to see but she saw the twinkle of something in the sky.
Before anything horrible could happen to Sanji, Law saved him and then teleported himself, Sanji, and Caesar to the ship. He tossed Sanji to he side. Ash watched him walk inside. She followed him inside. "Tell me, what happened to you?" she asked after the door was shut behind her. He went to his room and she followed him. "Tell me. You said everything would be okay."
So he couldn't leave the room, Ash stood in front of the door. He sighed. "It's nothing major. I'm going to be okay." He put his hands on her shoulders. "I miscalculated a little. You need to stay safe." She glared at him.
"Law, I am not weak. I can take care of myself." She didn't push him away even as she talked. "I just...I want to help. Why won't you let me do that? Why won't you let me help?" Her anger wasn't as bad, but she was still upset with him over that.
"You can help." He sighed. "I should've gotten you to go with Straw Hat-ya." He let her go before grabbing a heart off the nightstand. Law took her by the arm. "Come with me."
They exited the ship only to find that Doflamingo was on his way to the ship again. "Nami-ya! Get out of her! Take Caesar with you!" He grabbed Giolla nd Ash grabbed a hold of Law. He teleported them to the bridge that was very worn.
"Law, I don't know about this," Ash whispered to him with her face in his back. Her arms were around his waist.
"I will by you some time to go and find someone from the crew." She nodded. Law held his nadochi to Giolla's throat. They waited for Doflamingo to arrive.
Ash removed her hands from around Law when the other man joined them on the bridge. "Law, it's good to see you after so long. I'm sorry I couldn't meet you a month ago." Ash tensed. She knew what he was talking about.
After a bit, Giolla was told to leave. Ash stayed behind Law and kept quiet. Law had given her a description of where to get herself. She had it memorized but she would need time to create the portal before she could get there.
"Law, where is Ash?" That made her tense up even more and Law tensed up as well. "Fuffuffu. I know you are hiding her from me. It will be only a matter of time before I find her." She was disgusted with the way he talked. It disturbed her and bothered her.
"That is none of your business. She left you of her own accord. You have no reign over her. She's free." That sounded like he was saying it from another's perspective.
"Fuffuffu. You sound just like him." Footsteps got closer. Law started to back up so she had to do so with him. "Is she disguised like the others? Or is she on a different island all together? Tell me."
"I don't have to tell you anything," Law replied. Ash looked around him just in time to see Doflamingo slice at him. Not thinking, she grabbed Law's arms, spun them around, and made him duck just in time. The strings never harmed her or Law. Just as fast as she spun the around, she had him facing back at Doflamingo.
"What just happened?" Doflamingo sounded confused. She felt Law crouch down a little.
"That was not a good idea," Law whispered to her. She had to agree. It just seemed like a good idea at the time. "You need to get out of here. Now." Ash agreed after she apologized to him.
"Law, what are you planning?" Ash dropped down enough to where Law could still shield her. She placed her hand on the ground and imagined the place Law had told her about. It was right outside the coliseum. The building was an orangish-yellow colour and stood hundreds of feet high. It had many shops nearby. "Ash, I know you are there."
Her hand passed though the ground. "Go! Get out of here now!" As fast as she could, Ash pushed herself through the portal and pulled herself out of the ground.
Once she was out, Ash looked around and didn't find anyone from Luffy's crew. Her worry for Law rose with each passing second. After a bit of waling around, she found Zoro and Kin'emon standing outside the coliseum. She ran up to them.
"Ash-dono, you look like you have seen a ghost." Ash tried to catch her breath. "Is something wrong?"
"Where is Torao? And the others?" Luffy asked.
Before she could answer them, something came crashing to the ground just a little ways away. Her fear that something horrible happened to Law rose as they waited for the dust to clear. She gasped at what she saw. Her fear had come true. Law looked horrible and it upset her to a great extent.
Doflamingo landed a few feet away from the knocked out Law. Anger and sadness filled her at the sight. She went to go to Law but Zoro held her back. "Torao! What are you doing with Doflamingo?!"
As soon as the question was asked, gun shots rang through the air. Tears poured down her face. Her friend was being shot and Zoro was holding her back by her arm. She struggled against him as the last shot was made.
"Law!" she cried. Doflamingo turned to look in their direction. She didn't care if he saw her anymore. Finally, she broke free from Zoro and ran over to Law. Ash dropped to her knees and went to touch him. Before she could lay even a finger on him, Doflamingo grabbed her up from behind along with Law by his jacket. In her opinion, it was rude.
Ash heard Luffy shout for them but all she could focus on was Law's beat up, bleeding, and bruised body. Doflamingo had her around her waist while he left with a man she had never seen before. Law was unconscious and that upset her more than anything else.
When they got back to the palace, Ash didn't speak a single word to Doflamingo. "Ash, is there something wrong?" Oh, I wonder. Is there something wrong? She didn't even look at him. "Why won't you speak to me?" Huh. I wonder. She was sitting on a bed in a room Doflamingo brought her to.
"Young Master, Baby 5 wants to know if she could try to get her to say something?" Doflamingo was frustrated but agreed to let her try. He left the room and Baby 5 entered.
"Ash, sweetie, are you okay?" Ash didn't acknowledge her. Her mind was set on making sure Law was okay. The woman came to her and placed her hands on her cheeks. She turned Ash's head to her. "Please, say something to me."
"I want to see Law," she said. It was the first thing she actually said to the woman. "I need you to take me to him." She watched Baby 5's eyes light up and she blushed.
"Y-You need me?" Ash nodded. "Come with me. Doffy may be in the room but I can at least take you there." Ash agree with her and Baby 5 led her to a room with windows and four chairs. As she had said, Doflamingo was in the room. Law was sitting in a chair with the back in the shape of a heart.
Quickly, she rushed over to him and checked on him. She never said anything about aloud to where the other's could hear. "Law, are you okay?" she whispered to where only he could hear.
"Sort of. Are you okay?" He was whispering as well. She nodded.
Ash hugged him. "Baby 5, why did you bring her here? She was supposed to stay in the room." Ash moved to crouch beside Law. She wouldn't move even if they tried to drag her.
"W-Well, I did get her to speak to me. She wanted to see Law." Baby 5 looked nervous. "I thought she would speak more if I let her see him." Ash gripped the chains on Law. If they wanted her to go somewhere, he was going too.
Doflamingo sighed. "I guess that it's better than nothing." He turned to them with a grin. Ash glared at him. "What's with the anger?"
"You hurt Law," was her short answer. He walked up to the two of them.
"Is he really that important to you?" His grin turned to a frown. "What is he to you?" There was jealousy in his voice.
"He is my friend and the doctor that has been helping me with my back." She never stopped glaring at him. He still looked angry about that. "He is also someone I trust with my life." That seemed to infuriate him even more.
"Young Master. Please, calm down," Buffalo said. He sounded worried.
He was so angry that he got ready to slice at Law. Ash quickly got in his lap to shield him just as the strings came at them. She felt nothing hit her. Ash never even blinked. Since Law told her about her ability, she was ready to take advantage of it to keep Law safe.
"Young Master!" Baby 5 ran over to her. She immediately started checking her over. "You could've killed her!" Once she was sure that Ash was okay, she turned to Doflamingo. "It seems that you have missed her."
"Please, get her out of here. I have some questions for Law." Hearing that, Ash turned in Law's lap and grabbed the sides of the chair.
"I'm not going anywhere!" She mentally apologized to Law for their situation. It was indecent and probably uncomfortable. Baby 5 grabbed her arms and tried to pull her off the chair. That proved more difficult for the woman and the chair started to move with her.
"She won't let go! I'm trying to get her off!" Law started to laugh. It made the whole room go quiet.
"What's so funny, Law?" Doflamingo asked with a grin. Ash knew it wasn't because he was happy. He was pissed the fuck off and that was plainly obvious.
When he calmed his laughter down, he explained to the man what was so funny. "You think you can just pry her off of this chair? Or even get her to do what you want?" He laughed again. "From her staying with me for a month, I have found some things out about her."
"Explain," Doflamingo commanded. Ash still kept herself close to Law. His face was inches away from her chest. It was a little awkward for her but she didn't know what else to do.
"Well, for starters, she is stronger than you think she is." He shifted underneath her. She moved slightly to help him feel more comfortable. "Get her angry and it's ten times worse." He grinned at the man. "Another is that she has a few abilities that are quite fascinating."
Doflamingo looked as if he was getting even more furious than he already was with every word. "Law, do you remember what I told you a month ago?" Doflamingo lowered his head as he spoke.
"No. Not really. Like you said, it has been a month." Ash knew that Law was being a smartass. It was something he did normally and she was used to it by now.
"I told you that if you lay even a finger on her in any way, I would rip your throat out and cut your hands off." He took a step closer to them. "You are making me want to act on my words."
Suddenly, Doflamingo's head was cut off. It was shocking and make her gasp. A Spartan-looking man was the one to cut his head off. She watched his body fall to its knees and his head fall to the floor. She thought it was safe enough and got off of Law's lap. She was a little confused. Where is the blood? Shouldn't he be bleeding?
Luffy came into the room with a woman under his arm. She had a key in her hand. "Torao! Ash! I came to save you!"
Law and Luffy had an argument over the alliance as she stood to the side. Luffy told Law to shut up as he tried to unlock the lock on the cuffs. He asked the woman to do it when he couldn't. She said that she couldn't do it because she was also a devil fruit eater. "Ash, can you unlock it?" Ash looked down at the key. She took the key into her hand.
Before she could put the key into the hole, Doflamingo started to talk. It made her look over to his head. Isn't he supposed to be dead? How can he still be talking? He asked Law about the Birdcage. It was something she had never heard about before.
"Pica, get them out of the palace. Leave Ash." With that said, Ash grabbed onto Law and followed him out of the palace as Pica threw them out. She was no happy with anyone that was with Doflamingo. They were pissing her off.
On the ground, Ash laid down next to Law's chair that he was still attached to. Today was a pain in the ass. As she stared up to the sky, a cage started to form. "It's starting," Law said. The others looked up as well. Ash watched it get created. "We have nowhere to go." Trapped in a cage. Like poor, helpless birds. This isn't looking good for us.
Hope you like the new chapter. Please, don't hesitated to tell me your opinion. I wish you happy holidays. Have a great day. Tatty-bye!