Authors' Note: Hello again, it's been a while! Sorry about the wait, life happens. Hope everyone enjoys the update!

Review Responses:

myzmsandraa99: Thanks for the review! Doffy wasn't quite as good as you thought...mostly because his time as a flamingo made him go insane...Katakuri is working on it. Torkai is an original character that we decided to put into the story, he's pretty awesome and really fun to write. Glad you're enjoying our story!

yukino76: He does indeed want problems...he's insane. See you next time!

Shellina123: Hello again! As always, thank you for the amazing review, we really appreciate it! We've decided that this story is officially in the genre of dark fluff ;) Glad you like Torkai, he's a character we came up with during a long car ride and we love him. And yes, no one can withstand Luffy's innocent charms. Hope you enjoy the new chapter and we look forward to your next review :)

hina: Thanks for the review! KataLu is indeed adorable. Hope you enjoy the new chapter!

WARNINGS:

- Doffy's crazy
- Doffy's literally insane...
- Violence
- Blood
- Death
- Mentions of drugs
- Angst
- Kuri is v angry

ACE'S POV

When they pulled up to their destination, Ace was horrified to see bodies strewn everywhere and smoke billowing out of the building.

"What happened?" Ace wondered, "Please be Luffy...please…"

He knew that his little brother could handle himself and he'd destroyed buildings in the past...maybe this was just another one of his moments.

Another car pulled up and Dogtooth jumped out looking even angrier than he had that morning.

"Spread out and search the premises." the man ordered, "You two are with me." he added, nodding to both Ace and Sabo.

Ace would have protested being ordered around like he was one of Dogtooth's subordinates if he wasn't so terrified of the man...not that he would admit that.

Grabbing their weapons, they entered the disturbingly quiet building, Ace and Sabo flanking Dogtooth as he followed the signal from Lu's tracker. As they went further into the warehouse, they became more and more concerned at the strange slash marks on the wall and on the bodies.

Ace stopped suddenly as they passed a door that was cracked open, light from inside spilling out into the smoky air. Calling to the other two, he pushed against the heavy door only to trip and almost faceplant as the thing swung open much easier than expected. He stumbled into the room, just barely staying upright, and froze as he caught sight of a metal table, the surface slick with blood.

At that moment, he was fairly certain his heart stopped. Ace knew whose blood that was, he didn't have an explanation for it but he just knew.

Ace hardly noticed that Sabo and Dogtooth had followed him into the room until a strong hand landed on his shoulder. He tore his gaze away from the table and found a concern similar to his own painted plainly on his brother's face.

"He's this way," Dogtooth growled, leading them through a door on the other side of the room and down multiple flights of stairs until they came to a new room full of cells and cages.

"So...where is he?" Ace asked, peering into the shadowed room,

"We're too far underground to get an exact location," Dogtooth replied grimly, "spread out and search."

Ace didn't even attempt to argue, merely turned and walked into the rows of cells on his right, scanning the shadows for any signs of life.

After a while, the sound of rapid footsteps drew everyone's attention to the entrance where Marco appeared.

"We have a problem-yoi!" Marco exclaimed, gasping for breath, "Kaido's on his way to the city!"

Before Ace and Dogtooth could even process what they were hearing, a yell from the back of the room diverted their focus.

"Guys, get over here! Now!"

"We'll get back to this," Dogtooth said to Marco before turning and heading towards where Sabo's voice had sounded, Ace and Marco on his heels.

When they reached Sabo, they found him crouched over a large body.

"Who..who is that?" Ace asked, "That's way too big to be Luffy."

Sabo said nothing, merely stood and moved so that they could see who it was that lay gasping for breath on the floor.

"Teach!" Ace snarled and immediately lept for the man, only to be held back by Marco.

"Oh, Commander!" Teach wheezed, "How nice to see you again! Lost your little brother again, I take it?"

"Where is he, you fat creep?!"

"Zehahaha…" Teach tried to laugh but it dissolved into a hacking cough that ended with him spitting blood onto the floor, "You're too late, he's long gone,"

KATAKURI'S POV

Katakuri had been having a tough time reigning in his fury and keeping himself from lashing out at those who did not deserve it. So, faced with Luffy's kidnapper dying on the floor with valuable information he decided it was an appropriate time to unleash his pent up rage.

Before anyone knew what was happening, Katakuri had stalked over to Teach's prone form, lifted him by the front of his grimy shirt, and slammed him into the wall.

"I suggest you start talking before I prolong your pathetic life for as long as humanly possible until you're begging for death," he growled.

"I-it,it wasn't planned!" Teach stammered, "The kid was here only a few hours ago, I swear!"

Katakuri pulled the man forward and slammed him into the wall again, even harder than the first time.

"And where is he now?"

"He...he's with-with Doflamingo!" Teach answered quickly, "the maniac attacked out of nowhere, slaughtered everyone...he seemed to know the kid, so he took him with him. That's all I know, I swear!"

"Was he okay when you last saw him?" Fire Fist asked,

"Well…" Teach replied, an odd, almost smug smirk flitting across his face, "I wouldn't say okay exactly...he spent quite a lot of time on Caesar's table. Surely you saw it on your way in?"

At that, Phoenix had to grab the arm of both Fire Fist and Blondie to keep them from killing their most important captive. Katakuri also found the man to be infuriating but he prided himself on his self control and refused to let it slip in this pivotal moment.

"Why did you target Luffy in the first place?" he asked, "What is he to you?"

"I personally find the kid to be infuriatingly...chipper, and somewhat stupid," Teach replied, "but he became a primary target due to his familial relationships," he turned his gaze to Fire Fist as he asked, "How does it feel, Commander, knowing that you are the reason little Luffy is in this position?"

Fire Fist did not respond, seemingly at a loss for words, so Teach continued,

"We would have had the brat much earlier if my idiotic minions hadn't mixed up the bait between Dogtooth and your brother. I would have made him suffer just for being your brother until he broke. I had planned to record every session and send them to you as a constant reminder of what a failure you are." The poor excuse for a man began laughing at that and Katakuri decided he had heard enough.

He turned Teach around and held him out at just the right height for Fire Fist to deliver a hard, satisfying punch to the man's face, sending him straight to the floor. Teach's laughter cut off abruptly with sharp, hacking coughs that had him gasping, unable to breathe as blood bubbled past his lips. Within moments he went still, eyes wide and unseeing in death.

"Good riddance." Blondie muttered and Katakuri had to agree.

"Glad that's over with," Phoenix said, "Now about that other problem we have? I actually solved it while you were killing him-yoi." Katakuri raised an eyebrow,

"You solved Kaido coming to the city?"

"Yep, Pops said we'll handle it, you three go save Luffy-yoi." Katakuri nodded in agreement and turned to leave, mind already running through plans to murder Doflamingo, but stopped when Phoenix exclaimed, "There's something hanging from that door-yoi. Is it...a necklace?"

Katakuri's body went cold as he turned and to see what the man was gesturing towards. His fear was confirmed when he recognized Luffy's birthday present, the pendant glinting in the low light and the torn strap embedded on a rusty nail.

Walking over quickly to get a closer look, he found that it wasn't just the choker but also Luffy's tracking chip that had obviously been recently removed if the blood was anything to go by.

He gently removed the necklace and placed it in his pocket before turning around and stalking out of the room without a word to the others.

LAW'S POV

The fact that Doflamingo had disappeared so suddenly was very worrisome, especially considering his strange behavior at the zoo. So when he returned along with four trucks suspiciously full of armed men, Law was understandably concerned.

After waiting for about an hour, giving his uncle time to calm down from the excitement of wherever it was he had been, Law began to follow the man through the mansion.

Doflamingo walked to a part of the mansion that hadn't been used in years, entered what Law remembered was Luffy's old room and left a few moments later.

Seeing his chance, Law quickly went to the door and attempted to enter, only to find it locked. Grumbling in annoyance, he pulled one of the bobby pins he'd taken from Kidd out of his pocket and began to pick the lock, forcing himself to be patient with the thing even though he knew Doffy could return at any moment.

Once he got the door open and entered the room, Law was shocked to find a very familiar figure tied to the bed.

"Luffy-ya!" he exclaimed, moving further into the room. He instinctively checked his friend for signs of life and breathed a sigh of relief when he found a steady pulse though it was slower than normal, indicating that he had been sedated.

Law had just begun reaching for one of the straps restraining Luffy when a deep voice interrupted him.

"What are you doing in here, Nephew?" Doflamingo asked, an odd look on his face. Law placed his hand back on Luffy's arm, trying to look as natural as possible,

"Just making sure he's alright," he replied, keeping his tone neutral, "Why have you brought him here?"

"Oh, he's mine so of course he belongs here with me and all of my other belongings." Doffy replied easily, instantly setting off all of Law's internal alarms.

"Um...what?"

"Fufufufufu," Doflamingo chuckled darkly, "Why are you really here, Law? Are you here to steal from me?"

"No! I just…" Law didn't get a chance to finish his excuse as the door opened to admit Vergo.

"Would you like me to remove him, Young Master?"

"Please do," Doflamingo said, waving his hand dismissively at Law. Immediately on alert, he attempted to defend himself from Vergo's vicious attack knowing he was no match for the older man.

After a few short seconds of scuffling, Law's vision went black from a particularly hard blow to the back of his head.

TORKAI'S POV

Torkai pawed at the contraption keeping his jaws shut and glared at all of the humans in the vicinity. He could not believe he had been treated with such disrespect even if his captor was such a dishonorable human alpha.

Even after his warning, the human had completely disregarded him and attempted to take the pup without its alpha's consent. Of course, Torkai had intervened, managing to bite into the human alpha's arm, using the smaller human as a launch pad. But he should have anticipated the dishonorable tactics of the human as one of his men captured the weak pup in his absence, forcing him to submit or watch the pup be harmed.

He could only hope that the pup's alpha would come for him soon.

DOFLAMINGO'S POV

After Vergo carried the unconscious Law out of the room, Doflamingo took a seat on the bed next to his favorite pet.

"Ah my precious Lashaka, finally back where you belong," he crooned, running a hand over his pet's fluffy new ears, "and with your new look, you'll be quite popular...though we'll need to do something about that tail...it could be a handicap in the ring."

Of course, sedated as he was, the kid on the bed didn't respond but that didn't bother the man. Knowing his pet as he did, he would have ended up having to punish him for shouting or something of the sort if he was awake.

His peaceful time was interrupted by the shrill tone of his phone, he was mildly annoyed by this, however, he could guess who it was and that made up for it.

"I've been waiting for your call," he said with a chuckle, "how are things, Dogtooth?"

"Cut the crap, Joker," came the angry response, "Luffy had better be unharmed or-"

"Or what?" Doffy asked, "You'll kill me? Not to worry, my precious pet is doing just fine. He's merely taking an extended nap at the moment so I'm afraid he can't reassure you himself."

"Know this, Joker," Dogtooth growled, "I'm coming for you and I will not be leaving without Luffy. Stand in my way and I will not hesitate to end you."

"Yes, yes," Doflamingo replied, nodding understandingly, "do try your best." And with that, he ended the call, amused.

"You hear that, Pet, your precious mate is coming to save you," he cackled. Doflamingo picked up the end of the long tail that lay limply against the bed and waved it back and forth, "do try and contain your excitement."