Welcome to Chapter Seven! This chapter as I've said before covers the two year time skip and the reclamation of Dressrosa! I still have one more chapter free before I need to write but I do have to write something for TSABL. Hopefully you guys enjoy this chapter!
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Donquixote Prince
The two years that the Donquixote Family spent in Goa Kingdom to teach Sarie were completely necessary. The reason being that a person under eighteen can only become Queen or King if they have an advisor, Doflamingo filled this role. If there was one thing that Doflamingo was very thankful for from his father were lessons on how to rule. During those two years, Doflamingo oversaw Sarie's implementation of her ideas with the assistance of the noble kids. Because their parents had been implicated in the burning of Gray Terminal, they got to take over their parents' spots. Unlike the position of King or Queen, taking their spot in the council had no age limit beyond anyone under the age of eight. Luffy always found that rule odd.
The first thing that Sarie implemented was the expansion of Goa Kingdom into Gray Terminal and the development of a waste processing plant as well as a water filtration system. The expansion would allow for the residents of Edge Town and Gray Terminal to have better housing as well as improved living conditions. One though may wonder as to how this was implanted with concerns to money. Well, Doflamingo had been having a lot of success finding and selling Devil Fruits recently, so he had a surplus of Belly, a lot of surplus. Doffy joked that he had enough to purchase his Kingdom back, as they had reached ten billion belly in funds. He graciously parted with two billion of it to fund Sarie's plans to improve Goa Kingdom. They were pretty damn determined to make Goa Kingdom paradise on earth. Sure, the other nobles were complaining but they didn't have much of a say due to Sarie's noble friends covering the four out of seven council member votes required to pass legislation. Yes, there were only seven noble families on the council despite the large amount of noble families in High Town. This was because the seven noble families were the ones that were friends of the King who took the Celestial Dragon's place.
Of course, Sarie and her gang were looking to change that voting system anyways. After they fixed everything they planned to introduce a parliament consisting of the nobles and the commoners. Now, one may ask how much Sarie had planned ahead, well she planned way ahead, having plans for plans and back up plans for back up plans. She was pretty damn happy that all her plans were coming to fruition. Especially the school that had been her first ever idea to improve Goa Kingdom, a school that allowed people of all paths in life to learn and improve their lives. In honor of the people that helped her, she named it the Donquixote School for Equality.
On Ace, Sabo, and Luffy's part they were still helping out, each in different ways. Luffy, ever since getting his Devil Fruit, had been helping Law out at the local hospital to help heal everyone up. His Devil Fruit's healing abilities came in handy for the worse off people that Law couldn't exactly heal yet, i.e. people who had cancerous tumors that had metastasized to organs, bones, etc. Sure, the Ope Ope no Mi can cut and sever the tumors but they can't heal the underlying problem which was the cells' inability to stay benign. That kind of healing required medicine, which was one of Luffy's specialties as an Apollo Avatar, as Ace had begun calling him. Of course, Luffy had yet to find a substitute for the shavings of the silver arrows he could create for the medicine. Now, why would medicine require shavings from arrows? Well, the arrows that he created could induce healing, disease, light, or fire. The shavings had a special healing property that magnificently enhanced any medicine it was mixed into. Because it required the shavings, Luffy couldn't exactly produce it in large qualities because it took a lot out of him to create the arrows.
Sabo helped out by taking up a job at the new school. Sure, Sabo was only twelve but he had been learning since he was three and was smart enough to teach up to ninth grade. The students there loved Sabo because he always managed to keep the information interesting and have hands on activities for those who learned by doing. The subjects that he covered were Mathematics, Language, Sciences, and Combat for the vocational course. Of course, the Combat course was also taught by Lao Gi who was arguably the best martial artist in the world. The old man had asked Sabo to help with his class because after he had first met the boy he had started to teach him. Of course, Sabo had been developing his own fighting style, which Lao Gi encouraged. The Combat students were also thrilled when their own Queen had sparred with Sabo and managed to beat him. Of course, it probably had to do with the fact that Sabo's fighting style was straightforward whereas Sarie's was based on deception and confusion.
Ace had been confused at first really when he had been given his job. He was given the job of helping Sarie with her work, primarily to go over her ideas and documents. It wasn't until a conversation with Sarie that he learned why. Ace was extremely blunt, which was why she had chosen that job for him. It allowed her to understand which ideas would work and which wouldn't because Ace wouldn't sugar coat it for her and would outright tell her an idea was stupid. Also, she partially used him as an intimidation tactic because his bluntness unnerved the other nobles. That, Ace had gotten a huge kick out of.
The Donquixote Family had taken a while to get over the fact that Trebol had betrayed them. The first thing they had to cover was who was going to take over Trebol's division. At first it was suggested to be Jora, but the woman denied it saying that it'd take up way too much of her time. Sugar couldn't take over because of how young she was. So, the one who ended up taking over was Monet, which shocked the woman because she hadn't been in the family for long. So, the Trebol Army was renamed to the Monet Army and Monet became the holder of the title of Club. Originally the title was Trebol because they had a Spanish theme going on, but nobody wanted to be associated with the traitor's name so they went with Club. The reason for the Spanish theme had been because the elite's names had matched up with Spade, Diamond, and Club so they named the heart seat Corazon. But nevertheless, Monet was happy to take over.
Besides dealing with Trebol's replacement, the family also helped out all over. With the building of the new houses, Jora helped paint the houses as well as teach a few Art classes at the school. Monet helped with the building of the houses with her Carpentry skills and like Jora, taught a few Carpentry classes at the school. Sugar ended up being paid for her sewing skills so she could outfit the poor with clothing and blankets. Pica was asked to help with the structuring of the land. This was because the entirety of Gray Terminal had bits of stone in it which allowed him to manipulate the ground so it wasn't uneven. Diamante was helping Sarie with the financial aspects of her plans as she had yet to find a Financial Minister. The other officers were helping out as they could, but a lot of them also had missions from Doflamingo.
Besides Sarie getting everything together and setting up her plans, other things happened as well. For example, Garp and Tsuru stayed for the first year to help reduce the assassination attempts on Sarie. Of course, Garp had also stayed to get to know his grandson. Despite Luffy being the adopted son of a pirate, Garp was pretty proud of him. Dragon would had stayed had it not been for the fact that technically speaking he was a wanted man. Though, he promised to visit them later when they managed to get to Dressrosa. Kizaru had left as soon as he arrived, having to deliver the prisoners to the Marines. Although, the man had given Luffy a vial of light and told him to shatter it if he ever needed help. The vial would release the light in a beam that went back to Kizaru himself, allowing instantaneous transportation to wherever Luffy was.
Of course in those two years, Luffy also learned a lot about his abilities. He hadn't had any more prophecies but he had found out why. Apparently his ability for prophecy only pertained to major events. His skills with his light abilities had improved, now able to go to lightspeed without acquiring tunnel vision. While manipulating the flames he could control, he had discovered another ability which involved summoning a Chariot. Luffy assumed that this was the legendary Chariot that pulled the sun across the sky. However, apparently he could only use it while the sun was still up, which made sense considering the lore behind the chariot itself. Of course, over the two years, Luffy had built up more stamina with his abilities, not enough to start sparring with his Papa but enough to spar against Baby 5 and Buffalo and win about seventy five percent of the time.
Soon enough though, it came time for them to leave for Dressrosa, to reclaim the throne. Sarie and the others were sad to see them go but Sarie knew she'd see them at the Reverie in two years. Ace's goodbyes to his foster mother Dandan were interesting enough. The woman tried to hide the affection she had for Ace but it failed horribly. The trio also made sure to say their goodbyes to the people of Fuusha Village before they departed. When they got on the ship, Doffy and Cora-san approached them.
"I'm sure Luffy knows this but we're going to be going into the New World. So, when we hit the New World I need you guys to stay off the deck whenever we say." Doflamingo said.
Sabo was really curious about that so he asked a question.
"Why's that?" Sabo asked.
"Cause, the New World's a dangerous place kid. Everyone there knows either Kenbunshoku Haki, Busoshoku Haki, or both. On top of that it's the home of the Yonko." Corazon pointed out.
Sabo ah'ed before nodding. Doflamingo then sighed and gave them a smile.
"I'm just glad that Dressrosa is situated a few islands before Big Mom's territory." He said.
The trio perked up at that curious as to the reasoning. Luffy knew a little from his lessons on the Pirate Superpowers but his lessons had yet to cover Big Mom in her entirety. Seeing their curiosity, Rosinante explained.
"Big Mom is very hard to negotiate with if you enter her territory. She either asks for a bit of your lifespan or amazing sweets. Neither of which we have or will be willing to part with." Rosinante said.
However, Doffy got a look on his face that basically said he had an idea.
"Well… we could pick up a few crates of Fishman Island Candy. Rumor has it that she absolutely loves the stuff, just in case we run into her or want to broker a trade deal with her." Doflamingo said.
But it turned out Sabo had an idea as well because he spoke up quickly after that.
"Uh, si- Doffy, don't you know that Dressrosa has its own famous sweet?" Sabo pointed out, stopping himself from saying sir and causing Doflamingo to sigh at him for the hundredth time.
Doflamingo blinked at that answer before gesturing for Sabo to move onward with the discussion.
"Well, Dressrosa is famous for its Tecula Mecula which is basically an almond and egg tart." Sabo explained.
"And how did you find this out? I'm surprised I didn't know." Doflamingo said.
Sabo blushed at that before he paused a few seconds to calm himself to answer so he wouldn't stutter.
"Ah, uh, it's a recent development so I doubt that Big Mom has had an opportunity to try it. I learned about it from one of the snooty noble newspapers my father had lying around." Sabo said.
Well, that would explain why Doffy knew nothing about it. He tended to avoid Noble-run newspapers like the plague. But nevertheless that was a better idea than the Fishman Candy because he was pretty sure that Big Mom already had a deal with Whitebeard for the candy as Fishman Island was under the protection of the Whitebeard Pirates. Nevertheless, he'll see what he can do when they do get to Dressrosa.
"Anyways, like I said, make sure you stay below deck if we tell you to." Doflamingo said, nodding at them.
So, they took off for the Grand Line. Of course, Luffy refused to watch as they went over Reverse Mountain, somehow roping Ace and Sabo into it. His reasoning was that he wanted to see it only when he was on his own journey. It was for that exact same reason that he stayed inside when they went down to Fishman Island. To be honest, Doffy guessed he could understand the sentiment. His son was passing through the Grand Line easily because he was under the banner of a Shichibukai so it kind of took the fun out of it. About a month or two later, they arrived at Dressrosa. It was a quaint looking rural island that had a large bridge that led to a forest covered island. They entered the kingdom via the south harbor which seemed to be the only entrance to the kingdom. The citizens seemed a bit wary of them until they saw Corazon who was wearing his Justice cape over his shoulders that he had modified to have the edge with the feather cloak he had worn prior to showing his Marine affiliation. That allowed them to realize that Doflamingo was more than likely a Shichibukai. Thankfully it was pretty obvious as to where the palace because there was a large plateau in the middle with a castle on it.
Thankfully it didn't take them long to reach the King's Plateau, as they had been told it was called. Though, on the way they took in the sites. Dressrosa seemed to be a mix of wood-type buildings and stone type buildings. One of the buildings that seemed to interest the trio a lot was the Corrida Colosseum which seemed to be where people could fight for prizes and fame. Doflamingo had to drag them away from it saying they were on a schedule and they could check it out later. When they did reach the gates of the Palace they were stopped by two Royal Guards.
"Halt, what's your business here?" One of the guards asked.
"The Donquixote Family is here to offer a proposal to the King. Just mention the name and it should get his attention." Doflamingo said.
Said guard sent his partner inside the castle to confirm this. Minutes later, the guard returned.
"King Riku said he'll see you, follow me." The guard said, gesturing them to follow her.
After being led through the winding hallways for a few minutes they came out into the throne room. There, they saw a well-built old man with graying spiky hair sitting on the throne and on a smaller throne, an olive-skinned black haired girl. The old man, who Luffy assumed to be the King, gestured for them to come forward.
"If it isn't Doflamingo Donquixote. My daughter saw your ship coming but I really didn't think it'd be you. What are you here for?" The man asked.
Doflamingo perked up on the information in that sentence but filed it away for later.
"I am here to request for my family's kingdom back, the kingdom of Dressrosa." Doflamingo said politely.
The king raised a brow at that, as did his daughter.
"Oh? Not to sound offending but, what makes you think that I'd give up the throne?" The man asked.
Doflamingo chuckled at that before responding.
"Well, I did my research. I found out that technically speaking you have no heir. Sure, you have two daughters, and yes I know the other is alive, but neither of them wish to take up the throne. I also know that you don't exactly like the throne either, preferring to spend time with your daughter and granddaughter." Doflamingo said.
That caused both of the royalty to widen their eyes at the surprise information that they didn't expect Doflamingo to have. However, as quickly as it happened it went away just as quickly. The King hummed before he spoke again.
"What guarantee do I have that you'd rule this Kingdom as a kind and just King? I have it on good intel that the Donquixote family were unjust rulers when they held the kingdom." The king asked.
Before Doflamingo could speak Luffy spotted something in the corner of his eyes and snatched it. When he opened his hands he saw a small blonde haired girl wearing a white dress. When he saw her he cooed.
"Aren't you adorable." Luffy mumbled, causing the little girl to blush.
"A-a-ah, thank you?" She mumbled.
The daughter seemed to be shocked that Luffy had the little girl in his hands. In fact, she immediately got up and walked up giving a stern look to the girl.
"Princess Mansherry, what are you doing here?" She asked.
Mansherry turned to the princess in Luffy's hands and bowed before apologizing.
"I'm sorry Viola, Papa had heard that the Donquixote Family had returned to Dressrosa so I wanted to see for myself." She said.
Doflamingo raised a brow before asking the question on his mind.
"Who's this?" He asked kindly.
Viola suddenly noticed everyone was staring and blushed before bowing.
"Ah, uh. This is a secret of the Riku Family, she's Princess Mansherry of the Dwarves." Viola said.
"Why would she be worried about my family name?" He asked.
This time it was Mansherry who spoke up, curtseying before she spoke.
"Ah well, back when the Donquixote Family had control over Dressrosa, they had enslaved our people. Dressrosa had become rich and wealthy at our expense." Mansherry said.
Doflamingo nodded and then turned to the king.
"I am not exactly sure as to how to prove my honesty. Sure, my son can force me to tell the truth through his Devil Fruit but I'm not sure if you'd accept that." Doflamingo said.
Mansherry and Viola seemed to perk up at that information, Mansherry going as far as to ask a question.
"Devil Fruit? What does yours do?" She asked curiously, looking up at Luffy.
"Shiffuffuffu, I ate the Hito Hito no Mi Model: Apollo. I'm an Apollo Avatar, at least according to Ace and Sabo." Luffy said, laughing.
Viola tilted her head with a confused look on her face.
"Apollo Avatar?" She asked.
"Mhm! I can use the powers of the God Apollo, God of the Sun, Light, Healing, Truth, and Prophecy. But I have to shift forms to do anything major." Luffy said.
Mansherry's eyes seemed to twinkle in admiration as soon as Luffy said the word Healing.
"Healing? That's a lot like my Devil Fruit! I ate the Chiyu Chiyu no Mi, the Heal Heal Fruit." She said eagerly, happy to talk about healing with someone.
Viola coughed to get their attention so they wouldn't get off topic, causing Luffy and Mansherry to blush and the others to giggle. However, before they continued Luffy whispered something to Mansherry.
"If you want I can get my brother Law to teach you about being a doctor." He whispered to her.
That caused her face to light up in joy as she eagerly nodded at that. Viola merely smiled and giggled before she spoke.
"Anyways, I have a solution for that. We can use my Devil Fruit to tell if you're speaking the truth." She said.
"Oh? And what's yours? Is it something cool like making everyone always tell the truth!?" Ace asked eagerly, blushing when the woman giggled at him.
She shook her head, the smile having yet to leave her mouth.
"Not at all. I ate the Giro Giro no Mi, the Glare Glare Fruit. With its powers I can see through anything, literally and figuratively. I can see a person's memories and judge them through that as well as tell if they're lying." She said.
Even though it wasn't forcing someone to tell the truth, Ace, Sabo, and Luffy found it pretty cool still. They even went as far as telling her which prompted another giggle. Doflamingo just shrugged his shoulders and stepped forward.
"I don't mind, just don't judge me for what happens early in my life." The man said.
Viola nodded and held her hands out before forming circles with her index fingers and thumbs and then looked through them. Instantly, Doflamingo's life began playing before her eyes, showing her the man's memories.
"Hm, at an early age your father, a then Celestial Dragon, renounced the title of Celestial Dragon. You and your family moved to a mansion that was promptly destroyed by the citizens thus forcing you to live in poor conditions." She started.
Doflamingo smiled wryly at that comment.
"Average citizens really do despise Celestial Dragons, even if they have renounced their titles." He said darkly, smiling when Luffy gave him a hug.
Viola guessed she could understand the sentiment of the citizens but at the same time not at all. Especially when she continued.
"Your mother fell ill and you couldn't get any help for her because of the citizens. That seemed to lead you down a dark path because you killed your own father before attempting to bring his head to the Celestial Dragons as a peace offering to reobtain your title." She said, wincing at the memory.
Of course a lot of the people flinched at those words but they didn't let it color their opinion of Doffy. Especially since the man did ask for them to not judge him for his past.
"The Celestial Dragons denied you your request and tried to have you killed because you knew something about them. I can't exactly see what you know because, surprisingly you're hiding it, why?" She asked.
Ah, that was probably the blackmail that his Papa had on the Celestial Dragons. He had given Luffy an inkling of what it was but not the entire thing, saying it was best for him not to know at the moment.
"That's hidden because it's best if you not know about it. If you knew, it'd change your opinion about a lot of things which isn't a good thing, at least for now." Doflamingo said.
Viola shrugged before she continued, if the man said it was dangerous then she wouldn't push as she could tell he was telling the truth.
"After that you started your rein as the captain of the Donquixote Pirates. Years later in Spider Miles you came upon a small baby shipwrecked on the beach and you took him in. The baby, Luffy, ended up changing you a lot. You went from a cruel and ruthless man to a loving father who doted on his son like the boy was your world." She said, smiling at that bit.
Doflamingo smiled as well, pulling Luffy into another hug.
"Of course he is, he was my light in the dark." Doflamingo said, ruffling Luffy's hair.
Viola then continued onward.
"You raised Luffy the best you could, in turn changing how you ran things with your Pirate crew. You went from selling slaves and dealing lethal drugs to selling Devil Fruits, Medicine, and other legal things, occasionally rescuing a town and putting it under your protection." Viola said.
They could tell they reached when Law joined because, for a second, she turned her eyes on him.
"When Luffy was three a boy came in, intending on dying. He was victim of Amber Lead Poisoning, a disease that isn't contagious but rather obtained by living in the area that Amber Lead is mined, Flevance. However, it seems that Luffy once more had an effect on somebody because this boy, Trafalgar D. Water Law, ended up instantly adopting him as a younger brother." She said.
This time it was Law who pulled Luffy into a hug, causing the boy to blush as Law ruffled his hair. The Donquixote Pirates did realize that Luffy had a huge effect on all of them, changing their lives for the better. However, soon after that, Viola continued.
"You spent three years training Law while trying to find a cure for the boy, in the form of the Ope Ope no Mi. At one point, your brother took Luffy and Law on a trip to find a cure for Law. However soon after that you got information on the fruit, you sent them after it. It was there that Law obtained the fruit and cured himself of the disease, as well as it being revealed that your brother was a Marine a year later." She said.
Viola took a deep breath before she continued, noticing that she was getting closer to recent times thus meaning that she was getting close to being done.
"When Rosinante revealed himself as a Marine he presented the Marines' offer to instate you as a Shichibukai, which you accepted. You then, at the behest of your son, went on vacation to Goa Kingdom. There, your son befriended Ace and Sabo, although you think they want more." She said.
Everyone chuckled at Luffy's confused expression and Ace and Sabo's beet red faces. Viola just smiled at the two because from Doflamingo's observations of the boys and her own she agreed with him. Ace and Sabo did want more from little Luffy but it seemed the two agreed to wait.
"Anyways, as the first year passed by you learned of a plot by the King of the kingdom to burn down Gray Terminal, a poverty stricken waste dump for the rich and home for the poor. You learned of this through a friend of your son's, Sarie Nantokanette who was the princess of the kingdom. When the plot came to fruition you helped save the people and seemed to have gained a… romantic? interest in someone." She said.
That caused Doffy to have a light dusting of red on his cheeks and Rosinante to laugh at the man. This was because he was pretty sure as to who his brother had a liking for. And he was pretty sure if Luffy ever found out, the boy would be extremely gleeful.
"Afterwards, with the help of the Marines, you instated Sarie as the new queen. The last two years consist of you and your crew helping Sarie build a better kingdom and to teach her, thus brings you here." She said, pulling her hands away.
The King was pretty interested in all of that information. His opinion of the man in front of him had increased greatly but he couldn't just outright agree without consulting the other two in the room.
"Princess Mansherry, Viola, what do you think?" King Riku asked.
Mansherry perked up from Luffy's hand before speaking.
"I like him! He's a lot better than the stories portray of the old Donquixote Family. I approve." She said.
"I agree, his memories are genuine and from what I can tell his desire to be the best king he can be for Dressrosa is genuine as well. I approve as well." Viola said.
The King nodded before standing up to address Doflamingo.
"Very well, it is then with my authority as King of Dressrosa that I hereby pass the title over to its previous family and current Head, Doflamingo Donquixote." He said.
Doflamingo bowed kindly to the man, not saying anything as he realized the man had one more thing to say.
"I request that you wait a week so I can get everything together to address the people." He asked.
Doffy nodded and agreed, the King then said they were welcome to take residence in the Palace right away as it had way too many rooms to begin with. Ace, Sabo, and Luffy slept in the same bed, despite Doffy's attempts to convince them otherwise. Though he should have known by now not to attempt to separate the three.
A week later, the Donquixote Pirates were standing to the side of the King and his daughter in front of the population of Dressrosa. Though, it was obviously not the entire population as there were too many people in the Kingdom for that, instead they substituted by having video Den Den Mushi placed all throughout the Kingdom. With a nod, King Riku stepped forward to address his people.
"As you know, hundreds of years ago, my family was given control of this Kingdom when the World Government was formed. However, today I stand with you to give back the Kingdom to its former owners, the Donquixote Family." The King said.
Quickly after that there were murmurs about that. A lot of the people recognized Doflamingo as a Shichibukai which meant he had the Marines' authority. Though they also seemed to be hesitant to accept this. The King obviously saw this as he sought to soothe them on that.
"Don't be worried my citizens. Through a well-respected source I have ascertained that Donquixote Doflamingo is very eager to be the best King for you guys. In fact, I have found that he is one of the reasons that Goa Kingdom is called the Kingdom of Equality now." He said.
That had been interesting to find out. Doffy and everyone else hadn't known that as it appeared that tourists had started calling Goa Kingdom that. They were so awed by the fact that there was no class gap really that they had given the Kingdom that title. The citizens of Dressrosa seemed to know about it because they seemed to be talking eagerly. That prompted King Riku to continue.
"So, it is without further ado that I present your new King, King Donquixote Doflamingo and your Crown Prince, Prince Donquixote D. Luffy. Sadly, because Donquixote's brother is a Marine he cannot hold the title of Prince but he is such honorarily." He said.
He then stepped back and gestured to Luffy and Doflamingo. The two stepped forward and smiled before Doflamingo spoke.
"It is an honor to be your King. I will make sure to make Dressrosa the best place that a person can live, it is the least I can do for my citizens. With money that I have acquired over my life as a pirate I plan to renovate Dressrosa and improve it for everyone equally." He said before bowing.
Instantly after that the crowd started cheering, readily accepting Doflamingo as King, especially since the previous King approved.
"Long live King Donquixote!" They shouted.
Alright! Next chapter starts the serious spoilers for Totto Land Arc as it'll cover Luffy, Ace, and Sabo getting introduced to the Dwarves and the meeting between Doflamingo and Big Mom. However, the characters are going to be rather OOC, well slightly, especially Pudding. As usual I accept suggestions!