Oh my gosh I am so sorry this is so short. I'm going on a camping trip and I wanted to give you something to read before I left or it would have been bugging me the whole time.

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Like I said, I may be horrible and make you wait a long time for updates but I am NOT giving up on this story. Please enjoy what little is here to read and I'll get working on the next chapter as soon as I can!

Chapter 3

The Kidnapper gets Kidnapped

A Few Hours Ago….

Locke shifted, trying to find a more comfortable position on the hard wood of the small ship. He was going along at a nice speed thanks to the strong winds. If the dark clouds were any indication, then a storm was coming and he could only hope he'd reach an island before he got caught up in it.

A nerve in his back twitched painfully and he sighed. There was no way he was going to be able to take a nap. Instead he stood up and adjusted the sails slightly. Looking down at the eternal pose he had bought to make sure he was still going the right way.

He needed to get back to Ganesh and tell him that he had found the girl.

They just needed the whereabouts of the last one of them. But that concerned him. Ganesh told him that the machine had only gone off four times. Once for himself, once for Ganesh, once for Alex and then once for Asa.

Considering that he had built the machine, Locke trusted that Ganesh hadn't been wrong. But did that mean that one of them wasn't sent here because of the portal? Was that even possible?

Locke's boat shook, almost knocking him into the water. Steadying himself he looked around for whatever it was that had almost sunk him.

A little boy stood on the water not far from him. Black eyes staring empty and unfocused. Locke clenched his jaw.

"It's time. He's calling for you, Ventus." The child said, voice chilling.

Locke growled. Why the hell were they here? Dammit. He must be getting desperate. He's trying to speed things up. He leapt for his bow, which was on the other end of the boat and took a knee, wasting no time in notching an arrow. He drew back the string and released it with practiced ease. The child stepped to the side, moving unnaturally fast. Before he had time to notch another arrow the boat was suddenly thrown and Locke's feet left the wooden deck.

Time seemed to slow down as he slammed into the cold waters hard enough to knock the breath from his lungs. Thinking quickly, he slammed his hands over his mouth, dropping his bow in the process, to hold in what little air he had left.

Then there were hands on him. It felt like thousands of hands, grabbing and clawing at his clothes. They wrapped around his arms and legs, grabbing his hair, forcing his head back. He reached out a desperate hand towards the surface. The tips of his fingers just barely reached but the hands dragged him down.

Further and further they went. Down so deep that he thought the pressure might kill him before lack of oxygen did. But it would be a close call. His lungs burned with the need to breath and he watched through half open eyes as the light of the sun dimmed before being swallowed by the darkness.

His last clear thought that managed to break through the terror that seemed to devour his very soul, resonated around his mind before it faded with his consciousness.

Run Asa.

This was probably the strangest kidnapping ever.

Because instead of being restrained and thrown in a corner, or threatened, I was sitting on a worn couch sipping at a hot cup of tea. Trust me, I wasn't complaining. Seeing as this was going to be the last relaxing moment I get before everything hit the fan (which it kind of already did), I was going to enjoy it.

The two girls, who I couldn't remember the names of for the life of me, walked over to Usopp and offered him tea as well. The sniper was sitting on the ground beside the Merry which rested in a small canal inside the building we were in. It looked like an old warehouse of some sort, but it was in bad shape.

Deciding that the silence was too awkward I glanced over at Franky. "You're plans not going to work you know." I said, taking another sip of tea.

Seeing Franky's annoyed look, I decided to elaborate. "Luffy's got his hands full with other things."

Franky scoffed. "So what? He cares that little about his crew?"

Usopp raised a brow. "You're kidding right?" He shook his head and sighed as if Franky had just told us the moon was a giant floating squirrel. He might as well have; both were equally ridiculous.

"Even if Luffy did hear that you captured us he knows we're strong."

I set my cup down and leaned against the arm of the couch. It felt a little wrong to be sitting here when I knew Luffy and the others were dealing with a hell of a lot. If nothing too major had changed, then Luffy should be stuck between two buildings right now and Zoro should be in a chimney. Just the image almost made me laugh out loud.

All we had to do right now was wait for CP9 to show up

I was pulled from my thoughts by Franky's laughter. "Strong?! That weakling?" He made a gesture in Usopp's direction.

Anger rushed through me and with a growl I flicked my wrist. A thin sharp spear of darkness shot from my hand and stopped just under Franky's chin. The cyborg gritted his teeth and stiffened. The atmosphere in the room became tense. "Call him weak again and it will be the last thing you ever say." I spat out in a quiet but harsh voice.

The little voice in the back of my head was jumping around excitedly exclaiming how badass this must look. Of course I wouldn't hurt Franky, he was going to be our nakama eventually but that didn't give him permission to insult my friends.

"WAAAAAAHHHHH!" Franky exploded in a mess of tears. I lost my concentration and the spear vanished. "Such friendship! Such loyalty!"

"WAAAAAAHHHH Loyalty!"

"Friendship!"

The two girls began crying as well and Usopp and I were left to gawk at our kidnappers, wondering where the hell this came from.

The next while was filled with talk of our past adventures with Merry. The idle chatter was enough to forget for a while that we were supposed to be enemies. Everything seemed to be okay. A few tears were shed when we brought up the figure of Merry we saw and Franky told us about Klaub-err-thing. It honestly felt more like we were visiting old friends, rather than being held hostage.

That is, until the bell at the back door rung.

The two girls got up to go answer it, assuming that it was their friends that they had sent out to tell the others that we were here.

However, I knew that wasn't the case. I gripped the arm rest in an attempt to keep myself seated, wanting nothing more than to warn Franky and Usopp.

The door was thrown open and one of the girls flew back from a powerful kick to the face.

All attention went to the four people who walked in, easily disposing of the other girl as well.

"Mozu! Kiwi!" Franky exclaimed.

Kalifa flipped her hair over her shoulder. "Pardon the intrusion."

I gritted my teeth and stood up. I had to choose my words carefully here. If I said too much they'd kill me. I just needed them interested.

"The girls wouldn't let us in." The CP9 agent put her hand on her hip and adjusted her glasses. Kaku, Lucci and Blueno stood casually behind her.

Franky and Usopp looked at them in surprise and horror. "What are you guys doing here!?" Franky demanded in rage. He charged at Kalifa and threw a fist forwards only to have it blocked by Blueno. He practically growled and threw another punch at him which he was quick to block. "What are you playing at Blueno!?"

I winced and quickly stepped out of the way as a swift kick to the stomach from Lucci threw Franky back towards us. This wasn't good… I could feel myself becoming nervous.

Usopp looks between Franky and them in shock. "What's going on!? Aren't these guys from the shipyard?" He sweats nervously.

Lucci crossed his arms. "Our occupations in this city were just a front. In reality, we are intelligence agents with the World Government."

Franky tensed looking at them with wide eyes.

"I'm sure you know what that means. We know everything."

I clenched my fists. Damn these bastards… I had never liked anything about the world government. There were the few marines that I liked of course, Smoker, Tashigi and Coby for example. But the government was so corrupt it made me sick. I took a breath and channeled that anger towards confidence and I crossed my arms, mimicking Lucci.

I knew how to get their attention. One simple word.

"Pluton."

It left my mouth before I even had a chance to doubt myself, coming out just barely over a whisper but when the room suddenly went silent and tense I knew they had heard me. Franky turned to me with an unreadable expression, some combination of anger, fear, worry and most of all confusion.

Usopp was just confused.

The CP9 agents suddenly had all their eyes on me and it took every bit of my will power not to step back in intimidation.

"What did you say?"

I chose to keep my mouth shut this time.

Luckily it seemed to work. Lucci and Blueno traded a glance and gave each other a subtle nod. They turned back to Franky and told him about how they knew he was Cutty Flam, Tom's old apprentice. My body relaxed slightly. Having seen what these people can do in the anime and knowing now that the anime doesn't compare to actually living it, made them terrifying in my eyes.

I couldn't remember where exactly Luffy and the others were at about now but I did know if I had just screwed this up, they'd have no way of getting to us in time. No way of knowing at all.

Biting my lip, I pushed the dark thoughts from my mind. It wouldn't do any good right now.

Just as I started to focus on the situation at hand again, something hard and heavy slammed down on the back of my head. I grunted under the weight and felt my knees give out, dropping me to the ground just seconds before my vision went dark.

So... I have a chapter written out for this series... its actually the last chapter for the fifth book, which is second to last in the over all series. And I would just like to apologize in advance.

I love you all so much and I'm sorry you have to put up with my late updates! Thank you all for your wonderful review up until now! You're all just so great! 3

Until Next Time!

-Ang3l S0ng