WARNING!!!! Major OOC in this chapter! It was fun to write though. Exploring the dark side of Luffy. Let's jst say this chapter will answer the question, how far will a broken heart take you?

Chapter 7

It was a quiet and clear night. A lone figure could be seen walking down Alubarna's main street. He wore a cloak and headpiece to fight off the night time coolness. There was a hat perched on top of the headpiece.

"Three days. Three days until Vivi is married." thought Luffy. "But who cares about that. I have something more important to do." he reminded himself.

He gently touched the sheathed dagger in his left pocket and thought back to earlier.

Earlier That Day

Crocodile had led Luffy and Mr.1 to a small, empty building in one of the many side alleys in Alubarna. Once he had made sure they were alone and taken off his cloak, he had begun to speak.

"So, now we have three members. We all know what we're supposed to do. Our main objective is to gain power of Alabasta and then one of the ancient weapons. Our first mission is to take out the king. That is where you come in." he said, indicating Luffy, who nodded.

"What have I done?" Luffy thought. "I'm in and now there's no way out. And now...but no! This is my decision and there's no where else to go!" He focused on Crocodile once more.

"Here. Take this and when the clock strikes ten, go to the palace. They should let you in. Once you are inside, go straight to the kings room. He should be there relaxing before bed. Get rid of him and then meet us here tomorrow." Crocodile said as he handed Luffy a dagger.

Luffy reached out and took it. He dropped it in his pocket and nodded. He didn't allow the other two to see his hands shaking as he did so.

"That is all." Crocodile said.

Luffy took this as a sign to leave and didn't hesitate to leave. "What am I going to do?" he thought as he walked out. "Shut up!" another part of his brain said. "Look at what that man has done to you and look what he's done to Vivi! He deserves this." Unfortunately, this was the side that won. Luffy grinned as his darker side surfaced once more. This might be fun.

Once Luffy had exited, Crocodile turned to Mr.1. "You know what to do. The princess will be returning soon. Don't miss her." he said.

Das Bones nodded and then left.

"My plan will not fail because this time I do not have to hide." Crocodile thought. He went to the small cabinet on the other side of the room and opened it. He took out a bottle of wine and drank slowly. His day was off to a good start.

Unbeknown to Luffy, Vivi was returning from Alabasta around one. Das Bones was waiting about three miles off of Alubarna. As Karoo came charging thorugh, he was there.

He ambushed the duck and girl and took them to an unmarked location and awaited Crocdile's further instructions.

Present Time

Luffy had not come to his senses yet. There were too many emotions that he held inside that were causing him pain and this was bringing out the worst in him. No matter how happy people could seem to be, everyone had a dark side.

Luffy arrived at the palace only to find the same guards he had met the other day on duty. They waved as they approached him.

"If you're here to see the princess, she's away right now. We think she went to Nanohana but that hasn't been confirmed. Still, her father isn't worried yet. She does things like this all the time." one of the guards informed him.

Luffy was actually surprised. He had been expecting her to be there but oh well. This just made his job easier.

"Thanks guys. I'll just leave her a note. And remember, I was never here." Luffy said and entered the palace. He walked down the nearly deserted halls, avoiding guards the whole way.

He soon realized he had no idea where the kings room was. He heard the footsteps of the guards closing in. If they found him, he was done for. He quickly bolted down the hallway and into the closest room he could find and quickly shut the door behind him. He exhaled a breath he hadn't realized he'd been holding. He slumped against the door and finally looked at his surrondings. He was in some kind of bedroom that was well lit and the doors on the opposite side of the room where open. Luffy cautiosuly stood up and walked across the room. He pulled out the dagger and unsheathed it.

Suddenly, someone grabbed him from behind. He nearly dropped the dagger when he felt the sensation of cold metal against his neck.

"You again?" an all to familiar and disgusted voice said.

"Kelvin." Luffy said in disgust. He could feel his anger slowly rising. He ducked beneath the sword Kelvin was holding to his neck and spun around to face him. Any trace of happiness or fear he had had earlier had now been replaced by those of hatred and disgust. His eyes were cold and hard.

"What are you doing back here? If you brought that dagger to finish Vivi off, then you've just found yourself a fight." Kelvin said. He pointed his sword threatiningly at Luffy.

"This has nothing to do with you or her so just let me go!" Luffy cried.

"Then what's that for?" Kelvin asked, indicating the dagger.

"I told you, stay out of this!!! This has nothing to do with you!" Luffy replied angrily, losing his patience. All he wanted was to get out of here.

"Well, regardless, you can't be up to anything good you monster. And that's why I can't allow you to leave." Kelvin said. He ran at Luffy and swung his sword, attempting to slash open his chest.

Luffy easily jumped back and avoided the attack. If it was a fight this guy wanted, he would soon regret it.

Kelvin gritted his teeth. He ran at Luffy once again except this time he jabbed the sword toward Luffy's heart.

Although Luffy had no idea how to use swords or any other type of sharp objects, he instinctively raised the dagger to counteract Kelvin's attack. The two objects met with a resounding clang.

Kelvin jumped back. He had never felt strength like the kind this guy had. He had held off his sword with that small dagger.

Luffy grinned like a maniac. He had finally realized how to use a dagger. He placed it in his rght hand and stretched his arm back behind his back. "Gomu Gomu no Pistol!" he yelled and brought it forward, dagger first.

Kelvin jumped back just in time to dodge the attack. He now realized that this man truly intended to kill him.

Luffy pulled his arm back into place just as Kelvin ran toward him. Kelvin swung his sword in a sideways motin but was once again countered by Luffy's dagger. Luffy grinned again. He had just found how he could beat Kelvin. "Any last words?" he asked.

"Like you could kill me with that thing?!" Kelvin said with a nervous laugh. In truth, he knew that he could easily be killed. "This is all wrong." he thought. "I'm a member of the Royal Guard and I can't beat a simple pirate?!" He suddenly cried out, "My only words are this, if I can't defeat a pirate, then I might as well be dead!!!" He brought his sword down as hard as he could towards Luffy's head.

Luffy, who had seen this coming, ducked and rolled to the side. Then he stood up and swung is stretched arm with the dagger in hand, towards Kelvin's chest. It intered with a sickening sound and Kelvin dropped to the floor.

Luffy snapped his arm back into place and walked over to Kelvin. He reached down and pulled out the knife. "I'll be needing this." he said. He then began walking away, leaving the dying man on the floor. He opened the door, his hand dripping with blood.

When he exited the room, his adrenaline was still pumping. He had just made his first kill. Any hint of his old self was now gone, replaced by a man with the intention to kill. He still wore the same maniacal grin. "Cobra." he said quietly. He took off down the hall, not caring who saw him.

After running for a few minutes, he came to two large, oak, double doors. They looked important so he pushed them open and walked cautiously inside. It was some kind of sitting room although he couldn't make out much in the dark. There was another, smaller set of doors across the room. Luffy walked over and pushed them open. What he found was a large bedroom with a lit candle on a small desk in the corner.

"Luffy?!" a surprised voice called out. "It's good to see you. You've grown up quite a bit."

Luffy quickly shoved the dagger and bloody hand behind his back as he recognized the voice. "King Cobra, it's been awhile." he said cooly.

"What are you doing here? I hadn't heard any word of it. I'm sorry I can't offer you more then a place to stay. If you had sent word-" Cobra said but Luffy cut him off.

"No no. I came here just for a visit. I didn't want to start anything big, with me being a King and all, so I kept it a secret." Luffy said with a small smile.

"That's right isn't it. You have done quite a bit since I last saw you. You really have made something of yourself." Cobra said with a warm smile.

The smile almost made Luffy rethink what he was about to do. Almost. He walked over toward the bed and then with a quick movement, he had the dagger to Cobra's throat.

Cobra looked shocked at first but then quickly regained his composure. "What is the matter Luffy?" he asked calmly.

"Don't speak. I've been sent to kill you. When you die, you will still not know who sent me. They sent me because what you have done to me." Luffy whisphered in Cobra's ear.

"And what have I done?" Cobra said, still trying to remain calm.

"You forced Vivi to marry someone else. You kept her from me, the man she truly loves. And you took her away from me." he finished.

Cobra looked surprised at this remark. "Forgive me but I did not know how much you truly cared. You left her for so long..." he said.

"Shut up!!! I didn't leave her!!! I told her I would come back but you...you didn't believe me!!!!!!!" Luffy cried. If he had been starting to calm down, he surely wasn't now.

Cobra knew he had gone to far. "Luffy!" he said, now not trying to hide his fear.

"I'll let you in a little secret, my own little secret. It's the secret of the pain you've caused me." Luffy said viciously. He now came around the front of Cobra and slowly began pushing the dagger into his right hand.

Cobra cried out.

Luffy didn't stop there. "But that's not enough. You don't know how it feels. How it feels to be dead inside." he said and brought the dagger up and slowly began pushing it into Cobra's stomach.

Cobra's eyes widened and got a far off look in them. But, right before he lost consciousness, he managed to pull the rope beside his bed.

Luffy grinned that same insane smile as he finished pushing the dagger in. His hands dripped with blood.

Just as he stood up and prepared to leave, guards suddenly swarmed into the room. They saw their king laying in his bed with a dagger in his stomach and then Luffy with blood on his hands.

"Grab him! He injured his majesty!!!!!" one guard cried.

They all surged toward him. Luffy knew it was over and he began laughing like a maniac. "Your King...is dead!" he cried just as the tranqulizer hit him and he slipped into a world of darkness.

Surprised? I warned you about the OOC didn't I? Well, please R&R! Thanks! Sorry I don't have more to say. I'll update soon becaus eI've been on a writing..er...typing spree.