Ok, reminder, I am only watching anime, not reading manga so if my information is inaccurate, then I apologize. Also, sorry for the update. My internet blocked me out of fanfiction, the horror, until today. Stupid internet. Anyway, here is the next chapter.

I glance down into the hole and manage to contain a gulp. Out of all of the hells, I consider this one to be one of the worst. I can't imagine running with spikes in my feet, and running from people trying to kill me while running on spikes sounds like my absolute worst nightmare. Franky loomed over me.

"What's that sis?"

I sigh and smile wanly.

"This is the first level of hell, Crimson Hell."

Nami shivered, backing away from the hole.

"Why is it all red?"

I shrug.

"Probably from all the blood, but what do I know?"

Zoro snorted, crossing his arms.

"I don't see what's so special about it. It's just a bunch of red trees and grass."

I held up a finger.

"Well, it's not just that."

I point downward.

"Everything down there, trees, grass, everything is made of razor sharp spikes. So everywhere you walk, or if you run into a tree, you stab yourself. Not only that, but you have poisonous creatures and jailors hunting you down and trying to kill you, so you can't just stay in one spot."

Everyone looked up at me, then back down at pit beneath us. Brook shuddered.

"How awful."

Usopp stepped back away from the entrance.

"That's terrible."

Chopper covered his mouth in horror.

"Who would do such a thing? Who would cause pain like this?"

My heart went out to them. They had had no idea what they had gotten themselves into until this point. Robin blinked calmly and stated.

"This isn't getting us anywhere. We need to keep moving so we can save him."

I nod in affirmation. Usopp glanced at Robin in horror.

"So heartless."

Nami nodded.

"Yeah Robin, jeez."

Zoro crossed his arms.

"You all have to be realistic. Luffy can only distract for so long."

Sanji was in Zoro's face in an instant.

"Don't you dare talk to Nami-swan like that."

Zoro rolled his eye and turned to me.

"So, how did Luffy get to the second level?"

I chuckled.

"You will never guess. Buggy helped him."

Zoro and Nami's mouths dropped open, but the others just looked confused. Nami asked in disbelief.

"Buggy? Are you serious?"

I nodded, explaining.

"Only for a treasure map I might add. Anyway, his chop chop fruit allowed him to walk on the spikes no problem."

I lean over, glancing around until I found the pit to the second floor.

"We have to get over to that hole. That is the only escape, to level two."

Brook sighed.

"Yohohoho, it's too bad I still feel pain. I would walk over for you all."

Robin looked around.

"Brook has a point. Which one of us can walk on spikes and not be harmed?"

I nod. That seems the best course of action right now. Zoro shrugged.

"Who cares about some lousy spikes? Let's just walk on them. It won't kill us."

I face-palm and chuckle, remembering how Zoro once tried to cut off his own feet on Little Garden.

"No Zoro, you might need your feet later."

I glanced from all of them, trying to discern who could use their powers to help us through this situation. Not Sanji, or Chopper, or Nami, or Zoro, or Brook, or Usopp could help us. Robin, with her hands possibly? Franky I don't—. Wait a second. I ask the ginormous cyborg.

"Hey Franky, are your feet made of iron too?"

Franky raised his small feet compared to his huge upper body.

"Yeah Rose-sis. Completely cyborg now, remember?"

He paused, and then grinned, as he understood what I was asking.

"Oh yeah Rose-sis. I can walk on the spikes with my super feet, and carry anyone else that needs a ride."

Usopp laughs in relief.

"Well we have that settled."

"Oh, I found you."

We all whipped around to see Luffy running toward us. I feel a flash of alarm. Why is Luffy here? Did he lead to guards to our location? Nami smacks him over the head.

"Baka, what did you do with the guards?"

Luffy rubbed the new bump on his head and pouted.

"I was fighting them just fine, but then they all just left."

I raise my eyebrows. Well that's disturbing. Why would they leave Luffy, the most infamous criminal that practically shattered Impel Down's reputation, to his own devices? I thought about it for a second before I understood their reasoning. Oh, they are getting smarter. Brook asked.

"What does that mean Rose-san?"

I sigh. This is a blessing and a curse. Now we don't have to worry about Luffy, but now that I know what they are doing, it is quite disheartening.

"They know that Luffy would only come here for one reason and one reason only: to bust someone out."

Robin continued.

"They figured that instead of wasting resources on trying to contain Luffy at the first level, they would rather fortify their defense on the levels themselves."

I nod; Robin was getting it. I continue where she left off.

"That way, we fight more enemies the deeper we go, and the more exhausted we become. By the time we get to the lowest level, they will have the largest amount of guards there and we will be too tired to fight anymore."

Sanji stomped a cigarette into the ground.

"They don't know who they are messing with, do they?"

I laughed. They really didn't. Robin smiled.

"Well now we have two people that can walk across spikes."

I narrowed my eyes at her in confusion. Robin pointed to Luffy.

"Haki."

She explained. Ah, that's true. He could us armament haki to protect his feet against the spikes. I chuckle at our good fortune. Zoro sheathed his swords.

"Well, what are we waiting for?"

I nod. Time to move on. We can't spend too much time strategizing. Otherwise, they might catch us.

Franky leapt into the hole without hesitation. I wait and watch as he lands and walks around perfectly fine on the crimson razors. He gives us thumbs up and plants his feet. Oh, we have to jump.

I gulp. It's not like I don't like jumping from high places, but I already made the fatal mistake of looking down. Now I know how far away the floor is. Not to mention, I am jumping for a cyborg to catch me over a floor of spikes. If he drops me…

I glance around and my eyes meet Zoro's. I blink and ask with my eyes for him to help me. Zoro smirks, as always understanding. I may be brave, but I can ask for help with some things.

He makes his way behind me. Robin, Brook, and Luffy have already jumped, landing safely in Franky's huge hands. Luffy is now standing on the spikes as well, his feet black with haki. I feel Zoro behind me, a powerful presence. I tense as he whispers.

"Ready?"

I step back a little.

"Do it when I don't expect it."

I'm not the only one who is chicken. Nami, Usopp, and Chopper are hovering over the edge, fear in their eyes as they look at the drop. Sanji is trying to console Nami, but it isn't working.

"Want me to go with you?"

I shake my head.

"They need help too."

I see him out of the corner of my eye glance at the others and nod.

"Ok, if you are—"

I feel the shove and my stomach drops to my toes as I lose my balance and fall into the hole. I couldn't complain about that because it was just how I wanted it: unexpected. I force my eyes open as I drop like a stone, too stunned to make any noise, to the floor below.

"I got her."

I hear a voice say and then I hit something. I let out a grunt and the something bends but doesn't drop me. I look up and see Luffy's grinning face. He had caught me bridal style.

"Hey Rose."

I grin back with relief.

"Hey, thanks."

I hear several bloodcurdling screams and look up to see Nami, Chopper, and Usopp all falling toward the floor. Luffy dropped me kind of and I grabbed onto his calf like a koala bear. He stretched out his arm and wrapped it around Nami Usopp, and Chopper's waists and lowered them gently to put them on Franky's legs like I was. Chopper was hugging onto Usopp's head and I chuckled a little. Then I heard something else.

"You stupid Marimo. How dare you push Nami-swan?"

Zoro and Sanji are falling out of the sky now. Luffy caught them the same way and set them on Franky's shoulders. Zoro sat cross-legged on Franky's shoulder, while Sanji was practically climbing over Franky's head to kick Zoro in the face. Franky nudged Sanji.

"Hey bro calm down. You might fall off."

Sanji, appeased for the moment, sat down, grumbling. Franky had Nami and Usopp on his calves, with Usopp holding Chopper. He held Brook and Robin in his enormous hands, and both looked completely calm. Zoro and Sanji sat on his shoulders. After Zoro rolled his eye at Sanji's chivalry, he glanced at me. I nodded with a smile, telling him that his push was perfect. Zoro's eye roved over me, making sure I was ok, then smirked back.

I was Luffy's only passenger. I crawled up him to sit on his back piggyback style.

"How is this Luffy?"

He glanced back at me, set his straw-hat on his head, and nodded.

"Perfect Rose. Let's go."

He called to Franky and we started across the floor. I whispered in Luffy's ear.

"Did you see Magellan?"

He shook his head.

"No, I didn't see any of the weird animals or the blugori things. Just normal guards. I didn't even see the pharaoh dude."

So they didn't take my bait at all then. Great. Whatever, I can adapt.

"Magellan resides on the fourth floor. You know, the one with the sea of blood and fire?"

Luffy nodded.

"I remember."

"Can you distract him there?"

Luffy nodded again.

"Yeah sure."

"Can you not get caught?"

Luffy chuckled.

"Of course. We will save Jinbe."

I nod into his shoulder; feeling comforted by his presence and easy sways. I feel like I was in the reverse of this position, a time before aboard Z's ship. I smile at the memory. We won against Z, we won against the World Nobles, and we will win against Impel Down.

We reached the hole to the second floor without any incidents. I made sure to observe and keep watch for any threats but we saw no one, not even prisoners. Beyond the fact that it was beyond strange, I was glad we reached the hole. I stepped off of Luffy's back to stand on the tiny brick barrier between the hole and the rest of the spikes. Everyone else stepped off of Franky as well, thanking the cyborg for the ride.

"Ok, this is the entrance to the second floor."

I explain, pointing to the hole that looked bottomless. Sanji asked.

"What's the second floor like?"

I grin.

"It's the stupidest floor out of all of them. It's the wild beast floor, where mythical creatures try to eat you."

Sanji smirked.

"I can't wait to cook the bastards."

Zoro snorted.

"Probably will taste better raw with your cooking."

"What was that?"

Brook looked at his bony hands.

"You think I will taste good? But I am only bones. Skull Joke! Yohohohohohoho."

I smiled, but tensed as I felt something brush against my waist. I look down and see Luffy's arms wrapping around me. Not only me, but everyone. I decide not to say anything and let them figure it out for themselves. Luffy grinned and yelled.

"Let's go!"

He leapt into the hole, pulling all of us with him. I laugh at the stunned screams and yells as we fall into the darkness. We had conquered level one. Now for level two.