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El Tigre: Burning Will of D Ch 5

It was night time. Manny and Zoe managed to sneak Rebecca into the castle. Now they were in their temporary room.

"Oh stop grumbling Manny, the plan worked." Zoe said.

Manny was in a sour mood as he carried multiple bags inside.

"Why did I have to carry all these bags?!" Manny grumbled.

Zoe turned to Manny and raised her finger.

"Because, its the job of the husband to carry anything his wife buys."

"WE'RE NOT MARRIED!" Manny shouted.

"Yet...Not yet." Zoe smirked.

Manny groans in frustration.

On his back was a large pink backpack.

"Can you let me out of here?" Rebecca asked.

"Sure." Manny took of his backpack and zipped it open to reveal Rebecca.

"Seriously, was this the only way for me enter here?" Rebecca said.

"No complaining, we got you here and thats all that matters. Now we need to talk about your sleeping arrangements." Zoe said.

"Good idea, where will I sleep?"

"There?" Zoe points to a closet.

Rebecca turns to the closet, then Zoe.

"Your going to make me...Sleep in a closet?!" Rebecca snapped.

"Yes." Zoe answered.

"Why can't I sleep on the bed over there!?" Rebecca points to the queen bed.

"It's already been decided that me and Manny will sleep on the bed together. And nothing will change that." Zoe stated.

"But there's enough space for me to fit!" Rebecca argued.

"And what happens when Sugar comes into our room and see we brought a street urchin while your sleeping? She would definitely make a fuss." Zoe stated.

"Yeah, she wasn't happy when Zoe stowed away." Manny added.

Zoe walked over to Rebecca and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Besides, you've been used sleeping on the cold hard floor on the streets for who knows long, sleeping in the closet is an upgrade." Zoe smiled.

Rebecca glared at Zoe before sighing.

"Alright...But what if this Sugar person checks the closet."

"Already figured that out." Manny stated.

He placed a sign on the closet that said keep out in Spanish.

Rebecca stares at Manny and sweat drops.

"...That's the best you could come up with?" Rebecca asked with doubt.

"Hey, don't argue with my boyfriend. He's the reason why I even allowed you to come here." Zoe stated.

Manny saw his phone ring.

"It's my dad. I got to take this...Hello Dad! Yeah I made to Dresarossa!"

Manny walked away from the girls as he was making a phone call.

"Can I ask you a question Zoe?" Rebecca asked her.

"Sure."

"What's your relationship with Manny?"

"Simple, he's my boyfriend and I'm his girlfriend. We love each other very much!" Zoe stated with a smile.

"It's just that, I feel its more complicated than that." Rebecca said.

"You're right. Truth be told. Manny was raised to be a hero. While my family raised me to be a villain."

Rebecca gasped. "Seriously?!"

"Oh yeah. Our families hated each other. Though mostly its because my mother dated Manny's father and it ended badly." Zoe explained.

"Ended badly how?" Rebecca questioned.

"I don't know. My mom said something about him being too small or something. The details are confusing."

"So do your families know that you two are dating each other?"

"Obviously not."

"Then why date each other if you know that your families hate each other. Aren't you going against your families wishes?"

Zoe then glared hard at Rebecca, making the pink haired girl nervous.

"Don't misunderstand me. I love my family and Manny love his family too. They just don't understand our love to each other. I may be a villain, but I want Manny to be happy. And the same thing applies to Manny. Manny has a dream and I'm going to help him follow it."

"So, what's your dream?" Rebecca asked.

"...My dream?"

"Yeah, what is your hopes and dreams for the future?"

"...To be honest, I really don't know. Ever since I was born, being a villain was something expected of me from my mother and grandmother. Even after meeting Manny, even after we became a couple, its been my dream...But lately, things have changed that is making me reconsider what I want to be." Zoe admitted.

"Well, do you want to know my dream?"

"Sure."

"Then come with me at the stadium tomorrow, there's something I have to show you."

"Yeah yeah Dad, I miss you too. Bye."

Manny ended the phone call.

"Sorry, it was my Dad. Calling to check with me." Manny said.

"Manny, you have a father, what's he like?" Rebecca asked him.

Manny raised an eyebrow. "Where did this come from Rebecca?"

"I...Never knew my father, but I want to know what having a Dad is like." Rebecca told him.

"What's the point? If he never was in your life, then there's no point in thinking of something so trivial." Zoe stated while crossing her arms.

'Right, from what Zoe told me about her father. Her Dad, ran off before she was even born.' Thought Manny.

"Come on Zoe, we don't know anything about Rebecca's past. Let me at least tell her about my Dad." Manny stated and Zoe shrugged her shoulders.

"Alright." Zoe gestured Manny to talk.

"My father, Rudolfo Rivera is an amazing man. He's kind, loyal, strong, and a bit of-Okay he's a complete goofball."

"That's it?" Rebecca was expecting more.

"There's more. If any of his family is danger. He'll drop everything to protect us. I remember this one time where Dad's old sidekick tried to kill me. And he kicked his ass."

"Hey, I remember hearing about some green giant that came to Miracle City. And you were involved with that."

Manny rubbed his head. "Yeah, that was sort of my fault for starting that fight."

Zoe snickered. "Wait seriously?"

"Some guys talked shit about my Dad, thought they were rumors, learned those rumors were true, got angry, came up with a plan, and I'll admit it was a terrible idea. But my Dad saved all of us." Manny said.

"Your right it was stupid, but if some asshole talked bad about my family, I'd be the shit out of that asshole. But you do have anger issues though." Zoe stated.

"I don't have anger issues." Many denied.

"Not what Frida told me."

"Says the woman who beat me up for accidentally looking at a naked woman." Manny shot back.

"YOU DID WHAT?! NO WONDER SHE DID! YOU DESERVED IT!" Rebecca shouted.

"See Manny, she gets it." Zoe smiled. Manny just groans.

"Look Rebecca, when we leave for Miracle City, I can take you to meet my family."

"Really?"

"Sure, I even have a friend that will be happy to give you a home." Manny told her.

"And all I have to do is wait a week?" Rebecca said.

"That and you can't be caught by anyone here. Then you should be fine." Manny said.

"Well, in that case, we better get some rest for tomorrow. Goodnight." Rebecca opened the closet and crawled inside and closed it.

"At least we put a pillow in there." Manny said.


Frida Suarez was bored. It was now Tuesday and she was finished with school for the day.

"Man, without Manny, things are boring. Heck, I would even take hanging out with Zoe just to cure my boredom."

Then Frida did something she would never do, she decided to head to the desert by herself.

Once she was in the desert, she realized there was nothing to do.

"Dang it, why did I think coming here was a good idea...Wait I hear some noise."

Across from her was a town.

"Finally, somewhere interesting."

Frida started running to the town.

"Maybe there's a festival, I hope they sell some churros. I maybe I'll even-Wait a minute this town looks familiar." Frida skids to a hold when she reaches the edge of the town.

Now a town wouldn't make Frida on edge, but the moment Frida saw people with blue skin, rotten teeth, red eyes, and green hair. She immediately remembered this town.

"This is the Town of the Dead!" Terrible memories came into her mind where she was almost turned into a zombie.

Frida then spotted something in the distance.

"Wait...Is that..." Frida took of her book bag and reached for her binoculars.

She saw a cage in the middle of town. But it was whatever was inside the cage that peeked her interests, It was a spherical-shaped golden fruit with a green stem. On its bottom, it has four stubby growths, making the shape resemble a skull. And it had swirls.

"No way...It's a Devil Fruit!" Frida had no idea why the zombies had the fruit in the first place. But it was there.

"A Devil Fruit gave Manny those fire powers. Which means if I eat that, I'll get a power and I'll finally be able to keep up with Manny."

Sure, she got over her fears of being powerless thanks to Manny. But deep down, she still felt like she could help Manny out more other than being a girl with a guitar, and a love for churros.

"I'm thanking whoever made this possible for me for finding that fruit. But I can't go down there. Zombies would be all over me...Unless."

Frida reached into her book bag and pulled out two spray cans and smiled.

"Time to put them to use." She shook the spray cans and sprayed herself.

30 seconds later...

Frida walked into the town filled with zombies. Her skin was sprayed blue while her hair was sprayed green.

'This disguise should help me blend in.' Thought Frida as she made her way to the middle of town where the cage was.

She saw that the cage was small and had a lock.

Frida reached into her pocket and pulled out a hairpin.

She inserted it into the keyhole and starting picking the lock until she heard a click sound and the cage opened.

"Too easy." Frida then grabbed the Devil Fruit and eyed it.

"Finally, I'll be able to gain superpowers and they'll be permanent! Nothing can stop me now!"

"HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?"

'I spoke too soon.'

Frida turned and was startled when a large, bulky zombie guard ran up to her.

"This is where the Devil Fruit should be placed." He said.

"Your guarding this?"

"That's right."

"Then shouldn't you be guarding this?"

"I took an ice cream break ok?"

Frida saw a cone in his hand, but the ice cream wasn't normal. It looked liked a brain that has been turned to mush. He was even licking it!

The sight almost made Frida puke.

"Never mind about that! What do you think you were doing with that Devil Fruit?!"

Frida saw more zombies coming to the commotion. "You see, I'm an inspector. Yeah! I've come to see if this Devil Fruit was good or not!"

Frida lied.

"And what's your name?"

"I'm...Harley...Man...Chester..."

"...Harley Man Chester moved out of town a year ago!"

"DAMN IT!" Frida cursed.

The zombie then sniffed the air.

"Do I smell...Human?"

Frida started sweating. "Human? Of course not. I'm a complete zombie! Just look at my skin! And my hair! I'm a zombie just like you."

"In that case..." The zombie shoved his ice cream to Frida.

"Take a bite." He ordered.

Frida started at the ice cream and paled. If she didn't eat it. They would know she's a human. But she couldn't eat something so disgusting!

'There's only one solution.'

"HEY LOOK, THERE'S A HUMAN OUTSIDE OF TOWN!" Frida points to a random direction.

"BRAINS?! WHERE!?" All the zombies look to where Frida pointed.

Frida threw the ice cream into the green water fountain and immediately put the Devil Fruit in her mouth and swallowed it.

'Ew! Why did have to taste like crap?! How did Manny manage to eat his! Though compared to the brain cream, I picked the right choice.'

"I don't see a human, probably ran after seeing us, in the mean time did you-WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DEVIL FRUIT?!" The guard zombie saw that the Devil Fruit was missing.

"What Devil Fruit?"

"The one that was in your hands!" He argued.

"There's nothing. See?" Frida showed him her hands.

"I don't get it! The only explanation possible is that...You ate it." The guard glared at Frida.

"What? No I didn't it! Where's your evidence saying I did!" Frida argued.

"Alright, if you didn't eat it. Then you wouldn't mind if I opened your stomach. You'll be fine, after all, were zombies and we fell no pain."

Frida paled when she saw the zombie pull out a large rusty sword from his back.

"LOOK! THERE'S ANOTHER HUMAN IN TOWN!"

"REALLY?!" Once again the zombies looked away, this time Frida made a run for it.

"Looks it another human was scared off, in any case we-WHERE DID SHE GO?!"

They all saw Frida running from town.

"AFTER HER!" The zombies cried out as they ran to get Frida.

Frida turned and saw the zombies were chasing her.

"Damn it. If Manny was here, he would've taken care of them. I should be able to outrun them as long as there's no-CLIFF!"

Frida skids to a halt as she sees a cliff. She looks down and saw water. She also notes that it is a long fall down.

"THERE YOU ARE THIEF!"

Frida turned around and saw all the zombies caught up to her.

"You have a lot of explaining to do zombie theft."

Frida saw that she was surrounded.

'There's no way this situation can get any worse.'

The sun's light hit Frida and all the heat caused her paint all over her hair and skin to melt off.

The zombies gasped.

"She's not a zombie...She's Frida Suarez!"

"Frida Suarez?! She's El Tigre's sidekick!"

"Hey! Hang on! I'm much more then El Tigre's sidekick! And you jerks are going to be sorry! I ate your Devil Fruit and now I have superpowers! Take this! Frida Suarez's attack!"

Frida opened her palms, hoping for something to come out.

"..."

Frida looked nervous. "I said...Frida Suarez's attack!"

Frida shook her hands, wanting to shoot out a laser beam or something. But nothing came.

"..."

"Hang on...It's coming to me now!...Yes I can feel it!...Frida Suarez's super duper attack!"

"..."

A tumble weed passed them.

"...AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!"

All the zombies laughed at Frida for her failure. One zombie laughed so hard, his own teeth fell out.

Frida looked at her hands, feeling dejected.

"I don't get it. I ate a Devil Fruit like Manny, why isn't it working for me?"

"Oh, the look on your face is priceless, but unfortunately, you still ate the Devil Fruit. Which means the only way to get out of you, is to kill you so that it can be reborn into this world. But don't worry, we'll turn you into a zombie after we kill you. So its a win, win for everybody!" The zombies approached Frida.

Frida stepped back in fear until she was at the edge of the cliff.

'I'm...Going to die...I'm going to die...I'm...' At that moment, Frida closed her eyes and jumped backwards, leading her to fall from the cliff.

'...Not going to die...I'm going to live for Manny.'

"I can't believe she did it. Should we go after her."

"Nah, that's a long fall. Even if she survives the fall. Thanks to eating the Devil Fruit, she'll drown. So in the end, we still win."

"But the boss is going to be mad."

"Yeah...I'm going to need another cone."

Frida's body hit the cold water. Frida opened her eyes and she saw she was underwater.

'Great! I escaped the zombies. All I have to do know is...Why is everything spinning?'

Frida suddenly felt weak, her eyes were growing heavy. Her mouth was opened as air was leaving her.

'I feel dizzy...So dizzy...I don't know how long I'll last...' She was blacking out. The last thing she saw was a silhouette reaching a hand to her.


Zoe and Rebecca were at the colosseum again. Manny told them he wanted to stay at the castle. So Zoe abided his wishes.

"Why are we here?" Zoe asked.

"Follow me." Rebecca said and Zoe followed through. They made there way past the entrance. Both girls saw gladiators walk into a room. So they followed.

They saw a large door that said Fighters' Preparations Room

Rebecca opened the door and both girls entered the room.

"Woah." Zoe saw lots of adults preparing for their next match. She also saw weapons apart from firearms and armor.

"Amazing right? But that's not why I brought you here." Rebecca said.

"Then why?"

Rebecca walked around until she stopped in front of a statue. It was a man and he looked intimidating.

"That is Kyros the legendary, he has won 3,000 battles in the Colosseum."

"3,000 victories?! That's a number bigger than the amount of churros Suarez has eaten!" Zoe exclaimed.

"Yep, but he is my biggest inspiration. I want to become strong as him so that I can take my revenge against Doflamingo."

Zoe turned to Rebecca. "I'm sorry, can you repeat yourself, it almost sounds like you want to exact vengeance on Doflamingo."

Rebecca stopped smiling. "I do. I can never forgive that horrible man for all he did!"

"Why? What could he had done to you that makes you hate him."

Rebecca placed a hand over her arm. "...I don't like talking about it, but I feel like I can trust you..."

Unknown to them, something was moving above the two.


Manny was in his room, waiting for Rebecca and his girlfriend.

"I wonder how long they are going to take?" Manny asked.

He heard a knock on the door.

"Finally." Manny walked to the door and opened it.

"What took you guys so-Viola?!"

Manny was surprised that the women he accidentally peeked upon was standing in front of him.

She was now wearing a long dress with a black top and a light and frilly bottom. Though the dress did little to hide her cleavage. He even saw her side boobs out in the open!

Manny started blushing, but shook his head. Remembering Zoe's warning.

"Hello Manny."

"W-What are you doing here?" Manny asked.

"Well I was going to go out, but then I realized I had no one to protect me. Usually when I go out, I always have someone on guard. I am a princess after all. And since Doflamingo is out today and most of his officers are occupying him, I don't have anyone. But then I remembered you and you seem tough. So I thought you could do me a favor." Viola explained.

"And why do you need my help? Your a Devil Fruit User, can't you use your powers and sense when people are coming to you?"

"It's not as simple as you think. To use my Devil Fruit abilities, I first have to gestured my hands over my eyes like this."

Viola placed her hands in front of her eyes and opened them.

"Then I stare at the person and I read their mind. Like I'm doing right now."

Once again, Viola was looking into Manny's mind, not much was different from yesterday except for...Wait...

Viola gasped as she saw a girl Manny's age in his mind. It wouldn't be something important except for her face.

'No way...She looks just like...But it couldn't be...'

Viola stopped as she immediately grabbed Manny's shoulder. Manny looked up and was confused seeing Viola's frightened face.

"I looked into your mind as saw that girl!...What is her name!?" Viola demanded, though she sounded tense.

"Rebecca." Manny answered.

Viola then released her hands from Manny's shoulder as she turns around while covering her mouth. Tears falling from her eyes.

'She's alive...My niece is still alive!'

She then wiped her eyes as she scowled.

'That bastard Doflamingo lied to me!...Now that I know Rebecca is still alive...Wait...'

Viola turned back to Manny.

"Where's Rebecca!?" Viola questioned.

"She's at the colosseum with Zoe." Manny answered. Though he flinched when he saw Viola's angry expression.

"YOU LEFT MY NIECE ALONE?!" Viola cried out, but that made Manny's eyes widen.

"Rebecca's your niece?! Then why was she living as a street urchin before we found her?!" Manny retorted.

Viola then realized she blurted out that information.

"I'll...Explain everything as soon as we find them! They're in danger!" Viola told him with a grim expression.

Manny didn't need to be a genius to figure out when a situation is dire. He spun his belt and turned into El Tigre.

"I have a method to get us there faster." Manny told Viola as both of them ran out of the castle.

"So what's the faster way of getting us to them." Viola wondered.

Manny smiles as he launched his left hand as a grappling hook, wrapping Viola around.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" Viola screamed.

Manny used his other hand as a grabbling hook as it clutched to a building.

Manny swings while Viola screams in panic. Just as they almost approached the building, Manny released his hand and swung it to another building, and he proceeded to do the same thing over and over.

"Man I love this type of travel right Viola!?" Manny chirped, Viola was still screaming.

Eventually they made it to the colosseum.

Manny released Viola.

"There, we made it!"

Manny was then grabbed by Viola who had a tick mark on her head.

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't beat the living hell out of you for that stunt?"

Manny had a smug smile. "Because if you do, then I would be unconscious and you would have to face whoever is after Rebecca alone." Manny answered.

"Your a little smartass aren't you?" Viola drops Manny as they both entered the colosseum.

"I've never asked, but how did you meet my niece." Viola asked Manny.

"Oh, me and Zoe were here yesterday when she snagged my wallet, we chased her down, learned about her situation, and decided to take her back to Miracle City!"

Manny then turned to Viola and sputtered. "I mean...Since she's your niece you-"

Viola smiled. "No, its best if you take Rebecca away from Dressarosa. I'm actually happy you found her...I'm also sad to learn that she's been living alone ever since...Rebecca needs to leave this island." Viola said.

"Right...I don't mean to intrude, but something is telling me that there's more to this story right?" Manny asked.

Viola frowns. "Yes...But let's focus on finding Rebecca..." 'Besides my father, she's the only family I have left.'

Manny and Viola looked everywhere, but they couldn't find them. They even asked some people, but they didn't get answers. Now, Viola could've used her Devil Fruit to pry into the people's mind, but she didn't want to look suspicious, plus with Doflamingo, it didn't hurt to be careful.

"Wait! I can just call Zoe on my phone!" Manny stated as he pulled out his phone.

Viola snapped her head and stared at Manny.

"You mean to tell me you could've called her this whole time?!" Viola seethed.

"Yeah." Manny said nonchalantly.

"THEN WHY THE HELL DIDN'T YOU DO THAT WHEN WE WERE IN THE CASTLE?!" Viola angrily questioned.

"...I just forgot."

WHAM

Manny was now sporting a lump on his head as it was smoking.

'Do angry women know how to break my Logia defense?' Thought Manny.

A few seconds later.

Manny's was calling Zoe.

"And your sure she'll pick up?" Viola asked.

"Yep, Zoe never ignores a text or call from me. One time I tried to call her while she was at the pool. Long story short, her phone had to be doused in rice." Manny said.

"Hello this is Zoe Avres..."

"Yes! Zoe its me Manny, where are you and Rebecca?!"

"...This is a voicemail. If this is anyone else except for Manny D Riveras, my parents, or even Suarez...Go fuck yourself."

Manny ended the call as his eyes widen in panic.

"This is bad, Zoe would never ignore my calls! Something bad is going!" Manny stated in worry.

"Let's return to the castle!" Viola stated franticly.

Manny grabbed Viola's arm as he ran as fast as he could out of the colosseum and to the castle.

As soon as they made it to the castle, they immediately entered Manny's room.

"Okay! Okay! My girlfriend and new friend were taken by someone, no big deal, we just need to find who took them and why."

A weird ringing sound was heard in the room. They both turned to the snail who was making weird ringing sounds.

Manny walked to the Den Den Mushi and picked up where he needed to speak. Even by his standards, Manny found it weird.

"Hello?"

"Manny D Rivera." It was Doflamingo's voice.

"Meet me in the fifth floor, and bring Viola too." Viola gasped in shock.

'How did...'

"Don't be late Manny."

And the call ended.

"...Well shit." Manny cursed.


"Ugh...Where am I?" Frida Suarez opened her eyes and noticed that her back was relaxing on something so soft.

Frida stood up and saw that she was in some type of golden fancy room. The bed she was laying on was king sized, the blankets were red, but the sheets were blue. She eyed a large golden door with pictures of whales painted on it.

Speaking of which, the door opened and she saw a girl in a maid's outfit with blue hair.

"Oh!...Your awake...That's a relief" The maid said in a meek voice.

"Umm...Who are you and why am I here?" Frida asked.

"My master saw you were drowning so he brought you back to the surface and gave you cpr. He saved your life but you were still unconscious, so he brought you to our home until you woke up." The maid answered.

Now it was all coming back to Frida, she stole and ate that stupid Devil Fruit, jumped into the ocean, and almost drowned. While she didn't like to hear that her lips were taken by someone who wasn't Manny, the person saved her life. She could overlook that fact.

"My master also brought your stuff into his room. You can go ahead and head to the dining room. Just go straight and take a second left. I'll let my master know your awake." The maid said as she closed the door.

Frida turned and saw her book bag was there and dry!

Frida grabbed her backpack and walked out of the room.

"Wow...This place is huge." Frida admired how most of what he saw was gold. Even the windows.

She then saw large statues of underwater animals such as a whale, octopus, even a shark.

Frida found herself to the kitchen. She was surprised to see how spacious it was as a large table was there. Across from the table, was the kitchen. Frida found a seat and sat at the table.

She turned and was flabbergasted as she saw a giant aquarium where she saw so many sea animals.

'Okay, just meet the guy who saved your life, and go.'

Suddenly a door opened across from Frida.

"Hello Frida Suarez." A boy walked to the table with a smile. He took a seat. Frida immediately recognized him.

"Let me introduce myself, I'm Poseidon the 3rd." Poseidon III introduced himself.

Frida did not expect this. She had seen him before and she didn't think much of himself until he heard from her boyfriend what that asshole is really like. But then it clicked for her, she's in a situation where one wrong decision could be fatal for her, and the worst part is, Manny couldn't get her out of this like the zombie situation earlier. For know, she had to thread carefully.

Frida smiled nervously. "Oh? Nice to meet you. May I ask how you know about me?"

"Duh, your El Tigre's sidekick. Me and my friends have noticed." Poseidon III said.

"I wouldn't say I'm his sidekick, were friends actually." Frida corrected.

"Whatever makes you sleep better at night. Anyway I hope your hungry because I know had my maid make us some wonderful lunch."

"Oh, is it churros?" Frida guessed.

"Ha! Your funny."

The door opened and the same maid walked in pushing a food cart.

"Serve Frida first." Poseidon III ordered.

"Yes master."

The maid turned to Frida.

"Here is hand-breaded calamari as an appetizer, for the main course, lobster with filet mignon and steamed broccoli, and for dessert, chocolate mousse." The maid gave Frida the fancy food.

"Oh wow...Thank you. Did you make all of this because this looks wonderful."

"Thank you, and yes I did make them by myself, I had to follow some recipes in order to-"

"Maid! Just serve me my food and get the hell out! No one wants to hear what you've done in the kitchen!" Poseidon III interrupted harshly.

"Forgive me!" She replied meekly as she walks to Poseidon III and serve him his food and left the room.

"Dude, you don't need to yell at your maid." Frida said.

"Of course I do, I'm in charge. And that stupid bitch does that sometimes whenever she talks about something instead of doing her damn job. I have to keep them in line." Poseidon III argued.

That made Frida mad, but she didn't say anything. 'That ungrateful asshole.'

"Perhaps you can tell me what you were doing in the water?" Poseidon III asked.

"Yeah...You see I wanted to see if I could dive off a cliff and could, but I managed to knock myself unconscious upon impact in the water."

"Well that was pretty stupid, your lucky that this handsome devil happen to be swimming where you were otherwise you would've landed a one way trip to the Land of the Dead!" He stated while laughing.

'Yeah, for real this time...' "Anyway I really appreciate you saving my life, and this looks amazing, but I think I'd better head out, my family is probably looking for me by now." Frida told him.

"Hold it." Poseidon III stood up and walked up to Frida.

"I did save your life so I think I should earn a reward...A kiss from me." He grinned.

'You got to be kidding me!' "But didn't you kiss me when you did cpr on me?" Frida asked.

"No, you were unconscious! So that didn't count! I want you to press your lips into mine!" Poseidon III demanded.

"But here's the thing...I'm saving my first kiss for someone special..." Frida told Poseidon III.

He then snorts. "You mean Manny D. Rivera?! Your better off kissing a donkey than that idiot!"

"Hey! Don't insult Manny, he is my...Best friend!" Frida was now mad.

"Why are you defending that loser! All that idiot ever does is cause problems in Miracle City like sinking that golden cruise ship, or bringing a chupacabra, and one time, he brought a literal giant to Miracle City!"

"But its not like he does all those things on purpose! And he has done more good than bad!" Frida argued.

Frida then stands up.

"I do appreciate you saving my life, but I believe this is where we part ways." Frida turned around and was about to leave when Poseidon III grabbed her arm.

"Now listen here girly! I could've left you to die! But I didn't! And I want my compensation! So you will pucker up or else...You won't be walking home without your legs!" He threatened in a dark tone.

Frida's eyes widen.

"You can't threaten me, your a hero!" Frida stated.

"So? That just means I can do whatever the hell I want! You know, your not the first girl who rejected me, look over there.

Frida looked up to see that another maid was on a platform holding a white bag with something red inside. She tossed it into the aquarium and not long after, a couple of sharks bit into what was in the white bag. What startled Frida was the amount of red that was in the water where the sharks were biting.

"That was the last girl who rejected me. Said I was rude and controlling. So I cut off her arms, legs, and head! Now my sharks are eating her! Isn't that hilarious!" He chuckled darkly.

Frida was astonished by this.

"What the hell is wrong with you?! Your parents allow you to do this?!" Frida angrily replied.

"Of course they do! It's not like they can stop me! My father retired early because he couldn't use the Trident anymore, and my mother wouldn't even think of attacking me or I would kill that bitch!" He explained.

"My father is head police! I can have him-"

"Do what exactly?" Poseidon III leaned closer to Frida.

"I can order all my sea animals to just crush, chew, and tear him and the police apart. And even if he would contact the Hero League, my family is respected there! So they won't do shit to me!"

Poseidon III pulled Frida closer to his face.

"Now I want your lips or I'll cut off your limbs!"

"Please stop! If you don't I'll...I'll"

"YOU'LL WHAT BITCH?! CRY TO MANNY D. RIVERA?! THAT IDIOT IS OUT IN MIRACLE CITY SO THERE'S NO ONE TO SAVE-"

A pan clunked him on the head, making Poseidon III fall to the ground, unconscious, letting go of Frida.

Frida saw it was the same maid that served her, holding a pan.

"Are you alright?" The maid asked.

"Thank you for saving me. But why did you do that?"

"I'm sick of seeing Ma-Poseidon III do this to every girl he brings into this deathtrap of a mansion...The last girl he killed was your age...This family is messed up and I blame my grandfather for it."

"Wait, grandfather?"

"Yes. I'm Poseidon III's older sister..."

"...WHAT?!" Frida stated, flabbergasted. But Frida looked at her, and realized they share the same features, light blue hair and blue eyes.

"It's the truth. My grandfather, the first Poseidon was a famous hero in Miracle City. But what really made him famous was the Trident he possessed. It granted him powers such as manipulating water and controlling sea animals. He then figured the reason he was able to use it to full capacity was because he was a male. So he made this ridiculous tradition where any male born in this family would become a superhero and inherit the Trident. And as those born as females...They become maids that serve Poseidon and any male that follows him. So we are reduced to nothing but slaves in this house."

Frida was disgusted by this. How could anyone get away with doing something so horrible. And the worst part is, nobody did anything to stop this insanity.

"Don't worry about me, please escape before Poseidon III wakes up. The exit is downstairs and it is a large door bigger than his bedroom door. Please hurry!" The maid told Frida.

Frida nods. "What's your name?"

The maid smiles. "Wendy."

"Thank you Wendy." Frida ran out of the kitchen.

Not long after, Poseidon woke up, groaning.

"Ugh...What the hell happened...Frida?! WHERE THE HELL DID SHE GO?!"

"I let her escape." Poseidon turned to his older sister. He eyed the pan in her hand and it didn't take him long to put two and two together.

"You...You DARE knock me out and let the bitch escape!...This...Was your last strike!" Poseidon pulled his trident and aimed at her.

Wendy just glared at him. "I'm no longer afraid of you...Little brat."

"DDDIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Frida managed to escape the mansion while panting.

"Okay...Not how I wanted to spend my Tuesday...Oh, not much time has passed, thank god...I'm definitely telling Manny this when he returns...Oh shit, Poseidon III KISSED me...I'm going to have to eat a thousand churros in order for me to forget that."

Frida then ran away from the Poseidon Household.

"YOU!" Poseidon III screamed at another maid.

"Yes master?"

"Clean up the mess in the kitchen!" The maid noticed that there was blood dripping on the trident. He walked away from the maid.

The maid entered the kitchen and saw her sister laying in a pool of blood. With three holes stabbed to her torso.

She walked to Wendy and crouched down.

"...You idiot...You shouldn't have stood up to him...You've seen what he's capable of..." She said in a low voice while tears streamed down her face.


Manny and Viola entered the 5th floor. He saw Doflamingo sitting on a throne with his legs crossed.

"Ah! Manny D. Rivera and my lovely Viola."

Viola glared at the man. "Cut the crap Doflamingo, why did you call us here?" Viola demanded. Doflamingo noticed the anger in her tone and just laughed.

"What's wrong Viola, its like you found out that your older sister is alive...Oh wait, she's dead! HAHAHAHAHA!"

Viola clenched her fists.

Doflamingo stopped laughing. "Alright, I'll cut to the chase. Have you both heard of Gran Tesoro?"

Manny looked confused but Viola knew. "It is known as the largest entertainment city in the entire world."

"Correct! And the person in charge of Gran Tesoro is Gild Tesoro himself! Also known as the Casino King!"

"What does it have to do with us?" Manny asked.

Doflamingo grinned. "So glad you asked. A week ago, one of my spies caught wind that Gild was going to come and attack Dressarosa. Now this wouldn't be an issue as I can easily handle him, but he has something that might change that...Pure Gold."

Viola gasped while Manny raised an eyebrow.

"I thought it was a myth." Viola said.

"Me too, but I saw what it looked like. Here." Doflamingo tossed a picture where Manny caught it.

It was a small egg-shaped golden orb.

"Pure Gold has the ability to make anyone who touches it immortal. Meaning that the person can live forever and never die."

Now it was Manny's turn to gasp.

"Something like that actually exists?!" Manny exclaimed.

"Yes. And that bastard Gild wants to use it before coming to Dressarosa. That's where you come in El Tigre. Your mission is to steal the Pure Gold from Gild and bring it back to Dressarosa."

"...So you want me to steal something from some Casino King so you can have it?"

"Is there are problem?" Doflamingo questioned.

"Um yeah! Why me specifically?! Why not send someone else to do your dirty work?!" Manny argued.

"Hehehe...I'm aware of your special skills...How else were you able to invade "The Underground". I also know your capable of breaking into places while being undetected which is very convenient."

"...And what happens if this Gild Tesoro catches me."

"Ah, I heard he turns people into gold thanks to his Devil Fruit."

"Huh?"

"Yes, he has a Devil Fruit that can manipulate gold. Heard he has suffocated people using gold that pissed him off."

'I'm positive he wants to kill me now. But see it as he is in charge of me, I can't decline.'

"Alright, I'll get it done."

"Good! Because if you don't..." Doflamingo snapped his fingers. From the floor, two familiar people appeared.

"ZOE/REBECCA!" Manny and Viola screamed.

Both girls were tied by ropes as each one has a gag in their mouthes.

"I was really surprised to find out Scarlett's daughter was still alive. Regardless, I couldn't help but feel you two needed a much needed family reunion.

Manny was now angry as he realized Doflamingo kidnapped his girlfriend and his new friend.

"Let them go!" Manny demanded.

Doflamingo jumps in front of Manny and leans down towards him.

"And if I don't? What the hell are you going to do exactly? Beat me? Don't make me laugh!" Doflaimgo taunted Manny.

As much as he wanted to, Manny still had that feeling he felt the first time they met, something was telling him that fighting him right now would result in his death.

Manny says nothing and Doflamingo snorts. "That's what I thought. Now, Gild plans on using the Pure Gold on Friday, Midnight. Stop him before then, and I'll let them go...Fail...And you'll get them back in pieces. Hehehe..."

Manny turned to Zoe and Rebecca who couldn't say anything.

"I'll save you guys, this I swear!" Manny turned to Doflamingo.

'He won't get away with this!'

"Manny, please leave, I want to have a chat with Viola here." Doflamingo ordered him.

Manny turned to Viola and nods. Manny leaves the room.

Later...

It was night time.

Manny was in his room, staring at the ceiling.

He heard his phone ring. He picked it up.

"Hey Frida!"

"Hey Manny! How are you?! How's Dressarosa?!" Frida asked.

Manny perked up. "Oh! I'm doing great! Dressarosa is really like Zoe said it was, the perfect honeymoon!"

"Really? Too bad she ain't with you am I right?!" Frida chuckled.

"...Yeah, that would be crazy if she was here!" Manny said nervously.

"...Listen Manny, the reason I'm calling you is because...I ate a Devil Fruit." Frida answered.

"Wait...YOU DID!?"

"Yep! You won't believe where I found it, the Town of the Dead!"

"WHAT?! FRIDA! YOU WENT THERE?! ARE YOU INSANE?!" Manny exclaimed in concern.

"Relax, I didn't get bitten or anything! They just had the fruit waiting to be eaten by me!...I gotten out there without the zombies even noticing!" Frida said, though she lied about the last part.

"As long as you are fine. Just don't do anything stupid. I'm not here to protect you like always Frida." Manny said.

"Yeah...I actually don't know what ability the Devil Fruit I ate had."

"That's okay, we'll figure it out when I get back."

"Speaking of which, how's it going so far?"

"...I have a mission tomorrow, I'm stealing something important from a villain to save Dressarosa!" Manny lied.

"Oh wow, you know Manny, I'm really proud of you. Lately, you've been doing things that no one that you could do." Frida said.

"Yeah..."

"...Just remember that I'll love you no matter what you do. You need some rest for your big day tomorrow! Goodbye!" And Frida endede the call.

Manny laid down and stared at the ceiling again.

A small smile crept his face.

"Don't worry Frida, I'm going to save them, and we'll all see each other in Miracle City!"


Chapter End

Author's Notes: I hoped you all liked this chapter. So Gild Tersoro is a movie villain so he'll be present in the next chapter. Also, Frida ate Brook's Devil Fruit, so you know how its going to activate...So expect something dark later. Next chapter, Manny goes to Gran Tersoro, until then, Scourge7 is out!