sarge1130 - I'm happy that you like the lighter chapter, I love write funny things as much as I like to write angst. More funnier chapters will come, hope you like this chapter as well.
Girl-luvs-manga - This will include a little of Zosan, some hints.
SEllen23 - XD I'm so happy that i loved the previous chapters, hope you like this one as well.
Hello! It took me a while, but I'm back!
Think of this fic as if it have arcs, the memory arc is over, now is the Bonney arc and then the last arc.
Hope you guys like this chapter. Thanks for all reviews and comments!
"How long did it take for him to wake up in the past?" Chopper asked to the Heart Pirates.
"Three days ..." said Bepo.
"But he only began to act normally after a week." Penguin said looking at Law.
"You guys know what really happened? What Doflamingo did to him? Or what he was trying to do?"
Chopper asked because he needed more information, just by a quick examination he knew it was serious, but without the proper equipment there was no way for him to know how to proceed.
"We know, it was the Captain who told us what Doflamingo intended to do."
Chopper looked confused, how Law had told to them what happened? Hadn't he forgotten everything?
Sachi appeared to read Chopper's mind and said "I know it sounds weird, but he analyzed the symptoms and come up with his own diagnosis."
Chopper checked Law's eyes, his pupils were dilated, he had a slightly elevated temperature, but his breathing and heartbeat were normal.
"What were the symptoms?"
"He complained about headache ..." Sachi said
"… He cried! ..." Penguin interrupted and Sachi looked at him mentally shouting 'shut up!'
"... As I said ..." Sachi angrily glanced at Penguin before returning his gaze to Chopper. "... Headaches, followed by nosebleeds, some blood vessels burst in his eyes and ear too, making them bleed but to a lesser extent ... he had spasms, his eyes rolled back and he started choking on his own saliva, he lost control of ... aaaahh ... you know ... those things ... "Sachi was feeling awkward telling those things to the Straw Hat's doctor.
Chopper realizing the fellow pirate embarrassment to report what happened to his captain lifted a paw asking him to stop.
"I have understood the symptoms; you don't need to tell me more than you already have. After that he was three days unconscious and only returned to act normally after a week, isn't it?"
"Yes." All three pirates agreed.
"You said that Doflamingo had something sticking on Law's nostril, isn't?"
"Yes."
"Huuum. There isn't much I can do, what was done was done, but painkillers will be good, he also should avoid physical exertion or stress."
Chopper put a damp cloth in Law's forehead and jumped out of the bed, walking towards Luffy when he remembered something and stopped to ask the Heart Pirates one more thing.
"And after he came back normal? There is no surprise or event that we should know about?"
"No." Bepo was adamant.
Sachi and Penguin however exchanged glances before informing Chopper something they considered important.
"Everything was back to normal, but, well ... we spent a time hidden and after that we started our adventure, that was when Law and Doflamingo meet each other again."
"WHAT?!" Chopper said in shock, after everything that happened, after what they saw when they came in contact with Doflamingo, who is crazy to allow those two to be in the same room?
"Law had forgotten much of what happened and we didn't want him to remember, neither we nor Doflamingo." Penguin crestfallen said.
"He found us, what more could we do? In the end we were in the North Blue, with a crew of only four people of which only Bepo and our Captain know what is to be a pirate. We needed help and their relationship may not be good, but everyone was trying to be civil. We agreed on sporadic encounters, no persecution or threats, in the end he actually helped us a lot." Sachi said somewhat embarrassed
"How could you do this?"
Everyone looked surprised at Luffy who was standing there next to them.
Bepo decided to speak, he knew that Luffy was worried about Law, perhaps more than as a nakama, but he was Law's friend too, his first friend and he was also concerned – for more that he respect the Straw Hat Captain, the man didn't know what they have gone through, he didn't know how that decision had not been easy for any of them.
"You know how Doflamingo is, what he is capable of doing, he would find us, kill us and take the Captain back that alone was a fate worse than death. But whatever he did on that room that day, it wiped out some of the Captain's memories. The captain still didn't like him, still hating him for what he was done, but he lost most of his fear of him. Doflamingo saw this as a way to try a rapprochement, we saw it as a miracle ..."
"YOU LET MINGO GET NEAR HIM AGAIN! AFTER ALL THAT WAS HAPPENED!" Luffy was furious, aren't they Torao's friends? How could they do this to him?
"THAT WAS WHAT THE CAPTAIN WOULD HAVE WANTED! HE WANTED TO PUT AN END TO DOFLAMINGO'S REIGN!" Sachi then took a deep breath to calm himself and then continued "But after all that has happened we knew that he couldn't do it anymore, Doflamingo had won, after all those years living with him, hurting him physically and psychology, he left our Captain terrified of him, for more that he put his mask on, we know that he couldn't lift a finger against Doflamingo. But in the moment he forgot, he regained his courage. "Sachi said nervously.
"None of us would let him remember, neither we nor Doflamingo." Penguin said confident looking directly into Luffy's eyes.
"I know it sounds cruel, but he's my friend, I didn't want him to suffer and those memories would only hurt him. They would not bring anything good, you saw it, what is happening is proof enough. It is better he didn't know, he would be better off not to remembering and if you try to make him remember I'll smash you. "
Luffy didn't agree but he understood, everyone there had understood, and they all were equally surprised by Bepo's attitude, he was finally looking like a polar bear weighing 1 ton and not a life-size stuffed animal.
Usopp and Brook had nothing against the Heart Pirates decision, but they were prepared to protect their captain if necessary - they knew that there were two different views and two persons, or better, a mink and a person willing to punch whoever thinks otherwise.
Bonney in turn didn't care, all that drama because of Trafalgar – for all she knew, she was sure he had a good life with the Warlord, after all, he got everything he wanted, the best education, the best presents, everything that the money could buy, and she saw how the Warlord spoke about him, he was clearly in love with him and still Trafalgar went out terrorizing people - she didn't care about him, she needed only the information.
And taking advantage of the turmoil she pulled away and saw a small book, she discreetly got close to pick it up when Sanji took it first.
He raised his eyes and saw Bonney, his eyes immediately turned into hearts and he started to spinning around her.
"Oh my ray of sunshine. What do you want?"
"The book that is in your hand." She said angry.
"But of course, take it ..."
"Buuáááááhhh ..."
Sanji stopped halfway and shook the baby who was on his lap.
"Ochi Ochi Ochi, I'm here, baby! She's not evil, she is just a beautiful girl that I'm talking to, soon I'll give you attention, okay."
But was soon as Sanji moved to give the book to her, the baby cried. Sanji looked at Bonney and then at the baby. He shook book on his hand and the baby smiled, his tiny hands stretching to grab the book.
Sanji smiled to the scene – he wasn't overly fond of children, but that baby was quite nice, and the ladies loves a man with a child…
"I'm sorry, Miss…." He said and turned his attention to the baby "Aaah you want the book, don't you? Where is the book? It's here!" Sanji played with the baby without a care in the world, ignoring the woman and contradicting his initial thought.
Bonney was irritated, that wasn't what she read and heard about the StrawHat's cook, he is supposed to be a ladies man, obsessed with women that would do anything for them, and not ignore one in favor of a kid.
She gritted her teeth and jump on Sanji when Zoro drew his sword and pointed it at her.
"Want to see who is faster?" He smirked.
"Stop threatening her, Shitty Marimo." Sanji kicked the sword and Bonney took advantage to almost touch him.
But before she could do anything, her feet and arms were grabbed by hands that appeared from out of nowhere, she moved her hand to touch that strange hands when something hit her head.
"Robin-swan, Nami-chan! What was that?!"
"She was trying to touch you, Sanji!"
"Oh my God, Nami-chan is worried about me, don't worry this body is just for you and Robin-swan to touch!"
"As if they would want to touch you, baka." Zoro said.
"How is it, Marimo? I am very desired!"
"By men and okamas?" Zoro raised an eyebrow and smirked, his posture clearly provocative.
"I'll kick your ass so hard that my shoe will come out of your mouth!"
"You can try, little flower!"
"Buaááhhh"
Sanji stopped without giving any sign of doing so, just to shake the baby and Zoro hit him squarely in the head - to the astonishment of the two.
"Why did you hit me?" Sanji looked at him, his eyes wide open, a small part of his forehead and cheek already slightly red from the impact.
Zoro looked at the cook with huge eyes, he was surprised, Sanji normally would have blocked such attack, but now all he see is those blue eyes accusing him, Sanji's face already showing signs of the impact, while he brought the baby close to him, turning the child's face and protecting the baby against Zoro! - Zoro felt like he committed the worst of the crimes and he didn't understand why, maybe it was because there's a kid involved?
"S-So ... why did you stop so suddenly? W-Why didn't you blocked? It's not my fault that you dropped your guard!"
Sanji frowned and turned his back to Zoro.
"Let's find something for you to drink, baby, this neanderthal is bad influence for you."
"But ... I ... Shitty Cook come back here ... aaah." Zoro gave up and went to another corner of the room, sat there and decided to ignore everything.
Nami looked at them and put her hand on her forehead - these two really were a headache, two big idiots.
"Fufufufuu ..." Robin laughed softly until Franky stopped near her and drew her attention to something.
"Don't you think it strange that the baby was so interested in that small book?"
Robin looked at him and thought for a while.
"It wasn't a very unusual behavior for a baby, but he wasn't paying attention to it until Sanji decided to give it to Bonney, maybe some memory from his adult self remained intact?
"Maybe…"
They look at each other and without saying a thing they went to talk to their friends, Robin went to Sanji, Franky went to Luffy.
"Oie, Luffy!"
Luffy who was angry and staring at the Heart Pirates turned to Franky and abruptly said.
"What?"
"What happened before we arrive?"
Luffy looked confused, and then Bepo answered.
"Law was telling us something, and some man wrote down some things on paper."
Luffy finally seemed to understand what the question was about and gave his help to Franky put together the events.
"Torao was very ill, and he said some strange things, like Doflamingo wanting to take down the Yonkos, kill him, get undead and hide the Ope Ope."
Undead? Was Luffy trying to say immortal?
Anyway, that was very succinct, but Franky was satisfied.
On the other side of the room Robin talked to Sanji.
"A rare gift you have, Cook-san."
"Oh, that's nothing." Sanji said smiling and blushing.
"Are you with book? The one that the baby like so much."
Sanji took the book from inside his suit and handed it to her.
"He is so happy with the book, found it strange but he is quietly when it is close to him."
Robin muttered as she quickly read the book.
"There's something strange in it?" Sanji asked.
"Not strange but revealing. Apparently the help of this little baby didn't come from the kindness of his heart."
"What is written there?"
"I believe it to be everything Traffy said, plus some other information about the Yonkos Kaido and BigMom."
Bonney who was awake, decided to stay still pretending to be unconscious, as she suspected the Marine was already there and probably was closer to them than she imagined.
She have to be fast and get out of there, but she also need the information.
It wasn't what she wanted but it was the best she could do at the moment.
Stay still and pretending.
She knew that if she stay quiet, they would eventually reveal what she wanted to know, so she would get the up and ran away.
The Straw Hats would be good bait to the Marine and she would use it to disappear again.
But her plans were interrupted when a familiar voice questioned.
"Bepo? Where are we and who is these people?"