Chapter 4: Rocky Port Incident

Ship heading to Pirate Beehive Island

1 Year Ago...

Trafalgar Water D. Law got onto one of the escape boats with the Polar Tang floating next to it.

"Are you sure, Law?," asked Bepo.

He nodded as he hid as the escape boat arose. Law managed to sneak past the guards. He then glanced into the interior.

This is supposed to be a smuggling vessel...what's with the name- Rock Port?, he thought before seeing the nobles and a king.

This King was a man with an ellipse-shaped head and the hiragana あ (a?) written on his forehead. He has small dot-like eyes and a large nose. He wears an orange-yellow striped suit, a red bow tie, and a purple-green crown.

"Mois-Mois-Mois. How are our guests down below?," the king asked.

"Great King of Terror" Angelmois- King of Moss Kingdom.

"Splendid sir.," a noble said. Law was surprised that royalty was headed to that location. Curious, he went down to the bunker and saw people...chained and in despair.

It wasn't a passenger ship like he thought but a secret trafficking ship. The smell of fear and despair was palpable, seeping into every corner of the cramped space. Law's heart tightened as his eyes fell upon the shackled men, women, and children huddled together.

However, he kept a poker face as the ship arrived at the island as the pirates greeted the nobility and Law silently avoided detection.

"Let's not make this a big deal. You'll be paid handsomely. Where is your leader?," asked Angelmois as he looked around.

"He lets us do what we want...it's almost like he doesn't like doing anything.," said one of the pirates.

"To think he was once a legend...," spoke another with disdain.

Law snuck between buildings, heading to the skull formation in the center. He spotted a slave boy coughing as his pirate taskmaster looked with irritation.

"Huh? What're you doing? Get up!," demanded the pirate as he kicked the boy.

"S-sorry, sure...I caught something...I...I think I'm gonna die soon..," he cried.

"Damn right you are...damaged goods for God's sake.," the pirate complained as he brought a flintlock to potentially gun down the youth.

Feeling a tinge of empathy, Law dropped the subtlety and used "Shambles" to scramble the man's body into a jumbled mess. He then used Room again to remove the ailment.

"Oi, damn kid. Hide somewhere. You're gonna waste the life that's been extended.," Law ordered.

"Thank you sir!" cried the boy as he ran.

"Tch, it creeps me out him saying it like that.," Law said before he noticed some pirates notice him.

"That's Law of the Worst Generation! He'll make a fine bounty to collect!," yelled the apparent boss as they lunged at him.

Law used Amputate to sever the pirates in half with ease as he gritted his teeth, knowing he just brought himself more attention.

"You're going to regret that, you monster!," one pirate screamed.

Law didn't care, they were stepping stones to take down the one he really hated, the Heavenly Demon and if he could by proxy ruin that man's boss, King Beasts' ambition, he'd gladly become a demon to do so.

Within the skull structure, one of the pirates opened the door to see the leader of the island- a towering man wearing bulky golden armor with a long greying beard lying down.

"So even Newgate died...Damn you Zeffy...we're just living hollow lives now...," the man muttered.

"Boss! The Surgeon of Death is on the island!," the pirate explained.

"Oh yeah...those kids who came after Roger's supposed execution...inspired by a goose chase...there's no hope...only a promise of oblivion...," spoke the man as he got up.

"Boss Ochaku!," demanded the pirate. "Please take care of him!"

"Sure. Sure. Sure.," he said as he staggered around, clearly showing signs of being intoxicated with drugs with his pinkish eyes. He got his sword and a shield, walked to the window, and dashed all the way to Law's location.

Law covered his nose and mouth, "So you're Ochaku? Sorry, but I need to take you down so they'll recognize me..."

"They?... Oh, they! They'll keep you around when it's convenient and throw you away once you get rusty. In fact, they plan on purging us all so they can have brainless puppets to control.," explained Ochaku as he swayed around.

"What the fuck are you babbling on about?," asked Law.

"Something you'll find out once you find the Will of D.," explained the man. From his body, emerged golden orbs that sprouted golden iris eyes. Law was bewildered at the sight before noticing the pupils glowing gold.

Law used Room to switch with a thrown debris to avoid the strike just in time. However, he looked with apprehension to see several of these odd orbs already floating where he was now located.

The eyes fired but Law quickly used Radio Knife to use electricity to slice one of them in half to make an exit just in time to land on one of the roofs.

"Bastard...you ate the Eye-Eye Fruit.," Law cursed Ochaku under his breath as he dashed across the rooftops.

"Indeed, its powers allow me to manifest eyes to see everything in a wide radius, see through the eyes of others, see hidden targets, night vision, x-ray vision, foresight vision, see through illusions, cast illusions on others, disrupt the vision of others, use vision to gauge the strengths of others, hypnosis, etc. My Awakening allows for petrification, eye lasers, burning inducement via sight, freezing others via sight, killing via sight, etc.," the boss of Beehive Island explained.

Law's eyes narrowed as he took in the information, his mind racing through the possibilities and potential dangers this fruit could pose.

"The Eye-Eye Fruit, huh? That's quite the handful," Law murmured, his voice tight with determination. "But I'm not just any 'Worst Generation' member. I've got my own devil fruit power to match yours, old man."

"You have spunk and something most pirates nowadays don't have. God, I miss the old days.," Ochaku said before suddenly, he noticed a Marine ship as a pink-haired youth leaped from the bow and prepared a punch.

The young man's body began to freeze when some of the eyes began to glare at him, Law decided to use Room to warp him away before he could entirely freeze.

"Ochaku! You are under arrest!," Koby declared before adding meekly. "P-please don't make a fuss."

"It's those guys who come to leech off me...I got no beef with you.," Ochaku explained.

"Zehahahahaha! But I do!" a familiar voice rang out as a sea-coated ship of logs emerged from the ocean. It was Marshall D. Teach of the Blackbeard Pirates

"He must be HIS kid...," Ochaku muttered, annoyed his singular confrontation was now a free-for-all.

"Oi, kid. Get the civilians outta here.," Law demanded as Koby looked surprised.

"I-I thought you'd benefit from it.," Koby argued to Law. "I was actually here because there's a king in danger-"

"He's the least of your concerns. I'd just check the bunker of his ship to see how innocent he really is.," Law explained.

Koby sighed and frivolously scratched his head in frustration. "I understand, Pirate Law." He turned to the marines behind him, "We need to ensure the safety of the civilians! Get them off the island!"

Zehahaha! This is gonna be my new base.," Teach declared as he left the ship.

"Don't get a swell head this soon.," argued Pizarro.

Teach then lunged at Ochaku, but was burnt by his heat vision. "Oowowowowowowowwow!" Blackbeard screamed.

Law activated ROOM to use Takt to elevate a pirate ship and then fling it towards Ochaku.

"You think I'm going to let you go down so easily?," Law called out, his eyes gleaming with determination.

Ochaku looked up, unfazed by the incoming projectile. The golden eyes on his body swirled around him, creating a shield of pure, blinding light that caused the ship to shatter into splinters before it could even come close.

Just as Ochaku was focusing on this, Koby went in to punch the large man on the right side, causing him to cough up blood. He quickly unsheathed his blade to reveal a permanent black blade as he generated a slash that Koby dodged and continued its momentum for miles.

He must've been trained by Garp. They're fisticuff close range, which is a bad match up for me., thought the pirate before noticing Teach who had recovered using Black Vortex to draw in the pirate as the eyes hidden in the helmet widened as he saw Teach use a familiar white orb around his other arm.

He used his eyes to make Teach see an illusion only he could see, a sea of gold coins surrounding him, enticing him. However, Law was ready and used a short blade of pale green energy before stabbing the man with it. It destroys his victim's internal organs without leaving any external wounds.

Ochaku bled even more as the blade vanished, his body contorting from the pain of Law's internal assault. He recomposed himself as the environment proceeded to generate eyes.

Ochaku bled even more as the blade vanished, his body contorting from the pain of Law's internal assault. He recomposed himself as the environment proceeded to generate eyes to fire from all directions.

However, Teach generated a dark sphere domain around himself and Ochaku that lasted for several moments before it dissipated with the now bloodied man now struggling to stand up in front of Blackbeard who had apparently done something very unusual within it.

"Don't...," Ochaku said.

"Don't kill me?," asked Teach. "Sorry, but this is fate-" Teach gloated before Ochaku headbutted him as he rolled around in pain.

"Don't...think...I'll go down without a fight!" he declared as he posed his sword and shield for an attack.

This continued for several hours as Law took the time to steal the hearts of others for his intended goal, Koby managed to get more slaves freed, and Blackbeard wore down Ochaku.

Eventually, the pirate with his armor broken collapsed against a rocky wall as he looked at the victors.

"You have no idea...maybe one does...but he doesn't look like he's willing to talk about it...of what they are...," explained the pirate.

"What are you talking about?," asked Law before suddenly, everything went monochrome. And something bizarre occurred. In the place of a man named (BEEP) was a giant bipedal chihuahua with small eyes, a runny nose, and shorts. He is clothed on his upper body and wears a tangzhuang. He also wears a chain wrapped around the left hip of his shorts, headphones around his neck, and spiked bracelets.

Teach swore something or someone flew with white wings and the temperature got very chilly. Before they could focus on the ominous tone, they focused on another pirate, a Kano-style pirate apparently named Ochaku.

Before Koby could turn around, Teach used Wolf to place himself within the skull and Law escaped with his heart.

"Zehahahahaha! This is my island now! If ye dare attack-" a voice declared as the island then shook as the Marines retreated with the disgraced king, Angelmois, captured and the Minochihuahua tagging along with them as if preprogrammed to do so.

From that moment, Law would be named a Warlord, Teach establish his new base in preparation for the Payback War, and Koby labeled the Hero.

However, the truth would lost to time...due to the secret of a certain power...

Next Chapter: Secret Loathing

Author Notes: This is how I pictured Ochaku- someone jaded from failing to do what he wanted- not as benign as Whitebeard as he left his men do heinous things without caring while not as megalomaniacal as Kaido or Big Mom- just wallowing his self-pity.

The main takeaway is how he might've been dealt with and that it might tie into the main story.