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Chapter List
- 16
- 17
- 18
Author�s Note:
Uwah! Chapter 17! XD Oh,
and I lied�I found a use for Desini after all, haha�even
if it is small. I really hope you all enjoy it!

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Chapter 17: A Tyrant�s
Reign Comes To An End

Opening his
eyes slowly, D looked around, and clenched his teeth at the unbearable noise.
His head was throbbing.

"You can't
do that?!"

Blinking, D
shifted his eyes up at the back that was turned to him.

"Why
not?!"

Frowning
deeply, he just continued to listen.

"We can't
just let him go free, Nami. He's uncontrollable and dangerous..."

He was having
trouble figuring out who was speaking. They both sounded like him...

"But if
you turn him over in his world, they'll kill him!!"

He frowned
deeper, close to a scowl.

"She's
right. We can't just let him die..."

Blinking a bit,
he tried to see around the body. It was her voice. 'Must be the other orange haired woman...'

"N...Do
you think he gave a second thought to the people he's hurt or killed?"

He almost
snorted at that. He definitely didn't give a second thought. He tilted his head
a bit at the long silence.

"But..."

"But
nothin'!! We aren't lettin' 'im
go free!! Not after all he's done!! How can you say that
after what he did to you?!"

"But
Luffy! You don't understand! You don't know all he's been through!"

D's eyes widened
immediately as his lips parted.

"You don't
know how much he's suffered! He-"

"Don't you
dare say another fucking word, bitch!!"

Gasping,
everyone jumped, and quickly looked over at him, Nami moving out of the way of
him.

"Don't you
say another fucking word..." D warned as he
glared at her hatefully.

�

Tearing up, her
expression turned sad. "But..." She whispered as she lowered her
gaze.

"Don't but
me...What the fuck do you think you're doing? I don't
fucking want your sympathy, or your help, bitch�" D said in a low, hateful
voice as he glared at her.

Coming up
quickly, Luffy kicked him in the face. Gasping, Nami jumped and turned to him
in wide eyed disbelief. "Luffy!!" She cried.

�Gungh!� D exclaimed as he clenched his teeth,
he could immediately taste blood.

"Don't
talk to her that way, you asshole!" Luffy yelled angrily. Quite frankly,
he was sick of this man. He was disgusted by him and hated that Nami kept trying
to defend him.

Spitting out
blood from the kick, D just chuckled up at Luffy with a smirk. "You know,
I'm getting the distinct feeling you don't like me."

Growling, Luffy
went for another attack as he bared his teeth. However, L grabbed him from behind.
"Oi, oi...Just ignore him...Don't let him get
to you..."

Still
chuckling, D then shifted his eyes to L, and then back at Luffy. "You
should listen to your lady friend...You shouldn't let me get to you..."

Twitching,
L slowly turned to him with a cold, wide eyed, angry glare, or at least with
his one eye, his other eye still patched up. "Stop it, please!" Nami
cried as she stepped in front of D, facing Luffy and L. Then she turned to D.

D�s
expression had turned back into a glare as he tried to sit up. Luffy frowned
deeply at her back. �Why do you keep protecting him?!�

Whirling
around, she frowned. �Because! I feel he needs it!�

�I
don�t need a damn thing from you, bitch!�

�Shut
up!� Luffy yelled at D before turning back to Nami. �Why?!�

�Because I don�t want him to die! If I let you do what you
both want to do, that�s what�s going to happen to him!� She yelled back,
starting to tear up more as she did.

�Why do you care so much?!�

�Because I do!�

N
frowned as she looked between the two, L joining her frown. Then N turned to L.
�Luffy please��

Turning
to N, his frown deepened. �N�he will only continue to hurt people�I don�t
understand��

�He�s
you, Luffy�because he�s you�� N said as she felt tears sting her eyes.

Making
a small noise, L�s lips parted as he frowned. �What�?� He whispered as he
looked at her in confusion.

�I
don�t want him to die either�� N whispered in return.

Growling
a bit, Luffy looked away from N, to Nami and then to D in a deep, displeased
frown. D was frowning angrily at N. �What the fuck are you talking about?� He
asked as he then looked at Nami.

Squeezing
her eyes tightly, Nami then turned to look down at D. He looked completely
unhappy, but still a bit confused as to why these women cared so damn much. �We
can�t let him go free, Nami�and we�re not. We�re taking him back, we�re turning
him in, and we�re doing it now.� Luffy said with his frown.

Opening
her eyes slowly, she stared down at D, who stared back up at her with his
confused, displeased frown. She knew she couldn�t convince Luffy or L to change
their minds. She walked up to him, and then dropped to her knees. Then she
threw her arms around him, pulling him to her tightly. One of her arms hugged
his head to her cheek, as the other wrapped around his shoulders.

Luffy�s
eyes widened as he made a loud exclamation in the back of his throat as he
watched, L having the exact same reaction. N gasped quietly before frowning
sadly.

D�s
eyes also widened in shock before frowning and shifting his eyes to her, �What
the fuck are you doing?!�

Closing
her eyes tightly, she moved her lips closer to his ear. �I know you may never
get this chance�but if you manage to survive�I hope you find some happiness�You
don�t have to fight anymore��She whispered next to his ear. He furrowed his
brows as he shifted his eyes away from her. Then she opened her eyes slowly.
�She will care�I know she will��Find her�� She continued in a whisper before
cupping the back of his head and pulling back enough to kiss the corner of his mouth.
His eyes widened as he shifted his eyes back to her, exhaling and inhaling
quickly and quietly. Then she quickly got up, turning and making her way off
deck, without looking at anyone.

Luffy
made another loud exclamation when she kissed him. Then he scowled as he
watched her pass him. �Nami�� He called, but she refused to look at him,
continuing off deck.

D
only watched her walk away wide eyed before his lips quirked in a bit of a
smirk. Then he threw his head back and bellowed in laughter. Turning back to D,
Luffy�s scowl deepened as he bared his teeth. He hadn�t heard a word Nami had
spoken to him, but yet he was laughing at her. Squeezing her eyes tightly to
his horrible laughter, Nami quickened her pace off deck, keeping her eyes
concealed behind her hair.

�You�bastard��
Luffy seethed in an angry growl through clenched teeth as he scowled at D.

L
was also frowning at him angrily. Closing her eyes, N turned, and walked away.
She knew that she and Nami had failed to convince them. However, she knew they
were right. There was no way he could be set free, but she couldn�t watch when
they decided to take him away. Turning as N began to walk away, L�s expression
turned a bit concerned as he watched her walk away. Then he turned back to D
with deeper brows.

�Oops,
sorry, you�re not jealous are you?� D asked Luffy as he continued to laugh.

Clenching
his teeth tight enough to hear the friction in his head, he bared his teeth at
D in his anger. Then he took a few deep breaths. �Let�s go�� He finally said in
a shaky, restrained voice. He was more than ready to be rid of the bastard.

L
turned to Nate and nodded. Coming forward on his crutches, he then knelt down
awkwardly in front of D. D glared at him hatefully. �Little pussy�� He seethed
angrily at the betrayer. He should have known better. He couldn�t trust anyone,
and everyone always betrayed him.

Ignoring
him, Nate placed a hand on his shoulder and closed his eyes. �Don�t touch me!�
D yelled angrily as he tried to move away.

However,
Luffy and L held him in place for Nate. Clenching his eyes tighter, he gripped
D�s shoulder tighter before finally opening his eyes. Then he got up, with
Luffy�s help, and then spread his arms out. �Cross Dimensional Portal!�

In
front of them, a door way was opened, and on the other side, was a completely
different world. �Wow�� L breathed as he stared through the door.

Clenching
his teeth, D bared his teeth at the familiar world on the other side, a place
he had never wanted to see again. �I think this is it�� Nate said as he blinked
at it.

Turning
to D, Luffy stared at him coldly before kneeling in front of him. Then he
grinned. �Time to go�� He said as he pulled out a cloth from his pocket.

�You
stupid son of a-mmmgh�.� D started before Luffy
gagged his mouth with the cloth.

�Now,
now�There�s no need for such nastiness, shishishi!� Luffy
teased as he kept his grin.

Lips
quirking at the corner, L tried to stomp down the smile he was
wanting to display. �Shall we then?�

�Aa!� Luffy replied as he lifted up D, throwing him over his shoulder
roughly.

�Gumgh!� D exclaimed through the
rag angrily as he squirmed around.

�Oi! Stop moving!� Luffy yelled as he punched his side.

Looking
through the opening, all three blinked at the other world before L slowly made
his way through. Taking a deep breath, Luffy followed, Nate just behind him. As
soon as they went through, the door closed behind them.

Looking
around wide eyed, Luffy�s lips parted in awe.

�It�s
so different�.� L whispered as he also looked around.

�It�s
kinda�dark here�� Nate remarked as he frowned and looked up at the dark, cloudy
sky. All the buildings were dark, and plain, made of only brick, glass and
concrete with no real design to them. There was smog every where, completely
covering the sky above.

D
looked around with a scowl on his face. He hated it here, always have, always
will. �Is this the right place?� Luffy asked with a frown.

�Well,
it�s as dark as he is�� L said quietly as he looked towards the town. �Wow�� He
breathed.

Luffy
followed his gaze as his jaw dropped. �That�s so cool! What is it?!�

�I
have no idea�It looks like�some kind of mode of transportation�� L said as he
walked up to it.

�Trans-what?� Luffy asked as one side of his nose quirked. Then he
pulled D from off his shoulder and sat him facing it. �What is that?!�

Blinking,
D frowned at what he was facing before raising a brow. He was just looking at a
chay. His eyes narrowed as he mumbled against the gag. Turning to him with wide
blank eyes, Luffy tilted his head.

�Eh?
Sorry, I couldn�t hear you?� Luffy said as he grinned down at D.

Narrowing
his eyes further, he gave Luffy a glare to let him know what he thought of him.
Chuckling, Luffy finally knelt down to remove the gag. �Fuck you��

Clicking
his tongue as he shook his head, Luffy gave him a displeased frown. �That�s not
very nice.�

Scoffing,
D rose up his brow further. �Nice�? I�ll show you nice, you-mmgh!�

�Shishishi!� Luffy laughed as he placed the gag back over his mouth. Then he looked back around. �Oh look!
There�s a smaller one! I wonder what they�re called!�

Suddenly, a man
walked out and pulled out a device that opened the vehicle. �Oi!�
Luffy called as he made his way to the man with a grin.

The man looked
up and then paled visibly as he dropped his device. �Y-Y-Y-You!!�
He screamed as he quickly turned and ran away.

�Eh?� Luffy
questioned as he tilted his head in confusion.

�This is his
world Luffy�He�s probably got all these people scared�You look just like him,
remember?� L said as he walked up beside him.

�Oh, right��
Luffy said as he drooped a bit. He had wanted to know what the thing was
called. Turning to it, he regained his grin. It was open. �Shishishi!�
He laughed as he immediately went to it and climbed inside.

Blinking, D�s
eyes widened. He was right in front of the damn thing... �Mmmgh!!�

Frowning a bit,
L turned to D�s sudden muffled cries. Then he blinked and looked over at the
vehicle and then back at D. Chuckling, he made his way to D and lifted him up.
�Alright, alright�No need to get worked up�You don�t need to be scared. I won�t
let the big, bad vehicle run you over�Or Luffy�for that matter��

�Fugh Mou!!�

Continuing to
chuckle, he threw him to the side none to nicely. �This is s-o cool!!� Luffy
exclaimed as he moved from one thing to the other inside. �I wanna ride it!�

Crawling back
to the door, massive grin in place, Luffy looked over at D. �You know how to
work this thing?!�

Blinking at him
slowly with a frown, D just rolled his eyes to the side. �Idiot...�

Pursing his
lips, he then went back inside. �Oi, Luffy�We really should be getting him to
where he needs to go�We shouldn�t really be out in the open�� L said as he
tilted his head and rose up a brow at Luffy�s obvious glee from the vehicle.

Pouting, Luffy
stayed right where he was. �I wanna ride it��

Bringing his
brows together, L blinked at Luffy in confused disbelief. �Uh�.�

Also blinking,
Nate looked to each Luffy. Each one was so incredibly different. Frowning, L
then crossed his arms. �Luffy�we need to turn him in�Besides,
this vehicle doesn�t belong to you�Out!�

Pursing his
lips in a deeper pout, Luffy finally climbed out sullenly. �You�re no fun�� He
mumbled as he went and lifted D up as if he were nothing but baggage.

�Hmm ha a mmmgh�� D mumbled curses as the
air was knocked out of him.

�Sorry, can�t
hear you!� Luffy said with a grin and chuckle. Pulling his tied up legs back, D
then rammed his knees into Luffy�s gut. �Gah! You bastard!� He yelled angrily as he punched his side hard.

�Gungh!�

�Try that
again!� Luffy yelled as he pursed his lips.

�I wonder where
we can find the marine base�� L said aloud as he looked around.

�Maybe I can
ask someone�� Nate said as he looked around at the empty streets. �If we can
find someone��

�Well�if we can
find someone, we will make ourselves scarce so we don�t scare them off�� L said
as he looked all around them. �Maybe we should try moving deeper in��

�Yosh!� Luffy exclaimed as he headed across the
street. �Let�s go this way!�

�Oi, Luffy�be
careful not to scare anyone away�� L said as he frowned, but followed his
counterpart and friend.

As they
continued to walk, they could finally make out a busy street in the distance.
Many of the same big, two wheeled vehicles passing by quickly as well as some
of the smaller ones and even some bigger. �So cool!�
Luffy exclaimed with stars in his eyes.

�You really are
easily amused and awed�aren�t you�?� L asked with narrowed, beady eyes in discontentment.

Nate smiled
nervously at them, but finding them rather amusing. D�s expression especially
as he hung over Luffy�s shoulder with bored eyes in un-amusement. �Anyways�we should hide here until Nate can ask�� L
said as he motioned to an alley near the busy street.

Pouting, Luffy
turned to the alley, and then to the busy street. Rolling his eyes, Nate stepped
forward on his crutches. �I will make sure to ask that too�� He said as he
chuckled at Luffy.

Grinning, Luffy
nodded in satisfaction as he followed L into the alley. Continuing forward,
Nate glanced around at all the people walking down the street. �Um�excuse me��
He called out, but was completely ignored. Frowning, he stepped forward more.
�Excuse me!� He called out louder to a man that past.

Frowning down
at him, the man kept going. �You�re excused, little shrimp!�

Blinking, his
eyes widened. �What the�?� He said in disbelief. �What a shitty place...�

Frowning, he
finally tripped another man with his crutches. �Gah!�
The man exclaimed as he hit the ground. Everyone else just stepped around him. �What the hell?!� He yelled in anger as he looked up at Nate.

�Well, it seems
it�s the only way to get someone�s attention around here! Where
the hell is the marine base?!�

�Why the hell
do you wanna know where that is?!�

�Why
the hell do you care why I wanna know?! Answer the damn question!�

�Fine, just follow
this road straight down that way�You�ll get to it eventually�Yeesh�� The man finally replied as he stood up and kept
going.

�Thank you!�
Nate yelled in his own irritation. The man only snorted in reply. Turning, Nate
made his way back with a frown. �What the hell is wrong with these people? No
wonder why that Luffy�s so shitty��

�Excuse me,
sir�?�

Blinking, Nate
turned to the voice. �Ah?�

�I�m really
sorry about that�I heard you ask politely for directions�I know a lot of people
from this town can be pretty rude�The man actually gave you the wrong
directions�� A young woman said as she smiled.

Blinking a bit,
his lips parted in disbelief before he frowned. �Son of a�� He breathed in
irritation.

�I can take you
to where you need to go��

Shifting his
eyes to behind him, he then looked back at her. �Uh�That sounds great�but I
don�t think its necessary�Maybe you can just tell me?�

The dark haired
beauty with turquoise
eyes blinked at him curiously. �Hmm�Ya got somethin� ta
hide, little man?�

Frowning, Nate pursed his lips a bit. �Little
man?!�

Giggling a bit, she brought a knuckle to her lips. �You
know, you�re cute.�

�Ah!� Nate exclaimed as his eyes widened before he frowned
and his cheeks flushed deeply. She only smiled sweetly in return. �Look, can I
just get the directions�please�?�

Smiling wider, she leaned forwards towards him, which caused
him to stumble back with wide eyes, and then she quirked a brow. �Now I know
you�re hiding something��

�W-What?! Why
would I hide something from you?!� He asked with his own raised brow.
She was confusing him.

Grinning, she then leaned back. �Because, a cute girl is
offering to take you to where you need to go, has called you cute, but yet you
still won�t let her take you��

�Ah�� His jaw dropped a bit as he stared at her. It was
true, she was quite beautiful. Then he frowned again, forcing the blush away.
He had to get rid of her some how. �It�s got nothing� to do with that�I really
need to know where the base is. Can you tell me or not?�

Pouting prettily, the girl crossed her arms. Then she tilted
her head before regarding him seriously. She could tell it was really important
for him to find the base and that he was most definitely hiding something. Her
curiosity was eating at her. She had to find out what he was hiding and why.

�To tell you the truth�even if I told you, you still might
get lost trying to find it. If you try asking for directions again, it�s very
unlikely anyone would be kind enough to tell you. This is not a very friendly
town.� She explained.

Exhaling roughly, Nate frowned up at her. �Then, why are
you?�

�I�m not from here, and I know what it�s like. I can also
tell you�re not from around here. I just want to help. It seems pretty
important that you get to the base. I want to make sure you get there.�

Furrowing his brows in a bit of surprise, he blinked at the
girl. �It is important�� Then he almost snorted at the �you�re not from around
here� comment. �You have no idea��

Nodding, she continued to regard him seriously. �Also, you
have someone with you�Otherwise you would have just headed in the direction the
man had told you. Is it someone with a bounty? Someone you don�t want anyone to
see?�

Frowning further, he moved back from her in caution. She
only smiled. �I thought so. You can�t defend against people alone in your
state.�

�I�m not alone, and that actually wasn�t what I was worried
about�No one will try and take this bounty�Least of all you��

She laughed. �I don�t want to take your bounty from you. I
just want to help, I promise.�

Scoffing, he pursed his lips slightly. �You wouldn�t be able
to anyway�Fine�It seems I can�t get rid of you anyway��

�Nope!� She replied with a grin.

�You have to promise something though��

Losing her grin, she blinked at him. �Promise something?�

�Yes, promise something.�

�Alright...what�s the promise?�

�You have to promise not to freak out, scream, or try and
run away�We really need to know where the base is��

She quirked a brow as she stared at him wide eyed. �Why
would I do any of those things�?�

Shrugging, Nate then turned, but didn�t start walking yet.
�Do you promise?�

�Of course I promise��

Sighing, he finally started forward. �Okay��

Frowning, she followed behind him. She was curious as to way
she had to make such a promise. After walking a ways, Nate stopped. �Wait right
there��

Stopping, she blinked as she watched him head for an
alleyway. Luffy perked when he saw Nate appear in the opening. �Oi!�

�Hold it!� Nate said as he held up a hand.

�Eh?� Luffy questioned as he tilted his head, L blinking at
Nate.

�Did you find out where the base is at, Nate?� L asked as he
frowned.

�And what are those weird things called?!�

Blinking, the girl�s eyes widened as she heard the voice
from inside. It was the exact same voice, only at different volumes. It also
some how sounded different. At one time, it sounded calm, and the other was
more excited. Taking a small step forward, she was more than curious as to who
was inside.

�I kinda found out where it is�� Nate said as he frowned.

�Kinda, what do you mean kinda?�

�You didn�t ask about the weird things?!�

L drooped as he turned to Luffy. �Luffy, this isn�t the time
for this�?�

�But I wanna know!�

Gasping, her eyes widened further. �Luffy?!�

Nate quickly perked, his eyes widening as he turned to the
girl. �Wait, wait!�

�Who was that?!�

First of all�she recognized the name Luffy. Second, there
were two separate people in there with the exact same voice. She knew two
people conversing when she heard one. That or the person in there was completely
insane. Backing up slightly, she felt her heart pounding before she gave a bit
of a laugh.

�That�s not Luffy�in there�� She said, wanting to reassure
herself as she took another step back.

�You promised not to freak out, scream, or run away! Remember?!�

�Nate, what�s going on?!� L asked, becoming a little
concerned.

�They won�t hurt you, I promise!�

�H-Hurt me�?� She whispered. �They?�

�You promised to take us to the base!�

�Nate.� L called as he frowned.

Turning to L, Nate frowned a bit. �These people here aren�t
very nice. This girl offered to help us get to the base. Other wise, we may
never find it�� Then Nate turned back to the girl. �Are you gonna go back on
your promise?�

Taking a few deep, shaky breaths, she finally shook her head
no. Releasing his breath in relief, he then turned back to Luffy and L.
�Alright, let�s go.�

Still frowning, L made his way out first. Luffy, still with
a pout, followed. Gasping slowly, her eyes widened when two men, one holding
another came out of the alley way. Then both turned to her, one with a frown, and
the other with a displeased pout.

�Oh my�� She breathed as she took another step back. �It-It
really is�Monkey �The Demon Fist� Luffy�� She whispered as her face paled. Then
her eyes shifted to L, whose other eye was still bandaged. Her eyes widened
further. �T-Two�of them��

Both blinked as they�re eyes widened. �Demon
Fist?� Both asked at the same time.

Then suddenly they could hear chuckles coming from behind
them. Frowning, Luffy punched D�s side. �Shut it!�

�Gugh!� D
exclaimed as he began to struggle against Luffy, getting angry.

�Knock it off, jerk!�

�We need to get him to the marine base. Can you take us?
Obviously, as you can see, we can�t travel out in the open.� L explained to the
girl calmly.

�Take who�?� She asked in a quiet voice.

Luffy and L looked at one another before Luffy turned,
revealing a very miffed third Luffy. He glared back at the girl coldly.
Gasping, she took a step back, realizing he
was The Demon Fist. Blinking, she felt her heart pounding even more.

�What�s going on�?� She whispered as she looked back up at
Luffy and L.

Sighing, Nate stepped forward. �Look, we are obviously not
from here right? You said so yourself. To put it more accurately, we�re not
even from this world, or dimension�rather. I made the mistake of coming through
here when I was running from this Luffy here��He explained as he pointed to L.
�He�� He started as he pointed to D, �came through my portal and we all ended
up in this Luffy�s world.� He finished as he pointed to Luffy.

Trying to take it all in, she followed his motions as she
furrowed her brows. �It took three of them, to take out just this psychotic
asshole�and now we wanna turn him in�� Nate finished as he glared at D, who
glared back.

�So�then�you two�aren�t�bad?� She asked L and Luffy.

�Nope!� Luffy replied with a grin.

�Actually, I�m a marine where I�m from�� L replied with a
smile.

She could immediately tell the difference between them. She
finally managed a smile. �I see��

�Ne, ne!�
Luffy exclaimed as he stepped forward, which startled her, making her take a
step back. �What are those neat things called?!� He
asked as he pointed to the busy street.

Turning, she blinked at the many passing vehicles before
turning back to him. �You mean the chays?� She asked
as she pointed a thumb behind her.

�Chays?!
Is that what those neat vicles are called?!�

�Vehicles��

�Whatever�� Luffy said as he pouted at L.

Blinking, she stared at Luffy in disbelief. �Okay�They�re really�different��

�I wanna ride one!�

�Luffy, this isn�t the time! We need to turn him in and then
go home!� L said in irritation.

�But this is the only time we ever get to come here! I may
never get a chance to ride one again! Yeesh, you�re
just like Nami!�

L stared at him for awhile with his frown and slightly
puffed cheeks. �Aah!� He cried out in frustration as he lifted up his arms.

She couldn�t help but to release a giggle at them. She liked
these two, her anxiety and fear leaving her immediately. �I have a rick that I can give you a ride on later��

Luffy turned to her with wide eyes, and a bit confused.
�Rick�?�

�That�s right. My rick�It�s short for carrick. It�s a
smaller version of the chay. Chay is also short for chaise. It�s how we get
around. I didn�t need the bigger vehicle, so I just rented a rick. I�d be more than willing to give you a ride,
although, I�m surprised you don�t have anything like it where you�re from�� The
girl explained with a raised brow.

�Nope! We don�t have anything like
�em! They�re so cool! Ne�what�s your name anyways?�
Luffy asked as he tilted his head.

�Oh, right! I already know yours, so I kinda forgot to give
mine. My name�s Desini. It�s nice to meet you�Luffy�� She said before turning
to L. �, and Luffy�� She continued with a small laugh, and then she turned to
Nate. �And you are?�

�Nate��

She smiled and gave a small noise in amusement at his still
remaining pout. �It�s nice to meet you Nate.� She said in a soft voice, which
caused him another blush and to turn away.

�Nice to meet you Desini!�

�Actually, you can call me L.� L said as he bowed to her.

�Oh, well that makes it less confusing.� She said as she
turned her smile on them, and then she perked. �Oh right! The base! It�s this
way. We can travel through the alley ways to keep a low profile.� She continued
as she turned down the alley they had been hiding in, all three followed behind
her.

After a many turns and straighaways, which seemed to last
forever, she finally stopped across from a large building. There was a massive fence
surrounding it as well. �Here we are�� She said with a bit if a frown.

�Nah�This place isn�t gloomy at all�� Nate said quietly in
sarcasm as he narrowed his eyes at the building.

Smiling, Desini turned to look at him as she gave a quiet,
breathy laugh. She was rewarded with another blush and frown as he looked away
from her and to the building. �So, how do we do this?� He asked quietly.

�Hmm�� L hummed as he looked around. �I wonder who is
stationed here.� He asked, more to himself. D turned himself so he could see
the place, narrowing his eyes into a further glare.

�It might be a bad idea if either of you goes in there�� She
said as she frowned at L.

�I have to�I have to make sure he�s set into the right
hands�� L replied, still looking over the place.

�What does it matter�? He�s going to die either way�He�s
done a lot of bad things�killed a lot of people�Everyone knows his name, his
face�He has another name besides Demon Fist�The Nightmare�He�s the most feared
man in the world�Quite frankly, I�m terrified to be so close to him�I haven�t
stopped thinking about that the moment I saw him�� She explained in an
emotionless voice.

Frowning deeply, all three turned to look at her.

�He�s also the most hated�� She continued as she turned to
look at D with a frown. He only scoffed at her with amused eyes. Sighing, she
turned away from him and back to the place.

�I still wouldn�t feel right unless I�m the one who did
it�We have to get in some how, even if we have to sneak inside��

She turned to L with a frown. �It�s not going to be easy��

�I know it won�t be�However, we have to try.� L said as he
scoped the entire vicinity of the base. �There�� He said after awhile as he
pointed somewhere towards the base. �It�s our best bet�The sun is about to set,
we will wait until night fall�It will give me more time to study it.�

Still frowning, Desini nodded, not seeing any other way to
convince him other wise. Everyone sat down, Luffy throwing D against the wall
of the building and causing him to grunt. As they sat and watched the sun set,
L tilted his head to the side before turning to Nate. �I�ve been meaning to
ask��

Blinking, Nate turned to him in question. �Hmm?�

�Okay, actually, I have a lot of questions for you��

Scoffing a bit, Nate had been expecting the questions sooner
or later. �Alright��

�I�m gonna start with this one first�How did you come across
all of us?�

Taking a breath in thought, Nate leaned his head back
against the wall. �Wave patterns��

�Wave patterns?� L repeated in question as he frowned and
raised a brow.

�Your wave patterns are pretty strong�When I�m in a rush,
nervous, or anxious�I tend to follow the same wave patterns unintentionally.
It�s kinda of hard to explain�but, it�s how I was able to bring Nami to you
when she wanted to see you�I followed his wave length to you�� Nate explained
as he shifted his eyes to D. Then he looked away. �When I�m not in a hurry, I
can also match that pattern to the world itself.�

�I think I understand�� L said as he put a hand to his chin
in thought. Luffy quirked a brow in confusion, he didn�t get it at all.

�It also helps to be in contact with the pattern. That�s how
I was able to find his world again.�

�I see�That makes sense.�

Luffy still didn�t get it�

�Second question��

�Alright��

�We�re all connected, aren�t we?�

�Connected?� Nate frowned, confused by his question.

�With our counterparts�We can feel each other�We can sense things about each other��

�I honestly don�t know�I�ve never actually come into contact
with myself�Why do you ask?�

�Well, when we first met each other, Luffy and I�I could
sense that he was a good person�When we first met him,� L explained as he
nodded to D, �we could tell he wasn�t good, and that he was far stronger than
us. Also�there were times�during the ordeal where�We would get�emotional.
Unexplainably so�For instance, Luffy and I got extremely angry at one point,
and N, which is my Nami, broke down. I think that it�s possible at the time, he
was very angry, and Nami was very sad��

D furrowed his brows. He remembered getting angry, and the
orange haired woman crying because of him. L turned to D, just as D furrowed
his brows. D turned away from him as he furrowed his brows deeper. Also
frowning deeply, Luffy turned to D. �You made her sad�?� He seethed under his
breath.

�It�s just a theory Luffy��

D scoffed again as he smiled through the gag. Baring his
teeth, Luffy went to him, lifting him up by the front of his vest. �You made
her sad!!� Luffy yelled angrily.

Blinking, Desini felt a rush of fear as she moved away from
the men. Only chuckles could be heard behind the gag. Growling, he slammed D
against the building wall. �Guh!� D exclaimed through
the gag, but still kept laughing.

�What did you do to her?!�

�Calm down Luffy�� L said as he quickly stood to go to him.

�How can you ask me to calm down?!
He hurt her! He made her sad! N was really sad that day�and it was just from us
having been angry�I can�t imagine what he had done to make her so sad�What did
you do to her?� Luffy seethed angrily. N had also been crying�Had he made Nami
cry. However, he only got amusement out of the other man as he just continued
to laugh at Luffy. �You bastard!�

�Luffy, calm down!� L yelled as he
grabbed Luffy and pulled him away from D, tossing D none too gently to the
side, causing him to grunt again.

�Look, he�s just trying to get under your skin, and you�re
letting him! You know he won�t answer you�We can always ask Nami when we get
back��

Feeling herself calm down a bit, Desini settled back down,
but kept her eyes on them. All the things they were talking about were
completely confusing to her. She also wondered about this �Nami� person. She
seemed pretty important�It also seemed like there were two of them.

Finally relaxing, Luffy frowned at L before nodding slowly.
Then he turned and plopped down next to Nate.

After the sun finally set, they all began to make their
move. Running up to the fence as quickly as possible, L crouched low, bringing
out his clasped hands for Desini to jump up and over the fence. Then he helped
Nate over before he and Luffy stretched up and over.

The continued until
they made their way inside, making their way up stairs as well. They cautiously
snuck around, not even sure what they were looking for. �Where are we going?�
Desini whispered as she looked at L.

�I don�t
know�Hold it!� L replied in a loud whisper as he held Desini to the wall,
everyone else following suit. Suddenly, a few marines walked by. D turned so he
could see, and then he smirked as he began to scream against his gag.

Eyes widening,
everyone turned to him. He began to chuckle behind the gag.

�You hear
somethin�?�

�I think
so�Let�s go check it out��

As soon as the
marines turned the corner, they didn�t see anything. �Hmm...guess
it was nothing��

A few feet
away, L peered around another corner, making sure they weren�t following,
before turning a cold glare on D. �You asshole�� He seethed under his breath. D
only smirked in return in his amusement. Grinding his teeth, L pulled back his
arm, punching D in the face. �Try that again�� He warned.

�Guh!� D cried out as his head snapped to the
left, but still continued his chuckles.

�Okay, this is
going to prove to be a bit more difficult�� Nate said as he glared at D.

Looking around,
L froze as he stared up at a door. Then his eyes widened. �Jii-chan�� He
whispered to himself.

Both D and
Luffy turned to him, Luffy with wide blank eyes, D with a wide eyed frown. Then
both looked up at the door.

Suddenly, more
voices could be heard, fast approaching. Gasping, Desini turned to the voices.
�I know that voice�� She whispered.

�Yeah, so do we�� L replied as he turned towards the other hallway, but
didn�t look. �They�re coming this way��

�I�ll distract
them�� She said as she stood.

L quickly
reached up, grabbing her hand. �Wait��

�It�s okay��
She said, interrupting him. �I won�t get into trouble.� She said as she smiled
down at him.

�Let me come
with you�It�s best I�m not caught either, and I can�t
run like this. If they think I�m with you, we should be fine.� Nate said.

L then turned
to Nate. �Be ready to open a portal out of here.�

Nodding, Nate
stood up, and then both quickly made their way around the corner.

�Hello!�

Turning to the
door, L quickly got up and opened it quietly, ushering Luffy inside. He closed
the door quietly and slowly, and then turned to Luffy. �We should just leave
him in here. Jii-chan would know what to do with him��

Frowning, Luffy
looked around at everything. Turning to the desk, he noticed a picture with his
Jii-chan in it. He wasn�t smiling. His Jii-chan always smiled, or rather
grinned. His expression completely lacked any kind of joy. �What is this
place�?� He whispered to himself.

L stopped and
looked over at Luffy with a frown. �What?�

Releasing his
breath, he tried to shrug it off, shaking his head as he tossed D onto the
floor. ��It�s nothing�� He replied
quietly.

D�s eyes seemed
to flare and light up at the image of Garp on the desk. However, it was a light
so hateful and full of malice. Suddenly, he began to struggle and cry out
against his gag and restraints. His eyes were massive and crazed. Both frowned,
not recognizing the look he was giving. It was different from the looks he had
given them before. Luffy actually shivered as he looked away. He was unsure of
it, and didn�t really understand it. He also didn�t want to. This world gave
him bad vibe, and he wanted to be away from it as soon as possible.

�We should go��
L said.

Nodding, Luffy
turned to L. �Aa�� He agreed as he made his way to him.

As soon as L
opened the door, however, more voices could be heard approaching. L quickly,
but quietly closed the door again. Closing his eyes, L just hoped it wasn�t
there that they were going to. The voices seemed to stay where they were for
awhile. Then L turned to D, who had stopped moving. He was facing forward and
breathing heavily. He was a bit confused by his behavior. Turning, he looked at
the picture Luffy had been looking at before, and then frowned. The voices
didn�t seem to be moving at all.

L shifted his
eyes back and forth between D and the picture. D had yet to remove his eyes
from it. Turning to the door, the voices still talking, he then turned back to
the picture, making his way to it. Luffy blinked as he watched L. Stopping in
front of it, L frowned, noticing the lack of cheerfulness in it. Then he picked
it up before turning to look at D. His eyes were wide and crazed as they
remained on that image. Walking forward, he knelt in front of D, moving the
picture to in front of him.

This caused D
to inhale sharply as he leaned back, his eyes widening further and sweat
beading down his face. Then his expression turned dark as he scowled angrily at
it before shifting his eyes to L. His eyes were full of hatred.

�Hate him that
much, do you�?� L asked as he frowned deeply at him.
He really wanted to know what had happened between them. He had mentioned about
his Jii-chan having turned his back on his family. His Jii-chan would never do
that.

Remaining
quiet, D only continued to glare at L hatefully, not making a sound. Suddenly,
the voices became louder as the approached the room. �Both Luffy and L quickly looked towards the
door with wide eyes. Then Luffy turned to L with his wide eyes.

�We need to get
out of here!� L exclaimed in a loud whisper as he turned to the single window
in the room. �The window!� He quickly exclaimed as he
rushed to it and opened it. Luffy quickly made his way to L, but turned and
gave D one more frown. D only lifted his chin into the air as he glared at
Luffy coldly. Huffing, Luffy quickly turned and made his way out, behind L.
Both climbed down the wall to the ground below.

Nate and Desini
were already below waiting on them on the other side of the fence. They had
been escorted out. Turning, Nate then quickly spread out his arms as he closed
his eyes. �Cross�.Dimensional Portal.�

The door to
Garp�s office opened, and Garp as well as Jin stepped inside. Garp immediately
froze at the sight in front of him. D quickly turned to see Garp in the
doorway. His scowl turned deep as he glared at his grandfather hatefully, sweat
beading down his face. Furrowing his brows deeply, he then looked up at the
open window. Going to it quickly, he looked down below. L and Luffy were just
reaching the bottom, both running towards Nate and Desini on the other side of
the fence.

Blinking,
Garp�s lips parted as he stared down at them in shock. Jin came up beside him
and looked down as well. �Oi!� He called out.

Both L and
Luffy inhaled sharply as they turned to look up. Garp�s eyes widened further,
as did Jin�s. �What the�?� Jin breathed in disbelief.

Suddenly,
marines began to flood the courtyard. Both Luffy and L stared up at Garp for a
long while before turning and running the rest of the way to Nate, who had
already opened a door. �Let them go�� Garp told Jin quietly as he watched them
run.

�But�� Jin said
before frowning and sighing. Then he turned to back to the window. �Leave
them!� He called down to the marines below.

Both Luffy and
L stopped just as they reached the fence and looked back up at Garp. �I hope we
did the right thing�� L whispered to Luffy.

�Aa�� Luffy
agreed.

Nate then
turned to Desini. �Thanks for your help�� He said, not forgetting his manners.

She smiled in
return. �Of course.� She replied as she leaned towards
him and kissed his cheek.

He stumbled back
with a massive blush as he stared at her wide eyed. Then he frowned with a
slight pout as he turned to Luffy and L. �Can we go now?!�

L slowly closed
his eyes as he took a deep breath. Then he turned and climbed the fence. Luffy
stared at Garp for awhile longer before also turning and climbing the fence.
Then both walked through the portal, Nate following, and then the door closed
with a bright flash.

Both blinking
against the bright flash, Garp furrowed his brows at the now empty space before
turning to D slowly. D was still glaring at him in his hate, his teeth clenched
tightly over the gag.

�It�s been a
long time�Luffy��

To Be Continued�

Author�s Notes: Muwahahaha! XD I knows,
another cliff hanger! Hate those, don�t�cha?! XD I
kept getting stuck on this one�haha�but I pulled
through! How�d ya like it?! Poor Luffy, ne?!
I know�Iz mean�Get over it! XP Anyways, please let me
know what�cha think, ne?!
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