【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

"What happened? What did they do in that instant?" The Marines and Caesar, who had just hurriedly moved away from the beach, stared in disbelief at the spot where the meteorite had created a huge crater. Only the ground beneath Law, Fujitora, and Doflamingo's feet remained intact.

"Didn't the Marshal teach you any manners? You mad dog!" Doflamingo cursed, his expression twisted.

"Even if a blind person has superpowers, this is going too far..." Luo muttered, pressing down on his hat.

"Please excuse my poor skills, gentlemen. I was merely testing my meager abilities..." Fujitora said calmly, his hand resting on the hilt of his sword.

This is really bad. Law looked at Fujitora and Doflamingo. He had to contact the ship guards as soon as possible to get the ship over. He absolutely couldn't let Doflamingo take Caesar back.

……

Dressrosa

Lucci glanced at the relentless guards from the crate, and sighed as he watched them disappear completely. "How annoying," he thought, "I wonder how many waves this is." As he thought this, Lucci jumped onto the crate, dragged out the sword hidden inside, and sat down on it, lost in thought, pondering why he had ended up in this situation.

He transformed into a cotton doll and squeezed into a small box to avoid the guards. Although he said in the morning that today wouldn't be easy, it was definitely not this difficult. Although his head didn't hurt after turning into a doll, he had only eaten one meat skewer after running for so long, and his stomach was already growling with hunger.

Why would he still be hungry after turning into a doll? Now he knows why those toys eat. Lucci sighed helplessly.

He now fully understands where those toys came from, having personally experienced them. Well, he's completely uninterested in these living toys now…

Lucci sighed, poking his limp arm. He never imagined he'd be turned into a doll one day. He wasn't worried about whether he could turn back; Sanji must know, otherwise he wouldn't have called to warn him. Now, all he needed to do was find Ace and Luffy...

However, this was definitely an operation specifically targeting him, so how could Doflamingo do nothing? The only thing I didn't expect was that he would actually send a child to deal with him. Well, that bastard succeeded.

He hasn't done anything on this island yet, and Doflamingo already has such a dangerous subordinate. He was only touched. We need to inform Luffy and the others as soon as possible. It would be troublesome if they encountered the same situation as him.

Lucci looked up at the bronze building. It felt like he had been running for so long, but the building was still so far away. But could he enter the arena and find Luffy and Ace in his current body?

This is a problem. Lucci fell into deep thought again. Before he turned into a doll, he could use his Devil Fruit ability to go inside, but now he can't use his Devil Fruit ability or even Haki. So how is he going to find those two guys?

Also, Qi should have been automatically taken back, since he has lost his Devil Fruit power. However, he is also unable to receive it. I wonder how Nami and the others are doing. If Doflamingo attacks them now, it will be troublesome.

"Are you OK?"

Hearing the sound, Lucci instinctively reached for his sword, jumped off the crate, and prepared to run. Had his vigilance become so weak? He only noticed the enemy when they were right in front of him. But before he could rush out, he noticed the clothes of the person in front of him…

That familiar blue made Lucci instantly look up. Following his gaze, he quickly saw that familiar face with a gentle smile, golden curly hair, and bright blue eyes. Lucci's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed with delight, "Sabo!!"

……

20 minutes ago

"If there's such a huge pit, there must be even more secrets underground."

“Understood, please continue the investigation,” Sabo said calmly to the Den Den Mushi in his hand.

"By the way, Sabo, Fire Fist Ace, and Straw Hat Luffy are also at the arena. They even asked if you were on the island."

"I understand." Sabo smiled. Ace and Luffy were also in Dressrosa, what a surprise! The four of them needed to get together... Four? Why did he say four?

Sabo lowered his head, lost in thought. His gloved hand unconsciously went to his heart. An uneasy panic gripped him, and a deep sense of dread made him very uncomfortable, yet he couldn't understand why he felt this way.

"Don't let that toy get away!"

"Quick, chase it! It's over there!!"

Sabo immediately turned to look in the direction of the sound. It seemed that Don Quixote's men were chasing something. Soon he saw what they were chasing: a cotton doll with beautiful blond hair, which was dodging through the crowd while holding a sword that was almost as tall as itself. If it weren't being chased, it might have been a lovely scene.

Sabo glanced at the Don Quixotes who were closely chasing the blond doll, unconsciously cracking his knuckles. His gaze involuntarily fell back on the fleeing blond doll. Although the doll was small, it was very fast. It quickly shook off its pursuers and slipped into an alley.

If nothing unexpected happens, it will be able to escape from the other side of that alley and get out of this dangerous situation. Sabo thought to himself, suppressing his inexplicable thoughts, straightening up again, and turning to leave.

He needed to infiltrate the arena as soon as possible; Haku and Korla were waiting for him to act… He shouldn't waste time here. Sabo lowered his eyes, deep in thought, but he couldn't bring himself to take the first step away…

"It's here! Quickly surround it!"

"We must bring it to Lord Sugar as soon as possible!"

Sabo turned around instantly, his gaze quickly scanning the crowd on the street, finally settling on the entrance of the alley at the corner, where the group of pursuers were blocking the way. Sabo caught a glimpse of a certain golden figure peeking through the crowd with almost a glance.

Sabo quickly figured it all out. The alley was a dead end. Watching the blonde doll being gradually surrounded by the tall man, Sabo felt a pang of worry and hesitated whether to help.

On the one hand, he should conceal his identity and secretly investigate the island. Making a move in the crowd might directly expose his identity, and he is not currently making any disguise.

On the other hand, he could see that this doll was different from the other toys on the island. Judging from the way it ran away, it had its own independent thoughts and was completely free.

If it were to fall into Don Quixote's hands, it would probably become like the other toys on the island, which Sabo found unacceptable, especially considering that this was the result of his negligence. This caused Sabo a strange sense of pain.