Noah and his crew checked into a small hotel near the center of the city.
"We'll take separate rooms," Noah said.
Emma looked at him, surprised. "This is a first. We always share rooms."
"I want to be alone this time," Noah replied.
The woman at the counter handed them four keys.
"Thanks," Noah said,walking away.
The Next Day
Noah and Amy walked through the streets together.
"This place is like heaven," Amy said, spinning around.
Noah nodded.
As they walked deeper into the city, Noah noticed a small boy crying near an alley.
Noah walked over and crouched down.
"What's wrong?"
The boy sniffed. "M-my dad… they turned him into a toy."
"They turned your dad into a toy?" Noah asked, confused.
Amy walked over.
"Is he alright?"
"He said they turned his dad into a toy," Noah replied.
Before the boy could say more, a woman ran over and grabbed him.
"I'm sorry!" she said quickly. "He doesn't know what he's talking about."
The woman turned to leave.
"Did I say you could leave?" Noah asked.
The woman froze and slowly turned back.
"Did I do something wrong?" she asked nervously.
"No," Noah replied. He sighed. "I really didn't want to get mixed up in this… but it seems I have to."
Amy frowned.
(Amy's thoughts)-[What is he talking about?]
The woman slowly put the boy down.
"I'm sorry," she whispered. "I can't tell you anything. If I do… he'll kill me."
"When you say he, you mean Doflamingo, right?" Noah asked.
The woman nodded.
"Don't worry," Noah said. His eyes began to glow faintly.
"No one will hear us."
"Now talk."
The woman shaked as she spoke.
"People here are turned into toys. Anyone who angers Doflamingo… disappears."
Amy's eyes widened. "That's horrible…"
"The toys are forced to work," the woman said. "They build things, fight battles, and follow orders. If they disobey… they're destroyed."
Noah clenched his fist.
(Noah's thoughts) -[I honestly skipped this part. I only watched the fight]
Noah sighed.
"Well," Noah said, "looks like I have to save this country."
(Noah's thoughts) -[Luffy… Law… you two better start the fight already]
Noah placed a hand on the woman's shoulder.
"Don't worry," he said. "I've marked you. You'll be safe."
The woman stared at him, confused.
Noah and Amy returned to the hotel.
Noah entered his room and dropped onto the bed.
"Today sucks," he muttered.
A few minutes later.
BAM!
Amy burst through the door.
"Noah!"
Noah sat up, rubbing his eyes. "What is it?"
"Alice and Emma are missing," Amy said.
Noah stood up immediately. "Maybe they went out for food."
"No!" Amy shouted. "We made a code last night. If something bad happened"
Her voice broke. Tears fell.
"What are we going to do?"
Noah grabbed his sword.
"I'll be back."
Blip ⚡
■■■■■■■■ MEANWHILE ■■■■■■■■■
"Don't kill them," a man said. "The masked man wants them alive."
"Is that so?" a voice said from the shadows.
"Who's there?" another man shouted. "Show yourself!"
Noah stepped out into the light.
"So a masked man sent you guys to kidnap my crew."
"You-you must be the Destroyer," one man said, shaking.
"Oh please," Noah replied. "Just call me Noah."
The six men rushed him at once.
Noah vanished.
One man screamed as his head hit the wall—hard.
Another tried to stab Noah from behind.
Noah yawned.
"Too slow."
Noah removed the man head.
Blood sprayed.
A third man fired a gun.
Noah tilted his head. The bullet stopped mid-air, then flew back.
The man dropped, twitching.
The last three tried to run.
Noah yawned.
"No one leaves."
In seconds, the alley went silent.
Six bodies hit the ground.
Noah walked over to Alice and Emma and removed the ropes.
A few minutes later.
"What happened?" Emma asked, standing slowly.
Alice groaned as she tried to move.
"It seems you two were kidnapped," Noah said calmly.
Emma froze, holding Alice.
Images flashed in her mind.
Flashback:
Three men in red suits.
A smiling waiter.
A sudden strike.
Flashback End.
Noah, Emma, and Alice returned to the hotel.
When they entered Noah's room.
Amy was tied to a chair in the middle of the room.
Her wrists were bound behind her back with thick rope. Her ankles were tied to the legs of the chair. Tape covered her mouth.
"Amy" Noah stepped forward.
Her eyes widened the moment she saw him.
She shook violently, the chair scraping against the floor.
"Mmm! N-no! Ah—!"
Noah stop.
"Ancient Haki: Killing Intent "
The walls cracked as the windows rattled.
The floor trembled as if the building started to shake.
Emma and Alice struggled to breathe.
"What… is this?" Emma whispered, dropping to one knee.
Alice clenched her chest. "It feels like the world is pressing down on me…"
"I can sense you, so don't try to hide" Noah said.
A slow clap echoed through the room.
Clap… clap… clap…
"Well now," a voice said. "That's quite the presence."
A man crawled out of the shadow, of the chair.
The man wore a long red coat.
Covering his face was a white rabbit mask, its empty eyes staring straight at Noah.
Despite the crushing pressure, the man did not kneel.
"So this is the man they call the Destroyer," the man said. "Impressive."
Noah's eyes locked onto him.
"You touched my crew," Noah said.
The floor beneath his feet cracked.
The man chuckled.
"Relax. She's alive. For now."
Amy let out a muffled cry. Noah's haki surged again.
The chair Amy was tied to creaked loudly.
The rabbit-masked man raised one finger.
"If you take another step,her heart stops."
Noah's Haki exploded
Curtains tore from the wall.
The lights shattered.
The man sighed.
"…How troublesome."
He snapped his fingers.
Emma and Alice collapsed to the floor, gasping for air.
The man straightened his coat.
"I'll make this simple,The World Government has decided you are too dangerous to exist freely."
He tilted his head slightly.
"You will be captured today, Noah."
Noah unsheathed his sword.
"Then tell the World Government to send everyone, because you can't capture nor kill me." Noah said, grinning.
The mask man took a step back.