Legend of the Seven Lights

16. Not Even An Ant

You all know how, in One Piece, the Dressrosa Arc was 100+ chapters long? I'm gonna shorten it to 2 chapters here. Hehe.

Chapter 16: Not Even An Ant

Dressrosa

Doflamingo's family returned to Dressrosa very late at night. The whole town was long since in their homes, as per curfew. Dressrosa was empty, quiet. Doflamingo kept his daughter close as he led her across town. Eventually, they climbed to their castle set high on a stone fortress. Sugar was brought to her room, full of toys, color, and fun activities, no windows. "Stay here, Sugar." her father told her grimly. "We may put toy production on hiatus until we can confirm it's safe. Don't make too much noise. Good night." He shut her door and locked it.

Sugar walked to her bed and settled under the covers, just like hours ago on the train. She held the brown-haired Rainbow Monkey and fell into slumber.

The next day

Dressrosa was one of the liveliest towns you'll ever visit. Half the population was humans, half the population was living, walking toys, created by the very company which protected this island. As they engaged with children for as long as the sun was out, happiness and joy was all anyone felt, the terrific lack of darkness and gloom rivaled Mariejoa. Guards roamed the street, ensuring there was no conflict among their happy citizens.

The Corrida Colosseum was the most populace place this day, watching warriors duke it out like ravenous animals. The prime attraction was Azure, a small, floating, silver-bodied creature with a blue steel helmet. It wielded swords in its twin tails and slew every man that came at it.

Downtown, our heroes waited in a dark alley as Nolan overviewed a digital map. "Why aren't we in costume again?" Crystal asked.

"Because this is a day mission, for our day clothes, and three masked/hooded adults flying under the sun would draw a bit much attention. Anyway, the plan: we break into Doflamingo's castle, find his daughter, punch her senseless, everyone turns back to normal."

"What makes you think that?"

"Call it a hunch. Anyway, Yuki wanted the honor of infiltration, he shall have it. Your first test will be stealthing a guard and taking his costume."

"No prob." Yuki smirked.

A casual guard in a pink-feathered coat and sunglasses whistled as he strolled into the alley. Yuki jumped out, beat the crap out of him, and dragged him to the darkness. Nolan and Wiccan watched as he came out strapped in the guard's clothing; he barely looked like himself except for frosty skin. "Perfect. And, through know-how of my own, I hacked the company's website last night, found the guards' shifts and where they keep stuff. Apparently they use a password system that changes on a daily basis, I'll radio you today's passwords if you get in any trouble." Nolan briefed.

"Right..." The feathers were already making Yuki itch. "Where exactly am I going?"

"The Toy House, just around the western side of that fortress. Sugar's gotta be in there. I reckon the city will fall into a panic if everyone turns back, we'll seize that time to break into the castle and attack Doflamingo. From there, maybe we can find Caesar. Let's get to it. Good luck, Yuki."

Stage 27: Dressrosa

Mission: Stop Doflamingo's operations.

Act 1

Yuki fixed his sunglasses on and marched the first city street in a casual fashion. "You there!" He flinched, spotted by another guard. "What is the password to the casino?" he asked with an Italian accent.