Chapter 296 - Impeldown 05.

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Third Person POV

Marinefort, First Half of Grandline.

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While chaos ensued in Impel Down without the world truly knowing what was happening in one of the most fortified places in the world, hours began to pass since the first attack, and they started to realize something was wrong.

"Our prisoner is being kept in a special cell until the execution tomorrow…" An officer reported Ace's situation.

"I understand…" Sengoku spoke calmly, ready to document all reports before the war. "You may go…" He requested as the man left the room.

But just as the door was about to close, it was opened again with other officers running into the room. "What is it now?" Sengoku asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Fleet Admiral, we searched for the Shichibukai Marshal D. Teach as you requested, but we couldn't find him anywhere!" He spoke quickly with urgency.

"He's not at Marineford?" Sengoku asked, frowning.

"Fleet Admiral… there's a warship missing from our ports!" The man reported.

"What?! Are you saying that Shichibukai fled with one of our ships?!" Sengoku, already furious, now shattered the table beneath him.

"Yes! We don't know how they did it, but it's very likely that the ship we can't locate is in the Shichibukai's possession!" The officer stated.

"What is he doing, deserting hours before the war?" Sengoku couldn't understand the logic behind this on the eve of battle.

"I'll check this with the monitoring room…" Sengoku said, picking up the Den Den Mushi, turning it back on after having it off during the last meeting he had with the admirals and vice-admirals before completing the report with the officers who had just appeared.

He saw there were many missed calls at that moment, and as soon as he turned on the Den Den Mushi, it didn't take long for it to ring.

"Hello…" Sengoku answered.

"Fleet Vice-Admiral! We lost contact with Impel Down!" The urgency in the voice on the other side of the Den Den Mushi was evident.

"What do you mean lost contact, when did this happen?!" Sengoku asked, not liking the situation at all.

"We contacted them half an hour ago to discuss some prisoners we were transferring before the war, but communication seems to be cut off, there's no call at all!" The Den Den Mushi relayed while everyone near Sengoku, listening, frowned.

"What is this... When was the last time you contacted Impel Down?" Sengoku inquired.

"The last time was when the admirals took Ace out of prison…" Reported the sailor.

"At least 6 hours ago… This is bad, I can't pull forces from here with Ace, what's causing this… Could it be Whitebeard attacking the prison…" Sengoku didn't know what to say, but he knew the situation was urgent.

"We'll send a ship with vice-admirals to check the situation!" He ordered, knowing that the prison was a priority, aware of the criminals housed there.

He hung up the Den Den Mushi and called the communication room with the sailors still waiting. "Fleet Vice-Admiral!!" a new urgent voice emerged from the Den Den Mushi.

"Hm?" Sengoku, about to ask about Teach, frowned, sensing more problems arising.

"The Gate of Justice… it has been opened!!" Shouted the man.

"What, who did that, for whom!?" Sengoku shouted back.

"We don't know, our sailors opened it, they seem to have entered some kind of trance! A ship we can't identify did this and is heading towards Impel Down!" They warned.

"What is all this! Send 4 warships to the prison immediately! I need to know what's happening!" Sengoku shouted furiously, his voice echoing through Marineford.

As night fell, a Marine warship was at full speed towards Impel Down. "Ziahahahaha!" Teach was laughing.

"You see, I managed to put all those sailors under my control, it was easy to make them open the gate for us…" Laffitte commented beside him.

"IIIHHHH!! Let's go to the prison!" Burgess celebrated.

"…" Van Augur was silently sitting on the edge of the ship, cleaning his rifle.

"I'm so tired..." Doc Q lay on the deck with his horse, both looking very exhausted.

Meanwhile, in Impel Down, unaware that night had already fallen on the surface, Luffy was staring in the middle of the desert of the prison's third level, where ice was scattered around the area. Yamato had created the ice for the members who didn't like the desert heat, with Chopper hugging an ice pillar and pressing his face against it.

"Luffy, we've been here for a while... How much longer are we staying?" Nami complained, using her powers to blow wind on her face to escape the heat.

"Let's wait for them to finish." Luffy said, looking ahead as a shadow dashed through the air, heading towards its opponent, one of the guards of this level, a boar using a mace and other animals.

The one fighting them was Zoro, who had said he wanted to stop just walking and face something out of boredom. Zoro passed by his opponent before cutting and defeating him.

"Well, he finally beat him, let's go to the next level." Luffy commented as everyone nodded, finally leaving the place where they had to watch some members fighting. They quickly passed by several defeated animals and cells where people were so dehydrated they could barely speak or ask for help.

"They look so tired... I'll help them!" Shirahoshi said with pity and started creating water, spraying it on all the prisoners who were surprised by this as they continued on their way, nearly drowning the prisoners with the water jet the mermaid had released.

They kept descending until they reached the fourth level, and as soon as they opened it, they saw a crowd of guards waiting at the entrance with a scantily clad woman in a pink elastic outfit and a whip in her hand.

"What do we have here... Another little treat in this prison." Luffy commented.

"You only pay attention to women!" Nami complained.

"Of course not, only to beautiful women." Luffy replied.

"That's what I'm talking about!" Nami grimaced, showing shark teeth.

"..." While all the prison soldiers looked at the group, slightly trembling, Sadi eyed Luffy and his group with a piercing gaze, her chest puffed out, not seeming afraid as she lightly swung the whip in her hands. Her lips curled into a malicious smile, and she stepped forward, her gaze fixed on Luffy.

"Oh, it seems we have a bunch of cheeky intruders here," she said, her voice full of provocation. "And you, Straw Hat Captain, think you can pass through here without facing the wrath of Impel Down?"

Luffy raised an eyebrow at this woman, who thought they were mere invaders. Wouldn't this be an offense to his reputation?

But Luffy didn't even need to respond, because the guards looked at the head guard with cautious eyes, wondering if she had hit her head or something. "Miss Sadi... They are the Straw Hats... The captain has a bounty of 1 billion berries..." One of the guards said, frightened.

"One billion! That's right, no pirate with such a bounty has passed by me, after all, they all go straight to the sixth level! Now I have a chance, I'll punish him so much he'll like it!!" She exclaimed, almost having an orgasm right there, thinking about how to make Luffy suffer.

"..." Luffy looked at her as if she were an idiot.

She stopped her show and looked at him with desire as she stretched her whip under everyone's gaze. "Now you will... Hm!!" She didn't finish speaking before a huge claw grabbed her and started throwing her away while keeping her trapped in the claw.

"Nami?" Luffy looked at his wife, who kept her hands glowing green, continuing to throw the woman to the other side of this level while she screamed in the air.

"Stop wasting time with these things, Luffy! Are you here to flirt?" She complained.

"Flirt? It was that crazy woman who started saying all those things." Luffy shrugged and turned his attention to the soldiers in front of him, who were still staring.

The soldiers kept watching the woman fly until they turned back to Luffy, who was looking at them with shining eyes. "We're screwed." They choked, before fainting from another wave of Haki.

"I'm not going to kill them like this, for now... Guys, let's keep moving." Luffy said, continuing forward and passing by the fallen soldiers.

"This level is worse than the last one!" Usopp exclaimed, his tongue sticking out from the heat.

"Yamato... Give me ice!!" Chopper said tiredly to the vice-captain, who looked at him and began creating ice with her hand.

Chouchou walked while opening his mouth and blowing cold air as he cooled off.

The rest of the crew was sweating but stayed strong, walking through the prison while the prisoners were in a pitiful state. Shirahoshi began pouring more water on the prisoners, who screamed their thanks a moment later.

They continued crossing a bridge over a lake of lava when a group of new guards appeared, led by Hannyabal with a spear.

"Hm? Isn't that Hannyabal, the director of Impel Down?" Luffy commented, teasing this comical figure.

Hannyabal was serious, but when he heard that, his eyes sparkled. "You know me!?" He was pleasantly surprised.

"Of course, there has never been a more competent director than Hannyabal in the history of Impel Down!" Luffy said with a smile.

"Is Luffy okay?" Vivi asked, confused, already used to the heat of Alabasta, so this level didn't affect her much.

"He certainly wants something from that strange guy..." Nojiko commented.

"Master, do you need anything?" Baby-5 shouted, wanting to be useful to Luffy.

Meanwhile, Hannyabal seemed so excited, and the soldiers and wolves behind him were confused, as the enemy was praising the vice-director after invading the place.

"I got this map, Director Hannyabal. But it doesn't say anything about the entrance to level 6. Can you tell me how to get to level 5?" Luffy asked.

"Of course, as a good director of this prison, I will tell you. It's on the south side of the floor, with a Seastone door used for emergencies, or you can use the elevator itself... Hm?!" Hannyabal realized at that moment and shut his mouth, while Luffy grinned.

"Thank you, Hannyabal. You've been very helpful, I'll check the entrance." Luffy commented as Hannyabal prepared for battle.

"You tricked me!" He shouted, but the next moment, he fell to the ground along with the soldiers and wolves due to the Haki.

"I'm getting really good with my Haki... Let's go!" Luffy said while the crew looked at him, thinking he was very shameless.

It didn't take long for another group to approach them. It was Domino again, using the elevator a moment later.

"Monkey D. Luffy! You'll pay for what you did!" Domino exclaimed as the soldiers pointed their weapons, despite feeling fear.

"You don't give up, do you..." Luffy commented before once again releasing his Haki.

He continued walking and grabbed Domino, shrinking her and placing her in a small cage.

"Are you kidnapping her?" Kuina asked, raising an eyebrow.

"This place will get dangerous... it's better to keep her in a safe place." Luffy said despite the unsatisfied looks. It wasn't a lie; the prisoners would be released for some reason, and he knew about Blackbeard's arrival. So he really wanted to protect her.

"We're arriving at level 5." Luffy announced as they reached a freezing door.

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