This will be an alternative to what really happened on Punk Hazard regarding Monet, Caesar stabbing her heart, and the Straw Hat Pirates. Trying to take another stab at story writing. Hope you like it!

Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece. If I did, Ace would still be alive, and Luffy would have probably already became Pirate King :D

Pain. Numbness. Defeat. That was all she could feel as she slowly made her way though the collapsing corridor. Breathing heavily, the artificial harpy pressed a button on the wall to close the automatic security shutters, sealing herself away from all of the agonized screams and poisonous gas. Those same screams, ironically, are what saved her life momentarily, short as it will come to be.

About an hour before, she had awoken from unconsciousness due to the screams of the G-5 Marines, telling others that the gas had spread into the Biscuits Room—the same room the harpy had then laid defeated. She quickly reacted despite her wounds, and managed to take flight and somehow reach Room C, most likely being the only location that the gas could not enter, unless it crumbled down.

Unfortunately for the harpy-lady, the research institute was already crumbling down, and the lethal "Land of Death" gas was going to pour into the building at any moment. There was not much time left. Clutching the sword-inflicted wound on her stomach, she slowly made her way to the center of the room, panting heavily between steps. When she finally reached the large machine in the middle of the laboratory, her body gave in and fell to the floor, her back against the mechanism that did whatever it was built to do.

Time was quickly running out. She felt herself growing weaker and weaker by the second. She had to report the situation to the captain. She had to tell him that everyone was beaten by the Straw Hat Pirates. That they failed to protect the SAD laboratory and was doomed to be destroyed. That the plan failed. That she had failed.

She struggled to take her Transponder Snail from her belt, and then placed the call.

purupurupurupurupuru...purupurupurupurupuru...purupurupurupurupuru...gacha!

"Joker, can you hear me?" she asked on the phone quietly, due to her difficulty to breath properly. "This is Monet..."

Monet noticed that the expression on her Transponder Snail was not pleased, reflecting how her captain must feel as the man called Joker spoke.

"Monet, I'm glad you're alive," Joker honestly replied. "Vergo was defeated. As was Caesar. But Baby 5 and Buffalo should be able to recover Caesar."

"I see," she confirmed. "That's good..."

Now that's our Joker, Monet thought. He knew that everyone here in Punk Hazard had already lost to the Straw Hats, so he sent Baby 5 and Buffalo—two members of the Family—as backup to help protect Caesar, who is the one person that absolutely must survive, incompetent in strength as he may be. Joker always seemed to think so far ahead.

Or so she made herself to believe.

"This is all a mistake on my part," Joker confessed. "I apologize for putting you in this position."

Monet simply chuckled and shook her head. She didn't feel like she could blame Joker for anything. She was only fulfilling her duties as a member of the Family. What more could she ask for?

"But I'd like to make the most of this situation," he continued. "I want you to kill all those youngsters now."

The green-haired harpy understood who Joker was talking about. The Straw Hats, the G-5 Marines, and Trafalgar Law have all caused enough trouble with ruining her captain's plans.

"Laboratory Three holds a weapon that's identical to the one that destroyed the island four years ago. If you just press the self-destruct button...then only one person will be left alive. The only person who can survive the lethal gas...will be Caesar."

Monet felt a tiny sensation of hope that Joker would come rescue her or something of that nature, but dismissed the idea after hearing that only Caesar would be left alive. Joker's orders were absolute, regardless of how she felt or what she wanted. Monet already knew where this was going, but she was prepared.

"The button is located—"

"Say no more, Joker," Monet cut him off. "That was my plan all along."

Joker sounded a little surprised on the other end of the phone.

"I'm right in front of the self-destruct button," she said, gasping for air even harder now. "The explosion will even reach the tanker they're planning to escape in. One of our ships will go to waste. Is that alright?"

Joker ignored the question, more concerned for the life of his comrade. "Forgive me. Please, die for me, and take them all with you."

Monet smiled widely with satisfaction. "Understood, Young Master."

After accepting her orders, Monet gently placed her Transponder Snail next to the glass-enclosed self-destruct button. She lifted her large, white wings into the air and pointed her furthest feathers to the ceiling. Her smile was even wider now, and her eyes were closed.

Monet pondered on all of the things that had happened to her ever since her fateful encounter with Joker. It was he who saved her from the harsh environment she used to endure. He was the one who took her in as a member of his Family. Thanks to him, she was given the wonderful opportunity of meeting those whom she holds dear today. She was given the chance to form bonds and relationships that she never knew she could experience.

Joker had still been speaking through the Transponder Snail, but it wasn't directed at Monet, but to another member of the Family who was also defeated in the research facility, Vergo.

"I'm sorry, partner. I've known you longer than any of the others. You've done well, until today."

On the other side of Caesar's research institute, in Room D, where the SAD is manufactured, Vergo didn't say a single word. He simply smiled genuinely.

Meanwhile, on the outside of the tanker that the Straw Hat Pirates were escaping in, the mad scientist that owned the research facility, Caesar Clown, had arisen from unconsciousness. Caesar looked around, his tongue hanging uncontrollably from his mouth and barely able to move.

Where am I? Caesar wondered. I can't move...Damn, is this the end? His memories of what happened to him came back now, and he couldn't even contain his anger and hate.

He remembered how goofy and feeble that damned Straw Hat Luffy looked as the scientist had become the King of The Land of Death. Caesar had no idea that Straw Hat bastard could blow him away so far with such a devastating attack. It hurt like hell! And here he laid, defeated, and unable to do anything but curse the pirate who beat him.

Then there was one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Trafalgar Law, who was the main culprit behind the entire rebellion. How dare that Warlord betray me! Caesar thought angrily. Damn you, Law! They had a deal! To gain the trust of one another, Law used his Devil Fruit ability to extract his own heart, and leave it in Caesar's hands in exchange for the heart of Caesar's assistant, Monet. Neither of the two men would ask the other any personal questions, Law would be allowed to roam freely about Punk Hazard, and his presence would remain a secret to the world.

But he just had to go and betray me! Caesar complained to himself. Trafalgar Law had even formed an alliance with his fellow pirate of the Worst Generation, Monkey D. Luffy, in order to destroy the SAD manufacturing room. Caesar could hardly imagine what else Law had in store.

But Joker sure as hell won't let them get away with this...

And then there was Vice-Admiral Smoker of the G-5 Marines. For whatever reason, he teamed up with Luffy and Law and aided them in destroying the SAD factory. His main goal was probably to defeat Vergo, who faked his leadership as a Vice-Admiral of the G-5 Marines and was actually working undercover for Joker. To hell with him, too! Caesar cursed. Smoker's subordinates also ended up freeing the experiment children from the scientists grasp.

Well, they already outlived their usefulness. He could just find new ones.

Still, this is all their fault!

But just then, Caesar felt a steady and constant beat against his chest. Thinking of Smoker had reminded him of the gift that Law had brought him. He removed the object from his gaseous lab coat, and there was the heart of Vice-Admiral Smoker. Caesar lifted the heart in front of his face and smiled devilishly.

"Shurororo," he laughed manically. "Smoker! If nothing else, I'll at least...take you down with me!" He found a sharp piece of broken metal and examined it. "Shurororo! It's a shame that I won't get to see him die, but still...! Smoker's eyes will turn white, he'll cough up blood, and his breathing will stop in an instant! And everyone around him will be struck by fear and helplessness! Just the thought of it...Shurororororo!"

Meanwhile, the Straw Hat Pirates, G-5 Marines, and Trafalgar Law were escaping via tanker, where the corridor in this area was already crumbling down.

The Straw Hat Pirates were minding their business, doing what they usually do as they waited for the tanker to reach the end of the corridor, away from the poisonous gas creeping behind them. Luffy kept going on about how fast the tanker was going, Law kept to quietly to himself, thinking about the group's next plan after their escape. However, Smoker stared at Law for a long while until he raised his voice.

"Hey, Law," Smoker called.

Law turned around to face his temporary ally, who was bleeding slightly and had not only one, but two cigars in his mouth. It was probably due to his Logia-class Devil Fruit, the Smoke-Smoke Fruit, that gave Smoker such a habit.

"Once we get out of here, we'll be going our separate ways," the smoke man continued. "Before that, there's something I want to ask you."

Law looked at Smoker suspiciously, unsure of what he had in mind. "What is it?"

Smoker looked down at the left side of his chest, specifically where his heart was. He remembered when he and Law had fought earlier, and the Surgeon of Death had managed to use his power to steal Smoker's heart. He had assumed that Law would give his heart to Caesar as some sort of gift, since they apparently had allied with one another. But then, not even twenty minutes ago, Law somehow had the stolen heart in his possession and decided to return it to its owner.

"My heart was supposed to be in Caesar's hands. Why did you have it?"

Law sighed, relieved that it was, what he thought, only a trivial question. "He'd gotten the wrong idea, that's all." He thought of all of the events that revolved around the hearts that he had removed the whole day. "In order to obtain Caesar's trust, I gave him my heart. In exchange, he gave me his attendant, Monet's heart. After that, I took your heart when you came to the laboratory. In my hands, I held two hearts. I just kindly returned the heart of his attendant Monet to him."

Law smiled, thinking of all the trouble his actions so far will cause to Caesar, and his accomplice, Joker.

"As they all say, when you do something good, something good will happen to you."

Monet inhaled and exhaled slowly, taking her time, as if they were her last breaths. Her wings were still pointing to the ceiling, her eyes still closed, a large smile on her face.

Buffalo. He was always so loud, but Monet didn't really mind. The times when she would fly on his back for a mission from Joker was always fun. Plus, the way he ended his sentences sometimes with "dasuyan!" amused her. Flying a lot in the past is one of the reasons why she wanted her wings.

Baby 5. Monet never really learned what her real name was, but that didn't matter. She always thought of her as another little sister. Baby 5 would sometimes tag along with her and Buffalo when they flew, granting the ability to destroy villages from the sky with her Devil Fruit powers. She and Buffalo are such good friends, she thought.

Jora. The artificial harpy always thought that Jora was a little strange. Jora did have her own artistic values, which Monet respected, but Jora was a bit full of herself. Nevertheless, she did genuinely care about the other members of the Family, and that was enough.

Lao G. Monet held great respect for the old man. He seemed so funny to her, as he always emphasized the letter "G" whenever that letter was used in his sentences. Lao G was also a very skilled fighter, being the one who taught her martial arts when she joined the crew.

Machvise. She never had much communication with the large man, but they did have their moments during their missions. He was very strong, and respected him greatly for that strength.

Señor Pink. Monet had to admit, Señor was truly a man among men. Even though he acted indecently at times, he is definitely a chivalrous man and respects women. Out of all the crew members, he is probably the most compassionate. Everyone was worried about him when he suddenly began dressing like an infant, but Monet never lost respect for him. It amused her anyway, and he must've been going through something.

Gladius. Monet finds him to be funny because he seems to be constantly angry all the time, especially when the younger members of the crew mess with or make fun of him. His loyalty for Joker, however, is sometimes over-exaggerated, and Monet is usually the one to tell him to calm down.

Dellinger. He was so cute when she first met him, so young, and yet a strong boy. He is quite eccentric, too, which she always liked about him.

Monet looked down at the self-destruct button and stared at it. She slowly lifted the glass lid with the feathers of her wing.

Diamante, Trebol, and Pica. She couldn't really relate with Diamante, due to his extremely sadistic tendencies. Monet enjoys fighting, but not to an equal extent of Diamante. Trebol has no sense of personal space. And although she can't really blame him for it due to his Devil Fruit, the fact that he is literally a blob of mucus is disturbing. Pica, on the other hand, is quite comical. The first time Monet ever heard him speak, she laughed and told Pica that she liked his voice. She is probably the only member of the Donquixote Family, or anyone really, that can laugh at his voice without getting him angry.

Despite her feelings to Diamante and Trebol, Monet respects all of the top executives for their power and experience, especially Vergo. She was glad to have worked with Vergo for the past four years while spying on Caesar.

She was glad to have met them all.

Caesar took a moment to inspect the sharpness of the scrap metal, making sure that it was able to pierce what he believed was Smoker's heart. He seemed satisfied with the tip and laughed like the mad scientist he is.

"Shurororo! This is the end for you, Smoker!" he shouted as he brought down his makeshift weapon onto what was actually Monet's heart.

But just then, Caesar felt a sharp sting of pain throughout his entire body and he froze, dropping the scrap metal.

"Ah, dammit!" he cursed, before falling back into unconsciousness. I was so damn close...

Monet finally rested the tip of her wing against the self-destruct button. At that moment, all of her enemies flashed through her mind, the most prominent people being Luffy and Law.

"Straw Hat Luffy...Trafalgar Law...You have no idea what you've gotten yourselves into. There is absolutely no way you can defeat the Young Master..."

The Straw Hat Crew...Trafalgar Law...G-5...Those pitiable children...Everyone will disappear along with me.

"Farewell, Young Master." Monet bids. You are the man...who will become the Pirate King.

What she didn't notice is that her Transponder Snail grinned villainously.

All that is heard is the explosion.

...Sugar...

Monet halted. The button had not been pressed. The explosion came from where the SAD manufacturing room was located, most likely where Vergo was, too.

...Sugar...

"Sugar," Monet whispered to herself. How could she almost forget about her? How could she almost simply throw her life away, and leave her little sister behind, where she probably wouldn't even had known that she had died?

"Monet?" she heard Joker speaking to her. "What's wrong, Monet?" It seemed as if he didn't hear her, but must have been aware that something was wrong. Monet's Transponder Snail would have disconnected due to the explosion if everything was alright.

But Monet did not answer him. She was at a stalemate between two sides of her being. One told her that she must fulfill her duty as a member of the Donquixote Family, while the other told her that she must keep living and reunite with her younger sister, Sugar.

She just didn't know which choice to decide on. She wasn't sure which one was more important. It was Joker that saved both Monet and Sugar from the harsh condition they once lived in. They owed their lives to him and therefore swore their loyalty to him. However, the two sisters have never been separated since Sugar was born.

That was, until they joined the Donquixote Family.

"Answer me, Monet." She could practically feel his anger and impatience from the other end of the phone.

Monet removed her trembling wing away from the self-destruct button. Joker didn't hang up his Transponder Snail, but she heard a window open on the other end. She slowly backed away from the button and the snail, as if they were somehow banes of her existence.

She then heard a faint voice on the other end calling for Joker and her eyes widened. She knew exactly who that was.

"Young Master! Young Master! Young Maaaasteeeerrrr!"

Monet couldn't resist calling out to her desperately. "Sugar! Is that you?"

No response. She must have already left the room.

But, if Joker was nowhere to be found, then that could mean only one thing.

"The Young Master is coming to Punk Hazard..." she declared to herself.

Hearing her little sister's voice was what Monet needed to give her the willpower to not surrender. There was no longer any point in protecting Punk Hazard or Caesar—all of Joker's plans had already been foiled. Despite her wounds, the artificial harpy grabbed her Transponder Snail and managed to take flight. Since the laboratory was already collapsing, there were small holes in the ceiling that she could use to escape. She transformed her body into snow using her Snow-Snow Fruit power and slipped through the cracks in the ceiling.

After finally escaping the laboratory that was already doomed to be destroyed, she flew away to the edge of the island that was the furthest away from where the poisonous gas originally began to spread.

It took all she had to miraculously arrive above the icy coast of Punk Hazard. Monet didn't care about her injuries. She didn't know what she was going to tell Joker when they would meet again. All she wanted was to see her sister again.

Monet's body had at last given in, and she barely managed to break her fall into the snow. She could no longer move, could barely breathe, and was slowly fading into unconsciousness.

The last thing she could see was a group of people having a celebration of some sort.

"Sugar..."

Over the seas of the New World, between the island of Punk Hazard and where the country of Dressrosa resided, there was a feathery, pink figure flying over the ocean.

"It's me. What's going on over there?"

Buffalo, of the Donquixote Pirates spoke from the other end of the Transponder Snail. "The Straw Hats randomly appeared and took Baby 5 and me out! They captured Caesar, too! We're chained up with Sea Stone, Young Master!"

"And the place is still intact, right?"

"Yeah!" Buffalo replied.

"So, the island and everyone on it hasn't disappeared...?" His anger rose at this realization. Veins popped out of his forehead. So, Monet really did fail... He thought to himself. "Just hold on, Buffalo..."

The Warlord, captain of the Donquixote Pirates, underworld broker under the alias Joker, and current king of Dressrosa, smirked with evil intent as he continued to fly towards Punk Hazard. He was Donquixote Doflamingo.

"I'm on my way there now."

"Hey, look! She's waking up!"

"Cutie-chan!"

"Would you shut up already?"

"How about both of you shut up?!"

"Aaaaaaahhhhh! The bird lady's awake!"

"Hopefully she won't try to freeze us to death."

Slowly regaining consciousness, Monet opened her eyes to a familiar looking reindeer.

"Are you okay?" Chopper asked.

Monet's eyes then widened, which made Chopper flinch and step back from her shyly. She tried to sit up, but stopped as soon as she felt the sharp burst of pain from her stomach wounds that seemed to have been taken care of.

"No!" the little reindeer urged while hiding behind his stool. "You should rest up..."

The green-haired harpy looked at him with a confused expression. Where was she? Why was her enemy helping her? She looked around the room—which she realized was a sick bay—and noticed other members of the Straw Hat Pirates. Roronoa Zoro, the one who defeated and humiliated her, however, wasn't among them.

Monet tensed up when she saw the deadly glare that Trafalgar Law was giving her, showing that he was not pleased with her presence. In stark contrast with Law's death stare, the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, Monkey D. Luffy, simply grinned widely at her.

"So...what was your name again?" Luffy goofily asked.

That was when Monet finally realized that she had entered the worst possible scenario.

She had ended up on the ship of the Straw Hat Pirates, her enemies.

And that's that. Took about a full day to write, and turned out to be a lot longer than I thought it would be. But, it's whatever. Thanks for reading, guys. :p