Another day on the Grand Line and the Straw Hat crew is starting to wake up aboard the Thousand Sunny, but little do they know this will not turn out to be any ordinary day.
Nami was the first one up that morning surveying the, golden-blue dawn lit, sky. She hasn't been able to sleep easily for the past few days and she can't seem to figure out why. But looking out to the sun reflecting off of the waters horizon helped ease her mind.
She looked down to the multi log pose; with only one pointing straight, they were headed in the right direction.
Just as she began to look up something quite far caught the corner of her eye, just a small speck of black in the brightening morning waters, becoming more visible by the minute while the sun continues to rise, Nami knew what it was instantly.
"Oi, everyone! Get up!" Nami shouted, in hope to wake the rest of the crew.
Sanji was the first one out of the boy's loft, still wearing his pink pajamas with red hearts, willing to put his life on the line to protect Nami. "Nami-Swan, my love, I'm here to protect you!"
Seconds later Luffy, Chopper, Franky, Robin, Usopp, and Brooke emerged from other rooms all around the ship and made their way to the Nami's side.
"What's going on?" Usopp asked, still wiping his eyes of tiredness.
"There's an Island in the distance, but the log pose isn't reading its magnetic fields." Nami answered.
Nami turned from the railing; she could sense something was wrong. Something was missing… no… it was someone.
"Where's Zoro?" Nami asked facing Sanji and Robin. While the rest of the crew hang dangerously over the edge of the railing to get a better view of the island.
Just then, they all realized that their swordsman wasn't on the deck. "Didn't he keep look out last night?" Robin mentioned.
"Sanji, can you get Zoro up, he probably fell asleep in the crow's nest while on look-out again." Nami asked politely with a little hint of a giggle in the request.
"Anything for my sweet Nami-Swan!" Sanji said as he lit a cigarette and started to make his way up the mast, towards the crow's nest. "Damn mosshead." Sanji said lightly, growling to himself.
Once he reached the Crow's Nest and peered inside, is eyes widened and his cigarette fell as his mouth dropped. He was horrified in what he found. Zoro was nowhere to be seen yet the whole room showed disturbing signs that made Sanji feel uneasy. The walls were cut and slashed with something sharp, which he knew were from Zoro's swords. All of Zoro's weights were scattered around the floor and one of the windows were broken. As Sanji walked over the weights and closer to the window he looked out, and noticed the island Nami mentioned earlier. Sanji then leaned out the window. "He's not up here!" Sanji shouted to the deck below as he leaned back in, refocusing on the island. He could hear the rest of the crew on the deck scatter around the ship in search for their missing nakama.
They all eventually returned to the grass section of the deck out of breath from running around the ship in panic. "Did any of you guys find him?" Nami asked. While everyone shake their heads. Sanji returned from the Crow's Nest and also shook his head no, not telling the crew of his discoveries.
Nami's eyes started to wonder around, not focusing on anything in particular. She was thinking, where could he possibly be, and was he okay?
"Let's go" Luffy said, breaking the silence.
"What?" Nami asked, coming out of her trance.
"To the island" Luffy replied.
"Hold on Luffy, we don't even know what kind of island it is, let alone if Zoro is there." Usopp yells as he runs back to his room to grab his spotting scope.
"Or what dangers it holds." Nami also adds.
"He is our nakama…, we won't abandon him. I can sense it…He's there." Luffy said with a strict voice.
Luffy turns towards Nami and begins to narrow his eyes and developed a serious look. She knows this look all too well, she knew no matter what they said, they were going.
Usopp returned with his scope in hand, and focused in on the island. He could see it was a forest-like island, covered in lush foliage but something about the island sent chills up his spine. To him it looked scary, of course, anything does.
Usopp gulped and put his scope down. "It looks like a forest. A lot of trees and-"
Before he could finish Sanji interrupted him "That means there will be food, our supplies on the ship are running low, we'll need to restock."
Sanji lit a cigarette and gazed over to his captain who was focused on the land. "FOOD?!" Luffy screams with this mouth drooling. Sanji put his hand up to his mouth and released a bellow of smoke from his mouth while glaring at the island. He was certain. Zoro was there. He turned and started walking towards the kitchen to start breakfast for the crew.
"Turn the Ship starboard 90 degree's Franky!" Nami shouted to the helm of the ship.
Franky did as she asked, and they were all on their way. To the Island, and to find their Nakama.
TBC...