A/N: one piece does not belong to me. only the scenarios i create in this do i claim as my own.
Zoro stared up at the sky. He had been like this for who knows how long. He was bored and for once didn't feel like training. He stood up, placing his hands behind his head and walking toward the side of the ship. "Hey, Zoro, where're you going?" Luffy asked, looking up from watching Usopp create one of his many inventions.
"A walk."
"Don't get lost~!" Nami sang. He ignored her, jumping from the side of the ship. There was a forest right in-front of where they were docked and he thought that'd be an interesting place for an adventure. He just really had no idea how much trouble his walk would cause the crew. No idea at all…
"You. Girl. Up." The green-haired girl gazed at him blankly. Time seemed to pass slowly. The man's patience was slowly getting thin as she continued to stare at him. "I said, 'Get Up.' What don't you understand about that?" She yawned and his eye twitched. "You're trying my patience, girl…"
"Ah, don't be like that!" an arm slung around his shoulder and he glanced over at the man who was leaning against him, laughing, a bottle in his hand. "She's cute, don't ya think?"
"Don't tell me you've been drinking again, Eric…" the man, Eric, blinked at him before laughing again.
"Then whaddya want me to tell ya? Hahahahaha!" the first man, Jon, shrugged him off and hauled the girl to her feet roughly. A small noise from the back of her throat, but nothing more. Jon eyed her before pushing her roughly toward his buddy. Eric grinned, wrapping an arm around her waist. She looked at him blankly, slowly removing his arm. Jon rolled his eyes.
It figures. The one time Eric isn't supposed to get drunk, he goes and gets drunk.
"Girl. Just follow us and cooperate. If you don't, we have permission to use force." Jon told her steely as he unlocked the door that had led to her small room which had served in holding her within the base. The girl rolled her eyes, pushing Eric away from her and following after the foul-mooded man. Eric followed after her, similar to how a puppy would. Jon glared at his partner, thinking about how he was going to hurt him this time. "Captain! We got her!"
"Good! Bring her up!... Is that man drunk again?"
"Yes he is, Captain." a sigh was heard and then a slight scraping noise.
"Alright, put him to bed when you're finished!" And Jon swung the door open, pushing the girl into the light. She shielded her eyes, wincing against the brightness. "Aw, look at 'er! Ain't she the prettiest darn thing ya'll ever did see?" a voice called and the girl folded her hands in-front of her, gazing blankly around at the men that surrounded her. She tilted her head to the side and gave a slow smile. "Hey, Little Missie, what'd you think you're up to?"
And that's when all Hell broke loose.
It was two hours later when Nami looked up from her book, wondering where exactly their swordsman could be. She looked up at the sky, then out across the deck. "Luffy, where's Zoro?" she called to the Captain. He stopped running around, Chopper and Usopp running into him.
"Huh?"
"Zoro. Where is he?" Nami repeated her question, brandishing her book at the Captain. Luffy shrugged.
"Went for a walk!" Nami blinked before she remembered that yes; the swordsman had gone for a walk.
"Oh. Usopp, go find him." Nami ordered easily, returning to her book. Usopp's jaw dropped and Chopper and Luffy snickered at him.
"EHH? WHY ME? WHY CAN'T YOU GO?" Nami gave him a look that spoke volumes. He backed down quickly. "R-right… Go look for Zoro… I'll be back! Even though I'm going out into the dark and dangerous forest! Even though there's a chance I won't come back! Even though there's a chance I might get eaten by- Wayyah!" Usopp scrambled quickly over the side of the ship, Nami glaring at his retreating figure.
"Sanji! Pick up my book!" she ordered the cook.
"HAI~ NAMI-SWANN!" he flew out of the kitchen, picking up the book and handing it back to her with a flourish. "Here you are, my lady." She took it back, flipping it open to the page she was on and carrying on where she left off. Sanji hovered over her for a few more minutes, waiting for her to order something else. When she didn't, he fluttered over to Robin, who was also reading a book and sipping at her coffee. "Robin-chawn? Can I get you anything?" Robing looked up at him.
"Hm? Oh, may I have some more coffee, Cook-san?" She held out her mug. He took it, hearts in his eyes.
"HAI, ROBIN-CHAWN! I SHALL MAKE THE BEST COFFEE FOR THE BEST WOMAN!"and he floated off into the kitchen, returning a few minutes later, a steaming mug of coffee in his hand.
"Thank you, Cook-san." Robin took the mug, giving a smile. Sanji was sent twirling around the deck of the ship in happiness.
"EEEEEIIIIIIYYAAAAAAHHH!" Everyone paused in their activities to look out into the forest. They were fairly sure that was Usopp and if it was Usopp he should be running back right… about… "GUYS! IT'S SCARY IN THERE! DON'T MAKE ME GO BACK OUT THERE ALONE!" …now. Nami sighed, putting her book down and standing up. She gazed at their frightened marksmen, her hands on her hips.
"Usopp, whe-"
"IT'S INSANE IN THERE! IT'S LIKE THERE WAS A WAR! THERE'S BODIES EVERYWHERE!" Usopp wailed, his entire form shaking. They all stared at him for a few moments.
"…You're kidding." Nami was finally able to manage.
"NO I'M NOT! THIS GIRL WAS STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL! THERE WAS BLOOD ALL OVER HER CLOTHES! WE'RE DOCKED AT THE SAME ISLAND AS A SERIAL KILLER!" he gripped his head tightly, as if even thinking about it pained him.
"WHAAT?" Sanji only heard the first part, not the last part. "A LADY? AND YOU JUST LEFT HER THERE?" Sanji gripped him by the front of his shirt and glared. Usopp cowered under his intense gaze.
"B-b-b-b-b-but she was r-r-right there in the m-middle of it all!" he was able to manage through his chattering teeth. Sanji's glare only intensified.
"Maybe she was a captive and held hostage and then they all fought over her, killing themselves and tainting her with their filthy existence in the process…" he ground out. Usopp paused. Well. He guessed it would make sense… but…
He shook his head fiercely. "N-no way! She was the one holding the bloodied sword!" The crew blinked at him once again. "I'm telling you! We should leave right now!"
"But we'd be leaving without the First Mate," Robin stated simply. Usopp stared at her as if she was insane. Mind you, they were all thinking the same of their cowardly friend.
"ZORO CAN TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF!" he wailed. "Luffy! We need to leave!" he clutched the front of his friend's shirt, pleading. Luffy looked down at him and Usopp stopped. The look was of determination. "L-luffy, what are you-"
"We can't leave without our friend."
"I'LL GO FIND THE LADY~!" Sanji volunteered, vaulting from the ship and into the forest. Nami watched as he disappeared.
"Yohohohoho~ Perhaps this lady will become our friend as well~!" Brook suggested, sipping at his tea. Nami looked over at him, shaking her head.
"If what Usopp says is true, we migh-"
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN 'IF WHAT I SAY IS TRUE'? IT'S TRUE! I SAW IT WITH MY OWN EYES! THERE WERE BODIES EVERYWHERE AND THAT GIRL WAS HOLDING THE SWORD COVERED IN BLOOD!"
"The Blood Blade… It's a book written about 20 years ago that took place back a long time ago. It's about the daughter of a samurai. She was trained in the art of war and held as a secret weapon. She never knew love and any who stood in the way of her country's, and her family's future, were cut down by a legendary blade passed down in her clan. It was a rather morbid novel, but displayed the characters most interestingly." Robin said, tapping her chin in thought. Chopper and Usopp held onto each other for dear life, their faces pale while Franky and Brook digested this information. Luffy had stars in his eyes.
"SO THIS GIRL'S A SAMURAI? AWESOME! AND A LEGENDARY SWORD? SHE'S GOTTA JOIN NOW!" he declared, getting ready to jump off the ship in favor of following after Sanji. Nami grabbed the back of his shirt after he took a simple step.
"Hold it Luffy!" she growled, pulling him around to glare at him. He was grinning like the idiot they all knew he was. "Sanji's already out there and who knows where Zoro is! We're waiting here until they return!" she ordered and Luffy pouted.
"But that's not any fun… I wanna find her first…"
Sanji had lunged into the forest without any plan or directions, but he soon found the right path. Usopp had run at an alarming speed to get back to the ship, which had made a very visible path. 'Well, at-least he's good for something,' he thought as he followed the path. Trees passed, but Sanji didn't pay any attention, focusing on the task he had in mind; find the girl and bring her back to the ship. Just thinking about it made him practically dance on the spot. The trees started thinning and he rushed forward, looking for his vision of the beautiful girl in the white dress waiting for him to save her, tears coursing down her cheeks. What greeted him, on the other hand, was a rather big slap in the face.
Usopp had told the truth and hadn't exaggerated.
Bodies were strewn across the clearing, many on the ground and stained red, or slumped against the outer wall of the building within the clearing, the front of their shirts crimson. He was shocked by the sight, to say the least. Sure, he was a pirate, but they had never done anything like this, much less seen anything like this. It was really an eye-opener for the womanizer and for a moment he contemplated that Usopp might be right and she was a serial killer… but that thought was quickly swept aside for the theory that 'All women are fragile and delicate creatures, not capable of horrific acts of violence as it goes against their morals.'
"Miss~! Beautiful maiden~! I'm here to rescue you~!" he sang, clasping his hands together, hearts in his eyes. A slight rustle and he turned to the left, a bright grin on his face. A girl stood there, covered in blood as Usopp had said, the white-handled katana hanging limply from her right hand, her right arm dangling straight, as though injured. Her left arm gripped her upper right arm, a simple dangle resting on her left wrist, twinkling in the sunlight. Sanji's mouth fell open in shock. The steel of the katana was painted a deep, blood red in color; he had a feeling it wasn't created that way. "M-miss?" her head tilted to the side slightly, her eyes a blank black in color before some blood trickled down her chin and she fell forward, her eyes closing. "Miss!" Sanji moved, catching her before her body hit the ground.
Wow. finally felt like posting this. amazing. its been in my files for about... 4 months? and i haven't even given you guys any hints about it~ on here or quizilla~! that's amazing!
well, i hope ya'll like this. i'll update soon.