This story takes place between the Davy Back Fight and the point where they reach Water 7

"Pst! Chopper! Over here!"

Chopper stopped and looked around for the source of the voice. Ah, there he was – inside Nami's tangerine bushes. With a grin, he cried "Usopp!"

"Shh!" Usopp whispered, waving his arms. "Come here!"

Chopper curiously obeyed, crawling into the space Usopp was sitting cross-legged in. "What is it, Usopp?"

"Ah-ah-ah," he said, shaking a finger. "Remember what you call me!"

"…what is it, Captain Usopp?"

"Good! Now," said Usopp, leaning in. "Have you noticed that Luffy and Nami seem… closer, ever since the Davy Back Fight?"

Chopper thought for a moment. He glanced over at the aforementioned crewmates. Luffy was grinning and pointing something out on a map to Nami, who smiled and shook her head, indicating that no, that was not the meat island. He turned back to Usopp and nodded.

"Well, what do you think about them being together?"

"Together?"

"You know…" Usopp made kissing motions with his hands.

"Oh… hm… yeah! Now that I think about it, Luffy and Nami would be really happy together!"

"Then don't you think that they need a little…" Usopp wriggled his eyebrows, which was a little bit creepy. "…persuasion?"

"Persuasion?"

Usopp started saying some things in whispered tones and Chopper brightened. He nodded eagerly.

"Good!" Usopp exclaimed, standing up. "Then let Operation "Captain-Usopp's-Awesome-Get-Them-Together-Plan" be commenced!"

"Usopp! Chopper!" yelled Nami, coming up the stairs. "Get the hell out of my tangerines!"

"Yes ma'am!"

"Pst! Moss-head!"

Zoro woke up from his tri-daily nap to see Sanji beckoning him from the kitchen. He raised an eyebrow, but stood up and strolled to the dining area anyway.

"What is it, ero-cook?" he muttered, stretching. "You wanna…" he yawned. "You wanna fight?"

"Not this time. Listen, have you noticed that Luffy and Nami-swan seem… closer, ever since the Davy Back Fight?"

Zoro glanced outside, where Luffy was grinning and pointing out something on a map to Nami, who smiled and shook her head, indicating that no, that was not the meat island. He turned back to Sanji and nodded.

"Well, you know that I love Nami-swan…"

"Everybody knows that."

"…and we all know that you have a crush on Luffy…"

"Now hold on a minute!" he blustered. "I have no such crush! I-I don't like guys!"

"Sure, whatever you say. Anyway, if those two get together…"

"Together?"

Sanji made kissing motions with his hands, and then a slightly more inappropriate gesture.

"Oh."

"Then we'll both lose our loved ones! You'll lose your precious Luffy, and I'll lose… sniff… Nami-swan…" tears started pouring from his eyes.

"Jesus Christ, fine! I'll help you!"

"You know that I'd never team up with you, but this is not a one-man operation."

"Yes, I know. Now you think of something to keep them apart. I'm going back to sleep."

"Idiot moss-head! You have to participate!"

But Zoro was already asleep.