"Luffy!" Zolo screamed, trying to run toward his captain. The navy-men had teamed up against him, knowing that his common move "Gum-Gum Bazooka" required the teen's arms to snap back before launching forward. It was then that they did it.
Luffy fell to his knees, his face smacking into the hard ground. His hands were locked in Sea-Prism Stone, preventing him from breaking his fall. He winced, but hearing the swordsman scream, he yelled loud enough for everyone to hear.
"Guys, run! Zolo, you're in charge! Usopp, Nami, and Sanji, you guys have to behave for him, okay?" he called, knowing that those three would especially give his first mate trouble, and before he could hear a reply, a hard, heavy boot came crashing down on his head, knocking him out.
It only took Zolo a second to think. "Guys, you heard him! There're too many right now, but we'll get Luf back!" he yelled, turning to glance and make sure they were listening. Each turned and nodded, looking glum as they turned tail and fled. Zolo gave them ample time, cutting down their enemies so they wouldn't catch up to his captain's beloved crew. He soon followed, however, and saw that Sanji had lingered as well.
"What the hell, Sanji? He snapped as they ran. "He told you guys to run."
"I know," the cook replied, smiling sadly. "Lucky for you, however, I know how to get back to the ship." He said, and Zolo just followed him, not caring enough to argue. He knew everyone was worried about one person: Luffy.
"So now what, Zolo?" Nami asked, breaking the loud silence in the room. They had all headed to the kitchen out of habit, but the tension had only risen with all of them in the same room. Fingers itching, Sanji suddenly stood and walked over to the fridge, taking out some ingredients for dinner. Zolo sighed and looked each of them in the eyes before speaking.
"We go get Luffy." He said seriously, and the room fell quiet again, this time there was a buzz of emotions rippling through the air.
"Isn't that what they'd expect us to do?" Robin asked, thinking of the danger of a trap.
"No," Zolo said, making them frown. "It's what they'd expect the Straw Hat Pirates to do." He said, and they all began to protest.
"What do you mean?" Usopp huffed, sounding offended.
"Yeah, aren't we always the Straw Hat Pirates?" Chopper asked, worried. Zolo cut their complaints off with a wave of his hand.
"No, without 'Straw Hat Luffy,' we're just an unorganized group of pirates. We can be more…sneaky than the Straw Hats usually are." He smirked, and they all smiled slowly as they realized what he was saying.
"So here's the plan…"