This fic was written for the FanForall back in 2008 there was meant to be more chapters then it ended up being but…*shrug* Please be gentle this was written years ago.
It had started with the emergency food reserve going missing, no not Chopper, but the actual stash the chef kept secret from everyone in case of dire emergency. It could have been Luffy finally finding his locked hiding spot or it could have been looted by enemies while the crew had been fighting those assholes on that last island, either possibility was strong.
The result was the same either way. No food other than the stock in the kitchen. He couldn't even bring himself to be angry with the looters or kick the captain till he confessed to what he knew. It was his failing as the mugiwara chef to not notice until now. He should have checked before their swift departure. They had been fighting marines at the time but Sanji hadn't been invited to join Luffy's crew to fight…his primary job was to cook and make sure everyone was well fed. He had momentarily forgotten that and if anything happened, it would be on the cook's shoulders.
Here in open ocean he'd have no choice but take on the responsibility of his carelessness.
There was no way he'd let his nakama face what he had gone through on that rock so many years ago.