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"Get back here Straw Hat!"

"Ha ha never!"

Luffy was running through the streets with the rest of the crew. Smoker was trailing right behind them.

"Damn it Luffy, why did you have to get us involved in this?" Nami asked from beside Luffy.

Luffy grinned and laughed. "Don't worry were almost to the ship, just keep running".

* * Earlier * *

"Luffy, I'm not so sure about this."

Usopp watched as Luffy put a large rock into the cannon and lit the fuse.

"Don't worry it'll be fine" Luffy grinned and covered his ears as the cannon fired. "This way I can get into town faster."

"Luffy, that rock flew into town at at least 50 miles per hour. It's not safe." Usopp argued.

But Luffy climbed into the cannon, oblivious to any of the problems Usopp was now listing.

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"Pick up the pace Tashigi."

"Yes Captain Smoker sir." Tashigi nervously adjusted her glasses.

*Thwack*

"Ow! What the hell?"

Smoker leaned down and picked up the rock that had hit him in the side of the head.

"Woohoo!"

Smoker looked up and saw a small teen with black hair covered by a straw hat flying toward him.

" Oh fu-" Smoker and the boy crashed to the ground.

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The crew set out into town to find their idiot captain. They looked around, hoping he didn't end up in a near by stream or something. Zoro looked up to see something possibly as equally bad as that. He saw Luffy running over the hill, with Smoker right behind him.

"Shit, are you serious? That guy again?" He jumped into a nearby alley, the rest of the crew looked up to see the same thing Zoro had and tried to follow suit, but Luffy had already saw them and called out their names. So they all ended up running away from Smoker, right along side Luffy.

* * Present * *

Luffy grinned and laughed. But the laughter was cut short as Smoker caught Luffy with his smoke and jerked him backward. Smoker grinned triumphantly and threw Luffy into a nearby wall, making a huge dent in the bricks.

Luffy's spine made a cracking sound, which was pretty weird since he was rubber; he winced in pain and coughed harshly, bringing up some blood. Nami gasped, she covered her mouth with her hands, and Usopp and Chopper yelled to Luffy. Zoro and Sanji glared at Smoker.

Smoker let his grip loosen and Luffy fell to the ground with a pained groan, there was a smooth metal object in Smoker's hand, sea stone. It had apparently made Luffy weak enough that he had actually gotten hurt when he was slammed into the wall.

Luffy looked up and quickly jumped out of the way before Smoker penetrated the spot where he used to be with a big dagger. Luffy ran up to everyone staggering a little, and they started to run away again.

"You okay?" Zoro asked watching the blood running from Luffy's mouth down to his chin.

"Yep. I'm fine" Luffy replied, and started gasping, as if saying just that much took all his breath away.

Zoro narrowed his eyes a little. "Well you don't seem fine."

"I'm *gasp* fine Zoro!"

"Luffy, you're lying."

"I said I'm-." Luffy's vision started to get fuzzy. "I- I'm, I said I'm-" He collapsed to the ground before he could finish his sentence.

"Luffy!" Nami yelled.

Everyone stopped to see if their captain was ok.

" I think we lost Smoker for now." Sanji said looking back.

Chopper ran over to Luffy and looked him over.

"He's been poisoned. It must've been that dagger."

"But I thought he dodged it." Usopp said.

"Nope. It *gasp* got me right *gasp* here."

Luffy stood up slowly and pointed to a cut on his leg.

"Well we should-"

"Look out!" Usopp interrupted Chopper. Smoker, who finally caught up to them, jumped forward and held a poison covered sword out in front of him. The sword was longer than the dagger he had before.

"Luffy move!" Usopp shouted.

"I can't, my leg wont-"

Luffy and everyone went wide-eyed at the sound of penetrating flesh ripping through the air.

"Damn.. It." Luffy wheezed.

Smoker pulled back his sword and Luffy dropped, his head hit the ground with a sickening crack.

"Oh shit! Luffy!" Zoro rushed forward.

Smoker raised the sword above Luffy and struck down. The sound of metal rang through the air from his and Zoro's sword clashing together. Zoro glared at Smoker and shook his head.

"Don't even try it."

Smoker growled and turned to smoke, he retreated from the area. Chopper rushed over to Luffy who was lying on the ground surrounded by blood.

"We don't have much time, he has too much poison in his body. We need to get to the ship, now."

Luffy started to stand but tumbled backward toward the wall, his head slammed into the wall causing him to cough up more blood.

"Fuck!" Sanji cursed and ran up to Luffy. Nami and Usopp followed behind him. Luffy started struggling to gasp for air, he tried to say something but he started coughing again. Zoro kneeled down and picked up Luffy.

"Don't try to talk" Zoro warned.

Luffy nodded and his head fell back, he felt his eyes starting to droop.

"Let's get to the ship quickly. Zoro, don't let him fall asleep." Chopper said.

He changed into his fore legged form and started running toward the dock. Zoro quickly followed behind everyone else. He looked down at Luffy, who lifted his head a little and looked right back at him with half lidded pain filled eyes

"Hang on Luffy. You're gonna be ok."

Again Luffy tried to say something but still all that came out was a harsh cough.

"I told you not to try and speak."

Luffy closed his eyes and scrunched from the pain that the cough had caused as he began to tremble. Zoro gave a look of worry and held Luffy to his chest and ran faster.

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Zoro carefully laid Luffy down in Chopper's medical bed and noticed that Luffy was trying his best not to fall asleep.

"Is he gonna be ok? He looks really pale." Sanji said.

"Yeah. Almost pure white actually." Usopp added.

"He should be fine as long as it isn't too late. Now step back, I got the medicine ready." Chopper's face was showing concentration, worry, and anger all mixed together. But he kept calm.

He walked forward with a needle full of green liquid. Luffy saw the needle, but he didn't care. He was too tired to try and escape the sharp pointy object. Zoro thought he should grab Luffy's arm so he couldn't try to get away, but he noticed that Luffy didn't make any move to escape.

Nami noticed too. Her faced turned into pure worry and she let out a tiny noise of concern. Chopper inserted the needle into Luffy's arm. Luffy scrunched up his face in pain and let out as much of a whimper as his energy would let him. Chopper pulled out the needle and Luffy's face slowly calmed again.

"Ok, we should probably let Luffy sleep now. The medicine should be working on eliminating the poison right now." Chopper said.

They nodded and started to leave. Zoro looked down at Luffy. He looked kind of adorable when he was so peaceful and helpless. Zoro shook his head. What the hell?

He's been having these thoughts for a while. But he doesn't know where they had come from, they had just suddenly decided to come around. He also got the strangest of feelings whenever Luffy got too close to him. It was really strange.

He broke his thoughts and followed the others out the door.

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