Ch. 1: Sea King Attack
It had been days of peacefulness. Most of the Straw Hat Pirates found it relaxing for a change that they weren't being hunted down by marines and were able to get a break. All but Luffy.
He groaned as he laid on his stomach on top of the Going Merry's head: his favorite seat on the ship, it was his special seat.
Robin was reading in a lawn chair next to Nami, and Sanji was serving them drinks as usual. Chopper and Usopp were playing some sort of card game and Zoro was trying to nap, laying near Luffy's seat.
"Zorooooooo, I'm boooored," Luffy whined.
"What else is new?" Zoro asked jokingly.
Luffy smirked at the comment and slid backwards off his seat, his sandal-clad feet hitting deck just as the boat shifted violently to the side.
Zoro grabbed his swords in one hand and wrapped his arm around Luffy in the same motion as he used the momentum to stand. Sanji tried to grab the girls' drinks as they fell, failing to keep a majority of the drink in the glasses. Chopper and Usopp slammed into the wall of the galley.
"What was that?" Robin asked.
"Probably a Sea King," Zoro said.
"Sea King?" Chopper shouted.
"Monster!
"Monster?" Chopper and Usopp ran around the deck screaming as the ship shifted violently to the other side.
Zoro fell to the deck, Luffy landing on top. He looked excited. Zoro sighed; his lover could be quite the strange one. But a fight is exactly what they all needed at the moment to wake up.
"HAHAHA! Sanji! Ready to fight?" Luffy called happily. He pecked Zoro on the cheek and jumped up excitedly as the Sea King rose out of the water. Its serpent head looked over to the ship, it's tongue licking the air.
"Hell yes! He ruined the drinks I made for Nami-san and Robin-swan!" Sanji shouted.
"Should I assist, Nami-chan?" Robin asked. Sanji immediately held Robin's hand as he smiled.
"Nonsense, allow us men to fight for you," Sanji said. Nami smiled at Sanji as Robin agreed and reopened her book.
"Thank you, Sanji-kun," Nami said.
"C'mon, Zoro!" Luffy said, dragging him up.
Zoro drew his swords as the Sea King bent his head down at them. Nami shouted over the noise of the waves, "Don't damage the ship!"
Luffy's smile grew as he drew his arm back and punched the Sea King straight in the jaw. Sanji slammed his foot on it's head, and Zoro was about to slash at its neck as the Sea King's tail rose up at the opposite end of the ship. It thrashed around as it roared, and the boat lurched back and forth.
"AAAAIIEEE!"
"Chopper!" Nami shouted. Zoro turned to see Chopper fly over the edge of the boat. He swore as he sheathed his blades and ran to the water. Luffy punched away the Sea King's tail and watched Zoro run and jump over the side of the boat.
"Zoro?" he called. Luffy began to worry as Zoro jumped into the water, where the tail was still sending up waves.
"He's going after Chopper, he fell over," Robin stated. Luffy braced an arm on the railing and looked to her. She had herself, Nami, and Usopp, who was crying and flailing, latched onto the ship using her fruit ability. "He'll be fine, Luffy-san."
Zoro dodged the huge fins keeping the Sea King's head above the water and saw Chopper sinking to the bottom. The look on his face was fear-filled, but comedic as well. Zoro's blades helped pull him to Chopper quicker, but they would also weigh him down on the swim back to the top. He had a set time limit to reach Chopper and get him back.
He grabbed Chopper and saw that he was already turning blue from lack of oxygen. Zoro grimaced as he kicked his feet to swim up toward the ship. Chopper wriggled in his arms and Zoro's grimaced grew. He inwardly sighed and put his lips to Choppers, forcing the captured air into his lungs to keep their own doctor from passing out.
Zoro kicked furiously toward the ship, now lacking an adequate air supply himself. His head broke the surface of the water just as he felt he was going to pass out and Zoro grabbed the side of the ship. Robin's arms helped haul them up as he heard Sanji kick the Sea King several times and then Luffy's shout as it fell unconscious, and possibly dying, back into the sea.
Zoro looked over to them and saw that the tail was stuck to the railing. He figured by the way Sanji observed it for a moment that the cook was thinking of ways to cook the meat. They needed a lot to keep Luffy energized and happy. Only he would know how much to stuff himself with before it was too much.
Zoro sighed and removed the soaking shirt before a blast of wind hit him. Luffy was jumping with excitement at the amount of meat and smiling widely. His hat was missing, too. Zoro looked around and saw Nami holding it as usual. She was talking with Robin again.
"Oi! Luffy, jump!"
Zoro immediately turned back around. The tail of the Sea King had come detached and was flying across the deck. Luffy stopped moving and turned too late. The tail hit him head on and took Luffy overboard. Sanji ran to the side, discarding his shoes as he went and jumped over. Zoro threw his blades to Usopp and jumped in after them.
