The world goes to hell and somehow three idiots find love in each other.
Monkey D. Luffy, escaped from a government research facility, leads his fellow inmates on a grand adventure of survival and stopping a plot of world domination.
Sanji Vinsmoke was a famous chef who learned the true meaning of sacrifice and survival. When he meets an idiot, who somehow convinces him to be his personal chef (even though there's a Zombie apocalypse going on!), he realizes that not all things are lost and that you can find love in the funniest of places.
Zoro Roronoa has been living with his family peacefully since the virus broke out. Once things start to fall apart and his sanity is tested, will two helping hands bring him back from the brink of self destruction?
It was a humid, wet day in the city of Ohara. Tall metal and concrete Skyscrapers obstructed the view of the sun, causing the city to be drowned in darkness. One building in particular held the large bright blue logo of the Kaigun Corporation which clashed with the slick black color of the building. It had no windows and no doors, except for a large grey garage opening that cars would drive into.
On this day, two men were talking in whispers in a small meeting room deep inside the building. The walls were painted a deep blue. In the middle of the room was an oval table. The two men sat across from each other, one was named Sakazuki and the other Sengoku.
Sakazuki leaned closer to his companion and in a hushed voice ask, "How are the test subjects? I heard there was quite the fiasco last night."
The other grimaced "Damn brats managed to escape. There is hardly any of them left here. Thankfully we still have plenty at the other bases. I told Garp to keep an extra close eye on them, but did he listen? No!"
"Shhh! Do you want anyone to hear us? You know the walls have ears." Sakazuki complained.
Sengoku huffed, "You know. He probably let them escape. His grandson was in the group that got away, Group S and a few from Group H"
Sakazuki looked annoyed. "Damn. They were the strongest too… Garp is a bastard, but he is loyal to Kaigun. Do you really think he would betray us? After we promised to save that boy?"
The other thought for a moment before replying. "No, your right. It was foolish of me to think otherwise. We do have to do something about this thought. The higher ups are not happy. There pressuring me to up the date of the operation. Those kids stole some very sensitive material before they escaped and they want the operation to happen before any of it makes it into the wrong hands."
Sakazuki grimaced. "I understand the operation is important, but do they really think those kids can do anything about it? They will all probably die without the drugs we give them before they can do anything."
"Look, all I know is that the operation is supposed to happening in a week. The virus is in its last testing phase and should be ready to be produced in two days. After that we have 5 days to distribute it around the globe. Everything is going to be really crazy around here from now on, so just keep doing your job. Let other people worry about anything else." With that Sengoku stood up from his chair and walked towards the office room door. "Make sure not to miss your shuttle. You don't want to be stuck in the city when shit goes down. I'll see you at the Haven." He left without another word leaving Sakazuki to his thoughts.
Were going to bring hell to earth, but after justice will reign supreme. We will make this world into a better place, even if we have to destroy it to do so…
30 Days Later
The world was in chaos. Cities were burned to the ground. People were fighting for their lives on every street. Bombs were set off, taking out entire cities and even some small countries. A massive amount of outbreaks fell upon the world in the first few hours of the viruses release, only the incubation period made it impossible for anyone to know. In the first few days, the police were called over and over about people going crazy and going on killing sprees. When those officers that were sent out stoped coming back, reports of death and mayhem all over the streets were called in, the armies and CDC's of the world stepped in.
Within 5 days, the virus started to spread even more quickly than its creators imagined. CDC scientist's start reporting information on the virus to the public, but it's still too late to stop what was happening. The CDC officially named the virus, Crystallum Cerebrum Virus or CCV for short. At the 10 day mark, small cities and towns started to fall. Nothing could stop the hordes of manic, psychotic people from ripping apart their friends and family. By 24 days, the screams stopped. Only the dead roamed the streets freely. Anyone still alive were either holed up in hiding, lived so far from any big population that they remained safe, or were in one of the many Havens scattered around the globe. At 30 days, Kaigun scientists approximate that 3/4th of the world population was infected.
13 Months Later
"Hey! Zoro! Come here! We got another one." yelled Kunia.
Zoro immediately dropped his weights on the ground, picked up his swords and ran to the front yard of the dojo. He went up to his sister then stopped to get his swords in order.
"I get to kill it right? Dad said I could kill them for my birthday." He asked.
Kunia nodded then pointed to a roamer shuffling down the road only a few yards to the front gate of the dojo. "Yeah, yeah birthday boy. You get to do it. I think that's Mr. Kagome. I can't really tell."
"Mr. Ka- wait! Do you mean that old pervert that runs the energy station?" Zoro questioned.
His sister nodded. "Yeah. It looks like him sorta. Who ever it is is wearing a station uniform. Anyway. Are you going to go kill that thing or do I need to do it?"
"Shut up! I'm going. Your such a pain in the ass. I thought people were supposed to be nice to you on your birthday..." Zoro grumbled as he made his way down the driveway to the front gate.
"I love you too, baby brother!~" Kunia replied sweetly.
Zoro huffed and pulled out one of his swords. Once he got to the gate he shook the chain holding to two gate doors together to catch the roamers attention. "Oi! Stinky. Get your ass over here so I can kill you!"
Said stinky roamer shuffled slowly towards Zoro. Once it got about two feet from the gate, Zoro slipped his sword through a slot between the bars of the gate and plunged it into the roamers head. He heard the telltale twin crunch of his sword piercing the skull then crystallized brain. The roamer fell to the ground in a heap and Zoro thought who ever's body that was would be at peace now. Zoro pulled back his sword then flicked it towards the ground. Blood and bile spattering on the grass next to him. Zoro returned his sword to his sheath and strode up the driveway.
"You think you're hot shit don't you? You'll still never beat me, baby brother." Kunia taunted.
Zoro growled and flicked his sister off. "You want to go? We can fight right now and I'll make you eat those words!"
"Calm down! Dad's not even here. I'll kick your ass when he gets back."
"Che, whatever. I'm going inside." Zoro grunted as he walked into the dojo.
Kunia sighed and sat on grass below her. Stupid brother…
Zoro climbed the stairs to the second floor then slid the door to his room open. He closed it behind him then fell onto his bed. He was tired of losing to his sister, but they rarely got to fight anymore. Ever since those stupid roamers showed up, Dad would keep saying 'there are more important things than fighting your sister! ' Zoro was just pissed, like he didn't know that already! There's nothing wrong with wanting to let off some steam when his life has become a giant pile of shit!
The necrotics were worse than the roamers but he hadn't see one of those in months. He figured his father would of chilled out since they haven't been showing up, but no! At the same time, Zoro did understand why his Dad was so uptight. Everyone was dead. That stupid CCV wiped out all of humanity.
Zoro grimaced at the thought. There had to be other people out there. His father never mentioned running into anyone on his searches though. Sometimes Zoro just wanted to go look for himself. Was it really that bad out there? The tv and internet stopped working after a week or so after the virus started. There was no way to get news about the outside world at all.
Zoro rolled over onto his stomach and closed his eyes. Why does it have to be like this? How did this happen? They were questions Zoro desperately wanted to know the answers to, but he knew he would probably never know. The little information he did know, did not comfort him at all. The last broadcast on tv, replayed on a loop on every station for a few days. It was what he learned all he knew from. He watched that stupid thing so many times he had memorized every word.
"People of the United Americas, no people of Earth. This may just be the last message we can provide you so please, listen well. Our scientists have been working around the clock to find a cure for the CCV, but have made no real progress yet. It pains me to say that we do not know if we will have enough time and resources to come up with a cure before all of the world is infected. What we do know is this: This virus affects the brain. It causes the brain and spinal cord to crystallize which kills the host, but lets the virus control the host's virus can be spread through saliva and blood. Which means if you are bitten by a carrier or have an open wound that comes in contact with an infected person's blood, you may have contracted the virus. From what we have been able to see there are two stages to the virus. The first stage is when the virus first takes over the host's body. We call newly infected, Necrotics. They are fast and extremely aggressive. Symptoms of a Necrotic are: moaning, screaming, green tinge to skin, white leakage from ears, and violent behavior . Necrotics are the most dangerous, so please keep your distance or kill them on site. After about 3 days, the next stage of the virus sets in. We call second stage hosts, Roamers. Rigamortis sets into the body causing the host to move with slow, jerky movements. These 'Roamers' as the name suggest, roam around without any real destination, but tend to head toward populated areas. While it may be easy to run from Roamers, they group together into large hordes making it harder to escape. Symptoms of a Roamer are: Pale or purple skin, moaning, grunting & clicking sounds. Skin decay, blood & bile oozing from orifices and a rancid smell. Please be wary of these Roamers and do not get close if you see a hor-. Shit.
*Gunshots and screaming in the background*
Listen closely. Stay in doors, do not go outside unless you have too. Make sure to borde up any windows and doors to keep any infected outside. Infected are attracted to lights and noise. Keep a weapon on you at all times. I-
*Someone shouts in the background they have to leave*
Ok! Ok! Stay safe. May God have mercy on us all.
*Cuts to black then message repeats*
Zoro shakes his head, trying to forget how hollow the man in the message looked. He couldn't help but wonder if the man made it out of there alive. Who ever he was he looked important, so he hoped the man survived.
Zoro rolled onto his side to look out his bedroom window. Wooden planks covered most of it, but he could see the clear blue sky between the cracks. He watched small pieces of clouds drift by until his eyelids grew heavy. Eventually his eyes closed and he fell asleep.
"Zoro! Zoro, WAKE UP!" Kunia yelled as she shook her brother awake.
Zoro rubs his eyes and slowly sits up on his bed. "What the fuck, Kunia. What do you-"
"Shut up! Dad just got back and he's hurt or something! I need your help! Get up! Get up!" she screams as she pulls him off the bed by his arm.
Zoro is now wide awake and stumbling after his sister. She leads him downstairs then outside where there father is lying down on the front porch of the dojo. As soon as Zoro sees him he rushes over and starts checking him for bite marks.
"Dad?! What happened? Did you get bitten?!" Zoro questions in a fury.
Zoro's father, Koshiro opens his eyes slowly and looks up at his children. "No… Not bitten. Just tired. H-had to run and hurt... my ankle. Horde... coming this way." He says breathlessly.
"A horde?!" Kunia exclaims.
Zoro pauses for a moment. A horde? None have come by since the virus started… "Dad, How far is it? Will we be safe here?"
Koshiro nods. "We should be fine. Just need to reenforce the front gate. To be safe, each of you pack a bag. Zoro get me into the house. Kunia, start on the gate. I'll send Zoro out in a minute."
"Yes, father. Zoro… Take care of Dad." She said as she walked behind the dojo to gather supplies for the gate.
Zoro made quick work of helping his father to his feet and taking him inside. Koshiro had to direct Zoro to his room, but they made it there without Zoro getting lost. When they entered the room Koshiro pointed to the bed and Zoro sat him down on it.
"Get me some bandages. I need to wrap up my ankle before it starts swelling any more."
Zoro nodded and retreated into the master bathroom and brought out a first aid kit. He took out some stretchy brown bandages, and wrapped his father's foot as his father did for him many times.
"So are you going to tell me exactly what happened out there?" Zoro asked.
Koshiro stared at Zoro for a moment before sighing. "It's nothing for you to be concerned about. We just-"
"Nothing for me to be concerned about?! Are you fucking kidding me?! The whole world has gone to shit. You can't keep hiding stuff from me. I'm not a kid anymore, why can't you trust me?" Zoro complained. He was pissed. Why couldn't his father just tell the truth?
"Zoro… You're still a child. You wouldn't understand." Koshiro replied.
"That's bullshit and you know it. I'm 16 now. I have been dealing with this virus just as long as you have. I'm not some immature kid, I can handle anything. I am strong!" he argued.
"Watch your language!" Koshiro sighed and rubbed his face with one hand. "Fine. Sit down. I will tell you what I know."
Zoro sat down on the floor quickly and stared at his father with a determined face. His father didn't say anything for a while, but Zoro waited.
"There are other survivors. Most I have seen are from Kaigun Corp. The others are all Devil fruit users. From what I can see people who have eaten a devil fruit are not affected by the virus. I saw one man get bitten and he didn't even look upset. More annoyed that he would have to waste supplies on cleaning his wound. I followed him for a few hours and he showed no signs of the virus. As for Kaigun Corp… We must keep away from them. I saw they capture some devil fruit users. I'm not sure what they are doing with them, but it can't be anything good. I have the feeling that Kaigun has something to do with this virus. They are too well prepared. When I see them they have full body armor and those weird new age weapons. That's all I really know about other survivors, but about today... When I saw the horde heading our direction, I ran. The horde has a few necrotics, so it took a lot of running to get away, but I'm pretty sure we will be safe. Honestly that's all I know, Zoro." Koshiro said seriously.
Zoro's face was scrunched in concentration. It wasn't much information, but he did learn two very important things. Devil fruit users probably can't be turned into roamers or necrotics and that Kaigun Corp is dangerous.
"Ok, thank you for tell me, father." Zoro said as he stood up. "You need to rest. I'm going to go help Kunia with the gate and then we'll pack our bags. Do you need anything before I go?"
Koshiro shook his head, "Just make sure to bring in my bag from the porch if Kunia hasn't already."
Zoro nodded then headed outside, leaving his father to his thoughts. Once Zoro was outside he looked around for his sister. When he couldn't see her, he figured that she was still around back. He started to walk towards the side of the dojo, but before he could Kunia appeared around the corner.
"Oh, there you are. Took you long enough!" Kunia complained.
"Shut up. So what do I need to do?"
"Go around back and bring as many cinder blocks to the gate as you can. We're just going to pile them up against the gate. Hopefully that will be enough to deter and roamer from trying to get in. We should be fine as long as there's no light on and we don't make any noise." She explained.
Zoro grunted in reply and headed around back. Once he got to the large pile of cinder blocks, he grabbed as many as he could (which was a lot) and took them up front. At the gate he dropped them so his sister could arrange them and headed back from more.
After three trips back and forth, Kunia told him they had enough, so he helped her pile them up against the gate like a wall. As they worked they discussed what their father told Zoro. To Zoro's dismay, the news was nothing new to his sister. Once they finished they headed back into the dojo to pack a bag of necessities. Zoro grabbed his father's pack and brought it inside before heading up to his room. Kunia went to check on her father first before packing hers.
Zoro didn't pack much. A couple of his favorite outfits, including a few extra haramaki. His favorite forest green robe and dark green pants. He also included his extra hygiene supplies and a sword cleaning kit. As a last thought, he grabbed a photo frame from his night stand. He took the photo out from behind the glass and tucked the photo between some t-shirts. After zipping up his black duffel bag, he placed it by his bedroom door and headed down stairs.
It was getting dark outside, as the dojo was losing light by the second. Zoro slipped into his pre-night routine and closed all the curtains over the windows, even though there wasn't many. He locked the front door and placed a long wooden plank across it, making it so nothing could enter. After he was done with that, he shuffled towards the kitchen. It took him fifteen minutes to find it. God damn hallways always moving! What's the point of moving hallways anyway?!
Once he reached the kitchen, it was too dark to see properly. He fumbled around the kitchen until he found a laterne on the counter. He quickly twisted the little dial on the front, and a small ball of energy lit the room. Zoro then sat down at the kitchen table and waited for the rest of his family to join him. They always ate dinner right after dark.
Zoro ended falling asleep at the table and was awoken when he heard a loud banging noise. he instantly shot up and grabbed at one of the swords at his side. He stood completely still, ears straining to hear the noise again. After a moment he heard his father call out to him and his sister.
"Zoro? Kunia? What was that?"
Zoro slowly walked out of the kitchen and towards his father's voice.
"Dad?"
"Zoro? Where are yo- Oh! There you are. Where's your sister?" Koshiro asked.
Zoro shrugged his shoulders before offering his arm to his father for support. Koshiro bowed his head slightly in thanks and grabbed his son's arm. Zoro lead the way towards where he heard the sound. Taking them out of the small hallway and into the day room.
"Kunia? Kunia, where are you?" Koshiro called.
There was no answer and Zoro started to get worried. Kunia always answered there father. She had too much respect for him to ignore him. As they kept pushing forward, Zoro suddenly felt the hair on the back of his neck rise, making him freeze in place.
Koshiro looked at his son questionly. "What is it?"
Zoro shook his head before turning towards his father. "Dad. Stay here… I'm going to go check upstairs."
His father looked like he was going to refuse before nodding his head and letting go of his son's arm. He leaned against the wall for support and watched Zoro slip out of the day room towards the main hall.
Silence overwhelmed the room before he heard his son's booming voice. "Kunia!" Zoro yelled.
Koshiro grew pale and hobbled as fast as he could to the main hall. He looked around and saw Zoro crouched by bottom of the stair case.
"Zoro… What-" Koshiro froze when his eyes fell upon his daughter's form sprawled on the floor. He slowly stepped forward until he was standing just behind Zoro. He looked at his daughter and saw her her thrown back, neck twisted to the side in an inhumanly angel. In that moment he knew; his daughter was dead.
Zoro slowly looked up at his father, tears threatening to spill over his eyes. "D-dad… She's… I don't understand. How could… How…"
Koshiro had no words. He didn't understand it himself. Tears ran down his cheeks as he looked down at his distraught son. Zoro started to sob quietly as he turned to look at his sister once again. Koshiro put his hand on Zoro's shoulder and they stood there in silence, both mourning the loss of a loved one. After what seamed like hours, but could of been a few minutes, Koshiro spoke.
"Zoro."
Zoro looked up at his father once again, eyes bloodshot and tears dried on his face.
"We can't just leave her there… We need. We need to move her. Take her into the day room and lay her on the sofa. I will get a blanket from my bedroom. We will have to bury her tomorrow. It's too late tonight." his father said softly.
Zoro stared at him for a moment before moving on autopilot. He was completely numb on the inside, barely functioning on the outside. He picked up his sister with great care, holding her close to his chest and brought her into the day room. He placed her on the plush brown couch and kneeled down beside her. He removed the sword hooked on her belt and pushed the hair from her face. He felt tears fall down his cheeks once again. Stop… STOP! I need to be strong. I can't lose it right now, but… Oh god. Why?! How did this happen? How could Kunia be dead! She promised me! She promised and now she is dead! Thoughts ran through Zoro's head a mile a minute. He didn't even notice his father's come into the room and him placing a blanket over Kunia's body.
Kushiro watched his son for a moment before kneeling down beside him. He wasn't a very affectionate man, but he felt the need to hold his son. So he pulled Zoro into an awkward embrace, but Zoro didn't mind. He was thankful. Both of them kept to themselves for the most part, both men of little words and neither could think of anything comforting to say.
Eventually Koshiro released his son and went to his room after convincing Zoro to do the same. Zoro barely made it up to his bedroom without stumbling. The extreme shock and stress over losing his sister was taking a great toll on his body, making him feel weak and tired. He laid down on his bed and looked up at the ceiling. He felt depressed and the fact that Kunia had broke their promise (even if by accident) was heartbreaking by itself.
Zoro shook his head. No, even if she is not here... He will have her keep her promise. He would become the world's greatest swordsman and she would watch him from the skies. He would carry on her will, even if he died trying. The numbness he had been feeling started to fade away, replaced with a roaring fire.