Love Cascading.

A one piece Fanfiction

Drake Strike*

(Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece or any of the character.)

_Chapter 2:_

After finding out that Zoro was arrested for saving that girls life and killing Helmeppo's Wolf, Luffy knew once and for all that Zoro was a good hearted guy, and he definitely wanted him on his crew.

"So he isn't a bad guy? Coby asked?

"Nope." The little girl replied, "It's those Morgan's that are they real bad people, they are evil and execute anyone who won't obey them, the town is in fear of them."

"Wow, I thought Axe Hand Morgan was a hero, turns out he is a dictator."

All of a sudden the towns people dropped to their knees and bowed, and the blond man from earlier, Helmeppo, was walking down the street with his escort.

"Anyone raises their heads I will tell my daddy and execute them, no one here wants to end up like that Zoro right? I will use him as an example to you all and have him executed in three days from now."

"Didn't you say you would let him go in a month?" Luffy shouted.

"How rude, I was lying, that idiot would believe anything." Helmeppo bragged, before a first flew at his face, knocking him down hard.

"You Bastard!" Luffy said, standing over the twitching Body of Helmeppo.

"Luffy calm down." Said Coby, holding him back.

"You…you hit me, you want to mess with the marines of something?" Helmeppo said, looking up at Luffy, sporting a very red cheek and split lip.

"Coby, I have decided, I am going to ask Zoro to join me!"

…..…

Helmeppo had ran away screaming about telling his father, and Luffy just went off to talk to Zoro once more, Coby yelling how reckless he is the whole way there.

Luffy climbed over the wall and walked up face to face with the tied up man.

"You again?" Zoro asked, confused as to why this boy was here again, and yet strangely happy to see his cheerful boyish face once again. "I told you I don't want to be a pirate."

"I am Monkey D. Luffy, and if I loosen up the ropes you will join me okay." Luffy said ignoring him.

"I clearly told you I am not joining you!" Zoro shouted. "I have others things to do. I won't become a bad guy like a pirate."

"Not all pirates are bad, besides, everyone already thinks you are a bad person."

"I don't care what they think, I haven't done anything I regret and I don't plan on doing anything I do in the future. I won't become a Pirate!"

"I don't care, you are going to join me."

"Don't decide for yourself!" Zoro shouted.

"So I heard you use Katana?"

"When I am not being tied up, yeah."

"Where is it?"

"That bastard took it, my most prized treasure in life…" Zoro looked sad at the idea of his treasure being gone.

"I will go get it, and then you will have to join me."

"That's dirty!"

"Okay, I am going now." And Luffy ran off to find Zoro's treasure. Zoro just stared at the boy as he left, he was planning on busting into the marine base to get his katana back, and they had just met. The boy was risking his life. What a foolish thing to do and yet Zoro couldn't help but be grateful and worried about Luffy's safety. This guy was different to anyone he had ever met before, something about him…

"Hey wait, what about the ropes!"

…..…

While Luffy had got himself into trouble flying to the top of the base, breaking Axe Hand Morgan's statue, and kidnapping his son Helmeppo, Coby was down below, talking with Zoro.

"He is in the marine base?" Coby asked stunned. "Such a hot head."

"Yeah, who does he think he is?" Zoro said as Coby went to untie him. "Hey, if you help me they will kill you!"

"You shouldn't be arrested, I can't stand corrupt Marines. I will become a great marine and stop stuff like this, like Luffy is determined to become pirate king."

"What!" Zoro almost died of shock. "He wants to be pirate king, your joking right?"

"Hehehe, I was shocked to, but he is completely serio-" A loud bang sounded throughout the courtyard as Coby fell onto the ground…

"Ahhhh, I've been shot, I am dying, I am dying." Shouted Coby as blooded seeped out of the small bullet graze in his shoulder.

"Your fine, but you better run for your life, they are coming, go!" Zoro shouted. "Don't worry about me, I will be okay as long as I survive a month, they will set me free. Hurry and lea-"

"They are not going to set you free, they are going to kill you in three days." Coby explained.

"What! But that bastard promised, he said he woul-"

"He never intended to keep it, that's why Luffy punched him in the face and came here to save you, Helmeppo was toying with you!"

"What…what did you say?"

"They will never let you go, they will kill you. If I untie you, you can go help Luffy." Coby looked into Zoro's eyes, tears from the pain in his shoulder running down his face. "He may be a pirate, but he is my saviour and he is strong, if you two join forces you will both escape."

"That's enough!" Said a group of marines, guns pointed at Zoro and Coby. "You two have betrayed Lieutenant Morgan and will die here!"

Coby and Zoro froze as the men were about to shoot. Behind them the Lieutenant himself stood, his right arm a giant axe and his bottom jaw thick metal. He was a large man, dressed in marine attire, and a jacket that seemed to have been altered to look more like that of a monarch.

"How interesting you three would try to disobey me, we will not let you or Straw Hat to escape." Morgan's loud deep voice resounded throughout the whole yard. "Roronoa, I heard of your name a long time ago, but do not underestimate me. Before me you are trash."

"You seem slightly full of yourself." Zoro retorted.

"Grrr, you little runt. Ready!" Morgan shouted, and his marines prepared to fire.

I…I can't die here, I have to fulfil my dream, I have to, I promised her… Zoro thought to himself, his life flashing back to his time at a certain dojo training. I made a promise!

"Fire!" the sound of gun shouts echoed throughout the island, and Coby cringed as he and Zoro they thought their life was at an end. But before the bullets could hit them, to Zoro's shock and awe, without hesitation Luffy landed in front of the barrage of bullets.

"Luffy-San!" Coby Cried.

"Mugiwara?" Morgan said.

(The marines said nothing as they were to stunned, as they say, speechless.)

"You!" Zoro yelled in disbelief, the kid had just sacrificed himself for him, they didn't know each other. At least, that's what Zoro thought. The bullets all hit Luffy, but to everyone's surprise, the bullets just stretched him, before being shot back in random directions.

"It doesn't work on me!" Luffy laughed.

"Whahhhhhhh!" The whole courtyard said at once, all taken aback.

"Hahahaha!"

"What kind of human are you?" Zoro asked, while Coby fell to the ground out cold.

"The man…who will be pirate king!" Luffy replied, grinning, holding out three Katana. "I found these, I don't know which are yours, so I took them all."

"Thanks, they are all mine, I use three katana."

"Cool. You know, resisting the Navy here with me will make you an outlaw, or do you want to die here?"

"Are you the offspring of the devil?" Zoro mused. "Forget it, rather than die here, why don't I just accept your offer, and become a pirate?"

"Yay, I have a Nakama!"

"Yeah yeah, now hurry and get these ropes off."

Meanwhile the Marines were talking among themselves, wondering how Luffy had managed to repel those bullets.

"He must of eaten the Devils fruit." Said Morgan.

"What, the secret of the ocean, he got his powers from the fruit?" Asked the group men.

"Lieutenant! He is taking off Roronoa's ropes!"

"We have to stop him."

"Don't let him take them off."

"If guns don't work we will use swords." They all charged forward to stop Luffy.

Luffy walked towards Zoro, tripping on a stone and fell forward. He landed on Zoro, arms draped around Zoro's neck, head buried in his chest. Luffy looked up into Zoro's eyes, a soft blush making its way upon his cheeks. From here he could see the dark onyx eyes, mild shade of green hair, and strong facial features. Zoro also felt heat rising in his face when he looked down at the Raven haired boy holding onto him, something sparking between them.

"I…I am sorry Zoro. I tripped." Luffy stammered.

"That's okay, I…don't mind."

The locked eyes, fixed on one another, before Coby, now awake and seeing the marines making their way closer brandishing swords, interrupted them.

"Watch out Zoro, Luffy, their coming!"

Luffy quickly pulled himself up and began to untie the rope.

"Damn knot."

"Quickly, just one hand and then hand me the sword."

"Gotcha!" Luffy undid one arm and handed Zoro a sword, but by then the marines were on them.

"Die all those who oppose me! Shouted Morgan. It looked like the marines had got them, but on closer inspection, Zoro, who now had freed himself and had all three of his sword, had blocked all the swords at once.

"Anyone of you move and you did instantly." Threatened Zoro, and you could see them shaking in fear. "Luffy, I agreed to be a pirate with you, but I have my own dreams. To become the greatest swordsman alive. Good guy or bad, as long as my name is know, I don't care. And if you do anything to stop me from accomplishing my dreams, I will have to cut you to say sorry."

"Shihihi, that's great, after all, you are going to become a member of the future pirate kings crew, if you couldn't achieve such a small thing as that I would be embarrassed." Luffy chuckled, smiling at Zoro.

"Heh, well said."

"Don't just stand there, kill those two!" Ordered Morgan.

"Zoro duck." Luffy shouted, swinging his leg around. "Gomu Gomu no Muchi!" His leg stretched out and knocked all the marines in the stomachs at once, lifting them off their feet and sending them flying back. Everyone was amazed, and Morgan seemed a little worried.

"Cool luffy!" Coby commented.

"What are you exactly?" Zoro asked, mouth firmly gripped in his mouth yet somehow able to speak perfectly.

"I am a Rubber-man." Luffy said proudly.

"They are too strong lieutenant, we can't defeat them." Said a few of the marine men.

"Whoever just said that, I want you to get a gun and shoot yourself." Morgan ordered. All the marines on the ground looked up in fear, and whimpering raised a gun to their heads.

"What do you idiots think you're doing?!" Zoro shouted.

"I don't need weak soldiers here." Morgan said, while Coby got up glared at him.

"Luffy-San, please defeat these marines, stop them!" Coby pleaded. Zoro took out his sword and looked to Luffy who seemed to be very pissed off now.

"I am the enemy of the Marines, if you have the guts…" Luffy jumped into the air, sending a punch towards Morgan who blocked it with his axe but still slid back from the force of the blow. "…Execute me!"

"A nameless runt like you with no status have no right to oppose me!" Morgan shouted, "I am Axe Hand Morgan!"

"I am Luffy, nice to meet you."

"Go to Hell!"

Morgan charged and swung at Luffy, who dodged with ease, it instead hit the fence which collapsed.

"The fence, it broke in half, just like that…wahhhhh!" Coby screamed.

Luffy kicked out, hitting Morgan in the face. Morgan was sent back but stopped and swung down. Luffy dodged again.

"Not dead yet." Luffy teased, kicking again sending him flying and landing harshly on the ground. The marines all watched in awe, wondering how all the lieutenant can do is be kicked around. Coby was amazed how Luffy can be that strong. Zoro was also amazed and watched intently.

"Some great marine you are, ruining Coby's ideals, destroying his dream and goal." Luffy drew back him arm punch Morgan when Helmeppo shouted for him to stop. Luffy quickly let his fist meet with Morgan's face.

"I sait wait!" Helmeppo shouted. Luffy turned around to see Helmeppo holding a gun to Coby's head. If anyone moves he dies."

The marine's all looked disgusted and shocked by the dishonourable act Helmeppo was committing. Luffy just stared at Helmeppo.

"It's alright Luffy, I don't wanna get in your way, I am not afraid of death."

"I know Coby. It'll be okay, just stay still." Luffy drew back his arm. "Stupid, Coby isn't afraid to die. Gomu Gomu no…"

"I said don't move!"

"Luffy behind you!" Coby cried. Morgan was standing above Luffy, arms raised to strike Luffy down. But he trusted his new friend, time to see what Zoro was made of.

"…Pistol!" Luffy shouted, sending his arm flying towards Helmeppo at a furious speed.

"Daddy hurry!" Helmeppo screamed. Morgan's axe fell as Luffy's fist connected with Helmeppo, sending him flying, completely knocked out. Coby, now safe watched at Morgan's axe came within inches to Luffy's head.

"Nice." Luffy celebrated, as a loud clanging of metal above his head rang though everyone's ears. Zoro had blocked the huge axe with his three swords.

"Just leave it to me captain." Zoro said, pushing Morgan back. Closing his eyes, he positioned himself to strike. "Santoryu Demon Slash!" Zoro jumped forward, slicing forward through Morgan, cutting his abdomen and chest. Morgan fell backwards uncouncious to the hard ground.

"Lieutenant!"

"Morgan's been defeated!"

"No way." The Marine's yelled.

"Just try to arrest us." Warned Zoro. Then, unexpectedly, the Marines began to celebrate. 'Were free, were free' the chimed, dancing around.

"Their happy we defeated their boss?" Luffy said, puzzled.

"Everyone hated Morgan." Coby said happily. Zoro collapsed on the ground, Luffy and Coby scrambled to his side.

"Zoro!" Luffy said falling to Zoro's side. "Zoro, are you alright?"