Being Free

'Join your...crew?'

I thought feeling exicted as if he read my mind. Just as I thought that, this IDIOT went forward making me lose my balance. "Ah!" I yelped still holding his hand as I dragged him down, he had a surprised face.

Then I regretted ever of pulling him down along with me...because he weighed a ton!

-Thump!-

I landed on my back as Luffy slammed on me, knocking the wind out of my lungs. '...He's so heavy..'
Luffy sat up and looked at me, "Hey...are you okay?" Luffy asked me stupidly, I stayed calm. "Can you..please get off me." I asked, he did what I told him and I was about to punch his head when I felt really woozy, getting a minor headache. "Ow." I mumbled, rubbing my head from the side.

"Are you really okay?" He asked again staring at me with big eyes. "...Yeah." I replied. Luffy blinked at me. "...Is that a yeah to joining my crew or being okay?" Luffy asked me as we both stood up. It was my turn to blink at him. "Oh! Yeah to both, hahaha." I smiled as he smiled widely, punching the air with his fists.

"Yes! My first crew mate and the now for the second, Hahahaha!" He yelled happily as he walked ahead. I looked as he walked when I was about to follow him I heard Coby on the other side.

"How could he do such a horrible thing?...Luffy-san! Rosa!" I heard Coby say. "They're not here!" He said, I shook my head. Then went over to walk by Luffy as we headed for Zoro.

'Luffy's my captain now! Which means I'll find Dusk...soon...' I thought, rubbing my mid stomach where Luffy bashed it.

"So you're the bad guy?" Luffy asked, we were in front of Zoro now and he looks rather grumpy. "You're still here?" Zoro said lazily looking at me as I waved. "Yeah but I brought a friend." I said, he scoffed and looked back at Luffy. 'Okay rude?'

"Being humiliated...Are you really strong?" Luffy asked. "Mind your own damn business!" Zoro shouted at him. 'Yup, he's grumpy.'Luffy started to walk forward, me staying where I am so Luffy can talk with the guy. 'Not interfering will be good and to not mess up the timing here...'I thought, if me being does anything...

"I would have freed him in 3 days!" Luffy bragged folding his arm, stopping when he was a few centimeters away. '...I thought he didn't brag...' I thought, looking at the back of his head. "I'm different from you, I'll survive to show them." Zoro simply replied, looking straight passed us. "To show them?" I said, he didn't look so good to be saying that...but Luffy will get him out of here.

"Definitely." Zoro replied as he looked at me with sharp eyes, "...but thanks for the water before.." I smiled at him, nodding.

"Heh, what a stubborn guy." Luffy said chiming in and turned around about to walk off. "Wait a sec..." Zoro said, "Can you get that for me?" He asked as he eyed the mushed riceballs on the floor.

'...And he's going to eat it..heh I would too if I was that hungry..'I thought, watching from my distance.

"Are you really going to eat this?" Luffy asked raising an eyebrow. "It's more of a dirt ball now."

"Shut up and give it to me!" Zoro shouted loudly to him, I just stared between them. Luffy picked up the dirty rice ball and gave it to Zoro, who chomped on it loudly. He looked like he was gonna cry but then swallowed audibly. "Told ya so." Luffy said as Zoro coughed after swallowing the food. "It was delicious, thanks for the food." Zoro replied looking down. Luffy and I smiled at him.

Luffy turned around and headed for the stone wall. I followed behind him, folding my arms and looked back to giving him a thumbs up. Zoro looked confused at me raising an eye brow. "Hehe." I smiled as Luffy climb the wall yet again, when I noticed he was at the top. He grab my overall straps yanking me up as I yelped smacking into him.

-Thud!-

Luffy landed on the ground with me on his gutt, he didn't flinch and I quickly got off him. "You could have said that you were going to pull me up!" I said, pitching his cheek and pulled it. "Sorrwy..." He said as I let go of his cheek as it slapped right back.

"Either way thanks so I didn't need to fly and waste energy..." I said standing up with Luffy rubbing his cheek. "You can fly?" Luffy said looking way to eagerly at me, balled his fists with a huge smile as we walked over to Coby and Rika.

"Didn't you see..." I mumbled but stopped when Luffy went over to Rika. I sighed, 'So Luffy's ignores me just like that...cute but annoying.'

"Really?" Rika said looking up at me and Luffy. "Yeah, he ate everything!" Luffy replied, Rika smiled big at him. "I have to admit it there was nothing left after that." I said seeing Rika's smile become bigger, made me smile too. Rika was standing next to Coby was sitting on stone steps. As he faced Luffy who was also sitting on some steps, next to me as I was standing and faced Rika. 'Wow that would be a mouthful.' I thought, thinking of saying it out loud.

"I'm so happy!" Rika said as she intertwined her fingers together and pulled them close to her heart. "Is Zoro really an evil guy like they say?" Coby asked out of no where. "No!" Rika yelled and me saying it. Coby and Luffy looked at me as I said, "What? I can tell who could be evil or not.." then turn to Rika letting her speak.

"Well, he's in jail because of us..." Rika said sadly looking down. 'No...where the smile go?...' I thought frowning. "Huh? What do you mean by that?" Luffy asked looking at Rika.

"Everything is Helmeppo's fault, Captain Morgan's son." She said, then told the story about what happened. I knew the story already and started to zone out again,

Again both ran at each other full speed and were about to clash swords when a small butterfly fluttered near them, a girl gasped.

"Butterfly…" She mumbled as a bubble appeared around it, she smiled but quickly faded away when their swords collided with her butterfly bubble. The bubble erupt a white fog with grey tint in it, all over and felt happy for a moment but went away when a giant sword was heading her way.

"Ahhh!" She yelled gripping her notebook biting her small bottom lip. 'Up!Up!Up!Up!' She repeated hurryingly, she tried shutting her eyes. Then a rush of air fell on her as she felt no ground on her legs. 'Am I dead?...' She asked herself as she opened one eye.

She lighten up as the small girl noticed she was far from it and was smiling, twirling around in the air."ROSA!" She heard two people yell bellow and looked around frantically. "I'm up here!" The small girl yelled back smiling as they looked up but just as they did just that, she started to feel sick and fly down…more like dropping down.

'Too high up…Too high up…" She thought covering her mouth.…."Rosa!" She heard her grandpa shout again as someone grabbed her and landing on the ground. "Are you okay? How did you get up there?" A red-head asked her as she answered, "I flew up and…" She couldn't finish her sentence, she vomited.

"I just came to check if you were alright after my sword went flying at you…" She heard a scary golden eyed person ranted trying to clean his shoes,"…and vomited on me…fantasizing…"

...

"It's been 3 weeks, that Helmeppo punches and kicks Zoro while he's tied there!" She cried as I jerked out of my daydream. "And I...I..." Wait, what just happened was that a daydream or a...flashback...damn my head hurts again, what's going on.

"So that's what happened..." Coby said, thinking it over, when we heard a bang from inside the shop. As the four of us walked in we heard the slight commotion that was going on. "I'm hungry! We're all going to eat for free. Hahahaha! Hey, hurry up and bring some alcohol! What's taking so long? Hurry up!" He shouted at the woman behind the counter.

I really want to throw a chair at this guy, I was about to grab one near me but Luffy put his arm in front of me. Then the blond moron laughed again. "Oh, that's right, since I'm tired of waiting, I've decided to execute Zoro tomorrow. Look forward to it everyone." My eyes widened as he laughed again, But then it hit me I had my fill on hurting him and it was Luffy's turn.

I smirked before anyone knew it, Luffy had ran up to Helmeppo and punched him dead in the face, causing him to go straight into the wall.

"Wh-Who the hell are you?" He asked covering his bruised cheek, standing back up. 'He stood up? Didn't think he would...yet again he got up real slow..' I thought, remembering what happens after this. "Luffy-san, stop it!" Coby shouted as he got Luffy's arms in a hold. "He's trash!" Luffy shouted. "I second that." I said to him.

"You...You hit me and you too! I'm Captain Morgan's son!" Helmeppo shouted at us. "So what?" Luffy shouted back. Seeing as Coby was having a bit of trouble holding Luffy back, I ran over and helped him. "Okay why should I care?" I asked, only grabbing his shoulder, I really want Luffy to beat the living daylights out of him but that had to wait.

"I'll tell my father and have you executed!" Helmeppo continued to shout. "Why don't you do something yourself?" Luffy shouted right back causing Helmeppo to flinch. "Luffy-san, calm down. You shouldn't make the Marines your enemy..." Coby shouted to Luffy.

'...Coby, we're pirates numbskull..'I sweat dropped, looking at the frantic Coby. I saw Helmeppo leave the restaurant yelling something at Luffy.
"I've decided, you two." Luffy said as he calm down a bit, me and Coby letting go of him.

"I will have Zoro join my crew!" He vowed, turning to face us as the look of determination is on his face.

He left the restaurant as I looked at his back and then to Coby who just stood there. I patted his head and went after Luffy, 'He's going to get Zoro's swords from the base...'

"Luffy!" I shouted as I climbed slash flew over the Marines wall, and ran to Zoro and him. 'Damn he's fast.' I thought catching up to them. "What?" Zoro said to Luffy, who looked at me confused as I put my hands on my knees. "What are you doing now?" I panted, remembering that Morgan guy is going to appear. "Getting Zoro his sword back!" Luffy grinned, causing me to smile looking at him.

"Then I'm going with you." I huffed still trying to catch my breathe as Luffy grinned. "So when I return your sword, you will become my crewmate!" Luffy continued his talk to Zoro. "You really are dense!" He shouted at Luffy as I laughed. "What are you laughing at?" Zoro said turning to look at me. "Nothing, I just hope you won't be yelling so much when Luffy gets your swords back." Zoro's eye twitched as he glared at me.

I was just smiling...well smirking.

He sighed, "Is he going to attack the base by himself?" Zoro asked. "Nope I'm going to help him, didn't I just said that?..." I said simply to him. I turned and ran to get to Luffy when Zoro yelled, then noticed why he yelled...I followed Luffy to the wrong way.

"Idiot! The base is the other way! Not over there!" He shouted at him. Luffy suddenly stopped, causing me to go smashing into him and to force myself not to fall over, I grabbed him by his vest.

"Gum Gum...Rocket!" Luffy shouted as he went the other way like a rocket...with me...clinging to him, my arms were suddenly around his neck for dear life. Zoro gave us a weird look and heard him say, "That guy... What the hell is he?" Eyes wide as we flew straight passed him.

Next thing I knew Luffy did it again but this time upwards and I had to grip his neck as if I choked him. It felt like I was riding the that ride from Dorney park...white water landing instead going up. Luffy landed in the marine base, feeling my heart pound I still had a hold on Luffy. "That's weird. There's nobody here..." Luffy said looking around the place not effected by my arms around his tiny neck.

"Just warn me...please..." I mumbled to Luffy who grinned at me. "You have to admit, it was fun right!" He smiled. "...Just tell me okay?" I said again, laying my head on his shoulder.

"We gotta find that stupid weird guy and get Zoro's sword back." Luffy said raising eyebrow in confusion. Then he looked like he had thought of something. "There's some noise coming from up there." Luffy said as he looked up at the tall tower in front of us. I let go of Luffy and looked up as well seeing small figures move. "Yeah I see something up there could it be marines?" I asked him. But he just shrugged.

'Marines are up there no doubt so then blonde moron up there too...but aren't they putting up a statue..' I thought narrowing my eyes. "Let's have a look!" Luffy asked out of no where, holding his hat with one hand. "Rosa, get on my back." Luffy tolded me as I nodded.

'Great here we go again...' I thought, as I put my arms around his neck again and jumped on his back, piggy back style.
"Gum Gum...Rocket!" Luffy shouted as his hand went to the top and pulled us both up.
'...I think a bug just hit my mouth...' I thought as we were flying through the air, me holding on to Luffy.

"Woah, We're flying!" Luffy yelled as we shot up past the people on top of the tower. "Luffy! We passed your landing point!" I shouted. But Luffy grabbed a rope that was there and stopped us both from flying sky high.

I let go of Luffy when we touched the ground and looked at what was happening. And suddenly a half of the rock that was up there, fell from the top all the way down.
'Oh boy...' I thought looking surprised, 'I think it was the head that fell...' Luffy and I stood there with sweat drops on the back of their heads. "I'm sorry." Luffy said as he put up his hand, the sweat drop still on the back of his head. "The thing was ugly anyway..." I said as I looked to the left as everyone of the marines flinched.

-Crash!-

The piece of statue fell to the ground, the noise causing me to laugh a little.

"Capture those two! I'll kill them!" The biggest man, with a axe for a hand shouted. 'Great...Captain Morgan...'I thought frowning."Yes! Right away!" The Marines around shouted. "Father! This is the guy that punched me! And she's the one who through that bottle at me!" Helmeppo accused Luffy and me. "Hey, it's you!" Luffy shouted as he spot his face.

"Hurry and get the blonde moron so we can get out of here!..." I said backing up as the Marines started to enclose around us.
But Luffy being him, ignored me completely. "I was looking for you! Come with me!" He said grinning at Helmeppo who was having a spaz attack, while shaking his shoulders.

"I need something to be returned!" And Luffy kid-napped Helmeppo. I ran after them, not wanting to get in a fight on my own...yet. "Helmeppo-sama!" The Marines shouted as we ran away into a open doorway. I shortly ran to Luffy's side as he ran down the hallway, carrying Helmeppo. "Tell me where is Zoro's sword?" He asked him.

"Fine! I'll tell you, I'll tell you, so stop dragging me on the floor!" Helmeppo pleaded, causing Luffy to immediately stop. Yet again I smacked right into his back. "Ow..." I moaned holding my face. "Okay, talk." Luffy told him.

"It's in my room. We just passed it." Helmeppo obeyed. 'Crap! We missed it maybe I was too frickin busy avoiding those marines to notice..' I thought biting my thumb.

"Why didn't you say that earlier? We have to go back, right?" Luffy asked, holding Hellemppo by the collar of his suit. "It's properly because you were dragging him the way here..." I told Luffy, 'and me not noticing...'

"Don't move and release Helmeppo-sama!" Some Marines from behind us said, as Luffy and me turned are heads to face them. "No way but you can try shooting me if you want." Luffy said plainly, holding Helmeppo in front of them as a shield.

I went behind Luffy watching the rest as the marines looked surprised. "Ah! Stop!" Helmeppo shouted as he flailed his arms and legs around trying to get free. He used Helmeppo as a barrier to move the Marines out of the way. 'Now I just have to follow him again and...' My chain of thought was stop when I noticed, the other Marines looking at me standing there.

'Crud...' I thought and blinked. The Marines had a creepy look on their faces, which caused me to go run quickly, jumping off the wall to where Luffy was.

'Too close for comfort.' As I ran over to Luffy who is still running at a fast pace. "This room, right? Looks like your room.." Luffy asked as he entered the room. I followed, 'God please or anyone that's out there help this boy...not Eneru..' I raised an eyebrow at the room..It really had a lot of...pink. 'Arent you a guy?' I shot the blonde a look and sighed seeing him passed out.

"There it is!" Luffy shouted as he spotted three katana resting on the wall, nearly scared me. "But there are three swords... Hey weirdo, which one is Zoro's sword?" Luffy asked as he looked at Helmeppo, while pointing at them.

"What...he passed out?" Luffy said as he just stared at the guy. "Luffy." I said getting his attention as I continued, "Just take them all, they all might be Zoro's." Luffy nodded, dropping Hellmeppo and getting the swords.
'Okay he didn't get curious, good.' I thought smiling, going to the window.

'They're already there...' I looked back at Luffy, who looked at me as I motion him over. "Luffy. Come here." I said to him as he came over. "Coby!" Luffy said as he looked out the window to the scene below. "I'm gonna have to jump to get there." He said as I said, "Okay but I'll need to tie those swords." He nodded.

I helped tie the katana's to his back. "Okay their secure." I said as he nodded again. "Can you get down there by yourself?" Luffy asked. I nodded, "Of course I can! I'm right behind you!" Giving him a thumbs up.

He grinned nodding and I got out of Luffy's way as he gum-gumed his way down, braking the window in the process. "Didn't he cut himself with the glass?..." I said as he jumped in front of Coby and Zoro as the Marine's shot. "You!" I could hear Zoro shout from in between his teeth.

"Luffy-san!" Coby did the same but more...happy like. "Straw hat..." Morgan guy said. I smiled in amazement when I saw the bullets go through Luffy, but they were caught by his rubbery skin. 'Cool seeing up front.' I thought but shook my head quickly, "Got to hurry!" I said jumping out, I couldn't do the flying thing from before.

I was falling, "Ahhhh!" I cried but relaxed when I landed on something...or someone. 'Damn...a marine...' I looked up to only to see Luffy grin saying, "That won't work!" and shot the bullets straight back at the Marines. "Ah! Luffy!" I yelled bracing for impact but they never came, I opened my eyes to a black and red tint shield.

"Whoa, where did this come from?" I said as the bullets that neared me fell to the ground, all flat then the shield disappeared. "What the?" I mumbled looking over to the guys Luffy's, Coby's and even Zoro's jaw dropped. "So cool!" Luffy said with stars in his eyes.

I pinked as I rubbed the back of my head, "No big Luffy." I waved off to him. "Ah! Rosa get out of there!" I heard Coby yelled when a shadow appeared above me, I looked behind me and saw an axe was heading for me. "Ah!-" I yelped when the axe missed but landed on the marine I...landed on. "Phew that was a close one." Luffy said plainly as I sighed in relief.

"Thanks for the save Luffy." I said to him as he just grinned. Luffy grabbed me by my overalls strap and pulled me out. "What was that you just did?" Zoro said to me. "I don't have any clue." I replied feeling a trance like ache in my head. I looked at the knots.

Luffy of course was laughing, like he always did. "I told you so, I'm strong!" Luffy continued to bragged. "How?...What the hell are you?" Zoro said, wide eyed at the display before him.

"I'm Monkey D. Luffy. I'm the man that will be king of the pirates!" Luffy told him. All that was happening caused Coby to faint and I caught him. "He ate the gum-gum devil fruit." I told Zoro who just looked me then back at Luffy, deadpanned. "Yup!..wait how did-" I cut Luffy off as I put Coby down saying, "I'll tell you later."

I stood beside Luffy as he nodded. The marines seem the whimper right now looking at Luffy and me...well more because of Luffy.

Luffy turns to face Zoro holding out the three swords to him, "I didn't know which one was yours so Rosa just told me to take them all." He smiles. "The three swords are mine, I do three sword style..." Zoro replied as he looked at them. "Join my crew and I'll give them back." Luffy grinned, making Zoro's eye twitch. "Just join Zoro you won't regret it."

I smiled along with Luffy who laughed. "FINE! Just untie me already!" He yelled at us as Luffy and I high fived eachother. "Yes!" Luffy laughed. "Rosa, get Zoro out and I'll handle these guys." Luffy told me as I nodded, "Aye! Aye! Captain." Luffy laughed more, going over to face the marines they shaking in fear at Luffy who took his stance ready to fight.

I went behind Zoro to untie the knots when a marine spoke, "Morgan Sir...Our guns don't work against him! What do we do?" pointing his shaking finger at us three, but more at Luffy. "Such Cowards you are! All who agrees, shoot themselves right now! It's an order!" Morgan yells making some stare at him in shock but some did as they were told. 'Damn..they killed themselves...one screwed up marine captain.' I thought as I broke another knot off.

"Rest of you, use your sword if guns don't work and CHOP! " Morgan yelled as the marines grabbed their swords and rushed at Luffy, who merely jumped slamming them to the ground with his fists. Then landed on the ground and leg sweep the rest as the others backed up to Morgan.

"Alright!" I mumbled getting to the other one, "What's taking so long?" Zoro nearly yelled asking. "Getting the knots out, see!" I replied, seeing his right arm get freed. He moved his arm getting some motion to his arm then said, "Thanks but you could have used my swords you know." He told me as I slapped my forehead feeling rather stupid.

'Well Damn it..' I thought, giving Zoro his swords.

Zoro grinned and quickly slashed the other ropes. "Finally." He said as I smirked, looking at how Luffy's holding up. "What do you think you're doing? Charge!" Morgan orders his soldiers at Luffy. "I the great-" I cut him off throwing a pebble at his metal jaw, he looked so furious at me as I stuck my tongue out at him.

Then Zoro blocked the all the marines swords with his three swords causing the marines to stop in their tracks standing still, "Make one move and you die." He said darkly as they stiffed in fear saying,"He's scary." Luffy dropped to the ground laughing. I had no clue what his was laughing at but I had to stand by the awake Coby.

Zoro turned his to the right looking at Luffy saying, "Today I've become an official criminal haven' fought the marines so I'll become a pirate, that I can promise you but I want you to know one thing along that, I'm with you is only to full my ambitions." He told Luffy as he replied, "And that would be?" As I was helping Coby stand back, "What happened?" Coby said holding his head. "You passed out."

"To become the world's greatest swordsman." Zoro said with his white hilt katana in his mouth, Luffy smiled,"Good! The pirate king only needs the best in his crew."

I wanted to listen more but I couldn't understand what Zoro said before my head decided to ache again, 'Maybe from flying too much...'I thought. But quickly snapped out of it, I had Coby to protect.


I'm sorry for the wait but I hope this chapter makes up for it. ^^ I hoped you enjoyed it! Chapter 4 will be up soon:)