A/N: One Piece does not belong to me.


Sola watched quietly from the library as they approached the land. It came closer with each minute. She leaned carefully against the wall, noting how down below on the deck, everyone was out. She smiled slightly, looking away.

Something was wrong with this picture, but she couldn't figure out what.


Nami didn't look at the watch again until the island loomed before them.

They were back where they had started.

Had they never set foot on the island, their lives would be much easier. She swung the device slowly back and forth, watching as the details blurred, creating just a small sphere of gold. Tossing it up in the air, she grinned as gravity took a hold of it, bringing it back down into her hand. "Sanji-kun, you'll stay here with Zoro?" the cook halted in his packing to look over at his beloved. She smiled sweetly at him, batting her eyelashes. "Who knows what trouble he might get into this time."

"B-but, Nami-swann! Someone has to protect you!" he protested quickly, not wanting to be left behind with their marimo-gone-female. She pouted a bit.

"But Sanji-kun, I know you'll be able to keep him out of trouble, right?"

"RIGHT! YOU CAN COUNT ON ME, NAMI-SWANN!" he saluted smartly and Usopp frowned at the love-sick fool. Nami beamed brightly, moving toward the ship of the ship.

"Thank you, Sanji-kun. I really appreciate it, you know that, right? Oh, can you give this to Zoro too?"she showed the watch to him, the device swaying slightly.

"HAI~!" She winked, tossed it to him, and hopped over the side of the ship, landing on the ground and looking up at the rest of their crewmates. "Be careful, Nami my love!" Sanji waved tearfully as she moved forward into the forest, Robin and Chopper following behind her. Usopp, Franky, and Brook moved off in the opposite direction and Luffy was currently sprawled out in the grass for his afternoon nap. They had all felt that Luffy might cause more harm than good, so, they didn't wake him up. Sanji brought the cigarette to his lips, breathing in deeply, then exhaling the smoke, creating a ring that floated up until it faded. He scowled down at the gold sphere before shoving it into his pocket in disgust. "Stupid marimo…" he muttered before bringing the cigarette to his lips once again.


It was 10 minutes later when Sola came to the deck, quietly of-course. She looked around noticing Sanji was sitting on the rail reading the newspaper and Luffy was sleeping. "Sanji-kun? Where is everyone?" He had looked up quickly, obviously startled by her sudden appearance. The newspaper fluttered out of his hands toward the ground.

In the time it took to slowly fall and land, Luffy awoke, looked around, saw the island, didn't see Nami to stop him, pulled back his arms preparing to launch himself into the sky, launched himself into the sky, knocked the swordsman over the rail to splash in the water below, shoot off into the sky, and disappear from view.

A slight snort from the cook before he bent over and picked up the paper once again, snapping it open and picking up where he left off, not another thought to their runaway Captain, nor their swordsman overboard.

Another splash didn't distract him from the printed words. The obvious watery squeaking as the swordsman pulled himself—herself—up to the deck via the side of the ship didn't distract him either. What finally did it was a rather loud thump, watery footsteps, and a muffled 'thud' of something being dropped. "Oi, marimo, I don't…" he fell silent as his eyes slowly widened and the cigarette fell from his lips.

"Ero-cook. You're slacking off."


Nami trudged through the thick underbrush, Robin behind her. Their archeologist was obviously enjoying herself, as was their doctor. Nami on the other hand just wished she had stayed back on the ship. She was really wondering what was so important about this island and the person/thing here, but, she trusted Zoro… to an extent. If this 'special thing' wasn't here anymore, she was going to pound him. "Nami-chan, up ahead. There's a break in the trees." Robin informed her. Nami looked ahead and, sure enough, there was a break in the trees.

"Finally!" Nami moved forward, Chopper right behind her. He wanted to see more of this island, adventure and all you know. She just wanted to leave. The sooner the better. Robin went more slowly, still surveying the surroundings as she had done so far in this expedition. The trees had been marked, not that Nami or the doctor had noticed. She figured that the bounty hunters had done this so they knew where exactly their hideout was and how far it was still. She also noticed black stains on some of the ferns around the trees. She had a theory about those as well.

That theory was proved true when she heard Nami give a short scream.


Usopp marched determinedly through the trees, Franky and Brook following behind him. He told them he knew the way and wasn't afraid.

His shaking knees told them otherwise.

Franky shook his head. "Yo. Long-Nose. How bout I take over?"

"N-no way! I'm the Great Captain Usopp! I know the way! I'm n-n-n-n-not afraid! Nothing here could sca-" a caw of a crow and Usopp jumped out of his skin, literally jumping 6 feet in the air and landing in Franky's arms. Franky looked down at the man, a brow raised.

"You sure about that Long-Nose?" A short scream followed and Usopp gave his own high-pitched one. Brook was ahead of them aways, his head tilted slightly to the side.

"I do believe that was Miss Nami. Though I could be mistaken. It could always be Miss Robin." He stated matter-of-factly. Usopp was on his feet, pointing ahead through the trees.

"Onward men!" he marched off and Franky and Brook had really no choice but to follow.


Nami stared in horror at the amount of bodies piled on the ground. Blood stained them and the grass around them. The building in the center looked as if someone flicked dark brown paint at it.

Nami knew better than that.

Chopper stood behind her, grasping her leg tightly, his small form quaking. Robin gazed around her sadly at the loss of life. Really, did they have to kill the trees?

A crash of branches and Usopp appeared with Franky and Brook. They too stared at the mess there, eyes wide, jaws dropped. Usopp still looked as shocked as the rest of them, regardless if he had already witnessed this. "naaaaAAAAMMMMMMMMIIIIII!" the cry grew as it got closer to them. A blur across the sky and then a crash on the other side of the clearing. Nami was till in too much of a shock to even think about her Captain at the time. Chopper was still quivering, but he was now grasping onto Usopp's leg.

"It's upsetting to think that our swordsman caused this damage…" Robin stated quietly. Franky shook his head. He had always thought Zoro to be pretty cool. A crash of footsteps and Robin looked over to where their Captain appeared from the trees, all smiles and sparkles.

"Hey guys! I finally found you!" he stopped dead in his tracks, his foot still raised, when he at last saw the bodies. He gulped, looking around him carefully. "G-guys, what happened here?" Chopper stopped quivering as he caught a hold of a scent. A scent that had become familiar to him in the past few days.

"Hey, they were holding Zoro here…" he murmured, not knowing if anyone heard him. A crash from inside of the building and they were all on their guard. Nami was concerned about the damage, but if there was enemies, it would have to wait.

"Come out of there right now!" Silence. A minute or so passed. "Hey, I know you-" The huge oak door slowly creaked open and a man appeared, a deep, poorly cleaned gash on his forehead. He scowled at them, his arms raised above his head.

"Yea yea, I hear ya, I hear ya…" he blew out a huff and averted his eyes. "I ain't done nothin'… Damn Marines…" Nami lowered her Clima-Tact slightly. He thought they were Marines. What a laugh.

"What happened here?" The man glared at her. She stood her ground.

"I ain't gotta tell ya nothin'." Nami raised a brow and Robin crossed her arms over her chest. Arms sprouted from the man's shoulder and lower back. The ones on his lower back restrained his hands. The ones on his shoulders rested on either side of his face, giving the man an idea of what was going to happen. "Alright! ALRIGHT! No need to get hasty there!" he yelled. Robin dropped her arms and the excess arms disappeared from his body. "Damn Fruit users… Yea, we had an accident, okay? Slight ammunition problem. Blew up in our faces. Ya happy now?" He glowered at the whole group. Brook looked around at the area.

"Ammunition? These are katana marks, not any bullet I've seen," he remarked. The man flinched and quickly looked away.

"Shrapnel. Cuts like a blade."

"Shrapnel makes big holes after going BOOM, not swish." Franky stated. The man still wouldn't look at them.

"Hey, I gotta get back to my pals, okay? Some of them are still hurt real bad." Chopper's instincts as a doctor overrode his fear of enemies. He stepped forward, but, Usopp quickly pulled him back.

"Chopper! What're you doing?" he hissed. Chopped looked up at his friend.

"B-but they're hurt, Usopp!" Chopper insisted.

"Jon! It's Eric again!" The man, Jon, paled quickly.

"H-hold him down and administer the tranquilizer! Don't let him get up!" he yelled. Jon looked at the 'Marines'. "Please, I gotta get to my friend…" Chopper broke free of Usopp and started toward the building, shifting into his Heavy Point as he went.

"I'm a doctor." Jon looked relieved and started into the building.

"Wait, Chopper!" Luffy and Nami both called. Chopper didn't stop.

"I'll be fine! Now, show me the patient!" and Chopper disappeared into the building, Usopp running after him, screaming something about protecting him from the enemies. Nami shook her head, following after them, Luffy already ahead of her. The rest followed suit.

Better to all be together than to be split apart, right?


Chopper worked diligently, saving those lives that he could and easing the passage for those he couldn't. He couldn't cry for those he wasn't able to save, but he stored it inside of him for when he could. Nami and Robin helped with changing bandages and giving medications. Franky helped to hold down those who were struggling when Chopper or Jon, along with a few others, tried to give them tranquilizers and the like. Usopp, Brook and Luffy joked around and told stories with the patients that were well enough to handle it.

5 of the 27 remaining died. Eric survived only because Chopper made it in time. Jon stayed with his friend, telling him extravagant stories that were obviously made up, but Eric didn't seem to mind all that much. He was alright.

Nami and Robin continued their duties, but there were fewer now. Some of the patients had mumbled incredible things like a devil coming straight from Hell and doing this too them. They brushed it off as a side-effect of the medication.

Franky and Chopper sat with the Captain of the group. He was well enough to talk with them, but he had been injured pretty severely. They had to be careful. "So, what happened, exactly, Cap?" Franky asked. The Captain gave a sigh, leaning back.

"We encountered a pirate here in our territory and took her in. Figured she was a loner, but we found out she was a high bounty." He shook his head. "We found one of them pocket watches with her. Took it, figured we could make some money, being gold and all. Bad move on our part. Brought her up here to ask her if she wanted to join our group. Didn't even get the question out before she turned into a devil herself and went berserk. Half my men… Gone in an instant…" He trailed off and the two exchanged looks with each other.

"We were informed bounty hunters were here." Franky stated casually. The Captain laughed.

"Yea, we use that as our cover! Works too! Keeps Marines and pirates alike away, ya know. Marines think they'll get pirates and pirates don't wanna be caught. Works out well for us." He gave a smile. "But…" He looked around at his men lying quietly or sleeping. "Didn't work out as well as we planned… She just tore us apart… a real devil disguised as an angel, let me tell ya. Some of my men were smitten with her the moment she appeared." Franky and Chopper knew someone exactly like that. "Said she was looking for something, but seemed a little suspicious. That's when we took her in." The Captain shook his head again. "Well, can't change the past, but we learn from our mistakes, so I reckon we'll be alright once we recover. I thank you for your assistance. If I had lost more… if I had even lost Eric, I'd lose my second-in-command, Jon over there. A good man he is…" He blew out a sigh. "Thanks."

"It was nothing." Chopper said. He had to mull over what the Captain had said. A devil disguised as an angel, huh? That might explain a lot, but… Franky patted the Captain on the shoulder.

"Rest up." The Captain nodded and the two rejoined with their friends. Nami and Robin listened closely to what Franky had to say before looking at each other. "So, whaddya think, girlie? Maybe our swordsman got bonked on the head and thought the watch was something precious when it's only just a watch?" Nami shrugged, massaging her temples.

"It's possible, but it still doesn't explain why he's a girl now… And you say them found him like that?" Franky nodded. "This doesn't make sense… And why would Zoro purposefully kill people? It's not like him. He might be aggressive, but I don't think he would kill."

"That might also be from the bump. Maybe his sense got knocked out of him?" Franky suggested. Robin had to agree. It could be possible. Nami sighed.

"Chopper, please come here for a minute?" Nami called to their doctor. He hurried over, Usopp in tow. "Chopper, when we first brought Zoro back to the ship, did you happen to notice, say, a bump on the head?" Chopper frowned, thinking deeply.

"No… Why?"

"He might've had something mess up his senses…" Chopper blinked as Nami continued voicing possible solutions.

"Wait, anything strange?" Nami turned to him, nodding. "He did have a slight fever, but it was already coming down, so I didn't worry about it, why?" Nami grabbed their doctor up, hugging him tightly, squealing in delight.

"THAT'S IT!" she cheered. Those in the building stared at her weirdly. She sat down quickly, quieting. Chopper wobbled from her arms, dazed. "That must've been what was wrong. He might've had it before going out for the walk and it messed with his head. Chopper, can fevers distort the ability to determine right from wrong? Mess with the head? Cause you to do things you typically wouldn't do?" She asked quickly. Chopper blinked at her questions, thinking hard.

"S-some fevers, if they're high enough, can cause hallucinations, confusion, irritability, or even convulsions, so, yes. If it's high enough it can mess with the head. But Nami, why?" Nami didn't want to tell their little doctor that Zoro was responsible for the problems here. Nami gazed at Robin and Franky, who were in deep thought about the matter.

"Thank you, Chopper! You've been a big help!" Chopper looked away quickly, a blush on his features, dancing happily.

"S-shut up! Saying that doesn't make me happy at-all! Meanie!" he stated. Usopp rolled his eyes.

"It's obvious you're happy."

"S-SHUT UP!"


Well, I finally posted a new chapter of this after almost 2 months. I just couldn't help but notice that my plan to epically confuse all you people is working famously… as for my other story, I don't think people like being confused… so… that's upsetting…

Anywhos, I really should be doing my homework, but I decided to work on this instead, since it was so long overdue~ I hope you guys all remember Jon and Eric. If not, they're in the first chapter.

Cheers~