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Sanji: Anything for you! This is Chapter 7! Pups do not own One Piece.
Chapter 7: Execution of a nakama?!
"Zoro! " There was a loud pounding at the door before the door broke down. "Zoro! Wake up!"
Rubbing his eyes open, the blurry image of his nakama became clearer as he too, became more awake. Wait, he had been sleeping?! Damn it. He was waiting for the cook! How could he have fallen asleep?!
Nami was waving a stack of newspapers. Everyone looked so frantic, worried. There was fear in their eyes.
Luffy looked grim. "Sanji's been captured by the marines." He finally spoke. A flash of fear and worry clenched Zoro's heart. "He is to be executed three days from now. At the next island at noon."
It wasn't pity that got him scared, Zoro knew if the cook realized that he'd been pitied, he wouldn't forgive any of them. It was his fear of losing the one he loved. Some asshole marine had his cook, and he's going to get him back.
"Zoro." Luffy's voice was stern, it sent shivers down his crew's spine. All looked at him, though fearful, but also to note what is the captain going to say.
Zoro turned to glare at his captain, Luffy nodded confidently at him. "We'll save him, I promise. We will." was his message. Green orbs met the brown-black ones, after a short intensifying moment, Zoro nodded back, he trusts his crew, he believes in himself, he has faith in the cook, HIS cook. Sanji would just have to stay ahead to annoy the marines first without them.
"Let's go! To save our nakama! " Luffy shouted with his fist shoved up and the rest followed suite. "Yea!"
"Creak~"
Sanji's head perked up to the sound of his cell door opening.
Crack!
That was-
Crack!
No doubt...
"You filthy pirates deserve to be punished. Execution? That's such an easy way to let everything go. No.. I believe in torturous means before sending a filthy prisoner to death." the voice spoke.
Crack!
It was the sound of a whip, hitting the floor.
"Unfortunately though, it has been a day, and my men still hasn't found any trace of your crew following us." the marine's voice acted pity before laughing, "Of course they wouldn't come would they! They wouldn't want to walk into their graveyards! And they obviously not want a weak and useless nakama!"
Crack! The marine whipped the whip across Sanji's face.
"Nn!..." Sanji gritted his teeth to prevent himself from crying out. The Shitty marine does not earn the score of seeing him cry! Sanji could feel a burn where the whip met his cheek, the warm blood steadily fell from his face.
If Sanji could glare there and then, and glaring could have killed, the marine would have died a million times over. "Luffy and the rest will not come! They know that this is a trap! "Sanji barked back. In his heart, he seriously hoped that his crew wouldn't come to save him. He'd be endangering everybody, and some sacrifices are needed to reach the ultimate goal. Not to mention he is the weakest among all of them at the moment. What would they think? If they came and realized the one they risked their life for is a damn cripple that would hinder their way to their dreams? Sanji would rather be the sacrifice.
Crack!
The whip came down on Sanji once more. And again. And again. That sick bastard. Sanji was shivering from the impact. His body is slicked with blood. Yet, he tried hard to hold in his scream. Damn it hurts. It hurts like fuck.
"Oh, we have a fighter here? Let's see how much longer can you hold in!" the marine challenged. Each whip came down harsher than before, Sanji whimpered at the next hit.
The marine smirked. Already bent forward on his knees, Sanji lowered himself till his forehead touched the ground. Tears filled his eyes. Sanji gave in and fell forward, in a shivering bloody mess.
Satisfied with the current moment, the marine gave Sanji a good hard kick that sent him flying towards the cell wall with a bang, earning a scream from the prisoner before leaving the cell. "I'll be back, Blackeg. Hahaha!"
"Chopper! Take the helm!" Nami shouted, "A storm is coming in our way! Everyone prepare!"
"Eh Nami? I thought you said the log pose takes 5 days to set? How are we going to the next island without it?" Usopp asked, his voice full of doubt.
"If Sanji-kun were to be taken by the marines, he'll be on their ship to the next Island. If we can catch up with their ship..." Nami explained.
Zoro has been pacing around the ship since they boarded Merry. He hated himself, if only he had kept an eye on the cook, if only he had hugged him closer to himself and not let go, if only he had been more aware of his surroundings for Sanji, if only- "What's the point?! He's in danger and it's my fault! " Zoro cursed under his breath.
Luffy still held that grim face of his. With that face on, no one could tell what was he thinking, but they all knew well to stay away from angering him any further.
Zoro walked to Luffy, who of course was sitting in his special sit on Merry's head. "He's out there Zoro. We'll get him. We'll save him. And I'll kick those marines' asses for hurting my nakama!" Luffy growled as soon as Zoro was right behind him.
Zoro drew out Wado and held it in front of him, "I'll avenge the cook. I'll kill those who harm him, even if its a single strand of hair. "
Sanji trembled in the corner, his body felt so heavy and sore. Although it wouldn't make a difference if he opened his eyes, he found himself squeezing them shut. Just like he was to shut everything that's happening out. The cuffs on him were getting too heavy to lift, they were cutting into his wrists. Damn it, as a cook, his hands were important! He couldn't let them get hurt.
Sanji tried to get up into a sitting position. A sharp pain shot through his body from his chest. Damn, he knew he'd broken a couple of ribs. Hissing in pain, he sucked in a deep breath and willed himself to a sitting position and leaned back against the wall.
Looking down at his feet, Sanji panted as he tried to catch his breath. He's not so easily broken. He'll show those Shitty marines.
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