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I haven't watched One Piece in months ;-; I miss it! *Is collecting episodes*
GOTTA BE STRONG AND WAIT!
Zoro POV
Franky and Usopp kept busy asking any person that we passed if they'd seen Robin. Some said no. Some said yes, but didn't know where she was. And some gave us nervous glances and walked away, refusing to answer us.
"Have you seen Robin?" Luffy asked an old man. I gave him a slight punch on the head.
"He's not gonna know who you're talking about if that's all you say, baka," I said before turning to the villager. "She's uh…tall. Black hair?"
The old man gave us a cocked eyebrow. "I'm gonna need a little more detail than that, sonny. How tall? Taller than you?"
I breathed in. "Yes. She's taller than me."
I resisted the impulse to give the man a punch on the face when I heard him chuckle. So Robin was taller than me. Big deal.
"Blue eyes," Usopp said. I couldn't for the life of me recall what she was wearing. I wasn't a man to observe such things.
"She has a pointy nose," Chopper offered.
"She's superrrrrr pretty," Franky piped out. The villager scrunched his nose in thought before his eyes brightened in recollection.
"AH! Yes! I saw that woman. She had a complete breakdown, I'm telling ya," he said with a slight hint of mocking in his statement. I flashed him a glare before taking a step closer towards him.
"Where is she?" I inquired. He cleared his throat before pointing towards a street not very far from where we stood.
"Keep going straight on that road, turn one right then two lefts. You'll find one heck of a gigantic house. The house chief Alden lives in," he answered before walking away. "Real good man."
Usopp made a swift jump towards me and began to lead the way. I gave him an annoyed glance but didn't protest. It wasn't my fault islands enjoyed screwing with the roads and getting me lost. As we walked, I noticed many people giving us kind looks and greetings. For some reason, the island didn't strike me as a place Robin would wanna be in on her own. But again, I had yet to know her reasons. I felt someone grab me by the collar of my shirt.
"Oi!" I snapped. It was Franky.
"You were going the wrong way, Zoro-bro," he explained before letting go. Damn you, island. I cursed under my breath as I followed the crew deeper into the village. It felt like Usopp was making more turns than what that man had said, but maybe it was just me.
"This should be the place," Usopp said at last, pointing to an enormous house. Why anyone would wanna live in a place that big, I never knew. We made our way to the gate, but found it sealed shut. I unsheathed my katana and was about to slash it in half when Chopper called out to me.
"Zoro, wait!" he yelled. I paused. "I can smell Robin…but it isn't coming from the house. It's really faint, but I can tell it's her."
Luffy grinned as he gave Chopper a soft shoulder punch. "Good going, Chopper!"
It's not very hard to guess what the little reindeer's reaction was to that praise. Once recovering from his cussing fit, he ran towards the woods that covered half the island, with us following closely behind. Countless number of times, Franky took the time to grab me by my collar again. It was getting irritating. Chopper stopped in his tracks and sniffed the air before perking up.
"This way…" he said, steering us to the right. I was starting to get slightly impatient with how endless the forest seemed to be, and how long it was taking for us to get to her. Finally, I started hearing something other than the low snipping sounds of crickets. I was hearing vague shouts coming from where Chopper was leading us to. With that, we quickened our paces until we, at last, reached the source of the shouts.
"Captain…" a man with a quirky hat on his head said hesitantly. I scanned the area until I found Robin. She was running her hands over a poneglyph, her eyes showing weariness and hesitation. She hardly gave us a glance. A wild-blue haired man stood next to her, giving her harsh demands. I guessed that was the man named Alden.
"Dammit," he growled once he spotted us. I unsheathed my katana and walked towards him.
"Oi, Zoro," Luffy said as he caught up with me. He gave Alden a piercing stare. "I'm going against him."
As if to keep me busy, a woman, who I couldn't help but notice possessed a sword that hung on her back, appeared before me. She gave me a grin before unsheathing her own sword.
"Gotta problem with my captain, Roronoa?" she asked. I refused to return the blood-thirsty grin she gave me.
"Yeah," I said, untying the black bandana that always rested on my arm and wrapping it around my head. "I have a problem with your captain."
"Hmm," she hummed, a look of fake confusion plastered on her face. She shrugged, tilting her head to the side. "I guess you'll have to deal with me, then."
I could feel Robin's gaze on me. I looked at her, desperately trying not to show the anger I was feeling. Her eyes hid an incredible amount of misery and pain. It was sudden, but she had collapsed on the floor, clutching onto her head.
"Stop…it," she whispered, her fist clenched and softly hitting the ground. I gripped onto my swords in frustration. Chopper ran towards her, but was blocked by Alden.
"Oi," Luffy hissed. He took slow steps towards him. "What are you doing to her?"
Alden laughed, flicking his hand repeatedly and making Robin's struggling increase. I gritted my teeth as I held back the urge to slice him in half. He leaned towards the poneglyph before giving us a mad smile.
"I ate the memo-memo fruit," he said. The flicking of his hand was making my blood boil. "I can control the memories of whoever I please."
