Zoro looked over the cage again. He reached for a sword, still knowing there wasn't any by his side. Sighing in frustration he looked over at Smoker. "I take it as you don't have a plan either." he said, sitting down against the bars. Smoker leaned back against a wooden bench ment to serve as some sort of a bed for an answer. "Well then I guess there's nothing else to do." he said. Zoro yawned and streched an arm over his head before sinking in a more comfortable position. Smoker smirked as he too closed his eyes, ready for a nap.

"It's unnerving how the two of you aren't worried." mused a voice. Smoker cracked open an eye to look at a new figure. A young boy stood in front of the cage, probibly about twelve or thirteen with black hair and small eyes. He wore a red shirt and blue pants and in his hands was two trays of food and water.

"Why should we be worried?" Smoker asked. The boy looked surprised by that comment.

"Your about to be sold into slavery. Usually the people start screaming and trying to fight at this point, so why are you all so calm?" the boy asked. Smoker placed two new cigars in his mouth, disposing of the old ones and lighting them.

"I don't know kid, maybe it's us trusting each other, or trusting our friends who are out there. Either way, we know that your people won't get away with selling us into slavery!" Smoker said. The boy gave them wide eyes in admiration of their courage.

"You two must be increadably brave or stupid." the boy said. Smoker remembered the last time him and Zoro were trapped in a cage together at Alabasta with Luffy, Nami, and Usopp. He had explained all about sea prism stone to Luffy, yet the boy kept trying to get threw the bars. 'Is he stupid or something?' Smoker had asked Zoro who was standing next to him. 'Yah, but that's also why he's our Captain.' Zoro had told him. At the time, Smoker didn't understand why Zoro would say such a thing, or why six people would have such faith in a man just because he was a stupid idiot. It was because Strawhat was just to stupid to be afraid. He'd never give up no matter the situation, and all the members of his crew had taken to that, Never giving up themselves and not letting things get to them that a normal person would. That was why Zoro had no problem sleeping in the corner. Zoro was one of those people who beleived that what happened would happen and there's no need to be afraid of that. He was glad to have such a strong younger brother, and he was glad his little brother could find such friends to depend on. The little boy put down their food.

"Yah we're stupid, that's why we work so well together." Smoker told the boy. The boy looked surprised, then left. Not too long later the room filled with soft snores from the two brothers.

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"Island ahead!" Usopp said. Nami looked ahead with a worried expression. Then she turned back to the pirates.

"Alright, this is where you get off of our ship for good!" Nami screached at them.

"Which one do you think were landing on?" Tashigi asked.

"YOU TOO!" Nami added to the Marines. The sooner they lost all the extra baggage, the sooner they could look for Zoro.

"Since the sun is in that direction I would have to say that this is the Iris Island." Robin said.

"So do you think Zoro is here?" Chopper asked. Nami shock her head.

"Nowing that idiot, he's probibly on Camellia. But before we go there we need to get some supplies." Nami said.

"Of course Nami dear." Sanji swooned.

"Your all pretty carefree for people who's friend may just be sold into slavery about now." said the man. Luffy just laughed.

"Who Zoro? Naw, that isn't possible. Zoro wouldn't be a slave for anyone, they wouldn't be able to control him for anything." Luffy pointed out needlessly. The pirates looked surprised, but Luffy and the others went back to planning out their food run.

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Zoro woke up to the sound of clanking metal and looked up to see the man who had captured them. The man grabbed Zoro and pulled him up, but Zoro ripped his arm from the man's grasp. "Don't touch me." Zoro hissed. The man glared at him. Smoker looked up at the two.

"What are you doing with him?" Smoker asked. The man turned back to Smoker.

"Isn't it obvious, the slave ship arrived, so I'm taking the two of you to it." he said. Smoker tried to get up but the sea prism made it too difficult to move. Zoro however easily headbutted the man and managed to grab his keys. He easily was able to remove his as they weren't really ment to restrain him much and removed Smokers. It tock Smoker a few seconds to recover from the stone's effects.

"Come on." Smoker said, grabbing Zoro's arm and taking off down the hall. He knew how bad Zoro's sense of direction was and wasn't about to risk him getting lost. Zoro protested, but didn't really fight him too much on the subject, letting his elder brother pull him along the halls. They reached a doorway leading out when suddenly Zoro was snagged by a hand from behind. He was pulled back to find a sword at his neck. Zoro threwhis elbow back so it connected in someone's side, and they released him. Smoker turned back to make sure Zoro was alright, only to see a man pointing a gun at Zoro's head. He could also see Zoro's shirt turning red, the bullet wound had reopened from the effort it tock to get the man off of him. Smoker started to shake in rage. He just helped Zoro get that fixed, now these bastards not only hurt him but are threatening his life. "WHITE SNAKE!"

I thought it would be a good place to stop, haven't decided yet weither I should keep them with the slave traders for a bit longer or let them escape. Tell me what you think, and I hope you like it! Thank you Chasenyx and fangirl-4-evEr-xx.