Zoro gave up looking for Zoey as the moon hung directly above his head, though he could barely see it through the leaves above him. He plopped down on a dead log and allowed himself to process the last few hours.
The kiss. He was pretty sure he knew who would tackle him and cover his eyes, just to give him the best kiss he'd ever recieved (though he hadn't really had that many to begin with). He'd need to find her first; before he could confirm hs suspicions.
Utopia's revelation. So Shina had been the one to stick him in a boat to float away to God-knows-where. He'd thought he'd slept-walked to his boat, though he didn't have an explanation for why it was stocked with supplies. He had been sure he was going to die, sitting in the sweltering heat, a major injury hardly allowing movement. Thank God he'd landed on another island before his provisions ran out. His thoughts were interrupted by a very loud voice shouting in his ear, "Zoro! You're back! I've missed our talks, man!" Zoro just chuckled and shook his head. He had learned a long time ago that there were very few things on this island that made sense.
"Hey Gorou. If I remember correctly, you were the one who did most of the talking." The ghost scoffed, rolling his glowing blue eyes. He pushed his opaque brown hair out of his face before replying,
"So? You always listened."
"I never had a choice! You followed me around, you idiot." The ghost laughed, a high-pitched, annoying laugh that reminded Zoro of Luffy. He sat on the ground, leaning against the dead log.
"Were you and Zoey having another race? Because I think she won for once. She's already at your guys' creek." Gorou said. Zoro's eyes widened slightly as he looked down at the ghost.
"She's at the creek?" He asked. The high-strung spirit nodded his head and Zoro shot up from his seat on the log so fast, his foot passed through Gorou's head as he jumped over it.
"Hey! I can still feel that, you know!" Zoro ignored him, taking off in the other direction.
"Bye Gorou!" Zoro called over his The ghost stood up and turned to face him.
"What, no thank-you?" He called at the retreating back. Zoro just laughed as he walked away.
The group, Sanji carrying Usopp on his back and Luffy supporting Skippy, headed back to Stacey's house to let the two men rest. As they approached, Lucy, who was in the lead, shouted,
"What the heck?!" The others hurried to the scene, Sanji and Luffy going as fast as they could. When they were all there, they looked at the ruins of what once was Stacey's house. The only thing left semi-standing was the kitchen. Stacey stared at the remains of the house for just a few seconds before finding a big chunk of stone to kick, busting it into hundreds of tiny pieces with her high heel.
"Marry me?" Sanji asked. You could practically see the Cupids circling his head as he stared at the tiny pieces scattered across the ground, then back up at Stacey. She just ignored him, as she had all the other times he had tried to flirt with her.
"Whoa..." Luffy surveyed the damage, blue eyes sweeping back and forth.
"If she did this... to the house... you... might want to-to check on... your ship..." Skippy gasped from Luffy's side. They stared disbelievingly at him; just a minute ago, he was so weak he could barely hold his eyes open. They didn't know why, but they had their suspicions that Shina had done something to him when she threw him into the tree. Then, they realized what he'd said.
"Our ship?"
"What do you mean by 'she'?" Nami and Sanji said at the same time. Skippy raised his hand with some difficulty and indicated the charred and slashed bits of wood and, finally, the wood fragment standing up in a pile of rubble, tied to it, a black bandana with a red 'S' on it.
"Shina." He whispered, his hand falling to his side as he went limp, almost falling from Luffy's grasp. Nami immediately turned and ran toward their ship, everyone at her heels. They arrived at where their ship, or what used to be their ship, was moored.
The ship now more closely resembled a floating carcass. They were surprised it still could float. It was in shambles, wood fragments everywhere. The only things left intact were the hull, Luffy's "special seat", Nami's maps, which were in neat stacks on the ground, held down by the bags of Belis and treasure that surrounded them, and Choppers medicines and various other medical supplies, which also lay in neat piles on the ground.
"D**n it!" Luffy yelled, nearly dropping the half-conscious Skippy in his rage as he gazed at the mess that had once been their pirate ship.
"MY KITCHEN!" Sanji screamed, and he actually DID drop Usopp. "SHE DESTROYED MY KITCHEN!" Nami gave him a death glare and punched him in the head.
"SHE DESTROYED THE ENTIRE SHIP, YOU MORON!"