Chapter 12: Chapter 12
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Zoro was sitting by the shore watching the waves crash and felt the mist hit his body. His chest was once again covered in bandages and he had finally escaped Law's "prison". From the cliff he could easily see the submarine but he himself was hidden by the trees.
It was a while before he heard a yell and saw numerous men in matching suits run out looking like they were for searching for someone. He chuckled when he realized they were most likely looking for him.
Those bastards had once again started sedating him every three hours so waking up this morning was groggy to say the least. Zoro remembered how he escaped and he laughed but stopped quickly when a sharp pain erupted in his shoulder. Law gave him an earful when he was brought back to his cell. The damn bastard even operated on him without putting him under. He claimed because he lost a lot of blood that putting him under could be fatal.
Yeah right the damn surgeon was just a weirdo. Zoro shuddered as he thought of the surgery just last afternoon. He knew he would have to go back to the bastard surgeon but he couldn't help but look for Chopper. He really missed the little guy. Zoro yawned and felt the dull pain in his shoulder get a little sharper by each moment. Zoro thinking that a natural painkiller would do him so good. With a last grunt he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Nami was running around the jungle panting for air as she screamed "Zoro, Zoro you asshole if you don't answer me I'll raise you-" she stopped short as her wet hair fell in her face. She cursed and looked above her to see a dark raining cloud right above her. Ever since her return from Weatheria it was like she had her own personal weather. This always happened when her moods drastically changed. Right now judging from the cloud she was very upset. "Get the hell away from me you dumbass cloud." She yelled. The cloud rumbled with thunder and Nami quickly calmed herself down. She wasn't in the mood for dodging lighting at the moment. Damn where was Zoro?
She was going to visit the swordsman when she found Law yelling profanities at the top of his lungs. Fearing the worst she ran and asked what was wrong.
"He's fucking gone" Law yelled.
"How the hell did he do that" Nami yelled back.
"That dumb bastard knocked out one of my crewmates and stole his clothes and placed the unconscious man in his bed so he wasn't noticed till hours later" Law explained.
"That idiot" Nami groaned. Nami and Law's crewmembers ran in all directions looking for Zoro while Law stayed at the submarine yelling if his record was broken someone was going to die.
While Nami was running the image of Zoro's broken bloody body at thriller bark repeated inside her head.
Thinking about that only made the rain fall harder. She stopped and was about to start a rant of curses when the rain stopped hitting her and she looked up in surprise to see an umbrella. It was a pink one with eyes on top of it. She looked to see the ghost girl from thriller bark holding the umbrella looking at the ground.
"Here you need it more than me right now." She said. Nami took it and was going to say thank you but Perona interrupted her "He's on the cliff by that tree with the moss on it."
"Thank you" Nami said her voice filled with gratitude.
Perona said nothing but floated away followed by two negative ghosts who stuck their tongue out at the navigator. Nami walked to the moss tree and soon saw a figure in one of Laws crew jumpsuit by the tree.
She looked and relief filled her body as she walked to Zoro who was against the tree asleep. Her relief was cut short as Zoro's face twisted in pain and he let out a horrific scream. Nami backed away in fear but immediately regretted her action as she felt the ground crumble underneath her and she felt herself falling. She saw Zoro's eyes flash open and instantly try to reach for her but his hand slipped from hers.
Thinking on her toes she exclaimed "Wind tempo" as she flung out her clima tact. She felt herself being projected upwards by the wind. She however didn't see Zoro jumping off the cliff in attempt to save her.
Zoro was bleeding from a gash on his head, the blood dripping in his eyes making him unable to see. But he could still hear. He heard all the horrific screams and cries. He opened his eyes against the blood to look at them.
Kizaru and Kuma were standing right above his hurt crew. He shakily got up and ran to them but was stopped short when he fell to the floor. A pain blasted in his leg and he saw Kuma standing on it making it bend in an unnatural way. "Captains order" He said flatly.
Zoro grabbed his sword ready to amputate the leg that was pinned under Kuma but he felt his arms being grabbed and pinned behind his back.
"Captains order" Kuma repeated. Zoro stared in horror at his crewmates who stared back at him with pleading eyes. Zoro struggled against Kuma but it was to no avail. Kizaru had the sword of light in his hand and smiled at the broken crew.
"STOP" Zoro screamed pulling his arms back but was stopped when he heard a pop in his shoulder. He didn't care and kept pulling even after he heard the other shoulder dislocate. Kizaru stepped over and the next thing Zoro knew he was face to face with the admiral.
"Kuma would you like to do the honors"
Kuma released his hold on Zoro who fell to the ground his arms and one leg no longer responding to his orders. Zoro picked up his head to see Kuma holding a large bubble and slowly compressing it. Zoro desperately tried to move but Kizaru was sitting on his back mockingly. "Don't move captain's order"
Zoro turned to his nakama who were still staring at him. Chopper was staring at him with tears running down. He mouthed out "Help us"
Zoro screamed and tried to push himself off the ground but Kizaru just laughed as he impaled Zoro's working leg to the ground. "Enjoy the show" He said darkly. He looked at Kuma who stared at him before he said "Ursa shock." He heard his crew agonizing screams followed by Kizaru laughing. He looked at Zoro and mockingly said "At least you followed captains order.
Zoro woke up with a tormented scream but he stopped when he saw something falling. Orange hair falling down the cliff made his heart stop. He immediately jumped off the cliff trying to save her. His plan didn't work as great as Nami was flying upwards from wind coming out of her climatact. The climatact met his chest and he grunted in pain. Nami thankfully grabbed his suit and Dragged both of them on land. Zoro grunted in pain as he tried to calm the pain that was exploding in his chest.
"What the hell were you thinking" Nami screamed. Zoro looked up to see a furious Nami.
"What the hell was that" Zoro asked breathlessly ignoring the question as he was still trying to dull the pain.
Nami looked at him in disgust and yelled "Forget about that, again what were you thinking "
"I saw you falling and just like good old times I decided to save you." Zoro replied bluntly.
Nami's face sadden "Yeah that's why you're like this because of you saving us-" She stopped and her face grew furious again,
"No more of that though because you are following that captain's order"
Zoro snorted and lay himself on the floor "No I'm not"
Namis face fell "What do you mean you're not following it."
"You know what I mean Nami" Zoro replied emotionless. He heard thunder and saw a dark cloud forming around Nami's head. She picked up her head and tears streaming her face she screamed "WHATS WRONG WITH YOU ZORO" She looked at him and said "Zoro you don't know what you or us would lose if you didn't follow that order.
Zoro looked at Nami and laughed darkly "I don't know what we would lose. You don't think I know what the losses will be. Let me tell you what I KNOW WHAT THE CREW AND I WOULD LOSE" He screamed the last part.
"The past couple days I've learned the losses will be" Zoro sarcastically held his hand up as he began to say "A son, an elder brother, inspiration, a promise, the protector, a..." He stopped but said quietly "a best friend"
Nami stood quiet looking at the floor "So you do know" she whispered
"Yeah these past few days haven't been all too great."
"Zoro please follow that order" She pleaded.
"Nami I can't, I feel like a broken den den mushi when I say this is my duty as a first mat-"
"It's your duty but you're making it into a burden." Nami placed her hand on the bandages and looked up to Zoro. "Share the burden Zoro"
Zoro stared at her in disgust "Do you think I regret what I did back in thriller bark. I don't, and share the burden Nami what the hell is that supposed to mean.
"It means instead of taking all of Luffy's pain you could have woken one of us to share the pai-
"So we can have two hurt nakama, is that what you are thinking."
Nami bit her lip, that wasn't what she had meant to say. She remembered what happened moments ago and said quietly "You don't have to save the crew anymore we are all stronger"
Zoro looked at her confused until she continued "We have all grown stronger since our separation we don't need you to save us anymore. Right now you tried to save me but I saved myself. We all want you to stop doing reckless things just for the sake of the crew. We have all grown stronger but you."She stopped and added pressure to the bandages which got a grunt from Zoro. "You have gotten weaker."
Zoro stiffen and looked away. Nami embraced him suddenly and let the tears fall."Zoro you mean so much to each of us...and if you don't follow that order. We won't be the straw-hat crew anymore. We would be each missing something vital to us. Please Zoro please follow that order."
Zoro stood there stunned and felt Nami's warm tears on his bandages. He was going to say something when he heard someone yell. "Oii I found you bastard"
Zoro looked up to see Law with his unsheathed sword. He gently pried Nami off and bolted out of there. He didn't make it far enough because soon he was surrounded by a bubble and he remembered what the surgeon's devil fruit was.
He cursed when he felt a sharp pain in his legs and felt himself falling to the ground. Opening his eyes he found himself staring at his still standing legs and looked up to see Nami screaming at Law with lightning bolts flying out of the cloud. He closed his eyes and wished he had some sake right now.
