"Hm, Luffy you comin'?" asked Usopp as he turned to see her still leaning off the railing of Sunny seemingly not wanting to go on the island.
All turned to see their Captain still residing on Sunny. Most of the crew had confused looks as to why she was acting this way. All for Zoro, Nami, and Robin who knew she had grown attached to her feminine side.
"Oh . . . yeah," said Luffy leaning her hat down a little over her eyes so no one could see them as she hopped off the boat and down on the docks.
"What's the matter Luffy?" asked Usopp as he walked next to his dear friend. "You've been acting strange ever since Robin said Ivankov might be on this island. What's the matter? Don't you want to turn back into a boy?"
Luffy only looked forward at the town they were heading for. She shrugged and said quietly—
"Sure."
"That's what I'm talking about!" cheered Usopp slapping her on the back with a large grin. "I can't wait either!"
Nami looked at Robin who noticed the attitude as well. The look in her eyes was that of concern and Robin only nodded knowing what she was thinking.
"Robin what if he—?" started the young tangerine.
"He'll have to make that decision for himself, miss Navigator," said Robin continuing her way.
Nami only turned again to see her Captain. As Usopp spoke to her and told her of all the things they could do again when she was a male Nami could tell by the look on Luffy's face that she wasn't too thrilled by this. Nami's eyes then came to their swordsman who was up front next to Franky—he didn't seem too fond of this idea either and Nami wondered what exactly would happen if, or when, they did find Ivankov.
"Well, here's the town," said Sanji as all stopped in front of the average town. "I guess we better start asking around."
"Yep!" said Chopper with a small jump. "The quicker we do, the quicker Luffy will be a boy again!"
"And everything will be back to normal," said Sanji taking a drag happy that all this mess was going to be cleared up upon the turning of Luffy back into a boy.
"Yeah, who knows what could have happened if Luffy stayed a girl any longer than he had to," said Franky with a chuckle as he went off with Brooke to ask around.
"Me and Robin are going to ask around," said Nami as the two girls walked off.
"Well, then I guess Chopper's coming with me," said Sanji with another drag as the two walked off.
"Right," said Chopper with a firm nod as he followed the blonde cook.
"Well then that leaves Luffy and Zoro with me," said Usopp counting down with his fingers. "Yes! At least if we run into any trouble I'll be nicely protected!"
"I'm gonna go get some drink," said Zoro as he walked off to the nearest bar.
"W-What? Aren't you going to help us search Zoro?" asked Usopp turning to see the greenhead walk off.
"You two can do it just fine," was all he said as he trotted off into the nearest bar.
Usopp only scratched his head wondering what had gotten into the swordsman. He thought he of all people would want Luffy changed back seeing how he seemed uneasy about her being a 'she' some months ago.
"Hm, what do you suppose is wrong with him?" asked Usopp rubbing his chin.
"Couldn't say," came Luffy's response as she trotted off.
"Hey, wait for me Luffy!" called Usopp as strode off after his Captain.
And so all the gang asked around town. Much getting hardly any answers seeing how the whole town seemed to not even like the looks of them. The town seemed very untrustworthy and seemed like they didn't like any outsiders—them being ones.
Usopp and Luffy had asked around even getting nothing, but soon Luffy had had enough of the people giving her no answers. So soon, with much threatening, they were able to get some answers out of some locals.
"What, are you friends of Ivankov?!" asked a man as he sat down at a table outside a restaurant.
"Maybe we are!" said Luffy keeping a tight hold of the man by his collar. "You'd better tell us some answers 'cause I am NOT in the mood to be lied to!!"
"Sheesh Luffy, what's gotten into you?" asked Usopp seeing this different side of his Captain, looking at her as if she was a completely different person.
"Shut up Usopp!" commanded Luffy still keeping her demanding eyes on the man she held onto tightly before her.
"Heh, heh, you gonna let a woman boss you around boy?" the man asked looking at the teen with a chuckle.
"You shut up too unless you're planning on telling me what you know!" said Luffy giving the man a rough shake.
"Okay, okay, sheesh," the man said holding his arms up and then turning back to his buddies who only nodded. "Well if you must know, Ivankov was on this island not too long ago. In fact, that fag may still be here."
"Where is he?!" asked Luffy giving another rough shake.
"Who knows," the man said with a smirk. "He could be gone, could still be here. Haven't heard from him."
"Don't give me this 'could'!" shouted Luffy feeling her blood boil just so frustrated at everything at the moment.
"Fine, fine," the man said. "Last I heard he was on the other side of the island in some secret base of his."
"You'd better not be lying!" threatened Luffy as she held up her fist looking strangely scary to these men for being a girl.
"Why would I lie to a girl?" asked the man with a smirk.
Luffy only sneered at this arrogant man and shoved him off his chair and to the ground. She turned and looked at all them one more time before saying—
"Come on Usopp."
"Right," said Usopp as they turned and left trotting off into the forest of the island to hopefully get to the other side.
"Bit--!" muttered the man as he got back up and wiped his clothes of the dirt he had on it.
It was getting well past noon and Nami noticed this. She knew it was time for the groups to all meet up at the town square so she and Robin headed there, but before they got there Nami stopped and noticed something off.
"What is it Nami?" asked Robin seeing the young girl stop and stare at something through a window.
"Is that—Zoro?" asked Nami pointing inside the bar seeing him sitting down just having a beer.
"Hm, looks like it," said Robin coming up to the window to see him quietly sitting at the bar and slowly sipping his drink.
"Isn't he supposed to be searching with Usopp and Luffy?" asked Nami.
"Apparently he had other things on his mind," said Robin understanding.
"Oh, I see," said Nami with a sigh. "Poor guy—this'll probably affect him the most."
"It probably would," said Robin walking off having Nami follow her. "But he'll have to deal with this himself."
"Yeah, I guess you're right," said Nami with a sigh as she glanced back behind her to the bar they had passed.
Once the two girls came to the square they met everyone there and asked if they had found anything.
"Nope," said Franky shaking his head. "Sorry sis."
"We didn't find a da-- thing either," said Sanji stomping out his cigarette.
"Okay, what about Usopp's group?" asked Nami looking around for the long nose and their Captain.
All looked around for them, but didn't find them anywhere.
"You did tell them to meet here right?" asked Sanji.
"Of course I did!" said Nami still looking around. "I know where Zoro is, but Usopp and Luffy aren't anywhere to be found."
"You mean that mosshead left them?!" asked Sanji with a growl.
"Sanji, now's not the time," said Nami with a groan feeling frustration creep up on her. "Hhh, man we have to find them before something stupid happens!"
"You think they actually found out something?" asked Chopper. "Maybe they know where Ivankov is and are heading to him now."
"Could be," said Nami biting the knuckle on her index finger. "But knowing those two they're gonna end up getting into more trouble."
"Define trouble," said Sanji.
"Well," said Nami with a slugging of her shoulders. "Usopp might come back a woman as well if we don't find them."
"Ew, don't want that," said Franky with a hiss. "We better be off to go find them."
"I agree," said Nami. "'Kay guys if you don't find them then go back to the ship. We'll see what happens there."
"Right!" they all said as they split up and searched all over the town for them.
After his fifth drink that evening Zoro placed his mug down and stared at it wondering if it was such a good idea to get a sixth. He knew he could keep his alcohol pretty well, but wanted nothing more than to drink this day away. He wondered if anyone had found anything on Ivankov—and if they had—did Luffy already change back.
Zoro leaned against the bar knowing he was in no mood to see Luffy as a boy again. He had gotten so used to seeing her as a 'her' he just didn't want to see her true self just yet. He had enjoyed her being a she for quite some time now and wished to have at least a little more time with her as such, but if he couldn't—then there was nothing he could do about that.
Just as Zoro ordered another round he heard some loud men walk in just laughing. He could tell it was a group of fairly large men as they all chuckled and gloated about some sort of joke of theirs. They had came to sit at the bar near Zoro as they all ordered rounds themselves.
Zoro tried minding his own business as he took up his sixth drink and began to slowly drain it, but the men were so loud it caught everyone's attention in that bar.
"Yeah, yeah, you should have seen this chick and everything!" the man, who seemed to be the leader of the gang, gloated. "She actually tried threatening me. Can you believe that! A girl!"
"And what did you tell her?" asked the bartender as he leaned on his elbows and looked at the group who only snickered.
"Well," the man said leaning closer. "She and this long-nosed friend of hers were asking for Ivankov—"
That's it. That was all it took to get Zoro's attention. His green eyes turned to the man as he placed his mug down and listened closely wondering just what these goons had told Luffy and Usopp knowing as a matter of fact they were talking about those two.
"I told her he had a secret hideout on the other side of the island," said the man with a chuckle.
"And she believed you?" asked the bartender as he played with his silver mustache.
"Well apparently," said the man leaning back a bit. "They did head off in the direction I pointed them to."
"So you didn't tell them Ivankov left some weeks ago?" asked the bartender.
"Of course not!" scoffed the man. "Any friend of that fag deserves what he, or she, gets."
"Yeah, boss sent them pretty much to a beating," another man chuckled. "Where they're going is where those freakin' locals are—you know, the cannibals. Ha, ha! They'll eat anyone who comes in on their territory!"
That was all it took for Zoro's anger to be set loose. He quickly jumped up on the bar and withdrew a single sword. His actions had caused quite a commotion in the bar and had everyone backing up startled.
Zoro held his sword up to the gloating man's throat and stared his infamous death glare at him making sure he knew he meant business.
"H-Hey, take it easy man," the guy gulped not wanting to get beheaded today.
"Where did you send them?!" demanded Zoro as he narrowed his dark eyes at the man.
"W-Who?" asked the man sweating up a storm.
Zoro didn't say anything knowing he didn't need to. All he did to get his message through was apply the pressure of his blade on the skin of the man's neck.
"Okay, okay!" the man whined. "I sent them east. That way! What are you a friend of theirs?"
Zoro then made sure this man never did anything like this again. He planted his boot right into the man's face knocking him clear across the room. Zoro then darted out of the room and raced off hoping for once in his life he didn't get lost.
"Hey Luffy it's getting dark," said Usopp looking around the creepy forest and shivering. "M-Maybe we should head back like Nami said."
"She said 'if' we don't find anything on Ivankov," said Luffy pushing past some ferns. "We did and so we're going to find him. You want me turned back into a guy or what?!"
"Uh yeah, b-but—" started Usopp.
"Then just be quiet!" snapped Luffy acting oddly strange. "Don't complain!"
"Luffy," said Usopp seeing her different moods. "Are you okay?"
It was then, before anything else could be said, they were surrounded by torches. Usopp nearly jumped out of his skin and grabbed onto Luffy trembling. Luffy only stood tall and undaunted.
"Ivankov! Are you here?!" demanded Luffy clenching her fists.
There was no response as the people showed themselves. They all held pointed weapons up to the two and chanted some kind of strange language.
"L-Luffy, I think we were tricked," said Usopp trembling behind her. "They look like—they look like . . . cannibals!"
"Is that so?" asked Luffy cracking her knuckles hating to be lied to and forced to fight people she was in no mood to fight.
"I think they want to eat us!" gulped Usopp looking at them all.
"Heh, I'd like to see them try!" said Luffy as she suddenly punched one clear across the face making him land against a tree.
"Waaahhhh! Luffy you got one!" exclaimed Usopp with wide eyes.
"Shoot them Usopp!" shouted Luffy as she ran off and straight into the stronghold of them tossing quite a few away.
"Uh, oh! Right!" said Usopp taking out his slingshot and shooting three at once before running behind a tree to finish off the rest.
Before Usopp knew it though they had found his hiding spot and chased him back the way he came. Usopp screamed the whole way as they chased him throwing spears and daggers at him. He barely managed to dodge one and just when he tripped over and uprooted root he thought he was a goner.
"AAAAAHHHH!" cried Usopp with wide eyes as the warriors came down upon him and readied to spear him.
Usopp braced for the piercing. He closed his eyes shut and wished to will it all away. As he thought this though he found he wasn't stabbed. He opened his eyes in time to see Sanji come out of nowhere and kick them all into unconsciousness.
"Ha, ha! Sanji!" cheered Usopp with a wide grin.
"Usopp where's Luffy?!" asked Sanji grabbing the boy by the shoulders.
"Uuuuhhh, that way," said Usopp pointing in the direction he was chased. "I think he may still be fighting them off."
"Go back to the ship Usopp!" said Sanji as he darted off to find his dear woman Captain.
"Right!" said Usopp running off and doing as Sanji said.
They'd better not lain a finger on her! Sanji threatened as he picked up pace in order to try and save her.
"Gah!" groaned Luffy as a clawed warrior managed to slice her across the side.
She darted back and touched her wound. She flinched slightly seeing the blood on her fingers. It wasn't too bad, but it did sting. She just hoped it wasn't poisonous or anything.
She saw the warriors closing in and knew they knew they had her cornered. Luffy backed up against a tree and managed to dodge a spear to the gut. She wondered just how many people there were of these cannibals as Usopp called them.
Luffy was getting tired of fighting all these people and knew she wouldn't last long if she didn't get out of there now. Even though she hated to retreat from a fight she knew she had to get out of there if she didn't want to be—eaten.
"Later guys," she said as she turned and darted off.
She couldn't get far as a rope and weights were tossed and swung around her ankles. Luffy fell to the ground with a 'ugh!' and turned to see what caused her downfall.
"Da-- it!" she cursed trying to free herself, but seeing the others close in quick.
Crap! She thought to herself seeing their sharp spearheads glinting off of the torchlights. I'm gonna be skewered! Just like Sanji's shishcabobs!
Luffy managed to punch a few away with her gum gum pistol, but she saw more coming from the side quickly and knew she couldn't get rid of them all at once. Luffy closed her eyes knowing what was to come next, but opened them just in time to see someone dart from behind her, jump over her, and take out the oncoming warriors.
"Zoro!" she exclaimed with a wide and relieved grin.
As Zoro landed back on the ground after taking out most of them he turned to her and said—
"Who said you can go off on your own?! You could have been killed!"
"Hee, hee, but I wasn't thanks to Zoro!" she said with that dumb childish grin of hers.
Zoro just rolled his eyes as he knelt down and untied her ankles.
"You're such a pain in the a--, you know that?" said Zoro pulling off the rope.
"Only for you," she said with another giggle, before her smile faded upon seeing yet more warriors sneak up and toss spears at them unbeknownst. "Zoro look out!!"
Zoro glanced back and saw it coming. He knew he had no time to dodge and so shielded her with his body praying anything thrown at them didn't touch her.
"Gah!" groaned Zoro feeling the spear fly right through his side and a dagger hit him in the shoulder.
"Zoro!!" cried Luffy seeing he was hit.
Zoro turned and quickly took his two swords and took out the rest making sure they thought twice before returning. After he finished off the warriors he fell to his knees in pain. Luffy came to his side and helped him take out the weapons.
"They're not poisonous or anything are they?" asked Zoro with a grunt as Luffy took out the spear.
"No, I don't think so," said Luffy looking at him with concern. "Zoro—why didn't you dodge?"
"And risk them hitting you? I don't think so," he said with a strained smile as he looked at her.
Just then they heard a twig snap. Both groaned knowing the locals just didn't know when to give up, but before anything could be thrown at them they heard a body fall to the ground. Both looked to see it was a warrior wearing a large bump on his head.
"My, my, you two need to learn to take better care of yourselves," came Sanji walking up casually to them. "And you mosshead need to learn how to protect a lady!"
"Just shut up!" groaned Zoro knowing he'd need to stop the bleeding.
"Luffy, you hurt?" asked Sanji taking her hand and spinning her around slightly to scan her.
"Just got scratched," said Luffy touching her side.
"More like sliced," grumbled Sanji examining the wound. "What do you have to say for this crappy swordsman?!"
"I was—a little late," Zoro groaned loving how Sanji was so concerned for the woman when the man was clearly more wounded.
"That's no excuse!" muttered Sanji looking at him. "You deserve what you got!"
"Whatever," moaned Zoro leaning against a tree feeling strangely tired.
"Well," said Sanji taking a drag. "Better get you two to Chopper. Luffy, would you mind if I held you?"
"Uh, doesn't Zoro need to be held more than me?" asked Luffy looking around the cook to see Zoro falling unconscious.
"Don't be silly," said Sanji waving his hand as he took her up bridal style. "A lady in your condition should never strain herself."
"W-Well okay," said Luffy as the cook picked her up. "But how's Zoro going to get back to the ship to be treated?"
"Hey, swordsman!" shouted Sanji behind him. "Get you're a-- up!!"
"Oh my god Luffy!!" gasped Nami as she ran up to Sanji who had now boarded with Captain in his arms.
"I'm fine," said Luffy waving her hand.
"Oh my god look at your side!" gasped Nami seeing the slashes.
"Tis okay," said Luffy. "But—what about Zoro?"
"Hhh, Franky you mind getting him?" asked Sanji pointing back behind him. "The idiot passed out before we even got to the docks."
"Sure thing," said Franky jumping off the ship and trotting off to fetch the swordsman.
And so Luffy was brought to the infirmary and examined. Chopper noticed she was completely fine but for the slashes.
"Well, luckily there was no poison involved," said Chopper with a smile. "As long as you don't stretch too much your wound should heal perfectly fine."
"'Kay," said Luffy with a smile and nod. "But what about Zoro?"
"Oh he's fine," said Chopper. "Though he did lose quite a bit of blood due to the fact he was walking around with those wounds. Whose idea was it to let him walk all the way back here in the first place?"
"Uh—hem," Sanji made as he cleared his throat and took a drag while he leaned against the wall next to Luffy.
"He did," said Luffy truthfully as she pointed back to him.
"Sanji!" said Chopper not believing he'd make an injured man walk that far—or maybe he did believe it.
"What?!" squeaked Sanji. "I just couldn't let a lady walk around with a wound like Luffy had!"
"It wasn't as bad as Zoro's," said Chopper plainly. "If Luffy would have walked he would have been fine."
"Tch," scoffed Sanji crossed his arms.
That night they set sail. Sanji cooked dinner and all, but Luffy refused to eat it saying she wanted to see if Zoro was doing okay. So she trotted off to the crow's nest where he was most likely taking his recovery nap.
"Luffy just leave him alone," said Sanji. "Come and eat dinner. I made it especially for you so you can get nutrients and heal properly."
"Well," said Luffy admitting she was hungry, but she was more hungry to see Zoro than to eat so it was a bit difficult for her. "Then how 'bout I just take mine and Zoro's meal to him!"
At that she took the plates and darted off. All just watched her leave still wondering what was so up about her. Franky just rubbed his chins as he said—
"I don't get why he's in such a mood. We didn't even find Ivankov on that island. You'd think he'd be heartbroken."
"Yeah, I know," said Usopp taking a bite of his food. "Something's been up for a couple months with him. Like he's not telling us something."
"Want to find out Usopp?" asked Franky wiggling his eyebrows.
"Yeah!!" exclaimed Usopp with a large grin.
"Will you two KNOCK IT OFF!!" growled Nami hitting the two over the back of the head. "Just leave Luffy alone!!"
"Ow Nami," groaned the two.
"Serves you right for sticking your noses into other people's business," said Nami with a nod. "Now finish your meals!"
"Ooohh! Miss Nami's so hot when she's bossing people around!" exclaimed Sanji as he danced around the table with a heart in his eye.
"Haa, ah," moaned Luffy as she brought her head back down and kissed her lover's sweat layered neck.
"Uh, Luffy," groaned Zoro leaning his head to the side to give her all the access she desired to his thick neck.
"You, uh, you never told me—why you didn't come with Usopp, and me ah," said Luffy as she let her head fall back again as she closed her eyes to just feel.
At that there was no response on Zoro's part. Luffy noticed this and so opened her eyes and looked back down at him wondering if he was even going to answer her.
"Zoro?" asked Luffy again as she inhaled and exhaled deeply from their movements.
"I didn't want to lose you," came Zoro's response as he held onto Luffy close and buried his face into the crook of her neck.
Luffy opened her mouth slightly to breathe better as Zoro continued to thrust into her no matter the conversation. Her hands went to his hair as she felt what he felt—sadness. She looked down at him and then pulled his head back so that she could look at his face.
"But you won't lose me . . . Zoro," she said with a small smile as she looked into his eyes.
"But I, nuh, will," he said scanning her features. "Once you change back to, haa, normal there won't be anymore . . . us."
At that he picked up his pace feeling that feeling build up. Luffy grasp onto him tighter and closed her eyes for a little while just thinking on this. Once she opened them she felt a tear roll down her face as she said—
"But everyone wants things back to normal . . . do you . . . Zoro?"
"Luffy how can you ask me a question like that?" he asked now burying his face in her breasts.
"I don't know," she said suppressing a moan. "But I just thought . . ."
"That I do to?" asked Zoro with a pant as he looked up at her and into her brown eyes. "Luffy, haa, how can you think such a thing? Uh!"
"I don't know!" said Luffy wrapped her arms around his neck and hugging him close. "I guess it's because, ah! I don't know either!"
"It's okay to be—to be uncertain," said Zoro rubbing the back of her head with his left hand and her shoulder blades with his right.
"I know, I know," said Luffy feeling tears stream down her face. "But I don't know . . . I don't know if I want to be rid of—this!"
"You're not the only one—eh, Luffy," moaned Zoro biting down into her neck suppressing a scream.
"I just . . . I just don't know what I'm supposed to feel about—all this," she said rubbing her lips over his shoulder.
"It—it doesn't matter now Luffy," said Zoro letting go of her neck and grasping the sides of her face and making her look at him. "Right now we still haven't found Ivankov . . . you don't need to think of such things, haa, just yet."
At that Luffy burst out into tears and hugged Zoro close. Zoro held her close and kissed the side of her head. He even halted his movements to let her cry. She was so confused right now and he knew it—she didn't know what she was supposed to do right now and he wanted to let her know that he understood her.
"Shh, shh, it's okay Luffy," said Zoro petting her hair.
"I-It's just," cried Luffy holding onto her lover and dear friend close. "Before all this happened everything seemed to be going as planned. We were all together again after so long—and we were even heading to Fishman Island . . . but . . . but then I got changed into a girl and, and, and now we have to chase Ivankov around the Grand Line just to get him to change me back when I'm not sure anymore if I want to change back!! Ah ha!"
"It's okay Luffy," said Zoro holding the girl who was nestled nicely on his lap. "I'm here for you in this—madness."
"Thank-you," whispered Luffy tightening her grip on him before she loosened and leaned back to kiss him tenderly.
That tender kiss turned into something deeper as the two held onto one another and began to complete their intercourse with one another. There were no more words spoken between the two, just touches, and kisses. The two climaxed together and just held onto one another close.
Luffy laid in Zoro's lap for some time just wanting to feel him there for her. Even though she was exhausted and could barely hold onto him she smiled still feeling she was in his strong embrace that never seemed to falter. She let out a sigh as she closed her eyes and smiled saying—
"Thank-you for being with me Zoro."
"Pleasure is all mine Captain," said Zoro with a smile as he gave her a peck on the head.
Luffy let out a giggle as she leaned up and looked at him saying—
"You know what I think we need?"
"What?" asked Zoro with a smile seeing her drowsy eyes struggle to look at him.
"A vacation," she said with a sigh as she leaned back down to place her hand on his chest.
"A vacation huh," said Zoro looking out into the distance and just rubbing her back. "I think we could use one of those."
"An island, an island, an island!!" chanted Luffy as she bounced up and down on the railing while the Thousand Sunny closed in on the tropical island.
"Yeah, and it looks like a summer island too," said Nami with a smile. "Haa, well what do you say about it Captain? Want a mini vacation?"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah!!" cheered Luffy. "It's just what I've been wanting all week!!"
"Good," said Nami with a sigh. "Heaven knows you need one."
Once they landed they all cheered and left the ship to explore the island. Nami and Sanji went to map out the island while she sent Robin, Franky, and Zoro to find some food. Luffy, Chopper, Usopp, and Brooke on the other hand stayed near the ship and just enjoyed the beach.
"Wow!" gasped Luffy with a large grin. "I LOVE this island!"
"You love every island," said Usopp as-a-matter-of-factly.
"Who cares!" cheered Luffy pumping her fists into the air. "Who wants to go swimming?!!"
"I do! I do!" chanted Chopper raising his littler arm.
"You two can't swim!" Usopp pointed out again and again.
"Oh," said Luffy thinking of something other to chant. "Who wants to blow up my floaty?!!"
"Say," said Nami as she looked out of her scoping instrument. "Isn't that another pirate ship?"
Sanji turned and sure enough there was a skull and cross bones on the sail. He hadn't expected to see more pirates around here and wondered if they'd just pass by.
"Hm, seems so," he said placing his hands in his pockets. "Hopefully they just pass by. I'm not really in the mood to fight them."
"Uuuuhhh, I'm tired of blowing it up," moaned Luffy slumping over finally giving up on a whale floaty that strangely looked like Laboon.
"I'll blow it up for you Luffy," said Brooke raising his arm. "Even though I don't have any breath yohoho!!"
"Sure," said Luffy with a grin as she handed it over to him.
"AAHHH!!" cried Chopper running behind Usopp and 'trying' to hide.
"Nah, what is it Chopper?" asked Luffy cocking her head at him.
"P-P-PIRATES!!" he cried.
"Huh, where?" asked Luffy looking around and then noticed the slightly larger ship come up behind Thousand Sunny. "Oh."
All four watched as the pirates got off their ship and came to look at the Thousand Sunny seemingly ignoring them. The four watched as the pirates looked at and admired the ship.
"This is a nice ship," said the Captain of the pirates.
"I know right," came Luffy just giggling away.
"Huh, and who might you be?" asked the man raising a brow to the—fairly attractive woman who, for some reason, was wearing men's clothing.
"I'm the Captain of Sunny," she said with a smile.
"Captain?!" the man gasped backing away slightly. "You don't look it."
"Yeah," said Luffy with a sigh as she slumped over. "I get that a lot."
"Well then I hope you don't mind us taking this fine ship," the Captain smirked.
"Of course I do!" bellowed Luffy. "It's our ship!"
"Who's taking 'who's' ship?" came Franky as he, Robin, and Zoro returned with meats and fruits in hand.
"Oh Franky," said Luffy with a grin as she turned to her shipwright. "This guy right here wants to take Sunny."
"Oh I don't think so!" said Franky as he immediately brought out his missiles and fired at the pirates not wasting any time in starting a fight for the ship.
As the two pirate groups fought it wasn't long until the fight was over and the other pirates had retreated to the other side of the island seeing how Franky easily destroyed their ship in revenge for even thinking about taking Sunny. Nami and Sanji had even returned to see some things out of place.
"Huh, what happened here?" asked Nami seeing the other wrecked ship.
"Got into a scuffle with some other pirates yohoho!" said Brooke with a loud laugh.
"Oh did you," said Nami with a sigh wishing this to just be a normal vacation.
"Franky started it!" pointed Usopp knowing if Nami was going to take out her anger it'd better be on the right person.
"They threatened to take Sunny!" protested Franky.
"But could they?" asked Nami placing her fists on her hips.
"Like he-- they could!" said Franky.
"Uuuhhh, then there was absolutely no reason to even fight them if they were that weak," moaned Nami rolling her eyes. "Oh . . . by the way . . . where are they?"
"Luffy chased them to the other side of the island," said Zoro fixing his swords. "And is probably 'still' chasing them."
"Uh! Go bring him back will you!" Nami groaned again as she rolled her eyes—again.
"Fine, fine," said Zoro with a sigh as he stood up and began to walk away.
"And hurry up will you!" shouted Nami. "I want him back to the ship in time for lunch!!"
"Hhh, whatever," said Zoro with a sigh as he carried on.
"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!" Luffy laughed as she chased the fleeing Pirates to the other side of the island.
Once they reached the other side of the island they all stopped seeing nothing but open water. The beach had them trapped. They all turned to see Luffy still coming.
They tried to hold their ground against her, but she just gum gum bazookaed them all out into the ocean. Luffy only pumped her fists into the air glad she was at least strong enough to defeat the likes of them. She couldn't help but laugh and then notice she was at the other side of the island.
"Where am I?" she asked turning around. "Hhh, great, I'm lost again."
She then noticed a nice cut on her arm that the pirates had managed to get on her. She looked down to see another similar slice on her thigh. She groaned seeing her shorts now ruined.
"Great," she groaned taking them off and looking at them. "Now I'm gonna have to get Nami to fix them."
As Luffy turned around to head back she noticed a small spring that wasn't too deep for her to drown in. Luffy grinned thinking it best to wipe the blood off her skin and clothes before bringing it to Nami and having her yell at her to go clean it first. And so Luffy sat in the spring and cleaned herself and shorts before getting back out.
Right after she got out of it though she halted. Her body froze as she felt something snap inside her. She stood there for a few seconds trying to locate the problem, but didn't find anything. It wasn't long before she leaned next to a tree and arched over in pain.
"Tch, how the he-- am I supposed to know where Luffy is?" said Zoro to himself as he looked around knowing how easily it was for him to get lost. "He's probably just as lost as I am."
Just when Zoro was about to turn right, or left in his senses, he heard something. He stopped for a short moment just listening to it and wondering if it was just some animal. After a while of listening to it though he knew for a fact it was no animal.
"Luffy!" he whispered darting off in the direction he heard her.
Once he found her by a spring though he saw her arched over crying in pain. He came to her and knelt down asking—
"Luffy! Luffy what's wrong?!"
"I—I don't know!" she wheezed in pain. "I . . . I must have been hit by something!! Oh god it hurts! Ahha!!"
"Stay here, I'll go get Chopper!" said Zoro feeling panic creep into him as he turned to go, but was stopped by Luffy grabbing his hand.
"Please don't!" she cried as tears began to fall down her face.
"Why?" asked Zoro kneeling down to her again and clasping her hand with both of his.
"B-Because!" she cried. "If you leave I'll DIE!!"
Zoro felt his very being freeze. What was Luffy talking about? Since when did she admit she was going to die? Never! She never did! No matter what! Well there was that one time, but that was a long time ago and it certainly wasn't because of any pain! Just what happened to her?!!
"I don't want to die alone!!" she cried grabbing her face with her other hand and balling her hand into a fist.
"L-Luffy you can't die!" said Zoro not seeing why she was in the first place. "Luffy what happened to you?!!"
"I don't know!!" she cried as the tears kept falling. "I don't know!"
Luffy then managed to stand up and lean against a palm tree. She hurt so much she began to bang her head against the bark just wanting to feel anything else but this. While she did this she never let go of Zoro's hands that held onto her.
Zoro on the other hand was scared out of his mind. Not only had his Captain/Lover admitted she was dying, but she said she'd end up dying once he went off to try and get her help. He didn't know what to do at the moment and so stayed by her side like she wanted—it was all he could do.
"Zoro!!" she cried looking at him through teary eyes.
Zoro only looked at her with worried and scared eyes. He was so nervous and scared he froze. He didn't know what to do, especially when Luffy looked at him like so—the great Monkey D. Luffy was dying before him and there was nothing he could say or do to at least TRY and help.
"Help me!" she cried.
Zoro felt his heart stop as she asked him that. It was desperate, but there was nothing else she could do and so asked her First Mate to help her. He mentally killed himself over and over wishing she knew there was no way he could if he didn't know what happened to her to cause her to be in this condition.
Before Zoro knew it Luffy nearly doubled over again, but held onto the tree tightly with her other hand and cried out with all her might from the pain she was in. Her scream was so loud it echoed throughout the island and it sent animals scurrying away. Zoro still held on tightly to her though.
Zoro watched in fear as Luffy's body went numb and she collapsed on him who stood next to her. Zoro quickly grasped her and wondered if she was still alive for there was no response coming from her unmoving body. Zoro had no clue as to what just happened to Luffy, but upon hearing another sound that was strange yet familiar to him he forced his numb eyes to move downward because that sound that he heard came from what he saw there on the ground . . .
A crying babe.
Hot Shot's girl: XD Sorry, sorry, been watching too much 'Blue Lagoon', and 'I didn't know I was pregnant' XP Well you guys kept asking for it and it finally came XD Sorry about the cliffy, but it had to be done. Hope you enjoyed the chp. Until next chp, bye ;D