Ko is crawling and has an adventure in the Mikan grove, he has to rescue Mama. Mainly dreaming snuggling close to Zoro's chest, with Sanji wondering what he is dreaming about.-babygaaralover
"Okay, Ko-kun, you stay in the playpen, I'll be right back," Nami declared, petting Ko' head tenderly. The child blinked, eyes darting around the four surrounding walls. The playpen wasn't large; at the most a medium size. The infant pouted and threw his favorite stuffed rabbit down dully, crossing his arms. He didn't want to stay inside this thing, let alone with the persistent navigator, always attempting to teach him random stuff. The Sunny was steering towards the sun, which meant that the deck was awfully warm. Not a blazing heat, but a slight warm breeze. Ko, dressed in blue overalls and a bright orange shirt, did not like limited hotness.
Oh, what he wouldn't give to be with Mama or Dada. Or possibly Luffy; the anxious captain made him laugh very hard. The deck was deathly soundless, except for this constant purring noise above Ko's head. He'd be lying if he said he wasn't extremely curious, but of course there was nothing he could do to see what it is. The wretched playpen blocked his view. Purring became scratchy; a scratchy noise that the infant knew all too well.
It was Mama's sound he made when napping.
Fucking snoring, Ko remembered Dada calling it.
Why was it coming from above? Usually it came from beside him or across the room. Did that mean something? If so, was it good or bad? "Mama," Ko called, on the verge of tears. He wanted Zoro now; he didn't think he could wait another second. Ko grabbed the crib's inner sheet and pulled it down repeatedly, causing the crib to violently rock back and forth until it finally toppled over. Ko rolled out without hurting himself, but he couldn't be bothered with boo-boos. Mama's sound began fading and Ko whined hesitantly, staring up at the fresh grove.
Luffy raised an eyebrow at the infant and elbowed Usopp beside him. Said sharpshooter almost fell off the bubble wrapped railing from the force. The captain went along oblivious as always as Usopp was damn near hanging on for his life. "Neh, Usopp. Should we help Ko?"
Longnose glanced back at the little boy, who hasn't moved from staring intensely at the Mikan grove. He didn't appear to be crying, and there wasn't anything dangerous around him. Would there be a reason to help? However, the infant did let out a loud whimper while heading for the stairs. Usopp sprang upwards and dropped his fishing pole, but Luffy stopped him before he could take a step towards Ko. "Luffy what are you-"
"Don't," the captain grinned, "Leave him alone. He wants to get up there on his own. We can just watch if something goes wrong."
Ignoring his captain's doubts, Ko crawled up the steps with immense struggles, his small lungs loosing breath too quickly to keep going. Mama's noise started up again, sounding a bit hitched. That motivated Ko enough to climb up the next seven huge steps. When the infant reached the top, he hadn't expected this. There was no way he thought he could get through this. To the rest of the crew, the Mikan grove was just a few bushes. But to a baby of his size, it resembled a wide tropical jungle. Ko was intimidated to say the least. How the hell could he find Mama in there without getting eaten, or lost? Zoro's snoring stayed at its slow and obnoxious pace, but it still voiced above him. No doubt it was closer, which meant he was closer, but Ko couldn't pinpoint where it was coming from.
Crawling through a fuzzy bush, Ko pushed away unwanted branches that stuck to his overalls. He wiggled and squeezed past round orange monsters with sharp teeth and piercing eyes that had a fruity familiarity to Ko. Zoro's snoring got louder and clearer, succeeding in fastening Ko's crawls and making him more cautious. The infant spotted a different kind of green a mere foot away, and Mama's sound spouted from it. Ko loved Mama's soft green hair and he'd know it anywhere. Slowly crawling over to the large patch, Ko slammed his hand down on it, happily cheering, "MAMA!"
"AH WHA-? Yay, Ko! You saved me," Zoro cried, picking up the infant and showering him with loving kisses. Ko giggled and he could hear Luffy and Usopp praising him in the background, yelling about how great and amazing he was. They soon joined Zoro and him to shout, "THREE CHEERS FOR KO! HIP HIP-"
"WORAAYYYYY~" Ko mumbled in his sleep, kicking his leg out. Said leg powerfully collided with Zoro's stomach, knocking the wind out of him. Sometimes he damned Sanji for having such strong genetics, and most of the time Sanji damned him for having stubborn traits. Ko snuggled closer to the swordsman, mumbling sweet nothings into his shirt. Zoro pulled the blanket higher over their bodies and sighed.
Sanji chuckled beside him, which came as a surprise. The cook was normally out like a light as soon as he hit the mattress. "What do you think he's dreaming about?" he asked weakly.
Zoro shrugged, "Let's just hope Luffy didn't shove crazy meat wonders in his head."
Me: Okay, I've got to finish two more prompts. After that, it's finished! I repeat: Please stop killing me with prompts!