Hello everyone! So even though I would love to continue Lefty I want to make it up to you for neglecting Childhood Friends by giving you another chapter of chibi Zoro and Sanji.

ALSO! I'm considering writing another AU transformation arc where this time Zoro gets bit by a werewolf, it's because I've been reading a hilarious fic called Yellow Eyes and Green Tail by pingo1387, and I need your opinions on whether or not I should do so.

Let me know!

Usopp was partly led, partly dragged up into the pirate ship, and he craned his neck to look over his shoulder, his dark eyes wide as he scanned for the kids. His heart lurched with fear when he didn't see them right away, and he began to thrash between the two thugs who were hauling him up the gangplank, struggling to reassure the safety of his little brothers.

"Zoro?! Sanji?!" he screamed "Where are they?!"

"Shut up, and keep moving!" thug #1 snarled slamming the butt of his gun between the sniper's shoulder blades, causing him to stumble forward a few steps.

Usopp grit his teeth as fury bubbled up from his gut and sent a spike of red tinged adrenaline straight into his brain, and he swung his cuffed hands around effectively bludgeoning the man who had hit him "I'm not giving you my cooperation unless you show me those kids are safe!"

Thug #2 sneered at Usopp, but his gaze held a small flicker of respect for his obstinate courage "They're fine," he growled, jerking his thumb in the kid's general direction "see for yourself."

The sniper whirled his head, dark eyes following that line of direction and Usopp had to bite back a sob of relief when he saw the two people he was in charge of protecting were safe, and being held by members of the crew who were abducting them "Good," the man replied with as much of a menacing snarl as he could muster "and they better stay that way…for your sakes."

Thug #2 assessed the man before him, a sniper in reputation and a member of the straw Hat pirates, he could honestly say that he wasn't disappointed to discover that even the rumored weakest member of the crew held a fire and determination that honored the captain he so loyally followed. Somehow in the span of knowing him for just the past twenty or so minutes, Usopp had forced him to acknowledge both his strength and courage, and that wasn't something easily accomplished.

"Heh," Thug #2 smirked as he thrust out his hand "you're a pretty brave kid, you do your crew proud. My name is Hitoshi, and I expect you to remember it."

Usopp cocked one eyebrow, slowly raising his cuffed wrists so to shake his captor's hand "Usopp, my name is Usopp."

Hitoshi grinned at the sniper "Now that we've introduced ourselves man to man, I won't have any regrets if we're forced to fight each other, you know it's bad form for two sea warriors to duel without a proper introduction."

Usopp felt his chest swell with pride as he suddenly realized that the man who was holding him captive was in some small way recognizing him as a worthy adversary but he promptly turned around, cough into one fist and lifting his nose into the air "True, but don't we have your boss to see? I would hate for us to keep him waiting."

Hitoshi threw his head back and gave a long bellowing laugh "You're right young one, and I almost hate to take you to him, but maybe if fate favors us we'll be able to have our battle."

The sniper smirked, but the smile quickly withered to a sigh as he was once again prodded into motion "I hope you're coming Luffy, because we need you." He whispered.

Without another word, the trio were led the rest of the way up the gangplank and up towards what Usopp could only imagine to be the captain's quarters, and possibly his own demise.

….

Sanji watched the men carry him up onto the massive ship, and he felt a shudder of fear roll through his body. He didn't like pirates, the strange people who had been taking care of him were the exception, but according to the small blond all other pirates were bad. The man currently holding him in his arms smelled bad, and his grip was tight enough to make the miniaturized cook whimper in pain, a sound that was echoed by the small swordsman to his right.

Sanji looked over to the boy, one small hand reaching out in an attempt to comfort his best friend "Zoro!"

Zoro looked up through tear filled eyes and stretched his own hand out their fingers grappling to catch one another "Sanji, I'm scared!"

Giving one last lunge, the blond was finally able to snatch the moss headed boy's hand, and held on tight "Me too," he sobbed.

"Hey!" the thug holding the small swordsman snarled giving a mighty tug detaching the boys "Let go and shut up!"

"NO!" Sanji screamed once again reaching out to his friend as the man holding him began to take him down a flight of stairs "Zoro, come back! I don't wanna be alone!"

"Sanji!" Zoro wept wriggling in his captor's arms as the man began to walk away and down into the lower decks of the ship "Stop! I want my friend!"

But the man merely walked down through a maze of hallways until he came to a cell and threw the child in it, boxing his ears angrily "Maybe some time alone will teach you to be quiet!"

Zoro scrambled into a corner, tears welling up in his eyes and streaming down his cheeks. Drawing his legs up to his chest, the child hugged his knees, sobs shaking his body in harsh wracking waves, his weeping broken by painful hiccups hitching his breath.

"M-Mommy," he sobbed "D-D-Daddy, help…please…"

The boy's head was suddenly filled with visions of a wide grin topped by a straw hat, a ginger headed girl who smelled like tangerines and gave the softest hugs, a robot with the hands of a giant but held him as gently as a cloud, the reindeer who reminded him of a teddy bear, his big brother who played with him and held him when he cried, and most importantly his first best friend Sanji who was probably just as scared as he was.

"L-Luffy," Zoro hiccupped "Nami, F-Franky, Chopper, Us-ssop, somebody…"

The cell was filled with the weeping of a small child and echoed down the hallway where just a few cells down, Sanji sat contemplating his own misery.

"Usopp!" He wept loudly "Zoro! I don't wanna be alone. Give them back! I want my brother! I want my friend!"

The small cook collapsed on the floor, small fists scrubbing his eyes even as more tears sped down chubby cheeks "Somebody…anybody…I'm scaaaared!"

"Sanji?"

The blond paused, his tear streaked face jerking up as he crawled to the bars of his cell "Zoro, is that you?!"

"Yeah," Zoro hiccupped "I'm here,"

"I wanna go back to the ship with Usopp," Sanji cried miserably "I don't wanna stay here!"

The moss headed child merely sighed in reply, his thoughts echoing that of his friend "Do you think Usopp will get us out?"

"I hope so,"

Suddenly stomps echoed outside of the cells, and two pirates swaggered their way towards the children each carrying a plate of food, menacing sneers decorating their faces as they split up so to deliver the rations to their prisoners. Sanji hid his face in his knees, his heart rate speeding up as he listened to the bottom of the plate scrape across the floor as it was slid through the small hole in his cell door.

The other thug approached Zoro's cell, his face twisting up in disgust at the trembling child located within "This is the Demon of the East Blue?!" he spat "This is just some crybaby kid."

"Come on Koku," the other man said with a dry chuckle "you've been on this crew for over a year, and you know how the captain operates. He turns infamous pirates into children and turns them in for their bounties; of course this kid doesn't act like the Pirate Hunter."

"Shut up, Martin," Koku snarled "I'm not an idiot. What I mean is I thought that Roronoa Zoro would be just a little bit more, I don't know, impressive."

"Please," Martin waved off "a five year olds a five year old! Doesn't matter who it is, nobody is impressive when they're five, I bet even Gold D. Roger was less than impressive at that age."

"HA!" the other man barked before returning his condescending gaze back to Zoro "too bad we can't put money on that, however for now I think I'm going to have some fun."

Martin snorted, seeing where this was going "What Koku, you're gonna bully some poor defenseless kid?"

"Not defenseless," Koku scoffed "I actually had a run in with this guy, he was hunting my old captain over three years ago and he passed me over because my bounty was barely over One Hundred Belli, but I remember how he fought and I earned a little retribution on his sorry hide."

The second man smirked "But taking it out on him when he's just a kid, isn't that a tad…unmanly?"

"Maybe it's unmanly, but if the great Pirate Hunter regains his true age with a deep fear of some lower class pirate, wouldn't that be sweet?"

Martin bellowed a long laugh before opening the cell door "Well then, after you."

Koku strode into the cell, his sneer becoming more malicious as he stopped in front of the small child "Well, well, well," he cackled evilly "Roronoa Zoro, never thought anyone as scary as him would start out so puny and pathetic."

Zoro ducked his head, cheeks flushing with shame even though he didn't fully understand what the words the man used meant. Scooting back as far as he could go, the boy tucked his knees under his chin and hugged them to his chest, burying his nose in the gap between his knees.

"Go away," he quavered in a less than convincing yell.

Koku snickered softly "Oh no," he murmured "I'm going to enjoy this,"

Reaching forward, the man gripped the boy by his hair and yanked him up roughly, smiling when the child gave a pained whimper "Now let's see just how tough you really are."

"Captain, we brought your guest."

Usopp was led into the captain's quarters, his heart thudding as he snarled at the men holding him "Where did you take my nakama?!"

"Be calm sniper," a voice growled from one end of the room "your crewmates are safe, and being held in the cells below decks, I even ordered that food be given to them."

The young man whirled to face the source of the noise, his face tight with fear though he struggled to school it into what he hoped was a menacing glare. True, the sniper acknowledged that Zoro may not give his nod of approval for how scary it might be, but he might earn some points for trying. Suddenly the dark haired man brightened as he got an idea, visualizing how Zoro would act in this situation he lifted his chin, and Usopp gave his best at looking intimidating by striding over to a nearby chair and draping himself across it.

"So, you had your men cuff me up and drag me all the way here, took my nakama away from me, and now I'm being held against my will and probably will miss dinner," he growled "give me one good reason why I shouldn't destroy this entire ship."

An uncomfortable silence stretched out in the cabin before the hulking figure behind the desk began to laugh, his guffaws literally making the windows rattle "You're funny kid!" he chuckled shaking his head from side to side.

Usopp grit his teeth, fury bubbling up in his gut as an overload of information reassured his brain that he actually did have the capability to destroy the ship, and no he did NOT appreciate the fact that no one was taking him seriously; and instead he looked at the man sitting across from him and focused on his Zoro persona.

"I could be funny," he murmured in soft snarl "depends on who you are, and trust me when I say that your current position isn't all that funny."

The captain answered with another bellow of laughter, sending him a gleaming grin from across the desk "You've got guts," he laughed as he stood up and walked around the desk "I'll give ya that, but it won't save you, that's for sure."

Usopp's eyes widened as the hulking mass loomed over him, the familiar form of the man who had turned his nakama into children "You," he gasped "what do you want with us, haven't you done enough?"

"No," the captain smirked "not nearly enough,"

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