Crazy trouble with love part 8
Cinnamon and Zoro
Series: One Piece
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"Ugh, I can't believe I have to stay here and wait for mama's new shipment of tea." Groaned Cinnamon. She was sitting at a table at some random cafe with her arms crossed and her leg crossed over the other. She looked at the various shops and stores while taking a sip of her ice tea. "Why couldn't she have gotten someone else to do it? My time and talent is wasted waiting for a shipment some no name grunt could be doing instead."
"Hey, is that one of Big Mom's daughters?" Whispered a passerby as they stared at the tall woman who was slightly struggling to fit on the regular sized chair without breaking it.
"I wouldn't doubt it. No one else would dare bare the jolley roger of Big Mom, especially on their leg, unless they were part of her family. Either that, or she's a huge fan that doesn't care if people look, but that's insanely crazy."
"Yeah, I heard one time Big Mom flattened a poor sap with just her big toe when he boasted about being the real captain of her whole crew and even tattooed the flag on his chest."
"Nah, I heard she had him baked alive inside a pie, then ate it in front of his crew!"
The two kept whispering while Cinnamon noticed other people try not to stare as they walked by, and others who seemed to be nervously sweating to show they recognized her.
'Fools, getting all worried just because I'm here, if I wanted to cause trouble they'd all be dead by now.' She put her cup down and leaned her head back to look up at the umbrella attached to the table. 'This entire region would be burned to the ground if big brother Katakuri showed up and went wild.' She thought as she shook her head. 'This place is full of nothing but weak pirates, arrogant nobles and not much else, they don't even have proper chairs.'
"Hello ma'am, how are you enjoying your tea?" Asked the server girl trying to smile naturally.
"It's too bitter, not enough sugar in it." She remarked flatly with a frown. "And this chair is so tiny I've almost fallen out of it, twice."
"I-I'm sorry ma'am, I can get you a new batch right away! As for the chair I-I'm afraid we don't have any bigger ones." She said quickly, trying to appease the large pirate.
"Tch, forget it, I've already had my fill." Cinnamon got up and dropped a few gold coins down before walking off. 'I need something stronger, maybe there's a bar around here that I can actually sit down at?' She thought, currently unaware that a certain crew of pirates had just landed on the archipelago.
"Alright everyone, feel free to go around and have fun! Just don't cause any trouble." Luffy called with a laugh. "Let's have some fun before we go to the new world!"
"Wow, I think that's the first time I've heard Luffy not wanna cause trouble." Whispered Nami to Robin.
"I think he just wants to have fun, or perhaps he just wishes to avoid being hit by you?"
"Yeah, I can believe that." She said with a huff. "I better follow him and make sure he doesn't get us in trouble."
"Oh, so you want to go on a date with our captain?" Robin asked teasingly.
"W-What?! Of course not!" Nami cried out as her face heated up. "I just don't trust him alone, that's all!"
"I know that, but it's fun seeing your reaction." She chuckled as the crew began to depart from the ship. "It is quite funny, perhaps you do hold some feelings for him?"
"Of course not! That's stupid!" She said as her face kept heating up.
"Oi, blab about your lovelife later, I'm gonna go find a good place to drink." Remarked Zoro walking away making Nami growl at him.
"I am not in love with Luffy you bastard! I hope you choke on your sake!"
"Never happened before, not gonna happen now." He said as he walked away as the group dispersed. 'I wonder if there are any good bars here?'
(Later)
"This one looks good." He said as he headed towards a large bar, one that was made to serve people of all sizes. "I bet they have some strong liquor if they can get a giant drunk." he said with a wild grin. When he entered he saw the place was packed with all kinds of people having a good time with a few giants who could touch the high ceiling. "Now this is what I'm talking about." He said as he headed to the bar which was divided into two parts, one half being sized for average people with the other half made to serve the larger patrons.
He plopped down while noting someone on the other part which was directly next to him before noticing the barkeep coming over.
"Hey there, what'll ya have?"
"I'll have your strongest drink." He said as he looked towards some of the drunk giants. "Some of whatever you're serving them."
"You sure? They got the kidneys to take that much booze. Most guys who try to take that much either pass out or say goodbye to their organs."
"Trust me, I can take it." Zoro said with a grin as the bartender just shrugged.
"Whatever, your funeral." He said as he went to get the booze.
"Idiot." He heard a voice mutter next to him.
He raised an eyebrow and turned to the person, noting it was a large woman who seemed taller than him sipping from her own mug without looking at him. "You say something?"
"I said idiot, just like the rest of the men, you're getting a drink you can't handle, like an idiot." She scoffed without looking him in the eye.
"I can handle it, something like this is going to be like water compared to some of the stuff I've had in the past." He remarked like it was obvious while the woman gave him side glance.
"That's what they all say, but it ends the same. Face down in their own vomit and acting like they're on top of the world." She said as she took another sip of her own drink. 'Idiot, just like every other man, it's amazing the human species has survived for so long with them around.'
He raised an eyebrow and rolled his eyes before looking away. 'What's her problem? Did she get dumped by her boyfriend?' He thought as the bartender returned with a large jug and a glass.
"Here you go, Elbaf sake, the strongest stuff we got."
"Sweet." Zoro grabbed the glass and started filling it up to the top before taking a big gulp of the stuff.
"Whoa, hey, take it easy, you're supposed to pay me first!"
Zoro reached into his pocket and put down the money before putting down the glass, which had wound up almost empty and let out a satisfied sigh.
'Alright, in about two minutes the idiot will be passed out on the floor.' Cinnamon thought as she took another drink, only to realize her glass was empty. "Barkeep, another one."
"Coming right up ma'am." He called as he began to get the drinks onto what looked like an elevator on his side of the bar. "One strawberry mojito coming right up."
"Heh, lightweight." Zoro chuckled.
"What did you just say?" Asked Cinnamon turning to him with a frown.
"Oh nothing." He replied looking away without losing his smirk. "Just thinking about how much of a lightweight you must be, especially after you claimed I couldn't handle my drink."
"It's no business for an idiot, but I didn't come here to get drunk, just to enjoy something better than half assed ice tea." She said as she glared at him. "Besides, I don't need to get shitfaced to enjoy myself, unlike you."
"Hey, enjoying hard booze is a way of life. Some people just can't handle it is all I'm saying." He said, making her growl. "It just so happens you're one of them, lightweight."
"I'm no lightweight you idiot!" She snapped hitting the counter as the barkeep came back with her drink.
"Here you go ma'am, one strawberry mojito." He said as he pushed a giant glass towards her.
Zoro went back to refill his glass up and started downing it with Cinnamon feeling herself irked by his attitude.
"Uh, ma'am? You need to pay for your drin-" The barkeep started before Cinnamon slammed her hand down.
"I don't want this, I want what he has!"
"Uh ...well sure, but you still gotta-"
"NOW!" She spoke firmly making him sweat in fear and nod before quickly running off to get the booze.
"Heh, is someone's ego bruised?" Zoro chuckled. "What happened to not wanting to get shitfaced?"
"Please, something as weak as this isn't going to destroy me." She scoffed. "If an idiot man like you think you can handle it, then I'll enjoy proving you wrong when I'm still conscious."
"Heh, we'll see." he chuckled as the bartender brought her a jug the same size as Zoro's.
"Here you go." He said as she frowned.
"Why is it so small? It's the same size as that midgets jug!"
"Well you did say you wanted the same drink." He said nervously. "And this is the same jug we give to giants, in fact I'm amazed that man is still standing."
"Then give me one bigger than that." She growled. "Now!"
"Y-Yes ma'am, right away!"
"Heh, compensating for something?" jabbed Zoro casually.
"Shut up you moss headed midget!" She growled. "You keep talking like that and I'll kick your ass!"
"Ha! Wouldn't be the first time I heard that." He chuckled as he shook his head. "Try not to get too drunk lightweight."
"Shut up idiot!" She growled as the bartender struggled to push a jug towards Cinnamon that was half her size. "There, that's better."
"Enjoy." He said nervously as she paid him. 'I hope this doesn't end badly.'
She grabbed the jug and picked it up before taking a gulp of it while noting how much more it burned than her other drink. 'God this feels like poison!'
"Oh, is it too much for you?" Zoro chuckled as he saw her face.
"S-Shut up!"
"Hey, it's natural, for a lightweight." He chuckled as she growled at him, both not noticing when several new figures entered the bar.
"You're just begging for me to kick your ass you damn idiot!"
"Heh, like you could." He said with a chuckle. 'She's got some fight in her, and I don't even think she's drunk yet.'
"Oh yes I could ya asshole!" She growled with her eye twitching before she took another gulp of the booze and nearly coughed it up when she hit it too hard.
"Heh, sure you could." He chuckled as he shook his head, unaware of the figure approaching him from behind.
"Oi, barkeep, give me some booze!" Shouted a man behind Zoro before shoving him aside. "And don't make me wait too long or else."
"Oi, what the fuck is your problem." Zoro growled. "Some of us are sitting here trying to enjoy ourselves."
"Fuck off, not my fault the bar is so damn small, nor is it my problem that you were in my way!"
'Great, another idiot.' Thought Cinnamon trying to focus on her drink.
"Just apologize and I'll let you walk away." Zoro said with a frown. 'At least I didn't spill my drink, so I don't have to kill him.'
"Ha! You acting like some hot shot?" Laughed the man before spotting Zoro's jug."Say, I'll let you off easy for being so arrogant and just take your booze!"
"Don't even think about it." Zoro growled, making Cinnamon sigh.
'Really, why does every man have to be an idiot, the new guy is an idiot for pushing moss head but on the other hand moss head should know he's too drunk to actually defend himself, he's going to get his ass handed to him.'
"Alright, you wanna do it like that?" the man smirked before looking shocked and pointed away. "Holy shit! Whitebeard!"
"Huh?" Zoro turned away, giving the man a chance to slip on a pair of brass knuckles with a grin and swung his fist.
"Take this!" he laughed as he punched Zoro in the face. "Got ya! Ahaha...ha ...ha?" He said, only to freeze when he saw that Zoro hadn't moved an inch. "Uh-oh."
"Hey, Whitebeard ain't there." Remarked Zoro with a frown while the guys behind the first guy were stunned. "If you wanted a fight, you should just say so instead of distracting me from my drink." He said as he began to pull out his sword. "It's been awhile since my last good fight, so entertain me, would ya?"
The first man growled and stepped back. "What are you idiots waiting for? Get him!"
The men with him pulled out their own swords and guns with Zoro smirking.
"Now we're talking." he chuckled as he quickly swung his sword at them, only to frown when their swords were sliced apart by his sword. "What the hell? Did you all have wooden blades or something?"
"N-N-No." spoke one going pale.
"B-Boss, I think I know who this is! He's one of the supernova!"
"What? That's ridiculous! Just look at him! He's some ...moss headed drunk punk!" Sputtered their boss.
"N-No, I think I read his wanted poster, this guy has a bounty of 320 million!"
"He's Roronoa Zoro!"
'Huh? This idiot actually has a bounty? Not bad for being in paradise.' Thought Cinnamon while the boss gulped before backing up.
"T-This isn't over! We'll be right back with the rest of our group!"
"Come back any time, next time leave your practice swords at home!" Zoro laughed as the group ran out of the bar. "Idiots."
"They're not the only ones." Cinnamon said as she shook her head. "Though I gotta say, I didn't expect to see a big shot rookie around here."
"Well I'm not just some midget, at least compared to you." He chuckled as he took another drink. "So, how are ya doing lightweight, can you even stand up now?"
"I'm feeling just fine you nimrod." She said before letting out a hiccup. "I can keep drinking all day long!"
"Is that a challenge?" He asked with a grin as she nodded.
"Sure, why not? I know I can beat you moss head!"
"Alright, you're on." She chuckled as she grabbed him and brought him up to the top of the giant bar. "Let's do this moss head!"
"You're on!" He declared as the bartender pushed two new jugs towards them.
'I hope they don't get too carried away.'
(Later)
Zoro and Cinnamon downed their fresh new glasses with their faces looking a little pink.
"Y-You gonna give up Zoro?" Cinnamon hiccuped as she downed her new drink, the bar around them covered in empty glasses and jugs.
"Ha! Not a chance." He laughed with his own hiccup.
'How are these two not dead yet?!' The bartender thought in shock. 'They've been drinking enough beer to make a dozen giants collapse!'
"Ya know...you're not too bad for a moss head." Slurred Cinnamon looking at her mug. "Most men I've seen in my life are all a bunch of fools, idiots, dumbasses."
"Heh, that sucks, and I gotta say, you might not be a lightweight… maybe." He chuckled as she rolled her eyes.
"I don't drink the really hard stuff because I prefer sweet stuff. When men get drunk, they do more stupid stuff than before." She said as she took another drink. "Plus the sweet and fruity stuff tastes better."
"Please, it's not like women don't do stupid stuff when they get drunk too." Zoro said as he took another swig, only to realize it was empty. "Thirty eight! Ha, I'm winning!"
"Thirty seven! I'm not that far behind!"
"Still behind!" He laughed. "I bet you can barely even move now!" He laughed, making her growl.
"Yes I c-can, I can walk, stand, run, and everything else!"
"Oh yeah? Prove it."
"F-Fine, I will!" She shouted as she stood up. "Hey, is there a place nearby where we can rent a room?" She shouted at the bartender.
"Just down the road." He spoke while looking at one of his bottles. 'This stuff is definitely the real deal, but how the hell are they even conscious?'
"Good, let's go!" She shouted as she grabbed Zoro's arm. "You and me, first one to give in loses, you up for the challenge?"
"I'm always up for a challenge." He said with a grin, not completely understanding what was going on but was up for any challenges.
"Good! L-Let's go!" She slurred as she started to lead him out of the bar with a slight stumble.
'... I can't believe they're still alive after drinking that much, are they monsters?'
(Motel)
"I want… I want your biggest fucking bed you got!" Cinnamon told the woman behind the counter while swaying a little as she tried to stand. "Money isn't a problem!"
"Uh…. ok? That would be room 1013, it's two hundred beri a n-"
"D-Deal!" She dropped a large bag of money on the counter while turning, only to fall on her stomach while Zoro let out a laugh.
"Ha! Did I win already lightweight?" He laughed as she growled.
"No! Help me up damn it!"
"Fine, fine." He said as he looked at her and scratched his head. "How? You're bigger than me."
"You have arms, so use them." she grumbled.
"Alright, but it's gonna be awkward." He said as he stretched out. "Ok, let's do this!" He crouched down and tried lifting her up from her stomach and got under before holding her above his head with a grunt. "Damn, you're heavier than you look."
'Is he actually holding me up?' She thought before registering what he said. "Did you just call me fat?!"
"No, I just said you were heavy." He muttered as he helped her stand up. "You're four times my size."
"That doesn't sound convincing at all." She huffed.
"Sorry, sorry, geez, now where's the room?" Zoro muttered as he looked around at the giant doors.
"It's 1013, geez, were you even listening?"
"Fine, fine...ok, I see it, now what are we doing here?" He asked as she unlocked the door.
"W-We're gonna see who can stay conscious, and win." She said as her face heated up as they entered the room to see a giant bed. "Now let's do this~"
"Alright, but w-" He said before she grabbed him and dragged him into the room, and shut the door behind them. The next thing to be heard was clothes getting thrown down followed moans and groans with the pictures on the walls shaking.
(Later)
"Ha ...ha… give up yet?"
"Not...even ...close…." Panted Cinnamon, both pirates panting as they went for another round, the bed underneath them now broken. "C'mon, we've only gone nine rounds, time for round ten!"
"Works for me, I'm barely tired." Boasted Zoro. "C'mon, let's keep it up!" he said as he thrusted once more into her.
"Ahhh! Fuck yes!" She moaned as she tried to stay conscious, but she was starting to wear out, all the booze and the constant fucking was getting to her.
"Try not to pass out on me, lightweight." Chuckled Zoro while giving her breasts a rough squeeze.
"S-Shut up moss head!" She moaned as he kept thrusting into her. 'I...I don't want to lose…'
'Man, she's pretty good. She's sucking me in every time I really get rough with her. She's a glutton for punishment.' He thought with a chuckle. 'Win or lose this was time well spent.'
'I gotta...gotta ...gotta….' "I'M CUMMING!" Cinnamon moaned out in ecstasy before passing out with a large smile on her face.
Zoro slowed down and smirked in victory. "I win." He chuckled as he let out a sigh. "...Now what do I do?" He looked at the woman and the time and saw it had been a few hours. "Might as well try to find the others, this was one heck of a way to pass the time." He said as he got up and began to collect his clothes. 'I wonder if next time I see her she'll have learned to not be a lightweight?'
He went ahead and pulled the sheet over her form to stay warm before making his way out of the room.
(Later)
Cinnamon groaned as she began to wake up. She noticed how her head pounded and her legs felt sore. 'Ugh… why is everything s- oh, right, moss head.' She thought as she began to open her eyes. "Hey… moss head."
Silence.
She rubbed her eyes and noticed he was gone, clothes and all, while her own were still on the floor.
"Wait… did he just leave when I passed out?" She questioned before looking at herself and blushed crimson. 'I can't believe I actually went and let him fuck me! This is the kind of stuff that happens to idiots with so much booze!' She thought with a groan before remembering how much she had drunk beforehand. '...oh no, I was one of those idiots!'
She facepalmed herself, only to cry out since that just made her headache worse and hissed. "Augh! Damn it, I feel so fucking hung over." She groaned. "Damn it. I need some sleep." She groaned before a ringing filled the room. "Ugh! What now?" she looked around before noticing it coming from her clothes and tensed up. "Wait, it must be my den den mushi." she ignored the headache and climbed out of bed with a slight stumble before reaching down and pulled it out. "Hello?"
"Miss Cinnamon, where are you? The shipment of tea just arrived, but marines are swarming over the entire island, I think they're starting to form a blockade! There's talk of an admiral arriving, and possibly even a buster call!" Spoke one of the lesser grunts under her making her huff.
"Well then get the tea and get it back to the ship without attracting attention. I'll be on my way."
"Yes ma'am, once you arrive we'll leave immediately for home!' They responded before hanging up.
"Idiot, he should have done that while calling me. Probably sat on his ass hiding in fear." She muttered as she got up and began to get dressed. "Great, now I have to smuggle the tea back on board with a hangover AND avoid an admiral, just great."
(Elsewhere)
"I hope Miss Cinnamon arrives soon, who knows when those marines are gonna spot us." Muttered one of the grunts.
"I hope soon, but maybe if they do see us they won't interfere, no one wants to piss off Big Mom, right?"
"Of course not. Why I'll bet they'd piss themselves in fear if they heard one of her own daughters was here." Smirked one of them who didn't seem scared. "They'd probably bow in front of her just to keep from calling her mom and stay out of our way."
"Yeah… you're right! And she's no slouch when it comes to fighting too!"
"Besides, we're part of her crew. Why are we hiding? If we make ourselves known, I'll bet the admiral they have coming wouldn't raise a finger against us."
"Yeah, you're right, no one will dare touch us!"
"Let's go men!"
"What are you idiots doing yelling around here for?" Called a voice as they looked down to see Cinnamon approaching them with the tea. "Are you trying to attract the admiral here?!"
"Miss Cinnamon!"
"Ugh, as usual, I had to do the hard work." She shook her head with a glare. "What were you all screaming for? Are you TRYING to get attacked by the marines?"
"Uh, no, bu-"
"I don't care, just load the tea into the ship, I'll be in my cabin." She scoffed before dropping the box of tea down and marched off. 'Ugh, I just hope when we get home I can forget about all of this and my brain won't feel like it's about to explode.'
"Did Miss Cinnamon seem more upset than usual?"
"A little bit, maybe she's just homesick?"
"At least she didn't yell at us like last time."
"Yeah, now let's get that tea onboard!"
"Yeah!"
"QUIET!"
All of them covered their mouths as they grabbed the box and rushed to get it on the ship while Cinnamon herself went in search of any pain medicine. 'Come on, come on, where is it?' She thought with a frown. 'Ugh, I know I'm not a lightweight but come on, why do I feel like dying?'
When she found the stuff she nearly downed the whole bottle and sat down while massaging her head. 'Ugh, I'm never touching sake again.'
(Later)
"Feels good to be back home. Maybe now I can rest and relax for a while after letting Mama know her tea is here." Cinnamon said as she stepped off the ship. 'Maybe I should go to the doctor afterwards, I've been feeling a little bit sick.' She thought as she headed towards Big Mom's castle. 'I swear if that idiot was sick and I'm getting a cold, I'm gonna shave his head the next time I see him, before I kick him in his family jewels for leaving while I was asleep.' She thought as she grumbled a bit.
She entered the castle and waited as the pawns alerted Big Mom that she was there. Luckily she didn't have to wait long before being told she could come and greet her with the report.
"Ah, Cinnamon, how are you, did you get my tea?" The yonko asked with a smile as her daughter walked into her throne room.
"Yes Mama, I delivered all of it together in one go. There was some business going on with the marines and an admiral, but they didn't slow us down one bit."
"Ma ma ma, very good, did anything else happen?" Big mom asked as Cinnamon's stomach began to do flips.
"N-No Mama." She spoke while grabbing at her stomach and trying to keep it together. 'Damn it, what's wrong with me?!'
"Oh? Well that's good to hear, but is everything ok with you?" Big mom asked as she studied her daughter intently.
"Yes, just my stomach giving me trouble, it's nothing to be worried over." She said as her stomach did another flip. 'Oh god, not now, do not throw up in front of mama!'
"Well you better have that looked at, it'd be annoying if there was a stomach flu going around." Big Mom said as Cinnamon nodded before turning green and quickly running to a nearby garbage can and proceeded to throw up.
'Damn it! I'm gonna kill that moss head for giving me a cold!' Thought the woman feeling her head pound harder from vomiting and gasped when it stopped before trying to catch her breath.
"Cinnamon, go to the doctor, now, and as soon as they know what's wrong come tell me, got it? I would hate if it was something serious."
"Y-Yes Mama, I'll get right on it." Cinnamon groaned as she got up and began to head towards the doctor.
'Poor dear, she better not have something contagious.' Thought Big Mom with a frown. 'If I get sick, it'd take away my sense of taste and then I can't enjoy any sweets as much as I want.' She thought as she began to eat some candy. 'Then again, what if it isn't a disease, what if she's...no, she wouldn't, would she?'
(Later)
"Well doctor? What is it?" Asked Cinnamon with her arms crossed as the doctor looked at the chart and looked pale with a little sweat. "If it's some cold, just give me some medicine and I'll be on my way."
"Ah...it's not a cold." He said with a cough. "Miss Cinnamon, have you recently been active with someone?"
"...why? Do I have a disease?" She asked with a seething tone. 'That bastard! He gave me a sex disease! Oh I'm going to end him!'
"No, you have a parasite." He said as she gasped. "It will live inside you, sucking up nutrients and growing larger and larger for nine months."
"That bastard! Oh all the ...wait ...what did you say?"
"Yes, it is the truth, you are currently pregnant." The doctor said as Cinnamon paled.
"I….I…..I…..p ...pregnant?" She let out with wide eyes.
"Yes, now if you want I have several pamphlets on what you can and cannot do from now until you give birth. Also… I have to report this to Big Mom, would you like me to send her the results now or wait until you tell her?"
"NO! Do NOT say a word!" She growled standing up while grabbing her sword.
"Why? It's not the end of the world, and she sent you here herself, she's going to want to know what is going on." He said with a sigh. "Do you really think you can hide this?"
"Do you really think you'll live another day if YOU tell her?" She asked bringing the point up to his face with him stiffening up and gulping.
"Y-Yes, i think I will, I didn't get you pregnant, I'm just a messenger. R-Regardless, if Big Mom doesn't get the news by the end of the day she'll get suspicious and demand answers, one of us has to tell her!" He said as he steeled himself. "N-now then, do you know who the father is?"
"Y-Yeah, it's…..oh shit." She said as she drew a blank, all she could remember was green hair and calling him moss head. "I….I actually don't."
"Ah… ok, no problem… ok, it's a small problem, but one that we can figured out in time, but for now? I recommend you tell Big Mom, eventually she'll learn and it's better she hear it from you."
"I know, but I won't like it." She grumbled putting her sword away while walking out, beginning to sweat bullets with a horrified expression. 'Oh god, I-I'm pregnant...and all I know about the father is that he's a pirate, has green hair and can drink a lot and is good in bed!'
(Big Mom's room)
"Um...Mama? Are you in there?" Cinnamon called as she knocked on the door. 'Please be asleep so I can put this off!'
"Come in Cinnamon." Big Mom called as the long legged woman gulped.
'Here goes nothing!' She thought as she entered the room.
"So, Cinnamon, did the doctor find out what was wrong?"
"Yes, he did find something…" She admitted looking away while feeling like her legs had turned into lead.
"Was it a stomach bug after all?"
"In a way ...um… he said that I was uh...pregnant?"
It went silent with Big Mom's eyes widening as Cinnamon swore she heard glass shatter. She watched as her mother stood up from her bed and looked down at her with a serious expression. "What?"
"Y-Yes, th-the doctor said I was pregnant." She repeated nervously. 'I'm going to die! I never should have gotten out of bed this morning!' She thought as Big Mom just stared at her in shock, the words still echoing in her mind. 'Any minute now my life will end, and there is nothing I can do!'
"That ...is…..WONDERFUL!" Big Mom cried out with a massive grin, making Cinnamon pause and look up at her in shock, relief and confusion.
"Wait ...what?"
"Oh this is wonderful news! I only expected you to run a small errand, but to end up with a baby while doing it?! You must have run into quite the man to put a bun in the oven so quickly, of course with all those classes I had you learn over the years, you probably had him eating out of the palm of your hand the whole time."
"Y-Yeah…" She said as her face grew hot as she remembered how Zoro had dominated her. "So…. you're not mad?"
"Of course not!" She beamed. "He must be extremely powerful and influential for it to happen so fast and without letting me know ahead. Probably some lonely old king with extreme wealth, or a naive young prince with a powerful army at his fingertips."
"Uh ...well he was very powerful." She said as she began to panic again. 'No no no, now what do I do, it was a random pirate! Oh god, I know he was powerful, he certainly was in bed and dealt with those guys at the bar… wait! Didn't they call him something? A super something or other?'
"Well don't leave your mama out of the loop, tell me everything." Urged Big Mom plopping back down.
"R-Right, everything, well, uh, he had green hair and carried three swords, he was strong, maybe stronger than some of our family members." She started off, trying to think of what to tell her that would make her mother happy.
"Green hair? Oh, an exotic man, I don't think we've had any new family members with green hair since Compete." Big Mom said with a hum. "So, a warrior, is he a strong pirate captain then, or a warrior king or prince? Or maybe it was a noble, there are quite a few of them on sabaody."
"No, it wasn't a noble, that's a relief." Muttered Cinnamon with a shudder. "He was a bold man, definitely a pirate, he beat me in battle as well." She said quickly, thinking of their 'contest' in the bed.
"He beat you? In battle?" Big Mom asked in surprise. "He must have been very strong, let's see if I can find out who he is." She said as she reached behind her chair to pull out what looked like a massive scrapbook. She opened it up to show that every page was full of wanted posters, some with an x through them to show that they were dead, some had 'ally' written on them with others having 'foe' scrawled on them, along with other things. "So, was he an old man?"
"No, he wasn't old."
"Ok, so new blood, good, good, he'll last longer." She said as she flipped through the pages. "Hmmm, was he a giant?"
"No, he was a normal sized human." She said as she tried to get a peak at the book. 'Maybe I can finally learn his name.'
'Oh I love these guessing games~' Thought Big Mom ignoring the giants. "Did he have more than two arms? Using three swords must mean he had to be able to use them at once."
"No, he had two arms." She said, making Big Mom hum.
"Hmm, either he uses them another way or he breaks his swords easily." She said as she kept flipping. "Ah, this might be something, did he have three earrings in one ear?"
"Ah, yes! He does!"
"Then that leaves just one….MA MA MA MA MA!" Big Mom let out when she flipped the page. "Here he is! I found him! He's not a king, or a prince, or some fancy business owner, but he's definitely big!"
"Really?' She asked in surprise.
"Yes, he's one of supernovas, and he was part of the group that attacked enies Lobby, he's received multiple new bounties in under a year so the government can't figure out how dangerous he is, and recently his group took out three celestial dragons!"
Cinnamon's eyes widened as her mother showed a bounty photo showing off Zoro's mugshot. "T-T-That's the man?!"
"Yes, Roronoa Zoro, the pirate hunter!" Big Mom laughed. "You did good! Ma ma ma ma ma!"
'That moss headed idiot was a big shot this whole time? No wonder he could take all that booze without any problem.'
"Yes, though there seems to be a problem, he's disappeared." Big Mom said as she read a newspaper clip that was taped to the page. "Kuma got to him and his whole crew."
"Kuma? As in, Bartholomew Kuma? One of the Shichibukai?"
"Yes, after they took out the celestial dragons him and an admiral were called to deal with them, but I don't think they're dead." Remarked Big Mom putting the scrapbook aside before frowning at her daughter. "Which means that until he's located, he can't be brought here to join our family. Did you know who he was before getting into bed with him?"
"N-Not completely, but I had a good idea?" She tried with her mother narrowing her eyes making her sweat in fear.
"Well, we still have the problem of getting him, so here's what will happen, I'll have my spies keep an eye out for him while you stay here until you give birth, then you go find him." She said with a frown.
"Y-Yes Mama."
"Good, now go tell your siblings, I have a baby shower to plan!"
Cinnamon bowed before making her way out while relieved not to be dead. 'I can't believe I survived, I lived! Now I can have a baby… oh god, I'm going to have a baby, I'm going to be a mother!'
It didn't take long for word to spread about Cinnamon's condition, which caught a lot of the siblings off.
"She's pregnant?" Smoothie asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, apparently it happened with some big shot bounty hunter." Said Citron. "Apparently she just found out too."
"Wow, and all this time I imagined she would have wound up seducing a woman instead. Seems I lost the bet." Muttered Smoothie in disappointment.
"Yeah, I have a feeling Poire made a few bets, wanna go see the new mother?"
"Of course, it'd be rude of us not to say congratulations."
"Yep, I heard she was heading to her house, let's go."
The two sisters went on their way while at said house Cinnamon was heaving into the toilet again.
"Ugh, this baby is trying to kill me." She groaned. "Is this because of all the booze I drank? I'm sorry! Ugh, now I can't have anymore for awhile I guess."
Knock knock
"Huh? Who is it?" She called with a slight groan.
"Smoothie and Citron."
"Com on in, the doors unlocked." She called a she perked up a bit.
The two sisters entered with Smoothie ducking down and saw Cinnamon drag herself out of the bathroom. "Are you ok? How are you taking the news?"
"Terrible." She groaned. "I'm not ready to be a mother! And this baby keeps trying to kill me!"
"Relax, that's normal." Citron smiled. "Remember? It was taught to us in school."
"Yeah well it didn't make it clear just HOW annoying it was!" She groaned. "And to top it off Zoro's gone and disappeared!"
"So that's the father?" Questioned Smoothie. "Seems the rumors were true, he's built up a reputation before joining with the strawhats."
"True, but it's not enough if he wants to survive in the new world." Citron said as she shook her head.
"Don't worry Cinnamon, we'll find him."
"Good, because when you do, I'm going to rip his hair out with my bare hands and shove all three of his swords right up his ass!" She growled in anger. "I'll show that damn moss head!"
"Well he couldn't have been that bad in bed."
"Well…. He wasn't too bad." She admitted with a blush. "B-But that's not the point! I never wanted to get pregnant! Hell, I didn't even want to sleep with him! It just ...sort of happened."
"Really, it just happened?" Smoothie asked curiously. "How so?"
"I…..may or may not have…..gotten drunk." She admitted. "He called me a lightweight and challenged me to a drinking contest."
"...you are one though, at least compared to us." Citron said with a sigh.
"I'm surprised you let a man get to you." Remarked Smoothie with Cinnamon blushing. "Usually you manage to keep yourself composed, guess that's another bet I lost."
"Wait, bet? What bet?" She asked before hearing another knock on the door.
"Cinnamon! Open up, it's me, Poire!"
"It's open!"
"Yes!" Laughed the sharp toothed woman as she burst in and rushed towards her. "Congrats!"
"Thanks."
"Thanks to you getting knocked up, I won a huge bet! Most people thought it was gonna be Smoothie to get a bun, with a few going for Citron, but you? I knew I had a good feeling that you weren't gay!"
"Wait, what?! Who thought I was gay?!"
Her sisters looked at each other and back at her. "Everyone."
"What?! Why?!" She cried out in disbelief.
"Your annoyance with guys." Citron spoke up.
"Your negative attitude working with them." chimed in Poire.
"And the fact you've never once been close to any boy, none whatsoever." Finished Smoothie.
"T-That's because all the guys around here are either idiots or family, there was never any good options!" She sputtered in her defense.
"Well guess you finally found one." Snickered Poire. "If we find this guy alive, then we'll have a new brother-in-law. I wonder if I can make use of his high bounty…"
"You cannot, and you're giving all the money you just won on your bet about our sister to her, she'll need it to help take care of her baby." Smoothie said as she crossed her arms.
"What?! But I've waited a long time to end that bet! I started it when we were just toddlers!"
"You thought I was gay since then?!" She cried out in shock. "Who were you making that bet with?!"
"Oh no one…."
"Anyone she could get in on it." revealed Citron.
"WHAT?! How would that even work? What if I was gay, you would have been broke!"
"Look, we're losing track of the point, I'm not giving up my money, this was my nest egg!"
Smoothie sighed before grabbing Poire by her legs and lifted her upside down, then began to shake her, causing dozens of beri bills and coins to come falling out and making a huge pile under her.
"Noooo! My money! How could you?" She cried as she tried to grab them as they fell out of her pockets.
"Don't be so overdramatic, you're always waiting on some other bet on the side, so you're not completely out of money." Smoothie said sternly.
"Augh, fine, but I get to be godmother!"
"Careful, someone else might beat you to it." Chuckled Citron.
"No way, I paid for it, so I get to be her godmother!" Poire argued.
"Hey! I haven't even given birth yet." Huffed Cinnamon with a frown. "Don't go deciding stuff like that when I'm standing right here."
"You're right, I apologize Cinnamon. That aside, do you need anything?" Smoothie asked as she dropped Poire.
"Other than something to keep down? That bastard's head on a pike." She groaned. "I can't believe he left, now I can't even go and hunt him down!"
"You need to focus on taking care of yourself and the baby. Any stress of any sort could be dangerous." Poire said as she stood up. "Besides, Mama's spies will find him for you, then you two can get married."
"Wait, what?!"
"What? You didn't think you could get out of marrying him, did you?"
"Well, uh…"
"Come on, you know how Mama is on marriage and having kids, there's no way around it."
"Besides, until we do find him, you can still enjoy being single a while longer." Said Poire with a grin.
"Carrying a baby inside me kind of dampers that thrill." Cinnamon said with a deadpan.
"On the upside, you don't have to go on any big errands or missions, so in a way it's like a vacation."
"One where I feel like I'm dying, yay me." She said with a frown.
"Look on the bright side, Praline isn't here or else she'd be going over a huge list of what you'll need when it comes to decorating a home for a child. She likes to prattle on to any of our sisters if she gets the chance." Chuckled Citron. "Though seeing how you'll be stuck at home soon she'll probably find you soon enough."
"Ugh! Great, just great." She groaned. "How could this get any worse?"
Knock knock
"Who else is it?!" Called Cinnamon with a sigh. 'Why do I feel like this is going to be happening more and more often?'
"It's me, Oven." Came the sound of their brother. "Are you alright in there?"
"Yeah, I'm fine, Smoothie, Citron and Poire are here." She said as the door opened to show their brother. "Is there anyone else out there with you?"
"No, I came by myself. I wanted to visit and let you know that I'll personally be leading a fleet in search of the man who did this to you." He spoke while making a fist. "Disappearing like that after what he did is nothing short of cowardly. If he's trying to get away and insult our family, I'll burn him alive to bring him back here."
"Thanks, make sure to drag him back here." She said with a smile. "Though in all fairness he didn't know I was pregnant when he left, plus he was blasted away by Kuma."
"Regardless, he'll come here whether he wants to, that's Mama's direct orders." He said as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper. "She's even authorized us putting a bounty on him."
"Wait, what?" Poire asked in surprise.
"Yep, she's offering half a billion for him alive, or if an island under her protection finds him they don't have to pay her homage for a whole year if they turn him in."
"Wait, half a billion?!" Spoke Poire with beri signs in her eyes.
"Yep, Mama hates it when her family is missing a member or is incomplete."
"Count me in on the search!" Poire declared with a giant grin. "LET'S DO THIS!"
'Figures it would take money to get her involved.' Cinnamon thought with a sigh. 'But still, half a billion? Letting an island under Mama's control not have to pay her tribute? Mama is really serious about this.'
"If you need anything don't hesitate to let us know." Spoke Smoothie. "We're here for you, and we will be every step of the way."
"I know, but right now I'm going to lay down to get some rest." She said as she began to make her way to her bed. 'I hope they find moss head soon, if I have to suffer through this then he'll suffer too!'
(Timeskip)
"Heh, it's good to be back." Chuckled Zoro as he stepped onto the archipelago.
"Just be grateful you had someone to come with." Remarked Perona.
"Yeah, yeah, thanks." He said with a nod as he began to walk off in a random direction. "Try not to cause anymore trouble."
"I SHOULD BE TELLING YOU THAT!" She shouted back in annoyance. 'Last time I ever feel worry about him!' She thought with a frown before a pink piece of paper blew into her face. "Ah! Stupid paper." She yanked it off and gave it a look with annoyance. Her eyes widened in shock as she saw Zoro's face on it. "Is this… a bounty poster? It doesn't look like one of the marin- holy shit! They're offering that much?!"
With Zoro, he was taking in the familiar setting, but he swore he could feel eyes on him all over as people seemed to stare while one or two looked at a piece of paper, but he didn't pay it too much mind. 'Weirdos. If they want to start a fight bring it on.' He thought as he kept walking. 'Now where was the bar we were supposed to meet up at?'
"Hey, see that guy?"
"Yeah, he looks like the one on the poster."
"Yeah, imagine, half a billion… but if he's worth that much, can we even beat him?"
"Probably not, but if we sneak up on him and knock him out, we might have a chance. Big shot or not, there's no way he'd see it coming."
"Yeah, let's do it, and afterwards we can turn him in, I heard a member of Big Mom's family was here looking for him too!"
As that went on, Cinnamon herself was on the opposite side of the large area while looking at her crew with a stern expression.
"Alright you idiots! I want you to scour every single inch of this place! I don't care how you do it, or who you run into, I want that moss head found alive!"
"Yes ma'am!" They called with a salute.
"Good, now get too it!" she ordered as they rushed off the ship with Cinnamon sitting down and sighing. "God they better find him, or-"
"Mama! Mama! Mama!"
"Huh? What is it honey?' She said as she switched from being strict to loving as she looked down at a bundle she was holding.
"Mil mil!"
"Oh? Are you hungry? Well ok, mama has your milk right here." She cooed as she looked down at a small 15 month old child, it had mahogany hair with the tips being green like Zoro's, and it was swaddled up in a blue blanket. She pulled her top down and held her child up to her lactating nipple before said child began to eagerly nurse off it. She smiled before turning to her goons with a frown. "What are you idiots still doing here, go find Zoro!"
"Y-Yes ma'am!" They saluted with the remaining ones focusing on their duty while Cinnamon huffed.
"Idiots." She huffed as she looked over the archipelago. "I hope we find him this time, it's been over a year since I started looking…"
The small child stopped sucking and made some cooing noises while waving his hands around. She smiled as she readjusted her shirt and lightly poked him on the nose. "You want to see your deadbeat dad too, huh?"
"Papa! Papa!"
"Heh, alright, let's go see if we can find him." SHe chuckled as she put on a backpack that doubles as a baby harness as she put her child in it. "Let's go find him."
"Papa!" He clapped his hands as she made her way down the ramp.
"Oi! Hey, hey! Wait! A-Are you part of the Big Mom pirates!" Called a new voice, making her pause.
"Who's asking?" She replied back with a frown. She turned to see an overweight man huffing and puffing as he ran towards her, a pink bounty poster held in one hand.
"I-I know where Roronoa Zoro is!"
"You do?" She looked intrigued. "Where is he?"
"B-Before I tell you, is there a reward for giving you information?"
"You get the reward promised IF you bring him to me, which apparently you can't do if you're just going to tell me you've seen him."
"I-I won't tell unless I get a reward!"
"In that case," She turned to the child and smiled. "watch mama honey, she's going to show you what she does to idiots who waste her time and think they call the shots."
The child smiled and clapped while the man paled and backed up as Cinnamon slowly drew her sword.
"Ah! Ok, ok, he's here! He's on the archipelago! Grove 66!" He cried out with his hands up as he fell on his ass. "That's where I saw him last, I swear!"
"Really, and is this true?" She asked, trying to hide her excitement. 'Yes, finally, I finally have him!'
"Yes!"
"Good, then you can live, let's go Cotton!"
"Papa!" He cheered as Cinnamon walked past the man who was shaking and sweating in fear.
'I can't believe I just survived that. I think I'll just go home and cry myself to sleep.' Thought the man as Cinnamon began to run.
'He's not escaping this time!' She thought determined while making quick time thanks to her legs as anyone who saw her quickly jumped to the side while she looked around. 'Grove 66, grove 66, grove 66…'
With Zoro he was starting to notice more and more people were staring at him. He also saw some were really into looking at those pink posters with him raising an eyebrow. 'Ok, now I know something's up.' He thought as he walked towards one of the posters. 'Just what are these things?'
When he saw it, he saw a pic of himself and looked under it before his one eye widened seeing the amount since he didn't remember it being THAT big, but also noticed there was something else written under it.
"Alive only? I've never seen that on a bounty before." He commented before he felt the ground shaking and saw a shadow go over him along with chuckling as he turned his head and saw a tall giant looming over him.
"So you're the pipsqueak with the huge bounty huh? I expected you to be bigger. Hey fellas! I found him!"
"Yeah! We're gonna be rich!"
"Let's get him!"
Zoro turned and saw two other giants stamp over along with a crowd of regular men surround him with guns and swords, all of them looking smug. "Damn it, and I was supposed to not get noticed." He muttered to himself while rubbing his head with a sigh. "Nami's gonna complain when she finds out."
"Might as well give up pal, the bounty says you have to come alive, but it didn't say you had to be conscious!"
"Yeah! We'll just rough him up and it'll be easy pickings!"
"Go away, you're not worth fighting." Zoro said with a sigh as he began to walk away. He saw more men cut him off while one of the giants laughed.
"Ha! This is adorable, you think we're gonna let you walk away? Guess you don't get it squirt." He pulled on some brass knuckles while cracking his knuckles. "We warned ya, now we do this the fun way."
"I'm strapped for time right now, but I'd be more open to beating you all after I meet up with my friends." he remarked casually, irking the crowd.
"Raugh! You're getting it now asshole!" The man roared as he took a swing at Zoro.
Zoro didn't move as the fist came down and seemingly smashed on him, making cracks form and dust to kick up while anyone watching who wasn't involved looked horrified and figured he was dead.
"You idiot, you killed him! Now we won't get anything!"
"No, not dead."
The giant and men blinked as the giant raised his fist and saw Zoro ok, looking like he had just backed up from where the fist met the spot and didn't seem phased.
"You didn't even touch me." He said with a scoff. "Get out of here while you still can."
"Arrogant little punk!" Fumed another giant. "You got lucky, but this one won't miss!" he brought his foot up and brought it down towards Zoro. He laughed as his foot landed, only realize that something had caught it. He looked down and his eyes widened when he and everyone else saw the foot didn't meet the ground.
"Weak, now get out of here." Zoro said as he threw the foot away from him, sending the giant flying.
The crowd's eyes flew out of their heads as the giant crashed on his back, all of this being seen by Cinnamon who watched from a rooftop.
'That's him, and did he get stronger?' She wondered while Cotton cooed before the crowd of men snapped out of it.
"Swarm him! Don't take him one on one!"
"Fine, if you want to bug me then I'll deal with you all." Zoro sighed as he pulled out one of his swords. He saw the men run at him with battle cries with the other giants making their own move, and the next thing that anyone knew, the crowd and giants were sent flying backwards with a huge gust of wind going down the street with Cinnamon herself bracing herself and shielding Cotton, able to see everything in slow motion.
'He just swung once, that was all.' She thought in amazement. 'He definitely got stronger!'
"Papa!" Cotton let out clapping his hands with a giggle.
"Yes, that's your Papa Cotton, now let's go get him." She said before jumping down towards him. She moved past and even stepped on a few men casually while Zoro himself put his sword away and didn't notice her.
"There, maybe now I can-"
"You asshole!" Shouted a voice behind him before he was hit on the back of the head. "I've been looking for you for two years!"
He held the spot and turned around with a frown at Cinnamon. "Oi! What was that for lady?"
"You left me at that motel and then just disappeared!" She growled with Cotton not looking fazed by her tone. "You didn't even bother to wait till I was awake!"
"...who are you?" He asked with confusion.
"DO YOU NOT EVEN REMEMBER ME?!" She shouted, getting pissed. "WE MET AT A BAR AND GOT DRUNK!"
"Oh, right… hey, who's brat is that?" He asked, noticing Cotton.
"Papa!"
"He's your brat idiot, you knocked me up!"
Zoro's eye widened while Cinnamon picked Cotton up and cradled him in her arms. "Uh ...say that again?"
"This is your son, Charlotte Cotton Candy." She spoke holding the boy out to Zoro who smiled at him. "Here, hold him."
"I...what?' He said as he took the infant. "Wait, you named him after cotton candy?!"
"Of course."
"No way, we're changing it, and why does he have your family name?" Zoro said with a frown.
"Because I'm the one who raised him!" She glared. "I've been a single mom ever since I got the news, and you were nowhere to be found! You just went and disappeared after starting something with Kuma!"
"Hey, he started that fight, not me, and I was ordered to train by my captain!"
"Oh well then it's all forgiven." She spoke calmly before hitting him on the head again. "That's no excuse!"
"Oi!" he let out while Cotton giggled and clapped his hands. "Not funny kid."
"Hey, it's not his fault his father's a clown!" Cinnamon growled. "Now come on, we have to get back to the ship."
"What are you on about?" He asked with a frown. "What ship?"
"Mine, we're leaving, we have to go home and get married now."
"..." Zoro looked at her silently before handing Cotton back to her. "Sorry, not gonna happen. I have to find my pals."
"What?! That isn't an option, you don't have a choice!' She growled in anger. "You're coming back with me to get married, so you can be part of the family completely, and to help raise OUR son!"
"Look, I'm sorry about that. I didn't think that was gonna happen. Frankly I figured you took something if you were in a bar just in case." He said with a shrug. "But I can't just leave, I need to meet up with my crew."
"No can do, once we get married you'll be part of my crew, Big Mom's crew, and by default so will they."
"That's just giving me another reason not to come with." He remarked before turning and started walking.
"Hey! Don't just walk away from me damn it!" She yelled before jumping into the air and did a flip before landing right in front of him with a frown. "If you think I'm gonna let you get away from your responsibility, you've got another thing coming moss head!"
"...Nope." he said before turning around and began to run. "Nope nope nope!"
"Hey! Don't you run from me!" She yelled before she took off after him after putting Cotton back in the harness.
"Hehe, Papa, Papa!"
"Yes Cotton, we'll get your Papa." She smiled patting her son before looking livid and saw Zoro go far right. "GET BACK HERE!"
"No!" He shouted as he kept running. 'Fuck, where's the ship, where's the ship?!'
(Later)
Zoro panted while hiding in a barrel he had found, one with water mind you, and looked through a hole to see Cinnamon nowhere in sight. 'Phew, finally lost her. She sure was determined I'll give her that.' He thought as he slowly got out of the barrel. 'Now then, where's the ship?' He thought as looked around before recognizing where he was. 'Wait, isn't this the grove we hid the ship at?'
"Zoro? Oi, Zoro! Over here!" Called a familiar voice as he turned to see Luffy and the other strawhats.
"Wow, I wound up finding it without noticing." He said as he approached the group, and saw that they were carrying various crates, barrels and so forth. "How are you guys doing?"
"Great now that the whole crews together." Smiled Franky. "We were worried you wouldn't find us."
"Eh? Why?' He asked as they headed to the ship.
"Because you couldn't find your way out of a paper bag." Jabbed Sanji who had a red tissue to his nose with a smirk, making Zoro's eye twitch.
"At least I'm not a perverted virgin you shitty cook" He retorted, making Sanji glare at him.
"At least I don't look like shit with kelp growing off my scalp."
"Shishishi, it's like we were never separated." Luffy laughed.
"It feels so nostalgic." Smiled Robin.
"Yeah, and there's the Sunny!" Luffy cheered as they turned a corner before he raced towards the ship.
"Let's hope things go off smoothly." Sighed Nami.
"Yeah." Zoro sighed. 'Finally I can get out of here and forget about that crazy woman.'
As the group made their way to the ship, they noticed someone standing in front of it with Sanji's eyes widening and turning into hearts.
"Mademoiselle~!" He cried before a new fountain of blood exploded from his nose. He flew back with Chopper panicking and Zoro groaning when he saw it was Cinnamon.
"Oh no, not you again!" He groaned. "Just leave me alone already!"
"Zoro, do you know her?" Asked Brook.
"Yes, right before we all separated me and her got drunk, fucked, and she got pregnant, and now wants me to marry her."
That got him surprised looks and went between him and her with Cinnamon tapping her foot.
"Can you not cuss in front of Cotton?"
"Papa! Papa!"
"Wow Zoro, who knew you had it in you." Chuckled Franky.
"Zoro has a kid?!" Nami cried out in shock. She grabbed him and started shaking him. "What were you doing before we got separated!"
"I was getting drunk and then we had sex, end of story, and I am NOT getting married!" He called at Cinnamon.
"Oh yes you are! I didn't come all the way back here to find you, and NOT bring you back home." She growled. "Cotton will not grow up without his father!"
"Look, can't you just find some other guy to help raise the kid? If you can take care of him, doesn't that mean you can find some new guy who'd take up the idea?"
"That's not the point, you HAVE to marry me, it's a rule in our family, now shut up and come with me, I have to tell Mama that I found you so she can start planning the wedding."
"Perhaps we could talk this out like normal adults on the ship." Suggested Robin.
"Fine, let's go." Cinnamon said as she began to walk onto the ship.
(Later, after a long explanation)
"And that is why I need Zoro to come with me to get married." Cinnamon said, now sitting on the grass as Chopper played with Cotton.
The strawhats were stunned, well other than Luffy, with Nami slowly turning to Zoro with anime tears.
"Why did you have to make things hard on us? Was it meant to spite me? Is that it?"
"Eh? What are you talking about, this isn't hard, the answer is easy, we tell her to scram and then leave."
"Zoro, it's not that easy." Spoke Robin. "We've been through a lot of things, things that pushed us to our limits, but making a child is something you can't just ignore."
"Oi, neither of us knew she would get pregnant, it's not our fault, and what do you want me to do, marry her? If I do that then our crew becomes subordinates to Big Mom, and you don't want that, right Luffy?"
"Nope." he shook his head before looking confused and looked up at the ceiling. "But I don't get something."
"What's that?"
"How does her getting a baby from the stork lead to all that?" He asked, making all the adults stare at him in silence with Cinnamon getting a deadpan expression.
"Are you trying to make a joke out of this you idiot?"
"Actually, considering this is Luffy, I think he's being serious." Zoro said with a sigh. "Nami, explain the birds and the bees to him."
"What?! No way! Chopper can do it, he's our doctor."
"Eh?! I don't want to do that!" He cried out while Cotton giggled while hanging off from his antlers.
"Look, Luffy's lack of knowledge aside we're not getting married, end of story." Spoke Zoro crossing his arms with Cinnamon looking mad with Robin clearing her throat.
"Might I make a suggestion?"
"What?' Cinnamon growled, growing annoyed.
"Perhaps instead of dragging Zoro away, why don't you come with us?" She suggested, catching everyone off guard. "Technically speaking, you did your job of finding Zoro, right?"
"Yes, now I have to take him back for the wedding."
"But do you have to do that right now? Wouldn't it be much fulfilling for you and Cotton if you came with us? It could give you and Zoro a chance to settle things without fighting."
"I think you're missing several big points here, one being that Big Mom has been waiting over a year for me to find him so she can have the wedding, it's half the reason she agreed to let him live. Secondly, she has put out a bounty on him, and so everyone will be looking for him, not to mention my own minions are searching the island and will be expecting me to return to the ship. Finally, if anyone sees me here and Big Mom learns that I didn't return with him right away she'll be furious, putting all of our lives at danger. Plus, I want Cotton to grow up safely on Whole Cake island, surrounded by his aunts and uncles, not on a small pirate ship that is to small for me that is going to be sailing across the new world, the most dangerous part of the ocean!"
"She does raise a point." Whispered Brook.
"Look, I'm sorry, but this isn't negotiable, either I return with Zoro or I return empty handed and hunt him down until I do get him." Spoke Cinnamon firmly with her hand on her sword. "What's it going to be?"
"I say… I'm not getting married!" Zoro shouted as he drew his swords.
"Then it looks like you want it the hard way!" She growled as she drew her own sword. "I'll just take you back in chains!"
"Wait!" Called Nami, only for them to reel back as Zoro and Cinnamon went at each other and clashed swords, sending a strong shockwave through the ship while standing their ground. "Zoro be careful, you're going to pop the coating! Get her off the ship!"
"Already on it!" He called as he began to push against her with his swords, which started to push her back much to her shock.
'What?! How can he be this strong?!' She thought as she struggled to push against him. 'Damn it, how much stronger did he get over those two years?!'
"You're pretty strong." He complimented with a smirk. "If we had time for a real fight I'd be all for it, but I'm gonna have to make this one short." He said as his swords began to turn black.
'He can use haki?!' She thought in even more shock as she was pushed back more before he gave a strong swing with his blades, flinging her backwards and over the railing.
"Alright, Franky, get down there and release the floating bag, let's go to the new world!' Luffy laughed as the crew raced around to get the boat ready to sail.
"Oi, damn it! You won't escape me again!" Yelled Cinnamon shaking her head from the water when she hit it and saw the ship moving away from her. "I'll drag you back beaten and broken if that's what it takes!"
"Fine, but if you try I'll just beat you back!" Zoro called as the ship began to descend.
Cinnamon turned red and hit the water in anger while seeing it go under the water. "Damn it! Don't worry Cotton, we'll get them next time ...wait…. COTTON!" She looked around her and went wide eyed before crying out. "MY BABY BOY IS GONE!" She cried as she began to panic. "Where is h- Wait, HE'S STILL ON THE SHIP! THAT BASTARD HAS MY BABY!"
On said ship, Zoro sighed in relief and leaned against the mast with a smile. "Finally, I'm free from that crazy woman."
"Um, guys?" Chopper called nervously. "I think we forgot something."
"Like what? We got plenty of meat." Remarked Luffy already in the kitchen raiding the fridge.
"No, we uh…. We forgot to give her back Zoro's baby." Chopper said, making everyone freeze. He pointed to said baby currently crawling over to Zoro who looked down as Cotton held his arm.
"Papa! Papa!" He giggled as Zoro groaned.
'Shit.'