AN : I know you all hate cliffhanger but I need to make it more interesting.
Let's continue...
CHAPTER 22
The sun is setting down. Most of the Strawhat crew hanging on the Sunny deck except for Zoro, Robin, Chopper, Luffy and the Heart Pirate's captain, Law.
"Where did the shitty captain go? It quite seems like he out of characters. He never skip dinner." Sanji said while litting his cigarette. Nami looking at the island with worry.
Two figure walking toward Sunny. One is grumbling and another smile toward him with a few shopping bags in her hands. The grumbling one also carry some of the shopping bags annoyingly.
"Zoro!" Nami yelled toward Zoro.
"Do you know where Luffy go? He seem not back yet!" Nami said making Zoro tense up. Zoro looking at Robin also wonder where their captain are.
"We never meet him on the island while exploring." Zoro answered with worry. Robin also feel there something wrong with the situation. Even Sanji didn't go to his jealous mode and getting his and Zoro usual fight.
Robin and Zoro climb up to Sunny deck and grouping with the other.
"The two of us going to the town and didn't saw Luffy there." Zoro explained.
"I'm going to the Garage store with Franky not far from the harbour. We also didn't bump into Luffy yet hearing him doing anything trouble." Ussop said.
"I'm going to the market to buy some supplies with Jimbei but we also didn't saw Luffy there." Sanji smoke out while explaining to them.
"Yohohoho... I go explore into the forest near by and I saw a village in a bad shape. I asked them and they said their home were being attack by pirates. They also tell me one of the Whitebead commander helping them. When I asked about Luffy, they said they never meet him." Brook said.
"I hope he with Law or Chopper." Jimbei sighed with worry.
"Last I saw Chopper he is with Law. They going to buy some herb and medicines from the nearby medical store." Franky replied.
All of them sit on the deck floor and wait. They all turn around when they hear a footsteps climbing on the rope ladder. Chopper with the help of Law standing relief on the deck. They manage to go back to Sunny before dark. Law crock his eyes when he see the other looking at them.
"Something wrong?" He asked.
"Did Luffy with you two?" Nami standing up and asked with worry.
"Eh... Luffy not back yet?" Chopper yelled with shock. Law widen his eyes.
"What did you mean he's not here?" Law asked. His tone a little bit of worry.
"I can't sense him. Tsk!" Zoro looking frantically to all direction. The worry clearly shows on his face.
"He's not on the island?!" Chopper start panicking. The other also worry.
Robin close her eyes and using her power to search entire island but also fail. She shake her head to the other. Law impression turn into worry. He look toward the island and sighed.
" We get something to eat first after that we search to idiot captain." Sanji suggested.
"Sanji right. We cannot find him with empty stomach. Let us get a quick dinner and go search for him separately in group." Chopper agreed. They all nod agreeing to search for Luffy later on.
"Isn't that Mughiwara ship?" Hack pointed toward Sunny.
Koala turn toward the ship. Her hand still carry the paper they got this morning. The worry impression glue to her face. Hack just act calmly while he is also worry after reading the news.
"Robin is there, isn't it?" Koala said. Hack nod.
"We can asked them if they see Sabo before that." Hack suggested and Koala agreed. They walk toward the ship and climb aboard.
There's no one on the deck. The clicking noise from one of the room make them walk toward it. The other crew feel someone approaching and they all tense up. The two figure standing in front of the door making them all standing up and ready to defence themselves. Robin surprise to see the two figure there. She let her guard down and walk toward them.
"It's okay, I know them." Robin said comfidencely.
"Who are they?" Zoro asked with suspicious.
"They with the Revolutionary Army. I know them." Robin replied.
"Hack?" Jimbei said with surprise.
"Jimbei...? What your doing here?" Hack also surprised to see Jimbei.
"I'm one of them now." Jimbei answered shortly.
What are two of you doing here?" Robin asked wonder why it's only the two of them.
" Eventually, our Chief of staff decide to played hooky and end up being defeated by Whitebeard." Koala explained making them sweat drop. She hand over the news to Robin.
WHITEBEARD MAKE A MOVE AGAINST THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY AND KIDNAPPED THE BLUE GENTLEMAN
There seem a photo of Sabo injured being held by the Whitebeard first commander, Marco. Koala looking toward the crew and she found that something is missing.
"Where's the captain?" she asked making other sighed.
"We cannot find him anywhere. We even don't know where he go." Robin answered.
"I see. I think we can help you find him. But before that did you encounter our chief anywhere before that?" Hack asked.
"We just got here from Punk Hazard. We didn't encounter him anywhere from there onward." Robin answered.
"That top hat guy... I encounter him before you all come. He asking for direction. He has a scar on his face right? Wearing like a noble kind of style, carrying pipe on his back and top hat with google on the hat." Law explained.
"That's him. You know where he heading?" Koala asked eagerly. Law point toward the picture printed on the news.
"Whitebeard?" Koala seem to surprise.
"We suppose to go meeting Whitebeard as well after this. Not before finding that rubber brain captain first." Sanji said and lit an other cigarette after finish the one before that.
"Your want to meet Whitbeard?" Hack wondered.
"Apparently our captain want to make allies with them." Nami answered and sighed again.
"Well what we been waiting for? As soon as we found your captain, the sonner we get to Whitebeard." Koala said making them all agree with Koala suggestion.
Brook is the last one climbing down the rope ladder. A small yellow figure sitting on the figurehead caught his eyes. He saw the figure give him a big smile. He turn toward his nakama and look back to figurehead again but the figure seem gone. He stay put for a while and last he decide maybe he is too tired and start hallucination.
They separate into four group. Zoro, Robin and Koala search the town, Franky, Ussop and Brook search the village on the other side, Nami, Sanji and Hack search the harbour while Chopper and Law search the forest. They all take into action Immediately.
Two days later...
"How is he?" Thatch asked Marco. Marco look toward Sabo that laying on the bed with a seastone cuff on his hand. He breathing evenly.
"Other than the injuries from his fight with us there's no other injuries. But the injury on his head that oyaji gave him, I don't know when will he waking up. I hope he awake soon, we all need some answer about Ace and why he have Ace power yoi." Marco explained.
"How about you there yoi? I heard from Izo you all get into the fight with marines and there a boy saving your life. Is he alright?" Marco asked.
"I hope so. Apparently the kid who save my life earlier is devil fruit user. His condition is not so good." Thatch replied and looking worrily toward the teenage boy with black messy hair and a scar under his face laying unconsciously on the bed. Thatch grip hard on the den den mushi holder. He feel guilty. He was suppose to been shot down by the marines not the innocent boy that he just meet.
"It's not your fault yoi. We already land on the nearest island. It's seem an inhabitat island. I already give Izo our coordinate. We wait for you here." Marco tried to consult Thatch.
"I know but I still feel guilty. I never thought he use his body to cover me from the shot. Never thought marines using seastone
bullets. Izo manage to remove the other bullets from his body except one. It's hit too near to his heart and Izo afraid if he try removing it, it will danger the boy life." Thatch explained.
"That's sound serious. I don't know if our equipment can help the boys but at least we try first yoi." Marco said.
"Marco, I have a suggestion." Thatch said with hope. Thatch know only one guy can save this boy without fail. Marco crocked his eyebrow.
"What yoi?" Marco wondered.
"Only he can save this boy. Help me locate him. Trafalgar Law, the surgeon of death." Thatch answered. Marco widen his eyes. To get Thatch asking other to get help, he knew Thatch is really damn serious in this situation.
"Alright, we try locate them whereabout yoi." Marco understand.
"We will be there shortly. Thanks buddy." Thatch said with relief.
Ace open his eyes slowly. He feel tired, sore and in pain from the injuries he got.He look around and he feel that he is on a ship base on the rocking and the sea water scent. He's laying on the bed in the infirmary of someone ship. His cowboy hat lay beside the bed and his den den mushi beside him cover with bandage on it's shell. He wonders who saving him.
"Where the hell am I exactly?" he monologue to himself.
~To be continue...
AN : Who's saving Ace? What's exactly happen with Luffy? What about Sabo?Till next time...