Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece, Fairy Tail, or the front cover.
Quick Note: Might be a little boring during the first half but I promise you It's worth the read...especially with the length I went for. That's all, enjoy.
Update Note: Thank you to Hellvahtz for pointing that out! I'm so sorry that I got the ages mixed up, but I fixed it now. Sorry!
Timeline:
I don't really have a timeline, but I'll just tell you their ages at the moment.
Zoro: 16
Gray: 15
Natsu: 15
Erza: 16
Chopper: 12
Magnolia
- Narrator Pov -
The sun was rising to signal that morning was now approaching. It shined brightly and reflected off the buildings. Today is Zoro and Chopper's first day being new members of Fairy Tail. Things are off to a normal start...
"WHAT DID YOU SAY TO ME?! STRIPPER BOY!!"
"SHUT UP! I DON'T WANNA HEAR IT COMING FROM YOU FIRE BREATH!!"
The two boys Natsu and Gray were clashing with each oth as usual and Chopper got the splitting image of when Zoro and Sanji would fight. Everyone sighed at their usual antics and Zoro was getting dragged by Erza when he somehow got lost inside the guild. Zoro was a little embarrassed but was sure that it was because they kept changing the rooms. Yes that was what he was telling himself before his thoughts were abruptly stopped when Erza let him go and he fell to the floor face first. He rubbed his nose while getting up to see a white-haired girl wearing revealing clothes and had her hands on her hips.
"Oh? What's this? It seems like Erza has fallen for the new boy," she said provocatively. Erza tensed up and Zoro felt an aura similar to Nami's and knew that he should probably get out of harm's way. Harm did come his way and he left barely scathing.
"Sheesh, what's up with those two? Now to find the bounty board..." he said looking around. It was at this time when he felt a hand on his shoulder. It was an unsettling feeling that screamed danger. His instincts took over and he drew Shusui in a flash only to be stopped by the man's arm, making him drop Shusui.
"Yo relax kid, I just get the feeling you're lost and I couldn't help but wonder if you needed some help," said the man. Zoro looked at him and noticed the scar across his face. He had blond hair and was a fairly built man. Zoro relaxed but was still wary of the man, he looked like he hid his true intentions. Zoro just huffed out in anger and walked past him. Unbeknownst to him, the man smirked.
"Hmm, he's clearly a warrior type, I wonder..." he trailed off.
--
Zoro walked around the guild but now found himself in a forest. He scratched the back of his head and wondered who the hell changed the guild's spot. He continued onward until he felt himself trip over a string. He fell on his hands and used the momentum to spring himself forward, narrowly dodging the net that would've captured him.
- Zoro Pov -
"'Whistles' You got some skills kid," said a man jumping from a tree. He had a black robe and had a sword strapped on his side. I eyed him and when I felt more than one presence, I realized he wasn't alone. I noticed them using Observation Haki and I kept my guard up. Another man jumped down and whispered something in their supposed leader's ear.
"Hah? What do you mean you can't sense any magic from him? Well I suppose it doesn't matter, who carries around three swords anyways?" He said out loud. He gazed at me and looked me up and down and then let out a scoff, seemingly unintimidated by my presence.
"Well, whatever. We can just take him hostage and sell him for good money. Those swords look valuable too, especially that white one. I wonder how much they go for-HAH?!" He was cut off when I appeared in front of him and drove my fist into his stomach. I knocked the wind out of his lungs and he struggled to regain his breathe.
"Boss!" They all said panicked.
"Little shit...!"
"I'll kill you!"
"Bastard!" They all shouted angrily. I slowly unsheathed my Wado with a loud 'shing'. They kept charging at me, waving their bats and swords at me. I spit on the ground, ashamed of how simple-minded they are.
The first one came at me and I appeared behind him when he let out a blood-gurtling scream when I hit his stomach with the back of my blade. The one in front of me paused until I feigned a swing to his right which he very lately tried to block before spinning and hitting him on his other side, knocking him out. I charged at the man next to him and looked him in the eyes. He froze in fear and when I stopped right in front of him, he was already sweating bullets. I pushed him with the tip of my finger and he passed out.
I turned back around to see that the rest had already ran and now only their leader was left. He finally regained his air before letting out a string of curses about how useless they were.
"Can't believe those fools...well I suppose you do possess some skill after all kid. But if you can't use any magic, then this fight is as good as mine," he said summoning a light blue circle in front of his hand. There was a beautiful pattern before he summoned a long blade. I instantly thought about the man whi sent me here and my blood boiled with rage.
"I can summon weapons of all kinds, I am also trained in the ways of the blades so I reckon I am a much better sword user than you will ever be!" He shouted. I pulled out my left bandanna and I noticed his face paled as soon as he saw my mark. He dropped his blade and fell to the floor, consumed with fear.
"Y-y-you're n-not a wizard-d f-f-f-from F-Fairy Tail a-are you?" He said, obviously shaken up. I grinned back at him while tying my bandanna around my head and drew out Kitetsu.
"So what if I am?" I played along. He froze up again but not from me. Blood pooled underneath him and that's when I saw it. He was stabbed through his heart and when his body dropped, a man appeared from the opening behind him.
"Hoh, it seems like it worked," said a familiar voice. My eye widened in rage when I remembered who's voice it belonged to.
"So, how are you enjoying Fiore so far huh? I bet you're happy now that you were able to take a break away from the crew. They certainly were an annoying bunch," he said. I knew he was trying to rile me up but I couldn't let some bastard say those things about my crew.
"Shut up," I said darkly. He chuckled deeply then slowly walked towards me, rubbing the blood of his blade with his sleeve. I coated Wado in Haki, as it turns out I was able to keep my abilities from when I was 21. I looked back up at him but now noticed that there were 3 of him, walking in perfect sync. I sent an air slash at the 3 of them but they just vanished into thin air. The area around me darkened and his laugh was now ringing in my ears. I felt myself beginning to lose control, my vision was fading and my grip was loosening. I felt a presence right behind me but couldn't force my body to move.
Move.
Move.Move.
I felt a sharp pain in my side, I didn't need to look to see what caused it, the bastard was cleaning his sword again and I heard the familiar sound of blood dripping to seep into the ground. Yet I still couldn't move. Images of my crewmates flashed through my head and I found a newfound resolve build within me.
I gripped my blades until my knuckles turned white. I grit my teeth, flexing my jaw muscles to their limits. I poured every ounce of muscle and Haki into my body before turning around and slice across him. He didn't expect it and I slashed across his torso, blood spilled out. He passed out on the floor and I left him there to rot. I was sure that he was dead until I saw his body deform into leaves and heard a chuckle echo throughout the forest.
"Did you really think killing me would be that easy? I hope you understand that if you spent your entire lifetime training, you would never reach my level,"
"Big talk from a man who got knocked out by my attack," I spat back. His eyebrow twitched before he once again became one with the shadows. I took a guarding position and put my senses to the taste, I made sure that I was keen to any sort of sound, sight, taste, scent, or feeling out of the ordinary. I focused and then I heard it, multiple twigs being crushed.
I turned around and let out an air slash to see nothing there. I heard leaves crunching behind me and I sliced behind me, nothing was there either. At this point he was playing mind games with me now. I heard loud steps approaching and I turned around and struck my blade forward. I froze when I noticed it wasn't him but instead, Erza. My blade touched the front of her neck, any inch closer and there would've been blood. My attack seemed faster than she could register and it took her a full second to realize what just happened.
"Z-Zoro?" She choked out. I slowly brought my arm back and collapsed on the floor. I suddenly remembered what I was doing and put myself on edge.
"Oi Erza right? Have you seen anyone on the way here? Has anyone tried to attack you?" I asked worried. She shook her head, still a bit frightened from what happened. I didn't blame her, I came at her with everything I had. After a couple of minutes, there was no sign of him anywhere. I would probably regret this but I lowered my guard and relaxed. When nothing happened, I sat down completely and took in a breathe of much needed air. It was then that I noticed that I wasn't bleeding...but the body of the leader still was. Was it all in my head?
"Zoro what were you doing out here?" She asked for the first time after our...interaction.
"I was...training," I said unconvincingly. She looked over at me and I knew she knew I was lying. She looked at me expectantly and I let out a sigh as I gave in.
"I somehow got lost and ended up here. While here I got jumped by this group of bandits and they were going to take me hostage. So I fought all of them but there was still one left and I just thought that you were...one of them," I trailed off when Erza brought her face much closer to mine. I blushed a bit at her sudden intrudence until I noticed that she was looking at me directly in the eyes. I tried to keep eye contact but the suspense was killing me and I eventually looked away while pouting.
"'Sighs' If you won't tell me the rest, fine. But just know that if this leads to getting the guild harmed then there will be hell to pay," she said getting up. I was a little impressed that she knew I didn't give her the whole truth and was thankful she didn't bother asking for the rest. I noticed her tying her hair in a ponytail and drew her sword out. She then suddenly lunged at me and I barely had any time to block her.
"Oii oi! What are you?!"
"You said you were training at first when you were lying. Now I'm making sure you actually train," she cut me off.
"Plus I'm a little interested to see how 3 swords work...along with how you fight with no magic," I smirked and unsheathed all my blades. I knew she was stronger than she looked and I knew she held back when she lunged at me. When I was going to raise Wado to my mouth, I heard someone calling.
"Helloooo? Erza? Zoro?"
"ZOROOOO!" I recognised that voice and confirmed it to be Chopper's. I guess they were looking for us and after I unsheathed my blades. I made my way over to the body that was stabbed by...him. Erza sheathed her sword as well and eyed me warily.
"You didn't kill him," she said suddenly. I shook my head to confirm her answer and she didn't question any more.
- Guild Mates Pov -
"Man where are those kids?" Said one.
"Hell if I know, for all we know maybe they went off to get some alone time." They both laughed out loud but suddenly felt an impending doom. They looked in front and saw Erza with her hands on her hips and her gaze darkened. They both sweatdropped and tried changing the subject.
"Ah h-hey Erza! Have you found Zoro? Makarov ordered we all looked since you told him that he has the worst sense of direction. I can tell you're right, that moron is probably halfway away from Magnolia at this point!" He joked. Suddenly he felt an ominous aura coming Erza, no. Behind Erza and Zoro revealed himself, clearly not happy with the conversation unfolding. He began to sweat more and backed away slowly but recieved two lumps on the head, courtesy of Zoro and Erza.
His partner laughed heartily but stopped himself when he felt there two glares on him, challenging him to keep laughing. He gulped heavily and just picked up his now unconscious comrade.
--
They all arrived and were shocked to see Zoro dragging a dead body before asking if he had a bounty. They all turned their heads slowly to the bounty board and saw that he brought back a man with a 20,000 jewel bounty. They told him there was an office nearby and when he tried to head there by immediately turning in the wrong direction, Erza grabbed his hand and dragged him there. They all laughed at the scene except for two certain guild members.
"Man those two are kind of inseparable huh?"
"Yeah, they're like magnets to each other!" At that statement, another round of laughter broke out. Chopper was currently walking around the guild and there were many people who looked at him and found him to be adorable. Chopper's clothes were smaller and the hat was too big but he kept the hat on no matter what people told him. They didn't have any spare clothes for Chopper so they bought him some clothes. Problem was it was girls who bought him. The problems were 1. Wayyy too many animal onesies and 2. They were only onesies. When they arrived, Chopper spent his day and night just trying on the onesies. They all cooed and hugged him much to his annoyance but he settled on staying in a chicken onesie.
After that ordeal, Chopper noticed that at sometime during his onesie montage, Zoro had arrived back. Zoro was asleep but his head looked awfully comfortable...
Without warning, Chopper leapt onto his head and Zoro's growing snot bubble popped. Zoro grew irritated and felt a familiar fuzzy feeling on his head. He knew it was Chopper and adjusted himself so they were both comfortable and promptly fell asleep.
This action didn't go unnoticed my a certain old man and red head.
Meanwhile, in One Piece.
- Narrator Pov -
"My my, you certainly are a rowdy and strong bunch aren't ya?" He said.
The sight was truly magnificent. Brook, Franky, Robin, Sanji, Usopp, Nami, and Luffy stood in front of the man. The robed man was certainly impressed they found him so easily.
"Oi, where's Zoro and Chopper?" Luffy asked. The man smirked before answering.
"Even if I tell you, It's impossible to reach them. They are stuck in that dimension and only I have the power to bring them back," This stiffened Luffy for a bit but in the end it just made him angrier.
"You better...give them back!" He said activating Conqueror's Haki. For some reason it made the man stumble and his mind went blank.
'What...is this?!' He said before passing out. Before he did however, he used his remaining strength to summon a portal and he travelled through and it disappeared as fast as it had came.
"Damn it..." Luffy said.
"Don't worry Luffy-san, we will save them I'm sure. After all we have been through far worse situations where we should've been dead. Ah, though I am already dead yohohoho!" Brook suggested merrily. The crew would never admit it but his skull jokes have definetely grown on them.
Luffy gripped his hat tightly and let out a frustrated sigh.
"Don't blame yourself Captain. It was that damn Marimo's fault for not keeping lookout anyway," Janni jabbed. Usopp and Nami gave him a glare, now was not the time to throw shots at each other.
Meanwhile, in a land from afar, a certain mosshead growled from being irritated.
"Not only did he manage to get caught, he needed Chopper to protect him even though he also got caught in the mix," Sanji continued. Nami balled her fists and even Robin and Franky were getting a little heated.
"Sanji-kun, you can't talk to Zoro-kun that way when you weren't there," Robin said. Sanji took a long drag of smoke before puffing it out.
"It's not about if I was there or not, It's about Zoro's pride as a crewmember. Do you really think he doesn't regret what happened. Zoro is the most stubborn man on this crew but he gets the job done regardless of what it is. As much as it pains me to say it, Zoro is strong. His job is to protect and he failed when it came to Chopper. I bet you the first thing Zoro will do when he comes back or when we save him, he will get on his knees and beg for forgiveness. That's just the kind of man he is," Sanji finished. They all looked down and murmured quietly amongst themselves.
"But Sanji, all Zoro has to do is beat that guy up right?" Luffy asked.
"Yeah but he has to find him first Luffy,"
"Not really. I think this person wouldn't attack Zoro without a reason, he'll probably go looking for Zoro himself," Luffy deducted. Y'know, Luffy can be...no is a dumbass. Yet when it matters most, he's very dependable.
"'Sighs' Maybe you're right Luffy,"
"Good, now I'm hungry. Do we have any meat?" Luffy asked, immediately killing the cook's mood. Normally Sanji would've kicked him for it, but he was feeling sentimental today.
"Yeah yeah, just wait a couple minutes," Sanji said before heading into the kitchen.
Back in Fairy Tail...
"Fuahahaha! That damn brat never ceases to amaze me!" Said Makarov. To provide context, Erza was reciting what had happened during her tour to the swordsman on where to drop off bounties at the office mearby.
And why it somehow took 3 hours.
"Honestly I don't know if he finds this funny or is just that hopeless with directions," Erza huffed. Happy and Chopper were eavesdroping and giggling to each other throughout the conversation.
"Hmmm, you know I've been busy because of that boy," Makarov said suddenly. Erza raised her eyebrows in sudden interest.
"The fact that you say he's strong but doesn't even have any magic intrigues me. I want to truly test that boy, It's not everyday you see someone strong who can't use magic, especially in a guild like ours!" Makarov bragged.
"What are you getting at master?" Erza asked. A grin spread across his face.
"You'll just have to wait and see for yourself Erza," said Makarov. She pouted and walked away to do her daily closure of Natsu fighting Gray. She was about to until Mirajane stepped in front of her.
"Hey, where's that cute boyfriend of yours huh?" Mirajane teased. Erza's eye twitched but there was a faint blush on her cheeks. Although it was true that Erza had been spending quite an amount with the new guild mate, she couldn't get distracted with something like that. It was then a certain swordsman made their appearance.
"Oi Erza, do you know where that old geezer is? Some guild mate said I needed to see him or something," Zoro was completely oblivious to the impending doom. Erza directed her anger from the skank to the mosshead.
"HOW DARE YOU TALK ABOUT MASTER LIKE THAT!!!" She said driving her fist into his head. It broke the floor and a lot of the guild mates were shocked at the sight. Even Natsu and Gray stopped from fighting, thinking Erza would do that to them sent shivers down their spine and not in a good way.
"Oww...oi what the hell was that for?!" He yelled. She huffed in response before bending over to grab his arm.
"I just know that telling you is useless at this point so I'll just show you instead," she said, ignoring Mirajane's comments. Zoro looked over and raised in eyebrow out of both confusion and irritation.
"Geez what's her problem? Why does she keep rambling on about that..." Zoro said. Erza mindlessly agreed before they made their way to their Master's room.
"Master, I brought-" she stopped when she realized no one was there. She found a note along with some rather...interesting magazines. She carefully picked up the note and read it.
'If you're reading this, then I am assuming that you are Erza considering you're the only one who would drag him anywhere'
She blushed a bit.
'Now for the topic at hand. If you are reading this, please head out towards the training field. I have set up some kind of initiation for Zoro to partake in since he can't use magic.'
She put the note down once she finished reading and turned around to grab Zoro but he disappeared.
'Seriously?! I was reading for 5 SECONDS!' She facepalmed and very 'enthusiastically' went to retrieve Zoro.
- Zoro Pov -
I found the old man in some kind of training area. I had to give them credit for the training area, it had pretty much everything I would ask for.
When Erza took me somewhere where she thought the old man was, only for him to not be there, I presumed she was lost and didn't know where she was headed. I pitied her, getting lost in her own guild where she stayed for god knows how long. I didn't pry too much into it though, since I found the old man and decided to get this all over with.
"Oi, old man. What do you want from me?" I said. I saw Natsu and Gray staring daggers at eacg other which promptly earned them a smack from the master. He hopped from the fence and and walked slowly to me.
"Zoro, you and I are both aware of your lack of magic powers correct?" He said.
"I have been at work with making this training area just for you. I may not sense any magic from you, but I do sense something within you," he said.
"I want you to try this challenge, you can look at it as training or an initiation. I want you to try all these challenges and I'll have something special for you at the end," he said. I looked over at the 'challenges' and just saw them as simple tasks.
"Yosh, I'll do it," I said, strapping off my swords.
"I reccomend you keep those, especially for the end," he said tilting his head towards Natsu and Gray. They looked at me eagerly, like some kind of new challenger. I got the hint and went to the first station.
"For this you will have to first lift this boulder and then slice it," he explained. The boys looked at their old man like he was crazy.
"Master! There's no way he can lift that!"
"Yeah Gray's right, and I don't even like him!" They said.
I smirked before putting my hand under the boulder.
And lifted it up effortlessly.
"WHAAA?!"
"WITH ONE HAND?!"
I dropped it and it created a small crater in the ground. I then drew out Wado and sliced it in half. The two kids looked in awe at my raw strength.
"Hmmm impressive but I figured you would do it easily. Next I want you grab those two stone pieces and lift them without using your arms or legs," he said. At this point I just began to ignore the two kids until the time came.
"Oi old man, you got a rope or something?" I asked. As if he expected that from me, he dug into his pocket and handed me a small rope.
"Yosh," I said before tying it around.
After that, I but the rope between the two stones and clenched my teeth. I bit into the rope, and slowly moved up. A little more difficult than my last one but still not a problem.
"Hmmm, perhaps I underestimated you," he said calmly, stroking his beard. I looked at him expectantly before he took me to the next station.
It was proving to be a good workout.
- Narrator Pov -
In One Piece.
It was night time, and they were anchored on the small island they were at. They soon figured out that the island was to called Rock Island.
...
Not very creative is it?
They all arrived back with no new information on the man's whereabouts. It had been a day and the crew began to worry. Some felt guilt, especially two members.
Luffy. As a captain it was inexcusable to lose a crewmember, let alone two of them. He felt like he failed and broke a promise of some sort. He wouldn't let this get him down however, in fact it seemed to give him determination. He swore on his hat that he will find Chopper and Zoro.
The second person who felt guilt was Robin. She was there when the incident and to her, she felt like she failed at protecting her comrades. In fact it was her fault that she even let Zoro go in the first place. She knew the crew would forgive her but she had to forgive herself first.
The crew had all arrived together except Robin. A lot of them were put on edge after 15 minutes.
"Oi we should go look for her, what if that guy-" Sanji started.
"Sanji just...give her some time. I'm sure you know how she's feeling right now," Nami said. Sanji reluctantly agreed but only after they agreed that they would look for her if she didn't come back after 10 more minutes.
- Robin Pov -
I was at a bar.
Now I am not absurd enough to get drunk of a scenario like this. I just needed to clear my head for a bit.
"Another one ma'am?" The bartender asked. I was on my second one and I knew that I shouldnmt have anymore tonight when I started to feel a little woozy.
"No I'm fine thank you," I replied. He took mu mug and began to clean it but didn't make any motion of moving away.
"You look like you have a lot on your mind, mind telling me about it?" He asked. I thought about it for a moment.
'I can't tell him, he might call the navy if I do,' I told myself.
"I know who you are, hell I was a pirate myself at one point. If you don't want to talk that's fine, but I encourage you to do so. It really helps to get some things off your chest," he inquired. I studied his face but there was one thing I couldn't understand.
He seemed...familiar?
Perhaps it the liqour talking but in the end I explained my situation to him. He nodded and shook his head throughout the conversation. He seemed genuine and it did feel great talking to someone about this.
"Yeah, the pain of loss is something I'm aquainted with quite well myself really. On your side there is a chance that they are alive however.I think you should cheer up, It's not as bad as you think," he said. I smiled at him fondly before paying him a couple belis, with a tip of course. I got up from my stool and ignored the lecherous gazes pointed at me, I came here for one reason and one reason only. I thought about how long I took and that the crew was possibly looking for me. Thinking about them brought a smile to my face. I left the bar and decided to pass through some alleyways. There were a few shortcuts that I was familiar with and when a bunch of thugs tried to have their way with my, I simply dealt with them easily. I was in some alley before I heard the bartender running.
"Oi wait! I forgot one thing!" He said panting. I looked at his hand and saw that he had my pair of shades. I felt the top of my head and noticed that they weren't ther.
'Strange' I thought.
He handed them back to me and before I turned back he called out to me once again.
"Wait!" He said. I turned back around and looked at him expectantly. At least, that's what I was going to do. He lunged at me and pinned me to the wall, holding my hands behind my back.
"Nngh, what is the meaning of this?!" I said. He chuckled darkly before leaning his head in to whisper in my ear.
"Tell me, do you recognize my voice?" He said. He sounded somewhat familiar but I couldn't make it out.
"It seems like you don't huh? Perhaps this will help you," he said pulling out a black mask. I paled when I recognized it. It was the man who sent Chopper and Zoro away in the first place!
"Now listen closely...first of all, your crewmates are still alive. Now for my reason, I will tell you where you need to go. There is and island south of here, I want you to go there. Once over there, you will look for 4 tablets. Those tablets once piece together will give you a location. That location is my base," he said. I struggled but he overpowered me easily.
"Once you reach my base, I will have a game prepared for you. It's simple, beat the game and I will bring your crewmates back. Should you fail, I will kill them," he said. He kept his hold one me, I thought frantically about what I should do.
'What should I do? Tell the crew? Is he lying? Why us?' His grip tightened and I winced in pain.
"Don't bother trying to tell your crew, if you do I will kill your friends." He released one hand and summoned a portal similar to the one he sent Zoro and Chopper through.
"You know what, I changed my mind. Nico Robin, you have betrayed many in the past so you don't deserve such light treatment. I myself will tell your crew what to do and as for you," he said turning his head to the front.
"You can come out of hiding, I noticed you since the start to don't bother hiding now," he said darkly. My eyes widened when I saw Nami reveal herself. She looked worried, Nami was scared too I felt it. Her fear was overcome with determination, determination to save a comrade. She had her Clima-Tact drawn out, gripping it tightly.
"L-let her go," she managed to say. The man chuckled then laughed loudly.
"No can do and now thanks to you, I'm going to kill her," he said pointing me to the portal. Before Nami could make a move he stopped her.
"If you make one move, I will throw her into this portal. Not even I know where this leads to, perhaps Robin will be the first eh?" He moocked. Nami grew angry, her face red and ber knuckles white.
"Perhaps we can negotiate, put your weapon down and offer yourself to me," he said suggestively, looking her up and down. I looked over at Nami and pleaded her to not do it.
"Nami...please don't,"
"Robin. You can't talke me out of this," she said solemnly. Her gaze was dark and she bent over to place her Clima-Tact on the ground.
"That's a good kitten," he grinned widely, and before I knew it, he knocked me out.
Back in Magnolia,
Zoro was absolutely crushing the challenge. He swept through everything he only smirked at the fact he broke a sweat.
"Tou don't mind keepinv this equipment here do you? I could use this to strengthen myself even more," he said on his 200th push-up with one hand. Gray and Natsu weren't even surprised at this point, and were now trying to do the push-ups like him. They were both on their 50th one and they constantly took jabs at each other in between dips.
"Damn...stripper," Natsu managed.
"Stupid...slang-eyes," Gray gasped.
Zoro finished his set of 250 one-handed push-ups. He got up and cleaned himself of his towel. He was so immersed in his challenge that he failed to notice that most of the guild was outside and watching him. He shrugged it off and walked pver to the master.
"Yosh, what next?" He asked. The master chuckled and he seemed like he was prepared.
"Alright then, I want you to take on both Natsu and Gray," he said pointing to them. They were about to hit their 60th until they heard their master say they were finally going to be able to fight him.
"Yosh, then who's going first?" He asked nonchalantly. They both began to fight, deciding who would get to fight them. Zoro was getting tired of waiting for their antics to stop and he was looking forward to the challenge if he was being honest.
"Yosh how about I take on the both of you then?" He said grinning. This stopped them both and although they were hesitant at first, they reluctantly agreed. Lots of whispers and murmurs passed through the guild mates.
"Both of them? Is he that confidenr or insane?"
"There's no way right? He can't even use magic!"
Zoro heard them all, he was used to being the underdog and being underestimated. It just made victory all the more sweeter. Gary and Natsu took a stance when they saw Zoro draw out his three swords.
"Oi, don't get in my way ice-fart," Natsu said grinning.
"Same to you dragon-breath," Gary returned smirking. Zoro felt the slight shift in the air and couldn't tell if it got colder or hotter. Natsu and Gray summoned their magic circles.
"Fire Dragon!"
"Ice-Make!"
Zoro took a defensive stance. His left hand held out Kitetsu at an angle, his right with Shusui was hel behind Kitetsu, forming an awkward sort of X-sign.
"ROARRRRR!"
"ICE GEYSERRR!!" They both shouted at once.
Ice exploded from underneath him, some points grazing his legs. He jumped barely in tim. A cloud of fire faced in front of him, ready to swallow him. He gripped Shusui and Kitetsu hard.
"Santoryu: 108 POUND PHEONIX!!" He said cutting through the flames. The attack was too powerful and even went ahead to break the ice. Natsu and Gray were both shocked but happy to see that they could go all out. They both jumped at him, Natsu coating his legs on fire and Gray makingice platforms to reach him. Zoro was able to sense them through his smoke, Natsu used his keen sense of smell and Gray followed him.
"Fire Dragon..." Natsu started as his fist was engulfed in flames
"Ice Make..." Gray said as his fist glowedight blue.
"Santoryu..." Zoro said as he began to spin his blades. The preparation of their attacks was enough to open up the smoke and they all met each other's gazes.
"Fire Dragon: FISSSSTT!!"
"Ice Make: KNUCKLE!!"
"Santoryu: Three Thousand Worlds!!!!" They all yelled at the same time. Natsu's fist was barely able to make contact with Zoro's face before he felt pain at his stomach. Gray was in the same situation but he felt pain on his left side.
Zoro felt them, but he powered through. Even though they made the slightest contact, it told Zoro that those attacks wre everything the had and getting hit would cause serious damage even to Zoro. Zoro hit them with the back of his blades, it was only training anyway.
The force of his attack sent them flying and crashing them back to the ground. The ground split beneath them and many guild members stood up in shock. Zoro landed on his feet and when the dust settled, it was clear.
Zoro was the winner.
Back in One Piece.
- Sanji Pov -
I was running.
I was running through the small village, searching for my dear Robin-Chwan. It has been 40 minutes and no one had said anything.
That is until now.
"Everyone! I found Robin! She is in some alleyway and there's a guy pinning her! Don't say anything because the man is the masked man from earlier!" Nami whisper-yelled. I grew angry and began to search every single alleyway.
That was about 10 minutes ago, I was worried about both of my ladies now. I kept running and checked every single alleyway on this island but I still couldn't find them. I continued to check and that's when I saw it. Nami had just put down her Clima-Tact,
and I saw the man. I ran up so fast that no one was able to see me, the wind couldn't keep up and when Nami and Robin both felt the sudden blow of wind,
I had already smashed my foot in the man's face.
- Zoro Pov -
I dusted myself off and looked back at the crowd who began cheering for some reason. I grew irritated but just ignored it. The old man began to walk up to me slowly, clapping his hands as well.
"Hmmmm very impressive, even though they're still kids, it takes a lot of skill to take them both down," he said.
"I trained myself so I would never lose, now did I complete this little initiation of yours? I beat them and they were the final challenge so I assume I'm done now," I said. The geezer chuckled heartly until he shook his head.
"You didn't think they were the final challenge now did you?" He said raising an eyebrow. I raised one back and looked around to see if I missed a challenge.
"Let me tell you your last challenge," he said before the air shifted. It felt heavier and I felt a sense of doom approaching.
"Roronoa Zoro," he said.
"I, am your final challenge," he said gazing into my eyes.
"EHHHHHHH?!?!" Said many people including Chopper and Happy. I smirked, if there anything I knew, it was that this man was very strong if he was the leader of a bunch of people with powers. The members waited in anticipation for my answer.
"Hmmph, I guess there's no choice now," I started.
"I, Roronoa Zoro will gladly accept this challenge," I said as another chorus of 'EHHHHHH'S?!' echoed again.
- Masked Man Pov -
I was sent flying to a nearby wall and crashed into it from the impact of the man's attack. He coated in Haki so I could tell he was angry.
He was trying to kill me.
I chuckled darkly before standing up to see him rush at me once again. He kicked with his left at my head but I ducked and socked him i the gut, he took it raising his other leg and stood on his hands to kick me while spinning. I was blocking for the most part until I began to notice him gradually pick up his speed. It was getting more didficult to block and eventually he broke my guard. I was met with an onslaught of kicks.
"Mouton Shot!!" He said before he began to focus on kicking me on the chest with both legs. I activated Iron Body to lessen the pain but when he landed one foot and began to spin, his foot was set ablaze. He left a brun mark which revealed my left pec which was now a bit singed.
"Diable Jamble," he said raising his right leg. He jumped towards me and I summoned a portal, this topped him and I took advantage by summoning a portal behind him and punching through the one innfront of me. Instead of going through, it appeared behind him and I stuck him on his back.
"Dimension Strike," I said. He grit his teeth and then then I disappeared the portal in front of me to give him one last punch. I cocked my fist back and winded it up before sending it to his stomach. He gasped and a bit of blood came out. I smirked until I felt an approaching heat aiming at my stomach. I looked down and to my horror, in slow motion, saw his flaming foot approach my stomach.
"Diable," my eyes widened in realization.
"JAMBEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!" He yelled driving his foot into my stomach. I gasped loudly and blood spilled from my mouth, coating his pants. He drove it up higher and the burning sensation was ripping through my skin. In one last attempt, I summoned a portal above me. I smirked at Sanji before he fully launched me into the air, and into the portal, leaving a black smoke trail.
- Sanji Pov -
I saw the portal and in one last attempt to end this, began to moon walk into the portal. It was getting smaller so I flexed my leg to push me all the way until multiple hands stopped me. The portal disappeared and for once I questioned Robin's plan.
"Robin...why did you-"
"Because at that moment, you were acting on a whim and not thinking about the consequences Sanji," she interrupted.
"What would've happened if I let you through? You would be stuck in a dimension that probably doesn't even have Zoro and Chopper in it. Not to mention that it could most likely led to a trap," she said. I understood and reluctantly agreed even though I wasn't happy that the man got away. I walked over to Nami's Clima-Tact and looked down on it.
"Tch," I said before picking up Nami's Clima-Tact and handing it back.
"T-thank you," she said.
"Don't thank me Nami-san," I said drawing out my lighter. I lit my cigarrete and took inhaled a bit of smoke before letting it out.
"Don't thank me until we save those bastards."
- Erza Pov -
I couldn't believe it.
I had looked everywhere for him, the guild, the forest, and even the town! I refused to believe that he would be able to find the training area especially with his sense of direction. I was about re-check the forest until I hear and explosion. I turned around and my heart sank when I saw it come from the direction of the guild.
"No."
- Zoro Pov -
I won't lie, I was a little frustrated. The old man was simply dodging and blocking my atta kes with ease. He was clearly skilled and I had to give him credit for that. He was small and quick and agile despite being an old man.
"You're not so bad you know, I am actually putting in a bit of effort to dodge your attack," he said.
"Less talking, more fighting," I said.
We continued on for several minutes and at this point, neither of us were letting up. He eventually sighed and humped away from me, far away.
"Alright then how about this, I want you to come at me with everything you've got kid," he said taking a stance.
"If you can make me move, then I will add you to our family," he said calmly. He had a hand out and it dormed a fist. His other hand was by his side and he waited for my attack.
"Don't hold back on me kid," he said, his gaze turning dark.
"I will honor your request," I said untying my bandannna from my left arm. It shined brilliantly in the sun and my mark seemed to have smudged a bit, making it look a little blurry. I tied it around my head and then prepared myself. I coated my blades in Haki and everyone looked on in awe.
"Woah what's that power?"
"You sure he can't use magic?"
"Can he move our master?"
Everyone whispered and waited in anticipation for what was to come. I began to spin my blades. They grazed the floor and it left a clean slice mark from where I spun it. Dust formed around me along with a dark aura. Makarov looked a little surprised and he tightened his guard a bit more. The wind pressure emanating from me was enough to reach everyone else and they had to grip onto their hats or it would've flown away.
"COME ON BRAT, SHOW ME EVERYTHING!!" Makarov yelled.
I smirked before I leapt forward. I moved at a frightening speed and most people couldn't even make it out.
Gildarts smirked.
"The Nine Mountains and Eight Seas, constitute one world!! A thousand of them form a small Chiliocosm and when I gather and cube that Chiliocosm, There's Nothing I Can't Cut!!!"
Everyone froze, they were watching in anticipation as Zoro approached Makarov. Makarov flexed his muscles and awaited eagerly.
"Three Sword Style Secret Technique!!!"
Everyone stared wide-eyed and in shock at the display. Everyone held their breath and were holding in both fear and eagerness at the sight.
"THE BILLION-FOLD WORLD!!"
Erza found Zoro.
"TRICHILIO-Hacklth?!?" He said as a fist collided with his right cheek. He was sent flying and Makarov blinked only to find a red-haired demon standing in front of him.
"Why the hell are you attacking our guild master?!? And why the hell are Natsu and Gray out of commision?!?! Was that your doing too?!huh?!?" Erza scolded. There were alot of groans and complaints aimed at Erza but she quickly shut them all up when she gave them a death glare.
Makarov stood perfectly still, trying to comprehend what had just unfurled in front of his eyes. He eyed the rest of the guild carefully and found Gildarts to be the only one smirking at him. Makarov grimaced but he knew he should've known better than to let that slip by.
He relaxed his stance and tried to explain the situation to Erza.
"Ah Erza, this was the project I was working on, he was merely doing the challenge that I had prepared for him is all," the look on her face went from pure rage to confusion to completely flustered in a matter of seconds. Zoro groaned in the background and while Erza went to go treat him, I made my way towards Gildarts.
"So you saw that didn't you?" I asked. Hildarts snirked before answering.
"So what if I did?" He said back.
"Nothing, but at the very least, I had already accepted him when he sliced the boulder," I explained.
'Still, to think the brat managed to nudge my foot just from the pressure of his attack is just incredible in It's own right' I said in my head.
"Well no matter, I'll make sure to have a celebratory party for him when he wakes up," I said.
'Sighs' this guild's next generation is going to be something alright.'
- Erza Pov -
"Zoro? Zoro! Zoro wake up!" I said shaking him. He didn't even fire an insult at me so I guess I knocked him pretty good huh? When I thought about shaking him again I felt a pat on my shoulder. I turned around and saw the small reindoor patting me shyly. He was fiddling with his hooves and looking at the ground when talking to me.
"Ummm, would you allow me to treat him? I'm the doctor on our crew and I'm used to him getting injuries like that. So would you please let me treat him?" I glanced bacand forth between the swordsman and the doctor, I guess they would be well aquainted with each other since one would always keep getting hurt and that would lead to him making a connection with the doctor.
"Ok, but allow me to carry him, I can see that you might have trouble carrying him around," I said. He shook his head before replying.
"That won't be a problem," he said before his body began to change. He was growing bigger and bigger and it reminded me alot of the master. He was towering over me and I stood there in shock and awe at his display.
"Yosh, you can come visit and help me when treating him if you want," he offered. I shook my head and decided to even help show him where the medic bay was.
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When we arrived, he placed him on the bed and brought out his backpack. He took out his equipment and told me to get him some things when needed. In the end, there was a...barely noticeable lump on his head and I was worried that I might've possibly given him a concussion. Chopper sensed my trepidation and told me not to worry about it.
"Whenever we're on the crew him and Nami usually argue and it results in him getting a hit like yours on his head," he explained. It then ocurred to me that I don't really know Zoro's story all that well, I would have to ask him about it someday. I noticed Chopper wiggling a bit and his tail wagged a bit before he turned to look at me, alittle flustered.
"Ah-ahem ummm, where's the bathroom?" He said scratching the back of his head.
'How does he even scratch himself?' I shook my head.
"You leave this room and take a right which you will then take a left," I said. He thanked me before dashing off to use the restroom.
'So cute' I thought.
I turned my attention back to Zoro who remained sleeping peacefully. I felt a bit of guilt rise within me when I recalled Makarov's explanation. I was embarassed and flistered beyond belief and I felt felt a sense of responsibility wash over me. I looked at the lump on his head. It was swollen I knew that just touching it would cause him a but of pain. I don't know what came over me but I leaned down and placed a kiss on it. I immediately felt my face heat up, I had never done that with anyone.
'Not even with him' I thought grimly. I snapped from my thoughts when I saw him stir and Infelt myself go red again. I quickly left the room and with my good luck, ran into Mirajane. We both fell over but I didn't have time for this, I needed to leave.
"Owww...oh It's you tin can! I should've expected someone clumsy like you would be responsible for such a thing, you-hey wait are you running?" She called after me but I ignored her. There was no way I was going to let Zoro find out.
- Mirajane Pov -
Geez what her problem? And why was her face so red? Well no matter, I'll just go on ahead and use the restroom.
...
But why was she running?
I looked at the door in the medical bay and saw the new guy on it. I closed it back and tried to figure out why Erza would be so flustered when coming out of the ro
"Unless...!" An idea hit me. Although it wasn't necessarily true but it made sense.
"Hmph, let's see how confident you are when I have this up my sleeve," I thought smugly before walking away.
- Zoro Pov -
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...wh-
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!
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...and why did it feel so nice?
A/N: Ok I finally got this out. I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, I dedicated a lot of time and effort into this. This is my longest piece of writing and I would've added more, but the typing is buffering just from the length so that's why I'm ending it on a hopefully good note. I apologize for saying that I was going to give Zoro his first mission but one thing led to another and now we're here. I don't know when the next chapter will be out but stay tuned. Reviews are appreciates and they keep me motivated to write more. As always grammar mistakes are mine and peace :D.