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In the New World,
- Brook Pov -
When I saw Sanji return with Robin and Nami safely, or so I assumed, I was delighted. I was going to crack a skull joke, no pun intended, but then I noticed that they all had serious expressions on their faces. Sanji's clothes looked a little dirty, like he had just been in a fight and parts of Robin's beautiful skin had marks on them, hand marks. I was a little worried that something had happened but seeing them all together was the one thing that restrained part of me from worrying.
Sanji and them got on board and asked for Luffy.
"Luffy-san is sleeping I'm afraid, but what about you three? It seems as though you have gotten in a fight!" I said. They were safe, that much I could tell. It just wouldn't have been right for me, a crewmate, to see them in that state and not ask about their well-being.
"We did, and I'm afraid it wasn't just some drunkee trying to make a move on our ladies, it was the masked man," Sanji said with the slightest hint of both rage and guilt. I was shocked to hear of such news but it was very late at night, we needed sleep especially with the news we would have to tell the crew the next day.
"Well, we'll inform Luffy and the others the next morning, you three should get some rest, I'll keep watch," Brook offered. They silently thanked him as they left to their quarters.
--
Brook stayed watching from the Crow's Nest, he saw Zoro's weights and it ocurred to him how odd it would be if he didn't hear the familiar clinking of his weights being swung again. He grew reminiscent and was reminded of his old crew. Him and the swordsman didn't have just a bond amongst nakama or swordsmen. Zoro was the one who defeated his old shadow bearer and asked to plant his sword's spirit with the rest of his old, fallen nakama.
Brook sighed heavily and paid attention to his watch, he was a few hours in and being a skeleton meant he didn't need sleep, though he had no eyes to sleep with anyway. Then, in an instant, Brook heard the presence of someone stepping aboard. He hid immediately and stealthily peeked over through the hatchdoor. He caught a glimpse of black and Brook unsheathed his Soul Solid. He slowly opened the hatch door and jumped from the Crow's Nest, landing quietly.
When he looked up he saw that they had stepped into the kitchen, though Brook didn't know what for, he wouldn't let this distract him.
Brook walked forward slowly and caught the door before it closely completely. He opened it and saw them at the counter. Brook paused, then let out a sigh of relief.
"Brook?" Sanji said questioningly.
"Ah, forgive me Sanji-san, I mistook you for some intruder, yohohoho," Brok said scratching the back of his afro.
"Tch, pay more attention next time," Sanji replied.
"Well if you don't mind me asking Sanji, why are you up so early this time?" Brook asked.
"I just wanted to let them know nice and early for when we tell them. I also think that although you're on watch, I don't like resting for a while when he could strike at any moment," Sanji explained.
"I see. Well, how about a cup of tea?" Brook offered.
"Sure, It's not like I got anything else to do," Sanji replied.
So they drank tea while they waited for the rest of their crewmembers to wake up.
Magnolia,
- Narrator Pov -
"Oh come on! I was 21 years old where I came from just slide one over will ya!" He shouted.
"No can do little man, you may have surprised us with that technique of yours yesterday but for one, you have the body of a teenager. 2, You aren't in any condition to drink with your wounds," he said firmly.
"Tch, what does it take to get some booze around here..." Zoro said walking away.
(He was now in some new clothes since he obviously couldn't stay with his old clothes for very long. He kept them safe somewhere in the guild. He got some new clothes at the time when Chopper got some as well. They thankfully didn't put him in a onesie but he could've sworn he found one when looking through the pile.)
He thanked them nonetheless and gave them all 20,00 jewels from his bounty. They thanked them and he waved them off before he put on his clothes. He was dressed in black pants and a black long-sleeve shirt that hugged and highlighted his muscles. He wore dark red boots that were black at the bottom. He wore a short-sleeved green jacket over his shirt with dark green diamond patterns over it. He tied his red sash around his jacket and placed his swords in there.)
Zoro noticed that after his initiation with Makarov, Erza was now suddenly less interactive with him. Everytime he would try to talk to her, she would blush and turn the other way. He didn't care at first but it was starting to get annoying when she didn't look like she would stop.
"Oh? Looking for your girlfriend are you Zoro?" Mirajane said mischeviously.
"EHHHH?!? ZORO YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND!?!?" Chopper shouted from across the room. Zoro blushed a bit and everyone in the room laughed.
"Hahaha! Look at him! He's all flustered about Erza!" Some man said. He was quickly shut up when a sword was aimed at his neck. This seemed to have silenced everyone else since no one else made a snark about him.
Except for one kid.
"Hey you! Yeah you! I was tired from training yesterday but I'm all fired up now!!! I bet I can beat you now you mossheaded freak!" Natsu shouted behind him. Everyone either paled or snickered at the boy's words.
...
"...ehhh?!" Zoro said looking at him. The glare he gave him made the boy freeze literally.
...wait a minute.
"Shut up Natsu, there's no way a dumbass like you can beat him anyway," Gray said nonchalantly as he freezed Natsu.
"OI GRAY BASTARD!! GET ME THE HELL OUT OF HERE SO I CAN BEAT THAT GUY'S ASS!!!" Natsu shouted.
"No," he said simply.
"Geez, honestly you guys looking for a death wish or something?" Zoro said scratching his head.
"Well no matter, I could use a warmup before I go train," Zoro said before unsheathing Wado.
"Ice-Make-" Gray was cut off when Zoro had his blade at his throat.
"You should work on increasing your incantation speed, you're too slow and leave yourself vulnerable," Zoro said before sheathing Wado and trying to find the training area.
On his way to the bathroom, he once again bumped into Erza.
"Oh hey Erza, what's up with you? You've been acting weird ever since you knocked me out..." Zoro said putting a finger on his chin going through a thought process.
Meanwhile, Erza's face was similar to that of a tomato.
"Well no matter, I've been meaning to talk to you about something important," he started. Before he could tell her however, she immediately turned around and walked the other way.
"Eh? Wait Erza!...damn it. How am I supposed to do this job request with her if she keeps leaving?!" Zoro huffed in frustration.
"...Maybe I'll take Chopper instead," he said as he headed out.
- Erza Pov -
' What is wrong with me!?!' I angrily thought at myself.
Ever since I did...that, I have been unable to look him in the eyes...errm eye. I would tell myself that I would look and talk to him afterwards but I just couldn't seem to do so. I walked away from the bathroom and I bumped into Mira.
"Hmm? Oh It's you Tin Can, hey I got a question for you. What happened between you and Zoro in the medical room? You stopped hanging around with him ever since!" She said a bit too loudly for my taste.
"Oh umm well I..." I said a bit flustered.
"Just leave her alone Mira," someone said.
"Huh?" She said growing irritated. We turned and saw Zoro. I blushed a bit and saw the scene unfold.
"Honestly, fighting each other is so pointless. Aren't you supposed a guild about family or something?" Zoro said scratching his head. There was a loud cry of a high-pitched voice screaming that Zoro wasn't one to talk but it fell on deaf ears.
"Tch, whatever," she replied. She walked away only to pause midway and hurl another insult at me.
"Oi Erza, I been meaning to ask you something," Zoro said. I tensed up and instantly thought about what I did in the med room. It felt a little crowded all of a sudden and I got the urge to leave. He seemed to notice because he gripped onto both of my shoulders, but I wasn't expecting him to turn me around suddenly.
His face was so close and I was able to make out all his features. His dented forehead, those slanted eyebrows of his...
The scar going down his left eye.
I felt compelled to reach out and touch it but I refrained myself from doing so. His lips were partially chapped and his skin was tough, sturdy from his possibly countless battles. I didn't realize that I was bringing my face closer to his, trying to connect with...
"Oi Erza? Are you even listening?" Zoro said, pulling me out of my thoughts. I blinked slowly and remembered where I was, in the guild where everyone could see. He sighed outwardly and I felt his warm breath make contact with my face. He shook me a bit, still dazed from my thoughts, I answered him formally.
"Mmhuhh?" I blurted out.
'Sighs' "I asked if you wanted to go on a mission with me. I'm still new to this world and I need someone to help me. These bounties aren't paying much so that's why I need you," he said. It made sense, but there was one thing I couldn't understand.
"W...why me?" I asked, expecting something for some reason.
"It's because you're the one who's been helping me this whole time, also you seem like the type who fights a lot," he explained.
"Oh I see...is that all?" I asked suddenly. I don't know why I suddenly pressing him on but that explanation he have me didn't satisfy me in the way I wanted it too.
"Hah? What do you mean that's all?" He said irritated. I felt a little hurt by his comment but I should've expected it. Right when I was going to answer, he spoke back up again.
"Hmmmm, I guess It's also because you're the one who I've established a closer bond with. If I were to ask anyone else, I just wouldn't know how to ask them," Zoro said suddenly. I felt relief wash over me as if I was dumped in water from a bucket. It made me happy and it unknowingly brought a smile to my face.
"Alright, I'll help to make sure you don't get lost on your way Zoro," I said without sparing him a glance. I turned around suddenly and looked at him expectantly. He raised an eyebrow in confusion and I sighed before informing him.
"Well? What's the mission?" I asked, beginning to get impatient. He blinked then dug into his jacket's pockets and pulled out a thin brown paper.
"Says here that they'll offer 120,000 jewels for protecting this guy's farm from...something? It says he's not even sure what it is but he knows that something comes late at night and takes some of his animals," Zoro read.
"I see, where is this place located?" Erza asked.
"It says the man lives on the outskirts of Oak Town in a forest. He runs a fairly popular farm and claims that he's the best source of income of crops for Oak Town," Zoro said.
"I see, he seems proud of his farm doesn't he?"
"He sure does, even though he's not doing a good job of protecting it. You'd think he'd do a better job at protecting it if he cares about it so much," Zoro said nonchalantly. He handed the paper to Erza and she gave it a once-over.
"I see, when do we head out?" She asked.
"I suggest we should head out now. He says that they strike at night and It's getting fairly late already. You ready?" Zoro asked.
"Yes," she replied.
"Good, now if you'll excuse me-CHOPPERR!!!" He yelled out harshly. There was a sound of crashing and bouncy footsteps that grew louder the closer they approached.
"Y-yeah?" He asked nervously.
"You want to go on a mission with me? I could split some jewels for you, I know how badly you want some normal clothes and I could give you some if you come with me," Zoro said.
"Yes please! I'm getting tired of walking around in onesies, it makes me feel like I'm walking around in pajamas!" Chopper said as he hopped in an alligator onesie.
"Yosh, then I guess It's settled. Let's head out now!" Zoro said proudly as Chopper watched in awe.
"Zoro," Erza said, stopping him in his tracks.
"What?"
"You need to check in for the job application first," Erza explained. The edge of his ears grew a bit red and he hurried over to the counter where Erza was. He checked in for the job and then promptly resumed heading out.
New World,
- Luffy Pov -
I woke up with the same thought in my mind.
Zoro and Chopper.
I don't know who this bastard was, but he messed with the wrong nakama. Luffy swore that he would find Zoro and Chopper soon. Zoro was the first person to join Luffy's crew and Chopper had saved his crew many times. They were both essential and the crew just wouldn't function without them.
I caught the whiff of cooking in the air and jumped from my hammock, creating a loud thud. I heard Sanji yell but I din't care, I wanted food. I walked out of our room and made my way over to the kitchen. When I arrived, multiple glances were sent my way, specifically from Nami, Robin, Sanji, and Brook.
"Sit down Luffy, we have to tell you something," Nami said. I sat down on a seat and Sanji arrived with multiple plates of steaks with salads.
"Yosh, eat up Luffy. You'll want to to prepare yourself for what we're about to tell you," Sanji said.
--
- Narrator Pov -
It passed by with Luffy surprisingly not reaching about and grabbing anything within sight that was edible. They ate until their bellies reached a comfortable fullness before talking about business.
"Yosh, might as well get this over with. Luffy, we ran into the man the other day," Sanji said looking directly at him.
Luffy froze.
"...What happened?" Luffy asked. Sanji pulled out a cigarrete and his lighter.
"Robin will inform you since she was the one who actually saw him first," Sanji said lighting his cigarrete.
Robin explained to Luffy in detail about how the man pinned her and told her of his plans for them. He balled his fists at how she told him that if it weren't for Sanji, the man would've done some terrible things.
"Bastard!" Luffy said.
"Although this is off topic, I suggest we make a name for this man. It would be better and easier to refer to him as such," Brook explained.
"Ok then, any options?" Nami asked.
"Fred?" Luffy suggested. It was shut down by everyone except Robin.
"Hnnnn, how about Portal?" Usopp suggested. There were murmurs around the table and they placed it on a 'maybe'.
"What about Unsuper Villain?" Franky suggested.
"Too long," they all said.
"Freddy?" Luffy said before getting shut down again.
"That's enough, we'll just call him Port," Sanji demanded. There were no complaints except for a faint whine that came from Luffy.
"I don't like the fact that we're doing whatever he says, but it seems like we don't have a choice now do we?" Franky said crossing his large arms.
"W-w-wait a minute! This could obviously be a trap you know! Shouldn't we stay for a bit longer just in case?" Usopp said warily.
"No, the sooner we can get Zoro and Chopper back the better," Luffy said determined.
"Yosh, so we set sail south right Robin?" Nami asked.
"That is correct, Nami-san," Robin assured. They all stood up, getting prepared for what they would face soon.
"Yosh!" Luffy said, pounding a fist into his open palm in front if them.
"Let's go save them!" He said reassuringly.
Magnolia,
- Narrator Pov -
Zoro and company had arrived at the train station of Magnolia, courtesy of Erza. They paid for a ride to Oak Town and climbed aboard. The trip was going smoothly much to Zoro's liking. He planned on sleeping the whole way there but was surprised to see that when he woke up, they hadn't made it.
'Well might as well stay awake now' Zoro thought to himself. Chopper was perched up on his head and Erza was sleeping soundly with her head tilted to one side. Looking at Erza reminded him of what happened during his recovery process.
He remembered he felt something warm and soothing press on his bruise. He knew Chopper had left which could only mean that it was Erza who provoked such an action. He refused to believe that Erza had kissed him but he realized they lived in a different world. Who knows what they do here.
Erza stirred a bit, as if she was disturbed by what he was thinking. Zoro looked out the window and saw the numerous trees passing by.
- Zoro Pov -
"We will be arriving Oak Town shortly. Please remain comfortable and patient. Thank you." A voice said.
I scoffed at the fact that I would have to wait a bit longer but resumed back to my sightseeing. I saw that the sky was going dark very fast and counted a few stars were already present. The clouds were barely visible and stars were starting to pop up everywhere. Erza woke up shortly after, rubbing her eyes when doing so. She looked up lazily and made eye contact with me.
"Handsome," she blurted out before re-entering her sleep.
I stayed there with my mouth agape in utter shock.
'WHAT DID SHE SAY!?!' I thought as my face began to feel very warm. I was so shocked that I forgot Chopper was still perched up on my head. I jumped when she said that and it caused Chopper to fall on some space next to me. He obviously woke up and looked at me with half-lidded eyes.
"Mmm hahh? Zoro what's...wrong?" He said trying to stay awake.
"Ehh erm, nothing Chopper. Just turned my head too much hehe..." I said unsure. He seemed too tired to even make sense of the world.
"How about you sleep in my lap this time?" I offered. I didn't trust myself to let him sleep in my hair since I would be thinking about what she said for the next couple minutes.
"Okay," he said making himself comfortable in my lap. I smiled down at him before her word echoed in my head.
"Handsome" "handsome" "handsome""handsome"
It just didn't stop. I looked back at her accusingly. A little annoyed that her slip-up made me feel this way. I placed a hand on my face and felt it for a bit.
...
...Really?!
I shook my head and drew my hand away. No way would I let something like this get to me. I looked back at her and took in everything about her face.
Her elegant red hair, those dark brown eyes of hers. She was very pretty indeed and it didn't help the fact that she was swordswoman.
It reminded him of her...
No
No way
No way in hell was Zoro thinking about Erza like that.
He shook his head frantically and looked out the window. It was dark by this point but with Zoro's trained eyes, he was able to make out a town in the distance.
'Yosh, seems like we're here,' Zoro thought as he grabbed the string above him. The train began to slow down and Zoro ignored the flurry of curses of waking everyone up, including Erza.
"We're here," he said. Erza nodded weakly while Zoro carefully shook Chopper to wake him up.
"Oi, Chopper," he whispered. Chopper stirred and looked up at him.
"Hmmm?"
"We're here," Zoro said placing him on the spot next to him.
"Oh okay," Chopper said rubbing his eyes. He put his backpack on while Zoro and Erza stood up. The string of swears stopped when they saw Erza and her mark. Zoro wondered why people made such a big deal about it.
They hopped off after paying the conductor and saw it continue It's course.
...
Well now what?
Zoro pulled out his paper and looked it over. Zoro cursed at the ignorance of the man for not even drawing them a map. Erza snatched it from his hands and turned the paper around to show him the map the man drew for them. Zoro's eye twitched and he mumbled something about old men and their maps.
Erza led them to the farm that they would've arrived at sooner if it weren't for Zoro and his boundless ability at getting lost. Zoro noticed the sky was going to turn pitch black in a few minutes. He sighed and decided to trust his gut on a shortcut it was telling him to go. He was grabbed from the back of his collar and was now getting dragged by Erza with one hand.
"I'm not even surprised at this point," Erza said suddenly. Zoro twitched.
"Yeah, you get used to it, especially when you've sailed with him," Chopper added. Zoro felt a vein pop in his forehead.
"Honestly, how does your crew manage handling someone as hopeless as him?" Erza said. At this point, Zoro was fuming.
"I don't know, I hope to try and make a medicine to help him," Chopper said genuinely.
'Those bastards. How dare they talk about me as if I'm not here huh!?!' Zoro thought angrily. He eventually had enough when they both began to laugh at his expense.
Oh they would were going to pay.
Once Zoro had enough, he decided to give them a piece of his mind...until Erza let go and dropped him.
"Oi oi what the hell are you do-?!" He was cut off from Erza shushing him with her finger.
"We're here," she said pointing her other hand toward the farm. A man in beige overalls came running with mismatched socks and a missing shoe.
"Ah! Are you two the two mages I requested from Fairy Tail?" He said urgently. Erza and Zoro both showed the man their marks and he sighed in relief. He looked at them up and down and sort of paled...
"Thank goodness! This is the usual time for when whatever it is comes and steal my animals!" He said relieved. Zoro glanced behind him and saw the farm. It was a pretty impressive farm to Zoro's eyes. The man had an abundant amount of crops ranging from asparagus's to spinach as far as Zoro was able to see. Then he saw the animals.
All 20 of them.
There were about 3 of each animals, pigs, cows, chickens, mules, sheep, geese, turkeys. He must've zoned out because during his analysis, he felt a swing at the top of his head.
"We got it sir, just leave it to us," he heard Erza say. The old man led them to his pen and Zoro saw that the man wasn't completely hopeless. There were many traps laid out but they would only work on idiots. Zoro almost got caught in one.
The old man left them and pleaded for us to catch this thing.
"No problem sir, just leave it to us!" Erza said proudly.
"So cool..." Chopper murmured.
"Ok! Now here's what we're going to do, Zoro you'll take the North area. I will take South while Chopper can cover the west. I doubt they would come from the entrance since It's littered with traps," Erza said.
"Hai!" Chopper said bringing a hoove to his head, in a salute manner. Zoro merely propped himself on a wall and closed his eyes. His senses were keen so he didn't worry. Zoro would be able to sense anything that would harm him or what he was protecting.
Unless it was girl's fist.
His face collided with the ground and he looked up to see a fuming red head above him with her fist in the air.
- Zoro Pov -
"What the hell do you think you're doing!? Napping when you should be doing your job!!" Ahe yelled harshly. I glared at her darkly but when she raised her other fist and cocked it back, I decided that I would do my job.
"Tch," I said getting back up. I leaned against the wall and she let out a triumphant humph as she and Chopper both headed to their respective position.
--
It had been at least 20 minutes. I glanced back and forth constantly but never saw any sign of anything, not even Erza showed up to check if I was really awake...
...
...I hope she wouldn't check soon.
You see, I need my naps. Whether It's during a crisis or not, I need it to make sure my body is always at full strength. I sat down and laid back against the wall and slowly welcomed the sweet embrace of sleep. I drifted off rather quickly but my dream was rather short-lived.
I heard a scuffle from a bush and I went on high alert. I held a hand at the hilt of my blade and looked cautiously around my surroundings. There was no other sound afterwards so I decided to take it up a notch by activating Observation Haki. The presences I instantly felt were both Erza and Chopper. They seemed to be on guard as well and that's when I decided to expand my range. I cursed under my breathe at how much range I had in my teenage body. I felt so weak but I got the feeling that I would be able to get much stronger when I returned to my world. My range was just enough to catch whatever it was however, it was something small and not at all human. I got up and slowly made my way towards it, not making a sound.
It didn't seem to sense my presence, good. I slowly began to unsheathe Wado and held it firmly in my left hand. Whatever it was, it wasn't very subtle.
I got closer and closer to the now quivering bush and was only a few steps away from it.
'Nice and quiet, think of it as training,' I told myself.
I reached my right arm out forward and quickly grabbed whatever was inside that bush. My heart sank when it was something...furry? I pulled it out and saw a bunny looking back at me with a face full of fear. I huffed out in annoyance but then noticed that the bunny wasn't looking at me, instead,
It was looking behind me.
A dark shadow loomed over me and I dropped the bunny. The killing intent coming from the man was inhuman. I turned around and slashed it in a flash, only to see he wasn't there anymore and suddenly behind me.
"We knew you were strong, that's why we lured you out first," he whispered coldly in my ear.
'Damn it all!! How could I have let myself get caught so easily?!?' I shouted at myself. He summoned a purple magic circle and I noticed the air became a lot heavier and thicker. It became harder to breathe and my hand dropped Wado. It clanked on the floor and I fell on my knees, covering my mouth while desperately not trying to breathe in the poisonous gas.
'Damn, at this rate I'm gonna...!' I thought angrily as my vision began to blur. I blinked multiple times and I was soon void of all kind of noise. My eyes grew heavy and watery and before I knew it,
I passed out.
New World,
- Nami Pov -
I looked back at the log pose. It wasn't necessary since we weren't headed in any of the directions but it became a habit of mine sooner than I thought. I looked back out to sea and let the wind blow through my face. I hoped that the man was at least a man of his word, the fact that this could very well be a trap didn't help to put me at ease.
I sighed in frustration and walked back over to my room, maybe mapping out previous islands would distract me. I was on my way to my room until a wild Sanji appeared in front of me.
"NAMIII-SWANNNN!! I made a strawberry lemonade for you to fight off this heat my sweet!!" He swooned. I silently thanked him and took it off his hands to bring it to my lips. He practically melted on deck mumbling something about me being a kind angel or something. I stepped over him and opened the door to then close it afterwards.
"You appear to be troubled, Navigator-san," Robin said without looking up from her newspaper.
'Sighs' "Well It's not like we have a choice mow do we? Even if we weren't headed straight to our deaths and this man was being genuine about his offer, who knows what kind of challenges he could have in store for us!" I said making my way to my desk. Robin chuckled lightly at my little outburst before diving back in to her reading. I brought out a paper and dipped my trusty quill in ink and was about to begin making a layout until Robin stopped me.
"Hmmm, I think you should take a look at this Nami-san," The archeologist stated calmly. I rose up from my seat and walked over to Robin's bed.
"What is it?" I asked. She opened up the newspaper more and dragged her finger to a certain topic the article was talking about. It's been 3 days since Zoro and Chopper were sent god knows where and the newspaper Robin held came in this morning. She slowly dragged her finger along certain sentences and the more I read, the more I feared.
"But-But that can't be!" I said outloud.
"I do not understand this too much either but it can only be safe to assume that this is also a part of the man's powers," Robin said pensively.
(The Newspaper)
Sighting of the Black Robe?!
Today a marine scout by the name of Kendrick Malor was looking for any kind of news for his article. He is an experienced veteran having done this for 80 years!
Today he felt the need to explore an island that most other article writers would deem as 'boring'
"I've never once bothered going to that island, if people say It's boring then why would an information digger such as myself go there?" Said Gary Harrold.
Kendrick's reasoning for exploring a 'boring island' was mainly because if it was unpopulated and not recognized by the world, wouldn't it be a perfect location to find possible villains there?
His theory proved to be correct but not in a settling way. Although he had found some information, it was a sighting he found that made him freeze for the first time in 20 years.
"I saw him, but it shouldn't be possible, he was executed on a platform 60 years ago I saw it!!" He shouted in worry.
He was able to somehow snag a decent photo and many experts who have dealt with cases of Black Robe are shaking in fear.
Here is a statement from a retired Vice-Admiral who had succesfully caught Black Robe 60 years ago with the help of a few others.
"I must say, that although this resembles Black Robe, it is simply absurd to believe he still lives. We saw him get decapitated for the world to see and my only assumption is that we have someone trying to revive his legacy," he stated.
This mysterious possible Black Robe man hasn't done anything for the past 6 decades but the resemblance is uncanny! Keep your eyes peeled for this man who has maintained his previous bounty of 770 Million Belis!!
--
WANTED
DEAD OR ALIVE
BLACK ROBE
770,000,000
--
I looked back at every word as they tried to process in my mind. Nothing made sense, there was no way that he could escape from an execution, especially if millions saw it! I racked through every possibility in my head and only came to a somewhat satisfactory conclusion that this was just an impostor or the original man's son who is trying to revive their legacy.
Robin was still deep in thought and I noticed that I was actually beginning to sweat.
'Who was this man?!' I thought to myself.
"I will try to dig into this the second we reach that island Nami-san, I have a bad feeling about this," Robin said, looking at me seriously. I gulped, if it was enough to put Robin at unease, then it was CLEARLY something serious.
"A-Alright," I finally managed. I stood there pondering my own thoughts for a couple more seconds before I felt the need to move, I was practically standing like a statue as it is.
I went back over to my desk and sat down on the chair. I scooted to get into my desk more and tried to re-motivate myself to get back to what I was orginally doing. I heaved in frustration since I knew the feeling was lost and I wouldn't get back into it. I looked up and thought about what Robin showed me.
'This could be more troublesome than I thought...' I thought.
Magnolia,
- Erza Pov -
"Zoro!!" I called out again. I met up with Chopper at Zoro's area but Zoro himself wasn't there. I asked if this was some sort of habit he did but then I saw the slightly worried expression on the young reindeer's face.
"No, Zoro may...is an idiot, but he wouldn't just ditch something once he's commited to it. Zoro would see through this at the end so that can only mean one thing..."
...
"...Could it mean he's taking a leak?" I asked.
"N-no...what, it means that he probably ran into the thing and it proved too much for him. Zoro's strong but we still aren't accustomed to this world yet, who knows what Zoro is dealing with!" Chopper said, getting more worried by the second.
"Now now, although I am still unsure about the world you two are from, I can tell that Zoro is strong, possibly even stronger than me. But I can see how Zoro could be dealing with some trouble since he still hasn't fully grasped the whole system of magic," I admitted truthfully. We continued our search for the swordsman, calling out every now and then.
"Ne, Erza?" Chopper said suddenly.
"Yes?"
"Can you use magic?" He asked. I looked into his eyes and saw the deep curiosity reflect off of him. I smiled sweetly at him before I began to glow. Is uppose it was safe to assume that he wasn't expecting that from me, judging by his reaction.
"AHHHH!! E-ERZA!! ARE YOU GOING TO EXPLODE?!?!" He screeched as he backed up against a tree.
"Requip Magic: Morning Star!" I said as my armor soon began to change from my magic and incantation. I stopped glowing and Chopper removed his hooves from his eyes. The moment he saw my new armor he was immediately awestruck.
"WOOOOW! SO COOL!!" He said inspired. I smirked a bit at his reaction until I heard a twig snap. Chopper must've heard it too and soon transformed himself. I was shocked and wondered what kind of magic it was...wait he can't use magic!
"C-Chopper is it?" I nervously asked.
"Hmm? Is something wrong Erza?" He asked. He was currently transformed into a form that resembled what he truly was, a reindeer.
"I thought you couldn't use magic?" I asked looking him up and down. He stared at me blankly.
"Oh right, umm Erza, in our world, we have these things called Devil Fruits. Eating one gains you powers but removes your ability to swim. I ate a Human-Human Fruit and it gave me powers to transform into a human," I looked back at him like he was spouting nonsense.
"Well...you look more like an actual reindeer than you do a human...wait. You mean to tell me that that small cute form of yours is your human model?!" I asked piecing them together.
'What a horrible power!' I thought to myself.
"N-no, you're mistaken. I made these sort of drugs that make me change form. Now I call them Rumble Balls and eating them can lead me to one out of 7 forms. I trained for two years though so I can now control all my forms at will...I don't know if I can handle it in this body though. There is also one form I have that I only use when absolutely necessary," he finished. I nodded, understanding the gist of it.
The snapping twig sound returned and me and Chopper took our stances. I focused as hard as I could and I heard Chopper sniffing through the air. If these were the bastards who cheaply fought Zoro, there would be hell to pay.
- Chopper Pov -
I sniffed through the air to try and make out my opponents. I caught a faint scent of Zoro but no blood.
'Good, so Zoro's safe then huh?' I thought to myself. It was then that I noticed Zoro's scent was not only there, but it was getting stronger as well.
'Huh? Does that mean Erza was right about him taking a leak and now he's all done!?!' I angrily thought.
The thought vanished as soon as I was able to pick up more than one scent. I sniffed out about 3 people, each radiating a strong killing aura.
It smelled horrible.
"Chopper look out!" Erza suddenly cried out.
"Huh?" I said narrowly jumping away from the ambush attacker.
'Who are they?! And how was I not able to smell them?!' I thought to myself.
"Kikikiki!!" You did well to dodge my attack Raccoon-dog thing! That girl sure is a real pain in the ass though..." a masked man said.
"Who are you and what do you want with us?!" I shouted at them. The rest of the men came out from hiding and among one of them, was carrying Zoro.
I watched in silent anger as the tallest man threw Zoro to the ground harshly. They all began to kick him but Zoro never made a sound. I grit my teeth and began to breathe hard.
How dare these bastards mess with my nakama!!? I silently seethed. Dust flared from my nostrils and my hand twitched. My vision was shaking and my mind was racing. I was adamant on one thing.These bastards would pay dearly.
"Ohhh? What's wrong little man? Can't take a little violence?" A short man snickered.
I saw red.
My vision wasn't red, I literally saw red.
Erza, in the blink of an eye, somehow got into the all three men and sheathed her blade. She changed her armor beforehand and was now sporting a fiery pair of pants and a bandaged up area around her upper body.
...
EH?!?!
"ERZA WHEN DID YOU GET HURT?!" I screamed loudly. This stunned her and she looked back at me with a little smile.
"It's just fashion," she simply replied. The men's stomachs all got slashed and blood splurted out. They all clutched their stomach and looked in fear at the redhead behind them.
"H-How did you...!" One managed.
"This armor of mine. Although it lacks in durability for me, it gives me a boost in speed and power. I knew since you weren't aware of my powers that I should attack you with it now," she explained. One chuckled and one summoned a magic circle.
"Good thing you just showed us...how about we show you one in return?" One said cockily. The one who sumoned a light green circle soon began to use their magic on themself.
"Hm?" Erza asked. Once the man finished whatever they were doing, Erza gasped when she saw that his wound had completely healed.
"SHRAHAHAHA! Now you see how futile it is challenge us! Even if you are a couple of Fairy Tail wizards, our team cooperation is unrivalled even to the likes of you! SHRAHAHAH--HAACK?!?" He stopped suddenly. He stopped because Chopper had charged at the man with healing powers whilst transforming into a much bigger form.
"Heavy Point: Gong Smash!" Chopper shouted as he slammed his fist against the man's head. This rattled the man and he was sent flying, crashing and breaking a few trees along the way, out of sight.
...
"SHIT!! Now how are we supposed to heal our wounds!?!" One said.
"You don't," said a deep voice. The two men froze and slowly turned around to see Zoro beginning to tie his bandanna around his head. They cowered in fear as Zoro looked at them with a soul-piercing gaze.
"I don't like being kicked around like that ya know, makes me wanna kill whoever does," he said calmly, finishing the knot around his head.
"B-But how!? That sleep poison should've knocked you out for 2 days!!" One said. Zoro merely gave them a shark-like grin before replying.
"Maybe on an ordinary human it would, but not on me," he said unsheathing his three blades.
"Santoryu--ihhk!!!" Zoro suddenly said.
"Oi oi, what do you two think you're doing cowering in fear huh? Even if he got back up, his body is still weak from the effects of the poison," said a man who had promptly knocked Zoro out. Zoro fell limp on the man's shoulder and his words seemed to revive his men. Chopper cursed himself for being so careless, he was so awestruck at Zoro that he forgot that he was supposed to be keeping an eye on the man he was keeping away.
"Let's get this over with," the man said suddenly. He formed a dark blue magic circle and moved his hand in a circle. Water began to form and take a spherical shape from the man's hand movements.
"Water Trap," he said before he tossed Zoro into it. It was just big enough for Zoro but for some reason, when Zoro woke back up, he wasn't able to move! Zoro tried desperately but it was to no avail that he would be able to escape. Realizing this, he stopped struggling and gave Erza and Chopper a stern glare that said "If you let me die from something like this then I will never forgive you," look.
"Oh, he seems to have realized that struggling would just make him drown faster. Well no matter, I'd say that someone like him could go 3 minutes holding their breathe. If you want to save him then you'd better kill me qui-" he was cut off by Erza who had charged at him. The tip of her blade was mere inches away from his neck. He grabbed her wrist and held onto it tightly. His grasp on her wrist was painful but Erza didn't care, right now she needed to help Zoro.
"Well, you might actually prove to be a challenge young lady," the man whispered to her. She jumped back and stood side by side with Chopper.
"Any ideas?" Chopper asked.
"Just beat them," she said profusely.
'...ehh??' Chopper thought as he short-circuited.
"Well, I guess that's how It's looking like," Chopper said grimly. Chopper never got the chance when the man who knocked Zoro out summoned water from his palms and blasted at Chopper. Chopper tried to dodge but the sheer amount of water to dodge would prove to be too much for Chopper. Chopper got hit and he immediately felt weak.
"Nnghh...Erza..." Chopper said weakly. The attack didn't hurt Chopper necessarily, water was just Chopper's weakness since he was a Devil Fruit user. Erza cursed and remembered when Chopper told her what his weakness was. She faced off against the three men on her own. She wasn't worried about the odds, she was just worried about Zoro.
And with that thought, she charged at them.
New World,
- Franky Pov -
I was busy hankering away with a bit of help from Usopp until Nami came in. Apparently she was spreading something Robin told her since it could probably be used as helpful information. Usopp froze from what Nami was telling us and I periodically nodded at what she said.
"I see, so you think we're dealing with an impostor of some sort?" I asked making sure.
"Yeah, I don't really believe that someone like them could still be alive after recieving a public execution," Nami said.
"Hmm, I suppose you're right girlie, there's just one thing I don't understand," I admitted. I recieved confused looks from Usopp and Nami.
"You said that they captured him with the help of a few Vice-Admirals right?" She nodded in response.
"Well I don't know about you, but that doesn't sound like he's weak. You also mentioned that his bounty is even higher than Luffy's right?" I asked assuringly. Nami raised an eyebrow before nodding her head again.
"Given the circumstances, isn't it weird that somehow Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji were able to take him down single-handedly despite having bounties lower than his. Also, bounties back then weren't as high as they are now, which means that he must've been some real powerhouse back in the day," I continued. I soon started to see the realization dawn on their faces when I was beginning to reach my conclusion.
"It would make sense if he would struggle with us if he was the same person from 60 years ago, he would be an old man fighting some men in their prime," I concluded. Usopp and Nami paled at my analysis.
"...But it just can't be possible right? People saw his execution from all around the world!" Nami countered.
"Let me tell ypu something girlie,I don't recall it too much but Tom told me that when he was about 5 years old, there was this big execution on somebody. He remembered he faintly remembered it and that they didn't even bother putting cuffs on the man. The reason for that was because they didn't have seastone at the time. He also told me that seastone wasn't founded until he was about 15 years old," I added. It could just be a coincidence but there is just enough proof to back this theory up.
"No way...so does that mean he was able to use his devil fruit at the time?!" Nami paled. I nodded slowly.
"Now I could be wrong, don't forget that. Don't hold it against me but the conveniencies are just too close to be ignored. I don't like it but we should be more careful from here on out," I said. Nami fidgeted before looking back at me and left the room. Usopp released a breath that I didn't even know he was holding in.
"Oh man, every day the news just get worse and worse huh?" He said before continuing to hammer away.
"Yeah, all the more reason to finish this weapon we're making," I said.
"...Right," Usopp said assuringly.
- Erza Pov -
I stood against them, panting for dear life while constantly looking back at Zoro. Chopper was now also out of commission since he was put into one of those water bubbles as well. It had to have been at least 5 minutes but Zoro didn't even look close to passing out. Chopper was recently put in their but there would periodically be bubbles coming out of him. I had taken down the two injured men and now all that was left was me and the water mage.
"I suggest you give up, after all you're only fighting for a few measly farm animals," the man said. Zoro finally released a bubble of his own and it made the man smirk.
"Listen here, I'll give you an offer. If you drop your sword, I'll let these two go. However, you must let me and my other men go as well, whadya say?" He said.
"I will never negotiate with scum like you. Throwing this mission is not only dishonoring my guild, but myself as well. I will make sure to beat you here and now so that I can save my friends!" I said as I charged at him. I hoped he would fall for my little facade. Although what I said was true, it wasn't my real intention. I wanted to throw him off by thinking that I was charging at him but was really making sure to cut the bubble Zoro was in. During one of my many charges, it was painfully clear to me that this man had me outclassed in close combat.
I sprinted towards him and as expected, he sent a wall of water my way. I ducked underneath it but still felt the droplets in my hair. I gripped my sword and once I was within range, swung it forward. He stepped backwards like I expected but his eyes widened at what I said next.
"Requip: Lightning Empress!!!," I said as my body began to glow again. My sword slowly formed into a spear, giving me longer range. His eyes widened and he stepped back even farther.
'Good,' I thought to myself. I pressed on forwrd to him but at the last second, changed the course of direction from my spear. It was now headed towards the direction of the bubble where Zoro was. I continued on and that's when I felt the connection between the bubble and my spear. The bubble popped and I crashed onto the floor, breathing heavily. I put every ounce of magic I had left in that attack and it had payed off. I waited to hear the slashing sound of blades but instead heard heavy breathing.
'What the hell?' I thought to myself. I looked up and then I saw Chopper resting in front of me. My eyes widened in shock and I turned to look over at the other bubble to see Zoro's now bluish face while constantly releasing bubbles.
"Hihihihihahahaha! Did you really think I didn't know what you were planning?! It was simple, during my spray of water, I had switched the bubbles around. My water blocked your vision and you weren't able to notice until now," he explained. I tried lifting myself off the ground but fell back down. He walked over to me and placed his boot atop my head.
"Hah, wait! This...isn't over," Chopper said weakly. Chopper was still feeling the effects of his body making contact with the water but he used every ounce of strength his body had to offer. He placed his hooves on the ground and dug into the ground. He left a mark but he was able to stand back up.
"Hoh? Impressive, but a weak creature like you who can barely stand my water attacks has no chance against me or my other fellow mages. Hell, you're so weak that they probably won't even have to use magic on you!" He exclaimed. Chopper slowly removed his backpack and brought a hoove into it. The man's friends had woken up too and began to surround Chopper.
"Well, at least we'll have some moose to chow on this time! I wonder how he would taste..." one said as they licked their lips. Chopper maneuvered his hoove around until he brought out a small little yellow spherical object.
"Rumble Ball..." Chopper said as he ate it. Chopper's body began to grow, along with his fur. He was growing in size at a fast rate and he soon reached past the trees. He didn't show any sign of stopping, a shadow cast over his eyes and his eyes began to glow. He roared and many birds fled from their homes in the trees at the sudden low rumbling bellow of a beast. Chopper was at least twice as high as the trees and he looked down on his opponents with smoke coming out of his nostrils.
They cowered in fear and soon three of them passed out from fear. The other man was sweating as well but he didn't pass out.
"Damn you!!" He said as he shot a blast of water at Chopper. Chopper punched through it but it now rendered his arm useless. He acted quickly and swung his other fist, shaking the ground as soon as it made contact. There was a low rumbling in the ground but Erza was far too exhausted to even be concerned about it.
Chopper brought his arm back, the man had doged it swiftly but he was now on uneven footing. This gave Chopper an advantage and he used it to bring his fist back at the man. The man was getting exhausted from keeping Zoro in check as well as being the only one who was doing remotely anything to them. It made sense when he made a half-assed attempt at dodging but was still hit.
He was sent flying through a couple trees and was trailed with a large puff of dust. He was bleeding when he came to a halt and Chopper released himself from his Monster Point. He laid on the ground panting and sweating. Zoro had been released from the bubble but he wasn't moving.
Chopper assumed tat Zoro had swallowed too much water and tried to move every fiber in his being to move. It was no use, he had used Monster Point and had gotten hit with a barrage of water, no way was Chopper in any conditon to move, even he knew this. With nothing else left in mind, he turned his head to the next best option literally.
"Erza!" He yelled. Erza looked up at him.
"I need you to go give Zoro CPR!!" I said as her face for some reason took on a new red look.
New World,
- Robin Pov -
'Hmmmmm, this doesn't bode well,' I thought to myself. Franky had somehow managed to supply us with some new helpful information. I took it into my liberty to try and get us as close to the answer as possible using all the clues available. I flipped through many books that were offered at the library. I checked and looked through every one of them using my powers as I tried to find anything related to the man.
I stopped when one of my eyes came across a title mentioning 'BlackRobe'. I picked it up and skimmed through a couple of pages until I settled on one I thought would be helpful. I had been looking around in the library for a couple minutes now and I was sure that everyone was asleep at this point. The place I stopped at was when it mentioned something about his powers. It said that he was a devil fruit user who ate the Dime-Dime Fruit. I moved away from my position and picked out a book that offered all information on Devil Fruits.
I flipped through until I landed on the 'D' category. There was a short summary since there wasn't much information about it. It mentioned that it gave the user not only the power to access dimensions, but can change ages at random when going to said dimenions. There was a tiny sliver of a chance that Zoro would even be the same age anymore.
I went back to the book about BlackRobe and skimmed through until I found a list of names of people who were affected by this man. There was a considerable amount of people, breaking the thousands. I turned the page and was surprised to see that there was actually a few amount of people who managed to escape the dimensions they were sent to. Unfortunately there were only two and they were both dead. It stated that they were never able to state how they were able to escape but somehow one who didn't escape was able to provide insight to the ones who did.
It said that the two people who escaped were sent to the same dimension along with the same person. The one who didn't escape provided them a plan in a note and we just so happened to casually have it. Unfortunately the words were blurred and even with Robin's sharp eyes, she was only able to extract a few words.
Don't. Tablets. Bad. Power. Age. Full. Power. Time. Challenge. Four. Tablets. Escape.
These were the only words Robin would be able to analyze. She concluded with 6 solutions but it didn't help ease her. The one she was feeling most confident in was this one. Don't find the tablets, that would be bad. They give the power to change age and after recieving their full power, it will give you the power to access time. Complete the challenge without finding the four tablets and escape.
It was a mere hypothesis and there wasn't a lot go off on. The chances of it being right were very slim so Robin decided she would try harder to pinpoint an answer.
Magnolia,
- Zoro Pov -
I woke up feeling firm lips on mine until I got the uncontrollable urge to cough.
I sat up suddenly and heaved lots of water that was clogged in my throat...
How did that get there?
I looked to my side and I saw a furiously blushing Erza. I wondered why she was blushing and then it ocurred that she is the only one nearby when I felt lips on mine...
Oh.
I blushed a bit but I didn't know why, I had remembered what happened...I think. I was in some bubble, I think I drowned and now I woke to that. The only possible solution was CPR right? I then glanced over at Chopper who lying on the ground unmovingly.
"Oi Chopper, what the hell are you doing lying on the ground?" I said calling out to him.
"Hah, hah, I used my Monster point and got hit with a lot of water. You had already drowned by then and Erza was the only who could move. I asked her to give you CPR and guided her through it," Chopper explained. Erza tried to shush him on the last part while blushing.
"Oh is that so? Well in that case, thank you Erza for saving my life," I said to her. She looked up at me with her red face and that's when I suddenly remembered what she said in the train. I looked away when my face grew warm and explained myself.
"I-I just think that you should you know...recieve a thank you for all your hard work. I appreciate it," I mumbled while scratching the back of my head.
'What is this feeling?' I said to myself.
- Erza Pov -
/FLASHBACK/
I remember looking back at Chopper in shock, doesn't he know what that means?!
"Erza you gotta do it! Zoro needs you right now!" He shouted weakly.
'He needs me' My head said. I blushed a bit and crawled over to Zoro's limp body. I looked up at his face and saw that his lips were parted a bit.
"You have to put your mouth over his and-""I KNOW How it...works," I cut him off. I placed my hands on top of each other on the middle of his chest an began to push up and down.
"You have to push a bit faster, give him at least 30 compressions before giving him rescue breathes," Chopper said in the background. I gave him 35 compressions but he didn't show any signs of breathing. I swallowed a lump in my throat and opened up his lips. I placed my mouth over his and began to blow air into his mouth. Our lips made contact and his were cold, opposite of my warm ones. I got back up to get more air and then continued. His lips were slightly chapped and still wet from the water. My face felt really warm all of a sudden and I got back up when I heard him begin to cough.
\FLASHBACK END\
My lips still felt a little tingly after that. I looked back at Zoro, who was now carrying Chopper, and remembered how his lips felt on mine. It felt...nice, almost comforting. He met my eyes and my cheeks grew warm.
'It was to save him, there was no other option,' I told myself. But...I couldn't deny the fact that it still felt good.
A/N: I am sorry this took a little while to get out. I hope you guys enjoyed this story because jesus I wrote 11 thousand words this chapter. It's a new record, and I'm also proud how this story turned out. Thank you for the reviews, I can't tell you when the next chapter will be out but just know this, I have already started writing on it. Reviews are always appreciated and it gives me motivation to continue. You can decide if this is their first kiss or not, but just expect more to come. Any grammatical errors belong to me and peace out.