"Old man, you must be strong...," Luffy said. "You sure look pretty strong."
"Holed your tongue!" Wanda yelled a bit angry with the Straw Hat captain. "The Duke is this countries strongest warrior!"
"Now, now..." Inuarashi said to Wanda. "That's not something you can say about the defeated."
"DEFEATED?! IT'S TRUE THAT OUR ENEMY WAS A TROUBLESOME ONE...! BUT WE HAD THE UPPER HAND IN BATTLE! IF ONLY JACK HADN'T BROUGHT SUCH A WEAPON INTO OUR COUNTRY...!"
"...! Hm...? Weapon?"
"Yeah, that's right Luffy! The weapon that destroyed this country... Chopper said, his expression going dark. "Was Caesar's poisons gas weapon!"
"CAESAR'S POISON GAS WEAPON!" Luffy repeated as Inuarashi sniffed the air.
"Ah!" Brook said when Inuarashi turned to him, drooling. "Drool!"
"I feel the same way, but..." Wanda with a hint of blush on her cheeks, "he is a savior of ours, so..."
"And what an appetizing savior he is," Inuarashi replied.
"He still hasn't recovered from all his injuries so... we must save that for a later time..."
"LATER DOESN'T WORK FOR ME EITHER!" Brook cried.
"I see," Robin said thought fully. "So Caesar handled all the manufacturing... Doflamingo the distribution... and then those weapons would reach the likes of Kaido!"
"Caesar~!" Luffy yelled in rage.
Inuarashi proceeded to complement how well Luffy's hat suited him and began talking about Shanks before falling asleep.
"He fell asleep!" Luffy and Usopp shouted.
"...it is already six pm," Wanda said.
"It's still six pm! What is he, a kid?!" Usopp asked in disbelief.
Wanda then went over the duties of Zou's two Kings and the bizarre relationship the two had... or didn't have... as well as their sleep schedules. When all the other Minks were asleep, she continued we're she had left off just before arriving at Inuarashi's.
"To think that a monster like that is Kaido's errand boy...," Luffy said, now setting on the sleeping Inuarashi's chest. "It's crazy, huh?!"
"Fortunately, Jack was Equally unsuccessful in defeating either of us. I guess you could say our steadfastness caused his patience to run out. On the fifth day he brought out his weapon. That poison gas weapon. It was all over in the blink of an eye. The 'slaughter gas' spread across the country with all the speed of an explosion. The gas swallowed up the entire town and half the forest. We were completely trapped... totally done in, save those who had taken refuge deep within the forest. And as for what came next... Truth be told, I don't want to remember. They kept repeating a question whose answer they had by that point surly learnt by heart. Jack's men went around destroying our country and slaying our warriors. The particularly strong ones were crucified and tortured. The gruesome spectacle continued for almost a full day... On the sixth day... perhaps their appetite for destruction had been sated, or they had grown tired of hearing the same answer again and again... leaving behind a only a few underlings, Jack left this island.
Inuarashi woke at that moment and explained that the day Jack left was the day Luffy defeated Doflamingo... Jack had left for the soul purpose of saving Doflamingo but according to the news papers filled.
"I see," Wanda sighed. "Well then that makes what happened soon after another, even more amazing miracle."
"That's right!" Chopper said. "The day we arrived on Zou was the day after Doflamingo was Defeated!"
"I see," Law said after Penguin, Shachi, and Bepo explained what happened before Nami and the other's showed up. "I'm glad you're all safe."
"Captain... one of the Straw Hats are here..." Ikkaku said pointing behind Law.
Law looked over his shoulder to find Robin's clone walking up to them.
"Robin! Are they talking about what happened to Sanji yet?"
"Nami is getting ready to tell us... I asked her to wait a moment... she was confused as to why I needed to make a clone but I didn't say anything... If you don't mind I'm going to tell her part of the reason later."
Law thought for a moment before nodding once, "that will be fine. I don't want you to feel like you have to lie to your friends."
"We could of told you what we know about it if you wanted to know."
Law shook his head slowly, "No, it's fine, Shachi. I need to hear it from the Straw Hats."
Shachi and Penguin tilted their heads in confusion.
The four Straw Hats, Momo, and Caesar stared up at the giant elephant in disbelief, "That is Zou?!"
"I'm warning you..." Caesar said, "I'm against going ashore!"
At that Sanji grinned evilly, "All the more reason to go ashore. Besides, you seem to be forgetting... l've got your heart... Now, take us up!"
"Curse you!" Caesar yelled as the Straw Hats used him like a hot air balloon made of gas.
"Pipe down and carry us up there," Sanji said holding up his heart for him to see.
"I WON'T FORGET THIS, YOU BASTARDS!"
"This place was definitely under raid!" Nami said once they reached the top.
"Brook!" Sanji said pointing to the skeleton. "Watch over Nami-San here. I'm going to go scout the area inside."
"Shouldn't be a problem," Brook replied with a shrug.
"I-I'll protect O-Nami too!" Momo said tuning into a dragon.
"Kyaaaah! Someone save me!" Tristan said running away from one of Jack's subordinates.
"Wait up Squirrel-chan! All I want is to crucify and chill!"
"Wha-?" Nami said as Tristan and Jack's subordinate ran past them, nearly knocking Brook over. Did that girl just talk? What's the situation here? The giy's definitely the bad guy here... which makes this girl the victim! "This way!" Nami said grabbing Tristan by the arm and polling her in the opposite direction. "Brook teach them some manners please!"
"On it! Soul Parade... Eibahn!"
"Whoaaa!" The guy said as the crocodile he was on went sliding. "The ground froze!"
"Let's get out of here!" Brook said running up behind Nami and the others.
"That was awesome, Bonekichi!" Momo said running next to him.
"Thanks Brook!"
! The pile of bones and that eel just talked! Freaky! Triston thought.
"Ah! Wait! Please tell us what's going on..." Nami hollered as they ran after her.
"What's going on here?!" Chopper aid holding a cloth over his mouth.
"This place is filled with gas!" Sanji said.
"The collapsed bodies... are they all animals?"
"Idiot! These are the Minks! Have you not heard of them?!" Caesar replied.
"Let's head back to the forest for now! Or the gas will kill us too!" Sanji said as he slowly backed away.
'Swear to me that you won't do anything stupid until the rest of us get to Zou!' Law's paniced words replayed through the blonds head. His paned, terrified expression flashing in his vistion. What was with him?
"Ok... you there... you... You aren't with them are you?" Pedro painted as he lay on the ground.
Sanji turned back around.
"Wha-?! That animal just talked!" Chopper said in shock.
"This one did too," Sanji and Caesar said in response the little blue nose reindeer.
"Looks like... They're still breathing," Caesar sighed, sounding a bit disappointed.
"I'm Pedro... I need your help. Please... Duke Inuarashi and Master Nekomamushi... Please treat their wounds!"
Sanji stared at Pedro in shock, that any of them were still alive, and anger, that someone would do this, as well as disbelief that Pedro was more worried about someone else dieing then himself.
"Or they're going to perish. The world is waiting on them! Those two, of all people..."
Law sighed, leaning his forehead onto Kikoku.
"What's the matter, Captain?"
"Nothing, Bepo... It's just none of this is answering my question..."
"Nami and Chopper will get there soon," Robin smiled.
"Not soon enough..."
"I don't see why it even matters. It isn't like he's a member of our crew."
"He's a member of our allied crew, Ikkaku," Law replied.
"Which I was firmly against."
"And out votes on...," Shachi pointed out.
"Shut up, Shachi. I wasn't the only one against it."
"But you were still out voted," Penguin said.
"Enough..." Law said bluntly. "Robin, please, continue."
Robin's clone repeated everything Nami and Chopper were saying to Law. How Wanda attracted Nami, thinking they were with Jack. How Chopper treated everyone effected by the poison gas, including Law's own crew.
Law's eye's widened at the thought of nearly losing everyone of his crew members. "I'm glad you're all safe," he repeated. "I gues I have the Straw Hats' to think for that, hu? Just one more reason to owe them my life."
"I'm sure it's safe to speak for all of us when I say you don't owe us anything," Robin said.