Under the burning sun,

Jaune runs through the empty town,

Something then squeaks above him,

Frantically he spins around only to see a shadowy figure descending upon him,

Before he can do anything, a wheel smacks him in the face, a hand then grabs his wrist and painfully twists his arm behind his back, he then feel a blade pressing against his neck,

"Good, a hostage" An out of breath man says behind him,

Then from around the corner,

"BASTARD STOP RUNNING!" A man with green hair yells as he rounds the corner,

"Zoro?" Jaune mutters, carefully not to accidentally cut his throat on the blade,

"Now Pirate Hunter Zoro, you're going to do what I say or I will slit his throat." The man declares menacingly, pressing the blade even closer,

In response, Zoro just stands there,

A million thoughts then floods Jaune's mind,

What is Zoro doing?

Am I going to die here?

How will I get out of this situation?

How will Zoro save me?

Save?

SAVE?!

no No NO NO NO!
I AM NOT BEING SAVED AGAIN!
I AM NOT A DAMSEL!
I AM NOT USELESS!

"I AM A HERO!" Jaune suddenly yells, surprising both Zoro and the man, then he slams the back of his head into the man's nose,

Feeling the man's grip loosens, Jaune breaks free, turns around and punches the man off his unicycle,

Blades flying, Zoro immediately swoops in like a hawk and tries to cut the man down,

Ignoring his bloody broken nose, the man reacts quickly and throws a handful of pellets at Zoro,

Upon impact, the pellets explode and a cloud of purple smog completely envelops Zoro,

Instantly, the smog causes his eyes to tear up and he starts coughing up a storm,

This in turn results in Zoro missing his attack,

Then a foot plunges itself into Zoro's side, knocking him to the ground,

The man then leaps up, grabs his sword and moves towards Zoro, who is still on the ground, trying to stop the tears and coughs,

Through the tears in his eyes, Jaune could not make out much, but he could see that Zoro is on the ground and the man, who once held a blade against his throat, is moving towards Zoro with a sword held high,

Without hesitation, Jaune charges in the general direction of the man, screaming at the top of his lungs, hoping that it might draw attention to himself,

Luckily it works,

The man snaps his attention to Jaune,

Tackling him to the ground, Jaune attempts to pin him,

But Jaune is too slow, and as a result the man dazes him with a punch to the face,

Despite this Jaune still tries to pin him, to which the man punches Jaune in the face repeatedly, making it more and more difficult to stay conscious,

Until all it takes to get Jaune off him is a simple push,

Staggering to his feet, the man disregards Jaune completely and focuses on the bigger threat,

To his horror, the infamous Pirate Hunter is standing there, swords raised and ready to fight,

Like a bull, Zoro charges forth, blades high and he brings it down like a hammer,

Fighting for his life, the man barely parries off Zoro's flurry of blades, bringing the fight to a stalemate,

But Zoro is unrelenting,

And he simply swings his blades faster and harder,

The man tries to swing his sword as fast as Zoro, but he is getting tired,

Seeing that crossing sword is futile, the man tries to flee, but since he is on foot, any attempts to run, Zoro easily catches up,

Fighting a losing battle, the man tries every trick and technique he can think of, until an opening presents itself,

Desperate, the man goes in for the kill without thinking much of it,

But, Zoro easily parries the attack and disarms him,

With a swift kick to the stomach, courtesy of Zoro, the man falls on his ass,

On the ground and with a sword pointing at his throat, the man can do nothing but accepts his fate,

"Zoro no," A barely conscious Jaune says as he tries to push himself off the ground, "Don'd kirl hmi." he slurs and promptly drops flat on his face,

"hm, guess I owe him a favour." Zoro muses and after a while he simply says, "Get out."

"Wha?" The man replies,

"You heard me, get out." Zoro repeats with a slight hint of venom in his voice,

Not looking a gift horse in the mouth, the man scrambles to his feet and sprints off,

"Now, to get my eyes to stop itching." Zoro mutters as he angrily rubs his eyes.