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Chapter 11

Smoker grabbed her and took her inside of the tall naval building. He took her into a large room where there was an odd machine. It had a glass case and wires poking out every where. Chelsea gulped as she was told to get inside of it. She stood resting her hands on the glass as smoker came and made sure everything was set up and ready. He looked at Chelsea and tapped on the tank.

"Well here goes." He said as he pressed a green button. Chelsea screamed as an electrical surge blasted through her. She collapsed to the ground clutching her arms as she felt her wings being ripped out of her back. She screamed in more pain as they finally came out blood splattered every where and she felt the last of her air powers flow out of her. As soon as it was over Smoker came over and opened it up and checked on her. She was still alive but only just. He took her and got her wounds bandaged up.

Zolo felt something crawl up his spine as he waited hopelessly for them to reach the shore faster.

"Did you guys feel that?" he asked his other crewmates. They shook their heads no. Zolo bit his lip in frustration. He didn't know why but now felt more dread than he'd ever felt before.

Two hours later Chelsea awoke in a dim lit room she was tied to the wall. She moaned and looked around her. There was nothing in that room it was as silent as death. She tried to get out of the ropes but then remembered that she no longer had Air powers anymore. She lowered her head and weariness overtook her and she fell fast asleep.

It was sundown. The straw hats were at the meeting place where Smoker said to come. They all waited impatiently for him to arrive. When he did he brought with him Tashigi and three naval men. Zolo placed his hand at his swords hilt just incase Smoker tried anything funny. Smoker chuckled.

"So you really want her back hmm?" he asked the furious crew.

"WHERE IS SHE!" Luffy shouted in anger.

"She's still in the base. But as soon as I have her replacement she will come back… alone." Smoker said as he grinned evilly. "So who will take her—"

"I will." Zolo said before Smoker finished his sentence. "I want to see her again… one last time…"

"ZOLO!" the whole crew cried out. Even Sanji was upset; even though he and Zolo weren't the best of friends he would miss him a lot. Zolo walked towards Smoker and he walked off with them.

"NO!" Luffy cried as he tried to stop him. Sanji Nami and Usopp had to hold him back. "That's not fair you jerk!" Luffy screamed at the top of his lungs. No one looked back.

They reached where Chelsea was.

"Hey you have a visitor and then you're free to go." Smoker said to Chelsea as the door opened and Zolo rushed in. he ran and untied her.

"Zolo!" she breathed as her wrists were released. She hugged him tightly.

"Chelsea?" Zolo said as he held her at an arms length. "What happened to your… wings?" he asked her as he seemed to lose his smile. Tears rolled down her face.

"Zolo I'm normal now!" she cried happily. Zolo stared at her.

"What?" He roared. He drew out his swords and ran at Smoker. Tashigi who'd been ready for this kind of thing was ready to block him, and she did.

"YOU BASTARD!" Zolo bellowed. Chelsea cowered she'd never seen him this mad before. Smoker scoffed.

"Me? What did I do wrong? She's the one who came to me asking to get her wings taken away--- oops!" he said sarcastically as he covered his mouth. Zolo froze his blood boiling. He broke away from Tashigi.

"No. that's not true!" he said as he backed away still in rage. He paused and looked at Chelsea. "It's not true… right?" he asked the girl on the floor. She looked up at him tears overflowing with sadness.

"I did… It's true…" she sobbed.

"Why?" Zolo whispered as he walked over to her. "Why?" he asked again. Chelsea looked away and then looked at him again.

"I did this so you'd love me…" she said softly. "You said that you didn't like girls like me and that you liked girls like her." She said motioning towards Tashigi. Zolo looked flabbergasted at her. She'd lost her power just for him to like her? When he already did?

"What?" Zolo asked again. "NO! I wasn't talking about girls like Tashigi I was talking about how I like girls like YOU!" he said as he stood up angrily. How could she have been so stupid? Could she not see that he liked her? Why? He asked his inner thought. Why?

In anger he tore off his bandana from his arm and he threw it to the floor.

"DAMMIT!" he screamed as he stormed out of the room. Smoker chuckled.

"Kinda hurts to lose your freedom for someone who's come here of their own free will…" he laughed and Chelsea covered her mouth. "Well you are free to go…" smoker said as he left the door open. Chelsea picked up his bandana, hugged her knees and began to cry.

"What have I done?" she asked her self quietly. "What have I done?"

Zolo in a fit of fury started climbing as many stairs as he could. Thinking of why she would go and do such a thing when he liked her just the way she was. He reached the top of the naval building and paused as a breeze passed him by. He remembered that he'd never really told her that he'd liked her… maybe it was his fault. He turned to go back down and talk to her when he was met by Tashigi.

"So you don't like girls like me huh?" she asked as she whipped out her sword and pressed it to his throat. "We'll see about that when I'm done with you!"

Chelsea walked back to the docks crying softly still clutching Zolo's bandana. Luffy saw her coming and he rushed down.

"CHELSEA!" he shouted. "What---? Your wings! They're—"

"Gone." She finished as the rest of the crew came out to see her. "I had Smoker take them away…" she said as she looked away "I… also went there… of my own free will… they didn't take me…" she said as she hung her head low.

"HOW COULD YOU DO THAT?" Luffy shouted at her. Sanji stared at this pitiful sight. "ZOLO WAS OUR FRIEND! HE WANTED TO PROTECT YOU! HE TRADED HIMSELF FOR YOUR FREEDOM---!" Sanji put a hand on his shoulder as he pointed to her face filled with tears.

"I know… I just came to tell you… that I'm going back… I'm going to get him back… if I die my debt to him is repaid… for what I've done I must go and free him…" she said as she wiped her tears away. She turned and ran back towards the naval base with more determination than ever.

Zolo felt the sting of Tashigi's blade slash at him yet again. Held against his will by two strong guards Tashigi was slicing at him. He was a bloody mess. Tashigi was heaving.

"WHO DO YOU LOVE?" she asked him out of breath. Zolo chuckled and blood spilled from his lips.

"Not you wench…" he said as he glared at her. Infuriated she slashed at him again spilling more of his blood on to the already crimson floor.

Chelsea ran up all the stair wells looking for him until she reached the top out of breath. 'Damn!' she thought to her self 'eighty- three stories up…' she opened the door to the outside and saw Tashigi's blade contact with Zolo's already bloodied body. She went over and she punched Tashigi away from him.

"Don't you DARE hurt him anymore!" she breathed darkly. Tashigi held her side where she'd been hit.

"Why bitch?" she asked.

"Because I love him and if you hurt him any more I'll kill you!" she said as she drew out one of Zolo's swords from its sheath. "I cannot use a sword but I know this I shall kill you!" then the two girls began to engage in sword combat. Tashigi had the upper hand and she easily knocked the sword out of Chelsea's hands. It clattered several feet away. Zolo watched in horror as Tashigi ran her blade through Chelsea's body. Blood spilled and ran down the blade. Chelsea chuckled.

"No matter how many times you push your blade through me…I alone will triumph!" Tashigi took her blade out slowly letting the pain sink in. then she stabbed her again in the arm.

"Do you like the taste of my steel?" she asked Chelsea mockingly. "Now I'm sure that you don't love him enough to lose your life 'cause…"she said as she took her sword out and pressed it to her heart. "If you say you love him you're going to die!" Zolo's head snapped up.

"NO!" he shouted. "Chelsea! NO! DON'T! PLEASE!" he screamed trying to get her to stop.

"No…" Chelsea said as she shook her head. "Zolo… I love you ---!" she stopped as the blade pierced her heart.

"CHELSEA!" Zolo bellowed he tried to get away from the men that held him captive but with the blood loss he collapsed to his knees. "No…!" he breathed. Tashigi was chucking as she waited for Chelsea to fall over dead. Instead Chelsea took the sword and pulled it out of her clean.

"You can't kill me…" Chelsea said softly. "I have some one to live for." Tashigi in a fit of rage ran over to Zolo and held him by his shirt.

"If he cannot love me then no one can love HIM!" she screamed as she motioned for the guards. The next thing Zolo knew he was falling.