Hey guys, sorry for the long wait. Here's another chapter. I had a bit of writers block and was busy with school and other things. I'm about ready to explode over here. Anyway, i'm gonna be 17 wednesday and I cannot wait. I'm gonna get a camera and it'll be awesome. And my sis is making me something. I don't know what though. If you're all interested in the photos I make, this is my instagram account on which I post them: camera . click . and . go Go follow me! It's uh, there's no space bar between the points and the words. But otherwise it won't let me write it. So yeah.

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Chapter 11, Never A Dull Moment With You

Four days earlier.

Bepo quietly entered the Captain's cabin and sat down in the chair next to Law's bed. The Captain had been going in and out of consciousness for a while now. Whatever was doing this to him, it was worse than before. Bepo idly wondered if someone was playing with them. Maybe it was that guy messing with the Straw Hats, otherwise, he wouldn't know. Law had been very strict, saying they needed to find Straw Hat-ya immediately.

Bepo looked down on his feverish Captain and pulled a cold rag out of the bowl next to the bed. He laid it over Law's head, sighing heavily. It was hard work, caring for their Captain. Law had always been a little self-destructive. Wouldn't sleep, wouldn't eat, wouldn't do anything but work on his research or do stupid stuff.

Bepo startled when Law's hand landed on his arm, shaking him from his thoughts. He looked over to see his Captain giving a small smile.

"We've arrived," he murmured, before falling asleep again.

Bepo blanched for a second, then shot out of the chair and raced towards the command center of their ship to make it rise out of the water. The Polar Tang groaned and moaned, but surfaced anyway to come face to face with the Thousand Sunny. Bepo commanded all the others to make sure they were safe to go outside and then secure the ship to theirs.

When Bepo came outside, he was met with a few stern faces and concerned ones. Luffy's face was the most worried one. It was no secret that he held some feelings for the Captain. Bepo kinda liked that the kid could make their Captain irritated and still get away with it.

"What happened? We weren't supposed to meet with you all yet," Luffy declared.

Bepo scratched at his nape and sighed. "Captain's not feeling good. He said it had to do with all of you," he said.

Luffy's eyes darkened and he walked forward, opening the door and disappearing inside the Polar Tang. His crewmates watched him go, curious looks on their faces. Only then did Bepo notice that the other two of the Monster Trio were not present. He cocked his head to the side and frowned.

"Where are your crewmates?" he asked, intrigued.

The red head balled her fist and said, "Some Marine Captain took them, I think we know what's happening to your Captain. It has to do with Zoro and Sanji. Sanji sent us a letter saying Zoro was being tortured."

Bepo was slightly taken aback. Who could have caught those two. It must be someone stupid or very clever.

"Shoda totally wanted Sanji only because of his Devil Fruit," the long nosed man piped in, crossing his arms over his chest and looking rather angry.

Bepo frowned, "Your Cook has a Devil Fruit?"

The red head nodded. "Yeah, the Karada Karada No Mi. He was forced to eat it. But it kinda helped them escape as well. He can do anything with his body now. It's quite handy."

The black haired woman, Robin; Bepo remembered, agreed with a nod of her head. "It also seems that Swordsman-san has taken quite a liking to Cook-san now that he can transform into a girl," she said mischievously.

The red heads face blew up in a crimson blush and she turned to scold the older woman for saying that so casually. It appeared that it was no longer a secret that the two rivals had fallen hard for each other. Bepo quirked a smile at the thought. They'd always been at each other's throats, it was a good sign to hear they got along.

"I guess you're on your way to help them?" Bepo questioned.

Nami nodded her head and laid out their plan for him and his crew. It wasn't that much of a plan really, they'd just storm the ship and get away after Luffy kicked Shoda's ass. But it made Bepo smile that the red head tried to formulate a plan around that fact. Is was hard working with a Captain that was rather stupid. He knew this all too well. Law's plan's had often been stupid, but worked very well for them.

He only hoped the plans they made would help them now. He'd felt Straw Hats rage when he looked at him, and his demeanor had been quiet and calm. A silence before the storm. It was actually really weird to see him like that, Bepo realized.

"Hey," Shachi picked his attention with a wave and motioned to the door.

Bepo turned to see Luffy walking out with Law hanging off his shoulder. He looked exhausted and was blinking rapidly against the sun's light. His feet were draggin a little and he stumbled, but Luffy kept him upright with a worried expression.

"Torao!" the Straw Hat crew yelped as they saw his sorry state.

Law rolled his eyes at them and Bepo was at his side to help him. Law leaned on him as Luffy let go. He scanned the crew and noted the same that Bepo had before. Sanji and Zoro were gone.

"I knew something was up. What happened?" Law said tiredly.

Luffy growled. "Shoda kidnapped them."

Law shivered. "Shoda?" he pressed.

Luffy nodded his head, his hat shading his eyes. Bepo knew he was angry, and judging by how Law was suddenly shivering, it couldn't be good.

"You mean Captain Kuroda?" Law said quietly.

The crew grew silent as Law said that. They looked at him in question and raised their brows. Luffy seemed to understand what was going on and threw his hands up in the air with a defeated sigh. Then he took off, back to his own ship. Bepo reasoned he was going to punch something to still his rage. He was right when a moment later, one of the weight in the crow's nest went sailing out the window and landed in the ocean.

"He's a real piece of work, that guy," Law said, not disturbed by Luffy in any way. "I was once captured by him. He likes to torture his captors, kinda like me. He's not right in the head and I could feel it then. I can feel it now, stronger than before. It actually hurts me when he does something to a person. And probably more because I am connected to you on a fundamental level."

Nami seemed to agree with this and Bepo turned out the rest of the conversation. He didn't know what they were talking about anyway. It was all complicated planning and talk about Devil Fruit's anyway.

"Bepo," Law murmured.

"Yes Captain?" Bepo replied, looking down on his sick friend.

Law looked up at him with a small smile. "I'll be going with the Straw Hats. I want you and the crew to wait up on us on Baltigo. You know how to get there, right?" the man asked.

Bepo really wanted to stay with his Captain, but knew it was no use to argue with him. He only nodded and made sure law got on the Sunny safely. He brought his Captain's sword to him and made sure he got whatever he needed for a journey together with the craziest crew on the Grand Line.

"I'll see you there," Law told him as they took off.

Bepo could only nod, watching as his Captain took off again. It hadn't been long since they'd made it out of Wano, and he wanted his Captain back already. He didn't like it when they were separated. None of them did. Bepo looked to his side to see Penguin and Shachi standing beside him with worried faces.

"Let's go," he muttered.

The two of them nodded and he led them inside, closing the door behind him with a slam.

o-o-o

Chopper could only blink as he saw Law's state of health. The man had immensely dark circles around his eyes and he was leaning heavily against the railing of the ship. He looked like he was about to collapse from the effort of standing. The young Doctor decided that Law was in need of a seat and thus brought him a lawn chair and a cup of water.

Law's face was thunder, but he accepted it with a small nod. As he set down, he let out a small groan and Chopper wondered what was wrong with him. He could feel Luffy's eyes on them, boring into his back and watching Law for any sign of discomfort.

"What happened?" Chopper dared to ask.

Law rolled his eyes and leaned back, sword resting on his knee. "Kuroda's Devil Fruit and mine clash. It's because mine is for saving lives and his is for destroying. The users have always sensed each other, but could never feel the effect unless it had to do with someone I had direct contact with. In this case it means-"

Law was cut off by a gasp and he clutched at his chest. His cup went sailing over the deck and the water splashed out. It alerted the rest of the crew and Chopper was on him in an instant. Nothing seemed physically wrong with him, but his breathing had sped up and he was positively writhing on the chair. His hands were grasping his chest harshly, but no relief seemed to come.

After a few minutes, Law relaxed and he pried his eyes open to look at the Straw Hat crew. Chopper handed him another cup of water and the Surgeon downed it in one go.

"Ow…" Law muttered.

A smile cracked over Choppers face and he heard Nami giggle softly. Though Chopper was terribly worried about the other Doctor, he could appreciate it that Law was still able to joke around. If only slightly.

"You alright?" Luffy asked softly.

Law slowly nodded and set the cup down. "I can feel damage inflicted by that man. Which means, fuck…" he took a slow breath and continued, "That he is cutting up your friend. Knives don't feel all that good on the skin."

They all paled a little. Law groaned again and sucked in a breath, but it was ignored in favor of taking in what he had just said. Law could actually feel what Shoda was doing to Zoro. Chopper was amazed, and horrified at the same time.

"Are you alright now?" Chopper asked warily.

Law nodded warily and laid himself back against the chair. He sighed heavily and closed his eyes for a moment. A shuffle caught his attention and Chopper looked over to see Luffy biting his lip.

"What is it, Luffy?" Chopper asked, concerned for his Captain.

Luffy almost never looked like that, so something was definitely wrong. What it could be, Chopper had no idea. He did want to know though, for Luffy looked up with a sheepish smile and rubbed at his neck.

"I think I forgot something," he chuckled.

o-o-o

Present

Sanji worried his lip between his teeth, wondering if what he had just taught of had really happened. It would be such a stupid mistake and only one his Captain could ever make. He glanced at Zoro, who was peacefully sleeping on the cot. His features where relaxed and at ease. He looked alright, for as far as Sanji could see.

The door opened and in walked Vice-Admiral Smoker with two cigars between his lips. Sanji rose a brow at his appearance, but didn't say anything.

"You alright?" the man asked, shooting him a glance.

Sanji nodded, and morphed into the form of a small, brown haired kid to sit on Zoro's bed. Smoker raised his eyebrows, intrigued.

"Where'd you get that Fruit?" he asked, pulling up a chair to sit on.

Sanji pulled a face. "Shoda fed it to me when we were captured a few weeks ago. He wanted me to transform into his wife, just like last time."

Smoker leaned back and puffed on his smoke with a thoughtful look on his face. "I just received word that Straw Hat is kicking ass. He'll be here in a bit. I'll make sure Headquarters never knows about this. I owe you guys."

Sanji nodded gratefully.

"Also, I got some info on that Devil Fruit of yours, if you want it."

The Cooks eyes lit up and he nodded quickly. "Yes, that would be great. Thanks," he said. "Oh, and thanks for saving us. You're a good person. I wish all Marines were like you, Smoker."

Smoker's face pulled into a grimace, "Don't flatter me, Pirate," he said grouchily.

The Vice-Admiral stood and pulled a stack of papers from behind his back. Sanji wasn't gonna guess where they came from and didn't care as he took the offered information within his tiny hands.

"Take good care of it," Smoker said.

Sanji bobbed his head up and down once and Smoker took his leave. He flipped through the papers and all the information that he already knew.

Devil Fruit: Karada Karada No Mi (Body Body Fruit)
Ability: Transforms body into anything desired.
Weakness: Sea Stone is the only weakness of this Devil fruit, sea water is useless.
Type: Zoan
Powers:
Human transformations: Male, female, young, old, slender, fat, tall, short, small, big. Dark skin, fair skin.
Mermaid transformations: Male, female, young, old, slender, fat, tall, short, small, big Dark skin, fair skin. Every color tail. Every type of Mermaid.
Fishman transformations: Male, female, young, old, slender, fat, tall, short, small, big. Every color body. Every type of Fishman.
Animal transformations: Every animal possible.
Other transformations: It is possible to transform other people. It costs a lot of training and sometimes energy, but if you can, you can transform a person while touching them. You have to keep touching them for it to work. Anything goes. You can transform that person into anything you can transform yourself in. If you lose skin contact, the connection is broken and the person will revert to his or her normal appearance.
Extra transformation: You can transform into any race you can think of, if you have seen it in real life or in a picture. You have to know how the body works a little to accomplish this.

Sanji's eyes widened as he read through Other transformations. That could become something very fun, if Zoro was up for it. He glanced at the swordsman, wondering what he would look like as a girl. He imagined a slender body, curves and bouncy boobs, long swaying hair, or perhaps short and fluffy.

Sanji's cheeks heated, he should not be thinking off this with Zoro sleeping right there. Kinda weird. He shrugged himself and read on to store all the information in his head. So he could apparently become a giant, or someone like Pudding? Cool, but strange.

Zoro stirred next to him and he looked up from the paper to stare at the bleary eyed man.

"What're you doin'?" Zoro slurred slightly.

Sanji cracked a smile and transformed back to his original appearance. "Just reading up on my Devil Fruit. Wanna hear?" he asked with a grin.

Zoro rolled his eye, but nodded slowly, yawning. Sleepy tears gathered in his eye and he wiped at it with his hand, though his movement was sluggish and slow. Sanji smiled and ran his fingers over the top of Zoro's hand as he laid it back down.

"I love you," he said.

Zoro snorted. "Yeah, I know."

Sanji shook his head fondly and ruffled the papers to look for the interesting information. "Okay, here we go," he said. "It looks like I can transform other people by touching them, but it takes practice and I don't exactly know how. I can also do this," he stated.

He looked up at Zoro and grinned as whiskers whipped out of his cheeks to bounce down his face. Zoro's eye went wide as Sanji shrunk and then there was a cat sitting on his bed. He chuckled and caressed the soft fur of his lovers ears.

"You're a weird one, Cook," he mumbled.

Sanji purred as he was stroked and slid up next to Zoro to lay down by his side. Zoro rolled his eye, closed it, and was off to sleep within seconds. Sanji grinned, flicked his tail and got comfortable. It wouldn't be long before Luffy got there and they would be home. Then, Sanji thought, he could go and learn all of his new powers and try them out. Perhaps have some more steamy sex with Zoro like they'd almost had in the sauna. He was kinda curious.

He drifted off to sleep as well, gentle fingers raking through his fur from time to time. His dreams were pleasant and he felt a weird sense of peace well within him. He thought back to his question about Luffy. Had the idiot really forgotten to declare them man and Pirate? He wondered. He couldn't be sure until he asked Zoro or one of the crew. He did home the bird had gotten the jewels to the crew safely and they could have them back. He really wanted to be connected to Zoro like that.

He was a romantic at heart, so it was a dream for him to marry the love of his life. And All Blue of course. But that dream could wait just a moment more. A moment more to be floating in the peace and tranquility he felt.