Zoro walked into the cavern with a relieved sigh. He hadn't seen any shelter for hours, and as night began to fall, he knew it was dangerous to stay out in the open. He walked a little further and let Sanji slip off his back, laying the Cook down on his back gently. Sanji was panting heavily, had been for about an hour or so. His face was flushed and his forehead felt clammy. Zoro had no idea what was wrong with him, and he had no idea how to fix it.

Law had said that using his powers tired him out, meaning he needed sleep and food. Seeing as they had been fighting a lot the last few days and hadn't had much time for sleeping and eating, Zoro guessed Sanji was backfiring like the first time he'd used his powers. Alas, he couldn't be sure unless he spoke with Chopper or Law themselves.

"There we go," Zoro muttered, standing straight and beginning to unlace his swords from his belt.

He set them off to the side and took off his coat, draping it over Sanji shivering body. He couldn't provide Sanji the care he obviously needed, and Zoro was worried for his decreasing health. Zoro cursed and rubbed his neck. He was tired as well, seeing as he'd been walking for a long time. But he had to stay up and care for Sanji. He didn't know if the blonde could die or anything, but Zoro wanted to be there for him. He set himself down, wondering if he could find some wood for fire, then guessed that was a bad idea, seeing as you could spot fire from miles away.

Zoro sighed, laying his head in his hands. He had no idea what to do, he really wasn't suited for this kind of thing. He just wanted Sanji to be alright, and he had no idea how to fix this problem. Sanji had said something about his powers, like sharing or something, and Zoro wondered if he could, perhaps, share some of his energy or Haki with Sanji. Just to make the blonde feel better of course. Sanji needed real sleep and real food. Zoro opened his eye to look at Sanji, glancing over his flushed face and his trembling body. What could he do? What should he do?

Zoro stood again, laying a hand on Sanji's arm, feeling for his pulse. He shifted minutely, when suddenly, a loud crack rang out through the cave. Zoro's head snapped up, eye wide as he froze in place. What had that been? Was it dangerous? He looked around slowly, couldn't see anything, and relaxed slowly. He shifted again, trying to get Sanji's arm to lift, when the ground under his feet cracked. Zoro froze again, but the damage was already done and he swallowed hard. The floor under his feet fell away, and Zoro had only a second to grab Sanji's arm, pulling him in close to avoid him getting hurt.

They fell through darkness, and Zoro's leg hit something hard. He heard a loud snap, and white hot pain licked up his leg, making him scream in agony. His back hit something as well, and his hand involuntarily let go of Sanji's arm, making the blonde fall away from him. Zoro cursed, couldn't see anything, couldn't hear but his own breathing as he rolled sideways, into the darkness.

When he came to a stillstand, Zoro breathed heavily for a few seconds. Sanji's body had not hit his, so he guessed there was another chamber or tunnel that had separated them. He placed his arms under himself and pushed up, only to lower himself as agony shot up his leg, and he felt blood soak his pant leg. He cursed, he should have been more careful. Now he was injured for fucks sake.

Zoro's fingers carefully made their way to his leg and he tenderly felt around the wound, whining when he felt the bone poke out of his skin. It hurt like a bitch, and he had nothing to secure it with. His jacket was lost somewhere with Sanji, his sash with his swords.

Fuck.

His swords.

Zoro cursed loudly, his swear echoing off the walls and returning to him. He shifted and bit through the pain, making himself stand. If only he had his swords. What happened to them? He hoped to any God he didn't believe in that they were alright. Kuina would kill him if he let anything happen to Wado, and to be honest, he was scared of her wrath.

Zoro placed his hands on the wall beside him, totally blind. He hissed through his teeth as his leg jolted, but he had to stand. He had to find out where he was. He felt nausea climb up his limbs, he quickly pushed it down. God this was so dumb. He had to have taken this into consideration. What if Sanji was really injured, or there was something dangerous down here. Zoro couldn't help him now.

"S-Sanji?" Zoro coughed, finally feeling the dust that had gathered in his lungs.

He coughed loudly, slammed his hand into his chest to clear his lungs and called his husband again. There was no answer other than his own voice echoing back to him. Zoro blinked a few times, wobbling on his feet. Fuck, he was going to pass out. But if he did, he'd die from blood loss.

He rubbed at his eyes, blinking again, because what in the hell was- Was that a light? Zoro frowned, stumbled forward and cried out as he put weight on his bad leg. He felt himself shiver, and his leg collapsed under him, sending him ungracefully onto the floor. He cursed again, how could he help Sanji like this, the one person who was in need of his help most. He was such an idiot.

"Well, well," a feminine voice echoed around the tunnel.

Zoro's head shot up, black spots dancing in his vision. "Whose there?" he slurred slightly.

A chuckle echoed around him and suddenly a cold hand was pressing into his jaw, tilting up his head. Zoro squeezed his eyes shut, gritting his teeth as his leg throbbed.

"It seems a little bunny fell down my rabbit hole. What's your name, little bunny?" the voice inquired.

"R-Roronoa Zoro…" he answered, even though he didn't want to.

"Well then, Zoro. Come with me, let's have some fun," the voice said, and Zoro's world was swallowed by darkness.

o-o-o

Nami bumped into Luffy as the Captain came to a dead stop in front of her. She frowned, about to yell at him when she saw his serious expression.

"What is it?" she asked softly, making the others of their party halt.

Law looked over his shoulder, Chopper on his side in his Reindeer form, and Robin on his other side with a pensive look on her face. Luffy fiddled with his hat, a torn expression on his face.

"Zoro… He's in trouble," he mumbled.

Nami's eyes widened. "You can tell?" she asked.

Luffy nodded. "And Sanji, too. He's…" he paused. "I think he worked himself too hard again. Torao! We need to help them!" the Straw Hat wearing kid exclaimed, looking at his… Nami didn't really know what the hell they were.

She sighed, already concluding that it was no use going against Luffy. She pulled at her shirt, and fished her Transponder Snail from under her bra. The little snail looked blissed out, but as she shook it, it woke and was ready for her to make a call.

"I'll inform the other's," she said.

Law nodded at her, motioned for the others to follow Luffy as the Captain had already turned from their route. Nami waited for her call to connect and glanced at Robin, seeing the older woman's worried face. Nami was worried as well. What could have happened to their crewmates that required Luffy's attention. God, she hoped it wasn't something dumb.

"Hello?" Usopp's voice came through the Snail and Nami sighed.

"Usopp, tell Sabo Luffy decided that rescuing Zoro and Sanji came first, and we'll continue with the plan afterwards. Understand?" she asked.

"Yeah, alright. I'll tell him. You guys alright?" Usopp asked. "Do you know what's wrong with them?" he wondered.

Nami shook her head. "No, but Luffy thinks its something bad. I gotta go now."

She hung up quickly, trotting after the others with a worried feeling settling in her heart. Something wasn't right here, and she had yet to figure out what the hell it was.