Disclaimer: I don't own the One Piece universe.
Characters: Robin, Luffy
Summary: Robin's powers only fail when it matters.
Rating: K+
Prompt: 100 Women #022 "Hands"
Hands
Zoro. Book. Usopp. Sanji. Franky. Nami. Chopper.
One-by-one they disappeared into thin air.
Robin didn't scream; she didn't cry. She didn't think she could. It was like she was stuck, reaching out for them.
She'd expected her hands to keep stretching out, one after another. Her powers had never failed her before. And she needed them so desperately to work this time. Desperately needed to be able to reach her nakama, to pull them close to her, to safety.
Luffy was screaming, still screaming. For Robin, this time, as Kuma turned on her.
His screams echoed in her head, one name after another. She couldn't hear herself over the noise in her head.
I'm sorry, she wanted to tell him. Sorry I couldn't save them. It's my fault. But she couldn't say it, couldn't get her voice to work.
Calloused fingers brushed against the palm, reaching for her.
This time, Robin screamed, "Luffy!"
And then there was nothing.