I was right. The last chapter had a depressing ending(and don't forget Luffy's problem). But it'll be alright.
Or not.
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...
" Ding, Ding, Ding!" Sanji yelled. "It's dinnertime!"
The dining table chairs were empty. There was only steaming food on the tables. Waiting to be eaten.
"Huh.." Sanji scratched his head. " Luffy usually races into the dining room, but where is he now? Where is Nami-swan? Robin-chwan?"
The blond cook wandered across the ship to look for the others.
The rest of the crew was packed into a small room. The room has white walls, and a brown wooden floor. There were 2 white beds in the room, and everyone was crowded around them.
"It's all my fault.." Chopper looked sadly at the two bedridden people." I mixed the wrong chemicals and caused the explosion.."
" It's okay, Chopper." Luffy patted Chopper's hat." It is not your fault."
The captain was sad about his lack of meals for tomorrow, but when his nakama was down, it felt worse.
" At least I'm okay!" Brooke said. " The explosion was mostly aimed at Robin, but Zoro, our swordsman, protected her and got hit by most of it."
The musician patted his blackish bones." I got a little seared, but it's fine."
Ussop scratched his head." Why is Robin hurt if Zoro blocked the hit?"
" The explosion was wide-ranged. Chunks of the wall and debris knocked her out." Nami's eyes were empty and dark.
Suddenly, the door swung open and an angry Sanji stepped in front of the crew.
" Looked-all-over-for-you...guys." He panted, glaring." Where-is-..."
Sanji's eyes widened and his cigarette fell out of his mouth.
"WHAT THE HECK DID YOU DO TO ROBIN-CHWAN!" Sanji raced in front of her bed.
" Dude, chill down." Franky stepped in front of him." A minor explosion just happened."
"A-A MINOR?" Sanji bellowed."A MINOR EXPLOSION? THIS IS MAJOR!"
He scanned everyone's faces and turned his head t-
" Zoro? That seaweed head?" Sanji glared at the swordsman laying on the second bed, but his fury toned down a little."Couldn't save the lady, could ya?"
" He did!" Brooke interrupted."I saw Zoro-san jump in front of Robin to protect her with my own eyes! Except I don't have eyes...yohoho..."
Bone jokes didn't make this moment better.
Everyone ate dinner in the white room. No one talked. Except for Luffy, who slowly ate his food, muttering about his last luxury before the gruesome 24 hours ahead.
Robin still was unconscious on her bed. She had minor scratches, except for a big gash on her head that was red and bleeding. That was caused by a sharp chunk of Chopper's wall, most likely the final blow that made her faint.
Zoro was worse. His face was fine, but his body was badly burned. The good thing was that it was peeling and healing because of the ointment Chopper applied.
Suddenly, Nami spoke.
"It's all my fault." She muttered." I made this test of this cake mostly to control Luffy, but it caused more accidents. Chopper decides to help Luffy and causes an explosion. This is all my fault."
"You said 'It's your fault' twic-" Franky tried to say, but he fell silent.
Slowly, everyone trickled out of the room, leaving Chopper with the two fallen members.
" It's not your fault, Nami-swan. It was just an accident." Sanji reassured Nami, but she didn't say anything in return.
The cook slowly stepped towards the kitchen and decided to prepare a smoothie for Robin when she wakes up.
Luffy was in discomfort. It was 9:00, and he decided to sleep. But everytime he tried to drift into unconsciousness, a chopping noise would wake him up.
Defeated, he climbed out of his hammock and stepped into the kitchen, expecting to find Sanji chopping up food for tomorrow. He wasn't there. A smoothie laid there in the corner of the kitchen table. Luffy's stomach growled.
"It isn't tomorrow yet. It's still 9:00." Luffy reassured himself as he sipped up the drink that was meant for Robin.
While he was finishing up the smoothie, he heard the chopping noise again.
Luffy followed the sound towards the front deck.
It was Zoro, badly burned, but still training.
Chop. He sliced the metal beam that was in front of him easily as if it were butter.
"Zoro! You're hurt! Don't push yourself!" Luffy raced in front of him and took away his swords."Shouldn't you be resting?"
Zoro looked at his captain.
" I'm too weak." The swordsman continued to train, punching the metal beam until it dented." I got defeated by a mere explosion."
"You were trying to save Robin! And the explosion was unexpected!" Luffy insisted."You should lay down!"
Zoro didn't listen. He tied his bandana onto his forehead and began kicking the beam as well. Each kick made the metal crumple.
"Zoro-"Luffy tried to say.
The swordsman swiftly took back his swords from Luffy and began slicing at full speed, the blades looking like a blur of gray.
"Zoro!"
He ignored Luffy and continued to chop the metal beam into dust.
"ZORO!"
The swordsman used his swords to scoop up the pile that once was a metal beam and and threw the dust into the air. Preparing himself, Zoro suddenly started to slice each speck of metal before it floated to the floor. The speed of his swords cut through the air, accidentally slicing Luffy in the cheek, even though the captain was several feet away.
"ZORO!" Luffy yelled again.
He finally looked up and sighed.
" What now, L-"
" You're bleeding!" Luffy pointed towards the wooden floor.
" Wha-?"
"Made you look!" The captain quickly round-house kicked Zoro in the head and started dragging him towards Chopper's office.
After taking care of the swordsman, Luffy decided to have a whole last minute "snack" before the next day started.
For your information, a "snack" for Luffy was the whole fridge.
He wandered towards the kitchen and scavenged on all the leftovers and at last, opened the refridgerator.
Correction: Actually this was Luffy's last luxury.
At 11:59 and 59 seconds, the fridge was empty.
12:00.
12:01.
12:02.
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