author's comments: heh, chapter 2 (= thanks thebluesheep for reviewing haha, i wouldn't think anyone would... anyways, thanks for reading & i hope you enjoy chapter two, though i don't think my writing is very good, well it's my first fan fiction so... who cares if its bad? enjoy! (=
CHAPTER TWO.
"Oi, Luffy what are you awake for?" Usopp rubbed his eyes. It was probably 3 in the morning.
"I'm hungry..." Luffy clutched his stomach.
"You should've ate dinner with us..." Usopp blinked.
"Do you think Zoro will really come back?" Luffy asked.
"Huh? Oh, of course... Of course he will, Luffy..." Usopp yawned.
Luffy shrugged and got up, and left.
"Oi, where are you going Luffy?" Usopp asked. But Luffy did not respond. Usopp shrugged and lied back down.
"When will Luffy stop thinking about it?" Usopp whispered to himself. He himself worried about Zoro, but there was nothing he could do about it... Usopp was a coward, everyone knew that. "Maybe I could save him, if I used Usopp's Rubber Band, and maybe even..." Usopp fell asleep. He dreamt of ways he could save Zoro, ways that could save anyone.
We need to get Zoro back... We need to get him back... Luffy thought over and over again. Those same words repeated through his head all night.
"Everyone wake up! no one was on watch last night! we are almost at a Navy Base!" Nami ran into the room.
"Nami-swan! I shall protect you!" Sanji woke up.
"Oh no!" Chopper cried.
"It was supposed to be Zoro's turn to watch..." Usopp shrugged, "What're we gonna do?"
"Luffy's missing." Robin quietly walked into the room.
"Robin-chwan! Are you alright?" Sanji twirled towards her. This time there was no side comment from Zoro. He was gone. Even Sanji felt pretty glum.
"I'm fine. it's the captain that you should be worried about, Mr. Cook." Robin said, humbly. Usopp nervously stood there.
"Oi, Usopp, you look like your gonna piss in your pants... what's wrong? do you know something?" Sanji looked at him disgusted.
"Uh, uh... Last night..."
Everyone looked at him and listened carefully.
"Last night, I woke up to the sound of Luffy's Hungry stomach. We started to talk if Zoro would come back, then he just left..."
"Oi, Luffy! He must've..."
"He must've turned the boat around and Sailed to the Navy Base... To get Zoro!" Nami became angry, "He's going to get us all killed!"
"I'll protect you Nami-Swaaaaan!" Sanji said.
"Nevermind that!" Nami punched him, "we need to find Luffy..."
flashback to last night
"Which way's the Navy Base?" Luffy looked at the map he found in Nami's room a few days ago. it was of the new area they started sailing in on the Grand Line.
"Oh! I see it..." Luffy looked out to the sea. A huge upside-down-cup-shaped building appeared before in, shrouded in cool mist, shadowed because of the night sky.
"okay..." Luffy took a deep breath.
"GOMU GOMU ROCKEEEEET!" he grabbed onto a Navy Ship in the fleet of the Navy Base and disappeared.
The ship continued to float towards the Navy Base slowly the whole night.
end of flashback
The Merry Go was docked on a nearby island, so the Navy wouldn't see them.
"Get the emergency boat. Chopper, you stay here. Keep watch.." Usopp said, getting into the emergency boat.
"Okay! Be careful!" Chopper waved them goodbye as they paddled away.
The search team finally reached the Navy Base Island.
"Quiet!" Nami hushed them as the sneaked upon the side of the Navy Base.
"Who goes there?" a marine slowly walked towards their direction.
"Don't Nami... I'll protect you!" Sanji said. Before the marine could lift up his rifle, Sanji kicked him as hard as he could.
"Here, follow me..." Sanji said, throwing his cigarette onto the ground. He was wearing the Navy uniform. The rest of the Straw Hats had shackles around their wrists.
"Are you sure this'll work?" Nami asked.
"Yes, I'm positive," Sanji smiled.
"They'll notice your eyebrow!" Usopp shook, nervously, "Let me be the one in the uniform!"
"No!" Nami grabbed his nose, "You're the worst liar of them all."
"Here, I'll fix it..." Sanji moved his hair onto the side where is eyebrow was.
"Better," Nami shrugged.
"I have a feeling we won't make it!" Usopp cried.
"Yes, if Sanji's disguise fails, then we'll all die," Robin said, calmly.
"DON'T SAY THINGS LIKE THAT!" Nami raged.
"My wrists hurt!" Usopp complained. Maybe if I make an excuse, they'll let me stay on the ship! he thought. Usopp truly wanted to help find Luffy and Zoro, but again, he was cowardly.
"But I put them loose, so if you needed to fight, all you needed to do was slip them off!" Sanji said.
"Not mine!" Usopp replied.
"Your handcuffs look as loose as Luffy's shirt." Nami sweatdropped.
Oh no! I've been seen right through! he thought. Usopp got nervous.
"Let's go." Sanji said, "before anyone notices us."
They entered the Marine Base.
They were lost.
"Hey look! Captain caught the strawhats!" a fellow officer pointed.
"Um, I'm not from this base, do you possibly know where I can put these two into cells?" Sanji whispered.
"HAHA! You're funny Captain, very funny!" the man laughed.
"Tell me, NOW," Sanji grabbed the man by his collar.
"I think the Commodore would like to do that personally..." the man gulped.
"Well, tell me where to find him."
"Top floor sir, Captain, sir!"
Sanji let go, and started walking.
"Wait, Captain! Sir..."
"what is it?" Sanji made a death glare.
"Uh, um, Commodore might be busy. They said they found straw hat lurking around here earlier..."
"Oh, is that all?"
"Yes, Captain," the man gulped. Sanji led the three up the stairs, but stopped at the second stairway.
"Luffy was caught?" Nami whispered ferociously.
"I hope not!" Sanji said.
"We're gonna die! We're gonna die!" Usopp repeated over and over again.
"Shut up!" Nami hit him with her shackles.
"Let's go..." They walked up to the Commodore's office.
"Commodore..." Sanji slowly read the sign on the door.
"Smoker?" Sanji whispered.
"Yes come in..." the voice said. Sanji became nervous.
He might notice me! Sanji thought in his head. He opened the door.
"Ah, Captain, who do you have here?" Smoker lit up a new cigar.
"The Straw Hats," Sanji tried hiding his face.
"Oh goodie..." Smoker smirked, got up from his seat, and walked around to the front of the desk.
"The liar," Smoker examined Usopp, who was sweating and shaking like an earthquake.
"The Navigator, and thief..." He then examined Nami. His eyes largened.
"Oh, isn't it Nico Robin..." he looked at her, "joining forces with the Straw Hats to protect yourself, hm?" Usopp and Nami looked at Robin. Robin gulped.
"That is not true..." Robin thought.
Smoker's smirk went away.
"Where's the captain? and where's that pet? Wait, where's the cook?" Smoker looked at Sanji.
"I do not know..." Sanji said, "I saw these three sneaking around the base..."
"Hm? Maybe looking for that swordsmen? Perhaps?" Smoker looked at the three. "Anyways, I'd like to deal with them myself..."
"No sir!" Sanji gulped.
"What?" Smoker looked at Sanji and lifted his eyebrow, confused.
"I found them, I'd like to deal with them myself..." Sanji said, "I have something against them too..." He lied.
"Oh really? Let me see you kick this one here," Smoker pointed at Usopp.
If he sees me kick, then he'll recognize me! Sanji clenched his teeth.
"Is something wrong Captain?" smoke traveled out of the Commodore's cigars.
"Uh, no, Sir. I'd... I'd rather punch him," Sanji said.
Sanji never punches... He can never ruin his hands! Nami thought nervously and gulped.
Usopp shook as if the world was going to end, wait... if he kicks, then his punches will be weaker...! He stood still and closed his eyes.
"Here we go..." Sanji looked at his clenched fist and held it up.
author's comments: was that good? heh, not sure... review if you'd like, i'll be sure to thank you for it! (=