Zoro check up

"Hurry up and get this over with, I have things to do." Zoro said lazily.

Ratchet scowled, of course it would be one of 'those' patients. "It is important that I get a baseline file on all of you. What if you are injured, and your medic can't reach you? Now, why don't you tell me what injuries you have had, if you're in such a hurry to leave?"

Zoro huffed, but complied "Let's see, I've had more injuries than I can really remember, but I can tell you what I can remember." Zoro sat down and closed his eye "I have broken each of my ribs at least once, as well as my arms and legs. I got a deep slash across my chest when I challenged Mihawk, he could have killed me, but left me alive. He challenged me to get stronger and face him again, to take his title as the world's strongest swordsman."

"What the hell were you doing going after a man like that? Do you have a death wish?" Ratchet interrupted. He could clearly see the thick scar across the swordsman's torso, that the man could have survived such a terrible wound was a miracle in itself.

Zoro glared at Ratchet, furious at being told off. Chopper had scolded him as well, but that had been about his treatment of the wound, he never told him he shouldn't have fought. "This scar, is a mark I carry with pride. When I challenged Mihawk, I knew I had no chance, but I fought anyway. I fought for my dream and won that man's respect. I WILL be the world's greatest swordsman, and if I die for that, then that's just the way it is. It's my dream, and my life, and you have no right to tell me I'm wrong."

They glared at each other, and it was Ratchet who looked away first. "You're right." he said softly "I can't tell you what to do with your life, I'm sorry for what I said." he sighed "I've just seen so many mechs and femmes die pointlessly, so many lost far too soon. When I heard you speak so flippantly about your life, I just snapped."

Zoro's expression softened slightly "It's not that I don't care about my life, but some things are worth dying for. Now, I guess we should finish this thing, right?"

Ratchet nodded, satisfied "Yes, we should. Do you mind if I scan you while you continue listing your injuries?"

Zoro pulled a boot off to show the scars marring his ankles "Nah, just don't yell at me again, Chopper already did so. I got these when a candle-man fruit user trapped me in a wax trap. It was as hard as steel, and slowly turning me into a candle. I cut about halfway through both my legs trying to escape, before I remembered Luffy was still out there. I did spend a few minutes as a wax statue, but then Luffy and Usopp freed us, by setting the whole thing on fire. Aside from that, the only real injury I really got was when I lost my left eye training with Mihawk." Zoro shrugged "Minor stuff I guess, would be a lot of different cuts, bruises, and burns I've had from different fights or while i'm training. Oh, and I've nearly frozen to death a few times."

Ratchet silently entered this all in. It was taking nearly all of his willpower not to chew Zoro out, before strapping him down for a full examination. And he thought the twins were bad! At least they followed his medical orders, for the most part! Before he could change his mind, he dismissed Zoro, reminding him to send in the next person.

Sanji check up

Sanji came in to see Ratchet scowling at his computer. "Problem with the moss-head?" he asked.

Ratchet turned to see Sanji making his way up to the table. "No," he lied "I just hate these computers, they are very limited, from my point of view."

Sanji shrugged "Whatever, so what do you need to know?"

"A full list of sustained injuries will be enough for now, as well as a medical scan. I got the basic info from Dr. Chopper." Ratchet told him.

Sanji thought about it "I'll try to list them in the order it happened, probably be pretty short, compared to Luffy and Zoro. First off, when I was a kid, I spent about a month shipwrecked, with a man named Zeff. He was kind of harsh, but he ended up saving my life. We were stuck on a small outcrop of rock in the middle of the ocean. There was plenty of rain water in pools on the surface, but no food. There was no way to get back up if we tried to get fish. Along with the two of us, there was a single bag of food. I had enough food to last 5 days, normally. I stretched it to 20. After that it was about another two weeks before we were found."

"Wait," Ratchet interrupted "you said Zeff saved your life, what do you mean? And how did the two of you survive over a month on just 5 days of food?" Something wasn't right.

Sanji laughed bitterly. "I said I had 5 days' worth of food. Zeff pretended a bag of treasure that had washed up was his share. When I confronted him about still having a huge bag of 'food', I realized what he had done. He gave everything to me, and ate his own leg in order to survive." Sanji's eyes were distant, remembering. "When we finally got saved, he took me in, taught me to cook. The Baratie became my home. I owe everything to him, which is why I decided to follow my dream, the search he passed on to me. He saved my life, and Luffy helped me see that I have to make it count."

Ratchet smiled "I understand that, I suppose, that's why I became a medic, after all."

Sanji nodded "Yup. Now, where was I. When I met Luffy, the restaurant was being attacked. I got a few cuts and bruised ribs from that. I got punched through a couple walls a few days later, but that didn't really do much damage. The next time I really got injured was when Nami got sick. We were taking her to the islands only doctor, and got attacked by a huge herd of Lapahn." Seeing Ratchet's confusion he added "Really big, really aggressive, carnivorous rabbits, think Franky sized. Those stupid things ended up giving me a lot of broken bones, and a broken back, when they triggered an avalanche. Luckily, we met Chopper right after. He and his teacher got us good as new." Sanji frowned as he remember the old hag scaring the hell out of him, after he and Luffy tried to eat Chopper.

"In Alabasta we all got kind of beat up, though it was mostly exhaustion in the end. On Skypia, I got in a few fights, and that Bastard Enel electrocuted me several times. Later, in a fight with Admiral Aokiji, my leg was frozen, Chopper got us thawed out though. Took a lot of damage at Enis Lobby, got my shadow stolen by the Shichibukai Moria, as well as-"

"Wait!" Ratchet interrupted "Did you just say your shadow was stolen? How is that even possible?"

Sanji shrugged "Don't ask me, guy had a devil fruit power. I got my shadow back when Luffy beat Moria." Sanji's expression suddenly darkened "Then Kuma showed up. He tried to get us to give Luffy up, in exchange for the rest of our lives; we refused of course. All of us got taken out by just one attack. Only Zoro and I managed to stay conscious, but the damn moss-head knocked me out right after. When I came to, I found the fool heavily injured, surrounded by his own blood. He made a deal with Kuma to protect everyone, by taking all of Luffy's pain, exhaustion and injuries, built up after two major battles. And this was in addition to his own damage.

Ratchet stilled "He didn't mention anything about that."

Sanji shook his head, "He wouldn't. He's the kind of guy who will never mention his own injuries to most, unless they can be clearly seen. Don't worry though, Chopper knows about that stuff, he can keep Zoro healed. We ran into Kuma again, on Sabaody. All of us were sent to different islands, due to Kuma's power. We all spent the next two years training, after Luffy managed to send us a message through the paper."

Sanji stretched, shifting to lie on his back "After we met up again, I suffered a few incidents of blood loss, and got turned to stone briefly. I also nearly drowned a few times on the Fishman Island. And...I think that's about it."

Ratchet sighed, "Why do I get the feeling these injury explanations are only going to get worse?" he asked.

Sanji stood and patted the mechs arm sympathetically "Well, look on the bright side, no matter what happens to us all here, now you know we've probably survived far worse." Heading out the door he added "By the way, you might want to do Luffy last; he's certainly going to take the longest."