Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece or anything about it.
Warnings: Swearing
Pairings: ZoroxLuffy. And others, maybe. I'm just gonna go and see how it goes. If I say something now I know I'll end up changing my mind and make some people mad. (Still not into the ZoroxLuffy yet. I'll get there!! Eventually, sorry.)
Chapter 7
"I had never seen anything as huge as it in my life time!," Usopp cried throwing his arms up into the air. The girl who sat in front of him laughed enjoying his story, "Please, do go on."
Usopp laughed again going on about his fight with a giant squid.
A man behind him laughed and nodded clearly enjoying himself. Usopp smiled back at him, 'He's quiet a nice old man, not mad that we had forgotten to bring back the boat we rented.'
He had found his way back to the dock's they had been at earlier, and this girl had wandered up lost and asking for directions. And so, Usopp decided to entertain the girl with his amazing adventures while she waited. Finally the old man turned back to her driver. He motioned him inside.
He only returned his attention to the girl in front of him, ignoring the other two inside.
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Sanji had been wandering around for awhile, and decided on a quick break. Now he leaned against a tree sleeping. "Nami-swan...", he murmured him his sleep. His wandering had gotten him closer, but not quiet there. He was going the right direction, but his smoke break ended up longer then he had planed as he lay sleeping now. The front gate could be barely been seen off in the distance. Easy too miss unless you strained your eyes.
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"Now where am I?", Zoro stared at a fence, beyond it stood a large plain grey colored building. Nothing special, on the outside anyway. From the looks of it he could just slice his way though. A large door was easily seen against the grey wall. Not to many men were outside either.
"Well, not much out here. Might as well go in and see what's going on in there."
No one appeared as he stepped closer, searching the area he shrugged and unsheathed two swords. With three quick slashes, a large chunk of the wire fence fell before him. Still nothing, but not like he waited. He slide them back into theirs sheaths and stepped forward onto the grounds. He waited for a second but nothing happened. Not a sound came from the surrounding area, no one seemed to even be here.
'Huh? Am I even at the right place? If not..,' Zoro looked back at the fence, 'someone's not gonna be too happy about me just barging in like this.'
Zoro just walked on towards the large doors. He could finally hear people running around inside. They sounded frantic, he could hear screams from inside. 'What's going on in there?', but just as he was about to step onto the small concrete porch the doors flung open as a few men came falling to the ground unconscious.
"What the hell?!"
"Well at least someone made it," called a voice from inside followed by amused laughing, "you guys toke so long, I was getting bored. I decided to come in and have some fun."
Zoro looked at a man, he wore only black. It was hard too see his face, even though there was light. His head held down casting a shadow over his face was why.
"And just who are you?"
"That's not important right now, but my accomplice is...he's off handlig something below making it easier for you. You should thank him, he talked too Crocodile for you," he said waving Zoro inside, "now hurry up, your here for the kid who was locked up? If you just want some pay back for ealier go ahead and I'll take him." The man laughed again, clearly enjoying himself.
"...I'm here for him."
The man continued too smile as Zoro's fierce eyes stared right at him. Most would fear this look, even scream. Many people have called him a demon at times. But this old man remained unfazed.
"Good, I'll help you," He turned then motioned him too follow now waiting too see if he would follow, 'But your on your own, you'd better not expect me to bail you out if we run into anyone. Fight your own fights, and if you get injured I'll leave you. Your no where near as important to me as him,' he laughed again. Zoro was needed too get the boy out alive, there was no way he'd pay to care for him. He had enough trouble with the annoying brat following him already. Finally, Zoro's footsteps could be heard following him.
"So, you're here because Shanks asked you to come? Why choose you?"
"Like I know," Zoro merely shrugged, 'How does he know?' Zoro trust this guy, but then he'd give a chance. If had some idea where he was being held, plus he wasn't to worried about being beaten.
"You're a trusting guy?", the stranger ahead called over his shoulder, "but from the look in your eyes, I'm just an enemy about to led you into a trap." The strangers smile was gone, he scowled now, "What you do and where you go, I don't care. I'd rather not be part of this, but I can't just let people do as they please with something that doesn't belong to them."
"Something? You talking about the kid in the cage?"
"He's just an experiment, like all the rest. Messed up, no longer human. Taken from their peaceful lives and changed forever. Ha, well some was rather happy too give up their lives for power," sighing he looked back at Zoro, "I never choose him, I never choose them, but they ended up there. And I had to do the work I was asked. I won't tell you anything else, but you can surely find someone else who knows."
Footsteps could be heard ahead of them, "This way!" "Hurry!", they called heading towards them.
"If you can't find it here, the Grand Line might be where you want to go, but be sure," turning away from Zoro as the men ahead rounded the corner, "your ready too be stuck with him for awhile."
"We don't plan to have him around anyway!," Zoro called over the noise of the men rushing towards them, "You know Shanks sent us, so it should be obvious that after this we'll have nothing more to do with him. I just have to collect and deliver safely!"
"Haha, sounds like a fun job, delivery boy?", He laughed again, "But your already a target with that reindeer around," the man didn't wait anymore as he charged forward now to meet the on coming soldiers. Removing what at first looked like a simple wooden stick from his over coat. But as Zoro looked more closely, he could see that the smooth edge, which really looked like it had just been broken off the tree and stripped of branches, had been held towards the rushing men. So as too not kill the apparently. But it had been cut into what could a blades edge. It looked dull, and was no longer then from his elbow to wrist. Holding it out at arms length he began spinning it, "Bouseki Chigatana!" It seemed to have turned blood-red as is spun. It's blood lust evident.
Zoro watchedcarefully, but the men who were struck had no idea what had just happened, he had run forward and stroke them all. 'He's fast,' Zoro watched as they all fell to the ground, he noticed none were dead, 'so he did avoided killing them, but it will still hurt like hell I guess.'
"Now, shall we go?", was all he said smiling back at Zoro.
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Nami stared down at the map that sat on her lap. She had moved back onto her bed, 'So would he be in the prisoner cells?' Nami looked over the map, 'I forgot to give those idiots this. They must be wandering lost, but then...we can't really be sure this map is accurate.'
Nami stared down at it, she could only sit and wait. She stared down at a large blank square on the map, 'Wonder what that room is.' She closed her eyes resting against her pillows, 'it doesn't matter. I won't be here much longer anyway.'
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She looked up at the sound of footsteps, "So, did you have fun?"
"Miss All Sunday," Said what sound like a rahter bored voice from the shadows. He stepped forward, his face hidden by the darkness of the room. Not even the single light that gave off a fait light lit up his face. That light blinked, clearly about to go out. His dark blue hair looked black now, his hair style hadn't changed. Long hair that feel too below his shoulders pulled into a ponytail, and his bangs just as long cover the right half of his face. Still his expressionless lok remained. Robin could see he looked a little beaten, "I'm only here to check his position, I have other things to prepare." Robin could tell now his words were forced, he was tired now? Or maybe just really wanted out of their, the thought only made her giggle a little. Not that he noticed it.
She smiled at him then looked to the door down the hall, "I let him have some food, he's asleep last I checked."
"How can you just talk with me so idly, Miss All Sunday?"
"Why shouldn't I? You were only a child, and still are," A hand sprouted out of the wall tipping his hat.
Reaching up and catching it before it fell, he pushed it back more firmly on his head, "Will you keep watch over him a little longer?"
"I don't know when I toke orders from you, Fukachi-san."
He simply nodded before walking back down the dark hallway he had just come by.
Miss All Sunday smiled as he vanished into the darkness, 'I wonder if he's still afraid of me. He didn't seem to happy too see me, hang in there, Fukachi-san.'
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"Just on down this hall, good luck, Roronoa Zoro." Finally pointing down a rather dark hallway, he smirked at Zoro.
"Yeah...thanks," Zoro stared down the passage he had been pointed to. 'I can't be sure what's down there, or what he has planned. I guess it's the best thing I got for now.' He looked back quickly to see the other nod. "hmph," he turned his back to the other and walked on down the dark hallway.
Only darkness had greeted him as he walked slowly forward, ready too strike. Voices seemed to rise out of the darkness finally.
"I'm sorry, prisoner-san, I nothing left to offer," said a voice ahead of him.
He could hear someone else down there as well, sounded kinda like a whining voice?
He waited and listened, "I believe this is where I leave, have fun with the time you have outside."
"Wait!", called the other voice and foot steps followed by a loud clang was soon heard.
'Who was that? That voice, it was her...Was there a door that way?', Zoro waited a little longer.
"Oi, come back!!," whined that remaining voice, "Hey!" The voice seemed weaker, or maybe we had given up on her coming back?
He waited and heard a thump, 'is that him?' Zoro quickly moved forward, and with a soft thump he pulled back having run face first into something. Holding his hands out in front of him too feel what he had run into, 'A wall?!'
Grumbling he could see light off to his right. "Oi!", called the voice again, it seemed more tired, "can I at least get more to eat?!"
Zoro walked up stepping under the light as it blinked, he could just make out a door. Looking closely there was what looked like a handle. And of course the light would flicked once more before not coming back on. He stood there for a minute but reached out and grabbed the handle twisting it and jerked it back, but it didn't budge. He pulled again, but it remained stationary. One more jerk at it, "Will this thing open already."
He heard a small little noise from inside. Zoro gave it one more try, "Stupid door," he kicked the door as it bent and swung inward.
With another loud clang the lights came on. Zoro stumbled back, he quickly covered his eyes, blinded by the sudden change from dark to light. A small cry again from inside, and the door finally came back with a thunk it closed again. He blinked a few times getting used to the light the streamed through the edges, before pushing it back open. Inside was a cage, and still covering his eyes, must be the very eprson he had come for. The hat that hung around his neck looked familiar. But Zoro froze immediately as blinking eyes slowly looked up at him.
His eyes were still adjusting too the light as well. Finally, he looked up at Zoro, his eyes widened in shock at the sight of the man before him. He stared up unblinkingly. Zoro stared back into the wide black eyes. His eyes finally looked over the captives body, his black hair was a mess and could us a cut, it stuck out from a straw hat. We wore a large torn sleeveless black shirt, his small frame made it seem even bigger then it was. And a simple pair of faded blue jeans. Nothing else but the straw hat on his head.
That face, he felt like he knew him from somewhere. How and where had they meet before?
He smiled weakly up at Zoro, "Ah, who are you? Oh, I'm Roronoa Zoro."
Zoro seemed too just stare into his eyes, but when he spoke snapped out of it, "I'm Monkey D. Luffy," he said sounding tired.
"Luffy, yeah?," Luffy nodded and Zoro walked over and examined the cage Luffy was locked in. The bars were green, 'What's with these things? Something different about this one, nothing my swords can't cut I bet.'
"Alright, hang on, Luffy. I'm getting you out of here, then your gonna come with me for a bit."
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I said I'd get them together...or something like that, no matter how long! Well they ain't out yet, but getting there.
Those two, 'Fukashi-san' as Robin called him, were the ones from the last chapters. They said they wouldn't get involved. But I threatened to replace them so they are there now. Nah, really they got bored. They wanted to watch them from afar, but as you read, Zoro and each got lost. So they decided to step in and have some fun, they could only wait so long. That wasn't explained up there, not sure why. Guess I'll use Fukachi for him, for no anyway. Nothing else so far.
So yeah, I hope liked it. I was really happy last night and started this, I'm on Thanksgiving break now. Not school until the 27th. Don't know how much I'll give in too typing these up, we'll see.
Reivews?