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.

Chapter 8

Luffy nodded weakly and leaned back against the bars of his cage. Zoro tried to ignore him, but he was breathing heavily.

'What's wrong with him?', Zoro looked up at Luffy. "Oi," he reached in through the bars and shook Luffy. But he made no movement. Finally Luffy opened an eye, staring weakly up at Zoro, "Hey, don't die on me."

"I'm not dying, can't...", he gave a wide grin.

Zoro smiled, he couldn't help but smile back. He was amazed that Luffy could give such a big grin, he seemed too weak too even move. "Alright, just duck down and don't move," he ordered reaching in and pushed Luffy's head down. Luffy fell down against the base of his cage. He was breathing more evenly, and he looked too be sleeping.

Reaching back he gripped the handle of his sword, with a quick slash that would be hard for a normal man too catch. He slide his sword into it's sheath. As it slide in, it gave a faint little 'chink'. The top of the cage was thrown off the side. The loud banging noise wasn't as easy too miss. Luffy was now up again, he sat up right quickly but slumped back over. He looked around, confusion was easily seen on his face. He didn't seem to notice his roof was gone.

"Best I could do without risking you jumping up and me taking your head off," Zoro pushed himself up and reached in pulling Luffy to his feet, "you ok?"

Luffy nodded and leaned against Zoro now. "Look, I know your tired. But you could at least try too get out before going to sleep again." 'What the hell am I going too do? I don't wanna have too drag him all they way back,' he would rather dump Luffy here and make tell him to either get up and walk, or stay too be locked up again, 'But, I'm not even sure what's wrong with him.'

But Luffy did nothing, he leaned heavily on Zoro. Well, not like he was that heavy anyway. Zoro sighed in defeat and using one arm too hold Luffy against his chest. he reached down too below Luffy's thigh lifting him slowly. He finally had Luffy in his arms held against his chest, carrying him bridal style. He carried him away from his cage. Finally setting Luffy on the floor he shook him, "Oi, get up."

Luffy moaned but didn't move, Zoro shook him once more, "I said don't die, you hear me?! Hang in there!" Zoro picked him back up into his arms and rushed back out the door, it was easier to see with the light from Luffy's small prison room shining down the hall. He wouldn't run into a wall this time.

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Usopp waved as the girl from ealier was off in her car. vanishing in the distance. She lived on one of the 'sister islands.' Only seven islands had contact and travel between these islands was a lot easier. Outside ships would be shoot down without a second thought if they refused too check in. 'She was nice, maybe I could visit her someday. AH! I didn't get her name!'

"NO!! Please listen!! Please wait!! I'm just an old man!!", cries could be heard from inside the registration hut. 'Oji-san's in trouble!', Usopp charged forward, he was a coward but he could be brave and act. A loud 'thumb' from something hitting the floor was heard, 'He's dead?!!', Usopp froze, one foot held in the air still.

The door swung open, and a man just a bit shorter then himself stood there. The old dock runner could be seen lying on the floor behind him, "W-w-w-who are you? W-what have you done?!" Usopp had moved quickly and held up his pachinko ready too attack, but his legs were shaking.

Usopp watched as he removed his hat, making Usopp jump and back up, "W-what are you doing?!"

He bowed, his hair had turned blue in the light. Looking back up, his bangs feel back over the right side of his face. Usopp shivered as he stared back, the expressionless face sent a chill down his back. The he placed the hat back on, hiding his face in shadows also making his hair look black again.

"You don't find it odd that an old man like him would have a dock where no one else could live?", his voice seemed completely empty of emotion. It was hard to tell is this was a question or some kind of statement. "He's part of Baroque Works, we was ordered too kill you."

"B-but, you..."

"I didn't kill him, I just knocked him out, Oji-san said that'd be best if I wanted you too listen. I did try to tie him up and throw him into a closet. But he just wouldn't stay still. Knocking him out was the next best thing."

"W-why are you here? Who are you?!"

"You can say that for now, we are allies, for now," he repeated it as if too make sure he understood, "Next time, I might have too take your head off."

"Eep!!," Usopp ran for it, finding the best place he could too easily get away. He moved back into the forest, now hiding behind a tree.

"I was only sent to make sure he didn't kill you, I can't help you if other men show up. Your friends, they are on their way. Better get a boat ready too leave, better yet I'll help you get one ready. We went through all the trouble of having too meddle with all you disgusting people and your plans. I might as well make sure you don't waste our time."

"I...I don't trust you...", Usopp watched him closely, but the other toke no interest. He didn't even look back at his face.

"You don't have too, and I don't care about you. I'm not doing this out of kindness, I'd rather you be caught by them. But Oji-san...he ordered me to do this, if he hadn't I wouldn't bother with the likes of you and all those other worthless fools. You, everyone! You all make me sick!!", anger was now clearly visible on his face. His face finally fell back exprissionless again, "So if you won't do anything, sit there and be quiet. I've had enough of this today," and without another word he walked towards the docks.

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Sanji finally finished off the last of the men at the front gate, "Idiots, thought they could stand up too me." Men lay scattered along the ground unconscious.

"Maybe I shouldn't have been so rough?", he shurrged, "oh well."

Sanji looked back over his shoulder, 'Who was that anyway? What is he planning?'

"Call me a temporary ally, not like it matters. Just move, I was only told too give you this message, 'I got green hair in, he should be making his way out if he didn't get lost walking down a hallway with no doors. Just make a clear path for him too get through', so get up and go beat up the guys hanging around the front gate. Get to the docks afterwards."

That was all he had said, then he was gone. Something about that guy already ticked him off though. He just had this bad feeling about him.

Sanji shook his head, he didn't like this. And Zoro could get lost in a hallway with no doors, he'd have too go find him.

"Eh? How'd I get here?"

He stopped, that voice. 'But from where? Above!!', Sanji looked up too see Zoro on the roof, 'How did he get up there? He got lost!' Sanji finally noticed Zoro was hodling someone in his arms.

"Oi, moss-head!"

"Eh, Sanji?", Zoro looked down, "good you're down there."

"Huh?"

"I can get down, I'm worried about him."

"Him?! He ok?"

"Something might be wrong, we need to get him to Chopper."

"Right, well hurry up and find some stairs or something. Can't get down from their with him in that condition."

Zoro was looking down at Luffy, ignoring Sanji completely, "Hang in there."

"What?"

"Catch," Zoro just threw Luffy down from where he stood on the roofs edge.

Sanji's mouth dropped, "IDIOT!!" Sanji ran forward, luckily catching Luffy in his arms. He gave a sigh of relief, "What's wrong with you?!! You're psycho!! What if I hadn't caught him?!!"

Zoro jumped down from the roof landing easily and looked at Sanji, "Eh? What's your problem? You caught him. And besides, we would be taking him too Chopper anyway."

"What kind of reasoning is that?!!"

"He's not dead, and besides it was the easiest way down."

"He could have been killed!!"

"Well, we could just blam it on the fact that he was about to kill over anyway."

"That wouldn't work as well if he went splat."

"Yeah guess that's true...well whatever," Zoro looked at Luffy now in Sanji's arms, "He's ali-...He's awake!"

"Huh?," Sanji looked down at Luffy, "oi, you ok?"

He looked up weakly, "Who are you? ...that guy...Zoro? He...", Luffy's voice got weaker and became hard to understand. Sanji could only make a few words, it sounded like he was just rambling on and on now. Luffy raised his head too see Zoro, then went limp in Sanji's arms.

"Hey, Luffy!!," Zoro moved closer and placed a hand on Luffy's forehead.

"Luffy?", Sanji adjusted Luffy in his arms, "So that's his name."

"Yeah, come on we need to get him to Chopper," Zoro looked around ignoring the people laying around, 'At least he doesn't have a fever.'

Sanji nodded and led the way down the courtyard careful not too trip on anyone, finally making it out the front gate.

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"So that's that, toke them long enough," he pushed his hat back slightly to stare back at the water, "and they kept me up all night and all of today just because they were so slow."

"You can sleep, oji-san, I'll keep an eye on things."

"You look tired, maybe you should get some sleep."

"I'm fine, don't worry about me."

The older one stood up from his spot under a tree and walked over too the boy, then knocking the hat of his head and turned his face upwards. 'Fukachi' did nothing, he stared blankly up at the other. "I can't have my prize experiment kill himself, I still need you, boy. So don't argue, you swore too be my obedient little subject. Don't forget everything I've done for you, so live and make yourself useful. And right now, the best you can do it rest."

"Yes, I'm sorry, Oji-san."

"Why does it seem like you don't mean it?," he laughed letting go of Fukachi's chin, "We can rest here for now, I'll wait for you to get plenty of rest before we move out."

With a nod Fukachi moved too sit under the tree the other had just recently moved from.

'I haven't forgotten what you've done for me...it's all I can remember now. I said I'd follow you, and I'd never betray you. I won't, I'll do as you ask. My will is no longer my own now, not since then. Not since I agreed too be a subject, part of your experiment. I'm not human, I have nothing. My strength is not my own, I can only use what you gave me...if you tell me to stand when I'm about too die, then that means I can and will. The strength I have is what was given then. Nothing more or less. And if I can't stand like you order, that means I am failing too use the power you yourself gave me. I'm failing you. And when you expect me to die in the end, I'll know I used every ounce of strength you expected me too have. And that hopefully, I proved something too you, that will make you proud.' With these thoughts running through his head, he slowly drifted into a dark world. The place he ventured every night, that made him afraid too even close his eyes at times. The remnants of his long forgotten past, and the painful experiences. He only got by, with the thought that he'd make it through no matter what. Too make sure he lived, to make sure he never failed the only person he had left.

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Usopp sat with his mouth a gap. The wreckage around him, boats lay in pieces. Only one boat remained, the one he sat in. 'That guy was scary!!'

Usopp had checked on the old man inside, and he was alive. He had moved him onto a bed, and came out to find the boats wrecked. Then guy only said he should wait here for them and left.

"How long do I wait?", Usopp ducked down as a bird called out and flew up into the sky, "Just a bird, hahaha..."

Yelling could be heard off in the distance. "What was that?!!", Usopp ducked down once more trembling.

Usopp waited, he could hear them getting closer. The voices were moving right towards him. Who was it? Usopp listened.

'Two of 'em!! What do they want?!!', Usopp ducked down hiding in the boat now, 'Maybe if I remain quiet they will go on by.' Usopp waited, he could hear their foot steps as the pounded on the ground. They were running, he could make out their words now.

"Your lost!! Let's try that way!"

"I know where I'm going, unlike you I have a sense of direction, Marimo!"

"You better be right, love-cook."

"Just hurry up or you'll get lost!! And don'texpect me too come looking for your sorry ass."

'It's them!!', Usopp jumped up, "Oiiii!! Over here!!!" He called, he could see two figures appear some ways in. "Over here!! Hurry up, let's get out of the creepy place!!!," Usopp waved his arm in the air.

"USOPP!!!," Sanji called moving on through the forest ducking some branches.

"Well, I'm kinda glad too see him. Never thought I'd be happy too see his face at all."

"Looks like he's got a boat, good. I ain't gonna carry him all the way back," Sanji ducked another branch, he was having a hard time making sure he got through without hitting Luffy's head on a branch. Sanji wasn't going too hold him in his arms, Luffy was now placed on his back.

Zoro ducked another branch, 'He seems too be doing better then before anyway.'

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!," Usopp chanted from the boat. Sanji jumped the last bush making it into the clearing that lead too the dock. Zoro right behind. Sanji noticed the debris around. But he decided too ignore it for now.

"Shut up already!!!"

Usopp just laughed and sat down.

"Idiot," Sanji ran onto the dock. It creaked and moaned each time his foot hit the planks. And from the sound of it Zoro, had just gotten onto the dock as well. Sanji jumped the last bit and landed on the boat. "Oi, oi!!," Usopp grabbed the edge of the boat as it rocked to one side and was forced away from the dock.

"Idiot!!", Zoro got too the end of the dock and jumped onto the boat forcing it further out. Almost falling into the water himself. He managed to catch himself before he fell.

"Damn, he made it."

"Screw you!!"

"Who's that?", Usopp pointed cutting in before anything else could be said. Luffy who remained motionless resting against Sanji.

"Luffy...Usopp get this thing moving!"

"Right!!," Usopp nodded at Zoro and unfurled the sail. The wind caught it quickly and off they went.

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Yeah, so there ya go. Hope you enjoyed. The end, seemed kinda rushed too me. Sorry about that. I started this chapter without a clue on what to do next. I had some idea. But around the middle I got stuck. Well, I won't go into them sailing back. I'll just jump back too their place.

Anyway, Fukachi. I like him, but then I hate him. His follow Oji-san tell he dies can't stay. I didn't make him at first as some lost kid clinging too that old man. He seems to torture himself too me...I'm not sure how my mind turned him into this. But it formed a rather fun idea for him later. We'll see how that goes. And I decided too stick with Fukachi a bit, I might get used too calling him that.

And woo!! Chapter 8!! I'm amazed I got this far. Wonder how long this can go on...I got some ideas and my friend is helping a lot with it. So yay!!

I give up on the thought of reviews. I can't ask, or make you give them. I'm gonna do this because me and my friend are having a great time discussing this. This chapter is only up because I had chocolate. So yeah, I'm awake.