Hey guys! Sorry for the late update… I've been busy! Well here's the next chap~
Chapter 12:
"Hey… you bastards…." A new voice came from behind Luffy and Ace.
"Ah?" The both turned around confused and then noticed Zoro on the ground right behind them.
"Oh Zoro! Whatcha doing here?" Luffy questioned, squatting down.
"You brought me here!" Zoro snapped, getting up. "You scooped me along with you when you stretched your arm and grabbed Ace!"
"OH really? Sorry." Luffy laughed.
"Tch. Shitty captain." The green-head muttered, he couldn't stay angry at this kid.
"Well then, let's look for Akane, shall we?" Suddenly Ace interrupted and Luffy flinched.
"Y-Yeah!" He chuckled nervously while Zoro looked at his captain confused.
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"From here on out, whether you ultimately live… or die… depends entirely upon your own villpower!" The Okama, Ivankov explained to Akane who was just about to die from the amount of poison from Magellan. "If you die that means the poison prevailed. If you live then it is you who prevailed. Vell then, enjoy your trip…TO THE VALLEY OF DEATH!" Akane gulped and closed her eyes while the Okama shouted, "EMPORIO HEALING HORMONES!"
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"Sh-She's been screaming like this for 10 whole hours! Akane-chan!" Bon-chan sweat-dropped with worry.
"GUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!" The shouts of the poor girl could be heard louder then ever.
"Wh-What do I do?! Strawhat-chan will never forgive me if she gets killed! I won't even forgive myself!" The Okama fretted.
"If she has the villpower, then she will be fine." The Queen explained.
"I-Ivankov-san…" Former Mr. 2 sniffed. "Yosh! I'm going to cheer for her!"
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"Oi, Ace. Where are we?" Luffy questioned, running through the halls.
"We should be in Level 5 now, though I don't get it…. All these levels are completely abandoned, and there are signs of fighting everywhere. Just what the hell is going on here?!" Ace asked no one in particular.
"Hmmm… Maybe Kidd killed them all…" Luffy thought, crossing his arms.
"Really?"
"Hey Zoro whe-" Luffy turned his head to see the swordsman not there. "AH! Zoro's gone!" The captain exclaimed.
"Oh?" Fire Fist turned his head as well. "You're right. Though he said he's strong so he should be fine."
"I hope so!"
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"Wh-where th-th-the hell a-a-am I?!" Zoro stuttered, shivering. He was in the middle of nowhere, and it was snowing like crazy. "I-I gotta get outta here…" The green-head walked through the snow forest when he saw someone standing a few feet away. Someone who had half orange hair, and half white hair with a glass of wine and was just staring straight at the swordsman. "Wh-who the hell are you?!" Zoro shouted as loud as he could and the 'man' just began to walk away. "O-Oi!" The green-haired, with much difficulty, decided to follow him.
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"Wh-What?! This is 5.5 level of this place?!" Zoro gasped, walking alongside the split-man in a tunnel.
"Yes, this is hidden from the guards." He simply answered.
"That's…" Zoro sweat-dropped, his voice drifting in surprise; suddenly something made his ear twitch.
"GUAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!"
"Wh-What the hell is that?!" He shouted, surprised.
"Oh. That's someone our Queen picked up; she was in trouble and we just helped her, though right now she's at the chance of dying."
"Ah?"
"I don't know the whole story, but according to one of her friends, she came to help someone save his crew." The Okama answered
"AH?!" Zoro now blurt out, making the other man look at him confused. "A-Are you talking about Akane?!"
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Zoro ran towards the tunnel and he saw many people chanting Akane's name. "AKANE-CHAN! YOU CAN DO IT!"
"Wh-What the hell?!" He backed up in surprise as suddenly there was a thud coming from in side the door Akane was kept in, and then it became all quiet.
"What happened?!" Many voices whispered. "Did she die?!" "Oh no!" Zoro's eyes widened at the comments.
"Just what the hell is going on?!" He cursed and was about to burst open the door but then Akane walked out. Her body had steam coming out of it and injuries surrounded her skin.
"AKANE-CHAN!" A person who Zoro didn't recognize came running towards the girl's help. "Are you okay?!"
"Bon-chan… I-I…"
"Yes?!"
"Hungry….." She moaned, causing everyone to fall to the floor.
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"Ohhh~ We're still in Impel Down?! This place is- ah- amazing!" Akane talked between mouthfuls. "oh this is good!" She chuckled, devouring the food. Everyone stared at her surprised, how can someone so skinny eat so much?!
"H-Hey Akane-chan… Someone's here for you…" Someone who Akane didn't know told her.
"Eh? Who?" She asked, once again with food dropping off her mouth.
"You…. What the heck are you doing?!" A new voice interrupted and she turned her head to see… ZORO?!
"EH?! ZORO?! WHAT ARE YOU DOIN HERE?!"
"I could ask you the same damn thing! Everyone is worrying about you leaving like that! And why are you half dead?!"
"Hey you tell me first!"
"Augh… Luffy and the others came here looking for you!"
"EH?! Luffy is here too?!" She gasped.
"Yeah. Oh and Ace is too."
This time Akane dropped her fork and she twitched. "E-Eh?! A-A-Ace is h-h-here… for me?!"
"Oh? Yeah." Zoro answered as he took a glass of beer.
"EHH!? I'm DEAAAAAD!" She panicked.
"Ah? Why?"
"Ace is gonna kill me! This happened before when Luffy and I ran away for a while and he literally beat us up so bad we couldn't walk for a week! Ahhh! What do I do?!" She rested her head on her arms and sighed. "Oi Zoro, why are you here by the way?"
"You ask right now?" Zoro sighed to himself and muttered, "I joined the crew."
"EH?!" This time the girl was even more surprised and spit all over the swordsman.
"OI! What are you doing?!" Zoro snapped, wiping his face in disgust.
"You joined the crew?! You're-"
"Yeah!" He interrupted, annoyed.
"That's not cool!" She whined, sinking in her seat while a vein popped in Zoro's head.
"AH?!"
"Because! I was supposed to get you aboard our crew! That's not fair! Luffy beat me to it, didn't he?!"
"Are you a fuckin' idiot?! Why the hell do you think I came here in the first place!"
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Luffy and Ace ran through the freezing cold. "It's so damn cold!" Luffy shivered and glared at his brother. "That's no fair Ace! You're practically made of fire!"
His brother chuckled, "yep, Luffy. It helps in places like this!"
"No fair!"
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"Eh?! There's no one in this level either?!" Nami sighed, kicking the side of a wall.
"I-Isn't that good N-Nami?" Usopp stuttered, hiding behind Franky.
"Oi, bro. You're all buff now, but yet you're still the same! That's not super!" Franky laughed.
"Yohohohoho I don't think Usopp-san will ever change." Brook chuckled.
"AKANE-CHWAAAN?!" Sanji called out loudly. "WHERE ARE YOU?!"
"Shut up!" Nami shouted.
"YES NAMI-SWAN!"
"I really don't think Akane-san would be around here." Robin interrupted. "She would be further down, wouldn't she?"
"AH! You're right Robin!" Chopper agreed. "We're just walking here like stupid people! She's been here much longer!"
"T-Th-Then let's go!" Usopp cheered nervously.
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"Hey Ivankov-san… where have I heard your name before…?" Akane questioned the Queen.
"Why would you ask 'em that yourself?" Zoro muttered.
"I don't know that answer, Akane." Ivankov laughed.
"I guess you won't…" She sighed but stared at the Okama. "No, really where have I heard of you before?"
"Like I said-"
"Oh! That's right!" The girl suddenly remembered. "SANJI!"
"Sanji?" Zoro and Ivankov both repeated and then a lightbulb popped in the Queen's head.
"Oh! Sanji-kun! How do you know him?!"
"He told me about you! How being in that island was hell…. Oh! It's 'cause I'm part of Luffy's crew!"
"EH!? You're part of Lu-"
"AKKKAAAANEEE-CHAAAN!" Suddenly Bon-chan's voice called the girl. She turned around confused and saw him along with two familiar faces.
"Akane!" Luffy ran towards her and gave her a big hug.
"L-Luffy?!" She gasped.
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"H-H-Hey Ace…." Akane chuckled nervously towards Ace.
"Yo." He smiled weirdly. "I haven't seen you in a few days."
"Y-Y-Yeah…"
"Well I guess that's 'cause you kinda left without telling anyone huh?"
"E-Eh? Y-yeah…." Akane looked towards Luffy for help who couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Hey Zoro! Let's go over there for a second!" Luffy motioned his swordsman who looked at him weirdly but obeyed.
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"Luffy~~~ you bastard!" Akane whined; she had a huge bruise on her head and tears were coming out of her eyes.
"You deserve it Akane!" He laughed. "You left without telling us!"
"I blame Kidd!" She snapped. "When I see him I swear I'm going to kill him!"
"You think you could?" Zoro raised his brow in amusement and drank some more booze.
"Of course!" She answered, crossing her arms with a huff.
"WHAT?!" Ace gasped and everyone looked towards him and Ivankov.
"What's up Ace?" Luffy asked.
"Th-This guy says Akane's boyfriend is here!" He stuttered and Zoro spat out his alcohol in surprise.
"B-Boyfriend?!" He wiped his mouth in surprise.
"EH?! HE'S HERE?!" Luffy and Akane questioned surprised.
TO BE CONTINUED! Haha cliffhanger xD Can you guys guess who her boyfriend is?! Well until next time?!