"Get in.", ordered Ran as the boys were set down in front of their jail cell. Zoro and Usopp obeyed, walking inside without a fuss and allowing the lady pirates to lock the door behind them.

"Wait, what about Nami?", asked Usopp, noticing his redheaded friend was still being held.

"We will take her to our healers and have her leg examined.", answered Kikyo dismissively. "She will be detained elsewhere after that."

"You can't just split us up like that!", yelled Usopp as the women turned to carry off the navigator. "How are our friends suppose to res-"

"Usopp. Let them go."

"How can you just let them take her, Zoro? I know you two aren't the best of friends, but she's still a part of the crew. What would Luffy think if he knew you let one of our friends be taken away without even putting up a fight.", challenged the sniper.

"You done?", asked Zoro calmly.

"What do you mean am I done? How could you Zoro, I looked up to you like a broth-", started Usopp only to have the swordsman headbutt him. "Ow, what was that for!?"

"You were taking too long, and we need to hurry and get out of here.", said the swordsman, wiggling his arms to test how tight the restraints were. Gah, if only they hadn't taken my swords.

"Wait, you mean you have a plan?"

"Yeah, we're gonna bust out of here and then go find Luffy and the others."

"How are we gonna do that?", asked Usopp. "I mean you don't even have your swords with you."

Zoro flexed his muscles as he pushed against the ropes binding his hands behind him, giving one more burst of strength the bindings snapped. "Like that."

"Okay, now get mine off."

The swordsman walked over to the curly-haired man, wrapping his hands around the sniper's forearms, Zoro worked to pull them apart. "Ow, ow, ow, stop!", cried Usopp.

"What?"

"Your gonna break my arms, idiot! I'm not indestructible like you are!"

"Well, how else am I suppose to get the ropes off?"

"Just leave them on, I'll just wait 'til you have your swords back and you can cut them off. What are you doing?"

"I'm gonna bust out of here.", replied Zoro as he continued stretching his arms.

"But you don't have your swo-"

"I'm still a swordsman, swords or no swords. Now get back.", called the moss head, putting his arms out on either side and tensing. "No Sword Style, Dragon Twister!" Zoro spun rapidly releasing the pent-up energy from his arms as shock waves. His arms slammed against the metal bars of their prison, giving slightly as the swordsman's limbs connected with them before shattering completely along with the majority of the surrounding wall and part of the ceiling. "See, I told you I could get us out of here.", said Zoro simply, dusting off his robe as he exited the cell. "Usopp?"

"Yo-you could of warned me.", muttered the sniper still lying shocked on the stone floor surrounded by broken stone and metal.

"I said stand back. Get up, we should hurry before any of those women come back to check on us."

"Oh yeah, my hands are still tied so I can't shoot, and you can only take out too many with that technique.", agreed Usopp, nodding. He looked up then to see the swordsman was already a good twenty meters ahead of him, not listening. "Wait for me Zoro!", called the sharpshooter, taking off at an awkward sprint due to his arms being tied. "I need you to protect me!"

Nami

"I'm sorry about this, but I have to make it look like you're our prisoner.", whispered Marguerite as she locked Nami's handcuffs around the bedpost. "I told your swordsman friend that I would try and find Luffy so that you guys can be released."

"It's fine, I know your doing everything you can. Besides, I bet that idiot will of already broken down his cell and gone to find Luffy by the time you finish with me.", laughed Nami sadly. I wonder if he's noticed I'm not there yet. "Zoro's actually pretty smart when he's not being lazy, and he always comes through for the crew." I wonder if he'd be worried if he knew I had been shot with an arrow and handcuffed to a bed.

"He seemed like a good man, just like your captain."

"That's just how our crew is, we're all there for each other.", said Nami. Maybe I should talk to him after Zoro and Luffy come get me since he's probably unconscious from a nosebleed. I wonder if he'd take me seriously? Can I really be falling for a pervert like him?

Marguerite, hurry up. The Snake Princess is awaiting our report.", called Kikyo.

"Yes Ma'am. I'll be right there.", answered the blonde, quickly rising from beside Nami's bed. "I'll try and find them as fast as I can.", whispered the girl before running over to her crew.

Who am I kidding...I've already fallen. Is this what Robin went through with Zoro? "Sanji...help.", whispered the navigator, but she was alone...in more ways than one.

Robin and Luffy's Groups

"What's the matter, Robin?", asked Chopper from his seat in her lap. The archaeologist had been the only defense against the hoard of women that wanted to hold and coddle him, seeing the worried look on her face made the reindeer want to return her earlier help.

"Zoro, Nami, and Usopp should of made it here by now."

"Don't worry Robin, Zoro's super strong and with Nami there there's no way he would of gotten lost.", assured the tiny doctor.

"I'm sure you're right, but I still feel uneasy about this."

"Why don't you tell Luffy and see what he thinks?", asked Chopper.

"I don't think the Pirate Empress would appreciate me interrupting them at the moment.", replied Robin, looking over at her captain that was currently being hand-fed by a swooning Boa Hancock.

"Why don't we go look for them then?"

"Are you sure you don't want to stay and enjoy the feast?", asked the historian.

"There's not a lot of sweet stuff, and I don't want to be left alone with all those crazy human girls. They're scarier than Nami when she's mad.", answered Chopper, shivering at the thought of the Kujas unwanted affection.

"Fufufu, alright then. I'll go tell Sanji that we're going to search for them, just in case anything goes amiss."

"'Kay, I'll meet you outside.", called the doctor as he headed in the opposite direction, careful to avoid unwanted attention as he sneaked through the crowd on his tiptoes. Robin looked around the room until she spotted a familiar blonde head sticking up over a couch, Sanji. He appeared to be surrounded by female pirates from the historian's perspective as she made her way across the maze of people and discarded dishes.

Poor Nami, I wonder if Sanji would ever fully reciprocate her feelings for him? That is if she has even realized them for herself. Perhaps I should have a talk with her about it, and Zoro could approach Sanji about the subject. Robin ceased her current train of thought as she approached the sofa hosting the Straw Hats' chef along with ten Kuja pirates who were currently sitting in the blonde's lap and rubbing his limbs as he fought to control himself. "Sanji."

"Oh Robin-chwan, how nice to see you. Do you need anything my darling?", asked the chef, his automatic response to her presence, or any other female questioning him.

"Chopper and I are going to go search for Zoro, Nami, and Usopp."

"Wait, Nami-swan hasn't made it here yet?", asked the chef, his attention now fully focused on Robin.

"Yes, I'm sure they're fine, but Chopper an-"

"I'm coming too.", cut in the cook, standing abruptly from couch, much to his company's dimay.

"That's unnecessary Sanji, Chopper can easily track their scent and with my powe-"

"I'm coming Robin.", said the chef again, a fierce look in his eyes as he pulled his lighter from his pocket and started striking it to get a flame. The archaeologist was stunned. The cook had never interrupted her, let alone gone against what she had said, and then there was the lack honorific when her addressed her.

"This way, Chopper is waiting outside for me.", said Robin, as she turned and headed for the exit without further arguement.

"Good, maybe he's already picked up a scent.", said the cook, quickly following the raven-haired woman through the crowd. "Nami-swan, I'm coming.", whispered the chef under his breath, but Robin caught it.

Maybe he's more interested than I thought. Either way, the more people we have looking the better. Zoro, please don't be in trouble.

Zoro and Usopp.

"How did they already find us so quickly?", asked Zoro, running through the unfamiliar streets with Usopp on his shoulder.

"You did break open our cell, someone was bound to notice."

"Gah, where the hell is everyone?", wondered the swordsman aloud as he paused to look around.

"Hey Zoro, I don't want to point out the obvious but there's a group of angry women with spears and knives chasing us, pick it up!"

"How 'bout I put you down and we see how long you can outrun them, huh?"

"I'm sorry. Please don't leave me.", cried the sniper dramatically.

"Do something useful and call out everyone's name. Luffy! Robin! Chopper!"

"Yeah, good idea, Zoro! Franky! Luffy! Sanji!", yelled the sniper as the swordsman continued sprinting through the busy streets.

"Don't let those men escape!", called one of their pursuers.

"Capture the men!"

I knew this was gonna go badly. I'm definitely smashing that idiot's stupid rubber head the next time I see him.