"He had a sort of resigned look on his face when he said it. I hope he's alright." Nami said as she looked down.

Chopper could see her picking at her dress as she spoke. He was glad that Nami had taken over explaining what had happened to Luffy he wasn't sure if he even knew what to say about what happened with Sanji. His eyes prickled with the threat of tears and he rubbed his hooves furiously across his eyes. Now was not the time to cry.

"He was adamant about how against the idea he was," Brook added. He paused his fingers tapping absently on the grass. With just a skull it was sometimes hard to tell what the skeleton was thinking. "And that's exactly why…" his voice lowered slightly and his eyeless sockets roamed around the faces of the crew landing on Luffy's, "I think… What if he can't escape the marriage?"

Chopper's ears perked up at the thought. If Sanji was in trouble it was their jobs as nakama to get him out of it. He lifted his head from the distraught ball of self pity he had curled into. He was a doctor damnit! And if Sanji was in pain it was his job to treat it. His sniffling quieted and he heard himself say, "That's right knowing him, he's probably of thinking of cutting himself off! Sanji would never leave us willingly!" With every word his voice grew louder and more certain. Sanji was one of the kindest and most giving people the reindeer had ever met, but he was also prone to self sacrifice.

"What?!" Luffy shrieked. Chopper flinched back from the sudden piercing yell. The captain had been sitting cross-legged and silent up until this point, his hat shadowing his eyes. He was uncharacteristically focused and serious while the trio explained where Sanji was. The palms of his hands pressed into his legs."Stop talking crazy Chopper! Sanji can't quit our crew he's not leaving us!" Luffy's unwavering certainty at the declaration echoed in his voice.

"Luffy," Chopper whispered in awe. It was times like this that Chopper remembered that Luffy really was the captain.

"I think these relatives of his," Usopp started. "They're the real key to all of this." Chopper couldn't help but nod his head in agreement with Usopp. Chopper had always assumed that Sanji was an orphan like most of them since he had never spoken about his family. Sanji's family was a mystery Chopper had never even known existed.

"That's right we know very little of Cook-san's childhood," Robin, who had been passively listening up to this point, joined in, "But I can't help but feel I've heard the name Vinsmoke before." Her eyebrows drew together as she concentrated. If anyone would have information it would be Robin she was their archeologist after all.

A resounding crack echoed throughout the forest clearing. Nami had hit a tree with her closed fist. Her knuckles were a torn mess from the friction againist the bark. Her hand was getting more purple by the second and blood began dripped down her fingers. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. If only we were stronger we could have held them off until you guys came." tears brimmed in the corners of Nami's eyes threatening to spill. She viciously wiped at her eyes. Chopper walked over to her his short arms surrounded her as he latched onto her for a hug. He hated feeling powerless and he knew Nami did too. Nami held him stroking his fur.

Chopper could tell she wasn't crying anymore but her lips were downturned and her usual light caramel colored eyes looked dull. She stared past him as he whipped out his medical kit and began applying an antiseptic to her knuckles.

Robin's expression was a grim frown,"Nami," She said, "Sanji's the one that didn't give you any options. You and Chopper and Brook aren't to blame for any of this. It was his choice."

Chopper couldn't stop the sobbing this time,"But Robin," He blubbered, "What if we never see Sanji again?!" Ugly tears rolled down his cheeks and his blue nose was dripping dampening his fur. Chopper couldn't imagine a ship without Sanji.

"Then that's that." Zoro said. Chopper's head snapped up and he glared at Zoro.

"Oi Zoro don't be so heartless!" Chopper roared, his fur bristling angrily as he let go of Nami to glare at Zoro. That did nothing to disturb the calm aura Zoro seemed to be giving off. He looked completely peaceful. He was leaning back resting against a tree with his hands folded neatly under his head. He looked comfortable his one good eye closed as if he were about to take his afternoon nap. Chopper's nose twitched in irritation, he couldn't believe Zoro! Didn't he understand the situation Sanji might be in! Didn't he care?! The little reindeer felt his mouth begin to open angry words coiled and ready to spring.

Just as Chopper was about to unleash the torrent of anger at Zoro. Zoro cut him off, "Did you guys forget we're on a fast track to a fight with Kaido. Everything we've done since we got to the New World has been to piss him off! What do you think he's just gonna overlook us wrecking Donflamingo? It'll just be a matter of time before they're hunting us down. That's if we don't get to them first. And that shitty cook goes and gets involved with Big Mom!" Chopper's jaw clicked shut stopping his train of thought cold. Zoro… Zoro wasn't wrong and this wasn't the first time he'd been level headed and practical in emotional situations just like in Water Seven and, Chopper shuddered, Thriller Bark.

"Like any of that was his fault! Don't make light of his own problems!" Nami yelled, her fists were clenched at her side, the look she was shooting Zoro with was pure poison.

"Nami be careful with your knuckles," Chopper warned. He shivered glad Nami's glare it wasn't directed at him. Nami could go from a summer's day to a raging sea storm in an instant and even if he empathized with what she was saying Chopper couldn't help but feel sorry for Zoro.

"Quit making excuses for curly cue." Zoro shot back, not even bothering to open his eyes.

"Zoro," Nami's tone softened and she deflated from her aggressive posture. "I just have a really bad feeling about this whole thing. Sanji just had this look on his face...I can't describe it."

Zoro cracked his eye open and looked at Nami but didn't say anything. Silence filled the hollow as the crew gave uneasily glanced around. The tension was palpable.

"Okay! We're never gonna figure it out by just sitting here! Let's go find Sanji and ask him!" Luffy said with a grin his previous seriousness gone. It was like a warm tropical wind had just rolled in brushing the cold front away.

"Yon-kou, Yon-Kou, Luffy." Usopp said as he smacked the side of Luffy's head for emphasis. "Big Mom is a Yonkou! She's in a completely different level than us! She's a monster!"

Franky nodded in agreement with Usopp, "C'mon Luffy," he said. "We can't just go in there without a strategy! We'll get crushed and that would make for a very un-super day!"

"Well then we can just sneak in!" Luffy said, bouncing up and down in excitement.

Nami facepalmed audibly before saying: "Ugh Luffy! Do you even know what the word sneak means?"

"It's like a ninja! Nami," Luffy said with conviction.

"This is such a bad idea." Nami sighed in defeat. Nothing she could say could change his mind now not when Luffy had that look on his face.

Author's Note: Yay! I made it over a thousand words this chapter! I really don't like short chapter's so my goal for this story is going to be 1000-2000 word updates. And whoowhee is it hard work trying to write a conversation between 8 people. Please let me know how my dialogue and characterization is going. I'm hoping to have this story finished pretty quickly hopefully wrapped up by Thanksgiving. Making it my first finished story ever! Also I do try to proofread but I'm not known to be detail oriented so please let me know if anything is off as always please read and review!