A/N: This chapter begins the love triangle between Zoro, Tashegi and Kuina... it won't appear that often (there will be a lot of Zoro/Kuina in the future though) enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 32: Zoro's F'ed Up Love Life
It has been a few days since Kuina joined, somehow maybe if was the fact that her best friend was an ancient cross-dressing warrior but she got used to life on the Thousand Sunny quickly. Really quickly, she had already learned to protect her plate at all costs and never ever, ever, ever barrow money from Nami. Although there were questions involved with Kuina's rapid growth (I.E. why wasn't she a klutz afterward)… both she and Zoro brushed it off saying something along the lines of "Trying to be the world's greatest swordsman makes her/me graceful"
The crew had just approached an island… with a town. Kuina agree to baby sit him (IE make sure he doesn't get lost).
"Hey… I don't get lost." Muttered Zoro as he and Kuina walked down a road.
"Um… Zoro… town's that way." Said Kuina.
It will now be pointed that they were on a forked road, one leading to open fields and one leading town… Zoro took the one to the open fields.
"Wow Zoro you really don't have a sense of direction." Said Kuina.
"It's not that bad…" muttered Zoro.
"I bet there's no one worse." Said Kuina.
Meanwhile with Ryoga he was once again lost. He decided to go to a nearby house to ask for directions. He rang the doorbell where a certain legally retarded American opened the door and looked at him.
"I can no understandy you!" he said.
Ryoga grabbed the door and shut it closed.
"How is I keep winding up in America?" thought Ryoga with a sweat drop.
Back with Zoro and Kuina.
"You haven't met Ryoga yet." Mumbled Zoro.
Meanwhile in town Tashegi was walking thinking about something, recently she and Smoker dealt with Dr. Tempo and Taimu in a fight, Smoker ended up frozen. She knew it had to with the Sailor Senshi. Sure the Straw Hats were "villains" but they literally knew about the world around them.
"Zoro better know who those two were." Muttered Tashegi.
That's when she saw Zoro walking towards her with someone… who looked liked her only without glasses a couple years younger.
She stopped walking… that's when Zoro and Kuina noticed her… Kuina stood there blinking… the two in fact stared at each other in shock.
"Who is she?" asked Tashegi and Kuina at the same time… even their voices sounded similar.
"Damn it…" muttered Zoro.
Meanwhile in the Rainbow Brigade…
"So it's okay if the three of us watch the situation?" asked Pumpkin.
"Yes, but you must bring Mikoto with you in case you fight with the Senshi." Answered Princess Prism.
"Thank you!" said Olive.
"Let's go!" cheered Aoi.
"What was that about?" asked Rouge.
"They went to watch Juno break down with Kuina and that marine that looks like her." Answered Prism Prism.
Rouge couldn't find her words… literally… she was trying find something to say.
"That is messed up…" were the only words she could find.
At a tavern the three managed to find to talk… unfortunately it wasn't very comfortable there, as the three sat in a booth really uncomfortably with an uncomfortable silence.
"So… you're a marine." Said Kuina.
"Yes… but my commanding officer was recently injured by a man who I believe is tied to Zoro in a certain way." Said Tashegi.
Kuina picked it up, "So you know about the Sailor Senshi" said Kuina.
"I do…" said Tashegi, "How do you know."
"Other than the fact that I joined the Straw Hats I'd rather not say." Muttered Kuina.
"I see." Muttered Tashegi.
The two of them stared at each other.
"Funny… Zoro told me that sword was destroyed." Said Tashegi looking at Yubshiri.
"It was, apparently a mad scientist rebuilt it." Said Kuina.
"Considering what mad scientist did to Smoker I'll buy it." Said Tashegi.
"I do know who did that smoker." Said Zoro looking at Tashegi, "His name is Dr. Tempo… he's an ally to the Sailor Senshi… I don't know much about him other the fact that he and his friend is overly powered."
The was a silence that made things very awkward.
"So… the crew knew you weren't me when you joined. They never suspected a thing?" asked Tashegi.
"No… I'd rather not go into details but I looked a little differently when I first a arrived on the ship." Said Kuina.
"So you somehow came to look like me?" asked Tashegi.
"No I ate a magic mushroom that changed my age, I was a lot younger." Said Kuina.
"So your just a kid that grew up to become a pirate." Said Tashegi narrowing her eyes.
"No… I knew Zoro growing up, we were rivals… the rest is none of you business." Explained Kuina.
"I'm a marine… it should be my business." Said Tashegi.
Zoro sighed heavily… he wished there was someone to help him… that's when his eyes trailed to elsewhere in the tavern when he saw a certain group of people… he looked at them with a look of "why aren't you helping me?"
That group turned out to a good potion of the Straw Hats: Luffy, Ace (though technically not a member), Brook, Chopper and Usopp.
"He saw us." Said Usopp with a sweat drop.
"Why aren't we going to do anything again?" asked Chopper.
"Do you want to get in the middle of that?" asked Ace.
"I know that girl's prediction meant." Laughed Luffy.
"What prediction?" asked Brook.
"The new Neo Pokémon Guardian told us that by the end of month Zoro's love life will be messed up." Explained Ace.
"She also has Psychic powers." Explained Luffy with a laugh.
Zoro began to glare at them from the table. All of them began to feel it.
"Um guys is there a back exit?" asked Usopp.
"Uh-oh…" said Luffy.
"Let me guess… it's Smoker…"muttered Ace.
"No." said Luffy pointing to another nearby table filled with Pumpkin, Olive, Aoi and Mikoto.
That's when both Zoro and Kuina saw them… although everything was blur to Kuina she somehow remember their faces.
"Oh it's them…" muttered Kuina.
At that table Pumpkin giggle nervously, "Looks like we've been found out."
That's when three Colors took out bombs and threw them creating orange, green and blue smoke, the three of them plus their zombie slave ran out of the tavern.
"Are they following us?" asked Olive.
They turned around saw the Straw Hats plus Tashegi chasing them.
"What do you think?" asked Aoi.
That's when they turned around.
"This will be an interesting fight, with some of your crew members… and a Marine." said Olive, "Why is she here?"
"Don't you remember we were spying on them to see if a creepy love triangle formed." Said Pumpkin.
Olive slapped her forehead, "You weren't supposed to say this."
"Oh come on... it was bound to come out, I mean they could pass for sisters, and they're a lot a like. The only type of love triangle better than is a Reputation Love Triangle." Said Aoi.
"Reputation Love Triangle?" asked Pumpkin.
"Don't mention plot points of the author's novels." Mumbled Olive.
"Either way." Said Aoi.
All three of them prepared a Crystal Bright.
"Come my Crystal Bright!" said all three of them.
There was a rather strong looking green monster and blue monster… while the orange…
"I'm strong." Said the rather weak looking monster in a voice that reassembled Droopy.
"You guys will be handle the that one." Said Luffy to his crew.
This made Usopp, Brook, Chopper and Kuina sweat drop.
"Not much of a challenge." Answered Kuina.
"Well our Mikoto will be more of a challenge." Said Olive.
Mikoto nodded… she drew several Kunai… that when a figure jumped down from a roof and began to fight her.
"Black Weasel." muttered Zoro.
"Call the other Senshi, now!" said Black Weasel.
"Right." Said Luffy who took out his communicator.
He called everyone else…
"We being attacked by the Rainbow Brigade!" said Luffy.
"What's the island called?" asked Sasuke over the communicator.
"It's called Tangelo Island." Said Luffy.
"Say World of Pirates, because there's also a Tangelo island here too." Laughed Ash over the communicator.
"Okay…" came a chorus of voices.
Luffy hung up and turned his first mate and brother.
"Mars Cosmic Power!"
"Neptune Cosmic Power!"
"Juno Cosmic Power!"
"Make-up!"
All of them transformed into their Senshi forms…
Kuina turned to Tashegi.
"You should leave… considering your not a member of the crew." Muttered Kuina drawing her sword.
"Doesn't' matter if a pirate crew is fighting a evil. Doesn't really matter." Muttered Tashegi leaving.
Kuina ran towards Droopy Monster and cut off it's arm.
"My arm." Said the monster.
Black Weasel continued to fight the brainwashed Mikoto when she began to faultier for some reason.
"She somehow recognizes me." Thought Black Weasel.
That's when Sailor Pallas showed up.
"She mine." She said.
Black Weasel nodded and handed the opponent to the Sailor Senshi. He decided to join the 3 crewmembers that were watching.
"She'll kill us if we help her." Said Usopp.
The skeleton and reindeer nodded in agreement.
"I have a quick question for you involving Kuina." Said Black Weasel.
"What is it?" asked Chopper who seemed to be scared of the mysterious ninja.
"Does she remember most things about her time under their control?" asked Black Weasel.
"No, she doesn't." answered Brook.
"I understand." Said Black Weasel, "I hope mother doesn't remember me." He thought.
That's when the remaining Senshi showed up.
"Are you fully recovered?" asked Sailor Neptune looking at Neo Sailor Moon.
"Mostly…" laughed Neo Sailor Moon with a laugh.
"All right everyone!" said Sailor Cosmic Moon.
The Senshi (minus Sailor Pallas who was fighting her mother).
"Mercury Blizzard Freeze!"
"Gum Gum Flaming Gattling!"
"Double Elemental Punch!"
"Golden Spiraling Shuriken!"
"Silence Glaive Shockwave!"
"Deep Aqua Shinning Wave!"
"Space Sword Slicer!"
"Garnet Rod Wave!"
"Supreme Lighting Canon!"
"Flaming Drill Torpedo!"
"Flower Chi Roar!"
All of the attacks hit the two monsters.
"Time to finish them off!" said Neo Sailor Moon.
"Right!" said Sailor Cosmos Moon.
"Neo Moon Glowing Star!"
"Cosmic Moon Shining Star!"
The two attacks hit the monsters finishing them off.
"Wait isn't there one other monster." Said Neo Sailor Moon breathing heavily, she still hasn't fully recovered from healing Kuina.
"Don't worry… I already defeated it." Said Kuina, causing the Sailor Senshi.
"I think Kuina has some issues she needs to work out." Said Neo Sailor Moon with a sweat drop.
"Some?" asked Sailor Mercury with a sweat drop.
"Well we should get going." Said Olive.
"Mikoto! Get back here!" called out Aoi.
Mikoto nodded and returned to them before they all disappeared in flashes of light.
"Is it me or was it stranger than usual." Said Neo Sailor Moon.
"I think it had to do with Maggie's prediction." Said Sailor Neptune.
"I'm leaving." Said Sailor Juno detransforming and walking off.
"Where is he going?" asked Sailor Mars who detransformed along with the other Senshi.
"I don't really care, I'm going back to ship." Said Kuina walking back to the ship.
"So…" said Naruto, "Do we want to know what happened or not?"
"No…" said the remaining Straw Hats that were there.
Meanwhile in the World of Pokémon, Maggie was making lunch for her group.
"Hehe…" laughed Maggie realizing that her prediction to the Senshi came true.
"What's so funny?" asked Sammy.
"My predilection came true." Said Maggie she looked around then told Sammy what was going on with Zoro.
"Wow that is F'ed up." Said Sammy trying not to laugh.
And so Zoro got one of the most complicated love lives of all the Senshi… even more complicated than Ranma's which was extremely complicated as it was.
Next Time: Ash decides that it's time to heal Mikoto. Will he be able to after the strain of Kuina's healing. Also will she remember her fight Black Weasel? Also contains another preview to the upcoming super arc!