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Zoro put his face in his hands and groaned. Fate was out to get him. He just knew it.

"I take it you know who that is out there, Swordsman-san." Robin stated with an amused look on her face.

Zoro looked up frowning slightly at the archeologist. "Unfortunately. I'd try to get away but she'd just end up finding me again."

"Who is she?" Robin asked.

Zoro was just opening his mouth to answer her when the very loud woman finally found the room the three Strawhats were in.

"Zoro-sama!" The girl screeched cheerfully.

"Wow, you almost seem happy to see me, Jess." Zoro said.

The girl grinned, revealing her very sharp and slightly longer than normal incisors. "I actually am glad to see you Zoro-sama. We at the Castle have missed you ever so much."

Zoro scoffed. "Yeah, and the trees are made of candy canes and lemon drops, and dirt is just chocolate in disguise." He said sarcastically.

The girl's grin didn't falter in the least. "I've missed your lovely humor the most Zoro-sama." Jess said just as sarcastically while brushing a stray strand of long brown hair behind her left ear.

"What do you want Jess?" Zoro said in an irritated voice. He was getting tired of all this stupid small talk, even if it did prevent Nami and Robin from asking questions he didn't want to hear, let alone answer.

"It's not about what I want. It's about what Master-sama wants, and what Master-sama wants is you."

"Forget it," Zoro said glaring darkly at the still grinning brunette. He was sick and tired of having this stupid argument. "I said it once and I'll say it again, I am not going to set one foot on that island." He huffed out angrily.

Jess's grin widened. "I thought you might say that…" She said. Jess waved her pale hands twice in Nami's and Robin's general direction and there were suddenly two large poofs of smoke. When the smoke cleared both Nami and Robin were gone.

Zoro was suddenly standing with his Wadou resting dangerously on her neck and a murderous look in his eyes. "Bring them back." He growled at her.

Jess started shaking with fear as she tried to explain. "I didn't want to do this but I knew the only way you would willing follow me to the Castle was if I had little… leverage…Don't worry. Your friends have not been harmed, and they won't be so long you follow me to the Castle, but if you kill me you'll never see them again since I'm the only one who can bring them back." She said while staring at of Zoro's face nervously.

There was a long pause in which Jess thought Zoro had decided to kill her anyway, until Zoro sighed angrily and sheathed his sword. "Fine. I'll come with you, but if any harm comes to either one of them then you're the first one I'm going to kill."

Jess laughed nervously. "Heh-heh. Alright then Zoro-sama let's get going then." She said. Then hey headed out the door.


Sorry this chapter is so short but I needed to end it here since the next chapter will much much longer since that's where start to get...interesting. I hoped you enjoyed it. Plz R&R. Seriously, how do I know if any of you like it if you don't review? Not that you have to... I'll post the next chapter regardless but it would nice to gets some constructive criticism. No flames though. Flames will be used to start a barbecue. ^_^ See you next time!