It's almost over now

part three

The crew, or what remained, had managed to get off the ship and onto the island where many of the citizens had fled when the music had turned on. Soon the crew realized why as they neared the center of town where dozen of bodies were littering the ground, all whom lived here.

"Congratulations, Straw hat crew." A woman came out from the pile covered in blood. "You won our contemplary prize for the sandcastle contest: a village full of blood and death." Luffy, still blinking with tears, turned to look around taking in his crew also. Brook, Usopp, Robin, and Chopper were all that had not been killed by Zoro on the ship.

"Why are you doing this?" Luffy asked.

"Simple, we were told to gather a new recruit, your team won, so we slaughter you all until one survives." The woman turned as Zoro and Sam stepped out of the shadows each having some form of blood trailing over them. "You know, you could have avoided killing the innocent village, straw hats," she aimed this glare at Zoro. "If you had only heeded the warning like all those before you… oh wait, they did the exact same-." Luffy shot out his hand only to have it faze through her.

"What the-." Chopper looked around before he smelt Zoro near them. "Look out Zoro-." Chopper didn't finish as the sword was rammed through his stomach.

"Oh dear, the pet died." The woman laughed as she looked at the four still alive. "Can you survive or will Zoro wipe you all out? Play my game or… die."

Jen and Sam watched Zoro drag his crew farther in before they turned to look where they had come, "Will this work, Sam?" she asked while spotting those brought by the call working on the ship. "Will this make him step over the edge?" Jen slowly began to cry as she looked at the ground and blood. "I hate those bastards… I hate them!" Sam wrapped his arms around her as he moved to one of the safe houses.

"Jen, just remember, Zoro's a lot different than we are… I got a look at the wound… it isn't that deep."

Ace stared down at Sanji's body as the blood had been stopped and the wound bandaged. He turned to look out to see the three old men staring at him before speaking, "Are you sure Roronoa san will do as we believe?"

"Yes," Ace picked up Sanji before caring him to the men's room the men in tow. "He's trustworthy." They nodded before murmuring to each other.

Please forgive spelling and Grammar.