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Author's Note: Thank you again for feedback. I am happy to see that so many of you like this story and so many ideas coming through.

Well I thought there would be a delay with this chapter but having fainted I can't go back to work yet and am stuck at home once more…bloody flu. I have been sick more the past couple of months than I have in the past few years! The only thing left to distract me is day time TV or writing…so guess what I chose to do.

Anyway, enough about me – Here is more ZoNa.

Body Swap

Chapter 5

The water was cold and visibility was poor, made even more difficult by the fact Nami could only see out of one eye. She was aware of flashes of light above the ocean's surface and knew that they were likely to be the results of gun fire from both the ship and their captain - An attempt to draw the attention of the beast and possibly weaken it. Nami's heart raced and felt like it was going to burst out of her chest as she saw the huge dark figure before her. It appeared even bigger due to the shadows of the water itself.

Nami stopped swimming and froze on the spot. She could hear her heart beat in her ears and found her chest tightening a little from holding her breath. She knew she was beginning to panic and that could be a dangerous emotion to have at that point in time. She needed to help Zoro and overcome this sense of fear.

The squid like being was as big as the one that chased them when they traversed to Fishman Island. Luffy at the time had managed to use his ability in Haki to dominate the octopus but with them all being in different bodies that didn't look like it was going to happen. In stead she would need to think of another plan.

Tentacles waved around and Nami just managed to avoid one that came towards her, grateful to Zoro's body for naturally having instincts. In that fleeting moment she saw a flash of Orange to her right. She was horrified to see the image of a limp and pale body. Zoro had been caught by the tentacles and was wrapped up in side of one, possibly unconscious from having the oxygen squeezed from his lungs.

Nami's heart raced even faster. She had to resist the urge to shout or scream. She had dived in the water in hope that Zoro would be conscious and able to take his swords from her and use them to get out. But if he wasn't breathing, then what did that mean for them both? Nami suddenly sensed something coming her way but the body she resided in acted on its own and swam around in a backwards flip, missing the tentacle by an inch. The action surprised Nami and she recalled the time she caught the weight that Zoro threw at her…No, he had caught it, not her. She may have been in Zoro's body but she had little control over it. His body had already acted on impulse a couple of times now. It was as if a remnant of him still existed inside. That feeling suddenly made her feel that little bit calmer…It was his heart that she could feel beating, not hers. She recalled Zoro's words to her earlier that day "Do not underestimate me", a factor which was true for all of her friends, but most importantly the swordsman. Knowing that in order to save them both she had to trust in him.

Nami caught a glimpse of her form once more and started to swim in its direction. Trying her best to ignore all irrational thought she allowed Zoro's body to act and react. She reached the tentacle and managed to grab hold of it enough to avoid being thrown off. Zoro was limp and unresponsive. The image of her pale and almost green face under the water with her wavering orange hair floating around her was like an image from some horror movie. She shook her head and reminded herself that there was still hope. Feeling the heart beat within her she removed a sword from its sheath and stabbed the tentacle. The giant squid gave an eerie ghost like squeal and swished its limbs around. Nami grabbed onto her body to prevent herself from being thrown and the moment the squid's grip loosened she made a bolt to the surface.

The giant monster was now aware of the presence of an enemy and turned an angry beady eye in her direction. Nami acted as fast as she could. She swam to the surface and pulled Zoro up, wrapping an arm around him to keep him afloat as she kicked with as much force as she could muster to swim out of the squids reach.

A tentacle came up from behind them and reached into the sky before splashing down hard on the surface of the ocean, causing a current of waves.

Nami gasped in some air as more water turreted over her. She was not sure which way was up or down but somehow managed to reach the surface once more. She shook Zoro hard. "WAKE UP!" she screamed, "ZORO PLEASE WAKE UP!" She couldn't help but panic. Her body ached; she found it difficult to swim with the weight of her own body and the swords. It wouldn't be so bad to manage if they weren't being chased by a giant squid as well.

Zoro coughed and spat out water, "N..a..mi?"

Nami sighed in relief that Zoro was okay.

"Baka, do some..th.."

Nami jerked upright in response to a tight feeling around her legs. She just about managed to breathe in some air before being pulled under once more. The force of being dragged had made her let go of the swordsman and she watched him beginning to sink back under the surface, along with his swords. She tried to reach out to him but couldn't. She wriggled with all her might to get out of the beasts hold but it tightened its grip, forcing her to become immobile and spew out the small breathe she had stored within. Her chest started to burn and all she could do was scream out in her head for Zoro to wake up.

Zoro heard a voice calling out to him. He took in a gasp of air and felt heat rise in his body as the ache of new oxygen running through his veins. He felt himself floating…no, falling. He opened his eyes and was hit by darkness. He was under water? Thinking back to his last memory he jerked into focus as reality hit him hard. Danger, he could sense danger. He turned and saw his swords floating about an arm stretch away. Swimming to them he grabbed them and looked at the blades, then up towards the spot of green he could see in the distance being pulled down. NAMI?!

He swam immediately over to his form and saw the eyes of his friend light up in recognition and relief. Zoro cut at the tentacle, but while lacking the strength of his own body he had to do this more than once in order to make his effort effective. Come on! Let her go Damn it! He screamed in his head. Another tentacle hit him in his side. He gritted his teeth and let out some air bubbles but managed to maintain his balance with having a sword in the long arm of the beast. Using a second blade he slashed at the other tentacles, causing them to retreat slightly.

He coughed and covered his mouth with his hand. He looked at Nami whose expression showed concern. He was running out of air. He pointed to the surface and lifted a single digit to indicate that he would be a second. He tried to swim to the surface but was blocked by another attack which he only narrowly avoided.

Nami tried to pry herself out of the hold of the bleeding tentacle which still held her. She managed to wriggle one arm out of its grasp and reached out to the swordsman who was forced in her direction by another attack.

Zoro was taken by surprise when he saw one of his hands reach out to him and grabbed him by the middle of the front of the t-shirt he wore, catching the bikini top and pulling him forward. What is she doing? He thought, panic suddenly flowing in his own mind as he had images of her trying to breathe air into his lungs…though he had to admit, it was a life and death situation. He closed his eyes and prepared for the worst.

Zoro felt something slide its way up his leg and grabbed at the weapon tied around it. He had forgotten that Nami always carried the climatact around tied like this to her self. He opened his eyes and shielded them both from a tentacle that came down on them. He was amazed as a pocket of air suddenly surrounded his head and he could breathe once more. He turned to look at Nami who had produced one for herself as well. She smiled at him and he grinned back. She really was full of surprises.

Zoro spun around and attacked the beast once more, forcing it to finally scream in pain and release Nami. Nami swam out of the beasts hold and behind Zoro. By placing her air bubble close to his Nami was able to speak to him.

"What do we do now?" she asked.

Zoro met the gaze of the squid who appeared to be gathering all of its legs together beneath it, readying to give an almighty burst in their direction. Now considering the average human can swim around 4mph with effort and an average squid can swim 24mph with little effort…well, you do the math!

Zoro knew that they had no time to get away and they would have to fight, but he couldn't do it without Nami's help. Zoro spun around and looked at her, "Do you trust me?" he asked and she nodded in return. "Hold your breath" he said. She did so without hesitation. Zoro forced the hilt of one of his swords into Nami's mouth, piercing the bubble surrounding her head. Her eyes opened in shock. He knew she was scared but gave her a reassuring look. She nodded in understanding. Unsheathing his other swords and placing them in Nami's hands Zoro swam behind her and wrapped his legs around her waist. He held onto both her arms and guided them, like a puppet master. Nami watched as the squid jumped. Biting hard down on the sword Nami closed her eye and trusted in Zoro's guidance.

The squid was met face on with the sharp blades of the swordsman and was cut in half with ease. The sea filled with masses of red and black.

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Usopp and the others watched as the colour of the sea changed. They cheered at their own victory. It had been quite a drama. The squid had started to act fiercely with unpredictable movements. They had to sail the Sunny away to manoeuvre around it and avoid being pulled into the ocean's depth. This then meant they almost lost sight of the others.

They spotted Luffy and Chopper waving on the rock behind them and Usopp managed to stretch out an arm for them to hold onto before hoisting them back on deck.

"Whew" Luffy said.

"Wait, where are Nami and Zoro?" Sanji asked looking around.

"I saw them pop up that way" Chopper pointed South, "but I can't see them"

"Isn't that the opposite direction from where we were aiming for initially?" Kinemon asked.

"It wouldn't surprise me if Zoro led the way and got lost, despite being in Nami's body" Usopp announced.

They guided the ship around and headed in the direction Chopper had seen them.

"I see something ahead!" Robin pointed, giving Franky the binoculars she had borrowed. The cyborg looked through the little spy glass and nodded.

"You have good eyes Robin", he said with a smile, receiving one in return. He then turned and called Luffy over.

"Is that an Island?" Chopper asked.

"Only one way to find out" Franky shrugged, "Captain?"

"Franky set up the Mini Merry. We are going hunting!" Luffy ordered.

"I think you mean scouting" Usopp offered, being completely ignored.

…

Nami woke up slowly, blinking a few times and half rising to her elbows as she tried to sit up. Her head throbbed a little.

"You finally awake?" her own voice asked her. She looked up to see her slim orange figure sitting next to her. They were on a beach. Zoro poked a stick on a fire. It was getting dark.

"We did it?" she asked.

"Yeah" Zoro responded.

The two looked at each other for a moment. "Are you alright?" Zoro asked Nami, identifying that she was shaking.

Nami nodded. Even though she was in Zoro's body and had the strength to fight a sea monster and destroy it in one hit, if Zoro had not been there to help her she would have been in danger. He was strong, so strong that it scared her a little. In that short instant where she became his puppet, her mind went blank and a brief image of a fiery red dragon appeared before her eyes. Then as fast as it came it had gone. She had no idea what that was and no idea how Zoro was able to control such a power, but she was grateful for it and even more grateful that she had him as an ally and not an enemy.

Nami looked at the swordsman's hands with dry blood and ink on them. Everything that had just happened had happened so fast that it seemed like a blurry dream. Yet the body she was in seemed to be reliving it, as if deep in side it stored the memories of its previous master and responded to situations as a result of its experiences.

Zoro sat watching Nami scanning his own body with a thoughtful and concerned expression on her face. When her hand touched his chest and he saw her grit her teeth, he knew she was experiencing the feeling he often had after a battle. His scars all throbbed, remembering how they were formed as the adrenaline left his body. It was a feeling of achievement, survival and power - A feeling of being alive, well to him anyway. From the expression of the woman before him, it was painful. He wondered what she thought of him now, like he was some kind of monster or something. It was a name he was not unaccustomed to. He accepted he was probably more a monster than their fellow doctor ever could be, but there was one person he didn't want to appear that way with and she was sitting right next to him.

"Stretch" Zoro ordered.

Nami looked up at him with a quizzical expression, "Excuse me?"

"My body needs to stretch. It will help alleviate what you are feeling" he didn't look at her and focussed his gaze on the fire before them.

Nami stood up and moved around. She stretched and bent his arms and legs, feeling the heaviness leave them a little at a time. Looking around she said "Where are we?" She looked down at the swordsman who lifted his head and scanned the area, then shrugged.

"No idea" he confirmed.

"You mean we are lost?" Nami stated the obvious, "geez even in my body you are incapable of going in a straight line".

"When we came to the surface I couldn't see the Sunny at all. It was getting dark, so I just went with my instincts" he defended himself.

"Your instincts always lead you astray" Nami said.

"It was my instincts that saved you on numerous occasions" Zoro pointed out.

The pair stared at each other for a moment then broke eye contact.

"Well I guess the others should find us eventually" she said, trying to reassure her self, "that fire should help". She then paused in her movements and looked down at the log pose on Zoro's wrist. She blinked, thought for a second then dove on his arm and grabbed the log pose. Studying it carefully she started to panic and turned around, putting out the fire.

"Hey what are you doing?!" Zoro shouted.

"SHHHH!" Nami hissed at him, grabbing him by the arm and dragging him further down the coast line and behind some rocks.

"Where are we going?" Zoro asked.

"Away from view" Nami was now cautious of her surroundings.

Zoro allowed her to drag him, ushering him to the side and communicating for him to remain silent. He listened out for any noise or concerns but heard nothing. Nami eventually let out a sigh and relaxed, leaning into the rock next to him.

He looked down at the log pose on his wrist and shook it, "How do you read this thing anyway?" Zoro asked poking at it.

"Don't do that! You might break it" Nami scolded him.

"This doesn't seem to be a bad island. I don't sense any danger" Zoro announced with a shrug as if to say 'stop worrying', 'let it be'.

"Yeah for now! But knowing you we will attract it sooner or later!" Nami snapped.

"I will fight any enemy that comes in my way" Zoro stated. Nami looked at him and sighed.

"I am sure it will go down well in the history books when your enemies find out that Roronoa the Pirate Hunter has turned into a girl" Nami pointed out the obvious. Zoro's expression turned to one of irritation. Clearly he hadn't thought of his reputation.

"Look" Nami turned and grabbed his arm again, "see this arrow?" she asked, pointing to the one on the left, which had the most movement.

"Yeah" Zoro responded

"Well that is Dressrosa" Nami explained

Zoro raised an eyebrow… "Doesn't a fast arrow mean more danger?" he asked remembering the last time she explained this before they ended up face to face with a dragon.

"Yes" Nami said, ignoring the sudden smirk that appeared on the swordsman's face. She never understood why he and Luffy liked to head into danger.

"That is where we were meant to be heading." She explained with a sigh, "but since Law messed everything up we have drifted off course…We are now here" Nami pointed to the arrow on the right, which was showing little movement.

Zoro looked at her not knowing what this meant, "is that a bad thing?"

"Off course it is you baka! We have drifted way out! Not to mention it is dark, cold, we have no money, no food and god knows where the Sunny is with you having dragged us to who knows where!" Nami whined.

"I told you it isn't dangerous" Zoro defended himself. It wasn't the first time or the last that they would have to camp out together.

"Yeah right, name me an occasion where danger hasn't found you or you it" Nami spat back. Zoro had to admit she had a point.

"How is it that you can be so powerful yet so directionally challenged?" Nami muttered to herself as she rubbed her arms to get some warmth back into them.

…

"I thought I might find you here" Robin said, looking directly at the doctor coming out of the prisoner's cell.

Law was a little surprised to have been caught out. He locked the door behind him and said, "I had an idea, but there was something I needed to check out first" he explained.

"Did you find what you were looking for?" Robin asked.

"Caesar isn't really a talkative person, but I got a hint of something" Law replied. Robin got the hint that this plan was not to be shared at this point in time so did not pry further.

"You were looking for me?" Law asked the archaeologist, bringing her thoughts back to reality.

"We ran into some trouble, but we are nearing our destination" Robin answered.

"I thought I heard commotion" Law replied, "Thank you for your help Nico Robin" he finished.

"I have prepared a boat for you to disembark." Robin informed him.

"Thanks I won't be gone long. Just something I need to check out" Law reassured her.

Robin nodded in understanding, "Before you go there is something I need you to do" Robin asked.

"I understand" Law responded without her needing to finish. He knew what she wanted.

…

"Ready to go" Franky said, setting up the Mini Merry.

Sanji wore a sullen expression and got ready to board the small boat. But when he lifted his gaze and caught a glimpse of the man whose fault this was he couldn't help but run at the man and attack him.

Law reached out a hand and held the body of the little doctor back from him, his little legs swinging around aimlessly.

"Law!" Luffy called out, happy to see his new friend.

Law ran circles around them in an instant, leaving them all to stand there for a second and adjust to what just happened, before giving Robin a wink and nod of his head and jumping overboard onto the boat provided.

Sanji stood up and patted his body down. He looked at his hands and then felt his face, "I am back in my body!" he yelled with glee.

The others followed suit.

Sanji spun around to finish giving Law a piece of his mind but was met with an empty space. "Where the hell did he go?" Sanji spat, irritated.

"The Mini Merry has gone!" Chopper shouted, gaining his friends attention.

"Damn it!" Sanji spat, "When I get my hands on him I am going to kill him!" he continued.

"Relax Sanji-kun, we have another boat" Robin reassured the man.

"Sanji. I need meat!" Luffy demanded from behind him, turning to complain at Usopp that he starved his body, despite the sharp shooters protests.

Franky examined his own body and a piece of him fell off and to the floor. He took a step forward and another piece fell off. He looked at it in dismay "LUFFY!" he shouted his captain's name in anger.

Luffy turned to look at the steam coming from the cyborg and his face gave one of those 'oh ohh' looks. He stretched up an arm, grabbed onto a sail and pinged out of the way just as Franky tried to reach out to him.

"What have you done to my body!" Franky shouted.

Luffy looked down at him and rubbed his head with his hat then said, "My bad!"

Franky started to get emotional.

"Franky-san, surely it isn't anything you can't fix?" Robin asked in a caring tone, a little disappointed that their captain hadn't learnt to take care of things a little better.

"Nothing but bone again" Brook sighed, joining Franky and linking arms around each other as they cried.

"Stop whining!" Sanji scolded, having enough of their childishness. They had more important things to worry about.

Chopper watched his friend's commotion and smiled. He turned and looked over the railing. He was glad to be back in his body, though wished he could have remained a human a little longer.

Kinemon rubbed a hand on the hilt of his sword reassuringly as he looked out in the distance at the shadow of an island before them. Almost there, he thought. He turned to look for his son. "Where is Momonsuke?" he asked. The others looked around but could not see him.

"Maybe he went with Law?" Luffy asked. Kinemon's expression changed to one of panic.

"So what do we do now?" Usopp asked.

"I think it is safe to say that we should find somewhere to hide the Sunny and then search that Island during day break. If Nami is on that island, knowing her, she will head straight for the most built up area" Robin suggested. Usopp and Sanji nodded in agreement. It was interesting but without the presence of Nami or Zoro there seemed to be something missing on this hectic ship, but at that moment Usopp couldn't think of what it was.

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Momonsuke had been taken by surprise when he found himself alone on the Mini Merry with no one but Trafalgar Law. A man who remained mysterious to him and although he had helped them out against Caesar, Momonsuke was still not sure whether or not he could fully trust this man.

When Law caught him on board he frowned and contemplated throwing the child in the sea, but then decided his abilities could come in useful. Swearing the child to secrecy he allowed him to stay on board. Momonsuke transformed into his small dragon like form and sat hidden underneath Law's hat.

…

"So what do we do now?" Zoro asked, bored out of his mind and shivering a little. Nami looked at him and then at her self. She untied the haramaki from around Zoro's waist and placed it over her small shoulders. Zoro looked up slightly surprised but accepting the sudden warmth.

"You realise that holds my trousers in place?" he said sceptically.

"It's only temporary, I don't want my body to die of pneumonia before I return to it" she said with a shrug.

Zoro nodded and sat back, their arms touching.

"When it is day break we will search the island. If we can find a town or something we might have a better chance of learning where we are and how to find the others" Nami offered with a yawn. Zoro didn't argue with that idea. It wasn't like he wanted to move from his spot yet anyway.

They had no firewood, but Nami used her weapon to surround them with small heat bubbles.

"That weapon of yours is incredible" Zoro admired Usopps workmanship.

Nami looked down at it and held onto it with both hands, "Yes, Usopp has done a great job with the latest adjustments." Nami agreed it was a great weapon and without it she would be at a loss.

As if picking up on this Zoro said, "A weapon is only as great as the one wielding it"

Nami raised her head, looked at him and smiled, "Are you trying to flatter me?" she teased. She half expected the man to be irritated by her response but he didn't bite back at all.

Instead he said, "Seriously Nami. That ability of yours, to detect the weather, is impressive and has saved us so many times I have lost count."

Nami felt her face blushing and hoped he didn't notice.

"You know you are pretty impressive to" she whispered.

Zoro grinned, "See I knew you saw something you liked" he teased receiving an elbow in his side. He shrugged, "I work hard to keep it in shape."

Nami felt herself leaning into him a little for more warmth. "Zoro, when we fought earlier, your body did something strange…It's hard to explain, but it is like … it's like your body isn't human…" Nami struggled to finish her explanation, feeling she had probably already said enough as it was.

There was silence.

"Does it scare you?" Zoro asked out of the blue.

Nami shook her head, "No…if anything, it makes me feel safe" she replied, hugging onto her knees and resting a weary head against him.

"Humph…me to" Zoro muttered to himself as she fell asleep on him. It was strange, but for some reason Zoro couldn't help but wish he was in his own body at that point in time. The need to hold her close and keep her safe over powered him more than ever. Yet knowing that she wasn't scared of him and that he also felt safe with her was a reassuring and yet surprising thought.

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A/N: Wow…I struggled with this chapter after they defeat the squid. I really had to think hard with how I can stretch it out and get Law out of the equation so we can have more moments with our favourite pair. I had a few scenarios in my head and deleted and re-wrote a lot of it, so hopefully it hasn't disappointed. I have read and re-read it a few times and keep making changes to the point I had enough and decided to stop for now and let the public decide ;).

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