Zoro slowly stood up after the Buggy Ball exploded and turned to his captain. "I'll get you out of here." He picked up the heavy cage and slowly began to walk away. Nami watched in amazement as the man disregarded his own life, for a small female pirate. "Why do you try so hard? You're just a pirate." Zoro ignored her and she just turned away.

Luffyko watched Zoro with worry, he was bleeding a lot, and he had already dragged her in the heavy cage far away from Buggy. He finally stopped and collapsed beside the cage, "Zoro…" Luffyko whispered to herself.

"What's with this dog?" Zoro asked once he had gotten a full breath of air in his lungs.

Luffyko quickly turned around, "Dog?" She quickly moved her cage over to get closer to the dog and began to make faces at it, "look Zoro, it doesn't move at all!"

Zoro slowly moved himself under the shade and leaned against a wall, "Who cares, it will do what it wants." He looked at his captain, making sure she was uninjured. She was going to be the death of him, he was surer than ever. No common sense, and managed to get in the worst possible situation. He had thought she would have been killed when Buggy threw the knife at her, but she had caught it. He sighed as she continued to make faces at the dog, she was too simple minded. He watched as she poked the dog only to have it bite her face. He looked at her and the dog in surprise, he couldn't believe this was his captain, "Do you understand the situation we are in?" He yelled at her in disbelief as she fought to free herself from the small dog. He panted and collapsed to the ground. He was injured, and she was in a cage. Yes she could resist bullets, but swords that was his job. He looked at the girl how strong was she? Yes she had let him finish off Axe Hand Morgan, but was she strong enough to fight against these men? He looked over her once again, her slim build and small wrists, there was no way anyone would see her as a threat, even the redheaded girl looked more threatening. He needed to get better, he needed to protect her, "I need blood."

Luffyko finally got away from the dog and saw Nami, "Hey navigator!"

Nami just smiled and tossed a key towards her, "I'll guess I'll give you this, you did save me earlier."

Luffyko grinned when she saw the key, "The key to the cage! Did you get it just for me?"

"Don't misunderstand me. I don't want to owe you anything, that's all."

Luffyko nodded and went for the key, "I'm saved!" Right before she grabbed it the dog ate it. Luffyko grabbed the dog and began shaking it, "You damn dog! That was not food! Give it back!"

Suddenly a man yelled out to them, "Hey! Leave ShuShu alone, you brats!"

"ShuShu?"

Zoro looked at the man to see if he was a threat, "Who are you, old man?"

The man stood up straight and announced with pride, "I'm the mayor of this town. Who are you people?" He looked down at Zoro and saw his wound, "Oh my, that is a pretty serious injury…Were you guys attacked by Buggy?" He asked more to himself, "You should see a doctor."

Nami watched Luffyko as the old mayor took Zoro away for rest. How did this tiny pirate girl manage to get someone as dangerous and powerful as Zoro on her crew? Not only that why did he risk his life for her? She was no great beauty, she had a nice body, but Nami's chest was clearly larger. She looked at the girl and saw her worry for her friend and sighed. For a pirate, she had a decent heart it seemed. She watched as the mayor returned and saw Luffyko look up, "How's Zoro?" Luffyko asked as the mayor got close.

"I said I would take him to a doctor, but he said he would be fine if he sleeps."

Nami saw the relief in the girl's face and sighed as she petted the dog, "So this dog's name is ShuShu?"

Luffyko grinned and looked at the dog, "What is it doing just sitting there?"

"Guarding the store." The mayor went on to explain the story behind the store and his friend. He explained how the store was now the dog's treasure. Then the ground began to shake, and a roar echoed through the town.

"What was that roar?" Nami asked looking for the source of the noise.

The mayor stood up and looked in the direction of the sound, "It's him, it's beast tamer Mohji!"

Nami watched as the mayor began to move around nervously, "Hey what's a beast tamer?" The mayor ran away and Nami followed, "Hey wait a minute!"

Luffyko sighed and looked at the dog, "Ah something's coming. Give the key back, will ya?" Just then a shadow appeared over her and she leaned back to see a giant lion.

A man sitting on top of the lion smirked. "So you've been abandoned by your friends, and after you just escaped."

"Who the heck are you?"

"I'm known as the beast tamer Mohji, a member of the Buggy Pirates."

Luffyko lay down to have a better look at the lion and Mohji, "Wow, that's a weird animal suit you got on."

"That was rude! This is manly hair!"

"That's even weirder."

"You shouldn't assume your safe, just because you are in that cage. You must not know about my terrifying skill. There is no animal in this world I can not tame." To prove his point he went down to ShuShu and reached out his hand, "Shake." To his surprise ShuShu latched onto his hand. After he managed to shake off the dog, he pretend like nothing had happened, "I have no interest in killing a little thief like you, tell me where Roronoa Zoro is before I change my mind."

Luffyko shook her head, "No way."

"Richie, attack!"

Luffyko jumped up out of the way of the claw as it smashed the cage imprisoning her. "Finally, I'm out!" She cheered as the lion Richie swung its claws back at her catching her and sending her flying into a building, destroying it. Luffyko sat up and started brushing the dirt off, "That was intense, and at least I'm out of that cage though! Now first thing is to teach those Buggy Pirates a lesson and then convince Nami to be my navigator." She giggled to herself then left the building rubble to see the mayor and Nami.

"Your alive?"

"How did you survive that attack?"

Luffyko blinked in surprise, "I got lucky I guess."

Nami looked at the girl who stood there without a scratch or bruise, "Surving an attack like that isn't normal. I figured you would be scattered all over."

"It's not normal?"

The mayor looked at the girl suspiciously then, "Why exactly did you come to this town and how did you get involved with those pirates?"

Luffyko just grinned, "All I'm doing is searching for a chart of the Grand Line and a navigator to join my pirate crew." She began to run off then, "I think that guy in the animal suit said he was looking for Zoro, so I gotta go." Luffyko ran off towards Mohji and Zoro, 'Hopefully he is alright, I already got him into a bad situation earlier.' Luffyko stopped when she saw the pet food store on fire with ShuShu's bloody paw prints around the square. She felt fury go through her then went to find the Mohji and Richie.

"Wait I thought I already killed you, what are you still doing alive?"

"I'm afraid you can't get rid of me that easily."

Mohji jumped off Richie "This time crush her head into the ground, Richie!"

Luffyko smirked and twirled her arms around grabbing Richie, "I'm not going to be beaten by a lion." She jumped over the lion spinning her arms together more, "Gomu Gomu Hammer!" She cried as she spun the lion down into the ground, her hat spinning off her head.

Mohji watched in shock and terror, "What are you?"

Luffyko stayed crouched down, "Well I ate the Gomu Gomu no mi."

"So then you have devil fruit powers, like Captain Buggy, but yours make you rubber?" Mohji quickly backed up, "I'm sorry I apologize for attacking, I don't want any trouble."

Luffyko stood up and looked at ShuShu, "There's no reason to apologize to me, because of you that dog will never get it's treasure back." She turned and glared at the man, "It's because of that, that I'm going to kick your ass."

Mohji felt the terror go through him and he took a step back only for the girl's arm to shoot out and grab his neck, yanking him to her and then her small fist collided with his face.

Luffyko looked down at the man before her, who had crushed ShuShu's treasure and walked away.

Nami looked at ShuShu and the pet store, "Pirates are all the same, they are all heartless bastards. They destroy everything anyone holds dear without giving it a second thought." She looked up to see the pirate girl coming towards them, "Still alive pirate? I thought for sure that lion was going to tear off your head and end it all. I wish he had! Then there would be one less pirate in the world. Maybe I should kill you now before you can gather a crew and destroy everything else!" Nami yelled as she charged the girl.

The mayor stopped her, "Stop there is no need for violence."

Luffyko just kept walking towards ShuShu, "As if you could ever kill me."

"Well maybe I will try it and see!"

"I said stop! What is with you people?"

Nami stopped struggling when she saw Luffyko place the pet food box down in front of ShuShu and then sat down, "Sorry, but that was all I could save for you. That bastard lion ate all the rest of it."

Nami looked at the girl, 'She fought the lion in order to save the dog's food?' She watched as the girl continued to talk to the dog, "You fought well. Of course I didn't actually see you defend the store, but I can tell you gave it your all." ShuShu grabbed the food and walked off then barked to Luffyko. "Thanks, good luck to you too doggy."

Nami watched ShuShu go and sighed she needed to apologize. She went up to the girl and said, "Hey I just wanted to apologize for earlier. I didn't mean to yell at you."

Luffyko just brushed it off as she stood up brushing off the dust on her shorts, "It's okay you have been under a lot of stress lately, but hey, no need to apologize."

The mayor clenched his fists together, "I'm pathetic, ShuShu and this young girl have fought so hard and yet I, the mayor, have done nothing but sit back and watch my town get obliterated by Buggy and his crew."

Nami and Luffyko ran in front of him, "Calm down it's not that bad."

"Forty years ago this land was nothing but barren land, but we built it up. This town is a treasure to me, and all it's citizens! From here on out, I refuse to allow Buggy and his crew to do whatever they like to this town!" Just then a Buggy Ball was shot destroying an entire street of houses and shops. "They will destroy it all."

Luffyko gasped, "That was the building Zoro was sleeping in!" She looked at the rubble remaining trying to find a glimpse of him.

"I'm sure he is dead now." The mayor said sadly.

"Zoro are you in there? Are you still alive?"

"That sure is a way to wake someone up." Zoro grumbled as he heard Luffyko laugh, "I could have used a few more Z's"

Nami looked at him in amazement, "How did you survive that blast?" She looked and saw just a little debris but he was no worse for the wear. She looked at Luffyko who was in much the same condition, 'How are these two human?'

Luffyko grinned, "Alright! You survived!"

"I refuse to let him get away with this. I can't let that scumbag destroy everything we have worked for these past forty years. I am the mayor of this town I will protect it and it's inhabitants! This I swear!"

Nami grabbed him trying to slow him down, "Stop you can't defeat Buggy."

"Perhaps, but there are some fights a man can't run from, isn't that right?"

Luffyko grinned and nodded, "Right."

Nami glared at her, "Shut up Luffyko, don't egg him on! It's dangerous for him to fight Buggy."

He pulled away from her then and yelled, "I know it's dangerous," and then took off running towards Buggy, "I'm coming for you Buggy the Clown!"

Nami watched the mayor run away, "The mayor was crying."

"He was? Didn't notice."

Zoro watched him leave then smirked, "Looks like the party is getting more exciting."

Luffyko giggled then and nodded, "Sure does."

Nami looked at the two in disbelief, "This is no time for laughter."

Luffyko grinned, "Don't worry, I like the old guy. I won't let him die."

Zoro stood up and began walking the way the mayor had left, "Well in that case."

"You are going to go to? You're wounded!"

Zoro tied his bandana on his head and smirked, "Ya, so what? The damage to my reputation is a lot worse then the injury to my gut."

Luffyko grinned, "Well if we want to go to the Grand Line we better go steal that chart back. So are you going to join our crew?" She offered her hand, "So are you, come on!"

"I will never sink so low as to become a pirate!" She slapped Luffyko's hand then grinned, "But, I guess we can team up in order to achieve our common goal."

Luffyko giggled then walked after the mayor with her crew beside her. She watched as the mayor was picked up by a disembodied hand and then grabbed the hand and the mayor and separated them. "It's that straw hat girl!"

Luffyko looked up at him and grinned, "I'm here to kick your ass Buggy, just like I promised I would."