"I'm hungry." Luffyko complained as she fell to the ground the last of her energy spent running from Nami.

Nami sighed, "Let's go get some food."

Luffyko went to stand up and fell back down, "Can't move. Too hungry."

Nami looked at the girl worried, was she more injured than she had thought? "Zoro can you carry her for me, let's head to the village and get some food and a doctor."

"No doctor just food." Luffyko ordered.

Nami glared at the girl, "You two are injured, I want to get my shoulder looked at. We are getting a doctor."

Zoro went over and picked up the tiny girl and placed her on his back. "Let me know if I'm hurting you." Luffyko wrapped her arms and legs around him causing him to blush as he felt their skin contact.

"You're fine! I'm just hungry!"

Zoro looked down and saw some of the cuts on her arms and legs, "Don't they hurt?"

Luffyko leaned up so she could lean over his shoulder and see his face, "Ya a little, but don't those hurt?" She asked as she poked one of the cuts on his chest.

"Ow! Why did you touch it?" Zoro hissed as his captain just laughed into his ear.

"No reason, but you don't need to worry about me, I'm strong."

"You're my captain, it's my job to worry about you." Zoro said as he walked he checked to make sure Nami was out of earshot before continuing, "Besides you can't even walk now."

"That's because I haven't eaten my second dinner, breakfast, second breakfast and lunch!"

Zoro laughed and tightened his hold on the girl's thighs, "Your something else Luffyko."

Luffyko snorted, "Of course, I'm going to be the Pirate King."

Nami turned when she reached the restaurant, "Hurry up you two!" She waited for them as she sat down and asked to have a doctor sent to them. "Alright you two eat up!" She said. As they finished eating and the doctor had checked them Kaya entered.

"Here you are!"

"Hey lady!"

Nami turned and smiled, "Is it alright for you to be out and about?"

Kaya walked over and nodded, "In the past years my illness was due to my highly depressed state over my parents death. Usopp took so much effort to cheer me up. I can't just remain that way anymore. I've caused you a lot of trouble. Thank you very much. I have prepared a little present for everyone. I hope that you would accept it openheartedly."

Luffyko followed Kaya down to shore where she saw the ship, "No way! Are you really giving this to us?!"

Kaya nodded, "Yes, please accept it."

Merry another one of Kaya's servants began to talk about it, "Although it is somewhat old-fashioned, I was the one who designed it. The ship's frame and it's triple mast sails are all part of the stern-centered control system. I call it 'Going Merry!' Now let me explain how to operate it."

Nami quickly stepped forward, "Just explain it to me it will be easier."

Luffyko looked up at it, "Sure is a nice ship! The figurehead of the ship is so cool!"

Kaya grinned happily, "I've prepared everything that's needed to set sail aboard the ship."

Luffyko turned towards the girl, "Thank you, that's really thankful of you!"

Zoro looked at her and looked away, "It's 'really thoughtful', idiot." He sighed then heard a scream and turned to see Usopp rolling towards them.

"Usopp!" Kaya cried out as she saw her friend speeding towards them.

Luffyko looked at him strangely, "What's he up to?"

"Anyways, let's just stop him." Zoro suggested. "He's heading straight for the ship." His captain beside him they calmly raised a foot and stopped Usopp and the large pack from going any farther.

Usopp cried as his face was smashed against the two, "Thanks."

"No problem." Luffyko responded. She dropped her foot and jumped on board her new ship and watched as the rest of her crew did as well. She turned back to see Usopp and Kaya saying goodbye to one another.

After he had told his goodbyes to Kaya Usopp turned to face the two girls and swordsman, "Goodbye to you guys too. I'll see you again someday."

Luffyko looked at him confused, "Why?"

Usopp looked at the girl and sighed, "Why? You're really slow aren't you?" He looked up at the girl to spell it out for her, "I'll be a pirate just like you, so we might meet on the sea one day."

Zoro pointed to their ship, "What're you talking about? Hurry up and get on."

Luffyko leaned over the railing, "We're already friends."

Usopp grinned, "Captain! I'm the captain!"

Luffyko glared at him, "Don't be stupid, I'm the captain!" She watched as he got on and then she jumped onto the mast, "Set sail!"

Zoro pulled her down, "You have to help."

Luffyko sighed and helped ready the ship for departure. After they had made it out Luffyko thought and then jumped up, "We need a flag!" She painted one and held it up only to have Nami and Zoro make a face.

Usopp shook his head, "You should have discussed it with me first. How can you forget this genius painter?"

Zoro crossed his arms and glared, but Luffyko just looked in amazement, "Genius Painter?!"

"I've had 50 years of experience painting on walls. When it comes to painting no one does it better than me."

"Incredible, 50 years!" Luffyko said in shock, "That means…you are an old man!"

Zoro smirked and just pushed her on a little more; "Maybe he has 5 or 6 grandchildren already."

"That's even more incredible!"

Usopp stared at Luffyko in disbelief and shot a glare at Zoro who was only making the situation worse. "Hey." He turned back to the job at hand and made his perfect flag. "Now take a look at this masterpiece! Tada!"

Luffyko frowned at him, "Who told you to make your own flag?" She said as she and Zoro punched him.

Usopp sighed and then showed him the real design. Skull and crossbones with a strawhat, "Well I guess it's something like this."

Nami looked at the glad, "Eh, this is pretty good."

Luffyko nodded, "That's good, I like it."

Zoro looked at it and nodded, it fit Luffyko with the strawhat, "So this is our mark from now on."

Luffyko nodded with a large smile, "Okay, Usopp, pain this on the sail!" She watched as it was finished and when it was she grinned, "It's perfect! Now the pirate ship Going Merry is complete!"

Usopp laid down, "I'm exhausted."

Zoro nodded and slowly fell asleep in the warm sunlight. However he awoke to the sound of cannon fire. He looked up to Usopp and Luffyko playing the cannon. "What are you guys doing?"

"We're practicing shooting the cannon. But it's harder than I thought it would be."

"I told you, let me show you how it has to be done." Usopp went to the cannon, "With out current distance…this is about right…Fire!" He watched as the reef they were aiming at blew up.

"Amazing! You hit it with one shot!"

"It really hit the target." Usopp turned to the girl and pointed proudly to himself, "Of course, when it comes to aiming, I know everything. So you believe me now?"

Luffyko nodded quickly, "You're the sniper from now on!"

"What? I'm not the captain?"

"I'm the captain!"

Zoro smiled down at the slim girl as she had started to chase Usopp around. "Nami wants us." He called as he walked into the cabin and sat back down to sleep.

"That's okay I'll let you keep the position of captain. However, if you do a poor job I'm gonna replace you." Usopp warned as he sat down.

"That's fine." Luffyko said as she looked over at Nami. "I've been thinking before going to the Grand Line, we need to fill one more position."

Nami looked up at her captain in amazement, "Right, and we have such a nice kitchen! If you pay me I'll do it." She said with a grin.

"It's an important personnel for any long trip." added as he closed his eyes again.

"That's right, it's someone that we must have on a pirate ship." Luffyko said with a grin, "A musician!"

"Are you an idiot?" Zoro asked in disbelief.

Nami grabbed her head, Luffyko never failed to destroy any hope Nami had in her, "What the hell do you think sailing is?! I thought you were actually saying something constructive for once."

Luffyko pouted as her crew questioned her, "But pirates have to sing."

Suddenly they heard crashing outside their ship and some yelled, "Come out you pirates!"

Luffyko ran outside to see a man kicking barrels over, "What, what?! Who are you?"

"Shut up! It doesn't matter who I am!" He said as he lunged at Luffyko.

Zoro looked up to see Nami and Usopp watching out, "How many of them are there?"

Nami looked out, "I only see one."

Zoro leaned back, "Then leave it to her." He listened to the voice, "That voice sounds familiar." He got up and went outside to see Luffyko toss the man against the ship. "Hey you! Aren't you Johnny?"

"Who is it? Calling out my name with no respect." He looked up to see Zoro and sat up, "Big Bro Zoro!"

"So it is Johnny."

"What are you here, big bro?"

Luffyko just tilted her head, "What? You two know each other?"

Johnny ignore her, "You're on a pirate ship, big bro? Why?"

"What's wrong? Isn't Yosaku with you?"

Johnny started crying and went to the side of the boat and brought up Yosaku. "Yosaku is…"

"He's ill?" Zoro said surprised.

"He was perfectly fine until a while ago. Then he grew pale and started to lose consciousness. I have no clue why. Lately, his teeth started falling out and his old wounds have started to bleed again. I just don't know what to do anymore! So I took him to that rocky island, to let him rest, but then your ship attacked us!"

Luffyko and Usopp's draw dropped in shock then they quickly bowed, "We're very sorry."

"If all problems could be solved with an apology, we wouldn't need the police. Isn't that right, patner?" Johnny said. "Big bro, is he…going to die?"

Zoro stared at him in horror, was he really going to die? Nami walked up and rolled her eyes, "Are you stupid?"

"What?" Zoro said as the woman went up to look at Yosaku. She began looking at him and then watched as Johnny grabbed her.

"What are you...What're you doing to my partner here? I'll kill you!"

"Luffy, Usopp, there are some limes in the storage, aren't there? Are you listening? Bring 'em to me, right now!" She watched as the two ran to get them and fought to get in. When they returned she had them squeeze the juice into his mouth, "He's got scurvy."

Johnny looked at her in surprise, "Scurvy?"

"We've got him in time, he should recover in a few days."

"Are you sure, big sis? I'm really grateful for big sis!"

Nami pushed him away from her, "Stop spitting all over me, please." She looked back at Yosaku, "In the past, it was an incurable disease that plagued sailors. But now, it's just a minor problem, caused by the lack of Vitamin C. In the past, ships couldn't carry enough fresh fruit to avoid it." Nami glared at she watched Luffyko and Usopp shove limes into his mouth.

"Your like a doctor!" Luffyko said in amazement.

Usopp shrugged, "I've always known you were a smart woman."

Nami glared at them, "You shold of at least known what this was! It could happen to you sooner or later you know!"

Suddenly Yosaku stood up and began to dance with Johnny, "It's working! He's recovering!"

"You don't recover that quickly!" Nami screamed.

"Pardon us for not introducing ourselves. My name's Johnny."

"And I'm Yosaku."

"We are the pirate hunters! Big Bro Zoro used to be one of us too. It's a pleasure to meet all of you."

Zoro walked forward and grinned, "I never expected to see you guys here."

"But I'm even more surprised that the pirate hunter Zoro has become a pirate himself." Johnny leaned in then and shook his hand as his partner collapsed, "Partner?" Johnny watched as the two girls and boy carried him into the other room and he turned to Zoro, "I see why you became a pirate, two gorgeous babes and a weak pirate captain. I would take over that."

"What?!" Zoro said as he looked at his friend who was plotting something.

"Say would you mind sharing the dark haired one she's cute."

Zoro punched him, "Don't talk about my captain that way. And the red head would roast you on a pit and eat you for breakfast." He got up and walked into the kitchen area where everyone else had moved.

"Let this be a lesson for us." Nami said to have everyone agree. "These kind of things can happen on a long trip. Especially since we don't have much room for food on this ship. Speaking of which, we should get somebody who'd know about this dietary business."

Luffyko munched on a bread roll, 'Dietary huh…I got it! We need a sea cook! Let's go look for a sea cook!"

Usopp stood up and grinned, "I get it! Then we'd have all sorts of delicious food to eat!"

"Exactly!" Luffyko cheered.

"If you're looking for such a cook, I know where you should go."

"Yeah that's the spirit! So, where would that be?"

"It's pretty close to the Grand Line, and the man that big bro's been hunting for, Hawk-Eye is around there too. Its direction is North-northeast! The sea restaurant Barartie!"