One Piece: Plant island

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Hancock gritted her teeth. That damned peasant! My Luffy attacked me, and it's all because of that bastard and his lies! I'll scour the ends of the earth, checking every blade of grass, if it means I can find him and make him pay for what he's done! She could feel the hatred flowing throughout her body, heating up every inch of skin as it traveled.

The only thing left behind was a few needles and a small bottle of a neon pink liquid. It must have fallen out of his bag... Nami desperately rushed at the little container. She curled her fingers around it and hurried towards Chopper

"Chopper, I found this. What is it? Can it help?" she stuttered desperately forcing the bottle towards him, knocking him over.

Once he got back to his feet, he grabbed the bottle and instructed the two women to bring along one of the ones who were drugged.

Hancock jumped to do what he said. He's the doctor. Chopper is my only chance at seeing Luffy back to normal. I'll do whatever he needs.

They grabbed the nearest body, which happened to be Robin, and brought it into Chopper's office. He explained.

"I've taken just enough from this bottle to analyze this stuff. It looks to be some kind of antidote. There's only enough for one person, but I am going to make more. However, it's gonna take me about an hour to make enough for everyone else. You guys should go try to find Zoro, and we'll back you up when I prepare the cure. Who do you guys want to take with you?"

"Luffy!" Hancock shouted, but she was interrupted by Nami.

Nami, brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, "Wait, Hancock. Remember that everyone is going to get treatment eventually, we just need someone to come along with us for the moment. Luffy is too loud, and wouldn't be of much help to find Zoro. Robin is the smartest member of our crew and her devil fruit could help us scout the place. Let's be smart about this."

Hancock opened her mouth, about to oppose Nami's deduction, but after thinking about it for a second, she agreed. Nami was right, Luffy would be okay soon. Bringing Luffy would put Zoro's life at risk. She would much rather wait a few hours to see Luffy than to lose one of her comrades.

"You're right... Let's take Robin."

"Alright great. I'm gonna give you guys this DenDen Mushi so that you can communicate with us and tell us where to go once you find them." Chopper said, handing Hancock the little snail.

He grabbed the little bottle and removed the cap. He gently lowered her jaw and poured the solution down her throat.

"She should be back to normal in about a minute, you can go ahead and wake her up if you want. " the little doctor said, turning his back to them. "I'm going to start making the antidotes. You guys should go ahead and leave."

Zoro 3rd Person Pov:

Zoro woke up, he was strapped to a chair, and he was in a cell. He tried to move, but nothing budged, not even the chair. He looked down at his feet. The chair was attached to the floor. There was one flickering lightbulb above his head. It lit up his cell, and let him see a distance outside of it, but eventually, the walls were swallowed by darkness.

As far as he could see, there were a few other cells spread across the walls too, there weren't any sounds coming from them, so they were either empty or occupied by dead bodies. He tried using his observation haki, but he couldn't. What the hell is going on? Zoro tried to move his legs, but they too were strapped down.

He couldn't remember what had happened, so he sat there for minutes, thinking about what could've happened and how he could get out before a loud set of footsteps approached him from behind. He balled his fist, waiting to see the perpetrator. Eventually, the familiar locks of crimson came into view and he remembered what had happened. Zonbi stood before Zoro, a dead expression on his face.

"What did you do? Why can't I use my haki?"

"That isn't a smart question, swordsman. You're my captive, I can't have you using armament and escaping. I gave you a drug that suppresses your ability to focus so that you can't use haki. And my, my how expensive you are. Y'see, I gave you 5 times the normal dosage just to be sure that it worked."

"You. What the hell do you want with me, anyway?" Zoro asked, an annoyed look on his face.

"It's a bit of a long story, y'know... Y'see...no one lives on this island, it's run by... well I'm not allowed to say his name. It was established about 40 years ago. Back then, the World Government allowed us to have this place, and agreed to fund it, on the condition that we give them a percentage of what we grow, and that we turn in any pirates that happen to stop at this island."

"Okay. I asked what you wanted with me. I didn't ask for the history of the island, jackass. You got the wrong person for that. Just tell me what you wa-"

"Y'know, swordsman, you didn't let me finish... In exchange, we're allowed to operate this place and run experiments on any tourists who come by. That's where the problem lies... You are quite an interesting specimen, being unaffected by that drink and whatnot. So I'm struggling to determine whether I should turn you in, or run a few tests on you..."

"You're the bad guy. Aren't you supposed to have some sort of 10 fold evil plan? How are you struggling to figure out what to do with me?" Zoro asked, a fake confused look on his face. He looked around "Hmm... There's no one else here. Must be lonely down here all by yourself all the time." Zoro said with an arrogant smile on his face.

He wanted nothing more than to annoy the man. He knew from experience, you think and act sloppily when you're frustrated. One careless move from his captor could be his ticket out of his restraints. Surprisingly, the man was calm, seeing through Zoro's attempts to provoke him. A gentle smirk spread across Zonbi's face.

"Y'know... I think I found out what I'm gonna do with you, swordsman, " Zonbi says, an entrancing smile taking hold of his countenance. "Y'see, Strawhat is really the one that the government wants. If I can catch and turn in Strawhat, and maybe a few other members of your crew, I'm sure they won't mind me keeping you. And besides, I can turn in your dead body once I'm done with you anyway."

Zoro froze, now feeling more uneasy about his situation. He was almost intimidated at how misleading Zonbi's smile was. The beautiful smile that radiated love, joy, and contentedness, was deceptive.

"Now, now... Don't get so bothered, swordsman. I wouldn't dream of catching them now. They know about me and how I utilize my plants in battle, y'know. I can't use that mixture that made me strong enough to fight you very often. Even without that mixture I could handle the little reindeer or the navigator, but if I were to try and capture the rest of your crew now, the Empress would kill me for sure."

Zoro chuckled "Yeah you got that right. She's quite the fierce one. Hell, even I wouldn't think to bother her when she's mad. Hahah... Hancock is an intense woman indeed. You said it yourself, you don't stand a chance in hell against her. Why even say that you intend to catch the others?"

"I needn't worry about that, because you are going to tell me how I can defeat them. Y'see, you're around them a lot, so it's safe to assume you know any weaknesses they might have."

Zoro started genuinely laughing unable to hold his stomach because of his restraints.

"You think I'll actually tell you anything? Ahahahaha! You're funny, you know that?" Zoro said, struggling to catch his breath.

Zonbi frowned.

"Y'know, swordsman. I don't know what you take me for, but I'd never be foolish enough to believe you would give away information that easily. I have my ways."

Before Zoro could ask what he was talking about, Zonbi pulled a syringe from his pocket and stabbed it into Zoro's arm. Zoro tensed up, looking at Zonbi, who had a knowing grin on his face. He was in excrutiating pain.