Be Mine

The Chase

After talking to the couple Nami got a clue as to where Luka is heading with Zoro. As soon as she got the call from Usopp she called Franky and Chopper to head back to the Sunny so get ready to leave as soon as she has more on where Luka is heading. Franky picked them up from the pier and Nami navigated her way in the same direction as Luka. Sanji sat on the deck watching the triplets as he uses Luffy as a chew toy. 

"So what happened?" Robin asks.

"Apparently after kidnapping Zoro, Luka went around collecting supplies for food and other necessities." Usopp says. "He left this morning, we just missed him." Usopp says looking over at Sanji staring at the triplets.

"Anything else?"

"Zoro's not dead." Nami and Robin look at him. "What I mean is that when Luka kidnapped Zoro Sanji said Zoro was injured plus all that blood we saw on deck he should be passed out, but the couple said they saw Luka injured as he left."

"Zoro must be giving him a hard time."

"That's Zoro for you, doesn't stop fighting till the end."

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The days past as they followed Luka and it didn't seem like they were getting any closer to them. It didn't help that no one was getting any sleep. They all tried taking turns taking care of the triplets so Sanji can cook but they were just too much to handle for one person let alone eight. Nothing they did worked, they cried all night and all day. If one was asleep and calm the other was crying and screaming their head off. The crew tried to play with them and entertain them but it wasn't working. They seem to calm down when it came to feeding time but they somehow made feeding them hard. Sanji was on his wits end trying to find out why they wouldn't eat what he made for them, he followed the recipe. They also seem to have a hard time giving the triplets formula, they weren't having it. Everyone became so tired they might have started to hallucinate.

"When was the last time we slept?" Usopp asks not really to anyone specific.

"I don't know, why?" Nami says sitting at the helm.

"I think I'm going crazy, I'm starting to hallucinate. Where's Chopper?"

"It's his turn to take care of the babies. Why?"

"I think I see Law's submarine."

"What? where?" Nami asked getting excited, but almost, having used what small about of energy she had to show some interest now lay back. Having not slept because of the babies and making sure they were on the right course with following Luka she hasn't slept. The whole crew was practically dead. No one has the energy to do anything. Franky stopped modifying the Sunny, Brook didn't sing music or play his instruments, Sanji barely cooked food, Robin just sat there, Chopper mostly lay on the deck when it wasn't his turn to take care of the babies, Usopp just sat around anywhere, Nami sat at the helm, and Luffy stopped trying to fish or complain about food. Everyone just wanted a good night's sleep. 

"There." Usopp used all his strength to lift his finger to the left of the ship showing the Heart Pirates flag and the part of the submarine that has surfaced. "So what are we going to do? Do we signal them or something?"

"No. Let them come to us. If they see us they will come, if not no energy is wasted."

"Why do you think they will come if they see us."

"Luffy. No way Law is going to miss an opportunity to see Luffy."

"Oh, right." Silence fills the whole ship minus the screams of the triplets. Everyone lay in one place too tired to move. They became like corpses on the deck. As the straw hats try to find their happy place they didn't notice the submarine, Polar Tang coming in close. The crew honestly didn't care.

"Hey!" They heard someone shout but didn't acknowledge it. "Hey is anyone up there!"

"Maybe they're in the kitchen?"

"Should we go and check?"

"Captain?" Penguin and Shachi turn to Law asking for permission.

"Something does seem wrong, it's kind of quiet for the strawhats isn't it?" They all turn to Bepo. "I'm sorry." Law grabs his katana from Bepo and walks up the Sunny, the other three follow him. Once on the deck Law just stands there.

"What is-Whoa!!!" Penguin says as he hops aboard shocked to see lifeless bodies scattered everywhere. Law looks to the left then to the right, he didn't see Luffy's body anywhere or Choppers and Sanji's but he wasn't paying attention to them. "Are they alive?" Penguin, Shachi and Bepo go around to look at everyone like some sort of museum.

"We are alive. Thank you very much." Everyone slowly get up from laying down.

"Lunch is ready!!" Sanji yells. Law get interested, knowing Luffy he'll be the first one to come running to the kitchen. Nope nothing. The Strawhats slowly walk to the kitchen like a crowd of zombies. The four Heart Pirates could only stare, especially Law, he knew them, this was not like them. They were the most care free pirates he's ever met. Sanji then comes out looking as bad as the others. "I said LUNCH IS READY!!!" Sanji yells again. This time coming from the aquarium they heard screaming, getting closer and closer then Chopper pops out with two of the triplets in his arms, then Luffy, Law almost got a nosebleed from the sight of Luffy holding baby. "Oh, Law you're here welcome aboard you can come in with your friends if you want." Penguin and Shachi follow Luffy and Chopper into the kitchen. Then Law and Bepo follow them. The Heart pirates sit there a little taken back by the lifeless of the strawhats and they had questions, like whose babies they were? What happened? Why were they so dead? Well minus Brook who is already dead. The Strawhats ate slow, even Luffy ate slow which is quite the sight.

"Ummm..." Penguin says not knowing if he should ask, "what's...going on?"

"Oh, Law and some of his friends. When did you get here?" Luffy says looking up from his plate.

"Since you started lunch." Shachi says. "Whose kids?" He asks pointing to the triplets who sat in the high chair crying.

"Can't you tell?" Luffy asks back like it's obvious. They take a closer looks at the triplets. They have a slight tan, a swirly eyebrow, blonde or otherwise odd color hair. One has bright green hair, the other has blonde hair and the last one has blue hair. That could only mean one thing. 

"The cook and the swordsman have children together, when?" Penguin asks.

"Six month ago." Nami says.

"But how?" Shachi asks confused.

"It's a complicated story but Zoro did give birth to the triplets who are fathered by Sanji."

"Now thinking about it where is Zoro?" Penguin asks as he and Shachi look around. This seem to have make everyone sad, the mood was bad and they made it worse. "Did something happen?"

"He was taken so we're going after him but it's not going well."

"Why?"

"The babies won't stop crying and we should have caught up with him by now but, it's hard to think when I haven't slept in almost two weeks."

"Two weeks! Is that how long you've been looking for him?"

"Yes, the triplets became so use to being with their mother, Zoro, that now that he's gone they don't feel right. They've been cranky without him and they are teething too so that doesn't help."

"Do you need help?" Law suggests.

"Huh?" The strawhats look at Law and his friends shocked.

"Well you helped us before and we haven't really repaid you." Plus it was hard not seeing Luffy as he always was. Making noise as he smiles, stuffing his face full of meat while he looks at his crew as they make noise and party like it's the end and for no reason at all. It didn't seem right that they weren't acting like themselves. 

"Well, how can we help?" Penguin and Shachi ask at the same time.