Lost Crew

Let it out

*Thriller Bark*

Sanjis screams reached across the island. Everyone came running. They stopped just feet away from Sanji. The only one who jumped into action was Chopper. He moves Zoro from Sanjis lap and starts looking him over. Chopper holds his hand onto Zoros wrist to feel for a pulse "I need to get him back t-" He stops mid-sentence

"Theres no pulse.." He whispers. "No pulse" he kept repeating.

By this point everyone was crying.

"Chopper! You need to help him!" Cried Luffy. "Why aren't you helping him?!"

"I-I can't... he's gone" Chopper chokes out.

Consumed with grief and anger, Luffy grabs for Sanji. Shaking him "Why? Who did this?" He demands.

Sanji blanked out and in a whisper he said just one word "Kuma."

"Did you even try to help Zoro? Did you even try to stop Zoro?!" Luffy screams, shaking Sanji by his shoulders. He raises his hand back to throw a punch at Sanji.

"Luffy! Stop it!" Everyone screams. He stops mid swing and turned to look at his crew. They were all huddled together surrounding Zoro and crying, looking at Luffy with wide eyes.

He took them all in, and lastly landed on Zoro. His right hand, the first of his crew...is dead.

Luffy drops his hands to the side "I'm sorry Sanji. If I was a better Captain...this wouldn't have happened" He choked out. Dropping to his knees, Luffy threw his head back and let out a scream that will haunt everyone for years to come.

Two Days Later*

Everyone sat around covered in bandages and silently discussed what to do with Zoros body. Everyone except Sanji. He's been locked in his room.

"We need a funeral worthy of this great pirate, brother and friend" Luffy says. Everyone nodded in agreement.

"I've already started on it. Im gonna building him something" says Franky, breaking the uncomfortable silence.

"Thank you Franky" Luffy whispers.

"I think we should all say a few words" Brook throws in.

"I don't wanna do this!" Chopper cries out. "I'm a doctor, I should've been able to save him! But here I am...unable to save someone close to me again..." He gets up and runs off.

Luffy looks in the direction Chopper ran off and dropped his head back down "I'm sorry guys" He whispers as tears fall down his face and hit the ground.

"Luffy" Nami says softly, but you can hear her voice tremble.

"It's not your fault" chimes Robin.

Finally Luffy lifts his head and wipes the tears away "Thank you, you guys. But it really is my fault"

"You couldn't have known.." says a small voice. Everyone looks in the direction of the voice.

it's Usopp.

Usopp was sitting over in the corner and hasn't spoken until now. No one even realized he was there. Like Sanji, Usopp has been locked away in his room.

"I still feel like I should've done something" whispers Luffy, before he gets up goes down into the lower deck.

Everyone else stands up and scatter to different areas of the ship.