Lost Crew

Shake The World

'Infamous Pirate, and Swordsman of the Straw Hats, Roronoa Zoro Dead!'

The headline spread like wildfire across the seas reaching friends and anyone who had become acquainted with the Straw Hats in their travels so far.

*Alabasta*

Vivi is staring out the window, and petting Karoo, admiring at how much her country has changed and slowly began to put itself back together. Moments later Igaram comes storming through the door "Vivi! There's terrible news" He yells, rushing to Vivi's side to hand her the newspaper. She unfolds the paper, Karoo stares over her shoulder also reading the article.

The newspaper slips from Vivi's hand and falls to the floor. "Zoro... that's..its not possible..." Her face drops into her hands and she begins to cry, both Igaram and Karoo are crying by this point as well.

"After he and everyone else helped save us... they're the ones I thought would never die..." She sobs. "I feel like I need to do something...I know the others are hurting. Igaram, I want you to have Pell and Chaka do something for me. Find the Straw Hats..so I can send them something."

Igaram nods and walks out of the room as Vivi and Karoo continue to cry.

*Syrup Village*

"Kaya! we have a problem!" Three voices yell as they run into the room. She puts her pencil down and turns around, taking her glasses off.

All three boys are hunched over trying to catch their breaths. Ninjin has a newspaper clenched in his hand and holds it out to her. She puts her glasses back on to read the paper. At that moment Merry; her butler came into the room also holding a newspaper.

For a moment that felt like eternity, no one said a word. Finally Merry breaks the silence. "M'lady..is there anything I can do for you? I know that young man and his friends helped save us and our village..and I don't know how I can help." He says. Looking to Kaya and then to the young boys, they all just stared at him.

"I'm not sure if there is anything we can do..but I would like to try Merry." Says Kaya as she wipes a tear from her eye.

*Baratie*

Zeff walks passed the newspaper article nailed to the wall. The cooks stop and solemnly stare at it whenever they walk passed it. No one says a word, but they all feel the sadness.

A few moments pass as two noisy customers walk in and are laughing about something. Zeff takes a moment to realize they're the bounty hunters who were with the straw hats before sanji left.

Johnny and Yosaku stop laughing moments after walking into the restaurant. The atmosphere is different than normal. They chatter of other customers is normal..but they cooks also known as the fighting chefs are uncharacteristically quiet. They walk over to Zeff to see what was up when they noticed the Article on the wall. Both Johnny and Yosaku sunk into the closest seats they could find. "Zeff! We need the strongest booze you got!" They both said as they continued to stare at the article.

"He's dead..how could this..?" They continue to stare as Zeff brings them their drinks."

"It's a real shame...I never did imagine one of those damn kids dying" Zeff says and walks away.

News of Zoros death continued to spread across the seas. And every friend the Straws Hats made along the way mourned his loss and felt the heartache for the other Straw Hats dealing with the tragedy.

*Somewhere on the seas*

Mihawk looked up just as the newspaper landed in his lap. Opening up the paper he read the article. "I see those words of yours were all for naught. What happened to your promise? I heard it that day at the Baratie...And now we shall never meet again. Oh how I had hoped I would be able to cross swords with you once again." He says. A strong wind comes and blows the paper away. "Goodbye Roronoa Zoro."