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Sanji thought he could accomplish going to a town to get supplies without being attacked. Obviously, he would be fine, but it's rude to be randomly attacked while getting supplies. Well, he wasn't attacked. His stupid captain was taken. Somehow, this still feels like a slight against him.
Of course, it has to be the most annoying pirate, for the moment, the stupid clown. Sanji meets the moss head and runs to the execution area. He rubs his temple and sighs. "Why is the rubber idiot always getting us into trouble?"
Moss groans. "I know. Ain't you supposed to speak more elegantly since you're a lady?"
Sanji wrinkles his nose. "Ladies can speak just as badly as everyone else. Plus, if I'm supposed to speak elegantly, aren't you supposed to be more gentlemanly, moss head?"
He scoffs. "I am a gentleman."
Sanji rolls his eyes. He gets over to Luffy and winces. The clown has a sword coming down on him. He's too late. That's also a bit rude. He gets a captain to cook for, and he goes and dies on him. The captain is also laughing about his death, which adds to the concern and absurdity.
Sanji blinks, and the clown is down. Luffy cackles and grabs them. Sanji doesn't laugh, but it's a near thing. Their captain is a madman. But no one can run away from their problems...or the Marines chasing them. Moss is taken by a woman, which Sanji thinks is ironic considering the moss's affinity to males.
Luffy doesn't pause his charge to the ship and brings Sanji with him. Until smoke. Sanji knows this Marine. Well, he's eaten at the Baratie. He didn't treat Sanji with any disrespect, so he'll respect him back.
"Who are you?" Sanji asks. He's never actually asked and just served him.
"You're that kid from the Baratie," he says.
"Weird name," Luffy says. He laughs.
The Marine puffs smoke. "You can call me Smoker."
"A bit on the nose," Sanji mutters.
Smoke flows from him, and Luffy throws a punch, but his body also seems to be smoke. Sanji looks to the sky and sighs. He throws a kick toward the incorporeal enemy. And then someone else takes over. How lucky.
"Let's go, Sanji," Luffy says. He grabs Sanji again, and Moss joins them too. They get on the ship and sail.
"To the Grand Line!" Luffy says.
Nami smiles. "Let's go."
"Alright," Usopp says.
"Finally," Moss says.
"Great," Sanji says.
Luffy laughs. "And let's find a musician!"
"At least we have a cook, so you can stop saying you'll find one of them," Nami says.
Luffy pats Sanji's shoulder. "We've already got the best one."
"Thanks, Captain. You still aren't getting meat until dinner," Sanji says. He knows Luffy will be getting meat before then but that isn't the point.
"Aw, Sanji, please," Luffy says.
He walks to the galley. "Nope."
Luffy huffs and sits on the couch. "What do you think our musician is going to be like?"
"Probably a giant singing skeleton," Sanji says, "Although shouldn't we be more interested in finding a doctor?"
"We'll find a doctor, too. Do you really think it will be a giant skeleton?" Luffy asks. "That would be so cool!"
Sanji sighs. "Oh, yeah, it's for sure going to be a giant skeleton. He'll probably be a gentleman and fight with a sword."
Luffy's eyes widen. "A sword-fighting, singing, skeleton, that would be so cool! He's definitely going to be our musician."
Sanji sighs. "Luffy, I don't think there are any giant singing skeletons in this world."
He frowns. "If there is, he's going to be our musician."
"If that exact skeleton becomes part of the crew, I'll stop fighting with the moss head," he says. He rolls his eyes.
Luffy laughs. "We'll find him for sure."
Sanji flips a piece of meat in the pan. "Oh, I will wait for the day."
"Luffy," Nami says, "Come check this out."
Sanji transfers the meat to a plate and turns off the stove. Luffy wraps around his back, and Sanji walks out.
Nami points. "There it is. The storm will carry us to the Grand Line."
Luffy jumps off his back. "Yay! We're almost there."
Usopp comes from wherever he was tinkering, and Moss stands from his lounge. Sanji walks up to a crate and rests his foot on it. "I'm going to find the All Blue."
Luffy hops over. "I'm going to be the Pirate King!" He rests his foot by Sanji's.
"I'm going to draw a map of the world," Nami says. She lifts hers beside Luffy's.
"I'm going to be a brave warrior of the sea," Usopp says. He lifts his foot up.
Moss rolls his eyes but stands between Sanji and Usopp. "I'm gonna be the world's strongest swordsman."
Luffy cheers and brings his leg back. "We're going to be the best pirate crew ever." He wraps them in a hug.
Sanji just sighs and accepts his fate to be smashed into a pancake.
"And we're going to get a sword fighting, singing, giant skeleton as our singer," Luffy says.
Everyone else makes sounds of confusion.
"Sanji said so. She said if we find him and make him our musician, she'll stop fighting with Zoro," Luffy says.
Luffy lets them go, and the other members stare at him. "If we find a singing skeleton and make him part of the crew, I will. I mean, what are the chances?" Hopefully, none. The moss is an agitating invasive species. He doesn't want to have to stop fighting with him. He glances at the ocean.
He might regret that promise somehow. He knows there aren't any giant, singing, sword-fighting skeletons, yet he suddenly feels like somehow Luffy will find him if he does exist. Since the whole crew also knows about the promise, he'll have to honor it. But what are the chances that the exact person exists in the world and will agree to join the crew? He shrugs and heads back to the galley. There's no way that's going to happen.