@j0cto I’m swooning. Your art makes Sanji look good and we’re all being real that’s pretty hard to come by. seriously your art is charming in a way that is otherwise impossible to describe and it’s making me fall in love with the show I already love so much all over again! Thank you so much!
I'll preface this by saying, it's my first time ever actually writing some sort of fanfiction. This will also have some Wano arc spoilers! But nothing too big I don't think.. I wanted to make a comic based on this idea but I'm not skilled enough to do it lolol
Well then, let's get in to it!
After the final battles of Wano were finished and the days of celebration had died down, Sanji was still nowhere to be found. The crew tried their best to find him, or even his body, even though a couple blockheads refused to believe they’d find the latter.
Zoro walked through the burnt remains of Onigashima. It was hard to get through it due to the damage. He looked everywhere for any signs of the blond man, even a strand of hair would help. Zoro was getting frustrated, lifting every piece of rubble out of his way to find something.
“Cook!” he shouted. “Too embarrassed to show your face?” Zoro tried what he knew best, to provoke his rival. To get a nasty comment back and start bickering with him again. No matter how much he hated his swirly brow and weirdly handsome face, Zoro still longed to see it again. Walking through the now very familiar area, checking every room and behind every corner in case he missed something last time. Or the time before that, or before that. At this point Zoro wasn’t sure how many times he’d walked through the entirety of Onigashima, hoping to find anything he’d missed last time. But never finding anything. The words Sanji told him over the transponder snail echoing through his head the whole time. It had been the last time they spoke, and their conversation made Zoro even more worried of what he might find.
“You gotta be here somewhere.” Zoro muttered to himself, feeling more and more desperate with every step. “Sanji!” He shouted out. This might’ve been the first time ever he’d said the cook’s name, he thought to himself. Suddenly, a very familiar voice responded. “He’s not here anymore.” Zoro stopped in his steps, staring in the direction he’d heard the voice come from. Slowly, a tall figure walks towards him. Zoro waited for the figure to come closer. He knew for sure who it was, but something was wrong. The tone of his voice wasn’t right, the pace at which he was walking had a strange pattern to it and the words that came out of his mouth? It couldn’t be right. The figure finally comes close enough for Zoro to properly see him. He was right. Something is wrong.
“San..ji...” Zoro managed to breathe out. Furrowing his curly brow the figure responded, “I just told you, he isn’t here.” Zoro didn’t say anything, he continued to stare at the man in disbelief. After days of searching, he’d finally found him. After listening to the others telling him to stop searching even just this morning, he’d finally be able to prove them wrong. But still, something wasn’t right. Even in the darkness he could see something was off. The figure calmly pulled out a cigarette and a lighter to light it up. During that moment, you could see it. His hair was completely black, and his eyebrow was all wrong. Zoro would know, he’s the most familiar with it. Zoro felt his heart sink. He straightened up to be at eye level with the formerly blond man.
Zoro remembered the promise he made with Sanji. The bit of happiness of finally finding the man after days of nonstop search, washed away immediately. He reached for his bandana wrapped around his left arm and put it on. The black-haired man watched his every move while smoking his cigarette. “I won’t hesitate to kill you, like my former self would’ve.” the man said as he dropped his half-smoked cigarette. “I know.” Zoro responded as he pulled out his swords, placing one in his mouth.
Sanji’s final kick slammed Zoro to the ground, he felt all his remaining energy creep out of his body. He didn’t have enough strength to lift a single finger, let alone breathe properly. Sanji’s blue flames disappeared as he landed next to Zoro. Slightly panting, he stared down at the beaten man locking eyes with him. He stepped over Zoro’s body, so he was standing over him. Lighting yet another cigarette, his voice low he spoke “I told you. I’m not the man you once knew, and he’s not coming back.” Getting no response from the bleeding man, he continued. “You were the only one who could've beaten me y’know. The captain won't do it.” Sanji got down on one knee and blew smoke in Zoro’s face, making the man cough. “I’ll see you in Hell, pirate hunter.” Watching the man’s eyes darken as he breathed his last, Sanji felt something tighten in his chest. He got up and clicked his tongue at himself.
“Luffy wait up!” Usopp shouted running behind Luffy. Apparently, he had seen something go down in Onigashima. Running as quickly as he could through the rubble and destroyed floors, Luffy could almost smell some cigarette smoke in the air. Heart beating faster with every step, he found his way through the obstacles to a larger area. Trying to catch his breath, he looked around the room, his eyes still adjusting to the darkness. Then something flickered in the distance. Just as Usopp caught up with Luffy, he started running again. “Oh c'mon, can’t you stop for just a moment?” Usopp watched Luffy stop in the middle of the large area. He jogged up to Luffy to see what he had found. Both of them froze, looking at the floor. All that was left behind of the captain’s wings’ final battle, were the broken swords of Zoro and a fresh cigarette stump. Luffy crouched down and picked up the hilt of Wado Ichimonji with only a little bit of the steel left on it. Usopp fell to his knees next to him, still trying to grasp the situation. He looked over to Luffy, only to see a blank expression on his face. In this moment, there was nothing he could’ve said, so he stayed silent, letting the reality of what might’ve happened slowly sink in.
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