Keeper of the Devil Fruits (One Piece Fan Fiction)

Chapter 42

"Geez Brook, stop scaring him half to death." I say and I spot a smile grow on Brook's face.

"Kaz! I didn't think we'd see you this soon again and you have remarkable timing. By the way can I see your panties?" Brook asks and I punch him multiple times. Even though he's just his soul multiple bumps form on his head.

"What did I tell you before about that?" I ask Brook as I glare at him.

"Sorry; I couldn't help it even though I know your panties are reserved for a certain green haired swordsman." Brook says winking at me and I kick him.

"Not you too;" I say shaking my head at him. "Anyway didn't you want to get out of that cage you're stuck in?" I ask him and he nods.

"Yes I forgot about that in the spur of the moment. Follow me;" Brook says and I follow behind him. "I was trying to get Pappagg to bring one of Zoro's swords to us but he seemed to freak out when he saw me. Anyway that doesn't matter now that you're here since you can break us out. Oh we're here." Brook says stopping in front of a set of doors that appeared to be at least a foot thick and composed of all sorts of materials.

"So you're stuck behind here in a cage?" I ask Brook and I give the door a judgement push to see if it's unlocked but no such luck there.

"Yes we're stuck in the room behind this door and I brought you to the second story entrance so when you enter the cage will be below you." Brook says as I now lightly tap the door to determine the force needed to bust down the door. I crack my knuckles and smash a punch into the door which sends it flying back a few feet. The door stops moving backwards and finally smashes flat on the ground. We walk into the room and Brook re-enters his body.

"I couldn't find a sword so I brought some help that I ran into along the way." Brook says and I move to the edge of the floor to look down at the cage. Zoro has his back to me with Brook and Usopp on either side of him. Each of them are tied up and I see a smile on Brook's face.

"What kinda help did you bring and who the hell can knock down a huge door like that? I swear I heard it scrapping across the floor as well." I hear Usopp yell and I let out a chuckle. I see Zoro tilt his head and he looks side to side before shaking his head. I look over the cage and let out a sigh as I shake my head. They used an older cage that had bad welds connecting the bars to the bottom of the cage. If I was able to apply the correct amount of pressure to the cage bottom it'd easily snap off. I can get the correct pressure by just jumping off this floor and grabbing the bottom as I fall down. I let out an Hm as I think about what to do about the ropes wrapping around those three. I can easily cut those with a couple of my small daggers.

"Okay I think I'm going crazy guys but I keep hearing Kaz." Zoro says and I let out a little chuckle. Of all the things he could say.

"Ah that's..." Before Brook can finish I throw the daggers and cut the ropes as I jump off the edge of the floor. I plummet towards the cage and the waters below. I catch the edge of the cage's bottom and hold on tight as gravity keeps pulling me downward. The welds start cracking and soon enough the whole bottom is falling towards the water below. I hear Usopp and Brook scream while Zoro just lets out a sigh. We plunge into the water below and I grab Brook. I throw his arm over my shoulders and swim towards the surface. A couple seconds before we surface I hear Usopp and Zoro talking thanks to my curse.

"What the hell was that? Is the person who's here to save us trying to kill us? Answer me Brook." Usopp yells and I hear both of them let out gasps.

"Brook;" They scream together and I quietly surface.

"Geez I've got him idiots." I say as I swim towards the wall. I feel around the wall and find a hand hold. I start scaling the wall with Brook now located on my back. I easily scale it even though I had to jump along the wall a couple times to get hand holds. I quickly reach the top and place Brook on the ground while I summon a rope ladder. I tie the ladder to a stone column nearby and throw the rest over the edge for Usopp and Zoro to climb up. I sit down and take off Usopp's bag before pulling out Zoro's swords and Brook's sword. I hand Brook his sword and give him a little help by wind drying him.

"Thanks Kaz." Brook says as he stands up now that he's got his strength back.

"No problem;" I say and I spot Usopp climb off the ladder.

"Are you trying to kill us?" Usopp yells when he sees me and I click my tongue at him.

"You're welcome for saving your sorry ass even though I could easily have left your asses there." I say throwing his bag at him and I spot Zoro climb off the ladder as well. His eyes widen when he spots me and before I can move he tackles me.

"Zoro...you're....strangling....me." I manage to get out and Zoro lets me go.

"Sorry but what the hell do you expect to get when you just vanish one day and only leave behind a note that says see ya. What the hell were you even thinking Kaz?" Zoro yells at me and I cover my ears since he's yelling into them.

"Geez don't yell so loud." I say and Usopp speaks up.

"So Kaz... you know you're not wearing your toque and Zoro when did you learn Kaz was a girl?" Usopp asks and I nod.

"Yeah I know;" I say shrugging.

"I've known Kaz was a girl for just under two years now." Zoro says shrugging.

"BROOK, USOPP, ZORO WHERE ARE YOU?" I hear Chopper yell and I hand Zoro his swords.

"We should probably get going since a fight's about to go down and we've got sucked right in the middle. I lead the others through the halls and as we get closer to the others I hear Robin speak up.

"Maybe they've already drowned;" Robin says and I sigh.

"You really do think about the worst possibilities don't you?" I ask her shaking my head as I walk around the corner and everyone turns to look at me.