onepieceyaoi100 | Drabble Flood, 1/10

Title: The Pirate Hunter
Theme: Being Caught
Pair: Luffy/Zoro/Usopp
Word count: 418
Rating: PG-13

Roronoa Zoro looked around at the dense forest... those pirates were in there somewhere, and he was going to capture them. He walked forward slowly, listening for the tell-tale snapping of twigs or crunching of leaves.

But far from the subtle hints he was expecting, the pirates--one of them, at least--announced his presence by pelting out from behind a tree, laughing hysterically as he headed straight for the pirate hunter. Zoro moved out of the way easily, wincing as the pirate slammed right into a tree. He bounced off, still laughing. Zoro rolled his eyes, then came up behind the pirate, drawing two of his swords and resting them against the back of the pirate's neck.

"Surrender, pirate! Your days of terrorizing people are at an end!"

"Eep," the pirate replied, "Please, Mr. Pirate Hunter, have mercy!"

Zoro leaned in, accidentally knocking the young pirate's straw hat off as he put his lips against his ear. "Well, maybe if you play nice with me, I'll play *very nice* with you..."

"Oh, my!"

The pirate hunter laughed evilly as he took the young pirate's limbs and tied them together. "Now," he said softly, "Just be a good little pirate, ok?"

"Ok," the dark-haired boy said.

Smiling, the pirate hunter set his swords down. Reaching around, he undid the pirate's denim shorts, letting one hand slip down inside them. The boy squirmed a little, moaning.

"Don't worry, little pirate," Zoro said softly. This is gonna be..." The pirate hunter heard a noise. Then:

"NAMARI BOSHI!"

Zoro turned around, barely in time to get his sword up to stop the lead ball flying at him. There was a snap as the bamboo sword was broken clean through. The pirate hunter swore, dropping the weapon and drawing his third one. Turning towards the tree the lead star had come from, Zoro let out a scream and ran towards it. He smiled as he heard a cry of terror and watched the remaining pirate take off. He sped up, closing in on the sniper. His prey suddenly turned around. "NAMARI BOSHI! NAMARI BOSHI! NAMARI BOSHI!" Zoro ducked and parried, managing to dodge or block the first few blows. Then he got hit by one in the shoulder, falling back with a cry.

"HA! You'll never catch the Great Captain Usopp!" The boy loaded his slingshot again.

"Usopp, you idiot! This is a GAME! Remember? And you're supposed to let yourself get caught!"

"Oh, yeah...

Zoro shook his head, grinning, "Honestly Usopp..."