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I sighed, watching as the three males ran off. I've already made Sanji cry after calling him out, yet it was clear he shouldn't be completely trusted. Of course Zoro was chosen to keep Sanji in line, though that also means they'll be gripping at each other the whole time.

Hopefully they won't take too long.

As I had finished drawing already, I had taken a spot next to Robin. She was quick to start messing with my hair. Since we've been running around, and Luffy wasn't one for walking most of the time, a good amount of my hair had come out of the braid and was looking quite messy. So when Robin began taking my hair out of the braid and running her fingers through it to fix it, I didn't object.

"The real problem is those kids." Chopper said, his face taking an unpleasant look as Franky's facial expressions took over. "What are we gonna do with 'em?" He had managed to transform into Chopper's main form, which was supposed to be cute. However it appeared to have a touch of Franky, which somehow got rid of Chopper's cuteness.

I felt Robin pause and glare at Chopper, "Franky, I don't want you to speak again in that form." Her eyes hardened, "Ever."

I hummed in agreement quietly. Robin resumed braiding my hair. Her fingers tugged a little as she tried to brush out the few tangles that had formed in my hair.

"I see why you braid you hair." She muttered, "It's gotten long." Again I hummed in agreement.

A cry of pain drew our attention as one of the giant kids suddenly collapsed, crying out in pain. I froze, my blood running cold as he cried out in pain.

Robin's hands froze for a moment before starting up again, taking another moment to softly pat my back as if to take away my attention. More of the giant kids began to collapse and cry out in pain.

"What the fuck did he do to them." I mumbled, trying to shut off the panic that was trying to take control inside of me.

"All the bigger ones are collapsing left and right!" Franky shouted, looking around worriedly.

"You were examining them, right?! Are they sick after all, Chopper?!" Nami panicked and looked towards Sanji's body.

"No." Chopper answered, stepping closer to the children. "Do you kids want anything? What are you usually doing around this time?"

I narrowed my eyes. He knew something already, but he wanted to confirm it.

"Usually...?" The first kid that had collapsed answered, though he looked as if he was foaming at the mouth. "We have our testing time... and then we get our candy..."

"Holy shit..." I mumbled, standing up. My hair slipped from Robin's hands and became undone.

"It puffs out smoke all over and it looks cool and tastes good!" The other kids chorused.

"Yeah if I eat the candy... If I eat the candy, it always makes me feel happy!" The blonde kid explained between huffing to control the pain. "It might... it might make me feel better!"

"Are they fucking drugging them?" I demanded, turning to look towards Chopper. Going from the look of rage on Sanji's face, I could tell I must have been correct.

However, instead of answer me right away, he marched over to the chained up centaur instead. "You said your name was Brown Beard! What do you know about this?! These children aren't sick!"

"What do you mean? I'm on outdoor patrol duty. I don't know what happens in the lab. All I know is that they're terribly sick!" He answered. "Out merciful masters take them in from other islands and treats them with their medical powers! They're a scientist of love!"

"Fucking bullshit." I seethed through clenched teeth,

"Look! This proves that if the kids go out of the facility and don't get their daily medicine they'll be in pain!" He pushed, trying to prove himself right.

"No!!" Chopper shouted, holding up a glass vile. "NHC10. This came from their bodies. It's a tiny amount but it's a stimulant drug!"

I clenched my hands into fists and turned to glare at the man trying to defend the scientists. Currently, the idea of suffocating him sounded like a wonderful idea. He did nothing to help these kids.

"Only selected scientists in selected countries around the world are allowed to use this! Doctorine use it I know about it but when used correctly, even as medicine... There is no way you'd use it in such huge amounts that they'd get addicted to it!!" Chopper informed us, his anger growing with each word.

"These kids have been taking in small amounts every day, to the point where they're chronically addicted! To be freed from this pain they need the next intake!" I felt my stomach twist uncomfortably as Chopper continued to rant. "For what? To these kids!! To make sure they don't run from the facility?!"

"That saving master of yours, what does he want with these kids?!" Chopper demanded.

"I won't let you insult our Masters!"

"Chopper what should we do?! They're going down one after the other!" Luffy shouted, looking back at Chopper. "Is there any candy here?! If it's in that building, let's go get it!"

I snapped my head to Luffy and began shaking my head, however Chopper beat me to it. "Don't! They can't ever have that candy again! The kids must have unknowingly taken in the drug through those!"

"Strawhat bro..." The biggest of the kid started, "Will you get the candy for us?"

I frowned, turning away from the kids and instead looking towards Robin. "Ah.... Robin, I don't know what I want to do anymore."

She looked at me and tilted her head, "How so, Katsu?"

"I really want to beat the shit out of the scientist guys..." I mumbled, looking down at my trembling hand. "But... I also really really want to run away."

Was I trembling from fear or rage?

"Katsu, if you want to fight them, then we'll help you fight them." Robin stated gently, making me look up at her. "If you want to run, then we'll protect you and run with you."

"You said you would!!"

I snapped around as Luffy went flying, that kid having hit him. The strength didn't surprise me, the kid was huge. Plus, given what they've done before mass strength didn't seem that big of a deal.

"They need to be sedated or something." I mumbled frowning as the other kids began begging their friend to stop.

"Sind isn't a giant!"  One of the girl's claimed. "The big ones aren't really like that! When they came to the island they were all normal sized!!"

"Hey, don't we have growing sickness? We're not sick in any other way..." Another kid said.

"What?!" Chopper blinked in shock. "There's no sickness that'll make a human grow into a giant!! The big people are simply big! Then..." He glanced at me then back at the kids. "If their pituitary hormone wasn't always this high then these kids have been experimented on!"

"What do those bastards want?! To trap these kids here with drugs!!" Chopper growled, clenching his teeth.

My throat felt thick again and the twisting in my stomach felt like it had been tied up in knots. If its the same guy, was I supposed to be big as well? Would those kids have been saved if I had never been saved? Could they have remained with their families and remained normal?

"Sleeping star!!"

"So they were kidnapped after all..." Nami murmured.

"Luffy?" Chopper gained our Captain's attention. "I feel so sorry for them! They wanted to go home. They wanted to see their parents! Let's save them!"

'Shanks will save me! He's coming!'

My hand twitched and I tried to stop my breath from hitching.

"Let's bring them all to their parents then!" Luffy decided.

"Idiot! Don't make it sound easy! There's a pile of problems there." Franky jumped in with a huff.

"That's right, plus we've only got speculation right now. We can't decided anything until we see the real culprit." Robin said, "And if he just so happens to be the one that hurt Katsu, then we'll send him to a long and painful fiery death." I almost wanted to smile at Robin's murderous aura.

"That master guy...." Luffy mumbled. "But Zoro, Sanji, and Brook are out looking for the Samurai...." He shrugged, "Well never mind them. We'll go to the facility room before. To meet the masters!"

Then Luffy looked towards me, "Hey, what do you remember about the doctor guy?"

"Don't ask her that!" Chopper protested, looking over at me worriedly. "She just remembered something-"

"Do the kids have brands on them?" I asked, making them pause and look at me. "I don't... I don't remember much, and I hope I don't remember anymore. But, I don't think he tried to be nice to me at all. He didn't care about my comfort, at least I don't think so since he didn't try to numb me before branding me. So the other doctor must be a little nicer since he doesn't seem to wish to torture the kids, since they seem to think they're nice."

"So, maybe one of them is nice?-"

"No." I cut in, shaking my head. "Anyone willing to experiment on kids are pieces of shit. Got it, Luffy?"

He nodded immediately. "Yeah, pieces of shit." He adjusted his hat on his head. "You're coming with me, Katsu."

"So I can draw you, yeah-"

"So I can make sure nothing happens. I promised you nothing would happen to you, remember? Nakama protect each other." He wasn't smiling or grinning, instead Luffy had one of his rare serious moments. I nodded, giving him a small smile.

"I'll wait here. I really can't forgive those masters though and I'd like to beat them up!" Chopper said, frowning. "But I'm worried about the kids. I have to watch them."

"That's right! R-Right! I'll stay behind too!" Nami claimed as well quickly, fear clear in her tone.

"Nami that's dirty! You're just scared aren't you!!-"

I shook my head at Usopp's comment, "It's probably best she stays behind as well." When he looked at me to say something, I cut him off. "She's in Franky's body. If we happen to get into a fight I really don't know how much help she would be right now. Being in someone else's body is hard, but fighting is harder."

He opened his mouth to protest but sighed and gave in.

Of course before we prepared to leave Luffy has us chain up the giant kids. Though I could imagine the anxiety they may feel, it was for the best in the end. If they happen to go berserk, as Luffy said, with the big kids chained up it'll be easier for Chopper to sedate them.

"But what do we do about our messed up bodies?" Franky asked, "I'd expect all of us four to have to meet up with Trafalgar again to change back."

"Isn't it fine like this?" Luffy laughed.

"Ah, Luffy, if you and I were switched to be in each others body, wouldn't you want to switch back?" I asked, waiting for him to agree with me.

He blinked at me, tilting his head as he thought it over. "I'd get free meat."

I blinked, my face changed to that of confusion. "Free meat?"

He nodded, "Yeah, Sanji would give me more meat, and guys would give me free meat too then." He rested his chin on his fist. "Could I fly then? You fly."

"I mean... yes you could probably fly but you'd have to get used to my devil fruit." I answered, "But, can you walk with your feet numb?"

"Why would you ask that?" Luffy wrinkled his nose at the question.

"Shut it!" Nami growled shutting both of us up, "It's not fine at all! Get it in your head!"

I shrugged, "I was trying to explain it in Luffy's language." Perhaps I should be disturbed that he didn't agree right away that he wouldn't want to be in my body.

My Captain is an interesting one...

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End of Chapter 88!

So not too much in this chapter, but there will be some more things coming up! As much as I typically try to not type things straight from the manga here, there are some conversations I feel would need to be included. Hopefully this chapter wasn't boring...

Anyhow, I've had some people request more Luffy moments, so I've tried adding in some. Though, for me personally, I feel like Zoro and Katsu happen to be written more naturally... Thoughts?

This is not edited.