"Hahahahaha!"

Luffy chased after Chopper, crab in his hand making Chopper scream as he tried to scurry away from his captain. Usopp attempted to block Chopper off so he could accept his fate, but he was too damn fast. Franky worked on the ship below deck while Nami, Robin, and Brook sat out on the deck, watching the three play.

Sanji came out with drinks, kicking the sleeping swordsman once on his way over. Zoro didn't even budge.

"Nami-swan! Robin-chan! You're drinks are ready!" Sanji said, twirling over towards them with a tray in hand. He set their drinks on the table with a smile, hearts coming out of his eyes.

"Thank you, Sanji," Nami said, taking a sip of her drink.

"Yes, thank you, Mr.Cook," Robin said as well, looking up from her book to smile at Sanji.

"Anything for you, Nami-swan, Robin-chan!"

"What about my drink?" Brook asked, pointing to himself.

"I only serve beautiful ladies."

"Eeeh?!"

"Oi, guys!" Luffy suddenly called, catching everyone's attention. He pointed in front of him."Look, look!"

Nami got up to go see what he was talking about, eyes widening at what she saw."An island?! There wasn't supposed to be an island here!"

"What do you expect, it's the New World," Robin said with a smile.

"Let's go! Let's go!" Luffy cheered, still pointing straight ahead.

"If that's what our captain wants..." Sanji pulled out a cigarette, putting his tray under his arm.

"O-O...Oh...!" Usopp suddenly fell to the floor, fake blood coming out of this mouth."I suddenly caught I-can't-enter-that-island disease!"

"Usopp!" Chopper cried, racing over to apply first aid.

"Are you alright, Usopp?" Brook asked."I would give you my blood, but I don't have any! Yohohohoho!"

"Someone get Franky, we're going on an adventure!"

X

The crew docked on the island, deciding who should leave and who should stay on the ship. They had to hold back Luffy from jumping off and running away the moment they reached land.

Suddenly, before they could decide anything, a figure flew into the air above their ship, landing right on top of the sleeping Zoro, making his eyes bulge out as he was abruptly woken up.

"What the hell?!" Zoro growled, unsheathing one of his swords."Wanna die?!" He look to the small ball of fabric that had suddenly appeared on the ship.

The ball puffed out, turning into 2 semi-small humans about half of Zoro's height. One wore a long vertical striped coat with dark shades, and a giant black afro. The other had on a long horizontal striped coat, bright heart shaped glasses, and spiked blond hair. They jumped up into the side of the ship, each putting their hands out in front of them shaking back and forth with fervor.

"Ah, I'm sorry, we didn't mean to land on you-bu," said the blond one.

"Yes we did-bu," said the black one.

"Which one is it, be more clear!" Zoro growled back.

"That doesn't matter anyways. We're here for something else-bu," said the black one.

"Yes, we are here to welcome you to Partner Island-bu!" said the blond one.

"Partner Island?" the crew questioned.

"No-bu," The black one groaned.

"Yes, that's right, Partner Island!" The blond one said in a flourish."The island where everyone has someone and everything has something-bu!"

"What do you mean?" Nami asked, just as confused as everyone else.

"On this island, every half has a whole, every donut has a donut hole. You will never find one thing without something to go with it-bu!" The white one cheered.

"They have donuts here?!" Drool was already starting to come out of Luffy's mouth.

"That's all you hear...?" Usopp mumbled, hand on head.

"What you're saying is, everything on this island comes in pairs?" Robin asked.

"Exactly." The black one nodded."And if it's not in a pair, we destroy it-bu."

"How scary," Brook spoke, shivering along with Chopper.

"So basically, we're not welcome here, is that right?" Franky asked, eyeing the pair wearily.

"As long as you're a pair, you can come on this island-bu," spoke the white.

"But none of us are..."

"I'll happily pair up with you for eternity, Nami-swan!"

"Idiot," Zoro mumbled.

"What did you say?!" Sanji raged, two men sending each other glares.

"Of course-bu," murmured the black one.

"But don't worry, we like you-bu," spoke the blond one.

"So we'll help you-bu," finished the black one.

The two men then flung handcuffs towards the unsuspecting crew, first set locking onto Sanji and Zoro's legs but the two were too busy fighting to realize what was going on. The next set locked onto Brook and Luffy's wrists, then Robin and Usopp's legs, and finally Nami and Franky's wrists.

"Now, with this you look like partners-bu," spoke the black one.

"You look great-bu," said the other.

"Huh? What the hell is this?" Zoro asked, looking down at his leg.

"Oi, pipsqueaks! Take this off!" Sanji yelled at them."If I'm going to be paired with someone I want to be a cute lady, not some stinky marimo!"

"What did you say, ero cook?" Zoro snapped back, taking one of his swords out.

"You heard me, moss head!"

"It is our policy to keep visitors cuffed for 3 days, so that they may enjoy themselves in that time," said blond."Any longer and the locals will find out you're not partners-bu."

"Stop saying partners!"

"Don't take those cuffs off or even try to break them," said black."You will disrespect us and our people by doing so. Also, they're pretty expensive and we don't have anymore on us-bu."

"What about me?!" Chopper cried, left out of the partnering because of the odd number in the crew."Why don't I have a partner?!"

"You're hands are too small-bu," Black huffed.

"Just stay on your ship and you should be fine-bu." Blond smiled.

"Don't worry, Chopper, we'll stay with you!" Usopp said, giving him a thumbs up. Chopper instantly revived.

"Is your I-can't-enter-this-island disease kicking in?" Robin, who was handcuffed to him, asked with a smile.

"Please reconsider!" Sanji cried to the black and blond pair."I'll take anyone other than this idiot swordsman!"

"What, I thought your only partner would be a 'cute lady'," Zoro huffed, incurring Sanji's wrath. The two attempted to fight, only tripping over one another in the process.

"Goodbye-bu!" said black.

"See you in 3 days-bu!" Blond waved.

X

"Oi! I'm going into town!" cried Luffy almost directly after the black and blond pair left.

"Don't you mean we," Brook said humbly, already having accepted his fate.

Before anyone could respond, Luffy took off, Brook flying behind him as he darted along the dirt path ahead.

"I need to buy some ingredients in town as well..." Sanji said.

"Ow! Leave it to us, Sanji!" Franky posed, taking an unhappy Nami along with him.

"I'm gonna have to agree with Franky," Nami sighed."I doubt you guys could even walk a foot with that cuff. It would be better to just stay on the ship with everyone else."

"Whatever you say, Nami-swan!" Sanji had hearts in his eyes.

"We're going," Zoro said, looking to the road and getting ready to hop off the ship.

"No, no, no, didn't you hear what Nami-swan just said, you stupid marimo?!" Sanji pulled Zoro down.

"Ah?!" Zoro pushed back.

"Mr.Swordsman, we have 3 days on this island," Robin said, using her devil fruit powers to push the two apart."You can wait until tomorrow, I'm sure."

Zoro's brow twitched but he otherwise backed off.

X

Sanji and Zoro hadn't gotten anything done. They had barely even moved, Sanji opting to talk to Robin while Zoro slept next to him. Any time he attempted to get up Zoro would stop him and they would start fighting only to have them both tripping over each other and falling onto the floor, which only spurred up more fighting.

The crew had come back for dinner so Sanji had to drag Zoro into the kitchen, the two men barely making it without another full blown fight. The chain was long enough so that Zoro could sit in the middle of the kitchen against one of the cabinets and Sanji could still work, though Zoro's leg was moved around quite a bit.

Sanji hummed a toon as he worked, tapping his unchained foot along with the beat.

"Oi, bathroom," Zoro said, standing up abruptly.

Sanji sighed. They had been making do by cracking the door open to keep each others leg inside while the other did their business, but it was such a pain.

"Wait a bit," Sanji said, not stopping his work."I need to finish cutting these vegetables and add them in and then we can go."

"No." Zoro tugged on the chain, trying to move but Sanji didn't budge. Instead, he relented, yanking his leg forward and causing Zoro to fall onto his back.

Sanji turned around with a smirk, putting his unchained foot on top of Zoro's stomach in victory."You will never beat me when it comes to leg strength," Sanji said from above him.

Zoro clicked his tongue, vowing to work on building up his leg muscles once he got this stupid cuff on him.

"Anyways, try this," Sanji said, moving and bringing a spoonful of broth to Zoro. He moved it to his mouth, tilting it a bit so Zoro could drink. Zoro, unprepared, choked and ended up spilling the broth all over himself.

"Ah, sorry!" Sanji said, quickly pulling off the towel resting over his shoulder and cleaning Zoro up.

Zoro looked up at him, eyebrow raised."What the hell are you doing?" he asked and Sanji suddenly froze. What was he doing? Why was he asking the marimo to try his food like some newlywed couple and even apologizing to him?

"I don't know..." Sanji mumbled. It just naturally happened, he didn't even think about it.

"Whatever," Zoro mumbled, looking off into space."Anyways, bathroom."

"Not yet, marimo!"

X

Dinner started and it looked like everyone else was acting weird, though it seemed like only Sanji realized. Maybe Chopper did as well and was just going along with it.

Franky was wiping off a bit of food Nami had on her cheek and Nami, in turn, was offering to buy Franky some more parts for the ship. She was actually willing to use beri right out of her pocket. Not to mention Luffy, who hadn't let go of Brook since they came back on the ship. Robin and Usopp were also acting closer than usual as Usopp started to show an interest in Robin's talk of runes and vise versa.

Zoro had also been more willing to follow Sanji around. This docile nature freaked him out.

"Let's go sit down," Sanji said, as the both of them were still in the kitchen. He knew Zoro needed to eat so he actual needed to leave the kitchen and sit down with everyone for once.

But, as they made it to the table, Sanji sat down to fast, sending Zoro flying backwards yet again. He reacted quickly, jumping up and grabbing Zoro by the back to keep him upright. Everyone just stared as the pair looked at each other with wide eyes. Sanji then dropped Zoro, overcoming the initial shock.

"What the hell, shitty cook?!" Zoro growled, getting up and rubbing his back. He looked up, everyone staring at him in shock."What?"

"Y-You..." Nami started."Not you too!"

X

Apparently, everyone else had been having similar experiences with their chained partner. Offering to do things they normally wouldn't do, being kinder to them. Hell, Nami hadn't yelled at Franky since they entered town and that was saying something.

"It has to be because of these cuffs, there's no other explanation!" Usopp cried.

"Alright, let's find those minions and beat them up!" Luffy smacked his fists together with a smile on his face.

"Wait, Luffy," Robin said."We shouldn't do anything to them or else they might not take these off us."

"Ah, you're right."

"Anyways, we need to find them and get them to explain to us whats going on!" said Nami, Franky cheering at her words.

"I agree!" Brook said.

"Now I'm glad I don't have one of those on," mumbled Chopper.

"We need to find them soon," Sanji spoke, pulling out a cigarette."Who knows what other effects these cuffs could have?"

"Alright, let's go and find them!" Luffy cheered.

"Tomorrow." Nami sighed.

"Tomorrow!" Luffy cheered again.