Konnichi wa to you !!
I haven't read from each other for a long time.
This part is probably the penultimate part of the "Kibo trilogy" ^^ ".
So it goes on!

“Wait!” Sanji stopped the others.
The group was now as good as at its destination. Or at least that was believed.
Or you could deduce it from the many pirates who were up to mischief here.
"And what should we do now?", Akiko asked impatiently. "Wait until you invite us in?"
"Hey, calm down!", Nami whispered and put an arm around her. "You mustn't drive yourself crazy now!"
"I do! I'm just scared!" Nami and the others looked at her seriously.
"We'll get Zorro out of there!" Sanji grinned. "I promise you on behalf of Mr. Prince!"
Usopp, Chopper and Luffy immediately began to cheer:
"Juhuuu !! Mr. Prince is back! Juhuuu! Long live Mr. Prince !!"
"Idiots!", Nami kicked one by one in the buttocks.
"Thank you, Sanji ..." Akiko hugged Sanji.He gently put his arms around her.
"It's okay ..." he said softly.
Not as usual in this completely crushed tone, but very calmly and quietly. "I ... we are here for you! Don't worry !!"
"I'm worried though!" She sobbed. "Worry about this idiot who had to do everything on his own again!"
"Aki-chan ..."
"Zorro is just like that!", Nami interfered. She grinned at Akiko's questioning look. "Well ... actually you should have got used to this idiot ?!" Smiling, Akiko could only shake her head.
"You never get used to it!"
"Also agrees again!"
"I'll see him again?" Nami didn't really know what to say to that. Of course they would see him again! The only question was: in what condition ???
"Logo!" She smiled. "Weeds don't go away!"
Actually, she had lied to Akiko a little bit. Because she wasn't that sure! But, should she scare her even more instead?No! That wouldn't do anything! At most, more problems than were already there.
"And what should we do now? Wait and drink tea?" Usopp asked impatiently.
"No.!" Sanji handed Akiko Nami and stood up. "I'll introduce myself!" With that he sat down his' Mr. Prince 'glasses on and started walking.
"Love is just blind!", Chopper only remarked.
"Better get him back instead of making big speeches !!" Nami snapped at the little moose.
“You don't understand anything about that!” She rebuked Usop.
"How?"
"You don't understand about it!" He repeated. "You know Sanji!"
"And that's exactly why I thought that at least he would behave sensibly !!"
"It doesn't just have something to do with Akiko!"
"Huh?"
"Man, after all, he and Zorro are good buddies!", Luffy explained to her.
"Nevertheless it is still called 'buddy'! With 'e'!", Usopp corrected his captain.
"Doesn `t matter!"
"It's not! Your enemies will laugh at each other!""So what? Then they can no longer be dangerous to us!" He sighed.
"That wasn't meant literally!"
"Then why do you say that?"
"Because that's what you say!"
"And why do you say that you don't mean it when it is said that way?"
"That was meant metaphorically!"
"Huh?"
"Man, figuratively, symbolically, for illustration, in a figurative sense, parable, ..."
"Oh sooooo ... Say that now! Hahaha !!", Luffy laughed. (* again seltendoof * g **)
The long nose had to pull himself together not to freak out. Sometimes Luffy was so difficult to understand that nothing was going on!
"Don't you have better things to do than chatting about stupid metaphors ??" came again from Nami ("Nöö ...") and roasted both of them ("Idiots!"). "So what do we do now?" She turned to Robin.
"Stay here or join us ...?"
"That's right ... more like-"
Akiko interrupted her.
"Uh ... actually I was for the opposite ...", Nami wanted to start."Nothing there! I'm going in there now! And woe, they just twisted Zorro's hair !!"
That twinkle in his eyes and the smile that played around Akiko's mouth were more than ambiguous. "From!"
She was already marching off.
Something told the others not to contradict her now. Probably because otherwise they would have had 'drastic experiences', and that wasn't really what the rest of them wanted so badly ...

For a while, the people from Sheeplock had their hands on tying Zorro to the main mast, because he was slowly regaining his strength and of course didn't feel like playing the prisoner.
"What are you doing there?", The vice-captain said immediately. "You shouldn't always behave like little children!"
"YES WELL SIR!" Came the immediate response from the team.
"They're even more stupid than Luffy!", Zorro muttered and hadn't paid attention for a moment, so they had tied him up after all."Or not ..."
"I heard there is a pretty girl in the gang?" Sheeplock started talking again.
"If you mean Nami, she's greedy for money until she can't!"
"No no, not that one! The other one, the one with the red hair-"
"You please leave your hands clear of Akiko?", Zorro yelled at him immediately.
"Aha, so her name is Akiko ..."
"I warn you..."
"Do you think she thinks I'm great?"
"Not under guarantee!"
"For sure?"
"More than that!"
"We'll see! Do we want to bet?" Zorro thought he had misheard.
"I'm not betting my girlfriend here!"
Sheeplock looked at him dumbfounded.
"This sweet little one is with you ???"
"I DID NOT SAY THAT!!"
"You said she was your friend!"
"A friend, but not my friend!", Zorro corrected, turning red.
"So it's still available then?"
"Not for you!"
The two looked at each other with a look that was guaranteed to mean something like "You won't get it, you'll be dead before that!".
"Are you jealous?"
"Never in my life!"
Suddenly there was a strong jerk, followed closely by five, six, seven men, entourage of Sheeplocks, who all landed with a 'thump' in a heap at his feet.
All k. o, no longer responsive. But with a shoe print on the face.
"Has anyone ordered sushi? The Baratié now also delivers outside of the house!" Came a voice.
"Who messed up my men like that?" The vice growled angrily and looked around.
"Shipping costs are included!"
Sanji lit a cigarette and adjusted his glasses. "Always at your service."
"Was that you?" He ignored the sheep lock and discovered Zorro.
"Hey, how stupid are you actually that you let yourself be tied up by them? Bordering on Luffy stupidity!"
"Stop tearing stupid comments and get me out of here!" The swordsman yelled at him."Forget it. Not yet. Akiko-chan cried because of you!"
"Can't we clarify that afterwards ???"
"Besides, the weather is still bad here! Why did you go out alone, you idiot?"
"I went to look for the little annoyance and our archaeologist so that Akiko didn't have to worry anymore!" Zorro replied, the last words coming out of his lips rather quietly.
"HEY !!!", Sheeplock called in between. "How about a little more respect for me!"
"Who is the bird?" Sanji asked, nodding at him.
"Call himself Sheeplock!"
"The name is for an ass!"
"Thank you!" Said the vice.
"Okay, I'll clean up and then we'll get out of here!"
"Zorro, there you are !!" suddenly shouted a girl's voice.
Zorro, Sanji and Sheeplock looked up to see Akiko, Robin and the others.
Akiko had put her hands on her hips and looked rather angry.With one jump she stood in front of Zorro.
"W-what are you looking for here?" He asked and he was immediately given a fist in the stomach.
"Get you idiot out of here!" Was her reply. She turned to the now completely ignored Sheeplock. "Are you the deputy?"
"Voilà Cherie!", He bowed to her and wanted to kiss her hand.
"Merci beaucoup!", She smiled briefly, but then gave him an "Aurevoir idiot!" a right.
"Captain !!" shouted his men. "What did you do to him?"
Akiko crossed her arms.
"Nothing. Except read him the riot act!"
"Well wait, you will pay for that !!"
"I'm happy to!" She smiled and pulled out her sword.

Okay, a stupid ending, I know ... But oh well! Today Zorro doesn't play the great hero O-o "
Is there anything else to say?
Nope ... your pirate Nami