Chapter: Splintering Wood

It was a sunny morning (maybe even the same ... ^^). A mild wind was blowing over the calm sea and a few greedy seagulls circled the sky, always looking for something to eat. And they weren't the only ones ...

"Sanji, Huuuuunger !!!!", it echoed from the deck of the Flying Lamb, which was just sailing in these waters, always looking for new adventures.

The young Smutje was just not really in the right mood to fulfill his voracious captain's most ardent wish.

"Shut up, gobball! I'm busy.", He yelled back in exasperation and then turned back to his other problem.

"And now to you, Buschaffe. You have the dishwashing service today and if you don't get your lazy bum up immediately, I'll take it to the kitchen myself!" He growled and gave Lorenor Zorro a dirty look.

The swordsman was once again comfortably dozing on deck and was anything but happy that this annoying cook was standing right in the sun for him and also turned on him stupidly from the side."Hey, move a little to the right and while you're at it: Shut up, carrot peeler!" He hissed, managing to move his mouth as little as necessary.

"Saaanjiiiii !!!"

Once again, Monkey D. Luffy's wailing call reached his ear.

"AAAARRRRRGGGGGH, DON'T MAKE YOUR DAM ALONE, DAMN !!!!, Sanji roared angrily and Zorro wondered once more how he managed to scream without the damn stick falling out of his mouth.

The blond had already turned and was on his way down to the galley. He just wouldn't allow himself to be provoked by these idiots anymore. Why should he worry about the fact that his crewmates had nothing but hot air in their pears when he could conjure up a feast for Nami-Mausi at the same time, which would make him a little higher in their favor ?? He was already mentally congratulating himself on this mature decision, but Zorro wouldn't let him get away that easily.He would have to pay for that vain fool had woken him up.

"Are you giving up already?" He asked hypocritically and a nasty grin fell on his lips.

"Hey guys, Prince Soup Green is getting weak knees. Shouldn't we be looking for a cook who has a little more guts ???" he shouted loudly across the deck, luring the entire crew over.

"Who's stupid?" Luffy asked confused and with a still growling stomach.

"Well, not stupid, you stupid! ... Sanji seems to be getting a little soft in his old age ...", Usopp giggled behind his hand, but even in advanced age the cook's hearing had apparently not yet decreased and so he glared at Usopp poisonously.

"Do you have something to say, long nose? Speak up!" He whispered with an undertone in his voice that Usopp was not at all comfortable with.

"E ... it was him !!", he stammered in panic and quickly pointed to the unsuspecting chopper before he made off in a hurry and left only a small cloud of dust.The little moose was already looking at him with fearful eyes, but Sanji's anger had long since found another target. His eyes narrowed and his arched eyebrows contracted menacingly.

"Well, that's enough, grass skull. Make your will!" He hissed and got into attack position. To hell with the good intentions ...

"So you've had enough of life ... Should be fine with me. I'll fillet you!", Zorro grinned contentedly and rose slowly. He wanted to enjoy every moment. With relish he put his hand on his Yubashili. It was always a good feeling to hold your beloved swords in your hand. Only a true swordsman could feel so attached to his weapon.

Luffy watched things go with anticipation.

"Oh yeah great, finally another fight !!" he cheered, clapping his hands.

And the two arguers did not take long to be asked. With a graceful movement, Sanji kicked while Zorro drew his blade out of its sheath and let it snap towards the cook.However, the opponents were more than quick in the fight, so that both attacks went nowhere. That didn't stop her from trying again and again.

"Yay, keep it up. And another right one. Yes, Zorro take another sword!", The captain cheered on the two of them and in his childish enthusiasm had completely forgotten his cravings.

"You heard what the boss said.", Zorro growled and bared his teeth devilishly. His Kitetsu could also use a little practice again ...

Already armed with two sharp blades, he attacked the hated Smutje again.

"Hey, who are you betting on, Chopper? I think Zorro will flatten him this time with his sword technique. Let's bet? One extra kitchen service for the loser!" the supply crate crouched and watched the spectacle from a safe distance.

"Do you think so? I'll bet on Sanji.Today he will knock Zorro with his super kicks. Miss hits! ... And once I scrub the deck so that they break something again! ", Chopper whispered and he had almost won the bet, because exactly at that moment the cook ducked under a double blow from the swordsman and Zorro's attack raced unchecked into the wall behind him. The wood splintered loudly and left a gaping hole .

"WUHU, great action !!", Luffy crowed and performed a little dance of joy on deck.

"Not because of" great action ". You stupid primitives !!", a voice penetrated her ears from behind, but before the boys could turn around to look for the source of the noise, they had all caught a painful headbutt. Nami had been disturbed by the noise and the constant vibrations while drawing the map. If you didn't know better, you could assume that the Flying Lamb would be plagued by earthquakes from time to time, but Nami knew her boys all too well. Unfortunately...Now she stood in anger in front of the evildoers who grumbled and rubbed the back of their heads.

"Brainless doesn’t even come close to describing your condition. Where did I end up here? Please fix it, or it will set something!", She sighed in a tired voice, but her eyes spoke volumes.

"Yes immediately, Nami-darling! I'll do everything for you!", Sanji whistled and it was as if small, pink hearts gushed out of his eyes like soap bubbles as he beamed at his red-haired dream woman.

"You can do that on your own, potholders in love ..." Zorro growled and then tried to pull himself out of the affair inconspicuously.

"Zorro, you don't want to avoid work, do you? And don't forget that you still owe me ...", Nami whispered, who had by no means missed his attempt.

Zorro paused and then turned, trembling with rage.

"Arr, I paid you everything back a long time ago, you stupid woman! Leave me alone with the shit!" He roared and clenched his fists."Hey, that's not how you talk to a lady! Has nobody taught you manners, you Neanderthal? Come here, I'll read the riot act for you!", Sanji hissed and was ready to avenge his beloved by any means.

"We don't read here, we work!" The navigator snapped and her facial expression took on increasingly creepy forms. You could almost have mistaken her for a role from a psychological thriller when her left eyebrow twitched uncontrollably like this and the small vein in her neck began to pulsate. But instead of pulling a kitchen knife from behind her back, she preferred to give the two idiots a set of hot ears. This measure was acknowledged with loud "Nami Nami !!" cheers from the direction of the supply crates.

"I told you right away that Nami was going to finish them both! You have to wash up!", Usopp turned to Chopper with a triumphant grin.

"But ... you said ...", the blue-nosed moose stammered and looked at his friend with his googly eyes confused.The blow to the back of the head had reminded Luffy of something he shouldn't have forgotten in the first place.

"Sanjiiiii, when can I finally get something to putty ??", he began his lament for food again and only got a general groan.

"Can't you see that I don't have time, you nerve-cheek? Stand yourself in the kitchen when you're so hungry!" Sanji grumbled while he started to get some boards around the hole in the wall again to seal. He regretted the last sentence very quickly when he saw that his captain seemed to take this invitation literally and whistled towards his beloved galley. Unfortunately, the Smutje knew only too well that Luffy had more than just two left hands when handling kitchen appliances. He had painfully remembered that the rubber man had almost once managed to completely dismantle his former workplace, the restaurant ship "Baratié", when chef red foot Jeff had ordered him to wash the dishes.At all costs he had to prevent such a catastrophe from happening again.

"Oh ... oh wait, Luffy. That wasn't meant. After all, you're the captain here and it's my honorable job as the ship's cook to cook for you. Make yourself comfortable and I'll fry you a delicious steak right away, okay? "he called quickly to avert the impending disaster. He was relieved to find that Luffy apparently had no objection to this suggestion.

"Fine! But well done and with a lot of meat !!", laughed the straw hat boy and let himself fall back on the deck to watch the passing clouds in the sky. Life as a captain on a pirate ship was really fabulous.

"Come on, sir ...", Sanji grumbled sullenly under his repair work, but since he had a whole set of nails in his mouth, nobody understood him anyway. Sometimes he seriously wondered if the search for the legendary All Blue was really worth it to travel with this chaos troop.Usopp was still deep in an argument with Chopper because the moose still refused to see that he, the honorable Captain Usopp, would never cheat on a bet.

"Gambling rule 67 clearly states that even bets that were willfully ignored by the opponent are fully valid in an official betting situation!" Shouted the long nose angrily and tried to impress his counterpart with extravagant gestures.

"Oh yeah? And where is that written ??", asked Chopper, who didn't seem to be convinced of the matter. He was a very gullible little moose, but you couldn't serve him every crap either.

"You're lying !!" he said and angrily put his hooves on his hips.

"Oh ... so I'm lying? I really didn't expect that from you. And I thought we