First Flight (Zoro X OC)

Chapter 15

*TIME SKIP WARNING* EDITED*

There were tears in her eyes from both rage and anxiety as she crouched over Zoro who lay prone on the grass, unable to move from his injuries. Her wings were extended, slightly held over him to protect him from the impending threat of the Pacifista looming over them. As the huge figure he imposed hovered menacingly over them, she glared defiantly back up, practically growling as she perched taunt with anticipation, ready to defend the man below her. 

Rayleigh had driven off Kizaru in an attempt to allow them enough time to escape, but it wasn’t enough. With the rest of her crew spread up they were all left defenseless.

With a loud whine, the Pacifista began to charge up its attack aimed directly at them. Leanna, already exhausted from fighting the previous Pacifista, tried to stand weakly, but her legs felt ready to collapse.

“Leanna!” Zoro panted out, ”Run!”

She shook her head, determined to defend him to her last breath, nothing would move her.

He sat up, despite her attempts to push him back down, “Stop, you’ll hurt yourself. I- I need to carry you out of here…” She held her hands over him, looking lost and scared, knowing that right now she wasn’t nearly strong enough to carry him. 

“Leanna, look at me.” He huffed.

He grabbed her shaking hands in his and leaned forward pressing his forehead to hers, forcing her to look him in the eyes. Her eyes darted between his, looking panicked into his steady, gray gaze.

Behind her was a crash, her eyes shut tight at the anticipated impact but nothing came. Yet.

“Leanna.” He said again. His firm tone caused her to open her eyes back up. Holding both her hands in one of his, he placed the other on the side of her face, brushing back a lock of hair that had fallen over her face.

“I need to tell you something.” Another loud crash, now closer.

“I-” He started but was cut off. A shadow fell over them both and Leanna looked up in horror as behind him was another Pacifista. But this one looked slightly different, it looked more lifelike than the previous ones.

“Zoro, if you were to go on a trip, where would you want to go?” He asked in a gentle but horrifying voice.

Zoro’s eyes widened with horror and, Leanna noticed with growing dread, recognition. Before there was any time for her to even attempt to maneuver around Zoro to block whatever was coming, the man had removed his glove and swiped a paw-like palm across Zoro.

And, just like that the space in front of her was empty, replaced with dead air and a horrible sucking sound as it rushed in to replace the spot Zoro once occupied. Her hands, previously grasping his, clasped around nothingness and she stared at them in horror.

Her gaze raised to the man now in front of her who simply stared down with an expressionless mask.

“What did you do!?” She shrieked and dashed forward, talons digging into the soft earth to propel her as she drew a feathered blade aimed straight at his heart. But, before the blade could pierce his chest he disappeared again.

She had no time to be confused when he reappeared at her side, moving faster than she could even see. She attempted to twist in the air, whipping her tail for a sharper turn when his large paw wrapped tightly around the base of one of her wings and snatched her mid-flight. She cried out as he yanked her back in the opposite direction, snapping the bone in half as he threw her to the ground.

A scream in pain escaped her, she had just enough time to hear the rest of her crew yell out for her, Luffy’s voice loudest of all as he watched Kuma’s paw descend on Leanna before she disappeared too.