#dude really made me scared for luffy for about more than half their fight

[pingo1387]

for the fanfic word game: "stop"

yeah let’s do this!! 

From A Dream Whose Name I Dare Not Mention 

Zoro stopped short. A figure stood ahead of him, wearing a pink shirt, blue shorts, and carrying a white-sheathed sword.

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Zoro looked down. “I know. But I’m not going to stop here.”

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“You promised to keep going, you idiot,” he hissed. “Don’t stop here just because you don’t understand.”

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As he approached, he quickened his pace and stopped in front of the obstacle.

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Zoro stumbled to a stop and looked around. “The wrong way?”

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He and Sanji rushed, as if on instinct, towards him, stopping him with blows of sword and kicks.

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The ship was docked, and the crew bade solemn farewells to the ill Yorki and their dying crewmates. Brook was about to leave with the others, but the doctor stopped him.

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His vision blurred. For a moment, he thought he felt something deep in his chest, and he finally stopped playing to feel the spot—

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He did his work in the flashes of memory shown to him, and occasionally found a shiny object on his way, always making sure to stop and pick it up—who knew what could happen if he failed to collect even one?

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Humming caught his ears (not that there was anything to catch) and he turned to see a zombie approaching. The corpse had the appearance of a samurai, a single sword resting on its hip, and the zombie’s eyes were hollow as it hummed a song, stopping several feet from Brook.

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“Stop,” Brook exclaimed, surprising himself with his own vehement tone. “Don’t touch my hair, Ryuma-san.”

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From Sealed with a Kiss 

The spotted seal let himself be washed ashore and waddled farther on the cool sand and rocks until the ocean’s waves could not touch him. He soon stopped by a stone half his length in height and raised himself so he rested upon it.

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Luffy had stopped calling for him, and the silence was blissful. Where he had gone Law didn’t know and didn’t care, pleased as he was to have the beach back to himself.

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“Huh, he’s really retiring?” he said. “I never thought grampa would stop working …”

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He stopped, kneeling in the sand to rest, and soon he looked up when a pair of legs blocked his vision.

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“Pig meat.” Luffy stopped in front of his house, lifted a leg, and used his foot to open the unlocked door.

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“I need to—” Law stopped himself and clenched his hands on his legs, hesitating. “I need to go to the sea.”

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Luffy tilted his head, slowing his pace to walk with him but putting a far too energetic bounce in each step. “We’re gonna stop somewhere before looking for your treasure,” he announced.

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Law was a quick learner, and their departure only took as long as it did because he had stopped to ask Franky about his own legs—those enchanted limbs he had crafted himself.

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They were almost out of this area (to Law’s relief, for they had been given alternating less-than-friendly and too-friendly looks along the way) when Luffy stopped and stooped, straightening back up a second later and examining something in his fingers.

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Law came to an abrupt halt in front of the house and turned himself around to follow Luffy through the front door. He stopped at the threshold, realizing his wheelchair wouldn’t fit through the frame; Luffy turned back and, noticing the problem, offered his hand. Law ignored it and stood on his own, taking the crutches and leaning on them as he managed to move inside. Luffy got the wheelchair and figured out how to fold it to fit it through the door before carrying it inside, banging it on the frame regardless and setting it against the wall.

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“Why did you stop?” Law said.

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When Law yawned, showing sharp teeth, Usopp stopped talking at last and looked out the window.

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He narrowed his eyes and stood, using the wall to leave and head a few steps outside the hall, stopping just outside the kitchen, where he heard Usopp say in exasperation, “What do you mean, ‘Him?’ Your friend Law.”

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Law did so, wary, as Luffy released his wrist. Usopp poured the cool water on it. Law closed his eyes, pleased with the sensation, and opened them again when it stopped, looking to Luffy.

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He glanced at Luffy, who hastily stopped his ongoing impression of Usopp’s soapbox speech.

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Luffy went to the cabinet, whistling. Law looked back at him, noticing his lips, and he pursed his lips the same way, blowing softly. To his surprise, the same sound came out for a second, and Luffy glanced at him with a grin. Law stopped and turned back to the pot.

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“The eggs are probably cool.” Law snapped out of his thoughts when Usopp stood and said this, and realized Luffy had stopped talking and instead was staring at him. He looked away, focusing on Usopp, who was lifting the eggs from the water and bringing them over, placing one on each plate. Law stared at his, picked it up, and placed it in his mouth.

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Law stared at them as they clopped along. After a moment he turned his gaze forward again, taking his time gazing at the street and people around them. Folks of all shapes and sizes milled about, some clutching their hats in a hurry, others stopping in their tracks to examine something, others entering the buildings surrounding them.

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A woman and her friend were talking as Luffy and Law passed them, and the woman rolled up her sleeve to show something on her arm. Law stopped and wheeled up to them, staring at it, and the two stopped talking to stare at him in surprise. He looked up at them and glared, backing away again.

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Law screeched to a halt and turned himself around to head back to Luffy, who had stopped in front of a shop, staring up at the sign. Luffy pushed open the door and held it open for Law.

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“Yes—the fur coat—” Brook looked behind him. “Messrs. Luffy and Law, I’m so sorry, I tried to stop them—some well-dressed scoundrels just made off with it, I caught them in the act and they ran off—”

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“Give it back!” Law snarled. The men looked over, and the third one shooed the other two inside the train, including the one with the coat. He reached into his jacket and pulled something small and metal out. He aimed the long part of it at Law, who wheeled towards him without stopping.

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From Two Households, Both Alike 

Kilo raised his arms, and the rocks flew into the air once more. This time they hurtled towards Aubergine—but they stopped short, hovering in a threatening circle around him.

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“Stop following me,” Sanji snapped.

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“I don’t want to know!” Usopp shrieked, hands flying up over his ears. “Stop right there!”

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“Rain stopped,” Zoro said.

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“Stop right there!”

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“Outta the way, kid!” he yelled. He ran out of the city and to Route 116, past a few trainers, through thick grass, and stopped at the entrance to the Rusturf tunnel.

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Not too far in, he stopped at a sheer wall of rock—the tunnel had yet to be completed.

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“If anything, we should stay to try to stop Team Aqua, yeah?” Zoro said. “Drowning the world isn’t going to help anything, either.”

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“I’m asking you! You stopped complaining about him a while ago, I was curious.”

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“No.” They were on patrol together near Lilycove, Sanji having come along since none of Nami’s Pokémon knew Surf and she refused to swim from the hideout to the shore. Zigzagoon dashed across their path, making them stop every few paces.

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“And—” She glanced around conspiratorially. “I think staying on this team is the best chance we have of stopping Magma, isn’t it?”

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“Oh,” Sanji said, catching his breath. “Right—um, we stopped fighting. Seemed a waste of time to draw over and over.”

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“Wow, that was fast!” Luffy exclaimed. A galloping sound came closer and Chopper, now sporting dull brown fur, skidded to a stop, nudging him. “Hi, Chopper! I’m fine! That was faster than I expected is all. I wonder what the other one is like? That guy was super nice. Oh, cool, the bike’s not even broken! That’s great!”

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They stopped. A woman wearing a Magma uniform was holding a large rock, and at the bottom of the steps in front of her were a bristling Luffy, Chopper, and a brunette man with glasses.

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The cable car stopped at the top, letting everyone out.

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Zoro bit his lip to stop himself from bursting into laughter, but Usopp didn’t hold back at all. “Powerful Team Aqua, huh?” he jeered. “Look at you, scared of a sweet girl like Lauren!”

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“Better for us if he stops your leader,” Franky said, turning back to the battle. “Sanji, dude, your fingernails hurt.”

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“Good, so you can take care of things here. I’m gonna go stop that kid.”

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“Hold up,” came a voice from behind them. Archie approached just as Luffy came back around the corner, his sweaty hands clutching the Meteorite, his battle prize. “Luffy, was it? Thanks for stopping Maxie. In gratitude, we’ll let you keep that Meteorite. But be warned, this is not the last you’ve seen of Team Aqua!”

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“So you couldn’t stop him, after all?” Usopp asked, hugging her. “Team Aqua’s scary …”

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“No, I didn’t stop him,” Robin said, patting Usopp’s back. “Let’s go catch up with Maxie and the others.”

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“I just said I didn’t stop him,” Robin said with a shrug. 

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