Okay, so, this was a challenge set by Clarobell. I just have to say though, what happens in this story, may disturb young readers. (Not really)

Disclaimer: I own diddley-squat.

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How could you?

"How could he have done it!?" Luffy shouted, glaring angrily at his first mate, who was equally angry.

"I don't know Luffy. It's cruel and wrong, I mean, to do something like that to someone. It's just plain… evil." and Zoro crossed his arms and glared across at the man tied to the mast. Numerous lumps were rising on the painted face as he whimpered in pain. Nami delivered another one of her harrowing punches before stepping back beside her captain.

"It's not fair. You're going to pay for the damage you've caused." She hissed between clenched teeth.

"Navigator speaks the truth. What you have done is inexcusable." Robin added, her blue eyes ice cold as she glared down at Buggy the Clown. The big nosed clown whimpered, bound from head to toe so he couldn't use his powers to escape.

"Oh, the poor thing! I'll get to work fixing him immediately when we find him!" Chopper cried before ballooning into his big form and narrowing his eyes, "We were worried sick about him you know! We searched for hours, days even. We never found a trace of him, just a few marks on the ground! Where is he?"

"I-I don't know who you're talking about." Buggy replied, turning his face away and frowning.

"You know who we're talking about!" Usopp yelled, his fear overtaken by the sheer anger of what had happened to one of their best friends. The marksman had his slingshot levelled at Buggy, but that didn't seem to phase the other pirate.

"It's of our mutual interest if you co-operate, not to mention, you won't get your face kicked in if you tell us." Sanji threatened, blowing smoke towards the sky.

"I am not going to tell you. After all, if he's so important to you, why didn't you keep him closer?" Buggy asked, giving Luffy one of those insane, freaky smiles. Luffy frowned deeply, his fists clenched at his side and a shadow across his eyes.

"Where is he!? He's too important to be lost! We need him!" the captain yelled as he reached forward and grabbed Buggy's nose and yanked it.

"Ow!" Buggy cried nasally, eyes watering, "Okay! The stupid thing is over in the trees!" he replied. Luffy let go and bounded over the edge of the ship, Chopper following. Zoro turned back to Buggy and flicked one of his swords out, smiling cruelly.

"If it's not there…" and he trailed off, letting the unfinished threat hang in the air.

"HA! He is here!" Luffy's voice echoed back to them, and he came running back, Chopper on his heels as he waved his arms around. Zoro frowned, mildly put off that he hadn't been allowed to inflict a little pain on the clown… oh well, there was always next time.

"I don't know what I did that was so bad." Buggy muttered as he was untied from the mast and then held over the side of the ship, his arms and legs still bound to each other. Luffy and the rest of his crew glared at him before their teeth became sharp and their eyes were white hot with anger.

"YOU TORTURED HAT!" and they threw him to the ground. Buggy groaned as the Straw Hat pirates sailed away.

"It's great to have you back Hat!" Luffy cried, hugging the object to his chest before poking his tongue out at Buggy. The clown pirate frowned.

"I'll get you next time, you stupid straw hat and you too Monkey D Luffy." and he wriggled away like a worm.

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There. Buggy, you are so evil!!!! -sobs- reviews, if you can bear to do so through your sorrow. POOR HAT!!!! -runs away crying-