Posted this on a couple other forums, curious as to what you guys think. Excuse any typos and grammar mistakes. These are still in a rough draft like state.
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Two years have passed since they have sailed on the ocean surface– the Strawhat Pirates continue their adventure in the New World!
Chapter One: The New World
The fire was spreading across the island quickly. The only building untouched was the government tower at the very center of the island. The citizens of the island fled their homes, leaving all of their precious items behind them. Within moments the island was surrounded by small boats filled with people watching their homeland burn right in front of them. A single ship stayed in the bay area of the island, dangerously close to the flames that were engulfing the island. The symbol on the flag of the ship was that of a jolly roger wearing a straw hat. The ship was the Thousand Sunny, and it belonged to the Straw Hat Pirates.
On the island Nami, Chopper, and Usopp searched for anyone trapped in their homes due to the fire. A small group of people stood adjacent to Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Franky, Brook, and Robin with a little girl behind the straw hats and an older man behind the group apposing them.
“Luffy-sama! Please, save my grandfather!” the young girl cried, tugging at the sleve of the young man wearing the straw hat.
“Don’t worry… leave the rest to us!” Luffy shouted.
Two Weeks Earlier…
The sun was shining brightly in the sky and the sea was calm and gentle. The giant landmark known as the Red Line was off in the distance, looming over the horizon. A few seagulls flew through the area and some dolphins danced near the surface. A look of panic quickly appeared on the marine animal’s faces and they quickly scattered away as a large, dark shape grew larger in size as it drew closer to the surface. A giant ship quickly broke the surface of the ocean, a large air bubble, which was around the ship, popped and a few figures slammed down on the deck of the ship. After a few moments the ship stabilized and the sails were opened to reveal a jolly roger wearing a straw hat. The large ship slowly began to move as the winds slightly picked up. The people on the ship scrambled to get the ship in a more stable shape for sailing. A woman with long, orange hair pointed in different directions, shouting for certain people to go to certain areas of the ship.
“Nami-swan!” a voice called out from the inside of the ship. The door behind the orange haired woman flew open and a young man with blonde hair covering the right side of his emerged. He was wearing a white, collared shirt with black dress pants. He was also wearing an apron. His hair was parted to the right, completely covering his right eye. He emerged with two steaming plates of food.
“Oh, Sanji!” Nami exclaimed, slightly turn to face him. She was wearing a black shirt with the word “POWER” printed in gold print. Her bright orange hair came down to her waistline and she was wearing long, white pants. She took the food from Sanji with a smile. Sanji’s eyes turned to hearts and he twirled away, heading towards another woman down on the deck of the ship. The woman was calmly reading a book while the rest of the crew continued to prepare the ship for sailing on the ocean properly once more.
The woman had black hair, which was parted almost directly down the middle. She had sunglasses on her forehead, keeping her hair from covering it. She was wearing a black leather jacket with a white shirt underneath. She also wore blue jeans with standard flip flops. The woman looked up from her book as Sanji approached. He placed the food down on the short table in front of her.
“For you, Robin-swan.” Sanji said with hearts still in his eyes. Robin also smiled and Sanji clutched his chest, thinking to himself “I am surrounded by such beauties!!”.
“Luffy, you idiot, watch where you’re going!” Nami shouted from above. A young man wearing a long sleeved, red vest and short blue jeans had stumbled into her, almost knocking the plate of food out of her hands. The young man had black hair and a scar under his right eye. His vest was open, revealing a large “X” scar on his chest. He also had a straw hat bouncing off the back of his neck, which was only barely hanging on to the thin string that prevented the hat from flying out of reach.
“Sorry Nami!” Luffy exclaimed as he past. He quickly stopped and spun around to face Nami once more, “Oh and do you know where Zoro is?” he asked.
“I think he’s helping Brook tie a knot near the back of the ship. Why are you looking for him when you’re supposed to be helping as well?” Nami said in a serious tone.
“Oh, I think I dropped one of his swords into the ocean.” Luffy said with a goofy smile on his face. Nami’s mouth dropped open and her eyes turned white. Luffy’s eyes grew wide as he turned to see a menacing figure standing behind him. The figure was tall and wearing a long green robe with a red sash. There was a green bandana tied to his right arm, and a scar over his right eye, preventing it from being opened.
“Did you say… that you dropped one of my swords?” the figure growled.
“Oi, oi... it was an accident Zoro, I swear!” Luffy exclaimed. Zoro grabbed Luffy by the shoulder and placed a great amount of pressure on him.
“I should make you swim for it!” Zoro shouted before letting go of Luffy and jumping carelessly into the water to retrieve his lost sword.
“Luffy-san!” a figure called from around the corner. Luffy looked to his right to see a tall skeleton with an afro, wearing a suit standing behind him with two others. One was a small reindeer wearing a large pint hit with holes for his antlers. The other was a muscular guy wearing white and brown overalls with long, poofy hair.
“Brook, Usopp, Chopper! Did you guys finish?” Luffy asked.
“Yup! The Sunny should be fit to sail properly again!” Usopp exclaimed.
“Luffy-san... don’t you notice anything different?” Brook asked.
“Oh! You’re wearing a suit again. What happened to Soul King?” Luffy asked, sounding quite disappointed.
“I decided to give it a break, the bright colors were hurting my eyes but wait... I don’t have any! YOHOHOHOHO!” Brook laughed.
“Ah! There you guys are, have you seen Zoro?” a large figure asked as it emerged from the inside of the ship. It was a large robot like man with a very large upper body. His arms and hands were extraordinarily large. His shoulders had been replaced by large red balls and his blue hair was in the style of a buzz cut. “I think I found one of his swords hanging off the side of the ship. I presume that he’ll want it back.”
“You mean... I didn’t drop it overboard?” Luffy asked, slightly turning his head to the side.
“I guess not if I found it.” the large cyborg replied. Suddenly the ship shook as Zoro climbed his way to the deck, soaking wet from swimming in the ocean.
“Luffy, you bastard! You didn’t even know if it was in the water or not! Franky, toss it over!” Zoro shouted. The cyborg gently tossed the sword, sending it quickly flying past Zoro and into the ocean behind him. Franky, Luffy, Usopp, Brook, Nami, And Chopper’s mouths all dropped open in astonishment as Zoro slowly turned his head toward the cyborg. “Franky... I’m going to kill you in your sleep.” Zoro said before jumping into the water to actually retrieve his weapon.
“Nami,” Robin called from the deck, “Where does the log pose say we’re going next?”. Nami looked at the compass that was attached to her wrist like a bracelet. It was pointing directly to the north. Nami pulled out a small map that their friend Jinbe had given to them on Fishman Island before they entered the sea known as the New World. The New World was the name given to the second half of the Grand Line. It is known for being completely unpredictable and nearly impossible to navigate without the proper skills and training. The weather was even more quick to change than the first half of the Grand Line, referred to as Paradise.
“According to the map that Jinbe-chan gave us before we left... we could emerge at any of the following three islands: Ishimura, The Island of Rock to the south, Ansatsusha Heiwa, The Land of Peaceful Assassins to the north, or Hageshii Raiu, The Land of the Never Ending Storm to the east.” Nami read. She looked at the log pose on her wrist again and her skin turned pale. “Oh all islands to come to... it would have to be the most dangerous!” she exclaimed.
“Which island is it?” Luffy asked as a large smile slowly broke out on his face.
“The log pose is pointing to Ansatsusha Heiwa... the land of “peaceful” assassins!” Nami said, her entire body as white as a ghost.
“Shishishishishi!” Luffy laughed as he placed his straw hat on his head, “It sounds like it’s time that we had our first proper adventure in the ‘New World’!”.
“That does sound like quite an interesting place.” Zoro said as he stood calmly with the other members of the crew, water dripping from all over his body.
“How can you say that Zor- When did you even get back on the ship?” Nami shouted, hitting Zoro in the back of the head.
“Yosh! So it’s decided then! Set sail for Ansatsusha Island!” Luffy shouted, thrusting both of his arms into the air.
“You’re forgetting the ‘Heiwa’ part!” Nami angrily shouted from behind him.
At Marine Headquarters, the former G1 station, in the New World…
“So the Straw Hats have finally emerged in the New World…” a shadowy figure muttered to himself as he overlooked the sea, “You may have only recently been promoted but you know how to deal with Straw Hat himself more than any of us... are you up to the task of bringing him in?” the figure asked. Another figure was sitting down on the other side of the room. A giant cloud of smoke surrounded his entire body. He was wearing a long white coat with the kanji for “Justice” on the back with long white pants. He had silver hair and was smoking three cigars at once. The figure slowly stood up and smirked.
“All right then... I leave the job of capturing ‘Straw Hat Luffy’ to you... Admiral Smoker.”
To Be Continued.