Sorry that I've been inactive lately but I've come with a new story with a new OC. This character has the concepts of Fairy Tail but this is mainly in the One Piece world. Hope people enjoy this and I apologize for anyone waiting for something new.

In an unhabitated region, a slender creature arose from a large lake. Its scales were a light-teal color and was over sixty feet long. Two fins went down the back of its neck styled like hair with two loose tendrils moving on their own while lower on the body was a pair of matching triangular fins on its side. The sides of her head had bony fins spread out, hiding the gills underneath. The eyes were dark blue with only the light giving it brightness. This was Meraqua, the Water Dragon.

She lived in this place for its peace and tranquility, though, if she ever wanted a change of pace she had here ways to get around. The reptilian dragon stretched herself over the foliage of the trees to look over the horizon. She saw the ocean and could feel the sea breeze blow against her fins as she closed her eyes. She wasn't actually of this world but another, one where pirates roamed free. The sounds of the waves reminded her of that home and she had long since left it.

'Life here has been so calm though, I wish something would happen. The Dragon King Festival will happen eventually... I don't know what to do. Should I return home?'

Her eyes opened a second later when she heard a faint cry being carried by the wind. Meraqua looked towards the ocean again when she spotted something dark floating across the water. Intrigued by the sound, the dragon decided to have a look. She swam over to a part of the lake that was connected to a river that was wide enough for the teal dragon to trek in.

Meraqua made her way through the bends and twists of the narrow body of water until she could feel the freshwater get saltier and saltier. The water dragon continued to swim when she saw something on the sea floor, a sunken ship. She saw burn marks on the deck and air bubbles coming out of some openings in the hull of the ship.

'This must've been from the storm yesterday. And by the looks of it, this ship was one for luxury. So... what does that make the thing I saw?'

Meraqua looked up and saw the floating object that caught her attention before moving with the current. When her head was about to break the surface, she used the two loose tendril connected to her fins to get a steady hold on the object. When she did that, whatever was making the sound before silenced itself.

Meraqua swam towards the shore and let her head fully breach the surface. She lifted the object up and saw that it a basket and inside was an child. She probably had to be a little over a year old when she saw the teeth in its mouth. From what she could tell it was girl with dark hair with a blue tinting. She noticed the infant girl looking at one of the tendrils grasping the basket.

Interested enough Meraqua moved the appendage so it was waving in front of the girl's face. The baby laughed as it raised its arms out of the basket to try and grab the tendril. Meraqua couldn't help but smile at this. Then the dragon looked back towards the ocean with a sad look in her eyes.

'This poor child's parents must not have made it. The poor thing... Maybe I shoul-'

"Ah!"

Meraqua felt a surge of magic enter her system and looked back at the baby girl. The human baby had finally managed to grab the tendril and from baby was where Meraqua felt the magic in her. That's when she realized she couldn't give this child to someone else. No, she had too much potential and the dragon felt that the girl couldn't achieve it without her help.

Carefully, Meraqua scooped the girl out of the basket and lifted the baby toward her snout. With a smile, Meraqua spoke to the child.

"Hello little one, I'm Meraqua your new mother."

The baby looked at the dragon in wonder before closing her eyes and smiling.

"Mer!"

"How about a name for you? Melody Halcyon."

7 years later...

Since the day Meraqua found her, Melody had grown into an adorable young girl. Her dark-blue hair had grown to the middle of her back and was let loose. She wore a slightly oversized shirt with shorts that went down to her knees. Over that was an open button-down with the sleeves rolled up past her elbows. Her feet were covered by socks and a pair of sneakers.

At that moment the little girl was... kicking a log. She wasn't in a bad mood or anything but actually training. Meraqua had taught the girl a unique magic that would let her freely use her latent ability, Water Dragon Slayer Magic. The magic that is said to give the user the capability to slay a dragon.

After the first couple of kicks Melody deemed the lumber stable enough. With a grin, she moved one leg back and it suddenly was covered in roaring water. She lifted up the leg from the ground slowly as she aimed for her target.

"Water Dragon's Fin Strike!"

With a swift kick, the log shattered from the kick and many of the pieces spun into the lake nearby. As the last splinters fell in, bubbles were seen on the lake's surface and Meraqua emerged. Melody turned towards the direction of the lake.

"Melody, don't put so much power into your kicks. You won't be able to control how much damage you put into them if you do."

"Okay mama. But did you see? I finally got it down!"

"I did! You really are starting to be an amazing girl."

Meraqua lifted her head down to ground level, letting Melody embrace her. While Melody didn't notice, Meraqua had a look in her eyes that sent out a feeling of slight guilt.

Later that night, Melody sat atop of her adoptive mothers head so they could gaze at the full moon that night. It was a peaceful silence for a while until Meraqua spoke.

"Melody can come down, I want to tell you something."

Melody could sense something off in the dragon's voice but obliged. She jumped off the Meraqua's head and dove into the lake. A few seconds later the child emerged from the water and climbed onto dry land. The clothes on her were barely soaked, as Meraqua had taught her a spell to waterproof them.

The water dragon shifted around so she was now facing her adopted daughter. Melody knew something was going on but kept an oblivious face on, especially when Meraqua had a sad look in her eyes.

"Melody, starting tomorrow I will have to disappear for away from humanity forever by orders of the Dragon King."

The sudden news made Melody's eyes widen in shock but before she could do anything to say no, Meraqua placed on of her tendrils in front of Melody.

"But, his ideals are one I do not follow. I don't like the idea of leaving humanity alone so I will return to my homeworld to escape the jurisdiction of the Dragon King."

"Homeworld? You mean the one you told me stories about? Of pirates and treasures and adventure?"

"Yes, that was my previous home before settling here and then finding you. I must go to a place where few humans will encounter me since dragons like me would be hunted down. I will basically be on the run."

Meraqua looked down into the lake as she remembered her birth home. Suddenly she felt weight on her snout and saw Melody clinging onto her. At first, the girl's bangs obscured her eyes making Meraqua believe she was trying to hide her tears. But, when the Dragon Slayer lifted her head, her caretaker saw pure determination in them.

"If that's where you're going I'll go there too."

"Melody, you can't follow me. It would be much too dangerous for you, especially at your age. You are not strong enough to face the danger of where I'll reside."

"Then I'll get stronger there so I when I do find you, I can protect you from the bad people who'd hunt you down!"

Melody saw the water dragon's eyes widen with shock before closing. Meraqua began to laugh as the dragon set Melody down on the ground again.

"I should have known this would happen, you are so determined to do things once you put your mind into things. Well then, Melody could you place your hand in the water? I want to give you something."

"Huh? Okay mama."

Melody kneeled by the edge of the lake and placed her right hand in the water. Meraqua submerged most of her body into the water until just her head was above the surface. The two tendril on Meraqua's neck began to glow before she placed the tip of one on the back of Melody's hand. She lightly moved her tendril in a counter-clockwise spiral before lifting it off Melody's hand. With the other tendril, Meraqua lightly touched the center of Melody's hand.

Melody watched in amazement as the spiral Meraqua traced glowed a teal color, like her mother's scales. Starting from the outside the glow began to fade until it reached the inside of the spiral. It was then Melody saw that Meraqua had given her a tattoo. It was a silhouette of the water dragon with her side and tail fins a lighter teal color. When the glow disappeared completely, Melody lifted her hand out of the water and stared at her new tattoo.

"So pretty! Thank you Meraqua."

"That just half of the gift, wait hear for a minute."

The Dragon Slayer turned to her dragon to see her sink lower into the lake. From Meraqua's point of view, looked underwater until she found an algae-less rock sitting in the lake floor covered by the plant. Meraqua picked up the stone and lifted it up to the surface.

Melody watched as Meraqua resurfaced and faced the rock she brought up. The child saw her mutter a few things until the rock began to glow the same teal color that was on Melody's hand. The stone somehow melted and turned to water. As the liquid spread itself onto the ground, Melody saw something land on the floor with a thud.

Melody sprinted to the object on the floor to see that it was a book. On the front cover, was an intricate picture of a dragon head painted in light blue. The back cover had two folds, acting as a lock and cover to the book's contents. Melody tried to moved the flap that prevented her from opening the book it wouldn't budge.

"Mama, why can't I open this?"

Meraqua used a tendril to lightly grasp Melody's right hand and placed it over the front cover.

"This book is magically sealed so no water and nobody can open it. Only ones who bear the my mark are able to. I was planning of leaving it there but it seems like you'll need it."

Melody looked at her new tattoo, or mark, and had an idea of what to do. Placing her hand over the water dragon on the front cover, both that and her hand began to glow. A magic circle appeared between them before disappearing. Once that vanished, the flap opened by itself and Melody took that opportunity to open the book. She skimmed through the pages in wonder as Meraqua leaned forward and explained the contents of the tome.

"I don't have time to teach you but there are spells in there that are quite advanced but very powerful. And though I have told you some of these things in my stories, this book also will give you information on some of the things you'll be expected to see. I made this when I was much more curious of the human world there but when people sought to hunt me down I took this with me and came here. Melody, I entrust you with this book so that you can not only prepare yourself, but so you can write about your adventures there too."

As Meraqua said that, Melody turned the page that stopped talking about things called Devil Fruits and came across blank pages. After hearing the last part, Melody saw these empty spaces as a journal for her. She closed the book and the flap moved by itself, sealing the book once more.

" Melody this may be a bit bias but let me say this. Don't join the people called Marines. They are the security force of the world."

"Eh, why? Doesn't that mean they're the good guys."

Meraqua did nod but she head a stern look as she continued.

"On the outside yes but I their sense of justice is corrupted by their higher-ups. They would probably see you as a weapon and wouldn't let you have the freedom you deserve. Pirates, however, are free to live out their dreams. Why, I remember that one time I met a group of pirates who were as ambitious as their captain... well except for the red-nosed one."

"Red nose?"

"Anyway what I'm trying to say is, seek adventure, see new sights, and show the world what you can do, Melody Halcyon, my little Dragon Slayer."

Melody stood up with excitement all over her face as she face Meraqua.

"Don't worry Meraqua! I'm going to get super strong and when that happens, I'll find you again and we can be together again. But... how do I get to your world?"

The water dragon giggled at the child's sudden question before swimming towards the center of the lake and sinking in. Melody decided to dip her head into the water and watched as the teal dragon circled around the lake bottom. Meraqua looked directly towards her daughter as she spiraled her body on the floor.

"I have my own way of getting there but for you Melody, you have another way. In a few days, a portal that I will have created will open and you will have to go through it. I don't know where you'll end up but I know you can care for yourself."

Meraqua resurfaced and watched as Melody lifted her head up and shook out the excess water in her hair. The dragon saw the exhaustion in Melody's eyes and drew closer.

"Now I think that's enough excitement today, it's time for you to sleep. You need the energy for the adventure ahead."

The dragon scooped up the child again and lifted her towards a nearby shack. Just as Meraqua placed Melody down and was about to leave, she felt something tug her back. The dragon looked back to see her daughter grabbing her tendril, much like when she had first found her.

"Can you stay here for tonight? At least until I go to sleep."

Meraqua smiled and nodded making the sleepy Melody smile. The dragon rested her head on the ground as Melody wrapped herself in a blanket. The Dragon Slayer patted Meraqua's snout and smiled.

"Goodnight mama. I love you!"

"I love you too my dear."

A week had passed since Meraqua vanished and Melody stood in front of the currently bubbling lake the girl's caretaker once resided in. Secured to her back with leather and rope was the book Meraqua had given Melody. Gripping onto the ropes that secured the book on her back, Melody jumped into the lake.

She opened her eyes and saw the cause of the unstable water in the lake. In the same location Meraqua showed her was now a yellow, glowing vortex. The child quickly made her way to above the vortex and prepared herself. A layer of water circled around Melody as she bent her knees.

'Water Dragon's Torpedo!'

Kicking both her feet upwards, the water surrounding her body rocketed her into the wormhole. A few seconds after Melody entered the portal, it began to get smaller and slower until it was just a dot. Then it vanished, leaving no trace of it ever existing.

Well that's the end of the 1st chapter. Hope you guys enjoyed it. I'll say it right now. I don't know when I'll update my other stories but this one I have a few chapters done already and its still fresh in my head. Anyway review if you like.