Disclaimer: I do not own one piece or any of it's characters, but I do own my ocs

The first thing I remember is waking up soaking wet on a deserted island. The skies were full of clouds, and gulls flew overhead. 'Where am I?' was the first thought to come to mind. I pushed myself off the ground, my wet hands getting cloaked in the light damp sand, and long magenta colored hair flew over my shoulder. I pulled a clump of my wet hair in front of my eyes as I stare at it quizzically. 'Is this my hair?' I asked myself with a quirked eyebrow, "Such a peculiar color…" I muttered walking down the lone beach. I walked for what seemed like hours until I came across a small wooded area. I sat against a tree, relaxing my sore and tense muscles. My body wasn't used to much physical activity; I was slightly out of breath from just the small amount of walking I did. "Where am I?" I asked again, staring up to the heavens. I continued to stare at the endless blue sky as both clouds and various bird fluttered by. Slowly, ever so slowly my eyes began to feel heavy and I yawned, tears pricking my stinging eyes. 'Why am I so tired?' I yawned once again rubbing my eye lid, blotching my vision slightly. I blink rapidly trying to stay conscious. I leaned my head back, hitting the tough bark of the tree I was up against. I then collapse willingly to the ground, arms tucked behind my head, and my legs folded pretzel like. Minutes later my wonderland comes to surface in the realm of my gory and demented dreams.

"Hey wake up." A quiet voice called causing me to stir. I groggily blink my teary eyes only to see a boy with short light pink hair and bottle cap glasses starring down at me in concern. I looked past the boy and saw the sun was still high in the sky, showing I was asleep for only a short while. "Are you okay?" the boy asked, grabbing my arm and dragging me onto my feet.

I shake my head rapidly and answer the boy "Yeah, I'm fine I was just taking a nap. Where are we?"

The boy looked at me like I was crazy, "You mean you came onto Alvida's private island, clueless of where you were?"

I absentmindedly nodded my head, looking over the clothes I was wearing for the first time since I got up. I wore an elbow length tattered gray button up shirt, and faded white boy shorts that almost looked a pale gray. My feet were bare and would make a dull thud noise whenever I took a step. "So kid, where are you taking me?" I asked, magenta hair stabbing my eyes.

"Well I should take you to Alvida… But I won't" the boy smiled nervously, "I'm Koby by the way, what's your name?"

I scrunched my face in thought before shaking my head a small smile on my face, "I have no clue." Koby stopped abruptly,

"You don't even know your own name?!" He screeched grabbing his hair preparing to pull it out.

"Nope!" I laugh lightly at Koby's dramatic antics, "It's okay though. I'm sure I'll remember sooner or later."

Koby just shoot me a bland look, shouting "How can you say that? You might have family out there looking for you!"

I simply shrug my shoulders showing my lack of concern, "Meh, you never know. For all I know all my family could be dead."

"How can you say that so calmly!?" Koby asked looking almost ready to cry.

I shook my head in an 'I don't know' fashion. Suddenly a loud voice cuts thru the forest causing both Koby and I to flinch.

"KOBY! GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE!"

"Who was that?" I asked cleaning my ringing ear out with my finger.

"Lady Alvida…" Koby muttered looking slightly panicked,

"That was a woman?!" I asked, "If you ask me it sounded more like a bore than a human."

Koby sighed shaking his head, "You have no idea…"

"Righty then." I said placing a hand on Koby's frail looking shoulder, "I'll stay here, I don't want to get you into more trouble then you're in now."

Koby nodded his head and ran off towards 'Lady Alvida' would be waiting.

"Poor kid…" I mutter under my breath, walking off in a random direction hoping for the best.

*FF*

I'm sitting cross-legged at the base of a large tree again, "Where is Koby?!" I whined rocking from side to side.

"HEY!" a familiar voice called. I turned and saw my favorite pinkett.

"Koby!" I cried happily shooting from the ground over to the said boy.

"Finally I found you! Why didn't you stay where you said you would?! And by the way, we really need to come up with a name for you… its really awkward trying to talk to someone when you can't address them properly."

"Right…" I nodded my head slightly before pointing to Koby's new companion, "So who's this lad?"

"He he, I'm Monkey D. Luffy! I'm gonna be king of the pirates!"

I cock my head to the side, "King of the Pirates?"

"Yup! I'm a pirate, and I need a crew. I need a musician, a chef, a navigator, a sharpshooter, and did I mention a musician?!" Luffy shouted excitedly.

Luffy looked around 17 or 18 years old, he had short black hair and had a distinct scar under his left eye. Luffy wore a bright red vest, jean boy shorts, and straw sandals. Finally to complete Luffy's simple outfit he has a straw hat placed on top of his head. The hat was in great condition, though slightly frayed that was most likely from its excessive use and from the amount of time it was out in the blazing sun.

I smile widely at the boy in front of me, "Yeah you mentioned you needed a musician. So what are you doing here?"

Luffy smiled, "I got sucked up in a gigantic whirlpool and hid in a barrel then wound up here."

I pat Luffy's shoulder, "That's mighty neat!" I laughed, "Don't cha think Koby?" I looked at the pinkett and saw small droplets of sweat pour down the side of his face. "You 'Kay there mate?" I asked waving my hand in front of the space case's face.

"Y-you want to be king of the Pirates?!" Koby asked shaking slightly, "That means you'd have to find the one piece! AND make the whole world kneel to you!"

"Heheh…" I laugh silently to myself, "I think that'd be easy for this guy, he seems pretty charismatic. No matter how stupid he may look or act."

Ignoring me Koby continued his hectic rant, "Wealth, fame, power—you'd have to achieve it all! Don't tell me you're after Gold Roger's lost treasure one piece!"

"And if he is after this one piece, what's that mean?" I asked Koby hoping to calm him down.

"You don't know what the one piece is?" Luffy asked giving me a look as if telling me I'm stupid.

"HEY! Don't give me that look!" I shouted bopping Luffy over the head, "I don't have any memories at the moment, I don't even remember my own name!"

Lufy remained silent for a moment and stared at me with big eyes.

"Anyway" I sighed ruffling my hair, "What is this one piece?" I asked

Koby turned to me and explained everything about Gold Roger and how he was King of the Pirates, and when his execution date came, right before he took his last breath he told the world that if they wanted to be king of the pirates they would have to find his hidden treasure the One piece.

"Oh I see." I turn towards Luffy, "So you're in a competition! Basically a race against all the other pirates, a race for Gold Rogers last treasure."

Luffy nodded his head in approval.

"That's so cool!" I shout, stars in my eyes as I jump up and down, "Can I join you?"

"Hehehe, Sure!" Luffy gave a huge smile that looked humanly impossible.

Koby was silent for a moment staring at Luffy and me. Before asking out of nowhere, "Luffy, Kai, do you think… I could be a marine?"

"What?" Luffy and I cock our head to the side in confusion.

"I'm asking you, do you guys think I could be a marine. It's always been my life's dream, you see one day I was going fishing, but I got on the wrong boat. I boarded a pirate boat by mistake. That was two years ago. In exchange for my life, I've been working as their cabin boy.

"You're kinda clumsy and dumb!" Luffy said putting a hand on his hip.

A sweat drop rolled down the side of my head, 'Great way to boost the poor boys confidence Luffy!'

"And you're gutless too, you really are useless!"

"Luffy don't be rude!"

"Opps…" he muttered.

"But you're right." Koby cut in, "I don't have the guts to float around the sea in a barrel like you Luffy…"

"You were in a barrel?" I asked Luffy blank expression on my face, as if saying 'REALLY?'

"Yeah."

"Anyway, Luffy, Kai, do you think I could really be a marine? Do you think I could do it?"

I smile at the younger boy and laugh, "I have no clue!"

Koby clenched his fish and shouted, "Well, I'm gonna do it! What've I got to lose!? I don't wanna be a miserable cabin boy my whole life! Better risk my life trying to achieve my dream! I'll join the navy… And then… I'll capture Alvida!"

'Adda boy, go for it.' I cheer to Koby in my head.

Suddenly in one swift moment our happy moment disappeared as a HUGE woman came forth and destroyed the coffin looking boat I didn't notice earlier.

The 'Woman' shouted enraged, "Who are you going to capture, runt!?"

"Ah!" Koby and I cry falling backwards as wooden shards fly at us.

"My boat!" Koby sobbed tears welding in his eyes.

"You little sneak!" the 'woman' shouted, "Did you really think you could escape from me!?"

Once I got a good look at the hag I saw she was VERY fluffy. She wore a plaid shirt that looked like it could pop at any moment. She also wore a coat with plaid ends and white pants that looked like capris on her. Then atop her head was a white cowboy hat with a red feather and in her hand was an iron mace covered in deadly spikes.

"Is that the bounty hunter you hired? Well, he certainly isn't Roronoa Zolo… so I'll give you one chance to repent… Who is the Fairest though out all the seas?" the 'woman' asked, "ANSWER ME!"

'Who is that?' I asked myself shaking slightly from shock. I never felt like this. My heart was racing and my vision sharpened slightly as my head became clouded with thought. 'Is this FEAR?' I asked staring at the woman, afraid that if I moved my gaze that my life would flash before my eyes. 'I'm not sure… My heart feels like it's going to explode, but not in a bad way- what's wrong with me?'

Koby was sweating very heavily, "Heh Heh Heh… Lady Alvida, you-"

Koby was cut off by Luffy saying, "Hey, who's that tough-looking old biddy?" In short everyone's jaw dropped in shock. My eyes bulged out of my sockets and I shot away from the woman who was most likely Alvida.

"Luffy! Take it back!" Koby cried fearing for his life, "Though-out ALL the seas, Lady Alvida is…" Koby paused for a moment and Luffy's previous words flew through his mind.

I'm gonna be king of the Pirates… and if I died trying… then at least I tried!

"LADY ALVIDA IS… THE UGLIEST OLD HAG OF ALL!"

In truth I was shocked by Koby's answer, as Luffy had said he was pretty wimpy… But I'm not sure I'd be able to say that if I was in Koby's position. The pinkett was VERY brave, even if he didn't fully realize it.

Alvida towered over Koby Luffy and me, her eyes covered by shadows.

"Ha ha ha ha ha!" Luffy laughed full heartedly

"You little!-" Alvida shouted absolutely infuriated, Alvida swung her great Iron mace causing my heart to stop.

'Koby's gonna die!' my mind went blank as I worried for the small boy's safety

"Good for you Koby!" Luffy said smiling pushing both Koby and me back.

"It makes no difference to me…" Alvida said, bringing her mace towards Luffy's head, "you're all going to die!"

The mace hit home onto Luffy's head, yet no blood spilt from the boys head and an inhuman smile was still on his face. "That didn't hurt! 'Cause I'm made of rubber!"

"Impossible!" Alvida cried fear evident in her voice, "No one survives the iron mace!"

Everyone was shocked by the unbelievable event that just occurred. Luffy just survived a blow to the head from an Iron mace!

"You've got to be kidding!" Alvida's crew shouted sweat pouring from their foreheads.

"GUM-GUM…" Luffy pulled his arm back and it seemed to stretch, "PISTOL!" Luffy's fist shot forward and slammed into Alvida's colossal form sending her flying.

"H-his arm stretched like rubber…" one crew member hollered.

"Captain!" another wallowed, "He beat lady Alvida! He's not human!"

"Give Koby a dinghy!" Luffy commanded, "He's gonna join the navy!"

"Y-yes sir…" the crew obliged to Luffy's demand and got a decent sized dingy.

"Hey Luffy!" I called walking over to the skinny boy after everyone left.

"Yeah, Kai?"

"Kai?" I asked confused

Luffy smiled, "That's what Koby called you earlier. I guess it's your new name." My eyes widen in shock.

"Luffy where's Koby?!" I asked quickly

"Over at the beach he's loading the dingy."

"Thanks!" I shout running with my bear feet clomping in my wake. "Koby!" I called as I saw the short pinkett.

"Huh?" he asked seeing my figure flying towards him, "Oh Kai what's up?"

I stopped myself from ramming into the boy and bowed deeply, tears pricking my eyes "I just wanted to say, thanks so much for giving me a name… it means a lot to me, Koby!" I smile at him, my magenta hair falling in my face. The asked, "By the way Koby do you have a string?"

Koby nodded his head and handed me a worn down piece of rope. I pulled my bangs back and tied my hair into a high pony tail. "Thanks Koby!" I grinned plopping down on the sandy shore. "So Koby you've always wanted to be a marine?"

"Yes."

"That's neat! Too bad well be enemies after we find you a naval base to drop you off at."

"What do you mean?" Koby asked.

"Well I'm gonna go with Luffy thus making me a pirate."

"What'll you be in his crew?"

"Who knows?" I smile up at the clear sky, "With my blank memory I could be good at something and have no clue about it."

"True," Koby agreed with me and sat beside me, finished with packing the ship.

"GUYS!" Luffy shouted happiness radiating from his being, "You ready to go?"

"Yeah!" Koby and I say in unison, smiling at each other as we do so.

We finally set sail, me pushing the boat off because Koby was a little too short and Luffy refused to go in the water.

All three of us were sitting comfortably in the dinghy. I had my feet hanging over the edge of the boat to keep to wood from getting wet. Koby and Luffy sat cross legged and where talking among themselves.

"Luffy, if you're going after the One piece… that means you'll have to enter the 'grand line'" Koby said worry evident in his voice

"Yep!" Luffy said in a carefree nature.

"They call it the pirates' graveyard…" Koby continued.

"That's why I'm assembling a super crew. That guy imprisoned at the navy base… what's his name?" Luffy asked Koby

"Roronoa Zolo!"

Luffy laughed, "If he's a nice guy, I'll let him join my crew!"

Koby was shocked, "Now you're talking crazy again! Never never never! That'll NEVER happen! That guy's a demonic beast!"

"How do you know?" I asked joining the boy's conversation.

"Never!" Koby shouted again.

"You never answered my question!"

"Hmph." Koby huffed

"Aw come on Koby, for all you know I could have been a monstrous beast, yet you helped me!" I said leaning my head against the side of the boat.

"Well you were passed out and had no weapon on you!"

"Koby, just admit it, you can't judge a book by its cover, or by the rumors spread about it! I bet Zolo's a great guy!"

"You say that now Kai! Just wait till he tries to kill you!"

"You'll see! He won't try to kill me!"

"GAHHH!"

"HAHAHA!" Luffy and I laughed as we sailed towards the naval base that held the 'demonic beast' Roronoa

This is the story of me, Kai, a boy with no memory of my past, and my adventures I have with my new family. One that won't always get along but in the end we'll always be there for each other.

And a lesson I'll learn on this journey is to never judge a book by its cover. It's what's inside that counts.