Chapter 1: Gone?? The Crew Disappears Without a Trace!
The Straw Hat Pirates, after having just escaped Thriller Bark, stopped their ship to get some supplies at a nearby town. And, as usual, they sent Luffy to get the supplies, followed by Sanji and Chopper, in his reindeer form. "Man, that last fight was fun!" Luffy chuckled, grinning. "You almost got killed by two Warlords of the Sea! HOW CAN YOU CALL THAT FUN?!" Sanji yelled-though he was only angry that there weren't any beautiful girls on the island. "Calm down, Sanji-we made it out of there, didn't we?" Chopper commented. "Yeah!" Luffy shouted. "And we got a new crewmate out of it!" As they headed back with the supplies, they approached the Thousand Sunny. Out of nowhere, there was a blinding flash. "ARGH! WHAT THE-" Sanji shouted. The flash dissipated after a moment.
"Wonder what that was all about." Luffy muttered. "Come on, let's get on the-" He stopped and looked around. The two had disappeared. "What the-hey, where did you guys go?!" He looked up and saw that the ship had vanished too. "WHERE DID THE SHIP GO?!" He started running around, searching around for the ship-earning him stares from the locals. Eventually, he asked some of the townspeople if they saw where the ship went. Everyone he asked claimed there was never any ship.
"What's going on?!" Luffy asked himself. "I better grab a boat and try to see where everyone went." Luckily, he still had some money from the supply cash, so he bought a small rowboat and set out, with the supplies that he could fit on the side-mostly food. "All right-time to find the crew, and find out what's going on!"
Next Chapter: The Revelation! Memories Lost and Friendships Forgotten!