AN: this is my first fanfiction I hope you enjoy the first chapter of hopefully this fun adventure. now to let you guys get reading.

All things One Piece belong to the creator of One Piece, except for my OC character haha damn right.

CHAPTER 1: STARE OUT INTO THE STARS

"Mom, Dad do you think when I grow older i'll be able to find the grand star" a small boy around the age of 5 asked as he looked up to his parents his brown spiky hair blowing in the wind as he gazed at the night sky with his wide purple eyes.

"I promise you that you'll find the grand star,the mystery of the ancient stars will be uncovered soon enough " the shadowed figure of the mother said as they both stared at the boy.

Smiling at his mother's words the young boy beamed with happiness as he continued to gaze at the stars.

13 years later

Looking out into the blue of the waves a figure wearing a hooded cloak watches the bouncing of the waves as the sea train closes its distance to its final target. The figures purple eyes stare happily out as he fondly remember the words spoken to him that day. Sighing he looks down at a small picture in his hands, rubbing his finger lightly over the faces on the photo.

"Mommy, look it's water 7!" a young girl said gaining the attention of the other passengers of the sea train. Looking out into the distance the figure of water 7 towered out of the sea as everyone reacted with wonder and surprise at the fountain spewing out the top of the floating city. Watching everyone else the figure could only smile as he looked at all the reactions to the beautiful city.

"Just wait, Mom, Dad i'll find out the mystery behind the ancient stars." the cloaked figure mumbled to himself as he stared at the city.

As the sea train pulled into the station, letting the many passengers funnel out of the car. Standing at the doors of the train no longer clad in his hooded cloak stood the figure of a young man. His spiky brown hair blew in the mild breeze as his purple eyes looked in wonder at the new sight before him. Wearing what looked to be a pair of deep red jeans that also had some tares littering the item, the teen also had on a black long sleeve shirt with a hooded green jacket over it. Though the oddest thing to his appearance was the pair of goggles hanging from his neck. Gaining a wide grin the now recognizable teen stepped off the train heading for the exit of the station. Finding his way out of the station the teen walked through the streets of water 7 stopping to look at all the amazing buildings and structures, even the waterways gave wonder to the teens eyes as he watched the many water bulls swim by.

"Wow! this city is so cool." the teen says energetically as his eyes show his childlike his mood was cut short as the teen bumped into something rather fast as he was making his way through the streets. Landing on the ground the teen looked up to see what he had bumped into suprised to see an outstretched hand in front of him. Looking at the face of the person he bumped into, his eyes stared into the blue ones of a woman who had dark black hair. Smiling slightly at the teen to show her kindness for helping the boy who had just made a fool of walking into her.

"Sorry about that, I guess I wasn't watching where I was going." the teen laughed as he took the woman's hand.

"No I should have been watching as well." the woman said giving a small smile back to the teen.

Though before the two could continue the conversation a large masked man put his hand on the shoulder of the woman. Instantly the teen could feel the tension between two, also watching the woman's eyes giving off a fearful glit for half a second warned the teen of the danger.

"Excuse me, Nico Robin but we must continue." the deep voice sounded behind the mask earning a slight nod from the woman.

"I'm sorry but I must be on my way." the woman now known as Robin stated as she moved past the teen.

"Nah that's alright I have to be on my way to. bye" the teen stated before he ran around to the corner pushing his body up against the stone while he listened in to the conversation between the two. What ever was going on between those two wasn't good, the ominous feelings he was getting of that guy told him that they were nothing but bad news. Taking a peek around the corner of the building the teen was shocked to see the two had suddenly disappeared from the crowded street. Moving from his cover the teen looked over the area once more before scratching his head and moving on down the street.

"That sure was odd." the teen frowned as he thought about what had happened before his attention landed on the shop before him. Earning a goofy look from the teen as he stared at the sign to the shop. "Antiquities and things" pumping his fist in excitement the teen entered the small shop. Roaming the small building the teen looked at all the odds and ends of the shop hoping to find a certain item, though that didn't erase the sparkle in his eyes as he looked at all the odds and ends of the shop. That's when the teens purple eyes locked onto a certain item on one of the dusty shelves in the store. Holding up the item a smile formed on the teen lips as he gazed at the small item in his hands. In his hand was a star gazer very rare indeed since now most used telescopes to observe stars and the sky. As the teen stared at the silver star gazer his mind flashed back to one of his favorite moments.

"Erin. come look." hearing his name being called the young boy rushed over to his father looking at the object in his hands with shock and amazement.

"What are you holding dad?" the boy asked giving his father a puzzling look as he stared at the strange object in his father's hands. Laughing at the boy's question, the man scoped the boy up earning a laugh from the boy as he sat in his dad's lap.

"This is a star gazer. It's a magical tool to help study the stars, it can even unlock the secrets of the universe if you try hard enough." the boys father spoke with an air of wonder and confidence. All the while the boy looked at the tool with a newfound respect.

"Wait does that mean it'll help you find that grand star thing you and mom always talk about?" the small boy asked his face full of hope. Looking at his son the father could only laugh as he ruffled his spiky brown hair. Before nodding to boy with a small smile appearing on his lips.

Snapping back to reality Erin looked at the star gazer once more before heading to the shop counter. Buying the gazer Erin's smile grew even wider as he glowed from the success of buying the item. Securing the gaze to his hip Erin continued wandering the town till he noticed the sun begin to set. Hearing the rumbling of his own stomach Erin looked down helplessly as the realization hit him. Searching his wallet the teen fell to the his hands and knees completely shocked. 'I can't believe I spent all my money already, well I guess it another night sleeping out under the stars.' Erin mentally deflated as he looked for any good places to hunker down for the night. Spending a few minutes looking Erin found a ladder leading to one of the buildings rooftops near the coast of water 7.

Finally settling into his bed for the night Erin laid his head back against his hands as he stared at the stars. Looking at all the small glowing orbs Erin watched as the wind blew clouds in and out of his vision in the dim night sky. Sighing Erin closed his eyes as he listened to the peace and quiet of the city. Though the quiet didn't last long as a large explosions rocked the coast of water 7. Jumping from the surprise of the explosion Erin shot to the edge of the building only to see a large cloud of smoke rise from the small coast near his makeshift bed. Taking out a small spy glass from his pocket Erin leaned over the edge looking for the source of the explosion. Searching the dust cloud the teen eyes scanned what looked like a now warzone only to catch two figures standing in the middle of all of it. One had a long nose and seemed to be staring down the other who wore a straw hat and seemed to be stretching his arm to unbelievable lengths. As Erin watched the straw hat dude land the final punch he couldn't help but feel bad for the long nose guy as he fell to the ground defeated.

"Well something interesting happened over there. Though that's none of my business even if I want to break up fights." putting his spy glass back in his pocket the teen watched as the smoke slowly disappeared from the coast leaving the night peaceful once again. Walking back to his area to lay down, all Erin could do was stare at the sky wide awake. Soon the light of the sun came up before sleep finally consumed the teen.

"Look at you boy, carrying the same stupid dream those foolish parents of yours intrusted to you. Pathetic!" a large man said as he kicked away a young Erin. As the Erin landed on the ground panting and wheezing from the attack he listened as the others in the men's group laughed at him. Though all the boy could do was look up to the sky and let out silent cries as he stared at the many stars shining in the night. The images of his mom and dad running through his head as the beating continued. After the man and his lackeys left all there was to the boy, was his pummeled and bruised body. Still sobbing the boy looked at the stars still a smile on his face as he cried harder then when he received the beating.

"Don't worry Mom, Dad! I'll find the secret of the ancient stars and eventually obtain the grand star. All those who laughed at your work, threatened you, even delayed you, i'm gonna prove them wrong. Just you watch!" Erin screamed as the sun slowly started casting light on the dark skies. Slowly Erin picked himself off the ground groaning as he fought the pain to stand. Finally on his feet Erin slowly made his way away from the town and into the nearby forest.

"I wish you were both still here, i'll make sure to get revenge for what happened that day." Erin stated as a cold look grazed his face as the shadows of the forest consumed him completely

Opening his eyes Erin looked at the heavily clouded sky as what looked to be a massive storm was brewing.

'Man how long was I out for' the teen contemplated as he stared at the threatening clouds. Quickly grabbing the rest of his things Erin made his way down to the streets of the city. Though once the teen looked around he was shocked to find all the shops and building closed and shut tight. Knocking on any of the doors to see if anyone would allow him to seek shelter from the storm. Although none of that seemed to be working for the spiky haired brunette. After looking for any place to take shelter from the incoming weather Erin's eyes spotted a small warehouse under one of the bridges. Not thinking much of it the teen made his way toward the only place he knew of to protect him from the storm. Nearing the entrance to the warehouse something felt off to Erin as he landed near the entrance to the building. Reaching for the doorbell Erin could hear several voices speaking behind it, although muffled the teen could definitely tell there was conflict happening. Though not worried about it the purple eyed teen shrugged it off before notifying the others inside.

"Hello anyone in there. I'm trying to seek shelter from the storm out here and I was wondering if I can come in." Erin asked comically trying to coax them into letting him in.

Opening the door was a blond haired woman dressed in all black if it was any other regular meeting between the two Erin would've complimented her looks but judging by the look on her face he could tell she wasn't in the mood for jokes. Though at moment Erin didn't care either, he just wanted to get dry. Walking past the woman Erin entered the room to see three other people dressed in all black, one who was tall and had some type of horn things in his hair, one who looked like his nose went through a small metal box, which almost had Erin dying on the floor the second he saw it, and finally some weird top hat dude with a goatee and a pigeon. The other four in the room were two unconscious girls with hair shaped like squares, some blue haired muscle dude, and wait a minute. Running over to the final person Erin stopped before stareing the teen up and down, while making everyone else sweatdrop.

"You're that long nose guy who got his ass handed to him last night. Names Erin it's a pleasure to meet you." Erin stated while holding out his hand to the teen

Shocked at first the teen eventually shook the Erin's hand wondering how on earth he didn't know what was going on. Though before anyone could say anything Erin threw his bag he was carrying on to the couch before picking up one of the tea cups and taking a drink from it. While this was happening the other five inhabiting the room could only stare at the stranger that had just interrupted the brewing conflict between each side.

"Man, this is good tea now i'm all warm and toasty inside." Erin said while giving of his relaxed face. Though as soon as he set the cup back down on the table his mood shifted immediately. Giving a side glare to the four at the front of the room, the same being returned from them as each side glared at the other. Though one thing that everyone could tell about Erin was that he meant business.

"I'll ask this once. Please leave." Erin stated coldly as his eyes stared down every one of CP9's