A/N:

Hey, this is my new One Piece FF. My old story Release is on hiatus at the moment, but I plan to pick it up in the future.

Anyway, please Review. I hope you enjoy.

P.S this is not focused on any one character. It also takes place a bit in the future (let's say a bit after the crew gets reunited after the who Kuma incident).

"Gomu Gomu no------BAZOOKA!"

"No, wait!" the commander managed to yell before Luffy's attack hit him, sending him flying back to his beaten ship.

"Yosh," the captain shouted with a huge smile as his arms sprang back into place.

"Oi," Nami exclaimed, "what is it with all these marines? This is the third time this week that we've been attacked."

"So what?" Zoro said with a yawn as he sat down against the railing, "They haven't shown us any difficulty yet. There's nothing to worry about."

"Nothing to worry about?" Nami yelled as she hit the swordsman on the back of the head, "This is definitely something to worry about."

"Relax, Nami," Robin said, "we're fine, aren't we?"

"Robin, don't tell me you don't see anything strange about this. The marines are probably hunting us down? And you know how persistent they are."
"I don't doubt it," Robin said, smiling, "but if we can't beat some pesky marines, how are we ever going to conquer the Grand Line."

"But…"

"Don't worry, Nami," Luffy said as he walked up to the girl, "after all we've been through what could the marines possibly do to us?" he jumped up to the figurehead of the Thousand Sunny.

"Luffy, I know we can handle marines, but the fact that they're likely singling us out and hunting us means that they are eventually going to send more powerful forces."
"Don't worry, Nami," Sanji said suggestively as he lit a cigarette, "I'll always protect you." a series of hearts formed from the smoke of his cigarette.

"That only worries me," she said bluntly and the smoky hearts faded into the air. "Uhh," she said under her breath as she opened the door to the women's quarters, "am I the only one on this ship with any sense of rationality?" she slammed the door.

"What's wrong with her?" Luffy asked as he hung upside down from the figure head.

"She's just a little stressed," Robin said, "I'm sure she'll be fine with a little rest—"

"AHHHH!" as soon as Robin finished her sentence Nami's scream came from the room.

"Nami!" Luffy yelled worriedly as he and the rest of the crew—excluding the sleeping Zoro— bolted to the door and threw it open.

The crew stopped in bewilderment, "Who's that?" Luffy asked calmly at the sight of the unconscious young man.

"Like hell if I know." Nami said.

Sanji walked forward and lifted up the guy's head, revealing the bloody bandages covering his left eye, "He's out cold," Sanji said, "Hmm?" he sounded as he noticed something in his hand, "he must be one of the marines from earlier," he freed the object—a hat—from his hand.
"A marine?" Usopp and Chopper screamed.

"Oi," Sanji announced, "be quiet. We don't want him to wake up yet."

"Ugh," the kid moaned.

"Shit," Sanji said as he stepped back.

"What…what happened?" the kid straightened up as he rubbed his head. He looked up, "Ahh!" he screamed as he stood up and backed into the wall, "Stay back," he screamed as he drew the pistol at his hip, "If you take one step closer I swear I'll—"

He was cut off by the sound of a drawing sword, "or what?" Zoro said, suddenly appearing at the door with a grin. "Luffy, who's this guy?"

"I don't know. Some marine."

"Is he being a nuisance?" Zoro asked.

"Nah," the captain said, "it's all right."

"Got it," Zoro sheathed his sword.

"No, it's not all right," Nami screamed—teeth bared—as she hit the captain over the head, somehow managing to cause a bump to form, "we have a marine, one of the many that is out there to kill us, on our boat. We have to do something about this."

"Right," Luffy said, "Hey you," he said to the marine, who raised his shaking pistol in response to the young man's strong voice, "you hungry?" he asked cheerfully, causing the marine along with the rest of the crew to collapse in a strange mixture of shock and irony.

"That's not what I meant!" Nami angrily screamed as she got to her feet.

"Yeah, I guess," the marine said in an unsurely manner as he stood up and holstered his pistol.

"Great," Sanji said, "I'll cook up some lunch," he and the others walked by the still angry Nami, completely ignoring her attitude toward accepting a marine onto the ship.

"Idiots," she said as she slapped her forehead, "I joined a crew of complete idiots."