Prologue...

Lucy gathered all the supplies she needed, she looked back to the guild for one last time before saying goodbye, She didn't tell anyone about her departure, with the exception of the strawhats, who promised her to give her a lift to the nearest island outside Fiore, on board, She had a discussion with Nami, being relatively new to the Grand Line, she needed some directions before fully departing.

''So here's the basics'' explained Nami, ''The Grand Line is the most treacherous and unpredictable ocean in the world, compasses and traditional navigating gears won't work, so the residents of the Grand Line made these.'' She said as she pulled out a glass ball with a compass arrow in the center.

''What is that?'' Lucy asked.

''It's a log pose.'' she explained, ''These specially designed compasses are created to point at the magnetic fields of islands one by one, they never trick, and are a navigator's best friend. There also exist eternal log poses, which permanently point at a specific island and the rare triple log pose, which can point to three islands at once.''

''Amazing.'' Lucy stated, she hasn't even started her adventure, yet she is already fascinated. Later that day, she walked up to Zoro and asked him about her newly unlocked powers.

''It's strange, I can hear even the smallest details, I can sense what actions you're gonna do next, yet it always happens at random, and sometimes, it gives me trouble sleeping.'' she claimed.

''It's called Haki, Observation Haki to be more precise, it acts as a sixth sense, pretty useful in combat, though only me and my captain has it.'' Zoro explained. ''Don't worry, give it time, your body will eventually adapt, just try to concentrate every now and then and you'll have it mastered in no time.''

''Sweet.''

And so, after staying for a few days, she got off the ship near a small fishing village, and waved them goodbye, she spent the night at a hotel and took off the next day on a decently sized boat. Her adventure was finally beginning.

3 months later...

''GIVE ME ALL YOUR MONEY!?'' Yelled a man with oddly shaped hair.

''Crap'' said the nearby townsfolk, ''It's ''Question'' Mark! A notorious pirate with a bounty of 47,000,000 berries!''

''I SAID GIVE ME ALL YOUR MONEY?! DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM?!''

''SIR!''

''What is it John?'' *introduction screen: ''Odd'' John, Bounty: 22,000,000 Berries.

''She's here!''

''Who's she?!'' His pupils suddenly widened, ''Wait, You don't mean?!''

''yup, Lucy's in this town!''

''CRAP?! WE GOTTA RUN?! DOES SHE...''

''She knows we're here.''

Just then, a body came flying through the door, crashing into John. Mark pulled out his question mark shaped saber, prepared for anything. then, a Minotaur carrying an battleaxe came charging through the wall, knocking out several people.

''THAT'S HER?!''

''SHE MUST BE A DEVIL FRUIT USER! GET HER!''

''Hi.'' said Lucy with a smirk, suddenly popping out behind them.

''wait, but how did you...''

''just ask Virgo.''

''Who?''

just then, A maid with pink hair bursts through the floor and the floor below most of Mark's crew caves in, taking out the whole crew.

''Now you're the only one left, give up now and no one gets hurt.''

''LIKE HELL I'M GIVING UP TO YOU?! DO YOU EVEN FIGHT OR DO YOU JUST HIDE BEHIND YOUR CREW?!'' Mark yells as he swings his saber towards Lucy, who avoids it like she saw it coming.

''fine, looks like we're gonna have to do this the hard way.''

LUCY KICK!

Moments later, The marines arrived to arrest the subdued crew, one of the marine lieutenants went to Lucy to salute her for her work.

''I would like to thank you Lucy, We've been chasing this crew for 4 years now, but they've always escaped.''

''Oh, no problem.'' *Introduction screen: ''Princess'' Lucy, Renowned Bounty Hunter. ( She got the nickname because of Virgo, she's still pretty pissed about that.''

''Anything else we can do for you?'' asked The lieutenant while handing her the money.

''It's fine, just tell me where I can find the nearest inn.''

Later that night, She got went into the room she reserved, and flopped into the bed. After sailing for a week straight, it was nice to finally sleep on a comfortable bed. she then thought about Natsu, along with the rest of the guild, wonder how the're doing? Most post offices don't even know about Fiore as the government tried to cover the place up so no pirates can head there, so writing a letter won't change much. After a while, she got up, it was barely past noon when got on the island. Then she heard a knock on the door. so went to open it and met face to face with a young boy, around 14 to 15.

''You're ''Princess''Lucy right?'' he asked

''please don't call me that.''

''Listen, ''Princess'' Lucy''

''God Damnit.'' she thought

''my name is Shinaro, a apprentice bounty hunter. I have heard of your achievements and I'm impressed, I've always wanted to meet you!''

''awww, how flattering, coming in!''

So the young man went it, he took a seat and explained.

''I've started my bounty hunting career after Pirates burned down my village and slaughtered everyone. So I attempted to hunt them down, but I've never been able to beat them, I've been beaten to near death several times. So I thought that it's about time I asked for some help. That's why I'm asking you.''

''And what makes you think I'll fair any better?'' Lucy asked modestlyé

''Oh come on! I'm no dumbass you know, You've taken out notorious Pirates before, like ''Black Bull'' Bolivar (Bounty: 60,000,000 berries), or ''Iron Nail'' Wriska (Bounty: 57,500,000 berries), or even your most impressive achievement, ''Man Fisher'' Angura (Bounty: 101,000,000) .''

''Catching ''Pumpkin'' Kabo (Bounty: 85,000,000) was personally my most impressive achievement, Angura was a Fishman, so all I needed to do was go for the gills.'' answered Lucy. ''So your telling me this pirate crew of yours doesn't go beyond my line of work?''

''Actually, his bounty is 125,000,000. That's why I want to team up with you to take them out!''

''Well about that...''

''you can have the bounty! I just want vengeance!''

''and that's why I'm not helping you!''

''WHAT?!''

''Sorry Shinaro, but I'm no mercenary, i fact, I'm not even a bounty hunter, I'm just a young girl looking for adventure, the pirates I've taken out so far were just in my way, so go look for someone else.''

Shinaro got up and went to the door without saying a word, then he turned around and said:

''well have fun with your adventures.'' and slammed the door.

Lucy couldn't help but feel bad. but she decided to take her mind off it. She went out hiking later that day, people said that the island was home to a certain mystical treasure, so she decided to check it out. after a hour of searching, she gave up and headed back, but tripped and fell off road. When she got up, she came face to face with a temple. Shaking with excitement, she walked in, inside was a giant lost temple with something glowing on a pedestal, she couldn't make out what it was, so she moved closer to see what it is, but she stepped on a brick that sunk into the ground, triggering a trap: a massive golem was suddenly awoken.

''WHAT IS THAT THING?!''

The golem swung his fist at her, but it's movements were slow, and she was able to dodge. So she decided to take it out.

OPEN GATE'S OF THE BOVINE PALACE: TAURUS!

Taurus appeared, in his usual character, but with a good smack, Lucy was able to keep him from stripping her again, so Taurus charged in and butted heads with the golem. to his surprise, their strength was on par. So Lucy decided to call out Leo for backup

OPEN GATES OF THE LION PALACE...

Part of the Golem's shoulder detached and flew towards Lucy, the hit created a huge smoke screen and sent her flying. The golem then retracted one of his arms and a spike erected from his chest, impaling Taurus. The golem then jumped to crush Lucy. The golem stomped into the ground, the whole temple shook. it decided to lift it's feet to see the pancake he made, but to it's surprise, Leo was there, not Lucy.

''a-arrived... just... in t-time...'' he said as he fainted.

above the Golem however was Lucy, next to another her (Gemini)

''You may be strong, but you lack the brains, leaving you easily foolable.''

light particles appeared around the golem, who compressed into a ball the block the attack.

88 STARS OF THE HEAVENS... SHINE!

The light particles expanded to form small exploding galaxies.

URANO METRIA!

The attack blew the Golem apart. Lucy leaped in the air in victory, but fell back down face-first: She used up way to much magic. She eventually recovered and made her way to the pedestal carefully. To her disappointment, all she found was a weird looking fruit with patterns on it, she didn't pack any snacks with her, so she put it in her backpack. On her way back however, she could hear screaming. She ran up only to see Shinaro on the ground, bleeding out while a gang of Familiar faces reveal themselves.

''I-I'll avenge my village! go to hell you pirate scum!"

the guy he charged at simply waved, and a slash wound appeared on his chest.

''that's him. the 125,000,000 berries captain of the Lullaby Pirates''

Lucy looked shocked as she met face to face with an old opponent.

''Erigor.''

AND THERE YOU HAVE IT! THE FIRST CHAPTER IS COMPLETE, I WON'T BE POSTING FOR A WHILE THOUGHT, MY FAMILY AND I ARE GOING TO NEW YORK, ALSO, TELL ME IF YOU WANT SHINARO AS A REOCCURRING CHARACTER, NOW PLEASE LEAVE A FAVE, A FOLLOW AND A REVIEW, THANKS- THE MYSTERIOUS BANANA.