I'm extremely excited about this fanfiction. I've never wrote an ongoing fic with an OC on my own before, so this is a thrilling new experience. This is just a prologue, the actual chapters will be longer normally. I already have so many things planned for this fanfiction, I can't wait to see it grow, and I hope you all enjoy reading it and witnessing my character, and the story grow together with me!
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Chapter 1: Prologue

"Fire at full force, men! Don't hold back!"

"YES SIR!"

The ship bustled with activity, every sailor's pair of feet pounding against the deck as they ran about, scrambling for their weapons and filling all canon's with bombs as fast as they could. We were currently in the middle of a planned attack against a notorious group of pirates who'd been causing quite a stir lately. Our marine base has been tracking them for quite some time, and had finally caught them out on the sea, nothing short of half an hour ago.

If I recall, they were called the strawhat pirates.

Truthfully, it was only the captain the navy had their eyes on. 'Stawhat' Luffy has quickly risen through the ranks, taking out stronger pirates one by one. For a young pirate to conduct so much destruction in such a short time, he's proven to be quite a dangerous threat.

The whole squad had their hands full, and like any other day, I should have been as well. But things have taken an unexpected turn for the worse. I had more pressing matters to deal with at the moment than playing 'hero' with the others.

"You snake," the commander hissed in my face, choking me in his grip as I struggled to break free. "Thought you could fool us, huh? How long did you think you could keep this sherade up, traitor?!"

"You're the snake! Let me go, bastard!" I choked out in anger as I clawed at his arms. I couldn't help but mentally kick myself. Shit! I was so close... and I blew it!

Why couldn't I have been more careful?

"Don't think I haven't figured you out already! You work for him, don't you?! For Vice Admiral Wes." I shot pure daggers into the commander's eyes as I said this. I didn't care if it dug my grave deeper, I was long tired of surrounding myself with these filthy apes anyways.

His grip squeezed even tighter, making me wince. "If anyone will be asking questions here, it'll be me, you lying bitch!"

I gasped as I felt him lift me over the edge of the naval and hover me above the waves. He knew I couldn't swim; they really are going to kill me. This is it, I thought.

"This is the end of the line for you. Now rot in hell!"

And without a second to spare, he let go and I felt the harsh drop as I fell toward the sea waves; which were splashing recklessly due to the battle still going on between the ships. I squeezed my eyes shut and grit my teeth in frustration. No!

It can't end this way. I didn't come all this way, endure all of this torture, all for nothing. I refuse to let my efforts go to waste. But even so, there it was. The vast grand line, ready to swallow me up as I plummet closer and closer toward it. There was nothing more I could do. I bit my lip so hard I almost drew blood, and let go an ear piercing scream; just as I crashed into the water.

And I sunk. Deeper and deeper I went, until it got to a point where my lungs started to burn. After some time, my consciousness began to fall hazy. I'm dying, this is what it feels like to die.

And then soon enough, everything went black.

"What's going on out here? Who's the girl?"

"We saw her get thrown off the ship."

Are those... voices? But, I thought...

"But she's a marine! She could have been pretending, why would you go after her?"

"Just shut up and help me, dammit! She's practically clogged with water!"

...I'm supposed to be dead.

"She was thrown by one of her own men, Zoro. We saw it. And she looked like she was seriously drowning, I really don't think that-"

"Hey, wait! Luffy, you guys, come over here! She's waking up!"

Luffy?

Immediately, I coughed up a generous amount of water. I could feel someone's hand underneath my head, keeping it leveled as the liquid escaped my lungs. I inhaled sharply, and let the oxygen flow through me; my body feeling relief as I could breathe again.

I opened my eyes at last, and my vision eventually focused on various heads looming over me. "Y-You... where am I?" I croaked out, my throat still raw from coughing up all the water. Everyone eyed me with curiosity, caution, and concern all at once.

"You're on a pirate ship. The one your fleet was just attacking."

A heavy weight like lead dropped in my chest. Oh, hell no. "You're.. pirates..?"

I think I'm in deep trouble.

Some basic facts about my OC:

Name: Myra
Age: 18
Birthday: September 25
Appearance: Blue eyes, Crimson red hair that stops just a couple inches past her shoulders, messy side bangs, tan skin
Height: 5'4"

That's all you get to know... for now ;) fave/follow/review if you like!

- Natalie