All his senses were being overwhelmed, thousands of smells, sights, tastes, feelings and sounds all slammed into his awareness. Pictures flickered so fast across his vision he felt a headache begin from behind his eyes. It seemed to last forever until the pictures began to slow and it settled, and then he felt himself falling hard and fast. All he saw was blue, the sky had no clouds, all around him sea moved, in the distance he could see boat with, strangely, a pirate flag. The thought skittered out of his mind as he fell into the cool blue sea.
He was underwater for mere seconds but he immediately saw a massive creature that looked part snake, as he floated upwards again the creature broke the surface and sniffed him curiously before snatching the weakened human up in its jaws. Green eyes rolled upwards into his head and he passed out, his body going lip in the snake creature's jaws.
He awoke to a large, cool tongue gently touching his face. Harry Potter would forever remember that moment, the moment when he awoke in a world not his own. Looking up, he saw a snake-like creature bigger even than the basilisk he'd face in his second year. It didn't look as if it was about to eat him so he smiled and spoke. "Hi there." It was said softly and in parseltongue. The snake cocked its head and looked at him but didn't reply. Instead it made an odd growling noise at something behind him and dived under the water.
"I will keep an eye on you, hatchling." The snake's voice said on the wind. Harry blinked once then turned around to find whatever the snake was growling at. It was a person wearing a black cloak, his eyes were bright yellow, like a hawk and his very presence was sharp. He seemed to debate something for a minute before extending a hand to pull him up. Harry stood; his head still a mess of questions and his body trembling from the cold sea water.
"I am Dracule Mihawk." The man said quietly, his sharp eyes not moving from the figure beside him. They only shifted when his name was called and Harry took the chance to look around. He was in a bay that was being overlooked by an imposing grey building with symbols on it, Japanese he recognized. After defeating Voldemort, Harry travelled around the world and picked up languages on the way, Japanese was one of them.
Harry quickly opened his pocket to check on the pocket watch it held; he touched it with the pads of his fingers and sighed softly, relaxing slightly. He then shook his head and turned to where the first person he'd met was. Three very tall men were studying him with varying expressions; Harry felt his instincts scream at him to leave. This was a very dangerous place to be. With one last glance at the man's expressionless yellow eyes he turned and ran, not really sure where he was going, he knew he was on an island.
Shocked as they were, it took the tall men a second to move but when they did they were fast, faster than most people but not faster than him. He darted past the one wearing sunglasses who spoke very slowly, twisting his body to avoid the man's grip. As he did the pocket watch slid out of his pocket and began to fall but large grasping fingers caught it as they attempted to catch Harry.
Immediately, Harry froze and turned, his expression dangerous. "Give me back that watch, now. You don't know what you hold." Harry had eyes only for the watch, everything in him crying out for it, that watch was something worth more than life itself. His heart pounded in his chest, slamming itself against his ribcage over and over, his vision tunnelled on just that watch and he was so completely overcome with the desire to possess what was rightfully his that he didn't notice when cuffs descended on his wrists. He didn't ever realize he was fainting until all went dark.
When he woke, Harry could feel the light bobbing that signalled he was on a boat. He was outside, chained to the mast he was leaning upon and next to him two soldiers stood, one holding the watch in his grasp. Harry tensed and stayed silent, not even batting an eye as a kindly looking boy with pink hair brought him some food. The kid set the food down, too far away for Harry to get at but didn't go to leave; instead he merely sat a fair distance away and looked at his feet as if Harry was a skittish animal.
Harry continued to watch, keeping silent at the marine began to edge forwards with the food. Harry tensed further as the marine entered his comfort zone. The pink haired kid immediately stopped and backed away very slightly. "Why are you bringing me food?" Harry said at last, his eyes revealing nothing of the thoughts his mind held.
"It's common human decency, even if you're a prisoner." The kid seemed to gain some confidence and he began to speak rapidly, trying to get out all of the information before Harry became uncomfortable with his presence. "They say you're going to the human auction but the higher ups don't call it that. I tried to help but I'm not high enough yet to make a difference. I am sorry, I don't approve of slaves." The marine blurted out rapidly.
Harry didn't show much of a reaction, his fist clenched but that was all, instead he spoke again. It was a short sentence, to the point. "What's your name kid?" Harry muttered softly.
"M-my name is Coby! D-do you mind telling me yours?" The second he said it Coby seemed to regret it, he deflated and spoke quickly. "Of course y-you don't have to if you aren't comfortable wit-!"
"-Harry." The prisoner interrupted, looking at the young marine with green eyes.
"W-what?" Coby said, surprised.
"My name is Harry." He said with a very slight smile on his face. "Why did you become a marine Coby?" Harry asked suddenly, his head cocked to the side.
"W-well it was actually..." Coby's nervous face faded and a warm happy smile split his face. "I met this pirate named Luffy. Before you judge him you need to know that he isn't an evil pirate! He helped the people of that town and even took the blame and helped me get my place in the marines. Anyway, Luffy inspired me to become a marine. You see Luffy wanted to become the Pirate King after Gol D. Roger died and his determination made me want to follow my dreams too. With Luffy's help, I did." Coby's smile was constant as he told the story, his eyes off to the side as he remembered the scenes in his head.
"I see." Harry said in reply, his voice soft.
Coby snapped out of it and blushed, the colour clashing with his hair. "Oh! I'm sorry, enough about me, are you a pirate, Harry?" He said this seemingly without though and looked as if he was going to apologise but Harry spoke before he could open his mouth.
"No, I'm a traveller." Harry's face changed and a small smile lifted his face into a beautiful expression of peace. "I find peace in the simple things in life and adventures have never really called to me." Coby's blush increased as he stu died the prisoner. He truly was handsome; his hair had this sort of artfully messy look that made him look as though he'd just been shagged, his eyes were a piercing emerald green that blazed when he felt a particularly strong emotion. His face was all sharp lines, his cheekbones slanted and causing his lips to stand out due to their colour, a brilliant red.
"That must be nice. A very free way to live, it sounds nice." Coby said distractedly, his eyes riveted on Harry's face. He hadn't even thought of himself as into men but he certainly appreciated beauty and Harry certainly had that.
Harry reached over with one chained wrist and picked up the tray. His body language changed from quietly confident to nervous. One arm curled around the plate in a gesture generally associated with malnutrition and his eyes darted around as if someone was going to take it from him. It was a simple meal, a leg of chicken and a glass of water but Harry, hungry and tired, thought it was the best meal he'd ever tasted.
Coby spoke again. "We've nearly arrived and for what it's worth, I am sorry." Harry finished his meal in mere seconds and shook his head at the marine.
"You don't need to be sorry, instead promise me you'll always stay as kind as you are now. I'm sure the future will be a better place if people like you exist in the world. If I ever meet this Luffy, I'll be sure to give him my respect." Coby nodded as Harry spoke, a light blush on his face. He waved goodbye as he picked up the small plate and the glass and walked towards the kitchens. Harry was left to his own devices for a few minutes.
Left in the silence of his own company, the boat soon arrived at the play they were supposed to be. It was a human auction house alright but Harry saw nothing else of it, instead he got a glimpse of his watch and then a strip of material settled across his face and he was pulled up by the collar around his throat and his chains were tugged as though he was a dog. Only the thought of the necklace kept him sedate.
He heard the murmur of conversation but he didn't really care to listen, he was instead using all his other sense to gather information. He could hear a strange popping sound like bubbles and beneath his now bare feet grass crunched. A voice in his mind provided the name of the location, Saboady Archipelago. Harry immediately knew that this wouldn't turn out well. His chain was pulled again and he heard the soft whine of a door opening. Around him he heard the jeers and cat calls of the soldiers around him; he could tell most of them were soldiers by the pungent smell of sweat and iron.
Another louder whine and his chains were tugged again and then the material was pulled away from his face and he looked around. He was in a cell that much was obvious. Around him various other chained individuals watched him with wary eyes, all acting like broken creatures. He sighed and glanced around some more, always leaving one eye on the grinning soldier who stood guard at the cell door.
Harry didn't like this, he didn't like this at all.
Authors note: I am still alive and everything will still be updated I just needed to write something to get my out of my funk. I had some chapters written up by my laptop died then I sent it to get repaired and it came back still broken so I haven't had alot of luck. Either way, I hope you like it, I found it pretty hard to get everything straight but it's started now. I hope you guys enjoy it!