Okay, so I'm like really tired but I'm glad I finished this. It took forever but its up! I hope you enjoy.

"Talking."

"Other/People talking."

"Author's note can be found at the bottom of page./Spells."

Luffy made his way into the pub with a bright smile on his face. He smiled at the man behind the counter and took a seat. He slammed his hand down on to the counter and flashed the elderly man a grin.

"Give me a big one, mister."He said.

The man looked at him funny as he cleaned a cup, "You look a little young, kid."

"Ah, but I'm a pirate."

With a wide a grin of his own, the man dropped his clean cup in front of the captain, "Then I guess that's all the answer I need, right?"

"Of course!"Luffy chuckled and watched the an poor him a glass of beer. After the man finished, Luffy quickly grabbed the glass and finished It all without taking a second breath. The man shook his head at Luffy's behavior. Only a pirate could do something so barbaric.

"Hey kid, you better be careful around here."The man said.

"Eh? Why?"

"A marine captain named Smoker has been roaming the streets for pirates on their way to Grand Line. That is where your going right?"

Luffy nodded,"Yeah, how'd you know?"

"Pirates use to come here all the time to head for the Grand Line but ever since Smoker came around, pirates don't stop at Loguetown anymore. You're a brave one for sticking around."

"This Smoker sounds fun, where can I meet him?"

The elderly man choked on air. Never had he heard something as crazy from anyone, let alone a kid! "Are you crazy? Smoker would tear you apart!"

"Even as a rubber man was it hard to breathe and drink at the same time. Luffy turned in his seat so he faced the elderly man once again

"Who knows."Luffy shrugged and stood to his feet, "Well thanks for the beer, old man."

"You be careful out there kid."The man said with worried eyes.

"Yeah, yeah."The dark haired captain said and disappeared from the pub without another word. The man grabbed Luffy's empty cup and smiled softly to himself. The kid would be alright, even if he wasn't alright in the head.

The man was just above to put the cup away when he realized something.

"THAT LITTLE BRAT DIDN'T PAY!"

Nearly a few feet away, Luffy heard the old man from behind the counter shout and stifled a laugh. This town was just too interesting for him. Not only because it had some great people but also because it held one of the world's greatest historical monuments; The execution stand Gol D. Roger was executed on.

The thought of it all ran shivers down Luffy's spine which ended in another one his famous smiles finding its way across his face again.

A single drop of water fell on the rubber man's nose, signaling something he clearly wasn't going to look forward to. "Rain."

He stopped and glanced at the alleyway beside him, "Guess I'll have to take a shortcut."

A pair of dark eyes stared down at the sleeping figure before them. The figure, a long haired teenage girl lay sprawled out on the floor, in nothing but a pair of black baggy pants and a red belly shirt with the letters F.R.O.W.N. in the front.

Chrome, the dark eyed boy standing over the sleeping teen, couldn't help but smile at her innocent face. He knew if he waked her, the innocence would soon disappear. But he couldn't help it. After all, they were wanted fugitives.

"Sakura-sama,"He sang. "It's time to get up."

The pink haired girl swayed to the side, away from the sound of his voice. Chrome chuckled and tugged at her black hoodie. "Sakura-sama, we've been here for three days. It's time to go!"

'Sakura' sighed and turned back around to face the black haired teen, "Good morning."

"It's four o'clock in the afternoon."

The smaller of the two nodded, eyes shutting closed."But it's always morning when you first wake up."

Chrome smiled and pushed a strand of hair from her bang behind her ear, "Well, right now we need to be leaving. We can't stay here with that marine captain wandering around the place."

Sakura turned to her back and crossed her arms comfortably behind her head, "Well, if we see him, we'll just have to kick his butt."

The dark haired boy snorted, "You know we can't do that. Especially in your condition."

Sakura shrugged and opened her mouth to say something when a sandaled foot stepped on her face. Chrome twitched, something inside beginning to twist and burn.

Then...he guffawed with laughter.

Monkey D. Luffy, paused in step as he felt something squishy against his foot. After sliding his feet on the strange substance, he finally looked down at the pink haired girl under him.

Realizing the 'squishy substance' was a person he stepped aside."Ah, my bad."

The girl stood up slowly, emerald eyes glazed without emotion. She turned to Luffy and wrapped her hand around his neck in a tight grip. Taking a step forward she lifted him into the air and pinned him into the alley wall.

"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't stuff my foot down your throat right now?"

Chrome looked thoughtful from beside her, "Because...it'd be really gross?"He suggested.

Sakura blinked, the thought of her foot going into someone else's mouth was disgusting. She released the boy and took a step back. The raven haired boy rubbed at his swore neck, confusion evident on his face. In all of his years being a rubber man, he never met a girl her size that was able to bruise his rubber skin.

Chrome smiled at him, "I bet it hurts, huh? I'm surprised you were able to survive through that. She usually breaks someone's neck with that scary grip of hers."

"Well, it did hurt but I think it's impossible to break my bones."

"Impossible?"Chrome looked interested, "How come?"

Luffy pulled at his cheek, extending it far beyond the abilities of any other human. "I ate the Devil's fruit."He said.

Sakura tilted her head, "I've heard of those. You can't swim in water can you?"

"Nope not anymore."

"Sucks for you."

"Eh, I'm fine really."

"I see."

"You're really weird you know?"Chrome said with a bright smile. "What's your name?"

"Luffy. Monkey D. Luffy. Who are you?"

"Sakura."

"I'm Chrome, nice to meet you."

Interrupting their peaceful greeting came a marine soldier. In his hand he clutched two wanted posters."There they are!"He shouted, running forward.

Behind him two other guards emerged from the opposite street and followed after him. Sakura cringed and grabbed Luffy's hand, "We've got to go."She mumbled.

Luffy quirked a brow but let her drag him away "But why?"

"You smell like sea salt."Chrome said from beside him. "Which means you're out on the sea a lot. You're a pirate aren't you? Do you want to get caught by the marines?"

"No but how'd you know I was a pirate?"

"I just told you. You smell like the sea."

"This way!"Sakura said. She turned down a narrow street crowded with people. With so many people around them, it was easy for the three to hide themselves.

Chrome glanced behind him and noticed that not only had the marines given up trying to look for them, they also went down a different street and towards a dark haired woman with glasses. "Not good, there's too many marines around here. We need to find some place to hide."

"I can't. I need to go to the execution stand."Luffy said.

"Why would you wanna go there?"

"Because, it's where the Great Age of Pirates began. I have to see it if I ever want to become Pirate King."

Sakura frowned at him, "Is that your dream? To become Pirate King."

Luffy nodded vigorously. "Yup. What's yours?"

There was silence. The only sound that was made came from the many footsteps of the townspeople and the noises of shops at work. Sakura stared at the ground while Chrome and Luffy watched her.

"I…forgot my dream a long time ago."

A hand around her wrist made the pink haired girl look up, "Then come with me. You're sure to find your dream again if you become one of us. Join my crew."

"I'll…"Sakura paused, clearing her voice so she could speak with a slightly firmer tone. "I'll think about it."

The raven haired boy nodded, completely understanding her hesitation. He turned his back to the two and waved. "Let me know soon. I'll be waiting at the execution stand."

With that said, the straw hat teen left, leaving Sakura to her thoughts.

"Whoa."Luffy gasped. "The view up here is exactly what the Pirate King saw before he died!"

On top of the large execution stand, Luffy could practically feel the energy from the Pirate King burning into him. In this very spot, the man who started it all, died and created a legacy. A legacy Luffy would soon conquer with the help of his crew.

"You up there!"A man in a white trench coat shouted through a mega phone. "Get down!" (1)

Chrome stood at Sakura's side, watching as she continued to stare into the darkening clouds. They stayed in that exact spot ever since Luffy ran off for the execution platform.

Luffy's words echoed in Sakura's ears, "You're sure to find your dream again."

"What do you think we should do, Chrome?"Sakura finally asked.

Chrome frowned at her, "It doesn't matter what I think. I was born to follow your wishes and your dreams until-."

"I know all that Chrome but for once I want to hear what do you think. Can't you do that!"Sakura shouted, letting an unbelievable amount of anger wash out of her.

"I think you should go."He said briskly.

Sakura looked at him, emerald eyes that were once filled without emotion, became shocked. "W-Why?"

"You would be missing out on a perfectly good opportunity if you don't go. I know that you're sick of running from island to island for answers on your past Sakura but where ever we go we will be hunted down by the marines...and the military. Sakura you know that."Chrome said, "We've been on our own forever but maybe going it alone isn't working."

Sakura opened her mouth to say something but Chrome interrupted her.

"And that straw hat kid, he's weird but to me, he seems different. Maybe…maybe he's the dream you've been looking for?"Chrome said, his grey eyes glaring into Sakura's

"I mean, even the smallest of things is considered a dream, Sakura, but only by a piece. When you put all of the pieces together you'll eventually lead to the one thing you want the most. That golden dream."

The two stood in silence again. Until some one from behind them shouted, "Pirates! There are pirates in Loguetown!"

"Who?"A woman asked, holding her twins close. "I heard it was Buggy the Clown-"

"And Mugiwara Luffy too! There fighting at the execution stand!"

Chrome's eyes widened, "You mean to tell me he's a wanted pirate? That kid must really get around, huh?"The dark haired boy turned, expecting to see his master at his side but she was already half way down the busy street.

"Sakura-sama?"He called and took chase after her. "Sakura-sama where are you going?"

"Didn't you hear them?"Sakura mumbled over her shoulder, "Our captain is fighting. Shouldn't we help?"

The shocked and confused look on Chrome's face eased into a bright smile as he caught up to her."This way is faster."He said, grabbing her wrist he dragged her down an empty street.

"This is the end, Mugiwara!"Buggy the Clown shouted, sword raised behind his back.

"Luffy!"A voice in the distance shouted. Buggy paused and turned to the shadowed figure making its way through the crowd and towards the Mugiwara's first mate and chef.

Lifting his head slightly, Luffy managed to spot the pink haired girl running towards him.

"Ah, Sakura, Chrome! Have you finally decided to be my nakama?"

A tear slipped down Sakura's face as she nodded stiffly,"Yeah, I have."

"Is that…?"A Loguetown resident whispered.

"Yeah, it is. That's Arch mage Sakura.(3) Her bounty is ranging up to 20,000,000."

"It's high but not enough to make the Eleven Supernovas."

And that boy beside her…he's her pet right?"

"Guardian."The elderly resident corrected."That's Shadow Wing Chrome.(4) His bounty is only 700,000."

"We'll get you down from there!"Chrome shouted. "Leave it to us."

The pink haired girl raised her hand as her dark haired partner began to glow. A black seal filled with strange letters and stars appeared at her feet.

"Hidden star scattered across time, as your master, I summon thee. Become thy weapon!"

Slowly Chrome began to break from his glowing form and into a cluster of a black tinted wind. (2) The wind surrounded Sakura briefly until circling itself briskly around her extended right arm.

She clenched her hand, forcing the wind in her fist to burst with red lightning. Wrapping her free hand over her right the light dispersed, leaving behind a black katana with a red hilt.

"Saber Form."Sakura shouted, "Shadow Star!"

"Swordsman?"Zoro whispered.

Sakura turned to him, "Can you guys back me up? I'll try to get to Luffy."

"Yes ma'am!"Sanji said, stepping in front of her and kicking a Buggy pirate to the side. Sakura rushed past him and gave him a thankful glance.

"You're not going anywhere, pretty lady."A buggy pirate chuckled, as his nakama stood at his side.

Raising her sword over her head, Sakura straightened herself and closed her eyes,"O' frozen queen, I pledge myself to you. Open the heavens and become my strength."

Sanji winced as a cold wave of air brushed over them. The energy revolving around this girl was too strong for him to withstand. Eventually he was reduced to crouching down in order to stay on his feet.

"Kingdom Silver!"

With a violent swing, the freezing cold energy around her expanded, taking all that was near into a frozen state.

"Arch mage Sakura…she has a bounty but I've never heard of her."Zoro said, watching the girl jump off the shoulder off a frozen pirate and into the air, towards the straw hat captain.

"Who cares, she's a total cutie."

"Pervert."

"Now's not the time for name-calling marimo, we need to get Luffy out of there!"

A dagger whizzed past Zoro's face and directly towards Sakura in mid-air.

"Sakura, look out!"Luffy shouted but the dagger had already pierced through the pink haired girl's shoulder. She fell to the ground with a loud thud, clutching her shoulder in pain.

"Little girls shouldn't play with swords."Cabaji said, walking over to the injured girl. "You'll just get hurt."

Cabaji pulled out a second dagger, raising it teasingly in front of Sakura's face.

"Sakura!"

Said girl didn't answer, instead she braced herself for the final blow. Cabaji gave a low chuckle and flicked her wrist in her direction. Immediately after a green blur appeared before her, knocking the dagger back at the Buggy pirate.

Sakura opened her eyes to face Zoro's back towering over her.

"W-Why?"She whispered.

"Why?"Zoro echoed. "You're our nakama now, right? It's only natural that I help you. Just don't expect me to be there for you all the time."

"Y-Yes."Sakura stammered. A hand in her face made her look up at the blonde chef.

"Are you okay, madam?"Sanji asked.

Sakura nodded and took his hand. After she was lead to her feet, she lifted her sword and pointed the blade to the ground. The sword shifted and took the shape of her sighing partner.

He didn't bother to look at her as he appeared, he was already focused on their captain almost reaching death. "Looks like we have to take a better approach."He said.

"It's useless!"Buggy said, bringing his arm and sword down to Luffy's exposed neck.

Time to seemed to drop in speed. The steps that the new and old Mugiwara pirates took slowly edged forward but from where Buggy and Luffy were, time was completely unaffected. In a matter of seconds, Buggy's sword will have pierced through the neck of the Mugiwara captain.

"Zoro, Sanji, Chrome, Sakura, Nami, Usopp!"Luffy shouted."Sorry but…I'm dead."

"N-."Zoro grunted. Speaking now would only waste time in getting to the boy.

Sanji's cigarette dropped from his mouth, eyes widening with fear and shock. "Idiot, don't say that!"

"Sakura!"Chrome shouted, "There's still time. We can use a spell!"But the pink haired girl was frozen in place. Her knees buckled as her body began to shake. Fear fell over her, racking her nerves completely.

"No, y-you can't."Sakura whispered. "You're my dream, you can't die now!"

Unaware to everyone, including the grinning captain, lightning the shade of blue began to crackle against Buggy's sword, attracting the lightning from the raging storm into the thin blade. The stand exploded and ignited into an eerie blue flame. Soon after, the stand fell and dropped to the ground.

Everyone gathered around to watch the horrific sight, were surprised to see that Monkey D. Luffy had survived.

Chrome shook his head in disbelief. That kid was defiantly a piece of work. He glanced at Zoro who put his sword away and watched the grinning rubber boy pick up his straw hat.

"Look at that…"He said."I'm alive!"

Sanji sighed in relief,"Hey, do any of you believe in god?"

"Forget about that. We need to leave."

"Sakura?"Chrome called, "Are you okay?"

Said girl took in a deep breath and ran a hand through her hair, releasing her hair from it's pigtails. "Y-Yeah, I'm fine…I just really got scared for a second."

"Were you worried about me?"

"No way."

"Ehhhhh?"

"Without you around, I won't be able to find my dream remember? Weren't you going to take us as your nakama?"

"Of course!"

"Uwaaahhh!"Sanji gasped. "Now I have to beautiful women as my nakama. I'm so happy!"

"Two?"Chrome repeated, "There are more of you?"

Luffy nodded,"Usopp and Nami. Usopp is our sharpshooter and Nami is our navigator."

"And I am your handsome cook, Sanji!"The blonde haired boy said, "And that marimo over there is Zoro, the first mate."

"We can do introductions later! The marines are coming."

"Right now?"Luffy whinned,"But Zoro, it was just getting good."

Sanji glared at him, "If we don't leave now, we'll get caught! Then we'll never be able to get to the Grand Line."

That immediately changed Luffy's mind,"Alright let's go!"

Following their captain's orders, the Mugiwara crew fled from the battlefield. Unfortunately, half way from the execution stand, they were spotted by a marine soldier. "The Mugiwara crew are running away!"

"Stop them!"

Several other marines arrived from down the street towards the Mugiwara but were effortlessly defeated.

Sakura smirked as she easily punched a marine away from her and through a shop's window. Sure she liked roughing up a few marines but being in this presence of the Mugiwara crew, she felt like a different person. Like her power was endless. Zoro immediately noticed her strength.

"You're pretty strong for a girl."He said.

"Well that's what happens when you're an ex-military soldier."Chrome said with a smile.

Luffy guffawed with excitement, "You're from the military? So cool! Now I'm really glad you became my nakama!"

"Beautiful and strong!"Sanji cried. "What might your name be again?"

"Call me Sakura and that's my partner Chrome."

"Yo."

"Yes! My pirate crew is almost complete! All I need now is a doctor and a musician!"

NOTES

This is for the parts that I thought might be a little confusing. So if you see the numbers in bold letters in the story, just scroll down and you'll see the explanations.

Yeah, so I didn't want to right down everything from the episode 52 because it was basically the same thing. Luffy gets yelled at by the officer, Buggy shows up, all that jazz. Just follow along from there and to the part where Sakura comes in. Then you'll be fine.

If you've ever watched shows like XXXholic or anything from Clamp, you know what I'm talking about. When ever they use their magical abilities and this beige cloud flies around then that's what that 'black wind' is. I didn't exactly know what it was called so I just made it black because Sakura's magic through Chrome is Black.

Sakura is called the Arch Mage because she can use magic. If anyone is wondering, an arch mage is just a higher and more powerful mage or wizard.

Chrome's bounty name is a little special. You're gonna have to wait for a few more chapters if you ever want to learn why he's called Shadow Wing.

Sooo I'm tired. I ended it here because like in the series they ended the episode when they were making their way to the Going Merry. But I also wanted to stop here because I wanted this finished today and at this time its reaaaaly late. Anyway, it'd be nice to get reviews. Maybe 5-10 reviews would be nice before I got the next chapter in….PLEASE? Haha, I hope you enjoyed. Review!

P.S. if you have any questions about anything, you can review or send them to me in mail. I know this first chapter might be just a TAD bit confusing. I just wanted to get the greeting part out of the way so I could get onto the adventure! The Grand Line! Thanks.

-Chaos.