The Strawhats dock at a new island, only to find this was a trap set by the Marines to catch them. Somehow, the crew was able to escape from battleships and an admiral, but at what cost?

Hi everyone! This is my very first fanfic, not only on this site, but of my whole life! So I hope you guys enjoy, or if not, I'd be glad to know what wasn't liked. Please review so I can improve my writing XD

Also, it's possible that you find some spelling, grammar or sentence mistakes, because English is not my mother language.

So... anyway, enough with me rambling on! Ready... Set... GO!

Chapter 1: Trapped?

"What the hell did you do that for!?" Usopp's voice broke the silence lingering around the ship as he asked the first thing that popped in his head. Franky just looked at him with an unreadable face.

After a while, as he couldn't bear the angry look on his nakama's face, he answered "Because that was the captain's order." If the cyborg thought this would calm the long-nosed man down, he was wrong.

"It's not because it was his orders that you had t-to..." The liar couldn't finish his sentence as tears started flowing from his eyes down his cheeks. He bit his bottom lip, closing his eyes as he gathered the courage to say it out loud. "It didn't mean you had to leave him behind!" he finally yelled before breaking into sobs. The whole ship went silent again as the crew members swam in their own thoughts.

They had finally arrived at the next island which was practicly covered by tree and nothing else. They dropped the anchor near the beach, in the middle of a bay, hoping that the forest would keep their ship from view. Leaving the ship's protection to Zoro, the whole crew set foot on the beach. Luffy, being Luffy, was the first to run in the forest before Nami could stop him, then Chapper went to look for herbs that he maybe could use for his medical purposes. Robbin offered to join him, which he gladly accepted. Sanji, in his case, guessed there might be plenty of ingredients he could find and dragged Usopp to help him collect anything they could find.

Nami sighed as the crew hastily disappeared into the wood."I'm gonna draw this island's map. Would you mind coming with me, Franky?" The said man replaced his sunglasses and nodded.

"No problem, Sis."

"Brook, we don't know if there's any civilization on this island, so I suggest you stay on the ship for the time being. Do you mind?" Nami asked.

"Don't worry, Nami-san. I'll just play music to my heart's content." There was a pause, then "Although I have no heart to begin with! Yohohoho!" He laughed at his skull joke. Nami gave a satisfied grin before walking away with Franky.

After a small while, Brook lift his head from the music sheet he was scribbling on as he caught a glimpse of a shadow in the corner of his eye. He looked toward the sea, where he saw a dozen of marine battleships blocking the bay's entrance and surrounding the Thousand Sunny.

"Zoro-san" He called softly, as if talking any louder would attract attention on them, although they already were the center of attention. The three swords style swordsman slightly opened his eye to look at his companion.

"What is it, Brook?"

"I was wondering... if you had sent invitation for a beach party?" Zoro lifted an eyebrow in confusion before looking in the direction the skeleton was staring at. The only change in his face was that, now, he was frowning a bit.

"Who's that?" He asked, whether it was because he was joking of because he didn't bother looking at the sail, knowing this nakama would tell him. Brook slowly turned his head toward Zoro, not a sound leaving his mouth. The looked back at the sea, then back at Zoro again.

"MARINES!" He finally yelled, once his shock over his companion's question faded. The skeleton shook his head frantically. "What do we do? What do we do?" The swordsman yawned as he tried to shake his sleepiness away. When he opened his eye again, two big black eye sockets were staring at him, less than one inch away from his face.

"What the hell are you doing!" He kicked back the dead living man. The victim got back up and stared back at the battleships blocking their way to the sea.

"Seriously, though, what do we do, Zoro-san?"

"Nothing" Brook titled his head, waiting for an explanation that never came.

"Ah! I see!" The skeleton said, be it because he played along of because he really understood, no one knows. "Although I have no eyes to see with! Yohohoho!" Again laughing at his own skull joke.

The first crew members to arrive were Sanji and Usopp, who was holding an oversized bag filled with ingredients over his shoulder. One would expect him to crumble under his package's weight, but after his two years of intensive training, he wasn't even bothered by it. What did not change over those two years, however, was his reaction when he saw the marine ships floating in the sea behind the Thousand Sunny. He suddenly stopped moving, his legs slightly trembling as his face paled and his eyes widened in fear.

"What's wrong, Usopp-san?" Brook asked. The long-nosed man slowly raised a shaking arm, pointing toward the battleships. Brook looked at where his finger was pointing. "Ah, those. Don't worry about it. They've been here since this late morning and haven't budge since then."

"They must be waiting for us to either surrender or try to break through." Sanji theorized. It was highly possible, and no normal pirate ship would have any other options. However, the Strawhats weren't normal pirates and such a situation did not bother them as long as they weren't attacked.

Soon, the two remaining groups also came back to the ship. Sure, they were slightly surprised to see the Marine ready to catch them, bit it wasn't something they would fret over. Even the reideer wasn't worried.

They all started preparations for a short flight over the ocean while waiting for their captain who had yet to return, hoping he hadn't gotten himself into trouble, which was almost impossible.

Everything was practically done when a huge explosion could be heard not far from the beach. A black haired boy came flying toward the crew and landed badly on the beach, sliding on the sand until he hit a tree. Nami, Chopper and Brook jumped down the ship and ran toward the boy as soon as they recognized him.

"Luffy!" The screamed in harmony.

So, how did you like it so far? Is my English so bad you can't understand anything?

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P.S. Don't worry, more chapters to come!