Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece only my OCs. Do you think I would be writing fan fiction if I did?

Prologue

On a small island in the north blue~

A little girl with light brown hair was running down the icy street, bumping into people as she went. Once outside of town she then ran into a thick snow covered forest. After a few minutes of weaving through the trees she tripped over a root into a clearing. "Ouch that really hurt…" the girl muttered to herself. Standing and dusting herself off, she walked over to a tree stump in the middle of the clearing, brushed the snow off, and sat down.

'When are they going to be here? I thought they would be here sooner… Maybe they got lost? No they've been here before there's no way they'd get lost.' The girl thought impatiently. She was just about to leave when she heard a shriek. Grinning, she watched as another girl about her age came tripping into the clearing. "Ha! You're clumsier than I thought!" a third girl laughed, jumping over the tree root her two friends had fallen over. "Hey Taylor what's up?"

"Nothing much… Uh is Talia ok? I mean she hasn't moved since she fell." Pausing in her laughter she looked down at her friend, who was still lying in the snow. "Uh maybe you need help up Talia?"

"Yeah..."Came the muffled reply. Her grin back, she helped her friend to her feet. "Thanks Seoyoung, but you're so mean! Why did you laugh at me when I fell?"

"It was funny." The girl name Seoyoung snickered. She was average height for her age and had short, straight dark brown hair, brown eyes, and olive skin. She was wearing a light pink hoodie, jeans, and brown boots. "Yeah it was pretty funny." The second girl, Taylor, agreed. She was short, had light brown, shoulder length hair, grey-blue eyes, and pale skin with a few freckles. She was wearing a long light blue coat that reached the knees, black pants, and blue rubber rain boots. "You guys are so mean! I wouldn't laugh at you if you tripped." The third girl, Talia, exclaimed. She was the youngest in their little group, yet (sadly) taller than Taylor. She had blonde hair, a smiling face, and blue eyes. She was wearing a dark blue dress, slack tights, brown boots, and a white wool cardigan. "Hey Talia if it makes you feel any better I tripped over it too. It did hurt a little." Taylor said rubbing her still red nose slightly.

"The only reason I didn't trip over it was because I saw you do it first." Seoyoung added (though she still had a grin on her face). "By the way where's Roxy? She was supposed to meet us here too right?" Seoyoung asked turning to Taylor. "Yeah she was. I don't know where she is though I haven't seen her all day. I talked to her yesterday and told her where to meet us, but after that she's been busy."

"That's odd. I hope she's ok." Talia said a worried expression on her face. Taylor patted her on the head ruffling her hair a little bit. "Hey!" Talia muttered, trying to fix it. Taylor laughed flashing a thumbs up. "I'm sure she's fine. Believe it or not she can take care of herself. Her punches really hurt and she has good common sense." Talia laughed but still looked worried. Seoyoung patted her on the shoulder. "Cheer up I'm sure she'll be here in a little while." Seoyoung pinched her on the arm. "Ouch that hurt!"

"What? How the heck did that hurt? I barely even pinched you!"

"Well how would you like it if I pinched you?"

"Ha! I'd like to see you try."

Taylor laughed at her friends antics. 'What can I do while I wait for Roxy… Oh I know! I'll build a snowman!' whistling a tune she began to make a little snowman. After a few minutes of fighting they both looked up (Taylor was busy trying to get the head on straight) to see a very irritated Roxy stomping towards them. "Roxy? What's wrong? Did those bullies chase you again? If so then we got your back." Seoyoung cracked her knuckles for emphases. "No it wasn't the bullies again. I taught them their lesion last week. My mom's what's wrong! I let slip that I wanted to be a pirate and she laughed at me! She said I wouldn't last a day! She's just so- Ugh!" angrily she punched the now complete snowman. Taylor gasped and fell dramatically by the broken snowman's side. Wiping away a fake tear she said, "I'm going to miss you. Rest in peace Mr. Frosty…"

"Well she is your mom. I bet she's just trying to make it so you don't end up doing the wrong thing. It's what moms are supposed to do." Talia said comfortingly. "It doesn't matter! I'm fed up with it! I've always dreamed about being a pirate. Seeing the world and exploring the seas. I want to leave this rock and be a pirate!"

Silence…

"You know what? That sounds like a good idea. I never liked the idea of never leaving this island. Since I was little I'd read books about great adventures and people that explore the seas. I want to see what's out there. I want to see what's just beyond the horizon. I don't care if I make it as something great or not. I want to see what this world has to offer!"

"It does sound like a good idea to just leave here," Talia started slowly. "It's so cold all the time. I don't want to be a pirate, to just take and not care whose hurt in the process. I want to protect the people who are closest to me and not just stand by and watch some two bit pirates destroy everything. I… I want to be a marine!"

They all looked at Seoyoung who had been quiet through-out the conversation. Noticing their stares she looked up. "What? I don't know what I want to be yet. Staying on this island doesn't sound so bad. Adventuring on the high seas does sound pretty fun." She sat down on the tree stump with a contemplating look on her face. "So why don't you be a marine? You fight bad guys and save the innocent!" Talia insisted. "No be a pirate and do whatever you want!" Roxy argued. "No marines!"

"No pirates!

"Marines!"

"Pirates!"

"NO! MARINES!"

"NO! PIRA-"

"SHUT UP BOTH OF YOU!" Seoyoung roared startling both of them (except for Taylor who was building a tomb stone out of snow).

"I'll be what I want to be! If I want to be a marine then I'll be a marine! If I want to be a pirate then I'll be a pirate! Do I make myself clear?" Seoyoung said crossing her arms daring them to say anything. "I guess we did get a bit carried away, huh?" Talia said turning pink. "Uh yeah we did go a bit over board didn't we?" Roxy said, also a little red.

Awkward silence…

"Hey guys I want you to promise." Taylor began looking determined. "I want us all to promise to go out to sea when we're older, have adventures, and do what we want to do whether it's being a marine or a pirate. Heck just drifting would be a good way to have an adventure, even if it's a small one. Let's promise on… On Mr. Frosty so that his short life wasn't in vein." Everyone looked at her bowed head like she was crazy but grabbed each other's hands wordlessly and said at the same time "I promise."