Hey guys. got bored waiting to hear from one of my betas and came up with a new story! i know, it's bad and I should really focus on Sky Raiders Pirates. and will focus on it. I am a little head of schedule (yay!). I am just seriously just waiting to hear one of my friends who is betaing for me. He's just a little busy with school stuff. But the chapter will be either Friday or on the weekend, whether I heard from them or now. I don't want to keep you guys waiting to hear from me any longer then that.

anyway, this story kind of come about in an what if thought. What if there were no straw-hats? What if there was no Luffy? what would be different? what would be the same? who would our hero be then? what would their devil fruit be then? what if there was romance? and whole lot of other things. and this kind of came together. So yeah, it's an AU without Luffy and the other straw-hats.

anyway, here's a more M rate story. because i have been in a smut mood. so there will be a bit of romance and limes and lemons and violence and blood and fighting and adventures and stuff.

i hope you all enjoy and let me know what you think of the story! P.S. you can all feel free to send characters in. I will have a forum at the bottom of this. i will only be accepting characters through PMs guys. so please don't paste them in the reviews. unless your a guest and you really, really, really, really, really want to make a character and want them in the story. other than that, members of Fanfic. please only PM me.

you guys will be warned now, this story will have sexual aspects later on/during it. if you don't like, don't read.

anyway, here's the story and i hope you enjoy! remember, I did not own One Piece. Only this storyline!

Prologue: Raging Storm

No-one knows where he come from. He just appeared one day out of the blue, (that being today) and was able to defeat Whitebeard, their captain. But the young man didn't want anything. He just appeared and challenged Whitebeard. Everyone was surprised. No-one has been able to Pops since Whitebeard, no-one. So just who is this young man? Where did he come from? Why haven't they heard of him before? And where was he now? Where did he disappear too? And how the hell did he manage to beat Whitebeard?

"Just who was he?" Thatch asked Marco.

"I have no idea," Marco frowned. "But I am going to find out-yoi."

"Guararara!" Whitebeard laughed as the nurses were fussing over him. The brat didn't hurt him that badly, and he lost far and square to the kid. Like it or not. "Marco? Haruta? I want to find that lad and make him your new brother."

Marco sighed as Haruta nodded his head and said he was on it to find out information on where the guy would be. Marco should have known that the kid would caught their Pops' attention and eye. He was brave, truthful and talented, not to mention strong, smarter than he let on and acted, cheeky and overall, really nice, kind and caring. Not once did the guy attack Pops when he had his back to him. Only attacked and fought face to face. Devil fruit against devil fruit. No dirty cheats. No dirty tricks. The kid was strong and in all honesty, interesting.

"Right Pops," Marco nodded. "We'll find him-yoi."

"Sir! There's a rumour about a young man beating Whitebeard going round!" a marine reported to Sengoku.

"Someone beat Whitebeard?" the Marine Fleet Admiral asked the marine in disbelief.

"We haven't been able to confirm to it yet sir, but yes, that's what people are saying," the marine captain reported. "They say he's a strange young man who goes around singing the same song over and over again but no-one has ever heard of it before. He has blonde hair and purple eyes. Wearing white, purple and yellow. No-one knows who he is or where he is or where he even came from."

Sengoku thought for a moment. If these rumours were true about this young man, then they need to find him. He could be an asset to the marines and the world government.

"Find this young man and bring him to me."

Why does Sengoku have a feeling that whoever this young man is, is going to be bring one of he biggest storms ever?

Five days later...

"Cut straight through the illusion, and soar from the confusion," a young man sung out loud to himself as he walked through the town without a care in the world. He was 178 centimetres tall with blonde hair, purple eyes, wearing a yellow jacket that had some white fur around the hood, the hood had ears that were purple on the inside. He had long white pants, a purple shirt, purple shocks and white and yellow shoes. He had a gun hidden away behind in his waist band at his back and two draggers hidden up the sleeves of his jacket. The jacket going over his finger and finger tips. "To a blue-sky revolution. Let it go and sing your heart out! Don't you sweat the regret. Make way, Make way. Everyday a future in the making. So give the fight all your might. Seeking out, every lie I hear about. Tears and time, they pass by."

People were giving the young man weird looks as he walking by and singing to himself. Who was this kid and where did he come from? Seriously, where did he come? He wasn't here two minutes ago!

"ah ah ah oh wow," he continued to sing as he just seemed to dance and ignored everyone else around him. Just doing his own thing. "I say good-bye. Everything is on the line. But I'll never know unless I try. Every time you fail, every time you cry. Make it so! It will only make you stronger!"

The young man's friends. Knew better than to interrupt his singing when he walked up to their table and sat down outside a small café in he town. He had agreed to meet them here two days. Where has he been?!

"Cut straight through the illusion and soar from the confusion. To a blue sky revolution. Let it go and sing your heart out! Don't you sweat, the regret. Make way, make way. Can't forsake the future when it's this bright. So give the fight, all your might."

Though, the young man's best friend and First Mate- a young woman around his age or maybe a little older seemed really annoyed. The others all just enjoyed their captain's singing. He was really good, who needed a musician when they had their captain? Plus, they were only a small of seven, including their captain. The six of them were wondering where he went to though. As soon as their captain was done singing, the First Mate was on his case.

"You're late," the young man's first mate told him with a frown. "By two bloody days. What kept you, Captain?"

"Nothing, I just had a fight that I needed to go have and win," he smiled. "Which of course, I did win!"

"Oh gods no..." their navigator paling as he started in disbelief at his captain. "You didn't mate!"

"He didn't what?" their shipwright asked in genuine confusion about what was being talked about.

"He fought Whitebeard," their Helmsman sighed. "Right?"

"What's so bad about that?" their shipwright asked. "And whose Whitebeard again?"

"Edward Newgate, more commonly known as Whitebeard and the Strongest Man Alive," their communication expert and information specialist answered. "He's one of the Four Emperors here in the New World. Right now, we're in one of his territories. I suggest that stay quiet and maybe we leave. As soon as we can."

"Neo, you bloody, fucking idiot!" their chef shouted at their Captain who just had a look of boredom on his face. "Are you trying to get us killed!?"

Noah D. Neo. 19 years old. Originally from the East Blue. Called Storm Neo by his crew, Captain of the Storm Riders.

"What? I said I was going to fight him and win and I did! Shashashasha!" Neo laughed as his crew all sighed and shook their heads at their captain. He was an fucking, insane idiot. Can someone please tell them why they, other then their chef, follows him again?

"Now, you owe me a kiss," Neo smiled at the chef who blushed heavily. "I beat the old man like I said I would, so you owe me a kiss." Talking about a bet they made nopt long after the chef had joined the crew.

The reason why none of them know why they are following their insane Captain, other than their chief? Well, you see, unlike their chef, they weren't in love with him. That was literally how and why the chef joined the crew. He was crushing on the captain, a whole lot happened and Neo saved their chef's live and he kind of fell of in love with Storm Rider Captain, then the chef asked if he could join. Neo, being Neo, of course said yes. Later on as the two got to know each other more and got closer and closer. They all knew one thing, their chef was the only one who would never leave crew for any reason. He's whole reason for joining the ship was Neo, so why would he leave him? Even if he does something as crazy as fight and beat Whitebeard. It was fucking insane and probably going to get them killed and have people come after them now for the title of 'World's Strongest'.

Not that Neo cares for titles like that. He just likes fighting.

Neo doesn't like making things easy for his crew, does he?

Though, on a added not on their captain and chef's relationship. No-one in the crew are sure how far their chef and captain have gone or what they're relationship even is. Neither of them would give any of them a straight answer, not even to the First Mate.

"If we die," their communication expert and information specialist started. "I am blaming you, Neo."

"We aren't going to die," Neo told them. "Not we will fulfil our dreams and we find the One Piece! I'll protect you all! That's my job as captain!"

They all knew how serious Neo took his role of being the 'protective' captain. He kicks anyone's ass who touches them, looks at them funny, trash talks them and who has hurt them. He took his role as captain, especially in protecting his crew mates- beyond serious. It was hard to believe that he was the same fun-loving, trouble marker sometimes.

"What the hell are Marines doing here?!" someone shouted making Neo and his crew frown. Marines? What were marines doing a pirate protected island? Especially one of Whitebeard's? Did they have a death wish or something?

"You there!" a marine shouted spotting Neo and his small crew. "Blondy!"

The crew snickered at the nickname that the marine called their captain who just looked irritated. None of them would ever dare call Neo, 'blondy'. Not after what they have seen him do to those who call him that. It was a pet hard of his to be called 'blondy'.

"What?" Neo snapped at the marine. Glaring at him. "I'm trying to relax here!"

"Your the one who fought against Whitebeard and won, right?" the marine seemed nervous but tried his hardest to stay strong and not like he was going to piss himself.

The people of the island looked at the table of seven and started to whisper and point.

Damn it, it seems they needed to leave. Pretty much right now.

"Yeah, so?" Neo asked as if it was no big deal, because, to him it wasn't.

"Your coming with us," the marine told him. "And your friends too."

"Like fuck we are!" the First Mate growled.

"Get the Hurricane ready, we'll be leaving soon," Neo told his navigator and shipwright. The Hurricane was their ship.

"Right, Captain," they both nodded as they got up.

"I said you're coming with us!" the marine told them as more marines surrounded them.

Neo ignored them as he got up. "So much for relaxing and being able to have a milkshake. Did you get everything we needed from this island?" Talking to his communication expert & information specialist and chef since they had stopped at the island to get some things that the two of them needed.

"Yes, Captain," the communication expert & information specialist nodded.

"I did Neo," the chef smiled to him.

"Then let's go, we have no more business on this island," Neo told his crew.

"One problem there Cap," their shipwright said as she pointed at the marines. "They're in the way."

Neo smirked evilly making his own crew shiver. Right, that's why they followed their Captain. They would much rather have him as their captain and ally then their enemy. Not only was he strong and insane, but he was crazy powerful too. Especially with his devil fruit. It was the reason why they called him Storm Neo, he literally was a storm person. Neo pointed his hand up at the marines, "Push Back." He didn't bother naming his attacks, just telling them what to do.

A powerful wind came out of no-where and knocked the marines back. The sky suddenly went grey and lighting and thunder went off. Neo looked like a madman as he smirked at the marines.

"Now, whose going to try and stop us from leaving? Since I am currently the World's Strongest Man with the World's Strongest Crew," Neo asked them. Also making a nice wind barrier between him and the marines. The Storm Riders all retreating but for the First Mate and Chef who were waiting for their captain.

"But there's only seven of you..." one of the marines commented as they were working out how to get past the wind barrier. Could they use sea-stone on it? It was being controlled and created by a devil fruit eater after all.

"I would rather take my six crew mates then a crew of one thousand and so men," Neo told the marine. He would, he would rather have his small crew than he large one that Whitebeard had. As the sky suddenly went sunny again. The navigator and shipwright both run off with their communication expert and their helmsman with the marines distracted by their captain.

"You know-yoi," a voice said making Neo flinch slightly as he hasn't expected for the Whitebeards to catch up to him so soon. "I am taking great offence to your words, brat."

"It's Marco the Phoenix!" one of the marines yelled.

Shit, if one of Whitebeard's people were here, that would mean that the captain and the rest of the crew wouldn't be too far away.

"Captain!" the chef shouted as he grabbed Neo's arm. To stop him from doing something stupid, like say, fighting Marco the Phoenix and the marines at the same time when they should going be. The crew should have the ship ready to go by now.

Marco was having a hard time trying to work if the person who was talking to the blonde who had beaten his captain was a male or female. Look wise, Marco would guess female, but voice and body movement said male. Was this person like Izo? Just minus the cross-dressing.

"It's fine Decker," Neo smiled. "I'm not leaving you again, okay?"

Decker? That wasn't a very common name. Nor was it used for girls, so this person must be a male then.

Declan Decker. 19 years old, 175 centimetres with long black and white hair and multi-coloured eyes. Wearing long black pants, closed black shoes and a nice white shirt. There were tattoos on his arms and back that couldn't be seen since the sleeves were rolled down.

"Neo!" Decker shouted as he stood in front of his captain as a BANG went off. Decker fell back into Neo's arms.

"DECKER!" Neo screamed as he caught the slightly shorter chef. The chef's white shirt was turning red and pink. "No, no, no, no!" Neo panicked as he grabbed the clothe off the table and put it over the wound. "You're going to be okay, okay Dec? You're going to be okay."

The First Mate looked enraged as their chef was bleeding in their captain's arms. "You assholes!" She yelled as she grabbed her scythe.

For a moment, it was as if the world stood still as Neo's emotions were storming around in his head. Then his mind went blank as everything become clear on what to do. It was Neo's job to protect his crew. His Nakama. It was his job to deal with this. And all Neo could fell at the thought of losing Decker was rage.

"Noah," Neo said in a very dark and dangerous voice as the sunny sky was replaced by lighting clouds. Thunder banging loudly. And it started raining down hail the size of cocoanuts, as well as needle stinging rain. "Take Dec to the ship. Now." Neo's purple eye were tinted red. He was going to protect them all, even if it cost him his life. Neo was going to what was his, he was going to protect the crew. He was going to protect his Decker.

'Shit,' Noah thought to herself as she trying to not piss herself. 'Neo is pissed.' If there was one thing that the Storm Rider Pirates know and have learned, it's to never piss off their Captain. It never ends well.

"Ri... right captain!" Noah nodded as she took Decker from him. The chef was passed out, felt very cold and was looking pale. It must be a sea-stone bullet. That was not good, Decker was a devil fruit eater like Neo. And the sea-stone was making him weak, really weak. She needed to get him back to the ship, right now!

"How dare you touch him," Neo snarled at the marines who were all shaking in their boots. What the hell have they gotten themselves into? Just who the hell this kid?! "You know what you've done? You just pissed off the wrong person- My name is Noah D. Neo. Captain of the Storm Rider Pirates. And your about to face the worse storm in your live. They call me Storm Neo for a reason."

Storm Neo? That was who this kid was? Noah D. Neo... nope, the name didn't sound familiar to Marco. But how did this kid go unnoticed when he is clearly ridiculous strong? After all, he has to be insanely and ridiculously strong to be able to beat Pops.

Marco looked over to Noah and Decker. The boy called Decker seemed to doing badly and seems to mean quite a lot to the blond boy and Marco's captain wants to join their crew. Maybe Marco can use that to advantage?

"So?" Neo smirked evilly at them. "How are you going to deal with this raging storm?"

Oh Sengoku, you have no idea how literal your feeling is about Neo bringing and being a storm.

there will be more to come if you guys like this! will Decker survive his wound? Will the marines survive Neo's wrath? What is Marco going to do? Where are the Whitebeard Pirates? Will the town and island survive Neo's wrath? Where are Ace and Sabo? What and how are their lives different? What is going to happen next time?

Well, review and let me know if you want to know XD. and i will let you all know. character form is below. know, i only have 3 of the crew of 7 named for reasons.

that being:

Captain- Neo

First Mate- Noah

Chef- Decker

the others:

Navigator- ?

Helmsman- ?

Shipwright- ?

communication expert and information specialist- ?

send as Storm Riders (character name here)

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