I do not own One Piece, although this fanfic is my own idea. This is my first story on this website, and English isn't my first language, so please bear with minor grammar mistakes. The story takes place about 4 years before Kidd and Law had arrived Sabaody Archipelago. The story line will follow the original One piece. Flames and reviews welcome.
Prologue
It was a dark night. The moon had gone hiding behind the clouds, the stars nowhere to be seen. A woman hurried down the street with a basket in her hand. She stumbled all the way in front of a white little cottage and left quickly.
Early in the morning, the orphanage director was woken up by crying. He hurried to the door, only to see two young babies lying in a basket in front of the door. He signed, and took them in.
Months later.
A young woman walked into the orphanage. Her clothes were all clean white, from head to toe, as if she worked as a doctor or a nurse. She was polite and kind, no doubt she would make a good mother for one of the orphans, despite the fact that she was a little too young. The director thought to himself. She told him that she wanted a healthy baby girl. Only one. When he took her to the nursing room, she immediately wanted one of the girls named Selby. The director was troubled. He explained to her that the girl had a twin, and it would be best if they were adopted together. The woman refused to listen. She emphasized that she wanted the girl but not her sister because she only could afford one. At last, the director gave in and she took the baby away.
After a few weeks, a marine adopted the other. The director chose to keep silence about the other child-there was no way for them to meet again, so why bother telling? He signed and sat down as he watched the marine walk away with the child. He had named her Miranda, instead of the old name the director gave the baby. Both of them would be happy, he thought, even though they would never be with each other.
If he only knew what he really had did.
Miranda was indeed happy, even though she lacked a mother, her loving adopted father filled up the emptiness. Selby, her sister, was not so fortunate. It turned out to be, that the young woman was a scientist who had formerly worked under Vegapunk. She belonged to an organization that used humans for testing and creating powerful weapons. The poor girl was tormented and lived on nutrient solutions for the first few years of her life. Finally, one day she managed to escape the laboratory center and started her life as a fugitive.
And that, is about where our story starts.