(The Character sheet is still open if you want to submit a character. Their won't really be a deadline. It'll be open till all the positions get filled or I finish the story. On to the Prelude!)

Captain Zira sat by her desk, writing on some forms. She was old, and wore the standard uniform of the Marine Captains. Zira wore glasses which were perched on the edge of her nose. The office was nice looking, with sea colored walls and pictures of marines all along the walls. On the left of her desk, sat an odd looking snail. It was a Den Den Mushi, and allowed people to contact each other from far away.

It was the Den Den Mushi which rang now, and it's body started shaking. Zira grunted, and picked up the receiver which was lying on top of it's shell.

"Marine Captain Zira"

"Captain Zira..." Zira eyes widened in surprise as she heard the voice on the other end of the line. "We need to talk."

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, sir!" The Fleet Admiral never called a marine base unless it was something important.

"Our sources have told us that the pirate, Talon, has come out of hiding."

"Wha..WHAT!" Shouted Zira. 'Talon!? He hasn't been seen for six years! He caused many deaths of our marines!'

"Don't shout, Zira."

"Sorry sir! Where is he heading?" She asked, still surprised at Talon's reappearance.

"That is why I called, he is heading for Sunny Island, the island where your base is situated."

"What!?" Shouted Zira again, but quickly apologised again. "Coming here! Why?"

"It seems that he wants to form a new crew, and he is looking for a navigator"

"A navigator? This island has no such person with those abilities. There are no pirates on this island." Zira couldn't help but feel proud and brag.

"Yes, but it still seems as if we have to find one. Although, I have a plan. It goes as such..."

Zira nodded her head at Sengoku's plan at various points, and her emotions also changed, she grinned, then looked confused, then looked triumphant.

"Yes Sir!" She replied, after listening to the whole of the plan.

"Good Zira, now form your troops!" Sengoku hung up, leaving Zira alone with her thoughts. She put the receiver down, and quickly rustled through her desk. After a good deal of rummaging, she pulled out a worn piece of paper. Zira held onto it as she exited the room.

A man looked around the small, tropical island he had been hiding on for the last six years.

"Man, I'm gonna miss this place..." He said to himself. The man then turned, and looked at his boat. It was a two man boat, and had been anchored there for six years. "Time to use you again, Crow." He said, naming the boat's name. The man walked up to it, and jumped up to the deck. "It's time..." Started the man. "To form my new crew!" He shouted to the skies, pointing up.

Zira paced up and down, looking at the large formation of marines. They all stood to attention, there backs straightened and their arms by their sides.

"Alright. This man who is coming to OUR town is known as Talon! We will not let him destroy the town, or us. When he comes here, you go along with the plan I just gave you. And for all of you who don't know what he looks like or how dangerous he is, here a little information" Zira announced. She raised the piece of paper from the drawer and held It high. "This is the man we are hunting!"

All the marines jaws dropped in shock, and many gasped at the bounty poster.

The man looked out to sea, sitting in Crow, his boat. He was sat on a table, and in front of him were various pieces of paper. The one on the top of the pile had a checklist, saying:

1) Cook

2) Shipwright

3) Navigator

4) Doctor

5) Sniper/gunner

6) Musician

The man tapped a pencil against his lip, pondering. 'Will there be anyone else I need for my crew?' he asked himself. 'I don't think so' He looked out to sea again, and saw in the distance the island he was heading for. Sunny Island.

Zira smirked at the marines reaction to the bounty poster she held up. "You now know how dangerous this man is! Take up your positions, and wait for my word!" She demanded.

"Yes Mam!" They all shouted out, saluting Captain Zira. Zira turned the poster around to look at the information again. The picture showed a man with long black hair, and a face covered in shadows. The visible part of the face was covered in splatters of blood. The writing underneath said:

Wanted

Dead or Alive

The Monster "Talon"

250,000,000 Beli

(There is my prelude people, woot! Sorry if it was not so good, and I apologize if it wasn't. Also, it's not long as it is a prelude. Expect later chapters to be longer. I will start the actual chapters after Christmas, as I was using this as a sort of build up.)

P.S: I repeat the Character Sheet is still open to make a character for me. I have already had four people get their own characters, so do not be afraid to make your own. Also, if you want to PM me your own crew or your own marines and the like, I'm open to that too, even the stated four can make their own crews/marines. All that would need is Name and Power, or in the case of a crew. Anything you think is necesary.