A/N

Hi everyone I am Ao, nice of you to read my story I do appreciate it, thank you.

Please read this note tell the end I won't be posting more long ones again in this book so take a moment to read this once.

Please note that English is not my first language, I struggled alot to get this far on my own, so if you see mistakes point them out gently I would be extremely happy to correct them and learn more.

This will be the first time I ever write a fanfiction of one piece, will... not really. But it will be the first time I show one of my one piece fanfiction to anyone.

I really worked hard on it and a few of my friends helped me brain storm fix mistakes and build up the plot..

And I would like to give a special thanks for my good friend sky, she was the one who inspired me completely with her wonderful art and character design and development.

I wish you became a greater artist than you already are, this story wouldn't have been born without you. therefore its completely dedicated to you SkyRiver7.

Thank you for your hard work,your help and patience with the forgetful sloth me.

I wish you could forgive me for being slow but I was just being careful to give you and all the readers something worth reading and worthy of your artistic talent that inspired me.

Thanks to all of you who choose my story to read, and I really do hope you enjoy it with all of my heart.

Ps: I know that some of the chapters are long I do that on purpose actually because I don't know when will I be updating next so I want to give you a satisfying chapter that is worth the wait.

My updates for this story should be weakly hopefully. I will try to set a date for each chapter.

Captain Ao here and my blue crew salute you.

This story has been uploaded to other sites so don't copy any of the ideas or you will be found

So lets start then.

Prologue: before the storm rises

The vast blue sea has always been everyone's dream, people from all over the world wanted to reach the very far ends of it.

People went out to explore on a voyage. Though, not many were brave enough to handle it. A lot returned to their homes in fear and some just disappeared without any trace, as if the sea swallowed them up...or as if they have perhaps been caught by the government. But nevertheless, there was one man who returned with the title of the Pirate King, a king that has acquired everything in the world and explored every inch of the ever expanding sea. A sea where impossible things happen, things that the world has never seen before. New lands filled with treasure, dangerous exotic monsters, and secrets hidden in the raging sea. Gol. was the name of the one who became the Pirate King.

Twenty years ago on his execution platform, Gol. had his eyes forward, and said his final words with a smile.

"My wealth and treasure, if you want it, I'll let you have it. Look for it, I left all of it at that place" *(1)

With that, the world regained the will to go back to the sea and thus the new pirate era began. After the death of the legendary Pirate King Gol. , many pirate crews were formed. Among them is a young crew led by a straw hat rookie, a man who ate the Gomu Gomu Devil Fruit and became a rubber man.

Monkey. and his companions have struggled, went through so many hardships and experienced so many risks, even the government can't ignore their existence anymore. They are trying so hard to catch them that they even resort to putting a large bounty on each of their heads. Today as we speak they are on the grand line advancing towards the new world, as they gradually get closer and closer.

Nami's Pov:

Today is the fifth day at Pladona the island of herbs. It is also well-known for selling medical herbs, cooking spices, and incense. Because of the rapid climate change that happens here, lots of rare herbs grow fast. There are even some nice and unique flowers, which can be found at the seashore.

Anyway, most of the crew members are not on deck right now, only Zoro and I are on board, but he is busy training in the crows nest, and it's for the best that he stays where he is at the moment. No one is in the mood to go look for his lost ass, god I never met someone who has no sense of direction like him, sometimes I wonder if he even knows the way to the bathroom.

"Oi! Nami I'm back, did anyone else return?" shouted out the blue haired bulky Shipwright.

"Welcome back and no, no one came, you are the first to arrive" I said with a smile.

"Oh is that so.., well, tell Usopp to come to my workshop when he comes back, ok?"

"Yah sure" I nodded as he started carrying the woodblocks and his carpentry tools, that he just bought at the market, to fix some defaults and build new things.

Of course, Chopper and Sanji are hunting for medical herbs and cooking spices in the market, while Robin and Brook went to buy new clothes for us. On the other hand, Usopp and Luffy ran off chasing after a small kid that kept insulting them, I'm 100% sure that Usopp lost Luffy at some point and that Luffy got hungry from all the running and went scavenging for food, while Usopp is trying to think of a good lie to feed me about some weird disease that prevented him from catching Luffy.

That captain of ours is so stupid, he was so upset that this island is so peaceful and quiet, and that there is nothing interesting going on, on this island, but I can't blame him the atmosphere here is boring as heck. Until that kid came by and started making weird faces and calling him and Usopp names, which made them ran after the poor kid terrifying the hell out of him, really captain I give you an applause.

Anyway, I'm here alone for now enjoying the rare peace and quiet with a cup of tea, Sanji-kun made for me before leaving to the market with chopper. Just today I finished Pladonas map and I added all the details of our journey so far to the voyage journal when we got to this island and when should we leave.

Actually, that reminded me that we will have to leave a day before the original date, I had placed on the calendar. We should leave today actually, the log pose adapted to the gravity of this island and it's already pointing to the next island so there is no point in staying.

The weather changed since last night signing a huge storm coming, now it's 9:30am the storm will approximately occur at 3:00 or 4:00pm.

"Nami-San we are back~ Yohohoho!" our cheerful musician chanted out.

"Welcome back Brook, Robin how was your shopping?" I asked waving at them.

"It was fun miss navigator, you should have came with us. Maybe next time we can go just me and you" she said smiling, which made me nod and smile back.

And then I noticed the feet hiding behind them "USOPP-KUN! Come here please" he looked from between Brook and Robin's shoulders carefully with a horrified look on his face and then started walking to me slowly and just as expected he told me of a new disease that he caught up around this island. That's why he couldn't catch Luffy nor find him of course, I ended up whacking him up across the head and told him to sit in the corner and think of a better lie.

"What was I suppose to do? he runs so freakishly fast! I couldn't catch my breath. I mean is he some sort of an undiscovered species of ape?" Usopp defended himself, while rubbing the bruise I made him on the head.

"You shouldn't have picked a fight with that kid from the start, so you would end up running after him you moron. I mean really are you that stupid? Oh, and Franky wants you to meet up with him in the workroom" I said pointing at the trapdoor on the lawn. I wasn't in the mood for his expired excuses and I was waiting for Sanji-kun and Chopper to come back because I think I have a plan on how to get Luffy back without looking for him.

"Nami-swaaaaaan~ Robin-chwaaaaan~! I am back, I am sorry I was late, but please don't worry about me I'm fine!" yah that would be our lovey dovey cook Sanji.

"No one was worried about you, you know that" I told him trying to make him focus, but he would still sparkle and twirl around me in happiness.

"Nami-San is still so cute when she is trying to act so mean~" cooing with hearts in his eyes as usual.

"Ok that's it, you are getting it" and he got what he deserve the mighty punch of Pain "Concentrate! I need your help"

"Yes, Nami-San I will do anything for you my flower" he kneeled on one knee.

"I just want you to cook some meat, so we could catch Luffy" oh my! The look on his face is priceless he is shocked surprised and didn't expect that request, he is kind of disappointed. It's kind of funny, but I need him to hurry up "Can you do that for me, Please Sanji-kun~? It will help me a lot and I would be extremely happy" yup the honeyed talk works magic on him,just saying his name in a singsong manner get the job done.

"Ohhhh! Right away Nami-Swaaaaaan~" oh man he gets so fired up so easily, I almost feel ashamed of using him like that.

"Nami! Look what I found at the beach" chopper our cute little doctor called.

"Oh, what a nice flower Chopper, it's pretty and it smells good"

"I know right, I found out that it's looks and smell have a calming impact on the brain, it helps relaxing and increasing the thinking rate of the brain" Chopper smiled at me, giving me the flower "I got that one for you and the rest I picked them up for me and Sanji, he will make a herbal tea out of it and I will use it in making a medicine"

I took the flower and placed it in my hair "Thank you Chopper, it's wonder... "

"RUN RUN RUUUUUN!" Usopp and Franky bursted out of the trapdoor shouting in union, carrying some weird weapon that looks like some sort of a cannon with a huge fan on it's orifice, out of the back of the cannon there is a thick trunk with a vacuum like head at its end, they pointed the part with the fan toward the sea and all of a sudden it made a huge air blow that pushed them both back a little causing sunny to rock a bit.

"Whew~ We made it in time" they gave each other a high five.

"That could be of use to our plan, actually," they looked at me not understanding what I meant

A few minutes later, after I explained what I had in mind and what I wanted each of them to do, everyone took their place.

"So.. ARE YOU ALL READY? " I shouted.

"YES," everyone replied.

"Monkey catching plan execute now!"

Franky turning on his new weapon that's built to suck in air and blow it in one direction "Sanji-kun! Please, put the meat close to the air-hole vacuum thingy, so the smell will be sucked in"

"Done" Sanji said bringing the huge dish closer.

"Usopp, Brook, Chopper now!" I told them. They went up to the crows nest, so they could sing in the microphone, pretending that we are having a banquet.

"Yohohoho Yohohoho! X4, on the way to deliver Bink's sake, sea breeze blowing as it please," all three of theme started singing Bink's sake song one of Luffy's favorite songs. *(2)

"OK, now let the air out Franky" I told him and he released some sort of mechanism that caused the fan to start up and blew the meaty whiff of air out, so now all the air around the docks smells like Barbecued meat and everyone can hear the song. I wonder how long will it take Luffy to get here.

"MEAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!" dust started to fly up as if there is a train passing by through the market near the docks.

"How dare you have a party without your captain you traitors!" he shouted from far away heading towards us.

"Sanji! Turn the ship 45 degree to the left, we are departing now as soon as he set foot on the ship"

"Aye aye Nami-Swaaaaaan~" he started turning the helm getting the ship out of the docks, keeping a slow steady speed.

"GOMU GOMU NO ROCKET" Luffy stretched his arms, grabbing the ship's mast and pulling his body in an incredible speed towards the ship.

"Zoro full sail now!" as soon as I called him, the sails were fully released, opened and filled with air pushing the ship forward and completely out of the docks.

"Dats nugt bhany legheng mi byahind amt ghafing a Bgwdy wehd lods ophood yodrdors" Luffy said some weird crap, while eating the huge piece of meat.

"Empty your mouth first before you talk, we don't get any of this ... Well whatever you are saying!" Franky told him with a shrug.

" 'That is not funny! Leaving me behind and having a party with lots of food you traitors.' That's what he said" Brook said raising a finger as if it's a mater of fact, and we are so slow and stupid for not understanding Luffy's weird speech.

Luffy just nodded his head, pointed at Brook with his precious meat that is mostly as boney as brook him self by now and looked at us with a face, that said 'you see he got it'

I really didn't want to beat them both up, but somehow I ended up doing it anyway, we avoided the storm, we had a nice calm week and we are off to the next island. I hope it will be as peaceful as this one.

AN:

hi everyone hope you liked this start so far.

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Next chapter will be out in a few days so stay tuned (=ﾟωﾟ)ﾉ and the cover will be changed as will.

*(1) The quote by Gol. has been copied as it is in the anime and manga and it belongs to Oda-san

*(2) Bink's sake song has been copied as it is in the anime and manga and it belongs to Oda-san.