Fate's Crazy Random Happenstance

If I don't tell this to someone I will ultimately go crazy. It was all so realistic. Every single moment. They are on my mind constantly. The insane, wild, carefree, and impossible feats that I have seen or more importantly the ones that I have accomplished. It shouldn't have happened, but it did.

I was walking through the woods with a friend of mine. We had gone camping and were bored so much that we had already invaded an imaginary castle of evil fairies and saved the elf kingdom. Yes, I know it's pathetic for a couple of 16 year old girls to have absolutely nothing better to do. Yes, I had more fun than I can care to admit. I had known Tamara for about a year. Who I have deemed "Tam" for the rest of eternity, whether she likes it or not. We were both in theater camp together. We were like a bit and a bridle. She was a serious horsewoman, while my elaborate and grandiose goal was to stay on top of the horse and off of the ground. Her hair blended in with the trees around us. If trees were curly that is. I had to put in a tiny bit more effort to keep up to her speed. No, I'm not short. I'm a nice average 5'6". But Tam is 5'8" and athletic. Me on the other hand, not at all. My theory is that you don't have to be the fastest, just be able to beat the slowest. I was not going to ask her to slow down. No way. I would rather fall in a face full of manure and to show that I was weak.

"Rose! Look!" Tam began enthralled with the mystery that was before us. It was an open clearing. Perfectly circular. Right next to a cliff. "Uhhmm, Tam the last time I check there weren't and cliffs in this part of the Alabama. I also don't believe in aliens." I said confused by this obvious conundrum. It was gorgeous. Now that I was standing in the middle I could see the flowers growing around the trees. I saw the rainbow at its greatest the deep crimson red, a baby blue flower sprinkled with yellow and my personal favorite was the one that was lime green with random purple that looked as if the flower was tie dyed. My first clue was a perfect circle, the exotic flowers, a cliff and whatever Tam had just found. If she thought it was worth looking into then I trusted her judgment. Tam's brown eyes scanned over the rock. I kneeled down to try to comprehend its significance. Darn hair, I thought I as put it back into the usual ponytail of dirty blonde haphazardness. There were symbols on the rock. Oh, did I forget to mention that the encoded rock was right next to the precipice. I don't fear heights, but I'm far from stupid. Tam looks at me. "Hey genius, what is this thing?" Tam inquires. "How should I know," My Southern accent was very strong, but I then reverted to a normal Midwest accent, "We are out in the middle of the woods. Wait no, let me just check the handy dandy book on strange rocks with foreign writing." I respond.

Tam's eyes turned white. No pupils, just snowy white. Any hint of emotion dropped from her face. She turned her head towards me. I panicked. I got up and tried to get the heck out of there. When I turned around I couldn't believe it. The flowers had woven a solid barricade. "Crap, crap, crap!" I yelled. I felt Tams hand on my shoulder. I was freaking out. My survival instincts screamed RUN, RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY NOW!

Too late.

Tam pulled me backwards toward her. Then I was pushed off of the cliff.

Oh, no. I'm going to die. I couldn't scream. The air was being sucked away from my body. I was frozen in fear. I can't believe this. Tam. Tam. Tam. I turned my head just enough to see her again. She was back to normal. Only her mouth was moving and she was crying. I think she was screaming for me. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a vortex. A bright yellow glowing form. I looked straight at it. "I'm dead," I thought, "Please let it be heaven."

I broke through the glowing mass beneath me. I didn't feel anything. Not the wind, not fear, not even my own body. "Where am I?" I thought.

I wish I had more time in that golden globe, because what came next was a world of hurt.

BAM! I can't be dead and feel this much pain. That's just not fair. Everything hurt. I've fallen off of my horse enough to know that I was going freakishly fast when I bit the dust. I'm down for a few seconds while I regain the ability to breathe. I hear sounds. People were hollering and making a loud commotion. Feet moving. A lot of feet. My hearing is excellent. If you so much as breathe too loudly, I can hear it. I also hear a dull roar, creaking and birds flying. "Get up." I order myself. I do, but it takes mind over matter. "I hate the world and all who inhabit it," I say. Today is one of those days where you wish you hit the snooze on your alarm a million times and just slept through it. I can't think that. No, I must keep going. I'm on top of something tall. I can see the rooftops of the buildings around me. In the distance is the ocean. I scoot closer to the edge. People with their mouths agape are staring at me intently. They seem to be ants. A are few scurrying around, but most staring. They're staring at me. "What's going on?" I ask quietly.

As I'm doing my best to understand where I've landed, the structure shook. I hold onto the edge. "Ehh, who's this? Nee. I was beaten up here. The view is good. OOIIYY! Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji. Over here!" A boy in a red vest and blue shorts yelled. I wouldn't say that yelled is a good word, because he honestly inhaled enough air that I was surprised he didn't float away. These names. I've heard these names before.

My brain had trouble processing the thought. An anime that I watched. It can't be. But it fits. The names, an ocean, the strawhat. "Hey, are you okay?" Luffy asked me. Now or never. "Are you Luffy?" I ask hesitantly. "I'm Luffy and I'm going to be king of the pirates." I bellowed confidently. I was in shock and denial. I fell off a cliff and died. What is this? Why does nothing make sense? Then again, wait. Nothing in One Piece makes sense. Alright I guess I just have to accept the fact that I'm here. Here and in agonizing pain. Great. I need to think and quickly. "Where are we?" I ask Luffy. "We are on top of Gold. D. Rodgers execution platform. The greatest pirate in the world said his last words here. I will find his treasure. I'm going to be even greater than him some day."

It's been a while since I've started watching One Piece. I run through all the things that it could be. I've got it. We're in League Town before the Strawhats entered the Grand Line. It takes me a moment to realize that I'm in a precarious situation. I'm on Rodgers' execution platform, next to Luffy and everyone below me is staring at us. Could this get… Hold on. The Marines. "*******$******" I say to myself. I know in that moment that I've got to get out of here.