Hello everyone I have a few things to go over before we embark on this adventure. 1) I do not own One Piece. 2) I am not the best with punctuation and my content can seem to run on at times, spare me the flames in your reviews if possible (you savages). If there is anything that is way off even for my content, go ahead and let me know I am willing to revisit and edit anything that absolutely needs it. 3) Any support or critiques are much appreciated. 4) This little guy right here "," is called a comma. These guys can ALSO represent a pause in speech. Keep that in mind when reading any of my works. It physically hurts me when people think I am so dumb I don't know where a comma goes. I like to write in a way that gives you an idea of how it would sound if you where actually hearing what is being said. 5) My style of narration is unique to say the least. Some points people will be speaking, and I will immediately cut from that to give you an idea of a situation or surrounding. Though this might seem odd I am a mad man with details and like to think I paint a pretty mean picture with words.

Now if you are still alive through that we can move on to some other bits I would like to explain, specifically the actual story itself. This particular work will be featuring some new characters and powers. There will be violence, strong language, drug reference/use (probably not what you are thinking so please stick through), and alcohol consumption. This might not sound like much for my rating but trust me shit is going to go DOWN. And now with no further stalling lets get on with the show!

~Intro~

The straw hat pirates have made it to the new world and decide to restock some supplies on an island housing a quiet little kingdom named Thir (Pronounced Th-ear) before their next real stop on their adventure. Meanwhile a notorious pirate has the same idea, but what could this mean for the straw hats?

Chapter 1 ~ Stow Away ~

The straw hats, all accounted for, head into port. The massive "All welcome in Thir" sign seemed inviting enough to merit using the public docs instead of taking a detour to remain anonymous. Despite some scared crew members objections Luffy gave the command and so they docked at the public port. Nami went to get some recent pillaged goods appraised and sold while Sanji, Chopper, and Franky went grocery shopping. Luffy fallowed in hopes of nabbing some food along the way and everyone else more or less explored for a couple of hours trying to soak in some of the peaceful atmosphere and in Robbins case culture and history. There didn't seem to be any upcoming events or major crime happenings recently. There was royalty but from the looks of things they didn't seem to enjoy a lavish lifestyle, even compared to the citizens as the palace was more like a large house with little to no visible exterior decorations. The one thing that stuck out on the island was the weather. It was a spring island making them an agriculturally economic community, accounting for over 15% of all produce in trade in the new world. Almost everyone had a large field growing some kind of spring time crop, with the exception of local fisherman.

The day seemed long, because it was (18 hours of daylight a day) and it never got dark enough to even change the temperature. for this reason everyone was beyond late back to the boat, but where readying to leave the next morning. Everything was quiet up until morning when Nami woke up early to tend to her trees. As she neared her miniature mangrove she couldn't help but hear faint talking, as if someone where having a conversation in the middle of her trees. She sneaked around fallowing the voice but couldn't find anyone no matter how hard she tried. The voice seemed to stop halfway through the search so she assumed the culprit had fled. Not to throw caution to the wind she did bring this to attention when the rest of the crew sat at breakfast. Despite a quick thorough search nothing was to be found.

After breakfast Nami looked through some local sea charts to get a vague idea of their next location. "To Mave it is guys!" Their navigator yelled as they set sail. Robin read about Mave before and told them what she knew. "Mave is the territory of the Cook brothers. They took the island despite it being a barren wasteland of war leftovers. It was nick-named "Death Alley" for the many climactic battles that took place there through history. I heard rumors that the Cook brothers are amassing a fortune by any means they can. Rumors include drug selling, hit man jobs, bounty collection, weapons manufacturing, and even slavery. Even pirates are uneasy around them so only people in the right ranks deal directly with them on their own turf. Nobody knows why they are building such a fortune either but those rumors are even more imaginative themselves. The last time an emperor of the new world was notably defeated was by the Cook brothers, having defended their island from Kaido sustaining few casualties. They each have their own unique separate crews. Dewgrad's "Ram" pirates, and Bubbers "Garden" pirates. Each with their own respective ranks. I hope nobody dies while we are there." Her last words shook Chopper and Usopp and got a laugh out of Brook and Luffy. It would be another day before they reached Mave and it wouldn't be until noon.

Early the next morning Nami woke up and went to check on her trees again. This time an arm halted her at the door. She knew Robin must be up to something so she sat in anticipation. Robin had grown an ear in the trees so she could eves drop on their stowaway. She finally managed to pin its origins and grew an ear much closer so she could actually listen to what he/she was saying. It was a mans voice. It sounded calm and even inviting, but also soft and almost whisper like in volume. He spoke, "...So then Luffy did what? Amazing. Fighting underwater despite having a devil fruit is astonishingly difficult you know. And how did he... Oh bother. I guess I should turn myself in then. It seems rather rude to hitch a ride and not even introduce myself doesn't it?" Back to Nami, the arm turned to petals and Nami rushed the deck. Everyone was standing face to face with their intruder. He was a six foot tall thin built man with thick curly hair that formed a poof much like an affro but thicker curls. He wore sweat pants, an open tropical island theme button up shirt, and sported a large pipe in his left hand. His arms where up like a person turning himself in would do to gesture that no violence is needed. He was barefoot as well witch seemed odd. His eyes changed color with every blink, and he seemed to be fighting the urge to cough. And again he spoke, just as calm as before. "Hello Straw hat pirates My name is Bubbers D Cook. (He then lights and takes a puff off his pipe, and returns to his position of surrender) I over heard you where headed for Mave so I tagged along. i would have just headed back on my own but I got lost in the stories your trees have been telling me about your travels and I have to admit I am a bit of a fan. they speak very highly of Nami in particular."

Zorro pulled a sword on him and demanded, "What do you mean the trees have been telling you stories?" And still smiling with his hands to the air he answered in a still polite tone, "Oh my apologies. You see I ate the wood-wood fruit and now I can talk to plants. I can grow plants and I myself am made of wood!" He knocked on his chest producing a similar sound you would hear knocking on an empty chest or a table to prove his claim before continuing, "It is to my understanding that you are headed for MY territory. So if you prove good company I will allow you to stay until your pose is set. I can personally guarantee your safety during the entire duration of your stay as long as you don't pick any major fights or destroy anything irreparable. (His face begins to visibly twitch in irritation) My apologies but I have a condition called Bipolar disorder. We in the cook family share this trait. I might snap at you but I assure you I mean nothing by it. Could we maybe start steering the boat please? I don't want to keep Dewgrad waiting. His temper is much worse than mine.

So Luffy giggled and invited Bubbers in while they continued on their way. There where some uneasy looks coming Bubbers way the entire trip. Its not every day you have a stow away, and even more so one that can fight off an emperor of the new world. At lunch Bubbers told them about Mave and his crew. "Me and my brother Dewgrad found this island and I knew I had to claim it as one of my own because of the minerals in the soil. Alone they are worthless but with the right adjustments it would become the most fertile land possible. Which I need for my powers to thrive. And so it did. Now it is thriving. Our defense includes a massive wall surrounding the entire island and with my abilities I can easily weaponize it. The island itself is thick with trees until the center most half where my settlement is. There is a good amount of workers who tend the fields while I am gone but when I am there I can grow them much faster provided I have enough soils to keep the land fertile and more so how much water has been made for me. That's why I visit Thir often. My ability literally triples the amount of withering done to the soil though so I am careful, only taking a fraction of the minerals I need from each island I visit. Thir fertilizes their land better than anyone else and for that reason I can visit once every year!"

Robin questioned what crops they specialized in to receive an interesting response. "Well our two top money makers are honey and (Puffs on pipe) marijuana. I know you have heard the rumors about drug trade among my crew and it is true to some degree. I only sell marijuana though. The honey is produced by a fellow crew mate of mine who can produce bees from his hands like a hive. The honey has a strong pain fighting effect while not sharing the obvious down sides of narcotics. The marijuana is just good business. It sells almost three times better than the honey due to how cheap I can mass produce it and how cheap I can offer it for. I grow it all myself personally to ensure no impurities. Also my devil fruit plants have augment-able compositions and properties resulting in different uses for my crop. I grow a wide variety of different kinds for all different consumers. There's some for helping you sleep, or staying awake, or relaxation, or focus, or nausea, or heartburn, or hangovers, or joint pain, or lung problems, the list goes on. I figured if I'm going to use my powers for profit I might as well do so as safe and fast as possible. Sadly drugs are massively more valued than the herbs and medicines I can produce. (Puffs pipe) It also massively helps our Bipolar disorder. But only my private stash does that. And if anyone else smoked this shit right here (gestures to his pipe) I hope they don't have plans for the next few days because it's potent to whole new degree."

After what seemed like only minutes of his stories they arrived at their destination of Mave. As they neared the wall it occurred to them that there was in fact NO entrance at all. As they approached Bubbers raised his hand and waved, making the wall of wood open. as they neared it, they realized even more just how massive it was. The wall went up so high the clouds could high five the top. And the wall was an impressive one hundred feet thick. As they awed while passing the gate hole he opened for them, he said "Yeah that shit is devil fruit wood too. You could beat that bitch for DAYS and do nothing to it. And even if you did, it automatically rebuilds itself very fast. When I am here I can make it whatever wood I want. So naturally I make it manchineel wood. Which is basically a kind of wood that bleeds poisonous corrosive sap that turns into toxic fumes over time after being exposed to the air. And if you burn it the smoke WILL permanently blind you. Pretty much the only person who ever braved the shit was Kaido. His ass is like a god damn tower that breathes. Fucker took NINE DAYS to beat unconscious. Mind you it took me and Dewgrad. Still lost a few good men in that fight. Q Co, Andy, and Sara. Can't expect to face a man like that and not lose at least a few. Ah here we are let me show you the way to the settlement. The forest will eat you if I don't..."

Well there you go let me know how you feel guys. Expect more soon. And don't worry I wont give you an essay long intro every chapter.