In this world, pirates have fled to the seas and into the Grand Line to find Gold D. Roger's legendary treasure called One Piece, a treasure that would make a pirate famous for years to come. But with many obstacles along the way, the journey would be harsh and risky. Some would turn back and escape the Grand Line, fleeing for their lives. Some would enter the Grand Line and never return. Some might just be lucky enough to survive and make it through.

That's not what this story's about. This is a story about a great pirate fleet that once shook the world when talked about. The bounty on their heads were phenomenal, all of which were great powerful men with a great skill when in combat and smart in outwitting their opponents as well as the World Government. They ruled the seas in a generous manner for years always taking what they needed and nothing more, sparing the lives of innocent villagers, avenging their deceased crew members, but why a group of pirates worked this way was a mystery to all.

And like all great pirates, good things must come to an end, but their end was unfortunate.

The crew suffered from a fate so terrible and unpredicted that until the end their name was still mentioned infamously. Until the end, the crew fought valiantly with the leadership of a great captain. Their legend became a memorable part of history, not letting their name be unknown to anyone.

This fleet was known as the Kobaiyo Pirates, and this is their story...

TERMINOLOGY FOR THE STORY:

-san: used out of respect for someone older or higher rank

Log Pose: a compass used in One Piece to locate the magnetic fields of islands in the Grand Line

Kodachi: a Japanese weapon used defensively. Too long to be called a knife, yet too short to be called a sword.

Kunai: ninja weopon used like a knife

nakama: Japanese word for "partners", used towards crew mates

baka: Japanese word for "idiot"

Devil's Fruit: a mysterious fruit fround in One Piece. The user who eats this fruit will gain it's power, whatever it may be, but in return they can no longer have the ability to swim

bokken: a wooden sword used to practice fighting with

dinghy: a small boat used as a life boat.