Chapter 1
Eventful Meetings
"I see land!"
"Alright! Rudders for 5 o'clock position!"
"It's a wonder he saw land. I thought he was sleeping since the sun disappeared."
Crap! I gotta get outta here!
All these monsters littering across the beach line is becoming too much for me to handle. They're overloading my senses so much that I can't even think straight. Slashing the two coming on my right, I made a break for the opening that was left. Just to my luck it happened to be in the middle of the swarm.
Suddenly, the monsters stopped moving. I was confused but took this as the opportunity to slip by them– that is until I froze too.
Was that…cannon fire!?
The creatures begin screeching in panic at the sound. This blocked out my hearing so I couldn't even save myself if the cannon fire was a stray shot. I tried to lunge for the left, but a monster knocked me over to the right in its panic. I did manage to catch myself, but just before the sand exploded in front of me and sent me flying back into my previous spot.
"You idiot! You killed her!"
"Why would you shoot a cannon in the dark?!"
"Is she really dead?"
What are these voices? Who are they? Most importantly, who died?
"No she's alive, her pulse is very strong. Just unconscious."
I'm dead? No wait I'm not dead if he just said I'm alive. I can even feel his small hands on my body, or were they paws? I need to wake up.
"My idiot captain almost killed a defenceless girl! But I'm glad she's ok!"
Come on, wake up! Let something move!
"Guys, give us space! I think she's waking up."
I woke up with a start. Unfortunately my start consisted of me taking in too much air which resulted in me choking on it. The being helped me sit up while patting my back. His hands or paws sure are small.
"Are you ok?" he asked. I followed the voice to a small looking creature. But due to the night sky, I could only see the outlines of what I'm going to assume is a funny looking hat with stuff sticking out of it. At this point, everything was cloaked in darkness I couldn't tell who was in front of me. I only saw outlines.
"W-What are you?" I asked. I guess I was out for some time, my throat feels a little dry.
"WAAHH! Zoro she's freaking out! She's freaking out!" the little thing screamed whilst running to take over behind a man's legs. I don't really know how it's lived this long by hiding really poorly, leaving its entire body exposed.
"Chopper, she's not freaking out," the man said in a monotonous voice.
"What do you mean she's not freak- Oh you're right, she's not freaking out."
"Are you alright?" a tall woman asked. She offered a hand to help me stand up.
I gladly took it while dusting the sand off my clothes. "Thanks. Are you the morons shooting a cannonball in the dark?" I knew it was pretty blunt considering the fact she just helped me up, but now I feel anger brewing inside of me.
"Not morons, but moron," a woman a bit shorter than the first appeared in my line of vision. In her hand she carried a man by the back of his clothes and threw him near me. "Apologize."
"I'm sorry," he said in a plain tone. I felt my eye twitch at how insincere it sounded. Not a moment too soon a foot came down on his head and a man taller than him took his place.
"You stupid captain! That's not how you apologize to a lady!" he took my hand in his and bowed as a gentleman should. "I would like to apologize on the behalf of this unmannered brute. What's your name beautiful?"
"Hey, love cook, she just woke up don't harass her," the man sheltering the small creature voiced.
The man holding my hand was about to go into an argument with the other when I stopped him. "First, don't touch me." I pulled my hand out of his and took a step back. "Second, we need to leave. It's not safe here. I'm going to ask you to hide your ship over by the tall cape over there. Don't worry I'll wait for all of you to be accounted for before leaving."
"Is that necessary? I'm pretty sure the source of destruction got a really good beating on the ship," another man said. It wasn't until he turned to look at the ship then I saw that he had an abnormally long nose.
"Trust me, he's not the only destructive force."
I waited for them to comply with what I asked them to do. It was weird watching on the sideline as one of the beings walked to the shore line and stood there when the ship started moving itself. I was beginning to think of the only possibility for this happening when I saw another two outlines coming down from the ship after they placed it behind the cape.
I motioned for them the quietly follow me through the dark forest. I took them through an all too familiar path that I knew, and certain others knew. I'd be surprised if these travellers memorized the path exactly. If you couldn't you'd be lost forever. After a while of ducking, we came to an opening where a door sitting between two trees were.
I waved my hands in front of the door in a certain motion until I heard the locks click and the door swung open. I motioned for them to come in as I waited to enter last. "Just walk all the way down until you find an open room on the left." Again I made some arms motions and the door shut. Lanterns illuminated the corridor as we walked through. Finally the end of our journey came as I invited them to get comfy in the sitting room. The fireplace added to the cozy atmosphere.
"If you don't mind, where are we exactly?" a bulky blue haired man asked. I tried my best to keep my composure after the shock of the lack of pants he wore sunk in.
"You're on Isle 1 of the 30 Isle Island." I waited for that to register through their heads.
"I've brought you to a makeshift base. It's one of the few that exists on this Isle," I answered. "You're free to stay here, but I'm not sure how long it'll be."
"So that means that you don't know how long it takes for the log pose to store energy?" the shorter of the two women asked. She had orange hair.
"That's correct. If you look at it now, it's just spinning out of control. This is due to the 30 Isles, they're messing with the Log Pose." I watched as the shocked passed through the group as they all witnessed the happening. "The only way for that to stop happening is with a guide that can take you all the way to the end of the Island's territory. You would have to pass through all 30 Isles in order."
Everyone seemed to have a bad reaction from the news I brought them. It's the truth in any case. They really have to go through all 30 landmasses that exist here in order to continue on with your journey. Travellers can never get out without native knowledge. But now, this place is too dangerous.
"Like I said, you travellers can stay here as long as needed. It's a safe place." The group laughed at my comment.
"But we're not travellers," a simple looking man with a straw hat stated. "We're pirates."
Author Note:
May seem a bit slow, but I wanted you readers to have a quick preview as I write up the rest. (I'm actually supposed to be studying though...)
