Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece, its characters, any theme songs that are going to be used in this story or any of the characters that are going to appear unless stated otherwise.

Author Notes: This is my first shot at a fan fiction...EVER. So please, don't criticize me too much, but I will accept advice and stuff.

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Author: Clockworksoldier
Rating: T (Might go higher in later chapters)
Arc 1: Orange Town
Chapter 1: A Man with No Past
Arc's Opening song: Revolution DeathSquad by Dragonforce
Auron's Theme Song: I Stand Alone by Godsmack
Arc's Closing Song: Pain by Three Days Grace

The storm was fierce, even for the East Blue. The lighting lit up the sky like the sun on the morning. The sound of the thunder felt like it was drowning out every other sound in the town. The wind and the rained added to this destructive symphony, keeping all the inhabitants of Orange Town indoors.

Inside one of these homes were a woman and her son. They had huddled into the shadow in corner of a room, as both were scared for their lives. The woman consider beautiful, wearing her nightgown while holding on to her only son. Both of them closed their eyes, praying for a miracle to happen. After many hours of high winds and loud thunder...it stopped.

The storm was over next morning, but the storm had damaged most of the homes onshore. Thankfully, no one was severely injured. The women and child were save, as their home was several yards from the ocean. They were just happy to be alive.

A knock on their door occurred. "Niwa! Zassou! Are you both alright?" The women spoke up and said, "Yes, Konchuu, me and Zassou are fine." The door opened to reveal a man. He stood about 6ft and seemed fairly built for a 30-year old. He had fair skin and black hair, Konchuu sported short hair and a small beard. He had a square jaw and a round but regular-sized head. He wore a khaki t-shirt, brown pants, black working shoes, and wore a black bandanna around his right arm. Konchuu sported the look of a father figure, something Zassou never had before he was born. Konchuu spoke and said,

"Its good to know you're alright. The Mayor is rounding up some of the men out to the beach and pick up any scrap left from the storm. I just came by to check up on you." "We're alright, but I you to look after Zassou for a little bit. Since he's like you so much in the past, I'd figure you wouldn't mind taking him along. " Every since Zassou was born, Konchuu looked after the two like they were his family. For the 7 years, he's been caring for them, but could never muster the courage to ask Niwa to marry him. "Alright, but I want you to be careful, Zassou. We have no idea what we may have picked up in the storm." Zassou looked up and said, "Okay, but I need to change first."

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The sun was shining high on the beach, glistening on the sand and metal across the beach. The scraps of houses were littering the beach, as the storm tore up most of the houses pretty badly. As Konchuu was walking on the beach, Zassou followed, picking up seashells on his way. He was normal sized for a kid his age, but had a slightly larger head. He had black hair like his mother's, and always seem to be happy most of the time. He wore blue overalls and a red-and-white striped shirt underneath. He was barefoot, as he like the feel of sand between his toes.

As they reached a group of scrap piles, Konchuu told Zassou, "Be careful. This stuff is kind of dangerous, so don't try and hurt yourself." " Alright. That doesn't seem to be too hard." As the work started, Konchuu focused on the larger pieces of scrap while Zassou worked on smaller scrap. While moving some wreckage from one pile into another, Zassou spotted what looked like a glove underneath a large wooden pile. As Zassou tugged on it, he felt the glove moved on his own. Zassou yelled out and quickly moved back from it. Konchuu came over to Zassou, saying, "What happened?" "That glove moved on its own! I think someone is underneath that thing," said Zassou as he pointed to the glove. Konchuu seemed surprised at this idea and called up on a few other workers.

As they started to budge the large piece of wood over, they had made a shocking discover. A man was trapped underneath, alive, but badly injured. He seemed like he was 34-years old and wore red samurai-like clothing. His hair was short and black, with a stubble look on his face. A sword was slung on the back of this man, being as big as the man himself. The hilt was a 1/4 of the man's size, while the blade itself made up the rest of the height. In the middle of the blade was a long, black streak, stretching from the hilt to the tip of the blade. The blood was coming out from different parts of his body. Konchuu yelled out, "We need a doctor out here, stat. This guy may not last to long!" The workers carefully picked up the man and carried him off. Before joining them, Konchuu spotted a large sword from where the man once laid. He picked it up and thought, "I wonder..."

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"Look, he's starting to come to." The man made several grunts until he opened up his eyes. The first thing he saw was Niwa. She had long, black hair and a very pretty face for a 28 year old. She wore a flower-patterned shirt and long, tight pants. She wore two sandals on her feet and wore a gold, round earring in her right ear. "Are you alright, sir?" The man sat up from his position. He realized he was on a bed, having multiple bandages covering his body. His clothes were hanging in the corner of this room. In the room with him were Niwa, Konchuu, and the Mayor. "You should count yourself lucky. In a few more minutes, you would've been dead." The bandaged man said, "Where am I?" The Mayor spoke up and said, "Your safe, sir. Welcome to Orange Town. I'm the Mayor here, but I'm sorry we couldn't give you better conditions to be in. The storm tore up the hospital pretty badly." "What storm? When did that happen?" The Mayor, Konchuu, and Niwa were confused at this thought. Konchuu spoke up and said, "You can't remember anything that happened?" The man started to think hard for a little bit and said, "Well, not everything. My name is Auron Steel. Thank you for helping me out. " "You can't remember what happened to you, but you can remember your name?" "It's odd, I know. I can remember what my name is, but the other details are a little sketchy at best." The others looked at each other in confusion and the Mayor said, "Focus on getting back to health now, Auron. We'll try and help you out the best we can." Auron nodded with agreement and went back to sleep.

As they exited Auron's temporary room, Niwa said, "Do you think he can be telling the truth?" The Mayor thought about it and said, "Maybe, but the storm was fierce beyond reckoning. He still needs our help, no matter what." "And besides," said Konchuu, "How can this one guy give us trouble?" A large commotion came up outside of Niwa's home. As the three of them left, they came across a crowd near the beach. As they struggled through the crowd, the found a startling find: a Jolly Roger flag.

Preview: Town's people are scared! With a pirate on their doorstep, they fear the worse. However, with his memories gone, will Auron change his possible wicked ways? Or is it all a ruse to strike a town undefended?