Author's note: Ok looking over the last chapter I'll admit I'm a bit disappointed in it mainly because it seemed somewhat rushed. In any case i'll try to improve. So here's the second chapter everyone. And please tell me what you think.

Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece or Halo

Alex and Vykan had been stranded on this damn island for weeks now. And as a result they had run out of food to eat during their stay. Initially it hadn't been so bad they had found some biofoam and a first aid kit in the ruined pelican. As a result Vykan was making a fast recovery though the wound on his leg would still bleed profusely when provoked. At first Alex was grateful that the two had lived through the crash but he was starting to rethink that conclusion primarily because starvation seemed a much slower and more painful death than the crash would have been.

Of course they hadn't reached that point yet but they were on the path heading in that direction, and at this point he firmly believed that they would both kill if it meant something other than the standard rations they had found in the pelican. Vykan walked up behind the brooding human who had taken to dismantling and reassembling the magnum he always had by his side. "You're doing that thing again." Vykan stated in exasperation.

Alex shot an intense glare at his friend who had decided to sit next to him on the pelicans wind shield. "It's not like I have anything better to do."

"We could search the island again I am sure there are things we have not found yet." Vykan said with an optimistic air to him.

Alex after reassembling the Magnum for the hundredth tim that morning set it aside and laid back against the windshield. "V you know as well as I do that we have seen the vast majority if not all of this island. There are no large animals that would even begin to feed us and as far as I know all of the fruit that we have seen on this island are inedible, whether because of poisons or other reasons." Alex said in response.

Vykan looked at his friend with worry during the past weeks his usual carefree and joking self had disappeared. Now there was just a bitter 25 year old man left. Usually he was the more serious of the two. But he found himself more often than not trying to bring Alex's hopes up. It worked sometimes but other times it only seemed to put him in an even more sour he pushed on for the sake of his friend. "I can see what you are saying but remember that ruined village we found as well. It means this island was inhabited once and there is still hope if slim that someone will find us."

Alex almost smiled at his friends conviction. "You know I honestly wish I could say the same thing but at this rate I'll starve within a week and you would follow soon after. Since you Sangheili can go longer without food than humans can. I'm sorry if it's discouraging but I'm just trying to be realistic." Alex didn't want to cause Vykan any more pain than the both of them were already in but they had eaten the last of their food yesterday. Now they had already gone a day without food and Alex couldn't help but feel hopeless.

The two sat in peaceful silence for several minutes before Alex slowly got up from his spot and looked out at the forest surrounding them. "Ok V you stay here I'm going to see if I can find anything edible out there." With that said he grabbed his magnum and loaded it before carefully jogging out into the dense foliage.

Vykan watched the human leave through the forest thinking about where he might look. He would probably search in all the places they had looked before. He would probably also look inside the crumbling wall that they had found earlier that week. They hadn't searched their because He couldn't scale it with his injury. But Alex could get over it if he wasn't there to hold him back.

Alex carefully chose each foothold as he scaled the dilapidated wall so far he had been doing well in his opinion. At that thought the handhold he had just grabbed onto gave way under his weight. Resulting in a several foot drop before he latched onto a brick that was sticking out of the wall. Saving himself from the deadly fall. "Me and my big fat mouth." he muttered to himself as he resumed the slow progression. As he climbed his mind began to wander off about how needlessly tall the old wall was. It was a good 50 feet off the ground at the top. Whatever culture had built it was very primitive. Based on what he had seen the wall was actually fairly new considering the village they had found was much older in comparison. That meant that the locals of this planet were at least six centuries behind The UNSC in terms of technology if this form of protection was still useful.

Finally after what seemed like forever he clambered over the side of the wall and unceremoniously fell on his back in the middle of a small pathway at the top. He laid there for several minutes panting from the exertion. "I swear if that isn't worth whatever is back here…"

He stopped himself with a growl to keep from growing to angry. He got up slowly his body aching after his climb. His sore arms latched onto the small barrier separating him from the edge and he hoisted himself up.

The sight before him made his spirits drop considerably and had him fuming as he looked on at the barren field below. The only sign of life was a small tree sitting on a small mound of dirt. He made his way over to the steps next to the large gate. "you've got to be kidding me I climb all the way up here and all their is is one pathetic excuse for a tree in the middle of a wasteland!" he ranted to himself. "How dare I get my hopes up that perhaps there was something edible here. But no! Nothing but some dirt and a tree that is shorter than me and collapsing under it's own weight." Glad to have that off his chest Alex decided that he would search the place for storage rooms or at least anything useful.

He started by the gate and made his way slowly around the structure. Searching every crack and seem in the wall in hopes that they could find something to eat. He searched for trapdoor on the walkways secret entrances in the walls anything that could lead him to something useful.

After hours of thoroughly search of the entire place he reached one conclusion. That this wall was only built to protect one very pathetic little tree. Which was pointless in his opinion, but maybe there was something special about it. He walked over to the small thing closely examining it. The only thing even a little special about it was the massive red apple that was pulling it into the ground.

The large fruit itself was at least the size of a watermelon and was covered in a strange rippling pattern. He pulled the massive fruit off of its branch and set it down so he could look at it more closely.

Besides the pattern and miraculous size it looked just like a regular apple. It was most likely harmless but he could never be to sure. He took out his combat knife and cut a small wedge off the fruit. It looked like an apple on the inside as well. He stared at the fruit intensely trying to decide if it was safe or not.

"Ah what the hell at least I won't starve if this kills me." With that final thought he stuck the small piece in his mouth,and almost immediately regretted it. He nearly choked the thing back up it tasted so bad. But he forced himself to swallow it anyway. "That had to be one of the single most disgusting things I have ever eaten. But as long as I'm not dead by morning it should let us last a couple more days." making his decision he put the apple into the bag he had brought along and made his way up the stairs. He looked over the edge of the wall and mentally prepared himself for the long climb down.

He carefully hauled himself over the edge making sure that each foothold was stable before putting his weight on it. He kept on like this until he reached the halfway point. He had done what he had been doing the whole way down but as soon as he put his weight on the small brick it broke and sent him into a twenty-five foot drop. A startled scream slipped from his lips before he braced himself for the impact. He felt it he felt the fruit get crushed as he landed on his back. But after the landing he just sat their looking up into the sky wide eyed. He had felt the impact alright but there was one thing he just couldn't wrap his mind around. It didn't hurt not even a little in fact he felt almost... energized?

Vykan was beginning to grow worried. Alex had been gone for several hours now and night would soon be upon them. He paced in front of the pelican despite his limp. Attempting to alleviate some of his concerns. Unfortunately it wasn't helping as much as he had hoped. He tried to remind himself that Alex would have called him on the radio if he was in any trouble.

His friend finally returned after another half an hour of his nervous pacing. But he had a very troubled mood emanating off of him. "Did something happen while you were searching?" Vykan asked.

Alex looked up at him only barely registering the question. Realizing he had been addressed he shook himself out of his stupor. "Vykan I honestly don't know what the hell happened to me. I fell a good 25 feet off of that wall but I'm still standing here and even more so I don't even have a scratch to prove it. But that isn't the weirdest part after I hit the ground not only did it not hurt but I felt great better than I did before I took the fall." The Sangheili looked at him incredulously not thinking such a thing was possible.

"Oh you must be joking that is not possible despite what you might want to think." Vykan was beginning to question his friends mental state. If he genuinely thought such a thing could happen.

"I'm telling the truth dammit! Just listen to me I don't know why it happened but it did in fact I can prove it there is a camera built into my armor i'll get into it and show it to you." The two entered the pelican and after a good ten minutes of messing with the camera and wiring he managed to produce a short video for them to watch. Vykan was even more confused now that his friend had shown him what happened he should at least have several broken bones after such a fall and yet he was standing before him unscathed.

Vykan shook his head trying not to overthink things. "I don't know how this happened but just be thankful it did." He looked up at the darkening sky before turning back to Alex. "We should rest for the night we can ponder this issue more tomorrow if you like."

Alex sighed and was content to sleep for now after the kind of day he had had.

Vykan was woken by angry shouts from outside the pelican. For a moment he thought it was Alex but then his saw the human sprawled on the metal floor fast asleep. That immediately put him on edge causing him to grasp the hilt of his energy sword tightly. He decided to wake his friend so that they could arm themselves and hopefully be more prepared for what was to come.

Alex armed himself with his magnum and a sniper rifle that had been in one of the weapon crates. Vykan opted to stick with his sword and picked up a magnum himself. Alex jumped onto the roof of the pelican and began searching the forest with the sniper scope hoping to spot the thing responsible for the screaming.

"Hey V that screaming sounds just a little to human if you ask me did you notice to?" he asked.

"I had taken note of that." he replied in a serious voice. He stood in front of the pelican facing in the direction the screaming was coming from. The hilt of his energy sword clutched in his right hand and the magnum sitting awkwardly in his left. The two fingers and his two thumbs wrapped around the grip in an odd way. Which was rather uncomfortable for him,but he would manage at least until the danger passed.

The two sat in tense silence until they saw an absolutely massive man walking out of the trees. He was cursing wildly into the air and stomping towards their small crater. Then he spotted them as well they stared each other down. The man glancing rapidly between the two standing before him. His glare grew more intense by the second. His anger boiled over when he practically roared. "You two must be the ones who took it. Give it to me or you're both as good as dead."

The two friends stared him down preparing for a fight they didn't even want a part of. The man's attire was odd he appeared to be wearing stereotypical pirate attire the feathered hat and even had a sword at his side. Alex to be honest was trying and failing to contain his laughter at the ridiculous display. The man who was nearly the size of Vykan turned his intense gaze on the struggling man on top of the pelican.

"What are you laughing at kid." The man growled.

Alex was quick to respond. "Oh I'm sorry but your little outfit is just too funny." He then put on his best pirate accent. "So yah scurvy dog what yah be lookin fur." He lost all restraint then and doubled over on the pelican clutching his stomach from laughing so hard.

Both Vykan and the unidentified man stared at him in disbelief for laughing in what they both saw as a very serious situation. The pirate seemed to lose all cool when he charged at the prone form of Alex. With intent to kill he drew his sword. Only for the strange alien creature to stop him in his tracks when his sword suddenly split in two from a glowing blue blade. The point where the blade had been cut now glowing an angry orange.

Vykan held his sword at his side and tried to get the man to surrender. "This is your last chance to stand down now lea…" He was cut off as a powerful fist connected with his skull. He was sent flying back straight into a tree and was nearly knocked unconscious. He slumped to the ground in pain thankful that his shields absorbed the worst of the blow.

Alex looked horrified at what had just happened. The man now had a menacing look on his face as he approached his friend. He quickly picked the sniper up and aimed a shot as quickly as possible. And a loud crack shook his frame and he watched as the bullet tore through the man's shoulder. He spun around faster than Alex could get another shot off and through a jagged looking knife straight at his exposed head. He yelped and ducked to avoid the sharp object.

When he got up he found the large fist heading straight for his face. He was sent hurtling through several trees from the force. He was astounded once again when he felt every impact but no pain whatsoever. He smiled he felt amazing as if energy was coursing through his body. He got up and looked at the surprised face of his assailant. That surprise however quickly turned into uncontrolled rage. "So you ate it! I have searched for that devil fruit for years now only to find that it's been eaten by some kid. Fine I guess I don't have a choice I'll just have to kill you."

Alex couldn't help it he charged forward as well and met the man head on. His fist shot out and he could feel the shock from the blow travel through his opponent's body. He was sent flying into the air and through several trees himself. He left a sizable crater where he struck the ground. He got up dazed but shook himself out of it. The man looked at Alex and ran forward he sent a fierce kick into Alex's abdomen causing him to keel over and clutch his stomach in pain.

" How does it feel haki prevents devil fruit powers from working even if I'm not good at using it I am learning on my own." The man gloated

Alex looked around for option on what he could do. He spotted Vykan's energy sword lying next to a tree and a quick plan began forming in his head. His fist shot up taking advantage of the man's distracted state to send him high into the air. The uppercut did as intended sending him sky high. Alex lunged for his friends sword and grabbed it ready to finish the man as quickly as possible. As the man came down he activated the sword. He had to aim just right for this to work. When the man was close enough his arm shot out in a wide arc and severed the man's head from his shoulders.

He looked at his friend who had lost consciousness some time during the fight. He walked over and heaved him up careful not to agitate the new or old injuries. He reached the pelican and plopped Vykan down on one of the many chairs that lined the back. He himself sat down in one of the chairs and stared down at his hands as if they weren't even his. "Devil fruit powers huh is that what happened to me I ate a fruit and now I can't be hurt?"

He groaned at his aching stomach. And decided he was to tired to think about it right now. But one thing he knew for sure was that things were about to get much more complicated for them.