"So did you hear about Maria? She's pregnant…again," a girl said, cellphone in hand as she texted back a reply to whoever she was speaking too. Said girl had strangely colored hair, silver, held in a high messy ponytail with blue eyes that looked bored.
The girl next to her, blowing bubbles with her gum, looked at the smaller girl to her side. She had brown hair held in bun and brown eyes that were hidden by a pair of large sunglasses. Her hands were behind her head as she walked, ignoring the fact that her friend had her phone out and was texting a million miles an hour. Okay, not that fast but still faster than an average person. "Nope. That slut needs to chill out a bit though. Who's the dad this time? It surely can't be Mark again."
"Of course it's not Mark. I heard it was Byron. But others are saying it's Peter. Then again, I'm also hearing that she had a three way with Byron and Peter so it could be either of them if that's the case."
The taller girl laughed, amused by that fact. A snap of the other girl's phone caught her attention and her laughter ceased to chuckles. They both then laughed, before running across the street to the local park. The two continued to chat, laughing and goofing off. College took a lot out of them, so they were glad when classes were out for the weekend.
CRACK
The silver haired girl stopped, looking around. "Ran?" she called the brunette, causing said girl to stop and turn towards her friend.
"Yeah Mia?"
"You didn't hear that crack?"
The brunette, Ran, only raised a brow in question.
CRACK
"That?"
"Yes, that!"
The cracking continued, before a giant hole appeared under the girls. Before they could even scream, two hands shot from the blackness it held, one hand grabbing each of the girls legs and pulled them in. Then they screamed.
It felt like a never ending fall while Mia looked around. She couldn't see what grabbed her, since it was obviously not holding on anymore but she couldn't see Ran either. Crossing her arms, she waited, and waited. 'Feels like an Alice in Wonderland moment. I hope it's somehow near the same thing and I'll just wake up from this boring nightmare...' she thought to herself, yawning.
Then she saw light at the end of her fall. Blinking, it was blue water, and was obviously light out. Then she frowned. She was still going pretty fast, not slowing down and hitting the water full force was probably going to be painful. Shooting out of the dark hole, she looked around while she had the chance. A few islands here and there, one near what would be her landing spot. A few ships; some giant birds…Wait. Giant birds? Then she started scream, plummeting towards the watery depths below. Air around her seemed to slow her down just before she hit, dropping her in a not so deadly rush.
Mia swam up to the surface, gasping for breath. She spotted the island not too far, noticing people have gathered near the shore. Probably due to the large splash she made. Kicking her ass into gear, she swam over. It didn't take that long, but she felt sore once she made it, crawling onto the sandy beach and flopping down.
People around her gawked, none asking if she needed any help. Screw them then. Taking a deep breath, she sat on her legs and dug her phone out of her pocket. It was doomed. No coming back. And it wasn't just because of the water. Nope, it was now in a few pieces and unfixable. She didn't even bother to figure out why before she chucked it into the water, glaring as she did so. Then she took the pack off her back and dug inside of it as well. Wet. Everything was wet. Gasping, she dug more then let out an inhuman growl.
"MY ESSAY!"
On a much further island, Ran was not fairing to much better. Her phone was equally damaged, her pack was a mess and she ended up throwing it all into the ocean, screaming about how she had double the homework now. Onlookers only watched, telling their children to stay back. The girl didn't seem to notice her shades yet but when she did, her screams could be heard for miles.
"THEY WERE MY FAVORITE PAIR!"
Then she flopped onto dock she was on, pouting and had her arms crossed. She had thrown the shades with the rest of her stuff, into the watery blue depths. People left her alone, but one stayed behind with his arms crossed and a frown on his face. The male walked over to the pouting female. Her clothes were strange. Not to strange but not a design or anything that he's seen before. He was also well aware that she came out of the sky, and he was positive that there weren't near any sky islands nearby.
"Where did you come from?" he asked, voice somewhat deep.
The brunette blinked and looked behind her, frowning at the man. Green hair? Really? Green was her favorite color but it was rare that she saw people with dyed hair.
"Did you dye your hair?"
"IT'S NATURAL!"
Her frown deepened, "Jeez. No need to yell," she said, rubbing both her ears to get her message through.
The male behind her twitched, glaring at the woman sitting on the ground in front of him. Then he sighed. She was obviously going to be difficult.
"If you're still wondering where I came from, I'm from California."
Cali…fornia? Where the hell was that? In all his years, he's never heard of an island called California. "What sea is that from?"
"The pacific? Don't you know your geography?"
"Of course I do. But never have I heard of this California island. Nor the pacific."
Ran blinked. That couldn't be right. Then she asked where she was and he only replied that it was Katorea. Where the hell was Katorea? Asking him what sea it was only got her that they were in the Grand Line. The fuck was the Grand Line! Screaming in frustration, she pulled at her hair before her head dropped onto her curled up knees. This sucked…and it was hot. Way to hot.
"Hey! Zoro!"
The green haired man looked behind him, away from the depressed girl, to look at the person who called him. Of course it was his captain, with the rest of them following. His group was an odd bunch, but they fit together. Even the shitty cook.
"Ara…who's that?" the captain asked, looked at the mumbling girl on the dock ground.
A blonde male immediately pushed them both aside, noodle dancing his way in front of the woman and got down on one knee, taking her hand. Ran looked up, staring at the blonde with a dull expression. "Miss, what is your name?"
Ran took her hand away, standing up and glaring at the blonde man. Her vibes told her that he was one of those guys that went after all females, and then she sighed. She had better make friends here, wherever here was. "I'm Ran Bard."
The male blinked, standing up and tilting his head. What a boyish name. God he hoped she wasn't a trap. His face looked sick at the thought. The captain pushed the blonde to the side, a giant grin on his face. "I'm Luffy! And this is my nakama: Sanji, Zoro, Nami, and Vivi!"
Ran looked at each of them as the straw hat wearing male, Luffy, introduced them. Blinking at them all, she gave in to the exhaustion of the day and fainted.
Back on the other side of the world, Mia was walking around, clothes still wet and her backpack now empty of her wet supplies. She was able to save her pens but all her finished homework, textbooks, essay that was to be turned in and her flash drive were all but toast. They now were in a new home, the bottom of the ocean. She was still pissed. People avoided her way. She probably wasn't the most pleasant person to look at anyway. Oh well. Letting out a sigh, she looked around at all the stands. People who were buying had strange money.
"Wonder if I can convert my money into this places money…" she pondered, tapping her chin as she looked up at the sky.
She didn't expect to run into anyone, with people avoiding her, but she did. Letting out a squeal of fright, she and the mysterious person fell, causing them both to grunt at the force. Of course her luck was against her. Whoever fell with her, fell onto her. The person quickly stood, yelling their apologies and pulled her up from the ground. He froze when he noticed how she looked. At least he didn't give her a disgusted look.
The male, well two if you counted his friend, was standing in a long white coat and weird hats. The one she ran into had the word Penguin across the front. What was with that? She raised a brow at it.
"Sorry mam," he said again, frowning when she didn't speak.
Shaking her head, she waved her hand, "It's no big deal. My day can't get any shittier then it already has…"
"What happen?"
Then she went off, explaining how she and her friend…who was gosh knows where…fell into this giant black hole after being pulled down. Her cellphone breaking and her school work destroyed. She was still wet from the water and she just wanted dry clothes and a way to get home.
The two men looked at each other, then at the silver haired female in front of them who was glaring at the floor. The men had a silent conversation before turning back to the angry girl. "Do you want to come with us? Maybe our captain can figure out how to get you home. Where do you live anyway?"
"California…"
They looked at each other, confused. Where was that? Maybe the captain knew. "Well, like I said, maybe the captain can help."
Mia frowned. Why did they keep saying captain? Maybe they were in some gang…Glancing around, she figured she either could stay and wander around wet and lost…or go with these guy, both she didn't know, and see if they could help. Unless they were lying to her and were going to rape her. She seriously hoped that wasn't the case. She nodded her head, accepting. What's life without a few risk? She would kick their ass if they tried anything dumb.
"I'm Mia Collins," she introduced herself as.
The two males smiled, before the one with 'penguin' on his hat introduced himself AS Penguin. The other male, with a blue and red hat with a pair of shades introduced himself as Shachi. Then they led her away.
They walked a bit away from the people of the town, reaching a yellow submarine. Her first thought was the song. She bit her lip to keep from laughing. Then she took notice of what was on the deck of the submarine. A man, with a long sword, leaning against a…bear? The hell would a gang want with a bear? In an orange jumpsuit no less! This place just got weirder.
"Captain!" Shachi yelled at, catching the man's attention.
He turned, his eyes slightly closed with a bored expression but he had this smile on his face that made her shudder. She didn't know why. He wore a black and yellow hoodie with this weird symbol on the front, and blue jeans with random spots. She took note of the white fuzzy hat with the spots as well. He raised a brow when he caught sight of her, but said nothing and looked back to Shachi.
"Captain. We found this girl in town. Everyone was pretty much avoiding her. But you've gotta listen to her story! It's interesting. Never met a girl like this one," Shachi said, leading her onto the sub's dock.
The captain just watched, unblinking as the damp female boarded his ship and flopped on the ground, crossing her legs and looking back at him with the same expression he had. The two stared at one another before she finally blinked, causing the male to smirk as she mumbled something. Then she stuck her hand out in front of her.
"Mia Collins."
Smirk still on his face, he shook her hand, "Trafalgar Law," he simply stated and leaned back against the large polar bear.
Mia looked at the bear with weary eyes before looking back at Law and raised a brow but shook her head. If she stuck around long enough, she was sure her answer would come up without her needing to ask. So she repeated her story to him. When she finished, she saw his expression hold a frown and he was in deep thought. She waited, and waited…then waited some more before frowning herself.
"I don't know what place you come from. This California is not in any of the blues I'm aware of, but we will help to try to get you back to where you need to go, as well as find this friend of yours. If my suspicions are correct, she would have fallen into the grand line as well," he stated, looking at the girl in front of him.
Mia nodded her head, relieved that she wouldn't really be alone in this strange world. Thanking him, she was then pulled into a conversation with the now awake bear, Bepo.
