In the other room where the guys are sleeping, I can hear Luffy mumble random nonsense in his sleep. "Meat." he'd say. Not to mention his snoring combined with the others made it louder. I might as well be sleeping next to a buzz saw. A little moonlight shined through the window, bright enough for me to read. I open the book to find a drawing of an island labeled as Nightmare Island. Sounds like a tourist trap if you ask me or some kind of horror attraction. But it's more than that.

The script says, "According to rumors, people who have sailed to this island encounter it in random locations. Those who enter, never return." Jeez! This sounds like a cheesy horror film! But I'm curious, why don't they return? Is it because they die of fear? Are they killed? Well, if we encounter this island I'll be sure to find out. Who am I kidding? This book is nothing more than a children's horror story.

As I read on, people have said this island contains something incredible if you manage to survive. How would they know? It must be wishful thinking or maybe they heard it from the ghosts of all who died there. What could it be? I'd love to unlock the mysteries of this Nightmare Island, but it'd be at the risk of never coming back.

I turn to the next page to find more illustrations. This time, there are creepy looking ghosts. I'm not talking about the crappy ghost cutouts you use for Halloween. This was scarier! The faces of these ghosts, it's as if they are look directly at me. "One of my crew members saw these and died at their sight. I managed to sketch these just before I escaped." the text says. Did he really die? Just what IS this?

The next page, I find a strange symbol drawn on one whole page. Text under it says, "Akuma's symbol." It has a pentagram with a evil looking cow skull in the center. I didn't feel good looking at it so I closed it. Suddenly, a cold breeze flew by, reopening the book to a page with text written in blood saying, "Death is inevitable." It was signed by this Akuma (devil in Japanese) guy. I swear, it's as if he's speaking to me.

"What's going on?" I thought. "I better get rid of this." I go outside and throw the book into the sea. "Good riddance!" I said walking back to bed. When I made it back, the book was on my pillow. How? Why? What is with this thing? I look through drawers for a lighter since Sanji smokes, which makes it hard to breathe for me. Thankfully there was one in one of Nami's drawers.

I light it and burn it on the island next to us. "That should do it." I said dusting my hands. Getting back on board was hard without Luffy's help, but I managed. Finally, I can get a good night's sleep, or so I thought. Once again, the book is back on my pillow. This time it's opened to a page with text reading, "I'm here." Signed by Akuma. My heart began to race, I look around slowly. When I turned to Nami, she was a bloody mess.

"NAMI!" I screamed. I looked for the wound and there was more than one inflicted on her. Cuts were all over her body, along with a bullet wound in her chest much like Bellemere when she was shot. Tears welled up in my eyes. I was in shock! I didn't hear any gunfire, let alone hear someone come in. This was too much for me to handle, still I had to let the others know immediately.

"Everyone! Nami is-" Well, it seems everyone on board except me is dead. Luffy was cut to pieces, Zoro was stabbed with a ton of swords, Usopp was toasted literally, Sanji was beaten to death, and Chopper was filled with bullet holes. "WHAT IS THIS, A .EXE GAME?! Get with the program guys!" I yelled ready to burst into tears. "This isn't happening, it can't be!" It was over, everyone was dead. I'm the only one left.

I have several choices. 1: Kill myself and be done with it. 2: Solve the mystery to find out who did it. 3: Head back home and pretend nothing happened. What didn't occur to me was that there was a fourth choice: wake up from this nightmare. As it turns out, it wasn't real. This was all just a horrible dream. Nami was sound asleep, alive and well. "Thank God." I sighed with relief. Still, this nightmare shook me up like a can of soda. I'm too wound up. It's still dark out, but I don't know the exact time.

"Calm down." I said silently to myself. My heart was still racing so getting back to sleep would be a challenge. Regardless, if I don't rest then I'll be a zombie tomorrow. As I went to lay back down, I felt a wet spot on the pillow. I was crying in my sleep, or maybe I was drooling? Hopefully Nami didn't hear me cry or move around in the night.

When the sun rose, Zoro was the first one up doing his "training" while Sanji was cooking breakfast for all of us. Usopp was in his "workshop" tinkering with some things. Luffy and Chopper were waiting at the table for food while Nami was preparing herself for the day. Me? I was still asleep like always. The aroma of the food reeked the whole ship, making everyone on board hungry.

"Wake up Rebekah." Nami said slapping my cheek slightly.

"Five more minutes." I said weakly.

"Wake up….NOW!"

"Okay, okay! I'm up!"

Nami hands me a change of clothes she found stored away on the ship. "Change into these, I don't want you reeking up the ship." she said heading up stairs. Thankfully they were my size because coincidences like these are common in fanfictions. I was now wearing a pastel short sleeve shirt, and green shorts. "Heh, heh. Feelin' like a pirate!" I said looking in the mirror.

Heading up stairs, I can smell the food Sanji's cooking much better from there. This guy goes all out with what he's got when it comes to cooking. Since I'm a girl, I get the best from him. Sanji's such a pushover when it comes to girls. Lucky for me!

"So, where are we heading next?" I asked.

"Good question." Luffy said with his mouth full.

"The next island is at least a three day trip from here." Nami explained.

"Three days!?" I gasped.

"Don't worry, it won't be boring on this ship."

Nami winked at me informing that it's gonna be a wild ride. Boy was she right, it started raining hard as soon as we prepared to set sail. The Grand Line has some crazy weather, but so does my town and state.

"What can I do?" I asked.

"Keep an eye out for strange activity!" Nami yelled over the loud storm.

"I've got that Nami-swan!" Sanji yelled from above.

"Okay, then help maintain the ship on its course."

"Uh, Nami. I've got no muscle tone."

"Then wish for it! Don't just laze around!

"Okay! Sheesh!"

The gem grants me temporary strength to help Usopp steer Going Merry. It was still hard even with my given strength. "Don't give up! We can do this!" Usopp yelled, trying to boost his confidence. I'm sure he was trying to boost mine as well, but I can tell he was beginning to freak out. How? His legs were shaking. I don't blame him though, I'm a bit scared myself: I just don't show it.

When the storm let up, Usopp was able to control the ship on his own. Good thing because my strength ran out. Nami said that I can take a break since I'd just be getting in the way. She's right, maybe I am just dead weight. I know that's not what she's referring to, but I have to try and be of good use to my nakama. Just who am I to them? We just met so I can't say we're like family already. Regardless, I regret being like a hammer in the water. If only I had a power of my own (besides the gem).

Luffy has the power of the Gum Gum fruit, Zoro is an amazing swordsman, Nami has that Clima-Tact along with a great ability to steel and navigate, Usopp is a good marksman, Sanji's the cook, and Chopper is the doctor. Who can I be? Luffy did say he wanted a musician, maybe I can perform a song or two to him. But I'd be using the gem to grant me a guitar along with the skill to play it.

Everyone on board is upstairs doing their thing while I'm just sitting here like I'm precious cargo. "Hmm...maybe I can be a thief like Nami." I said to myself. "Heh, heh, heh. I've got an idea." My mission: take the Nami plush from Sanji's hamper. I heard Luffy snoring loud last night so I assume they sleep closeby. Also in my nightmare I found that room next door (it's a shortcut). Time for some action!