Here is Chapter 1 that I promised!

It was a peaceful day outside. The waves were flowing nicely, causing the ship the rock calmly about, like a mother rocks her baby in a crib. Big white clouds dotted the sky but gave no sign of rain. Sunlight had made its way through the clouds and onto the deck, turning everything golden and warm.

A sleeping Zoro casted a long shadow across the floor of the Thousand Sunny, while Nami was sitting in the sun tanning. Under an umbrella sat Robin who was reading a history book. Franky was also on deck inventing another contraption. In the medical room sat Chopper who was mixing and crushing medicines. Inside the lounge area was Usopp and Brook. Usopp was working on creating another Super Fire Star, and Brook was keeping him company by playing his violin.

Noises arose from the kitchen. "Hey Sanji? Just one more piece?" whined Luffy.

"Absolutely not. This is the third time I've caught you trying to steal meat today." Sanji retorted as he pulled Luffy out of the room by his arm.

"Awwww but I'm hungry."

"I don't care. You have already had breakfast, lunch, and two snacks today and it's still early afternoon."

Sanji looked around outside and caught a glimpse of Nami tanning in her swim suit. A trickle of blood started from his nose. "NAMI~SWANNNN! I can make you a fruit and yogurt parfait if you would like! You too Robin-Chan!"

Nami slid her sunglasses down a little and turned to look at the voice. "Yeah Sanji, I'll take one!"

Robin put down her book and looked in the direction of the chef. "Sounds good. I'll have one too please."

"Coming right up!" Sanji cheered.

"Hey Sanji? Can I have a parfait too?" Luffy begged.

"No. You have already had enough to eat for now. If I kept feeding you every time you wanted food the rest of the ship would starve." Sanji replied, slightly annoyed as he walked back into the kitchen. This time, alone.

Luffy, hungry and disappointed, began to walk over to were Franky was. As he put his foot forward to take his step, the Thousand Sunny began to rock furiously. Luffy looked around in shock as he thought he was the culprit for the violent movement. The motion was even enough to wake Zoro from his slumber. Usopp and Chopper ran out of their rooms to see what was happening. Nami was the first to make a move, as she looked over side of the ship and screamed.

"THE SHIP IS SINKING!"

The remaining crew members responded to screech with a simultaneous "WHAT?"

The Straw Hat crew immediately sprinted to the railing only to find their worst nightmare to be the truth. The ship was sinking, slowly, but surely. Franky, being the shipwright was the first to panic and rush to the lower floor in hopes of locating the source of the leak. Chopper and Usopp were huddled in the corner wailing something like 'we are going to die' and acting like complete and utter idiots. Franky bounded up the stairs with a look of shock on his face.

"The whole bottom floor is flooded but I can't find the source, and there is no gaping hole anywhere to be seen." Franky reported frantically.

"How is that even possible?" Nami questioned.

The crewmembers had to do something and fast, but how could they if they didn't even know what was causing this?

"Ummmm, get buckets to shovel water off the deck I gue-" Nami was stopped mid sentence, by bubbles immersing around the ship. The crewmates looked about confused. Now what's happening? They thought. The new world was full of surprises and dangers, but this was weird even for the mysterious waters.

"Maybe it's a-" Luffy was also cut off, but this time not by bubbles. Pipes began to show themselves, rapidly revealing more, then the base of to which they were attached. The objects kept emerging, only to show more of the strange things. Now that they had enough to see there was about 20 of them, all of them had encircled the Thousand Sunny. Usopp was the first to speak.

"They almost look like…..like the telescopes to submarines."

Sure enough, once the rising devices were fully above the water, they were undoubtedly submarines. They were in pristine condition without any rust or scratches to be seen on

the white paint. In bold black letters the word JUSTICE was painted on the top. The immediate presence of the unspoken word made the pirates realize the enemy. Only the marines wore and used that slogan. Who else would bear the responsibility that came with that word?

The lid of what seemed to be the lead submarine opened. The body of a person, a marine, appeared. It was none other than the newly promoted Vice Admiral Smoker.

"Straw Hat Luffy," Smoker yelled, "you and your crew are hereby under arrest. We are the cause of your sinking ship and you have no hopes of escape. Surrender now and no one gets hurt and we can avoid blood shed and battle."

Luffy's answer was simple and straightforward, "HELL NO! BRING IT ON SMOKEY!"

TBC