When the doors opened I just stood there shocked. Dave walked ahead but when he noticed me not following he turned around. He saw me and laughed at my eyes wide and my mouth hanging open.

"Are you coming?" Dave asked and I snapped out of it and ran ahead.

"So this is a boat, it's really big," I said just amazed at everything around us, especially the ocean.

"Actually this is small compared to some warships that the marines have. I have seen a submarine before too," Dave and I walked up the stairs and onto the boat while discussing about submarines and how they worked.

"Can I go up there?!" I asked as I saw the crow's nest and I just wanted to see everything from up there.

"After we set sail and get you a guard, and if you want we can try to teach you how to maybe fly with your devil fruit," Dave offered to me which surprised me.

"I can actually fly and you're going to let me?" I was really excited to get out of here.

"Of course but we need to get you a guard," I scowled at that; I hate marines they always push me around and call me a 'demon' or a 'monster'.

"Fine, I did say that I would," I said as I folded my arms over my chest.

We walked inside the ship to the kitchen because Dave said it was lunch time. Dave opened the door and all the marines looked at him but I was hiding behind him. Dave turned his head to look at me and I just frowned.

"Come on Crystal you have to show yourself to the crew, they are being nice enough to escort us," Dave said to me like a father would. I just nodded and came out from behind him and the marines all gasped.

"Hello," I said shyly. Dead silence was all I heard until someone screamed 'monster'. I flinched at that but the marines didn't notice and just kept on yelling.

"Monster!"

"Demon!"

"Get out of here!"

"GO DIE!"

Ok that last one hurt a lot. I didn't notice I was crying until I felt the hot tears on my cheeks. I turned around and ran out the door with Dave yelling after me. I continued to run despite Dave running after me, and I ran to the one place I wanted to go. The crow's nest seemed to be my safe place. Dave hasn't found me so I just sat there and cried. I never cry but all of the feelings I have bundled up and I couldn't handle them anymore.

I don't know how long I sat there but I ended up falling asleep. When I woke up it was sunset so I stood up and looked around. The sunset was a beautiful orange and pink and it was the first one I had ever seen. I looked around the ocean until I spotted something out on the horizon. I looked down on the ship to find Dave and luckily he was on the deck talking with a marine.

"Hey Dave, I'm up here!" I yelled waving my arms.

"Crystal there you are! I was so worried, what are you doing up there come down this instant and meet your new guard," He yelled at me but I just smiled.

"No I don't think so; also I see a ship on the horizon!" I yelled back.

"A ship? Can you see what their flag is? Is it black or white?" I was confused about his question but I looked with my heightened sight.

"It's black with a skull that is wearing a straw hat," I said squinting at the approaching ship.

"Crystal, get down here right now!" Dave sounded scary so I nodded and jumped down in front of Dave.

"What's wrong? Is that ship bad or something?" I was confused but he ignored me and pulled me to a room and shoved me into it.

"Stay here and don't unlock this door," Dave closed the door without me saying another word and locked it.

I sat on the bed in the bedroom he put me in. I looked around and saw my staff in the corner. I got up and walked towards it. When I picked it up the whole thing frosted. It frightened me so I dropped it but then the frost just disappeared. I picked it up again and it frosted yet again, I decided to just keep it with me at all times now that I'm attached to it with my soul.

The ship suddenly shook and I heard and explosion. There were marines running past my room to the surface. I then focused my hearing onto what was going on outside and I heard a huge fight going on. I suddenly heard a feminine shot from up on the deck.

"I'm going to look for some treasure!"

"Don't take too long witch, I don't want to wait!" I heard a gruff male voice call.

"Don't be mean to Name-swan!" Another male voice yelled.

I then heard multiple doors being opened down the hall and getting closer. When I listened up on the deck I didn't hear the fighting so I supposed it was over. The footsteps in front of my door pulled me out of my thoughts. Someone tried to open the door but realized it was locked.

"This must be where the reassure is!" The feminine voice yelled in glee in front of my door. I was afraid and scared of what was happening.

"Sanji! Can you kick down this door?" The feminine voiced yelled for someone. That's when the door was kicked open and the door flew into the wall next to me. I paled and my grip on my staff tightened when I could see two figures in the dust. When the dust cleared I saw a woman with long orange hair and brown eyes. She had on a tank top that showed off her BIG chest and short shorts. There was a man next to her in a suit. He had blond hair that covered one of his eyes; he also had a curly eyebrow and was smoking. They both just stared at me until the woman screamed.

"AHHHH MONSTER!" She yelled and I flinched and scooted on the bed against the wall. My ears flattened against my head and my tail stopped moving. When she saw this, her eyes softened.

My ears then perked up when I heard seven more footsteps coming our way I then tried to scoot farther against the wall in fear of what they would do. Where were the rest of the marines and where was Dave?!

"MOSTER!"

"DEMON!"

"GO AWAY!"

I heard three yells and looked up to the three guys to be screaming at me one was a boy with raven colored hair and a straw hat, one with curly black hair and a long nose, the other one a strange creature with a pink hat. There was also a man with green hair and three swords, a woman with black hair and blue eyes, a big man that looked mechanical, and a skeleton with an afro.

"Cut it out you're scaring her!" The orange haired woman yelled.

"But Namiiiiiii," The straw hat boy whined.

"Damn it Luffy, SHUT UP!" The woman, Nami I guess, hit the boy I think named Luffy over the head.

"W-Who are y-you and what have you d-done with D-Dave?" I stuttered in fear.

The boy Luffy ran up to me and put out his hand and that made me jump out of the bed and back up into the empty corner of the room.

"Hey, no need to be scared. I don't know who this Dave person is but we can find him. My name Monkey D. Luffy!" Luffy yelled as I just stared at him. The rest of the people walked into the room and relaxed but they left the door wide open. I eyed the door and ran at the speed of sound to the deck. When I looked around I saw marine bodies all over the deck and they all looked dead.

I started to hyperventilate at the site of all the blood and bodies. I heard the group running towards me but I didn't care and just kept on continuing to hyperventilate at the sight.

"OI, Chopper you better help this wolf," I heard the gruff voice call and I just fell on my knees while clutching the spot above my heart to attempt calm down my heart.

"It's going to be okay just down, everything is going to be okay," The animal with a pink hat reassured me. I just nodded as I started to calm down.

"I'm Chopper, the doctor for the Straw Hat pirates," Oh so they're pirates, I wonder what they do.

He injected a needle into my arm that made me calm down in a total of seconds. After I was done freaking out I turned to him.

"Thanks a lot Chopper," I smiled at him and did some weird dance.

"You don't need to thank me you dumb ass," He said while laughing.

"Don't worry about him he always does that," The woman Nami said smiling at me.

"Oh ok, so what do pirates do, I've never heard of them before," I said and they all looked surprised.

"You've never heard of pirates before?" Luffy said shaking my shoulders.

"Have you been living in a ditch your whole life or something?" The green haired man asked.

"Well I've never been outside before," I said and they all just looked at me again.

"Where have you been your whole life?!" They all yelled at me.

"My whole life I've been tested on by the marines and they always caged me but Dave was really nice to me, that's why I need to find him," I said looking around and trying to smell him out.

"What are you doing?" Luffy asked me looking confused.

"I'm trying to find Dave," Just then I smelled him but he also smelled like blood so I immediately ran to him.

"Dave? Dave?! DAVE WHERE ARE YOU?!" I yelled until I heard him off in a room.

"Crystal…come here sweetie," He called just like a father would and I immediately started to cry from him sounding too weak.

"Dave, oh god Dave," I cried even harder when I saw him stabbed with a fatal wound in his stomach.

"Crystal, thank god you're alright, I want you to run away and become free. Here's the key for your collar, I want you to become strong and gain important friends. Don't let anyone try anything on you or your friends you got that?" I nodded and sobbed while holding his hand with the key he gave me.

"Good, now I can go on knowing you'll be fine," He smiled and let out his last breath.

"Dave…Dave? Hey Dave come on wake up, we need to go see the admiral," I was being desperate but I didn't care I just wanted Dave to come back.

"We need to go come on," Nami said pulling me off the ground and she started to pull me away from Dave.

"NO, I can't leave Dave! I CAN'T LEAVE HIM!" I yelled pulling away but then the green haired guy threw me over his shoulder and carried me back to their ship.

I fell asleep while the green haired guy carried me to the ship. I dreamt of Dave and I cried, but the dreams were always happy. I woke up from the feeling of coldness and looked around and I never believed what I saw…

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That was cool and also, CLIFFHANGER XD

Comment what you think about the story so far, I would like to know what you guys are thinking about the story so far and ideas you guys want to add. Well I'm not much of a talker….so I guess GOOD BYE!