{Hello, I'm the narrator of this particular time traveling story. The one who drones on about descriptions that don't matter. The one that tries to think up of something to say for you to listen. The one who would eventually be forgotten. In any case, to my embarrassment, I misstepped – er, majorly overlooked a very important event. You see, I was stuck on only one possibility, only one single perspective, considering the turn of linear events. (And here I thought I was THE Storyteller here. How silly of me.)}

. . .

Oddly, I do remember someone speaking out about a discontinuity about the age of a certain character, after the time traveling. I didn't think much of it, thinking it was just a slip of the tongue that I wasn't going to fix. But then . . . the more I thought about it and continued on, I did realize that I couldn't continue telling the story. Something was lacking and I couldn't continue on.

A 14 year old Nami? Wasn't she 16 when she also started out on her journey with Luffy? There's something wrong about this. I was very sure that Nami did start out as a 16 year old . . .

And then it clicked.

I realized after much thinking that there was in actuality, one major event that I had overlooked to my embarrassment. So, I branched out to go see what might have been, a turn of events that happened while I wasn't looking, listening.

I'm not sure if this can happen. It seems like something that only – sorry, I'm droning on again.

Here, in an alternate universe, where different orders of events had resulted, only one Straw Hat Pirates survived –

Nami

And that's what I was missing.

Nami was the reason why my story fell flat, even in my own heart.

Now, I can continue . . . (How unpredictably predictable.)

So, let's wind back to the first step of this story and see what it was that I was missing.

. . .

Nami awoke, but she lied still in her position. "If everything was supposed to work out as they should, I should be . . . 'home', but I don't feel-" Her eyes fluttered awake.

In an unfamiliar place, her heart sped up, "Maybe somebody moved me while I was asleep."

"Those Vapareians have better made those calculations right. Everyone should have traveled back to the same time, to the same place where we transferred from. I don't ever remember being in this place when I looked around the Moon Base. It's usually made of . . . steel." Too deep in her thoughts and worries, Nami hadn't taken the time to truly look at her surroundings. There was a quick rap on the door.

AN: And that's what this thing became. This fanfic, even I shake my head at it. A new direction I guess. If I find something better than this prologue/chapter, then I'll replace it again. If you have anything to think about, I'm open ears.

I want to thank that someone (ScarletRoofs) for pointing out the age inconsistency. That's what inspired this part.

And thank you guys for the compliments on the ideas for the outlines. I was really trying to outdo other standard time travel stories, but, eh, I sat on it too long and got bored of it. (I'm pretty sure I tried too hard, but as long as someone likes it.) Then I ran out of patience to tell the story. From here on out, I don't know how crappy it might get, or how good it can get, I'll just see what I can make do of it. Once again, thanks for reading this story, I'm glad even if one or two like to read what they're reading.

TheSuperMario – I was going to say that some people remember the future since their bonds and friendship transcended time and dimensions itself . . . (._.) But I'm pretty sure if I put that down, Y'all would rage quit or something . . . Idk if that's what's gonna happen or not, if anyone has a better idea then pm me or something.

Add-on: You know, even if the idea isn't better because it's: silly, strange, sad, really depressing, or angsty, how would you go about explaining how pirates from the future remembered about the existence of the strawhats?