Hi there! Welcome to the first chapter of my very first story, One Piece: Storm King's Wrath! This is likely going to be a very rough start and it'll probably be very cringe-worthy, but please keep in mind that this is my first story so it's probably going to be garbo for the first chapters. That said, I hope you enhoy this weird byproduct of my imagination!

I own nothing but the OCs!

Eighteen years ago, a very dangerous man made himself known in the desert nation of Alabasta. He was revered as a pirate-slayer, a hero...

His name was Crocodile...

In the years following his appearance, he gathered an army of bounty hunters and turned them loose on the pirates infesting the waters around Alabasta. He wasted no effort ingratiating himself to the people of the nation, and soon enough, he was able to make them bend to his will.

No one outside his inner circle knew of his agenda, and no one cared to look into it for themselves. After all, how could someone as selfless and heroic as Crocodile be considered a villain?

...as it turned out, not everyone was so easily fooled.

A lone rowboat drifted across the East Blue, the sun beating down on its two occupants, one's face covered by a hood. The other is a man who looks to be in his late thirties, maybe his forties. He had dirty blond hair tied back into a ponytail, a grey jacket with a white vest underneath, black jeans and was wearing sandals. The first was wearing a black jacket with blue accents and a lightning pattern, with navy blue pants and black boots.

After a few moments, the hooded man finally speaks...

"...Hey, Jottun.."

"..yeah?.."

"..how long have we been drifting?.."

"..like overall, or just this specific scenario?...I lost track either way.."

"..are we gonna die out here?.."

"..maybe... maybe not.."

"..Counting on your gamblers luck, old man?"

"..Yup.."

"..good for you.."

They honestly had no idea where they were going. They had a very bad string of rotten luck, during which a series of events left these two without a map, or oars. It all started when the hooded man tried to catch a bird that had landed on the bow of the boat. Just as he almost had the bird in his grasp, a shark burst from the sea taking the bird and nearly amputating Hood, causing him to jump back in fear and make Jottun drop the map into the drink, and also made him knock the oars out of their rests, resulting in the precarious situation they find themselves.

"...screw this...SCREW THIS!!!" The hooded man suddenly stood up, his hood shaking off of his head, revealing his shoulder-length, navy blue hair, green eyes, and the scar running down his right cheek. "I AIN'T DYING HERE! C'mon Jottun, think of something already, you're supposed to be the brains of this duo!"

"Will you just calm down?! There's nothing we can do but pray for a miracle. Either that or hope we find land soon."

The young man groaned in agony as he sat back down. "There's gotta be sonething we can do! I hate just sitting around like this!"

It was at that moment that their miracle had occured. In the distance behind them they heard a voice call out. "HEY! YOU GUYS NEED A LIFT?!" The voice was oddly high, almost childish, but they weren't complaining, given the circumstances. They glanced behind their vessel, they saw, hopefully, their savior.

"WE'RE SAVED!!"

Our heroes had now met their rescuers face to face. One was a young man who looked to be around Hood's age, maybe younger. He had black hair and black eyes, with a scar under his left eye. He wore a red vest and a pair of denim shorts, with sandals on his feet and on his head was a simple straw hat. The other was a boy much younger than either of them. A meek looking boy with pink hair and glasses.

The blue-haired man was the first to speak. "Thank you, thank you, thank you! We thought we were gonna starve out here!"

Jottun merely chuckled and retorted "You were the only one worried. My luck pulls through once again."

"AH SHADDUP!! You're the one who lost the map!"

Straw Hat couldn't help but laugh. "HAHAHAHAHA! What kinda idiot loses a ma--Hrgk!" He was interrupted by Jottun's fist flying into his face.

"Shut up, ya dumb monkey!"

"Whoa! How'd you know my name?!"

"Wait..." Hood interjected. "Your name's seriously Monkey?"

"Yup! Monkey D. Luffy. Nice to meet ya!"

"Eh, I've heard weirder names. I'm Jottun. And the ill-tempered punk over here is Viper."

"Yo!" The now named Viper simply gave a two-finger salute.

"Nice to meet you both! The guy next to me is Coby!"

"H-hello..."

"So..." Viper asked "Not that I'm complaining, but, what are you guys doing all the way out here? I mean, we're thankful for the rescue, don't get me wrong, but this part of the East Blue's a bit out of the way, if you know what I mean."

"I have no clue what that means! I'm building a crew to sail to the Grand Line and become King of the Pirates!!"

"Oh really, then I guess Coby here is your first crewmate."

"Huh?! Uh... w-well not really. I'm actually hoping to join the Marines..."

For a moment, Jottun had narrowed his eyes at the pink haired boy, who was now cowering behind Luffy, trying to escape from the gamblers piercing gaze. "Hmm... well to each their own. It's not a pirates place to judge."

"YOU GUYS ARE PIRATES?!" said the rescuers in unison, Coby looking completely terrified while Luffy just smiled even wider.

Viper simply snorted " Wasn't it obvious?"

"Whoa! You guys must be really strong!"

Jottun simply chuckled as he scratched his head nervously. "Well, Viper's pretty tough at least. I'm not much of a fighter, you see."

"Yeah, he's more the cower-and-hide type." Said Viper with an amused smirk, with Jottun simply glaring at his traveling companion in annoyance.

Luffy, in response, simply burst out laughing again, and was quickly shut up by another one of Jottun's fists flying into his face.

Coby had been dead silent since the eldest of the two they rescued stated that they were pirates. He had made a connection after remembering the names they has given, and he was afraid to ask, out of fear that these two would turn on them. Nonetheless, he decided to take the chance. Luffy was a completely different type of pirate, so maybe these guys were the same way! "U-um, did you say your names were Jottun and Viper?"

Viper was quick to reply "Hell yeah, you heard of us didn't you? Sick! We're getting famous, Jottun!"

Coby's hair could've turned shock white at this revelation. "N-no way..." Coby leaned towards Luffy and started whispering to him. After a few moments, the pirate cried out a resounding "NO WAY!! You two took down a whole pirate crew by yourselves?!"

Jottun put his hand to his chin, trying to remember. "Huh, yeah, I think we did do that. I didn't think people still talked about that.

Viper grinned and retorted "How could you forget Mongrel Montblanc? He had those hilarious dancing dogs!"

"Oh yeah, I can't believe I forgot about that!"

"WHA??? DANCING DOGS?!" Luffy's grin just kept getting bigger. These guys were so cool! They must've seen a lot of cool stuff.

Viper kept that smirk of his during the whole ride. This Luffy guy was a kindred spirit, he could tell!

Eventually, the four had made their way to an island called Shells Town. As they reached the dock and disembarked, there was a question that had been burning in the back of Luffy's mind since hearing the "dancing dogs" story. With the four of them now on dry land, it seemed a good a time as any to ask. "Oi, Viper..."

"Huh? Wuzzat?"

"...wanna join my crew?"

"...Seriously?"

"YEAH!! It's gonna be awesome! We'll go on a bunch of fun adventures! And just imagine when we have a full cr--"

"Hard pass."

"EHHHHH?!"

"I appreciate the offer, but I got business of my own to take care of."

"What kind of business?"

"Nothing you need to worry about."

"Too bad! You're gonna join my crew!"

"Like hell I am!"

"EXACTLY!!"

"THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE!!!"

"YOU DON'T MAKE SENSE!!!!!"

"THAT'S IT!! YOU ASKED FOR IT, MONKEY BOY!!!"

Just then, the air around them began to crackle and spark with electricity. Viper's hair began to stand on end as he drew back his fist...

"Shock-Shock..."

"Huh?"

In the blink of an eye, his fist shot forward like a bullet, coated with electricity.

"Mjolnir!!"

BOING*

Luffy's head appeared to have flown clear off of his body. Coby watched with mouth agape as Viper's fist crackled with lightning one last time before...

"OH CRAAAAAAP!!!!!! What did I just do?! WHAT THE HELL DID I JUST DO?! I WAS JUST GONNA KNOCK HIM OUT!!!!"

"Gum-Gum..."

"Eh..." was Viper's only reaction as he witnessed Luffy's head flying right back at him.

"BELL!"

"Uh oh..."

WHAM*

Viper was out like a light...

When he finally woke up, he noticed two things. First, he was on the ground, second, he had a massive headache.

"...did you get the number on that donkey cart?"

"What're ya talkin' about? That wasn't a cart, it was my head!"

"Is that what happened? I thought I dreamed that."

"Nope! Hahahaha!"

"Hey, guys, am I being dragged?"

"Yep, we couldn't wake you up at the dock" explained Jottun, who was dragging his younger compatriot by his hood. "so we figured we'd just drag you to... wherever Luffy has us going."

"Oh. Ok. Probably for the best. I don't think I have all my faculties back just yet."

"What'd he say?"

"You knocked a few screws loose when you headbutted him." Jottun couldn't help but chuckle at his electromancer friend's plight. It was his own fault for picking a fight with a Devil Fruit user, especially the one who ate the Gum-Gum Fruit.

Luffy had fallen back behind Jottun, and was now looking Viper square in the eye. "Hey, that thing you said before you punched me. You ate one of those weird fruits too, didnt you?"

"Weird fruit?...Wait, you mean--!!"

"Yeah! I ate one when I was a kid!" Luffy then hooked his own cheek with his finger, his mouth now stretching out to where Viper could see the pirates molars. "Now I'm a rubber person!!"

"Heh, wild. No wonder my mjolnir didn't work. Rubber cancels out electricity, or something like that."

"Yeah, but it was crazy strong! You made my head stretch back halfway across the East Blue! You're a perfect fit for my crew!"

"You're still on that? I said no!!"

"Heh, I'm not giving up!!... So how did you get your fruit, anyway?"

"We stole it off of this loudmouth pirate dressed like clown a year ago."

"Oh yeah?

"Yep. We were originally gonna sell it, but I got hungry and mistook it for a tangerine. On the plus side, I got cool lightning powers from it!"

"Yeah, these powers are awesome!!"

"...Hey, why did we stop here anyway? I mean, I figure Coby's here to enlist with the Marines (for God knows what reason), but why couldn't we just drop him off?"

"Cause there's another guy I wanna add to my crew!"

"Oh yeah?"

"The Pirate Hunter, Roronoa Zoro!"

At that moment, Jottun stopped in his tracks, a look of sheer terror on both his and Viper's faces, as if they'd seen a ghost. They stood there in silence until Viper...

"BAHAHAHAHAH! Ohhh that's a good one! Like Roronoa Zoro would ever join a Pirate crew!"

"I'm not joking! Though I'm not a hundred percent sure I wanna recruit him. I wanna see what kinda guy he is before asking him."

"I'll tell you what he's like" interjected the eldest of the four. "He's a psychopath! He's killed entire legions of pirates! What makes you think you won't meet the same fate?!"

"Because I'm not gonna let him cut me up!"

Viper simply scoffed. "Well you can go ahead and get yourself killed. If, by some miracle you survive, we'll be at that restaurant over there. After you, Jottun."

"Right." And so, the younger of the two castaways was dragged into the restaurant, where, hopefully, they'd cross paths with the Straw Hat again

"Mm-mm-MMM. This place is great! We haven't had food this good for months!"

Viper was busy stuffing his face as Jottun was chatting with the owner, a woman named Ririka. "A lovely woman like you can cook food this good, and no one's even tried to court you?"

"Please, I get enough of that from Helmeppo. This restaurant and my daughter are all I care about. I've no time for a man."

"Heheh, easy there. Message received."

At that moment, a man in a cheap suit and ridiculous mushroom-shaped hair burst into the establishment, demanding free food and booze. This was Helmeppo, son of Captain Morgan, the town tyrant. The mere sound of his voice was enough to piss off Viper, who promptly rose from his seat and made his way over to him. At that very same moment, Luffy had just walked in as well, and both pirates heard what Helmeppo planned to do...

"I've been feeling bored lately, so I think I'll have that pest, Zoro, executed! Look forward to it or el--" He was interrupted by the two pirates punching him in the face at the same time. Viper didn't notice his elastic acquaintence until Helmeppo crashed into the wall. "Oh hey, you're still alive!"

"Yeah, Zoro's not such a bad guy after all!"

"HOW DARE YOU!!!" The two pirates turned toward the man who was now laying on the floor with a bruised cheek and a black eye.

"I'm Captain Morgan's precious son, I'll have you know!!"

But Luffy was too furious to care. "I don't care! You promised to release him once the month was up! You can't just go back on your word!!"

And Viper... well... "Coby, what's going on?"

"This guy let a wild wolf run through town. It got into the restaurant and almost killed a little girl, but Zoro stepped in and saved her! Then Helmeppo threatened to have the girl and her mom executed, so they struck a deal. Zoro was supposed be crucified in their stead, and he would've been let go after a month."

"...and how much time did he have left?"

"Uh... t-ten days, I think."

"So he never really meant to release him. Tch! See why I don't like the Marines now, Coby?"

"...I'll admit, there are some crooked Marines. Helmeppo's a good example of that!

"...Hey Luffy..."

"Huh?"

"...Why don't we pay Zoro a visit?"

In the yard of the Marine base, a man was tied to a cross. He wore a white shirt and green-black pants and boots, with a bandana in the same color, with a green haramaki around his waist.

He was beaten, bruised, tired, hungry, thirsty, but he had been surviving on sheer willpower.

This was "...Roronoa Zoro!"

Zoro raised his head to see who had called his name It was the man he knew as Shock Viper. He recognized him from the wanted posters. And he was standing next to that same annoying guy with the straw hat from earlier. "Funny, you're not as scary-looking as I thought you'd be."

"...Shock Viper. The posters made you look shorter."

"So I've been told. Apparently my head's supposed to be one big ball of lightning too. Look, normally I'd take every opportunity to be a smart-ass, but we're pressed for time."

Luffy stepped forward and grinned like a madman. "We'll untie you, so join my crew!"

"Say what?" Zoro pratically screamed. This idiot was going to get those girls killed just so Zoro would join his crew?!

"Listen tall, tan, and grumpy," said Viper, with hands in his pockets. "Helmeppo's gonna execute you out of boredom. He was never going to let you go free."

"Bullshit!"

"He said it himself at the same restaurant his 'pet' trashed!"

"...Ugh...Godammit!! I should've known he'd pull something like this... Look, I can't just leave. If I take off, he's gonna put those two out here in my place. I'm not gonna go through my life with that on my conscience. And even if I could leave, I'd never join up with a couple of backstabbing pirates!"

"What's wrong with being a pirate?" Luffy and Viper asked in unison.

"JINX, JOKE, YOU OWE ME A COKE!!"

"Tch... you guys really want me to answer that?"

Luffy crossed his arms and smirked, before retorting "You're already known as an evil bounty hunter! What's the difference?"

"I don't care what they call me! I don't have any regrets. I'll survive this and do what I want, just like always!"

There was silence, for a moment, before Viper broke out in laughter. "Hahahah! That's exactly what a 'backstabbing pirate' would say, tough guy."

"Shut it! If I had my swords, I'd kill you for that you bastard!"

Luffy was a bit confused, however, but that never stopped him before! "I dunno what you guys are talking about, but from what I heard, if I get you your swords, you'll join my crew?"

"Is he for real, Sparky?"

"Yes, unfortunately..."

"I DIDN'T HEAR A NO!!"

"QUIT DECIDING FOR ME, YOU IDIOT!!"

Luffy's grinned like a madman as he ran off... in the opposite direction of the base.

Viper groaned, he was already regretting this, but he was in too deep to back out. "Hey, Stretch!"

Luffy skidded to a halt and turned back toward the electromancer. "The base is that way..."

"Oh, right! Gum-Gum Rocket!!"

Luffy stretched his arms foward towards the base, in the correct direction this time, and launched himself forward flying by his two potential recruits like a speeding bullet.

Zoro couldn't believe his eyes! Did that guy really just launch himself like a rubber band?! "What's his deal?!"

Viper merely chuckled in response. "He says he's going to be King of the Pirates."

"Is that right? Heh... Now that I'd like to see." It went without saying that Viper was reconsidering his stance on joining Luffy's crew. But there was one little problem... How was he gonna break the news to Jottun?

And here it is! It's pretty much garbage, but it's my first attempt at writing so please have mercy on me!

I'm likely going to pair Viper up with Nami because, well I like her, and I figure it makes the most sense to pair them. She's one of my favorite characters, but I don't see many OC/Nami fics, so I figured why not? Plus it could make the Arlong Park Arc more interesting, since there's one big difference between Luffy and Viper. Luffy is one hundred percent idiot, while Viper only ACTS like an idiot.

Anyway, this marks the end of my first chapter to my first story! Leave a review and tune in next time, would you kindly?