The City of Gold

Note: Hello everybody! This is my first Fanfiction. I've originally written it in German. My English isn't very good so I will have many mistakes. The names of the characters are difficult for me, too. I hope I'll do a good work (I hate translations!!!!). Hope you enjoy it!!

Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece (much to my regret). But I own the plot and some of the characters who will come later.

Chapter 1 A stormy day

It was a calm misty day on the sea. The Going Merry was sailing course south towards the next island.

On board wasn't anything up. Zoro took his usual nap, Robin was reading a book and Sanji was arguing with Luffy again.

"Did you eat the all the food which I had store in the refrigerator?" he shouted. "Who? Me? How do you know it was me?" asked Luffy innocently and looked with big eyes to the cook. "You're the ONLY ONE on this ship who can eat the whole food which was intended for a whole crew. Besides this, you're crumbly all over your face." "Ohh noooooo." "So it WAS you" snorted Sanji. But before he could grab him, Luffy was running away very fast. "HEY STOOOOOP!!" jelled Sanji and saw how Luffy climbed into the crow's nest.

"I've made this food extra for Nami-san and Robin-chan!" cried Sanji and went back into the kitchen.

On the other side of the ship, Usopp was telling Chopper one of his 'heroic deed'. "A few years ago the village were I lived was attacked by a gigantic dragon. Well, the bravest men themselves were frightened very much, but not the brave Captain Usopp! So I've took my sling (*Is this the right word for that thing??*) and kicked this dragon's ass. This was so easy! From this day on the people called me 'The Brave Dragon Killer'."

"Oh god Usopp, you're so brave! I would have been very frightened!" Chopper was very thrilled. How could a single human be so brave???

Nami, who heard this could imagine it very well what Usopp would do, if he ever see a dragon. He would take his feet in his hands and run away as fast as a lightning. With many effort she hid a big grin.

Usopp took a breath and looked over to the wide sea. In spite of the mist he suddenly saw a few big ships which followed them.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH, THE MARINES!!!!" he jelled as loud as he could. 'Such words from 'The Brave Dragon Killer?' Nami thought furiously. Why hadn't she seen this ships before??

"We should sail away as fast as we can! This are at least ten ships." Nami heard Zoro say. "Only ten???" Luffy asked. "When everybody of us destroy one of them, there would remain nothing."

After this 'flash of genius' nobody said a word. They only starred at him. . . . . . . "Uhm Luffy, we aren't ten." said Zoro into the uncomfortable silence. "Huh?!" Luffy started to count: "One, two, three, four, five and six. . We're only six people??? As captain I don't find this good! Why are we so few?? We need more people!! I order you to find us more!!"

Again all starred at Luffy. "Uhm, have you count you too???" asked Nami. "Huh? Then we're seven. HAHAHA That's much better" said Luffy and grinned.

"You're so stupid!!" said Usopp and shook his head in disbelieve. So many stupidity couldn't be true.

"I don't want to interrupt you but a heavy storm is coming towards us" took Robin the word. Like at a commando a huge wave caught the Going Merry and shook it through. "TAKE THE SAILS DOWN!!" shouted Nami.

At the same time on one of the Marine ships. "Soon we have the Straw hat!!" grumbled Smoker. "Yeah, but this bloody mist handicapped us" said a sergeant (*don't know if this is right*). "Tashigi, move over here!!" shouted Smoker.

No response.

"TASHIGI!!" he shouted a bit louder. "Yes, I'm coming." She went over to Smoker. In her hand she hold one of her swords. "I was a bit, euh, take off. I have look at this wonderful sword and."

"Just be silent!! We now trace the straw hat and you look at your sword as if there aren't other things to do."

"The STRAW HAT???" "Yeah, we must catch up with them but through this mist we don't see anything." 'Roronoah (*??*) Zoro, this time I'll catch you!' thought Tashigi.

Suddenly the ship started to shake. "Damn it, a storm is coming towards us" shouted a sergeant.

The ship was shaken by an gigantic wave. "Captain Smoker, Lieutenant Tashigi we have to." With big eyes he starred to the place where the two had been. They wasn't there anymore. "ALARM, CAPTAIN AND LIEUTENANT (*oh boy, I hate this word*) OVER BOARD!!!" yelled the sergeant.

*************************************************************************** ********************** This was quite difficult. The next chapter will be much better!! I promise!! If you want me to translate the rest write me some Reviews! (The story isn't ready yet, it has only six chapters but I'll write more!!) I guess I have 1000 mistakes :-( Please don't be too strict with me, it was the first time I've wrote such a long text in English. But since I read English Fan fictions my English became a bit better (but only a little bit). Well, Goodbye and Sayonara and don't forget to review!!!!!!!!! *Cherubin*