Kosmic: Like the summery says my first One Piece fic. Flame if you wish, I do not care. I at least want to know what everyone thinks of it. Please enjoy my story.

What Once Was

A pirate boat with a three-sword skull flag was seat sail. Nami walked out of the kitchen where Sanji was cleaning the dishes from the last meal. Nami walked past Usopp who had a bruise on his head. Chopper came running out to attend Usopps wound. Nami walked past Robin who was laying back on her chair reading a history book. Nami then came across her captain Roronoa Zoro.

Zoro true pirate nature was to become the best swordsman in the world. He did not care much about the great treasure known as one piece.

At first Zoro would hunt down any and every pirate. It was that one day he was put in prison by the navy for hurting a poor girl. Zoro saw that day in prison it was the navy hurting the people more then pirates. Zoro escaped from his prison and took off on his adventure to be the greatest swordsman and to set the navy straight.

Nami walked past her captain and reach the door she was going for. "Listen up everyone! I am going to work on my maps. I do not want to be described. Everyone should remember what happened last time!" Nami shouted as everyone nods and whispers 'I remember'.

Nami entered her room/map room and got started on a map. Nami kept at it till she heard one of her maps fall on the ground. Nami bends down to pick it up and took a good look at the map. It was one of her first maps of her island. Nami smiled as memories came back to her.

Flash Back

Nami is returned home from a trip with a lot of treasure. In her town there were people rushing to the tavern. Nami rushed to see what the commotion was. Nami saw two pirates sitting there, stuffing their faces.

One of them is wearing sandals, blue short jeans, a red vest, and a straw hat. That one looked as if he was seventeen with black hair. The other one looked more muscular and also has black hair. He wore black boots, black short pants with a loose belt on, no shirt, a red bead necklace, another necklace with a skull on it, a hat with a smiley face and a frown face on it.

Nami shook her head no. Nami knew if Arlong knew two people were scarfing away he would start charging big time. At this time people of the village tried to hurry the two pirates away. The two pirates ignored the people and kept eating.

Nami ran off with her treasure knowing if one of Arlongs crew members saw her with loot they would take it. Once Nami got to her hiding place, she saw navy members digging up the place.

A navy officer saw Nami with her big bag of loot and took it away. Nami yelled at him and tried to keep a hold of the treasure.

"Arlong was right when he told us to dig and look around in this area." A navy solider said as Nami jerked her head to the navy soldier. "NO!" Nami screamed out loudly then ran to Arlong.

"Why did you send the navy to my home to take my treasure!" Nami yelled at Arlong waiting for an answer.

"To keep you from getting away from me, do not think I could not tell what you are trying to do Nami. You are going to work for me forever." Arlong said then laughed out loud. Arlong crew began to laugh with him.

Nami began to cry then ran off. Arlongs words echoed in her mind over and over again. Nami then stopped and fell to her knees. Nami hugged her body tightly as she cried. Nami looked at Arlongs mark on her shoulder as she cried. Nami took out a small dagger and started to stab at Arlongs mark in her shoulder.

Nami raised the dagger to strike hard but was stopped by some ones hand. Nami looked back and saw the straw hat kid. "You should stop before you seriously hurt yourself. What is wrong?" The straw hat kid asked as Nami kept crying.

"Arlong is using me. He made the navy take my treasure away. My treasure was to pay Arlong to release my town from him. He is using me and he won't let go." Nami cried out as she felt someone banding her shoulder up. She saw the other pirate bandage up her wound.

"Don't worry we will take care of Arlong, right Luffy?" The pirate said to the straw hat kid. "Right Ace!" Luffy said and put his straw hat on Nami. "Hold on to my treasured hat, we will be right back." Luffy said to Nami who only looked a bit in shock.

A moment later both Luffy and Ace returned. They both look hurt yet they smiled. Luffy walked up to Nami and took his hat back. "Thanks for holding onto my treasure. Arlong is no longer a problem." Luffy said as he walked off.

"Arlong is dead!" A villager yelled running by repeating that over and over again. Nami smiled and looked back at the two pirates. Nami got to her feet and ran up to them.

"Hold on wait!" Nami yelled as Luffy and Ace stopped. "Thank you for helping me and my town. My name is Nami and I know my village will throw a feast for both of you." Nami said as the two pirates smiled and followed Nami. The town did throw a feast for Luffy and Ace.

Nami enjoyed the freedom from Arlong and hung around the two pirates. It was when both Luffy and Ace left a month later. Nami followed and talked to them. Nami found out that Luffy and Ace have powers from the curse fruit. Nami waved them good bye as they left in two different directions.

"Stop those pirates!" A villager shouts out running up to Nami. "Those pirates robbed us blind!" That villager said as Nami glared out at the sea. They beat me to it. Nami thought and walked off.

End Flash Back

Nami smiled and put her map back and went back to the map she was working on. "That took place years three years ago." Nami smiled and kept working on her map.

"Get off my ship or die!" Nami heard her captain who made her lost her concentration on the map she was working on making her mess up. Nami looked very angry as she got to her door.

End of Chapter

Kosmic: I hope everyone enjoys. Just to let everyone know I do not own One Piece.