OK, this is the chapter where the crew comes in and I'm a little nervous about getting them in character. If they seem OOC then tell me please. And I want to say thanks to AvinaCandela for being my 1st reviewer!

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By mid-day the whole crew of the Thousand Sunny was awake and awaiting their arrival to the next island, well, everyone except for Zoro. He was napping on the mast. Usopp was entertaining Chopper and Luffy with a story; Sanji was making lunch. Franky was working on something for the soldier dock system below deck. Robin was reading at the lawn table out on deck while Nami was in the girls cabin making a map. Sanji opened the door to the galley,"Lunch is ready!"

Luffy immediately leaped up and rocketed himself towards the open galley door. Sanji kicked his approaching sencho out of the way,"Ladies first!"It was at this time that Robin walked into the galley with Nami close behind. The rest of the crew piled in and began eating a delicious lunch. Towards the end of the meal Nami spoke up,"We'll be arriving at a small port town in a few hours."

"Good we've been getting close to running out of food," quipped Sanji.

"And I need to buy some more ammo." Usopp stabbed Luffy's hand that was creeping towards his plate with his fork. Luffy let out a cry of pain and brought his hand back, all the while shoving food in his mouth.

"I wonder if they have any medical textbooks?" Chopper asked. Robin smiled at Chopper," Maybe so Doctor-san. Let's go to the bookshop together." Sanji twirled around with hearts in his eyes," Robin-chwan is so sweet when she makes shopping plans!"

Everyone skillfully ignored him and left the galley. Sanji started washing dishes and collecting leftovers. Zoro went outside to take a nap. Chopper and Luffy crowded Usopp while he was fiddling with the cannon. Nami went to her room to escape the loudness of Usopp's tall tale, and cries of, "Sugee!" Robin sat in the deck chair, and Franky went back below deck. Time passed with a sense of normalcy in the air.

"Land ho!" came Usopp's voice from the speakers. He gazed through his binocular goggles at the island fast approaching. Luffy bounced around the ship,"ISLAND! ISLAND, ISLAND, ISLAND!IIISLAAAAAAAND!" Sanji kicked him in the head,"Shut Up!"

"Ow! What was that for Sanji?"

"For giving Nami-swan and Robin-chwan a headache!" Zoro sat up,"Who cares about them? Evil money grabbing, secretive witches."

"What was that Marimo?"

"Curly brows!" And with that another argument between Sanji and Zoro began. Nami attempted to speak above the noise,"Usopp! How far off is the island?" When she couldn't she slammed her fists into her nakama's skulls," Quiet!"

"Usopp!"she snapped,"How far off is the island?" Usopp's voice came over the speakers once more," About... 15 kilometers out."

"Good, we'll get there in 10 minutes."

"But Naaami, that's too looooong!"complained her sencho. In reply, Nami bashed his brains in too. She stormed off leaving Chopper to fret over his nakama's injuries.

After Chopper decided, 9 minutes later, that his nakama's injuries were not life threatening, Luffy ran to his special seat. He sat there watching the approaching island. Nami, in the mean time, sent everyone else to do a quick inventory before they docked. When they sailed into port and tied up the Thousand Sunny, they split up into pairs. Robin and Chopper would go find the town's medical supply shops and book shops. Sanji and Usopp would go buy food, and whatever ammo was needed.

Zoro and Luffy would go buy Zoro's booze and food for Luffy to eat. Franky would stay and guard the ship. The crew would meet at the port in one hour. Once the game plan was set, Luffy grabbed Zoro and rocketed them into town. Zoro's cry of,"What the hell?" was swallowed by Luffy's yell of happiness.

The rest of the crew got their money and left the ship. Robin and Chopper were the last to leave. Chopper turned to face Robin,"What's Nami going to do?"

"Navigator-san is going to shop."

"Oh."

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Sanji was pushing his cart through the streets with Usopp trailing behind. He stopped walking and fell into the cart. He popped his head up," What gives Sanji? Why'd you stop?"

"It's too quiet." Sanji took a long drag on his cigarette, "And there's no people around."

Usopp glanced around,"You're right. Where did everyone go? Aah! Maybe they're all zombies!" Usopp ducked into the cart, obviously shaking.

"This place gives me a bad feeling,"Sanji abandoned the cart, with Usopp still inside, and started walking back towards the ship.

"Wait for me!" Usopp jumped out and ran after Sanji.

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Chopper walked behind Robin looking around the street. It was so empty, no people, no nothing. Robin stopped walking and Chopper ran into the back of her legs. He opened his mouth to ask why she stopped but saw something in the corner of his eye. It looked as if all the buildings in front of them were, black. It was unnerving to say the least. Especially when one looked closer and saw the blood practically painted in streaks all over the buildings. Robin walked forward and inspected the nearest black building. She stared at it for a little bit," The whole building's been burnt to a crisp."

Chopper walked forward and looked into a building across the street. He screamed and fell backwards. Scooting back quickly," I-it's f-f-filled with c-corpses!" Robin walked over and peered inside,"It seems so Doctor-san."

"We should tell the others! I think something happened here. Something big, really big." The pair continued to walk further into town, hoping to run into their crew.

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Zoro landed in the middle of the street with a thud, while his captain landed gracefully on his feet. He turned around in circles," Zoro! Where'd you go? Zoro!"

"I'm down here baka!"Luffy looked down," What're you doing on the ground Zoro? Come on! I want meeeeat!"

Zoro pushed himself to his feet,"We can't buy anything! You rocketed us of before we got our share of money to spend!"

"What! We can't get meat? But Zoro, I wanted meat!"

"Then let's hope we find the others so we can get some money." Zoro started to walk away but noticed that all the buildings were burnt, about to the point of collapsing. There was also blood on the walls and all over the ground. He looked at his shirt and noticed it soaked up a good deal of it; it seems he landed right in a puddle of blood. There were piles of bodies in the street, and more corpses laying in store windows and doors. He walked over to examine a pile of the bodies,"What happened here?"

Luffy blinked, as if just realizing that this town was most likely the victim of a town wide massacre. He opened his mouth to reply, but it snapped shut when a groan interrupted the unsettling silence. Both of the pirate's heads snapped to face the direction the groan came from. A body moved, it's head trying to rise then falling to the ground. They walked over and peered down at the body lying in a giant pool of blood. It was a young girl, probably no older then 11. Her eyes fluttered and then opened. She blinked a few times and finally seemed to focus. Huh? Who're these people? It probably doesn't matter. I think I'll just go back to sleep...

The girls eyes closed just as the two pirates above her turned their heads to see the rest of their crew coming into what they assumed to be the town square. Zoro waved them over,"Hey guys! We found someone! They're alive but injured!" Chopper was the first one to reach the pair. He knelt down beside the girl and took her pulse. Sanji piped up," I think the town was raided. All the buildings are burned. And it looks like everyone's dead except for her."

"She won't be for much longer if we don't get her back to the ship." Everyone turned to face the girl's now exposed back. There was a long gash running from her left shoulder to her right hip. It was a precise cut. Zoro knelt closer, staring intently at the wound,"It was made by a katana. Made from the top down." He waved his hands from the top of the wound to the bottom.

"I'm amazed that she's still alive after getting this,"Chopper laid her carefully on her front,"Zoro, pick her up and let's all go back to the ship. She's fading fast."

"Are you sure it's safe to bring her back? She could be one of the people that killed everybody here," Usopp said. Chopper looked up at him with a steely determination in his eye,"Maybe so, but I can't just let someone die." Zoro took this as his cue to pick the girl up. He did, and looked up at Luffy. Luffy's eyes were covered by the shadow of his hat. He stared at the girl in Zoro's arms. Zoro looked down to see a pair of eyes so light blue they were almost gray. The girl tried to push herself out of his arms, but he just tightened his grip. She whimpered when he did that, and tried to speak. It came out as a whisper,"Who are you?"

"That's what we should be asking you. What happened here?"

Her eyes widened and she stared into space for a second,"They, they killed everyone. I'm the only one left." Her eyes started to drift closed,"Please... help?"

Luffy stepped into her line of vision,"We'll help you. You're not alone anymore." She smiled, then passed out.

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I have a general idea of where this ficlet is going but if you would like anything specific to happen then let me know. I also want to ask you if you want our mystery girl to become a member of the crew or not. It's up to you, I can write it either way, and I don't care which way it goes. So if you dislike OC's becoming crew members then let me know.