Benjamin tried to swim through the icy waters, it was hard without his right arm to aid and objects kept getting into his way. People also kept coming to the surface, screaming and shouting; others still were clearly dead, blood around their mouth as something hit them.
Another thing that he not help was the things that were still falling. He stops and stares in horror as a dead body floats passed him, torn in two by something; the person's internal organs trailed behind, also leaving there a river of blood.
The screams, shouts, impact of things slashing into the water and slashing of those who trying to swim away; these filled his eyes and began deafening to him, suddenly there was a high pitched whistling his ears and somehow the sounds seemed to fade making them like they was just background noises.
Gritting his teeth Benjamin completely shuts himself off from the pain in his arm, and focuses on kicking his legs as hard as he can. He keeps on his left side, using that arm the best he could.
"LAND!" A person screams causing him to stop, he was not should if that was real because it sounded in the distance.
"WHERE?" Benjamin shouts looking around for the person who had screamed, he saw someone waving in the water afar off from him, but others was watching that one so he followed the way they started swimming in.
Benjamin kicked something casing him to lose his pace for a moment, he kept going under as his strength was eaten up by the cold alone. He slowed down and floated for a second, his breathing was coming out fast and hard. A sharp pain shot down his right side of his stomach making him cry out.
A large object crashed somewhere behind him, making a big wave that covered him. He spun under the water and as he came to a stop he simply floated there. He glance around him, watching as bubble surrounded the objects that sunk and people who trying to save their own lives.
'I'm dead. I'm dead. I'm dead.' Benjamin thought over and over again, he closed his eyes; his vision was flickering with black spots. He complete relaxed as he accepted this fact.
Benjamin mind went to the last thing he watched, One Piece. A tight smile came upon his face in disbelief of himself; here he was about to die and he was thinking about his favourite cartoon. Briefly his thought wondered to Luffy and the crew...
'I never going to watch the end...' His eyes opened and he stared at the light coming was shining over the surface of the water. 'If they in my place would they give up? But then again they have a dream they wish to fulfil...I have no dreams...they have people who would give their live for each other, I don't have that...the only one who truly loves me is Mum...'
Something caught onto his right elbow, making he open his widen as pain anew in his shoulder make him scream out, air bubbles escaped his mouth as he weakly turned to see what was on his arm. Blinking painfully through the salty water he saw there a hand, someone was pulling back to the surface. As they reached the top and arm went around his neck and suddenly he was looking up at the clear skies with nothing falling, being pulled along on his back.
Moaning loudly he turned around slightly and next to him was others ago pulling people along, carefully keeping their heads above water.
"You awake?" The person shouts in his ear, "You alive?"
"...I think so..." Benjamin coughs out as he stares at the calm sky, "...am I?..."
"You are talking! So you must be!" The person laughed out through breathes, "Where does it hurt?"
"...right...side..." Benjamin says moaning loudly again, "...something hit me...it hurts..."
"Okay, we are almost there!" The person calls through his breathes, "Just a little longer!"
Benjamin closes his eyes against the pain which really was taking over his right side, he did not remember it hurting that much while he was swimming to safely.
"Don't fall asleep just yet!" The person shouts, it was just then he notices other people shouting behind him, "Your name? What's your name?"
"...Ben...Ali..." He mumbles low, took as he took his breathes he missed his whole name, " so...want to …..sleep.."
"No no!" The person shouts, then sighs in relief, "We made it! Hey! Over here!"
Benjamin kept his eyes closed as he felt movement around him, four hands grabbed his body and lifted up. These carried him, it seemed like forever until he was placed on the ground. He could hear people talking above him, but blocked them out as he began falling asleep.
Benjamin blinked awake and stares up at a rocky ceiling; he frowned at the rocks, not understanding why he had not woken up in his bedroom. He tired to sit up, only to hiss in pain and grab his shoulder.
"Ouchhhhhhh~" He hissed some more, he held onto his shoulder with wide eyes and mouth open in a silent scream. Then gritting his teeth he rolls on spot back and forwards, not sure not to do.
"Oh Ben? You're awake!" A voice came from beside he and he turned to see a young man about his own age or a bit younger smiling at him. "I'm glad, we was starting to think you wouldn't ever wake up!"
"Why?" Benjamin asked and was surprised at the sound of his own voice, it was weak and horse also very sore.
"You've been sleeping for two days!" The other said as he leans toward him, "Others are still out cold and some just died!"
"Died?" Benjamin chocked out rolling on his side and leaned on his elbow, a wave of dizziness over took he and suddenly he shoot up and vomited. A hand began to rubs his back, as his eyes watered and his throat burned.
"Yeah, we dug hole put them down them," The man said soundly haunted suddenly, "We even fished out those who went under."
Benjamin managed to sit up and blinking he took in his surroundings; he was under a rock and that curved around overhead, he was even laying on the rock but had things placed under him. A little far off to his right he would made out sand, to his left the rocks carried on until out of sight.
In front of him further than the sand was to him, was the crashing waves of the sea. He stared at the deep blue, he had never seen the sea such a pure colour like this, the seaside he always went to had only grey looking waters.
"Where are we?" Benjamin asks as he stared at the blue water in awe, he sat up some more and felt another wave of sickness, however this time he did not throw up.
"We been trying to work that out." A different voice said and he turned to see a much older man sitting on some rocks to his left, "So far this island we're seems to have no one have on it, but we have only gone so far not wanting to leave so many sick and injure people behind."
Benjamin turned his head and looked closely for the first time at the people around him, everyone else to be hurt in one way or another, holding their head or arm and laying out on makeshift bed moaning aloud. Their clothes looked wore already, some had taken theirs off due to the heat that they never knew they would be in.
"We worked out that there are four main groups." The young man said as he began mopping up Benjamin's vomit with a white shirt, like it was spilled tea or something, "Business Centre. Car Park. Fun Fair. And Train Station, where were you when you fell?"
"Err..in a car park.." Benjamin answered as he remembered walking through, "Yeah, I just started walking in, it was a short cut!"
"The Car Park group huh?" The young man mumbles in deep thought, "Oh!" He suddenly brighting, "I'm Matt! And I was at the fun fair when this happen, there seems to more people falling from the fun fair and the train station than from the other two."
"One Piece." A rough voice came from behind causing Benjamin to freeze, not because of the suddenness of it, but because the person said the name of his favourite anime, "Do you know it?"
"I know it," Benjamin answered the new comer as he walked around and sat himself down next to him, "It a anime." He noticed that both the older man and the young one was looking at him differently, "What about it?"
"That's where we are." The young man said to him, he looked to be about to same age as himself. He had big round glasses the right lens having a crack down the middle, he was thin and wearing baggy clothes did not help him. His brown hair was pulled back and out of his face, he grinned showing braces.
"What? One Piece?" Benjamin said with understanding what the other meant, "Sorry, but what are-"
"I'm going to see if the others need help." Matt said quickly as he stood and hurried away, giving Benjamin an odd look as he passed him.
"Out of each group," The glasses teen said grinning and leaning forward, "Was someone who at the same time coming here wished to be sent to the world of One Piece! We did not find the one from the Car Park group yet, I was guesses it was one of those knock out still and so kept checking those waking up."
"Wait wait!" Benjamin said rubbing his temples as he tried to understand the words coming out of his word, "You're telling me that we are in the world of One Piece as in pirates, a cartoon!?"
"Yes." He grinned as he glanced at the older man sitting a little off, "Some don't believe and the ones who do believe are blaming the three of us who made that wish...well four of us now!"
Benjamin's eyes widen, he did made that wish but never thought he would come.
"You seem like you just remembered," The other said as he glared at some people who passed by, they glared back and even pointed at Benjamin, "Looks like word already spread, no doubt that Matt. I am Clarence, by the way. And I think it would be best if you come with me."
Clarence stood and grabbed the much larger teen under his arm and dragged him to his feet, he pulled him along passed the many people to sat around who were moaning, talking or just staring into nothingness.
Benjamin felt like he was going to be sick again, his head was doing small spins as he was being pull along, he could not even tell which way he was going. He kept tripping over himself, it was only Clarence who was keeping him upright and standing.
At last he managed to focus and get his balance enough to walk along side the other, but Clarence still had a tight grip on his arm.
He stared in amazement as they started walking through some tall foliage and came out to see giant trees. Never in all his life had he walked passed tress of this size, they were a rich green covered in moss and other plant life almost untouched by man.
Suddenly Clarence let go of his arm and he fall back slightly, the backs of his knees hit something causing him to flop down on a log. Benjamin stared at the other two that was now staring at him, both in their teens a boy and a girl.
The girl had long unkempt light brown hair with light brown eyes, she wore black leggings with a purple tunic that was covered in light blue and green flowers, she had sliver tennis shoes on.
The boy beside her was tall young man with dark blonde hair and grey eyes. He was wearing an overweight green hoodie jumper with tore dark blue jeans. He frowned towards Benjamin and then to Clarence.
"This is...?" The tall teen asked, causing Benjamin to gazed up at him.
'And I thought I was tall.' Benjamin thinks as the other teen knees in down in front of him.
"What are the names of your two favourite characters from One Piece?" The teen suddenly asked staring at him.
"Luffy and Brook." Benjamin answered without a thought, then frowned at him, "Why do you want to know that?"
"Testing you." He stated as he stood and walked backwards and took a seat on another log, "We had a couple trying to come in here, only to know nothing about the manga. Then they tried to take us and tie us up."
"What?!" Benjamin half shouted in shock and stare up at the glasses wearing teen, he looked down grimy and the girl looked like she was about to burst into tears, "Why? For what reason?"
"After we explained our wish coming here," The boy said with a deep breath looking upset as well, "They blamed us and tried to attack us. A lot of people died in that fall...the ones left over just went mad!"
"Mad?" Benjamin repeated us he stared at the other teen, he could feel panic building up in his chest, "They attacked you!"
"Yes." Clarence said firmly as he came and sat side to the other teen, the girl chose to stay standing and even started moving away from him, "People died, they fell into the sea that came out from no where and then three people told them it was because of a wish they made."
"..." Benjamin simply stared at the pair unsure what to say any more.
"Your name is Ben Ali, right?" The other teen said changing the subject, a big smile plastered on his face, "I'm Fred! And that's Helen!"
"Glad we found you before they noticed," Clarence spoke up again making the joyful air around Fred dropped once more, "Because one you mentioned it, they would have attacked you to. Good thing I was keeping a look out to any who woke up."
"Right!" Fred said clapping his hands together grinning once more to everyone there, "Now that he have a forth person we should leave!"
"Leave?" Helen said with a soft voice, "Where do we go? We don't even know where we are..."
Benjamin watched as Fred smile dropped slightly again, then he forced he back on and laughed.
"You're trying to be like Luffy!" Benjamin says thinking aloud as he points to Fred, his whole face fell into shock. Both Helen and Clarence turned to Fred looking at him with new interest; Clarence smirked and then snorts loudly.
"I was thinking the same." Clarence said with another snort, "you been doing that for the last couple of days."
"Yeah..." Helen says with a small smile, she covered her hand over her mouth and laughed lightly.
"Well...I...er..." Fred mumbled out as he looked to everyone, "Sorry I thought I could...I don't know be... someone else..."
"Like role play?" Benjamin asks with an kind smile, feeling a little bad for making the taller boy turned bright red.
"Something like that..." Fred said with a nod and took a deep breath, "I'm not doing very well am I?"
"You're doing well enough for me to know who you are trying to be." Benjamin said still smiling only this time bolder, it had been a long time since he met people who shamed his interests. "Ah, by way how old is everyone here? I'm nineteen."
"Seventeen." Clarence answered with a smirk again as he looked to the others.
"Eighteen." Fred said and quickly added, "Almost nineteen."
"I'm seventeen as well." Helen whispers as she comes closer to the group.
Benjamin smiles at them, truly happy he was meeting them. However he felt that feeling at the pit of his stomach, panic was starting to come back as he heard the sounds of the jungle around him.
"So...when you wished to come from," Benjamin said wanting to take his own mind off of where he was, "What did you want to do?"
"Pirate." Clarence replies with that same smirk, he still to be sitting out straighter.
"Pirate King! Just like Luffy!" Fred said loudly as he raised his arms above his head and held them there. The three around him just stared in silence, until he slowly brought them out down.
"I guess that only works in anime..." Benjamin said with a grin and laughed loudly, holding his large stomach. His belly growl in hungry as he remembered he had not eaten anything it two days. He noticed that they was laughing with him, even Fred was laughing along.
"I wanted to met Luffy!" Helen said her eyes seemed to shine with joy, "And Ace!"
"Ace is dead." Clarence pointed up with a hard eyes, "And you," he pointed to Fred, "How the hell do you think you can become Pirate King? Luffy has to it first!"
"True." Benjamin agrees with him with a firm nod and crossed his arms over his chest,"I don't want anyone other than Luffy to be the next Pirate King!"
"I just want to meet them then..." Helen whispers again playing with her hair, "Straw Hat crew..."
"Why don't we become pirates!" Benjamin said suddenly as he leans forward, "We can meet them that way! And travel around this world!"
"Yeah..." Helen said with a nod as she smiles fully.
"Sounds good to me!" Fred shouts loudly and pumped his fist into the air.
"I'm game." Clarence said as he gazes over at Benjamin, "But you never told us why you're here, why did you wish to come to this world?"
"Freedom." Benjamin answered with a grin, not knowing if this was the real reason himself, "I wanted to get away from it all..." He glanced up and touched his aches stomach; he could taste the vomit still in his mouth now that he was settling down a little and the pain in his right arm was throbbing.
"...you seem to be doing well." Clarence said with a frown, "Most people have freaked out by now."
"I telling myself that this is a dream at the moment," Benjamin says with a large grins and a small laugh, "It has not fully hit me yet."
"Mmmm...Maybe because you did not have to go through the same as what we did," Clarence remarked with a sigh, "Then maybe reality would have hit you. Really what do you think the things around you are, it's too real to be a dream."
"Well...if you ask me...falling into this world, doesn't make sense..." Benjamin says as he glances around at the jungle, sunlight poured in through the leafs on the trees, the pain he was in was very real, "..I mean we made a wish but why did this happen? And normally only one person falls into the world of One Piece, the one who wished for it. So why did many people fall, people who have no ties to the anime," He glanced to each of them, "And normally they fall close to a cannon character, from what I heard from those on the beach, we are on an uninhabited island. This all seems like something out of a badly thought out Fan Fic!"