Chapter 1

The first thought I had when I woke up was: 'Where the hell am I?'

Why did I think that, you ask? It's because this I wasn't in my bedroom. It was on the floor of some an empty room in what appeared to be an abandoned warehouse.

I wasn't bound, and the door wasn't locked. When I made my way outside, and I found myself in the middle of a somewhat busy street. Unfortunately, there were no signs of any kind to give me a clue as to where I was or how I'd gotten there, so I took the most simple course of action: ask someone for help.

"Excuse me, sir, where am I?" I asked some random guy.

"You don't know?" he asked back with a puzzled look on his face. I shook my head. "You're in Loguetown, kid."

I couldn't believe what I'd just heard. Loguetown? That couldn't be. That town was fictional.

"Thanks, sir," I said, trying to hide my shock.

I kept walking, taking in the scenery—a restaurant here, some grocery stores there, a pet shop, and the spot in town where Gold Roger had been executed-and just then, Captain Smoker came into view.

That was all the proof I needed. Somehow, I'd been transported into the world of One Piece! Just like in all those fanfics I'd read. If that was really true, did that mean I'd get to meet the Straw Hat Pirates? After all, they stopped by this town in the story to get supplies.

As I resumed walking, wandering aimlessly through Loguetown, I passed an alley and something caught my eye. I slowly made my way down the narrow path, towards what appeared to be a Devil Fruit. As I approached it, I saw a note stuck to it.

'The power you imagined lies in this fruit. Eat it if you dare.'

There's no way that meant what I thought it meant. Could this really be the Devil Fruit I'd come up with back in 2016? Regardless, I decided I'd take it with me anyway. I started making my way out of town.

Once I was on the outskirts of Loguetown, I looked at the fruit in my hands, debating whether to eat it or sell it. If I sold it, I could get a good sum of money in this universe. And if I ate it, I risked losing my ability to swim, all for a power that might not even be one I wanted.

Eh, fuck it.

I took a bite and dear God, it tasted horrible, like Mama June after hot yoga. I choked down the bite and waited to see what would happen.

Suddenly, I felt a dripping sensation in the palm of my hand. I looked at my hand, and to my horror, my skin was melting off! But it wasn't just my hand; the skin all over my body was just peeling itself off like a snake during shedding season.! Everything else came next: muscles, cartilage, even my eyeballs started liquifying, dripping out of their sockets and down my cheeks. Astonishingly, I felt no pain throughout the ordeal, watching my body melt away almost passively. Thank God I'd left town, because this would not be have been a pretty sight for the passerby.

After another minute, the surprisingly painless body horror ended.

Wait a minute. Although I was nothing but bones now, I could still move. I could also still think, walk, see, and— "Hello, world!"— I could even talk. Since my clothes were ruined, covered in melted flesh, I figured there was no harm in removing them because, after all, a skeleton with no clothes? Who would question that?

All right, time to test out this fruit and see if it gave me all the powers I had thought up for it.

For the next few days, I trained constantly. I punched trees to see how strong I was, I leapt over houses to see how high I could jump, I timed myself to see how fast I could run, and a few other things. But still, I couldn't help but feel like something was missing.

'I wonder when the Straw Hats will arrive,' I thought. 'Are they at the Baratie? Are they at Cocoyashi Village? Could they be on their way to this town now?' The anticipation was eating me up.

To pass the time, I went back to training. I punched another tree, causing it to fall over, and when it hit the ground, it seemed my wait was finally over. It revealed a familiar group of people standing behind it, all of them staring at me with varying degrees of surprise.

'Well, guess I spoke too soon.'

Well, there you have it… my very first chapter. I know it's a little short, but I plan on making them longer in the future. Until next time.