NOTE: New story! I recently finished playing the Sand Land video game and thought a One Piece crossover would be fun to try and write. If you haven't seen Sand Land or play the game, then I recommend doing so! It's a really good story that was written by Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball. May he rest in peace.

This is gonna be the Pre-Time Skip Straw Hats, so no Jimbe sadly. This is also after Thriller Bark, so Brook is gonna be present as well.

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Chapter 1: Sand Land?

"AAAHHHH!"

Screams bellowed across the grassy deck of the Thousand Sunny; the Straw Hat pirates raced around the ship frantically. From the top level of the deck, dressed in an expensive raincoat, the orange-haired navigator barked out orders. "Zoro! Get your lazy ass over to the sail! Sanji, Usopp, and Chopper, pull up the rest of them!" The dangerous storm that threatened to blow over their ship continued to rail on them without mercy.

"Yes, Nami-swan~!"

"EEEK! Something's got my leg!"

"AAHH-oh wait, that's just rope." Chopper pointed down at the rope that tangled around the sniper's leg. Usopp continued to freak out until Sanji kicked him up the mast after getting sick of his screaming.

"Hurry it up, Usopp!" Sanji barked, the cook climbing up after him. The rope around Usopp's leg tightened, leaving the sniper to dangle helplessly in the wind.

"AAHHH! USOPP!" Chopper cried. Sanji quickened his pace to go save their troubled sniper with Chopper on his shoulder.

Nami turned from them and quickly made her way towards the front to see Franky at the wheel. "Keep the ship steady, Franky!"

The perverted cyborg stuck his thumb up. "No problem, sis! I'll SUPER keep us safe! Sunny can handle anything the Grand Line throws at us!"

"WHOO HOO!"

Nami's mood soured even further as she heard the familiar childish cheers from the ship's figurehead. She carefully made her way over, trying not to get blown over by the wind to see their captain enjoying him. "LUFFY!"

The straw hat wearing captain turned back to look at her. "Hey, Nami! Wanna come see the view?! Shishishishi!" He laughed as if there wasn't a huge problem going on at the moment. The navigator had to resist punching him at the moment to focus on the bigger things.

"What I would like to see is you helping the rest of the guys keep us from getting blown over into the sea!" Nami hollered.

"Huh? We'll be fine, Nami! You're guiding us!"

Ignoring the warm feeling at the trust he held for her, she continued to argue. "The sentiments are appreciated, but we are still in danger here! Get your rubbery ass off of that figurehead now!"

"But, Namiiiiiii!"

"Luffy!"

As the rest of the crew dealt with the storm, inside of the dining room Nico Robin took a sip from her cup of tea. She could hear the screams and shouts of her crewmates as they battled against nature. "Hehe! Seems like they're all having fun out there."

"Yohohohoho! I certainly agree, Robin!" Brook, the living skeleton musician, agreed. He held his own cup of tea as he sat across from her.

"Is there a reason you're not out there helping?" Robin asked.

"I would love to, but my bones are so thin I'd get blown overboard! Yohohohoho!" Brook laughed.

"Hm…yes, it would be unfortunate if you were thrown into the sea to be devoured by any hungry beasts that finds you." Robin giggled.

"Eeek! Robin, that joke was ever so frightful!" Brook's squeal caused her to giggle once more. However, their conversation was brought to an end by the way the ship seemingly took a giant hit. The screams of Chopper, Usopp, and Nami increased into dangerous territory and motivated the two to move outside onto the deck.

"GYAAAAH! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!" Usopp pointed up at the sky, the clouds departing in a circular motion as a bright light shined down on the Thousand Sunny. The stronger members of the crew prepared themselves for anything.

"Nami sis! Do you know what's going on?!" Franky asked.

"N-no! I don't recognize what this light is!" Nami replied, clutching onto the ship.

"Don't worry, Nami-swan! I'll protect you from whatever happens next!" Sanji declared with heart-filled eyes.

"And who's gonna protect her from your perverted delusions?" Zoro quickly blocked the foot that responded to his comment.

"The hell did you say, moss-head?!"

"You heard me, dumbass cook!"

"CAN YOU IDIOTS SHUT UP?!" Nami roared at the two.

Robin narrowed her eyes at the hole in the sky and gasped. "Everyone! Something's coming from the hole!" She pointed above at the small figure that was floating in the sky. The others stood ready just in case it was dangerous.

Luffy tilted his head. "Oh! Do you think it's an angel?"

"Angels don't exist, Luffy! It's probably something falling from the sky, like from Sky Islands!" Nami responded.

"Do you think it's friendly?" Chopper asked.

His question was answered by a golden light that barreled down at them like a comet. It crashed into the water, almost knocking the Sunny sideways. Immediately the cowards of the crew began to freak out as golden rays of light were fired down on the ship. "IT'S NOT FRIENDLY!"

Luffy's wonder morphed into anger quickly. "HEY! QUIT ATTACKING US!" He swung his arm around to build up momentum. "Gum-Gum Pistol!" His punch rocketed towards the unknown enemy, but a golden barrier prevented his attack from reaching them. "Huh?!"

"Tch…! Three-Sword-Style: 360 Caliber Phoenix!" Zoro's flying slash attack was met with the same result as Luffy's against the barrier. "What the hell even is this thing?!"

The figure pointed their staff at the sky, an incredible display of golden light illuminated the storm-covered sea around them. The Straw Hats prepared for another attack, but this one was much bigger than the previous one. They all cried out as the wide beam came racing down at them like a speeding train.

Nami tripped on her feet as she stumbled back which caused Luffy to reach out for her. As soon as he grabbed her, the beam connected with the Thousand Sunny. Within an instant the ship, along with the entire crew, vanished from the seas.

The small figure giggled to themself, satisfied with the outcome. They ascended back into the hole above, allowing the clouds to close back up to allow the storm to continue raging above the vacant seas.


Black eyes slowly blinked open, wincing slightly as the sun's heat rained down on him without mercy. Groaning slightly, the straw hat wearing captain sat up on his behind with a groggy expression. The sand and dirt scratched beneath his legs, but that was the rubber man's least concern at the moment. His blue vest was covered in bits of sand, slightly falling off as he moved his body around. Luffy scratched his stomach with a low growl before opening his mouth wide. "FOOD! I'M HUNGRY!"

A fist smashed into the back of his head, stretching out his neck as his empty skull crashed face first into the ground. It didn't take Luffy long to realize one of the few people capable of knocking him around like that. "WILL YOU SHUT THE HELL UP?! I'M TRYING TO THINK!"

"NAMI!" Luffy recovered instantly and hugged his navigator tightly. The orange-haired woman stumbled over from the sudden addition of his weight. The navigator's cried out as she and Luffy ended up rolling across the sand, her nice orange shirt and white shorts getting dirty in the process.

"Luffy…! GET OFF!" Nami eventually managed to free her arm to punch him again in the face. Her captain went flying away, skidding across the sand in the process. She sighed and stood up, brushing the sand off of her clothes. "Can you focus for one second?"

Luffy flipped back up to his feet with a wide grin. "Shishishishi! I'm always focused, Nami!"

"Sure." She rolled her eyes with a small smile. "Then tell me where we are right now."

He tilted his head at her, a question mark appearing above his head. "Are you stupid, Nami?"

Nami punched him again.

"I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT FROM YOU!"

"Owie! Stop hitting me!"

"Stop being stupid! Haven't you realized where we are?!"

"Huh?" Luffy blinked at her, then looked at their surroundings. The monkey realized that there was nothing but open desert surrounding them, much different from the beautiful ocean they were used to. He made a small noise and started clapping his hands with a large smile. "Nami! We're back in Alabasta! Let's go see Vivi!"

She folded her arms with a tired sigh. "We're not in Alabasta, Luffy! But honestly I can't even blame you for thinking that this time."

"How come?" Luffy asked.

"We were in the middle of the Grand Line and were on our way to Sabaody, remember? Alabasta wouldn't be anywhere close to where we were!" Nami reminds him.

"Ah. I get it."

"You don't…"

Nami wiped the sweat from her brow, frowning at the reminder that she really didn't like the intense heat of the desert. "The last thing I remember is that weird guy in the sky attacking us, and now we're stranded who knows where…"

Something seemed to have finally clicked within Luffy's head. "That's right! That mystery jerk that attacked us!" Luffy started staring up at the sky with a furious scowl. "HEY! GET DOWN HERE SO I CAN KICK YOUR ASS!"

"Whoever that guy was isn't just going to respond to your screaming, Luffy! We're in the middle of the desert and need to find some shade or town before we die of dehydration!" Nami pulled on his shirt.

Luffy continued to fight back against her pull. "No way! I gotta kick that guy's ass! He did something to us, the Sunny and everyone else are missing!" Luffy tore himself out of Nami's hold. "Give us back our friends, jerk!"

The navigator would be lying if she said she wasn't equally worried for their friends, who may also be stranded in this desert or somewhere else. She didn't know why she and Luffy ended up stranded together, but it was honestly better than being lost alone. Nami was now worried about how lost Zoro could possibly be at the moment.

RUMBLE!

"Huh?" Nami blinked at the vibrations erupting underneath them. She feared that an earthquake may be happening, but her assumption was proven wrong a moment later. Loud vicious roars could be heard coming their way, she and Luffy looked over to see a group of dark red raptors sprinting in their direction. "D-dinosaurs?!" Nami squeaked.

Luffy, on the other hand, cracked his knuckles with a grin. "Those aren't dinosaurs, Nami."

"Huh?"

"They're lunch!" Luffy declared and charged forward with a yell. He met the ancient creatures head-on with mighty inhumane power. "Gum-Gum Gatling!" His fists attacked in rapid succession, pummeling the creatures relentlessly. It didn't take long for the creatures to drop from the force of his attacks. Luffy stood triumphantly over the dead bodies of his prey with a grin. "Let's eat, Nami!"

"Idiot! We can't carry all of that! Just take one of them!"

"But I'm hungry! Just carry some of them yourself, Nami!"

"Do I look like I have monstrous strength like you?!"

"...Yeah."

Nami smiled at him.


After pummeling the rubber dumbass repeatedly, the two had managed to find some shade underneath a cliff to stay cool from the heat. Luckily there were some dead trees around to use as firewood. Dinosaur meat cooked over the open flame with a gluttonous pirate captain staring right at them. "Is it done yet, Nami?"

"For the 20th time, Luffy…no." Nami sighed. She rested her hands on her knees with a tired glance at the food. "I wish Sanji was here…"

Luffy nodded his head in agreement, having decided to just start eating the meat anyway. "Yeah! Sanji would be able to make this meat taste even better!"

"Idiot…" Nami shook her head. "What are we gonna do, Luffy?"

"What do you mean?"

"We're stranded in some strange desert without our ship and crew! We have no idea where they are or if they're even here at all! We have no water to keep us hydrated and eating dinosaur meat won't solve that problem!" Nami ranted, the stress clearly starting to get to her.

"Nami…" She stopped herself to stare into the deep black eyes of her captain. Once again, just like many times before, he managed to simply calm her nerves with just a look. "We'll find everyone and get out of this desert. We still have to continue our adventures and achieve our dreams, right?"

"Y-yeah…! I still have to finish my maps!" Nami smiled with a pump of her fist.

"Shishishishi! And I still have to become King of the Pirates!" Luffy swallowed the last of his dino meat. "Stressing about it isn't going to help, so don't worry. I won't let you die and if anyone can find a town, then it's our navigator!" Luffy's smile and words filled the woman's body with warmth and confidence.

She nodded her head and took some breaths to calm her nerves. Luffy was right that as long as they stayed calm then they could figure a way out of this. All she needed to do was find something that could give them a clue as to where they were. So deep in her own thoughts, Nami didn't realize how close Luffy had gotten to her face.

"Psst! Nami!"

"Eep!" She jumped with a squeak. "Luffy!" She hissed, pinching his cheek and stretching it. "Don't do that!"

"Sowwy!"

"What did you want anyway?" Nami asked.

"Look! I think there's some guy with a weird dinosaur behind him!" Luffy pointed out to the open desert. Nami looked in the direction, squinting her eyes to see whatever it was that her captain found. Her eyes widened when she did notice the traveler and his pet(?) trekking through the hot plains.

"A traveler?! Well, it's good to know that we're not in some uninhabited wasteland." Nami felt relief wash through her chest. The only unfortunate part was that the guy was so far out that shouting wouldn't be able to get his attention. "The issue is that I don't see how we can catch up with the guy before passing out from the heat."

"I know how!"

Oh…Nami did not like the sound of that, because that was Luffy's 'I got an idea that could potentially hurt everyone who isn't made of rubber' voice. She hastily turned to her captain, but one of his arms already wrapped itself around her waist. She was brought very close to the rubber man's chest as his other arm gripped the far edge of the cliff. "L-Luffy…?!"

"Hold tight, Nami!"

"MONKEY D. LUFFY! YOU BETTER-"

"GUM-GUM ROCKET!"

"-NOOOOOOOOOOOOT!" Nami clung to her captain for dear life as they soared through the blazing air at high speeds. Her captain's annoying laughter fused with her cries of her terror, which were more than enough to alert the peddler, who freaked out at the blue and orange blur that crashed into the sand hill next to him. The peddler and his dinosaur just stared at the human shaped holes in comical disbelief.


"I-I-I'm sowwy…" A beaten, bloody, and bruised Luffy apologized to his furious navigator.

"You're lucky that I'm not dead! And all this sand is bad for my hair too, Luffy!" Nami continued to scold him as the captain bowed his head as a plea for mercy.

"U-um…?" The Peddler's voice gained their attention instantly, causing him to flinch back in fear. He had watched the way the navigator had brutally beaten down Luffy and swore that he would have nightmares about it for weeks.

Nami blushed, realizing she had probably just given off the wrong impression to someone they currently needed help from. "O-oh, sorry about that! My captain is just a massive dumbass that doesn't understand that not everyone is as freakishly durable as he is! I'm Nami and he's Luffy." She gave him a cute wink to soften the blow.

The peddler blushed, obviously falling for her charms. "I-it's no problem, miss! I was just surprised, that's all!"

"In that case, I hope you don't mind answering some questions that we have." Nami said with an innocent smile.

"S-sure!"

"Firstly, do you have any water on you?"

"W-well, yes, I do." He took off the large bag on his back. "But I'm a peddler, so that'll cost 20 Zeni for the both of you."

"Zeni? Don't you mean Beli?" Nami corrects. He shook his head which caused some of Nami's suspicions and worry to grow a bit more. "Well, I don't think it's unheard of for some countries to prefer their own currency. But everyone uses Beli, oh well." Nami mentally shrugged and decided to use her sex appeal to their advantage. She pushed her arms against her breasts, mentally smirking at the way the peddler's eyes stared at her girls. "B-but my captain and I don't possess any money on us. We'll die out here if we don't get any water to drink and I would love for a kind, strong man, to help me-"

"I-I'LL HELP! Here!" He pulled out four bottles of water, tossing them at Nami, who managed to catch them in her arms. "Water is pretty scarce already in Sand Land, but I'll make an exception for you, miss! Here's a bag to carry them in as well!"

"Thank you!" Nami appreciated the kindness. And of course, the name of the desert they're in didn't go unnoticed by her. "So, you mentioned that this country is called Sand Land, could you show us where it's located in the Grand Line?"

The peddler blinked at her. "The Grand Line?"

His way of questioning it left the pirates confused. "Yes, the Grand Line, one of the biggest and most dangerous seas in the world? Where pirates everywhere travel in search of the greatest treasure ever? The One Piece?" Nami explains to him. But her words simply leave the man more confused than he already was.

"You know! The Great Pirate Era?!"

He stared at her.

"Started by Gold Roger, the King of Pirates?!"

"I'm sorry, miss, but I have no idea what you're talking about." He said. The man reached into his bag and pulled out a map, unfurling it to show the pirates. While Luffy didn't understand any of it, Nami felt her stomach drop slightly at the contents of the map.

"This is Sand Land, a country that's been left high and dry after the war 30 years ago. Sure there's other countries like Forest Land and Metal Land, but those are unconcerned when it comes to the terrible state of this country." The Peddler sighed.

Nami decided to take her eyes away from the map to question him. "Terrible state?"

"Do you remember how I said water is scarce here?" He reminds them. They both nodded their heads, prompting him to continue. "Well, 30 years ago a terrible war that destroyed most of the world happened. For us here in Sand Land, we were affected the most by it, all of the water that used to flow through the canals dried up. The Royal Army distributes water around the country the best they can, but there's just not enough to go around. Adults and children alike suffer and fight everyday just to get by. It's pretty terrible." The Peddler explained.

"A terrible war…but there was never a war that did that much destruction. Hell, the world is mostly ocean! How is any of that possible?!" Nami questions, trying to make sense of the story. Luffy just crossed his arms, remaining silent through all of it.

Putting his gear back onto his back, the Peddler sighed at her. "I can't tell ya, miss. I don't understand any of this Grand Line business but if you and your…captain?"

"We're pirates!" Luffy proudly declared.

"Pirates?!" The Peddler gasped. "Gosh, can't say I've ever encountered pirates before. The occasional junkers and thieves, but not pirates."

"You've seriously never encountered pirates?" Nami questioned.

"No water."

"But the map shows that there's a sea!"

"Yes, but you'd die from dehydration or get cut off by the Royal Army before you could even get far enough here. If pirates ever did arrive in Sand Land I've never seen one till now." The Peddler answered. His response seemed to frustrate the navigator even more, who seemed to be growing increasingly more stressed as the situation unfolded. He started to feel bad about these travelers even if they were pirates, besides a man shouldn't leave a beautiful woman to remain stressed out, can he? "Uh, miss?"

"Yes?" She stressed out the word, causing him to flinch slightly.

"While I'm not too certain about this Grand Line or piracy, there's something that I can help you two with." He handed Nami the map and pointed to one of the red marks. "West of here there's this town called Spino, I've heard that they've been looking for residents and such. Maybe someone there can help you figure things out."

Luffy looked over Nami's shoulder as she tried to mull over the information they've been given. His eyes stared down at the red mark labeled 'Spino', then back at the Peddler. "Do they have food?"

"Uh…I would assume so-"

"Alright! That settles it! Nami, we're going to Spain!" Luffy declared.

"It's called Spino-"

Nami sighed and glanced up at the sky to see the sun was going further down. "I guess we don't have a choice. It may be better to move at night without the sun beating down on us." She looked back down on the map. "And I need to figure out what's going on. First we're attacked by some weird guy, teleported to a desert, and end up in some place completely ignorant about the Grand Line and pirates! Ugh… I wish Robin was here."

"I'll let you two keep the map, I've got spares. I wish you two the best of luck." He motioned for his dinosaur to follow him. "Be careful of wannabe junkers and some of the gangs around these parts. They won't hesitate to rob you of everything you own, especially if they catch you with water."

Nami smiled and motioned at her captain. "I don't think that'll be too big of a worry! Luffy will kick the ass of anyone who tries to lay a hand on my delicate face!" Luffy responded by puffing out his chest, though his skinny frame didn't give the Peddler much confidence.

"Sure, well, good luck!" He left the two alone and continued on his way.

Luffy turned to his navigator with an excited grin. "What are we waiting for, Nami? Adventure awaits! Maybe we can try riding a dinosaur too?!"

"No."

"But-"

"No."

"Namiiii!"

"No matter how much you whine, I'm not going to budge." She huffed and started walking away from her captain. "C'mon, Luffy! We need to get Spino before we die from dehydration. I'm not sure how long these bottles of water are going to last us."

"Shishishishi! It'll be fine, Nami!" He hurried after her. The straw hat wearing captain looked over at the vast lands of the desert. Regardless of wherever they ended up, he was determined to gather his crew back together and find their ship. Then afterwards, he'll kick that mystery guy's ass for stranding them out here.


"How much longer is Spino, old man?" A young boy's voice asked. It belonged to a childlike demon with pink skin and spiky hair the same color as his skin, and a thin tail. He wears a lilac cape and black shorts, with yellow boots and white bracelets. He has pointy ears and horns the same color as his skin. Currently, he was driving their car through the bumpy roads of the dry Sand Land.

"It shouldn't be for much longer, prince. We should get there before nightfall at least." An older voice responded. He's an elderly man dressed in a light brown sweater with a sheriff badge attached, and a darker pair of shorts. His head was currently covered by his head to protect himself from the sun's rays.

"Good! That last request took longer than it should've!" Another older voice complained. He's shorter than his two companions, but looks just as old as the human. He's a demon with light brown skin with a long pillar of swirled white hair sticking on top of his head. He has a puffy white beard and is dressed in light brown clothing with black sleeves and tights.

The prince was about to respond until his nose started twitching. He sniffed the air a few times, gaining the attention of his companions. "Is something the matter prince?" The old sheriff asked.

"Do I smell weird?" His fellow demon lifted his armpits.

"Yeah! But I ain't smelling you, Thief!" The prince exclaimed.

"How rude!"

"Whatever it is, my nose is picking up smells weird. It's human, but it feels like a demon all the same." The prince turned the wheel suddenly, changing the direction that almost knocked his companions off the car.

"P-prince!" Thief cried.

"Is it dangerous?!" The sheriff asked, narrowing his eyes.

"I don't know, but whatever it is feels like a challenge! And nobody poses a challenge to the Fiend Prince, Beelzebub!"

Chapter End

NOTE: Next chapter our protagonists will meet! How will it go down? Well, it's Luffy and Beelzebub so...

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