Hello fellow fans!

I have always loved the good ol' stranded and survival stories. So, I decided I should try one with One Piece!

I hope I don't end up screwing this up because I'm actually feeling rather good about this story. I've been going over plot and charector develpoment and all of that jazz for a few days now and ended up writing this whole ting at midnight.

I do hope I don't dissapoint.

Enjoy!

The storm raged on around the Strawhat crew. They had been caught up in what seemed like the upteenth billionth storm since they first embarked on the feared Grand Line. It seemed to them that it was beginning to implant itself in their normal routine.

This time, however, was a completely different circumstance. The storm was the normality of the situation, but the fact that a marine ship had decided to pursue them even while the storm was going on made it that way.

The marine vessel had spotted them a little after they had left a small pit-stop island. Once they had seen them it was as though they had promised themselves that they would not let the notorious Strawhat pirates to escape from their grasps.

Nami was blowing through map after map trying to find an island that they could head towards for refuge. Unfortunately for her and everyone else on the Going Merry she was having no such luck in finding any such place. The rain that was soaking her and her maps weren't very helpful either.

Luffy was hanging on the mast for dear life as wave after wave slammed into the ship, and Chopper was right by his side screaming his head off as he spotted every said wave coming toward them. Even though Luffy was occupied with holding on he still made himself useful by beating down any marine that dared come within a few feet from him and his doctor.

Zoro was by the galley slicing through each and every marine that deemed themselves worthy of trying to take down Pirate Hunter Zoro. Sanji was on the stairs protecting his Nami~swan from being attacked while she was preoccupied by more important matters. Matters that could enevitable save lives if they could hurry.

Robin was in the barracks trying her best to get rid off the leaking water. It was quite difficult for her since she was a Devil Fruit user, but since she was the only one available to do the job she didn't really have a choice. Usopp was sometimes scurrying down there to be sure she wasn't drowning and then immediately going back on deck to assist with the fight by shooting at the men on the marine ship instead of their own.

It was quite obvious that the Strawhats were winning even though there was plenty of aggravated screaming and irritated remarks from crewmember to crewmember. Eventually though, right when the marines were beginning to run short on men, the marines played a dirty trick. A trick that more than evened the odds between each of the crews.

The sound of metal hitting against something hard echoed across the Going Merry's deck. The Strawhats would have assumed that they were cannon balls if it wasn't for the fact that they did a pathetic job at doing what they were designed to do. There were half a dozen spheres on deck that had several holes in them. They were a shiny metallic color and just stayed in place as the ship rocked back and forth with every large wave. It was as though they had implanted themselves in the deck and would have to forcibly be removed.

The Strawhats watched curiously in between attacks and other duties they had been assigned by others or assigned themselves. They were about to laugh at the marines about their failed attack when suddenly a gas burst from them.

"What the hell?!" Zoro yelled as he backed away from one of the spheres he was close to. He did not intend to get caught up in the gas, but even through his struggles to get away he was caught in it along with Sanji who was mere feet away. The two of them prepared themselves for pain or suffocation, but no such thing came.

"Oi," The blond cooked called to Zoro, "What the hell's this stuff marimo?"

Zoro ignored the "marimo" insult only because of the sudden gasping sound that went off near the mast. Zoro and Sanji turned toward the noise to see Chopper and Luffy struggling with the gas. Chopper fell face down on the wooden deck while Luffy's arm retracted from being wrapped around the mast several times.

"Luffy!" Zoro yelled as he rushed over to him. Two marines with swords blocked his path and slashed toward him. Zoro could tell that these two marines weren't just pawns to be wasted against lowly thieving pirates. They seemed to have at least some skill in swordsmanship. The green haired swordsman scowled as he checked back to his captain and Chopper. He was a bit shocked to see Luffy struggling to stay on his hands and knees and Chopper out cold.

Sanji was sure to check to be sure his Nami~swan was perfectly fine and he found that she wasn't even noticing that gas filled spheres had went off on deck. Usopp suddenly burst back through the doors and nearly tripped as he ran back on deck.

The sniper was deeply confused by the fact that gas was everywhere on deck. He spotted Zoro fending off two marines, but what really struck him was seeing the remaining two Devil Fruit users struggling by the mast seemingly from the gas. He rushed toward them trying to keep his balance from the violently rocking ship as he approached.

A horrible burning sensation was wracking Luffy's entire body. His vision was fading and his breathing was coming in small gasps, but nevertheless, he was still managing to keep consciousness and crawl over to his now prone doctor. If the gas was affecting him in this way he couldn't imagine what it was doing to his smaller nakama.

"Ch-Chopper . . ." he gasped as he was now only inches away from him, "c-can you h-h-hear me?"

No answer was provided and Luffy began to worry. He put his hand on Chopper's back and realized that the only way his doctor was breathing was through tiny gasps of air. Knowing that it was the gases fault he tried thinking of something that could help his nakama even though his own body was beginning to fail him.

As an idea came into his mind Luffy tipped his head down and allowed his straw hat to roll off of his head. Luffy took the hat and covered the reindeer's face with it. Luffy was pretty dim, but he did know that his hat should help filter out the air.

Luffy suddenly heard stumbling footsteps approach him. His vision was pretty much all black now and he couldn't tell who this person was. Feeling some helplessness creep into Luffy's being he weakly lashed out toward the person to protect Chopper only to have his wrists caught.

"L-Luffy! It's me!" he heard a familiar voice shout in a tone that spoke shock and concern.

"Us-opp?" he questioned trying to get rid of the blackness that clouded his eyes. How am I supposed to fend off enemies if I can't even see? He questioned himself.

The sniper was a bit worried by now. The gas was having no affect on him and it was even thicker than it was when he had first stumbled onto deck, but that being said, it seemed like Luffy was dying right in front of him. Before Usopp could even get a chance to help his captain, Luffy gave him an order.

'Usopp!" he gasped out trying to keep his voice firm even though he could barely breath, "Get Chopper inside! A-And don't let him or Robin come o-out!" he shouted as loud as he could to show how serious he was.

Usopp was a bit shocked by the firm and serious tone Luffy was supplying. In front of the sniper he saw Luffy fumbled for the unconscious Chopper with the straw hat on his face. Once he grabbed him he wrapped the prone doctor in his arms and shakily handed him to Usopp.

"K-keep Shank's h-hat on his f-f-face!" Luffy ordered his nakama. The look of oncoming unconsciousness was very clear on his face. He was deathly pale with his eyelids drooping halfway over unfocused eyes. But, even though that look was there he still had enough fierceness in his expression to enforce his seriousness.

Usopp didn't dare question his captain right now and he hurried away with the bundle in his arms. The sniper was pretty certain that Chopper needed to get away from the gas as fast as he could and the hat was elongating his time by only a short amount apparently.

Once the sniper made it inside the galley he set his doctor in the corner so that any vicious waves didn't make the unconscious reindeer fall off of anything or roll around.

It seemed like Usopp was getting better at predicting situations because right when he set Chopper down in the corner a jolt of force lunged the sniper toward the wall along with several of the kitchen cabinets and the items in them.

On deck Zoro had finally finished off the two marine swordsmen and was rushing for his seemingly prone captain. The gas was still coming out of the metallic spheres and the swordsman took liberty in kicking every one that was in his path off of the ship.

As soon as he made it to his captain a giant jolt of force knocked him off his feet and he landed on the railings. Water drenched him from head to toe when the wave that caused the jolt washed over not only him, but everyone else on deck. Including his captain whom had plunged toward the railing just as he did.

Zoro felt a surge of panic go through him when he saw his captain falling toward the water seemingly unable to stop himself like he was able to every time he accidentally fell off of his "special seat" on normal days. Zoro quickly reached for his friend and caught him in the nick of time by his upper arm. He pulled the now obviously prone boy closer to himself so he could get a better hold on him. Zoro had seen what Luffy did earlier for Chopper near the mast. His captain had shielded the reindeer from any more gas intake by filtering the air with his straw hat. Zoro looked around for something to use similarly. The gas had stopped coming out of the remaining metallic spheres and was slowly fading away, but even so, there was still plenty of it left to harm his already weakly gasping captain.

Zoro then thought of something to use. He reached over to his bicep and untied the black bandana. It being soaked by seawater would probably help out with the gas intake even more so then it would with regular clothe. The green haired swordsman unfurled the cloth to some extent then pinned it to his unconscious captain in his arms.

Sanji was a ways away from first mate and captain kicking the spheres off the ship, getting rid of remaining marines, and trying to assist in any tasks Nami-san had for him. He, however, got distracted by the sight of the marimo huddled against the railing holding his shitty captain in a delicate way. What had happened to him? The cook took a half step toward them before another marine came attacking him.

"Why can't you guys just leave!" the blond cook yelled as he launched the pathetic marine over the railing and into the seawater below.

He heard a gasp in the direction Nami-san was and immediately focused on her. She was clasping a map in her hands and was focused entirely on that specific one.

The redhead swung around to face him, "Sanji-kun, there an island east of here!" she all but screamed. The look in her eyes suddenly gave the blond haired cook hope as his eyes turned into hearts and a loving smile crept onto his face.

"Nami!swan's so wonderful when she finds islands!" He boasted.

Nami rolled her eyes as she approached the wheel. The navigator hadn't been paying much attention on event going on on deck so when she spotted the gas covering the deck and Zoro with Luffy leaning against the railing a breath hitched in her throat a bit. What's that gas? she wondered. It was clearly not affecting anyone but Luffy. Nami noted that Chopper and Robin weren't on deck as she navigated which way was east.

As soon as she turned the ship to head for the island she was faced with a horrifying shock. A giant wave was headed straight for the Going Merry. It towered above the ship almost doubling its size.

Right before the wave hit all that could be heard was Nami's blood curdling scream for them to hold on tightly.

As soon as the wave hit, Zoro had the wind knocked out of him. The once firmly grasped Luffy in his arms were suddenly being wrenched from his hands. The fact that he felt his captain's body slipping from his grasp sent a panic ripping through him worse than anything that day. The ocean was a threat to Luffy when it was calm on a normal sunny day, but in a storm of this magnitude it was practically a death sentence.

As the wave pushed both first mate and captain off of the ship, Zoro frantically clasped his captain's limp hand in his as a desperate last minute attempt to be sure he didn't lose him and have to drag him back up to the surface like he seemed to always have to.

Soon he felt himself become completely engulfed in the ocean. The green haired swordsman was tossled back and forth between rough waves as he tried to get back to the surface for not only his, but his captain's sake too. He felt his lungs burning from lack of oxygen and fought the urge to try and retrieve a breath of air he knew would never come as long as he was forced to stay under water.

After what seemed like an eternity Zoro finally broke the surface and heaved in as much air as he possibly could. As soon as he did he squeezed the hand in his to be sure that Luffy was still with him as he brought his captain up to the surface. It dawned on the swordsman as soon as he brought his captain above the rough water that Luffy hadn't had a clear breath of oxygen in quite a while. That made the swordsman's stomach drop especially after he saw the way that Luffy's head flopped back against his shoulder for support and the way no gasp for breath was heard from his prone captain. His face was white as a sheet with a peaceful expression laced across it.

The swordsman was so lost in his concerns regarding his helpless captain that he didn't even notice the form coming toward him as quick as it could.

"Oi, marimo!" he heard a strangled gasp ahead of him. He was met with the sight of golden hair and a curly eyebrow coming his way. Curly Brow . . .

"Shitty cook!" he called realizing who the form approaching was. He silently scolded himself when he accidently alowed some of his concern to leak into his address to the blond cook.

Sanji finally got close enough to them that he could see for himself both of their faces. He groaned at the matter that his precious Nami-san wanted him to come get stupid marimo, but it wasn't until he realized that Luffy was with him that he understood that it was most likely a good thing he came especially since the shitty swordsman seemed to be slightly out of it. Possibly from being dunked half a dozen times under the water.

Sanji's eyes wandered to his prone captain. Even though he had paid more attention to Nami-san he still caught glimpses here and there of the affect the gas was taking of his captain. He would have gone over to assist him if it wasn't for the marines trying to attack Nami-san. It was vital to find an island to take refuge at as soon as possible, but now that he saw Luffy's pale face resting on marimo's shoulder it made his heart clench and he longed that he had gone and helped.

"What are you doing out here shitty cook?" Zoro asked as a newly formed wave dunked him and Luffy under once again. He assumed that Curly Brow had also been dunked, but he found that he had two hands gripping his arm pulling him to the surface and concluded it couldn't be anyone else.

Zoro broke the surface again and gasped for breath once again while Sanji fixed his captain's head so he could get as much oxygen as he needed.

As Sanji touched his Shitty captain's face he felt how cold he was. It was then that he knew that he needed to get marimo and him back to the ship as soon as possibly. The Strawhat cook spun around to try and track how far away the ship had gotten only to be met with yet another monstrous wave blocking his view.

In a last ditch effort to not get separated from the other two members of the monster trio he gripped onto both Zoro and Luffy's shirts and as the wave enveloped them once again all any of them could hear was, "Don't let go of him Marimo!"

Then everything went black for them both.

Well, I don't think I did to bad on that . . .but, of course I would love to hear all of your opinions. Please review and I will respond to any comments I feel need addressing. I do read all comments. I plan on having multiple chapters of this, but I'm not too certain how many. I'm going to approximate around five -seven maybe.

Anyways, I hope to have the next chapter up in a day or two so like I sai dplease review! It'll inpire me to get it done!