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Note: Though in this chapter, most of it is from Nami's view, most of the chapter's will be told from Sanji's view. Enjoy!

Commencing: Fanfiction: Ouroboros

Chapter One:

"Excuse me, sir." Nami walked over to a young man. The man looked at her. "Our destination is Tamton Island. Do you have any way to get there?"

She strolled with much a casual manner down the streets of the town, but she couldn't help but notice the wary and wide eyes of the passer-bys. The eyes pierced her and she swallowed and approached the man. The island, Nami didn't bother to remember its name- it was a small port town with less importance and she had already mapped it out on a single day, was much like Loguetown. Small but full of shops blooming with business. She caught up with the man, he seemed to have ignored her, which she thought was pretty rude, and grabbed his hand, repeating the same sentence.

This time the man found no way to avoid her and the look Nami gave him told him that he couldn't avoid her anymore.

The man did a double take. "Tamton Island? Did you say Tamton Island?" He pulled back suddenly, wrenching his wrist out of her grasp and he flinched away as she stepped towards him. All around Nami, the people were staring at her, their gazes much more intense than before, and Nami, despite her love of being the center of the attention, wanted to pretend she didn't say anything and walk away. But she willed herself to press forward. After all, neglecting her duties as the Thousand Sunny's navigator was impossible.

"Yes." Nami said, puzzled. Was the mention of Tamton Island taboo here? "Do you know how to get there?"

The man shook his head vigorously. "You're better off going nowhere than reaching Tamton Island." He backed away quickly, nearly tripping over his own feet. He kept on backing away and bumped into a woman who glared at him.

"What do you mean?" Nami furrowed her brow. "Why?"

"You have to cross the circle." The man swallowed, muttering his apologies to the woman who he had bumped into. "And whoever goes in the circle never comes out."

Nami wanted to strangle the man so bad. She never had any patience for people who spoke in riddles. Robin, of course, was an exception. She forced herself to calm down and continued, walking forward to catch up with the man. "What circle? Is there any significant things about it?" Nami pressed on.

"The…Serpent's Circle… Whoever goes in never comes out… The water is a murky black, and people are attacked and killed at night by an unknown force..." The man shuddered."It's all over the news here... There are only a few actual reports on what happened, but everyone's too scared to go in."

"Is there any other way to Tamton Island?" Nami asked. Okay, the man was starting to make her nervous. Nami never really was the type for horror rides or scary movies. That was for Robin. Or Luffy. Or anyone else on the crew. Just not Nami.

"That's what I mean." The man said. "You're better off going nowhere than going to Tamton Island. The only way to get to Tamton Island is through The Serpent's Circle."

"How can we get there safely?" Nami asked, taking a step closer to the man, who trembled slightly. Nami made a self note to ask Sanji: Was she really that scary?

"Don't ask me!" The poor man's wit snapped and he whipped around and ran off.

Nami blinked. "Weird." She walked away.

"Nami-san, did you find any thing useful?" Robin peered over the edge of the railing and looked down at the orange haired navigator. She tossed down the ladder and Nami caught it and started scaling.

Nami nodded as she gripped the handles and pulled herself up. "It seems that we have to get through something called The Serpent's Circle. Apparently, every single ship that enters loses it's crew from what I've heard."

Franky leaned over the side of the ship and looked at Nami. "We're ready to set sail, Nami-sis!" His hair was styled in an afro and Nami tried not to groan.

"Great!" Nami climbed up the ship. "We're setting off right away!"

"Nami-san, are you not going to let The Serpent's Circle get to you?" Robin asked Nami. "You usually freak out when you hear about these sort of things."

"We've survived The Florian Triangle, we escaped an Admiral before, we've done things that other people had said was impossible." Nami replied. "If we could do that, then I'm sure we can get through this."

Robin chuckled. "I guess you're right."

"Franky!" Nami commanded. "We're heading to Tamton Island right away!"

"Gotcha!" Franky raised the sails and lifted the anchor. In minutes, they were off.

Nami looked around. It was unusually quiet. "Where are the rest of the idiots?"

Robin crossed her arms. A moment later, she smiled. "Inside." She said. "Zoro-san and Brooke-san are arguing and the rest of them are doing what they normally do."

Nami sighed. "Those idiots."

"I am telling you!" Zoro roared at Brooke. "I do not dye my hair! It's completely natural!"

"Yohohohoho!" Brooke laughed. "What a wonderful joke, Zoro-san! Now, please tell me the truth! What kind of brand do you use?"

"Argh!"

Sanji's eyes flitted from Brooke to Zoro, and he smiled. Seeing Zoro getting irritated by Brooke was a rather funny experience.

"Saaanji!" Luffy moaned. "Meeeaaaaat!"

Sanji stood up calmly, and inhaled. Then he turned to face Luffy. Luffy looked at him expectantly.

"NO!" Sanji's leg rammed into Luffy's side, sending him tumbling into the wall. "That's the tenth time you've asked me that this afternoon!" He sat back down and looked the scene in front of him.

Brooke and Zoro were still arguing. Well, it was more like Zoro yelling at Brooke and Brooke laughing. The more Brooke laughed the redder Zoro got. Usopp was in the corner telling Chopper a story about how he had defeated nineteen thousand ninjas with one hand behind his back while at the island he was sent to, and Luffy had already recovered from Sanji's kick, and was listening intently to Usopp's story.

Suddenly, the door flew open. Sanji looked to see who it was. He immediately stood up.

"Nami-san!"

Nami was standing in the doorway, observing the scene. Then she walked over to Zoro and Brooke. They were too caught up in their argument to notice her. The next thing Sanji knew was Nami screaming 'you idiots!' and two huge bumps forming on Zoro and Brooke's head.

"What the heck?" Zoro exclaimed.

"What the heck my foot!" Nami yelled. "We're setting off and you two are just arguing?"

"Oh, that reminds me!" Brooke said. "Nami-san, will you-"

"Like hell!" Another huge bump formed on Brooke's head. Though technically, no bumps could form on his head since he was just bones. (YOHOHOHO! Skull joke!)

"I'm sorry, Nami-swan!" Sanji apologized, bowing slightly. "I tried to stop them, but they wouldn't listen!"

"Like hell." Zoro muttered under his breath.

"What was that, Marimo!"

"I said, like hell, dart brow!"

Nami sighed. She turned and walked out of the door, closing it. "Those idiots." She muttered.

Robin smiled. "Aren't they always like that?"

"I don't know." Nami sighed. "It's just today I'm feeling really…I don't know. Stressed?"

Robin's smile widened. "Just today, huh?"

"Hey Nami!" Franky called from the Thousand Sunny's head. "Are you sure we're going the right way?"

"Yeah!" Nami called back. "Why'd you ask?"

"Well, the water's black…" Franky trailed off, thinking that Nami would yell at him as if it was his fault that the water turned black. "And this isn't my fault!" He called hastily. "It's not like the time when me and Luffy dyed the aquariums water black for Halloween without permission!"

"It's fine!" Nami smiled. "It's exactly how it's supposed to be!" She turned to Robin. "We've entered the Serpent's Circle."

"And what makes you think that?" Robin asked.

"The man I consulted told me that the Serpent's Circle's water was black." Nami said simply, then turned to Franky's direction. "Set sail for Tamton Island!"

"Okay!"

Nami was happy. The Serpent's Circle wasn't as bad as the man had described. The black sea was calm, and there wasn't a cloud in sight. One of the three Log Posts were pointing to Tamton Island, and none of them were spinning around like crazy. The sun was bright and the occasional passing seagull would squawk at them in greeting. She and Robin were sitting in chairs on the deck of the Thousand Sunny, drinking smoothies or in Robin's case, cold coffee. Luffy, Chopper and Usopp were fishing, and by their postures Nami could tell that the fishes weren't biting, and they were close to abandoning fishing. Zoro was snoring away, Brooke was composing a new song, Franky was in his inventory room, and Sanji was in the kitchen, preparing a special treat for Robin and herself. Things were so well, that something just had to go wrong. But maybe they were supposed to go well. Maybe the Straw Hat Pirates were one of the lucky ships that could sail past the Serpent's Circle without getting harmed, even though the man said any one who enters the Circle never comes out. Maybe.

End of Chapter One

That's the end of Chapter One, people! It's not that exciting in the first chapter, but I can assure you, the next chapter will be thrilling. At least, I think so.

The meaning of 'Ouroboros' is the 'Never Ending Snake.' And you can call it the Serpent's Circle since the Serpent is biting it's tail, so it forms a circle. Why did I call the black sea the Serpent's Circle? You'll find out in... Chapter... Five.

What was good? What needed improvement? Criticism and Reviews welcome!

-Veratican Justice