Hello everyone, My name is The Crescent Rider and welcome to my first One Piece OC Fanfic. Before you read the Prologue, Here's a Small Biography of the OC in the Story

Character's Biography:

Name: Albert D. Mercer

Age: 19 (Before Timeskip) 21 (After Timeskip)

Birthday: November 21st

Personality: Bookworm, Dependable, Secretive, Aggressive when one threatens or hurts someone he cares about, Very Patient, Gets irritated when Luffy or his crewmates (Exceptions are Nami and Robin) interrupts him during his free time or his role, and lastly he sometimes acts like a gentleman to other people aside his crewmates or his friends. This allows him to obtain information from people, find any weaknesses to people and/or generous greeting for people

Hair Color: Crimson Red

Eye Color: Grey, Scarlet (When he becomes Aggressive)

His Powers and Appearance will be described after each Arc of the series

So anyway that's it for the Bio and Enjoy the Prologue

Twelve Years Ago... (Albert is Currently 7 yrs. old)

In the forest of the Conomi Islands

A Boy was wandering the forest in search of something or... someone

The Boy was wearing a white shirt with blue stripes sideways in a pattern that resembles the waves of the sea, light blue shorts that goes all the way to his knees and wearing a necklace with a small metal cross on the middle

He reaches to the middle of the forest and looks around his surroundings to find what he was looking for... Unfortunately, He sees absolutely nothing

'Where are you?' He mentally asked himself while he kept on searching for his playmate until he decided to use his gift to find what he was searching for, He possesses powers greater than any devil fruit. and this Gift was known as... "The Devil's Blood"

One of his certain abilities is called "Devil's Pulse". He capable of sending out a Sonar Pulse on his surroundings and if the pulse comes back to him, He can tell the direction of his target and faster it comes back to him, the Closer his target is

When he sends out a pulse on his surroundings, He waits for the pulse to indicate his target's direction. When it did his target was at direction North to North-West and heads towards his target

Then sends another pulse and his target was hiding behind a tree with both hands covering its mouth to preventing itself from giggle

He quietly approaches the tree and grabs the sides of the bark then...

"FOUND YOU!" He shouted which caused his playmate to yelp and fall on the ground and Albert laughed when he spooked his friend

The Person he was playing with was a little girl who's one year younger than him, wearing a yellow dress with a green line on the bottom, has orange hair and brown eyes

"Looks like I win again, Nami." He said and places both of his hands on his waist

"No fair! You were using your powers again" Nami accused

He simply chuckles at her complain, but soon smiled afterward.

"Alright I did," He said while he raises his arm midway "But next time, I'll find you without using powers"

"You better!" Nami exclaimed to him

"Hey, you two!" A Familiar voice said then they turned to the person who called after them, but it was none other than Nami's older sister; Nojiko

"Bell-mere's calling for both of you!" She called to them

Albert then offers a hand to Nami and smile "Let's go, Nami"

Nami hums with an agreement and both rushed towards Nojiko and the three of them went back to Bell-mere's house

When they arrived at the house, They find Bell-mere having a conversation with someone

The person, Bell-mere was talking to was wearing a grey buttoned shirt, wear trousers similar to Bell-mere's, has long grey hair that goes all the way down to her Back and has the same eyes as Albert's

"Hi, Bell-mere" Nami greeted "We're Back"

"And it's nice to you and my mother are enjoy your time together," Albert told to Bell-mere

Bell-mere looks at the trio and gave a smile to them

"Thanks, Albert, and It's nice to see the three of you went back safely..." She complimented and then her eyes landed on Albert and Nami, and saw him holding Nami's hand and gave a mischievous smile to them "And it seems I'm not the only one whose having quality time together"

Albert and Nami were confused for a moment and looked at each other. then their eyes landed onto their hands still holding on to each other and knew what Bell-mere was talking about

They suddenly let go of each other, looked away from each other while both of their cheeks were a little red from holding each others' hands and sweating with embarrassment

Nojiko and Albert's Mother giggle at them while Bell-mere simply laugh at the two while she pounds the table with her hand a few times and caused both Albert and Nami to feel a little more embarrassed when a thought went into their heads

Then Bell-mere glanced at Albert's Mother with a confident smile "Don't worry, Sylvie. They'll get along eventually"

Albert's mother now known as Sylvie covers her mouth with one hand and giggles for a bit "I wouldn't worry about it, After all, they are bound to be together." She assured to Bell-mere

"WE'RE NOT! WE'RE JUST FRIENDS!" Both Albert and Nami shouted unison while Bell-mere and Sylvie started to laugh at the two and Sylvie stood up from her chair and went to Albert

"Come on, Albert. It's time to go now" She said motherly to him

"OK, Mom," Albert said then went beside his mother and glances at Nami and Nojiko

"Thanks for having fun with me, Albert. Same thing next week?" She asked which Albert nods at that "And this you'll be the one trying to find me"

Nami nods and waved them goodbye as Albert and Sylvie left them...

Albert and Nami were best friends for a very long time. Normally, the two played all sorts of games together that even Nojiko decided to play along, Sometimes Albert helps out with Nami and Nojiko with their Tangerine Orchard or their chords and there was that one time Albert made Nami laugh by pulling a prank on Genzo

Four Years later (Albert is currently 11 yrs. old)

Albert's Mother is seen helping out a few sailors lifting a few crates of cargo onto a merchant ship and Albert stood there and watched as they prepare for a voyage. But Albert has a sad look on his face when his mother told him that he'll be joining them for a few days. He had plans to hang out with Nami and Nojiko, But his mother requested him to come along with them and he wanted to sail with his mother

"Come on, Albert. It's almost time to go now" Sylvie told to her son

"Coming..." He gets off the crate and takes a few steps forward to the ship, Until...

"WAIT!" A Familiar Voice called out

"Huh?" he turns to his right and saw Nami running towards him "Nami?" He questioned as Nami stopped running and she was panting for a bit since she had to run from Village to the Docks

"You're Leaving the island?" She asked and Albert nodded "Yeah, But it's only for a couple of days..."

"Oh..." Nami said with a hint of sadness and tilts her head down with a disappointed look on her face when she heard that Albert was going to leave the island for a while.

Albert saw how sad and disappointed she is right now, and decided to cheer her up before he joined her mother on the ship

"Hey, Nami..." Nami looks up to him "How about this. When I arrived at the Next Island. I'll try to find a Book about Navigation and buy a Copy. And when I return to this island, I'll give it to personally as a gift from my Voyage. What do you say?" He asked with a smile

She gasps in shock when he told her about a promise "You'd promise that? For me?" She asked

"Of course, after all, we are friends, Right?" He said and turned his smile into a closed eye cheery grin

Nami didn't have any words to say to him when he vows to find a book about Navigation for her since she told him about her dream of drawing a map of the entire world. The only thing she could do right now is putting both of her hands onto her mouth and form tears of joy into her eyes as they rolled down to her cheek

Albert then switched his grin into a smile and turns to the Boat "Anyway, I better get going now. Cause I don't wanna-" He said while he turns to Nami one last time. But before he could continue what he was saying to her, Nami suddenly jumps towards him and hugs him tightly

Albert seemed to have widened his eyes for a second, Then he blinked, smiled again and returned the hug

Sylvie's POV

Sylvie watched from the bow as she sees her son hugging his childhood friend for a while, then one of the sailors walked beside her and saw her son as well

"You know, Sylvie, Your kid ain't all that bad" The Sailor commented about her son

"Yeah, in fact, Seeing those two together reminded of the day I met my husband," She told to the sailor which he crosses his arm together and gave a smirk "Hmph, Do tell..."

"How about another time, We have work to do, remember?" Sailor nods at her words and left to do some work while Sylvie leaner a little closer from the railing put her hand on the side of her mouth

"Albert! Come on, the ship is about to set sail!" She called out loud to her son

Albert's POV

Albert hears his mother's call and they broke their hug with each other

"Looks like you're leaving, Huh?" She asked

"Yeah..." Albert turns way from Nami and marched his to the ship

"Hey, Albert!" She called out and Albert turns his head to her "Don't forget your promise!"

Albert smirks and nods with approval, then he rushes towards the ship. Once he boarded the ship, The crew raised the anchor, prepared the mast and the helmsman turns the ship to the opposite direction of the island, Then pulled down the mast to catch the wind. Then the ship started to sail away from the island

Albert went to the stern and looked at the island one last time and saw Nami waving at him a goodbye along with some of the villagers who appeared to be family members to some of the sailors with him

Albert waved back at Nami while he puts on a big cheery grin to her and hoping he'll keep his promise and return safely to her

A few hours later, The Conomi Islands was out of sight

'Don't worry, Nami, When I return from my voyage. I will keep my promise... I swear it!' He mentally promised himself to return to her with a book to help dream. But it all changed on one fateful day...

A Violent Storm came upon them and the Waves were rocking the ship back and forth

The Men Struggled to keep the mast intact and Albert was one of them, Suddenly, Strong wind current struck at them and Main Mast's base started to crack

Albert continued to struggle with the other sailors to keep the ship's mast from breaking, But their efforts were wasted when the mainmast finally snaps and fall onto the ship's bow

Then a massive wave came upon them and they all watched in terror as the wave was about to collide with the ship

Albert as well watched in terror when he saw the wave coming towards him, But he snapped out of it because he had something else to be concerned with. he saw his mother standing in fright and rushed towards her

But he was too far and too late, The wave finally collides with the ship. Sending the crew overboard, turning the ship into pieces and Albert was sent flying on to a wooden board knocking unconscious and was drifted away by the currents of the sea

At the end of the storm, He and the sailors aboard the ship were nowhere to be seen and all the remains was a pile of broken wood, scattered across the seas, The Marines went to the scene to search for any survivors after the storm, but they've have found nothing missing for several days.

Eventually, the Marines announced that all members of the ship we're lost at sea... But that's what they think

Several Days Later, After the Storm had passed...

Albert miraculously ended up on another island, Unconscious and washed ashore

Then a man was just taking a stroll to the beach until he saw the boy who was laying by the shore and went to him

"Poor Boy," He said while he placed two of his fingers on Albert's Neck and felt a pulse on him, indicating that he was still alive

Then the man looked around the beach to see if someone else had washed ashore. But there wasn't anyone nearby and he sighs while he thinks about what he wants to do. But the answer was already obvious, He then carries Albert behind his back and glances at him for a moment

"Guess taking a stroll wasn't so bad after all," He said to himself and then carried Albert back to his cabin which was somewhere deep in the forest. And there, he can be treated.

And on that day forward, Albert's new life... Begins now

Hey Guys, This is the Crescent Rider and I Hope you've enjoyed the Prologue. Now when you noticed that my OC's Powers were somewhat familiar, Here's something you should know.

Albert's powers are kinda like the same powers from the Prototype game but Readjusted to ensure non-lethal attacks. Because I never planned on making my OC kill anyone. He's just like Luffy when he beats someone up and leaves them unconscious. More of his Abilities will be told after a series of Future Chapters

But that is all for now and I hope you've enjoyed the Prologue, I don't mind if the Reviews are Positive or Negative messages and Stay tuned for the Next Chapter

Edit: It may good or bad, but I'll try to improve the chapters from time to time

Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece or Prototype. I only own the OC Character