Hi! I'm Pamplemoose, this is the first thing I have EVER written, so I hope you enjoy it! After reading so many amazing OP stories I came up with a few ideas of my own, so here one is.

Please review and tell me how my writing is, I'd love to know what people think. More chapters will be added soon, as soon as I write them!

Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece, but if I did I'd be a very happy person

The Price of Freedom

a One Piece Fanfic by Pamplemoose

Prologue – The Wonder of Grand Line

The countries of Grand Line were known to be some of the nicest in the world. Within these countries, Rouge was one of the greatest.

Home to most of the world's greatest people, Rouge is the wealthiest and most powerful nation in not only Grand Line, but the World. Its capital, Rouge Town, is a vibrant, colourful city. Residents are proud of their home, where there are the best schools, hospitals and most expensive luxuries. Even the poorest people in Rouge Town are fortunate to have a very comfortable way of life. The richest can have anything they want, though the most fashionable thing to own is slaves. A man with many slaves was considered a very wealthy man indeed. Rouge Town is the political hub of Rouge, helping forge its alliances with other grand line major countries, Alabasta and Drum. Alabasta is a grand country, intelligently ruled by their beloved king, and is the location of some major businesses of the world. Drum is known for being the home of the most major scientific discoveries of recent years, thanks to its scientist Dr Vegapunk.

A genius, Vegapunk had created some of the greatest developments to science, from protection for boats, hastening all major trade routes, to the den den mushi, the world's greatest form of communication. Every great scientist has a downside however, and Vegapunk's research was put in jeopardy with the great devil fruit disaster. Twenty five years ago, Vegapunk was developing a dangerous chemical, nicknamed the "devil fruit" that could induce super intelligence and strength to humans. Slaves tested were left with some unusual side effects that gave them super abilities. The chemical was deemed unsafe, and was dumped in Drum. Some slaves suffered painful deaths due to their powers, though others were freed and left to live in Drum, and lived peaceful lives. Yet the next generation of the former slaves were born with interesting mutations, giving them powers like their parents. These "mutants" can be found dotted over grand line, and are often feared and hated. But, Grand Line wasn't the greatest continent in the world for nothing, and the mutants can be found living in relative peace, often using their powers to their advantage. Grand Line was a great place indeed.

The same could not be said for the other areas of the world. The continent of Blue suffered at grand lines success, and its countries have all fallen to be undesirable places to live. North Blue is currently facing civil war, its residents rising up against the current leaders, who refuse to let the country join the continent of Grand Line. So they fight for their freedom, and the chance for a better life. East blue has become the crime capital of the world, a country run by crooks and thieves. People who can survive in East Blue are not thought to be trusted, and any crime ring in the rest of the world can be traced back there. Most of the slaves in Grand Line were traced back to the crime rings of East Blue. West Blue used to be a pleasant, well off country, but famine has destroyed its main crops, leaving the country poverty stricken. They work hard to regain their former glory, but locals leave in droves to earn more money in the wealthier countries. South Blue is a no go area. The smallest country in the continent of Blue, South Blue is a mostly desolate country, made of small tribes. No major society is developed, and tribes fight for land and status. People there are thought to be primal, ferocious and impossibly strong, spending every day of their life prepared for hunting or battle. As soon as a foreigner enters South Blue, he is considered dead. A man from South Blue in grand line is a rarity, so are revered as people, and can be highly valued as slaves.

Such a valuable man, is Roronoa Zoro.

So there you have it! A little prolouge to my story. I thought I'd start with my AU fic, then I can have a little bit more liberty with the way I interperet the characters.

Yea, I like so many others, love Zoro, so he's gonna be the main character of my story. I hope I painted an interesting picture of the One Piece world I would like. Its pretty corrupted, life's only perfect if you're rich! But, that can be said for us i the normal world too!

Thanks for reading - Pamplemoose