Ch.1: Don't eat random things off the ground.

"Jii-chan! Jii-chan! Where are you? Don't leave me here alone!"

A little girl rushed past the bushes and trees. It was a dark, ominous night with no moon to be seen in the sky. The forest around her merged with the shadows to take on the appearance of monsters and other such demonic beings. She desperately ran away from them, searching for any hint of her grandfather who threw her in there. No such trace of the man, who was so stupid and annoying, but what she needed more than anything in such a scary place like this. Breaking apart the curtain of creepers, she discovered a small clearing with candlebud-like flowers. They emitted iridescent purple light that shimmered in the darkness.

Tranced by the light, she walked forward and soaked herself in the warmth of the light. But as she inched closer, a black silhouette flashed and attacked her. Immediately, she screamed and backed away, tripping over a small rock. Now on her butt, she stared up at the drooling mouth filled with sharp, bloody teeth. She stiffened and froze in fear. The beast mockingly howled with laughter and licked its mouth. The girl cursed her grandfather for being the main cause of her demise, but smiled lightly because her hellish 'trainings' will end. With that, she accepted the death and waited for the beast to…

Wait. Was that food she saw over there?

Suddenly, her stomach rumbled and she reached out for the fruit. Since she was going to die, she might as well die doing her favorite thing: eating. Tentatively, she studied and fingered the wave like swirls across the serpent-like fruit. A mysterious aura covered its ocean blue skin—

Nom. And after a few seconds, she started choking at the immensely bad taste. Disgusting thing! Her last meal was going to be something so horrible? No, it wasn't! Her last meal was going to be a salad made with real fruit that actually tasted edible and good!

With that in mind, she headbutted the chin of the beast and broke its jaw. The poor thing fell backwards on to the ground, releasing its grip on the girl. She stood up and stared at it, realizing that it was just some oversized wolf and nothing special. The night must be muddling her mind. Now, with the goal of kicking her grandfather and eating salad in her head, she calmly walked through the forest. Nothing was going to mess with her anymore.

Two Years Later

A man with red hair twirled a dusty, old straw hat around his fingers. He wistfully stared ahead towards East Blue, thinking about his old captain. A stoic-looking man walked besides him, sharing the view…

When suddenly, the red-haired man stood up and roughly placed his hat on his head,

"I got a great idea!" The stoic man jumped at the sudden action and raised a brow. His captain grinned,

"Let's go to East Blue!"