One Piece: The World's Strongest: Prologue

(What's up guys? Here's another new story for ya. OC's are to be submitted by PM for this story, so please don't submit via review)

Kenji Yamamora was a boy of seventeen years, standing five feet seven inches tall, with short, messy white hair and shining grey eyes that were full of determination. He usually wore a white tee shirt with a black jolly roger on it, and a pair of loose blue jeans that didn't hang over his feet, his brown tennis shoes being easily visible. Today he was sitting around in his house in Shimotsuki Village, the place where he was born. He had nothing to do, so he was reading his book that was full of sword techniques again.

Kenji had always liked pirates. Not many came to the village, but whenever they did they were usually nice folks that were just following their dreams.

Kenji sighed and closed his book, thinking of the day that he himself would become a pirate and sail the seas, living his dreams.

"That's gotta be a good life, being a pirate."

Kenji's father, who was the owner of the local Kendo School, walked down the stairs and looked at Kenji, and greeted him with a smile.

"Good morning, Kenji. Has Akane not come over yet?"

Akane was Kenji's best and only friend. She attended Kenji's Martial Arts School, where she had met him when they were both nine. Kenji had just joined the school and he wasn't doing so good at it even after an entire week. Feeling bad for him, Akane had decided to help him learn the difficult techniques that their school had to teach them, and before long he became even better at it than her. That on top of Kenji's sword training had made him a formidable opponent to anyone unlucky enough to pick a fight with him. Of course, he never killed anyone. There was never any need for that.

"Nope, she hasn't come over yet. I guess that she's out in the field training again."

"Oh. Perhaps you should join her. You know how she doesn't like you being late."

"I guess so. Beats staying here. See ya later, Dad!"

And without waiting for a response, kenji bolted out of the front door.

Kenji ran through Shimotsuki village using the speed that only seven years of training could have granted him, and reached the field on the outskirts of the tiny village in no time.

Shimotsuki Village was known for its many dojos and kendo Schools, and was even rumored to be the place where the legendary swordsman Pirate Hunter Zoro grew up.

There, Akane had been practicing the complicated dodging patterns of the Slight of Foot Style.

This style was based around evading the opponent's attacks, and then striking quickly at pressure points to cause as much damage as possible. For this specific purpose, fists were made so that the second knuckles of the index and middle fingers were sticking out, making for a less blunt strike.

Akane herself was a rather attractive girl of seventeen years, with her slightly longer than shoulder length red hair and her bright blue eyes. She usually wore an average length tan skirt with longer shorts underneath, and a plain blue tee shirt that was half a size too large for her.

Looking Kenji's way, she smiled and said, "Hey, Kenji, you made it on time this time!"

"I just got reminded by my dad. So should we begin?"

"Sure!"

After this little exchange, they began practicing silently for a couple of hours, taking regular breaks. This was how they spent time with each other, silently training side by side, and chatting merrily during breaks. Of course, the two weren't a couple, but Akane did have those kind of feelings for kenji, though he didn't notice.

At the end of their training session, as the two teens decided to go do something else, they noticed that on the beach, which they had a clear view of, there was a pirate ship with it's anchor dropped. It was always nice to have pirates visit the town, but Kenji and Akane didn't feel like greeting these guys. They were just too tired to talk to anyone but each other. They decided to go to Kenji's house because it was a shorter walk.

Meanwhile, Kenji's father was at the local tavern, having a drink before going back home to his son and his son's friend.

Meanwhile, in a differnt place, a Marine ship that had been following the pirste ship (unbeknownst to the pirates) had reported in.

"Sir, the Candle Pirates seem to have docked in Shimotsuki Village," reported a meek looking Marine to his burly Captain, "Your orders, Sir?"

The Captain stood up from his Captain's chair and said, "Search and destroy."

Back in the bar, a group of men who had obviously been at sea for a while walked in. The man who appeared to be the Captain sat down directly next to Kenji's father.

"I assume you're pirates?"

"You assume correctly, friend. How about I buy ya a drink?"

"That sounds delightful."

But all was not well. The Marines had made their way to the bar where the pirates and Kenji's father were, and they had surrounded the place.

The Captain held up a hand and said, "Those of you who are surrounding this place, hold your positions. Everyone else, wer're going in."

The Marine captain and his lackeys entered the building, the lackeys having already drawn and aimed their rifles.

"All right, everyone, listen up. It has come to my attention that the Candle Pirates have landed in this town. I have been following them for quite some time, so it's no use hiding them in plain sight. Just hand them over."

The Candle Pirates had all turned around at this point, all of them having gotten drunk in the process of the Marines approaching the bar.

"Men, fi-"

"Wait!"

Kenji's father had gotten up, and was staring the Captain dead in the eye.

"These pirates are my friends! I don't want to give them over to you without a fight!"

The man began running up to the Captain, hand balled into a fist, but before he even got close, the Captain pulled a pistol from his overcoat and shot him through the heart.

The momentum of his running still carrying him, Kenji's father's body fell at the Marine Captain's feet, blood slowly leaking from the once lively parent.

"How foolish, to be willing to die for men that he probably just met. Oh well, consorting with pirates is a crime, so he deserved it. In fact," The Captain raised his hand, "open fire, men! Leave no one alive!"

Kenji and Akane had heard the gunshots, and like a lot of other people, decided to head in the direction they were coming from. It took a while for them to reach the bar, however what they found was no pleasant sight.

a group of marines was heading toward the beach, and lying in the doorway was-

"DAD!"

(Excuse me for making this chapter a wall. I wasn't expecting the story for this chapter to be expressed in so many words. Either way, here's the OC Format!)

OC Submission Format

Name: Full name of your OC

Age: Self-explanatory

Gender: Self-explanatory

Appearance: Be detailed! What does your character look like, what clothes do they wear, etc.

Affiliation: Crew Member? Pirate? Marine? Bounty Hunter? Shichibukai/Warlord?

History: What is your character's backstory? Be Detailed!

Personality: What is your character like? Any hobbies? What do they believe in? Are they funny? Serious? Be detailed!

Race: Human? Fishman? Merperson? Skypiean? Shandian? Cyborg? Animal that can somehow talk? What are you?

Weapons: What do you use to fight? Any kind of weapon goes as long as it isn't futuristic. (If your character is a Cyborg, list where on your body your weapons are as well as what they do. Also, put down what you're fuelled by.)

Fighting Style: How do you fight? Do you use a Martial Art? Do you have a special Sword Style? A special way of holding your gun? If you are a Devil Fruit User, how do you use your Fruit? (See the Devil Fruit section for details on fruits)

Techniques: What are your special attacks? The only limitation here is that they have to go along with "One Piece Logic." Meaning you can't go around flying using your energy or shooting Kamehameha's...unless your Devil Fruit has Energy powers.

IF CREW MEMBER

Island of First Encounter: Where do we meet him/her? (Note: Must be in East Blue or the Grand Line) Give details about the island if you wish, however all I need is the name.

Pirate Nickname: The name they will be known by for normal citizens once they get a bounty. Example: Straw Hat Luffy, Pirate Hunter Zoro, Black Leg Sanji.

Bounty(ies): How much is your head worth? If you put more than one, then I will assume that the one on the left will be their starting bounty. Do not list reasons for any of your bounties besides the first one if you already have a bounty when you join the crew. Also, don't start off with a bouty exceeding 30,000,000 beri. That's just rediculous

Future Abilities: These are the techniques that you will obtain later in the story when you get stronger. List name of technique, and then list exactly what the technique does. This also goes for Devil Fruit Abilities.

Position: What special skill do you offer the crew? Are you a Navigator? A cook? A doctor? An Entertainer? Specify! (Note: A character can have 2 different positions on the crew)

Dream: If you wanna join the Black Skull Crew, you'll have to have a long-term goal that'll take you at least the entire story. What's yours?

IF PIRATE

See "If Crew Member," except take out Position and Future Abilities, and only put down one bounty. You may state reasons for your bounty, and anything goes, especially if you wish your character to be a villain at some point.

IF MARINE

Rank: Your Marine Rank. Can be anywhere from Ensign to Vice-Admiral.

Division: The name or number of the Marine Division your charatcer belongs to. Be creative here

Opinion on the Marines' "Absolute Justice": It's always nice to see this.

IF BOUNTY HUNTER

Recurring?: If you want your Bounty Hunter to be a recurring character that's constantly chasing the Black Skulls, state it here. (NOTE: I can't have too many of these)

Total Bounty Collected: This will show me how dangerous the Bounty hunter is. A higher Total Bounty means this character is encountered later in the story, and vice versa.

IF SHICHIBUKAI/WARLORD

(BTW for those who don't know The Shichibukai are Called Warlords in the English dub)

Former Bounty: How high was the bounty of your Shichibukai before they got their position? No limits here.

Name of they're Pirate Crew (Optional): The Shichibukai are pirates too, so of course some of them will have crews of their own! If you choose to do this, put general information about that crew.

DEVIL FRUIT

Now you might be wondering, "Haven't all of the really cool Devil Fruits in the world been eaten already? What if I want one of those?" Well, have no fear, because you CAN have your favorite Fruit from the show! Eventually there will be an explanation of why this is so, but for now, just pick your favorite (OR create your own) and hope that it hasn't been taken. SO... here are the requirements to fill out.

Name (ENGLISH PLEASE): What's your Devil Fruit called? Remember, the name is usually the same word repeated twice, the Gum-Gum Fruit for example.

Abilities: What is your Fruit's ability? For those who are creating a Fruit, remember that a Fruit doesn't just give you one ability, it basically makes you into a human , Luffy isn't just some guy that can strech, he has all of the properties of rubber. Just do some thinking and I'll even help you out if you're having trouble...You know, to the best of my ability.

Limits: No Devil Fruit is perfect. Whatever weaknesses your Fruit has, list them here (NOTE: I am aware of Sea Stone and falling into the ocean.)

Taken Devil Fruit Ideas: These are the Fruit Ideas that I already have booked for the story and I WILL update when I get a new idea. Forgive me if you wanted to use any of these fruits.

Curse-Curse Fruit

Energy-Energy Fruit

Hook-Hook Fruit

Absorb-Absorb Fruit

Steel-Steel Fruit

Flame-Flame Fruit

Hollow-Hollow Fruit

Dog-Dog Fruit Model: Arctic Wolf

Cold-Cold Fruit