From stranger to pirate
"Where am I?..... Who am I?" A teenage boy laid down on a beach in tatters among the remains of a ship wreck. His eyes unfocused. Every breathe he took was laboured. The sun shining brightly in the sky, beat down on his pitiful form without mercy.
The pale blonde locks on his head laid lifelessly on his head. And his skin stuck against his bones. He looked like an half dead corpse.
Although he was by the ocean, his lips was cracked and dry. His voice sounded hoarse. Right now he wanted nothing more than to have a drink of freshwater.
Moreover, he couldn't remember how long he had been on this island or where he was. But one thing he was certain of was that the ship he was on was caught in middle of a storm and capsized.
He somehow managed to make it to this island but he didn't know if anyone else managed to survive.
He spent his days searching the island for anything that could help him. At first he was able to survive off of some berries and fruits that he managed to salvage but after a few days they quickly ran out, leaving him to starve.
During those few days, he hadn't caught any sight of a navy ship or any ships for that matter. In fact at this point he'd even go with a pirate ship as long as he could leave this damn island.
Just when he was about to give up he heard a loud noise coming from the sea. It took all his strength just to turn his neck to look to the sea. There what he saw was a ship making it way towards the island.
He shed tears of joy when he saw the ship, knowing that his prayer was finally answered. But when he saw the jolly roger on the ship his mood immediately soured. He completely forgot his words about boarding a pirate ship.
Anyways this is my take on the pirate kings adventure around the world. I'm not a diehard fan of one piece even though I finished all the chapters and is currently following the manga I can't remember every single details so there will be mistakes.
He had the intention to run away and hide, his body refused to obey him. So he could only watch helplessly as the ship approached the island. All the while praying that the pirates would at least show him mercy.
After what felt like an eternity to him, the ship finally reached the beach. It hasn't even decked yet before a figure jumped off the ship and landed on the beach.
"Finally, Land! Hahahah!" The youthful man laughed heartily and did a light spin around.
"You shouldn't go off running on your own" A blonde haired man with wavy hair said as he walked down the tramp. He is of relatively tall height with a very muscular build and tan skin. Two of his most distinguishing traits are his round glasses and facial hair, which was arranged embattled across his lower jaw.
He turned to the other man only to see staring off in another direction.
"Hey Rayleigh,what is that?" The man asked as he pointed at a certain direction. Rayleigh turned to the direction only to see a figure lying on their back on the beach while staring at them like a mouse caught in a trap.
"Is that a person?" Rayleigh exclaimed in surprise. This island was almost world apart from the last one they were on. And from what he could see it seemed that a ship wrecked but why was there only one survival.
"Is he dead?" The man asked as he stalked closer to the person. The teenager flinched when he saw the pirate walking towards him.
He tried to play dead but the pirate already noticed him. The man crunched before him with a huge smile on his face. His figure blocked out the sun and casted a shade on his face.Now that he was closer he could see the person's features along with the straw hat on his head. He looked to be in his mid to late twenties with shoulder length wavy black hair and a wide grin on his face.
The man laughed and said. "You look strong. Others might not have been able to have survived this long without food and water. How about it? Join my crew."
"E.. excuse..me" He wanted to shout out in shock but his voice only came out hoarse making him look pitiful. it even hurt him just to say those few words.
Rayleigh did a double take when he heard his partner asking an half-dead teenager to join their pirate crew.
"Are you serious about this Roger?"
"Yes. I've already decided. I'm taking him with us" Roger laughed as he placed the teen on his shoulder and started walking towards the ship not giving him a chance to voice his complain.
"Le...let m..me do...down" The teenage tried resisting but his body was too frail and weak to do so. Rayleigh sighed as he watched Roger carry the kid on deck.
"Is he dead?" The man asked as he stalked closer to the person. The teenager flinched when he saw the pirate walking towards him.
Wasn't this a pirate ship? where are the crew members?
"Surprised?" Rayleigh asked as he walked up to the him with a glass of water. Despite him wanting to do otherwise his curiosity got the better of him and he nodded his head.
Rayleigh sat down and handed him the glass of water which he greedily drank without bothering to check for poison. Rayleigh smiled at this and said "Well, it's nothing surprising, We are just a newly formed pirate group. We recently entered the Grand line a few days ago"
"What?" The kid did a double take. Now that he was hydrated his voice was getting clearer. But that wasn't surprising seeing as the crew had only two members. Any pirate who has been on the Grand line for a long time would have amassed a lot of crew members. At first he didn't think much about it since there are a lot of pirates out there that even he didn't recognize.
However, when he thought back to the bad state the ship was in , he asked. "Then why was the ship in such a bad state"
"Well my captain likes to pick fights so we got into one all too often" Rayleigh laughed before jabbing a thumb at the jolly roger flapping in the wind and said. "Also nobody will take us seriously with a jolly roger like that"
The teenager looked at the jolly roger to see a skull winking with a silly grin on it face. Immediately he saw it he burst into laughter. He only thought of one word when he saw the jolly roger, flamboyant.
Was he trying to wink the marines into submission?
The two of them shared a laugh before Rayleigh asked. "So what's your name kid and what were you doing out here?"
"Me?" The teen pointed at himself with a quizzical look and hurriedly said in a panicked voice. "I'm not from a rich family or any of that"
Rayleigh laughed at his words and said. "We are not that kind of pirates. I was just wondering if we could help you get home"
"Oh" The blonde teen nodded. After contemplating for a while he said. "I'm Naruto, can't remember my last name. The last thing I remembered was the ship wreck before waking up on this shore"
"Is that so?" Rayleigh rubbed in beard in thought. "What about your home? Do you know which island you are from?"
"Can't remember" Naruto shook his head. Rayleigh was about to say something before a voice interrupted.
"I see you two are getting to know each other well"
Naruto and Rayleigh turned around to see roger holding a plate of food while walking toward them with that same silly grin on his face.
"Dig in" Roger said as he placed the food on the table in front of naruto before taking a seat beside Rayleigh. Naruto wanted to reject the food but his stomach threatened him with a loud growl forcing him to hurriedly devour the food.
Roger and Rayleigh watched him eat with smiles on their faces.
"So how was it?" Roger asked after naruto finished licking the plate clean.
"Delicious" Naruto said with a satisfied expression on his face. Who knew pirates could cook so well.
"That's great to hear. So why don't you join my crew?" Roger offered again causing Rayleigh to deadpan.
"Why do you want me on your crew? I'm just a dying stranger that you saved"
"Why do you want me on your crew? I'm just a dying stranger that you saved" Naruto asked. He was curious as to what Roger saw in him that made him so eager to want him in his pirate crew.
"No" Roger shook his head and said seriously. "You survived on your own, long enough for us to find you. That alone speaks much about your willpower. Moreover I've taken an interest in you"
"He's right about that. This island is a long way from the last one. Infact it's the smallest island I have ever seen. I wouldn't have know that it exists if I didn't see it with my own eyes. Imagine dying at sea on an island nobody knows about" Rayleigh laughed as he cleaned up the table.
"So what do you say kid?" Roger asked as he held out his hand to naruto. "Die at sea with nobody ever knowing your name. Or come turn the world upside down with me"
Naruto stared at the hand in deep thought. Never would he have thought he'd be offered a deal to become a pirate just to continue living. After a few seconds of contemplating naruto shook roger's hand and asked.
"Before I join I'd like to know one thing. What is the name of my captain?"
Roger's grin widened when he heard that question. With a joyful laugh he said.
"Call me Roger. Gol D. Roger "