One Piece: Sisters adventure

Chapter 22

Winifred's POV

When I first came to Little Garden, I didn't even know its name. Things happened so suddenly, that I had a hard time progressing anything. First, the ship I was on left before I realized I was on a dangerous island. The next thing I knew I was running for my life. There were monsters everywhere on this island. Dinosaurs, prehistoric mammals everyone believed went extincted a long time ago, there was even giants on this island.

At every turn, my virus send my mind and body into a panic spiral. There were so many dangers that it felt like, if it wasn't for my virus, I'd be dead by now. The jungle was crazy. At one point, I got lucky. I was dying of thirst and rushed to the nearest water source. My virus warned me of its dangers, even so, hydration was worth the risk. I tried being quiet, to not catch the attention of anything that lurked below the waters. It didn't matter in the end, for no matter how hard I tried to be quiet, something still noticed me.

If it wasn't for my adrenaline and fear of dying, I'd have never escaped it's jaw. The gator that attack me was relatively small, which made my escape some what easier. Even as its teeth punchered my hands, I gave it my all to pry its mouth open to release it from my leg. I kicked the gator a distance away before making a run for it. The virus send signals to my brain, warning me of the dangers of bleeding on a predator infested island.

Danger this, danger that. Dangerous here and dangerous there. It seemed no matter what I did or where I go, there was something out to kill me in one way or another. I got so fed-up with everything about this island, that I started making plans to build my own boat and escape this hell hole. But, my plan never came to fruitation, for something prevented me from leaving. After building my boat, I needed supplies for my journey. As I gathered strange fruits and veggies my virus deemed safe, I accidently found a Devil Fruit.

But, I didn't know what it was. I've never seen a Devil Fruit before. I've only heard of them. So, taking a large bite, I immidiately spat it out. It tasted horrible, but because of my hunger and the fact that I hated wasting food, I ate the whole fruit. I didn't notice the change until I was pushing my boat out to sea. My virus sent warning signals through my nerves. At first, I wanted to ignore it. I knew of the dangers at sea. Only my virus was damn set on not letting me go anywhere near the ocean.

I later found out why. New fears set in my heart and it made it difficult for me to do anything. I can't leave on a boat for the fear of drowning. I can't go deeper into the jungle for the fear of its predators. I avoided the giants for the fear that they will kill me on sight. My fears might have made me overcautios of a lot of things, but I knew I needed to do surten things to survive.

So, with a heavy heart and an empty stomach, I did my best to make myself a safe haven. My shelter was small and shabby, but its purpose was to be invisible. I want to make it hard for predators to find it, and me. The cave was big enough for only someone my size to fit through. Even so, I still had to bend over to get through the entrance. Fires were out of the question, they were too easy to spot and can attract the wrong kinds of attention.

I became a scavenger of sorts. Finding corpses, preys that fell to their hunters, and harvest their hides. I made bedding from their hides to keep me warm at night. I made traps out of sticks and stones to catch small critters. Only for me to release the critters when I remember I can't eat them without a fire. Even so, I know large flames can scare even large predators. So, I dug alcoves and put dry sticks in them with tree sap. If worse comes to worse, I can use the flames to distract my pursuers as I escaped.

Thanks to my brain and my virus, surviving Little Garden became easier. I should also pat myself on the back for reading so many books. With my knowledge and the help of my virus, I was able to make my own life easier. The only tough thing to learn was my sudden and new Devil Fruit powers. It wasn't easy. New strengths and odd changes to my body made me learn, struggle, and suffer on repeat all over again. Just like how I had to learn how to deal with my virus.