"You gotta stop freezing up around stuff when it happens. I can't always be there to drag you along." My brows knit, realizing he had come over to scold me. I crossed my arms and frowned. "Well I'm sorry, this is all still super new to me." I snapped. "Everywhere we go there's a dozen devil fruit users, with powers the likes of which I've never seen before." "And there will be more. Just try to get used to it." Zoro mirrored my irritated posture, leaning against the mast behind him. *~---------~**~---------~**~---------~**~---------~* Celine, a normal girl is indirectly freed from her enslavement to the Slam Pirates by the Straw Hat crew. A lost Zoro finds her deep in the woods, suffering from life-threatening wounds. He inevitably brings her back to the Going Merry to receive medical attention from Chopper. *~---------~**~---------~**~---------~**~---------~* Zoro now plagued with an inescapable feeling of responsibility for Celine, he struggles to navigate a myriad of emotions he has never experienced before. *~---------~**~---------~**~---------~**~---------~* Celine struggles immensely with self image issues, constantly questioning her place within the Straw Hat crew. Will she find her true purpose? Will she be able to aid her new friends on their dangerous journey towards Alabasta? Or will she just get in the way? *~---------~**~---------~**~---------~**~---------~* New cover art coming soon *~---------~**~---------~**~---------~**~---------~* Disclaimer: I do not own the series One Piece, nor any of its characters, besides my OC, Celine. This story is for fan purposes only!

"Ocean blue eyes looking in mine, I feel like I might sink and drown and die." A simple girl, daughter of a pirate captain, meets the future "King of the Pirates" and begrudgingly decides to join him on his adventure to find the One Piece. COMPLETE UNTIL SEASON 2. DISCLAIMER: I do not own One Piece (the anime/manga and live-action), its characters, or its plot. I only own my OCs, my ideas for them, and anything not seen in the anime/manga/show. I also do not own any gifs, images, and/or videos unless stated otherwise. All rights go to their original owners!

Mel was just an ordinary girl-clumsy, chaotic, and a little too obsessed with anime. But her world turns upside down when a mysterious stranger and a glowing vortex pull her into a place she knows all too well... the world of One Piece. Now stranded in the East Blue, Mel has to navigate a reality where pirates are real, Devil Fruits exist, and danger lurks around every corner. She's unprepared, overwhelmed, and definitely not equipped for a life at sea-or so she thinks. But fate has a strange sense of humor... especially when a peculiar Devil Fruit lands in her hands and throws her into chaos all over again. Armed with unfinished powers, embarrassing timing, and a mind full of half-remembered plotlines, Mel sets out to survive-and maybe, just maybe-find her place among the Straw Hat crew. But when fiction turns into her reality, how much of the story can she still change?