Sorry this took so looooooooooooooooooong. I have had brain freeze because of exams and stuff like that!

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Dedicated to all pirate and Luffy fans everywhere!

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Vixen groaned and stood shakily up. Her senses suddenly switched on, and she smelled the mentallic smell of fresh blood. She opened her eyes and gasped with horror. The deck of the ship that she was on was covered with the bodies of men and a few women. A few injured people groaned and cried with agony. Where was she? She was on the deck of a ship, a large ship. Suddenly, the sky turned red and the sea ran red with theblood of the dead. The sky swirled with anger and the sea started to rage; a tempest was upon them. Over the crash of thunder, she heard the crash of swords.

She looked up, and on the bowspirt was Storm, duking it out with a mysterious cloaked figure. The face was hidden with a mystery figure was as skilled as anyone could be! He/she was so skilled, that Storm was using all of her energy to defend herself, not to attack. The man/woman struck her so hard that Storm's swords flew out of her hands. She fell to her knees, and looked at the figure. He/she placed a sword against her throat. Storm closed her eyes.

Vixen screamed, and a huge heave of the deck threw her into the raging red sea. As she was pulled away from the ship, it burst into flame. The sky itself seemed on fire!

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With a scream, Vixen jerked herself awake. She was sweating, bullets of sweat poured off her body, soaking her shirt with liquid. Her eyes were large and dilated. The door creaked open, and Vixen whipped her slingshot up off the floor, loaded it and was almost about to shoot it off when...

"Vixen, put it down. It's just me." Storm's voice called out from the half-opened door. Vixen sighed with relief, and threw the slingshot down on the floor. She scrambled out of her hammock and threw her arms around Storm.

"It's you, it's you! Oy, oy, ooooohhhhhhhh!" she hugged Storm really hard. Storm wrapped her arms around her best friend. Vixen let go, and collasped to the floor. She started to sob.

"Vixen, Vixey, it's ok, shh. Shhhh. Everything's ok. You're safe. Shhhhhh." Storm whispered, falling to her knees, and giving Vixen a large hug. "It's alright, it's alright. Everything's ok."

Vixen took a shuddering breath. She wiped her eyes. "I-I'm ok." she mumbled, standing up. Storm leapt up, and helped her to her hammock.

"What nightmare was it? The burning house? The exploding ship-in-a-bottle? The underwater fire? The-"

"None of those..."

"Huh? But those are your only reaccuring dreams!"

"This was a new one...one from the future..."

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Early the next morning, Storm emerged from the cabin and streched. The sun was barely peeping over the horizon, and the sea-gulls were diving into the sea with slight splashes. Storm sighed with happiness, then went downstairs, to get something to drink.

When she stepped into the kitchen, she was greeted with a blast of hot air, and the aromas of bacon and pancakes.

"Good morning Angeldove!" called Sanji from the stove. Storm's mouth dropped open. Sanji had a pile of pancakes at least three feet tall on one side of the stove, and a platter of sasauges and bacon on the other. He was flipping pancakes and turning bacon smothered in sasauge fatat the same time. Nami was throwing fruit into a bowl and pouring honey on top of it. Zolo, Usopp and Luffy were still fast asleep over the couches.

"Wha-? Huh-? Who-? HUH?"

Nami laughed. "We thought that we'd whip something up to thank you for the hospitality last night."

"Uh...ok, thanks." Storm said, going over toa keg and pouring herself some light pink grog. As she slurped it down, the aroma drifted over to Luffy's nose, and he sat up with a "BOING!"

"I smell food!" he shouted, bouncing up, falling off-balence and landing on Zolo's stomach. With an "OOF!" Zolo came awake. He glared at Luffy.

"Whydid you do that?" he muttered, throwing off Luffy, and sitting up. He yawned and streched. Storm cast an eye over his biceps that bulged out under his shirt. She giggled.

Zolo heard a snoring noise. He turned and looked at Usopp. "Shut up," he muttered, throwing Usopp over the back of a chair. Usopp came awake with a shout.

"WHY'D JA DO THAT?" he bellowed at Zolo.

"You were snoring in my ear." he said, turning away and grabbing a plate of food that Sanji was offering Storm.

"That was for Storm." said Sanji, dangerously. Zolo ignored him and chowed down.

"Oh, I don't care, not really hungery."

Just then, Vixen walked in, shadows under her eyes and slingshot in her pocket. She grabbed a plate and piled it with food of all kinds, then walked right back out, without saying a word to anyone. Storm watched her go, then turned back to her guests.

"So what else is there to eat?"

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Vixen sat up in the crow's nest, eating her meal and staring off into the sunrise. It was that stupid dream that bothered her. It was something from the future, she knew that. Storm had never been beaten in a sword fight before. Also, she had never owned a ship that was that big. She sighed and remembered the first time that she had met Storm...

"Goodness, that was quite a storm last night, eh, Vixen."

"Daddy, daddy! There's a person out by the water!"

"Really? Oh gods, it's a girl!"

"Daddy, wait for me!"

-.-.-.-.-

"Who are you? Where am I?"

"You're in our house silly! You were washed ashore and my daddy went out and rescued you. I'm Vixen"

"Hi, I'm...Amber."

"Okay, Daddy!"

""What is it, dear?"

"She's awake and her name is Amber!"

-.-.-.-.-

"What is that?"

"It's just a tattoo, sheesh! You act like you've never seen one before!"

"That's a pirate tattoo! Out of this house!"

"DADDY!"

"OUT!"

"Sheesh, I'm goin', I'm goin'!"

"Daddy, she was my friend!"

"She's also a pirate! You will not, I repeat, NOT play with her ever again! Do you understand?"

"Yes, Daddy..."

-.-.-.-.-

"Hey."

"I can't play with you anymore. You're a pirate."

"WAS a pirate."

"Was?"

"Yeah, I didn't like some rules on the ship that I was on, so I mutinied andthey threw me overboard. I'm about as much a pirate now as you are. Oh and my real name is Storm."

"Wow, that means we can play again!"

"Wanna go swimming?"

"Sure!"

-.-.-.-.-

"Cough, cough! Daddy! Where are you!"

"Vixen over here!"

"Storm...cough, COUGH! Where are you? HELP ME!"

"It's alright, I've got ya!"

"Daddy he's still-"

"No time, we gotta get outta here! Short-Stack Steven will be back! This time for your life!"

"But...DAAAAAADDDDDYYYYYY!"

-.-.-.-.-

"Ergh! Enough! Enough of these horrible memories! Why? Why did he have to come? We were so happy...CURSE YOU SHORT-STACK STEVEN!" She bellowed to the skies. Her head fell forward into her hands, as if she was suddenly tired. Storm's head popped up next to her.

"Hey, hey. I agree, CURSE HIM TO THE GREAT-WHITE'S BELLY, AND TO OPEN SKY!"

Vixen laughed and hiccuped.

"Hey, it's not like Short-Stack Steven knows your name or anythin'. It's not like he knows that you are the Sharp-Shoot down. We've having a truth or dare party. Usopp is now drinking a pint of that foul seaweed grog that we keep for tradin'. You should see his face! It's like he's swallowing a live eel! Hahaa!" she started to climb down. Vixen followed her.

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Once again, I apologize for this taking so long. Forgive me, o faithful readers!