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I groaned and tried to sit up. Problem was though, I was on a raft. The sudden movement sent the glorified plank of wood jostling left and right.

After steadying the thing I realised something even scarier than almost falling off a raft as you wake up.

"Holy shit why am I in the middle of the ocean?!?!"

I grabbed my throat in confusion.

R: 'That wasn't my voice!'

I looked down at myself. I was wearing ragged clothing that I didn't recognise, I looked horribly malnourished, and I had long, silver hair cascading across my vision as I looked down.

B: 'Ugh...why do I feel so weird..? And who was that who said that..?'

G: 'I dunno, Brandan. But I feel weird as well.'

I blinked before sighing.

"Great. Now I know what's going on. I've gone completely crazy and got a couple voices in my head......"

As if to prove me wrong my stomach growled and I finally noticed the hunger pains shooting through me like angry lightning.

R: 'Oh god that hurts!!!! '

B: 'It hurts but...I think we should focus more on getting to land. Food could come then. But I must ask...who are you?'

All I could really do was say my name.

"Will."

B: 'Ah...wait...Will? I had a friend named Will...'

R: 'soo much pain...... I thought I was tougher than this!'

B: 'Lemme control the body while we talk. I think I could make the pain lessen a bit.'

"H-how?!"

B: 'Trust me on this, Will. Like I can feel the pain but not AS much. If I had control, I think that would extend to that. '

R: 'Just help it hurts soo badly!'

I relaxed my mind as best I could considering the situation and felt myself...... well..... the best I could describe it as is shrinking into my head.

Once I was down to a small enough size I blinked and saw I was in some kind of luxurious hotel room or something. I was on top of a bed with red covers. Next to me were two identical beds. One blue, and one green. On top of the green was a girl with medium length brown hair tied in two pigtails.

Like he said, the pain was much easier to ignore here.

R: 'Where am I?'

G: 'If I had to guess...this is our shared mind.'

The messy brown haired nerd blinked confused.

R: 'Our mind?'

The girl nodded.

G: 'See...I think somehow Brandan, you, and I became one person with a shared mindspace. Hence, this room.'

R: 'Hmm...... okay...... wait...... did you say Brandan?'

The girl nodded again.

R: 'And does that mean..... you're Bri?'

G: 'Yep! But um...are you just another alter or spirit or whatever like I am or are you an actual person named Will?'

R: 'Does the name knifeninja55 ring any bells?'

G: 'It does, but for all I know you could be someone else named Will.'

R: 'We worked on Sibling Survival together!'

The girl smiles.

G: 'William? Will? It is you!'

The nerd nodded and looked at himself.

R: 'Weird..... in here I'm my old self, but out there......Wait! What's happening out there?! '

"It's alright Will. I'm gonna get us to shore. Even if it's gonna be slow with just my hands." I proclaim, as I begin to use my hand to paddle the raft slowly.

R: 'Um..... I don't know Brandan. Our body is pretty weak right now. Too much strain might kill us?'

I nodded. "That's why I said it might be slow. I don't want to tax it anymore than I need to."

R: 'Okay...... so what happened to us? How did we get in the same body? Why are we on a raft at sea? Why are we so starving? How are you handling that pain soo well?'

I shrug. "I just can I guess, to answer your last question. As for the others? Bri was already a part of me before this. As to how we ALL ended up sharing a body? Who knows? I am more concerned right now about us living."

R: 'Alright. Wait...... can I see what you see without taking over?'

G: 'Mhm! Just turn on the TV!'

R: 'Wait there's a TV in our mind? The fuck?'

The girl giggled.

G: 'It doesn't seem like it would make sense, but it is how we see without taking control.'

Will nodded and looked around before spotting it.

R: 'Okay.... Where's the rem.....'

He suddenly felt something appear in his hand before he could finish that statement.

R: 'Huh......'

G: 'Yep! Just comes to your hand whenever you need it!'

Will clicked the power button and on the massive screen a view of...... well blue and more blue covered the vast majority of the screen.

Suddenly, a loud noise could be heard from the TV.

G: 'Sounds like a boat or something. Though...where is it?'

R: 'Look around Brandan!'

I nod before looking around, only to see a giant ship close to us. "How the hell didn't I notice this?!" I ask, shocked.

R: 'Anime logic?'

Will joked like that. Cute.

I frown. "Still you'd think I'd have seen them coming."

G: 'Anime logic, indeed.'

I groan. "Freaking anime logic."

A gruff, but strangely familiar voice called down "You okay citizen? Do you need assistance?"

B: 'Sounds familiar...'

I nod. "I do!" I proclaim, before our stomach growls loudly.

A strange cloud of smoke starts coming straight at us.

Immediately, I cover my nose and mouth.

B: 'Ugh..I don't like smoke. '

"Just stay calm! I'm just using my devil fruit to hoist you aboard!" the same voice calls down.

B: 'And I should trust you because..? '

G: 'He is gonna save us from dying?'

R: 'Plus he only really went crazy when he was fighting pirates. He was always nice to civilians.'

B: 'Fair enough.'

I uncovered my mouth and nose as I watch the smoke come down to us.

After it pulled us above the bow of the ship we locked eyes with Smoker.

"Oh! Are you alright? You look like you haven't eaten in months! I'll have the cook get you something before we make it to port." he said as he gently set us down.

I nod in appreciation. "That would be very much welcomed, thank you!" I say respectfully.

He narrowed his eyes though, suddenly suspicious. "Why were you out on that driftwood with such ripped clothes, no food, and no water? Seems like someone left you to die..... why would that be exactly?"

R: 'Crap we need to think of something fast!'

G: 'Why don't we just admit that we don't know?'

R: 'He'd jump to conclusions! Conclusions that might end up with us in a marine prison!'

B: 'Any ideas? He is looking at us quite suspiciously here!'

R: 'I got it! We were left for dead because we have multiple personality disorder because our crew was full of awful people!'

B:'...really? '

R: 'At least then he won't freak out or ask questions if we suddenly start switching or acting differently. Maybe we should hide our actual names though..... they'd sound weird in One Piece.'

B: 'I mean okay. I could tell him that. '

Breathing, I answer: "We were left for dead because we have multiple personality disorder because our crew was full of awful people!"

Smoker frowned and said "I see...... they do sound quite awful. Any clue where they went? Abandoning someone like this is shameful, even if you aren't all there."

G: 'MORE QUESTIONS?! '

B: 'Calm down Bri.'

R:'Just say the Grand line. That way there is an excuse as to why we don't know. If he asks for description...... wing it.'

B: 'Got it'.

I nodded again. "The Grand Line."

Smoker growled in anger before slamming his fist into the top of the side railing of his ship.

"Scum like that getting away...... Judging by your condition they're probably long gone by now. Who knows which of the paths they took after reverse mountain..... if they even survived that."

Shaking my head, I sympathize. "Hopefully they didn't after abandoning me."

"So where is your home? I do want to get you back there once you've recovered a bit."

R: 'No one wants us! Say that!'

Lowering my head, I answer: "No one would want us. Our condition would make most people drive us away into the wilderness."

R: 'Thank god you are a surprisingly good actor!'

Smoker nodded and said "Here, let's get you to a comfy place to enjoy your meal."

He turned his arm into smoke and gently carried us into a dining room.

After setting us down and taking a seat across from us a couple chefs came out with a simple meal. It mainly consisted of bread and cheese.

"Sorry we don't have anything extravagant. We're running low on supplies. We'll be in Lougetown soon enough though. This should hold you over "

"Thank you." I respectfully say with a nod

With that we dug in. A new world, new body, and many things to figure out.

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What will happen next time in Three is a Crowd?

Find out...in Chapter 2!

This is Knifeninja55 and EeveelutionBrandi signing out!

And for anyone confused: R is Will, B is Brandan, G is Bri. This is something we three came up with to distinguish ourselves based on abilities that will be shown later!

Italics is either the person in control thinking or the other two not in control of the body talking.

"I" is subjective to whoever is in control. As we don't have an official name for our shared body, feel free to suggest one below!

-EevelutionBrandi, explaining things.