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Monkey D Luffy. Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates and holder of the Gumo Gumo no mi. A strong pirate feared by many all across the seas, with a bounty of 400 billion berries, who goes by the name of Straw Hat-
“LUFFY!” Nami screamed, throwing a knife at her laughing captain, “GET BACK HERE!”
“Shishishishi! Hey Chopper, wanna play with me?” Luffy asked the small reindeer Chopper, dodging the knife.
“DON’T IGNORE ME!!”
“Shishishi!” Luffy reached down and tapped Chopper on the head, causing him to blink in confusion, “Tag!”
“Wh-what?! Hey! No fair Luffy!” Chopper cried, quickly shifting to a faster form to chase after Luffy.
Nami shook her head, sighing as Luffy and Chopper chased each other around, with Usopp soon joined them, “Those idiots… Why did I ever agree to be a part of this crew..?” Oh yeah, money.
Well, I guess it’s a bit more than that now huh, Nami thought, a fond smile gracing her lips as she watched the three play tag, yeah, I’m glad I joined.
“Hahaha-oops..”
Ooor not, Nami winced as she heard the shattering of glass, feeling annoyance boil up inside of her.
“Oi! Shitty captain!! You better not have broken anything in my kitchen!”
Sanji stormed up the stairs, eye twitching and mouth set in a scowl, “I swear, if you have, you won’t have any dinner!”
“EHHH!? But I have to have food!!” Luffy whined, mouth set in a pout, “And I didn’t break anything!”
“Oh yeah?” Sanji drawled, a dark look on his face as he held a broken plate’s remains in his hand, “Then tell me… What this is?”
“Oh yeah, I accidently broke that.” Luffy said, smiling.
So blunt!! Thought Chopper, as he slowly backed away from the angered Sanji.
“Hey Sanji, I’m hungr-AH!” Luffy yelped, grabbing at the bump on his head from Sanji’s swift kick.
“That’s what you get for breaking one of my plates!” Sanji growled, throwing the glass shards away, “Now then…”
Sanji quickly turned, hearts in his eye, “Nami-swaannn! Would you like a cool drink on this hot summer day?”
Nami gave him a small smile, crossing her arms over her chest, “Why yes, I would. Thank you Sanji-kun.”
“Anything for you Nami-swan!!” Sanji swooned, rushing off to prepare her drink.
Turning towards the sky, Nami didn’t notice the person sneaking behind her before it was too late, and his rubbery arms had already wrapped around her, “AHH!” Nami screamed, twisting her head to glare at the rubbery idiot behind her, “DON’T. DO THAT!”
“Aha, sorry Nami!” Luffy gave her a big grin, slowly unwrapping his arms from around her so as not to make her spin, “Where are we going next? Will it have food?”
Nami sighed, “We’re going to an island called Red Winter, and yes. It has food.”
“Woohoo!!” Luffy cheered, stretching his arms up above his head to the watchtower, “I’m gonna go tell Zoro!” and with that, he launched himself up, laughing along the way.
“Ugh, I swear, all he cares about is food…”
Zoro was awake the moment he heard his captain start cheering, and what a good thing that was, since he would be able to-
“Zoroooo!!”
-dodge the incoming projectile. Aka Luffy.
Shuffling to the side a bit, he watched as his captain crashed into the wall, before bouncing back with a grin on his face so big it should hurt.
“Zoro!” Luffy beamed at him, and dammit I wanted to sleep but he might as well listen.
“What is it Luffy?” Zoro asked, inclining his head towards the young raven head.
Seeing the sign to continue, Luffy smiled again and said, “We’re going to an island called Red Wiper! And it has food!”
Even though he knew it probably wasn’t called that, he nodded anyway. Food means booze, and that’s all I need, “Alright, I’m going to sleep.”
Hearing that, Luffy pouted and poked Zoro in the face, “Awww don’t go to sleep! Play with me!!”
“No.”
“Please!”
“No.”
“Pretty please?”
“Still no.”
Luffy opened his mouth to argue again, but Sanji interrupted him, “Hey shitheads, dinner’s ready!”
“FOOD!!” Luffy scrambled to get up, holding onto his hat as he launched himself to the kitchen.
Zoro grumbled, grabbing his swords as he climbed down the ladder.
“Stupid cook..”
When he got into the kitchen, Luffy was already swiping at other’s plates, while everyone else calmly fought him off.
Grabbing a plate, Zoro sat down beside Luffy, careful to block the rubber hands from snatching his food. Just has he was about to start eating, he sensed something. Or rather, someone.
It looked like Luffy had as well, for his eyes were narrowed and he’d stopped grabbing for food.
Nodding to him, Zoro stood up, heading towards the door.
“Oi, shitty mosshead, what are you doing?”
“There’s someone else on our ship.”
That was all it took for everyone to become quiet, some with wary expressions on their faces.
“Ar-are they bad?” Chopper stuttered out, looking a bit scared, “Are they a monster?!”
Franky scowled, “They better not try damaging my ship..”
“I don’t know. They don’t seem strong, but they might have a devil fruit.” Luffy stood up, turning to follow Zoro out the door.
“Wait! Shouldn’t we be careful?” Usopp said, eyeing the door in fear.
“Shishi, don’t worry Usopp! We’re strong!”
With that final message, Luffy and Zoro walked out, with Sanji following behind them.
Out on the ship’s deck, a lone figure stood. They wore a large black cloak, the hood hiding their face and any other details.
They stood stock still, staring straight ahead, until the door that lead to the kitchen opened, revealing three of the Straw Hat crew, Straw Hat Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, and Black Foot Sanji.
The figure smiled, their lips twisting up into a sharp grin.
“Who are you?! And what are you doing on my ship?” Ah, time to start I suppose.
Lifting their head up, the figure spoke, “I’m afraid I don’t have time for introductions, Straw Hat Luffy.”
WIth that, the figure sped forward, reaching forward with a short blade, aiming for Luffy. Seeing the path he was heading, Zoro quickly blocked the attack, eyes narrowed and a scowl in place.
Luffy stretched his arm back, preparing to attack, “Gumo Gumo no… Pistol!!”
He reached his mark, the punch hitting the cloaked figure right in the face, sending them flying into the mast.
Before they could stand back up, Sanji rushed forward, sending a flaming kick into their stomach, leaving them gasping in pain.
Sanji leaned over them, face darkened by shadows, “So, what do you want with us? Why are you on our ship?” Sanji placed a foot down on the person’s chest in a silent warning.
I’m here to help you.
As Luffy and Zoro walked over, the person started chuckling, soon turning into full blown laughter, “Hahaha!! Idiots! All such idiots! Hahah….” their head leaned back, the hood falling off their face, revealing a middle aged man with short ragged brown hair, and a long scar running from their right eye over their nose, “You let your guard down.”
Sanji jumped back right as the man reached out with his hand, bumping into Zoro and pushing him back as well. They watched with wide eyes as the man grabbed Luffy’s retreating ankle, a pained grin on his face.
“Now… Now you shall see what you’ve all missed..”
“LUFFY!”
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What… What the heck..?
Luffy slowly woke up, his senses coming back one by one.
He was laying on something soft, a bed, he realized. There were mummers, no, voices too, all around him, some louder than others.
He tried opening his eyes, but his eyelids were so heavy, but after a little bit, he finally opened them.
And immediately regretted it.
His eyes were assaulted by a bright light, instantly making him squeeze them shut.
“What.. What the heck happened?” Is what he tried to say, but it came out more like “Whu.. Whah za’ heck hapn’d..?
“Oh! Luffy!”
“Luffy you’re awake!”
“Oh thank goodness!”
“Hurray!”
“Captain-san.”
“Ah! Luffy bro!”
“Luffy-san! I shall play a song as celebration!”
“Shitty captain is finally awake..”
“Guys! Shush! Give him some space!”
Grateful for the silence, Luffy slowly opened his eyes again, this time letting them adjust to the light.
Looking around, he saw that he was in the med bay, surrounded by his friends.
Confused as to how he got here, he asked them.
“Oh, well..” Chopper began, tapping his hooves together as a nervous tick, “After you, Sanji, and Zoro went out to go and see who was on our ship, we all stayed inside,” he gestured to the rest of the crew, “and we waited.”
Chopper hesitated, and Luffy tilted his head in confusion.
“Um.. I think Zoro can explain it better.”
Zoro looked over to Luffy, “Do you remember fighting that guy?”
That… guy?
Luffy gasped as all of the memories of the short fight came back. Them winning, the man laughing, stepping back, a hand, the man's hand, reaching for him-
“What did he do to me?!” Luffy yelled, eyes wide in uncharacteristic panic.
Everyone flinched back at the sudden shout, except for Zoro and Robin, looking warily at Luffy.
What the.. Luffy thought, I didn’t mean to shout..?
Robin stepped forward, looking at Luffy with a calm gaze, “We’re not quite sure captain-san, even after questioning him. He didn’t give us much..”
“I told you.. And I’ll keep telling you… All I did was help you all to open your eyes to your captain.” the man said, a lopsided grin on his face, head facing the floor.
Robin stood in front of him, her crossed in case of a sudden attack.
“That’s not an answer. What did you do to our captain?” she almost growled. She had never felt this kind of anger, or this fear - except for a few certain times - before, it scared her.
The thought of not being able to help her captain, the one who saved her, scared her half to death. The man obviously had a devil fruit, but he was refusing to tell her what it does. He was refusing to tell her the knowledge that would help her captain. Help Luffy.
“Hehe.. You’ll see soon enough.. I can only hope that you’ll help him though. He’ll be mighty scared.”
Focusing back on the present, Robin continued talking, “We know he has a devil fruit, but we don’t know what it does. So for now, we’ll have to wait and see if we can find any changes in your behavior, or appearance.” Robin looked back at Luffy, her face calm.
“I.. Don’t feel any different.” Luffy looked down at his hands, seemingly looking for any differences, hiding what was going on inside his head, Something is wrong. Something just… Feels wrong, kind of like I’m…
Luffy gasped, his eyes wide and fearful, his hands flying to grab at his hair.
I can't hide.