Chapter Text
Twas a sunny day on the Island, or rather islands, known as the Sabaody Archipelago, and we start our story in a bar. Not just any bar, a certain bar where an orange-haired woman and long nosed man would soon reunite. However, before that series of events happens, there's you.
“Hey, got anything fruity?” You say to the bartender. Too which he gives you an odd look at the tired voice you'd spoken in, yet shrugs and whips up a drink for you anyway. After placing it down in front of you and taking the bills in your outstretched hand, he walks away to another customer. Sighing, you reach for the new drink and take a sip with a hum of satisfaction.
A few sips later, a woman comes in with shopping bags and sets them down a few seats down from you. She's clad in nothing but a bikini and jeans and you can't help but think of how bold that choice is. You wouldn't be caught dead showing that much skin, but hey good for her for having the confidence. She orders something but you can't hear what it was over the racket a group in the back is making. You simply turn your head again and focus on your own drink.
After a bit you hear the bartender explain how Navy headquarters moved and you immediately stop listening with a scowl on your face. You couldn't give a damn about the stupid government anymore. You gave that life up years ago. 2 years ago to be exact.
Before long, a shout towards the woman down from you catches your attention, and you can't help but turn your body and frown and the sight. You put your hand on your hidden pistol in case you need to step in.
“Hey! You there! Orange hair woman! Why drink alone when you can drink with us?” Says a revolting yet slightly familiar looking man.
“No thanks. I'm waiting for my friend. He should be here soon.” She says nonchalantly and swirls her drink. You smirk at her confidence and watch intently now.
“A man?! HA! He's probably a coward that'll be shaking in his boots at the name of STRAW HAT LUFFY!” A large man with a mask says. And suddenly, as if a light bulb went off, you realize why they Look familiar yet odd to you.
The Straw Hat pirates.
Except…..they aren't.
What gave it away you might ask? Well you have personally seen Straw Hat himself in action and have heard him talk and interact with people, but that's a story for a later time though. The man speaking like he owns the place is DEFINITELY not the Straw Hat you saw. 2 years be damned. A person's fundamental character like his doesn't rot away that much in 2 years.
You make the mistake of clicking your tongue at the exclamation, and suddenly their attention is on you. Whoops.
“You got something to say? Yeah, you sitting in the corner like a freak.” The impersonator points to you. With a roll of your eyes and shoulders you turn your body to face them.
“Who me? Nah I'm good. Don't want to steal your spotlight oh fearsome and totally real Monkey D. Luffy.” You squint at the end of your sentence then grab your drink and turn around. During which you notice the orange haired woman gives you a smirk and a wink. Seems she also knows he's a fake.
Wait.
Now that you saw her face….
Orange hair. Tattoo. Knows he is fake.
Oh shit. That's the REAL Nami.
“That's what I thought wench. Now…back to the hot one…” Before he can finish, the fake Nami stands up and walks over to the Real Nami, though apparently they haven't realized that part yet. While those two are “talking” a man comes walking in and suddenly has an odd slingshot pointed at the faker woman. Before your very eyes a large cannibalistic plant appears and grabs the faker with her screaming for help.
The new man sits down next to Nami, says a few words and suddenly she's springing forth and hugging his face into her chest. Poor man never got any warning. What she says next just confirms your suspicions, “USOPP! It's really you! Look at those muscles!” She says while bouncing happily. She lets him go and they talk a bit before she grabs him and they walk out together. You notice some clouds above you and take that as cue to leave before things get worse, and sure enough once you're outside, lightning comes raining down on the poor old man's tavern.
While it's not public knowledge that “Usopp” is traveling with the Straw hats, but rather “Sniper King” is, you however have your sources and rumors to go off of. Not to mention the man's apparent sniping skills with the slingshot you just witnessed.
The fakers come tumbling out of the bar and swear revenge, so you just decide to walk around some more and get away from the scene. However your interest is peaked at the fact that 2 Straw hats were meeting in the same place. You can't help but wonder if there's more meeting here and if the real Luffy is here as well…
Ah well, time to walk around and just enjoy some time to yourself for once. With a glance behind you, you see the “Straw Hats” starting to limp away in the other direction.
On second thought, this could be pretty entertaining. Might even kick their ass for daring to impersonate someone they could never hope of even being 10% similar too. You hadn't met the whole crew, and really hadn't formally met Luffy, but if they were like their Captain then you know they're good-willed and strong people. Nothing like the scumbags you're currently following.
After slinking through the crowd to keep an eye on them, you notice them suddenly stop and the fake luffy points his gun at a random bystander. Before you could rush and deflect the bullet with your sword, it hit the woman and a man caught her, screaming at the fakers. Of which the large man claims he mistook her for someone else.
What a lousy lie. What a lousy excuse of a human.
Just as you're grabbing your gun to put a hole through this loser, a man with an unusually large backpack comes walking through and bumps straight into the fake luffy, sending the sorry excuse of a man to the ground with a thump. After noticing he bumped something, the backpack man turns and apologizes before continuing on his way.
"STOP RIGHT THERE!” The fat man screams.
Now there's whispers starting around you and you can't help but notice the fear in the voices. Looking back to the scene in front of you, the faker now has a gun shoved into the man's face and is yelling about his bounty and how he pushed into him to embarrass him yadda yadda. Obviously the man was just walking through, I mean he even apologized! With a bag that big I'm sure it's hard to see much. More yelling happens and before you know it there are gunshots in front of you and you can't help but push to the front of the crowd to try and help. Though…it appears it's not needed.
Either the faker has horrible aim….or that backpack man just perfectly dodged the bullet.
To make matters worse the guy keeps walking like he wasn't just shot at. As the impersonator points his gun again something unbelievable happens.
A feeling of absolute power washes over the area and the fake crew is suddenly knocked out and on the ground motionless.
You know that feeling.
You have SEEN the person who used it.
You were ON the battlefield where he used it.
And you KNOW that was the REAL Monkey D. Luffy.