Hi guys, This will be my first Fanfiction (well at least serious one). One Piece is one of my two favorite Anime, Naruto being the other contender. So please give me some slack as I'm writing this on MW 2002 XD. Updates will most likely be weekly However with starting college this fall I might not have the time to be so prompt.

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Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece. Unless I really am Oda-sensei I guess you'll never know...

Chapter one: Introducing Monkey. D Luffy!

It was a clear sunny day while the large cruise ship floated through the water. Inside the passengers were enjoying expensive wine, dancing, and luxurious food. Outside the sailors and deck hands were lazing about clearly wishing to be elsewhere. Two in particular were leaning over the rails tossing down a rope at a barrel bobbing up and down in the water.

"Almost got it.." One said gritting his teeth as the rope flew past the barrel by inches, the other man cheered him on. "Come on mate! It could be anything in side there imagine, what if it was wine. No even better Whiskey!"

His companion growled and pulled the rope back, winding up his arm he threw again.

"JACK POT!" They shouted in unison as it wrapped around the barrel, with plenty of straining and pulling they managed to heave it out of the water.

"Damn. This is heavy," Sailor #1 grunted as it finally rolled onto the deck. Sailor #2 wiped his brow and nodded in agreement. The two men were about to open it to inspect the coveted contents but were interrupted by a loud shout from above in the crows nest of the ship.

"PIRATES! PIRATES ARE COMING!" With identical looks of fear they both ran off to prepare, leaving the barrel forgotten to roll down the stairs into the stairs into the hold.

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The Alvida Pirates had arrived. Before the Captain of the cruise ship had time to react they had already fired on them. Destroying the main mast making escape nearly impossible, the ship hands quickly prepared, but were overwhelmed by the stronger more ferocious pirates jumping aboard and as swiftly as they prepared they were defeated.

In the midst of the battle however a unwilling cabin boy named Coby had been kicked to the cruise ship after refusing to fight. Coby was a scrawny boy with pink hair and a pair of round glasses. Surprisingly he had been able to make to the hold without engaging in any fights or encountering sailors. When there he decided to hide and bemoan his unfortunate situation of being forced to be with Alvida and her crew.

In the aftermath of there success Three pirates made their way down the stairs bragging to each other about how many sailors they had killed, and grinning about how much loot they were to get from the ship. They entered the hold and were surprised, obviously not expecting there to be such a large barrel on this ship or Coby for that matter.

" Eh what's this Coby?" Pirate #1 said. (A/N I know, I know, I'm just not that good at names..) " You've been holding back on us. Hiding down here with the real treasure!"

The three laughed uproariously as Coby tried to assure them it was not the case, "N-nonononono, T-thats not it at all!" The pirates ignored him examining the barrel, after several attempts to pull open the top the largest one finally had enough.

"This is pissing me off!" He shoved his crewmates to the side, " I'm gonna open this up the old fashioned way!"

Coby immediately blanched, "Don't Alvida-sama will be really mad!" he shivered, unwanted memories resurfacing. Disregarding this most likely sound advice he idiotically raised his hands above his head, and let out a roar, before he brought his hands down on the barrel destroying it and its valuable contents.

Or thats what was supposed to happen.

Instead right before he hit the barrel the lid burst off, and bursting out of it came a young man. One of his outstretched arms conveniently knocked out the large man. The pirates stared their eyes comically bulging out of their heads.

"Ahhh I slept so good!" The unidentified stranger grinned widely before finally taking in his surroundings and realizing where he was. "Who the hell are you?" He quizzically asked.

"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU!?" The remaining two pirates screamed in a mixture of shock and outrage. The man ignored them and stepped out of the barrel and turned to the shell-shocked Coby,

" Do you have any meat here?" This was too much for the pirates, a mixture of fear, and the strangers apparent nonchalance drove them to pull out their swords and simultaneously attack him.

*THUNK*

Faster then the eye could see both weapons were broken in half with the ends buried in the ceiling. The two criminals began to sweat and fell too the ground, "Wh-What the hell are you?" The smallest of the trio asked.

Finally taking notice of them the stranger turned around, his ragged old strawhat covering his eyes he grinned widely and stated.

"Me? I'm Monkey D. Luffy, the man who will become Pirate King!"

The pirates screamed and, grabbing their friend, fled the room. Coby looked on with open awe at the newly named Luffy. "What was that?! How did y-you do that?"

Luffy shrugged, "Ya got me, now where's the meat?"

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Luffy and Coby now sat side by side. Luffy was eating apples at an inhuman pace disappointed that there was no meat, while Coby was trying to get Luffy to explain himself.

"S-s-s so Luffy-san was it?" a nod "Where did you come from, I-I mean not to be too inquisitive or anything." The younger boy laughed nervously as he attempted to break the, aside from Luffy's loud munching, awkward silence. Luffy blinked several times as he stared at Coby, he swallowed.

"Shishishi You see its a funny story.."

*Flashback*

Luffy was sitting in the small rowboat with an incredibly large barrel of apples sitting next to him. Relaxing in the warm sun and enjoying the ocean breeze, (secretly however he was bemoaning the distinct lack of meat, having long ago exhausted his supply) when suddenly almost without warning the boat began leaning to the left as though it were being pulled. Noticing this he quickly stood up, so as to examine the cause of it,

"Oh," He said not even fazed. "Its a whirlpool, If I get sucked in I'll probably drown."

He glanced to the side at the barrel of apples and decided if he wanted to live sacrifices must be made. After saying a quick apology to the lost food, he dumped out the apples, and crawled into the barrel pulling the lid over his head. Right after this he fell asleep the powerful winds, and strong tides not bothering him in the slightest.

*Flashback end*

Coby sweat dropped at the laughing teenager, who obviously wasn't bothered by the fact he had almost died. A thought came to his mind, "Luffy-san," He asked timidly "Are you by any chance a pirate?" A flicker of surprise crossed Luffy's face and he looked at Coby with enthusiasm.

"Yeah." He said his laughter gone replaced by an almost serene look on his face. The cabin boy looked confused, "But where's your crew Luffy, I-I mean Luffy-san?"

"Don't have any yet I just started, I'm looking for them though." He grinned excitedly. Coby however had an entirely different opinion.

"W-WHAT, B-BUT THAT MEANS YOURE GOING AFTER T-THE O-O-O-ONE PIECE! WITHOUT A CREW!?" Luffy nodded and burst out laughing, "Shishishi thats right. I'll find the members on the way! To be the pirate king is my dream!" He took the hat off his head and twirled it on his finger. "Yeah a promise." He said much quieter. Coby took no notice as he continued to rant about how impossible it was to become Pirate King until Luffy finally lightly knocked him on the head silencing him. The pink haired boy looked at him with tears in his eyes,

"Why'd you hit me Luffy-san?" Luffy turned away from him and restarted eating, "cause I felt like it." He blandly stated.

Coby fidgeted playing with his hands, building himself up. Suddenly he stood and turned to Luffy, "Do D-Do you think I could be a Marine Luffy?" Not bothering to add a -san or being to fired up to care,

"How would I know" Luffy shrugged,

"You know I will I'll become a Marine! I'll capture all the evil pirates I-In fact I'll capture Alvida herself! Yeah I'll capture her and drag her into the Marines Myself!" At this moment the ceiling exploded a massive shadow falling down into the middle of the room with a crash, . Luffy blinked, stood, and walked over to stand next to the shivering Coby. "You... You're not Zoro are you? And who the hell did you just say you'd capture huh Coby? Who's the most beautiful woman on the seas Coby?" Stepping out of the smoke came a large woman with a massive club held in her hands. She was the self proclaimed most beautiful woman in the world Iron Mace Alvida. The almost cationic Boy Stuttered out in fear about to say something, "I-I-Its Y-Yo-"

"Coby who is this whale?" Luffy interrupted

Silence. Utter Silence.

*SLAM* Alvida's mace broke through the floor where Luffy was standing mere moments before. The older boy jumped over to Coby, grabbed him and jumped through the hole in the ceiling. "MEN KILL HIM!" Alvida screamed in rage spitting saliva from her mouth, a she desperately tried to extract herself from the wreckage. Luffy landed on the deck and dropped Coby on the floor Where he simply laid there muttering something about "crazy monkeys". Luffy stood and looked at the fifty some pirates surrounding him. The edges of his Strawhat covered his eyes and he grinned, "So all of you against me eh?" The pirates didn't respond the simply roared and ran at him. The young man stopped smiling and sighed before simply looking up and in a quiet voice saying, "Don't. Mess. With. Me. Small. Fry."

An invisible bubble of pure willpower went out from him like a shockwave. Time seemed to stop for a second before as one their eyes rolled back into their head and they all fell o the floor unconscious. Coby looked up in shock as without lifting a finger Luffy had defeated the entire Alvida pirate crew. "Wha-What was that?" He thought shocked. His thoughts were interrupted by a voice behind him saying, "Was that a devil fruit boy?" It seems Alvida had made it out safely from the hold.

Luffy just stared at Alvida quietly, not responding. Alvida let it go, and turned her ugly face to Coby and asked, "So Coby I'll ask once more Who Is The Most Beautiful Woman In The World!?"

Coby opened his mouth to respond, hesitated then strengthening his resolve looked up at the pirate captain and shouted loudly, "You're the most... Ugliest thing in the world!"

Alvida looked at him shocked, while Luffy burst out laughing. "Good one Coby!"

With a growl of rage she raised her club intent on crushing him Coby gritted his teeth, tears in his eyes, " Thank You Luffy-san, now I refuse to back down from my dream anymore! Even at the cost of my own life." He thought right before closing his eyes and preparing for the end.

*SMASH*

Luffy stood in front of Coby still chuckling slightly, he dropped the shattered remains of Alvida's club to the ground and half turned to Coby.

"Shishishi, you did good Coby," He turned back to Alvida who was now shaking in unconcealed fear and anger.

"What the hell are you!?" She spat angrily.

Luffy pulled back one arm, and clenched his fist muscles bulging the very air itself seemed to stand still as he muttered quietly, "Busoshoku: Koka." Coby who had opened his eyes blinked in surprise as he saw Luffy's now pitch black forearm. "W-What?"

*WHAM*

Luffy threw his arm foreword hitting Alvida straight in the gut sending her flying high into the arm. Spewing curses and blood simultaneously. Coby looked on in shock and amazement as Luffy simply looked disappointed. "*sigh* I should have sent her twice as far. Looks like more training." He turned to the younger boy,

"So Coby do you have a boat I could borrow perhaps?"

Chapter End

We have no power so I'm posting this from a friends house. Hope you like it took me about a day and a half to get this finished so yeah, R&R. Have a good one!