I know I literally just finished A New Era, but I've been in a One Piece mood lately, so I'm making a sequel called The Dark World. This idea isn't exactly original, I'll be borrowing the idea from MeikoKuran999 and MatchboxLuffy. Don't worry, it's my own material, not theirs. Just the idea is not mine. It's about Luffy's dream world, just like theirs, but of course I'll have my own twists in it. I'll get back to Darkness in Our Hearts, too. I don't own One Piece, because if I did, A New Era would have been on TV by now. Enjoy.

Luffy had been Pirate King for 17 years now. It almost seemed like it was yesterday that he defeated the Admirals alongside his family and obtained the One Piece. All of a sudden, the Straw Hats were summoned into a subconscious room. In front of them were 4 figures.

"Huh?! What's going on?!" asked Luffy.

"Luffy, take a seat." replied a soothing voice.

"Huh? Who are you?" The figure walked out into the light.

"C-Coby! How are you?"

"Fine, but really, have a seat." Luffy did as he asked with his crew standing behind him.

"Coby, tell him." Luffy recognized the voice and instantly became serious.

"Is that you, Ryokugyu?" Light shined in on the other 3 people.

"Hello, Luffy. Please, call me Ryota, my real name."

"What do you want?"

"You've been Pirate King for a long time now. I assume you've been hunted down by marines more aggressively since that fateful day?"

"Yeah. And I heard what you've been doing. You're now the fleet admiral, and you've replaced Kizaru's and your former position with Coby and someone else."

"Introduce yourselves." Ryota motioned towards a woman. She stood up.

"My name is Asami, also known as Admiral Orenjiīguru (Orange Eagle. If you notice, Japanese and English are very similar). We have a proposal for you, Pirate King."

"You already know me, I'm Coby, but now I'm also called Admiral Gurēbea (Gray Bear). Yes Luffy. We're willing to call a permanent truce with you and the Marines will never hunt you down again, if you accept."

"Really?!"

Nami stepped forward. "Hold on, Luffy. Don't jump to a decision here. What's the catch?"

"You need to prove yourself." replied Asami.

"Great, I'm really strong!"

"Are you?" she asked wickedly. "I'm not testing you on physical strength, I'm testing you on your mental strength, Straw Hat. I possess a very unique devil fruit known as the Night-Night fruit. It functions as both a logia and paramecia type. I can use it as a purple smoke-type logia, or its paramecia ability, which I'll be using on you. I will send you and your crew into the depths of your mind. You'll have to experience every nightmare your captain has ever had. Try to see if your minds don't break afterwards. We'll see how long you last.

"We accept!" shouted Rose. Luffy's face froze with fear.

"W-Wait a sec..." He didn't want them to see what he experiences in his sleep.

"Dad, don't worry. Mom, Ace, and I will help you through it." Luffy closed his eyes, inhaled, then reopened them.

"Alright, do it."

"Splendid. Have fun...NOT." Asami transported them into Luffy's mind. They all fell down a black hole, then landed in a white void room.

"Ugh, ow." said Nami standing up. "Is this your mind, Luffy? There's nothing here."

"That's the point." Usopp chuckled. "Luffy doesn't have a mind." Everyone laughed. Asami's voice was heard.

"Here's the deal. Go through each nightmare, one by one, and don't lose your heads from insanity. There's one for each member in your crew, as well as one for your two brothers. I guess there's none for the two young boys, though." Nova and Ace fist pumped. "Good luck. The doors are color-coded." Her voice disappeared and a black door appeared in front of them.

"Shall we enter?" asked Brook.

"Ugh..." Luffy groaned. They all walked through the door into the first nightmare.

Colors

Luffy: Red

Ace: Dark Red

Sabo: Dark Blue

Zoro: Green

Nami: Orange

Usopp: Tan

Sanji: Yellow

Chopper: Pink

Robin: Purple

Franky: Light Blue

Brook: Black

Rose: Gray