Defiance

Summary: In a last ditch effort to save Luffy from the life of a criminal, Garp (with permission from Sengoku) orders Kuma to send his grandson back to the East Blue while capturing his crew in the hopes of turning them from a life of crime. If they don't within a three month period, they would be executed alongside Ace. Now Luffy, enraged with his grandfather's decision, must gather new crewmates and storm Marineford to save his friends; along the way showing the world that the infamous "Will of D" is a will forged from DEFIANCE.

An: So, I decided to post this story and work on it while I wait for more OCs for my One Piece: BtPE story. Hope you guys enjoy! Sorry if the first chapter isn't great. I tried.

Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece. 'Cuz if I did, Luffy would have a bigger crew and he would have found the One Piece by now.

Chapter 1- Kuma's shocking news and Humiliating Defeat!

Luffy screamed loudly as Robin disappeared. They had been running towards the Sunny when Kizaru appeared before them. With no other way of getting around him, they were forced to fight their way around him.

They were losing horribly.

Fortunately, Rayleigh appeared and began holding the Admiral off. They ran off again, only to run into Kuma again!

Kuma had then went after Usopp, Brook, and Chopper. Zoro had stepped in-between them to stall the Warlord; but in the end, Kuma slammed his hand into the green haired swordsman, then Zoro vanished in a rush of wind.

Everything had stopped when it happened. The Straw-Hats were in shock as they stared at the spot Zoro had been, horrified. It was a terrifyingly surreal moment.

And then, it was like someone had thrown the Straw Hated Captain into his own personal nightmare. Kuma then began systematically sending his friends flying! First Brook, who had tried hold him off long enough for Usopp to get away. Then Usopp. Then Sanji when he tried to fight him. Franky was next. Then Nami. Then Chopper after her. And finally, Robin. He had tried to save them, but every time Kuma stopped him. EVERY DAMN TIME!

Luffy had fallen to his knees when Kuma made Robin vanish. He began hitting the ground repeatedly as he screamed, "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME?! I COULDN'T SAVE THEM! NOT A SINGLE ONE OF THEM! WHY?! WHY AM I SO WEAK?!"

Tears cascaded down his face as he yelled at the ground. He felt useless. He hadn't this useless since the Terminal Fire!

"I'm sorry it had to be like this, Straw Hat," Kuma said as walked up to Luffy.

"Kuma!" Luffy snarled. He suddenly felt a lot of rage well up inside him as Kuma stopped to talk to him.

"But I have my orders, and I cannot deny Vice Admiral Garp if he issues me an order," the cyborg told the pirate captain.

"G-Gramps?" What did his grandfather have to do with this?

"Your grandfather is only doing what he thinks is best," Kuma continued, as if trying to help Luffy see reason. "He has gained the permission from Fleet Admiral Sengoku to try a different approach to you and your crew."

"A…a different approach?"

"Yes," the giant confirmed. "Garp's orders were to separate you from your crew." Luffy was sure his heart stopped at that moment. "I was ordered to send your crew to different Marine bases to be detained, though it takes a great deal of effort to send people to a certain place in such a way. If they do not turn from their criminal ways in three months, they will be executed at Marine Headquarters alongside Fire Fist Ace, who is currently in custody at Impel Down."

'Ace...Zoro…Robin...Chopper…N-Nami,' Luffy thought. This wasn't happening! This couldn't be happening! He knew his crew wouldn't turn their backs on him, which meant in three months they would soon be heading to their deaths! Luffy's panic was beginning to escalate.

"A-and what about me?" Luffy had to ask.

Kuma looked down at the distraught captain. "Garp asked me to send you to some island in the East Blue," he said. "He hopes that once you see the hopelessness of your situation, you'll turn from pirating and live your life in safety.

Live his life? LIVE HIS LIFE?! HIS FRIENDS WERE HIS LIFE, DAMN-IT! Luffy felt his anger burn brighter. His panic taking a back seat to his anger.

"Again, I am sorry, Straw Hat," Kuma apologized. He raised his hand and said, "But orders are orders."

His piece said, he slammed his hand down on Luffy, and the Straw Hat Captain vanished.

Kuma stared at the place Straw Hat once stood. He really hadn't wanted to do this. Really, he respected the Straw Hats after Zoro and he made their bet. He was honestly surprised the green haired swordsman was still alive. This crew's will to live was astonishing.

But when Garp came to him with this plan, well, he couldn't say no to a Vice Admiral of his status AND the Fleet Admiral, could he? He couldn't fault Garp's morals. After all, he knew who Luffy's father was. But even he knew that this plan was doomed to fail.

As he was heading out to initiate Garp's plan, he had been given new orders. Garp initially told him not to tell Luffy about his friends, but he was told to tell him anyway, and send him to a certain island in the East Blue. One that he had only visited once, because the way was way more treacherous than parts of the Grand Line. And that spoke volumes in itself, being in East Blue and all. He was told that it would help Luffy rise to his role in aiding the destruction of the World Government, but Kuma had his doubts. But nevertheless…

"I do pray your plan works…Dragon," he murmured, turning around to chase after the other pirates left on Sabaody.

Luffy didn't much remember the flying. He'd been asleep the whole time. But he certainly remembered the landing.

He remembered being hit by Kuma, then having a weird dream about him being a detective. His friends were there too, but he couldn't make heads or tails of it. Though, he would admit that making old enemies like Buggy and Foxy look like fools like he did in the dream sounded appealing.

He landed with a CRASH. He groaned as he felt the shockwave coarse through his body. Thankfully, being a rubberman, he didn't sustain any damage, but his body was aching, much to his shock. 'Wow, that was a trip,' he thought. He looked around and found himself on a beach, in a large paw shaped crater. Suddenly, the events on Sabaody came back to him, and he felt a wave of anger.

"Damn you Gramps!" he shouted to the heavens. "What the hell were you thinking?! You know me! Why the fucking hell did you think THIS was a good idea?!" he screamed out, his arms stretched out wide. It took a lot to make Luffy curse. He wasn't that kinda guy. But his Gramps's decision…to think his grandpa would think Luffy could life happily without his nakama with him was absurd! He looked up to his grandpa! Sure, he was scared as hell of him, but the man practically raised him! Not well, mind you, but still, he was family.

And to find out that his crew were possibly going to die…

"Unacceptable!" Luffy snarled. He nearly lost his friends to that bastard Baron; he wouldn't let that happen again, damn-it! He began to look around until he saw smoke off in the distance. Sure sign of life. He glared in the direction of the smoke and ran towards it. His straw hat flew sporadically behind him from its string.

He didn't stop as he reached the forest's edge. He simply plowed through the underbrush and kept going. He dodged palm tree after palm tree until he hit a clearing. He stopped and checked his position. Just a bit further, he thought. The smoke pillar was closer now.

He was about to break back into a sprint when he heard, "Well, well, what do we have here?"

He turned and saw three men looking at him. The lead man was tall and wearing a black jumpsuit with gold lining and had a weird palm tree like hairstyle. The second guy wore a flashy red tux while the third just wore shorts and sandals.

Luffy looked at them blankly. "Who are you guys?" he asked.

The middle man smirked, his dark eyes bore into Luffy's. "I could ask you the same, stranger," he said. "We don't get visitors to this island. So, naturally, everybody knows everybody. And when a stranger shows up it's kind of a big deal. But since you asked, I go by Enoch. These are my partners, Ken and Marx." He gestured to the man in the tux and the shorts respectively.

Luffy just looked at them. "I'm Luffy. I got sent here by a guy named Kuma. Can you guys tell me which way the harbor is?" he asked, getting straight to the point. He didn't have time for chit chat.

"Most certainly!" Enoch said. "But first, may I ask you a question? Just to quench my curiosity."

"What is it?"

"Do you have a Devil fruit power by any chance?"

Luffy blinked. He grinned and said proudly, "Yeah! The Gum Gum fruit!" To prove this point, he pulled at his cheek and stretched it wide. He looked at their shocked faces in approval. He loved to freak people out by doing this! They always made the funniest faces!

Enoch quickly got over his shock and grinned sadistically at the black haired youth. "Good, good! So your Devil fruit makes your body rubber? Makes it immune to physical attacks?"

"Yep!"

Enoch shook his head in mock sympathy. "Well, I do apologize, Mr. Luffy," he said. "But I'm afraid that I must take your Devil fruit power."

"Huh?"

In an instant, the red tuxed Ken appeared behind and grabbed Luffy's arms and brought them to his back. Luffy felt his strength fading. "Wha-?"

"Seastone," was all Ken said.

Marx disappeared and slammed his fist into Luffy's stomach. Luffy coughed violently, spitting up a little blood. Enoch walked up to Luff slowly, meticulously.

"You know, if you had just lied to us, you could've made it to the harbor," Enoch said calmly. "Though, I suppose you'd be stuck here still, as no one has ever escaped this island safely, but I digress. A lie could've stopped this."

Luffy spat blood at him. "Yeah, well, sorry, but I can't lie very well," he told him. He didn't have time for this! He tried to escape, but the Seastone was zapping his strength too fast, and Marx kept hitting him when he struggled. He wasn't in the best situation here.

Enoch grinned. "Good news to me then!" he said cheerfully. "Listen, friend, I'm 'bout to show you somethin' you ain't ever seen before, I'm sure!" He grinned evilly and continued on, "Though, you might just die from this, everyone else I've tried it on has. But something tells me you're a strong guy! So tell you what, you survive this, we'll take ya to the hospital, and get you treatment. Then, you can join my little group here! What do you say?!" he asked as he came to a stop in front of Luffy.

Luffy spat blood into his face. "Go to hell!" he growled as he tried to get away again but found it was no use. No! He couldn't die yet! His friends…his NAKAMA needed him!

Enoch sighed. "Well, can't blame a guy for trying," he said wistfully. "Now, witness the power of my Steal Steal fruit!"

The first that went through Luffy's head was 'Steal Steal fruit? What's that? And why does he think it can kill me?' The second thought was, 'Nami would love this fruit.' But that's all he was able to think before Enoch shoved his hand into Luffy's chest.

Luffy had expected pain, but there was none. Enoch's hand just phased through his torso like Luffy was a ghost. A light, barely noticeable pink glow emanated around Enoch's wrist.

But then Enoch started pulling back, and Luffy screamed in agony. It was like all of his old enemies were slowing ripping his skin off very slowly…with their bare hands. If he thought his wounds from Crocodile were bad, this was 100x worse.

Enoch started to pull his hand back slowly; Luffy's screams grew in intensity. He felt his power, his strength, leaving him faster than being thrown into the Sea! Finally, Enoch jerked his hand back bringing with him a dark, purple-ish glow, which was soon absorbed into his body. As the last of the Gum Gum's power left him, Luffy slumped. His breathing was shallow. He gasped when he felt his lungs were not getting enough oxygen. His vision began to blur, and he felt his heartbeat slow.

Ken dropped him, and Luffy hit the ground hard. He tried to get up, but he couldn't move. His limbs were unresponsive. Luffy struggled to stay awake as Enoch knelt down and stared at him.

"You like? The Steal Steal fruit allows me to steal anything I want. Money, gold, hell even the clothes off a guy's back without anyone being the wiser! One day, I learned I could steal Devil fruit powers. Completely by accident, of course. So, I capitalized on it. You're the fifth guy I've stolen Devil fruit powers from, and I must say, it was a challenge to take it! Thank you, my friend! If you do live, my offer still stands. Let's go boys!"

Luffy heard the three walk off, but he couldn't do anything about it. He couldn't move a muscle. He gave one last, shuddering gasp as his vision blackened, and he knew no more.

**To be continued...**

An: I'm evil, aren't I? Hope y'all enjoyed this first chapter! I'll try to keep it updated, but I can't make any definitive promises. Life is unpredictable, and at the moment, I'm trying to find a job.

And before someone starts bitching about Luffy being OOC and all that jazz, let me point out a few things:

1) This is FanFiction. Your argument is invalid.

2) He just found out that his friends have three months to quit being pirates cold turkey or die. Then he learns his grandfather is the one cooked up this cockamamie plan. I think Luffy's reaction could be/and should be expected. Garp was the main male role model in Luffy's life for his whole life. I would think that something like Garp's plan would shake Luffy terribly.

3) I'm spit balling with the 'ripping Devil fruit powers kills user' thing. I didn't find anything saying otherwise. And One Piece Wiki says Blackbeard stole Whitebeard's after the man died. Though, I think it does make since, stealing a Devil fruit user's power could kill them. After all, the only way to make a Devil fruit reincarnate in One Piece is kill the person who ate said Devil fruit, right?

4) About Kuma's ability to control where he sent the other Straw Hats? Well, he didn't per say. He simply sent them as close to a Marine base as he could. Like he said up in the story, it is extremely hard to send someone to a specific place, but as he was in the process of being transformed into a cyborg and is a member of the Warlords and the Revolutionaries, I think the man is powerful enough to do so. So don't poke holes in my logic. Again, this is FanFiction.

Well, that's all I got for now. Don't forget to review and tell me what you think! 'Till next time!