Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece. If I did, Luffy x Robin, Nami x Zoro, Sanji x Right Hand, and Vivi as one of the Straw Hats would be canon.

Rated T, for violence and some language.

A/N: So the premise of this story is that Luffy doesn't first eat the Gomu Gomu no Mi, but rather he eats the Akuma Akuma no MI, which allows him to sense Devil Fruit Users and absorb their powers. Someone else has the Gomu Gomu no Mi. Some events will be altered due to his lack of powers in the beginning. This is my first fanfic, and if it gets enough reviews I will do more. Enjoy!

"Heh heh, well Coby? We're thirsty, so you better give us some of the stuff in here!" The man raises his fist, about to smash open the barrel, when a boy bursts out of it instead.

"Ahhhh!" He accidentally punches two of them, instantly knocking them out. The third, clearly shocked, begins to sputter. Barrel-boy knocks him out as well, before looking to Coby. The little pink-haired cabin boy quivers in fear, clearly shocked.

"Who are you?!"

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

"P-pirate King? You can't be serious!" Coby cries out, a bit too loudly.

"I'm hungry." Luffy says, patting his stomach,"You have any food? Meat maybe?"

"Er, right this way sir." Coby gestures towards the pantry.

Luffy munches away whilst Luffy tells Coby of why he was in the barrel, and Coby tells Luffy of his past. "..and thats why I'm here." Luffy chuckles, his mouth half-full of fruit.

"You're a funny one Coby!"

"You're the funny one, bursting out of a barrel!"

"Anyway, where are we?"

"This is Alvida's ship. It's really boring, and she makes us all do chores and if we don't she bonks us on the head with her iron club. She's really fat and ugly, but we're forced to call her beautiful."

"Yosh! Then we'll beat her up!" As these words are uttered by Luffy, some of Alvida's men began to attack.

"It's the barrel monster! Kill it!" They yell, and Luffy with trained precision begins to wipe them out. A particular punch sends one of them flying onto the deck through the ceiling, Luffy following closely behind, before he sights Alvida.

"Oi, who's the fat lady?" He points towards a rather livid Alvida. The crewmen shriek in shock and fear, as she rears her club. It swings down, and the only thing broken is the deck.

"Where did that brat go?!"

"Right here, land whale! I'm not losing to you! I need to find One Piece! The fat bit- I mean Alvida turns around, her face a shade of red unbeknownst to men. Steam almost came off her skin! Meanwhile, Luffy was somehow alive and well, easily capable of dodging her club. "You're too slow!" He sticks his tongue out, in a childish manner. She swings her club once more, destroying even more of her ship, as Luffy jumps up landing on her club and kicking her right in the face, jiggling a good portion.

"So what? I still have my crew! Who is the most beautiful women in the world?!" She yells. Most reply with a feeble, you. Others whisper some other colorful language, but only Coby has yet to respond.

"You're an ugly, fat pig!"

Alvida raises her club in sheer anger, causing Luffy to catapult into the air. He flips mid-air (much to the gasps of the onlookers) before landing a powerful kick right on Alvida's nose, with the sounds of cracking resonating through the air. The boy lands with ease, putting his hand on his straw hat.

"Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to take a boat."

Luffy and Coby set off, and Luffy asks Coby about the pirate hunter he mentioned while he was talking about his past. "Roronoa Zoro? I heard he's a strong swordsman.. but.."

"Yosh! He's going to be my first nakama!"

"Seriously?!"

~Fin

A/N: I hope you enjoyed! Don't forget to drop a rate or even a review so I know if the readers want more! Sorry it was short, I just felt that since Luffy didn't have a fruit it was kinda boring. If I get enough, the next chapter will be on the fight with Buggy!