One Piece Light: Lucy's Company Prologue

Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece and neither is this fic made for money.

Summary: A semi Rule 63 alternate dimension where Luffy is a reincarnated non-binary person from our world. Raised by Dragon, and ties with the Whitebeard Pirates. The twins, Ace and Ann. Diverges from canon. Blackbeard is already dead from the start.

"Hey, Luffy- Do you wanna see my flashy performance!?"

"Sure!" A seven year old Luffy replied.

Luffy had stars in their eyes as they watched Buggy set up shop. Which included six daggers, a sword, a unicycle, and some fire breathing supplies.

….

"Oh, look at that. I've been impaled."

"Do you wanna know why I left my family, Luffy?"* Luffy rolled their eyes. "Yeah.. You've told me a dozen of times already." She was tired of all of his excuses for leaving his family alone, and the topic of absentee fathers had always been a sore spot of hers.

"Be-hic- Because the sea called my name. The sea is hic-where.. I will fight for where I am free.. To fight together and exist as me.."

Yasopp was such a sentimental drunk. Except could you call the guy a sentimental drunk when he was drunk all the time?

"Are you my daddy?"

...

"I don't have any child that goes by the name of Luffy."

"Moshi, moshi. Buggy? I heard that you were in the neighborhood. How about we go out for a drink like old times?"

"Yeah.. Like old times.."

"Oh, and Buggy.."

"Yeah?"

"Welcome to the New World."

"A-"

"When I woke up.. I didn't remember anything.. Not even my own name." The speaker gritted his teeth.

"The only thing I could remember were the fragments of impressions.. Of a past life that I escaped. All I remember is that I had to leave, that I had to forget. That if I didn't remove myself from that place than I would forget who I really was…" The shadows of his top hat obscured everything.

"And then I realized that.. I forgot even who I was anyway.. Can you even imagine what I felt? How hard it is to build yourself back up after somebody tears you down completely… Until you didn't even know who you are!?"

His words were more spot on than he knew, because Luffy knew. She knew what it felt like, but she couldn't say. And that was exactly the problem. She wanted to say that she used to be where he was.. That he wasn't alone. That he had three loving siblings who would be there, so he wouldn't be alone.. But she couldn't. She found that she couldn't say anything at all or else she might tell him everything. Of her past life. So she just stared dumbly as he tore her heart into further pieces, and told her something she was always afraid of.

"Because.. Because.. I can't even say that I remember all of that! ...I was empty. The only few emotions I had left was the fear, despair, hopelessness.. and the gratitude that I have for the man who saved me. But despite my new life, every time I look in a mirror, every time I see my scars- I'm reminded at how easy it is to want to go back!" His hands were curled into fists, eyes closed. "It's not like I'm not curious about who I used to be.." But he let it go, his search now turned inwards.. "I just can't let myself.." He looked at his hands, Dragon-san's claws.

"I'm sorry.." Hazel eyes met coal. "That I don't remember you. But I am not sorry that I don't want to go back. See ya another time," The blond fingered the rim of his top hat. "Luffy-kun." He turned, the rustling of fabric the only sound he made.

Luffy did it. He was dead. She had finally done it. Ace was finally safe from dying.

Blackbeard was dead. He died.. From a hug.

AN: No that last part is not crack. Review if you want answers. ;)

Since this is a semi-self-insert, Luffy is non-binary. Preferred pronouns they/them, she/her. Although Luffy has been Rule 63'd, not everyone will be. The trope might even be played with as seen that there's Ace and Ann in the story. Although she will go through lengths to hide her gender, because of a bet she made with Ann.

*Do you wanna know why I left my family, Luffy? Is said in Portuguese, a language that Luffy and Yasopp shares.

Did anyone catch the pop culture references I put in? Were they to obscure? Or too cheesy?