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~Hiago Demon-King Unlimited~

The Battle for the Era of Dreams.

Monkey D. Luffy… A man made of rubber, captain of the Straw-Hat Pirate, and the man who took out the great Governments Maximum Security Prison, Impel Down. His crew was of many skilled members, such as Zoro, the world famous pirate hunter, Sanji, a very skilled cook and known for his powerful kicks, Nami, a skilled Navigator that dreams of mapping the entire worlds oceans, Chopper, the doctor reindeer who ate the Hito-Hito Fruit, Brook the undead musician, brought back by his fruit the Yomi-Yomi no mi, Usopp, a marksman who can tell a very tall tale, Robin, a beautiful woman possessing the power of the Hana-Hana Fruit, and Franky, a Cyborg and shipwright that built Thousand sunny.

This infamous crew sailed out across the sea, searching for One Piece, a fabulous treasure obtained by the, now diseased, Gol. D Rodger. He had gotten to the Grand-line and left everything he owned their for the taking. Before they Executed him, he told them if they wanted it, they could go get it.

So, ever since Luffy was old enough, he has been traveling around the sea, gaining more people to his crew. Let me tell you, the most interesting story of his... ahem... "recruitment" for members... This was on September 3rd. This is when The Era of Dreams met the warriors of the Future.

The Golden Haired Warrior Meets The Future Pirate King

Luffy was sitting on the edge of his ship, watching the endless span of the sea stretch out for miles, before disappearing onto the horizon. It was a calm day, very little wind, not a cloud in sight, and the sun was giving the crew a nice warm wave of heat. It was the perfect day for relaxing. In the kitchen, Sanji was whipping up a lunch for the crew. A Green tailed puffer fish with vegetable soup, roasted potatoes, and mulled wine. He was making sure the spices were just right, the meat was made to the point of perfection, and that Luffy was not snatching some of the food. Nami was laying on her chair, getting a tan next to Robin, who was reading one of her books. Usopp was below deck working on the engine, and Chopper was helping him, handing him tools and what not. The two worked silently, as not to disturb Franky, who was taking a nap in his hammock. Zoro was sleeping as well, but in a much deeper one than Franky. Everything was just fine.

"Oi! Sanji!" yelled Luffy from his sitting spot, still watching the ocean.

"Eh? What?" said Sanji, poking his head out from the kitchen.

"Is lunch almost done?" Luffy asked.

"Eh… about ten more minutes." replied Sanji, looking at the meat, then hearing Luffy groaning.

"But I'm HUNGRRYYYYY!" he said, massaging his stomach.

"YOU'RE ALWAYS HUNGRY!" yelled Sanji. Robin giggled at the argument between Sanji and Luffy. When they argued on the ship, it was mainly about food. She had been with them since the defeat of Crocodile, president of Baroque Works. She had been working for Crocodile since she was a child and was given the name Ms All Sunday. He was a man who wanted to rule the island and had the power of the sand. He had hired many people with the powers of the Devils fruit. Many of whom were either locked up in Impel Down, or were still on the loose. She looked at the sun, smiled, then continued to read.

"Will you two keep it down? I am trying to get some rest." said a sleepy Franky, rubbing his head.

"Yea. Sorry." Sanji and Luffy both said, getting back to doing their things. Franky went back down to continue sleeping. He soon fell asleep pretty quickly, listening to Brook play on the piano.

Luffy closed his eyes and had a dream about his crew.

Brook was one of the last people to join Luffys crew. He was skeptical at first, then Luffy talked him into it. He was a skilled piano player, and, like anyone who ate the Devil fruit, could not swim. He was the undead musician of the ship, after eating the Yomi-Yomi Fruit. He was the tallest member of the crew, and always wore a black top hat on his afro, black coat and pants, a blue ribbon tie, and a purple cane-sword.

Zoro was a lazy man, when there was nothing to do. What he mainly did on the ship was drink, sleep, and trained. He was quite scary and many feared him, because he was so good at what he did best; hunted pirates. Though he never called himself a bounty hunter, he was called it by a lot of people. He was the first to join Luffy's crew, and has been there the longest for him. They, some would say, had a special bond of friend ship. Zoro never showed it, but then again, he was a man who rarely showed his emotions. His one dream was to be the best swordsman in the world. He had once faced the best swordsman ever, Hawkeye, and lost. He was laying on his chair in his usual get-up, a white shirt, dark green trousers, black shoes, and a green haramaki sash around his waist. His swords were lying next to him, beside an empty glass that once held grog.

Sanji was the fourth to join the crew. He was tricked to join by his former chef, "Red Leg" Zeff. Zeff was an ex-pirate that survived for a year on the Grand-Line and kept a record of it. He took Sanji like a son, and taught him everything he could about cooking. Sanji rose to the high rank of co-head chef, and soon was tricked by his co-workers and Zeff to join Luffy. He has always had a thing for beautiful women and usually lost his mind when he was around them. He was wearing his same black double-breasted suit with tie and long-sleeved, buttoned shirt. He had blonde hair that was brushed over his left eye, and his right eye brow ended in a curl.

Nami was the second to join Luffys band of pirates. She met and joined Luffy, when he saved her from Buggy the Clown. She was a thief and a navigator, who was connected to Arlong, the Shark fishman pirate of Arlong's gang. Luffy confronted Arlong and his crew in Nami's hometown and fought him. The building, where she was kept as a kid to chart maps and was cruelly mistreated, collapsed as the two fought in it and Luffy stood up from the rubble, many believing he had died. When he stood up, he screamed at Nami,

"NAMI! YOU ARE STILL ONE OF MY NAKAMA?" she cried and nodded saying yes. They partied for the town was free of their imprisonment from Arlong. She was wearing a shirt with GOLD on it, shorts , and sandals. Her short, orange hair waved in the wind, and her weapon, Perfect Clima Tact, was right next to her.

Usopp was the third to join to join. He was a marksman who could tell a very tall tale. He was 'famous' for them, and once he joined said that he would be captain, but they hit him and said Luffy was the captain. He fought Luffy once, and left the crew. Not too long after that, he joined back. He was wearing his traditional sniper goggles, yellow bandanna, brown overalls with a white sash. He had a long nose and black curly hair.

Chopper was the fifth to join. He was a shy reindeer and could talk, walk, and do pretty much anything a human could do, after eating the Devil Fruit. He was a very skilled doctor, and was almost eaten by Luffy and Sanji when he took them in to the castle were he stayed. He joined them and proved to be an excellent fighter, as well as a doctor. He is toddler-sized human/Reindeer hybrid. He had brown fur and always wore a pink, fuzzy top hat with a sideways medical cross. He wore a pair of purple shorts and had a cute blue nose.

Franky was the sixth to join and he was one of the ones who fought Luffy before joining. Upon his joining, they got Franky's ship; Thousand Sunny. It was machine powered and built by Franky and his "Family". It was called, by Franky, the dream boat.. Before Franky joined Luffy, he was a shipwright in Water 7. Franky usually wore a Speedo, a funky shirt, and sunglasses. He had bright blue hair, and enormous forearms, and particularly small biceps. He stood about seven feet tall, making him the second tallest member of the crew.

Each one of the members was a unique addition to the crew and they had many adventures and many battles with the Marines. They had their own personal quest and all had dreams.

"Oi! Luffy!" came a voice, bringing Luffy back to Earth. He looked back and the table was full of food, Sanji standing there.

"Lunch, Luffy." said Robin softly, sitting in a chair. Luffy jumped excitedly to his feet and beat Brook, Chopper, and Usopp, by a fraction of a hair. They started to eat the food, the sun right above them, warming their bodies, as they ate. When they were finished, they sat there, drinking some grog, talking and laughing. Everything was fine, until Luffy looked in the sky and tilted his head to the side.

"What is that?" said Luffy, looking at the sun. Nami looked up and squinted, not seeing what he saw.

"There is nothing there... Stupid" said Nami, but Robin was looking at the sun as well.

"No not the sun... There is something up there... What could that be?" said Robin in curiosity. Soon, they all began to see what the others were looking at and Luffy took out a telescope, looked up, and dropped it, yelling.

"What is it Luffy?" asked Nami.

"There people up there! Flying!" he yelled, his jaw dropping comically. Sure enough, a man was flying towards the boat, with about twenty or so others. The crew watched as the figures approached the ship. They stood in both awe and horror, not knowing what to do.

~End of Part One~