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Chapter 1
"You should apoligize to Shanks" a small Luffy shouts at the mountain bandits, punching their legs. The bandits laugh and kick him across the docks. The Bandit Leader uses him as a human punching bag, cutting and kicking the boy untill he yelps and yells in pain. Hearing the commotion Makino reconigzes the yelps of pain as Luffy's. "That's Luffy" she shouts in concern, rushing out of the door. She is fallowed closely by Shanks and his crew.
At the docks they find a beaten Luff, still screaming at the bandits as he hangs in the air by the back of his shirt. Upon the arrivall of Shanks the Bandit Leader draws his gun as his lackeys fail to hold off the Red Hair Pirates and pressed it to Luffy's temple, threatening to blow his brains out. Seeing as they were not backing down the Bandit Leader panics throwing down a smoke bomb to flee. As the smoke clears they notice the dissiperance of the Bandit Leader, Luffy, and Shanks.
On the ocean a giant Seaking appears, prepared to eat man and ship whole, at the same time Luffy is booted from the boat. The Seaking eats the boat and bandit, preparing to eat a drowning Luffy. At the moment of attack Shanks pulls Luffy out of the way, sacrificing his left arm. With a crying Luffy nestled against his chest Shanks uses Conquer's Haki to scare the beast away.
Crying Luffy "I am sorry Shanks! Your arm! You lost your arm saving me!" On shore Luffy continues to cry as he watches Shanks's ship doctor bandage the stump were his arm used to be. 'I will grow stronger! Strong enough to defeat any enemy and protect my friends' Luffy vows to himself.
The next day as Shanks leaves down the stairs of the dock Luffy screams his vow, his promise, "I will be King of the Pirates! A pirate greater than you with even better nakama" Turning Shanks smiles as he plops his treasured straw hat onto Luffy's head, "Return this to me in good condition when you become a great pirate" he makes Luffy promise.
A few days later find Luffy being deposited at Dadan's in the middle of the forest. Looking around Luffy spots Ace and Sabo and walks over, insisting they befriends, only to receive a glare and a whack to the head. Over the course of several months, in his pursuit to befriend Ace and Sabo, Luffyis abandoned, left to die, and almost gets killed by Porchemy, when finally he finds acceptance and they take the pledge of brotherhood.
To grow stronger Luffy would spar with his brothers during the day, while at night after his brother had fallen asleep he would sneak out into the middle of the forest to train his Haki in private. Sitting cross legged Luffy meditated, looking deep within himself to find the power he knew was within himself. Feeing a sudden warmth Luffy tugs on it, to be greeted by the sensation of sharpened senses, just as a great leopard bursts from the brush.
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