One Piece Alternate Universe

I want to be the King of Bandits!

A/N: got bored decided why not. I do not own One Piece, If I did why would I write this?

PS. It's a start from the very beginning. And all the characters and etc. just gonna end up differently in a way.

"LUFFY! SLOW DOWN AND STOP EATING EVERYTHING IN SIGHT!" Lilly screamed in annoyance as she smacked the little boy over the top of his head. His head shot up and looked at the bartender. His mouth filled to the brim like a chipmunk and his eyes were wide and tearing up in fear as he wailed his arms motioning to his throat that he was choking on food. "THATS WHY I SAID SLOW DOWN!" she screamed as she looked over to the man next to the young boy with a small sigh. "Shanks smack the boy, He's choking again." Shanks looked up his face slightly contorted wrinkling the three scars over his left eye as he held back his laughter. The young boy's face was about the same color as his hair and never failed to keep him entertained. Shanks reared back his arm and slapped the boy's back with full force causing Luffy to spit out all that was in his mouth and that which was choking him. With out a beat Luffy looked back a Lilly with anger in his eyes.

"WHAT WAS THAT FOR! YOU NEARLY KILLED ME YOU OLD HAG!"

"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT YOU UNGRATFUL SHIT! DID YOU JUST CALL ME AN OLD HAG YOU LITTLE PUNK!" Lilly screamed. She was 27 and the boy Luffy was only 10 years old but they always fought. Lilly reached over the bar and grabbed Luffy's cheeks as she pulled them in different directions. "DIDN'T WE TEACH YOU TO RESPECT YOUR DAMN ELDERS!"

"Sowee ohkay? Sowee NAH GET OFH MEHH!" Lilly dropped her grip on his cheeks which were bright red and swollen from her game of tug of war with his face. He grabbed his cheeks, massaging them lightly to get rid of the stinging sensation she had left.

Shanks and all the other men at the bar couldn't hold in their laughter anymore as they doubled over filling the brick walls with laughter. One of the men in the bar behind Shanks stood up with a smile on his face as he patted the boy on the back. "Hey Luffy if you eat too much you'll end up round like Lucky here! Hahahaha!" he stated with a laugh as he pointed to the very large and round man sitting at the table with the piles and piles of food resembling the Tower of Pisa with a smile on his face while his eyes were hidden behind goggles . Lucky nodded with a laugh as he tore a bite off the fried chicken at his table.

"Hahaha well it shouldn't matter as long as you're strong."

"Yeah but Luffy's still pretty weak... I'm sure you're cat could beat him in arm wrestling." Shanks commented with a chuckle as he ruffled Luffys hair with his right hand.

"Come on! I'm strong enough! Let me go with you!"

"No" the men chimed in.

"WHY NOT? WHY WON'T YOU TAKE ME SERRIOUSLY?"

"You need a nice scar like Benn or Shanks to be able to join us." The tall blond dreaded man stated as he pointed to the man next to him with a cross shaped scar on his right temple.

"I can be tough too!"

"Yassop... you're gonna put weird idea's in his head." Shanks chided with a laugh

"Hahaha I told that to my son and he looked at me like I was a monster I doubt Luffy..." Yassop's jaw dropped and motioned to Shanks to look. Quickly he looked over towards Luffy and his eyes went wide. The young boy had taken a steak knife from the bar and sliced his cheek under his left eye open. Blood dripped down his face and onto his clothes as he forced a smile on his face.

"See! It didn't hurt one bit!" Luffy forced back the tears as he stood up tall on the bar stool. Lilly grabbed a few paper towels and placed it on his wound, soaking up the blood that was still trickling through.

"LIAR!" Shanks screamed as he punched the top of the boy's head.

"OWWWWW!" Luffy grabbed his head as he sat back down on the barstool. "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?" he screamed and the men all began laughing again.

"Well he's got courage that's for sure!" Lucky gave a hearty laugh as he lifted up his glass of scotch and the others followed toasting to Luffy's braveness but they all knew that a 10 year old child would have no place doing what they did. Shanks laughed with his men as he looked over to see Luffy clenched over while he grabbed his stomach. His face was wrenched in pain as he let out a blood curdling scream from his lips. He knew in an instant and grabbed the briefcase that was next to him only to find it empty. He was carrying a vial of Ream, some new chemical compound that changed the human body's physiology, but it was worth 600 million belli.

"Luffy, Luffy... don't tell me you drank the vial!" Shanks already knew the answer in his head but those were the only words that popped into the tip of his mouth. He scanned the area and saw the dreaded little vial next to Luffy's foot and knew what was coming next. Luffy let out another scream as everyone in the bar rushed around him as Shanks took the boy and hoisted him over his shoulder like a bag of rice. "MOVE! HE NEEDS TO LAY DOWN!" He screamed as he laid Luffy down onto a couch. He was sweating up a lake and his skin was like fire to the touch but Shanks knew he couldn't do anything. His body was changing and if they stopped the process it could kill him so he just stood next to him hoping for the best. Tears rolled down Luffy's face as the pain continued which to him felt like hours even though it was only a few minutes.

"Shanks, It hurts." He cried out which were muffled by his sobs. His body felt like it was on fire as he could feel the skin and his bones shift, expand, and bubble. And like an instant the intensifying pain left with but soreness to remind him of he pain that he had just endured. Luffy's face relaxed as the pain was replaced with confusion as he felt something strange about his body. Like it wasn't really his anymore so he grabbed his cheek and pulled. "AHHHHHH!" Shank's face went wide as the boy stretched out his cheek to arm's length. "I'M LIKE RUBBER!" Luffy screamed with amazement as his eyes almost automatically set their sights on Shanks.

"Your body is basically rubber. Damn it. That was gonna be a gift for White Beard, WHAT IN HELL'S NAME DID YOU THINK THAT DRINKING THAT, WOULD HAVE BEEN A GOOD IDEA!" He smacked Luffy on the head for his lack of rational thinking. Although, In his mind he was happy the boy was fine, he even thought of Luffy as his own son. What would he have done if Luffy died from the pain? He brushed off the idea and focused back to the now.

"It looked good!" Shanks gave Luffy another smack on the head and with a sigh fixed his hair.

"Downside is you will never be able to swim again." Luffy's eyes went wide but shortly went to a small smile.

"But now at least I have super powers! So let me join you."

"NO!"

"Aww come on boss, lets take the kid with us." One of Shanks men felt sympathetic to the orphaned child. Shanks however looked off into the distance as if it was more important.

"Sure why not? But then one of you will have to resign." The men quickly went back to laughing and drinking.

"Too bad Luffy, but no one wants to sit out of this life!"

Luffy opened his eyes as the taste of hay and the obvious lack of being able to breath woke him up from his dream of the past. 8 years had passed since that point of time where his life had change. He quickly sat up and spat everything out and took in a long deep breath. He would follow Shank, no... he'll surpass him and find the One Piece to become the king of bandits.

A/N: Yup sorry it's short but I wanted to get at least the prologue in place. (parts at least)

Next: The Man Who Wants to Be The Bandit King.