Long Live the King
Wealth, fame, power.
Gold Roger the king of the pirates obtained this and everything else the
World had to offer. And his dying words drove countless souls to the seas.
"You want my treasure? You can have it! I left everything I gathered
Together in one place. Now you just have to find it! "
These words lured men to the grand line, pursuing dreams greater than they
Ever dared to imagine. This is the time known as the great pirate era.
Though that never happened. For on the faithful day that he was to surrender to the marines, he was met with a stranger appearing from a thick cloud of purple air that violently shook the very fabric of reality...then suddenly it stopped and a man who goes by the name of 'The Doctor' appears.
Gol D. Roger, king of the pirates, stood in front of the man called the Doctor. He wore his best attire as he was surrendering to the marines, and he had to look good for that. He wore a long red coat along with a pirate captain hat, his signature curved mustache trimmed for the occasion.
Not one to be afraid of anything, Roger acted calmly. "Who might you be?" Roger tried to recognize the man before him, though he was not anyone he knew. He wore a cloak to cover his entire body, only showing a small glimpse of his eyes.
"You can call me 'the Doctor', and you are Gol D. Roger." The man behind the cloak said. This caught Roger off guard for a moment specially after the man appeared from out of nowhere.
"Alright mister doctor, what can I do for you. I have somewhere I need to be." Roger was referring to his surrender to the marines, the Doctor knows.
"You will not have to give yourself in any longer." With those words, Roger swiftly brought out his pistol and pointed it towards the head of the Doctor.
"Enough fucking games, who the hell are you and how do you who I am and what I am about to do." His fist was covered in black, resin like substance that could only indicate he has infused his weapon with haki. The anger and confusion in his eyes were evident. Gol D. Roger was dying and after conquering the Grand Line and becoming the King of Pirates, he did not want to suffer anymore, not after all he's been through. By the day he was getting weaker and by the day he wasn't the man he use to be. For this he disbanded his crew, separating from them and telling them to grow on their own. And he did not even tell his closes friend and first mate about his decision, he did not have to say anything. He thought he accepted this fate but then there was this man in front of him who was going to give him hope? A lot of pent up anger surfaced in him. In that moment he was ready to pull the trigger until the man explained himself.
"After your death, the great pirate age began. I was part of the generation inspired by your greatness. But you see a man died before he could achieve the ultimate dream of becoming King of the Pirates...he died at the hands of Marshall D. Teach. I am one of his friends and did not really think this through...with the help of an ancient weapon, I am able to launch myself any time in the past with the caveat that I can no longer return to my time, and that I will perish from existence within a few hours. So here I am Pirate King." The doctor removed his cloak revealing a slim man of a relatively tall height. He has faint shadows right under his yellow eyes. He wears a northern-style fur hat, which is white and has a spotted pattern along the bottom and the bill. He has short dark hair, a majority of which is obscured by his hat, save for his sideburns and small goatee. His hair color is black similar to that of Rogers'.
"I am going to die young pirate..." Roger dropped his pistol revealing to the Doctor of his incurable decease. "..there is no cure for what I have. I have gone to the best doctors in the world and they all tell me the same. So I choose to die at the peak of my power. To influence the future generation to make better decisions than I did."
"That's not what happened Roger...people became hungry for power. Pirate and Government alike...though Mugiwara was the beacon of hope that everyone can rally behind." Though the Doctor could not finish his thought as Roger interrupted him.
"You mean Shanks? I gave him my straw hat...he turned out to be quite a captain huh?" Roger scratched his head, he was starting to listen more to the stranger.
"Not him Roger, Shanks did become a powerful pirate but he wasn't the beacon of hope. It was Monkey D. Luffy from the East Blue who became that great hope. Anyway I digress. What I returned in time for is to give him a fighting chance this time around. Where he was and what ended up happening was just not enough. This time he needs to be better prepared for the journey ahead. He will be born in the East Blue in six years time and you must take him under your wing. Convince Garp and Dragon that you will groom him to be the best he could ever be."
"Garp the hero? And his son Dragon?" Roger was trying to remember the instruction of the time traveler.
"No time to further explain Roger. My time is nearing its end." He opened his left palm revealing the word 'death', each letter tattooed in one finger. "With the power of the Ope Ope no Mi, I give you my life."
Roger saw the man one minute and the next he was gone. In a flash of light the Doctor had vanished from existence and Roger suddenly felt better than he's ever been in his life.
Forgoing his initial plan to surrender, Roger went to a doctor asking them to give him to check if he has any life threatening disease. He went to three different offices, each one giving him the answer of no.
That day, Gol D. Roger was cured of his disease, all due to the fact that he had to groom a young man that has yet to be born. But he had to take care of something first...specially now that he was no longer going to die.
The first thing Roger did was sail to Baterilla in the South Blue, where the love of his life awaits his return.
He stood in front of her door, contemplating whether he should leave. Just as he was about to knock on the door, Portgas D Rouge opened it.
"Hi babe." Roger said with a smile on his face, every inch of worry, gone from his entire being. At first, she just looked at him then she opened her palm and gave him a nice slap across his face. "Ouch what was that for..." Then he noticed her stomach and realized that he was too late. "Oh I'm sorry I didn't know you were involved...I'll be on my way then..."
"Don't be stupid Roger! He's yours!" Her face broke into a massive smile. Which in turn made him smile.
"My child?" Roger walked slowly towards her stomach, touching it ever so gently. He trembled in excitement as he was prospected to be a father. "But babe this is dangerous...he will be ostracize! The son of the pirate king? He will have a bounty for being born!"
"Shss darling...everything will be alright, we're here to protect him right?" Rouge hugged the King of Pirates calming him.
"Alright, but there is something that needs to be done. I will return in a weeks time my love, get your stuff ready for I am taking you with me."
Roger sailed to the nearest marine outpost where he easily manhandled all men within. He then got on a transponder snail and contacted Marine Fleet Admiral Kong, directly.
"Better be good Outpost 239!" Fleet Admiral Kong exclaimed on the line.
"Fleet Admiral Kong." With his voice he could visibly see the snail change in attitude. He knew exactly who was on the other side.
"Pirate King Gol D. Roger." Replied Kong.
Wealth, fame, power.
"I have a visual snail in front of me and I need you to broadcast me throughout the whole world. And in turn I will turn myself in." Kong thought that this could be a trap but he complied nevertheless, he could only imagine the massive promotion he would get for bringing the pirate king into the HQ. He could retire early.
Gold Roger the king of the pirates obtained this and everything else the World had to offer.
"Alright Roger, go ahead." Kong agreed and suddenly every screen in the whole world suddenly showed Roger. "No funny business Roger."
"You want my treasure? You can have it! I left everything I gathered
Together in one place. Now you just have to find it! "
"CUT IT OFF!" Yelled Kong Immediately realizing his mistake in trusting a pirate. The visual was cut off and with a giant grin on his face, Roger escaped before anybody could catch him.
Vice Admiral Kizaru was the first to arrive on Outpost 239 and he found that Roger was long gone, disappearing without a trace.
These words lured men to the grand line, pursuing dreams greater than they ever dared to imagine.
Roger, in a true pirate fashion, did not keep his promise and disappeared that day. Revealing to the world of the one true treasure, jump starting an era that birth many powerful world players. For this...well...
This is the time known as the great pirate era.