(A/N Hello everyone! Not sure on how long I'm planning on making this. When I put a Future or Other/Imposter, I'm talking about the person from the future. If there's nothing there or it says Past something like that it's the people from the past. For something about Vivi does anyone know if she uses honorifics (-san, -kun, -chan)? Hope you enjoy!)

It was a quiet night on the Thousand Sunny. The Straw Hat's ship was currently docked in Sabaody Archipelago, they all decided to stay there for a night to prepare for their journey to Fishman Island. When morning came they would depart for their first adventure as stronger individuals and a stronger crew.

But what they hadn't anticipated was this anomaly happening.

It was a little after midnight. Everyone was sound asleep. In the Men's Quarters lay the seven men of the crew, this is where it first occurred. Luffy the captain was snoring soundly in his bed, when in the blink of an eye, he was gone.

A chilly breeze washed over him, arousing him from his sleep. With a groan, he slowly opened an eye. His brows furrowed in confusion. Ah is it time for a midnight snack? But I was just in bed wasn't I? How'd I end up on the deck?...With sleep clouding his movements Luffy pushed himself to his feet with some effort and looked around.

After a moment of looking around he spotted something that caused his eyes to widen in surprise. "This isn't-!" Luffy exclaimed. What he saw was a figurehead that warmed his memories, memories being the key word. The Going Merry was the ship he was on, and it was sailing proudly. It didn't seem to be in bad condition, but of course Merry didn't seem to be in bad condition when she was about to capsize. A smile grew on his face and he walked forward, his sandals clicking on the wood. Luffy paused in front of his usual spot and laid a hand on the back of the Merry's figurehead, "This must be a dream…" He murmured as he hopped up onto the spot.

Luffy sat for a few minutes with the night wind blowing at him. Tonight's waves were mostly calm and the Merry cut through them no problem. Since this was his dream he assumed he was the only one on board. But he was wrong. A little after him getting up into his old spot loud footsteps approached and caused him to stiffen. He didn't know how he didn't notice someone was there before. A teasing voice then called out, "Oi Luffy! Shouldn't you be sleeping? You don't trust me to watch your ship for the night or something?" Now he really did freeze. From where he was sitting he felt his legs go weak. His neck wanted so badly to turn and see if it was him, but something stopped him. What if it wasn't? But it was a dream right? His dream. It must be him. The voice spoke again a twinge of concern hinting at it, "Luffy you okay? You're acting weird…" He felt a hand lay itself on his shoulder and forcefully turn him around.

Like he thought, it was Ace.

His older brother stood in front of him his hand still outstretched, Ace's head was angled downwards and he was intently staring at something with a strange expression. Luffy now bore one of his signature grins. His teeth showed as a smile that took up about half of his face transpired. "Ace!" He said happily. He loved these kind of dreams, they give him a chance to see Ace again.

Instead of giving him the 'Hey Lu!', or 'Oi Luffy!' he'd been expecting-although that had happened a few seconds ago when Ace first came over-Ace backed away and faced him with a serious glare.

"Don't 'Ace', me. Who are you?" The Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard pirates was very much confused. In front of him stood a man who looked like his brother, but it wasn't. There was something off. First of all whoever this imposter was he had this huge scar on his chest. And he didn't know how but, he seemed more manly, more mature. This wasn't his Luffy.

Luffy paused, taken aback by this. "It's me, Luffy, you know, your bro-"

Instead of letting him finish Ace cut him off and shouted, "Stop lying alright?! My brother's sleeping downstairs right now!" As if to get more defensive, Ace raised a fist and lit it on fire. It licked at his curled fingers and grew dangerously high like it was mimicking his anger,

Luffy hadn't moved from where he was on the figurehead. His body was rigid. This is my dream right? I get to see Ace again...so why is it that my heart hurts? Luffy met Ace's glare. Why is he acting like this?! "Ace what's going on?" A door slammed open startling to the men. Luffy's eyes flickered over to the voice, he recognized it!

The fiery navigator who was clearly not happy to be woken from her sleep was marching towards them hands on her hips. Nami's hair was still cut short, but it could be managed into two small ponytails. And next to her was...Vivi? Why was Vivi here? Shouldn't she be in Alabasta? Wait a minute. Luffy scratched his nose as he thought. Ace traveled with us for a bit when we were on our way to Alabasta, could he be dreaming about that?

Nami sighed loudly seeing him, "Look I get it that you guys haven't seen each other in a long time but could you keep the noise down? Some of us are trying to sleep."

Ace extinguished the flames on his fist and jabbed a finger in his direction saying, "That's not Luffy! Take a good look at him!" Nami opened her mouth to say something before giving him a good look over. Her orange eyes lingered on the X shaped scar on his chest, she took in his more mature features and how that there was a look in his eyes that the Luffy sleeping downstairs didn't have. Vivi was also looking at him, she hadn't known the captain long but after seeing him she realized that something was indeed off.

"You're right Ace-san, he isn't Luffy." Vivi said slowly as she tilted her head to the side.

"Damn straight." Ace muttered and placed his hands on his hips, keeping a slitted eye on him.

" We should wake everyone else up." Nami said with a mental sigh, the more heavily sleepers wouldn't like getting up in the middle of the night. She had a certain green-haired swordsman in mind who fit this description.

"No need." The entrance to the Men's Room had opened without anyone noticing it and everyone recognized the cigarette smoke and the curly eyebrows which were sticking up in the air. Sanji emerged from the exit and gave everyone a long look. His eyes narrowed when they landed on Luffy. It couldn't be Luffy though. That marimo was waking him up right now downstairs.

"Sanji-san," Vivi said warmly in a greeting. The cook smiled goofily and hearts could almost be seen popping out of his eyes.

"Don't get your hopes up love cook. I doubt she'd fall for someone who had such twisted eyebrows." Sanji flipped around as he recognized the annoying voice,

"Say again marimo?" Sanji growled in a agitated voice.

By now Zoro had come up onto the deck-their Luffy not too far behind-and rubbed the back of his neck before saying, "I said, 'Don't get your-"

"Shut up both of you!" Nami shouted as she whaled both of them, leaving smoking bumps. The navigator peered down into the entrance to the Men's Room and asked, "Where's Usopp and Chopper?"

"Usopp went to the bathroom, Nami-swannn!" Sanji replied.

Nami sighed a hand going to head. "Geez of all the times for a bathroom break."

"And I saw Chopper-san up in the galley before I headed to sleep. He said he was working on something. He might still be there. I'll go check," Vivi said with a smile before she turned to run up the stairs and to the galley.

"Now that we're all here," The navigator paused throwing a glare at Luffy who was slumped against the deck still asleep. "Most of us anyways. Who are you?" Nami nodded in the lookalike Luffy's direction.

Luffy leaned back slightly and pointed at himself, "Me?"

Sanji sighed exasperatedly while holding his light to his already lit cigarette, "Of course you idiot. You can't be our shitty captain because he's right here," Sanji jabbed the sleeping Luffy for emphasis.

"Well I'm Luffy." The "imposter" Luffy said bluntly, leaving everyone confused.

Ace held up a hand, he was getting annoyed, "Look kid, we already said you can't be Luffy. He's right there. That's our Luffy, so why are you almost exactly like him?"

Luffy held a hand to his chin his face scrunched up like he was thinking incredibly hard. A few moments later his eyes lit up as a perfectly good reason came to mind, "This is my dream! If I'm dreaming about Alabasta it'd make sense if there'd be two of me. But everyone's acting strange…"

The crew met each other's eyes before letting out one loud laugh. Zoro chuckled and looked at the stranger's eyes, "Your dream? Why would you dream about Alabasta?"

Imposter Luffy stared blankly at Zoro as if it was obvious, "Because, this is a happy memory. Although I do wish Brook, Franky and Robin could've been here...they would've loved you Ace. Not too sure about the weather though…"

By now Usopp had returned from the toilet and Vivi with Chopper, the three of them along with everyone else gaped at the imposter. Did he say memory?! Usopp laughed nervously, "W-Wait. You don't mean you're from the future?"

"Of course not." Zoro snapped. The swordsman couldn't believe it. Timetravel? Too absurd. And if it really was future Luffy why would he be here? How did he get that scar on his chest? Where was the rest of the crew? There'd be a lot of questions.

Imposter Luffy seemed a bit shocked at Usopp's idea. "Timetravel you say…" Everyone was quiet as the imposter looked at the floor. Seconds later he snapped it up startling everyone shouting, "Amazing! I want to do that again!" The stars in his eyes disappeared after Sanji said,

"We could always test Usopp's theory. Quiz him on stuff only we would know."

Chopper nodded, "That's a good idea Sanji."

Nami walked forward stepping over the still sleeping Luffy and towards the-maybe-imposter. "Alright! How'd I join the crew?"

Imposter Luffy frowned for a few seconds before it broke into a grin and he said, "We met at that town Buggy had attacked. I was looking for a navigator and you wanted to steal a treasure map. We worked together and you ended up staying until we reached the Baratie, Then you took the Merry and headed back to Cocoyashi Village. When I came I beat Arlong you joined my crew." Nami paused, a small part of her was starting to believe Usopp's theory. The man saw her staring at him and laughed. She went to stand beside Chopper. That laugh, it was familiar...but it was different at the same time. Different in a way she couldn't place.

Zoro wouldn't ask any questions. He would observe off to the side to see if there's any mistakes. He would be ready to take this guy out if he proved to be an enemy.

"When I joined your crew, who was the pirate that you fought?" Sanji asked.

As Luffy thought a finger went to pick his nose, "That was so long ago...at little over then two years? Maybe three? Shishishi...I think his name was Don Krieg. He came because you gave food to a member of his crew and the rest it was on the brink of starvation."

"Three years ago?!" Chopper exclaimed. "Wait, how long has it been since Alabasta?"

"Chopper you're not actually believing what Usopp said right?" Zoro asked, or more like growled.

The doctor stepped forward and said, "Yes I am Zoro. While I've been standing here I've been looking over that Luffy. Yes, his physique and maybe even maturity is different but he is still bears a striking resemblance to our Luffy. I assume you have a Devil Fruit power?"

The other Luffy grinned, "Yup! Watch this!" The crew-plus Ace and Vivi-watched as Luffy grabbed his head and yanked it to the side. It stretched in a inhumanly way, Vivi was a tad bit disgusted her not being used to Luffy's Devil Fruit power yet. After his neck being like that for a while the other Luffy let his neck snap back and faced everyone.

"How?..." Ace asked in shock. "Only one person can have a Devil Fruit at the same time so that mean's-" Ace glanced over his shoulder to where the sniper stood. "Your theory was right." Usopp straightened his back and gave Ace a firm nod. The crew watched as Ace stepped forward and gently punched the other Luffy in the center on his X shaped scar. "If you're really Luffy from the future how'd you get this scar? It must've been painful, you don't scar easily."

The other Luffy's bright smile faded away when he saw where Ace was pointing, "Oh this? Uh-" Luffy's breath hitched and it didn't go unnoticed by anyone. "I almost forgot...If this is reality...and the past...then you haven't-"

"AMAZING!" An excited shout cut the other Luffy off. By now the past Luffy woke up and he was now marveling at his double. "Zoro! Zoro! Do you see?! It's another me!" Everyone's eyes which still lingered on the other Luffy were wanting to know what he was going to say before he was ever so rudely interrupted

"Yeah it's nothing special." Zoro said with a yawn.

The past Luffy gaped at Zoro, "Nothing special?! I have a twin! Oi oi oi! Can you stretch?"

Nami huffed folding her arms, "Luffy leave him alone he isn't your twin, he is you. Literally, He's from the future."

Luffy slowly turned, his eyes probably had as much sparkles in them as there stars in the sky. "REALLY? Even better! You, future me! What cool stuff can I do?"

The other Luffy sighed, "I can't really reveal a lot of stuff to you guys. I don't want to-um, change the future." The other Luffy glanced at Ace who was looking at his brother from the future skeptically. They would need to have a talk later.

"Aww why not?" Past Luffy pouted. "If I was in the past I would tell my nakama about all the adventures I had in the future."

It was quick but Usopp noticed the other Luffy shoot their Luffy a quick glare. This made him confused. Kind of like their Luffy had said, by now any Luffy would be spurting stuff about all these fights and how epic it was. But the future Luffy was silent, he acted like he actually had a brain. It was a smart thing to do though-a Nami thing. If we-our past selves somehow managed to change the future who knows what consequences could be waiting. But he wondered, had something happened in the future that scarred Luffy? Hence that big scar on his chest!

"It's better for you discover stuff on your own. I wouldn't want to spoil anything." The other Luffy said as he chuckled.

Ace pretended to look shocked, "Wow you're actually mature in the future." Even though this was a small comfort to let him know that he wouldn't have to worry as much about Luffy's usual shenanigans, he wished his brothers carefree personality would last forever.

The other Luffy didn't even look at Ace as he said, "Yup."

A loud clatter from the other side of the ship startled the group gathered. It was silent for a few moments until a female voice shouted, "Franky move your arm you're squishing me!"

A few seconds later a male voice shouted in answer, "Sorry sis!" The past version of the Straw Hats shot each other confused looks, it was only the future Luffy who jumped up excitement written across his face.

"Guys! Out here!" Everyone looked at future Luffy as he waved joyfully in the air, awaiting the arrival of the newcomers.

Usopp was off to the side with his arms folded, he spoke a little nervously to Nami, "You don't think these guys will be from the future too, do you?"

Nami shrugged, "You never know."

A few seconds later two figures emerged from the galley. One looked exactly like Nami, except she had longer hair and a bigger bust. She seemed more womanly and stronger. The man, or robot, next to her didn't look like anyone in the crew. The past Straw Hats shivered and hoped that nothing happened that got one of them turned into a robot.

The woman who everyone assumed was future Nami jumped from the upper deck down to below landing gracefully and marched forward, stopping in front of future Luffy and poking him hard in the shoulder. "What's the big deal here? We wake up to find you missing and here you are on a ship full of strangers! I don't even know how I got here! Explain yourself Luffy! You didn't start anything did you?"

The group from the past watched in part shock part amusement. Nami always had some sort of authority over the crew but here she looked like a real "she-devil", as Zoro would say anyways.

Future Luffy grinned broadly and gestured to behind him, "These aren't strangers! This is us! Well, from the past,"

Future Nami's face scrunched up in confusion and for the first time she looked behind her captain, "What the-" The navigator scanned everyone, the crew from when they were in Alabasta was there. She spotted Vivi, she missed that girl. Someday she would visit her and they would catch up. And hanging out in the back of the crowd was...Future Nami's eyes widened and she took a small step back. Ace. "L-Luffy you said this was in the past, right?"

Future Luffy followed her gaze, a hurt look came across his face and he quickly looked away. "Yeah this is us from the past. I don't know how but we somehow time travelled."

"That's supeeer!" Franky said as he jumped down from the upper deck and struck a pose. "You guys sure looked different back then,"

Past Zoro regarded the cyborg with a nod, although he was thinking, 'How the hell did we get a cyborg on our crew?! Why, even?' "So, you're apart of our crew in the future?" Past Zoro asked calmly.

Franky gave Past Zoro a grin and a thumbs up, "That's supeeer correct!"

"You sure say 'super' a lot," Past Chopper commented.

Franky looked at the doctor from the past, "Cause super is a super word!" Everyone chuckled at this. Past Luffy and Usopp had been off to the side, their jaws wide open in amazement at the thought that they would have a cyborg on their crew in the future. While everyone was listening in as the future people talked Ace was off to the side. He leaned against the figurehead arms folded and his lips pressed into a firm line.

He knew Luffy, be it a Luffy from the past or future. After he asked about that scar on his chest Future Luffy had been avoiding him. And if there was ever a moment where they met gazes Future Luffy would smile weakly and quickly look away. Something was wrong.

"Ace is something wrong?" Luffy from this time asked with a enormous yawn.

Ace's eyes flickered over to the boy who was leaning against the railing. He gave past Luffy a smile and said, "Nope, I'll be back in a few minutes." Past Luffy looked up as he saw the figure of his brother going into the group on the main deck.

A few seconds later he found Future Luffy talking with the other members of his future crew who had somehow been transported here. "Luffy, can I talk with you?"

Future Luffy turned slowly to face him. Ace's eyes narrowed slightly as he noticed it. The hurt look in his brother's eyes. For some reason it only showed whenever he looked at him. The chatter in the crew had quieted as they listened to the new conversation that was happening.

"Uh-Yeah, what is it Ace?"

Ace jerked his head towards the stairs, "Alone?"

Future Luffy's eyes widened slightly and he glanced back at Future Nami and Franky. After a second or so future Nami gave him a stiff nod. "Alright...let's go." The Luffy from the future mumbled and walked forward towards the stairs, his hands shoved into his pockets.

The past people now stood uneasy. They knew that Luffy was his brother but what would Ace want to talk about with a Luffy from the future? They didn't know. But they had a feeling the crew members from the future had a hint at what it was, judging from the way they acted before Ace and Future Luffy left.

Ace closed the galley door behind him quietly. He heard the scraping of a chair as future Luffy sat down. "So what do you want to talk about?" Future Luffy asked slowly.

Ace turned and leaned against the wall, his arms folded and he stared at the captain through half-closed eyes. "You seem off around me, what's the problem? We get into this big fight in the future or something?"

Future Luffy flinched. "No...no it's not that…" Future Luffy clenched a fist. He wanted so badly to tell Ace! Tell him to stop chasing Blackbeard right now. But he knew he probably wouldn't listen.

Ace leaned forward, "Then what is it?! Come on, tell me!"

From where he was sitting future Luffy placed the loved straw hat upon his head and said barely above a whisper, "Do you really want to know?"

Ace's brows furrowed and he froze. He was actually nervous. What could've happened between him and Luffy that made his brother act like this? "Yeah, tell me." He answered in a firm voice.

Future Luffy tilted his head in Ace's direction and said in a low tone, "Okay...two years ago something happened. It was pretty bad, you-um...you didn't survive," Ace stared blankly at the man his mind still processing what had been said. I didn't survive?! What's that supposed to mean?! I couldn't have died and left Luffy...I promised!

Ace faced future Luffy with uneasy eyes, his hands were now by his side clenched into fists. He had took a step forward and was no longer leaning against the wall. He licked his dry lips and asked, "What do you mean...I didn't 'survive'?"

Future Luffy stood abruptly, almost knocking over his chair. The man spoke with his head facing the floor and in a quiet voice, "It's just like that Ace. You died."