One Man Alone cannot be a Pirate

By: Zephyire

DISCLAIMED

Summary: After the battle with Baron on Secret Island, Luffy faces a devastating fact about his nakama. Moustache offers Luffy his hidden treasure in hopes of pulling Luffy from his depression. Back in Time Fic. Serious Powerful Luffy. A second chance at becoming the Pirate King. Two devil fruits?

Chapter 2: Lost

"Let me ask you again. What is your choice? Is it to live or to die?"

Luffy, unable to stand, fell forward onto his face. Without the energy to answer, he could merely groan.

"Like I expected, you do not wish to survive alone. Then go with the route of death." The Baron lifted his bow and pointed it at Luffy. Suddenly the ground collapsed under the Straw-Hat pirate. Surprised, Baron lowered his bow and ran to the rock. When the dust cleared, he stood before a hole.

"This is…"

"BARON!" Moustache jumped out of the hole, startling Baron.

"It's you again!"

"I will not let him die." Moustache fell back down the hole as Baron stamped his foot down, trying to kick him.

"You!"

Unable to hit either Moustache or his goat (who popped up several times) Baron lowered his bow and decided to wait for Luffy.

Back in the underground tunnels, the pirate family was treating Luffy's wounds. Moustache stormed over and roughly shook Luffy awake.

"My crew… They perished because of me."

"What are you saying? Where did all the bravado go? You have to be strong. You have to stand up again. Listen up Straw-Hat boy. Your crew isn't dead." Digi suddenly cupped her ears.

"Luffy! They are calling for you! They are saying 'Come on Luffy!'"

"Can you really hear them calling out?"

"Yes," Digi answered.

Suddenly alert, Luffy jumped off the futon and stretched out his ears. "I can't hear anything!"

"But I can. There are other voices as well. They are calling out "Luffy. Luffy"

"Really?"

"Hai."

A sudden explosion rocked the entire tunnel system. Baron unwilling to wait any longer for the fight to continue had started shooting arrows at the ground in hopes of uncovering where Luffy was hiding.

"You can't deal with the Baron's arrows like that? Make use of the tunnels that I have built. I will protect you. Just follow my instructions. Go towards the flower. Oh, you forgot this." Moustache placed Luffy's Straw Hat on his head. "Don't believe whatever the Baron says. Listen, you are not alone! I wanted to tell you, you still have a chance to save your nakama. And, you still have me. If you understand, go! There's not much time left. Hurry!"

Luffy pushed his hat further down onto his head. Moustache was arguing with the pirate family about his traditional greeting. Backing up slightly, he took the opportunity to escape.

Sighing, Moustache turned to Digi. "Did you really hear their voices?"

Digi looked at her feet. "No."

OMAP

Baron was still outside shooting arrows into the ground, furious that Luffy had prolonged the fight so long. Frustrated, Baron shot several arrows, creating a giant cloud of dust. In the center, Luffy's form could be seen through the haze. Baron lowered his bow as Luffy walked closer.

"Hahahaha! I found you!"

Baron let loose an arrow that Luffy sidestepped. Still coming closer to Baron, Luffy dodged several more arrows. As Baron continued to destroy the landscape, Luffy, with his determination, continued to walk forward. The next arrow Baron sent, he aimed at Luffy's feet. Jumping out of the way, he leapt from one rock to the next.

"Your only concern is escape." Baron shot another arrow which went straight through Luffy's head. "What do you think?" Moustache stood up holding a now headless scarecrow.

"Straw Hat boy, jump to the right hole ahead! And you go straight from there!"

Dodging an arrow, Luffy dove into the open tunnel. He jumped out 30 feet away several seconds later.

"Well done, Straw Hat boy!"

Angrily, Baron turned toward Moustache. Moustache was able to dodge several arrows, using his tunnel system, but the fourth found its mark. Moustache crept from the dust.

"You assume wrong if you think I am going to leave my crew in the lurch. I am… his nakama!

"Crew…that's not bad! Straw Hat boy, listen up. This man who claims to be your companion was a captain. The man who begged for mercy before me. The man who struggled in the fear and pain. Would you still respect him as a companion?" Done with his monologue, Baron created a seventeen more arrows, training them on Moustache.

As the arrows rained down, Moustache cringed in his fetal position. When he heard the arrows make contact, his eyes widened. A single arrow had appeared in front of his face. The rest were embedded in a large boulder that Luffy held up.

"Straw Hat boy…"

The rock shattered and Luffy lowered his hand. The arrow was clutched so tightly in his other that it snapped. Quickly extending the same arm, he punched Baron in the face. The splinted shaft of the arrow still held in his hand.

"I told you, I would not allow you to harm them!" Moustache broke down crying while Luffy continued up the slope. "I am coming, everyone. Wait for me!" Jumping above the Carnation, Luffy slammed his foot on the top of the flower. Luffy continued his barrage and the plant was thrown several times to the ground. The plant finally exploded. The extreme light blinded everyone. When they turned back, thousands of arrows towered over Luffy.

"Where is my crew? WHERE!?"

Ms Lily continued to smile on Baron's shoulder.

"Here. Over here," Baron said chuckling slightly. Baron threw away his bow, hitting Moustache in the process. Ms. Lily's petals suddenly fell away, leaving a single white bulb. Suddenly, large sacks filled with pus, appeared on the now monstrous Lily Carnation. Above the evil weed were statues of Luffy's nakama. Baron laughed maniacally. "Die!" Every single arrow that was floating where the giant Carnation had been turned towards the Straw Hat pirate. Luffy turned around. It was impossible to dodge. Not even with his rubber abilities could he survive.

"Straw Hat boy, these arrows signify the days of loneliness after the storm. I had much regrets after losing all of my crew. Do you understand even a little?"

Luffy's eyes were glazed over. Hundreds of arrows had pierced his body. Lines of blood appeared, criss-crossing and pooling at his feet.

Digi ran forward. Crying out to Luffy she yelled, "Don't give up! Deer Man and the others are calling out to you! They are saying, 'Come on, Luffy!' So please, don't give up!"

Luffy's body began to sag forward, but before he fell, his foot shuffled ahead of him. Sliding down the hill slowly on his heels, Luffy made his way toward Baron.

"Nakama…My crew… Return my crew to me." Luffy's punctured arm struck forward ward, arrows leaning at awkward angles.

From the side the pirate father had gathered enough courage to make a rush for the bow that Baron had thrown away. On his way, he plucked an arrow off the ground and fitted it into the bow. Aiming at Baron, his courage wavers. He freezes when Lily turns toward him. "Dad! Take the shot!" Digi calls from behind. Steadying the bow, he lets loose the arrow. It flies straight into Lily's gaping mouth, and out through the back of the weed's throat. Lily explodes into a yellow liquid that drenches Baron.

"Lily! Lily!" The plant is thrown off of Baron's shoulder while the statues of Luffy's nakama fall the other way. Throughout the island, the Red Arrow crew turns into plants. The thousands of arrows, which made up the fake Lily Carnation, disappear.

"Unforgivable…" Baron turns toward the pirate family.

Turning back around when he heard a footstep in the liquid, Baron finds Luffy arm stretched and aimed at his face. With a single punch, Luffy's fist slams into Baron's nose. Baron's nose shatters and he falls unconscious. Next to him, Luffy falls to the ground.

OMAP

Gasping, Luffy eyes flutter open.

"I thought I was dying!"

"Straw Hat boy! You are still alive!

"Are any of you hurt?" Luffy tries to lift his head off the ground. "Ouch!"

"Is this any time to be worrying about others? It's a miracle that you even survived this!"

"You did me a big favor. Thanks. Eh. Where is my crew?" The others look away from Luffy and Digi begins to cry. "No…my…nakama…"

OMAP

AN- He he. I forgot how long the movie section I wanted to use was. The dialogue was about half from the actual movie, but I wrote the narration. And what will happen now that Luffy's crew is gone?