Unique Perspective

Wherever he was napping, it sure was cramped. Ignoring the press of wood around him, Luffy stretched. "Wow! What a good nap!"

"Oi! Who do you think you are?"

Luffy blinked. Then blinked again. There were people on his raft. Or maybe not.

Stepping out of the water barrel, Luffy remembered the whirlpool. With a big grin he introduced himself. "Luffy D. Monkey. Nice to meet you." Life couldn't be better.

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Other Perspectives

The deck was squeaky clean. Cody continued to scrub at the nonexistent dirt, pretending he was invisible. Alvida would have a complaint ready if he was noticed.

"Looky here!" Grado slammed a barrel down. Spinch and Mundy hovered over the lid. "It was a pain to haul aboard. Nearly full by the weight. Must be from a shipwreck."

"And no one's seen it but us," Spinch cackled. No one bothered with the scrubbing cabin boy three feet away.

"All the rum we want!" Mundy crowed. The side deck next to the main cabin was the best outdoor hiding spot on the ship.

"Quiet, do you want Alvida to hear?" Grado bent over the barrel top with crowbar in hand. Inches away from prying the lid off, an uppercut slammed into his chin.

Cody was used to the crew finding ways out of work, but being knocked out by a rum barrel before drinking it was new.

The fist responsible for Grado's unexpected nap stuck out from broken boards of the lid. A large yawn was followed by a dark haired boy standing up in the rum barrel. He shook the wooden debris off his wrist before stepping out.

"Wow! What a good nap." The statement snapped Spinch and Mundo out of their stupor.

"Oi! Who do you think you are?"

The boy blinked while stepping out of the barrel, then grinned. "Luffy D. Monkey. Nice to meet you." He was clearly dropped on his head as a child.

A spiked mace plowed into the two pirate crew members. Cody dragged the deranged kid past Alvida into the cabin. On the way to the galley, Alvida's shouts rang clear. "I'll show you a good nap, you low life-"

Slamming the door on the pirate captain's tirade, Cody swiped the sweat from his brow. Once his heart went back to normal, he remembered the strange boy. Luffy had no problems being ignored and went straight to the food stores. Food just disappeared as it neared his mouth. He took no time to chew, not even the dried meat for long voyages. When was his last meal anyway?

"Are you okay?" Had to take it slow. Simple questions.