Okay so I've decided to give the crew a pairing as well.


"Ugh..." Luffy was groaning as he started to wake up. Knocked out cold in the middle of the sea was never good, a storm could have taken place and destroyed his ship leaving him to die. Plus, he had just eaten a devil fruit and for that he can no longer swim. Sad as it may seem it was the curse or the downside of being a devil fruit user.

"Where am I?" he said, adding to the worst case scenario. He didn't know where he was or was he even close to his destination 'East Blue'. As he expected from being knocked out his ship was battered and could barely function. Good thing was it docked him of a coast, bad thing was he didn't know where.

Looking at where he drifted, his little ship has docked into a river. Yes, a river that is close to the sea. Because the taste of the water was different, it was drinkable. So if this is a giant river, he could cross it with his barely functioning boat or find a town and gather information first.

"No money, no food, just my clothes.." he whined as he walk through the desert plains, his only hope was finding a town before nightfall. If burning temperature is what the desert gives in daytime then a freezing temperature would definitely kill any man without fire, given by this terrain, there isn't a single tree that he could burn. He'd be glad if it the devil fruit he got was like his brother, one that could heat him up if he isn't able to find anywhere to stay tonight.

"Hey!" he yelled, seeing a man in a camel. "Thank you" he said, after the man had approached him and instantly offered his help.

"What could a young man dress as fashionably as you be doing here?" the man replied. Yes, Luffy was wearing a suit and a red tie, the clothes that have been given to him by Whitebeard. It could have been food though, it'd more useful for him.

"Ah yes.." he said, removing his entire top and using it to cover his entire head, leaving his upper body exposed to direct sunlight. "Well, I kinda got into trouble and accidentally end up here... unconsciously." he said, as he ride the other camel the other man had brought. "Where am I by the way?"

"Welcome to Alabasta, or is what I'd like to say if not for what this country is experiencing.." he said sadly. Luffy investigated the old man, assuming by his clothes he's either poor or the 'experiencing' part of the country caused it.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"Alabasta is a very rich country umm.."

"Luffy."

"It's a very rich country, Luffy, that is until recent events. Our King, Cobra, was a fine ruler until her daughter, Princess Vivi, disappeared." the man said.

"Was she kidnapped?" Luffy said, well it was a guess cause it'd be the most normal thing to happen. He had heard many stories from his friends about how kingdoms have fallen due to corruption, deceit, betrayal, blackmail, subterfuge. Judging by what the old man said about the King being a fine ruler until her daughter was kidnapped was the only thing he could come up with.

"We do not know. Some say she ran away after her father was selling the country to some guy. Some said that the King is being blackmailed and is using his daughter to get what he wants, but nobody knows for sure" the old man said, as he realized how thirsty the boy must have been. "Here" handing Luffy a large jug. "Please don't drink it at on-" his mouth formed into an 'O' after Luffy had already drank all of it. "Nevermind.." he said.

"So, where are we going anyway?" the young man wondered.

"One of the last city that is still thriving, Rainbase." the old man said "Nothing left for me in the last town I've stayed. Everything and everyone left" he said.

"Family?" Luffy arching an eyebrow.

"Ha! There's no room like that for my job." the old man said, laughing loudly.

"Which is..?"

"Thief..." the old man quietly said, as he grabs three throwing knives and tossed it towards Luffy.

Luffy didn't have time to dodge or fall of the camel that he was riding, no it had safety measure to prevent the rider from falling, he still had to remove his feet from the safety by pulling it back, if he did that there won't be anytime to dodge at all. All he could do is react to the knives that are swirling towards him and think of the best.

"Y-You're a devil fruit user!?" the old mas gasped.

Luffy opened his eyes and saw the daggers passed right through him. Logia, he was a logia type. Logia is one of the three types of devil fruit powers, it had the control over elemental attributes like his brother which is fire, and you have to use Haki to be able to hit them... Haki.

'Damn it!' cursing himself in his thoughts, he had haki, not to mention 'Conqueror's Haki' which is the most powerful of all Haki types, though the Conqueror's Haki is still unknown to most people it had the ability to take over their will and make the people around him losing all of their consciousness. Plus, he had mastered the other two types of Haki.

His training with the Whitebeards have been to fight off an opponent yes, but he never dealt with an opponent who excels at subterfuge. Hell, his training was so severe and intense that he could probably survive anything, given that his heart won't be struck. Slapping himself for being caught off guard like that.

The old man kept on throwing his knives at Luffy, desperately trying to avoid the wrath of a Logia user. As each daggers passed right through him he could feel being thunder or lightning itself. He was lightning man, a man made of lightning. He felt invincible, no he was invincible.

"Where are you going?" Luffy yelled, the old man was already nearly out of sight. "So if I'm made of lightning can I travel as fast as it is.." he was amusing himself from the power that he had gained. Travelling as fast as lightning Luffy was already in front of the old man.

He smiled as he sees the old man's facial expression, it was like he had seen a ghost. "Take this!" he roared, causing 500,000 thousand volts to hit the old man. "Oops.." he said, he still needed some time to take control of his powers and to learn more from it. "Let's see if we can electrify his heart."

Zapped!

The old man's heart was instantly restarted as Luffy jump-start the old man's heart. "That is so cool!" he cheered, his eyes was sparkling with amazement.
The old man was now crying, pleading to let him live but if Luffy could simply jump-start his heart then he could be his personal dummy. It's clear to the old man that this young man had recently acquired this power, no the first time he knew was when he tried to kill the raven haired boy.

"Wait! just kill me!" he said, a sudden change of heart. Well wouldn't you? A man who could revive you could torture you forever, not that he'd do that but weeks of torture was still the same.

"Relax. I won't kill you, just give me some money for food and were even" Luffy said, his stomach began to growled and the old man happily obliged.

"Where's Rainbase?" Luffy said, if there's a city and it's thriving then there's definitely lots of delicious looking foods out there.

"Just go straight there" pointing towards that direction, as he handed Luffy half of his gold.

"Thanks" he replied cheerfully, turning into pure lightning as he travelled towards that direction.

The old man was left alone. Few minutes later a bird arrived "I need to report this to Mr. 0" he said, as he sent the bird towards the direction where Luffy went.


"Uwah... That was tiring..." Luffy said, sitting on one of the chairs as he waited for his ordered food. Thinking that it could have been his overuse of powers that exhausted him, but truly it was just the extreme heat that did it. The food arrived and he started chowing it down with extreme inhuman speed. No, there was no help from his lightning abilities, it was simply caused by his hunger that he ate at inhuman speed.

After eating he went to check out Rainbase, a bit annoyed after knowing that there was no transportation towards East Blue. He did asked a few people around it though and said that he should get to the capital, it was probably the only city that could provide him with that kind of services.
It'd be a waste though not to look around Rainbase for a bit, there was a lot of people, though most of them were the 'plastic' types, being friends with you just so they could gain more power or popularity. No, he wasn't into that stuff. Though the casino sounded good, he could use more money right now.

He entered the casino, and like he expected it was flocking with different kinds of people. There were the men who seemed so stylish but a perverted wolf in the inside, there were the people who were addicted to gambling the type who doesn't care if they lose a big amount of money but just so they could play, and then there's the women who were like ants: looking for sweet gentlemen, yes the rich ones, then after a night, grabbing a large sum and leaving the men alone. Typical.

He was walking, looking for the 'Fruit Machine' a type where you could be alone yet gain some money should you be lucky.

THUD!

"Sorry. I wasn't looking in the way" the raven haired boy said, offering a hand to the hooded lady in front of her.

"I don't need your help. Leave." she hissed, as she tried to stand up.

"Please, I didn't mean to..." grabbing her wrist her hood falls down after she turned around. She had a long wavy blue hair, with two bangs hanging down, one on either side of her head. She is also very slender-bodied, having long thin legs and arms and prominent large breasts. "Uh.. sorry um..?"

Realizing that her hood fell down, revealing her face she suddenly puts it back on, increasing the suspicion of Luffy. She was hiding her identity, for Luffy it was either she is in trouble or she is the trouble. "Wait" she said, "You don't know me?" Luffy was now more concerned, she must be someone popular.

"Sorry. I don't." He replied calmly. "Do you need any help?" he added, well it'd be him he wouldn't forgive if he allowed this woman to be in trouble and he didn't offered any help. Like his 'father' Whitebeard, though the world may see him as a pirate, for those who truly knew him he was a gentle, caring, kind, and perverted old man. Yes, with his constant 'nurses' around him 'tending' on his old state he was surely the world's strongest man.

She only left with two choice: Ask this stranger for help, even though she truly didn't know who this man was or Do this alone, in which she already knew she'll fail miserably. "Okay. Follow me" she whispered, holding his hand as she guide him through the dark alleys of Rainbase.

"My name is Nefertari Vivi, I am the Princess of Alabasta" she was closing her eyes, unsure whether this man was a member of Baroque Works or a man who'd do anything for money. She opened after a few moments, and saw his calm and composed look. "You're not surprise?" she asked.

"I've arrived here accidentally a few hours ago, and I already knew this country's current condition" he said "Even about you" he added, emphasizing the 'you'

"So you know about Baroque Works!? You'll help me right? I mean you did offer your help!" from the scared woman she was seconds ago, now she was so hyped that it was like she was a whole new different person.

"Woah." he said, causing Vivi to realized her sudden outburst, hiding her red face in that thick cloth that she was wearing. "It's okay." he said, chuckling.
"So, what's the entire story?" He said, his voice changing from soft and gentle to a serious one.

"Well..." Vivi started to explained everything, how he is playing or manipulating both sides: The Royal Army and the Rebellions. Alabasta was a peaceful, rich, and a happy country. That is until something between her dad and the man called 'Mr.0' had some talks. Vivi persuaded Luffy that her father, King Cobra, is only doing this because for the protection of his country and his people, and whatever it is that Mr. 0 is planning it must be stop.

"Do you have any ideas where he could be?" he said, looking out of the dark alley are tons of clearly 'out of place' people. They all smelled one thing; Assassins. Whether they are of Baroque Works or simply mercenaries or assassins hired to track her down, they still wouldn't know much about his operation.

"I think he'll be at our palace soon enough. My friend ,Kohza, is the leader of the rebellion and his men will soon attack the capital" Vivi replied, her voice was starting to panic seeing at how all may be too late to prevent the two side from fighting each other. Tears are threatening her eyes, as she starts to sit down, hugging her knees.

"Do you have any rubber that you could wear into your entire body?" Luffy ask, it's a stupid question, asking a girl about having a rubberised suit.

"There are um... shops here in Rainbase that sells... those 'kind' of things" she said, embarrassed at what the shop is.

"Well, let's go!" Luffy said, grabbing her hand.


"Is this the only shop?" Luffy said, looking at the shop it's a... um... well let's say it involves a Slave and a Master thing.

"I think so. It's the only one I know of..." she said.

"Know of?" Luffy said, arching an eyebrow. It took a while before the Princess got the meaning of what she said.

"No!" she yelled "I-I-I've been into Rainbase and well... I saw this, just saw this." waving her hand in defense "Please! I'm not into that kind of things"

Luffy laughed "I'm joking." he said, as Vivi playfully punch him in his arm.


"Begin the operation." A man said, his left hand was one giant golden hook. "Mr. 1, Miss All Sunday, you two are with me. Time to meet the King" he smirks.

Outside the palace the Royal Army and the Rebels stood, they were waiting as if by some miracle someone would stop this war and end the unnecessary bloodshed. Kohza was waiting for the Royal Army to offer a parlay, part of his pride didn't want to he himself would offer the parlay.

One of the rebels fired a rifle, targeting a soldier of the Royal Army. Everyone in the rebellion were shocked as the Royal Army began to charged, their emotions got the better of them as they all recklessly abandoned their post and charge down the stairs where the Rebels are. Thundering sound began to rumble in the sky as the once cleared blue sky was now dark and gray.

Twenty feet more and the battle would have begun, and no one will be able to stop it. That is until a lightning struck down in the middle of them.

"Stop!" the lightning yelled, as the lightning slowly turned into two person. "Please stop!" for everyone it was a familiar feminine voice.

"VIVI!" Kohza yelled, as he rushed towards the princess with his sword drawn.

Luffy saw this and instantly reappeared behind Kohza "Stop!" the princess yelled. "Kohza is my friend!" she added. Luffy immediately release his grip.

"Sorry" Kohza said, realizing that his weapon was drawn and it looked like he'll attack the princess.

"People of Alabasta! Please hear me out! My father is not the man you think he is! Baroque Works is an underground organization that threatens Alabasta, my father is trying to protect everyone by giving him what he wants. I don't know what it is but in my father's eyes your safety is more important, but I guess it's not enough for Baroque Works and they had to destroy Alabasta as well. Please believe me!" She screamed, wanting everyone to hear what she has to say.

"Why should we believe you princess!?" a rebel yelled.

"Because I joined the Baroque Works in an attempt to know of their true purpose." she admitted, even Luffy was shocked, she didn't told him about that part.

"Vivi, you could have said so in the beginning. Why wait until now?" Kohza asked.

"My cover was blown and I had to run away, and this man right here protected me." she said, sure they didn't engage in any fight but it's because of his devil fruit power that they had even prevented this war from truly beginning. If this battle wasn't stopped then the whole kingdom of Alabasta would fall.

"No worries, but um.. you might want to change your clothes." Luffy said, turning away from the princess.

She was wearing a tight black rubber suit that hugged her body very beautifully, showing off her tight curves, truly showing the size of her ample breast.
Kohza immediately blushed as well, ordering the army to look away, unfortunately they were much of a fan to the beautiful princess. For the princess her clothing just had to say 'Look at me or I'll punish you' even a monk would be having a hard time looking away.

"Princess Vivi had to wear such dirty clothes for us, even though it's very sexy an... nevermind that part." one of the rebel said.

"FOR PRINCESS VIVI!" Kohza yelled, as if by some bond with the princess the before hatred between the Royal Army and the Rebellions had ceased to exist.

"I want her to punish me though.." Kohza muttered, unfortunately everyone was silent at that part and so many had heard his sudden comment. Everyone bursted out laughing, as Kohza shrinks down from the embarrassment he had been.

"Where's my father?" the princess asked the Captain of the Guards, Igaram.

"He's been missing all morning, Princess, it seems like he's kidnapped." Igaram said "We've been sending out search parties, but they couldn't find him at all"

"Hold on. I have an idea." Luffy said, it was just a simple idea of his but it could be worthy. "Found him!" he said.

"How did you do that?" Vivi said, she was now in a more... appropriate attire.

"Being a lightning man I can use my powers to analyze my surroundings, I am able to listen to the electrical sound waves that traverse the very air itself. Combining with my Haki, I feel like a radar-like sense of everything around me. But it still hard for me to use." he said.

'Wow...' was all the Princess could think of. This man, a random man that offered her his help, was now the light and the only hope for his country.

"Where do you think you're going, Princess?" Luffy said, as he sensed the Princess following to where he was going.

"What do you think? I'm gonna follow you" she said, as Kohza and the rest of them stood behind the Princess.

"No. I do this alone. I can't risk any of you." he said, looking at Kohza "Protect the Princess" Kohza nodded, he understood what Luffy was saying. If he says he can handle it alone, then he surely can. After all, this man single handedly prevented the battle with his lightning abilities.


Luffy arrived at a graveyard, he felt the electrical sound waves that four persons were causing. Though the tunnel that he found was blocked by a large debris of rocks, his lightning abilities allowed him to turn into lightning and pass through even the tiniest of holes.

He travelled with immense speed that he can travel from start to the end of the tunnel in just a short time.

"You are useless to me now." he heard, he was standing at the door. He didn't need to look he can already visualize the entire area, one woman and three men. He poked his head and saw a shaved head man beating the woman on the floor, no weapons, just fist and feet. He was beating her to death, and it was something he'll not allow.

"Lightning Volley" he said, as three lightning struck the shave headed man down.

"Huh?" A man with the golden hook expressed, his voice was deep. "Who are you!?" he snarled at Luffy, seeing his partner down on the ground, burnt.

"Kaminari Yakin" Luffy said, as the gold hook around the man melted and turned into a cuff, as it locks onto his two hands. "Enough. Just surrender" Luffy exclaimed.

"I am a shichibukai! Do you know what that means!?" he said, his voice was cracking as if he was near in defeat. "I am Croc-codile!" he said as he stuttered in his name, realizing he had just blown his cover.

"Shichibukai Crocodile, I know what it means.. You're a dog of the Marines, and what do you think they'll do if they find out about you and your little friends here?" he threatened "Leave" he said, as he knelt on one knee and jump-starts the heart of the shave headed man. "Take this man with you."

Crocodile was at loss for words, he was defeated by a nobody, a single person destroyed his year long plans in a single day. "Who are you?"

"Monkey D. Luffy" he replied.

Crocodile wanted to fight, he was a Logia like this one, how did he knew? he was lightning. He wasn't stupid, though he knew of no such devil fruit it's still clear to him that this was a Logia class user. His hook was a very important weapon of his, it is connected to his body and should he turn into sand and disconnect his body with his hook then he'd lose a part of him. Worst, his hook had poisons in it, if he disconnect himself and a poison somehow managed to enter his body his done for.

"Fine" Crocodile replied "Don't think for a second that you have defe-" he was cut of by Luffy.

"Yes yes" he replied, it was a bit cliche of crocodile to say such things, but it did sounded cool to him. "Just go."

With a "Hmph!" Crocodile was gone, taking with him his friend.

"Thank you" a man interjects as Luffy was checking the status of this woman. "For saving me." he added.

"King Cobra?" he said, arching an eyebrow, the man nodded. "Your daughter is safe. He's outside with the rebels and the Royal Army"

The King was alarmed at the sound of the Rebellions being with her daughter. "Oh. I forgot to tell you, they're friends again, you know the Royal Army and the Rebellion." he said, as he lifted the head of the raven haired woman.


"Please... I want to die" she said, her face was smiling but her voice was broken. Soon her heart stopped beating as her smiling face soon turned into a sad one.

"Sorry... I can't let you die.." he said, as his hands was engulf in lightning...


A party was held the night the Kingdom of Alabasta was saved. Though the King mentioned Luffy, he was branded as a hero but not as a pirate like he wanted it to be. Well, nobody knew him yet. He hasn't form his crew yet, hell he doesn't even have a single member. The entire night everyone was cheering and laughing as the 'huge misunderstanding' between the two sides cease to exist.

To the end of a hallway the laughing and cheering of the entire palace was heard, it echoed towards the medical bay, where a raven haired woman was wide awake. She was there, afraid, trembling, she was looking into tomorrow and what would the people of Alabasta do to her, she cursed the man who had revived her. How did she knew it was him, she didn't. It was just her feeling him inside of her for a moment.

"You're awake" his voice was soft and gentle.

"You..." she exclaimed, more like wanted to curse him but she was too tired, and she was thankful. Everyone is afraid to die, even if they say they are ready or not scared, whatever the fuck your reason is the uncertainty of after your death is what will scare you the most.

"I'm sorry..." he said, sitting on the bed she was in. "I can't let you die." rubbing the back of his head, causing his raven hair to get messy. "I just don't want you to die. I don't know why, but you should live on, no matter what's ahead of you." he said.

He pitied her there are people who did, but he was the first to help her. She was both thankful and pissed at this young man. However right now she was at loss, there was nowhere else to go, the thing she was chasing all these years was not it and it's probably just a myth. She wanted to cry but she couldn't, she promised herself she'll not cry.

It was as if he can read her emotionless face, or was there some sort of higher being playing with her. "If you're dreams get crushed, then find another one if not then... " what he said next shook her very foundation "let me share my dreams with you" he said, his voice still as gentle as it was.

"Eh?" she exclaimed, still treating this as if some mind game "You better take responsibilities of me" she said, she was smiling but it's not of happiness but rather one that would be use to mask her face and her very self.

"I will." he replied, he got up made his way towards the table, grabs a plate and heads back to her. "You need to eat." he said, as he took a spoon full of food

She was shocked, well it was probably the first time she was treated like this "Say ah.." he said.

She wanted to giggle, she really did. She was like a spoiled child she had seen during her 'old times'. Though she could get use to t- NO! She's alone, she always has been, he wanted something it's the only thing why he would do such thing. She did everything in her past, everything except her body. She never sold her body... she was too prideful, plus her devil fruit gives her the insurance of being safe. She'll play along for now.


Morning came and everyone in the castle was waving goodbye. The King personally rented a large ship with escorts to help him travel towards East Blue safely. However that's not what shook the castle forever...

[Few minutes ago...]

"Father... I'll join Luffy." Vivi said, in front of her father and everyone.

"EH!?" was the reaction of everyone. They barely knew who this young man was, and now the Princess of the Kingdom of Alabasta would join him.

For a minute everyone was arguing, they were saying this and that, even though Luffy asked for nothing in return the nobles in the kingdom are still thinking for themselves, without the Princess the Nobles couldn't court her and attempt to become the next heir to the throne. For King Cobra she was happy for her daughter, but she's a Princess but sacrifices had to be made.

Then the King came to a realization, though Luffy save the kingdom physically, it was Vivi who had found out about Baroque Works and simply found Luffy along the way. She became an agent of the organization that wanted to destroy her Kingdom just so she could learn of their plans...

Cobra chuckled "Fine. Promise me one thing though, visit me from time to time" with that the father and daughter hugged each other tightly as they come into an agreement. "Now, I can date people again right?" Cobra said, like a puppy he was trying to be cute to her daughter. Vivi rolled her eyes as she nodded.
Without an heir, Cobra needs to have an assurance that the throne would survived, but all in all he was just looking for a woman, that he could love of course.

The three entered the ship, as it started to sail. East Blue, their next destination his, Luffy didn't told them yet anything about becoming a pirate.

The three are at the table eating their dinner...

"So, how did you meet Luffy?" Vivi asked, her question had more meaning than it should be.

"Please to meet you 'Miss Wednesday', I'm Nico Robin or you probably know me as 'Miss All Sunday' " Robin replied with a smirk.

"WHAT!?" she gasped, as Luffy watched the two argue about well things women talk about.


Well? Instead of just Robin, I figured Vivi could join this early.