YEAH! TWO CHAPTERS IN ONE DAY! I'm pumped if you can't tell.

Hey... Did anyone stop breathing when they read Chapter 731? I did. I know it's a little late to be talking about it, but... Everything still seems like a dream! I think I'm a Sabo fangirl... Oh shoot! I wasn't supposed to ruin it for anyone!

SPOILERS!

It's a little late for that, though. Sooner or later I'm going to put Sabo in my fanfictions. And once you see Sabo, you know I won't be able to stop. I mean, come on guys. Sabo has to be one of the coolest people in One Piece! I mean, he's a revolutionary, he besties with Koala and a friend of Jimbei's, and he came back from the dead without being a zombie! Shoot! I did it again.

Nami had just stole a small fishing boat and was now sailing out in the middle of the ocean. The sun was more lovely than she wanted it to. She had just learned that more than half of her friends were dead and now the sun was singing a Bob Marley song! Geez! Why does the sun have to be so bright? It hurts!

"Nami!" She heard a familiar voice call. She looked over to see Usopp standing on a small rowboat waving to her, and she waved back. Soon, Chopper arrived, then Sanji. They were now in the small kitchen the fishing boat had and were discussing their mission.

"Wait, so let me get this straight," Usopp said. "We have to go to Marine HQ and ask for Captain Monkey, then try to convince him - a marine - that he used to be pirate. And when he does, we take to that woman, Cupit, and make him wish he met Shanks?"

The room was silent as the three Strawhats waited to see if Usopp was finished speaking. "Ye-" Nami started.

"Sounds simple enough." Usopp finished, which made everyone stare at him. "What? It's Luffy! The guy's an idiot! Of course he'll believe us!"

"Now that you mention it, Usopp," Sanji said. "Your right. Even though he didn't meet one guy, doesn't change his personality. This is going to be a piece of cake!"

The Strawhats all nodded. It was true, Luffy was still Luffy; even if he's a marine now, doesn't change who he is inside... Right?

The four Strawhats stood outside of their fishing boat and were staring in awe of how immense the building in front of them was. They were now docked in the front of Marine HQ, wondering how to get in.

"Um, excuse me!" They heard a voice call. The Strawhats looked over to see a young, scrawny-looking marine staring at them. "I'm going to have to ask what you're doing here!"

Nami saw this as their chance. "Ah! Yes!" She called as she jumped onto the dock where the young marine was. "We are looking for Captain Monkey, we have urgent news about a strange situation that is destroying islands in our hometown! We were hoping that he could help."

"Oh! If that's it! Then okay, follow me, I'll take you to him." The marine said and started to walk away. Nami looked behind her shoulder and smiled, then they all followed the gullible marine. At first the scenery was just stone and concrete with a bunch of armed soldiers and canons everywhere. Though, the farther they traveled, the more it became more welcoming. The soon were in a traditional Japanese courtyard with a square of rooms circling around a beautiful patch of grass, cherry blossom trees, and a small pond. The young marine stopped in front of a doorway and turned to them with a salute.

"This is his office!" He said, then he opened the door, took one step in, and called into the room. "Um, excuse em? Captain Monkey?"

"Yes? What is it?" said a voice from inside the room. It was so gentle and polite that the Strawhats doubted that it was actually Luffy's, but if you listened closely, it was definitely Luffy's.

"There are four people here to see to inform you on some important business." The marine replied.

"Important business?" Luffy's voice became more serious and alert. "Yes, see them in."

The young marine looked at the four Strawhats and said, "You may come in now."

"Thank you." Nami said, with a slight, respectful bow. They then walked into the room. The room was rather simple, with a large window on the back wall and a desk in front of that. In front of the desk was a small couch and a coffee table with tea and cups on it. On the desk was a stack of paper, a tea cup, and a bag of rice crackers. And sitting at the desk was him, the man they had been looking for, the man that had changed their lived more than they ever dreamed, Luffy.

He was wearing a red dress shirt and a black tie. His scar under his left eye was now gone, but it was still unmistakably Luffy. "Hello." He said seriously, which was weird and odd. "Please, have a seat." That's weird, he's so polite!

The all sat on the couch and waited for his next move. "Help yourself to some tea, I just got a new pot." He offered.

"Uh, no thanks, we're fine." Nami said.

"Ah, getting right down to business, huh?" Luffy asked as he leaned back in his chair. "Now, there was something that you wanted to tell me?"

"Yes," Nami replied. "Our homes have all been destroyed because of a strange accident that occurred. And... it has to do with you."

"With me? How?"

"Well..." She looked at her friends, then back to him. "You might not believe us, but... you have to or else our lives will be pretty much ruined."

"I'm listening." Luffy said as he sat back up again and put his elbows on his desk.

"Okay, here it goes. You weren't... always a marine." Nami started, which made Luffy get a confused look on. "You were once a pirate. And we were part of your crew." Luffy narrowed his eyes at her. Which made her know, at that very moment, this would be a lot harder than they thought. But when he didn't say anything, she continued. "But we met this woman and saved her from drowning in the ocean. She promised that she would grant any wish that we desire, but we didn't want anything, so we left her alone. That night, we got into an argument- I don't even remember what it was about- but I accidentally wished that there was some way that I didn't have to meet you. And my wish was granted." Luffy then put his head down and rubbed his forehead with his fingers. "I know it's hard to believe, but you have to! We need you, Luffy!" He looked up at her. "A lot more than we thought we did, too! So please! Believe us, and let us be your nakama again!" Luffy's eyes widened at the word 'nakama', but went back to normal as quickly as they changed.

He sat up again and let go of his head. At first, he just stared at them, then he shook his head, then looked back up to stare at them again. "Do you three believe this too?" He finally asked Sanji, Usopp, and Chopper. This statement startled them, but they nodded in reply. Luffy let out a sigh and said, "Look... I want to believe you, I really do. But, come on. A pirate? Seriously? I'm a marine. As long as I can remember my grandfather has been teaching me how to be a strong marine, how in the world would I become a pirate when I was surrounded by all that?"

"Well, you had said you met-" Nami started, but was silenced by Luffy.

"No. No I didn't, because that's a story." He waited for a while as he looked at them to see if they understood. "Okay? Just a story. I don't know how in the world you believe that stuff -hit your head, drank or ate something you shouldn't have- but I'd actually suggest getting checked on. We have some wonderful doctors with us, if you want. For the meantime, though, I'd really ask it if you could leave." Luffy said, and the more he said, the more they felt a little heartbroken.

"But-" Chopper started.

"No." He said so firmly that it made tears form on the corners of Chopper's eyes. He always thought Luffy was so cool, even cooler that Sogeking and Franky! Because he saved him and told him that you can even care and love monsters. But now, in this awful nightmare, Luffy didn't save him. And Luffy doesn't care about him. And most of all, Luffy doesn't love him. He thinks that he's a weirdo who has mental issues. He was no superhero anymore. Heck, he didn't even have superpowers anymore! He was just a regular guy with a cool title.

"Excuse me!" Luffy called from outside and two marines came in and saluted him. "Please show our guests out."

"What! No! Wait! We have nowhere else to go! You can't just kick us out!" Nami yelled, which seemed to get Luffy's attention.

"You have nowhere else to go?" He repeated.

"No! Our homes have been destroyed!" Nami yelled again.

"Hmm... Okay, then... You may stay at Marineford Town for one week, during that time I will decide if I believe you or not. If I do believe you, I will do whatever you wanted from me. If I don't believe you, you must leave and never return to me again. Understand?" Luffy asked, and the Strawhats nodded gleefully, which made him smile and he sat back in his chair again. "Officers, escort them to Marineford Town immediately. Bring them to the best hotel you can find. I want to see you four back to me tomorrow."

"What happens tomorrow?" Usopp asked.

Luffy smirked. "We're going hunting."

Ooh~! What does Luffy mean by hunting~? Hehehe! I'll give you a hint, whatever I talk about in these little author notes has something to do with this story. Hehehe. Did one author's note seem a little... random to you? Heh, heh, heh! HAHAHA! MWAHAHAHAHA!

So... Yeah... How are you guys? Good, good. Well~...

See y'all later! (Probably tomorrow... Oh wait! I need to read my friend's story!... Eh, still have time tomorrow)

Hope y'all liked these new chapters! Thanks for reading!

Bye~!