Two years passed since Chris and Robin had been saved by Shanks and the two had grown a good amount. Robin had grown to five feet tall. She was wearing a black v-neck shirt, that showed a little of her developing chest, and black pants. Chris was now five foot eight. He wore a shirt similar to when they met the pirates, but was now wearing jeans.

"You've come a long way since we started, Chris. There's something I want to give you," Shanks said, exiting his quarters. He walked up to the blue haired young man and held out a sword. It was in a dark green sheath with a rounded cross-shaped guard and dark blue handle.

Chris took the sword and unsheathed it to look at it. The back of the sword was green while the actual blade was light green with a blue wavy hamon, kind of like wind.

"This is a Great Grade Sword and it is called Arekuruu Kaze, or Raging Wind," Shanks told him. "Rather fitting for you to wield it don't you think?" He drew his saber and said, "How about we test it out?"

Chris and Shanks went to the opposite sides of the deck of the ship and were quickly surrounded by the Red Hair crew. They both faced each other, weapons at the ready. Chris moved first, swinging his sword straight down. Shanks easily deflected the blow and slashed sideways, making the him jump backwards. He pressed the attack by charging and stabbing forward. Chris swung his sword upward, parrying the strike. He quickly brought his sword down at an angle, slashing at the Captain and forcing him to jump back. The two stared at each other for a second before charging forward and clashing with their swords. Chris was sent skidding backward from Shanks' strength.

Chris straightened, before charging again. He jumped up with his sword raised. Shanks raised his saber to block the attack, but Chris turned into wind and got behind the Captain before reforming. He swung his sword, however Shanks managed to block the strike.

"Not bad," Shanks said with a grin. "You'd probably get a good number of people with a move like that. Just not me!" he exclaimed, spinning around pushing his saber forward effectively knocking Chris back.

Robin was watching the fight from the upper deck as she leaned against the railing. She glanced to the side and squinted to make sure she was right in what she was seeing. The crew and the two fighters were so engrossed in their fight that they didn't notice. When she realized it was heading toward them, she spoke up.

"You might want to wrap it up boys," she called out.

Everyone looked at her and saw she was looking out at the ocean. They all followed her gaze and their eyes widened. Sailing towards them was a giant ship that had a white whale figurehead.

"Whitebeard," Shanks said.

"What should we do!?" one of the crew yelled.

"Stay where we are!" Shanks ordered. "If they were here to fight they would have attacked already."

Eventually the ship pulled alongside the Red Hair's ship. Someone walked to the edge of the boat. He was a giant of a man. He wore a white coat with a maroon inside and yellow edges, had a white captains hat and tan pants. He had long blonde hair, a crescent shaped white mustache, and several scars on his chest. A huge bisento was in his grasp.

"You don't mind if I come aboard do ya, Red Hair?" Whitebeard called down.

"I suppose not," Shanks said. Whitebeard jumped over the railing of his ship and fell toward Shanks' at an alarming rate. "What the hell!? Are you trying to destroy my ship Whitebeard!?" he shouted at the man.

Acting quickly Chris caused a strong gust where the huge man was going to land. When he reached the deck, his landing was cushioned by the wind. Whitebeard, not expecting such a gentle landing, glanced up in slight confused.

Shanks sighed in relief, "Thanks Chris. I don't know if our ship could handle him landing on it as heavily as he was going to."

"Sure thing," he said. He looked up and noticed Whitebeard's hair. "Hey Yasopp!" he called, pointing at the big man's blonde hair. "You were saying?" The sniper sweatdropped, while a great number of the crew and Shanks started laughing.

Whitebeard arched a brow, "What are you talking about boy?"

"When we saved Chris here from the marines, Yasopp made a comment about all we needed was someone with blonde hair to make us a color trio," Shanks explained, lifting his hat briefly, showing his red hair then pointing to the young man's blue hair.

"Gurarara," Whitebeard laughed. "That's an interesting observation."

"So, why are you here?" Shanks asked, getting down to business.

"I'm looking for someone I heard that you rescued. The 'Devil Child' Nico Robin," he said. Immediately, Chris was in front of the man and slashed at him with his newly acquired sword. Whitebeard easily blocked the attack with his bisento. "What do you think you are doing, brat?"

"We've had our fair share of people wanting to turn her into the marines. I will protect her and keep that from happening," Chris stated.

Whitebeard laughed again, "You're a spirited brat that's for sure." He swung his weapon forward, knocking Chris backwards. "But you can calm down, 'Wind Demon' Chris. I'm not here for anything like that."

Chris paused and stared at the man, before he could say anything Robin spoke up.

"What do you want with me then?"

He looked over to the young woman before approaching her. "I have something that I want to let you know," he said. "Ohara still stands."

Robin and Chris' eyes widened in shock. He quickly moved to Robin's side. "Are you serious?" he asked.

"Very," he stated. "After hearing some rumors about Ohara, I went to check it out. It took a while since we were quite a ways away. When we reached it, we saw that it practically destroyed, but it is there and the giant tree still stood."

"The Tree of Knowledge is still standing?" Robin questioned, misty-eyed.

"Yes, it is. And I met a good number of archaeologists there," Whitebeard said.

"Did you see my mother? Is she alive? And what about Clover?" she asked, pleadingly.

Whitebeard frowned slightly, making her fear the worst, but he partially alleviated her fears when he said, "I didn't meet your mother, but Clover is fine. I talked with him and he asked me to tell you that he and the other archaeologists were alive and well," he told her.

As Robin placed a hand over her mouth as tears started forming in her eyes, Chris wondered about Olvia. He was sure that she went to the Tree of Knowledge with Clover, so if he was alive then she most likely survived as well. And if she hadn't he was fairly sure that Clover would have Whitebeard tell her she had passed away. No matter how much it hurt, she would have to know. As such, Chris was confident she had survived.

'I doubt she would have stayed there because she's wanted by the marines, even though they probably think she's dead, and she wants to find her daughter again as soon as possible,' Chris figured. 'Clover probably didn't want to get her hopes up with how big the world is and how dangerous it can be.'

"There's one more thing," Whitebeard said, regaining their attention. "I've placed the island under my protection. No one, not even the marines, will try anything now." This statement sent her over the edge and she jumped at him, wrapping her arms around his neck in a hug. Pretty much everyone, even Whitebeard himself, was taken aback by the action. The only one not surprised was Chris, who just smiled happily.

"Thank you," Robin whispered, tears starting to form in her eyes.

Getting over his shock, Whitebeard chuckled slightly, "It's nothing kid. The marines went to far with what they did and it wasn't 'justice' in the slightest." He then bent down, letting Robin touch the deck before she let go.

"Do you want us to take you back?" Shanks offered.

Robin shook her head, "I don't think that would be a good idea."

"Why not?" Yasopp asked, confused.

Chris spoke up, "I'm pretty sure that if we went back, the marines would attack, Whitebeard be damned." He glanced at the man, "No offense meant."

Whitebeard just grinned, before turning to the Red Hair's Captain, "Well, I told I was asked to relay. See ya later, Red Hair." He turned back his ship and bent his knees before jumping up. He grabbed the railing of his ship and pulled himself on board and they started sailing away.

Soon, the Moby Dick was out of sight. Chris and Robin stood at the stern of the ship to have a little privacy.

"I can hardly believe it," Robin said. "Clover and the other archaeologists are alive."

"It's incredible news," Chris said. He wrapped an arm around her, "I'm happy for you."

"Thanks," she said, a smile on her face. She paused and started to think about how close she and Chris had become to each other and all the things they had been through together. She thought about how she felt for him and realized that her feelings had changed since they had met. "Chris?"

He turned to her, "Yeah?"

"There's something I want to tell you," she said, a slight blush on her face. He looked down at her curiously. She gazed into his eyes before saying, "The years we spent avoiding the marines, while horrible, I've been able to get through them because you were there. I don't know what would have happened to me or what it would have been like if I was alone."

Chris smiled, "I'm glad I that I landed on your island when I did and that I was able to help you with the things you had to go through. I will also continue to do so as long as you wish me to."

Robin felt warmth fill her at his words. "I'm glad you feel that way because I have a confession." She swallowed before gathering her courage and saying, "I love you."

Chris' eyes widened and his face reddened. He gazed at her before smiling warmly. He leaned his head down and gave her a peck on the lips, surprising her. "I feel the same way," he confessed. "I have grown to care about you more than just a friend. I love you too, Robin."

Robin's heart soared and she pulled him into a proper kiss. The world around them ceased to matter as their lips met, her arms wrapped around his neck and his arms around her hips. They eventually parted, placing their foreheads against each others.

"That was amazing," Chris said.

"It was," she said, a warm smile on her face. They stayed in each other's embrace, as they continued to sail across the ocean.

Two years passed since Robin learned that her friends and the island she grew up on were actually safe. Since confessing to each other, she and Chris had only gotten closer and spend as much time together as they were able to. On the second year, they found themselves in in the East Blue. Before they got to the East Blue they had to sail to the Reverse Mountain. Chris and Robin were very shocked to find out that they had to sail up the mountain.

Chris was sitting on the tip of the ship's mast, looking out across the ocean. The last four years, especially the two recent ones, had been the exact opposite of their first six years. After confessing to each other, he and Robin had been even more inseparable than before. They even slept in the same bed, snuggled into each other. The only times they weren't together was when one was in the restroom for whatever reason.

Something in the distance caught his attention. He jumped down to crows nest below him and grabbed the telescope. Looking through it, he saw an island.

He looked over the edge of the crows nest and shouted, "There's an island up ahead!"

The shout got the crews attention and they started to head toward the island. It didn't take long for them to reach the island and lower the gangplank onto the dock. Shanks, Yasopp, Ben, Lucky Roo, Chris and Robin all disembarked and entered a quaint little village.

As they walked, Chris and Robin were slightly surprised when the villagers only seemed curious about the pirates that had landed on their island. While it was true that not everyone panicked when they saw pirates, most were at least weary of them, but these people weren't.

They soon came to a building with a sign that said 'Partys Bar'. Shanks grinned at the sign, before turning to Chris. "You mind telling the men to come ashore and lead them here?" he asked.

"Sure," he nodded. He gave Robin a peck on the cheek, "Be back in a minute." He started heading back to the ship. When he returned, he boarded and yelled, "Hey guys!" They all turned to him. "Shanks said you can come ashore. Follow me to where he's at." Everyone stopped what they were doing and followed him into the village. When they saw where he was leading them, they ran ahead of him. Chris rolled his eyes before walking inside, but paused when he saw the crew was practically in full party mode. "How the hell?" He felt someone take his hand and turned to Robin.

"Shanks had already ordered alcohol for everyone so it didn't take long for them to get like this," she explained.

"Ah," he said. He looked around the bar and saw Shanks sitting at the bar, a young boy sitting next to him with stars in his eyes. He had raven hair and wore a white shirt with the picture an anchor as well as the word on the front, blue shorts, and sandals. "Who's the kid?"

Robin smiled as she led him to the bar, "His name is Monkey D. Luffy. He's an enthusiastic boy who has been enraptured by the tales Shanks is telling him about the adventures of him and his crew."

He looked behind the bar and saw a young woman with dark green hair and brown eyes. She wore a yellow kerchief wrapped around her head, an orange blouse with black sleeves and black lines criss crossing across it, and a long light blue skirt.

She smiled, "Hello, my name's Makino."

"Hello, Makino. I'm Chris," he said.

"You're Chris?"

He looked down at the boy. "Yes, I am. Why?"

"Shanks told me that you and someone named Robin weren't part of his crew even though you have been traveling with him," he said. "How come?"

Robin placed her elbow on the counter before resting her head in her hand and said, "First, I'm Robin. It's nice to meet you Luffy. Second, it was Shanks' idea. He saved us from some marines and decided to let us do what we wanted. We could have stayed at one of the islands we visited if we wanted, but none of them really felt right and joining him didn't really feel right either."

"Oh," was all the boy said, not completely understanding what she meant by 'right'.

A week later…

Chris, Shanks and his crew were having a great time in the Partys Bar while Robin watched them in amusement.

"Lively as usual," Makino said, smiling.

Robin giggled, "Indeed."

"Hey, Shanks," Luffy said. "Take me on your next voyage. I want to be a pirate too!"

Shanks laughed, "You!? As if you could make it as a pirate."

"Why not!?" the boy shouted.

"Just because you good at swimming doesn't mean you would make a good pirate, Luffy," Yasopp said.

"I'm good at fighting too! My punches are like pistols!" Luffy exclaimed.

Chris chuckled as Shanks uninterestedly said, "Oh, really?"

"What's that mean!?" Luffy yelled angrily.

"He means that you're too much of a kid Luffy!" Lucky Roo answered.

"Seriously, you're as old as my own kid!" Yasopp said.

"I'm not a kid! I'm a grownup!"

"Easy Luffy. Don't get so angry," Shanks placated, placing a glass in front of the boy. "Here you go. Have some juice."

"Cool! Thank you Shanks," Luffy said, starting to drink.

"See! You are a kid! Ha!" Shanks said, as he started slapping the counter.

"That wasn't fair Shanks!" Luffy yelled. The whole crew started laughing loudly. Hearing their laughter, Luffy shouted, "Don't laugh! Stupid Shanks!"

Chris chuckled and Robin giggled at the two's antics, while Makino just smiled as she watched them. Chris suddenly frowned, which didn't go unnoticed.

"That feeling again?" Robin asked, getting everyone's attention.

"Yeah," he answered. He glanced at Shanks, "Some troublesome people are about to show up."

Just as he said that, one of tne of the doors were kicked off of its hinges, causing everyone to look at the entrance in silence.

"Pardon us," a sleazy voice spoke up. The man entered, saying, "Oh… So these are 'pirates'. You look pretty damn dumb." He stepped on the door, smashing it.

As he approached, Chris got a good look at the man. He was tall, dark-skinned man with black hair, a black goatee, and an X-shaped scar above his right eye. He was wearing a long red coat over a white shirt, black trousers, and a golden necklace. Men started entering behind him, all of them wearing tan shirts and cloths wrapped around their heads.

When he reached the bar, Makino walked over to him, "Welcome."

"We're mountain bandits," the man said, a nasty smile on his face. "However, we aren't here to tear the place up. Sell us some booze. Ten barrels oughta do."

"I'm sorry. I just ran out of alcohol," she apologized.

"That's odd. These pirates seem to be drinking something… What is it, water?" the man questioned, frowning.

"No, what they are drinking is the last of it," Makino said.

"My apologies," Shanks spoke up. "Looks like we drank the whole place dry. Sorry." He held out a bottle, "You can have this, if you'd like. It hasn't been opened he yet."

The bandit raised his hand as if to take it, when he suddenly swung his fist, smashing the bottle and soaking Shanks. Makino gasped, while Chris narrowed his eyes and placed a hand on his sword. Robin kept an eye on the other bandits, ready to take them all out if she needed to.

"There's an 8 million beli bounty on my head, you know," the man said arrogantly. "One bottle ain't even enough for a bedtime drink! Don't insult me!"

Chris held back a snort and Robin fought the smile that threatened to spread across her face. This bandit acting all high and mighty because he has a bounty. Shanks seemed completely unconcerned as he just looked down with a frown.

"Ah, now the floor's all wet," he said. "Sorry about that Makino. Do you have a rag?" He bent down and started picking up the broken pieces of glass.

"Oh, I'll do that," she said, running around the counter.

Before she reached Shanks, the bandit leader drew his sword and slashed it across the counter. However, Chris blocked it with his own sword, glaring at the bandit.

He glared right back, "And what do you think you're doing?"

"Keeping you from making a bigger mess and damaging a hard working woman's business," Chris said.

He scoffed before sheathing his sword, "This isn't worth our time if they are out of booze. Let's go!" He turned around and started to leave, "Later wimps."

Luffy was gritting his teeth and glared at the retreating man. It was silent until Makino knelt down to Shanks.

"Are you alright, Captain?" she asked. "Are you hurt?"

"Oh I'm fine. No problem at all," he said, nonchalantly. *Pfft*

Everyone immediately started laughing their heads off. Robin arched a brow and Chris looked at them in confusion.

"He got you good, boss!" Yasopp laughed out.

"Talk about lame!" someone shouted.

Shanks began laughing as well, completely ignoring that he was soaked in alcohol.

"Why are you laughing!?" Luffy shouted, silencing everyone and causing them to stare at him in shock. "That was so uncool! Why didn't you fight them!? Why was Chris the only one to do something and even then he didn't do much! No matter how many there are or how strong they seem, you're not men - or pirates - if you laugh after something like that!"

Shanks stared at him for a moment before saying, "I can understand how you feel, but he only spilled some beer on me, Luffy. It's not something that's worth getting angry about."

"Whatever!" Luffy yelled, turning away. He glanced at a chest with a purple fruit in it. Unbeknownst to the others, he grabbed the fruit and started eating it.

"Eating out of frustration Luffy?" Shanks asked, chuckling.

"Shut up!"

Shanks eyes widened slightly as he realized something. "Wait, what are you eating!?" he yelled frantically. Luffy swallowed what was in his mouth and looked at Shanks worriedly. "That box! Did you eat what was in that box!?"

"Y-Yeah..," he answered reluctantly.

Shanks grabbed the boy and held him by his ankles before he started shaking him. "Spit it out! Right now! Every last bit you took!" he shouted.

"W-What are you doing Shanks?!" Luffy exclaimed.

Suddenly, Luffy hit the floor as his legs stretched out. Everyone stared at the boy in shock. His legs slowly retracted and he stared at Shanks, stunned.

"What… was that?" he questioned, unsure of what had happened.

'A Devil Fruit!' Chris and Robin thought at the same time.

Shanks lifted Luffy so that they were eye level with each other. "What you ate was the Gum-Gum Fruit!" he shouted. "It's what is known as a Devil Fruit! Eating it turned your body into rubber and makes you lose the ability to swim for the rest of your life!"

Luffy stared, stunned before yelling, "Eh!? No way!"

"You idiot!"

XxX

The next day...

The Red Hair pirates as well as Chris and Robin, were heading to the bar again. They always had a great time there, so they were returning again. Once they reached it however, they saw that it was empty and everything was in disarray. Tables and chairs were knocked over and a few were broken, there were several tipped over and shattered mugs, dishes scattered everywhere and spills all over.

"I have a bad feeling about this," Chris said.

"As do I," Robin said.

"Let's go see if we can't find everyone," Shanks said and they left the building.

They started walking and saw Makino and an older man rush passed them. They must have been in a hurry as they didn't even notice them. They all decided to follow the two. Once they caught up they saw the older man on his knees bowing to the bandits from yesterday. Under the bandit leader's foot was Luffy.

Chris and Robin narrowed their eyes at the man. Neither of them liking the way they were treating the boy.

"Stay calm you two," Shanks spoke up. "Don't lose your cool or Luffy may end up getting hurt." Robin nodded as Chris took a deep breath. "Alright let's go," he said, when they'd calmed down.

They walked up as soon as the bandit had drawn his sword and placed it near Luffy's face.

"Luffy!" Makino shouted in worry.

"Please let him go!" the older man pleaded.

"I was wondering why the bar was empty, looks like it's those mountain bandits from before," Shanks said, calmly.

"Captain!" Makino exclaimed in surprise.

"So you pirates are still here, huh?" the bandit said, derogatorily. "Have you been scrubbing the village clean this whole time?"

"Luffy!" Shanks said, completely ignoring the taunting man. "I thought your punches were as strong as pistols."

"Shut up!" Luffy yelled, as the Captain started walking forward.

"I dunno why you're here, but you'd best leave before you get hurt," the man said. "Any closer and he'll shoot your head off wimp."

One of the bandits stood next to Shanks and pointed a pistol at his head. "He said no closer," the bandit said. "Don't make me blow your head off." The bandit leader and the other bandits smirked in triumph.

"Put your life on the line," Shanks suddenly said.

"What!?" the bandit intelligently questioned.

"Now that you've drawn your pistol, put your life on the line," the Captain elaborated.

"What the hell're you talkin' about?" the man demanded.

Shanks pointed at the weapon and said, "I'm saying those aren't for threatening people."

There was a bang and the bandit was flung to the side as Lucky Roo shot him with his own pistol, while still munching on a piece of meat. Makino and the old man looked at them in shock. The bandits immediately started complaining that they were fighting dirty.

Chris scoffed and Robin crossed her arms before saying, "Bandits are complaining about someone fighting dirty when you are picking on a child?"

"You're looking at pirates!" Shanks said.

"Shut up!" one of the bandits suddenly shouted. "You got nothin' to do with this in the first place."

'They are either blind or stupid if they didn't realize that the kid was in the bar with everyone yesterday,' Chris thought.

"Listen bandits," Shanks started. "Whether I'm splattered with alcohol or food or even spit on, I'll normally laugh it off and forget about it. But!" He looked up and glared at the bandits, "No matter the reason, anyone who hurts my friends will pay!"

Luffy stared at Shanks, shocked by his words.

The bandit leader started laughing, "Has to pay, huh!? Lousy pirates! Kill them men!" The bandits drew their weapons and charged forward.

Ben grabbed his rifle, "I'll handle this. Should be easy enough."

"Hang on Ben," Shanks spoke, causing the man to pause. "Let's see how well Chris can use his sword against multiple opponents."

"Alright," Ben said, stepping back.

"Chris," the Captain said, gesturing at the charging bandits.

"OK. It will give me a chance to try something I've been practicing," he said, drawing his sword. He covered his blade and legs in wind. He then crouched down before jumping forward, his wind covered legs propelling him forward, and slashed his sword. He appeared on the other side of the bandits, his sword raised. As he started to sheath his weapon, he said, "Gale of Blades."

Suddenly wind surrounded around half of the bandits, which started cutting them all over their bodies. When the wind died, the cut up bandits fell to the ground, severely injured and a few probably dead. Everyone stared in shock, except the pirates who looked impressed.

Before the remaining bandits could react, arms sprouted from their shoulders and the back of their knees before grabbing their chins and ankles. They pulled, causing them to fall to the ground.

"Veinte Fleur," Robin said, her arms crossed. "Clutch," she clenched her hands and loud pops sounded from the bandits and they laid on the ground completely still. Several people winced at the sound.

"Nice one, Chris, Robin," Shanks complemented with a grin.

The bandit started looking around in a panic before saying, "H-Hold on! The kid attacked us!"

"You are a wanted man," Shanks said, practically smirking.

"Damn it!" the man yelled before suddenly throwing something on the ground causing a black smoke to fill the area.

"A smokescreen," Shanks exclaimed. Chris quickly caused a gust of wind to blow the smoke way, but the bandit leader had already disappeared, along with Luffy. "Luffy!" he yelled. He quickly began panicking, "Crap! I let my guard down! Luffy's gone!" He turned to his crew, "What should we do guys!?"

"Quit freakin' out boss!" Lucky Roo chastised. "It won't take us long to find him!" Before anything else could be said, the panicking man took off.

Chris sweatdropped while Robin giggled. "He always do that in this kind of situation?" he asked Ben.

The man smirked, "If you mean panicking then yes, he does."

'He goes from happy-go-lucky to serious to panicking,' Chris thought. 'What the hell is up with him? In the four years we've been with him I've never seen him act like this.'

XxX

It only took a couple hours before Luffy was found. Shanks had saved him from not only drowning, but kept a sea king from eating him. What shocked everyone was that Shanks sacrificed his left arm to do it.

After dressing Shanks' wound and a day of rest, the Red Hair pirates were on the dock, preparing to depart from the island. Chris, Robin, Luffy, and Shanks were standing at the top of the stairs of the dock.

"You're leaving then?" Luffy questioned, a smile on his face.

"Yeah," Shanks said. "It was a long stay, but now we part ways. Bet you'll miss me, huh?"

"Well, yeah, but I won't ask you to take me anymore," he said. "I've decided to become a pirate on my own now!"

Shanks stuck out his tongue, "Bleh! I wasn't gonna take you anyway. You'll never be a pirate!"

"I will too!" Luffy shouted. "Someday, I'm gonna gather a crew every bit as good as yours, and I'm going to find the greatest treasure in the world, and I'm going to be King of the Pirates! I'll show you!"

"You're going to surpass us, huh?" Shanks questioned, a smile on his face. "In that case," he reached up and took his straw hat off before placing it on Luffy's head. "I'll leave this hat with you. It's very important to me. Take good care of it."

Luffy couldn't stop the tears from streaming down his face at Shanks' gesture.

The Captain turned to Chris and Robin, "What about you two?"

Chris glanced at Robin, who nodded at him. "We are going to stay here," he answered. "I think it would be nice to stay in one place for a while. And, depending on what kind of person he grows into, we might just join Luffy here when he sets out to be a pirate."

They both looked shocked at this. After a moment, Shanks smiled, "I see. Well, I hope to see you two again someday along with Luffy." He then dropped a bag that was half the size of Luffy.

"What's that?" Chris asked.

"It's beli of course," Shanks said. "You guys will need something to at least get you started."

They smiled and Chris picked the bag up. "Thanks, Shanks. For everything," he said.

"Yes, thank you," Robin said, giving the man a hug.

"It's nothing. I'll see you guys later," the Red Hair Captain said, returning the hug. With that, he boarded his ship and they all set sail.

When they were out of sight, Luffy turned to the two who had stayed. "Are you really going to become part of my crew?" he asked hopefully.

"Like I said, Luffy, we'll see what kind of person you grow up to be and we'll decide then," Chris told him.

The boy still smiled happily, confident he already had two of his crew members.

Before Makino led him back into the village, Chris asked, "Makino, Luffy. I would appreciate it if you didn't tell any marines about us."

She smiled, "Of course. You two seem like nice people, I won't let them arrest the two of you."

"Same here!" Luffy exclaimed.

"Thanks," Chris said, as they started heading back.

When they were gone, Robin said, "I get the feeling that we will be joining him on his adventures."

"It does feel that way," he agreed. They stood at the docks for another minute before heading back as well and talk to the mayor about housing.