How will the beast pay for almost ruining Luffy's treasure? How will Zoro come into play? What is Nami's next plan of action? Where do Usopp and Chopper fit into all of this?

Disclaimer: With my head low I quietly call my defeat in having no ownership of One Piece and Zelda...

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"Don't touch my hat!" The animal quivered as Luffy's fist swung back starting to stretch. Midna gasped and Link rubbed his eyes, this was no ordinary idiot. Luffy called out his Gomu-gomu Pistol as the ram stood frozen, hypnotized. Then, it took the impact in full, being shoved back hard enough its feet lifted from the ground until it had crashed back first into a group of trees. "Hmft, serves you right," Luffy remarked under his breath.

"How did you do that?" Midna flew over, Link ran over shortly after gapping at the unconscious beast.

"Oh, I ate a devil's fruit, I'm a rubber man!" he said as he stretched his left cheek with his finger.

"Where do you get a 'devil's fruit'?" Link stretched Luffy's other cheek out of curiosity, just cocking his head in amazement.

"I don't know," picking his nose, "Shanks found this one, and they're all over the Grand Line…that's bout all I know," he said with a shrug.

"Grand Line?" Midna was really worried now, none of this was familiar, was it all a really bad dream?

"Yeah, that's where we're at! Hee, you really are dumb, even I knew that!" he said while he smiled, Link still pulling at his right cheek.

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He heard the trees scream in the form of a cracking noise, saw the dust kick up, and finally felt the cold smoothness of this huge beast's horn slam into him with amazing force. The sharpened end pierced into his side and the leaves gently fell around his body in rhythmic patterns only the wind could choreograph.

As he moved to stand up, he felt the wreckage crumble around him in dusty trails. Bruised up, he clenched his hands shouting, "Luffy you little dumb turd! What was that for!?" Both Link and Midna irked and looked in shock, whereas Luffy's smile grew across his face.

"Zoro!" he ran over, Link finally letting go of his cheek, and smiled broadly at the swordsman, "Finally, we've been looking for you and the ship. And here you are!" Zoro sighed, he couldn't stay mad when Luffy was so excited to see him.

"Luffy I don't know where the ship is…" he said more to Luffy then the other two.

"Ha-ha, you're lost again Zoro?"

"Shush Luffy, geez not that you can say anything," he replied rubbing his own head.

"True, but look I made some new friends! That's Midna thing and this is Wolfie who I hope will join our nakama!"

Midna sneered at being called a thing again, and link came over and shook Zoro's hand.

"Hey, uh, why's his name Wolfie?"

"Cuz, he can turn into a wolf!" Luffy's eyes sparkled, "remember I told you I saw him do that when we were on the ship? Well, he turned out to be a human instead of a grasshopper!"

"Hm, no kidden," Zoro scratched his head, "So what now captain?"

"We eat!" Luffy smiled as he went over to the where the crash had been, Link glanced at Zoro once more then followed Luffy. Midna still skeptical kept her distance as the others prepared a feast.

When finished Zoro took a place near the fire to sleep. Link was on the opposite side next to Luffy who was humming joyfully, until he noticed the swordsman shiver slightly. As if second nature he went and plopped down next to him leaning back with his arms behind his head causing his dark hair to ruffle.

"Oh, get off…" Zoro grunted.

"Nah, your cold," he yawned and closed his eyes. Link smiled, though a little jealous that he didn't have any friends like that to travel with. He was still happy that at least for a little while he would have these new friends around. He considered them friends, they were nice and trying to help him so they could be called such. He found that thought quite comforting.

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How Luffy-centric this chapter is...well, the rest of the crew show up in the next chapter! So with no further adue, ENJOY!