"LUFFY!!!" Zoro had untied Nami and she ran to him, her heart racing, body pulsing with fear. And yes... she IS still naked.
Sirens where wailing in the distance, their noise got closer and closer. Until several vehicles came into view, all barring the North American government symbol.
"ALL RIGHT! NO BODY MOVE!!" Sanji and Usopp stepped out of their car first. Usopp noticed Nami on her knees over Luffy, crying, sobbing, begging for him to still be alive. "Oh shit... Sanji, look." He pointed over to her and Luffy. Sanji was shocked, "Luffy...... you dumbass."
"SANJI! USOPP! Secure this area! We'll worry about the kid's injuries later." an old man stepped out of another car, several men in black suits followed up close all around him.
Sanji spoke up first, like Luffy, he really never liked the government that much, "Fuck you Mr. 'President'! He's my friend! And I'm not gonna let-" He became utterly silent as the President of North America approached him with a solemn look shadowed by the light of the sun. "You now better Agent Sanji.... We saw something fall from the top floor of this building as we came this way. And now we know it was this kid.... And we ALL know..." The President looked at Zoro and the Followers, who already knew themselves (except Jeff who is stupid) that there was no way Luffy could have survived. "... We all know, that kid is dead already..."
Nami screamed and sobbed in horror as those words were pronounced from the president's lips.
Sanji respectfully bowed, "President Garp... please, there is Vegapunk," he pointed at the other bloody heap on the concrete, "The building is in smoking shambles, the threat, whatever it was... Is over, so PLEASE, let's just get him out of here."
Garp nodded, "Fine, this boy has earned that much, regardless of what he has done in his life, he deserves a proper, respectful burial. Put him in my car." He looked at Zoro (holding Chopper) and Nami..... a while at Nami, "Err.... You two can come too. Can someone get this woman some clothes!?! I doubt she's naked by choice."
Zoro (carrying an unconscious Chopper) and Nami got in President Garp's car as the Followers separated into other cars and they all drove off in silence. As they neared the white house, Chopper opened his eyes.
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Ace arrived a few days later to the funeral. Zoro, Usopp, Sanji, many fellow mercenaries, press, politicians and even President Garp were there. Nami was in a corner in black weeping and Chopper never leaving the coffin's side, face all a flood. "..... *sniff*..... Luffy..... *sniff*.... w~h~y~?"
The Followers had left earlier that day. They had paid their respects but all felt like they were intruding.
Ace stood up at the podium first to speak. "Luffy, my bro.......... No one knew this but, we grew up as orphans with Nami, Usopp, and Sanji in Japan in NewChina, but one day just the two of us went out to the forbidden lands in India, so near the city. Luffy... he got bit by some bug, or plant or something, an just started throwing up all over the place. As we wandered throw that fucking jungle to get out... we nearly made it out before we ran into a crazy old woman with red hair, she kind of looked like a mole. She screamed at Luffy, "One of us! None of us! One of them! None of them! Better or the same! You will be better...... or just the same." I never understood what that meant, but later on in life he started to just zone out and mentally disappear from the world...... And when he came back, he knew all these things, and could just figure out all these problems and make heads of tails of the toughest situations...... It was crazy. He just became gifted in the art of strategy, even if his solutions were always the most extreme, they all seemed the most perfect at the same time. And he made a lot of friends in this world too, and even a lover." Nami sobbed silently, "We'll miss you bro...... good luck in your next life." Ace sat down and Zoro went up and began his speech.
President Garp stood up and headed out the room. His two main bodyguards followed him, "Mr. President, why are we leaving?" Garp chuckled as he answered his right hand man, "Coby, this is not a place for a president to be, he has more oppressing matters than to attend a 'resection'." Coby and the other, blonde, bodyguard looked at him questioningly. But followed orders and followed the president out.
Zoro finished and Nami went up. She hugged Chopper and he finally went to sit down. "Lu-Luffy was....... Luffy was........ Damn it!" her face was covered in tears. "I loved him damn it! And he never really knew that!!! And now he's gone!" She ran to the coffin and hugged his corpse. "If it means anything to you Luffy..... I would have had sex with you that night..... a hundred times over....." Her tears continued.
"Gudtno..."
Nami's eyes widened, everyone else's did too, they were all speechless. Nami jumped backwards at the muffled voice....... of Luffy.
There, in the coffin, Luffy was pale white..... and alive. He smiled warmly at everyone, "Wow Nami.. I'll admit it was nice waking up to you boobs in my face, but why am I in a coffin and why are you crying...." he looked around, "And why the hell is everybody freaking out.... Who the hell died?"
Nami's first reaction was confusion, then relief, the bliss... then anger. "LUFFY YOU BASTARD!!!" she ran to him and beat at his chest, her tears really flowing. "WHY AREN'T YOU DEAD!?!? WHY DID YOU DO THAT!?!!? WHY ARE YOU ALIVE!!?!?! WHY!? WHY!? WHY?!... Why didn't you tell me you were ok???" she now just buried her face in his chest, hoping his body would comfort her. Luffy then remembered what he had done, and apparently enough time had elapsed for them to think him dead and to have his funeral, which would explain why he was in a coffin.
"I'm sorry Nami.... I'm sorry." She wiped her tears away, "It's ok.... just promise me one thing." She looked at him and he simple smiled, "Anything." She placed one hand on his cheek and looked at him intently, "Be with me...." Luffy blushed but answered swiftly, "Of course... I love you." She smiled with joy and hugged him.
"LUUUFFFFYYYY!!!!!!" Chopper sprinted up to the coffin and hugged him insanely. Luffy ruffled the fur on his head, "Told you I'd see this through for you Chopper." Everyone was now content and full of relief. They didn't know or understand how... but we re glad Luffy was still alive.
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Garp got into his car, as he did and Coby and the other bodyguard followed, Coby couldn't help but ask. "Mr. President... um.... Garp sir.... What did you mean by resurrection?" Garp chuckled again at the memory.
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Garp walked into his private hospital wing were his personal doctor was doing Luffy's autopsy, "What is it Hogback."
The doctor looked stunned beyond repair, "It's remarkable Mr. President. As I look for the fatal wounds......... they seem to have..... DISAPREARED! I then studied the boy's blood, tissue and DNA. And his body repair growth is ungodly! It seems..... it seems that he is a mutant! But he show NO cell deterioration or any deficiency of any kind! He's like the perfect hybrid. No devolutionary signs and complete, exponential healing capabilities. I estimate he will make a full recovery in 3 days and live for many years to come."
Garp laughed wildly, "That's amazing! This boy sure IS something else. Well fish the 'autopsy' and make up some bogus mumbo-jumbo about his death."
Dr. Hogback looked confused, "Sir?"
Garp grinned, "This boy is a mutant/human hybrid of 'PERFECT' proportions. No one should know that. So at his funeral, when he most likely wakes up in 3 days time, people see it as a miracle, nothing more, and this kid will have a new life. Almost 'resurrected'." Garp ginned wider and walked away. Hogback agreed, "Yes... sir."
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Garp looked at Coby, "Sometimes thing just happen for a reason kid. A series of events that transpired due to whatever effect they mysteriously have on each other..... It's a life of unknowns.... and all we can do is life it and play what it deals us...."
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Ace returned home.
Sanji and Usopp returned to working for the government, they transferred to the North American agency, they like it better over there.
Zoro does what he always did, wander around for whatever score or reason and occasionally ran into Luffy by luck, sometimes plan.
And Luffy and Nami retired from the mercenary business and settled down with their friend Chopper staying close like a younger brother.
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Change, adaption, evolution, shifting, all these words mean the same but to different degrees. To a less extreme, we all know mankind will once again have one of these moments, just how extreme that time of 'change' will be will determine on our faults, choices, and successes. As it turns out, Luffy's body had become so accustomed to this modern world that it has reached that next step. But the completion of that step is still far off, why make a huge change so quickly anyway?
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Today is How you Make It and Tomorrow Goes on How You Make Today.
That is code to live by.
Especially, if your life is for hire.
End.
~After end~
In a city. In a outside bar.
Srg on the phone, "Ok 500, final offer...... Did I say final? I meant my final being 300........ WELL SCEW YOU!!!"
Dale, Jeff and Marty sitting at a table.
Dale: "That makes no sense! Who the fuck is going to go after a FORMER friend who hates your guts and would rather kill you than say hi? Unless you're like obsessively gay over him."
Marty: "I get it! That part of the story IS stupid, but the subplots and fights are awesome."
Dale: "Eh...... average manga....... at BEST. And I stand by that."
Jeff: "*munch* *munch* Sandwich, sandwich, everyone loves a sandwich."
Lenny and Bobby at another table.
Bobby: "Looks like Srg isn't getting us another job anytime soon."
Lenny: "Good, don't really care."
Bobby: "You know what, I'm tired of this 'futuristic' world scene. I'm ready for change!"
Lenny: "Yeah, but don't worry...... We're cameo OC's now, the people LOVE us. We'll appear in everything. Except lemons."
Bobby: "Yeah... how awkward would that be, the two characters screwing and suddenly one of us pops out of know were with our first line of the day."
Lenny: "Hey... if we're lucky, we might get our own spin-off."
Bobby: "Please.... who is gonna read an OC, OP (original plot) story in a One Piece fan fic section that has NOTHING to do with One Piece AT ALL?"
Lenny: "............No idea.......... It was just a thought."
Bobby: "Well think again man."
Lenny: "You know what we should do before our next cameo appearance?"
Bobby: "What."
Lenny: "Get laid."
Bobby: "......... Fuck yeah!"
Just then two gorgeous women with long black hair walked by. One had shorter jet black hair and a deep tan. While the other had longer hair and much lighter skin. They look at Bobby and Lenny as they continued to walk off.
Bobby and Lenny look at each other..... then look at YOU.
Lenny: "What? You know we had to get Robin in this story SOMEWAY."
Bobby: "Yeah, and Boa Hancock was just a plus.
Lenny: "An AWSOME plus."
Bobby: "See ya."
THE END