Our heroes continue their journey leaving Shell Town and most important having acquire two more crewmates.

"So Luffy, where are we heading now?" Zoro asked intrigued.

"Well to be precise I don't actually know very well the East Blue Zoro, but from what I see the next island is Orange Island." Luffy responds as he looks at the map that Rouge give to him.

"Luffy." Zoro said again.

"Hm?" Luffy looks at him.

"Is it true that you're the best swordsman in the world?" Zoro asked making all of them to smile.

"A, it's true." Luffy responds him nonchalantly.

"Then why I never heard you and why you haven't HIS title?" Zoro asked again.

"You haven't heard me before because I never wanted someone to know me, also the title Mihawk upholds was never his!" Luffy stated simply making all of them to smile and leaving Zoro and Tashigi confused.

"What do you mean Luffy?" Tashigi asked but Luffy just smiles at her.

"Then fight me!" Zoro demand as he start to unsheathe his swords.

Luffy look at him and smirk while Tashigi looked at Zoro somewhat irritated.

"No." Luffy simply respond leaving all of them dumfounded as Luffy never denied before a friend or an enemy a match.

"W…what? WHY NOT?!" Zoro asked dumbfounded and furious.

"For three reasons. First: As you are now…you're too weak, Second: You must win first Aphelandra or someone else from the girls before you move to the next level, Third: If you win them then you must win Mihawk before you fight me or my sister!" Luffy stated confusing Zoro and making him even more furious.

"Oi, I don't want to fight Zoro! Zoro is my friend." Mai respond frowning leaving all of them to sweat drop.

Having enough and clearly without thinking clearly Zoro start to charge towards Luffy with the intention to slice him but unfortunately for him Luffy simply put out a dagger from his vest and simply freeze Zoro attack in place.

"Wh…what? This never happened before!" Zoro exclaimed as from what it seems Luffy cancel with ease one from his most powered attacks.

"Fool." Luffy murmured shaking his head leaving both Zoro and Tashigi to gasp.

But unfortunately this action seems to enrage Zoro even more as now he start to attack not only without thinking but also without to look where his opponent is, he simply slash left and right his swords hitting nothing but the air.

Thinking that it was time for Zoro to learn a lesson and wanting to open his eyes to the real world, Luffy with a quick move that very few could actual see or follow thrust his dagger forward stabbing Zoro at his side between his first and second body side drawing blood and leaving all of them dumbfounded and gasp with his action.

"Now tell me Zoro, I could easily target your heart with this dagger do you quit or do you want to thrust your heart next?" Luffy asked smirking but with serious voice and gaze.

"Luffy…" All of them murmured now understanding very well what Luffy wanted to prove here.

Zoro simply look at him in the eyes and smile.

"If I said that I actually prefer to die than to quit will have any sense to you?" Zoro asked smiling making Luffy and Mai to smile even more brightly.

Luffy removes the dagger while Chopper run inside to take some bandages to treat Zoro.

"Look Zoro, your ambition is more than admirable…but if you want your dream to come true you must not only to grow stronger but also to think before you take action!" Luffy stated smiling as now Chopper come out and start to treat Zoro.

"Luffy…I'm sorry. I didn't want to disrespect you or anything but…" Zoro start to say making Luffy to smile and put a hand on his shoulder.

"I know that Zoro, but you must understand that unfortunately even if here you are stronger than anyone else…East Blue Is the weakest sea!" Luffy start to explain. "I'll not sugar coat you Zoro, if anyone else did what you do today I would kill him/her in the spot…But you're part of the crew and also part of my family now. But don't think for a minute that because I simply go easy on you that all of them out there will do the same!" Luffy continue to say as Zoro nods his head.

"Niisan I'm hungry, and also someone is following us." Mai exclaimed frowning making all of them to look at her confused.

"I don't see anyone near Mai." Tashigi and Aphelandra said looking around.

Luffy remains silent but shook his head.

"No, Mai is right. Someone IS following us, and to be precise this someone following us from the Grand Line for some days." Rindo stated leaving all of them dumfounded as Luffy nods his head.

"Luffy my dearest who is this imbecile who dare to spy on us?" Hancock asked enraged as somehow fire start to envelop her giving her a pure demonic look making Mai to look at her with stars in her eyes while all the others start to sweat drop.

"Luffy, what do you want to do?" Rindo, Ran and Aphelandra asked.

"For now nothing, let's see how this will play and will take actions then if it's necessary." Luffy suggest making all of them to nod their heads.

Luffy starts heading to the kitchen to prepare some lunch for the crew as it was never a good thing a hungry Mai…!

After twenty with thirty minutes, the lunch was ready and Luffy calls them to eat.

Zoro and Tashigi were amazed by Luffy's cooking skills but the rest of them already know this because Luffy usually cooking on the ship…After a stranger accident from Mai and Hancock during breakfast that almost destroy the kitchen? Luffy decides to banish those two from that room and to undertake the duty of cooking until they find a chef.

"Wow, this is amazing Luffy!" Tashigi stated as she starts to eat.

"This is really good Luffy." Zoro also add.

"Well I know some simple cooking but we must find a chef." Luffy shrug and simply suggest.

"Hm…I believe that we can find a chef at the Baratie." Tashigi suggest intriguing them.

"What is this Baratie?" Hancock asked.

"Baratie is an ocean-going restaurant and all the cooks was previously pirates, the owner himself was a pretty powerful pirate known as Red-Leg Zeff." Tashigi explained as Luffy nods his head.

"I think I have heard about him, he took his nickname because he fights only with his legs. Is somewhat similar to your fighting style Hancock." Luffy reveal.

"Chopper when will be okay for Zoro to fight or to train?" Luffy asked making Zoro comment that his injury was nothing serious.

"Well, to be honest Luffy… you really hold back and didn't injury him so serious. But it's better to wait for a day or so." Chopper stated and suggest making Zoro and Tashigi to gasp from the revelation.

"I knew Luffy wasn't fighting me seriously but this is ridiculous…I didn't even see him move and despite that he was holding back? Just what monster I choose to follow?!" Zoro starts to think smirking the whole time.

"Wow Luffy is really strong! But he's a good man. If someone as strong as him was an evil person then I don't want to imagine what he'll do to that idiot here…Although he is kind of hot…Ah stop the nonsense Tashigi. He is a crew member and nothing more! A very hot and sexy crew member!" Tashigi start to thing blushing like a tomato making Luffy and Hancock to smirk.

Mai from the other side turns to her brother ready to ask.

"Don't even think it Mai, I'll not put myself in this position!" Luffy stated blushing as his eyebrow start to twitching making everyone including Hancock to laugh, Mai to pout Zoro with a question mark over his head and poor Tashigi more red than a tomato.

"Zoro after you will feel alright you will start training with Aphelandra, Tashigi tomorrow will start training with Ran. All the rest as usual!" Luffy suggests making both Zoro and Tashigi to nod their heads.

After some minutes they reach the island and the crew starts to landing, as they start to walk through the town they notice that the village was abandoned.

"Is this some ghost town or something…Where are the people?" Hancock asked no one specific making Mai's eyes to shine, to turn into stars and to disappear running.

All of them sweat dropped except Luffy and Nea who simply shook their heads.

"I really, really hope whoever turn this island into a ghost city to not try and harm Mai…" Luffy murmured but it was loud enough to make all of them to gulp from fear.

"Luffy I'm sure Mai is strong and she knows how to protect herself." Tashigi said trying to ease the worrying Luffy.

"It's not that." Hancock simply said as Luffy start to walk towards the direction Mai left.

"What do you mean?" Zoro asked intrigued rising an eyebrow.

"Luffy isn't worry if Mai hurts, he knows very well that Mai can take care herself very well, but…but let's say that if something happen to Mai or to anyone of us…that something VERY unpleasant will happen to those who cause it, to put it mildly!" Hancock explained as the crew nod their heads remembering very well Luffy's temper the last time and how even his father who is an admiral cower in fear before him.

While Zoro and Tashigi from the other hand widen their eyes and gulp from the new information about their captain.

During the time that Luffy start to search for his little sister Mai seems to find an unexpected company…

With Mai

As Mai start to wondering through the town she suddenly see a girl a little older than her to run towards her while three men seems to chase her.

"Ah Boss it's nice to see you here, please take care those men for me!" a slim young average height woman with orange hair and light brown eyes said as she pass running beside Mai.

"Eh…Boss, what boss?" Mai asked tilted her head to the side.

"That puny girl is that's thief boss?" One of the men asked.

"It's doesn't matter, we must bring her to captain or else he'll kill us all!" Another stated as the three of them unsheathe their swords ready to attack to Mai.

Mai smirks and unsheathes her sword.

"Blade Scythe" Mai murmured slashing all three of them in less than a second and teleporting behind them sheathing her sword.

"Wh…what was that? I didn't even see her move!" The young woman with the orange hair thought watching from the roof of a house.

"You're really strong!" The woman continue to say as she now jumped down from the roof and start walking towards Mai.

"Thank you for saving me, my name is Nami by the way." The orange hair woman said.

Mai just shrugged and introduce herself while Nami jumped and start to turn around slowly as she felt a cold blade on her neck.

"Niisan!" Mai exclaimed happily but somewhat confused why her brother is pointing his sword to her new friend and from Nea to glare daggers at her.

"You know, I don't appreciate it very much when someone play my little sister." Luffy stated with low and dangerous voice as he had watch the whole scene but decide to not interfere.

Nami start to freak out, yes she took advantage of the little girl and she somewhat felt bad for this later but the little girl was safe.

"If a little girl was so strong I don't want to imagine and even more important to find out how much stronger is her big brother, also what the hell is that huge snake!" She starts to think sweat dropping.

Luffy sighs and sheath his sword without taking his eyes from Nami even a second.

"How many times have I told you Mai to not leave us running alone in a strange place? And Nami, I'll let this pass…but this is the last time!" Luffy asked his sister frowning before he turn to Nami with serious voice and gaze.

Nami nods her head frantically not wanting to enrage this dangerous person even more while Mai from the other hand launch herself to Luffy for a piggyback embarrassing him as always.

The rest of the crew start also to show up at the time that Luffy was ready to ask Nami if she knows what happen here.

"Luffy my dearest who is she?!" Hancock asked sending daggers to Nami.

"Right…So Nami, do you know what happen to this town?" Luffy asked making poor Hancock to pout and to fall in depress as a small dark cloud start raining over her head?

(What in the actual world…?!)

"Well the reason for this result is a pirate named Buggy." Nami reveal almost spiting at the world pirate that didn't go unnoticed by Luffy, Hancock and the most of the crew.

"Buggy eh? Well let's go 'see' this Buggy then." Luffy stated as all of them nod their head while Nami start to protest and say that they are crazy.

As they start to walk through the town they see a dog to stand outside from a pet store like he's guarding it.

"Oi, oi, oi what's the matter with this dog?" Sweet pea and Daisy asked.

"Oh, such a cute dog!" Mai and Marguerite exclaimed running towards the poor dog to hug him.

"Eh…Luffy I know that she is your sister…but, is she serious?" Zoro asked sweat dropped as Luffy look at him desperately and also earning a comment from Tashigi that he's a brute.

"Leave poor Chouchou alone!" an old man shout,

"Hey Ossan.! What Chouchou is doing here all alone?" Mai asked.

"Ah sorry that I shout at you, I thought you're from Buggy's crew." The old man said apologizing and continue to say how the pet store owner had died years ago but Chouchou denied to leave the store from his eyes no matter what.

Luffy smile at this and he also go to pet the little dog.

Suddenly a huge roar start to hearing and the town start to shake as a huge lion with a man on it appear.

"Are you the ones that attack our crew previously?" The man asked.

"We didn't attack anyone." Marguerite respond.

"Oh, you mean those three men who were chasing Nami? If so then yes." Mai said.

"Richie attack them!" The man exclaimed as the lion start running towards them but before anyone could take action Nea kick it? With her tail sending both the lion and the man flying.

"Good one Nea!" Both Mai and Luffy said making the snake blush? And everyone else to laugh.

Chouchou start to bark happily and Chopper said that he thank them for what they did.

"It's okay Chouchou, I hate it when someone is trying the treasure of someone else." Luffy said as he pats him on the head.

"I can't stand this!" The old man suddenly exclaimed loudly making all of them to look at him confused.

"You're just foreigners and you already saved Chouchou's treasure, while I the mayor of this town have done nothing but to look until now. I'll not stand this anymore! I'll go to fight Buggy even if it cost me my life!" The old man said but before he can even move Luffy unleash a low powered wave of his Haoshoku haki leaving him unconscious.

"Wh…What happened?" Nami asked worriedly and clearly confused.

"He'll be alright, he's just unconscious." Luffy stated.

"You did this, am I right Luffy?" Zoro asked as Luffy nod his head bus as at Shell Town didn't give any explanation.

The crew starts to heading towards Buggy's place, after a while they reach the place to see the pirate crew partying.

"Who are you brats, do you want to join my flashy crew or do you want a flashy death?!" a slim yet muscular blue-haired man dressing as clown with big red nose on his face asked.

"Well Buggy, I'm Luffy and this is my crew. As to what I want is simple. Leave this place and you can go unharmed or fight us and see for yourself what it happens! The choice is yours." Luffy responds to him with a smirk.

"Hahahaha…do you think that you can defeat me brat?" Buggy asked laughing as Luffy continue to smirk.

As Buggy start to look at the crew in front of him his eyes fell upon Hancock making his jaw to fell.

"W…What the Pirate Empress do here with you brat?!" Buggy asked fearfully as Tashigi and Zoro look at her with questioning eyes.

"I'm happy that you know Hancock, as you can see she is part of my crew and my first mate." Luffy stated while Nami this whole time has disappear without anyone notice her…or so she thinks.

"That matters not, MEN ATTACK THEM!" Buggy shouts as the crew starts to charging towards Luffy and his crew.

Zoro prepare to attack Buggy but unfortunately Tashigi beats him slashing him, just as she's ready to sheath her sword and to walk back she heard laughs coming out from someone who wasn't supposed to be alive…

Before she can react she finds herself shoved to the ground from Luffy, with confusion in her eyes she start to look up to see what happens but what she sees making her to gasp.

"LUFYYYY!" She, Zoro and now Nami who have appear shout as they watch three daggers with a hand? having pierced his chest…but the strange thing is that no blood has come out.

"You know, it's a coward act to attack someone from behind!" Luffy state with a low and dangerous voice as fire start to engulf him making Buggy start to scream from pain.

"He sacrifices himself to save this girl…" Nami thought with a hand over her mouth.

"Do you really think Buggy that you're the only one here with a devil fruit powers?!" Luffy asked to the now hollering Buggy from the burns and the only one who was still standing as his crew had already beaten up from Mai, Hancock and the others.

"What did you do bastards to my crew?!" Buggy yells once again as he looks around to his defeated crew.

"Tch, it's time to end this Buggy!" Luffy stated as he unsheathes his sword.

"Zoro, Tashigi look closely!" Luffy suggests as he coats his arm and his sword with Busoshoku haki making both of them pitch black and slashing Buggy in the torso cutting and drawing blood this time as also dropping Buggy unconscious from the injury.

He deactivates his Busoshoku and sheath back his sword.

"This is called Busoshoku haki and you can bypass one devil fruit abilities as Buggy or as mine, it can also strengthen your attack and can be applied to your weapons." Luffy explained making both of them to nod their heads.

"So the devil fruits really exist?" Nami asked now drawing the attention.

"Yes they are, Buggy's is the Chop- chop fruit so swords can't harm him unless someone knows haki. Also, his type is paramecia as Hancock's." Luffy explained.

"What type is yours Luffy?" Zoro asked.

"You see only the half of my fruit who is logia type and as you see I'm fire. The logia type users can change their body to a specific element so they can't hurt from someone who doesn't know how to use haki." Luffy explained once more.

"Wait, you say that this is only half of your fruit…so you have another power?" Nami asked confused.

"Yes, my and Mai's fruits are hybrids who are very few and very very rare. But to answer your question my other power is type paramecia and I can control quakes." Luffy explained making Nami, Tashigi and Zoro to gasp.

"Now, if any of you haven't any other questions I believe that is time for us to leave this place." Luffy suggested as all of them nod their heads and start to walk away while Nami seems to carry two big bags.

"Nami, do you want any help?" Luffy asked her as she narrows her eyes suspiciously.

Luffy sighs and shook his head.

Look Nami, I know that you don't really trust me and that you hate pirates. But if I really wanted to stole that money from you I'll had done it minutes before and now you'll be dead. But I didn't do it and you aren't dead are you?" Luffy stated and asked her making Nami to watch him with widen eyes and shake her head negatively with a small smile on her lips leaving Luffy to help her.

"Luffy…" Nami said almost whispering but loud enough to hear her.

"Hm?!" Luffy responds and nods her to continue.

"You're pirate right?" Nami asked the question who wanted to ask all this time.

Luffy simply nodded his head wanted to see how this conversation will develop.

Nami looks at him with a pained look but this didn't really surprised him as he could guess that whatever reasons Nami heated pirates had something to do with a very bad experience in her life.

"Nami, not all pirates are as bad as those who you had met before. I'm not saying that I'm a saint or that I'll not beat up someone or kill someone in the future…But I'll never attack someone who is innocent." Luffy said to her making her gasp.

"W…What do you mean." Nami asked a little frightening.

"All that I mean is that of you ever want to talk to someone I'll be glad to hear you or to help you as I can." Luffy only said as he continues to walk leaving behind a moved Nami as a lonely tear run down her cheek.

After some minutes they reach the ship and Nami was taken aback by how good the ship was, Luffy nod to Pansy to throw him some bugs with treasure and she does it.

"What are this Luffy?" Nami asked curiously.

Luffy and everyone smiles at her as they already know what the bags have inside.

"This will help the town people a little bit to fix their town." Luffy replies with a warm smile on his face.

"Luffy…" Nami murmured once more touched by his kind heart.

"Nami what do you say to make a deal?" Luffy asked now.

Nami as curious as ever nod her head to continue.

"Well, as already said I know that you hate pirates so I will not ask you to join my crew…instead of that I want to hire you as a temporary navigator also if we come near to any treasure you can have the half of it. So…what do you say?" Luffy suggest with a smile leaving her to gasp dumfounded.

After a minute or so Nami woke up from the stupor and smile at him.

"Ok Luffy, you have a deal. But I must inform you that my services are not cheap as I'm the best navigator in the East Blue!" Nami exclaimed always smiling and proud while her eyes turn into belly?

(How in the world can do it that…I have no idea still today!)

Luffy smiles and extends his hand for a handshake.

"Money isn't a problem!" Luffy stated as Nami take his hand to seal the deal.

"Yeah, Oneesan will come with us!" Mai exclaimed happily with stars in her eyes while poor Hancock starts to frown and still throw daggers with her eyes in Nami.

After they attach Nami's small boat behind Akiko they start to sail away but not before the mayor, Chouchou and the whole town was there to goodbye them.

"YOU BRATS LEAVING BEFORE WE CAN THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DONE FOR OUR CITY. COME BACK AGAIN WHEN YOU WANT…YOU'LL BE ALWAYS WELCOME HERE!" The old shouts smiling.

"OSSAN! TAKE CARE YOUR TOWN…IT WAS FUN! TAKE CARE YOU TOO CHOUCHOU!" Mai exclaimed making all of them to smile.

One of the town's people look the bags and show it to the mayor.

As the old man takes them he sees a note on it.

"Old man,

This will help you and your people to start re build you town, I know that it isn't much but for now it will help. Also inside you'll find our flag. Either you choose to raise my flag or not is your choice as it was always must be. But either way this island from now on is under my protection. If anything happen call this number and I come to aid you.

Take care old man,

Neri. D. Luffy

(Future Yonko.!)"

"This brat…" the old man said touched.

"Men raise this flags through the town!" The old man said without leaving room for arguments.

A/N: All right guys, this chapter is officially over.

I hope to like it!

I wanted for Zoro to open his eyes and understand how big is the real world and how his limited knowledge can kill him easily so I though Luffy to give him a small lesson.

What do you believe for Luffy's and Nami's meeting?

I guess that no one of you believed that Luffy will ever threaten one of his nakama…Well as I said Luffy becomes very, very dangerous when someone threaten the wellbeing of his sister or when someone play his sister. So…yeah!

I still don't know if Nami will join in the end or not but for now she'll travel with them and we'll see, If anyone of you have any questions or want Nami to join or not tell me your opinion!

The next chapter will be the Baratie as I have said from the beginning I don't like Usopp's character so he'll not join them!

As for Luffy, he changed his last name in honor for his mother as also he didn't want anyone to know that his relation with his father who is admiral as also he still holds him responsible for his mother's death.

All right guys, that's all for now.

As always,

Have Fun and Take Care!