"Please Sanji, just one little tangerine?"

Sanji looked away unable to tell his captain no, but also unable to betray Nami's trust. "How about I make you something else? Like a smoothie?"

Luffyko went wide-eyed with excitement, "Really?!"

"Of course, just no eating Nami's tangerines."

Luffyko nodded and skipped off towards Nami who had just bought a newspaper. "The world is in such a chaotic state right now." She turned the page and a paper fell out from the newspaper.

"A flyer?" Luffyko wondered as it blew past her. It landed between her, Usopp, and Nami who all saw it at the same time and screamed. Luffyko picked it up and laughed then, showing off her 30 million bounty, "Check it out, we're wanted!"

"Wanted…dead or alive…30 million!" Usopp said in amazement.

"Yeah! 30 million!"

"Check it out! Even my back is now famous! Damn, I've got it going on!" Usopp cheered as he pointed to his back in the photo.

Sanji rushed over then, "What, they don't have my picture, yet they have long nose's?" He examined the photo not seeing him, "Oi, where I don't see you!"

Usopp pointed to himself with a girn, "Seeeee?" He chuckled as Sanji sat off smoking annoyed that he hadn't made it on the photo.

"It's just the back of your head. It doesn't count."

"Don't be jealous." Usopp laughed out. "Someday you could get one to and be famous like me, even if you aren't the captain."

"Really?" Sanji asked excited, seeing himself on a wanted poster that was posted everywhere, for everyone to see. Well not everyone, but all the ladies.

"Of course! Well if you work really hard."

Luffyko laughed again as Sanji's spirits were back up, "All right crew! We're going to the GRAND LINE!"

Nami sighed as her simple captain had jumped the gun, "Once again, you really don't understand the seriousness of the situation." She put her head in her hand and sighed, "Don't you see this means they are coming for our heads?" She thought about their future and sighed, 'After this, I don't think we will be able to lounge in East Blue anymore.' She looked at her slim captain and tried not to worry, but how could such a slim girl protect them from the dangers coming, and who would protect their captain? She was only a young girl. She looked up and saw Zoro and felt a small bit of relief. Zoro wouldn't let anything happen to their captain.

'30 million belly…With a huge bounty like that even the top Marines will be looking for us and tough bounty hunters after the money. From now on we will be in a whole new league.' He looked over at his captain and held his lone sword, his gift from Kuina. He had to be ready, Luffyko was too care free to realize the dangers coming. Even if he told her, she still wouldn't understand. It was up to him to protect her. He glanced over at Nami and saw her staring at the captain with worry then glance at him. He gave her a small nod and saw her give a small smile. "Stupid cook is just helping her get excited." He muttered annoyed at the attention he was giving to the female captain.

"Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go to the Grand Line!" Luffyko chanted with excitement, they were getting closer to her dream and she couldn't wait to see the Grand Line. She looked in the direction she thought the Grand Line was and saw another ship. "Hey! Something is coming!" She quickly ran to the side and sat down and watched as the ship grew closer. She heard Usopp beside her and grinned as they began to pass by an old beaten ship, "Are those pirates? Using a scrapped military boat?" She wondered aloud as they quickly turned around and came back towards them.

"How wasteful the Marines are." Usopp said as the ship came back against their starboard side. "Just throwing them away as scrap."

"We are not scrap!" A man yelled with his pink colored hair. "Are you idiots blind? How could you forget Fullbody the "Iron Fist"?" The man in the suit yelled as he saw the female pirates again. He would capture the slim pirate woman and then he could get his old position back. The position he had lost due to the waiter at the sea restaurant.

"Oh it's the Marine guy!" Luffyko said pointing at him finally remembering the pink haired man who had nearly cost her to delay her dream for another year. "Are you in trouble? Do you need us to save you?"

Fullbody glared at the slim girl who was mocking him, "Stop kidding around! Destiny has placed you into my hands! Monkey D. Luffyko! You are under arrest!" He felt a grin coming onto his face, he would make her serve him during her time under his command, it had been so long since he had any of his women around.

"Cool! My picture looks good!" She cheered; ignoring his threats and feeling her excitement go up, as more people knew about her bounty.

"And the back of my head looks cool too!" Usopp said with a grin standing behind his female captain. He had nothing to fear from these Marine's as long as Luffyko was around.

"DEAD or ALIVE." He pointed out with a smirk, "Load the cannon!"

Nami looked up from her paper then, "They are so noisy. What's going on?"

Luffyko watched as they began to move the cannon towards them, "Eh? What are they doing? Are they attacking us?"

Usopp began to move back terrified, "They are aiming right at us! This isn't good!"

Zoro stood up then and saw the creep from the Baratie staring at his captain again. He grabbed his sword and slowly moved forward, he had thought he had given the man a warning already not to look at his captain.

Luffyko grinned with excitement, not knowing her first mate was coming towards them. "Alright! Lemme at 'em, I'll bounce it right back!"

"Luffyko, I'll handle it." Zoro said calmly as he walked by her.

Usopp nodded and began to lead her away, "Right, right, you stand back."

"What why?" Luffyko asked confused that they were taking her away from the fight.

Usopp had also seen the marine staring at his captain, "Don't get involved. This way, this way."

Zoro pulled his sword out as they fired the cannon. He watched and then easily cut the cannon ball in half sending it into pieces, avoiding their ship.

"Woah! Awesome!" Luffyko cheered as she saw her first mates work. 'Definitely worthy to be the Pirate King's first mate.' She thought as she admired his handy work, she had chosen well getting him on her crew.

"No way! That's crazy!" Fullbody worried as he saw the swordsman calmly return his sword to its sheath.

Zoro glared at the man, "You shouldn't bother people when they are trying to take a nap." He saw the man tremble and tried to convey his other message without letting his captain know, 'Do not look at my captain, or I will kill you.'

Fullbody trembled, but didn't back down, "How many shots do you think you can stand? Fire!"

Luffyko watched as they prepared to fire and then noticed their cannon, "Eh…not good."

Usopp panicked then, "Not good?!"

Luffyko watched as they fired and their cannon exploded, "See? There cannon had a crack in it."

"Ya that's definitely not good." Usopp agreed giving a pitting look to the Marines who had been caught in their own attack.

"Listen you brats!" Fullbody yelled as their ship collided into the straw-hats, "Don't look down on the ex-captain of the Marines! We'll defeat you in close combat!" He yelled as he jumped over onto the straw-hat's ship. "Let's go men!" He looked at the small pirate girl and smirked, "I'll have your head!" He yelled as he punched her in the jaw, satisfied when he felt his fist connect.

Luffyko felt her head fly back and then grinned, "Gum Gum Bell!" She yelled as she headbutted the Marine sending him to the ground.

Fullbody glared as he watched his men get kicked off the ship. He looked up and to his horror saw Sanji, the man who had cost him his career.

"How dare you interrupt a cook in the middle of his cooking." Sanji said with a glare, then turned to Luffyko, "I'll make them pay for interrupting me cooking your snack!" Then he saw the dirt on her chin and her red forehead then turned to Fullbody who swore he saw the fires of hell, "How dare you hit a lady! I'll make sure you burn!"

Fullbody screamed in terror, "Why is that waiter here!" He saw his men jumping off the ship and quickly followed suit.

Luffyko tilted her head in confusion, "Huh, it's over already?"

Usopp folded his hands and turned away, "Hmph. He's all talk."

"That guy is a jackass." Sanji said as he took another hit from his cigerette before going over to his captain and checking her face for any injuries, "You look alright, anything hurt to much?"

Zoro glared at the cook and tapped him with his sword, "Oi cook, why didn't you stop them before they hit her?"

Sanji stood up and glared, "What were you doing? You didn't seem like you were doing much?"

"You guys are so noisy! Can't I get some peace and quiet to read?" Nami demanded glaring at the cook and swordsman.

"Nami! The snack is ready for you!" Sanji screamed out and then held Luffyko's hand gently, "Yours is ready too."

"Yay!" Luffyko cheered throwing his hand off of hers and bolting into the kitchen to eat.

Nami sighed as Sanji brought her snack, "We need a plan of action…Luffyko get out here."

"Coming!" The girl called before shooting herself out towards everyone else. "Yo! What's up?"

Nami sighed and opened the map on the ground in front of everyone. "We're getting very close to the Grand Line. The only way to get there is to go through Reverse Mountain." She explained as she pointed to the mountain on her map.

Zoro was laying down against the railing and sighed, "What a pain in the ass. Can't we just go there straight from the sea?"

"Nope. According to the old man's stories, it's the only way into the Grand Line." Sanji said as he stared at the map and Nami.

Usopp looked at him in surprise, "Really? Why's that?"

"It's extremely dangerous."

Usopp glared at Sanji, "That's why I asked why!"

"I don't know anymore than that!" Sanji argued back glaring at the boy.

Nami looked up and decided to intervene before they fought, "The reason is-"

"I got it!" Luffyko interrupted, "Let's go straight through the front!"

Nami clenched her teeth and then glared at the girl, "Are you even listening to me?!"

"Won't it be more interesting?" Luffyko asked with her grin. "It'll be definitely be more exciting that way!"

Nami glared at the girl and then sighed putting her head in her hand, "Agh, trying to explain things to you is driving me insane."

Luffyko frowned and then tried to explain herself again, "But what is important is stopping at an island nearby, and picking up some food. Food! Food!"

Nami pointed to a small island on the map then, "On this island there is a famous city Lougetown."

"Loguetown? Are they famous for their meat?"

Zoro looked up at the sky, "It's also called 'The Town of the Beginning and the End' or so I've heard."

Nami nodded before elaborating for Luffyko, "It's the place where the Pirate King, Gold Roger, was born. And also the place where he was executed."

Luffyko held a serious expression on her face then, "The place where the Pirate King died…"

Nami looked a the girl and gave a small smile, "Wanna go?"

Luffyko nodded then, "Ya I want to see it. The man who owned the One Piece…the man who had everything in this world…the place where he was born and killed. Nami take us there."

Zoro watched, as everyone started moving preparing to go to Lougetown. He couldn't help but what was going on in his captain's head. Her smile gone and a serious face replaced it. He went up to the slim girl and put a hand on her shoulder, "Luffyko?"

Luffyko turned and gave him a huge grin, "I'm going to where the Pirate King was born and killed! I can't wait to see it! What are you going to do there?"

"Probably get some swords. I use three sword style, so it's pretty hard using only one sword."

"Ya ya…"

Nami smiled at her captain as she was talking to the swordsman. She saw Sanji walking behind her and rolled her eyes.

"Hi Nami!" He said with an overexcited smile.

"Hello Sanji." She replied politely before returning to the future couple.

"Hey Zoro, wanna play tag?"

"What?" Zoro asked in shock.

"What?! I want to play!" Usopp called out running towards his captain, "Let's do it! Let's do it!" He repeated loudly.

"Are you two retarded?! How old are you two?" Zoro demanded as the two crowded in on him. He stood up and yawned then, "It's time to take my nap."

"He's afraid to lose." Usopp said with a grin causing the swordsman to stop in his tracks and glare at the younger boy, "What did you say bastard? That is not why."

"Look how mad he's getting!" Usopp laughed egging on the swordsman.

"Why you!" Zoro watched as the younger boy took off and then chased after him, "Come back here you son of a-"
"And name calling too!" Usopp continued to goad as he made faces at the swordsman as he ran away with Luffyko. Causing the swordsman to chase after them. "Zoro over here!"

Luffyko pouted as Zoro chased after the long nosed boy, "Zoro! No fair, you have to play with me too!"

"I AM NOT PLAYING!" Zoro screamed as the other boy laughed.

Nami watched the three and smiled and thought back to meeting Luffyko and Zoro. She wondered how their relationship would progress back then. Zoro had almost died to carry that cage she had been captured in. She sighed then, Luffyko still acted like a boy wearing the red vest and shorts. Her hair was still sticking up every which way under her hat. She couldn't help but sigh in pity for Zoro, he would forever be pitied for liking their adorable idiot. She smiled then and came up with a plan. A plan to help the two idiots on their crew get to know each other a little more.

A few days passed and Nami was still watching the everyday goings between the two. Zoro would sleep most of the day, but every time Luffyko had a freak out Zoro was already ready to help out or check on her. Luffyko also couldn't seem to stay away from her first mate poking and bugging him to play with her and Usopp. At the moment she had left her first mate alone to bother Usopp by the bow of the ship. Her first mate wasn't too far away, his eyes close, but his body ready for anything. Nami sighed slightly jealous of the other girl. Zoro was an attractive man, stupid, but attractive. "Nami swan! Care for a smoothie?"

Nami almost laughed but accepted the drink, "Thank you Sanji." He was an idiot, always fawning over her. She sighed, while it was nice to be fawned over never being sure he was sincere wasn't as nice. Zoro on the other hand was rough but clearly devoted to his captain. She heard the birds call and saw the had made Zoro open his eyes and look around. "Hey I can make out some land." He called out getting Luffyko's attention.

"Really?" The girl's arms stretched out and grabbed the railing beside him and shot herself into a sitting position on the bow. "What island is that?" She asked.

"Didn't we go over that already?" Nami asked as she walked towards the two followed by Usopp and Sanji.

"So that's the island that Loguetown is on." Usopp said with a grin.

"It's a pretty big city." Sanji commented as he lit another cigerette.

"I've heard that too." Nami said as she looked towards the city.

"They should have lots of good places to get fresh food."

"I need to go to a weapon's store. Three sword style with only one sword just won't work."

"Yeah, I wanna check it out too!" Usopp said with a grin.

Luffyko looked at the island and spoke with a serious tone, "On that island Gold Roger was born and also executed."

Nami looked at the girl who was holding her hat to her head and then leaned on the railing next to her, "So you do remember." She looked at the girl's face and couldn't help but feel surprised that she was serious.

"The city where the Pirate King died. A place called, 'The town of the Beginning and the End.'"

Nami looked at the girl and then smiled and looked toward the island, something was about to happen and it would take place in the town. Nami looked at the girl and for the first time truly saw a Pirate King.