Luffy and Zoro awaken in two different parts of East Blue, both with the same thing on their mind. Protect the crew. There would be no failures this time around, Captain's orders. As bits and pieces of the unknown past that the two comrades share are gradually revealed, the rest of the crew can only speculate. For all their absolute resolve, they're hiding something. Time Travel AU

"What does she want from him? Friendship? Please. He didn't want friends! He didn't NEED friends. How long did he have to ignore her for that fact to get through her fucking head. Shit, most kids didn't like him. Most kids kept their distance. But...she's not like most kids. What's wrong with her?"

Danny was just 14 when his life was changed forever. He might have been trying to impress Sam just a bit when he walked into that portal... Novelization of show with a deeper perspective into the characters.

Something has been watching Osborne Wilkes. It knows who he really is, 'The Acolyte of Damballa', capable of many horrific things including the possibility of massacring all that is alive. Ozzy is clueless on what he is, yet he can't run or hide from it. His greatest chance of living to see the next day lies with Chucky and his family, but are their intentions sinister?