Summary: How would Luffy's adventure gone if he knew haki, was smart, and sexual? More crew members. Soulmates verse.
AN: In my One Piece world, everyone is born color blind; until, they meet their soulmate. There will be many more members to the Straw Hat Crew. Ace and Donquixote Rosinante live. Rosinante is saved by Shanks and his crew. Law has no idea that he is alive. Shanks hides Rosinante from Donflamingo on his crew. Co-Authored by PaperFox19. PaperFox19 will be writing all of the fight scenes for this fic.
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Wealth, fame, power…Gold Roger, the King of the Pirates, attained everything this world has to offer. The words he uttered just before his death drove people to the seas. "My treasure? If you want it, you can have it! Find it! I left everything this world has to offer there!" And so, men head for the Grand Line in pursuit of their dreams! The word has truly entered a Great Pirate Era!
Chapter 1
"Alright, I am headed off now." Luffy says as he finishes up the last preparations, before setting sail. His ship was not a big ship, but it was not a boat either. Luffy looks over at the town's people of Foosha Village. They were here to see him off. Luffy was setting off on his pirate adventure today. He was seventeen year old. It was time.
"Goodbye everyone! Take care!" Luffy yells as he sets off.
"Take care, Luffy!" The mayor yells.
"I know you will become the Pirate King, Luffy-kun!" Makino yells with tears in her eyes. A little time passed as Luffy sailed the seas with the Sea King, Orochimaru, he had tamed as a child. When a giant whirlpool, came out of nowhere.
"Shit, this is bad! Orochimaru, is there any ships around?" Luffy asks his pet also looking around and feeling for any ships using Kenbunshoku Haki. Luffy then spots a ship hiding behind a small island.
"There! Bring me to that ship, Orochimaru. This ship is done for." Luffy orders as he jumps on Orochimaru's head. They make their way over to the ship. It just happened to be a pirate ship. Luffy jumps onto the ship with no one seeing him.
"Huh, this is a pirate ship. I wonder if this crew is strong. I don't recognize the pirate flag, so I guess not." Luffy comments to himself. While Luffy is looking around the ship, the pirates were attacking and raiding a passenger ship. Luffy saw this and decided to interfere. He hates these kind of pirates; because, Luffy himself was not that kind of pirate. He was not raised by those types of pirates. Luffy jumps over to the passenger ship and sees a young, short boy getting hassled by three older, bigger men.
"Hey, could you guys give me directions? I am kind of lost." Luffy asks with a grin.
"Well, look what we got here, boys, an idiot." The leader of the guys says.
"Mister, you need to run. Get away now!" The boy warns fearfully.
"Huh, why is that?" Luffy asks even though he already knew answer.
"Because, if you do not give us all of your valuables, we will kill you." The second guy answers. Luffy stands there looking like he is thinking about it; but, is really not.
"I think I will pass, thanks though." Luffy says with a laugh.
"Big mistake, get him boys!" The leader yells angrily. Luffy just stands there as they rush him with swords in hand.
"What are you waiting for, run!" The boy screams in terror. When they were close enough to him and not the boy, Luffy used Haoshoku Haki to take them out. The watched in shocked awe the three men collapsing without being touched.
"How did you do that?" The boy asks not believing what he is seeing.
"Magic." Luffy says not wanting to explain haki to him. The boy just looks at him like he is crazy. Luffy then proceeds to walk around the ship taking out any pirates he sees. The boy was following behind him, watching on in awe.
"What's your name anyway?" Luffy asks.
"My name is Coby. What is your name, Mister?" The boy, Coby, asks.
"My name Monkey D. Luffy, and I'm gonna be the King of the Pirates!" Luffy announces with a confident grin.
"K-King of the Pirates?!" Coby yells in shock.
"Yep." Luffy says simply.
"Are you serious?!" Coby asks.
"Yeah." Luffy replies.
"Wait, you're a pirate, Luffy-san?!" Coby asks in disbelief.
"Yep." Luffy answers happily.
"What about your crew?" Coby exclaims.
"Don't have one. I'm just about to look for one. All I have right now is my pet Sea King, Orochimaru." Luffy explains with no care in the world.
"P-Pet Sea King!" Coby yells.
"Yep." Luffy says. Coby's shuts down from shock for a second.
"K-K-King of the Pirates is the title given to the person…who obtains the great treasure of wealth, fame, and power…the One Piece!" Coby explains.
"Yep." Luffy says while still taking out pirates.
"Yup?! Pirates all over the world are after that treasure!" Coby exclaims.
"Me too!" Luffy explains.
"No way! No way, no way! Absolutely no way! There's no way you can stand at the apex of this great Pirate Era! No way!" Coby yells. Luffy turns to him with a determined look.
"It's not about whether I can or not. I'm gonna do it because I want to. I've decided to be the King of the Pirates. So, if I die fighting for that, that's fine with me!" Luffy explains with passion while looking at his straw hat.
"Well, I better continue taking out the trash." Luffy says as he comes to the top of the ship.
"Luffy-san, why are you taking out pirates when you, yourself, are a pirate?" Coby asks.
"Because, I can't stand pirates like this, Alvida, you have been talking about (Coby told Luffy about his life story already).
"I see." Coby says. Luffy looks around and sees a chunky old hag surrounded by her men. They were just about to start loading the valuables the stole to their ship when…
"Hey. Chunky old hag! Are you this, Alvida person I have heard so much about?" Luffy asks.
"Chunky…old…hag." Coby whispers in horror.
"I'll kill you runt!" The chunky old hag, Alvida, yells in rage (the fight happens just like in the anime, but Luffy ties Alvida and her crew up). The people the passenger ship were very grateful to Luffy for taking out Alvida and her crew. They gave him a boat and supplies to last him. Before he left, he did one last service for them. Luffy pulled out his Den-Den Mushi and makes a call.
"Hello? This is Vice-Admiral, Monkey D. Garp, speaking." The voice on the other end says.
"Hey, grandpa, I need a favor." Luffy responds.
"Ah, my cute grandson! How may I help you?" Garp asks. Luffy goes on to explain the situation.
"Can you send someone to collect them, then send me the bounty money?" Luffy asks.
"Of course, I will have a ship out there in a flash." Garp answers.
"That was a pun on Uncle Borsalino wasn't it? Never mind. Thanks grandpa! Say hi to Grandpa Sengoku for me." Luffy says.
"Maybe be…no problem, anything for my cute grandson! Will do." Garp says. They says their goodbyes and hang up. Luffy noticed Coby's dumb founded expression.
"What's wrong, Coby-kun?" Luffy asks.
"Your grandfather is a Vice-Admiral?!" Coby exclaims.
"Yep." Luffy says not seeing the big deal.
"And he is okay with you being a pirate?" Coby asks.
"Nope, but it's my life and he respects that." Luffy explains as the boat slams kind of rough in the water. As Luffy looks over, he sees a pretty girl in another boat before he sails away. Cody decided to come with him until he could join the Marines. Coby was then introduced to Orochimaru who was dragging the boat, so they could go faster.
"Well, that was fun!" Luffy says with a laugh.
"Umm, Luffy-san, if you're heading for the One Piece, which means you're going to the Grand Line, right?" Coby asks.
"Yeah." Luffy confirms.
"That place is also referred to as a pirate graveyard, you know." Coby explains.
"Yeah. That's why I need a strong crew. What about that Pirate Hunter guy? What's he like?" Luffy asks curious about this Pirate Hunter, Zoro, people were talking about.
"You mean, Zoro? I heard he's being held prisoner at a navy base." Coby explains.
"Aw, he's a weakling?" Luffy asks even though he could feel this was not the case with his haki.
"Nothing of the sort! He's as terrifying as a demon! Why are you asking about him?" Coby asks dreading the answer.
"Thought I might have him join my crew if he's a good guy!" Luffy explains.
"You're being reckless again." Coby states.
"C'mon, he might be a good guy?" Luffy says.
"He's been caught because he's a bad guy!" Coby exclaims. Luffy could not explain to Coby about how his haki was telling him Zoro will be a great crewmate.
-Skip to the Island Zoro's on-
Luffy, not wanting to waste time, went to the navy base immediately after landing. He then climbed up the stone wall and peered over the ledge. Luffy spots Zoro tied to a post in the middle of the yard.
'He feels strong. I want him on my crew!' Luffy thinks not listening to Coby.
"Hey, you guys. You're an eyesore. Get lost." Zoro states annoyed. A little girl then puts up a ladder and climbs up. She then used a rope to climb down to the other side. She then ran over to Zoro. Coby was of course, freaky out.
"What?" Zoro asks gruffly.
"You must be hungry! I made you some rice ball!" The little girl announced.
"Do you want to get killed, pipsqueak? Scram!" Zoro orders.
"You haven't eaten anything this whole time. Here! This is my first time, but I worked really hard to make them!" The little girl says with a proud cute smile.
"I'm not hungry! You're an eyesore! Get the hell out of here!" Zoro yells.
"But…" The little girl says.
"I don't want them! Don't make me kick your ass!" Zoro continues.
'I wonder why his aura feels desperate to get the girl out of there.' Luffy ponders to himself.
"It's not nice to be a bully! You seem surprisingly well, Roronoa Zoro…oh? Those are some tasty-looking rice balls." The guy with a butt chin comments. Before he could touch the rice balls, Luffy punched him in the face.
"Who are you?! Don't you know who my dad is?!" Butt chin asks.
"Captain Morgan, one of the most despicable marines I have ever seen." Luffy states coldly.
"What are you two soldiers standing ground for?! Get this intruder!" Butt chin orders. The soldiers are no match for Luffy. Luffy knocks out both the soldiers and butt chin.
"Yosh, now we can talk with no interruptions. You can also eat those rice balls." Luffy states while looking at Zoro.
"Who the hell are you?" Zoro asks in astonishment while eating the rice balls which were too sweet. Zoro did not care he thanked the little girl and she left.
"My name is Monkey D. Luffy, and I am looking for strong people to join my pirate crew." Luffy explains.
"Forget it! Me, stooping to a criminal's level?! Screw that!" Zoro says.
"What's wrong with being a pirate?" Luffy asks kind of offended.
"Pirates are despicable! As if I would want to be one!" Zoro explains.
"Oh, come on! You're already know as an evil bounty hunter!" Luffy says.
"People can say whatever they want, but I have not done anything I regret. I will live through this and accomplish what I want!" Zoro declares passionately.
'That just makes me want you even more on my crew' Luffy thinks fondly.
"Yeah? But I've decided you're gonna join me!" Luffy states with certainty.
"Quit deciding on your own!" Zoro yells.
"I hear you use swords." Luffy states.
"Yeah, but that stupid son took my stuff." Zoro explains.
"I'll go get it back for you!" Luffy declares.
"What?!" Zoro exclaims.
"So, if you want your sword, join my crew!" Luffy offers/blackmails.
"You're getting on my nerves!" Zoro yells in frustration. Luffy then runs off toward the navy base.
"Is he planning to bust into the base by himself?!" Zoro mutters to himself.
-Navy Base-
Luffy was able to find the sword easily thanks to the aura it gave off. Haki was so useful.
'Now, which one is his? Oh, well, I will take all of them.' Luffy then leaves before anyone notices. He was carrying three swords on his back.
-Back to Where Zoro Is-
"Please escape, Zoro-san!" Coby says as he starts to untie Zoro's ropes.
"You'll be killed for doing that, you know!" Zoro explains.
"I can't stand to watch the navy like this anymore. I want to be an honorable marine!" Coby says passionately.
"Stop! I can't escape! I only got 10 days until," Zoro gets cut off.
"You're going to be executed tomorrow!" Coby yells.
"What?!" Zoro exclaims.
"Helmeppo, butt chin, never once intended to honor your agreement! So, Luffy-san got angry and punched him!" Coby explains (Luffy knew from the get go that Morgan would not keep his word, same with his son, Helmeppo).
"So, that's why he punched him." Zoro mutters. He just thought it was because of the little girl.
"The navy will after Luffy-san now. I won't ask you to be a pirate. But please, help Luffy-san! Luffy-san is only one who can save you. And I think you're also the only one who can save Luffy-san now." Coby explains.
"End of the line! I knew I heard some commotion out here. For the crime of treachery against me, I'll now execute you two where you stand!" Morgan says with a group of soldiers in front of him.
"This is some interesting stuff you guys pulled! Were you guys planning a coupe or something?" Morgan asks with a scoff.
"I always fight alone. Unlike arrogant bastards like you who use soldiers as cronies!" Zoro yells in disgust.
"Roronoa Zoro…don't you dare underestimate me! You may be strong, but before my authority, you're as good as scum! Aim!" Morgan orders his men.
'I can't afford to die here!' Zoro thinks franticly. Then they hear,
"Gomu-Gomu no Rocket!" Luffy yells as rockets out the window. He lands in front of Zoro and Coby protecting them from the bullets.
"What are you-?!" Zoro exclaims.
"Luffy-san!" Coby yells in relief.
"Straw Hat!" Morgan yells in confusion. Nobody needed to worry, the bullets bounced right off of Luffy; and, right back at them. Almost hitting Morgan.
"That doesn't work! Shishi, I told you I was strong." Luffy says laughing.
"W-Who the hell are you?!" Zoro asks in amazement.
"I told you. I'm Monkey D. Luffy! The man who's gonna be the King of the Pirates!" Luffy declares.
"W-What?! The King of the Pirates?! Do you even know what that means?!" Zoro questions.
"King of the Pirates is King of the Pirates! Are there any other meanings?" Luffy asks knowing there's not.
"I shocked, too! But Luffy-san is serious! That's how he is! He intends to become the King of Pirates and obtain this world's ultimate treasure…the One Piece!" Coby explains as Luffy just laughs.
"Here's your treasure! Which is yours? I couldn't tell, so I brought all of them." Luffy says holding out three swords.
"All three are mine. I use the Santoryu-sword style." Zoro explains.
"You'll take them, right? If we fight together now, you'll be a government-defying villain! Would you prefer that, or being killed by the navy like this?" Luffy asks with a grin.
"What are you, the devil's son?!" Zoro asks grinning also.
'If only he knew.' Luffy thought with a laugh.
"Well, whatever, I'll be your pirate, if I'm just going to die here instead!" Zoro says decision made.
"Hurray! So, you'll join my crew?! Alright! Wo-hoo! This is great!" Luffy yells celebrating.
"Okay! Now untie these stupid ropes already!" Zoro yells. Luffy stops celebrating and starts untying Zoro's ropes.
"That Straw Hat must have eaten one of those rumored Devil Fruits!" Morgan states.
"The hidden treasures of the sea?!" A soldier questions not believing it.
"Devil Fruits: whoever eats one is said to gain seemingly unworldly abilities. The power to breathe fire, the power to cause tsunamis. There are all sorts of rumors, but there are many types, and almost nothing is known about them. It's said the secrets to them lie in the Grand Line, but there's no question Straw Hat just displayed a Devil Fruit power! It does not matter who they are, if they oppose me they will be executed! If guns won't work, then chop them to death!" Morgan orders. The soldiers start charging Luffy and Zoro with swords.
"Oi, hurry up." Zoro says as Luffy was fiddling with the ropes.
"Oops, I think I made them tighter." Luffy tugged on them some more, and yep, they were definitely tighter.
"Oi, quit fooling around and just give me one of my swords." Luffy did so, and Zoro cut himself free, he took back his other two swords and rushed into the fray. He caught all the men's' swords at once. "Move and you're dead." they all felt a shiver run up their spines and they began to sweat.
"Hehe, nice move." There were other men, and they rushed at Luffy. To their surprise no matter how hard or fast they swung Luffy seemed to know where they were coming from and dodged.
"How is he doing that?"
"We can't hit him!"
Luffy even stretched his head to avoid a sword swipe, only to release it and give the guy a head butt. "Hey Zoro, duck! Gomu-Gomu no Whip!" his leg stretched and Zoro ducked just in time for them to be kicked away.
"You aren't any normal guy, are ya?" Zoro states more then asks.
"Nope!" Luffy smiled and laughed. The fight was on, but it was clearly one sided, Zoro and Luffy were just too skilled, and most of these men had no real reason to fight. Only acting out of fear of Morgan. Zoro and Luffy could have been blind and they'd have been able to notice.
The stiffness in the soldiers' shoulders and legs, as they rushed in blindly; and, without a plan. It was true, they were facing powerful enemies; but, what they lacked in overall power they could have made up for in numbers. However, Morgan's constant threats were keeping them distracted.
Luffy stopped using his haki, it wasn't fair. His eyes were set on Morgan. He was gonna punish this guy big time for giving marines a bad name in front of Coby.
"Zoro, let's try not to kill these guys." Luffy orders while cracking his knuckles.
"Yes Captain." Zoro used the back of the blade and began knocking the marines out.
"You kill us? You are just pirate scum, as if I'd lose to you." Morgan scoffs. He raised his axe-like hand, and swung it down. Luffy dodged easily.
'This guy is just using brute force. I need to tell Grandpa they need to do more background checks on these guys.' Luffy thinks as he dodges. Morgan threw off his coat. He started slashing at Luffy, the boy dodging, he was wearing Morgan out. He was burning up way too much energy, every missed swing was a big waste. The man was sweating. Luffy launched his own attack, a sharp punch, clean, ripped through the air and struck a vital spot knocking Morgan on the ground.
"Hey pirate!" Luffy turned and saw Helmeppo had Coby at gun point. "Don't move or your friend dies!" his hand was shaking. It was clear if he ever fired a gun before. He was a lousy shot, but at that range…
Zoro looked between them, and noticed Morgan was getting back up.
"Surrender now, and your friend might live." Luffy cracked his fingers.
"Hey Coby just sit tight." Luffy pulled his fist back. Morgan appeared behind him, axe pulled back and ready to split Luffy in two.
"Get him daddy!"
"Luffy!" Coby cried.
It happened in an instant, three timed attacks were launched all at once. Morgan swung his axe down, Luffy threw his punch, and Zoro rushed in for the save. Of the trio Morgan was the biggest failure. Zoro blocked his Axe with one sword, and slashed him with the other two. Luffy's punch flew and knocked the brat out and Coby was saved. With Morgan knocked out, the other marines actually celebrated this.
"I guess they aren't going to arrest us." Luffy comments.
"Guess not. I'll be a pirate. I promise you that. I'm officially a criminal, now that I've fought the navy. But I'll tell you this right now. I'm only going to fulfill my ambition!" Zoro states.
"Ambition?" Luffy asks.
"To be the world's greatest swordsman! If I wind up having to give that up, you'd better accept responsibility and apologize to me!" Zoro declares.
"The world's greatest swordsman? That sounds great! The King of the Pirates would need no less than on his crew!" Luffy states with a grin.
"You sure talk big. At this point, whatever, it's as a criminal or whatever else, I will spread my name throughout this world!" Zoro declares determinedly. Luffy just grinned, loving Zoro's ambition. Zoro then collapses.
"Zoro-san! Are you hurt?!" Coby screams.
"I'm…hungry." Zoro grumbles. Luffy laughs.
-At the Village's Tavern-
Luffy and Zoro were eating their fill of their victory meal.
"I'm stuffed! I was definitely at my rope's end, having not eaten for three weeks!" Zoro says with a satisfied belly.
"Huh? You're finished already?" Luffy asks still eating.
"How the hell can you have a bigger appetite than me?!" Zoro asks in amazement.
"It tastes good! Right, Coby?" Luffy asks.
"Thank you for treating me to food, too…" Coby thanks the little girl's, from earlier, mom who owns the tavern. She was letting them eat for free for saving the town.
"It's no problem! The town has been saved, after all!" The mother reassures.
"You're really amazing!" The littler girl says to Luffy.
"Yep, I am! And I'm gonna be even more amazing! Because I'm going to be King of the Pirates! And I even got a crew!" Luffy says happily.
"So, how many others have you gathered besides me? You said you were in the middle of gathering a crew. To be King of the Pirates, you must have a good number gathered." Zoro questions.
"Just you." Luffy answers.
"Huh?! Then…" Zoro points between the two of them.
"Yep! Just us two! Oh, also my pet Sea King, Orochimaru." Luffy says without care.
"We're gonna call just us two and a pet Sea King a pirate crew?! And how do you have a pet Sea King?!" Zoro wonders.
"What's wrong with that? We are strong! As for my pet Sea King, I tamed him when I was a kid." Luffy explains.
"What about a ship? Where's your pirate ship?" Zoro asks.
"Over there." Luffy points outside to where the boat was tied to the dock.
"That?" Zoro asks in dread.
"We'll have a bigger ship before long." Luffy says confidently.
"Haha, and how's that?!" Zoro asks with a laugh.
"Don't worry, I have a plan. You will just have to trust me." Luffy says with a serious face. Zoro starts.
"Alright, I will put my trust in you, Captain." Zoro says feeling more free then he ever has before.
"Good! I need a crew who will trust me to make the decisions. I also need a crew I can trust to watch my back. So far, that's you, Zoro!" Luffy explains with a warm grin. Zoro feels himself blush a little, he also felt a warmth in his chest. Sadly their tender moment was broken by the marine soldiers walking in.
"We are thankful to you for saving our town from that tyrant, but since you are pirates, I am going to have to ask you to leave this town." The sergeant announces.
"No problem. We will leave now then." Luffy agrees as he and Zoro get up to leave. As Luffy passes the sergeant, he slipped him a piece of paper and whispered something in his ear. The sergeant looked shocked and fearful at the same time.
"So, you want to join the marines?" The sergeant asks Coby.
"Yes! More than anything! It is my life's ambition!" Coby answers with determination.
"Alright, you can join. Welcome to the marines son." The sergeant declares. Coby was so happy he started crying. Before Luffy and Zoro departed, Coby and the marine soldiers saw them off and saluted them.
-On the Boat-
Luffy and Zoro were relaxing when Zoro thought of something.
"By the way, what type of human are you?" Zoro asks wondering about Luffy's unique abilities.
"I'm a rubber human. I hate the Devil Fruit called, Gomu-Gomu no Mi." Luffy explains.
"I see." Zoro says as he goes back to thinking. 'With him as my captain, things sure will be more exciting.'
"I will be King of the Pirates!" Luffy declares in excitement of finding his first crew member.
"You seem awfully obsessed with becoming the King of the Pirates. Any reason for that?" Zoro asks.
"I made a promise to a certain man, that I would gather the strongest crew, find the greatest treasure, and become the King of the Pirates!" Luffy explains.
"I see." Zoro says softly.
'Same as me then.' Zoro thinks as he remembers his own promise while looking at his sword, Wado Ichimonji. 'I think this guy will make a great captain. I can feel it.'
-Back at the Navy Base-
Sir, what did Straw Hat give and say to you before he left?" A soldier asks.
"He told me to take care of Coby and to mention him to his grandpa." The sergeant answers.
"His grandpa, sir?"
"Yes, his grandpa, Vice-Admiral Monkey D. Garp."
"What?!"