Hey everyone! So I was inspired by Second Wind, a story from The-Lost-Samurai. I really enjoyed it, even though it isn't finished, I don't know if it will ever be. Anyway, I read it, and wanted to make my own time travel fanfic. So I am sending the Straw Hats back in time. I really hope you enjoy this story. I am going to do one episode per chapter. So it's going to be hella long. I hope it'll be fun for all of my readers. Enjoy!

~Rebecca

To Save The One Piece And My Nakama!

Episode 1, I'm Luffy! The Man Who Will Become The Pirate King!

Wealth, fame, power. One man had acquired all these worldly things: The Pirate King, Gold Roger. His final words before he was executed sent all the people of the world out to sea.

"Mu treasure?"

"If you want it, you can have it!"

"Go find it! I left it all there!"

Men everywhere head towards the Grand Line to chase their dreams. The world has unquestionably entered the Great Age Of Pirates!

Luffy's eyes shot open. A splitting headache made itself known and he moaned in pain. Luffy briefly wondered where the heck he was until he recalled the events of a few days prior. He shot up, and his head greeted a wooden ceiling unpleasantly. The straw hat wearing boy glanced up and around himself. He was in a tiny space, very tiny. He had no absolute clue where he was or what was going on, but he could hear water outside. Luffy swallowed and closed his eyes, reaching out with his Observation Haki to look for his crew. To his surprise, he was in the middle of the ocean, and nobody was near him, except for a massive whirlpool in which he currently was.

Luffy's eyes widened as he recalled the words spoken to him, they had seemed like a dream to him at first, but now they made much more sense. Luffy growled and crossed his arms. Had he really...? The teen looked at himself, noticing the absence of a scar on his chest and the lack of muscle on his body. His eyes widened even more and a grin slowly formed on his face.

"Yosha! I can save them!" he said loudly.

There was no answer to his call, and Luffy slumped inside the barrel. He thought hard and long on where he was, but he couldn't seem to remember. He wanted desperately to see his crew, but that had to wait. Right now, he had a more important job to do.

Luffy could sense a ship coming closer, and his barrel drifted to it. It smacked into the side and he heard the wonderful sound of humans above him. Luffy grinned, finally remembering where he was.

"Yosha!" Luffy heard a voice say.

"Damn, missed again!" the same voice said a little later.

Luffy briefly wondered what was going on until he felt something go around the barrel and he was being heaved upwards. He stayed silent, and suppressed his aura. The barrel he was in was heaved upon a ship and two sailors held it like it was a trophy. Then suddenly another sailor yelled that they were being attacked and the barrel was dropped. Luffy's head smacked into the side and he hissed as his world spun for a while. He could hear ship salvo's and people screaming. He wondered what the heck was going on. The ship lurched and Luffy's barrel rolled away, bouncing down a pair of stair and throwing the passenger inside everywhere. The barrel spun around and finally lay still.

Luffy gathered his bearings and reached out with his Haki a second time. It shocked him to find Nami's aura on the ship and he had an urge to smash through the barrel, run to her and give her a hug. But he wouldn't, he had to let her go now. It wasn't the time for them to meet yet. Luffy scowled and waited. Finally, after a few minutes, a soft pair of boots made it to the galley he was currently in. Luffy knew instantly that it was a person he would befriend.

"Hello?" the voice of the person came.

After a pause the voice spoke again, "Looks like there's no one here. Thank goodness."

Luffy snickered softly and waited, he knew when his time came.

"That's a pretty big barrel," the voice said.

The boy began to roll the barrel to the door. Three men entered then.

"Hey runt! You weren't thinking of hiding down here and slacking of again, where you?" the fatter of the three said.

The pink haired boy panicked, "N-Not at all! I was taking this big barrel above deck."

The men laughed, "We'll help lighten your load," the fat one said.

"We're thirsty!" the taller one said.

"You can't! If Alvida-sama finds out you'll be killed!" the boy whisper-yelled.

"We won't have to worry if you keep your mouth shut!" the smaller one said. "Right, Coby?"

Coby sweat-dropped, "Y-Yes, you do have a point," he said.

The fat man lifted up the barrel and looked expectantly at it. "It's pretty heavy!" he exclaimed as he set it down.

The taller said, "I can't wait!" in anticipation.

The fat man raised his arm and said, "Keep your shirt on, I'm gonna smash it open right now!" he raised his arm further and...

Luffy saw his chance and smashed out of the barrel, punching the fat man in the face at the same time. He snickered and said,

"That was a great nap!"

The three remaining people stared at him with open mouths.

Luffy faked his innocence and said, "Who are you guys?"

They got angry, "WHO THE HEL ARE YOU?" they asked.

"My name is Monkey D. Luffy!" Luffy said.

The pirates stared at him, still. They were clueless.

"Is there any food here? I'm starving," Luffy said.

The pinkette next to him gaped, but answered. "There could b-be some in the other rooms?"

Luffy grinned and stepped out of the barrel, heading towards his destination. He'd already sensed the food when he came aboard and had a hard time suppressing his hunger. But, he still had things to do, so food had to wait.

"Hey!" one of the other pirates called.

Luffy turned to him with a frown. "What?" he asked.

"Your not getting away with punching our friend!" the man said as he charged, fist ready to pummel the poor, lanky kid in front of him.

Luffy dodged his punch and the man went flying into a few crates. His buddy went to punch Luffy and this time Luffy grabbed the man's fist and twisted. He heard a bone snap and Luffy quickly retracted his hand, wondering why the bone broke when he hadn't used all of his strength. Then his eyes widened as he realized that he had all his strength. Just not the muscle and build that would go with it. That would explain why his Haki was working!

Luffy looked up as the boy in front of him spoke.

"Who are you?" he asked.

Luffy grinned. "I already said I'm Monkey D Luffy!"

Luffy walked out of the galley and into a storage room with loads of food. He went to eat it and breathed a sigh of relief as his hunger was going away.

"You have to run away! When they bring the others, you'll be killed!" the boy ran after him and Luffy smirked to himself.

He turned and said, "What's you name?"

The pinkette looked startled for a second before scratching his head and saying, "My name is Coby."

Luffy smiled and grabbed an apple, biting into it. "What's your dream, Coby?"

Coby looked confused, but said, "I want to be a Marine! Then I can catch the bad guys! I have been stuck on Alvida's ship for two years, I want to leave."

Luffy grinned. "Do you know what I want to be?"

Coby shook his head. Luffy grabbed another apple and ate it whole. He chewed on it for a moment and spit out the seeds.

"I want to be Pirate King!"

Coby's jaw dropped.

"Your kidding, right? Pirate King. Nobody can be that. That's crazy!" Coby said.

Luffy shook his head. "It's not crazy and I want to do it, it's my dream!"

Coby seemed to regard that for a moment. The he smiled. "Then my dream is to become an Admiral and capture all the bad pirates!"

Luffy laughed loudly and snorted. He always liked Coby, a lot.

"Then who's the first?" he asked with genuine interest.

Coby's face turned hard and he said, "Alvida!"

Suddenly the roof of their little hiding place was blown off and Luffy shielded Coby from the rubble falling down on them. He shook the wood and rubble off of his body and the straw hat wearing kid looked at the ugly woman standing above them. She was seething with anger, Luffy could tell.

"Who are you gonna arrest? Coby?!" she yelled.

Coby cowered in fear, but one look at Luffy and he straightened his posture and dared to speak up. "I'll become a Marine and arrest you!" he yelled back.

Alvida growled and Luffy spoke up.

"Who's the ugly hag?"

Everybody gasped and held their breath, that was the last thing he should have said.

"Why you!" Alvida yelled as she made a beeline for Luffy.

Luffy simply sidestepped and Alvida crashed into a barrel of apples, scattering them everywhere. She growled lowly and Luffy stretched his arm to grab Coby. The boy yelped, but as Luffy shoved him behind himself, Coby stayed silent and watched what would happen. He already admired Luffy's strength and willpower. This person could, according to him, achieve his dream.

Luffy concentrated and let a blast of Haki flow, searching for Nami in the area. He found her, already sailing off. That was good, he could unleash Conquerors Haki then. Alvida had stood, by then, and charged at him again, along with a few of her crew. Luffy sighed deeply and stared her dead in the eye, releasing a blast of Haki that knocked them all out in a second. Alvida's eyes rolled back in her head and she dropped to the floor like a sack of flour. The rest of her crew followed soon after, dropping to the floor with foaming mouths.

Luffy turned to Coby and saw Coby staring at him with twinkling eyes. "You alright?" Luffy asked.

Coby slowly nodded, "Yeah, let's get out of here."

Luffy grinned and stretched his arm out the pit and pulled them both out. Coby yelped in fright, but soon enjoyed the short flight and they landed safely on the deck. Luffy walked to a lifeboat and snapped the ropes, letting it drop to the ocean below.

"Shall we blow this joint?" Luffy asked with a smile.

Coby couldn't help the smile that split his face. He seemed utterly happy.

"Yeah!" he said in a breathless voice.

Luffy couldn't help it and he chuckled, a few memories popping up in his head. He grabbed Coby's hand and pulled him of the ship and into the boat. Then, they set sail. Luffy enjoyed the breeze of the sea wind. He had missed it very much. Then, Coby tapped his shoulder.

"What?" Luffy asked.

"Do you have any idea of where we're going?" Coby asked.

Luffy shook his head, "Nope not one bit."

Coby groaned, "Seriously?"

Luffy laughed, "But, I do know where I want to go," he said.

Coby tilted his head in question.

"I heard there was a marine base island. Don't know the name anymore though," Luffy said. "I heard they captured a pirate hunter?"

Coby gaped at him. "You mean Roronoa Zoro?"

Luffy nodded his head, smiling at the mention of Zoro's name.

"You can't be serious, you're a pirate right, he'll kill you if he sees you!" Coby exclaimed.

Luffy grinned, "Counting on it! Now, where to go?"

Coby pouted and watched as Luffy moved. He was so confident, not like a teen that had just set sail on the seas. He wondered what had happened to Luffy to become this way. He sighed and pointed out to sea.

"That way," he said.

Luffy grinned and yelled, "On to see a friend!"

Coby gaped, totally surprised. What the fuck was going on?

Luffy laughed and turned from Coby, a serious expression on his face suddenly. He wondered what the words he heard meant. He would find out, for his Nakama.

A second chance is given, but with hardship. Change too much and it might kill you, change too little and it might kill you as well. Three will go back, the rest must be retrieved. But beware, the third will be the hardest, for that one has suffered a great deal. Beware, Monkey D. Luffy, for you may lose your friends to something else than death. Good luck, find the One Piece and save you Nakama, Pirate King.

So, that was it you guys. I hope you enjoyed and I'll see you all on the next chapter. It'll take a while. So I hope you have patience. Bye!

~Rebecca