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"Gegyagagaga!"

"Gabaabababa!"

"Shishishi!" Swallowing a piece of meat larger than his hand Luffy laughed loudly along with Brogy and Dorry. They were just like remembered them. Prideful, funny and giant!

"We don't even remember why we're fighting! Gegyagyagyagya!" Dory lifted the hollowed out tree trunk turned cup.

Swallowing the rest of his meat Luffy stood up and chugged the last of his ale down as well. He wasn't usually one for alcohol but the two giants wanted to drink and party. Besides, the rum Koby loaded onto his ship before giving it to him had to be used somehow.

Looking up at the giants he grinned. He was going to try this time. The first time he and the crew had landed on Vivi he wanted to ask dueling giants to join his crew, but there was no way they could have fit on the Going Merry. Looking over his shoulder at the massive Marine Battleship behind him he grinned. They would be able to fit on the ship Koby gave him.

"I just need to get them to agree."

Their duel was important to them and he wasn't going to try and get them to end their duel. . ."but maybe I can get them to agree to fight while we travel."

They could get stronger fighting the pirates and marines on the Grand Line and then when they duel against there might be a winner.

"Dory! Brogy!" He shouted up at the giants grabbing their attention. "Set sail with me."

"Gabaabababa! Join your crew?" Brogy laughed. "Weren't you listening little human we must continue our duel. We can't leave the island or we would miss the volcano erupting. Then how would we know when to start our fight?"

Luffy grinned holding up his wrist that had a log pose attached to it. "Every Island we reach that has room for a fight between giants can be your battleground. And out on the Grand Line, there will be tons of other strong guys to fight so you two can grow stronger as well. The best way to stop drawing in your fights is to grow stronger. So, what'd ya say?"

Appealing to their warrior spirit, giving them a way to keep fighting their duel and getting his first two new crewmates. It was a win-win situation for everyone. Nami would have been proud.

Luffy deflated a little as the thought entered his mind but like his body, he bounced right back. Nami would be safe this time around. His younger self would be able to protect her better. He would make sure of it.

"Little human, even if we wanted to leave this island your little human boat would not carry us, giants." Dorry explained pointed a huge finger at the coast where the newly christened 'Wave rider' was anchored.

"Huh," Luffy scratched his head. "I didn't think about that. Does this mean you don't want join?"

"We didn't say that," Brogy said. "We were pirates once ourselves and the sea has always called to us."

"But we must continue to fight for our honor." Dorry cut it smiling. "We do not have to fight here, however."

Luffy beamed. That sound like a yes to him. "So?"

"We will build a boat little captain and set sail after you." The Giants said together.

"Awesome!" Luffy cheered. Reaching into the pocket of his pants he pulled a large piece of paper out and tore off a good square of it. "This is a Vivre card, when you are ready to set sail this will reunite us."

(Present Time)

"I'll be looking forward to seeing them again," Luffy said to the wind as it blew past him. Two weeks into his journey and he had already recruited two giants into his crew even if they weren't actually with him, but he wouldn't worry about all the small details right now. He was just glad that he had two new crewmates.

"And soon hopefully more soon." Luffy smiled as he saw the flag flying above. thirty-five ships currently creating a gangplank to Mock Town.

"Orlumbus?" Luffy spun the wheel pointing the bow of his ship towards the Yonta Maria Grand Fleet. He would have been riding on the Laboons head but it was feeding time for the island whale.

As he neared the fleet he thought about its current captain. Orlumbus had mentioned that he was from the South Blue and had set out to sail the Grand Line before Rogers's execution. So there was always a chance that they would run into each other. "I just didn't think I would be meeting so many of my friends so soon."

Looking down he debated on whether or not he should change out of the blue shorts and red vest and into something more 'appropriate' as Nami would say. He didn't really care what he looked like but his late navigator had pounded it into his head, sometimes literally, that dressing like a kid wouldn't do well for his image as Captain of the Straw-hat Grand Fleet.

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'Massacre Ruler' Orlumbus, Captain of the Yonta Maria Grand Fleet stared at the massive ship drifting into the port of Mock town. His fleet hadn't been in the Grand Line for long, a year at most but he'd seen ships like that sail by his hometown in the South Blue enough to recognize it even with the paint job.

"How'd a rookie get a marine battleship?" Only top ranking marines sailed on those super-sized ships and he didn't recognize the flag flying above the crow's nest.

"Spade Pirates?"

"What was that captain?" One of his crew asked noticing that he wasn't drinking with them.

Orlumbus stood from his chair towering over his subordinates thanks to his massive height.

"Everyone get ready." He ordered grabbing his sword. "I think a rookie's about to commit suicide."

"Orlumbus!" Each member of the Yonta Maria Fleet was on their feet weapons drawn as their captain's name was shouted.

Orlumbus looked up to where the scream had originated and squinted as a black dot fell from the sky. He couldn't see clearly as the bright mid-day sun disrupted his view but he could tell from the shape it was a human falling.

If he wasn't in the Grand Line he'd call whoever was falling from the sky suicidal but in the most dangerous sea, men had been known to survive worse than a hundred foot fall.

"Captain?" One of the men asked as the figure slammed into the ground kicking up a storm of dirt and dust.

"What do we do?"

"Join my crew!" A voice called from inside the dust cloud. "Shishishi!"

Orlumbus stared as the dust cleared to reveal a grinning dark haired man. The new arrival had was wearing simple clothes, jean shorts and a red cardigan that was left open revealing the nasty x shaped scar covering his chest.

"Who are you?" The Captain of the Yonta Maria Fleet demanded pointing the tip of his sword at the grinning man.

"Mo-" Luffy slammed his mouth shut before he could say any more. "I can't be Monkey D. Luffy."

Even after telling it to Dorry and Brogy, and practicing introducing himself in the mirror for the past two weeks he still nearly blew his cover. Shaking his head he grinned at Orlumbus who was looking at him like he had to heads and bowed.

"Portgas D. Luffy. Pleased to meet you." He introduced himself hoping he seemed polite. Orlumbus was a good guy and the Yonta Maria Fleet would be an awesome second addition to his new growing crew.

"Orlumbus, Captain of the Yonta Maria Fleet," Orlumbus replied automatically, before frowning. Why had he introduced himself?

"And no, I won't join your crew."

Luffy frowned tilting his head to the side. "Why not?"

"Because I'm already a Captain?"

"You can still be captain. Just a Division Captain in my fleet." Luffy said his grin coming back full force splitting his face. He could already tell Orlumbus wouldn't agree with just words. Only fists would determine if the Yonta Maria Fleet would become the Spade Pirates Fleet.

"I still must decline." Orlumbus held out a hand to his crew who were forming a circle around the pirate. "Stay out of this men."

Luffy's smile grew, even more, stretching from ear to ear. Orlumbus was strong, but he wasn't strong enough. Even without his Gomu Gomu No Mi, he could still fight against the best and Orlumbus still had years to go until he was at his level.

Orlumbus frowned as the man in front of him kept grinning. What was he happy about? Yes, he had told his men not to get involved and he didn't plan on losing but if he did he knew the Fleet would avenge him.

So why is he smiling?

Opening his mouth to ask he stopped as the air in Mock Town seemed to grow heavier. Looking around he noticed some of his men dropping to the ground.

"What's going on?"

"Hey, wake up!"

His crew was beginning to panic as more and more fell unconscious but Orlumbus kept his eye on Portgas D. Luffy. The man who wanted the entire Yonta Maria Fleet for himself.

"Conqueror's Haki." He had heard the stories of the mythical ability. Only one person in a million was said to have the potential to use it. And those that did could not be in the presence of weaker men who would faint.

"To think I would meet someone with the ability so soon in my journey."

"Are you ready, Orlumbus?" Luffy cracked his knuckles and started stretching his legs.

Clenching his fist he covered both his hands and forearms in Armament Haki. His crew was about to get a lot bigger. And so soon in his journey. How lucky was he to run into the Yonta Maria Fleet in Mock Town?

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Marine Ford,

"Sengoku, Garp, the World Government's plan failed."

Sitting next to Sengoku, Monkey D. Garp frowned as Fleet Admiral Kong went on about Rogers execution and how it had the opposite effect on the world. Instead of breaking the spirit of all pirates in the world by executing the strongest, the Pirate King himself, Gold Roger had turned their plan around on them and used the spectacle they had turned his sentence into as a chance to begin a new era of piracy.

Proclaiming to the entire world that everything he had gathered, which was said to be everything the world had to offer and left it in one place.

All anyone who wanted everything the world had to offer had to do was find Rogers treasure because all of his treasure was left in One piece.

"Are you listening, Garp?" Kong demanded.

"Of course," Garp nodded to his boss who was glaring at him.

"Good, then I want you to go to the South Blue," Kong ordered. "There are rumors that Roger sired a child. We can't let his bloodline continue. Sengoku, you're in charge of the Vice Admirals. I want every pirate sailing under a flag in chains."

Standing from their chairs Sengoku and Garp both saluted before turning on heel and walking from the room, there white cloaks billowing behind them.

"Have fun dealing with those brats, Sengoku," Garp said as they spit in the hallway.

Sengoku didn't bother answering, but that didn't surprise Garp. Ever since Roger's announcement weeks ago thousands of pirate crews had set sail in hopes of being the ones who found the One Piece. And both Sengoku and Kong had been working themselves ragged trying to figure out a way to stop the influx of piracy.

As was the Entire World Government.

It seemed like the Gorosei had called the Fleet Admiral more times since Rogers death than all the times before put together.

"And now his child's life is in my hands." Gripping his hands together beneath the cover of his cloak Garp.

It would be easy to turn Rogers wife and child over to Kong but he knew that it would not solve anything.

The World Government would not take his word for it. Even if he gave them Rogers child they would still search out any child born on any island Roger visited in the months before his death.

He wouldn't be able to save them. But he could save one innocent life.

Rewrite of chapter 2!

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