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"Is that an island whale!"
Gaping as the massive head of the largest species of whale in the world surfaced in front of the Spade Pirates battleship Olvia stepped back as sea water doused the deck in front of her.
Hugging her bag to her chest she turned her back to the sea protecting the ancient texts inside.
"Laboon," Luffy jumped from the ship and landed on the whales head. "No more splashing, okay. Olvia's got important things in her bag that can't get wet.
"WHOOOO!"
Laughing Luffy patted Laboon's head as the whale nodded. He was glad he had decided to bring him along when he entered the Grand Line.
(Flashback)
"WHOOOO!"
Racing down the Reverse Mountain Luffy shouted as the mournful cries of the island whale got louder.
"Laboon!" He shouted when he got close enough to the ocean to see the large figure crashing into the Red Line. "Laboon stop!"
Luffy hadn't wanted Laboon to hurt himself after hearing Crocus story, but after meeting and befriending Brook he couldn't let the whale continue. For another twenty years until his younger self entered the Grand Line.
"I have to stop it now."
Throwing his arm back he jumped into the air. "Gomu Gomu No. . .Bazooka!"
Snapping his arms forward he didn't aim for Laboon's eye again instead slamming his palms into the whale's forehead. Laboon reeled back as the attack hit bellowing in pain.
"Glad I didn't hit him in the eye." Luffy landed back on the deck of his ship as a massive eye landed on him. Waving at the whale he grinned. "Laboon! My name is Luffy, I'm a friend of a Rumbar pirate! They want me to let you know that Crocus was wrong! They're still in the Grand Line! They didn't abandon you, Laboon!"
"Oi, what are you yapping about!" An old voice shouted down from the top of Laboon's head. "The Rumbar Pirates died in the Calm Belt. Don't fill Laboons head with lies, boy!"
"You must be Crocus! Yorki told me about you." Luffy lied switching Brook's name with the first captain of the Rumbar pirates.
Falling to his knees Luffy bowed his head. He was Brook's captain and Laboon was Brook's Nakama and that made him Luffy's. Falling to his knees Luffy pressed his forehead against the deck.
"Thank you, for looking after Laboon!"
Without Crocus Laboon would have surely died from ramming his head against the Red Line.
"WHOOOO!"
Looking up as Laboon lowered his head and Crocus jumped from his head Luffy stood up his smile still in place even though Crocus was glaring at him.
"But I will take it from here. Will you set sail with me, Laboon? To find the rest of the Rumbar Pirates still in the Grand Line?"
"Stop spouting lies! The Rumbar Pirates were here fifty years ago," Crocus said as he landed on the railing of Luffy's ship. "There is no way you talked Yorki. You're far too young."
"Then how do I know about Brook, and the Mizuta twins, huh?" Luffy grinned.
Crocus was acting like a jerk but it was in Laboons best interest so he wasn't too bothered by the doctor's prickly attitude.
"Brook is still in the Grand Line," Luffy looked past Crocus. "Come with me, Laboon!"
"WHOOOO!"
"Yosh!" Pumping his fist in the air as Laboons head bobbed. "Not even a day in the Grand Line and I already have my first crew member."
And he had already saved a friend. Jumping into the air Luffy landed on Laboons scar free head.
"We're going to have great adventures together, Laboon. And we're gonna find Brook, I promise!" Turning to Crocus Luffy's grin grew even wider.
"Oi, pops, do you want to join as well?"
"Don't be ridiculous. Adventure is the young man's game. I don't have the energy for it." Crocus said as he hopped of Luffy's ship landing on the rocky shore next to the lighthouse.
"If you really did talk to captain Yorki. . .then I wish you two the best of luck on your voyage."
"Shishishi, see ya, pops!" Luffy called as he kept sailing forward.
Without Vivi and that weird crown wearing guy here to attack Laboon, he was passing through Reverse Mountain a lot faster than he did when he was younger.
"I should get used to this." Without Crocodile trying to take over Alabasta, Enel claiming himself as God on Sky Island or CP9 kidnapping Robin his journey through Paradise would be a little dull.
Not boring but compared to his first adventure with his crew not much could happen that would make this second voyage as fun.
"WHOOOO!"
Jumping onto the cannons on the front of the ship Luffy grinned as Laboon dove in the ocean spraying seawater into the air.
"Let's go Laboon! Into the Grand Line!"
(Flashback End)
"Brook is going to be so glad to see you, Laboon." After Sky Island, he could head straight to the Florian Triangle where Brook was waiting alone on his ship.
He didn't want to deny the Luffy that would be born in a few years his own adventures but he wasn't going to let his Nakama suffer either. Robin wouldn't lose her family, Brook wouldn't have his shadow stolen by Moriah. He would stop those things now and everything else that had happened to his friends before he met them.
"Captain-San?"
Drawn out of his thoughts Luffy looked up at Olvia who was standing on the deck of the battleship.
"Sorry, Olvia, shishishi." He jumped up onto the ship rubbing the back of his head. "Laboon is an island whale. I met him when I went over the Reverse Mountain after Rogers execution."
"Is that why you are sailing the Grand Line?" Olvia asked. "To find the One Piece?"
Everyone in the world had heard Gold Rogers announcement. And now the world was filled with thousands of pirates crews rampaging across the oceans as they searched for the treasure that would grant them everything the world had to offer.
It was obvious that was what a pirate was doing when they set sail.
"So why would I feel surprised if he said yes?" Olvia didn't understand. She had known the Spade Pirate captain for less than an hour. Yet, he didn't seem like the type of person who was interested in treasure.
"I don't care about the Pirate Kings treasure." Luffy waved his hand.
He had lived one life trying to find the One Piece. Not even then it was for the treasure. He wanted to be the Pirate King because he believed that the King of pirates had the most freedom on the sea. Which was true but it wasn't the only way to be free.
"You're a pirate and you're not interested in treasure? If not treasure, then what are you looking for?"
"Questions will have to wait, Olvia!" Luffy shouted as the ship neared where the knock up stream was building. He could feel it underneath the ocean.
"Laboon!"
"WHOOOO?!"
"You can't follow us to Sky Island, I'm sorry." Luffy apologized to the whale. "We won't be gone long. Just wait for us here, okay?"
The massive whale nodded its mountain-sized head before diving into the water.
Turning to Olvia Luffy smiled and his arms shot out towards the white-haired woman.
Gasping as two strong arms wrapped themselves around her waist she turned her head to tell Captain Luffy as politely as possible to let the hell go of her but when she opened her mouth all that came out was a terrified squeal as the ship rocketed into the air and her legs gave out under her.
Clinging to the hard body of the Captain she shut her eyes as he laughed loudly in her ear.
Holding Olvia tightly so she wouldn't be thrown off the ship like Usopp he kept laughing as they got higher and higher into the air.
He was excited to be going back to Skypeia. Gan Fall would still be the ruler and the old knight was an awesome guy. But his excitement was blanketed slightly by his missing friends. The ones he had made the journey to Skypeia with before.
"I'm not replacing you guys." He wasn't. No matter who joined his crew they would be new friends and crew mates but never replacements. No swordsman could replace Zoro, and no navigator could replace Nami.
"I'm just adding to the crew."
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Upper yard, Skypeia
"Pierre!"
High above the Blue-sea, even higher than the White-sea. Gan Fall, the God of Skypeia placed the last piece of his armor over his head as a shadow in the shape of a bird passed over him.
If any blue sea dwellers were near they would have watched in awe as the mythical Pegasus that was believed to be nothing but legend landed on the ground its white wings folding in to rest against its pink polka dot body.
"Pierre, another pirate crew has come to our island." Gan Fall said a deep frown on his face.
"Please, take me to them."
Lifting his lance Gan Fall swung a leg over the half-bird mounting its back. He did not want to fight, and hopefully, the pirates who had come to their island did not wish to cause trouble.
Nudging Pierre in the side he pointed his lance towards Angel beach, the last place the pirates had been seen.
"Forward, Pierre!"
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"Ahh!"
Opening his eyes as the loud screams of a woman woke him Drake sat up on the bed he was in reaching up with a hand to rub his pounding head.
"Where am I?" Looking around the room he was in he didn't recognize it as a room on his father's ship. In fact, it looked like the standard room on board a Marine ship.
But that was impossible. His father had quit being a marine and was now a pirate.
His father. The crew. All unconscious outside a bar.
"Become my son."
Drake's eyes went wide as it came back to him. That pirate back in the bar. He had asked him to sail with him.
"I must be on his ship."
Sliding off the bed his bare feet touched the cold boards and he walked towards the door across the room. Opening the door he heard loud laughter coming from down the hall and walked towards it. He wasn't sure what he was going to say to the pirate that had for intents and purposes kidnapped him. Being unconscious after their fight he hadn't agreed to join the man's crew. To become his son.
Pushing the door at the end of the hall open he stepped out onto the deck.
"What the hell."
Standing on the deck the captain that had kidnapped him had his arms wrapped around a pink Pegasus neck multiple times, while an older man in a suit of armor laughed.
Next to the armored elder was the woman from the bar. One of the Ohara researcher who his father had been trying to shake down.
Ducking his head he felt his face heat up.
"Drake! You're awake," The captain shouted releasing the half bird half horse animal. "That's good, come over here. Meet Olvia, Knight gramps and Pierre!"
"My name is Gan Fall," the Knight dipped his head in greeting while Olvia just stared.
"What is going on?" He asked.
Luffy pointed at Gan Fall. "This is the god of the island. He's going to take Olvia to the Poneglyph that's here. I was gonna go too but now that you're awake we can get started on your training."
That was one of the things he was changing about how he led his crew. Zoro and everyone else usually took care of their own training and they were strong but if he had taught Usopp and the others about Haki maybe they wouldn't have died. He wouldn't make the same mistake twice. All of his crew would get training this time around.
"Training? I haven't agreed to be a part of your crew." Drake didn't have any love for his father and was glad to be free of him. But that didn't mean he was going to joining the next pirate crew he came across.
"Huh? I asked you back in the bar." Luffy frowned. "You didn't so no."
"I was unconscious!"
Luffy shrugged. "We'll still train. And after we leave Sky Island you can choose whether you want to join or not."
He wasn't going to force anyone to join his crew but Drake was a good kid, and strong for someone so young. Drake had potential and he'd hate to see it go to waste with a crew like the Barrel pirates.
I hope you guys are enjoying the story! Let me know what you think so far with a review!
Authors Note: A few people have asked if I'm going to have Luffy eat another Devil Fruit, giving him more than one power like Blackbeard or having him lose his Gomu Gomu no Mi. My answer to those questions is most likely not. Older Luffy will keep his Devil Fruit powers and younger Luffy in the sequel will get a new Devil Fruit.
P.S.- I know the story seems a little rushed but the years between Rogers execution and the events that Luffy is going to stop is kind of large. And I'm trying to keep as close to canon as I can for this one except for theories. Like Kaido's devil fruit or why Shanks met with the Gorosei. So there will be more than a few time skips. Twenty four years is a long time and I'm not Oda.
P.P.S- Tricor, thanks for the correction:)