Hello everyone! Long time no see (or is it write? Or read?). Yeah, once again I made you wait an unreasonably long time time for an update, but this time I had a reason. Despite what all of you say, I think it this is a poorly written story. Plot wise, it isn't bad, but as a written story, it needs work. Honestly, I was wondering if I should continue this or not, but I have decided to continue. From now on, consider this a rough draft. I will continue working on this story for now, but in the future I will create a much better, revamped version of Luffy's Terrifying Mom. Look forward to it!

Any in this chapter, Lilia shows her stuff as a wise teacher. We see a glimpse of a certain crew members connection to Lilia. And you'll learn of a surprising fact of the Demon Unit that may or may not surprise you.

I hope you like it!

Chapter 15

Lilia's Lecture

"That ended easier than I thought," Nagika said, sounding almost disappointed at how smoothly(?) the "Tom Fiasco" ended. Although, she was kind of happy for her comrade, although her's was lacking when compared to her other comrades. Ellie, Kureto, and a third of the officers were wiping their tears with handkerchiefs, Ridge and the second third of officers were bawling into their sleeves, and Oscar and the last part of the officers were crying into their hands ordering those around them not to look at them. Even her fiancé, Rizen, was tearing up a bit. Some of the pirates were weeping like children- the long nosed one and reindeer especially. The orange haired girl was wiping her tears telling everyone that they were being stupid in a tsundere-ish way. The green haired guy showed no emotion, on his face at least, but Nagika had met with his type enough times to read their eyes; he was as happy as the rest of these idiots. As for the swirly browed, blonde flirt… he was so busy admiring Yuki's beauty, who was wiping the tears out of her eyes, hat it looked like he hardly payed attention to Tom's drama.

"I'm so happy for Franky!" Usopp and Chopper cried out.

"I'm so happy for Tom!" Ellie wailed.

"The Demon Unit is more emotional than the rumors would lead you to believe," Robin said good naturedly. "I had always heard that you were all more cold blooded and vicious."

"I guess we are, in a way," Nagika scratched her. "But mostly everyone here is an idiot. Anyway, you're probably next."

"Next?"

"You'll see in a bit," was all Nagika would say, leaving Robin confused.

"Was there a point in me being here?" Luffy's voice said through the Transponder Snail.

"That's true, Luffy didn't really say anything relevant," Zoro noted.

"Sure there was, sweetie," Lilia said through the Transponder Snail. "I didn't want to leave you with my bad influence of a unit."

"Eh?" The major majority of the Demon Unit grunted.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Ridge asked.

"Really? They didn't seem bad," Luffy's voice said. "Although, I barely got a look at them.

"If I've taught taught you anything, I've taught you to never judge on first appearances," Lilia said. "Let me tell you, there are 1001 reasons why they're a plethora of bad influences. Firstly, one of my lieutenants, Ridge, he's always drunk. One time, he called Yuki a pompous little whore with issues and stole her used underwear."

"YOU WHAT?!" Yuki screamed out in rage before charging at Ridge with impressive speed and agility. The young powerhouse pinned down the mountain of a man with ease.

"I-I didn't, Yuki-chan," Ridge said, the fear radiating in his voice.

"Quiet, you scum!" Yuki ordered.

"And as for Ellie," Lilia began.

"Oh no," Ellie paled.

"She's a total skank," she finished. "Ever since she joined the unit, she's slept with almost every single man in the unit."

"Come again?!" Oscar screamed out, outraged. He jerked his head at all of the male soldiers, as if threatening them with pure anger.

"It's a lie!" Ellie insisted, wailing as she buried her red face in her hands.

"Lily-chan, she's…" Nagika's voice trailed off as Lilia's voice continued.

"And as for Yuki…" Lilia began, making Yuki pale and loosen her grip on Ridge.

"Uh, Tom," Franky's voice said. "What's happening here?"

"I don't know, Franky," Tom's voice said fearfully, although it sounded like he had an idea. "I don't know…"

"Why do you sound so scared?" But Tom didn't answer.

"She's a stalker who loves old, big bodied men," Lilia revealed, obvious to anyone who had the slightest idea of her personality that she was smiling. "Guys like Tom and Ridge, for example. She sneaks into the men's cabin and sniffs their used clothing and other things."

"She does?" Tom said, interested.

"You do?" Ridge asked.

"No! No, I don't!" Yuki cried, actual tears coming out of her eyes.

"What does that mean?" Luffy asked innocently, much to the shock of the listening Demon Unit members. "Yuki-nee is nice. Of course she like everyone."

"Yuki-nee?" Nami repeated, surprised. "You're Luffy's sis-" Yuki was crying into the sand, which made Nami feel awkward.

"Wait, what does 'skank' mean?" Luffy asked innocently, making most of the Demon Unit blink in confusion, including those who were called out. "And 'stalker'? And why would Yuki-nee steal underwear?"

…

Needless to say, the Demon Unit (the ones who didn't know Luffy very well, that is) were thrown aback by their captain's son's innocence. No, they were thrown aback by a three hundred million berry man being so naive. No, they were thrown aback by the fact that a boy in his late teens could be so dense.

"...Uh, what," Oscar said awkwardly, temporarily his grudge with nearly every male in the unit.

"Well," Nagika giggled. "Luffy has always been innocent."

"I'm wondering where he gets it from," Nami whispered. "Because he clearly doesn't get it from his mom."

"Maybe he gets it from his dad," Usopp whispered back. Who really knew what the world's most wanted man was really like? Who would've guessed that a guy like Luffy would be his son?

"Maybe…" This family obviously had it's own dark drama. The revolutionary leader and the Navy's most feared marine. A love story that nobody would've ever guessed… hm, her girlier side was actually pretty curious about the details.

"You're so cute," Lilia cooed. The listeners heard Luffy complaining about how his mom was petting his head. "But I thought it was pretty obvious that I was lying."

"She's was?" Some of the soldiers said.

"Of course she was!" Ridge, Ellie, and Yuki screamed. You could hear Tom screaming when Lilia, who scolded him for being such a wuss, reached into his shirt and pulled out a Transponder Snail. "Thought so, your idea I presume, Nagi-chan?"

"So how long did you know," Nagika asked, after flipping a switch, unphased.

"You should know not to underestimate how long we've known each other," Lilia answered. "I know you can't resist eavesdropping, can't say I'm much different, though. I really didn't care, but I thought it'd be fun to mess with them. How are they?"

"Oscar was about to knock the brains out of all the guy's heads, Ridge was going to get his arm broken, and Yuki-chan and Ellie-chan are in tears," Nagika explained. "Not in that exact order, though."

"Couldn't you have thought of something better than slander?!" Yuki and Ellie screamed, but she had already disconnected. "Don't ignore us!"

Meanwhile, the Straw Hats were unsure of what to say or how to act. This unit was was a dangerous group in a lot of ways. "Sh-She sure is…" Nami started, unsure of how to finish.

"A devil," Zoro finished, suddenly grateful that Luffy was his captain and took back anything he had ever said about him being a better captain. "Luffy's a pain, but at least he isn't a sadist."

"Lilia sounds so cute when she's picking on people," Sanji swooned.

"She might be the most dangerous person we have ever met," Usopp muttered.

"In some ways, she reminds me of Doctorine," Chopper whispered, making Sanji and Zoro shiver.

"POROPOROPORO…" Nagikapicked up the call. "Hello?"

"You listened in on us?!" Tom's voice boomed through the snail. "Of all the no good-"

"Tom, are you yelling at me?" Nagika's voice was cold and hollow.

"N-No, I just-"

"Good, because you know what happens when you yell at me, right?"

"Y-Yes, of course, I just- uh, bye!" He quickly hung up. The Straw Hats sweat dropped at how scary Nagika was. Certainly, a woman with the same level of intensity as Luffy's mom. Meanwhile, the Demon Unit was unphased, for this was the norm of the strongest marines.

"Wow, you've really been tamed, huh, Tom," Franky said dryly, a bit disappointed in his teacher. "You seem different from how you used to be."

"You think it's easy being apart of this group," Tom roared. "Every day is a fight for survival and it isn't something that you can do without lasting scars. Make no mistake, my idiot pupil, that woman is one of the cruelest people on the sea. You'd be dog chow if you went up to her."

"But Auntie Nagika is really nice," Luffy spoke up. "Plus she's a great cook and makes food as great as mom's, who makes food that's even better than Sanji's."

"You cook?!" Tom blurted out, not thinking about the consequences. The idea of his fearsome captain in a kitchen, cooking lunch, wearing an apron, saying, "lunch is ready" it was all too much for his tiny, shipwright brain to process.

"Of course I do," Lilia admitted irritably before, affectionately, rubbing Luffy's head over his beloved strawhat. "Someone's got to supply this bottomless pit with a proper food supply. It's been awhile, so how about I make some of your favorites when we get back."

"You mean, like your Momma Fried Chicken or your Super Beef Casserole?" Luffy asked, literally drooling a waterfall. If there was one thing he missed about home, it was his mother's home cooking. It easily surpassed Sanji's food in both flavor and name. Seriously, why did give his food such fake sounding names? Venison. Ala mode. He preferred his mom's naming sense.

"Sure, after we have our talk, that is," Lilia whispered into Luffy's ear, making him shiver. He had forgotten about it. He could only imagine what this "talk" would be like. Most likely, the stuff of his nightmares.

"Excuse me, big sis," Franky said suddenly. It took a second for them all to realize that he was talking about Lilia.

"Don't call me that," she sighed.

"I just wanted to…" he dropped on his hands (er, hand, since he was still missing the hand Lilia chopped off) and knees, bowed to Lilia, and cried out with tears streaming down his face. "THANK YOU FOR SAVING TOM! I AM FOREVER IN YOUR DEBT!"

Tom and Luffy were surprised by Franky's sudden outburst. Although, it didn't take knowing him for 8 years to realize he was an extremely emotional guy. Lilia was silent for a moment, her face impassive. It was impossible to tell what was going on in her mind. "Franky-kun… raise your head. I get no satisfaction from being thanked by a pathetic man like you."

Unbeknownst to the three men (Lilia kind of had a hunch), Nagika had also planted a Transponder Snail on Franky as well and was listening in on their continued conversation. Some of the unit questioned her on if she hadn't learned, but shut up when Nagika glared at them, daring them to oppose her. Truly, Lilia wasn't the only demon in the marines. They were shocked to hear that both Nagika and Lilia could cook. They were even more surprised to hear the names for said dishes.

"Those are some pretty cute name," Ellie giggled. "Super Beef Casserole, huh?"

"I thought up of that name," Nagika glared at the younger female.

"And what a great name it is, Nagika-san," Ellie quickly said, fear in her voice.

They continued to talk for a bit, when Franky suddenly came up to Lilia and dramatically thanked her for saving Tom. Some of them were shocked by what she said next. "-I get no satisfaction from being thanked by a pathetic man like you."

"H-Hey, she can't call him that!" Usopp yelled, outraged.

"Yeah, he was thanking you!" Chopper screamed, equally angry.

"Even if he is a pervert, that doesn't give her the right to insult him like that," Nami declared. Her opinion of Luffy's mom has been rising and falling since she landed on their ship and forced them into a crazy fighting match, but she could forgive all that. What she couldn't forgive is that her friend was being insulted as he was thanking her. Zoro was of a similar opinion, but remained silent. He wouldn't forgive her for degrading a friend, even if she was his captain's mother.

Sanji on the other hand… "Lilia-san sounds so cute when she's talking down to someone!"

"Shut up!" The other four screamed at him.

Robin, who was still sitting with Nagika, narrowed her eyes in displeasure. She had only known Franky for a very short time, but in that time, she recognized that the mechanical man was as tough as they come, in more ways than one. "I don't agree at all with what she said."

"Then tell that to her, not me," Nagika retorted, indifferent to the change in moods of the young pirates. "But know that, despite being a sadist, Lilia always has her reasons. A reason you all have clearly overlooked."

"A reason we missed?" Robin questioned, but Nagika did not clarify.

"Mom, you can't-"

"Quiet, Luffy," Lilia ordered in an even voice, leaving no room for argument.

"Yes, maim!" Luffy immediately shut up.

"Stand your ground!" Nami, Usopp, and Chopper screamed.

"Wait, Captain, I don't think Franky-"

"I said quiet, Tom."

"Yes, maim!"

"Listen, Franky-kun," Lilia started. "I'm calling you pathetic for a reason. You have a major flaw that I can never ignore. Well, I wouldn't really let myself bother with it, except your… apart of my baby's crew. And anyone or anything that can and will hurt my kid gets my undivided attention. He's my most important person and I will do anything to protect him, any way I can."

"Aww…" Ellie, Yuki, and surprisingly large amount female voices cooed at their captain's affection towards her son.

"Wait, what flaw?" Nami asked. Sure, Franky had many flaws that she could think of off the top of her head, but none of them seemed like they would hurt Luffy in anyway.

"Do you know your flaw, Franky-kun?" Lilia asked.

"I… I…"

"I will tell you," Lilia said. "Your flaw is you don't value your life enough. No, it's more that you're too willing to selfishly sacrifice it."

"What is that supposed to mean-" Franky started yelling, but was immediately cut off.

"Be quiet, I'm not done talking yet," Lilia ordered sternly.

"Franky!" Luffy cried out in distress.

"Quick, beg for your life!" Tom shouted. "Swallow your pride and beg!"

"H-Hey, what's going on over there?!" Usopp demanded.

"Just Master being Master," Yuki, who had approached them after getting over the humiliation she had just experienced, said with a crooked smile.

"Hey, you're that bird," Nami remembered.

"I'm not a bird!" Yuki shouted, feeling particularly sensitive at the moment. "I am a human girl who ate a Zoan devil fruit. That is all."

"Alright, alright, sheesh," Nami said, waving her hands in defense. "You're pretty touchy, aren't you?"

"Hmph!"

"Franky-kun, I am going to speak and you shall listen, understood?" No one replied to Lilia. The Straw Hats were feeling anxious about what was happening on the other side. "Eight years ago you performed the greatest disservice to Tom. Dying for him. No, not living for him. Through your distress, you recklessly stood in front of a moving train in an idiotic attempt to save Tom. Honestly, Franky-kun, when I heard that story all I could think was how stupid that kid was. He died and left his poor teacher a pitiful, pathetic, useless, whiny,-"

"I get it! I wasn't at my best!" Tom shouted. "I'm better now."

"He calls what he is now better," Nagika said, surprised. "Well, low standards are still standards, I guess."

"Wreck of a fishman," Lilia finished her rather abusive description of Tom eight years ago.

"I get it," Franky said hollowly. "What I did was wrong, but I won't do it again. I have learned my lesson."

"Hah! And Luffy won't stop stealing midnight snack after I've warned him once," Lilia laughed, sounding amused by Franky's claim.

"It takes more than one, just so you know," Shauna spoke up. She and Ren were silent for most of Tom's and Franky's story. The twins sat in wheelchairs made by their aunt with a group of younger marines. As the story progressed, they were surprised to learn that Franky was one of the students Tom had taught in the past. What were the odds that he'd be on their cousin's, their Aunt Lily's son, crew?

"Even Aunt Lily needs a couple of tries to control Luffy," Ren laughed softly. He and his older twin purposely avoided talking with the Straw Hats. The Straw Hats were still unaware of the fact that their fights were just another one of their aunt's whims. Making every injury, insult, and decision completely meaningless. At least, that was Ren's main reason for avoiding them. Shauna indeed found it embarrassing to face her cousin's crew after being dragged into her aunt's mess, but what really embarrassed her was what she had said to Zoro, Nami, Robin, and Franky in the middle of their fight. She didn't mean to say that much. She didn't mean to say anything at all. It all just came out and it was said. Every time she glanced at one of the pirates she fought, she went red with embarrassment. She silently wished that all of their memories were as bad as Lieutenant Rizen's. "Something wrong, sis?"

"N-Nothing… Ren-chan," Shauna stuttered when Ren asked her in concern. "J-Just embarrassed with Luffy, that's all."

"Really?" Ren said skeptically. There was a lot to be embarrassed about Luffy about, so both twins agreed that it was better to not feel anything at all. "Sounds far fetched."

"Jeez, little brother, don't be so nosy."

"Whatever," Ren shrugged, not really caring.

"But still, Lilia-sama's son sure is different from his mother, isn't he?" A marine that was sitting next to the twins said. His voice was shockingly feminine. He looked just all the other lower ranking soldiers.

"Didn't realize that you were there, June-chan," Shauna said. "You're a girl but the way you're forced to dress makes you look like a man. Doesn't keeping your breasts padded down like that feel uncomfortable?"

"It isn't my fault," June said irritably. "It's your aunt who forces the girls in the unit to wear standard uniforms and pad down our chests and cover our hair with our caps, so that we all look alike. And yes, it is uncomfortable."

"Sorry about her, June-san," Ren said awkwardly. "But you do get to dress the way you want if you meet Aunt Lily's strength standards, don't you?"

"But I've only been in the unit for a few months. Who knows how long it'll take me to get that strong?"

"Stop whining," Shauna dismissed June's complaint. "You just have to work life-threateningly hard so you can get stronger."

"Is that all?" June said sarcastically.

"Well… raw power isn't everything in a fight," Shauna winked. "You're actually really nimble and not too slow, June-chan. That's why you were able to master Shave and Paper Arts so quickly. If you can master Finger Pistol and Moon Bounce, then you'll be deadly."

"My goal is to be as strong as Captain Lilia-sama, so I'll work hard to master all of the Six Powers and get a spot on the Demonic Six," June declared passionately. "I'll train to my utmost limits to get there."

"I didn't realize you felt like that, June-chan," Yuki said, suddenly appearing beside the trio, much to their shock. "Do you have in mind who you want to challenge for their spot. If it's Ridge-san, the go for the shins. He has sensitive shins."

"When did you get here, Yuki-san?!" June asked.

"I noticed you three and decided to walk over here, and I was followed," she explained gesturing to the familiar five behind them, much to the twin's dismay.

"Captain Lilia-sama's son's crew," June realized.

"Shauna," Zoro muttered, while Sanji muttered, "Ren."

"Do you guys want something from us," Ren questioned them.

"Well," Sanji blew out a puff of smoke. "I'm here to you this. I acknowledge that you defeated me, Ren, but it won't end like that next time. You will eat my foot."

"I too must admit my defeat," Zoro nodded. "You are strong, Shauna. I don't like that I lost, but I feel fortunate knowing that I had such an intense match. You can be sure that I will get stronger from this."

"...Uh, okay," Ren and Shauna said together, unable to look the Straw Hats in the eyes. There was no way that they could tell them that their entire battle was just one big whim from their Aunt and that they just beat each other up for nothing.

"You two don't look so well," Yuki said, examining them curiously. "Normally, you both would say something cocky and tell these guys to come at you anytime, anywhere."

"We're trying the modest approach," Ren lied.

"It is always best to be humble," Shauna said insincerely.

"It doesn't take that many tries for me to listen to you," Luffy claimed, making Lilia laugh.

"No offense, sweetie, you know I love more than anything, but," Lilia giggled as she talked. "That is the biggest load of bull anybody could say."

"That's mean…" Luffy moaned.

"Back to you," Lilia said, looking down at Franky. "*Sigh* Look, no matter what I say here, you're still going to be who you are. All I'm saying is, everyone is going to die some day, even the 4 Emperors, The 7 Warlords, and people like me. But the people who are left behind, our children, our friends, at least to me, should try to live with all they got.

"Although, you obviously had quite a bit of determination to live, considering you turned yourself into a cyborg, but… just don't be too reckless. People will worry. That's all I'm saying." Lilia was silent until she said one more thing. "How would you feel if Tom and your positions had changed that day?"

There was a long silence. Franky contemplated Lilia's words carefully. She wasn't wrong. What he did eight years ago was foolish and helped no one. According to their story, Tom was actually driven to hate his own creation, which went against the very core of what he had taught them as children. Now that he had his own family, his crew and his brothers back at Water 7, he understood the value of his life. He had to make amends once and for all.

"Tom…" He faced his teacher with intensity. Tom could see that Franky was no longer the same boy that had been abandoned by his parents and could only cause trouble and throw tantrums. He was a man of great character now. A man who had become an outstanding shipwright. "Eight years ago, I was desperate. It was because of my creations that everything went wrong for us. It felt like I was the one who killed you. I didn't want that on my conscious. I didn't want you to die for me, so I did something stupid and made everything worse. I'm so sorry. So very sorry."

"Thanks, Franky," Tom said, much to Franky's surprise.

"Huh?"

"If you hadn't built your battleships, then I'd never have joined the unit," Tom explained.

"What the hell are you saying…?" If he was saying what he thought he was saying, Franky would kill him.

"Let me put it this way, the Demon Unit is way more fun than hanging with you guys," Tom smirked. "Beautiful girl, fun adventures, aside from that witch Nagika, there's no place I'd rather be."

"Why you…!" Franky started chasing his teacher, who did something unexpected.

"Shave!" Tom disappeared in a blur of speed and reappeared behind Franky, much to his shock. The huge fishman tackled and pinned the cyborg on the ground, then grabbed his arms and pulled them them back like a wrestler while sitting on Franky. "Surprised? Don't underestimate the Demon Unit brat! We're the strongest!"

"Don't look down on pirates, you stupid marine!" Franky shouted back as Tom still had him in a hold. "And why are you using those CP9 jerks's tricks?!"

As the two… fought (?), Lilia looked at the show dryly, while her son was impressed with how strong Tom was.

"What is he doing…?"

"Fish Pops sure is strong."

"Don't be impressed by this, sweetheart," Lilia sighed. "Guess this is Tom's way of changing the mood. They both play a part in each other's suffering, but there's no reason to let that bother them now."

"Hey, mom, why did you save Fish Pops anyway," Luffy asked. He didn't really care about the reason, but he was curious why his mom sought out Franky's teacher.

"Oh, well-"

"GYAAH!" Tom's terrified scream interrupted Lilia. Mother and son looked to see Tom, on top of Franky, holding a Transponder Snail with trembling hands. "T-This, this thing… d-don't tell me…"

"Oh, you found the Snail attached to Franky-kun, huh," Lilia said, unphased. "Yeah, she probably heard that witch comment. Tough luck, kid."

"That was Lilia!" Tom tried to pass blame onto his captain, earning the dry stares from the three with him. "...No good?"

"No. But don't worry, maybe by the time you guys get back to the ship, she forget all about it," Lilia said as she manifested her wings with the black miasma, then grabbed Luffy by the waist. "But I doubt that, she never forgets. See you!"

"Wait, see us?" Tom and Franky said before watching Lilia fly off with Luffy into the sky.

"We're… we just ditched?" Franky asked the question with the obvious answer.

"Yeah…" Ton sighed, getting off of Franky's back by slumping down to his side. "I'm so dead…"

"How bad can this Nagika chick be?" Franky couldn't help but wonder how his free spirited teacher became such a whipped fish, even if it had been eight years.

"Very. She's like the devils sadistic punisher. A corrupt fiend for-"

"I'd like to think of myself as more of a just corrector, personally," the Transponder Snail started by it's self and revealed Nagika's voice. "But you'll see for yourself when you get back here. Oh, and, Tom sweetie, Lily-chan is right, I never forget my grudges. One more thing, if you don't want me to hear more of your of talk, I suggest you press that button on the side of the Snail. Bye, bye now. *click*."

"Well… she certainly sounded scary," Franky laughed, trying to to cheer up his teacher, but the fishman was now a pale lump of fear. Franky was almost sure he could see Tom's ghost flying out of his body. "Hey, at least you didn't lose a hand like me. Hey, where is my hand?"

"I wonder if Franky-kun will mind if I keep his hand?" Lilia talked to herself as she carried Luffy in one arm and Franky's severed hand in the other.

"Was it okay to leave Franky and Fish Pops back there?" Luffy asked, not caring that his mom was holding his friends robotic hand like a trophy.

"It's good, Tom can take care of himself," Lilia answered. "And it's just a straight walk back to shore. They'll be fine."

"Okay. Oh, and mom."

"Yes, Luffy?"

"Thanks."

"It wasn't a big deal."

As they heard the conclusion of Lilia's lecture, the Straw Hats malice for Lilia and gained some respect for her. She was unconventional, but quite wise. They started seeing more of Luffy in her.

"Well, Tom is dead," Ren said when all the talking was over.

"Fish fried," Shana nodded.

"It's a shame, he just reunited with his student, too," Yuki said sympathetically.

"But on the bright side, we finally get to meet the Captain's son," June said. "I bet he'll be interesting."

"You'd like him," Yuki said with a smile. "He's funny, kind, sweet, charming…"

"Charming?" Zoro, Usopp, Sanji and Chopper repeated weirdly. Nami started getting an uneasy feeling.

"The way you talk him up, it kind of sounds like he's your boyfriend," June said.

"B-Boyfriend?!" Yuki blushed. She fidgeted with her hands and shuffled her feet, embarrassed. "N-No, while it is true I admire his spirit and kindness, he's… my master's son. It would be indecent… what?" Everyone stared at Yuki, unsure of how to feel. She was just so cute! The way she fidgeted with her self, the way she blushed, it was adorable. Yuki was uncomfortable with the gazes on her. "Why are you all staring at me like that?"

"Are you that oblivious to yourself," Shauna asked dryly.

"I'm used to seeing the serious and cool Yuki-san," June said. "But I'm really liking this cute version of you too."

"...It should be obvious, but," the bird zoan wielded backed up slowly. "But I am not into girls. Sorry, June-chan."

"I'm not a lesbian!" June shouted at the top of her lungs. She was so loud the entire unit look in their direction. "Just because my sister is, doesn't mean I am. I'm just saying that it is out of character for you to be so girly."

"Okay, I have a lot of questions, but I'll ask the most important one first," Nami stepped into the conversation before Yuki could retort. Nami faced Yuki and, shyly, asked her question. "Do you… like Luffy?"

"I-I-I-I-I believe that I made myself perfectly-"

"All you said was that it wasn't right," Nami reminded her. "You never denied actually liking him."

"Well of course I like him!" Yuki spat, irritated that some pirate b**** was making her flustered like this. "He's Luffy! You'd have to be the worst kind of scum in the world to not like him!"

"So you-"

"What about you, huh?" Yuki was ready to counter attack. "Why do you care about whether or not I like Luffy?"

"Why wouldn't I?" The navigator retorted. This conversation was becoming much more heated than she had meant it to be. All she wanted to know was whether or not This "new girl" liked Luffy, but as she got further to her answer, she became more furious and this marine was the cause. "He's my captain!"

"That doesn't mean you have to be… his harem manager!"

"..."

That last part slipped out. Yuki wasn't sure why she had to say that. She was just getting so angry, that was the first thing that popped up. Now she feeling even more embarrassed than before.

"Harem…" Ren started.

"Manager...?" Shauna finished.

"Is that a thing…?" June asked awkwardly.

"...Can we just drop this?" Yuki requested almost pleadingly, lowering her eyes. "Pretty please?"

"Fine," Nami nodded. "For now." When Nami turned to her friends, she was shocked to see in a trance like state and their faces tinged with a pink blush, even Zoro, who was too big of a sword freak to care about the opposite sex, and Chopper, who had no interest in human women. "Hey, you guys? Guys? Snap out of it!"

"Wha!" The men snapped out of their trances.

"Come on, she wasn't that cute!"

"I-I zoned out for a second…" Zoro said, embarrassed by his own behavior.

"Yuki is a hottie after all," Shauna nodded.

"I don't blame them," Ren said, nodding understandingly. "I'm just used to her."

"Our Yuki-san may just become the next Boa Hancock in the future," June said.

"Please stop talking like I'm not here," Yuki asked. "Anyway, shouldn't you two get your injuries checked out by Kureto-san?"

"..."

"..."

"Ren-kun, Shauna-chan," Yuki said scoldingly, like an older sister getting mad at her rebellious younger siblings. "You two wouldn't be trying to avoid getting checked out by Kureto-san, would you?"

"O-Our injuries aren't that bad," Ren insisted, avoiding eye contact.

"Yeah, all I got was a little scratch," Shauna said, also avoiding eye contact.

"Ren-kun, your clothes are burnt," Yuki pointed out dryly. "And Shauna-chan, your blood is seeping through your… wrappings."

"They are," Shauna looked to see that her makeshift wrappings were both dyed with red and that her blood was dripping out. "Dang it!"

"Mosshead, this is your fault," Sanji shouted after seeing Shauna. "How could you just cut a beautiful woman's arms like that?!"

"Oh, like you're any better," Zoro snapped. "When you ended up frying that Ren guy, who, I might add, is Luffy's cousin!"

"Huh… should I be flattered?" Ren wonder aloud. Although, he knew Zoro was only using him as a counter to Sanji's shouting. "Well if Black Leg's got one thing wrong, it's calling you beautiful, sis. I mean how blind-"

Thwonk!

Shauna whacked Ren over the head with her staff. "Not beautiful, eh? I'd like to see how you look after I finished shattering your skull!"

"Here we go again…" June muttered.

"Why'd you hit me?!" Ren shouted, a throbbing bump now on on his head. "It's brutality like that that gives me reasons to lock you in a cage!"

"Why? Because you're afraid of me?"

"You wish!"

Both Zoro and Sanji, and Ren and Shauna started bickering over nothing, much to the annoyance of their peers. It was then that Yuki moved with the speed of a lightning bolt and knocked the four quarrelers unconscious, much to the shock of the Straw Hats. "That's enough!" She grabbed the handles of the twin's wheelchairs and rolled them away. "Honestly, you two are always arguing. You're brother and sister. You should love each other, not hate each other. Olanda-san would throw a fit if she saw you both now. Don't neglect your health!"

"She's…" Usopp stared as Yuki pushed Ren and Shauna's unconscious bodies on their wheelchairs while nagging them like a mother. "Quite the girl, huh?"

"You can say that again," June nodded in agreement before turning to the still conscious pirates. "Now that I think about it, I haven't formally introduced myself yet. Nice to meet you all. I am Krasa June, a private of the Demon Unit. I'm basically on of the weakest soldiers here, so don't expect much from me in a fight."

"June… um," Usopp, Nami, and Chopper gave the girl, who they didn't yet know was a girl, a quick look over. She wasn't too short or tall, a bit shorter than Usopp to be exact. She looked like any tip of mill marine grunt, but her voice made them question themselves. "Are you a girl?"

"I don't blame you for asking," June sighed before taking off her cap, releasing long, silver hair onto her body and revealing her almost completely white eyes. They were now completely sure that June was a girl. "But it does hurt my pride a bit, though. You see-"

"Wow! My lady," Sanji exclaimed, suddenly jumping up and surprising June. "You are truly a prince in disguise! To think even I was fooled by your facade."

"Um… weren't you unconscious?"

"No man could-Ow!"

"You can ignore him," Nami said after pulling Sanji's ear. "So, um, why are you dressed like a guy?"

"It's the rules," she answered, much to their confusion. "The weaker members of the Demon Unit have to wear the standard uniforms until we get stronger. We girls have to bind our breasts with wrappings. Believe me, if I could, I would be wearing something a bit more feminine. But what can you do?"

"S-Seriously," Usopp said, surprised by the strange rule.

"Such a shame," Sanji moaned. "I'm sure under those-"

"Don't even finish that sentence," Nami ordered. "Still, that rule is a bit weird."

"Hold on, you said "girls"," Chopper said. "Does that mean there's more than you?"

"Of course," June giggled. "Half of this unit is female."

"Really?!" Usopp looked around. Except for the obvious, all he saw, in his eyes, were guys. "Amazing… you'd never guess."

"Except for Vice-Admiral Tsuru, we have the most girls in any Navy unit," she continued.

"That's impressive…" Nami, to her horror, realized something. "Ren and Shauna wear the uniforms."

"I see you noticed," June nodded. "I get the feeling that even if she was allowed to, she'd still wear the uniform and she's at least doesn't have to wearing the bindings, but… they're both considered weaker than the standard."

"What?!" Zoro arose from his unconscious slumber and shouted along with his crew mates.

"June-chan sure is saying whatever she wants," Nagika sighed. She had really good ears and hear the finer points of what was being said between the kids.

"You have good hearing, it seems," Robin said with a smile.

"I developed irritatingly strong senses during my training," she explained, surprised at herself for being so chatty with the woman called "Devil Child". Personally, she was surprised how well Robin fit in with them. This was their first proper meeting... but it was not their first encounter. Back then, Nico Robin lived up to the reputation of Devil Child. A cold hearted woman That stooped to any means to survive, but now… details aside, this version of her was much more preferable than the her old self, but even then…

"Nagika-san, may I ask you something?" Robin said suddenly.

"If I can answer it," she replied.

"Earlier before you said I was next," Robin said. "What did you mean by that?"

"Oh, that. You'll find out eventually, so I'll tell you," Nagika said. "Lily-chan's mother asked us to find you 20 years ago."

"Excuse me," Robin said, needing a moment to process this new piece of information. "I-I'm not sure I heard you right. Lilia's mother… Luffy's grandmother… wanted me to be found? Why?"

"She never said why, all she did say was that she'd explain after we found you," the woman in priestess clothing explained. "Lily-chan doesn't like doing such vague assignments, but since it was from her mother… she at least gave it a half hearted effort. We looked for if we heard you were near by, but you always disappeared before we could find you. In fact, we had heard you were in Alabasta a while back and went there, but by then…"

"I had already joined up with the Straw Hats," Robin said emotionlessly. She was scared, to be honest. She could only think of one reason why anybody would want her to be found. To have her killed.

"I wouldn't worry," Nagika assured Robin after seeing her stone faced. "Kathlea-san isn't a vengeful woman, nor is she greedy. Besides, if she was really wanting you dead, she'd go after you herself, and trust me, she isn't someone you want hunting you down. That said, you were a slippery girl. Even if it was a half hearted effort on our part, we could never even find you."

"Well," Robin giggled, beginning to feel better. "I was very good at running and hiding."

"It's too bad we couldn't catch you when Luffy was a kid," Nagika smiled. "The little guy loved hide and seek back then. Although, I bet he'd play now if you asked. You could've been like his big sister."

"That would be nice," Robin admitted. People were looking for her. People who probably didn't want her dead, probably. If she was found, she could've been Luffy's big sister… no, maybe the alternative would have been better, but she had no regrets about how things ended up for her. "So, this Kathlea-san is strong, right? Stronger than Lilia-san?"

"Who knows," Nagika shrugged. "She lives a peaceful life now, but she still trains her body and helps teach the kids at Lily-chan's family's dojo. Well, she isn't weak, I can say that for certain. Those D's can be wild in a fight."

"Wait, Lilia-san's mother has D in her name?" Robin had always studied the so-called will of D, but never found anything conclusive or concrete.

"Yeah. Nowadays she goes by Aura D., but before her marriage she-"

CRASH!

A certain black figure crash landed on the shores of the island, causing a huge cloud of dust to envelope all in its way.

"Again?!" Nagika roared as she jumped up, coughing up the dust. "Why must-cough- she always-cough- cause a scene!?"

"I'm back!" Lilia announced before Nagika, in a flash of speed, charged at her and smacked her head. "Ow! How dare you smack your superior officer?! I could court martial you!"

"I'll treat you like a superior when you start acting like an adult!" Nagika yelled.

"I don't have time to deal with this," Lilia dismissed.

"Are you two arguing?" Luffy said innocently making the two women freeze. They had temporarily, forgotten Luffy was there and started arguing. They did their best to avoid arguing in front of their son/godson.

"N-No," Lilia stammered.

"We were just having a heated discussion," Nagika said with an awkward laugh. "Anyway!" Nagika snatched Luffy out of Lilia's arms and into her own, hugging him tightly. "Luffy! I missed you so much!"

"Auntie Nagika!" Luffy gasped. "You're hugging me too tightly."

"Sorry, sweetie," Nagika said loosening her grip. "I'm just happy to see you."

"Me too, Auntie Nagika," Luffy admitted,hugging her back.

"Ahem!" Ellie coughed from behind the three, getting their attention. Practically the entire unit was beside her, a whole army division's worth. "It's great to see you again, Captain."

"Oh, yeah," Lilia said. "Guess since you're all here. "I'll introduce you." She pulled Luffy to her side and put her arm around him. "Everyone, this is Luffy, my son, and, to a lesser extent, Nagi-chan's and Rizen's godson. He's a pirate, but he's off limits. Anyone who tries to hurt him deals with me. Got it?"

"Yes, maim!"

"Oh, and Luffy," Lilia motioned her head to Luffy. "They're morons, but they are all strong, reliable members of my unit and they've proven themselves through many tough trials. You don't have to be their friend, just be respectful. Got it?"

"Captan Lilia…" Some of the Demon Unit blinked and some were a bit teary eyed. It was rare for their captain to compliment them so sincerely.

"If they're your friends, mom, then they have to be cool," Luffy grinned.

The Demon Unit looked at Luffy. Undoubtedly, each individual member must have had their own expectations and ideas on what their leader's son would be like, what he would look like.

"I wouldn't go that far," Lilia grinned. "But for now, just introduce yourself, kay?"

"Okay, mom," Luffy said before lowering his head. "I'm Luffy." He paused for a moment, thinking about what he wanted to say next. Nobody could say that Luffy had even a semblance of a normal life, but, even with a psychotic grandfather, a bandit foster mother with mood swings, and a pair of older brothers who were like rivals, his mom always gave him his biggest piece of peace, his greatest encouragement. "The next King of The Pirates."

…

'He actually said it,' Lilia thought, surprised.

'He actually said it,' Nagika thought, surprised.

'He actually said his dream in front of Master,' Yuki thought with sisterly pride. 'He's never done that before…'

"Mom," Luffy turned and faced his mother. "That's my dream. It's all I ever wanted to be. I'm sorry that I never told you. It's just that I didn't-"

"Whaaaaat?!" The Demon Unit shouted together, minus Yuki, and including Rizen.

"The Pirate King?!" Ridge shouted.

"Does he even realize what that means?!" Ellie shouted.

"That sort of thing is something we're supposed to stop, right?!" Oscar bellowed.

"Honestly," Lilia sighed exasperatedly, putting a hand on her face. "You guys can be so over dramatic…. It isn't that big of a deal." She faced Luffy again. "Oh, and sweetie, so what?"

"...So what?" Luffy was confused.

"So what if you you want to be the Pirate King? So what if you want to be a pirate? I don't care?"

"You don't?" Luffy said, still confused. "But you hate pirates?"

"True, I hate what they do," Lilia nodded. "I hate that they orphan children, widow wives, and ruin innocent people's lives. Even so, I don't hate all pirates and, personally, I'm quite insulted that you would think my view of the world was so black and white. Do you really think half of my unit would be filled with ex-pirates if I was prejudiced?"

"You have ex pirates on your crew?" Luffy was surprised to hear this.

"Yeah," she said, pointing her thumb at Ridge. "The big one with the hammer is one of em."

"Uh, hi," Ridge said awkwardly.

"My point, even if you just wanted to wash windows for the rest of your life or be a ballet dancer, I wouldn't care," Lilia insisted, smiling, then she placed her right hand on Luffy's head, on top of his hat. "Because there's a million of those people out there, but only one Monkey D. Luffy. And as you know, I only judge case by case, and I've known your case since you were born. You are my son, you know."

"Mom…" Luffy was in awe and, if he wasn't such a man, wanted to cry

"*Sniff* That was so *sniff* sweet, Captain," Ellie said tearfully, sniffing as tears came down her eyes along with several other female members of the unit and even a few males.

"It's a shame she can't be so reasonable all of the time," Nagika muttered, although she too was moved by Lilia's heartfelt speech.

"She's a surprisingly good mom, isn't she," Oscar whispered.

"I am not," Lilia retorted, making the fourth best fighter jump. He hadn't meant for his captain to hear that. Boy did he hate how sensitive her ears were. "A good mother would do everything she can to stop her child from doing something so dangerous. Strength alone isn't going to be enough to survive."

"Don't worry, I'm the man who will be King of The Pirates," Luffy said over confidently.

"Hmmmm….?" Lilia glared down on her considerably shorter son with a look that could make battle hardened veterans wet themselves.

"Eeeeek!" Luffy squealed, his fear of his mother suddenly returning. "I-I mean, I will carefully move as I sail to the New World."

...

This was a mistake to say. All the Demon Unit members fell silent, their jaws dropped and eyes widened. Lilia looked like she had just heard the worst news of her life and Nagika was hardly any better.

"You will do no such thing!" Nagika and Lilia ordered loudly.

"Luffy, I know you have never been one to think things through, but that is just too reckless," Yuki exclaimed.

"W-What's wrong?" Luffy said confusedly, his ignorance oozing out of his every word.

"What's wrong is how completely stupid you're being," Lilia said scoldingly. "You think you're ready to take on the New World? You aren't even ready to think about it! You think your crew of weaklings can help you win there?!"

"Hey!" Luffy barked, not thinking. His anger was clouding his judgement. His mother had said the one thing that made his blood boil more than anything. She called his crew weak. Not even his own mother could be allowed to get away with that… at least not as long as the adrenaline kept doing it's job. "My crew is not weak!"

The Demon Unit was shocked. Completely shocked. Only Nagika could ever talk back to their captain. Anyone else would… be punished. Was her son an exception!?

"Are you talking back to me?!" His mother growled.

"Y-Yeah, I am!" He honestly didn't want too, but if he just allowed the crew that took so much effort to build to build to just be insulted, then he'd lose all respect as a captain.

"Luffy's rebelling…!" Yuki whispered in shock. Running away is one thing, but talking back… he's dead.

"You are… are you?" Lilia said evenly before smirking. It wasn't good for a son to back talk his mother, but for a man to stand up for friends… well, let's just Lilia was a little proud. "That's kind of funny. You're cute." She added as she placed her right hand on top of Luffy's head before walking gracefully past him, her face looking towards the sea and her back to her unit. "The New World, eh…? It isn't as though I do not understand your desire to go there. Honestly, I understand it so much that I really do want you to go, but… it's dangerous. It's the strongest half of the strongest sea. It's the place ruled by the Four Emperors. If you go there as you are now… you will surely die. A certain someone will surely try to kill the moment it is known you are my son."

"Mom…" Luffy whispered, unable to respond.

"If you think Ren and Shauna are one of my best soldiers, then you're wrong," she continued. "They are barely average by our standards. Truth be told, we're typically in the New World most of the time, but due to circumstances our overall power has decreased significantly, so I wanted to give our weaker members time to train and level up, so to say. After hearing that, do you really think you can keep going as you have?"

Luffy couldn't respond.

"Of course you can't, no one on your crew can, but there is a solution," Lilia said before turning around to face Luffy. "Would you… like to train with me?"

The end!

For this chapter I mean, not the story. I'm not as sadistic as Lilia. So now Lilia has offered to teach Luffy. What will she teach him? Haki? The Six Powers? Or may something else entirely? And don't you just love her her as a parent, a captain, and a woman?

So what do you think about how Lilia lectured Franky about not sacrificing himself? Personally, I think someone had to yell at Franky for that. Tom sacrificed himself to protect him and Iceberg, but he let his emotions control him and nearly got himself killed trying to stop a moving TRAIN (I'm not even sure if Luffy's Fourth Gear would be enough to stop the Puffing Tom) and if he did it once he may do it again, logically speaking. Lilia wasn't wrong, I think. Franky needs to respect his life and live as long as he can.

Also, why does Lilia's mom want to see Robin? Where's Jillian? Will Lilia train Luffy's crew? Why would Luffy being Lilia's son get him killed? Remember, the World Government aren't the only ones that want to kill the children of their enemies. And isn't Nagika's relationship with Tom just adorable?

So many questions! Too little answers! But only one way to find out! Read Luffy's Terrifying Mom!

Warp Writer out!

P.S. Can you guys recommend me a good Luffy's mom story or a Luffy's sister story? I can hardly find any good ones? Thanks!