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harrysfriend1 - Sorry I didn't reply in the last chapter as I barely saw it today, but Thank You. I hope I can live up to the expectation.

Cookie1657- Ace is still going get captured I have an idea on how it's going to happen. Marineford will still happen, of course with my little own twist as not everything is going follow canon as there are also going to be DF fruits that are not in canon and some changes to some DF that are in canon.


Chapter 3: New Friends

In the New World

*Purupurupuru* *Purupurupuru* *Purupuru* *Ka`chack*

"Who is it yoi?"Marco answered the den den mushi.

"I want to talk to Newgate, put him on the line." The person on the other end responded.

"I asked who it is yoi?" he asked again.

"It's Vice-Admiral Garp brat, so put Newgate on the line." Marco was curious as to why he wanted to talk to pops so he just transferred the line to pops den den mushi in his room, and went to to go let him know.

"Pops, Garp is on the line and wants to talk to you yoi", Marco said as he got to the giant chair on the deck. As Whitebeard heard he stood up, and started walking towards his room leaving Vista who was currently training Luffy who was practicing with a Wakizashi.

"This is Newgate, what do you want, Garp?" he asked.

"I recently received a report that you attacked a marine battleship as they had taken one of your sons, but the reason for this call is as I got to see a picture of the boy the entire thing was over. So I'm just going to get to the point. I want to see my grandson Newgate. I know it's him".

"GURARARA, if you want to see him, go to Fishman Island we should be there in a week but we will stay for an extra one as we are on our way there to check on it " Whitebeard responded.

"I`ll be there", Garp answered before hanging up on the call.

{III}

1 Week Later

"Can I finally go explore the island Oyaji? Everytime we come to it I never get off. We just passed through all of the times we came before" Luffy asked excitedly.

"Of course just ask one of your brothers to go with you." Whitebeard told his youngest son. As soon as he finished Luffy started running looking for someone he can go explore the island with.

"Marco, Thatch, Marco, Thatch!" Luffy keeps yelling as he runs down the hall towards where the commander's rooms are all located.

"What?", both of them say as they open their respective doors.

"Let's go explore the island since we're staying for a week," Luffy said.

"I don't see why not yoi" Marco said.

"Sure I been wanting to eat some of the candy here either way it's delicious".

"Don't tell him that Luffy is going to eat all of it and have a sugar rush and he already has enough energy as it is yoi" Marco said, but it was to late as Luffy was already dragging Thatch down the hallway.

{III}

The trio were now walking down through the shopping plaza both Luffy and Thatch with 10 pieces of candy each while Marco was slumped over as he had to pay them for since Thatch had supposedly forgotten his money on the ship. "There you guys are I have been looking for you since I heard you were here" somebody spoke as they turned around they saw a blue fishman wearing a yellow kimono with jolly rogers on it.

"Oi Jimbei, how you been yoi?" Marco asked.

"I'm doing fine, but the king told me to look for you as he has invited you all to a banquet."

"Sounds good, especially since Luffy is going to be able to eat and hopefully not be as hungry for dinner" Thatch spoke.

Jimbei looked at Luffy with a confused expression on his face. "I didn't think the old man took in kids to the crew".

"Somebody just came to us, and asked us if we could take care of him, and of course pops always takes in sons" Marco asnwered.

Jimbei just nodded with a smile on his face. "Of course the good old man would".

{III}

Ryugu Palace

Luffy was gawking over how big, and lavish the inside of the palace was. "How have you all been, jamon?" Asked a giant merman who came from behind them. At this point Luffy's eyes were as wide as saucers as he had never seen a fishman this big before, he was even bigger than Whitebeard.

"Hey, do you poop?" Luffy asked the commanders face palming at the question.

"Hahaha, of course jamon. Now why don't we head towards the banquet".

When they got to the eating area there were already a lot of commanders, and even Whitebeard who came from his ship to get drunk out of their minds. As soon as Luffy got there he sat down and immediately started eating. He was sitting next to a huge mermaid with a pink tail and 3 mermen. "Hello my Shirahoshi''said little mermaid who came forward a little mermaid who had blonde hair, and was wearing a traditional kimono, hugging the big mermaid with a pink tail.

"Hello mother," she said happily. Luffy's head was burning, not being able to grasp how the little mermaid was the mother of the huge mermaid.

"How come your daughter is so big but you're so small" Luffy asked.

"Oh and who are you child" she said with stars in his eyes at how adorable he looked with puffed out cheeks as his mouth was full of food.

"I'm Monkey D. Luffy".

"Oh little Luffy, how did you get here?" she asked as she didn't know how a human child got to fishman island, and even more the royal palace.

"I came with my family" he simply said.

"So you're part of the Whitebeard crew?" she asked.

"Yup, thats my Oyaji, and everybody on the crew are my brothers and sisters".

"And are you not scared of Fishman?" she asked.

Luffy tilted his head to the side confused."Why would I be, are we not friends?"

Otohime let out a squeal and hugged Luffy. "You're so adorable!, why cant everyone be as accepting as you."

Luffy could hardly breathe at this point as she was hugging him so tight, and he didn't even know how it was possible as she looked so fragile and frail. But he felt a warmth he had never felt before he had always been loved by his Oyaji, and brothers but it never felt like this. Then suddenly as she let him go, and he saw the kindness in her eyes he finally understood it was the warmth of mother love he had never felt before of course he had sisters but they treated him like a brother.

Luffy was always thinking of who his mother was he didn't really care about his dad as he had pops and his brothers. But his mother was always a mystery for him, and when he asked the crew couldn't answer as they didn't know it was. The only thing he knew was that he got the blue eye, and the white part of his hair from her as they told him his dad hard dark hair and black eyes.

Luffy just looked at her and suddenly leaped forward and hugged her. The queen was shocked but regardless just hugged him back. As Luffy pulled away he had tears in his eyes and looked up to the queen "Is it ok if I call you mom?" he asked the 3 princes had their eyes wide open and the part of the crew that heard suddenly stopped moving to look at Luffy.

Otohime was shocked "Of course!" she happily said out loud picking Luffy up and hugging him while spinning in circles

King Neptune who was sitting next to Whitebeard saw this and asked "What is it jamon?"

Otohime stopped, and with stars in her eyes hugging Luffy she said. "This adorable child asked me if he could call me mom".

"GURARARA, so the brat wanted the love of a mother no wonder he had been asking about his mother a lot." Whitebeard said with a smile on his face. The commanders understood as some of them had never experienced the love and warmth of a loving mother.

"Is it ok if I take him to play with my daughter and sons?" she asked.

"Of course, if he calls you mom he should meet his other siblings" Whitebeard said.

Otohime quickly walked away with Luffy towards her sons who were all smiling. "These are my children Fukaboshi, Ryuboshi, Manboshi and my daughter, the youngest Shirahoshi," she said introducing them.

"So does this mean they are my brothers and sister? What is the big mermaid is the youngest?!" he asked his eyes popping out his skull.

"Yes, she's only 3 years old" the queen replied.

"So that means she's my little sister then so that means I'm going to have to protect her" he said with a traditional D smile on his face. The 3 princes all smiled at this as they were overprotective of their little sister.

"I'm the oldest Fukaboshi", said the 1st prince who had blue hair with a navy blue and light blue polka dots tail.

"I'm Ryuboshi the second oldest so-la-ti-do," said the 2nd prince who had wavy dark pink hair, and had a large purple tail with white polka dots on it.

"I'm Manboshi the 3rd oldest, Ooh Mambo", said the 3rd prince while dancing, making Luffy laugh at how energetic he was.

"I'm Shirahoshi,'' said the giant mermaid.

"Well that I know your names can you show me around the island to any cool places" Luffy said smiling.

{III}

Sea Forest

Luffy had dragged Marco along since Shirahoshi said she wanted to go to the Sea forest. The 3 were now walking while Luffy, and Shirahoshi were exploring with Marco just looking over them. "Look Shira, there's a clearing over there we should go see what's over there" Luffy spoke. As he was walking a giant sea king passed over on the other side of the giant bubble then he suddenly grabbed his head and fell to his knees. " AHHHHH, WHOS TALKING? WHOS THERE? LEAVE ME ALONE!"

Marco quickly rushed to his side trying to see what was wrong. "What's wrong with big brother?", Shirahoshi asked worriedly.

"I don't know, Luffy what's wrong yoi?". This kept going on for 2 minutes until the sea king finally passed and Luffy got up.

"What happened yoi?" asked Marco.

"Is big brother ok?" asked Shirahoshi with tears almost falling from her eyes.

"I don't know, I just heard a loud voice when the sea king got close".

As Marco heard this he narrowed his eyes thinking. "What did you hear yoi?"

"I heard that some queen had finally been born, and that the time for the true rulers to return was getting closer, and closer whoever it was, was practically screaming as loud as they could" Luffy finished.

Marco's eyes were wide open in shock thinking that it wasn't possible he had that thing as he was about to speak Luffy suddenly got up and started walking forward. "There's a voice coming from over there, but it isn't loud like the other one". Marco and Shirahoshi just followed Luffy until they got to the clearing after a couple minutes Luffy spoke. "Why would somebody write an apology and leave it in the middle of the forest whoever Joyboy is he didn't seem that smart leaving it here shishishi, and it seemed like he was sad when he couldn't keep his promise to the princess. At least he apologized I wonder what happened to where he couldn't keep his promise." He said his head tilted to the side confused.

Marco just stared at Luffy in shock as he couldn't believe what had happened 'How does he have it' he thought.

"How do you know what it says?" asked Shirahoshi, confused.

"I don't know, I can't read it. I just hear it somehow it's weird" he said before busting out laughing. "But I'm always going to keep my promises no matter what and I'm going to protect you no matter what you crybaby" he said with determination in his voice. Shirahoshi just pouted and wiped her eyes with a smile on her face.

"We should get back to the palace, we have been out a while your mom is gonna get worried about the both of you, and I don't feel like getting beat by a mermaid yoi." Marco finished.

{III}

At the Ryugu Palace

Luffy and Shirahoshi were playing as they went into the palace. "How did my kids like exploring?" said Otohime as she rushed towards her daughter and her new son.

"It was fun mom " they both said simultaneously.

"Yeah they ran around a lot yoi, but can you tell pops that I need to talk to him" said Marco.

"Of course" said Otohime, as she walked away holding Luffys, and Shirahoshis hand.

{III}

"What did you want to talk about my son?" said Whitebeard after having made his way towards Marco who had gone back to the ship.

"Oyaji, it seems like Luffy has that same thing Roger had when he can hear things", said Marco.

Whitebeard just had a grin on his face than laughed. "GURARARA, I always knew he was going to be special so he can hear The Voice of All Things" he said as he sat down. "Maybe he's the one Roger told me about when we last talked after all he is a D", Whitebeard said as he was sitting behind his desk looking up.

"What did he say pops?" Marco asked as he knew Roger had told him things when they last talked including the meaning of the letter D, but Whitebeard had never told anyone.

"It's nothing my son just that things are certainly going to get interesting when he grows up, maybe he will turn the world upside down permanently. The era coming up on the horizon is certainly going to be interesting" Whitebeard finished up with a grin.

"Were going to have to teach him some things before anything yoi, his trusting nature and naive attitude could land him in trouble" Marco finished with a smile as he was thinking how his little brother was going to bring when he was older.

{III}

Couple Days Later

"Thatchy what do you mean my grandpa is here? I was playing with my little sister. He can wait", Luffy said with his arms crossed as he was not really happy.

"He came to see you, I mean part of the reason we stayed so long, so he had time to get here and see you" Thatch answered. As they were getting closer to the ship they could already hear loud laughter.

A couple of minutes later they arrived at the ship they saw a man sitting down in front of Whitebeard laughing and eating rice crackers. "Bwahahaha, so where is the brat Newgate", Garp asked. As soon as he finished this he saw a boy jump to sit on Whitebeard's shoulder.

"Oyaji so where is my grandpa?" he asked.

"That's me you short brat", Garp said before laughing.

Luffy then jumped down a couple feet away from him. "Huh your my grandpa I thought it was going to be someone as cool as I am, but you're just an old geezer" Luffy said.

"What did you say brat that's no way to talk to your grandpa!" said Garp as he punched him over the head.

"What was that for you old geezer I was just telling the truth" Luffy said as he was rubbing the new bump on his head. He then suddenly ran behind him and jumped on his back "You may be an old geezer but I still like you" Luffy said, making Garp's eyes widen and soften a little.

"Whatever you little brat don't think that's going to save you, you've been living with pirates instead of training to become a strong marine" Garp quickly said.

"Marines are dumb being a pirate is so much better you can do whatever you want" Luffy quickly shot back.

"What did you say brat? I'm going to knock some sense into that thick skull of yours." Garp said about to grab Luffy from his back until his grandson quickly let go and ran away and went to sit on Whitebeard's shoulder.

"So who's my dad jiji?" he asked Garp.

"His name is Monkey D. Dragon", Luffy just looked confused.

"Sounds like an important name maybe he's famous, oh well whatever. I'll meet him out on the sea some day" he said shrugging his shoulders

Garp just sat back down and looked at Whitebeard. "I want to take Luffy with me" he said.

Whitebeard just narrowed his eyes, but before he could say anything Luffy replied. "You can't take me away from my family. I grew up here and if I leave I couldn't fulfill my dream and keep my promise." Luffy shot back as he didn't like the way the conversation was starting to sound.

"You can't just come here and say you want to take one of my sons Garp. When a person joins my crew regardless of who they are they become family the choice is up to Luffy, and you heard what he had to say" Whitebeard added.

"I know that Newgate, and from what I heard my grandson already made up his mind on what he wants to do, but I still want to take him for some time I'll bring him back" Garp answered.

"How long do you want to take him yoi?" asked Marco.

"For 2 years so he can meet my other grandson, and can become friends" Garp said. This made the commanders frown as they couldn't imagine going 2 years without their little brother.

"I would go, but I can't right now I'm in the middle of training" Luffy answered.

The commanders nodded as they had each been teaching Luffy particular things. Haruta and Vista had been teaching him how to use a sword. Namur had been trying to teach him how to swim but gave up as he just sank like an anchor, Thatch and Jiru had been working on his speed. Rakuyo had been teaching him how to get better with a bo staff as he has some experience, while Marco and Jozu had helped his offense and defense fighting techniques respectively. Izo had been helping him with his accuracy so he could have a better shot. And Blamenco, Curiel, Fossa, Kingdew, Atmos, and Blenheim had been been helping to build up his physical strength.

"How old are you right now?" asked Garp.

"6", Luffy simply replied.

"Then how about in a year when you're 7 after you had some training I take you for 2 years" Garp asked. Luffy thought about it as he did want to meet whoever Garp was talking about, but also didn't want to leave his brothers.

"Sure, but where would I be going?", Luffy asked.

"The East blue." Luffy frowned as it was so far away from where he had always been but nodded either way. As Luffy agreed, Whitebeard and his commanders, Luffy, and Garp just kept talking late into the day sharing stories.

{III}

Couple Days Later

After Garp had left it was time for the Whitebeard pirates to leave. "See you later mom I'll visit whenever I can", Luffy said as he was on the deck.

"Be careful my son", Otohime replied.

"Take care big brother" Shirahoshi said with tears in her eyes as she and Luffy had been inseparable since they became brother and sister.

"Take care little crybaby. Take care everybody." he said as the ship started leaving.

As they were making their way towards the surface Marco came up towards Luffy. "We're going to take your training seriously since you're going to be gone 2 years, and don't worry your going to back here in around a year so you can see your little sister since this is where Garp is picking you up." he said. Luffy just nodded as he wanted to be stronger so he could take care of himself, and not worry his family.

{III}

1 Year Later-Luffy is now 7 years old

"So that's the island where you wanted to bring me" said a boy wearing blue shorts, with a white tank top, wearing sandals, a black and white beaded necklace and another one made out of bronze with a skull and swords underneath it(basically the Assassins creed black flag emblem made into a necklace).

"Yeah you little brat you're going to be away from the Grand Line for some time".

A couple of minutes later they landed on the Island and went through the town and were making their way up the mountain. "That lady Makino is nice I'm going to come down to the town to visit her sometimes" Luffy said while running through the trees.

"Do whatever you want brat just don't cause her too much trouble," Garp said.

*BAM BAM BAM* *BAM BAM BAM*

"WHO IS IT? Who dares knock so loudly on the door of the rulers of Mt. Corvo the Dadan family?" said a woman with the face of a gorilla and long orange curly hair.

"It's me," Garp calmly said.

"Garp!… I mean Garp-san, why are you here?".

"I came here to drop off my grandson, BWAHAHA" Garp laughed.

"GRANDSON?!" said 2 people simultaneously from inside the house.

"Garp-san this isn't a nursery home we can barely take care of Ace we can't take off another little monster" she said as she saw Luffy chasing trying to catch a butterfly.

"Don't worry he's only going to be staying for 2 years before he leaves. Also if you don't take care of him I'm going to arrest you after all the number of your crimes are endless" he simply said.

As they were talking Luffy was playing chasing the butterfly until in the corner of his eye he saw something shooting towards his face and he moved out of the way. "Why did you try and spit on me? That's nasty idiot" he said while looking at a kid sitting on top a boar with crossed arms and metal pipe in his hand.

"Ace there you are" says Garp walking away from, Dadan. "That's going to be your new friend Luffy," he said. "Well I got to go I'll be back in a couple of months so I'll leave you here" he said then soon walking away. As Luffy, and everybody else started going inside to go eat which was like wild animals fighting, but Luffy still stuffed his mouth.

{III}

It was the next day and he saw Ace going into the jungle, "Where is he going?" he asked Dogra.

"I don't know he just always goes into the jungle" so hurry up and get to cleaning he said, but Luffy just went running after Ace.

When he caught up to him he was on top of the cliff "HEY! Let's be friends" Luffy said, waving his hands up in the air. Ace just turned around, and looked at Luffy before kicking the tree and looking as it rolled towards him. Luffy quickly started running away quickly screaming until he was out of sight simply jumping up into a tree branch to get out of the way.

As Luffy was on a branch he sat, and started thinking to himself. 'It looks like he is angry, sad, and lonely his eyes remind me of how the slaves of Celestial Dragons on Sabaody were. Marco always said that the eyes of a person filled with anger, and feel lonely are different'. "I guess I'm going to have to wait and slowly become his friend over time he said to himself. Pops and my brothers always told me that being lonely is worse than pain, and death itself so I can't let him be by himself, but I have to take this slowly" he finished talking to himself.

Luffy kept following Ace for 3 weeks and Ace had done everything possible to lose Luffy, and Luffy just acted like he couldn't keep following him as wanted to take it slowly. He was acting like a weak little kid until they were on a bridge high up with forest, and river right underneath and when Ace saw Luffy behind him on the bridge he attacked him the pipe trying to hit him off. So Luffy had to pull out his collapsible bo staff he kept, and blocked the pipe. Ace was shocked that the kid had actually blocked his hit so easily like he knew where he was going to swing so he leaped back.

"Why do you keep following me?" he asked.

"WOW! So you can actually talk I thought you were mute, and I'm following you because I want to be your friend and show that I care about you." Luffy answered. Ace didn't know how to answer as he had been nothing but mean towards the kid. "But I'm not going to force you to be my friend quickly so I'm going to follow you until it looks like your open to me being your friend" he said as he put up his staff and walked back towards the bandit base. "Be careful Ace!" he said as he got to the end of the bridge waving his arms.

Ace just looked at him walk away with a little hope in his eyes 'We'll see what happens' he thought before he walked away.

{III}

Luffy had continued to follow Ace for a couple more days, and after the chase he always went down to Foosha village to visit Makino, and he really realized how nice she was, and already said that she was his sister to which Makino had giggled and with a smile happily agreed. Luffy was eating and suddenly a villager passed by screaming "PIRATES! PIRATES ARE HERE!"

Makino quickly made her way toward the doors but before she left she told Luffy to stay there and wait as it was dangerous. Of course Luffy didn't listen and made his way out, threw the back door, and made his way up a building close to the port. Luffy saw the pirates and immediately thought back to a pirate his pops called "A Red-Haired Brat", but he quickly forgot about it as the way pops talked about him it seemed like he was strong and there was no way someone that strong would be in the East Blue.

So he made his way back to the bar, and sat then 5 minutes later the pirates walked in and filled up the bar. As the red haired pirate sat down he asked ."So is this little kid your son Makino?"

Luffy quickly answered "She's my big sister idiot and I'm not a little kid I'm a pirate!" he said standing on the stool.

"HAHAHA, you're a pirate? As if a little baby could be a pirate" the red haired man kept laughing.

"I'm not a kid, I'm a pirate, and a grown up!" Luffy said but the red haired man just kept laughing as they kept drinking.

{III}

Luffy kept coming to the bar over the next few weeks as he liked the pirates, and it reminded him of the Moby Dick with his brothers as usual he always came after chasing Ace. As he would actually talk to him at the bandits base, but still didn't let him follow him.

"As I said you're never going to be a pirate" the man laughing.

"I already told you Shanks. I'm already a pirate not that I want to be one in the future!" Luffy said standing on the stool.

"And next thing you're going to tell me is your the captain" he said.

"I'm never going to the captain that's always going to Oyaji. I'm just going to be stronger than him so I can protect them and be a commander, and then go on my own adventure and collect a crew for my division and with that crew I'm going to make Oyaji the King of the Pirates and protect my older brothers" Luffy shot back.

As he finished this Shanks raised an eyebrow as he was confused and decided to ask "Who's your Oyaji?".

"Whitebeard," Luffy simply said.

"EHHHHHHHH" the entire crew, Makino, and Shanks said wide eyed.

"So why are you here in the East Blue?" Benn Beckman asked.

"Because grandpa asked pops if he could bring me here for 2 years" Luffy answered.

"Who's your grandpa?" Yassop asked.

"His grandpa is Vice-Admiral Garp" said Makino waiting for the shocked expressions.

"EHHHHHHH" the pirates said in shock again.

"So that's why you said you were a pirate, your part of the Strongest Man in the Worlds crew, but I gotta ask why do you want to make him king?" Shanks said.

"Because he's always loved me and my siblings, and protects his family from anything and protects his territories without asking for much that's what the Pirate King should be. Also because I want to go on the ultimate adventure to make him king and be free and most importantly.…". As Shanks heard this he saw the image of his old captain behind Luffy as he was going to grab his straw hat the doors burst open and in walk bandits.

"So these are the pirates everybody keeps talking about they look weak and like cowards to me" the leader says as he walks forward. "We're mountain bandits but were not here to trash the place, we just want 10 barrels of sake," he said.

"I'm sorry, but I just served the last of it" said Makino.

"Sorry about that looks like we drank the place dry here you can have this" said Shanks as he offered the bandit an unopened bottle. To which the bandit grabs the bottle and smashed it over Shanks head and pushed him to the ground.

"Don't play with me. My name is Higuma and I have a 8 million beri bounty. A bottle ain't enough for a big shot like me". "Watch yourself pirates. I'll be back in a week and you better have sake for me, and my men or we'll destroy the place" he said as he walked out.

"HAHAHAHA" the pirates burst out laughing.

"He got you good boss," Lucky Roux said.

"WHAT WAS THAT?" Luffy said. "THAT WAS DISGRACEFUL, WHY DIDN'T YOU FIGHT BACK?" Luffy screamed.

Shanks stopped laughing. "Not every battle is worth fighting knowing to fight, and when to not fight is part of what makes you a man" he simply said.

Luffy just scoffed and sat back down, and saw a chest and opened it and saw a light grey looking fruit with what seemed like a white crack design all over it. Thinking nothing off it he put the entire things is mouth, and swallowed it as it looked cool but when he tasted it he scrunched his face as it tasted horrible, but said nothing as Thatch would be disappointed if he wasted food. "Luffy are you ok?" Shanks asked as he got up and sat back down in his stool. As he looked over he saw the chest empty. "Luffy! Did you eat the fruit in the chest?!" he asked.

"Yeah it tasted nasty, like dirt".

Shanks quickly picked him by the legs. "Spit it out, Spit it out now!" he said frantically.

"What's the big deal, Shanks? It was just a fruit" Luffy asked as Shanks set him down.

"Luffy you ate a Devil Fruit. You will never be able to swim again no matter what. There's only one fruit that would let you still swim, and that's not it for sure we don't even know what the fruit you ate was. It might be completely useless!" Shanks told him.

"EHHHH now I'm like Marco, Jozu, and Blamenco I can't make fun of them for sinking anymore!" Luffy said.

Shanks just looked at Luffy eyes twitching finally speaking. "You Dumbass!"


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