(A/N: I own nothing, one piece is owned by whoever created one piece)
(Do you pour cereal before the milk or pour milk before the cereal?)
Summary: Crew information, talk with Pudding and sleep, name swap
list of charlottes in this chapter because there's a lot of them: Amande, Katakuri, Brulee, Myukuru, Perospero, Compote, Smoothie, Flampe, Pudding, Poire, Galatte, Prim, Praline, Oven, Daifuki, Mondee, Hachee, Effiler, Opera, Anana, Marble, Maple, Cracker
previously:
After finishing their food, Anana was just sitting on Luffy's Lap while stretching his finger in astonishment.
Big mom looked at her son and asked a question.
"So, What's your Crew Like my son?"
PRESENT:
CHAPTER 9
At this the family were leaning in curiosity wondering what kind of people joined his crew.
"Okay who should I start with?" Luffy asked blinking at everyone curiously, the older siblings smiled at that, from what they have seen from him, he sure was childish, it was kind of nice. Not only that, he seemed to not mind some of their brothers and sisters unique features.
"Start with the first then the last" Broye said, it would make sense to go with the first then the last crewmember.
"also tell us how you met them and how you got them to join you" Brulee added on.
"Tamago! get the bounties of my son's crew!" Big mom ordered to which he nodded and left to get it, he had already printed it out but she ordered for him to wait until they got him back, she wanted to put faces on the names his son was gonna mention.
In the meantime Luffy started talking about his nakama.
"Alright! First would be Zoro! He is my first mate and a swordsman, he uses three swords to fight. I met him in East blue, he got into trouble with marines when he saved a girl from them, he made a deal in which he would go without food for a month to spare her and her mom, turned out they weren't keeping their promise and were going to kill him in a week so I told him about it and forced him to join my crew if he wanted to live and get his swords back!" Luffy said cheerfully. the swordsman and swordswoman of the family, mainly Amande were interested about the fact that he was a swordsman.
Some sweat dropped at the fact he pretty much blackmailed his first-mate to join.
Big mom perked up and looked serious about the starving part but didn't make a comment about it.
"what do you mean "saved a girl from them?"" Mondee asked curiously about that part.
Luffy frowned "Some kid had a dog that was going to attack the girl when Zoro stepped in and saved her, his dad was considered a high ranking marine there, his was pretty mean! he threatened to kill his own man if they didn't shoot us!"
Now at that the family nodded in understanding while frowning, sounded like the brat he was mentioning was spoiled.
"Is your swordsman strong?" Amande asked with the interest of fighting in her eyes, She had fought with many swordsman but they all weren't much of a challenge, she wanted to clash swords with a person who would be worthy for her blade, Shirauo, Especially the strongest swordsman, Mihawk. If her little brother's swordsman was strong, she could finally ease her boredom, and heck, maybe she could have found someone she could have romantic feelings for, she only would date a person if they could beat her or tie her in a duel.
Luffy nodded and smiled happily "Yeah! and his training to get stronger too! when you meet him you guys could spar!" now at that she smirked slightly, she was eager to meet this man when he comes to Totto land.
"After Zoro we Met Nami... But she didn't join yet... so next would be Usopp! His the liar and sniper!" now at that they raised their eyebrow at the liar part but let their brother continue on.
"We met him when we were looking for a bigger ship and his childhood friend was the next owner of a boat company! Some jerk named Kuro threatened her so I kicked his Butt and she gave us our first ship, the Going merry"
"Next would be Sanji! his the cook! He fights with his legs, I met him when we had to work at the place he was working at cause I accidently hit the place with a cannonball from a Marine who shot at us! I kept trying to get Sanji to Join my crew but he kept refusing, but he joined us when I Beat Krieg who attacked the place"
at that some of them let out a hum without really any comments.
"After Sanji, Nami joined us, She's the navigator and she had to work for some jerk called Arlong who was really Mean! I beat him up while my crew beat up his crew and she joined us when I beat him! She really really likes Money but she's really nice to kids!"
"Arlong? as in Fishman Arlong?" Prim asked raising an eyebrow at that while the siblings seemed a bit surprised, some had heard about it, a former sun-pirate in east blue. while the ones who didn't know were questioning what was a fish-men doing in east blue?
"Yeah that guy! I beat him when he was forcing Nami to draw maps along with the place!" to which they nodded at, not that surprising he had beaten him, his a charlotte after all.
After this Tamago had came back with posters in hand, Big mom instructed him to Project the bounties onto the screen to display them.
after showing the faces of the crewmembers he had mentioned, Luffy continued onwards with chopper.
"We than Headed to the GrandLine and met Chopper! Nami got really sick so We went to find a doctor so we climbed up a mountain and met A doctor So she could help her. Chopper is a Reindeer that ate the devil fruit, The Hito Hito No mi! his also a doctor that worked for the doctor who helped Nami!"
When Tamago projected Chopper's Bounty, some cooed at how cute he was while some raised eyebrows at his Bounty.
Anana smiled upon seeing chopper "Cute..." She muttered
she wanted to cuddle him and stab him then stitch him up.
"that's interesting" Big mom said, she wanted to see it up close and personal, what an interesting creature in her son's crew, as much as she wanted to add it to her collection, it was her sons crewmate so that's a no.
"Is he strong? why is his bounty so low?" Cracker asked in curiosity, Did the Doctor of his little brother's crew have any Combat Capabilities?
"He is strong! he has these balls he eats that can change his forms! he can change into a regular reindeer or a giant Fur-ball!"
"really?" Anana, Melise and Panna asked in Awe at the fact that he could change forms, Luffy nodded which got them excited, they wanted to meet him and see it up and personal.
"But I have no Idea why his Bounty is so low" Luffy said shrugging, He never understood why his bounty was so low, Chopper was Strong!
"After Chopper Is Robin! she worked for Crocodile until he backstabbed her, I beat him up and she joined my crew! She's the arch..arche-all...arche-all-ogas I think that's the word, She's the arche-all-ogas!" at that they sweat dropped, seems like their brother had trouble with difficult words.
"You mean archeologist?" Prim asked with amusement.
"Yeah that! she likes old things which are ancient! she can also grow hands, legs and eyes anywhere! she was held by the World Government when they threatened they would hurt us so she did gave herself to them, We stormed the place and got her back!"
"You mean Enies Lobby?" Snack said, he remembered Tamago mentioning about how he stormed enies Lobby.
"Yeah! we kicked their butts! nobody messes with my nakama!" Luffy said seriously with a look that promised a fight if anyone tried.
"Then there's Franky he is the ship wright! we met him when we were going to save robin and he with his family built us a new ship when Going Merry sunk, He built us the thousand sunny and joined our crew when we got Robin back and she forced him"
"How was he forced to join?" Noisette asked in curiously, what did the "demon child" do?
"Robin had made two hands and squeezed his balls" Luffy said shrugging, he was a rubber man so he wouldn't feel anything unless they were coated with haki.
at this Noisette with his brothers paled and shuddered in horror, even the logia who wouldn't feel it unless she used haki also winced.
"I can see how she got her epithet" Mont D'OR said shuddering with his brothers nodding in agreement.
their sisters on the other hand just looked on in amusement, their brother's Archeologist sounded interesting.
Luffy now had stars in his eyes as he explains more about Franky "Not only is he a Ship wright, he is also a cyborg!"
"A cyborg?!" Myukuru, marble, Maple, Custard, Effiler, Brulee and the really young siblings shouted in unison, it had caused some of the siblings to jump or nearly have an heart attack, it was pretty quiet with a few questions until the mention of the fact his a cyborg, they did not see that coming, well except for katakuri who looked a bit amused at his younger siblings antiques.
Luffy nodded "Yeah! he can launch his fist like a rocket at people to either hit them or grab them with his right arm and can fire either a cannonball or bullets with it! he can even breath fire out of his mouth!"
"Really?!" more voices joined in with Stars in their eyes amazed by the description of his crewmate while the others looked on in amusement.
When their brother nodded, the stars in their eyes started glowing brighter.
after a couple of minutes to calm down Luffy continued "Anyways moving on, next up is brook! He was stuck in the Floridian Triangle with that gecko guy" at this a certain twin stood up.
"You mean Gecko Moria right? Also, Thank you for helping Lola" Chiffon said bowing a bit towards her little brother in Gratitude for that.
"You look like Lola" Luffy tilted his head towards her noticing the similarities, the family face-palmed at that, can't he connect the dots?
"I am her twin, Chiffon!" Chiffon shouted out.
Luffy blinked before looking surprised "YOU ARE HER TWIN?!"
"WHO ELSE WOULD SHE/I BE?!" Chiffon with some of her siblings shouted at their baby brother who looked like he was processing this before it all clicked
"Ah!
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Katakuri huffed in amusement.
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Yeah that makes sense"
*SLAM*
Chiffon with some of her siblings slammed their heads while the others were either face-palming or pinching their nose or giggling and snorting in amusement of their siblings reaction and Luffy's response.
after a while Luffy continued on about his skeleton crewmate.
"Brook is an awesome skeleton who likes playing music and his a swordsman like Zoro! although Zoro wants to beat Mihawk while Brook wants to play music and meet up with Laboon!"
"A skeleton? Laboon?" Galatte raised an eyebrow at that.
Luffy nodded "Yeah! he ate a devil fruit that turned him into that! he hasn't seen Laboon because he was stuck, Laboon's a whale he made friends with when he was still human"
"You sure have an interesting line-up there bro" Cracker said amused about how bizarre his crew was.
"A Cyborg shipwright, A music playing skeleton that wants to see a whale, a reindeer who ate a devil fruit whose a doctor, a cook, a swordsman and an archeologist and a lying sniper...Huh" Compote muttered to herself, her brother had an interesting line-up for a crew.
Although...it felt like he left several details out when he explained about how he met up with his nakamas.
"Now that I think about it where is your crew Luffy?" Poire asked which had the siblings looking at their brother in curiosity also, now that they think about it, Luffy was there in marineford but his crew wasn't, where were they?
Luffy turned to a look of seriousness "They are training right now for the new world, We will train up for 2 years to prepare ourselves!"
"For How long?" Poire asked in wonder.
"2 years!" they widened their eyes at this, that's quite a long time.
Pudding remembered about the tattoo, widening her eyes but quickly closed her 3rd one, she stood up and asked
"was 3D2Y a way to tell your crew to train for 2 years?"
Luffy looked at her and nodded "Yeah! we were gonna meet in 3 days! but we will meet in 2 years!"
"Do you know where they are? why weren't they with you at marineford?" Cinnamon asked
were they separated due to certain circumstances? he along with his crew stormed enies lobby to save one of their own, that proofed that his crew were loyal to the point they would storm a place which would make them enemies of the governments to save a nakama, it would make sense for them to follow their captain so they could save said captain's older brother, so why didn't they?
"We were at Sabaody where I met Rayleigh and punched that stupid Celestial dragon, marines came and they had a...Pafafista?" Luffy wondered off trying to remember the name.
"Pacifista?" Snack said helpfully, they had seen them in the broadcast, they boasted some serious firepower.
Yeah that! one of them attacked my nakama so I beat it up!, when I dealt with it, Kuma came and before I could react, I was already sent flying" Luffy said while clutching his fist, he was grateful for Rayleigh teaching him Observation.
"Won't you start to miss them?" Compote asked worried he would feel lonely without his nakama.
Luffy shook his head "As long as they're fine I don't mind... and besides! I can use the time to know you guys!" Luffy beamed at them while the siblings smiled at that.
"And then we will sail again!"
Big mom frowned a bit at that "You aren't joining my crew?"
Luffy tilted her head towards her "Why would I do that? I can't be king of the pirates If I joined another crew"
The siblings tense a bit and looked at their mother who looked to be deep in thought.
"How about an alliance then? You should Call us once in a while though" Big mom suggested which surprised them all.
they thought she would argue about it but she had accepted it rather quickly and made up a compromise, hell, she didn't even seem to care about how her son wanting to be king of the pirates!
"Are you sure mama?" Perospero asked their mother who nodded.
"As Long as he calls and tells us about what happens it should be fine and also... "Big mom started smirking.
"Luffy, Change your name from Monkey D. Luffy..."
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"...To Charlotte D. Luffy!"
Big mom finished off with a grin, It would be a good way to get back at dragon for what he did and she wanted everyone to know that he was her son who she was proud of. she was gonna get Morgans to publish it on the next tea party where she would properly Announce her son who came back and the name change.
the siblings though lit up at the idea and looked at their brother in curiosity, he would be the first Brother who would have a D along with the family name, although it was up to him.
Luffy though just blinked and smiled up at Mama after a couple of seconds.
"Okay!" Luffy said.
"Are you sure you're fine with this though?-Peroin~" Perospero raised an eyebrow at how quick he was to accept to change his family name, he wasn't complaining though, in fact he was delighted.
"Ace Went with Portgas instead of Gold because he hated, never met and didn't know his Old man while his mother had died so he could live!, I know about Dad but only saw him once and never talked to the guy, he may be nice but he took me away from you guys and he didn't bother talking with me! at least I met and talked with Mama and you guys so it would be better to go with charlotte! right?"
Luffy said tilting his head towards them which had them thinking, Yeah he had a point, At least their mother and them actually spent time with Luffy even though it was kind of the 1st time they met but it was due to his kidnapping, Dragon didn't bother raising or interacting with his own child, they may have met once but that was it.
Big mom smirked at this "Whelp Its official than! The next tea party we shall announce your return as Charlotte D. Luffy!" At this the siblings smiled warmly at their brother and cheered at that.
"Tamago show Luffy to his Room! we are going to talk more with Luffy tomorrow at breakfast! its starting to turn into night, all of you are dismissed!"
"Yes mama!"
After that everyone left... except Katakuri who was in deep thought with a hand clinging onto his scarf.
(I wonder...what he would say about my teeth...)
after stalling for a bit he left.
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After the dismissal, Luffy Followed Tamago towards his room he would be staying in, after reaching the Room Tamago turned around
"So this is the place where you wi-"
only to find Luffy gone.
"LL be staying-Bon?"
(-somewhere in the castle-)
"Hmmm What do you think about Our brother Flampe?" Pudding asked laying on bed swinging her legs.
she and Flampe were close after she came and helped her when Bullies had grabbed her by the hair and were gonna cut it, it was the first time she had ever seen her so pissed at someone and punched someone so hard.
after that she had comforted her and told mama and their older siblings about it when they came back, they were pretty livid till the point Katakuri and Mama were leaking their Conqueror's haki by accident.
the next day many people awoke to the site of how most portions of the walls and the floors of the street had been recolored into one single color.
red
after that accident Pudding normally went outside with Flampe sticking close with another Older sibling that watches out for them. although she would still hear whispers of insults that are hurled at her which was met with a quick stab towards the guy who said that.
Flampe wore a red button-up blouse with long sleeves with red dotted white pants with suspender belts and has fingerless gloves with a blow-dart gun she carries around, when she saw how people treated her older sister she wanted to hit them so badly that she unlocked armament haki this way.
"He seems kind of dense, naïve and all around Airheaded, but his pretty Nice, I think he wouldn't mind seeing your 3rd eye!" Flampe said smiling brightly at Pudding.
Mama had taught her to be kind towards her siblings as people would make fun of them for their looks, she was raised pretty strictly which she was secretly grateful for when she saw how people had viewed her siblings. she was considered the best younger sister for always supporting and being there for her older siblings.
she had been wary and tense of their older brother who was stolen from birth, thinking since he wasn't raised inside the family that he would see them differently, Fortunately he didn't, In fact he seemed to like their siblings features, while some of them.
"Really?" Pudding asked Flampe 3 eyes open with a bit of hope.
"Yeah! You can definitely show him your 3rd eye!" Flampe said.
pudding though looked doubtful "You think so? he only just met us and he wasn't raise by mama, What if he considers me a monster when he-"
*Creak*
"Sees my third eye..." she trailed off when she saw someone opened the door slightly
she paled at the fact a person has seen her 3rd eye when she noticed an eye peaking through the small opening.
Flampe Tensed and internally cursed(Shit! I Forgot to lock the door!)
opening the door full way, they were less tenser seeing who it was.
"Luffy?!"
"YO!" Luffy greeted.
"Shouldn't you be with Tamago?!" Flampe asked in surprise.
Luffy rubbed his head while looking sheepish "I kind of got distracted" Flampe was about to face-palm before she remembered(Pudding!)
she now looked at her older sister in worry, did he see it?
"Did you see it...my..." Pudding muttered with hair shadowing her face.
"Yea...your 3rd eye..." she was now shaking a bit in fear of what he was about to comment, she had flashbacks of how people saw her and treated her like a demon.
"It's so cool!" Luffy said in awe.
Pudding widened all 3 of her eyes and gaped at that(Does...he...really?)
"Eh?" her eyes starting to get watery, remembering all the times people would insult her, call her a monster, call her a defect, how here siblings were always there for her and how mama had re-assured that it looked find on her.
"R-really?" she said with tears in her eyes while looking at Luffy who beamed at her.
"Yeah!"
"You don't think I am a monster?"
she started reminiscing
"You're a freak!"
"Stay way from me you monster!"
"Run away! it's that thing again!"
"Freak! Freak! Freak!"
Luffy hearing this, stretched his arms and pulled her into a comforting hug, it felt like meeting chopper again.
"You aren't a monster! You are my Sister! they are just jealous of your 3rd eye!"
Pudding was softly crying while Flampe kept quiet in this emotional moment.
"You don't think I should have never existed?" she asked well clinging onto him and looking at him in the face with hope and tears in her eyes.
Luffy was surprised at that it had sounded like...
"You want me to live?"
Ace
Luffy snapped out of it and smiled at her "Yeah Of course!" why wouldn't he? her 3rd eye looked cool!
at this Pudding couldn't hold it in anymore, she wailed into her brother's shoulder clinging tightly.
"R-really?" she asked while crying heavily.
"Yeah! screw those bastards who said mean things! they are just jealous of you! you're 3rd eye is cool! I wish I had one! It looks amazing on you!"
She cried more and she started clinging harder onto him like it was her Life support.
"I AM HAPPY YOU WERE BORN!"
at this Pudding couldn't control herself and cried fountains while clinging hard onto her brother which in response he rubbed her back soothingly
Her brother was happy for how she looks, he even wanted a 3rd eye which caused the wave of insults, he saw her as someone who was a human...
he was happy for her birth.
Flampe looked on while smiling warmly with tears in her eyes, she wanted to also hug and comfort her but she hesitated, Luffy seeing this grinned and let go of one his arms on pudding to pull Flampe in for a group hug, she was surprised at this and looked at Luffy who beamed at her and she smiled back, Looking towards pudding she hugged her sides and rub her back soothingly and in response Pudding clung to her also.
After a while of crying, Pudding looked up towards their brother and smiled.
" *Sniff* thank you Onii-chan!" she said softly with tears in all 3 of her eyes which she showed to Luffy.
Luffy just grinned and pat her head like how Ace does " No problem! although it feels weird..." Pudding and Flampe tilted their head at him.
"what's weird?" Flampe asked.
"I only had Ace-nii and Sabo-nii until I met you guys, its kind of strange having sisters and younger siblings" he shrugged off.
"That so..." Pudding trailed off with a finger on her chin thinking about it.
"hmm...Right! I should probably go back to my room" Luffy said while hitting his palm with a fist, turning around to leave.
he was about to leave until he felt something tugging his shirt.
"Wait!" Pudding exclaimed.
Luffy turned his head towards her and hummed, wondering what she wanted "What's wrong?"
Pudding looked embarrassed while fidgeting and twiddling her fingers "Um.. Can you sleep with us?"
"why do you want me to sleep with you guys?"
Pudding frowned a bit "I have nightmares when I sleep alone" she shuddered at the nightmares she had before Flampe found out about it and slept with her to keep them away, although sometimes it didn't work.
Luffy nodded in understanding "Ah!, I also have nightmares when sleeping alone"
at this Pudding perked up "Really?"
Luffy just nodded "Yeah!"
Pudding smiled a bit at the fact she had someone who could relate when it comes to nightmares, she was glad that their brother returned and helped her problems and deepest insecurities, she felt weights coming off her shoulders...
she felt free, its as if the sun had came and got rid of her inner demons and dark thoughts.
Flampe just shrugged at the fact their brother who returned was gonna sleep with them, maybe it could help with Puddings nightmares "Guess we're having a sleepover"
after turning off the lights and properly locking the door this which Flampe double checked, they bounced until the bed and they slept peacefully with smiles on their faces while cuddling each other.
Pudding cuddling in Luffy's chest while Flampe hugged her back from behind, it felt nice.
those three would sleep with smiles on their faces with none of them having a single nightmare.
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Little did they know outside of the room...
"Looks like they are asleep" Cracker said with a soft look on his face.
Tamago had told them about how Luffy went missing and she immediately called for a search party, she did NOT want to lose her son AGAIN.
when Cracker along with his group of siblings went around searching inside the castle, they heard Luffy's voice coming from within Puddings room which they all relaxed at, reporting his location, they gathered quietly outside puddings room and they leaned in on what was going on and were surprised.
"He truly is a blessing when he came back home isn't he?-Peroin~" Perospero said softly, he was grateful for what his baby brother did today for some of his siblings insecurities
Smoothie nodded in agreement "Yeah..."
"...if only dragon didn't!-" she now exclaimed while clutching her fist tightly.
the rest of the family also looking as furious as she was, Mama had given birth to a child that would have been the greatest and most kindest brother among them, but Dragon swooped in and stole him away from them.
although they relaxed in a couple of seconds, at least he has came back into his rightful place and ditched the bastards family name and is a charlotte instead of a monkey!
after that they went to go to their bedrooms or went back to night patrol duty while big mom stalled a little longer.
"Happy she was born..." she muttered softly and left wondering.
was her son happy she was born?
were any of her own children happy she was born?