Title: Of Dreams and Desires
Pairings: Smoker x Ace, Sanji x Zoro, and other side pairings
Ratings: T - NC-17
Chapter: 42 of ?
Summary: The road to One Piece is a dangerous one and each individual begins at different times and places. Some paths cross for a fleeting moment but the encounter could be so great that it can alter the initial direction. Every meeting is important and is planned by the souls long before the bodies see each other. Follow everyone's story and see what path they take.
Disclaimer: I do not make any profit from this story; all props go to Eiichiro Oda.
Author Note: So, I watched the English version of One Piece on Toonami. Yeaaaaaa, I don't know if it's because I only watched the dubbed but I can't stand how they sound. Usopp is Krillin. That alone does something to my soul lol.
Shout Outs: Thanks to yukino76 for adding my story to your favorites and alerts! I'm glad you like it. Thanks to my Guest who reviewed ^_^ Kong is a mystery character; big plans for him in the upcoming chapters. Garp will go through so much more pain before things get better. I'm so thrilled you liked the story. Hope to be seeing you around again! Special thanks to everyone who is still with me so far, I greatly appreciate it. You guys are fucking awesome.
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Coby

The older male watched the younger sleep. He ran his fingers through pink hair, grinning when the other mumbled drowsily. Helmeppo traced the scar on Coby's forehead. The touch made his eyelids flutter before they slowly opened. Tired eyes glanced at the window and a groan escaped his chapped lips when he noticed it was still pitch black outside.

"Why are you up?"

The blond shrugged, "I wanted to watch you sleep."

A blush crossed Coby's cheeks as he leaned up to kiss his lover, "Let's get dressed. I'm sure Vice Admiral Garp has already started his day."

Helmeppo kissed Coby on his forehead one more time before he stood and began to put on his uniform. When they were both dressed, the master chief petty officer and petty officer left their quarters, descending down the stairs to reach the deck level. Coby breathed in the salted air and smiled, "Today is going to be a good day."

A soft voice reached their ears, "You two are up early."

The pair turned to Garp's right hand man and saluted, "Sir!"

Bogard pushed himself off the wall, "We'll be docking at Water Seven soon. Get breakfast then prepare the men for docking."

He watched them salute and run off to accomplish their assignments. The Marine stuffed his hands into his pockets as he approached the vice admiral. Garp watched the sunrise, his fingers tracing over his infamous dog mask. Bogard observed his comrade's tense shoulders, "Are you going to tell him about Ace?"

Garp shook his head, "I can't tell him something I'm not sure of."

"Have you tried to contact him?"

The war hero sighed, "I've tried three times. He'll call me back…"

The breakfast horn blared, spurring the men on deck into motion. They rushed around their superiors to the galley and the men stood in silence watching the rising sun. It wasn't until only they remained did Bogard speak, "Remember your own teachings, Garp."

Said man nodded his head, "The first and greatest commandment is…"

"Don't let them scare you." Bogard shrugged, "We don't know what could happen to Ace. You believe in him. So let's keep believing; it's all we can do."

Garp nodded his head in agreement with his subordinate. He continued to watch the sun rise with a sad smile. For now, he would put his trust in his grandson.

C

Soldiers marched through the city and towards the shipyard, where they were told the pirates were being kept. The gates to the Galley-La Company opened and the man in the dog mask signaled his men to follow him in. Once in the yard, the vice admiral closed his eyes and let his sense expand, grinning when he found his grandson. Instead of using the door, he walked over to the third window and smiled. He reared back and punched the side of the building, creating a massive hole in the wall.

Those in the room let out surprised yells and when the dust cleared, confused faces greeted him. Garp chuckled, "Is that you guys?" He questioned as he walked through the hole, "The Straw Hat crew? There are very few people Monkey D. Luffy should meet."

When the occupants in the room crouched into fighting positions, Garp chuckled, "Oh, I'm not here for you." He looked past the blond haired one to see his grandson sitting at the table, asleep. He popped his knuckles, "I'm here for you."

Faster than anyone expected, Garp rushed to the unconscious captain, punching him off of the chair and onto the floor, "Wake up!"

The force of the hit made the flooring crack as Luffy bounced off of it. The devil user screamed and clutched his head, "That hurts!"

Garp removed his mask, grinning, "A punch of love that couldn't be stopped, eh?" Soft eyes regarded the boy on the floor, "I heard you've been acting pretty recklessly and that you've made quite a mess. That true, Luffy?"

At hearing the familiar voice, Luffy glanced up at the Marine, "Grandpa?!"

The pirates expressed their shock at the title, "Huh?!"

Chopper entered his brain point form to attempt to wrap his head around the news, "The Marine vice admiral is your GRANDPA?!"

"Now, Luffy," Garp's chiding tone pulled their attention, "Don't you think you owe me an apology?"

Nami regarded the man when she heard another Marine mention his name, "Garp… isn't that the name of that war hero?"

Sanji stared at his captain in disbelief, "Luffy is your grandpa really…" He trailed off when the elder stood to his full height.

Luffy rubbed the growing bump on his head, "Yeah, he is. Don't try to fight him. I was almost killed by grandpa tons of times in the past."

Garp crossed his arms over his broad chest, "Hey now! Don't start speaking ill of me." He rubbed his chin in thought, "When I tossed you into that bottomless ravine and left you alone in the jungle at night and tied you to those balloons to send you flying in the sky, it was all to make you a strong man."

Sanji's curly eyebrow twitched as he scoffed, "I think I've just heard part of what gave Luffy his endless will to live…"

Garp chuckled a "Buhahaha" before he continued, "In the end I left you with a close friend to continue your training with Ace." At the mention of his other grandson he sighed, "And while you've been out of my sight so many things have happened…" His sadness was replaced with anger, "I did all that training to forge you into a strong Marine!"

Luffy jumped to his feet, screaming, "I always told you that I wanted to be a pirate, didn't I?"

Garp yelled back at the younger boy, "You were corrupted by that Red Hair! It's nonsense!"

"I owe my life to Shanks!" Luffy puffed out his chest, "Don't you insult him!"

Strong fingers grabbed the front of Luffy's shirt and Garp raised his fist, "Do you mean to tell your own grandpa what to do?"

The rubber boy flinched at the possibility of getting hit, "No! I'm sorry!"

Still not understanding the situation, Chopper's eyes widened, "Emergency! Luffy is caught by the Marines!"

As the pirates and shipwright discussed amongst themselves about how they were going to get out of the grasp of the Marines, Sanji glanced over at the pair, his jaw dropping at the audacious sight. "They're fucking asleep!"

Franky, who'd only been there to tell them he was making them another ship, looked at the pirates, "So…" He eyed the sleeping men hesitantly. Regardless of the fact that the Marine was Luffy's kin, he was a wanted man; and after the shit that happened at Enies Lobby, the last thing he wanted to do was fight off a vice admiral. "What do we do? I've never been in a situation like this."

Before anyone could respond, they heard a small pop and a grunt. The bursting of Garp's snot bubble woke him from his nap, "Oh no, I fell asleep…" He noticed Luffy still in his grasp, sleeping as well. His eyes narrowed and he reared back, punching the slumbering boy, "Wake up Luffy! Is that how you act towards someone scolding you?!" Punches of love continue to rain down on the pirate's head as Garp ranted, "First of all, where do you get off speaking like that to your grandpa?!"

Feeling like he'd had enough, Garp released him and Luffy rubbed his now-bruised head, whining under his breath, "Really… that hurts."

"Do you even know what level of pirate that Red Hair you keep going on about is?!"

Confusion crossed Luffy's features, "Who? Shanks and the guys? Are Shanks and everybody doing alright? Where are they?"

Garp waved a dismissive hand, "Whether they're fine or not…" He needed Luffy to understand who he was calling friend, "There are as many pirates out there now as there are stars." His mind wandered back to Ace and he cleared his throat to shake the worry from him, "Take that Whitebeard Ace is running around with. He's one of the four great pirates who rule over the latter half of the Grand Line, acting as though they were emperors! We call them Yonko. In order to keep reigns on these four men, the Marines and the Shichibukai were assembled. We, along with the World Government, are great powers which form a delicate balance that keeps the peace around the world to stop it from crumbling."

A blank stare settled on Luffy's face, "I don't really get it buuut…" He gave a nonchalant shrug, "If he's fine then ok." He pulled his straw hat off and smiled fondly at it, "Man, this old thing brings back memories."

The exasperated glare sent to Luffy made Robin chuckle as she turned to Nami, "What's his connection with Red Hair?"

The navigator shrugged, "All I know is Luffy said that he asked him to take care of that straw hat for him. I didn't know he was such an amazing person."

A ruckus outside gathered everyone's attention. They heard Marines screaming and a deep voice commanding people to move out of his way. Garp peered over his shoulder at Bogard, "What's all the commotion?"

Bogard observed the scene, "It's the bounty head, Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro."

A bushy eyebrow was raised, "Oh? Luffy's nakama, right?" Garp examined his fighting style before turning to his trainees, "He looks tough, try and stop him."

The boys saluted and drew their weapons. Helmeppo twirled his kukri around while he waited for Zoro to reach him and when he saw an opening, he took it, attacking with ferocity.

Luffy ran past his grandfather out into the yard, "Oi, wait, Zoro! There's no reason to fi–"

His words were cut off as a pain blossomed on his chin. The force of the kick slid him back and caused him to bite his tongue. He looked around, spitting out blood, before spotting the culprit, "What the fuck?" When he tried to punch his target, the pink haired man disappeared. Luffy gasped, "That technique."

Gomu chuckled at his partner's lack of realization. He's behind you.

Without putting thought into it, Luffy reached back, grabbing his attacker and slamming him into the ground. He looked up and when he saw Zoro subduing his enemy, Luffy jumped on the Marine, preparing to deliver a knockout punch when Garp's laugh echoed across the yard, "You guy are really no match at all."

The pink haired Marine waved his hands in surrender, "You're as strong as I thought. Just what I'd expected." Luffy stood and the soldiers picked themselves up off the ground, "Luffy-san. Zoro-san. It's been a while; do you remember who I am?"

The two pirates shared a look, "Who?"

The boy chuckled, "It's me, Coby."

"Coby…" Luffy started, "Coby is my friend but…" He squinted his eyes, "The Coby I know was a lot smaller."

Coby laughed, "I'm that Coby! The same cry-baby, good-for-nothing Coby."

Luffy's jaw dropped, "Are you serious?"

Zoro elbowed his captain, "That Coby? Why is he on the Grand Line?"

Said boy laughed at their reactions, "I'm still not used to being a commissioned officer but when I heard the two of you were nearby, I couldn't resist coming to see you." He saluted to them, "It's because of you two that we've become who we are."

Helmeppo snorted, "Well, I'll give them that much."

Coby smiled, "A lot has happened. Right now we're being trained by Vice Admiral Garp at Headquarters."

Zoro returned his swords to their sheaths, "So that's what became of you."

Luffy looked the former chore boy up and down, "Damn, man; there's a limit to how fast someone should grow. You surprised me! You were so much rounder then too."

The three friends walked back to the damaged building, "You must have been pretty tired after the Enies Lobby incident; sorry to have disturbed you."

The hatted boy shook his head, "No, it's fine. It's been a while, so let's make it a party!"

"Wait a second!" At the desperate cry, the men stopped and looked at the owner of the voice, "You didn't recognize me at all, did you?"

Zoro scrutinized him, "Who're you?"

Helmeppo's cleft chin trembled, "It's me! M-E!"

Luffy shrugged, "I don't know a 'Me'."

Blue eyes rolled behind black visors, "Captain Morgan's son, Helmeppo." Their blank faces spurred him to continue, "I'm the man who almost drove you to the death penalty, Roronoa Zoro!" The swordsman eyes narrowed, making a nervous chuckle bubble from Helmeppo, "How's that? You remember me now?" Luffy shook his head and the blond sighed, "I'm that idiot that rode on his father's fame."

A light bulb moment happened for the pirate, "Oh yeah, there was a guy like that… that was you?"

Helmeppo hung his head and Coby laughed at his lover, "It can't be avoided, Helmeppo-san; you can't dodge your past."

"Well, now that the reunion is out of the way," Garp hiked his thumb towards the building, "Someone fix this wall."

One of his troops made a disapproving noise, "Aw, hell no. Why'd you break it if you didn't want to fix it?"

Garp shrugged, "Entering that way was cooler."

The subordinates glared at their superior, "That doesn't give you a reason! If you want it fixed, then you have to help too!"

A few roundabout arguments later, Garp finally conceded. After they gathered all the materials needed, the Marines started the repair process. While they worked, the pirates stood uncomfortably in the room. This was their first time encountering a unit of Marines and not having to fight for their lives.

Garp hammered a nail into the wood as he addressed his grandson, "By the way, Luffy, I heard you met your old man."

"Who? What do you mean by old man?" He cocked his head to the side in thought before he questioned, "I have a dad?"

The Marine stuck his pinky up his nose to scratch an itch, "What's that? He didn't introduce himself to you then?" He flicked a booger off his finger, "I heard he saw you off at Loguetown."

Sanji looked over at Zoro, "Loguetown?"

The brute tried to remember if they ran into anyone else besides the Marines and Buggy, "Luffy's father was in that town?"

Garp hummed and Luffy took a step closer to the crouching man, "What's my dad like?"

"Well, his name is Monkey D. Dragon and he's a revolutionary."

Silence engulfed the area as Marines and pirates alike took a step back from the vice admiral and his grandson. Their reactions to the name had Luffy tilting his head to the side once more in confusion, "Dragon?"

Coby wiped the sweat off his face, "Bogard, Luffy-san is Dragon's kid?!"

When the man nodded, Helmeppo ran his fingers through his hair, "Then…then that means Dragon is Vice Admiral Garp's kid! What the hell is up with this family?!"

Luffy glanced at his equally shocked crew, "Hey, guys…why's everyone so–"

"Idiot! How do you NOT know who Dragon is?!"

Nami agreed with Sanji, "Your father is a completely outrageous man!"

Taking in their tense forms, Luffy turned to the only person besides his family who wasn't shocked by the news, "Robin?" He knew she could tell him what's going on.

The archeologist rubbed her chin, "How should I explain this…" The pounding of Garp's hammer filled her ears, "Pirates wouldn't usually try by themselves to disrupt the Government or Marines. That would be the Revolutionary Army and the man at its center would be Dragon. Right now, throughout the world, this kind of thought is being spread; encouraging countries to overthrow their monarchies. Countless counties have already fallen. As expected, the World Government is upset and has since labeled the puppet master, Dragon, as the most dangerous criminal in the world. They have been constantly pursing him but they couldn't find even a trace of where he had come from. He was a mysterious man… and yet…"

It's almost comical. Hana commented.

When she didn't continue, Luffy tried to get the rest out of her, "And yet?"

Instead of responding, Robin stared at the gray haired man still hammering away at the wall. Noticing all attention was on him, Garp halted his actions, "Come to think of it, I probably shouldn't have said all that." He scratched the back of his head as he barked a laugh, "Well then, just forget all that."

The Marines face palmed at their superior. They worried about his mental health sometimes.

When the wall was complete, Garp exited the room, requesting for Luffy to follow. Once outside, he whispered his next question, "Have you heard from Ace?"

Luffy grinned at his brother's name, "Yeah! He called a while back about my new bounty." His grin lost some of its shine, "Why? What's wrong?"

Garp looked into his innocent eyes and shook his head, "Nothing. Just making sure that he's checking in with at least one of us." He sighed, "Well, since you are my grandson, I'll stop trying to catch you on this island." The vice admiral nodded to himself, "Yeah, I'll just tell that to my superiors so just relax and leave when you're ready."

Bogard cleared his throat, "It probably wouldn't be a good idea to report that. Let's say they escaped instead."

The Marine made a noise of agreement, "Right." He looked over at Coby and Helmeppo, "Well, I basically came for those two. I'll let you guys catch up before we let you go."

Luffy quickly waved his hand, "Cool, bye."

A fist collided with the unsuspecting pirate, "You're letting me leave too easily! Slow down you idiot! It's been a long time since we last met!"

Luffy stood from his sprawled out position on the ground, wiping blood off his lips, "Well, what the hell do you want me to do! You've just been hitting me this whole time!"

Garp growled, "Even so! I wanted to show love towards my grandson!"

As the young pirate and elder Marine bickered back and forth, the Straw Hats plus one of Water Seven's best shipwright's pursed their lips at the scene. Nami shook her head as she watched Garp punch her captain again, "I can sense a strange likeness between the two of them."

Sanji chuckled as he closed the curtains to give the Monkeys their alone time.

C

The young pair lay on their sides, tracing scars on each other's bodies. Helmeppo sighed and pulled Coby to his chest. The superior snuggled into his subordinate, "It was good to see Luffy and Zoro again."

Helmeppo hummed his agreement and closed his eyes as he continued to listen to Coby, "But with the whole Enies Lobby incident, I wonder if they realize how the world is mobilizing against them."

The blond buried his nose in pink locks, "No matter how you look at it, a government island was destroyed because of them. And we can't overlook the complete destruction of CP9 either."

Coby looked up at his lover, "That shouldn't spread too much considering CP9 was a secret organization. The destruction of Enies Lobby was also the result of a Buster Call, yet it somehow became the complete fault of Luffy and his crew. The World Government, which is supposed to protect everyone, shouldn't use such despicable means."

Helmeppo knew how worked up Coby could make himself, so he hugged him closer to his chest, "If you become powerful enough you can change the way things are done, right?"

Coby sighed, "That's true."

The silence stretched before Helmeppo spoke, "But seriously, just to save one friend they took on the entire World Government… they are truly idiots."

The older could feel the younger's shoulders shake as he chuckled, "Oh, what's this? You're worried about them too?"

Helmeppo pinched his superior, making him yelp, "No! Seriously, I'm not! I'm just looking at this shit logically."

Coby pecked the older boy's thin lips, "It's ok to be worried about friends."

The blond grumbled as he made himself comfortable and soon the only sounds coming from their room were snores. Garp shook his head as he walked away from the door. He was worried about his family and what the future held for them.

I love Coby. He has a very innocent and simply way of looking at things, yet he understands the world he's living in. He reminds me of Garp almost. Both have a strong belief in the Marines but its just some stuff they can't get with. Love it. Here's a update on the couples in the story:

Tensa Smoker x Portgas D. Ace

Roronoa Zoro x Noir Sanji

Shanks x Dracule "Hawkeyes" Mihawk

Crocodile x Don Quixote Doflamingo

Cutty "Franky" Flam x Iceberg

Coby x Helmeppo

Thanks for reading! Review if can and stay tune for the next chapter: Nico Robin - Huredhiel