**So, I started writing this the same day I finished chapter 1. I don't know if I'll finish it today or some other time but It's very rare for me to type 2 chapters of a story at one. Let's just hope I get off this high I have for this story soon because if I don't, my other stories won't progress very far before I burn out, and no one wants that. Anyway, this chapter will be a timeskip and we will see just how much Luffy has changed and I will definitely leave you guys wondering just how the hell it all happened. The story will follow the canon timeline with only slight deviations and with me being caught up on the anime and manga up to date, I don't have a lot to worry about when it comes to the story. Some things will change and there is on really big thing that I am contemplating changing and while I don't think it will largely affect the story line, it will undoubtedly come as a shock to you. Anyway, I better get on with the story so I don't affect the word count so much.**
Timeskip- 11 years later
At the docks of Fusha village, we can see all its citizens gathered there as they watch a black haired boy say goodbye to his mother. Monkey D. Luffy, now 18 years old, had just come to visit his home village before he headed out to sea again. Luffy was a rather tall young man standing at 6'4'', with his now long black hair tied into a ponytail with his signature straw hat resting on his head. He wore a sleeveless red shirt with a hood lined in white fur and black jean shorts with his favorite pair of brown sandals adorning his feet. His eyes, now red, were welling with tears as he said goodbye to his mother after only getting to see her again recently.
Makino, having since taken up the role of the mother of Monkey D. Luffy, had her arms wrapped around her not so little boy in a tight hug with her head resting on his chest.
"Do you really have to leave now, Lu-chan? You could stay here with me for a bit longer." Makino said softly
Luffy smiled softly as he returned his mothers hug and buried his face in her hair.
"I'm sorry ma, but I've been here too long. I promised pops I would become a great pirate when I left and the sooner I get started, the better. Besides, if any marine other than grandpa find out that I'm here, they'll be on this island like a parasite."
Makino sighed in resignation before squeezing Luffy once more and then letting go. Luffy blacked up from his mother before turning to face the sea.
"Yosh, it's time to go." Luffy said before sprinting to the end of the docks and jumping high into the air.
Before Luffy could even begin to fall back towards the sea below him, a small white cloud whizzed out from the sky and caught Luffy before shooting off to sea.
Before he could get far, a massive sea king rose from the waters outside of Dawn Island. It was around 150 feet long and 20 feet wide. It was absolutely massive.
The sea king was mainly a light blue with sharp spines over its whole spine, joined by a blue membrane the same color as the rest of its body. It also had black spots covering its entire body but it was mainly focused on or around its spine. It glared sharply at Luffy who was level with its blood red eyes. It snarled before lunging at the human that was somehow flying.
Before it could reach him, it was overcome with a crippling sense of foreboding that stopped it in its tracks. It realized that this human had it completely outclassed and it would have died if it went any further.
Luffy hovered closer to the now tame sea king and reached out a hand. The massive sea creature flinched, thinking its end was near, but was surprised as it felt the human petting its massive nose.
Luffy petted the sea king and smiled softly.
"You're rather strong aint ya. Ne, what do you say about joining my crew?"
The sea king was surprised it could understand the human but simply brushed it off. It questioned the humans words and was surprised when it received a response.
"Well of course I want you to. I wouldn't have asked if I didn't. We can be friends and explore the seas together with everyone else we find." Luffy replied
It understood the concept of friends but never expected to make any. It was still young and seeing as every human it had met was terrified of it. It got a bit teary eyed and growled at Luffy. To anyone who heard it, it would have sounded menacing, but to Luffy, it sounded extremely happy. Luffy grinned widely before standing up from his cloud and hopping on the sea king's head. The sea king didn't mind at all and instead started heading in the direction Luffy had originally been going, keeping its head above the water to keep Luffy dry. He sat, legs crossed, and enjoyed the feeling of the wind and ocean mist against his face.
"Well now that we're friends, you'll need a name won't ya. Hmmm…"
After a few minutes of thinking, Luffy's eyes brightened and a light bulb seemed to blink into life above his head.
"Hey, I know! How about Jiyu? Since it means freedom and the pirate king is the freest man in the world. Yeah that's a good name. Do you like it?"
The sea king, no Jiyu, slapped its tail against the water in happiness and Luffy cackled with glee.
"Yeah, Jiyu is a good name for a good girl." Luffy said while stroking her head.
Luffy and Jiyu swam across the water in silence as they disappeared over the horizon.
Cruise Line ship, 43 miles of the coast of Dawn Island
A very small boy with pink hair and glasses was walking around in the bottom levels of the cruiser while rolling a barrel. The pirate crew he was unwillingly a part of was raiding the ship and he had been ordered to empty the food storage unit of everything it had. He was rolling another barrel back above deck to take onto the ship as he thought of his dilemma.
'I wish I was brave enough to leave. What kind of marine is too scared to fight back against pirates.'
As he got back above deck, he was so lost in thought that he couldn't react fast enough when he was pushed and ended up falling on his butt.
He looked up to see three of the pirates that held him hostage. They grinned maliciously at him as they took the barrel he had with him.
"Man Coby, thanks for bringing this for us. I'm sure we could definitely crack this open and see what's inside. By the sounds coming from it, it's probably booze. Looks like we're going to be partying today." One of them said as the rest laughed along with him
"B-but we have to show Alvida-sama everything we find. If she finds out about this, she'll kill us for sure!" Coby yelled in fear
Another one of the men scowled at him before saying, "Well, we just can't let the fat bitch find out, can we?"
They all had a hearty laugh at the comment while Coby quaked in fear
Before anyone could respond, a large black kanabo plowed through the 3 men and sent them flying off the ship. The force of the blow killed them before they could even hit the water.
"Damned idiots. They dare to insult me, the most beautiful woman in all the seas. They must have been blind."
These words were said by a massively overweight woman who had messy freckles on her face and had an equally large kanabo hoisted easily over her shoulders.
She was "Iron Mace" Alvida. One of the most powerful pirates in the east blue, worth 10,000,000 berries.
She looked down at the significantly shorter coward as he quaked in fear below her.
"Or do you believe them Coby?" She asked the boy, referring to the no dead men's opinions of her.
"O-of course not Alvida-s-sama. You are the most b-beautiful woman in the wh-whole world." Coby responded shakily
Alvida smirked but before she could answer a voice pierced through the entire ship like a bullet.
"Wha?! No way! I've met the most beautiful woman in the world, and trust me, this whale doesn't come anywhere close to matching her beauty."
The entire ship went dead silent as the rest of the Alvida pirates who were holding the hostages on deck slowly turned towards the origin of the voice, mouths wide open.
Sitting on the railing of the ship was a boy with a red sleeveless and black pants, wearing a straw hat on his head. He sat crossed-leg, hands on his feet, with his head tilted curiously to the side.
Alvida's forehead twitched in utter rage as she faced the boy that had insulted her.
As he got off the rail, everyone noticed just how tall the boy really was, he was the only one on the ship who came close to Alvida's height, standing only 2 inches shorter than the giant of a woman.
Alvida had to begrudgingly admit, the boy was rather handsome. His toned arms and abs made it obvious that the boy was a fighter, his rather childish face framed by the bangs of his long hair.
"Oi, just who are you, thinking you can talk to me like that?" Alvida snarled
The boy looked around, wondering who the chunky lady was talking too until it realized it was him.
"Oh, me? My name is Monkey D. Luffy, and I'm gonna be king of the pirates!" The boy proclaimed.
Alvida stepped back in shock before scowling again.
"You expect me to believe that YOU are THE Monkey D. Luffy? Yeah right." she scoffed
Luffy's face now looked confused, why was this odd big lady claiming he was lying. Then his eyes widened in realization.
"OHHHHH! I get it. It probably wouldn't make sense for me to be in the east blue huh? Here this should help to convince you." Luffy said before turning so his side was facing Alvida.
He lifted the side of his shirt to show off 2 tattoos he had covering most of his side. One was rather simple, it was just 4 letters, ASLE, with the 'S' crossed out. The other tattoo was what really shocked Alvida. It was a jolly rodger, a purple skull with a weird beard across its face, the cross bones going behind it like a cross. It was the jolly roger that all commanders on the Whitebeard pirates received when they got the rank.
"Y-you really are "Strawhat" Monkey D. Luffy, the 3rd division commander of the Whitebeard pirates, worth 400,000,000 berries!" Alvida yelled in surprise, a bounty poster in her hand
"WHAT!" Everyone on the ship yelled in shock and slight fear.
Luffy's face spread into a stupind grin as the poster in Alvida's hand flew out of it as it was carried away by the wind, showing a picture of Luffy grinning similarly to the way he was now, the 400,000,000 berry bounty he had posted just below the picture.
**I planned on writing more this chapter but I'm simply too tired to write it all right now. I will write the rest of the Alvida ark and get into the Shells town arc. Yes Luffy, was the 3rd division commander of THE Whitebeard pirates. Jozu has now taken his place and I don't think it's completely ridiculous for this Luffy to be stronger than Jozu, even if not by a massively wide margin. So yes, Luffy won't struggle with any fight until, depending on what I want to do with Crocodile, Alabasta. If I leave Crocodile as is, then he won't struggle at all until Enies Lobby. So yes, he is rather OP. He spent even more time with Ace than in canon so they are even closer than in canon. Lets' all pray he doesn't die because only God knows how that will affect Luffy ;) I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and the chapter's will start getting longer as the story goes on. I might write 2-3 more chapters of this before I go back to my other stories. Have a good night and please, read and…REVIEW! It helps me write the story better. Love ya guys and, please go to bed, 'cause I will probably only be getting 5 hours of sleep tonight. GhostHunter, OUT!**
