Hey guys! Go D Usopp here! Thanks so much for reading my last chapter! I didn't know that I would get so many views in my first chapter. Anyways, I got some very important advice from Syluk. Thank you Syluk for the advice. It helps a lot. The reason Jimbe wasn't on the ship was because he was gone at the end of the Whole Cake Arc. He went away TEMPORARILY for his fellow fishmen. Well in my story, Jimbe was still NOT back. But he WILL be in the crew this time. For your second question, about Luffy's crush, I planned to write about it in a future chapter.

I'm posting this chapter earlier, because it didn't take that long to complete. So yeah, enjoy!

"Sanji I want some meat!" - Speech

"Damn ero cook…" – Thinking

"Diable Jambe – Crosse Strike!" – Attacks

Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece, though I won't mind if Oda gives it to me!

Chapter 1

Foosha Village, 10 years ago

Luffy woke up in his seven-year old body, in the bar. He looked around and saw Shanks and his crew partying, like no tomorrow.

'I'm back! Now I can get stronger!' Luffy thought with a determined look on his face.

Noticing Luffy was awake, Shanks yelled at him, "You can't handle becoming a pirate! Not being able to swim is a pirate's greatest weakness!"

Luffy's eyes twitched in irritation. If only Shanks knew he was from the future, he would be eating his words. However for now. He had to act calm, as he didn't have his powers yet. He looked into the chest next to him. There it was: the fruit that almost killed him so many times, yet also saved his life so many times. The Gomu Gomu no Mi. Without hesitation, he grabbed the fruit from the chest, and gulped it down. He winced, and almost barfed it out. He had forgotten about the horrible taste of the fruit. It tasted like rubber, with the most bitter taste ever.

As soon as he ate the fruit, the doors of the bar bust open, revealing a group of bandits. Luffy recognized the leader of the bandits, Higuma. As Higuma started to boast about himself, Luffy started to get annoyed of him. He didn't forget. It was because of Higuma that Shanks lost his arm. He unconsciously growled. This caught everyone's attention. Higuma stepped forward, and with a cocky grin, he said,"Hoooo~ it looks like someone's not afraid of me. Looks like I'll have to make you beg in front of me." He looked at Luffy with a dark smirk. Faster than Shanks could do something about it, since Shanks was drunk, he thrusted his sword at Makino, intending to kill her. All the pirates looked horrified, unable to do anything, as the sword was inches away from Makino, no now a mere centimeter.

At that point, something snapped inside of Luffy. He stretched out his leg and muttered "Gear Second", and quickly disappeared from sight. All of a sudden, he came behind Makino, and pulled her out of the way. The next thing he noticed, he was falling, the sword missing him by merely a few millimeters.

Shanks finally snapped out his shock. Cursing himself for not doing anything, he sent out a controlled blast of his Haoshoku Haki, enough to render all bandits unconscious. He then rushed up to Makino and Luffy. Makino looked horrified by what just happened, but otherwise, was alright. Luffy on the other hand, was sweating like crazy. "Food… I need food… I'm so hungry…" He croaked out loud enough for the two to hear him.

Both of them started to giggle, turning into a full blown laugh for Shanks. Makino gave Luffy A LOT of meat, which Luffy finished within 5 seconds, which left everyone gaping.

Before Shanks could question Luffy, Lucky Roo yelled out to the captain, informing him that the fruit was missing. Shanks asked/screamed at Luffy if he ate the fruit. Luffy just nodded with a deadpan. Then again, if Luffy hadn't eaten that fruit, Makino would be critically injured, maybe even dead. So Shanks decided to not ask Luffy. However, he did realize the potential that the 'seven-year old' boy had. 'Maybe taking him with me might not be such a bad idea after all.' Shanks thought, grinning at the idea of Luffy becoming a challenge for him.

"Yo Luffy!" Shanks yelled. Luffy looked at him curiously. "Get your bags ready! Your coming with us on a trip!"

Luffy jumped up and did a short dance, which looked similar to Chopper's when he got complimented. Now, Luffy was no boaster. However, when his childhood idol is ready to train him, he can't help but think about bragging to Zoro and Sanji. But then, he remembered about someone important. He looked to the side, where Makino was tearing up. He panicked, cursing himself for forgetting about her.

"Don't worry Makino nee-chan! I'll be back before safe and sound. I'll even tell you about my stories! You know about my dream to become the Pirate King, right?" Luffy babbled, before hopping onto Makino, and giving her a hug.

Makino was in a dilemma. On one side, she could say no to her otouto, keep him safe, but lose reputation with him. On the other side, she could let him go, trust Shanks and his crew to keep Luffy safe, making him strong enough to complete his dreams, and ultimately make him happy. Makino knew that Luffy would be better off with the second option, so she allowed him to go.

Hearing Makino's approval, Luffy rushed over to his house, packed his clothes, and went to the dock, where Shanks was waiting for him. This all happened within 2 minutes. Shanks grinned, inviting him to the Red Force. Luffy waved bye to the village, not before yelling "I'm going to be the Pirate King!"

And with that, Shanks and his crew got a new member with a lot of potential, of course temporarily. As soon as Luffy got on the ship, Shanks, Lucky Roo, Benn, and Yasopp started to smirk darkly at him, with a dark aura coming from behind them. Luffy gulped, and started to shake in fear.

Well… he chose this path, now he'll have to bear the torture that they call training.

And that's the end of the chapter! This was Luffy's POV of coming to the past. If you guys are wondering where Zoro's and Sanji's POV is, they will be coming in the upcoming chapters. So don't worry about it. For Zoro's POV, the length of the chapter will be a little bigger, as I've planned something for Zoro. I'll be posting the next chapter as soon as possible, but it MAY take time, because of the length. See y'all later!