Hey guys! I'm back! My midterms just ended, and I'm really excited. Thanks for waiting for this next chapter. I know that this chapter isn't as long as 'extra-long' is, but I did what I could within these five days… Anyways, enjoy the chapter!

"Luffy! You baka!" – Speech

'I want to eat something…" – Thoughts

"Kiki Kyutoryu: Asura" – Attacks

Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece. It's annoying to not have the history of the D family revealed.

Chapter 13

A few days had past, since the Straw Hats had defeated the Krieg Pirates. They were at the restaurant, enjoying their time with the cooks.

"Oi Zeff! We took care of the Krieg Pirates. We completed our part of the deal. Now it's your turn." Luffy reminded Zeff, smirking. Zeff, who caught onto his act, continued.

"Well, who am I to say no to a deal?" He replied, making Reiju's eyes widen. Was he going to give her up so easily? Did he not care about her at all? Tears filled her eyes.

Zeff looked back at her. "Brat. I've known about your dream to find Poison Paradise. You should go out there, and find it. If you stay here, you'll never be able to explore with your brother, nor complete your dream. Besides, you deserve to be free, not here in the restaurant." He told her, giving her a sad smile.

Tears fell. She sobbed. 'He cares about me… And here I thought he would force me to stay here…' She thought, feeling guilty about thinking about Zeff in a bad way. Before she knew it, she felt arms wrap around her. She opened her eyes. It was Pudding, smiling softly, while staring into her eyes with love; a love she had never felt in her life before.

It was a Mother's Love.

She buried her head into Pudding's chest, snuggling. At this, Pudding and Nami cooed, finding it cute. The others merely smiled, happy to watch the two get along.

"Would you like to join us on our adventure Reiju? I won't force you to." Pudding asked, running her hands through her hair, as she snuggled more, trying to get more affection from her. She looked up, her innocent, deep blue eyes staring into Pudding's reddish-brown eyes.

Now, if it were in the previous timeline, Luffy would have squealed, and latched onto Reiju, hugging her as hard as he could. He would have yelled about how amazing she was. However, it was years of practicing to control emotions, taught by Benn, that he was able to stand there, smiling. However, if one was to look carefully, Luffy's toes were curled, his fists clenched, and him biting his bottom lip as hard as he could.

The only word Reiju let out of her mouth was a "Yes". This let out a set of reactions. The cooks cheered, while some cried, having gotten along with Reiju, and have seen her as a little sister. Zeff nodded his head, satisfied with her decision. He didn't want her to remain in this restaurant for her life. Even he knew better than that. Luffy, Sanji, Zoro, and Usopp smiled, happy too hear her answer. Nami and Pudding mentally pumped their fists, excited to have another female member on board.

A few minutes later

"Hey brat." Zeff called out to Sanji. He turned around, curious to what Zeff wanted from him. "Follow me. I want to talk to you in private." Zeff continued, leading him to the balcony.

Sanji took out another cigarette, and lit it. "So. What do you want to talk about?" Sanji inquired, a little excited to be talking to his father-figure again.

Zeff just stared out into the ocean, not facing him. "I've noticed your method of fighting. Their quite similar to mine. If I didn't know better, I would've said that you copied me. But no. Your movement seems to have move impact, more grace, and more speed than I had in my prime. So tell me boy. How do you know how to fight in a way, that's nearly identical to mine?"

Sanji simply puffed his smoke out, completely calm. That was on the outside. There was, however, a sweat drop on the side of his head. On the inside, he was nervous. He hadn't expected Zeff to ask him about his similarities. What would he tell Zeff? That he was from the future? And he was like his son, who chose not to join him this time? That would definitely cause Zeff to look at him as if he were insane. His eyes hardened in determination. He made up his decision.

Meanwhile, on Going Merry

"Nami. I know about the tattoo on your shoulder." Luffy said in a serious tone.

Nami's eyes widened. Fear coursed through her heart. What was he going to do to her? Was he going to kill her? "My only chance to escape from here, is to jump from the boat right now. I didn't want this to hap- ".

Luffy hugged her. He knew what she had went through in her life. He wanted to help her. He wanted to take her pain away from her. However, he knew that if he killed Arlong right now, she would lose her trust in him. He didn't want that.

"Take the boat and the money." He whispered in her ear.

She stopped breathing. Had she heard him right? She didn't even know him for more than a few days, and yet he had saved her life multiple times. And now, he was helping her for something he didn't even know about. She hugged him back, tears forming in her eyes. She kept whispering "Thank you" into his shoulder.

A few hours later

"THANK YOU OWNER ZEFF! YOU SAVED MY LIFE, AND FOR THAT, I WILL ALWAYS BE IN YOUR DEBT!" Reiju shouted, with tears in her eyes, saying goodbye to the restaurant for the last time. The cooks and Zeff waved back, tears falling from their eyes. The Straw Hats smiled sadly, as their new crewmate waved goodbye.

Sanji had a sense of nostalgia. And he completely understood why. In the previous timeline, he was like Reiju, having experienced the same things as her. He remembered the conversation he had with Zeff.

Flashback

"…How do you know to fight in a way, that's nearly identical to mine?" Zeff asked, turning his head to look at Sanji.

After a few moments, he answered. "I'm a chef, so I don't like to get my hands dirty. As for me fighting identical to yours, I guess it's a coincidence? Or maybe I'm simply from the future, old man." He replied, Zeff raising an eyebrow at this. He looked back at the sea, muttering "cheeky brat".

Sanji laughed.

Back to the present

Sanji smiled. It had been a while since he had a proper conversation with Zeff. Although it was short, Sanji didn't mind. On the other hand, he still had his dream to find All Blue. He had realized that he wasn't just completing the dream for Zeff. There was also a part of him, that wanted to find All Blue for himself, along with his nakama, as well as the adventures that they share together.

Nami had taken the boat, and 'fled' to her village. Zoro and Sanji knew why, have been told by Luffy. Needless to say, Luffy received two harsh blows to the head, the two leaving him whining in the end. Afterwards, Luffy had explained his reasoning, then end result happening to be the two rubbing the back of their head, sheepishly grinning, while apologizing. Luffy had just brushed it off, having felt worse in his fights against Shanks.

Zeff had given them a ship, smaller than Going Merry, to 'find Nami'. At least for Usopp, Pudding and Usopp, it was about finding Nami, and teaching her a lesson. Reiju was still confused, not having been used to the crew. For the three who knew, they knew what their true mission was. 'Defeat the fishermen, and save Cocoyasi Village.' Were their thoughts, summarized in one sentence.

"Let's go get Nami back!" Luffy yelled, spurring everyone. "YEEEEAAAAAHHHHHH!" Everyone else yelled, pumping their fists. That's when all of a sudden, a familiar Sea King, which looked oddly like a cow, showed up. Luffy cackled evilly, rubbing his hands together in a creepy manner, causing everyone around him to take a few steps back. He knew how to get into the island.

A few hours later, Conomi Island

It was a peaceful day on the island. The birds were chirping, the waves were flying in the sky, only to come back to kiss the sand.

All of a sudden, screams could be heard. If one focused their eyes in the sky, they would see a flying ship, speeding towards the center of the island. On the ship, everyone was hanging on for their sweet life.

Usopp and Reiju were screaming like Jimmy Barnes, hanging on for their dear life. On the other side, the others were laughing and yelling "WOOOOOO!", enjoying the ride, that reminded them of their time, free falling from Skypeia.

The ship was falling from the air, having been lifted off the ocean, with MooMoo's collision with the rock, which gave their ship the momentum. From there, the only sounds that could be heard were the yells of the Straw Hats, some in joy, others in fear.

In another universe, the ship would've crashed to the ground, causing heavy damage to the area.

However, this time, Luffy used Geppo, while Sanji used Skywalk, to get under the ship, and stop it from crashing, slowly lowering it to the ground. This stopped Reiju and Usopp screaming. They sighed in relief, then glaring at Luffy for the horrible idea. It almost gave them a heart attack when they started flying! Seriously, somebody has to care about their feelings!

They got off the ship, stretching their arms and legs, groaning in relief, as a few ligaments popped.

Lufffy grinned. It was time that he would give Cocoyasi Village again. "Wait for me in front of Arlong Park guys! Just… stay hidden, and don't attack them. Captain's orders." Luffy told them, waving towards them, all while walking towards the village. Everyone else nodded. Everyone, save Reiju, had been already used to Luffy's actions, so they just accepted the orders, sighing.

Zoro and Sanji already knew his reason of going, so they saw no point in arguing with him. "Let's go guys… We're headed to Arlong Park." Zoro said, as he began to walk in the opposite direction, earning him looks of disbelief, as well as sighs of headaches.

A few minutes later, Cocoyasi Village

Luffy was walking through the village, humming a happy tune, all while ignoring the villagers around him, who were looking at him, as if he had 4 heads. He kept walking towards Nami's house, while he had sensed the marines there. He had sensed them on the island ever since they had come within range of the island. He sighed, rubbing his head. He was tired of 'fighting' his opponents. Had he been THAT weak, when he started out his journey? All of a sudden, he sensed the marine taking out their guns. With a chuckle, he disappeared, earning him wide eyes from the villagers, who hadn't seen him move at all. For them, he had vanished in thin air. They rubbed their eyes, and looked at the spot he 'vanished' from again. He wasn't there. They looked at each other. They sighed. It must be the stress of Arlong, affecting their mind.

When Luffy had reached Nami's house, he saw the marines pointing their guns at a whimpering Nojiko. Luffy growled, just like he had done all those years ago. He felt a sense to protect Nojiko, as if Nojiko were his sister. Luffy stepped in, catching Nojiko's, as well as the marine's attention. He gave them a sweet smile. A smile that was a little too sweet. A crimson aura surrounded aura, as his eyes began to glow. Behind him, there was an aura, of a devil with ten arms.

"Just what do you think you're doing with her?" He asked, grinning in a sadistic manner, making the marines gulp, and take several steps back. The aura behind him grew even larger, a demon mask forming on the demon's face. Unfortunately for a certain captain with whiskers, oblivious to the aura Luffy had, he walked up to him, and started laughing. "Oh! I was planning to kill this bitch! She's useless to us and won't tell us where the money is!" He boasted, revealing his plan, too overconfident to listen to his marines, who were yelling at him to run. It was when Luffy lifted him off the ground with one hand, occupying his collar, that he realized just how much he had screwed up. He squeaked, finally noticing the aura behind Luffy. It was at this point, that the marine ran away, leaving their captain to take the beating.

And indeed: Luffy beat Nezumi up, not giving him any mercy. While this was happening, Nojiko was watching from the sides, her whimpering stopped, seeing in awe how Luffy beat the rat up, giving her enjoyment, and happiness. All of a sudden, Nami came, running towards her. She saw the injuries on Nojiko. "Who did this to you?" Nami slowly asked, angry at herself for leaving her sister alone. Nojiko pointed at Luffy, who was beating up Nezumi, all with a blank face, looking at Nami with a face that screamed 'How-Did-You-Not-see-That?!" Of course, Nami, being the person she was, took it the other way. She thought that it was Luffy that beat Nojiko up, and Nezumi was trying to help her.

She walked up to Luffy, seething. She punched him, shocking him as well as Nojiko. This made Luffy's grip on Nezumi loosen, in the end, Nezumi managed to get out of there. Before she could hit Luffy again, Nojkio ran in between them, protecting Luffy from Nami. This confused Nami. "What are you doing Nojiko? Why are you protecting him?" Nami asked Nojiko. Nojiko looked at her like she was crazy.

Nojiko was angry. Even if Nami was her sister, she attacked the person who protected her from being shot. "How DARE you? Not ONLY did you attack my SAVIOUR, you let the attacker go!" She screamed, physically pushing Nami back with every word she said.

Nami was horrified. She looked at Luffy, who was staring at her, as if she had betrayed him. And truth be told, she did. She looked down, ashamed of herself. She had caused Luffy nothing but trouble. 'Maybe I should give up on becoming Luffy's friend… I mean, he always helps me, where on the other side, I always hurt him…' She thought, turning around, and walking away, tears gathering in her eyes.

Luffy, on the other hand, was shocked. He hadn't expected Nami to HIT him… She would usually bop him on the head. But that hardly counted as a hit. But… this time… although it didn't hurt him physically, it managed to hit him emotionally. However, he managed to shrug it off. Right now, he had to cheer Nami up. After all, what kind of captain would he be, if he couldn't make his navigator happy? Although a traitorous part of his mind whispered to him. 'Why are you so worked up about that girl? Clearly, she doesn't trust us. She trusts that damn marine more than you!' Luffy shook his head. Now was not the time to think about that.

He slowly got up. Before he could chase after Nami, he felt arms wrap around him. He looked down. It was Nojiko. She was worried for him. He smiled at her, hugging her back. She whispered "thank you", to which he smiled, tightening his grip on her, making her snuggle into his chest. 'She's already acting like an imouto.' Luffy thought with a bright smile on his face. Unwillingly, he pulled away, emitting a whine from Nojiko, as well as a pout. Luffy's fingers twitched: furiously. It took all of his might not to squeeze her and to ruffle her hair.

He sighed. "Nojiko. I'm going to go talk to Nami, okay? I know what she did was wrong, but I can't give up on my navigator now, can I?" He asked, the latter part being rhetorical. She simply shook her head. He sighed again. After he beat Arlong, and came back, he was going to give her the affection, only an older brother could give. He knew that he had just met Nojiko (again), but he couldn't help the over-protective brother instincts from being released.

He started to run in the direction Nami had disappeared in. He turned his head towards Nojiko, and waved her bye, to which she happily waved back.

A few minutes later, Random Clearing

Luffy saw Nami sitting there, in the fetal position, staring at the ground. He presumed she was thinking about the incident. He walked up to her, and sat down. If she noticed him, she didn't show it. They sat there for a few minutes. "So… Want to talk about it?" Luffy asked. Nami shook her head. They sat there for another few minutes. Luffy spoke. "Nami. I understand why you did it. You've known that mouse more than you've known me, so it's common that you would trust him. So don't blame yourself." Luffy told her. She slowly faced him, looking in his eyes. His eyes had nothing, but forgiveness written in them. She gave a small smile. Maybe Luffy didn't dislike her after all.

"Oh yeah. By the way Nami. Those marines were sent to retrieve your money. They told me that Arlong had sent them." Luffy told her. The last part was a lie. He wanted to provoke her, so that he could take out Arlong.

Nami was furious. Arlong had never intended to keep his promise. She wanted to cry, bang her head against a wall, whine, and so much more. She wanted to beat Arlong. That was the real reason all the negative feelings had risen inside of her. She only said three words. "Luffy… Help me."

Luffy stood up, and placed his Straw Hat on Nami's head. He started to walk towards Arlong Park.

A few minutes later, Front of Arlong Park

"Guys! Come out!" Luffy yelled. From the nearby bushes, the crew came out, looking as if they had gotten the best sleep in a while. "Okay. I only have five words for you guys! And this will be something we all will participate in. Those five words are: 'Let's go destroy Arlong Park'. They made our navigator cry, so we have to take revenge." This brought out different reactions.

Zoro and Sanji smirked. Zoro placed his hands on his sheath, while Sanji bent his knees, prepared for battle. It would be easy, but a battle is a battle.

Pudding and Reiju were crackling their knuckles, ready to smash them to the ground. Seeing them made the men take a step back, nervous of the aura behind them.

Usopp was shaking like a leaf, trying to put up his best act of bravery. He had been working on some new ammo, but had very little experience in battling. However, he would fight them, who made Nami cry. She was his friend. No… she was now his family, just like all of his nakama. His eyes hardened, as he managed to stop shaking. He knew that his ammo would have little to no effect on the fishermen. Luffy managed to catch a hold of Ussop's face, and smirked. This would be a good time to give it to him.

"What's the plan Luffy?" Pudding asked. I mean, there has to be a plan. Right? He can't be THAT du-

"We're going to go in, and ATTACK!" He exclaimed, a grin plastered on his face. This made Pudding and Reiju face fault, who had ACTUALLY been expecting something from the captain. They sighed. The captain really was du-

"Pudding and Reiju will take on the fishermen lackeys. This way, you two will get more experience to fighting several opponents at once." He told/ordered them with a serious face, while facing them. He turned around, and looked at Usopp. "Ussop. You'll be covering our backs, in case any of our enemies manage to sneak up on us. Also…" He pulled out a hang gun, looking similar to his, and threw it at Ussop, who caught it with ease. Ussop observed the handgun thoroughly. It had green stripes on the sides of it, making it seem perfect in Ussop's hands. Luffy smirked. Luffy had two handguns made – one for himself, and one for Ussop. He knew that Ussop's ammo wouldn't do much damage until the New World. So until then... "Use this. You'll deal more damage to them." He turned again to face Zoro and Sanji. "You two. Take out the three. Leave the octopus alive." He finished, Zoro and Sanji nodding. They knew that Hachi was a friend, as he had helped them on Sabaody.

Pudding and Reiju didn't know what to say. One moment their captain acts childish, the next, he's like a battle genius. 'Just who is he?', were the collective thoughts of the two women.

Luffy turned around and started walking towards Arlong Park. He grinned. "Time to beat some fish."

And cut! That's going to be it for this chapter. Thank you for reading this chapter. And thank you again, for waiting patiently for my return. I'll start uploading weekly again. I'll see you all in two weeks for the next chapter. Bye!

Luffy – Captain

Zoro – First Mate

Sanji – Cook

Nami – Navigator

Ussop - Sniper

Pudding – Interrogator

Reiju – Waitress

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