Never again!

I worked on the first chapter a little. I saw that I need to learn a lot about writing, so don't be harsh on me please. Not only that, I'm also unfamiliar with the mechanics of fanfiction. I use the app to read stories, so I might do something wrong a pc user doesn't do. Once again, go easy on me please. I will try my best. So far thanks to all supporters of my story, it means a lot to me.

Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece

Chapter 2: Familiar fruits and faces

Despite realizing everything his former self did, Luffy was still shocked on the inside. All this still felt a little weird to him. So unlike normally, he sat still. Shanks noticed Luffy didn't talk anymore. To his surprise, Luffy ignored everything. Until Higuma came. Luffy remembered he was the one who's fault it was that Shanks lost one of his arms. Technically, it also was his fault, at least partly, for eating a devil fruit, thus not being able to swim. But now, after getting a second chance, Luffy wanted to protect Shanks' arm at all costs.

"Oi, bartender!", Higuma called, moving towards Makino. "Do you have some sake?"

"No, not at the moment, but tomorrow you can have as much as you-"

"Listen!", Higuma interrupted. "I want sake right here and right now, not tomorrow or anything. I'm sure you don't want me doing some damage to this place.", he ruthlessly said with a smirk.

Now Shanks intervened. "Hold on! You can't just threaten to damage the bar, why don't we solve this peacefully?"

Higuma took Shanks' glass of sake and emptied it over him. "Wait, is that sake?"

Makino became more and more nervous.

"I thought you said you didn't have sake!", Higuma yelled.

"Well, they came here before and got hold of the last sake I had.", she tried to explain.

"Bad luck. Men, destroy this place!"

Shanks warned him. "Hey! Don't do that.". His voice was calm, yet serious and threatening.

Higuma then got angry. "Do you know who I am? I am Higuma the bandit, there's a bounty of 8 Million Berry on my head. You see, pirates can only act cool, us mountain bandits can easily kill cowards like you!"

"Coward? Shanks is no coward, apologize!", Luffy shouted.

"Now who's this little brat, huh?"

Higuma approached Luffy. Luffy just gave him a death glare.

"Huh huh, if I was you, I'd apologize.", Higuma threatened him.

But Luffy's position was clear. "Apologize to you? I'd rather apologize to a cockroach, but thinking about it, you are one."

Everyone in the bar dropped their jaw. Some of Shanks' crew started laughing.

"Do you want to die? I'm gonna kill you!", Higuma yelled, ready to pull out his sword.

Shanks wanted to react, but Luffy already anticipated. He let out a strong wave of King's haki, making Higuma's men fall on the floor unconcsious, and the leader himself shudder heavily on his knees, before getting unconscious too.

The jaws reached the floor. After 10 seconds of absolute silence, Shanks was the first to react. "Luffy, that was King's haki! To top that off, it was a controlled blast! How did you do that?"

The others began nodding.

"I… I don't now if you'll believe me, but…", Luffy stammered.

"I'm pretty sure I won't believe you that fast, but tell us.", Benn, Shanks' vice-captain, spoke.

"Okay.", the boy began. "Not long ago, time stopped around me. Then I was approached by an older me. He said that he was sent here from the future. He told me his nakama died, so his friend who ate the Time-Time fruit gave him a second chance by sending him to me. After some more explanations, he merged with me. I gained his strength, his skills, his memories, and even some of his body traits, like this scar."

Luffy took his shirt off. The scar on his chest was a shock to everyone, even Shanks, who is a Yonko.

"Who-who did this to you?", asked Makino, seriously concerned about the child.

"Admiral Akainu.", Luffy snarled.

"WHAT?!", everyone including Shanks exclaimed.

"Do you believe me now?"

Eyeryone in the bar nodded. This was fortunate for Luffy, as he didn't need to explain more things. Then he remembered his devil fruit. He accidently ate it when he was young, in this bar.

"Shanks", Luffy asked, "can I eat that devil fruit?"

"You mean the Gomu Gomu no mi? Why?"

"That was my devil fruit, I ate it back then."

"But if you eat it, you'll never be able to swim again!", Shanks objected.

"I'm aware of it and willing to pay the prize for saving your arm.", Luffy said.

"My arm? What does that have to do with this?", the redhead questioned.

"When I, uhm, the other me, was young, you saved me from a sea monster and lost your left arm.", the boy answered.

"Oh really? Hahaha, guess I'm lucky then!", the Yonko laughed.

"But guys,", Luffy spoke, "don't tell anyone about our conversation and everything that happened, I really don't want to draw attention on myself."

"Luffy, your secret will stay safe, trust me. Now everyone, let's drink on this kid's second chance and my sound arm!"

The rest of the day went on peacefully, Luffy and the Red Hair Pirates shared a lot of laughs, partied, drank. Because Luffy was a kid again, he only drank juice.

Next morning, "Red-Haired" Shanks entrusted his beloved straw hat to Luffy. "You'll protect it, will ya?"

"Yes, I'll do everything to protect it, you can count on me!", Luffy vigorously, yet happily declared.

…

After Shanks and his crew left, everything went like before. Luffy would meet the Dadan family and eventually become brothers with Ace and Sabo. He also remembered Sabo's "death", and saved him using his speed. But of course, he wouldn't let him or others see his powers. Whenever Ace and Sabo were around, he acted like he was their weak little brother. But when he was alone, he would train his haki in the woods.

That's how he saved Sabo in the first place. When he was alone in the jungle, he could feel Sabo's presence in the far due to observation haki. He then remembered that it was the day Sabo would "die" after getting shot at by Saint Jalmack. In not even a blink of an eye, he got to the boat and knocked Sabo unconscious so that the blonde couldn't see his powers and the person saving him. A few hours later, Sabo would wake up at a beach far away from his home and near the Dadan Family's hideout. After seeing his brother is alive, Ace promised to never leave Sabo alone anymore and vowed to protect him at all costs.

Years later, when Ace and Sabo were 17, they parted as co-captains. They asked Luffy to join them, but he refused, saying that he will set up his own pirate crew.

After 3 years, Luffy was ready to set sail. During that time, he mastered CP9's Rokushiki including the Rokuogan.

'Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, Robin, Franky, Brook, Jinbe, I'm coming!'

So how did you like this chapter. I hope it's better than the first one, I put lots of effort in this chapter. Once again, thank you for your support. Constructive criticism allowed. Rate and review if you like.