This one takes place long after the series will probably end, and it's Luffy returning to his home town with his crew in tow. Also, for the purposes of this fic, the bandit who kidnapped Luffy who was eaten by the sea king, yeah, remember him? He's alive. Just for the purpose of creating the same basic situation. It's kinda cheesy, and it's only to play with how Luffy would react in that situation now that he is in Shank's position. Happy Reading! ~HeartQueenVivaldi

Home at Last

Luffy laughed loudly as he swung from the ship to run up through the town and straight to the bar Makino owned and worked in. As he swung the doors open his smile got impossibly bigger. He was home, finally.

The rest of the crew followed as quickly as they could, excited to see the place their captain grew up. It had been eleven years since they started their journey in the East Blue and coming back almost felt like a new beginning for the Straw Hat pirates.

They entered the bar Luffy had gone into to see Luffy hugging a woman, whom they assumed was Makino. Luffy had talked highly of her as they approached the island, and the rest of the crew were anxious to meet her. She smiled at them and pried Luffy off of her, offering them all sake, much to Zoro's delight.

They ate and drank merrily that afternoon, listening to Luffy and Makino tell stories. Luffy hadn't talked much about his upbringing to the crew unless they asked, or it pertained to a particular situation, like when Ace and Sabo came around, so they were all very glad to learn more about their captain.

A few hours after their arrival their merry-making was interrupted by someone else entering the bar: a giant woman with bright orange hair and a cigarette clenched between her teeth. Luffy turned to see who had entered the bar, and his face lit up like a Christmas tree. "Dadan!" He exclaimed excitedly, but he didn't approach the woman to hug her like he had done with Makino. "Guys, this is Dadan. She raised me and Ace, oh and Sabo, too."

"Luffy!" The woman practically yelled. "I'm so glad you're okay! But it's not like I missed you or anything, you damn brat." The woman had tears streaming down her face at the sight of Luffy, which totally contradicted her words.

Luffy just laughed at her and went back to eating. Dadan sat close by. Makino couldn't help but be reminded of Shanks and his crew. Luffy and his crew were so much like them.

After eating and drinking for hours in celebration of returning home, Luffy finally sat back, patting his bulging stomach, finally full. A few minutes later a whole mess of mountain bandits shuffled into the bar, requesting Sake. Luffy realized who they were, and he smirked. This was the bandit that had harassed Shanks over twenty years ago.

Makino told them that she was all out of sake, and the situation became Déjà vu. The bandits became angry, yelling at Makino, and calling her names. It appeared that these bandits had only become more violent in these twenty years. Luffy stood to tell them to back off, but the leader, the same man who kidnapped him and was nearly killed by the sea king, turned at yelled right into Luffy's face.

When the two finally made eye contact, Luffy saw recognition pass behind his eyes. "Ah," the bandit said, "You're that brat I tried to kill almost twenty years ago. Back for more, you little wimp?" He spit in Luffy's face, and the rubber man just sighed, wiping it off with the sleeve of his shirt. "That red-haired guy isn't here to save you this time, you know!"

Luffy's expression stayed blank and he said, "I can take care of myself now. I don't need him anymore, but I don't want to start anything. Just walk away."

The man turned like he was going to leave but turned back quickly to punch Luffy right in the nose. And even though Luffy knew it was coming, he didn't bother to dodge or block the punch. The bandit just laughed. "You can take care of yourself, huh? Then how did that just happen? I've got a 10 million berry bounty you know. It went up since the last time. You better watch your back. In fact, for your smart mouth, I think I'm going to take the pretty girl with me. The man grabbed Makino by the arm and dragged her away toward the door.

Luffy's eyes shadowed over, and the crew tensed, preparing to fight with their captain. Luffy held up a hand. "No." he said firmly. "he's mine." The crew relaxed their stances, doing as their captain ordered.

The bandit laughed annoyingly, "What are you talking about? You couldn't even dodge one punch!" He started to drag Makino away again, "Come on, sweetie."

Luffy ran after him, and Nami spoke quietly to Zoro, who was sipping on the last of his sake next to her. "How do we keep getting into these situations?"

Zoro shrugged, "eleven years of friendship and I still don't know."

They followed Luffy outside, just to see how Luffy would handle this specific situation. The captain yelled at the man to stop, and when he did, Luffy was right behind him. The bandit pulled a gun and shot at Luffy consistently. The pirate dodged each bullet with ease until the gun was completely empty. Luffy surged forward and his fist connected solidly with the bandit's gut. The bandit sputtered and let go of Makino, who ran to stand by Nami and Robin. The crew were watching their captain, unconcerned for him. He had taken on far worse guys than this idiot.

Luffy hit the man one more time, and he fell to the ground, doubled over. Luffy stood over him and spoke quietly. "I could have stopped you without ever having to touch you, but that was far more satisfying. A bounty of 10 million berries is nothing but a joke where I've just come from. That's pocket change. It's pathetic. Maybe you should pick up a newspaper and read it before you pick fights. If you had, you would know better than to mess with the kind of the pirates or any of his friends."

"King of the pirates?" The man looked up at Luffy from his place at his feet.

"Yeah. You're looking at him." Luffy crouched down. "You messed with the wrong guy. You can insult me, spit on me, or douse me with booze. I can just laugh that stuff off. But if you mess with a friend of mine… well, that changes things, doesn't it?"

The guy looked terrified. He had heard almost the exact same thing over twenty years ago from that red-haired pirate. He decided he would be better off asking forgiveness. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. We will leave."

"I think that would be best." Luffy said and stood to walk back to the bar with his friends. The bandit growled in frustration and pulled another gun from the belt of another bandit that was helping him up. He shot three times at the back of Luffy's head in quick succession, and smirked. Little did he know that Luffy had again dodged all three bullets. He turned to look at the bandit over his shoulder. "That doesn't work, so stop trying." He turned back, and the group returned to the bar, and the bandits retreated to the safety of the mountains.