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I actually really enjoyed writing this chapter. Sorry to everyone who was confused at the end of the last chapter. I would say this chapter will help but...

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Chapter 3

Luffy didn't know how to react with what he was seeing. Barely a minute ago, he was with his crew. And now-

Well he could definitely tell he was not where he was before.

"Luffy-san! You have to listen to me; If you don't calm down, your injuries will only get worse!" The blue 'man' shouted towards him, bringing Luffy out of his daze.

He was calm- wasn't he?

Well a lot more calmer than anyone else in his situation would be, so why was this 'man' stating otherwise? Suddenly noticing a streak of coldness run down his cheek, Luffy placed his palm over his cheek, his pupils widening considerably as he realized he was crying.

"Huh?" The teen mumbled out loud, before looking back up to the man curiously.

Wiping the tears away, Luffy tried to give the 'man' his most reassuring grin; though it seemed to do the opposite effect.

Stuttering in his words, the 'man' backed up slightly; his tone questioning. "Luffy-san?"

"Uh-" Luffy started, ignoring the un-natural response from the 'man'. "I know how weird this is going to sound, but," Gulping down his breaths, Luffy stared harshly into the ground below.

After-all, the reaction to this question last time didn't go down to well at all.

Looking up, the teen stared blankly into the 'man's' face. "Who are you?"

Silence.

Giving another convincing grin, Luffy brought his hand to the back of his head; slightly tilting it to the side. "You see, I was on this boat a few moments ago and I was wondering if you could direct me back to i-"

Ignoring the rest of his words, the 'man' instantly grabbed a hold of Luffy's shoulders, alerting the teen from his question. "This is no time for jokes!"

Shaking, the 'man' tightened his grip between Luffy's bones; causing the teen to wince. "I understand that you still may be traumatized, but..." His eyes shadowed, the 'man' gritted his teeth; before lifting his face up to Luffy's. "It's not your fault! Ace knew what he was doing, what he was risking. The quicker you realize that Luffy-san, the quicker you'll recover."

Blinking, Luffy continued to stare at the 'man', an oblivious look still uttering his face.

This 'man' was weird too.

He wanted him to accept that Ace-? knew what he was doing- sure! He would do that. Anything just to get the crazy man off his shoulder.

Slightly nodding, Luffy stumbled back; relieved to see that the 'man' released the grip off his arm.

Swallowing down his thoughts, Luffy tilted his head to the side. "Okay." He bluntly stated back, causing the 'man' to stare even wider. "But I have no idea who or what you're talking about, blue man."

Silence.

Bringing his fist back, the 'man' clenched his fingers?- together, suddenly causing a gust of wind to bellow behind him. Sensing that the 'man' was about to hit him, Luffy fell instantly to the side; barely missing the hit.

Hesitantly looking up to the blue man's face, Luffy gulped.

He was pissed. Did he say something bad again?- maybe something that he shouldn't have?

Not waiting to find out the answer, Luffy immediately picked himself off the ground; his sight now headed towards the large array of trees sitting behind him. Ignoring the shout from the blue man behind, Luffy fastened his pace; clenching his fists as he thought of what to do.

Slowly halting his steps after the shouts disappeared, Luffy breathed out heavily; a sharp pain suddenly shooting from his chest. Glancing down, he was once again met with the sight of arranged bandages, which seemed to have been previously neatly plastered together.

However, now they were left loose, giving Luffy a chance to peek at what they were supposedly covering.

The teen stared widely at the barely visible scar poking out from the bandages, his feet stumbling backwards.

"When did..." Luffy started, the shock slowly dying down. Hearing a shuffle in the trees, Luffy quickly forgot the scar ;his eyes darting to where the sound dissipated from.

"So this is where you ran off to, Straw-hat."

Raising his eyebrows, Luffy gradually brought himself into a stance; his eyes still scanning the area for the voice. "Please don't be weird." He mumbled.

"You gave my crew quite a beating- I would prefer if you ceased to use any physical violence from now on, especially with the state you're in." The voice continued on, before another shuffle revealed a fairly frail-looking man.

His eyes seemed to be tired, his whole body posture proving the same fact. In his hand he carried a sword?- which hung over his back; making the man appear more threatening towards the teen. He wore a simple yellow jumper with a unique design in the middle, accompanied by blue and black dotted trousers and a spotted hat.

Still though, just like everyone else he'd met in the last few hours- Luffy didn't recognize him.

Yawning, the swordsman slowly trudged over to where Luffy was standing; a slightly amused look in his eyes. "You won't escape from me Straw-hat. Now that you've become a patient of mine, I'm not allowing you to just run around this island re-opening your wounds."

"My wounds?" Luffy asked, his voice small and quiet compared to the other.

"You mean this?" Pointing down to the loosened bandages, Luffy looked back at the man, receiving a small sigh in response.

"What else would I mean?" The man held out his hand to Luffy, his finger's tracing over the bandages. Luffy instantly stumbled back; his eyes untrusting. The man didn't seem to react much to this, simply giving another sigh. "Well, at least you're not screaming anymore. It's a start."

This made Luffy curious. So they did know each-other. Then maybe-?

"Uh," The teen mumbled out, slowly letting go of his defense. "my mind's a little hazy on how I got, this." Luffy gestured towards the scar.

"So..." Giving the man a pleading look to continue on, he was replied with a suspicious stare; making Luffy stumbled back slightly.

"You don't remember?" The man asked bluntly, though it made Luffy un-sure of what he was actually asking.

"Remember what?"

Sighing once more, the man leaned against a nearby tree; his hat slowly slipping down his face. "The war Straw-hat. What else would I be talking about."

Pouting, Luffy looked sheepishly to the side; though it didn't go un-noticed by the man. "Nope." Luffy said with a deep breath, falling to the ground with his knees' crossed.

"...What else?"

Blinking, Luffy looked up from the ground; his eyebrow's furrowed. "Huh?"

"What else don't you remember?"

Staring with bugged-eyes, Luffy slowly glanced down once more. Stretching his aching limbs, he looked back over to the man.

"I don't remember anything." Biting down on his lip, he smiled slightly as he remembered his previous encounter with his 'crew'.

"Oh. I think that I'm a Captain of a ship, and that I have an awesome crew." Bluntly stating the truth, Luffy grinned; ignoring the slightly widened look penetrating from the man.

Realizing the man hadn't said anything, Luffy re-opened his eyes; his grin dropping.

Finally letting the silence falter, the man closed his eyes; seemingly hesitant to say anything. "Interesting," He stated, his eyes scanning over Luffy's chest. "tell me. Does the name Portgas D. Ace ring any bells for you?"

Blinking, Luffy nodded slowly. "Yeah. The Big Blue Man brought that guy up earlier."

Not expecting that response, the man sighed; hesitant to ask the question. "The, Big Blue Man? I'm guessing you mean Jimbei." Whispering the last bit to himself, he missed the sudden exaggerated look on Luffy's face as he threw up his hands.

"Yeah!" Lifting himself off the ground, Luffy ignored his previous hesitation towards the man as he marched over to him; his hand pointing towards the forest behind. "He kept telling me to calm down- Even though I was calm! Then he got all mad when I asked him who he was."

Grumbling the last bit to the side, Luffy glanced back towards the man, his eyebrow lifting. "Oh yeah. Who are y-?"

"Law." Law instantly replied, leaning off of the tree. "Trafalgar Law."

Grinning once more, the teen held out his hand to Law. "I'm...uh- oh yeah! I'm Luffy!"

Refusing to look towards the teen, Law let out another sigh. "Yes, I know." Stepping once more closer to Luffy, Law turned his head towards him;his eyes narrowing. "What's the last thing you remember?"

"Telling you my name."

Feeling his veins' twitch, Law let out another exaggerated sigh. "...Other than that. Before you met Jimbei then." Seeing the confused look on the teen's face, Law placed his palm on his head. "The Big Blue man Straw-hat. What do you remember before meeting The Big Blue man?"

Pouting out his lip, Luffy visibly thought; his eyes wincing slightly. "I woke up in a cabin with a weird girl, then I ran into a one-eyed sword-guy with green hair." The teen stated, causing Law to raise an eyebrow.

"Zoro?"

Recognizing the name almost instantly, Luffy shook his head out of the daze;sending a curious stare towards Law. "You know him?"

Furrowing his eyebrow's once more, Law nodded. "I know of him. But he had two eyes, not one."

"Huh?" Luffy mumbled out, his eyes widening slightly. Re-thinking over meeting 'his crew', Luffy frowned; his hand placed underneath his chin. "Nope. He definitely had one eye- there's no doubt about it."

Looking over to the side thoughtfully, Law once again shook his head; before looking back to Luffy. "That's all?"

"Nu-uh." The teen was now frowning, un-able to tell why anyone would think Zoro had two eyes.

But now that he thought about it, how would he know?- he could just about remember his name after all.

Glancing back over to Law, he remembered the question; his mind instantly reverting back to the ship. "Then I found myself in a steam-room with a skeleton, an actual living skeleton- cool right? His name was Brook."

Seeing that Law was gesturing to continue on, Luffy took a deep breath. "Then there was Nami, she was the weird girl who was there when I woke up. She told me that I had amonia. No wait, amnetia?"

"Amnesia?" Law asked, causing Luffy's eyes to light up in recognition.

"Yeah! Amnesia. And then she took me to the deck to meet my crew. Next thing I knew, I was with The Big Blue man." Glancing back over to the trees he previously emerged from, Luffy sighed; re-sitting himself back onto the ground below.

Lost in thought, Law's eyes stuck to Luffy; his eyes slightly glazed over. Letting out a sigh, the swordsman's posture suddenly changed. "I see. Well, I guess it can't be helped." Letting a small smirk appear on his lips, Law held out his hand; uttering out a small word.

"Room."

Anesthetic.

That's what this place smelled like.

Nope. Anesthetic and blood.

It didn't particularity bother Luffy that he recognized the smell of blood, in fact it was probably one of the least surprising things that had happened to him that day.

But what he did want to know was why he was now lying flat on a metal ground; his limbs seemingly numb.

Last thing he remembers is talking to, Law?- when all of a sudden he mentioned something about a room.

"He's awake." The recognizable voice of Law spoke, though it was obvious he wasn't speaking to Luffy himself.

A different voice responded, though Luffy could easily tell it was The Big Blue man's voice; though this time, more concerned. "I can see that. What's wrong with him?"

"As far as I can tell, Straw-hat is in near-enough perfect health; if you ignore the current gash on his chest."

"That's kind of a big thing to ignore! Do you think it would have anything to do with his memories gone?"

"No." Law bluntly answered.

"No?!"

A deep sigh was uttered, followed by a clank from a nearby machine. "Physical wounds such as Straw-hat's wouldn't affect a person's mind. Sure enough, it would hurt, but it wouldn't affect his memory. He also show's no signs of serious damage to his skull; so I find no reason for his injuries to be the purpose."

Another deep breath followed, though this time it came from The Blue man. "So?"

"So-" Law continued on, pulling off the gloves?- he had on. "It's a psychological injury. Something like witnessing his brother's death may have triggered it. It's not something I can cure."

Deciding that this would be the perfect time to join in, Luffy lifted himself up; yelping as his body instantly stung.

Startled by the teen's sudden movements, the Big Blue man stumbled back; before Law turned to him stiffly. "I told you. He was awake."

"Witnessing, my brother's death?" Luffy slowly questioned, his stomach unconsciously turning from the mention.

The Big Blue man looked sympathetically at Luffy, his shoulder's sagging down. "You really don't remember?" He asked, getting a annoyed glance from Law.

"Have you not been listening at all?" Gritting his teeth slightly, Law turned to look down to the teen; his eyes as cold as always. "Your brother just died in a war you escaped. You've been recovering here until you woke up this morning, in which you went ranting through the island. I of course went to go find you, and when I did, you told me you had no memory of anything."

Swallowing, The Big Blue man staggered forward. "Not anything at all? Is it true Luffy-san?"

Ignoring the second death glare directed at the Blue Man from Law, Luffy nodded slightly again; before shaking his head. "No, I remember meeting all of my crew. They told me I had amnesia."

The Big Blue man continued to stare confusedly at Luffy, before his pupils suddenly widened considerably. "But that doesn't make any sen-"

Law quickly interrupted, flinging his hand in front of The Big Blue man. "Yes. I already realized that."

Looking at the exchange between the two, Luffy stared obliviously wide eyed; unable to figure out what they were talking about.

Lowering his hand gradually, Law glanced briefly back to Luffy; his eyes suddenly narrowing. "So tell me Straw-hat, what did your crew look like?"

"Huh?" Luffy mumbled out, his head tilting slightly.

"What did my crew look like?" Letting out a soft hum, the teen scanned his mind for the little memories he had; his pupils lighting up with the images.

"Well, there's Nami. She has long orange hair, which is wavy. Then there's Zoro. He was dressed in a green kimono and he had green hair- oh yeah! He had one eye, which is pretty cool! Then there's Brook, though he was naked when I first met hi-"

Both Big Blue Man and Law listened intensely to the teen's words; their eyes growing more concerned as they listened to each description. Luffy finally ended with a sigh, comfortably leaning back onto the metal wall behind.

Law was the first to brake the silence, though his words were limited. "I see." Glancing towards Big Blue Man, Law closed his eyes; stepping over to the end of Luffy's bed?

"It sounds like they're older." Big Blue Man finally stuttered out, instantly catching the attention of Luffy.

"Huh? Older?"

Law nodded, slowly bending down to a side-cabinet and reaching out for an item. Placing the item close to Luffy, Law gestured for the teen to open it; making Luffy both curious and nervous.

"Take a look inside and tell us if these were the people you saw."

Reaching out for the newspaper?- Luffy furrowed his eyebrows. Sticking out of the newspaper were seven posters, all displaying familiar faces along with a wanted sign.

Though that wasn't the thing that struck Luffy.

They were younger.

Definitely younger than the ones he had previously been with.

"W-what?" Luffy once again mumbled out, though this time his voice was tinted with fright.

Glancing back up to the two men standing by side of the bed for answers; Luffy eyes immediately widened, the petrifying ringing noise returning to his ears.

Instantly covering them with his palms, Luffy let out a pleading scream; alerting the two as they rushed to his side.

"Da-damn it." Luffy was barely able to stutter out, unable to hear the shouts directed from Law or The Big Blue man.

Falling onto the metal bed-frame he was currently laying on, Luffy let out another scream; closing his eyes as he waited for the noise to stop.

"Straw-hat!"

He vaguely hears Law call out to him, along with worried shouts beckoning from The Big Blue man. Clutching his ears tighter, Luffy breathes out deeply; before a startling hand reached out to him.

"Luffy!"

"What!?" Luffy instantly jumped up, un-knowing of the dip beneath his bed. Flailing, Luffy yelped as his bed started to swerve?- and give way; causing him to fall to the floor.

Immediately another person jumped up, though Luffy could instantly tell that it wasn't Law or The Big Blue man.

Hesitantly looking up from the floorboard's, Luffy was met with a familiar face.

Though it was one he was wishing not to see.

"Luffy?" A confused tone questioned from the man, grumbling as he staggered out of bed. Staring blankly at the teen laying on the floor, the man sighed; rubbing his hand at the back of his head. "You fell out of bed again?"

"Oi! Luffy, Zoro! Be quiet! Some people are trying to sleep!" An annoyed yell passed through the walls, causing for the man- Zoro to gulp.

"W-Why..." Luffy barely stuttered out, catching the attention of the swordsman.

Staring at him, stood Zoro- A younger Zoro.

One, that had two eyes.

I'm sorry Luffy xD

Though I think you might see the repeating pattern by now.

Thank you to all the reviews, I appreciate every one of them...They honestly make writing these stories worth it.

So until next month!

-KayaaHiko

(P.S I know that Zoro isn't dressed in a kimono. Spare Luffy with your anger, he doesn't know xD)