Omake 2

KittyCCCC: can you do a chapter on what Luffy's crew thinks of him? Like little Nami or Robin reading a newspaper on ASL and stuff?

A/N: Just so you know, Luffy is a couple years younger than canon in my story.

East Blue: Shimotsuki Village

Koshiro leaned against a post at the entrance of his dojo as his #1 disciple gets ready to leave to make a name for himself. At the mere age of 16, there is nothing more the instructor could teach the teen.

"Zoro," he called out as the green-haired teen heft his bag over a shoulder, "be careful out there, and don't forget to contact me every once in a while." He's not going to bother asking the teen to visit. He'd get lost trying to find his way back.

Zoro turned to face the man and bowed deeply. "Thank you for everything," he said with a smile before leaving to pursue his and Kuina's dream.

Koshiro saw him off with a proud smile before sitting down on the steps to read the day's news. A slight frown appeared on his face about 30 minutes into reading. "Good thing Zoro isn't heading to Grand Line at this level," he muttered to himself. "It'd be too dangerous for him if children out there can take down an entire Marine base."

-*/-*/-*/

East Blue: Cocoyasi Village, Conomi Island

"Hey, Nami," Nojiko said from the lone kitchen table.

"Yeah?" Nami popped her head out of their shared room.

"Are you sure you want to go to Grand Line?" her sister asked as she laid the newspaper she was reading down.

"Eventually, not right now," the orange-haired 15-year-old walked towards the table with a small bag in hand. "Why?"

Her purple haired sister pointed at a wanted poster with a hand drawn ASL in between a pair of wings. "Seems there are children strong enough to take down a Marine base."

Nami merely huffed. "They're just children. By the time I actually can make it out there, the Marines would have caught them. If not...well, you know how the Marines are. Completely useless. Well, got to go. Just another 56,000,000 more belis before we're free."

"How many more years will that take?" Nojiko said quietly to herself, giving the closed door a sad look.

-*/-*/-*/

East Blue: Syrup Village, Gecko Islands

"Did you read today's news yet, Usopp?" Kaya asked the boy seated on the tree just outside her second story window. "The Marines put a bounty on three kids."

"Really?" the 14-year-old asked. "What for?"

"It said they destroyed a Marine Base out on Grand Line. They're being called Demons out for blood."

"Just a base?" Usopp waved it off. "Have I told you the time I took out a whole fleet of battleship? I was only six at the time. It was just me all alone, while my men stood by and watched," he bragged. He went on to tell his tales of heroics to his friend before he was shooed away by the butler.

At the time, he didn't spare another thought for the children of Grand Line.

-*/-*/-*/

Somewhere on the sea of East Blue: Baratie

Zeff looked over his open newspaper to watch his 16-year-old apprentice make a fish dish. Then he looked back to the newspaper. It says children, but it doesn't mention any age. To him, Sanji would qualify as a child. Would they be the same age as his Eggplant? Or were they younger? Not that it matters now, but it will in the future when Sanji decides to leave to find All Blue. In order to find All Blue, his Eggplant would have to sail all of Grand Line.

The former pirate then wonders when Sanji will leave and if the kid would be able to handle it out there. Eggplant is going to have to find himself a good captain in order to survive Grand Line.

Zeff slammed the newspaper down on the counter top after heaving a sigh. He'll think about it later when the kid's ready to leave. Right now, he has a fish to save. "Sanji! You're doing it all wrong!"

"What did I do wrong this time, Shitty Old Man?" the blond yelled back.

"Everything!"

-*/-*/-*/

Grand Line: Drum Island

It's been almost a year since 11-year-old Chopper studied under Kureha, and he's still afraid of her strange ways. Doctorine is nothing like Doctor, who was very caring and encouraging. Nonetheless, he's never been more afraid of her than now. Chopper goes to hide behind the door frame, unsuccessfully, much too afraid to go any closer to ask her a question.

The older woman is currently cackling at something in the newspaper.

The young apprentice decides that he'll just ask later, when Doctorine is less scary and sneaks away.

-*/-*/-*/

Some island on Grand Line

Nico Robin shook her head sadly as she read the news. She couldn't believe the Government actually put bounties on more children. While their bounty isn't as high as hers was, it was still a shocking amount for just children. Not that she has any room to worry about them, she only has time to worry for herself.

Jumping off the barrel, she ran deeper into the dark alley when some bounty hunters managed to find her and ducked into an abandoned building. Still, she wondered what the boys did to warrant a bounty. There's no point in believing everything in the newspaper. Her own bounty came from a lie from the World Government after all.

-*/-*/-*/

Grand Line: Water 7 (Franky House)

"Anekii, here's the newspaper," Mozu handed their blue-haired leader the rolled up paper.

Franky took it with a look of disgust. "Why should I care what's in the news?"

"It was in front of the door," Kiwi shrugged.

"Nothing in the news is important," Franky said as he stood up and got louder. "What is important is that I hit the jackpot last night! You know what that means?"

"Party!"

"SUPER!"

-*/-*/-*/

News coos do not fly through Florian Triangle. So, sadly, Brooks has nothing to read to alleviate his boredom.

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A/N: Sorry for the slow update. It may take me a while to finish the rest of the omakes and the sequel. My school shut down over winter break and things have been hectic. It was like "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, you no longer have a school to go to." There was a mass panic as my classmates and I tried to figure out where we're going from here. I'm now self-learning, and knowing that it'll be hard to teach myself, I'll be writing over the weekends when I have the time and spending more time doing what I need to get back to the working world. I have a dream, and I'm going to make it happen. I will get my dream job, no matter what!

But don't worry, I will finish the rest of the omakes up so I can label this as complete and put up the sequel eventually. I even have another story that's been bugging me to write for you~