One Man Alone cannot be a Pirate

By: Zephyire

DISCLAIMER: I do not have any affiliation with Shueisha, Toei Animation, or with Eiichiro Oda. I don't own One Piece - I write this fan fic.

Please note that this is a fan fic, so if you see some ideas from some other source (in this or other chapters), I don't own that either.

Chapter dedicated to: Lanky Nathan

Note: The dedication goes to reviewers (So if you want your name here, review!)

Summary: After the battle with Baron on Secret Island, Luffy faces a devastating fact about his nakama. Moustache offers Luffy his hidden treasure in hopes of pulling Luffy from his depression. Back in Time Fic. Serious Powerful Luffy. A second chance at becoming the Pirate King. Two devil fruits?

AN: I've gotten several reviews as to why Luffy didn't internally combust when he ate the second Devil Fruit. Reason: a.) Moustache said that no one really knew what would happen since no one had ever tried before and it was just theories, b.) Luffy's made of rubber, so if the two devil were fighting, I think that his insides would just expand (only works for rubber men like the gears), and c.) it is a fan fic!

The 6th Movie happened before the Enies Lobby arc!

Luffy is (slightly) more serious and obviously more powerful as said in the summary, hence, the vigorous training and perhaps a more serious interaction with others when he's not with his nakama. After all, they make him happy. : )

Also, due to length/ time / not done and I wanted to get out a chapter, I split Coby and Zoro into two different chapters despite what I said in Ch. 5 AN. Sorry. See bottom AN for more detail.

Chapter 6: Enter, The Caretaker

"Ah, would you look at that!" Luffy said sitting cross legged. His small rowboat, which he had bought with his saved money, was slowly beginning to circle around the edges of a whirlpool. Behind him, he had stored all of his supplies in a single barrel. This included: food stuffs, water flasks, his sack of saved berries, and a change of clothes.

"Well, I can't pick up the boat, not enough surface area," Luffy said pushing himself into a standing position. Luffy proceeded to take off the top of the barrel.

"Ha, ha! On a nice day like this, who would have thought I would have gotten into such a disaster?! How careless of me…"

Luffy picked up the barrel and suddenly disappeared. The barrel however, floated through the air. Settling back down into the water, it bobbed up and down. Luffy reappeared directly above the open end of the barrel and dropped into the container. Replacing the lid, he sealed the casket shut.

OMAP

On a remote island:

SqUeEK!

"Why is there so much dust on this ship?"

"S…Sorry! I'm sorry! I thought I cleaned the whole deck! I'll clean it again, so please, don't!!"

"Don't do what?"

"Please don't hit me with your bludgeon! I don't want to die!!"

WHAM!

"Coby… what is the most beautiful thing in all of the seas?"

"Eh, heh. That would be… you… Albida sama!"

OMAP

Coby was sitting down on his make shift raft. Next to him was a pile of stones.

Tossing the one he was holding, Coby began to count.

"One, two, three… three skips."

Sighing, he reached for another rock when the boat was suddenly shaken.

CRACK!

The mast fell down and landed on the top of a barrel that was floating in the water.

"Argh!" Coby let out a frustrated yell at the source of destruction.

Picking himself up, he made his way, carefully, to the vessel.

OMAP

"What? You're saying that barrel of sake got washed up on shore, Coby?"

"Ye…Yes. There seems to be something inside it. What should we do with it…?"

"Great! Let's all drink together!"

"But if the captain finds out we'll be…"

"She won't find out! We're the only ones cleaning the wine cellar, so only us, and stupid Coby, will know about this."

"You're right!"

"You know what to do right?! Coby…"

"Of…of course! I haven't seen anything! So please, don't beat me…"

Suddenly, the lid of the barrel popped off and Luffy jumped out of the container.

"Ahh! What a nice nap that was!" Luffy began to laugh. "Eh? Who are you?"

The pirates were staring at him in shock. Finally they pulled themselves together.

"Who are you!? What the hell were you doing in a barrel?!"

"Oh! I almost died there! A huge whirl pool sucked in my boat. I'm lucky to be alive!"

Suddenly, the entire building was smashed into splinters. Luffy fell over and the barrel began to roll out the door with him in it. Coby ran after him.

A large woman surveyed the wreck.

"Stop slacking off!"

"Eh? We would never do that Albida sama!" said one of the pirates who had done a face plant near by.

"Don't play dumb with me! I heard you all the way from the ship! 'Ah! What a nice nap that was!'"

"That wasn't us Albida sama! There is an intruder!"

"That's right! Coby just brought a strange guy!" The second pirate stood up and brushed himself off.

"What!? Could it be someone who is trying to catch me and get a reward? Coby! That brat dares to betray me?!

"Could it be him? That famous…"

"Nonsense!! I heard that he's still being held captive at the marine's prison!" Several other pirates had congregated at the wreck.

"If he's the real thing, he must have escaped by now…that notoriously evil Roronoa Zoro!"

OMAP

"Um… are you alright? Did you get hurt? You got knocked pretty far." Coby bent over the barrel and gave Luffy his hand.

"Hahahaha! I'm fine just a little surprised, that's all. I'm Luffy. What is this place?"

"This is the breeding ground of the pirate "Iron Bludgeon Albida." I'm a caretaker on this ship. My name's Coby."

"I see. Actually that's not important."

"Oh…"

"Do you have a small boat? Mine got caught in a whirl pool."

"Whirl… Whirl pool? You were caught in a whirl pool?"

"Yea, it was pretty scary."

"A normal person would have died already…. You… you want a small boat? Well, I have one but…"

"What's this, a coffin?"

"That's a boat that I have built secretly for two years."

"You spent two years working on this…you don't want it anymore?"

"Yeah…I don't want it anymore. I was gonna run away in this. But I don't have the guts to do it… looks like I'm gonna be a caretaker my whole life. Although, I do have something else I want to do."

"Then you should leave."

"No…NO! I can't! It'll never work! When ever I think of Albida sama finding out, my legs turn all mushy! I get so scared!!"

"Hey, Luffy san… why are you sailing?"

"I want… to become the Pirate King!!!"

"Eh! What?! 'Pirate King' was the title of someone who has had everything in this world! Are you telling me that you're looking for the 'One Piece'!!? You want to die or something?! All the pirates in the world are looking for that treasure!"

"Well, so am I."

"Impossible! Utterly, utterly impossible! To become the Pirate King in the pirate era… there's no chance!"

Fed up, Luffy decided to knock some sense into the kid. Literally.

"Ow!! Why'd you hit me!?"

"Because I couldn't stand you! And I'm not afraid of dying!"

"Huh?"

"Because it's my dream, and that's why I won't mind dying for it."

'Such amazing resolution!! Won't even mind death!?'

"Besides, I think I can do it. Although it could get pretty tough."

'…..I've never thought of that…'Coby, moved by Luffy's speech felt his eyes grow wet. Think of his own dream, he asked Luffy, "…Will I also…be able to accomplish my dream?!"

"Hm? What?"

"Will I be able, to become a Marine?!"

"A marine?"

"Luffy san, I know it means that we'll be enemies! But joining the marines and catching bad guys, has always been my dream!! Do you think I can do it?!"

"I wouldn't know. That depends on you."

"I have to at least try!! I'd rather die trying to get out of here and join the marines, than stay here and be a caretaker my entire life!! And then, I'll be able to arrest someone like Albida!!"

Suddenly, the boat was blown to bits as a giant metal cudgel smashed into it.

"Who did you say you are going to arrest Coby!? Do you think you can escape from me?!"

"My boat…"

"Coby! Is that who you hired to capture me? He doesn't seem to be Roronoa Zoro. Anyway, before you die, I'm gonna ask you, what's the most beautiful thing in the sea?!"

"Eh? Who's this rude woman?"

"That kid… he dares to…!" The pirate crew began to sweat.

Luffy san! Quick! Repeat after me!! 'In all the seas, this lady is the most…"

Coby remembered back to his earlier conversation with Luffy.

'Because that's my dream, and that's why I won't mind dying for it!'

"…The rudest, damned bitch!!!!"

"Hahahaha!" Luffy began to laugh so hard that tears ran from his eyes. 'I forgot this part!'

"You little brat!!!"

'Don't regret it! I've already told myself to fight for my dreams!'

"Well said, Coby! Now get behind me!!"

Lifting her bludgeon, Albida yelled, "Both of you have to die!!" She then swung down the cudgel as hard as she could. Her weapon bounced slightly when it hit Luffy.

"It's useless against me."

"Im…That's impossible!!! My bludgeon!"

The metal monster was resting on Luffy's shoulder and leaning against his neck. Using his Logia, Kaze powers, he began to condense and push air down on Albida.

"Coby…so is this the old hag?"

As the entire crew cringed away in fear of Albida's response, fear began to creep into her eyes.

'Why can't I move?! He can't be that powerful! I'll squash him like a bug!' A vein pooped out on here forehead as she slowly raised her bludgeon for another strike.

"Eh? You can still move? Dang, I guess I didn't perfect that ability." Luffy then doubled the force pushing down on the pirate captain. Albida slammed to the ground with a grunt. Coby and the rest of the crew dropped their jaws. They had just seen their captain defeated by an invisible force. Suddenly, Luffy stretched out his foot and with a "Gomu, Gomuno…KICK!" Albida was blasted into the air.

"What are you!?" Coby cried out. Stretching his mouth, Luffy replied, "I'm a rubber man!" Luffy turned to the remainder of the crew. "Prepare a boat for Coby! He wants to join the Marines!! So stay out of his way!"

"Y…Yes."

"Luffy san..."

"Hahahaha!"

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AN: Sorry about being late! I've realized that putting both Coby and Zoro together make a really long chapter, so I broke it up. While almost done with Zoro, it should be out later today or tomorrow. Sorry! Still, this clocks in at about 1850 words, making it my second longest chapter. Together with what's now Chapter 7, it would have been closer to 5k.

Question: Is a poll allowed?