Well after a long and painful road (I really, really hate school)

I have put out the new chapter.

I hope you enjoy and review please.

Chapter 5

The Beginning and The End

"Their too many of them, they are endless!" screamed an annoyed Luffy.

"We're going to die aren't we, but I haven't mapped out the world yet" whined Nami as she was ducking cover.

The Mugiwara Pirates were having a tough time in the battle; it seemed that with every ship they take down, two more takes its place.

Luffy looked around and grimaced, he turned to see his nakama battered and bruised still fighting against the odds. Nami was holding her own, creating thunderclouds to help attack the enemy ships. Franky was down below with Robin firing the ship's weaponry to help. The Sogeking fired round after round from the mast.

He knew that Sanji, Zolo and Brook were on a naval ship fighting all of the navy there. He then turned to see Seina lying on his back bleeding from his side and Chopper standing over him. Camie was next to him crying, and Chopper looked panicked. He turned back to see a large blast of energy about to impact the Thousand Sunny in seconds.

"NO!!!!!!!!!!"

With a chorus of cheers, the red haired boy started posing for his adoring public. Luffy looked on with a small grin on his face, he couldn't believe the strength of the small boy.

Hotaru slowly walked up and patted the poising boy on the back while holding his rib area, it seemed that he was about to say something but was cut off.

"Townsfolk of Emerald Bay, remember the name of the man who in front of your very eyes surpassed God himself!"

"TECH D. LEO!!"

Everyone continued to cheer except for the blue haired criminal and a certain former pirate. Luffy looked on in shock at the name of the boy in front of him, and then he looked to see his student laughing with the boy.

"They could actually be able to do it" thought the former pirate. He took off his straw hat. Inside of it was a large white piece of paper which was folded in half. He unfolded the paper, and opened it up to see rows of symbols going across the sheet.

Inside of a small gray room with no windows and brick walls, sat a dejected straw hat wearing pirate. His arms were tied around to his back and he was staring down to the floor. The light in his eyes had vanished, and were replaced with bitter, vacant darkness.

"How could this have happened? How could this have happened? Are my nakama alright, I have to go and save…" the man's thoughts were stopped when a single person walked into the room. He was wearing a naval uniform but it was covered in the back by a black cape. He had long white hair that went down to his back; his cold green eyes looked toward the captive straw hat. His skin was pale though, and his face devoid of facial hair showed age with the amount of wrinkles on it.

"Monkey D. Luffy, I am Vice Admiral Diato Vector. I have come to have a little chat with you" said the man with a small smile.

"You're that bastard who was leading the assault and gave the warning!" replied Luffy in a low growl. "Where are my nakama, how the hell did you know where to find me?"

"Easy, we tracked One Piece."

"How did you know of One Piece?"

Diato looked on and laughed "Simple, THE TREASURE OF ONE PIECE DOESN'T EXIST IN THIS WORLD!!"

Luffy looked up in shock "WHAT!?"

"Well it did before, but not anymore. I use to be a small time errand boy on that bastard Gol D. Roger's crew; I once saw him mapping out where he would put One Piece. With my powers, I destroyed the map and then helped rat Roger out to the navy " stated the albino man with no emotion in his face.

Luffy looked on in disbelief, as he looked into the eyes of the man that helped betray the King of Pirates.

"As soon as he was caught, I realized that I needed a cover so that I could be safe from my former crew mates. So I entered the military, went up in ranks and told them about One Piece. With their help I got One Piece into my possession. The amount of treasure there was insurmountable; I was rich beyond my years but what really peaked my interest was these stupid papers with symbols!"

Luffy looked on in shock at the man in front of him who was holding a sheet of white paper, his anger building.

"I used my powers to trick the navy, got the papers and the treasure for myself and started to research them. The navy took "Possession" of One Piece and kept where we had it hidden. We planned to have pirates that got to big and find it ambushed and arrested; and then killed on the spot.

"I found out that these papers are a map to a wonderful treasure that would make One Piece look cheap in comparison."

Luffy eyes had narrowed now; he glared at the man in front of him. The straw hat pirate was maneuvering his arms around to try and get loose from his bondage.

"But the problem was that I seem to not be able to obtain it, as I don't have the power necessary to find it…" the green eyed man sighed and said "But that is where you come in Luffy-kun."

Luffy stopped struggling and looked at the man as he walked toward him.

"It seems that only those who wield the (WILL OF D) are able to gain access to the treasure. Their Haki's seem to be different from others." Luffy eyes narrowed some more and he grunted at the man before him "So, you want me to help you get this treasure?"

"Yes Luffy-kun, I need your help... I need your power to help me get this treasure. Also I needed to increase my standing in the Marines and thus killed two bird with one bullet" said Diabo with a sadistic smile. "I'll probably make Admiral for catching you, and then I'll have no one in my way as I find that great treasure.

"Who said that I was going to help you? I would rather die than help scum like you!" spat Luffy with disgust on his face.

"Think about it Luffy-kun, if you help me I can get rid of your records and your nakamas'. With my new promotion, I can make you into a high standing Marine like your Grandpa wanted. I can even let your nakama go free, provided they never interfere with my work."

"No, I'll never join you or the Navy!" responded Luffy.

The albino man laughed and said "That Luffy-kun is bad news for your nakama. I will have to charge them of piracy and have them executed on the spot. They will die and I will have you thrown in jail for all enternity. That is of course, if you refuse my offer."

The rage inside Luffy reached a boiling point, his arms bulged with muscles and he broke free of the metal shackles binding him. He got up and charged at Diato with a massive roundhouse but the punch seemed to hit nothing but empty space. Diato's body dissolved in the air, like a vanishing puff of smoke. Luffy looked around to see something that he didn't expect.

"What the he…" was all Luffy could say as he took a barrage of punches to the face from a bunch of familiar Straw Hat men with angry expressions. He fell to the ground in a heap, surrounded by Luffys. A bunch of Luffy's stood in a circle staring down at him. He was hit pretty badly, as his face was severely swollen and bruised. He was bleeding from his mouth and his jaw seemed to loosely hang from his mouth. He could only hear laughter in the background and turned his head slowly to see the albino sitting in the chair Luffy was in.

The albino looked to the man lying on the floor and said "Pity that punch would have hurt if I was standing there." The beaten pirate turned his head upright with a confused look on his face. The look on his face went from bewildered to horrified, as instead of seeing a bunch of Luffys, he was staring at a bunch of familiar naval ships surrounding hum now.

"Your eyes tell me you realized what happened to you and your crew. Yes, I used my powers to create those ships. I HAD YOU FIGHTING MAKE BELIEVED ENEMIES; YOU WERE IN A LOSING BATTLE FROM THE MOMENT YOU ARRIVED!" Luffy looked on with fierce anger in his eyes, and tried to say something but it was non- understandable"

"It looks like you broke your own jaw with those punches, as you seem to not be able to say anything. What you are looking at now is the power of the Kinen- Kinen no mi. It makes me able to produce my past memories as reality. You could call me the Déjà-Vu Man, Monkey D. Luffy. Or if you prefer, you can call me your new boss!"

"With the Legendary Monkey D. Luffy captured and at my side, those foolish pirates well think twice about crossing the Marines and without your crew, you are no threat to me! I will have that treasure yet!"

Luffy could only hear laughter, and then he heard the door open and the voices of some unknown people. "Sorry guys, but I don't think that I can protect you this time…"

The Straw Hat Marine snapped out of his thoughts when he looked to see the two boys were surrounded again by the naval officers. "Don't think you won brats, we have you surrounded and we are going to pump you all full of lead.

The blond stood up and fired his weapon twice at the red-haired boy who humiliated him but they were blocked by the hands of our handcuffed boy as he dove in front of Leo to the ground.

"CRIMINAL, ARE YOU OKAY!!" screamed the arrogant youth as he tried to help up Hotaru. He looked on in shock however, as he looked to see the bullets wedged inside the front of both his blue handcuffs. Leo was about to say Huh, but was stopped when it seemed they were preparing for a second barrage.

"GOMU-GOMU NO GATLING!!" screamed the Straw Hat marine as he released a barrage of punches that cleared away all the naval people into the ocean behind the pier. Leo and Hotaru turned to look at Luffy who was crouching down with his arms folded.

"Why you are really strong, no wonder you jacked up the criminal!" exclaimed Leo with starry eyes while waving his arms up and down pointing to Hotaru. Hotaru looked at Luffy and grinned, while the townspeople cheered on the man who protected their saviors.

"Hotaru, I want you to do something for me. I need you to take this piece of paper and find an old friend of mine" said Luffy looking with in a serious tone. Hotaru took the papers and looked at them before saying "What the hell do they say Sempai?"

"Those papers talk about a great treasure that the navy is after, and is the reason behind the Mugiwara disappearance. I want you guys to go and find it." Leo's eyes sparkled even more while Hotaru asked "Why can't you go Sempai?"

Before Luffy could answer, he heard screaming "YOU BRAT, I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" They turned to see Count Colonello swinging his bokken around in a blind rage.

"Damn, all the fat must had absorbed the impact!" cursed Leo wishing he was facing a skinnier opponent. The pudgy man started flailing around his bokken, sending shockwaves all over the place. The people screamed and started to run from the mad man who was causing damage everywhere.

One of the shockwaves hit Hotaru who blocked it with his hands and sent him flying through the sky into the port. Leo looked on in anger and yelled "HEY, YOU ALMOST HIT MY SHIP!"

Luffy looked at the red head and sweat dropped "When did it become your ship?" Leo's statement seemed to tell the pudgy man where the object of his animosity was located. He turned too looked at the red head, the whites of his eyes still showing and a vein throbbing on his head. Luffy knew that Colonello was unconscious but his pride wouldn't keep him down. He bit his lip to prepare to go into Gear Third but stopped when he saw a dark green orb of energy fly through the air and connected clean with the pudgy man's face.

The swordsman flew and landed hard on the ground, causing a small tremor on Emerald Bay. Luffy and Leo turned to see the indigo haired criminal standing behind them waving, noticeably missing his handcuffs. Behind him was a bunch of groggy naval man who could barely stand up. On recognizing the boy in front of them, they ran toward the now free indigo haired boy.

"WATCH OUT CRIMINAL!" screamed Leo, beside him Luffy was smirking. Hotaru looked back and sighed, he held out his palm again and mulitply dark green orb surrounded him. Leo looked on in shock as Luffy thought "This is going to hurt!"

"Kigi- Kigi Ochiba!" said the criminal as the orbs flew and collided with the oncoming naval men. They flew back into the ocean and where not getting back up. Unfortunately, one of the men's guns fired a round into the ship's side. It made a huge gash on the side, it looked as if someone had took a buzz saw and cut at it. Hotaru looked unfazed but Leo looked like he find out Santa didn't bring him a present.

"MY BEAUTIFUL SHIP, WHICH ONE OF YOU DID THIS?!" he yelled out to the end of the pier. Hotaru walked up to the ship and sighed, his hand started to glow and then the wood on the boat repaired itself back to normal. Luffy walked over and patted him and the back, while Leo ran and asked "HOW DID YOU DO THAT?!"

Once again before any answer, all three people noticed two naval ships approaching the island. Luffy and Hotaru flinched, as they knew they were in trouble. Luffy snapped himself out of it and said "So do you want to go on this treasure hunt? I think it will make you famous!"

Leo nodded his head furiously up and down, while Hotaru was about to object. "Why should I get involved?" The response from his sempai was serious "then you would prefer getting killed by the navy or worst byyour mother Amane." The pale face of his student told him the answer.

"Take this paper and go to the Ruin Society on Opal Island. There you can meet an old friend of mine and she can tell you about the writing on this paper. Now take that ship and hurry! I'll hold off the navy and get them away from you."

Before Hotaru could object, Leo had already thrown the boy into the big ship. The red head quickly got everything prepared, even weighed anchor. He stood in front of the ship steering wheel and shouted "LET'S GO!!"

Luffy was running with his small boat back to the pier so he could go divert the navy but stopped and gasped at the sight he saw.

"HEY BRAT, CAN YOU DRIVE THIS THING?"

"OF COURSE I CAN, WHEN YOU'RE AS GREAT AS ME YOU CAN DO ANYTHING; EVEN IF I HAVE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE!"

Hotaru's face paled again as the large red ship with black sails was headed straight towards the naval boats. The indigo haired boy started to give of another dark green glow, this time it was his entire body. The ship glowed as well and seemed to slowly lift from the water and fly into the air. Leo looked at Hotaru and gasped, his feet looked like it fused with the floor.

Luffy looked and smiled as his he slowly got ready to act his way out of helping a criminal while the occupants of the naval ships stood there jaws dropped.

After a while (when they were out of sight) the ship calmly landed onto the sea and the aura surrounding it disappeared. Hotaru slowly walked toward Leo, who smiled "Well that was fun, shall we go to Opal Island Botanical Boy!?" At the sound of his new nickname, the indigo haired youth flinched. So the red head continued "You power must be over plants or something, right?"

Hotaru looked at him and sighed "Kigi-Kigi no mi gives me the power over wood, not plants. I'm only helping you because it's better than dying."

An evil grin appeared across Leo's face as he looked at Hotaru "This is getting really interesting!"

Kinen-Kinen no mi- kinen means memory, he is able to produce past memories as real like a video projector. It is a Paramecia type fruit

Kigi-Kigi no mi- Kigi means trees (which is made from wood)- It is a logia devil fruit that allows the person to become and control the wood element.

Kigi- Kigi Ochiba- Fallen Tree Leaves- A technique that takes light energy and converts it into a projectile weapon.

Thanks for reading, the next chapter will be up sooner than this one.