A/N: Before reading this look up the Green Destiny Sword. I did my best explanation in the story but a picture is worth one thousand words. Also the correct length and width of the blade was a super pain to find. Also I reached a personal goal of 100 follows! I really want to have 200 reviews before we reach the Grand Line, hopefully I will get my wish. Also, I will consider having extra people in the crew if you can make a good case for there usefulness.

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"So you need a ship?"

Luffy had been talking with Kaya for a hour over tea. Because his crew had saved the village and helped saved her, Kaya was happy to help with the ship problem.

"Um, yeah. That would be awesome."

"Okay then," Kaya sat up on the couch she was in, "I'm pretty sure I can have it ready by this afternoon."

Luffy was surprised by how fast the blond recovered from the shock of being tied up that same day.

"Thank you, ma'am," Luffy said standing up and shaking her hand.

"You're welcome Captain Luffy, and might I add that you are one very well spoken man. Did you use to be a noble?"

"Shishishi! Nah, I was raised by mountain bandits in a forest full of giant animals."

"Oh, well that's nice to know I guess."

After saying goodbye, Luffy walked off the estate and to where his friends were sitting on a fence post. Just so happened Usopp was there too.

"Well guys it looks like we will be leaving this island this afternoon. Kaya really hooked us up apparently."

Luffy then turned to Usopp,"Hey, so I heard how you helped fight off some of those pirates. Very impressive."

Usopp's chest swelled with so much pride he nearly died. "Well I am the great Captain Usopp! Most amazing adventurer and brave warrior to ever step foot in the East Blue!"

"Ok. Well, great adventurer, how would you like to become a great pirate."

"Well I- wait...what?"

"I'm asking do you want to join my crew."

Nami and Zoro looked up in surprise. Usopp was completely dumb struck at the offer and didn't know what to say. Luffy put a hand on his shoulder.

"Think on it."

The sniper nodded his head and walked off in the direction home in a haze.

"Okay then," spoke Nami, "I think is time you tell us why you were gone when the fight started Luffy. Where did you go and why?"

Luffy scratched the back of his head. "Oh yea, I had to meet someone. Well three people to be exact. They were waiting for me a few miles out to sea."

Zoro asked a question this time. "Who were these guys that you met?"

"They were... samurais from Wado."

Zoro fell backwards off the fence post, Nami didn't scream, she just went back into 'trance mode', and Luffy kept scratching the back of his head.

"Yea, well I don't know them that good or anything, they just really helped me once and we hit it off."

Seeing that he might kill his crew from shock, Luffy decided to hurry up the explanation.

"So I went to meet them because they had been working on something for me for 2 years and finally finished. Of course it wasn't free or anything, so I had to pay the agreed amount of 150,000,000 for the work."

Zoro, who hadn't moved from the ground spoke up. "How did you know where to go?"

Luffy had hoped this conversation would have been short and sweet, too bad reality had other plans. He was more than happy to talk to his about haki, just not now. Right now he should be training in the woods. Also the conversation might break Nami's mind forever if it goes the wrong way.

"Hey, instead of answering that, why don't I show you what I just bought?"

Of course Zoro saw the obvious side step, but because he also wanted to know what the purchase was he conceded. That question could wait anyways.

"Eh, sure."

Zoro got up from where he had fallen just a few moments ago. After waving a hand in front of Nami's face with no response, he slung her under his arm and began walking toward the boats with Luffy.

"Hey Zoro, after this we can finally spar!"

Zoro grinned, "And here I thought it was never going to happen."

After a few minutes they had reached the beach area where the boats were located. Zoro noticed that Luffy's had been covered with a tarp.

"Ok ladies and gentlemen," Luffy said using a ringleaders voice, "Behold the greatest thing to ever exist other than my hat and meat," Luffy started to pull the tarp away, "Introducing... The Green Destiny Sword!"

Pulling the tarp away Luffy revealed a black, diamond studded sheath. Even though the only the hilt was visible out of the actually sword, Zoro could see it was very well made. The guard was carved beautifully out of jade, the pommel was ringed shaped with a yellow string tied in it. Looking closely, he saw that the grip had a dragon carved into it.

"Wait till you see the blade!" Voiced Luffy, snapping Zoro out of his sword boner. Walking over and grabbing the sheath, the rubber man slowly pulled the blade out of its covering.

The blade was a master piece of craftsmanship. Unlike his own blade which was a curved katana, this one was a double edged straight blade. It was about 30 inches long and 1.5 inches wide, with dragons imprinted along the length. As Luffy moved it in the air, it was almost as if the dragons on the blade glowed green with power.

"You know, there is a legend about this sword. It tells that it has the ability to cut anything and the user must be worthy to wield its unholy power."

Zoro nodded, "it's hard to believe that Wado warriors would sell such a sword for any amount."

Luffy looked over at Zoro and smiled, "They wouldn't. I already owned the sword before I met them; the money wasn't to purchase, just to pay for the sword to be cleaned and refurbished. That usually wouldn't cost as much as it did, but I asked them to somehow add sea stone to the sword while working on it. Because that metal is so hard to work with, the cost sky rocketed."

Luffy couldn't wait to spar with Zoro and go up against the three sword style. But first he needed to wake Nami from her shock.

"Nami! We just found buried treasure! Five tons of it!"

The orange haired girl began to stir under Zoro's arm before finally she came back to reality.

"G-gold?"

"Shishishi, nice to have you back Nami."

Nami grumbled something unintelligible and looked like she was going to say something back until she noticed the sword Luffy was holding.

"Wow! How much is that thing worth?"

Luffy sheathed the blade and pulled the shoulder strap over his head letting the sheath rest on his back. Meanwhile, Nami was still trying to appraise the value of the item.

"Hey, are those real diamonds? What's that material? Can I hold that for a second?"

"Let me stop you. Zoro and I are going to spar in the woods, you want to come?"

Nami gave Luffy a sideways look. "I'll pass."

Shrugging the two swordsmen went to the woods, while Nami went find materials before setting sail. Zoro on the way to the woods was mentally preparing to fight Luffy. The man was incredibly fast and strategic in battle. This wouldn't be easy.

After getting to a spot in the forest faraway enough to not be a disturbance for the villagers, the men began to take their positions.

Luffy drew his Green Destiny blade out and pointed it in Zoro's direction. Zoro unsheathed his Wado blade and placed it in his mouth, then proceeded to draw his two other swords. They each stared at each other with ferocious intensity, looking for the slightest movement. Luffy decided to make the first move.

He jetted forward at alarming speed, going for a thrust to Zoro's chest. The green haired swordsman blocked using the two swords in his hands, the force sent him hurdling into a tree 5 feet away.

What the hell? One block and I'm already about pass out. Can't let him get the drop like that again.

Lifting himself from the ground, Zoro took a offensive stance and rushed the rubber man with his signature technique.

"Onigiri!"

"Finger pistol!"

It took a second for Zoro to realize his move had been countered. It took a second more for him to realize Luffy just stopped his attack with a freaking finger. At the exact spot where all three blades met was the index finger from Luffy's left hand, the sword in his right hand was pointed right between Zoro's eyes.

"That's a very strong technique. Almost broke my hand."

Zoro jumped back quickly and regained composure. There would be no break from action for him though. Two kunai knifes flew at Zoro's face, coming within a inch before they were deflected. The last knife grazed his face, opening a gash on his cheek.

"Gum Gum Pistol!"

Just so happened Zoro's chest was wide open after the kunai knife barrage. Luffy's fist hit Zoro in the midsection with the force of a train, sending him through a tree and snapping another. Still the man got up holding all three swords, although a little shaken at this point.

Zoro then noticed that Luffy had sheathed his blade. The man was strong without it, but this could still be a slight advantage for him. When Luffy began running at him again, he prepared to counter this time.

Vaulting of the ground, Luffy preformed a flawless summersault before coming down with a devastating drop kick.

"Tiger," began Zoro, who had put both hand swords over the Wado in his mouth, preparing to give Luffy a taste of three sword style. As soon as the opponent came within range he unleashed the attack.

"Hunt!"

Luffy eyes widened at the flurry of slashes before him. Being in midair wasn't exactly the most ideal place to be considering it severely limited the amount of evading possible.

The first strike missed, the second was parried with a kick, third connected with his upper thigh, forth was was stopped by Luffy dispersing the slash, the fifth was stopped by stopping the strike, and last strike with the mouth sword made a light slash on his abdomen. As soon as the attack ended, he kick off Zoro's chest and back flipped away. Zoro wasn't giving him any rest though, immediately giving a fury of slashes at a Luffy before he could fully land. Each strike was either block or parried by Luffy, who had now drawn his dagger.

"You know, this is pretty fun. That three sword style is really something else," Spoke Luffy as he danced backward to avoid more in coming strikes. The once peaceful terrain was now looked like a group of drunk lumberjacks came through. Trees, rocks, the ground, was all cleaved and chopped by Zoro as he struggled to get a hit on a very evasive Luffy.

What the heck?! It's almost like he knows where I will strike next!

"Monkey palm!" Luffy preformed a bone crushing, open handed hit on Zoro's chest, knocking the wind out of him. Then he roundhouse kicked Zoro in the side, launching him through several trees and a boulder.

I can't lose, thought Zoro as he laid in a pile of rumble and dirt, blood seeping from his mouth. The world looked very hazy and blurred, only shadowy figures could be made out. Coughing brought up more blood in his mouth. Sweat poured and veins almost bursted as he tried to get up. The effort was killing him.

"Yo Zoro, we can stop you know."

Turning his head, Zoro saw Luffy was sitting beside him eating an apple. Not really having choice, he opted to stop the sparring for today. Accepting a hand getting up, Luffy and him began walking back.

When they emerged from the wilderness, the sun was already starting its decent. Luffy figured it was about 2PM. Since the ship was most likely ready, they walked down to the beach area.

"Cool!" Said Luffy and Zoro in unison as they beheld the Going Merry for the first time. Nami was already there, waiting for the two boys.

"It's about time! Get on, we're almost ready to leave!"

The two climbed onto the ship, and admired the deck. After weeks in a boat it was hard not to. Touring through all the rooms was interesting and exciting, although it did bring up a question. Good thing Nami answered it before it was even asked.

"I get the bedroom!" Called Nami before they could even get back to deck. Zoro didn't care at all and Luffy didn't either.

"Can I keep my books in your room?" Asked Luffy.

"Um, yeah. I would be fine with that."

It took about an hour for Luffy to transport his stuff on the ship, figure out where to put it, and then put it there. Afterwards, everything seemed to be in order to leave.

"Hey Nami I forgot to ask earlier, what's the ship's name?"

"The Going Merry," spoke a distant voice.

Everyone on the ship turned to see Kaya and Usopp walking towards the ship. The long nose sniper was carrying a very large bag in tow, almost tumbling over at the weight.

"Hey Usopp! Does this mean your coming with us?" Asked Luffy from the ship.

"Yes! I have come to grace your presence with the great, Usopp! This means I'm the captain, correct?"

"Nope!"

"Wha? Um, vice captain then?"

"If you can beat Zoro in a fight, sure."

Usopp's whole demeanor changed. That pride and bravado evaporated in a blink of an eye. It was almost amazing how someone could change that fast.

"Well, I guess S Class Sniper will have to do for now."

After Usopp got all his stuff aboard, the crew raised anchor and began to sail away. They waved goodbye to Kaya until the island was out of sight. With no actual destination in mine, everyone kinda went through the motions. It was a little awkward for the next day because no one knew what to do with themselves.

This morning Zoro had decided to take a nap on the deck, Nami was sun bathing in a lawn chair, Usopp was still unpacking his stuff, and Luffy sat in the crows nest to read.

While Luffy was up there, he boosted his observation haki to lock on to the New World level aura. It wasn't hard considering the guy wasn't hiding his power in the slightest. Then again why would he? Almost no one had haki in the East Blue to sense him with and he had the power to one shot any pirate or marine here, the exception being himself and Smoker.

It could be a Shichibukai, but why would they be here? Maybe it is a marine from the old era like gramps.

While pondering this matter, a wave of exhaustion hit him out of nowhere. The lack of sleep was beginning to take a toll on his body. The light naps where helping but it was nothing compared to full cycle REM sleep. If it wasn't for the night terrors he would be asleep right now.

Can't afford to lose control right now or start screaming my head off.

Still, if he didn't sleep now, he would only be at 75% in a fight. Two hours should be enough to get him back to full strength.

Closing his eyes, Luffy allowed darkness to envelop him in a warm embrace that quickly turned cold as ice. Horror and madness began to fill his head as the rubber man fell into oblivion.

LUFFY'S DREAM

Of course he would end up here.

Luffy was bound by seastone chains, hanging from the wall in Doctor's playroom. The door on the opposite side of the room squeaked open with a piercing screech. In walked the Doctor, gray hair still messy and frayed at the ends, glasses still reflecting the light and betraying how insane he is.

"Its good to see you're still in high spirits Luffy. Also its nice to know I wasn't forgotten yet, or else I wouldn't be here to watch you suffer. Such wonderful suffering."

Pausing to search for something, the Docter finally located the mini notepad in his lab coat. A sadistic grin that stretched to his ears appeared on the man's face as he read.

"Oh this is going to be fun."

The Doctor pulled out a button from thin air and pressed down, causing the room to disappear along with him. Luffy was left alone in absolute darkness. A feeling of falling was the only thing to keep him occupied.

"No one came to rescue you," Whispered a voice directly in Luffy's ear drum. The heat began to rise as the voice kept talking.

"No cared enough to fine you. The only one who you can trust, is you."

It was getting hard to focus on the voice, since the heat was boiling his skin and all. Luffy's jacket caught fire as he fell farther and farther to where he belonged. Everything in his vision became a dark shade of red. Every nerve caught fire, his blood turned to magma.

"Aaaahhhhhhhhhh!"

Luffy woke up screaming his head off, sweat pouring off him in waves. Gasping for shallow breaths of air, he almost blacked out from lack of oxygen. Praying that no one noticed, Luffy looked over the rim of the crow's nest. Thank goodness no one heard it.

"Well I'm getting pretty hungry."

Luffy jumped from the look out post to the deck. Without further hesitation he walked into the kitchen to cook something up. Grabbing some of the needed ingredients, he began a simple beef stew. It wasn't a 5 star meal or anything but food was food. As if a silent alarm went off, everyone slowly made their way into the dining area and sat down.

"Hey everyone," Began Luffy as he poured everyone a bowl, "We need to get a ship cook."

Everyone looked at each other and nodded their head in agreement. Luffy could fill in for now but in the long run, he couldn't make sure they got the proper nutrition.

"I think I know where we can fine one too," Spoke Luffy while he handed out the stew. It had been about two years since he last visited the restaurant, but that was where the greatest cook in the world was; Sanji of the Baratie. But first there was something that needed attendance to.

Gathering some material, paint, and brushes, Luffy walked outside to forge a flag. It didn't go so well. In fact, it was something Luffy would see in his frequent nightmares.

"What's that?" Asked Nami, slightly concerned.

"Well it was going to be our pirate flag but I'm not the best artist."

"Give me that and watch the master at work!" Said Usopp grabbing a brush and more clothe.

A few minutes later he was finished. The work was superior, too bad it wasn't the captain on the flag.

"It looks too Usopp like," stated Luffy, "Why don't you try again."

A few more minutes later the master piece was done. A skull and cross bones with a straw hat on top. With that finished, Luffy asked Usopp to paint the sail.

The Going Merry was officially a pirate ship.

A/N: Another chapter is done. For anyone who thinks that the fight didn't last long enough, sorry I guess. Considering how good Luffy's observation is, it is amazing Zoro even got a hit in at all. Don't worry, this definitely won't be the last spar. Next chapter we get to see how Luffy fights when his crew isn't around. This is when Luffy lets out his twisted side a bit. Also, we find out who the fourth power level is. Most of you already know who it is, so no surprise. Till next time, peace.