The last thing Luffy remembered was the deck of the Going Merry getting closer and closer until he had crashed and everything had gone black once more. Was that the end of the dream? If it was that wasn't what he had been expecting at all, there was no tragic ending, but he wasn't complaining, he just wanted to wake up, and go play with his nakama. They were supposed to be landing on an island that day too!

Excitement bubbled up inside him at the thought that they would reach an island soon and Zoro's promise rang in his head.

"If there's a forest we could go hunting and you can eat all you want."

His stomach growled and he slowly began clearing the fog he felt during the dream. Blinking his eyes open he realized things looked a little different but he didn't question it, instead he smelled for the breakfast that Sanji would be cooking. He was about to jump out of his hammock when he looked over and saw the crew beside him, though not all of them.

"Oh, hey guys! What's up? Hey, wait, Nami, did you cut your hair? And- whoa Zoro! What happened to your eye?! Did Chopper fix it?! That's sooo cool!" Luffy rambled, noticing slight differences between the crew members.

"And Sanji, you changed your hair again and Chopper, you have your old hat, and Usopp, where'd all your muscle go? Shishishi!" Luffy laughed, noticing his sniper was thinner then before as he listed off the differences within his crew.

"And- Vivi?! What are you doing here?! I thought you were in Alabasta! How long was I sleeping? Why didn't anyone tell me you were coming?! Man, you guys are mean..." Luffy said pouting, scanning the group at his bedside once more.

"WOAH! Is that me?!" He said, suddenly noticing another him standing there, smiling widely at him.

"That's so cool! Hey me, you look a little different! Where'd you come from, and-" He stopped his sentence as his breath caught in his throat and his eyes widened. He went pale and the tears almost immediately sprung to his eyes as he was suddenly frozen in place. He could merely stare, wide eyed at the person in front of him, someone his conscious told him couldn't possibly be there in that moment.

Someone opened their mouth to speak but they were cut off when Luffy suddenly snapped out of his trance and scooted back in the hammock, causing it to flip and land him on the floor, not that he noticed though as he quickly shuffled as far away as he could.

"T-this isn't real, I-Im still-... Im still dreaming... s'not real..." Luffy said, eyes still wide as he looked at nothing.

"Luffy?" Chopper asked hesitantly, the whole crew becoming concerned, especially Ace, as they watched Luffy's double beginning to freak out in the corner of the men's room.

"S'not real... jus' a dream..." Luffy repeated, his words slurring as he practically hyperventilated.

"Luffy, calm down, everything's fine, deep breaths." Chopper said calmly, slowly walking up to him. Ace and his Luffy stood in silent confusion, glancing at each other, the rest of the crew concerned, though on edge in case this stranger tried anything.

After a few moments Luffy calmed down enough to the point where his breathing came easier, but his eyes were still wide and he was still a little pale. He slowly looked up, right at Ace, and everyone looked between the two.

"A-Ace?"

Snores rang throughout the men's room of The Thousand Sunny. It was just beginning to get bright outside and that meant the inhabitants of the enormous ship would be waking soon.

Sanji was always the first up. It was his responsibility to make the crew breakfast, and with how much their Captain ate that meant he had to get up bright and early to prepare the feast. He liked the challenge of cooking for someone with an almost insatiable appetite, but it did become annoying on occasion, not that he would ever deny anyone food though.

When he woke up he got ready quickly, noticing in a passing glance of the rest of his crew mates that a hammock was empty. Luffy's. The rubber brained Captain was rarely awake this early and it was always because of one of four things; the need for a bathroom, a lot on his mind, a midnight snack, or a nightmare. The latter of the four had lessened since they got back together after two years but on occasion Luffy was known to wake up from a nightmare and go sit on Sunny's figurehead until breakfast.

Knowing he would find out the answer soon Sanji made his way to the kitchen, noticing that the Captain wasn't in the closest bathroom, nor on the figurehead. Must have had too much on his mind then and went to the aquarium. Promising to make his Captain a drink Sanji opened the galley door, making his way into the kitchen and beginning the preparation, happy to find that it also hadn't been a need for a late night snack that woke Luffy.

Next to wake was Brook, consequently waking the rest of the men as he played his violin. All began grumbling at the skeleton musician, wanting nothing more then a few more minutes of sleep, but they all got out of bed at their own pace, some more begrudgingly then others. As they all slowly got ready and left the room they noticed there was a lack of chatter. Zoro, being the diligent first mate, noticed the absence first and began making his way around the ship in search of his Captain.

Wherever Luffy was he would figure out why he was up early. Nightmares? He would listen as his Captain told him what had happened, followed by saying soothing words to calm the rubber man down. Too much on his mind? He would reassure him that everything was ok. Midnight snack run? He would help him hide food from Sanji. Whatever it was he was loyal and would help Luffy.

But as he looked around on the ship he found no Luffy, no rubber arms stretching every which way, no Straw Hat. Becoming concerned, though careful not to show it, he made his way up to the crows nest where Robin would be, having been on watch that night.

"Hello Zoro-San." She greeted. Zoro nodded in response.

"Have you seen Luffy? He wasn't in bed and I can't find him anywhere else." Zoro said. Robin frowned slightly and closed her eyes to search the ship for the hyper-active boy. Zoro waited in anticipation for her answer. After a minute she opened her eyes, her frown deepening.

"I couldn't find him either." She said. Zoro nodded, worry increasing as he heard the shitty cooks call for breakfast. Everyone was filing in, and once more the lack of chatter and rubber were painfully obvious to everyone.

"Where's Luffy?" He heard Nami ask as he and Robin walked in.

"I can't find him." Zoro said. Robin nodded.

"Neither could I."

"A-Ace?" Luffy asked hesitantly, not sure if he wanted him to answer or not.

"That's me, and who are you?" Ace asked, a slight edge to his voice, not sure what was happening.

"Can't be real... this isn't real..." Luffy said, standing up abruptly, causing everyone to be on guard as they watched him walk briskly passed them and outside. They followed, shouting in surprise, but stopped when they saw him standing on the deck, looking up at the sails.

"Merry..." He said, almost breathlessly. He began walking around again, towards the figure head, and patted it gently.

"U-Um, excuse me? Where'd you come from?" Vivi asked, not truly trusting this version of Luffy. He was off, and wasn't acting like their Luffy at all, and that was ignoring the fact that there were two Luffy's. There was also possibility, if small, that this was Mr.2, and an even higher chance that it was a marine with a strange devil fruit.

"Not real..." He responded, mumbling the sentence like a mantra.

"I think he's crazy..." Usopp whispered, loud enough for everyone but the 'Crazy Luffy' to hear.

"Maybe he had some bad meat." Their Luffy said.

"Luffy?" Nami called out, hoping to get some sort of response. They didn't expect him to suddenly stop and look at them, creeping them out with his blank stare.

"Punch me." He said suddenly.

"W-what?" Vivi asked.

"Punch me. Im dreaming. I need to wake up." Luffy said.

"And why would you think you were dreaming?" Zoro asked, arms crossed and eyes narrow, still extremely skeptical of this 'new' Luffy. Other Luffy remained silent as he looked at them all carefully before shaking his head.

"Im dreaming... Need to wake up..." He said again. Suddenly an arm flung towards him and he was knocked back onto the floor, leaning against the mast.

"There. You're not dreaming." Their Luffy said simply, rubbing his fist. Other Luffy sat there, dazed as he looked at the ground before slowly looking up, tears filling his eyes once more.

"I-Im dreaming... I have to be!" He shouted, sudden anger and desperation filling him.

"T-this isn't fair! I don't like this! I want to wake up now! Wake up! Wake up! Its not fair! Its- Its n-not... not... fair!" He cried, hitting his head against the mast as tears flowed freely from his eyes.

"I-its not- not..." He was hiccuping, but he was stopped from hitting his head by a hand.

"Oi, you idiot, your not dreaming, stop hitting your head." Zoro said simply, having walked over. Other Luffy stared at Zoro with glossy eyes, tears falling fast.

"Z-Zoro?" He asked. Zoro nodded, not sure who this Luffy was, but watching someone who looked and spoke like his Captain was strange, not that he wasn't prepared to attack if provoked. He was still fully prepared for this to be a marine with a crazy devil fruit.

"B-but if I-I'm not dream-dreaming then... then..." His words trailed off as he turned back to face Ace, slowly standing up. Everyone tensed when he began walking towards them. Usopp, Nami and Chopper stood together off to the side, Vivi joining soon. Zoro walked over to his Luffy along with Sanji, and Ace was in between the two groups, watching with caution and skepticism as the other Luffy staggered towards him slowly.

"A-Ace?" He asked, his voice cracking painfully, causing everyone to wince at the complete frailness of his voice. THey decided they never wanted to hear that tone come from their Captains mouth, ever. Whether it was from an imposter's or not. Ace slowly nodded and the other Luffy suddenly charged, Ace bracing himself for an attack. The crew got ready to help if a fight broke out but Luffy merely hugged Ace tightly, loud sobs pouring from his mouth.

"ACE!" He screamed, the pain loud and clear causing the crew to, once again, wince. Everyone stayed silent, watching as the other Luffy cried in Aces arms for what felt like hours, not wanting to break the two up.

"I-if this is a marine why are they acting like this?" Usopp asked Nami in a hushed voice. She merely stunned, confusion and slight skepticism on her face.

In the end, it wasn't the crew that broke them up, but a crash. The other Luffy continued to sob in Ace's arms while everyone, including Ace, looked behind the other Luffy to see what looked like two other people standing up.

"What the hell you shitty Marimo, this is all your fault!"

"Says who Curly Brows?! If anything its your fault!"