"Coby?" Captain Luffy asks from his captain chair, he leaned backwards and glanced through the list of names of Albida's crew. Removing the list from his line of sight, he blinked and gazes over at the sobbing boy about his own age, "So you took care of their ship?"
"Yes." Coby cries out as he moved his glasses to one side and wiped his eyes with his arms, "But it was not by choice! It was a accident that I came to be there!" He placed his round glasses back on and stares Luffy right in the eyes, "Please believe me."
"On a fishing trip?" Luffy says frowning at the lilac haired teen.
"Yes. Yes." Coby said nodding at Luffy hopefully.
"And you accidentally walked onto a pirate's ship?" Luffy titled his head as he raised his eyes.
"That's right!" Coby replied as Luffy repeated his take.
"And they had you work for them for the last two years!" Luffy finished as he leaned forward dropping the list to one side and placing his hands on his deck and stared a the other teen who was seated over the other side.
"Yes..." Coby whimpered loudly and covered his face over with his hands.
"Are you stupid?" Luffy said loudly as he flopped back in his seat and laughed loudly, "What a useless guy!" Luffy held his belly and laughed fully, causing the four marine soldiers who were standing behind the pirate to snicker. "I really don't like you, you're a wimp!"
The soldiers turned their heads away as the pirate broke down and cried. "I always ..." He sobbed "wanted to be a marine..."
"With a record like this," Luffy said as he finished laughing, "I highly doubt you will."
Coby cried harder he slid off his chair and kneed onto the floor, Luffy watched him in silence while the marine soldiers gave him a look of disgust.
"Coby," Luffy spoke up as he stood and walked around the table and bent down to his lever, "Oi Coby!" Frowning knocked the crying teen over the head with his fist, causing him to moan out and hold his head, "Listen to what I saying!"
Coby lifts his head up and through his tears he stared at Luffy.
"You're probably going to get two years for this," Luffy said right out almost rudely, Coby made a odd sound between a moan and a sob, "But plead your case." Coby froze and his head shoot up, "Tell everything you told me, you may still be in for a chance."
Coby sniffed loudly at him and stared with eyes full of hope. "Really?"
"Yeah, I have heard of former pirates becoming marines." Luffy said with a kind smile and held a hand out, "These ones normally go back into the pirate community as spies, might not be what you wanted, but you would still be working for the marines."
Coby nodded and took Luffy's hand and allowed the captain to help him to his feet. "Thank you." He said with a small watery smile.
"We heading for a island that is a marine base," Luffy said waving off the thanks as he wondered back around the desk and sat again, "We will leave you there under their care, after that it is up to you. Understand?" Coby nodded his head, and the soldiers placed their hands on his shoulders and lean the young man out the room.