Hey, everyone. for some reason this story got deleted ._. strange, i know. so, i'll reupload it now :)

Title: Young Again
Author: ZOroronoaRO
Fandom: One Piece
Timeline: Before Ennies Lobby
Spoilers: Do not read if you care about spoilers
Summary: When the crew goes to a new island they find themselves with a blast from the past (lame summary, i know :P)

Young Again – Chapter Two

[Volcano or bust]

Luffy weaved his fingers together and placed them on the back of his head as he followed Nami and Usopp into the small town.

He yawned and looked up at the volcano, longing to go adventure.

Slowly an idea formed in his head. He looked over to Nami and Usopp who were busy looking at the list, then looked back to the volcano.

He smiled, maybe just a little adventure, I'll be back before they know it. He glanced around, looking for a way to get to the volcano and saw a field of apple trees.

He looked back at the two and they were still looking at the list, with them distracted Luffy dashed towards the trees in search of cover.

He made it to the trees then started to walk again. Luffy smiled happily as he started to hum a small tune.

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The man watched from his window as he saw the crew go separate ways, "Perfect." He cooed, "They're splitting up."

He looked down at the two pieces of paper in his hand, one read: WANTED dead or alive Monkey D. Luffy 100,000,000 belli, and the other: WANTED dead or alive Roronoa Zoro 30,000,000 belli.

He watched from his three story building as the one called Luffy ran into the apple orchard. The man smiled an evil smile, "Can this get more perfect? An idiot like him worth 100 million belli? Unreal."

The man walked down three flights of stairs and exited the building. He looked around for the fastest way to get to the orchard and noticed that the streets were oddly bare. He shrugged off the thought and spotted the small ally and started towards it.

"This is going to be the easiest money I've ever made." He smiled

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"The islands…by volcanoes ….arrrree….very, very hot. The people are sweating, sweating, and they're all idiotttts." Luffy sang as he picked an apple from a tree, he bit into it and continued his adventure.

After a couple seconds he realized the apple was the greatest he's ever tasted! He gulped that one down and picked a few more, munching on them as he walked.

The man arrived at the apple orchard and was about to enter, but a voice stopped him, "Hey! Sanjuro, is that you?"

Sanjuro turned to see his stout boss waddle towards him, "Why aren't you working? Everyone is on break; it's your time on the clock!"

"I'm busy." A short irritated answer.

"'busy'? HA!" his boss looked at his clipboard, "You have nothing else to do on this island but work for me, if I told them what a freak you are nobody would let you work for them. Besides, your power is great for this job."

"Look, just because you found out my secret all those years ago, doesn't mean you can blackmail me and treat me like you're little servant."

He looked up from his clipboard, "No, but I do have a lot of leverage." He smiled sweetly, but Sanjuro knew there was nothing sweet about this man.

The smile diminished, "Now, go do your thing. Rows…" he flipped a page on his clipboard, "…thirty to thirty nine, they're out of fruit." He scratched his head, "I saw them yesterday and they were full, but I just checked them again and they're out." He turned and walked away, "I want it done yesterday! Now go!" he yelled not looking back.

Sanjuro grumbled and started to his job, he didn't get paid enough for this. He looked in the direction he saw Luffy go in, "Soon, Money D. Luffy. Soon."

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Luffy munched on another apple and had long ago lost sight of the volcano because of the trees. He continued walking and soon came across an old man picking apples on a latter.

"Yo!"

Luffy's greeting startled the man and he nearly fell off the latter.

"Ah? Who are you?"

"Me? I'm Luffy. Who're you?"

He looked down at the straw hat, "I'm Zenko." He eyed Luffy suspiciously "You're not supposed to be here, this is the apple orchard. Are you lost?"

"I'm going to the volcano!"

Zenko chuckled slightly and started down the latter, "Really? You must have just gotten into port."

"How did you know?"

"Because nobody visits the volcano after the tours, which are in the morning, people think it's too dangerous, with the myths of it blowing up floating around."

"Really…?" Luffy's mind drifted off, "Alright, see ya!"

"Oy! You're still going to the volcano, right?"

"Yeah!"

"Then you want to go that way." He pointed in a directing Luffy would have never thought of going.

"REALLY!? Thanks a bunch!" with that Luffy jogged away.

Zenko chucked and shook his head slightly, "Kids these days…" then he continued his job at the orchard.

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Time passed and Nami grew more and more angry.

"I should have never of let him out of my sight." She mumbled under her breath.

She stood in the kitchen of the Merry-Go with all hands accounted for, except one. "We were only out for an hour! And he snuck away!"

None of the others looked mad, this was a normal thing for the straw hat crew, same thing as Zoro getting lost, Sanji floating away on a cloud made of hearts to see some random girl, Robin knowing a lot about anything at anytime, Chopper's dance when he was 'mad' at them complementing him and so on.

Nami paced back and forth, thinking of how she could handle the situation.

She turned to the rest of the crew "Alright here's what we'll…ZORO WAKE UP!"

Zoro snorted and snapped his head up, "Huh? Morning already?" he replied groggily.

Nami's anger fumed, "IT'S THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY!" She calmed down and continued, "Anyways, we need to get out of here, there's nothing more we need. But first we need our idiot captain. Chopper." She turned to the doctor, "Can you sniff him out?"

Chopper nodded slightly, "I should be."

"Great! Everyone, come on." She waved a hand towards the door.

"D-Do we all have to come?" asked Usopp shaking, "there could be monsters on the island."

"MONSTERS!?" Chopper howled.

Usopp turned to the frightened reindeer and jumped at the opportunity to lie.

"Yeah! Big ones!" he stretched his arms out, "And the worst part is….the eat you ALIVE!"

Chopper screamed, "NO!!! I DON'T WANT TO GO ON THE ISALND!!"

"Chopper, he's lying." Sanji said coolly, heading for the door.

"He is!?" Chopper looked at Usopp as he shrugged.

"Yep, I am."

Chopper stood there mouth agape.

"Um, Guys. Today would be nice." Nami stood at the door, Sanji and Robin had already exited and Zoro was just getting up.

"R-Right." Usopp said standing up tall and walking out the door.

On the deck, everyone one looked at the island.

"Where would be the one place that would give you the most adventure, danger, and entertainment?" Usopp thought aloud.

All eyes looked towards the volcano.

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Sanjuro just finished his duties and looked around.

That Luffy guy is probably long gone from this island. He sighed and decided to head back home.

We walked for a while until an apple knocked him on the head.

"Ow…" He rubbed his head and looked up.

"Sorry!" Zenko waved at him from inside the tree.

"Old man, what are you doing?"

"There are better apples in the center and I can't reach them with the latter."

Sanjuro shook his head, this man was too dedicated for his taste, and then an idea popped in his head.

"Oy, Old man!"

"Yeah?" he got out of the tree and brushed himself off.

"Did you see a straw-hat wearing kid come by here earlier?"

Zenko blinked, "Yes. Yes I did." He folded up the latter and grabbed his bag of apples, "I gave him directions to the volcano, he's a funny one alright. He pays no mind to all the myths of the volcano bowing if someone is up there past noon."

An evil smiled spread across Sanjuro's face as Zenko walked away, he was still going to get rich!

Sanjuro turned on his heels and ran towards the volcano.