A/N Hey, guys! This is the final chapter of this story! Just wanted to remind you guys that for the sake of understanding this story, please go read Memories! It's really short and a breeze to pass by, so please!
Luffy hums brightly to himself.
How long had it been since they had all been together? Luffy didn't bother counting. It had been long enough.
The moon is a bit cold against his back, the night sky bright. This isn't a memory, oh no, this is most definitely the present. Luffy has had enough of old memories. It's time to make new ones.
He brushes off a bit of leftover sand from his bright red shirt and blue shorts. It's been along time since he had been clad in the outfit. He had gotten used to the music hoodie and jeans, but this outfit always felt the best.
He continues walking, his pace faster now. He can see the silhouette of the Thousand Sunny. As well as the many figures both aboard and around it. Everyone he had met on his journey. They were all here! He smiles to himself happily. Finally, a new adventure!
Finally he won't be alone anymore. Finally he won't have to suffer through the pain. Through the black hole that had been devouring him, yearning for him to find something that was so far out of reach. He won't have to wake up in the middle of nights, tears streaming, his heart burning for people he no longer remembered. He's finally home.
Luffy turns around, to take one last look around him before the start of his new journey. The bright sky beckons him, and in a flash, a meteor soars through the ocean of stars. A shooting star. As beautiful as the one he had placed his heart into. His wish.
The same stunning golden rain falls once again, and he lets a golden orb float into his hands, smiling down at it. He then lets it go, watching it shimmer into blue dust and fade away. Out of the corner of his eye, he can see Law waving at him, as well as his crew and Sabo, and Ace, and the list goes on and on.
He grins, knowing he shouldn't keep them waiting. He grabs his straw hat, placing it on his head. "Sunny," he whispers. "You've waited long enough. Everyone, you guys have waited long enough. It's time."
Glancing at the shooting star one last time, he watches it fade away.
"Thank you."
He then turns, and heads toward the Thousand Sunny, back home. "Thank you, shooting star."