So this chapter was originally split in two. But I figured that it would better as a whole.
Early in the morning three years after Ace left on his journey it was finally Luffy's turn to begin his journey, again. Luffy was getting ready to leave Foosha Village. But before he left he went to say thank you to the bandits who had looked after him for ten years. A little while later Luffy went down to the docks and got on the boat that would begin his adventure all over again after ten more years of waiting. Once more he was seventeen years old, but this time he had the knowledge of his twenty year old self. He hoped that his friends would come along on this journey of his again one more time.
As Luffy set off from Foosha Village he waved goodbye to the people who were there to wish him luck. Not long after leaving the dock Luffy encountered the King of the Coast. Just like last time he defeated the King of the Coast with a single punch. After defeating the sea king and journeying into the wide open ocean he began to wonder about his crew. He began to wonder about the crew he left behind on Raftel. He also wondered about the crewmates he has yet to meet this time. He thought about the friends he would have the pleasure of getting to know all over again.
He knew that his friends wouldn't remember their time together and he had come to accept that. He would be starting from scratch just like his first time through. However this time knowing about all the people he had grown so close to he figured it would be easier to convince them to join. He knew that he would have to hold back a little bit while fighting some of his old adversaries of the East Blue and early on in the Grand Line. He figured he might not get a real challenge until he fights Rob Lucci of CP9. Those names still made him cringe. Just thinking about what the government put Robin through made him furious.
He was glad that his friends wouldn't know about what he had done in order to save the brother that he admired so much. He was glad that even though his friends had to go through their ordeals all over again, he took a strange comfort in knowing that they didn't know they had to go through it for a second time.
Now as Luffy begins his journey again, we take a step back into the past ten years or the future four years or so however you want to look at it. Either way this is just after Luffy had made his request of the ghostly figure inside the lamp to be sent back into his own past and disappeared.
"Has anyone seen Luffy?" Usopp said
"No, haven't seen him for a little while now." Sanji said taking a drag of his cigarette
"It has been quiet for a while now." Nami said
"What kind of trouble could he have gotten himself into?" Nami asked a little concerned
"We have nothing to worry about we are the only ones on this island." Robin said
"I saw him go into the cave a while ago, but he never came back out." Zoro said taking a drink of sake
"Why didn't you say so sooner baka marimo."
"Shut up ero cook."
The two began fighting like usual. And like usual it was ended just as quickly. Nami stopped the idiots like she does all the time by just hitting them on their heads leaving large bumps.
"Well since we know where he is, let's go look for him." Nami said
"Should we split up into groups?" Franky asked
"We shouldn't have to but it may be a good idea once we get inside the cave" Robin said
"The Sunny should be safe." Nami said directed at Franky
"Do you think we should go get some baby Den Den Mushi?" Usopp asked
"That is not a bad idea but, I don't think we will need them."
"Should I go get some rope for the stray marimo so he doesn't get lost?" Sanji asked
"I don't get lost."
"Of course you don't." everyone said sarcastically
"We will make sure Zoro doesn't get lost" Usopp and Chopper said volunteering
"Fine" Nami said
"Well, are we all ready to start looking?" Nami asked
"Yeah" Everyone yelled
The Straw Hat Pirates headed for the cave where the One Piece was resting. They followed the twisting caverns and made it into the treasure chamber without losing anyone specifically Zoro. They were still amazed by the mountains of gold, silver, and jewels.
"Let's split up and look around. Meet back here in thirty minutes." Nami said
They split up into groups of two and began looking around. Nami went with Robin, Zoro with Brook, Franky with Sanji, finally Usopp with Chopper. After looking around for a little while Usopp and Chopper came across a mysterious lamp. Unfortunately the other six straw hats came up empty. They found plenty of interesting jewel encrusted objects, just nothing indicating where their idiot captain went. Six of the Straw Hats regrouped near the entrance to the cavern after the allotted time. However Usopp and Chopper didn't make it back in the thirty minutes. The six Straw Hats went looking for their friends and they were surprised to find Chopper and Usopp sitting on the floor talking about what they found.
"I can't believe it." Chopper said
"I know right, it looks just like the lamp from that story book." Usopp said.
The six remaining Straw Hats interrupted Usopp and Chopper's conversation.
"Why are you guys just sitting there talking?" Nami asked the two annoyed
Usopp stood up and showed the lamp to the rest of the crew.
"What are we looking at Usopp-san?" Brook asked
"Do you guys remember that story book I showed you a while back about the ghost trapped in the lamp that grants wishes?" Usopp said
"Yeah, what's your point?" Sanji asked
"Well I think we just found it." Chopper said
"Are you saying that you think that this is the lamp from that story?" Robin asked
"Yeah, I do." Usopp said very sure of himself.
"You know that story is just based on a legend." Nami said
"Well aren't all legends based in at least some truth?" Usopp asked looking at Brook
"What, you mean me Yohohoho?"
"You did spend fifty years in the Florian Triangle." Franky said
"That is more than enough time for legends to spread." Robin said
"Well I guess there is only one way to find out if it is real or not." Usopp said
He began to rub the lamp. At first nothing happened. However after a few moments smoke started flowing out of the front of the lamp. Soon a ghostly figure hovered in front of them.
"You can't be serious." They all yelled, surprised to say the least
"I can't believe it's true." Zoro said his one good eye wide open.
"Thank you for freeing me from my lamp." The ghostly being said
The ghost looked around and got a familiar feeling, the people before him were the same people he sensed on the beach earlier today enjoying themselves.
"Oh my, are you the nakama of that Straw Hat boy?"
"We are, but how did you know that?" Nami asked
"I may have been trapped in that lamp, but I can still sense the people around the island."
"You are the first people to set foot on this island in two and a half decades or so."
"Well on to the matter at hand." The ghostly being said
"I assume since you rubbed my lamp you are looking for your friend?"
"Is that correct?"
"Yeah, that's right" Zoro said
"Well, I guess nothing has changed yet."
"What are you talking about?" A confused Sanji asked
"Do you know where our captain went?" Chopper asked concerned.
"Of course I know where he went, however it is more accurate to say I know what time went to." The ghostly being said
"what time he went to?" Said the straw hat crew
"Yes, your captain found my lamp and I appeared before him. I told him that I would grant him 3 wishes."
"He asked if I could bring the dead back to life. I told him I was unable to do that."
"He then asked if I could send him back in time. When I told him that I was able to do that his eyes lit up."
"Oh shit" Zoro said
"I can only guess what you are thinking, but do you have any ideas as to when I might have sent him?" The ghostly being said
"He couldn't have could he?" Sanji asked
"He didn't go back to Marineford did he?" Nami asked concerned
"No he went back much further than that."
"How much further are we talking?"
"He went back 13 years."
"HE DID WHAT?" Yelled the entire crew.
"I was able to create a portal through time and sent him back just by glancing at his memories of the time he wanted to go back to. I could tell that he was unhappy with how a few things turned out and he wished to correct them."
"I am sure you guys are aware of at least one of the things he was thinking about."
"Ace" was all the Straw Hats said still feeling guilty of not being able to help their captain when he needed them most.
"That is correct."
"There were a few other thing Luffy wished to change."
"Were you aware that Luffy believes he was responsible for Akagami losing his left arm?"
"We only knew that Luffy had a connection to Akagami, however he never told us the whole story. Neither one of them mentioned it when we met him not too long ago." Robin said
"Would you like to know what happened?"
"No." Zoro said bluntly
"It is not your place to tell us something about Luffy's past." Zoro said
The rest of Straw Hat crew nodded agreeing with Zoro even though they were curious.
"Is it safe to assume you guys met Sabo in Dressrosa?"
"If it has something to do with Luffy's past we would rather hear it from him." Sanji said before Zoro could say it again.
Zoro spoke up which surprised the rest of the Straw Hats
"Back on Dressrosa after Luffy got out of the Colosseum I remember him saying he thought he was dead. When I asked him who it was he was talking about he said it was his brother. At first I thought he was talking about Ace but that couldn't happen? He seemed to be happy even though he was crying."
"Without going into too much detail the way I understand it is that Luffy, Ace and Sabo were brothers. At least that is what Sabo told me when I met him." Robin said
"Ok, so we have a good idea why Luffy went back into the past. But we still don't know why he didn't tell us he was going to something this crazy." Nami said
At this point the eight remaining Straw Hats looked at the specter for answers.
"So now you want me to tell you what he was thinking." the specter said kind of annoyed
"Ok, fine"
"He didn't say it directly but I could tell he was worried about all of you."
"Without going into specifics he said that many of you have lived through events that he wouldn't have wanted you to experience all over again."
Robin thought about her years on the run from the government
Nami thought about losing Belle-mere and her years working under Arlong making maps
Brook thought about his years alone on a broken pirate ship floating through the ocean
Franky thought about when he had rejected his battle ships as his creations, the same ones that got his teacher Tom killed.
Sanji thought about starving up on the rock in the middle of the ocean with Zeff.
Chopper thought about Dr. Hiluluk
Zoro thought about losing Kuina
Usopp thought about losing his mother
They all had painful memories to varying degrees, but those moments in their lives shaped the people they would become.
After thinking about their pasts some of the Straw Hats started to cry namely Franky & Brook.
"I am not sure if I am happy or sad Mugiwara thought about us that much, trying to protect us from living that difficult part of our lives over again." Franky said after he had finished crying.
"He said something rather intelligent that kind of shocked me. You know what why don't I just show you." He said. With that he put his hands on his head and a screen like portal appeared in front of the Straw Hats. Once that was all set the ghostly figures memories started playing.
'You seem to be ready to go are you sure you don't want to say goodbye.' Luffy shook his head side to side
'I don't want to worry them, besides what would they think if they knew I was doing something so reckless. It would be impossible to send us all back to the same place anyway as no one but me on the crew is from Foosha Village, their minds would have nowhere to go. Besides they all have things they need to learn where they are from, what would happen to them if they suddenly found themselves in their younger bodies. Sure some would be glad having all their knowledge and skills from today. But knowing how things would go for them in the years to come. How would that change the present or the new future? What would they think of me? Sure some might be glad but I can only imagine what it would be like for Nami, Robin & Brook. I don't want them to have to relive painful memories, all that loneliness, all over again. Knowing that I willingly made them relive their painful pasts would be too much for me, too much for them, I don't want them to hate me for a decision I am going to make that will affect them all. It will be better for them if they just don't remember. I did this all once. I can make it better for them all a second time around.'
With that the memory stopped playing and the portal closed.
"Well what do you think?" The ghost asked
He couldn't see what was going on around him while he was projecting his memories of earlier that day. When he got a good look at the Straw Hats standing there he noticed that a good portion of them were crying to varying degrees. The only two who weren't visibly crying were Sanji and Zoro. But the ghost could tell that they were expressing themselves in their own way. Sanji was puffing on a new cigarette and Zoro was clutching his Wado Ichimonji.
"He is going through all of this again. He is going to help us all a second time and none of us are going to know that. We won't know what he has gone through. None of us will know what he will have to go through again. We won't be able to help to him." Nami said wiping the tears away from her eyes.
"He really is smarter than we give him credit for." Sanji said not trying to take a jab at a touching moment.
One by one the Straw Hats stopped crying, but they could all tell they were still shocked at what they had just seen.
"He did put a lot of thought into this." Nami said still rubbing her eyes.
"He has done so much for us and he is going to do it again. I won't accept that, I can't accept that. Isn't there something we can do?" Zoro spoke up still clutching Wado Ichimonji.
"Well technically he only used one wish so you do have two more." The ghost said.
"I can do the same thing I did to your captain two more times."
"Just letting you know that is an option."
"Can you give us some time to talk?" Zoro asked
"Of course this is rather difficult; I will give you as much time as you need."
"Thank you" Nami said and the eight pirates walked off to a nearby part of the treasure chamber.
"I for one do not want to let him be the only one to do this all over again. Imagine being in his position, knowing all of this stuff about each and every one of us." Zoro said
"What do you mean Zoro?" Usopp asked
"He is going to have all of these memories of us that we won't be able to share. Knowing him he is going to act exactly the same as he usually does. We are used to it now but think back to what we though of his personality when we first met him. I for one thought he was amusing but he could really get on your nerves sometimes. Now imagine someone who knows so much about you but can't just outright talk about events that you haven't brought up or events that haven't happened yet." Robin said trying make it as clear as possible
"Yeah, I for one don't want to forget all of the stuff we have been through with him. It has been difficult but look at where we are now. We are on Raftel we made it here and it was thanks to him that we are even together. We helped him complete his dream now he is helping us complete our dreams. How could we not do whatever was within our power to help our idiot captain." Sanji said
"If not for Luffy I would probably be dead"
"I would still be making maps for Arlong"
"I would probably be back in Syrup Village playing pirate."
"I would still be back on the Baratie"
"I would probably be back on Drum Island."
"I don't know where I would have gone after Alabasta"
"I would still be on Water Seven"
"I would still be in the Florian Triangle"
"It seems like it's unanimous, it sounds like we would do anything to help our captain." Nami said
"Yeah" was all they said as they began walking back toward the ghost.
They made their way back to the ghost
"You said you can send two more of us back the exact same way you sent out captain back?" Robin asked
"Yes, I can"
"What do you have to do to send us back?" Sanji asked taking a puff of his cigarette
"I will create a portal into the past from your memories. Your bodies from the past and your body from the present will merge together."
Some of the idiots thought about the failed docking attempt at Thriller Bark
"In other words your memories and knowledge you have retained up to today will be sent back into your past body while you retain some of your strength. Being younger will mean that you will only retain a percentage of your power. It will vary depending on how many years you go back into the past."
Now the pirates understood why Luffy didn't say anything to them and just jumped head first into adventure.
"He didn't want you to have to relive painful parts of your lives. He figured there would be some parts you would be better off not experiencing again."
"Even when he is doing something selfish like this he still puts a great deal of thought into how this would affect us." Nami said
"Can you tell how much time has passed for him?" Robin asked
"Well, looking at all of you I would say that he hasn't met any of you yet."
"What do you mean by that?" Sanji said
"I am just guessing based on your appearances and the way you carry yourselves."
"You forget I have all of Luffy's memories in my head right now."
"This is hardly an exact process. I am not really sure how long it would take for changes to make their way to this time."
"Seriously" Seven of the Eight Straw Hats said with shark teeth, Robin just chuckled
"So Straw Hats which of you gets to use the last two wishes?"
The eight remaining straw hats decided the only way fair way to determine who would get to use one of the two remaining wishes would be to draw straws. They tore a piece of paper into eight equal parts and marked two of them with red dots. Sanji held the bunch of eight pieces of paper. Once everyone had grabbed a piece they pulled away to reveal who would be making the remaining two wishes. It seemed like fate that the two to get the papers with the red dots were drawn by the people to join Luffy first.
Nami and Zoro had pulled the papers with the red dots
"Looks like Nami-san and the stray marimo are the winners." Sanji said
"Shut up ero cook." Zoro retorted in his usual fashion
The other Straw Hats were upset that they wouldn't be able to help their captain. He had done so much for them all.
"It seems fitting that the first two to join Luffy would be the two to pull the winning straws." Robin said
"I agree" Brook and Franky said simultaneously
"It pains me to say this but I would not be of very much help to Luffy-san as I was the last to join the crew"
"You traversed the Grand Line once I know you can do it again." Brook said
"It seems like anyone who joined the crew in the East Blue would be beneficial to Luffy." Robin said
"But we all have our own roles on this crew. It's not fair to say that just because four of us joined in the East Blue we would be any more helpful that anyone else." Nami said trying to make sure no would be upset with the results.
"You all seem like you genuinely want to help your captain with this endeavor" The ghostly being said
"Of course we want to help him." all eight remaining Straw Hats said
"He has done so much for us and we still haven't found a way to repay him for all that he has done for us." Nami said
"I think I know how you can all help your captain" the ghost said
"Really, how can we all help him?" Chopper asked enthusiastically
"Sending a person's mind and body back in time is very difficult to do."
"I know of a way for you all to help your captain without having to go back in time yourselves."
"It is really simple." The ghost began
"You all have something that you hold important to you? Correct?"
The eight straw hats nodded
"Well if you would allow me I can imprint your memories and knowledge into the items special to you and send that back in time. I can place items very precisely in the past. It is much easier to send an inanimate object back into time. A living person can be complicated."
After that explanation the seven other Straw Hats turned to Robin. She does spend a lot of time reading. They figured that she would at least be able to clarify what the ghost was talking about. Maybe she had come across something similar in one of the many books they see here reading.
"Would it be similar to an item like one of Zoro's swords being cursed? The item retains some of the person's spirit who possessed it. Except that this item isn't actually cursed."
Robin looked to the ghost for some sort of confirmation that at least she was on right track.
"That would be correct, for the most part."
"For this to work I need each of you to lend me an item of yours that holds significant personal value."
"It could be anything, as long as it is or was something special to you."
"Wait a second, If we give you these items and you send them back in time aren't they stuck there?" Usopp asked
"Normally yes, that would be the case. However for this I am just going to imprint your memories and knowledge onto the items. Once the item has served its purpose it will return to you here in your present."
"Once your past self has the item in their possession all of the memories and knowledge that were imprinted onto the item will become a part of them. However they don't just become available to you. They will "unlock" over time. But I can't be sure how long it will be before all of that information goes flowing into your heads."
"Do you all more or less understand?" The ghost asked
The eight straw hats nodded
"So for example, Chopper who uses his knowledge of medicine to make his rumble balls could take a giant leap forward in strength if he were able to make the ones he uses now?" Robin asked
"Yes that would be true, But…" the ghost was interrupted
"There is always a but." Usopp added trying to crack a joke
"Choppers Monster Point uses a lot more stamina than he might have when you first meet him. He might be able to learn to access most of his transformations without any rumble balls or maybe like now only need one to access his strongest form. It really is up to Chopper and how daring he is willing to be when this knowledge becomes available to him."
Quickly changing topics the ghost begins the next step to help the soon to be Straw Hats.
"Alright, so who has something important to them with them right now?"
"Me" said Zoro, Nami, Chopper, & Franky said
"So the rest of you go back to you ship and grab an item that is sentimental to you."
Usopp, Sanji, Robin, and Brook left the cave and went back to the Sunny to get an item that was special to them. A half an hour later they were back and the ghost was ready to begin.
The important items to each Straw Hat are:
Zoro: Kuina's katana the Wado Ichimonji
Nami: Nojiko's gold bracelet
Usopp: His old slingshot
Sanji: His favorite knife from his years with Zeff
Chopper: Dr. Hiluluk's pink hat
Robin: An old journal from her mother
Franky: His sunglasses
Brook: His violin he has had for decades
"Now that you all have your items we can get started."
"I can only do one at a time."
"Who will go first?"
Zoro stepped forward with his most prized possession in hand. Zoro was more upset about this than he was willing to let on. He could only hope the specter was right and that his sword would return to this time.
"Keep the item in your hands and think of a time when you are alone and will notice something out of place; this should preferably be a time before you met Luffy."
The specter placed one hand on Zoro's head and one on the item in their hands. After a few moments the item vanished into thin air.
Nami stepped forward and repeated the process
Followed by Usopp, then Sanji, Chopper, Robin, Franky and finally Brook.
"Now that the items have been sent back in time it is only a matter of time now." The ghost said
So now we go back in time to four years or so before any of the Straw Hats met their future captain.
Zoro is sitting at a bar eating his lunch in Shells Town. All of the sudden a duplicate of Kuina's Wado Ichimoji appears on the counter in front of him. The real one is resting up against the bar. However the one in front of him is calling out to him. He puts one hand on the handle and the other on the scabbard of the sword. He draws the sword out of the scabbard to reveal the brilliant blade.
Nami is in the middle of the ocean somewhere trying to come up with her next plan of attack. She is working on coming up with the last portion of the money she needs to buy back Cocoyashi village back from Arlong. All of the sudden a shiny gold bracelet resembling the ones Nojiko wears appears on the map she has in front of her. Like Zoro it calls out to her, telling her to put it on. So she does.
Usopp is in the middle of the woods relaxing by himself after another one of his famous lying sprees. He looks off to his right and notices his slingshot on the ground. He looks in his bag and his slingshot is in his bag where he left it. He hears it calling out to him so he picks up the slingshot out curiosity and begins to pull it back the band as if firing.
Sanji is working on a stew and dicing up vegetables with his favorite knife in the kitchen of the Baratie. Looking up from dicing he notices an exact duplicate of the knife he is using. It is on the magnetic strip in front of him. He hears it calling out to him. He puts down the knife he is using and reaches for the new one and begins dicing vegetables with it.
Chopper is in Drum Castle grinding plants he has collected for various medicines Dr. Kureha had taught him to make. He looks on the hooks near his desk and sees a pink and blue hat hanging there. He gets up from his work and goes to look at the strange hat he doesn't remember being there. Like the others it calls out to him. It is telling him to put it on. So he takes off his pink hat and puts on the pink and blue on.
Robin is alone reading in between missions for Baroque Works when she sees something she thought she had put away a long time ago. She puts her book down and reaches for the book with a gold NO on the spine. She can't resist and picks up the book, she begins flipping through the pages for old times' sake.
Franky is in the Franky House while his followers are off going about business on Water Seven somewhere. He notices the sunglasses that have appeared on the table he is sitting at. He looks at them and recognizes them to be his. He takes off the pair of sunglasses he is wearing and puts them on the table. Something is telling him to put them on this other pair. He complies with the mysterious request from nowhere.
Finally Brook. He is on the "Ghost" ship in the Florian Triangle. He is sipping a cup of tea from his cracked cup. All of the sudden his violin appears out of nowhere and is now just resting next to him. He instinctively picks it up and begins playing not remembering he didn't bring his violin outside with him.
One by one the items belonging to the future Straw Hats appear in the possession of their younger counterparts. They all felt something strange come over them when they noticed the items that had appeared out of thin air. The items once touched began the process of imprinting the memories and knowledge of their future selves into their younger minds. Once the process was complete and the items had fulfilled their intended purpose the items began to fade and not long after disappear altogether.
Once the items were gone and the younger soon to be Straw Hats had a little time to process all that had happened they felt something strange come over them. They had all of these thoughts racing through their heads. And one man was at the center of those thoughts. It was the young man who would become their captain, the man who would take them to the end of the Grand Line, the man who would become the King of the Pirates, more importantly he was the man who would bring them together and give them a place to belong, a place where they would not be judged for their past or past decisions.
There was also a longing to help a man they hadn't met yet but soon would. This man would change their lives. They felt inclined to join this man on his journey. Despite all their reasons not to they would do so because there was just no arguing with this idiot. Once he had decided on something there would be no changing his mind. Some of the soon to be Straw Hats began to get emotional for reasons foreign to them. They didn't understand the significance of the events playing in their minds. There was no way they would understand for some time. Almost as if finally remembering all of the things they have yet to do they call out to the man who would lead them to the end of the Grand Line and eventually to the end of the New World.
Zoro: "Luffy"
Nami: "Luffy"
Usopp: "Luffy"
Sanji: "Luffy"
Chopper: "Luffy"
Robin: "Luffy"
Franky: "Mugiwara"
Brook: "Luffy-san"
Some of the soon to be Straw Hats had to wipe the tears away from their eyes. They weren't sure why but they figured that they should not mention a single word of what just happened to anybody. And then just like that they couldn't remember why they were upset or what they had just learned. It was all gone. Along with the name of the man who would change their lives one day very soon. With the mysterious items gone the soon to be nakama got back to their lives. Or at least they tried. They just couldn't help but think that something very strange but very important just happened and that event would change their lives forever. Something in their minds was telling them that their lives were going to get interesting real soon and there would be no turning back after that. They realized that they were soon going to go on journey of a lifetime with friends that would be the next best thing to an actual family, dysfunctional as it may be.
Back in the cave on Raftel the Straw Hats personal items were beginning to reappear one by one. First Zoro's sword, followed by Nami's bracelet, then Usopp's slingshot, Sanji's knife, Chopper's hat, Robin's journal, Franky's sunglasses, and finally Brook's violin.
"Wow, the ghost was right our stuff came back." Nami said
"I am glad to have my sword back." Zoro said
Everyone nodded agreeing with Zoro.
"There would have been hell to pay if it got stuck in the past." Zoro said
"I am glad that all of your items made it back safely." The ghost said
"What now?" Franky asked
"What now? That is a good question." The ghost asked
"What do you mean?" seven Straw Hats said angrily with shark teeth minus Robin who was just laughing at the whole situation
"Well I don't do this that often so I am not sure what is going to happen next."
"Do we have any more wishes left?" Nami asked
"Technically you do have two wishes left since none of you actually wished for me to do this."
"Really, we do?" Chopper asked
"Technically yes you do, but I used the energy I would have used on your two wishes to send your items back in time with your memories and knowledge. I don't have the strength for your wishes anymore."
"How long will it be until you recover your strength?" Usopp asked
"That is a good question. It has been centuries since I have used all of this power."
"CENTURIES" The Straw Hats yelled in unison even Robin
"How long have you been in that lamp?" Usopp asked
"Oh, I would say around 800 years or so."
"What" they all said
"I was a human just like you. I remember having to do something important but that is all. I don't even remember my name."
"I am sure that one day I will remember who I was and what I was supposed to do. But I have a feeling that I am already too late."
"Well that was depressing" Usopp said
"Bastard" was all Sanji said as he kicked him in the head.
"I hate to change the subject, but can you create a portal into the past for us?" Nami asked
"I can't send you back if that is what you are asking."
"No of course not, I was just wondering if we could see how Luffy is progressing on his journey." Nami said
"That, I can do."
"Thank you"
With that the ghost grabbed the air in front of him and tore open a large window into the past. Through it they could see Luffy defeating a small sea king. They all watched on as Luffy went forward for the second time.
horacionquinter0: I try to update around once a week. It will likely be anytime from friday to sunday.
asluffy: I will try to change stuff up from the manga. I hope this chapter will kind of give you an idea of what i am planning.