Five more years had passed from the day that Luffy left the island for his first trip and the spar with Mihawk. During this years many things had happen, few of them was very important and other not so much…
Flashback: Five years earlier
A week has passed from when Luffy and Hancock has return from their trip and today Makino gave Luffy a day off from the bar as she wanted to change the decoration in the bar. So Luffy start to hang out with Hancock while Mai continue her training with Sonia and Mary.
The two of them decide to go for a walk as it was something that both of them enjoyed to do.
"Luffy, the other day you ask me to tell you about my past remember?" Hancock asked as Luffy look at her and nod his head.
"When I was a little girl my sisters and I frequently go with the Kuja's to the sea, but one day…one day we're alone on the deck while the others prepared the lunch. A group of men showed from nowhere and before any of us can react and understand what happen they take us away…" Hancock said with a frown and sad voice.
"When I woke up I find myself into a cell alongside with my sisters…We…We're chained and…" Hancock try to said but the hard memories from all that she and her sisters witness start to come in the surface as she start to cry. Luffy seeing this immediately embrace her trying to comfort her.
"It's okay Hancock, Shush now. No one can harm you… I won't leave anyone and anything to harm you ever again!" Luffy said as Hancock buried her face to his neck and continue to cry and at the same time Luffy rub her back to calm her.
After some minutes Hancock calm down and look at Luffy with a gentle smile on her face.
"Luffy I…I was a slave for the nobles." Hancock said as she avert her gaze from Luffy embarrassment for her past, Luffy sigh and cup her face making her to look at him again.
"I figure that out, but I don't care. You're a wonderful person and you help me and Mai greatly from day one. So, I have a proposition for you." Luffy said as Hancock blush from what Luffy said.
"In a few years I'll leave from here and create my crew, I don't see myself really as a pirate but I hate the marines for their incompetence and I also don't want to join my gramps because despite his power he's still an idiot and I don't think I can endure his character." Luffy said as Hancock nod her head sad that her best friend will soon leave her.
"So, will you join me on this journey?" Luffy asked with a smirk as Hancock look at him with widen eyes not able to believe what she just heard.
"Lu…Luffy…" Hancock murmured.
"I can promise you three things. First: I'll always listen your opinion to anything and everything, second: I'll die before anyone and anything can touch you! And third: I'll destroy anyone who had harm you in the past!" Luffy said with serious tone and gaze that make Hancock to gasp.
"Luffy…I…I…" Hancock try to say but Luffy smirk and caress her cheek making Hancock to look at him and blush once more again.
"It's okay Hancock, I don't need to answer me now. Think about it and give me your answer when you're ready." Luffy said as Hancock smile and nod her head.
End of Flashback
Luffy through his work at Makino's bar as also from some trips that he take with the Kuja pirates he succeed to gather a very good amount of money to build his ship, as also materials and different designs with the help of the Kuja's of course as they all know that one day he'll leave the island to take his own path and they're gladly to help their little prince.
During all these years there isn't a person in the whole island who didn't come to like or to respect the little boy, all of them come to see him as they own and if sometime Luffy needed them the whole island will run to his aid to help him as they can…They also come to know that if something happen to them Luffy will also help them and destroy anyone who so much dare to threaten them. So both Luffy and Mai become an honorable member of the tribe despite that the boy had declare that had no intention to join them as part of the crew.
It was one day however that everyone want to erase from their memories…but at the same time that day show to all of them how precious can be one person.
Flashback: Three years earlier
The Kuja's has just return from another successful trip and everyone start to prepare a feast to celebrate the good trip and to welcome them back, Garp had also come to see his grandchildren's. Something that no one had expected was to appear admiral Monkey. D. Dragon too.
Despite that all of them knew that he is the father of both Mai and Luffy all of them start to take fighting stances the moment Dragon has appear knowing very well Luffy's feelings towards this man as also that the most of them didn't had a chance against him…but what the hell they'll die happily if Dragon try to do something to Luffy or Mai as both of them are one of they own and the Kuja's above all they always protect their family.
"Dragon what do you want here?!" Garp asked furious his son.
"What...Did you forget father that on this island they live my kids?" Dragon asked pouting and somewhat funny as he tilted his head at the side making everyone to sweat drop from his idiocy.
"Pa!" Mai said as she run towards her father and hug him leaving dumbfound a few of the marines that follow him on the land as they didn't know that the admiral was married let alone that he have kids.
"Who is crazy enough to marry the admiral?" a marine soldier murmured to no one specific.
"Luffy will you not greet me?" Dragon asked with a frown annoying Luffy even more.
"Tsk, what do you want 'father' this time?" Luffy asked irritated making Dragon to pout.
"Oh come on Luffy…You know that it wasn't my fault for your…" "Silence.!" Luffy said with a dark and deep voice as a burst of Haoshoku from him silence Dragon making everyone to gulp and start to pale from the killing intend that Luffy radiated, a few unlucky soldiers has already lost their conscious while this whole time Dragon look at his son with widen eyes.
"Niisan…" Mai said as she start to approach slowly her brother scary for the first time in her life.
"Luffy I…" Dragon tried to said but his words succeed to only refuel Luffy's anger as now a red aura start to emit from him and a small crater start to create where he stands making all of them to fear for admiral's life even more and knocking out all the soldiers.
"All of you will know her suffering.!" Luffy said again with the same strange-foreign voice as if he wasn't Luffy anymore the one who stand in front of them and at the same time multiplying his power levels making everyone to cower in fear as for the first time Luffy, their own little prince look like a true demon from the pits of hell and not as the person that all of them knew and love. Even his own father who is an admiral start to take a few steps back didn't want to challenge this creature that now has taken the place of his son.
But after a few minutes as suddenly this power come to surface the same has disappear leaving Luffy to breathe hard and catch his chest at the place of the heart and soon enough losing his conscious making everyone to rush towards him worried.
"Niisan, Luffy, Son, Luffy-kun…" All of them said trying to wake up the boy.
"What's wrong with niisan gramps?" Mai asked Garp worried.
"I don't know Mai, but what we saw today wasn't normal." Garp said also worried.
"Bring Luffy to the palace and someone call Belladonna!" Hancock said as few of the Kuja's run to find Belladonna while Nea took Luffy and start heading towards the palace.
After a few minutes they reach the palace and put Luffy in Hancock's room for Belladonna and the rest of the doctors to exam him, they said to everyone to leave the room to exam Luffy and all of them comply despite their protests.
All of them were worried but the most worried of them was Mai, Hancock, Garp and Dragon who start to think that it was his fault.
"Don't worry, Luffy will be okay. After all he is my son! Hahahaha." Dragon said loudly as Garp and Hancock was ready to beat him into a bloody pulp but suddenly they see Mai to walk towards her father with her expression hidden by her hair.
"Mai?" Dragon said.
Mai look at her father with a sweet gaze but for some reason her gaze start to give the creep to the admiral.
"If something happen to MY brother no one will leave alive this island." Mai stated with a sweet and innocent tone that make all of them to shiver and look the little girl with widen eyes.
No one has ever remember little sweet Mai angry or to threaten someone as she was always so carefree person, but they all start to realize how much Luffy mean to her to threaten not only her father but everyone's life here. Also the fact that she was so calm when she just threaten her father making all of them to fear her for some reason even more than Luffy.
After some minutes Belladonna exited the room and all of the rush towards her to know what's wrong with Luffy.
"He's fine he just need rest. He just pass out probably because of the extensive use of his Haoshoku" Belladonna said without wanting to reveal more details as everyone nod their heads except from Hancock and Garp.
"When can we see Luffy-kun?" Marguerite and Aphelandra asked.
"You can go in an hour, for now let him rest." Belladonna said as both girls nod their heads.
"Hancock I know that now it's not the time but I come here today because we have a proposition for you." Dragon said to her as she look at him with narrowed eyes.
"Because of your growing reputation as also for your powers the higher ups decide to invite you to join the Royal shichibukai." Dragon said to her and gives Hancock the letter as everyone gasp from what they just hear.
"Were either you decide to accept it or not is your decision, but know that if you decline the offer your bounty will double and it's nothing I can do to prevent that." Dragon continue to say as he start to walk away and towards his ship leaving the island.
End of Flashback
After this incident with Luffy Hancock become more close to him than ever as she start to worry about his health, Mai start to train even harder than before perfecting her sword skills as also improve her Kenbunshoku and Busoshoku haki, Aphelandra, Marguerite, Ran, Sweet Pea, Kikyo, Nerine, Pansy, Daisy and Rindo also improve their training and day by day become better and better.
Luffy with the help of the Kuja shipwrights was able to design and build a beautiful brig who can outrun every other ship but despite that the ship didn't lack some serious firepower. "Akiko" as Luffy named his ships was equipped with 40 twelve-pound canons (25 on the gun deck- 15 on the upper deck), 4 triple barreled bow chaser, 4 stern chaser, elite hull coated with sea stone to be able to resistance devastating amount of damage as also to be free from Sea Kings, elite rammer who can destroy any ship when she charge it, Fire barrels, Chain shot, Heavy shot and 4 swivel canons on the stern. Her hull was black and her sails silk gold. All in all it was an excellent ship and everyone was impressed by the result.
Today
The years has passed quickly and the time that Luffy was ready to leave the island to follow his own path has come, as he has promised when his little sister Mai become 17 he'll leave regardless if Mai follow him or not.
So this afternoon he start to pay a visit to some of his best friends leaving Mai and Hancock for last.
The first who visit is Aphelandra with Marguerite and Sweet pea who they're in the training area as always.
"Hello Aphelandra, Marguerite, Sweet pea. Can I talk you for a minute?" Luffy said/asked them as the three girls nod their heads happily.
"Sure Luffy-kun!" Aphelandra said with a smile on her face.
"As you know now that Mai is seventeen it's time for me to leave…So, I was curious if you want to join my crew." Luffy said with as bright smile as all of them look at him with widen eyes.
"Lu…" Marguerite murmured shocked as Luffy smirk.
"Of course I'll join you Luffy, you're one of my best friends after all!" Marguerite said happily as Luffy start to laugh.
"Me too Luffy-kun. Eh…I mean captain." Aphelandra said making Luffy to frown.
"Count me in too." Sweet pea also said.
"I'm happy to hear that girls, but please I don't want to hear you again to call me captain. My name is Luffy and that's that." Luffy said as the four of them start to laugh and the girls nod their heads.
"Luffy, when do you intent to leave?" Marguerite asked.
Luffy look at her and smile.
"Tomorrow morning we're set sail." Luffy said as he start to walk away to find the rest of his friends. The next in series was Ran, Kikyo, Rindo and Daisy that they also accepted his offer happily, next was Nerine with Pansy who also accept his offer despite the little time that they know and hangout with him.
Now it was time to receive an answer that he wait for a long time, it was the time of Hancock.
Luffy start to heading towards the palace with Nea as always at his side, he reach Hancock's room knocking the door.
"Come in" Hancock said as the door open and Luffy enter her room.
"Luffy.!" Hancock said excited as Luffy smile at her.
"Hancock do you have a minute?" Luffy asked as Hancock rush to him.
"Of course Luffy, I'll always have time for you." Hancock said blushing as Luffy nod his head and the two of them walk and sit on Hancock's bed.
"A few years back I asked you if you want to join me and since then I didn't bother you…But now it's time to receive your answer." Luffy said as Hancock look at him with widen eyes.
"He still remember his proposition…I thought he had forgotten or that he had regret it since he never asked me again all this years. Seems that I was wrong once more again!" Hancock start to think as she smile a gentle smile to him.
"I'll follow you to the end of the world Luffy.!" Hancock said happily as Luffy hug her and kiss her on the lips making poor Hancock to blush and almost faint.
"Lu…Luffy…" Hancock mumbled as Luffy look at smile at her.
"What? I thought that you love me, but if you don't like it then I'll not do it again." Luffy said with a smirk as Hancock enter in a panic mode.
"No…nonononono. Of course I love you! But I thought…I thought that…" Hancock tried to say but clearly was out of words.
"Silly Hancock!" Luffy said as he hug her again kissing her forehead this time and leave the room leaving behind a very happy and a very very confused empress.
The only person that now remain is little sweet Mai who Luffy leave her for last. As he walk towards his room and is ready to knock the door the door suddenly opens knocking the poor Luffy on the floor.
"Niisannn.!" Mai said happily as Luffy rub his face and sigh while Mai tilted her head at the side oblivious about what just happen making both Luffy and Nea to sweat drop.
"Mai can we talk for a minute?" Luffy asked as Mai nod her head jumping as always to her brother for piggyback and as always Luffy do it as he can never resist her.
Both of them enter the room and fall on the ground laughing.
"Niisan." Mai said.
"Hm?!" Luffy said as he look at Mai.
"Can I come with you and join your crew?" Mai asked as Luffy look at her and laugh making his little sister to frown.
"It isn't funny." Mai said pouting as she stick out her tongue.
"It's not that Mai, I was coming to ask you exactly that…But as I see you beat me to." Luffy said smiling as the two of them look each other smiling.
"Oh by the way I'm the first mate." Mai said smiling as Luffy nod his head.
"Basically you'll share the position of the first mate with Hancock if you haven't any problem." Luffy said as Mai look at him with stars on her eyes.
"Oneesan will come too? YEAH!" Mai asked/said as she throw her fists in the air.
After some minutes the whole island has learned that Luffy with Mai and the others will leave tomorrow so they start to prepare a feast to fare well their favorite little princes and their princess. No one knew that also her favorite empress will join Luffy on his journey yet…As Hancock wanted to reveal this at the feast.
After some hours
The feast was at last ready and everyone on the island has come to celebrate and see Luffy with Mai, those two kids had rock their whole world teaching them everyday something new.
Luffy stand up and raise his glass to the air and everybody make silence to hear him.
"As you all know, tomorrow morning I'll leave the island to begin my journey. I want to thank all and each of you for all that you done for me and my sister all this years. I may leave my family behind but that don't mean that I'll forget you…If you ever need me I'll be there to fight by your side and bring hell to those who so much dare to threaten you!" Luffy said as all of them look him touched by his speech raising their glasses in the air too.
Now it was the turn of Hancock to speak as she also raise a glass in the air.
"As you all know from the moment that both Mai and Luffy come to this island all of us come to like and captured by their personalities sooner or later. Luffy teach me and many of us many things asking back nothing in return. As the years passed he become friends with everyone here and he always put his friends first and his own self last and that is something all of us adore above him. He is my best friend and the man I love, so from tomorrow I'll follow him at his journey. To Luffy and Mai.!" Hancock said leaving all of them dumbfounded except from Luffy and Mai who both of them smile at her.
Now it was the turn of Gloriosa to speak.
"I raise both of them as it was my own kids without any regret, both of them have very different characters but that means nothing as I love them both equally. If both of them need us the Kuja pirates will run to their aid without second thinking and we'll always be proud allies of them and I know that all of you feel the same. So to our children, To Luffy and Mai.!" Gloriosa said as she raise her glass in the air making everyone shout Luffy's and Mai's names.
The feast lasted several hours and everyone was happy and a little sad at the same time that the two kids who so much all of them love will leave tomorrow but they all know that those two kids will rock the world.
A/N: That's it guys, this chapter id officially finished.
Now Luffy is 21 years old, Mai 17 and Hancock 27.
Luffy's crew so far:
Captain: Luffy
First mate: Mai/Hancock.
Quartermaster: Kikyo.
Marksman: Rindo.
Tailor: Marguerite.
Chronicler: Nerine.
Pets: Salome and Nea.
The rest of the crew: Aphelandra, Sweet Pea, Daisy, Ran and Pansy.
Akiko means autumn.
Yes the ship is a mix of black pearl and jackdaw from assassin's creed IV.
For Luffy let's just say that we he's more than pissed bad things happen…but I'll explain what exactly happen after some more chapters. Also Mai show her claws for first time and let me tell you that when she gets angry and I mean really angry (something that it'll be rare she'll be more terrify than five Luffy's together.)
I hope to like the new chapter!
Well that's all guys.
As always,
Have Fun and Take Care.!