Live, Luffy!
A New Start
Anyway, my holidays have started and I finally, finally have time for fanfics! Warming a cold heart will be updated very soon(advertising, i know, haha!)! Anyway, with the support of many of my friends, I've decided to convert this oneshot to a time travel fic. Hope you enjoy..! The pairing…. Hmmm.. I suck at romance, but I'l give luffy x robin a try. If you don't like it or feel uneasy, I'll edit it out. Anyway, have fun!
Luffy was pacing around, thinking of a new journey. It was all good preparing a new journey and all that, but he still had second thoughts. While he had no problem with getting another crew and setting sail again, he would always turn back to the memories of his old family, his friends. His original crew. He looked at his past pictures with affection, particularly that sweet smooth talker, only to hear a banging sound on his cabin door.
"Hey! Luffy!" A familiar deep, elderly voice shouted, causing Luffy to breathe a sigh of relief at who it was – he was weakened enough by grief.
"Rayleigh-ossan!" Luffy happily answered as he opened the door to Roger's former first mate who entered.
While Luffy was making tea for Rayleigh, Luffy was thinking about how exactly he was going to find new members to man the ship – he couldn't man the ship alone, now could he? As he sat down with Rayleigh, he was speaking about that particular subject, hoping that Rayleigh had some ideas to aid with that particular problem.
"Well, you could always retire, like me, if it's so hard for you. Live a quiet life, do the odd pirating jobs, maybe even apply for a Shichibukai position. While the Government hates you, you are still a man of influence in the New World," Rayleigh suggested.
"I would never bow to those dogs. "Luffy replied venomously, while Rayleigh simply shrugged while quietly spitting his tea out(it was really terrible).
"Then, what are you going to do? Waste away here? Try to emulate the family that you once had?" Rayleigh asked, testing Luffy's resolve to start a new journey, while he fingered an object in his pocket.
"I would never emulate them, or waste away. Instead, I would honor their memory by using the life they gave me for a new start. A new journey. A new family. And this time, I WILL protect them, their dreams, their wishes. This time, I will honor my word. I will do everything and ANYTHING in my power to protect them. Nothing will stop me this time. Not even those men. NONE will get in my way now." Luffy declared, while sporting a darker but a prouder look than he had for the past few years.
Rayleigh, satisfied with Luffy's declaration, said, "I felt your friends' presences.. While it is of the dead, it was so powerful that it drew me here, you know?"
Luffy, confused, said, "Haki..? So, it wasn't just a dream..?"
"No, I don't believe it was, boy.. This was a miracle in itself.. To think it was a friendship so strong it could be felt by an outsider just probing his haki." Rayleigh chuckled with amazement, and finally took out the object in his pocket.
"What is that..?" Luffy asked, as Rayleigh took out something that looked like a clock pendant.
"This, Luffy, is something I found a long time ago in Raftel. Only now, I realize it drew me to come here. Perhaps, this is the moment it has waited for." Rayleigh said.
While Luffy stared in wonder, Rayleigh remembered the inscription on the casing that held the pendant .
"The Secret of Time. The Healer of Hearts, The Destroyer of Many."
While he could guess what it meant, he couldn't confirm it. The wind was broken, the clock wouldn't work no matter how he tried to fix it. Then suddenly, he heard it click. At the same time, he felt the presence of Luffy's friends. That couldn't have been a coincidence, as Luffy was suddenly going to start a new journey. Only then, he finally realized the clock's true purpose.
"This clock grants the power of time once, only once. " Rayleigh said, noticing the fragility of the clock' presence.
"You mean.. It will bring me back in time..?" Luffy whispered as he finally caught on to what the clock would do. A feeling of longing grew in his chest as he
"I believe so. And I believe it chose you to use it, Luffy. But, you must be careful. Time sometimes do not take kindly to being forcefully changed." Rayleigh said, handing his student, who held it with a new determination as he had a chance. A last chance.
"I'm going to meet you again, everyone. Just wait. This time, nothing will stand in my way of protecting you. Nothing." Luffy whispered, and whined(is it whined or winded?) the clock.
A rush went through him. He was suddenly sucked through a black hole(he found it fun), and found himself facing a door. It read "Party Bar", and when he attempted to open it, he found his way blocked by a tall man who was wearing black, looking down on him.
"Why have you come?" The man asked.
"To save my friends and to complete my journey."Luffy answered without any hesitation.
"Is that all you came here for? Do you think I am that dull to think that you did not come here for vengeance, under the guise of 'saving your friends'?" the man said sternly to Luffy, his eyes piercing through Luffy.
"I only come to protect my family, nothing more. If men decide to stand in my way of protecting them, so be it. I was too soft back then. I will not make the same mistake again. This time, I will do anything and everything." Luffy said with fiery determination.
The man simply laughed and said, "Very well. You may pass. But know this, child. You are walking a dark path. You would give in to anger and vengeance to correct your past and to soothe your guilt. I only let you pass because this interests me. To see a pure heart like yours corrupted is indeed… fascinating. I cannot wait to see how this story ends. Will you destroy everything for blind hatred, or will you heal fast enough to see reason? I can't wait."
While this made Luffy extremely uncomfortable, he did not dwell on it. He had a chance. A new start. Again, his friends was the ones who saved him. Opening the door, he smiled for the first time since his friends revisited him. It was a new start, and he couldn't wait to meet his family again.
A familiar voice then said with a voice full of worry, "Hey Anchor, wake up! Wake up!"
"Shanks…?"
OK THIS IS MY CRACK ON A TIME TRAVEL FANFIC! HOHOHOH. Anyway, I opted for a pretty slow buildup coz honestly speaking although I love the concept of time travel fanfics, I don't really like it when authors just jump into the story itself. Time travel isn't that simple, now is it? Now, Luffy's not going to be as nice as he was. Nuff said, he's going to be pretty OOC. He's going to be ruthless, and pretty smart, amd scary. Anyway, that's what the pairing is there for hohoho. Anyway, hope you enjoyed it, toodles!~~~~