A/N: Hope I didn't keep you waiting. I'm just trying to make longer chapters , so bear with me. There was a question about Leo's eyes not being noticed in public and marines , so I hope this helps explaining that.

"Wow , you have a bounty too?" Usopp asked , and Leo just shrugged." Guess so." He replied , grinning. They were close to the Grand Line and he got a bounty , this meant opponents and getting stronger. Leo was just as happy as Luffy was about getting a bounty –or getting it raised in his case- he just decided to keep it to himself. They had rode the storm from Lougetown and were still in a heavy weather.

Until just now. Leo's eyes widened , storms didn't just stop like that. That must have meant that they had enters-

"We are in the Calm Belt!" apparently , Nami realised that too. Leo smirked and went to the lower levels of the ship to man the oars. There were some shouting before the ship flew upwards. Leo flew across the room , hitting his head to a wall.

He blinked the black spots away from his vision. Damn that hurt , he thought. He got up , and flew across the room again. The ship had probably been thrown across them again. This time he did a handstand, sideways on the wall. He dropped down in a normal way this time. And manned the oars , with Zoro , Luffy and Usopp. " Where the hell did you guys come from?" he asked , rowing like mad.

They looked horrified , probably because of the massive sea kings. Leo snickered under his breath , and turned to rowing .

-Half an hour later-

They were sailing for some time , towards the entrance to the Grand Line. Leo sighed , it was going to be good , being back home. After some light training with Zoro , he was resting on the crows nest.

Sanji called him below deck , " we are announcing our dreams , come down!" Leo grinned , jumping down next to Zoro. Sanji started first.

"To find All Blue!" he exclaimed putting his foot on top of a barrel.

"To be the worlds greatest swordsman!" Zoro joined in.

"To draw the map of the world!" even Nami was here.

"T-t-to be the brave warrior of the sea!" Usopp was done.

"To be the Pirate King!" you can guess that one. All eyes turned to Leo , who grinned .

"To be the strongest fighter in the world!" 'and make him proud.' Leo put his foot on the barrel.

"To Grand Line!" they all shouted.

-Ten minutes later.-

"We are going to sail up a mountain?" Usopp asked , kind of scared. "Yes , but it has a reason." Nami replied. Leo walked next to Luffy.

"It is a mystery mountain!" he whispered to the rubber captain , who nodded.

"It is because all the currents from the four blues gather here." Nami explained , and Luffy nodded with Leo snickering behind him.

"So it's a mystery mountain!" Luffy exclaimed , repeating Leo's words.

-A bumpy ride up the mountain later-

"Guys there is a whale in the way." Leo exclaimed , two lenses spinning rapidly in front of his eyes. Nami , who was next to him shook her head. "That is not possible. A whale shouldn't be here." Leo turned to look at her with a frown."Do you not trust my eyes? I am the lookout for a reason you know." He said , crossing his arms and turning towards Luffy.

"Captain , there is a whale in the way!" he shouted , more clearly this time. Luffy turned towards him with a grin. He was just too happy about finally entering the Grand Line.

-A cannonball later-

"…"

"…"

"Why would you do that?!" Leo shouted in confusion , his captain had fired a cannonball at the whale. It had helped them kind of get away but the figurehead -Luffy's special seat- snapped.

"Why you!" now he was mad , so he punched the god damn whale. "You idiot!" The crew shouted , falling into the whales stomach. Leo sighed , they hadn't even went to their first island and trouble started already. 'I'm back , Laboon' he muttered under his breath , a small smile on his face.

They were inside the whale , though it had a sky. Leo had never been inside a whale before so this was new to him. "Are all whales like this from the inside?" he asked , turning to Nami. She was still shocked about this whole thing , and answered automatically. "No , of course not." Leo frowned , this place was weird. Then he spotted something –or someone- on the distance.

"Hey guys , there is somebody here." He said , pointing in the general direction. The crew , minus Luffy –Leo saw him go in another direction when the ship went into whales mouth- looked at the person Leo was pointing at. There was an old man with a flower on him.

Leo saw something different though , he saw a really strong energy lying dormant. This person is strong , I have to hide them , Leo thought , using a trick he had developed over the years to hide his identity.

Nami saw Leo turn around to do something , so she went to see what it was while Sanji was arguing with the old man. Before she could make it , he turned around , shocking Nami. "Leo ,what happened to your eyes?" and it was true , Leo's eyes were normal bright blue. Leo shushed her , " I don't straight up show total strangers my eyes." He whispered , and she nodded . It made sense because they were on his wanted poster.

Now Zoro was talking with the old man , or at least trying. They had learned his name and everything , and were trying to have a regular conversation until Luffy dropped down from god knows where with two people with him. Into the stomach acid –Crocus had explained that part- and Zoro jumped after them.

-After saving a rubber captain Later-

There were two people that called themselves Miss Wednesday and Mr 9. Wednesday was blue haired with pale skin , while Mr 9 looked like an idiot with a crown. Leo sighed , they were making it so obvious. Leo knew who they were , some sort of agents. Total amateurs , Leo thought.

They pulled out some bazookas and tried to shoot the whale , but Leo quickly stopped that , turning the bazookas into dog statues. They had a simple construct so he didn't even need his eyes. Although he got a weird look from Crocus.

Now they were on the island that old man used , out of the whale. He had told them the story of Laboon , how he had gotten here 50 years ago with a pirate crew. How they left him here to make sure he didn't get hurt. And how that was 50 years ago.

Which led to Luffy tearing the mast off their ship to fight Laboon. Leo sighed , pinching his nose and answered the silent question. "Yes , that is our mast."

He couldn't exactly use his eyes right now so it would take some time to analyze completely. So Leo sat cross legged on the ground , hand under his chin and started to watch the fight –and the mast- surprising Crocus and a few crewmates.

Nami wasn't expecting this kind of action from Leo. He seemed like a hothead most of the time , but she knew he was actually smarter than he looked. He was smart , but without much knowledge. He was usually seen like Luffy by the crew , but Nami thought otherwise. He was hiding something , he never hid his eyes while with the crew before.

Zoro was honestly expecting him to join in the fight with Luffy. He was also aware of his eyes change , this meant he was hiding something. But it didn't really matter for Zoro , everybody had secrets and Leo wasn't an exception.

Sanji didn't really know Leo much , the younger boy was always either busy training with Zoro , or just playing hide and seek with their captain. He couldn't really place him in a category , he fit them all. Sometimes he would be this goofy kind of person that took nothing seriously , and other times he would be this observant and silent type.

"It's a tie!" Luffy shouted , in the middle of the fight against the huge whale. The whale looked at him in surprise. "I'm strong , right? So let's finish this fight after I get One Piece!" he finished , surprising the whale.

"What is that young man doing?" Crocus asked Nami , who shrugged. "Just let him be , he has his reasons." Nami got the gist of what Leo was going to do , but trusted his judgement about hiding his powers.

-One ridiculous painting later—

"This is our mark , so you can't ram your head against the mountain!" Luffy shouted , now finished with the horrible mark on the poor whales head. Leo was still sitting facing another direction.

After ten minutes , Leo got up , finished with his work. It's a lot harder without my eyes active , he thought , rubbing the back of his head. The crew were trying to find a solution about the broken mast when Leo walked up to them.

"I can fix it." And everyone was silent , they probably forgot about him. Luffy faced him with a grin , that turned into a face of confusion.

"Leo what happened to your ey-" before he could finish , Leo clapped a hand on his mouth. "I don't want strangers to see them , captain." He whispered , blue eyes shining. Luffy nodded , grin back on his face and Leo let him go.

"How are you going to do it?" Crocus asked , curiosity in his eyes. Leo shrugged , the guy seemed good so he didn't have a reason to hide his powers. "You'll see." He said , walking up to the broken mast which was on the other side of the island. The crew knew what he was going to do , but Crocus didn't.

Leo reached the mast , and raised his left hand. For a few seconds , nothing happened , but the mast started to twitch. It started to fly off into where it belonged , slowly. After ten minutes , the Merry mast was as good as new.

Crocus was surprised , this power –if it was what he thought it was- was really strong. And already taken.

The Straw hats were setting out with the whale hunters to their hometown when Nami stopped them.

"The compass is broken!" she exclaimed , now with the whole crew around her. Leo was sitting on a barrel in front of her while the others were in a half circle around her. Leo sighed , this was hard to explain.

Luckily , Crocus came to his rescue. " It is because of the magnetic fields around Grand Line." And he started to explain how only something called the Log Pose could help them navigate the harsh sea that is the Grand Line.

"I have a spare one that I can lend you , since you helped Laboon." He finished , taking out the said item. Nami strapped it on her wrist , examining it. That was when Luffy flew into her for some reason , breaking the pose in the process.

After beating the life out of their captain and cook –who was the one that kicked their captain- Nami turned to Leo. He was currently looking at the broken Log Pose , as per Nami's request to fix it. He looked up to Nami and shook his head. "It is too complex for me to understand , I need to see the raw material for this one." He explained. "But I should have one too." He added , rummaging through his jacket.

Nami then noticed something strange , there were cracks on Leo's left arm. "I got it!" he shouted , giving the Log Pose to Nami. When Nami mentioned the cracks , Leo just said it was his way of remembering someone important.

-After huge storms with Zoro napping through it-

They had two strangers on board, the aforementioned Miss Wednesday and Mr 9. Luffy had agreed to bring them to their home island , Whiskey Peak.

Leo sighed for the umpteenth time today. This was going to be troublesome , watching amateurs try to kill them.