Luffy
I woke up early,to be frank I didn't sleep much,sure I fell asleep quickly,but nightmares kept waking me up in the middle of the night.They were never the same thing either,it was almost like living my life again,just out of order.The last one I woke up to though didn't seem right to me though.I was back at the torture facility chained to a table,they were messing with my nerves,just to cause pain,ok this I remember it was when I stopped feeling pain.Then everything started to fade in and out,one moment i'm on the table,the next i'm on top of a guy that look close to death,then for some reason I threw the body At another scientist.
My vision was bluy,I could barely make out the machine in front of me,looked to be some kind of computer. Next thing I knew my fingers were typing on the computer,a diagram of my nervous system came up.Then I started to move the device that was already in my body and took it to every nerve except for the ones around my nether region,and I proceeded to cut them all apart,in the dream I had cut them out so much it was becoming visible on the outside of my body.
Then it went dark,I woke up at some point in the dream to some one telling someone went wrong with the experiment and my nerves were so destroyed that while I was unconscious the had to remove them so they wouldn't cause other body part's damage, and that Garp had ordered everyone on the project to be killed so they were all dead.This part I remember,but if these dreams are all memory's,is this just a memory that I……don't remember?
Why would I do that to myself? Never mind I know exactly why, I was so sick of being in pain I just wanted it to end,and they wouldn't let me die so I probably saw it as the only escape.The thing that bothers me is that I don't remember this though,could my mind just be playing tricks on me?Or did the facility lie to me,and I had a psychotic breakdown and I did that to myself.
It feels like everything I know has been a lie,have I just been hurting myself this whole time,or am I overthinking this? I'm so confused,was it something Shanks did,no it couldn't of been he likes to see me in pain. A knock on my door dragged me out of my thoughts.
"Luffy are you awake?"It was dad.
"Yeah,you can come in."He entered my room and sat on my bed next to me.
"Grandpa Sengoku told me what happened last night,and don't worry I dont judge,and i'm not going to comment any further. How are you feeling?"It was a just in general question.
"I'm feeling……..ok,to be honest I didn't sleep much.I keep waking up due to nightmares…."Dad sighed,I could tell he also didn't sleep much.
"How long have you been having nightmares for?"This wasn't to hard of a question,but it's still pretty dark.
"Si-since-since mom died,i've had nightmares ever since,I don't think I even remember what a dream is like anymore."Dads frown deeped.
"Your mom was a brave woman Luffy,and I can tell you right now she fought to her last breath and didn't regret it one bit.Because she was protecting you,which is just what a mother does.I bet she's watching over you,she only ever wanted the best for you boys." It was hard to hear that,because for years I blamed myself for moms death,and now dad is telling me it's what she wanted?I don't know how to take it,but I did know what to say.
"I remembered before she died,that she screamed and yelled at Garp the whole way,I even remember her last words being 'You self absorbed,small dick having,asswipe with a bad haircut.'So I do remember her being a fighter,but as a kid I didn't know what those words ment at the time."Dad gave a sad snort.
"Yeah she's always had a strange way to insult people,but it was always bad ass whenever she did it."It was kinda nice talking to dad about mom,it still hurt like a bitch though.
"Well we're having breakfast right now do you want to join?"Dad stood up and looked at me,admittedly I had shed a few tears so my eyes were kinda red.
"Yeah sure but i'd really like to change first."I got out of bed and put the covers back.
"There are clean clothes in the dresser,i'll wait for you outside." He left my room and closed the door,but I could tell he didn't leave. I got dressed quickly and wiped the tears off my face.Then I left my room,I was right dad was waiting there for me,he led the way to the dining room,which seemed to be more of a family dining room,none of the other revolutionarys were there.
It was Dad,Ace,Sabo,Kuraha,Sengoku,Roger,a man with an apple on his head,and man with a giant sword on his back,and six others who were all acting like family.I was looking around at all of them and accidentally made eye contact with and old man that had a scar going down his right eye.He looked at me confused,probably because he's never seen me before.
"Who the kid Dragon?"The guy with the big sword asked.
"Everyone this is my youngest son Luffy,he's 15 please make him feel at home."Dad slightly patted my shoulder and then took a seat at the table.Ace ran over to me,and carfully grabbed my hand.
"Come on little bro sit next to me and our cousin Mihawk!"Ace then dragged me to sit next to him and the guy with the big sword I now know is named Mihawk.He looked a bit amused by my brother's antics.
"So your Dragons lost child hmmm?"Of course he knew,heck I bet everyone here knows.
"Yeah that's me,and you're name is Mihawk correct?"He gave me a small smile.
"Yes I am Mihawk,i'm your second cousin."Second Cousin, wait hold on what's a cousin,when Ace said cousin I didn't know what he meant but just rolled with it.
"Ace said something like that earlier,what is a cousin and second cousin?"He actually didn't seem to shocked at this question compared to everyone else.
"You know Roger is your Uncle because he's your fathers brother correct?"I nodded.
"So if Roger had kids they would be your cousins,I am your second cousin because my father is the brother of Garp. In fact it may be best for us all to introduce ourselves to Luffy and what we are to him since he doesn't seem to have this kind of knowledge, and no i'm not insulting you this world is a cruel place so it's not surprising you don't know."He addressed everyone at the table and then me, so it looks like i'm going to figure out who all these people are.
"Ok then let's go around the table since Mihawk started we'll go clock wise,so Okiku you first."A feminine looking male stood up,he wore clothes similar to that of Mihawk and had short black hair with bangs.
"Hi,i'm Okikiu i'm your third cousin and Mihawks son."His voice was also pretty feminine.Then the man with an apple on his head started to talk.
"My name is Vegapunk,i'm your great great uncle,i'm Sengokus older brother."Ok that makes sense,already having met some of them it easier to understand.
"Hi Luffy i'm Rayleigh,i'm Mihawks dad and Garps younger brother, it's nice to finally meet you."He's really polite the exact opposite of his brother.
"I'm Sakuzuki,i'm also your great grandfather but on your grandmothers side."This guy looked kinda ruff and had that don't bother me kind of attitude.Yep definitely Grandmas dad.I looked around the table to everyone who just introduced themselves.All of us are related to Garp in some way shape or form,but none of us seem to like him,that's not surprising though.
There was food in the middle of the table and everyone just started grabbing a plate and filling it up. Is that a common thing to do,I mean it's was Shanks and his crew did,but this is my family not Shanks and his crew.I guess I really am at a loss of how the world works.I sighed,I don't think anyone will get mad if I don't grab a plate immediately,but with everything that's happened with Shanks I just grabbed oneanyway,I didn't grab much.I just grabbed a biscuit and a sausage link.
At first it seemed no one had noticed,but Ace is more perspective then he looks,he didn't say anything but he did look at me sadly.I can't help it I have no appetite,I never do in the morning, my nightmares are very vivid and they just make it hard to eat once i've woken up,i'll eat more later. Dad also noticed but seemed to understand why I wasn't.
I slowly ate my food,and I couldn't even finish the biscuit,I got to nauseous so I had to stop.I hate the fact that eating is so hard,I actually like food,but recent events make it so difficult to eat anything.I know it's because i'm stressed,this isn't the first time it's happened.I finished my glass of orange juice and that's when it hit me like a lion of bricks.
"Where's the restroom?"I asked as I got out of my seat,I know I went pale which is probably why Ace caught on to what was happening.
"I'll take you there!"He quickly got up and helped me to the bathroom,i basically fell in front of the toilet and started to vomit. It wasn't much just what I had eaten but it still wasn't pleasant. I sat there for a minute trying to catch my breath.Ace was sitting next me me rubbing my back the whole time,which oddly enough helped a bit.
"Are you alright?"I nodded.
"Yeah,i'm used to this,but this is probably the best one i've had. Every other time this happened it was blood."He grimaced.
"Well that's good at the very least,how about instead of going back to the table let's go watch a movie instead so you can relax a bit?" I started at him confused.
"What's a movie?"He gave a half hearted laugh.
"Remember when we watched tv at the hotel,same thing basically, but we chose what it is."That sounds interesting.
"Yeah id like that,let's watch a movie,besides being around that many people stresses me out."It wasn't entirely true,but I know if for whatever reason something in the movie triggers me i'd rather less people see.
"Ok but we have at least tell dad where we're going."That makes sense,I did kinda make a scene.We walked out of the bathroom and went back to the dining room,At first everyone looked at me but then went back to what they were doing.Ace went over to dad a whispered in his ear,dad nodded and said "That's fine",Ace then walked back over to me and led me to the living room. It was huge, and the Tv was massive,if there was 10 of me I don't think even that would match the size.
"Wow,why's the Tv so big?!"Ace just laughed.
"Sabos the one that made it,he said something about being able to kick my butt faster in call of duty if he could see better. It didn't make much sense to me but hey i'm not complaining."I sat down on the couch while Ace grabbed the remote and flipped it on. He scrolled through different channels and selected one,it had many different options,but one caught my eye.
"Oooo,what's that one!"Ace scrolled to the one I pointed at.
"Zootopia?Do you want to watch this one?"I nodded vigorously, Ace smiled and clicked play.I was completely enraptured in the movie,I loved the characters,and the scenery was absolutely beautiful.Though I will admit there were moments I was a bit triggered. Like when it was revealed that Marryweather was the bad guy,it reminded me of Marco,but I shook the thought away and continued to watch the movie. It ended and I was still bouncing up and down.
"Another one!"I shouted,I fon't know why I was so excited but I was.
"Wow Luffy,you really like movies that much?"I gave him a wide eyed excited smile.He looked really happy,I don't think i've ever seen him this happy before.
"How about this one,it's a good one."He scrolled to a movie called brave."I smiled,it seemed interesting so I smiled and gave him the thumbs up.He clicked play,I could tell that the character had an accent,I couldn't tell what kind though,but just like Ace said it was a good one.The three princes made me laugh,and the mother made me angry.
I felt like I could really relate to the main character though,always being told what to do,having someone try and tell me who to marry,and just wanting to take away my freedom,I was really scared the king was going to kill his wife at that I did have a full blown meltdown and Ace had to pause the movie.He gave me a hug,my meltdown didn't last very long,in fact it only lasted about one minute.I calmed down and forced myself to control my breathing.
Then there was a knock on the door way,since there was no door, we looked over and it was dad.
"Luffy,it's time for your first therapy session,and Ace I need to to check our stocks."Ace got up and waved goodbye and walked passes dad.I got up shortly after and walked over to dad.He lead me out into I bigger looking area i'm guessing this is more where the actual base is,but we walked even further towards a secluded hallway that just had a few doors,we stopped in front of one .Dad knocked on the door and someone hollered lazily to come in.
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Dad opened the door and I saw a rather small looking room,there was a computer desk,a couch and a recliner that was in front of the couch.There also seemed to be a lot of odds and ends,things that look d to they were made to pass time.
"Ah Luffy i'm guessing?"Although the most prominent thing about the room was a really tall guy with really curly hair and an eye mask.He had this really laxy look to him,but he didn't seem threatening.
"Hi Kuzan,yes this is Luffy,Luffy this is your new therapist Kuzan." I stared at him blankly,just observing him,waiting for him to do something.
"Hi there,you can take a seat on the couch."He pointed to the couch and I went over and took a seat.Admittedly I was a little uncomfortable i've never met this guy before.
"Ok Luffy i'm going to go,Kuzan please help my son feel comfortable."Dad gave me a reassuring smile and left after closing the door.The therapist looked at me and grabbed a clip board.
"Alright Luffy this session is just me getting to know you,I will just ask basic questions,nothing to stressful,if you're ever uncomfortable just tell me and we will talk about something else." I nodded that sounds easy enough.
"Let's start with your favorite color."Oh wow that's not what had expected.
"Umm purple."He wrote on his clip board.
"Favorite food and drink?"
"Chocolate and chocolate milk."He wrote again.
"Any phobias?"Oh boy that's a bit more difficult to answer,and not in the sense of I don't know them,but in a sense I don't like talking about them.
"Well I have severe Agoraphobia,i also have Achluophobia, then I have intense Catoptrophobia,then there's Somniphobia,and I also have autophobia."He looked at me a little surprised.
"It seems you know you're phobias quite well."He commented.
"Yeah I read a book about them awhile back."He wrote down on his clipboard and looked back at me.
"This one might be a little tougher to answer,Mrs. Kuraha said you were likely in Garps torture facility for awhile due to all the scars you have,is this true and if so for how long."I kind of expected this question to pop up.
"Yeah I was,I was there for seven years."He looked up from his clipboard and gave me a serious yet sad look.
"You actually escaped?! If that's so then you're the first one in history to do so."I was just a tad shocked,but at the same time I kind suspected something of that sort,it was pretty hard to get out of there.
"It wasn't exactly the easiest thing to do,I only made it our by sheer luck.If certain things didn't happen then i'd still be stuck there."I didn't want to give Shanks any credit but the fact of the matter was without him I would have never escaped.
"We can touch on that subject later."Oh thank goodness I was worried he was going to ask,though it will take me a hot minute to properly be able to explain what happened.
"Do you have any enemies that the bass needs to know of?" This makes sense,after all this is an army.
"I have several but the ones that are more of a threat are Shanks, Marco,Garp,and Blackbeard."He quickly looked at me on the last one.
"You met Blackbeard?! I remember him I had to help your brother get over what happened with that jerk awhile back."Now that I think about it Blackbeard did mention something about knowing Ace when he was younger,that creep!
"Yeah unfortunately I did meet him,and I accidentally shifted his attention from Ace to me.Well at least he might leave Ace alone now."It doesn't really matter to me wether he likes me or not as long as he leaves Ace alone.
"How did you even meet him?"He looked at me.
"I worked at a shop that he planned on robbing,my friend said my name while he was in the room,and I guessed he somehow knew about me and Aces connection.Because next thing I knew he and his crew has bombed the place and kidnapped me."He wrote on his clipboard once more.
"Last question then we are done with this session,Because something did stick out to your father.When you we shot and covered in glass you showed no indication of being in pain,why is that?"Dad noticed?!Dang it i didn't want him to know.
"Well you see the thing with that,umm well it's pretty complicated but,I umm,uh I kinda don't have any pain receptors…."He blinked at me a few times before writing on his clipboard.
"If thats the case you need to be extra careful,pain is vital for survival .Do you at least know if something is wrong,like feel pressure where a wound would be?"I shook my head.
"The only times I know that i'm hurting is if I feel my clothes sticking to me because of my blood."He looked extremely worried about this.
"Luffy you know this is all confidential so I need to listen as I say this,tell your father,if you don't I will have to at some point for your safety.I'll give you time to do so but you need to do it,this isn't me trying to force you to do something you don't want to.I'm worried about your safety,do you understand?"I slowly nodded,I understood what he was saying,it didn't mean that I want to do it though.
"Ok well that marks the end of our session,i'll see you again in three days."He got up from his chair and put the paper he was writing on in a folder.I got up from the couch,unsure of what to do now,do I just leave?
"Your dad is waiting for you outside."Ok so dads outside the door got it.Kuzan opened to door and dad was on the other end of the hall talking to someone.
"Yo Dragon!"Kuzan hollered at him,dad turned to us quickly,then back to the person he was talking to,i'm assuming they said goodbye since dad waved at him and started to walk towards us.
"Luffy,Kuzan you were done pretty fast."He said as he approached us.
"Well yeah it was only the first session after all." They talked back and forth for a bit and I just stood there, eventually I got bored.
"Where's uncle Roger?"I haven't talked to him in awhile.
"He's with Sabo in the lab,so you want to go see him?" Dad asked,which I nodded.
"Ok then,do you see that big ball of energy in the middle of the big room?"I nodded."There is a set of stairs under that,that will take you to the lab.I'd go with you but unfortunately I have things to get done.
"It's ok dad I'll be fine,see ya!" I yelled as I started to run towards the big ball and then down the flight of stairs.I entered the lab and it was huge,I almost couldn't see where I was going with all the techno junk everywhere.There were also a bunch of people in white coats running around and typing on a bunch of computers.
I walked around for a bit until I eventually saw Sabo and Roger together talking about something,they seemed a bit hush hush. I walked up to them without them noticing somehow,and I yelled.
"Whatcha two talking about!"I smiled as this seemed to of shocked them.
"Luffy what the heck! You can't just do that to people!" Sabo yelled at me,but I gave no reaction.
"You didn't answer me."I was still smiling,but I'm guessing to Sabo and uncle Roger my smile was creepy.
"Luffy this is private can't you go and bug Ace?" I shook my head,he's busy going through stocks or something." Sabo sighed,and Roger gave an uneasy smile.
"Look Luffy what were talking about is between us,is rude to but in,well hang out with you later but we have something to take care of right now."What's so important that they don't want me to hear what they are saying.
"Ok…..then I'll just go somewhere else."With that said I turned around and left,I was trying to find my way back to the stairs but I couldn't seem to locate them. I turned a corner and bumped into someone,it was the guy with and apple on his head,I believe his name is Vegapunk?
"Wow kid where are you off to,you seem lost?" He was taller then I thought,he had to be at least six foot.
"I was just trying to find the exit,I was going to check on what Sabo and uncle Roger were doing,but they told me to leave."He put his hand on his chin and nodded.
"Yeah I remember earlier Roger saying him and Sabo need to talk in private about something,I'm guessing that's what you interrupted." I guess I really do need to learn proper timing.
"Would you be able to hang out with me since Uncle Roger,Sabo,Ace, and dad can't!"I looked at him with hopeful eyes,but he gave me a sad gaze.
"I'm sorry Luffy but I'm a really busy man,speaking of I need to run those diagnostics!"He turned around and practically ran to a computer.
"Well thanks anyway…"I whispered to myself, maybe someone outside the lab will hang out with me. I wasn't like this before,but after Shanks raped me I can't stand the thought of being alone.
After a long time I finally found the exit,I walked up the stairs and back into the big room with the ball in the middle.I looked around and everyone was busy, I saw cousin Mihawk and Okiku exchanging swords. I walked over to them,but not to close,I watched there blades clash for a bit until Cousin Mihawk looked over at me.
"No offense Luffy but can you go somewhere else, we're trying to focus."He huffed annoyed.
"Oh sorry,I'll go."I'm really good at hiding my emotions so to him it just looked like I was indifferent,but I was actually starting to get upset. In my upset I wasn't watching where I was going and ran into someone. It was great grandpa Akainu.
"Hey watch it!"He yelled angrily.
"I'm sorry it won't happen again!"I apologize immediately.
"It better not!"I ran past him and navigated my way around a bunch of people.I was trying to keep my tears at bay and keep a look of indifference,but it was getting harder by the second.Everyone around me was acting like I was an inconvenience to them. Eventually I made my way back to that empty hallway,and found my room.