A/N: First off, I wish to deeply apologize for not updating this sooner. I had trouble figuring out how to play it all out with some changes from canon, so it took a lot longer than I had wanted it too. Also, I had other ideas and stories to start or update, so I got majorly sidetracked. Still, I wish to ask that you not leave reviews on my other stories telling me to update this one. If I update without having inspiration, I'll only draw short and crappy chapters. Hopefully, this chapter will make up for my absence.

The Straw Hats were all freaking out at the sight of Robin on their ship, who was smiling and was now wearing more casual attire. Usopp began shouting out 'WARNING' through a megaphone, Chopper was running around in a panic alongside Carue, Nami, Nojiko, Zoro, Gin, Alvida, Vivi, Johnny, and Yosaku took out their weapons, Sanji began drooling at the sight of her, Valerie and Grace hid behind the mast alongside Chopper and Usopp due to fear, and Luffy just watched it all happen while doing nothing.

"What are you doing here Miss All Sunday?!" Vivi demanded as Robin calmly walked across the deck with a smile before a hand appeared on them all, knocking their weapons out of their hands before disappearing.

"Haven't I asked you all before not to point such dangerous things at me?" she said as she reached over and grabbed a lawn chair. "These clothes belong to one of you, right? I'm borrowing them." she said, causing Nami to start screaming at her. She ignored Nami and glanced at Vivi. "As to why I'm here is simple. I was invited."

"YOU WERE WHAT?!" most of them screamed either in anger or shock.

"Cut the bullshit!" Gin said.

"Who'd be dumb enough to let you on our ship after all you've done in Alabasta and to us?" Nojiko demanded. Robin merely smiled at them all as she was now relaxing in a lawn chair.

"I believe that would be your captain." she said.

"LUFFY!" everyone roared in anger, or joy in Sanji's case, as they all glared at him.

"What?" he asked.

"Have you forgotten that she was helping to take over Alabasta?!" Nami asked as she got in his face.

"So were Greg, Valerie, and Grace." he said. "Now Greg's helping to repair it, and Valerie and Grace are part of the crew." Nami opened her mouth to argue, but neither she nor any of them could argue with the truth. "She's not a bad person." he said with a grin. Robin was watching them all argue about this while thinking back to the Royal Tomb in Alabasta.

-Flashback-

Luffy watched as Cobra quickly left the catacombs to address his people, leaving him and Robin alone in the Royal Crypt.

"So," she said as she turned to face him. "You actually beat Crocodile then?"

"Yeah." he said.

"I see." was all she said before sighing and leaning against the Poneglyph and slid into a sitting position. "Then Baroque Works is finished." she said.

"Yeah." said Luffy. Robin only sighed as she stared at the ceiling.

"I've never had a better lead than this." she said.

"Better lead?" Luffy asked, never really understanding anything about what Robin was looking for.

"To find the Rio Poneglyph." she said before looking back at him. "Have you ever heard of the Void Century?"

"I think so." Luffy said as he tried to remember, his face turning a little red in the process. "Ah, thinking hurts!" he said.

"It's 100 years of our history that no one knows about." she said as she began to explain it to him. Luffy listened to her, trying to understand even a tiny fraction of what she was saying. "Do you understand?" she finished.

"It's a mystery time." he said, still not understanding anything. She only gave a small smile at his answer.

"I guess you could call it that." she said. "And the answer to that mystery is on these stones. One of which is called the Rio Poneglyph. The only stone with the knowledge of the Void Century."

"I see." Luffy said, though he didn't understand it at all. "So what will you do now?"

"I don't know." she said as she closed her eyes. "I've been seeking the answer for 20 years." Luffy looked down at her before looking at the stone and blinked a few times.

"Is this the only stone out there?" he asked.

"No." she replied as she looked up at him. "Why?"

"Then your dream of finding the answer is still out there." he said with a smile. She stared at him as he smiled down at her. "If you're still gonna look for your dream, why not do it on my ship?" he asked. She looked utterly confused as he held out his hand and asked, "Join my crew!"

-Present-

Robin was smiling as she sat across from Usopp, who was trying to interogate her. She was using her powers to make Luffy and Chopper laugh while she was still lost in thought. Despite seeing two other Officer Agents of Baroque Works on his ship, she still couldn't quite understand why he would ask her to join him. Still, it did give her a chance to slip away from Alabasta, and away from the Marines. Now she was on this ship with this band of pirates that not only toppled a Warlord and saved Alabasta, but also somehow got it's princess to join as well. She would sail with them for awhile, at least until they betrayed her like everyone else. She was snapped out of her thoughts when Usopp pounded his fist against the table they were sitting at.

"Pay attention!" he barked. "I want some answers from you! First off, what's your name?!" Usopp yelled before he blinked and said, "My name's Usopp! Hello."

"Nice Robin." she answered back. While the two of them were talking, most of the crew were watching her with a critical eye as Robin explained her love of archeology, that she's been running from the World Government for 20 years, and ending the interview by saying that she was good at killing.

"LUFFY!" Usopp shouted with tears in his eyes. "I'VE DEDUCED THAT THIS WOMAN IS FAR TOO DANGEROUS TO BE ALLOWED TO STAY ON THE CREW!" Luffy, along with Chopper, were just laughing as Robin made her hands tickle them. "PAY ATTENTION YOU GUYS!" Usopp shouted before Nami slammed her foot against the railing, making them all look to her.

"Seriously! Are you two that pathetic?" she asked as she reminded them all that she was the Vice President of a criminal organization.

"So were Grace and Valerie, but we let them join up." Nojiko reminded her.

"They were clueless to Crocodile's true agenda," she said as she glanced down at Robin. "But she knew everything that Crocodile was planning from the start. I'll give you a fair warning. But you pull anything, and I'll personally kick you out." she said. Robin only smiled and said she'd remember before putting a small bag on the table, stating that she brought some of Crocodile's jewelry with her. "I LOVE YA SISTER!" Nami cried out with stars in her eyes. Nojiko just shook her head with a groan, knowing that she had Nami wrapped around her finger now while the rest of them just looked on in annoyance.

"Nami's down." Usopp whispered to Zoro. They, along with Johnny, Yosaku, Alvida, and Gin, were leaning against the railing on the side of the ship and watched before a bunch of hearts floated around.

"Ah, love." Sanji said as he slid down the railing on the stairs and began spouting out words of love before presenting Robin with a snack.

"And there goes lover boy." said Alvida. As they all spoke, Vivi was glaring at Robin all the time while Carue drank some water. Vivi watched as Usopp, Johnny, and Yosaku quickly crumbled when Robin made two hands appear out of Luffy's head, making him look like he had Chopper's antlers. That left Gin, Zoro, Valerie, Grace, Carue, and herself against Robin.

'Now that I think about it, where are Grace and Valerie?' she thought as she looked around, not noticing the two of them hiding up in the crow's nest. Zoro and Gin just watched Robin walk around the ship with a smile, not willing to let their guard down around her.

'What's this chick up to?' Zoro thought while Gin walked off to practice with his tonfa. After that, things slowly returned to as normal as it usual gets on the Going Merry.

-Early Next Morning-

Most of the Straw Hats were sleeping, with Robin sharing a bed with Grace and Valerie, which scared the two of them to no end. The crew had decided to purchase more beds at the next island with a town on it and to remodel the Going Merry for more space before they had gone to bed. It was now dawn and Vivi had awoken moments ago and was staring at Robin, who was sleeping peacefully with a book next to the bedside table.

'Luffy said she's not a bad person.' she thought. 'Still, she was helping Crocodile all this time.' She sighed before worming her way out of bed, threw on a light blue shirt and tan shorts, and stepping out into the air to see the sun slowly starting to rise above the horizon. She spotted Nami looking ahead on the horizon, hoping to see if the next island was close. Nami turned when she heard footsteps and smiled when she saw Vivi.

"Hey Vivi." she greeted.

"Hi." Vivi replied with a smile. "What are you doing?"

"Looking out for the next island." she said as she looked through the binoculars again. "It should be close." Vivi stared out in the same direction she was looking at before she sighed. "Something wrong?" Nami asked her.

"I just can't figure out why Luffy would let Nico Robin onto the crew after all that she's done." Vivi said. "He says she's not a bad person, but..." Vivi trailed off after thought, unable to think of what to say after that. Nami just stared for a moment before turning back to the horizon.

"Who knows." Nami said. "After all, Luffy knows more then any of us, so maybe he knows what she's really like deep down."

"That's right. I did hear him say that he was from the future." Vivi muttered. "Do you think she was a part of the crew in that timeline as well?"

"You'd have to ask Luffy." Nami said as she looked out at the horizon and spotted what she was looking for. "Looks like we'll be reaching land soon." Vivi smiled as Nami yelled for the others to wake up.

-Men's Sleeping Quarters-

Most of the men were sleeping away inside the sleeping quarters, having no problem sleeping in hammocks. The only one who was awake was Gin and was rubbing the sleep from his eyes before he glanced around. Johnny and Yosaku were snoring away in their hammocks, Chopper was asleep at the desk, Luffy was hanging out of his hammock and onto Usopp's chest, who was dreaming that Eyelash was smothering him. Carue was sleeping away in a makeshift nest for him in the corner, and Zoro and Sanji were asleep on the floor. He yawned as he pulled on a shirt before hearing Nami shouting from up on deck.

"Good morning Nami-swan!~" Sanji mumbled in his sleep before puckering up. "May I grace you with a passionate good mornking kiss?" he asked. Gin just watched with his hand over his mouth to keep himself from laughing as Sanji was slowly easing towards Zoro, who had opened his eyes a little before an expression of horror came across his face. Sanji kept making kissing sounds before waking up just an inch away from Zoro and started freaking out. "DON'T PUT THAT UGLY ASS FACE OF YOURS IN FRONT OF ME MOSSHEAD!"

"ME?! YOU'RE THE ONE TRYING TO KISS ME IN YOUR SLEEP! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU CRAP COOK?!" Zoro yelled as the two of them started to fight. Gin busted up laughing at that while Nami called to them all about the island, waking Luffy up instantly.

"Island? ISLAND!" he screamed as he knocked Usopp out of his hammock and onto the floor, breaking his nose once again while the others stirred awake while he raced up onto the deck. Soon everyone was awake, dressed, and on deck as the ship sailed up to the island. Nami was telling them how they'll divide up the work load of who gathers fruit, and who stays on the ship. After drawing straws the Straw Hats were divided. Nami would draw a map of the island with Sanji accompanying her, Chopper, Grace, and Gin would stay on the ship, despite not knowing that Robin was there, and the rest would go out and gather fruit. While the gathering team were getting their baskets, Vivi was looking over at Luffy after tying two baskets to Carue.

"Whoever picks the most fruit is the winner! Let's go guys!" Luffy yelled out as he ran into the jungle as the rest of them split up. Vivi was following Luffy while riding Carue while deep in thought.

'I need to make sure that Nico Robin can be trusted.' she thought. 'And to do that, I'll have to ask Luffy myself if she can be.'