What if, instead of eating the Gum-Gum Fruit, Luffy ate the Mizu Mizu no Mi?
Find out as we dive into the story. (One Piece is owned by Oda. I do NOT own One Piece.)
Luffy wasn't any ordinary kid; his lineage was one of the rare D clan. Luffy entered the bar and greeted Makino as usual. He sat at the stool, and suddenly, a familiar red-haired man entered the bar with his crew, laughing.
"Shanks!" Luffy shouted in happiness.
The red-haired pirate greeted him with a smile and ruffled his hair.
"How are you doing, Luffy?"
Luffy grinned, ignoring his question, and said, "I want to join your crew!"
Automatically, Shanks said no and passed him a glass of juice. "Drink up," he said with a small grin.
Luffy immediately drank it, and Shanks burst out in laughter.
"I've never seen a pirate drink juice," Shanks said before he and his entire crew laughed at the boy's humiliation.
"THAT'S NOT FAIR! YOU TRICKED ME!" Luffy shouted.
He moved away from Shanks and sat next to Ben Beckman.
Ben said, "You know he's just trying to protect you, right?"
"He's disrespecting me!" Luffy growled.
True to Luffy's words, Shanks was imitating him, causing more laughter from the crew.
"The kid has a point," Ben sighed to himself.
"Hey, Luffy, your meat is ready!" Makino called out.
"Sweet!" Luffy forgot about what happened, sat next to Shanks again, and started to eat.
BAM
The door of the bar fell down as a group of mountain bandits entered. Everyone was silent as the leader of the bandits spoke.
"So, this is what a pirate crew is, eh? A bunch of losers."
Luffy wasn't focused on him, though. He was more focused on the small chest that sat on the stool. It was calling out to him, telling him to eat it. He was captivated by the apple-shaped blue fruit with swirls on it. Grabbing it, Luffy took one look at it before eating it whole. Immediately, Luffy's face turned green, but he didn't dare spit it out as his deep respect for food made him swallow it.
Back to the bandits.
"Hey, woman, get us ten barrels of rum, and we won't cause trouble," the leader said.
"We ran out of sake, sorry," a nervous Makino said.
"Hmm? Then what are these bastards drinking? Water?"
"They drank the last of the sake," she stuttered.
Shanks rose up and told him, "This bottle isn't opened; you can have it."
"I AM HIGUMA THE BEAR, AND I HAVE A BOUNTY OF 8,000,000 BERRIES! A MERE SAKE BOTTLE WON'T SATISFY ME!"
He unsheathed his katana and sliced the sake and glasses in the bar.
"HEY! DON'T YOU DARE DISRESPECT SHANKS!" Luffy shouted.
The mountain bandit immediately slashed at Luffy while shouting about how nobody disrespects him.
Shanks immediately tried to move, but it was too late as Luffy was cut in half. However, instead of blood, water sprayed out, and his body reformed.
Shanks gaped and gave a look to his crew as they immediately dealt with the mountain bandits.
After the interaction, Lucky Roo immediately showed Luffy a drawing of the same fruit he ate, and Luffy simply replied with a yes. Shanks immediately shouted at Luffy, informing him of what a Devil Fruit is and how it removes your ability to swim.
But to counteract the argument, Luffy responded, "But isn't it the Mizu Mizu no Mi? How can I sink to the water if I'm water itself?"
Shanks was dumbfounded by the logical argument.
"You still need to train your fruit to control it," Yassop said in a calm manner.
Shanks sighed before resigning himself to the fate of at least training Luffy in the use of his fruit.
10 YEARS LATER
A group of sailors spotted a giant barrel and immediately tried to grab it.
Some time later.
A small boy with pink hair and round glasses spotted a barrel and was trying to get it to his captain to ensure his survival. But due to his luck, three pirates entered the room and ruined his chances.
One of them was in shock due to the heaviness of the barrel before another grinned and was about to smash it. Suddenly, the barrel exploded, and the man was knocked out.
"I SLEPT SO GOOD!" shouted a boy with a straw hat.
One of the pirates screamed in surprise while the pink-haired boy stood frozen in shock.
"Hey, why is he sleeping on the floor? He might get sick!"
"YOU KNOCKED HIM OUT, YOU IDIOT!"
Luffy looked at Koby and then asked him if he knew where there was food. The two remaining pirates drew out their swords in anger and tried to cut him. Luffy got cut up and then reformed. The two pirates were shocked and horrified before running away.
"I think there's food around here," said Koby.
"Hm? Alright!"
Taking a bite, Luffy asked him, "What's your name?"
"Me? Oh, I'm Koby. Who are you?"
Luffy laughed and then stood up.
"I'm Monkey D. Luffy! And I'm going to be King of the Pirates!"
"WHAT?! There are pirates everywhere racing to achieve the One Piece, and there are also the Yonko and other insanely strong pirates!"
Luffy took one glance before spraying him with water.
"WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!"
"Because you're annoying. Tell me, Koby, do you have a dream?"
Koby got nervous before answering. Seeing Luffy's determination, he shouted out, "I want to be a Navy admiral and take down pirates like Lady Alvida!"
Suddenly, a giant of a woman crashed into the floor where they were. Luffy immediately stood up, grabbed Koby, and jumped to the top of the ship.
"That's Lady Alvida," Koby stuttered.
"KOBY, WHO'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF ALL THE SEAS?"
Koby was about to say her, but then he remembered Luffy and the determination he had.
He answered, "Certainly not you, fat whale!"
"What did you say?!" Alvida growled.
"You heard me!" Koby shouted.
Alvida tried to bash the kid's head, but Luffy stepped in and threw a water fist. Alvida immediately got sent to the sea, and all the other pirates tried to attack. But Luffy just froze them while his hat shadowed his eyes.
"This is the power of the Grand Line, Koby. This is why I will achieve the greatest treasure… THE ONE PIECE!"