The city was dark grim, No light sources existed except the shiny moon. Luffy walked to the base of the city, Where the marine prison lies. Walking slowly and silently, Avoiding the eyes.

"Stop!" A guy shouted.

"Darn it." Luffy said.

"You are going to invade the marine base aren't you? I heard you at the bar."

"Yeah, So what.?"

"Let me give you a hand." The guy walked out of the shadows, garbed in black, wearing a high collar coat, with a black shirt beneath it, His hands were covered in black gloves, And his lower part was all black.

"Are you an idiot.?" Luffy said.

"What, Why.?"

"You are wearing a sunglass, In the night."

"Of course i will, It goes well with the outfit."

"Take it off."

"Ok *Huff*, Fine!" He took off his sunglasses showing a familiar face.

"You are that guy from the bar." Luffy said.

"My name is Jaggy, not "that guy from the bar" Ok big guy."

"And I am not "big guy", My name is Monkey D. Luffy, Also, Who asked you to come help."

"Have you ever heard of the sentence "Goes where he pleases" If no, Then now you heard it." Jaggy said.

"Mind your own business Jaggy guy."

"What part in the sentence "goes where he pleases" that you don't understand.?"

"The whole sentence."

"Idiot."

"Better be an idiot than wear sunglasses at night."

"You are wearing a straw hat." Jaggy said.

"....I hate you." Luffy said

The two had an argument for a couple of minutes before Luffy deciding to ignore him and goes on his way to the marine base. While Jaggy just followed him without saying a word.

"Ok, This wall is easy." Luffy stretched his legs, Making them 2 meters tall, Which made him able to easily go above the marine base walls.

"Finally, I got rid of that Jaggy guy." Luffy said.

"No you don't." Jaggy said.

"But, How?"

"Athleticism of an Assassin."

"You have the athleticism of an old man doing morning stretching."

"Sounds like you've never seen an old man doing morning stretches."

"Shush, We are in a marine base. Shut up or we will get caught."

"We? It's only you, I am an assassin, I never get caught."

"shush, I am going to jump and enter from this small hole."

"but it's so small you can't enter from it. Only half your big air head can enter."

"Of course I can, The more i stretch the thinner the body part stretched becomes. You just don't have a big brain that gives you the ability to think."

"I will go from the vents instead."

"Rubber Rubber...Crazy Stretch!" Luffy stretched his head from the ground to the fourth floor where the prison is. His bones and organs had the elasticity of Rubber, They are capable of getting 10 times smaller without causing any internal danger. The only weak point for that ability is that he needs to stretch his body which makes it thinner and easier to cut.

"So that's how a prison looks. Let me just, Get free." Luffy grabbed the wall and pressured it with his hands, Rendering it weak, Before he pulled the wall parts completely, Giving him more space to move.

*BAM* A sound of falling echoed through the prison.

"These vents are so weak, I just stood on it to check how strong it was and it broke in half. Gosh." Jaggy stood up, Trying to clear his body of the vent dust.

"Son of a...Who woke me up." A man shouted inside his cell, He looked right in front of him, Seeing Jaggy standing outside his cell.

He flung his green hair backwards and took a step out of his bed. "What are you doing here.?"

"I am here with my friend searching for a guy called Roronoa Zoro."

"Oh really? Why then.?"

"I don't know, Ask him." Jaggy pointed at luffy.

"Who are you talking to jaggy guy.?" Luffy said.

"I don't know, He's probably a prisoner."

"Do you know where the prisoner Roronoa Zoro is.?" Luffy said.

"I will tell you but with terms."

"I am hearing."

"First, You won't harm me. Second, You will free me from this cell. Third, You have to get my sword from that room over there."

"Deal."

"I am Roronoa Zoro."

"Cool, What does your sword look like.?"

The sword has a pure-white hilt with a circular handguard. The sheath is painted white, and the hardening line is a straight blade.

"Did you understand what he said.?" Luffy asked Jaggy.

"Partially."

"That's good enough. Lets go then."

...

"Is that the one.?"

"No."

"Is it this.?"

"No."

"Then it must be this."

"No."

"No"

"No"

"No."

"Ok, Here are all the swords."

"Why did you go back and forth so many times if you are able to make one giant net out of your hands.?"

"Because it's more fun to break the law undiscovered multiple times in a row."

"What are you? A pirate."

"How did you know.?"

"Not your business, Now do your part of the deal."

*BAM* Luffy punched Zoro's cell door, Sending it to the other side of the room.

"Chill out cool guy, Are you trying to get caught.?"

"Hey, Do you want to join my crew.?"

"Let me tell you a secret. I am a pirate hunter."

"Just remove the word hunter then."

"HAHAHAHAHA. That's just out of the box. But I would still refuse."

Luffy stretched his arms and held the cell door, Then he slowly pulled it back. "Accept or I will pull it back. And your sword is still with me."

"Fine, I will join your stupid crew, What is your name.?"

"Monkey D. Luffy. The man that's going to become king of the pirates."

"Monkey D? Where did I hear this. is it as in Monkey D. Garp The hero of the marines?"

Love this story? Find the genuine version on the author's preferred platform and support their work!

"You know my grandfather.?"

"And you ask. This old man is the reason I am here. He imprisoned me because I slept in the bar and snored which woke him up."

"He was snoring earlier wasn't he.?" Luffy said.

"Yeah."

"He threw me in the jungle when I did your same mistake. I was 10, I stopped making such amateur mistakes."

"STOP! You are not allowed to do such things in marine base. I have a gun and I am not scared of using it." A teenager said, Pointing out the gun at Luffy.

[His posture...It's horrible.] Jaggy dashed. Reaching behind the teen in no time, Hitting him in the neck. "How did someone this weak become a marine soldier."

"Ok, Lets get out." Jaggy said.

The three jumped from the hole that Luffy made in the wall earlier.

"Could've just made more space in that wall, That hole was tight for no reason."

"You would get understood wrong if you said this to a strange person." Luffy said.

"What are we going to do next.?" Zoro said.

"Steal a boat." Luffy said.

"I said stop! You can't free prisoner from a marine base. *Huff, Puff* I have a gun and I am not scared of using it." The teen came again.

"Let me deal with him." Luffy said, Stopping Jaggy from moving.

"What is your name.?" Luffy said.

"My name? It's Koby."

"Ok Koby. Now that you've drawn your pistol, are you willing to use it? guns aren't for threats they're for actions you are weak and hideous. You don't have the authority to order anyone. ok kid? Now get out of my face!" Luffy unleashed a burst of aura, Koby looked at Luffy's eyes and saw death. He peed himself. His legs were not able to hold him.

His face started shrinking, His glasses were moving constantly.

"Next time we meet. You are either strong enough to say these words again, Or I will kill you!"

...

"My grandfather says that fear is one of the five things that lead to success. And it's the only thing external thing. Everything else that leads to success is internal. It's all here in the heart." Luffy said.

*Ding Ding.* Something constantly ringed, Luffy entered his hand in his pocket and pullled out a snail and put it on his ear.

"Oh, Hi gramps."

"Don't say Hi! You just invaded my marine base. Took a prisoner. And scared a marine to death."

"I am a pirate, Of course I will do things like that Hehehe. Also, That marine pulled out a gun. He shouldn't have done that gramps." "And you told me that your marine base is in the grand line. You lied to me the whole time.?"

"I am here as a director. The old head of management here called morgan was ruining the city. I was by accident around and the higher ups told me to take control until they find a new head of management."

"I don't care." Luffy said.

"Next time I see you, I will make your face irreparable."

"My bones are rubbery. You can't do that. Bye." Luffy clicked on the snail. Ending the call.

"Where are we going.?" Jaggy said.

"I have a dinghy. We are going to ride it, Also. Who told you to come with us.?" Luffy said.

"I do what I want." jaggy said

"And it's my dinghy, I allow whom I want to get in."

"now I ask again, Do you want to join my crew.?"

"Ok, But I have something to do first. I need to go to orange town."

"It's not that far. Lets head there together." Zoro said.

"I am the captain. I decide." Luffy said. "It's not that far. Lets head there together."

"Am I supposed to laugh now.?" Jaggy said.

"I think so." Zoro replied.

"Can you stop, It hurts my feelings. My sense of humor is not that bad." Luffy said.

"It is." Jaggy and Zoro said. "Perfectly synchronized." Jaggy said. "Should we let this straw hat dwarf and go to the bar.?" Zoro said.

"I am not a dwarf. I am 172."

"Sounds like a dwarf." Jaggy said.

...

"Keep working." Luffy said.

"This dwarf is seriously forcing us to do all the rowing while he is sleeping. I can't believe this." Jaggy said.

"He is unfortunately the captain of this ship." Zoro said.

"Row harder!" Luffy said.

"Why are we even going to orange town.?"

"My father. He told me that if I ever planned on setting sail to the grand line. That I had to come and meet him first. I have to fulfill this promise now."

...

"We are at the shore. I am hungry." Luffy said.

"Don't worry, You will eat lots of food." Jaggy replied. "You see that castle.? It's my dad's."

"And you work as a mercenary.?" Luffy said.

"He doesn't give me money. He told something along the lines of "You have to be a self made man." And gave me an hour of lecturing."

"Sounds boring." Luffy said.

"Exactly." Jaggy said.

...

"Finally. We reached the doors of the castle." Zoro said.

"Not my fault that he made the castle at the highest point in the island." Jaggy said.

"How does he buy food.?" Luffy said.

"My dad has a secret trick. He will show you when we are inside."

"DAD!" Jaggy shouted, His voice echoed through the mountain. Scaring birds and bugs.

The door of the castle seemingly opened by itself.

"Didn't i tell you.. He's got a secret trick. My dad ate the chop chop fruit. He can chop his body parts in any way or shape. He makes his hands do everything for him while he sits in his place."

"Don't be afraid, Just go in. He's probably sitting in the balcony."

"So, Your house doesn't have maids even though it is massive.?"

"Yes. My dad's hands do everything. And he can cut his hands into two halves and do more than one task at the same time."

"Sounds very efficient." Zoro said.

"Because it is." Jaggy said.

"Oh, Hi young children. How are you doing in this fine day.?" The old man said

"Hi dad, How is it going. Felt alone.?"

"So, You planned on setting sail to the grand line.?"

"Yes dad."

"Ok, Sit down, I will tell you and the boys a story."

"Once upon a time. There was a man called Gol D. Roger"

"You mean Gold Roger dad."

"No no, It is Gol D. Roger. Now shut up and listen to my story. I was a cabin boy in Gol D. Roger's crew. But unlike everyone else in the crew. I looked at the smaller picture. I focused on treasures and money more than anything else. Compared to everyone else I was weak, Hideous. And miserable. There was another cabin boy in the crew. His name was Shanks, He is now an emperor of the sea."

"You know shanks.?" Luffy said.

"Of course I know him. He was my dearest friend...This straw hat, It looks familiar."

"He gave it to me."

"This straw hat, It actually belonged to the king of the pirates himself. You should never lose this treasure."

"Anyway, Let me complete my story. Throughout my various journeys, I compiled treasures. But they meant nothing in the long run. Chasing treasures made me rich. But being rich didn't make me happy. If your goal from reaching the one piece is being rich, Just sit at home. Seeking this treasure is only for people who seek freedom. And that's what I failed to understand."

"Wait a second. I will let my hands get something." The old man launched his hands like a rocket, Flying through the castle rooms, They stopped in a small storage room. Throwing boxes and chests of treasures behind them, Upon finding the intended chest. The hands came back to their original place.

"Open it."

"These daggers are the weapons I used as a pirate. They are called Tanto. They are grade blades, Not that fancy, But their power is in numbers. Six Tanto blades, You hold three in each hand."

"The grip is different from normal blades."

"That's why they are graded son."

"Keep them clean, Care about them. And remember that your weapons are part of you. Now go away. If you comeback without the one piece I will break you in two halves."

"Thanks dad."

"Before you go, Take this. This bag has enough money to buy you a ship. Sailing in a dinghy is irrelevant."

"How did you know that we came in a dinghy.?" Luffy said.

"You are too weak to know. You will have everything explained to you later. Oh, I almost forgot. I have one more thing."

"This book, It's called the devil fruit encyclopedia. It has knowledge about all devil fruits. How they look, What are their weaknesses, Strengths. Their natural enemy. And special conditions."

...

"Ok, Next destination is syrup village." Luffy said.

"Our new ship looks cool, What are we going to call it.?" Zoro said.

"Little Tiger. Lets go with little tiger." Jaggy said.

"Sounds cool. I agree." Luffy said.

"No problem with me." Zoro said.

"So what kind of crew are we assembling captain.?" Jaggy said.

"Ten people probably. A cook, A chronicler. A helmsman, A doctor, A shipwright, A navigator, A pet, And the three of us."

"This ship can take more than ten people, Why limit the crew to such a low number.?" Jaggy said

"Because I want to have fun. If I have a crew of 100 people and I only know ten, Then I prefer having only ten."

"Aren't you missing a strategist.?" Zoro said.

"There is no fun in following a plan." Luffy said.

"I wonder what we are going to find next. This is so much fun!" Luffy said.

"The sky is beautiful." Jaggy said.

"Conquering everything beneath it is even more fun." Luffy said

"Sounds like tyranny." Zoro said.

"And I like it." Jaggy said.

"I am in my room, Hold the wheel Jaggy." Zoro said.

"Calling the ship's gymnasium your room is such a weird thing." Jaggy said. "Ain't I right luffy.? Ah, Where did he go.?"

"I am here, I was in the reading room. Look at this one, The roulette fruit. It has a roulette of 5 numbers, Whenever it lands on a number it gives a weapon. We have to find this fruit." Luffy said.

"Roulette huh.? Interesting, hehe." Jaggy said.

...

"We are finally at the shore." Jaggy said. "Being a helmsman is such a tiring job. Hey captain, This moss headed guy will be the helmsman in our next trip."

"Ok." Luffy said.

"Why are we here though.?" Zoro said.

"You will know when we meet him." Luffy said.

"him? who are you talking about." Zoro said.

"I told you that you will know when we meet him, Enough questions."

"Lets enter the bar, The place where we can find info." Luffy said.

...

"Hey old man, Do you know about a guy called Usopp.?" Luffy said.

"He is quite famous, His father sailed off to be a pirate and his mother died of illness so he mostly hunts animals in the forest and he always comes back with a feast. If not in the forest, Then he is at the little lady's mansion."

"Little lady.?" Jaggy said.

"Lady Kaya's parents both died when she was 13 so she had to manage the family's business herself, That's what gave the title little lady. Usopp sits in front of her room's window every morning and when she wakes up he tells her fantasy stories."

"You know everything don't you.?" Zoro said.

"Of course I do, I am a bartender. That's a feature that comes in every bartender the minute he takes the job. HAHAHAHA."

"Ok, Thank you, Lets go guys. We are hunting a crew member." Luffy said.

..

"And then, I said "guns are for actions only, You made a mistake taking this gun out of your pocket" And shot him." Usopp said.

"Is he dead now.?" Kaya said.

"Well, He drew a gun at me, Of course he is."

"Tell me another story."

"Sorry, but we are going to cut this loving bird's intense scene." Jaggy said.

Luffy stretched his head to the window.

"Oh hi, I am Monkey D. Luffy, How are you doing in this fine evening. I am here to take Usopp."

"Take me? What did I do.?"

"We are going to have a conversation. Just give us a minute lady." Luffy said.

"You are Yasopp's son right.?" Luffy said.

"How did you know.?" The man said, The moment was intense in his perspective, He was surrounded by three men with fearsome eyes

"Yasopp's a great pirate. He always talked about you."

"That's good to hear. Then what else are you here for." Usopp said.

"Do you want to join my crew.?"

"But I will be the captain."

"Lets go then, We will find another crewmate somewhere else."

"Huh, Weakling." Jaggy said.

"I am hungry, Lets get some food and fill the storage in the ship." Zoro said.

"Okay." Luffy said.

"STOP! You are in a private property, Who allowed you inside." A man shouted.

"Who are you.?" Zoro said.

"That's my line! I am Klahadore, The butler of this house. If you move a single step I will use force." He said.

"It's Klahadore, RUN!" Usopp Shouted, He jumped from a tree to a tree.

...

"So we failed at getting a sniper, What is our next destination.?" Jaggy said.

"There is a ship that's also a restaurant, I will try to get a chef from there. Even if he can't fight, Just being a cook is fine." Luffy said.

"Cool, Then when are we going to leave.?" Zoro said.

"Three days, I hate being always on the ship." Luffy said.

...

Usopp was hiding behind a tree with a worried face, He slightly titled his head outside of the tree and looked at the scenery in front of him.

"Jango, Don't even think about ruining the plan. I have planned this for years. Just follow the plan strictly." A man dressed as a butler said.

"Captain Kuro, I think you need to lower your voice, Someone might hear us." Jango said.

[Captain Kuro? Isn't his name Klahadore.? Wait, Kaya's butler is the infamous Captain Kuro.?! I must tell everyone quickly]

*BAM* Kuro blinked and jump attacked Usopp.

...

Soon after, People started questioning Usopp's place and asking about him.

"Usopp is not to be seen anywhere. Where did he go.?"

"I don't know where Usopp went. Three guys asked me two days ago about Usopp and then went. I haven't seen them since then."

"Hey hey, What is happening." Luffy said.

"It is them, They are the guys that asked me about Usopp."

"I guess we are done for." Zoro said.

"A mystery huh? Interesting." Jaggy said.

To Be Continued.