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Summary: Across the seas two people who had lost nearly everything suddenly gained an understanding of the future that they didn't have before. It was too late to change the things that virtually ruined their younger years, but they still had time to improve the future… Right?

Warnings: Luffy and Law might end up being OOC because character development. Strong Language. Violence, more graphic when involving Law.

Prologue:

Kaido was dead, however both captains knew that they were heading towards the same fate.

Luffy was grinning horribly wide, because he didn't have any regrets. To him this was a great death, reached when attempting to achieve his dream.

Even Law found himself giving a smaller version of that same expression; he was at peace with this. After having gotten his revenge, dying an interesting death, achieving something others would consider impossible... Well it was certainly worth it. Who else could say that they'd killed one of the big four?

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Luffy's eyes snapped open and he waved his head around. How did he survive? Did Chopper somehow get him and heal him? Where was Traffy? Was he okay? However instead of being met with the face of his fuzzy nakama he found himself looking at a face he'd hoped he'd never see again.

Dadan.

That of course didn't make any sense, even Luffy knew that.

"What's going on?" He asked, his expression dazed. Maybe he was mistaking this monster in front of him with the face of his reindeer's transformed state?

"… You don't remember?" The figure asked hesitantly.

"Nope." Came Luffy's blunt answer.

"Luffy… You collapsed yesterday after crying for a few hours when you received the news that… Sabo is dead."

The answer came in hesitant pauses, and upon hearing that Luffy went into a state of shock and disbelief. Sabo died? That was years ago, and sure, he never forgot and would kick any Celestial Dragon's ass that ended up in front of him, however this didn't change the fact Luffy knew it happened YEARS ago.

So what was going on here?

Damn he wished he had Traffy or Robin, they were smart, they could help him figure this mystery out.

Luffy cocked his head to the side. "… That was years ago. Who are you exactly?" Luffy asked slowly.

"That was just last night Luffy. Maybe you need to go to the hospital… I'm Dadan remember? I can't have Garp finding out I damaged you in a severe way." The orange haired woman replied, hoping that Luffy wasn't mentally damaged. Garp would kill her, for sure.

Luffy was an idiot, but even he knew that this wasn't possible. It just wasn't POSSIBLE.

This begged the question of just how the FUCK it was possible.

Across an ocean or two another person snapped awake and frantically looked around. Trafalgar D. Water Law didn't really understand the situation, but he was paranoid enough that even completely discombobulated, he still wanted to gain a full understanding as soon as possible.

What he came across was something that was inconceivable, but there were very few explanations as to why he looked so different upon glancing toward the mirror. A child was shown in the reflection, perhaps the age of thirteen if he could remember corrected - mostly based on his lack of tattoos. Getting up, completely and utterly ignoring any sense of vertigo that he could be feeling, he looked around for the date.

Because surely not.

Yet it was true, if this was correct he was back in time.

Law considered himself a logical individual if not a bit sassy at times. Therefore he didn't exactly believe he could die and somehow end up in a past body of himself. However on the Grand Line one should prepare for anything, right?

This left him with the question of what exactly he should do if this was more than just a fucked up dream. The most safe thing he could do would be not to change anything, but Law knew that just returning back to the past would affect the way he acted even if only by a tiny bit, so that wasn't exactly possible. Which lead him to trying to figure out how it happened.

Most likely some devil fruit power, which left him with more possibilities than he thought. If it was a devil fruit, then there was someone next to him when it had been used.

It was unlikely one person came back in time, but two?

But if anyone was going to defy the possible it would be Monkey D. Luffy.

Law needed to know, because even though he didn't like to admit it, Luffy-ya had become someone he'd cared about just as much as he cared for his crew before he had to give them up. Luffy was different though, because unlike the rest of his crew who weren't strong by Grand Line standards, Luffy could take care of himself. These factors lead him to an inability to NOT get attached.

That line of thought could be saved for later. First thing was first was finding out if his theory was correct. For such an outlandish thing there was only one possibility, he'd need to go there himself. He didn't know any other way to get in touch with the man other than going to the island himself. From what he remembered, Luffy had lived on Dawn Island – Surprisingly the other man had been nearly as sparse in explaining his past as Law was and that was saying something.

Either way, with his plan settled he'd make his way there as fast as humanly possible.

End Chapter:

Authour Note: I eventually have in mind to at least get up to the time skip in this story but that will need a lot of hoping and praying~ Also worth mentioning, I think I'm twisting Law's age a bit to fit my story line more. Instead of what, seven years older? He's only five years in difference if I can maths at all. Also rather importantly, I put a poll up about which day I should update if it at all matters to people you can weigh in. I'm actually curious just beyond my story what the majority of people think.

Please leave a review and tell me what you think~ Give me your opinion on the pairing, because although it's a long time in coming there will EVENTUALLY be one. I'm okay with het and slash so let me know your opinion.

(4/24/16) My new beta reader just went through this chapter, and she has her own amazing One Piece stories that you can check out. Her user is DemonicWhispers

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