Hello everyone! I decided to work on this time travel fic (because there wasn't enough of those) more towards the side. It will be a sort of spin off from Deep Love, but events will not affect the other. Going into this before my other story, just know that Luffy and Robin confessed their feelings and got married under the acceptance of the World Government before leaving Water 7. The chapters will be longer than those in Deep Love, so don't expect me to update as often. I will however work on them both at least partly consistently. This will be LuRo, of course. It will also have a much darker and more powerful Luffy who can't let the same mistakes be made. You can consider this an AU as new adventures will occur. I will take any advice and recommendations with a grain of salt. I appreciate the input but I've yet to see a time travel fic started like this. Eiichiro Oda owns One Piece, I don't own a piece. EDIT: Fixed a small wording error, thank you doubledamn for that.

The scene was catastrophic. Dead marines and pirates littered Marineford. The main objective of the Whitebeard Pirates, was a failure. Ace laid dead on the ground with a pool of blood surrounding him. A smile adorned his face from the life he was happy to live. The pirates were in full retreat, they had no more reason to stay. Luffy was married to the beautiful Nico Robin for a shockingly short amount of time before the ambush on Sabaody Archipelago. Kuma had separated all the pirates but two, Luffy and Robin. He wouldn't let him take her from him. They flew for two days and nights before landing on the island of Amazon Lily. With help from the lovestruck Pirate Empress, they were able to sneak into the prison Impel Down. After failing to save Ace and suffering massive injuries, they had rushed to Marineford to fight with White Beard.

This was the last few days. The last Luffy had gotten to spend with his love. During the retreat, the Marine Admiral Akainu had attacked mercilessly. He wouldn't let anyone escape his Absolute Justice. That meant attacking the young girl in full view of everyone, including Straw Hat Luffy. Whitebeard had retaliated for the boy, who was too frozen to act. Slamming his fist into Akainu's face, sending a quake through it. It shook the very world around them. He had lost so much. So many sons. Then he took away this poor brat's wife? HIS FAMILY TOO?! Akainu was sent flying towards the now non-existence execution platform. Looking down as the brat held his dead love in his arms. Unwilling to let go of her lifeless body. It was a cry heard round the world. "ROBIN!"

Garp couldn't believe his eyes. He knew Akainu was a dog off his leash but this?! He had killed his grandson. It hurt, but he knew it was inevitable. He was guarding his execution. But his granddaughter as well? It was too much. He could hear his grandson's scream of agony twice over. Losing his closest family. Garp The Fist began to burst into tears and slump down before it all. He had hurt his family so much. His own son hated him. His grandson died. He never got to know his new granddaughter. And Luffy was sure to hate the World. He wasn't wrong to. He gave him so many reasons. He glared up at Sengoku, fury replacing his despair. He let the dog off the leash. He caused this pain. For what? Justice? Was this Justice?! He stood and felt Sengoku push him back down. "I can't let you up, Garp. Not till this is over." He said, fear in his eyes. This had gone so poorly. He didn't need Garp doing anything irrational. He was a variable he didn't need running around.

"Luffy, vi have to go. Vi can't stay here." Ivankov begged as he tried to drag Luffy from Robin's body. She was so delicate. Body still warm from the magma. Her face was gone, so he couldn't bare to look. Ivankov had to back away as he saw Luffy turn a rubbery white. What the hell was happening to this boy?

"YOU TOOK MY FAMILY FROM ME!" Garp yelled as he swung his fist at the Fleet Admiral. It was all too much. He had no more family. The people he had fought along side for so many years took them away. When he wanted to leave. To avoid the scene, his best friend pushed him down, keeping him in sight of the disaster before him. Claiming he was too much of a threat. "I'VE ONLY EVER FOUGHT TO DO THE RIGHT THING! THIS ISN'T RIGHT!" He yelled as he punched a building after the dodge. The Fleet Admiral called for the nearest subordinate to help. It was a major mistake.

"I always knew you'd snap, Garp. Your bloodline is tainted. You're a feeble old man from a dying era." Akainu said as he approached the warring men. He wasn't about to let that Pirate kill him. Now he'd get to snuff out Garp the Fist! After taking care of Ace and Nico Robin, he was sure to get all the power he needed to purge the world of injustice.

Sengoku left the two men to fight. Calling for the assistance of the other Admirals as he took a breather. Garp attacked with every intent to kill. He may need the power of every marine to bring him down.

"SAKAZUKI!" Garp yelled as he charged the magma man. Fists black as he swung. His eyes red with blood lust. "I'LL KILL EVERYONE WHO DID THIS TO US!" He hit Akainu's shoulder. It blew apart, leaving his bloody human shoulder to slowly reform.

Whitebeard was guarding the front of Luffy. He couldn't let his honorary son be hurt as he grieved so terribly. He didn't let anyone near him live as they charge to attack the weakened Luffy. With another glance his blood chilled. The boy was whiter than snow. Then suddenly turned a crimson red. What was happening to this poor brat?

"Garp! Calm down! You're not thinking!" Sengoku and Aokiji yelled in unison, trying to calm down the enraged Devil. He was fighting both other Admirals in unison. Striking what would normally be fatal wounds with each swing. "I'M THINKING OF WHAT YOU'VE ALL DONE! THIS IS NOT JUSTICE!" He yelled, Akainu was attacking from in front as Kizaru flashed behind him. He reared his leg back and kicked at the speed of light, nearly breaking his leg over Garp's back. His entire body caked black as he got more and more enraged. Akainu was shocked, rushing the unaffected Garp head on. Garp slammed one blackened fist into the admirals head, the second into his chest. Sengoku, Aokiji, and Kizaru were shocked. Garp the Fist was beyond what even they expected. Two hits and he had killed Akainu. They weren't going to get out of this with destroying the entire island. Even their fight was stopped as a force pushed on them all. Turning their heads, they saw everyone else on the island, save Whitebeard, his Division Commanders, Ivankov, and themselves drop to the ground. Sengoku was able to see it before any other. A blood red boy kneeling over his dead wife and brother. "Aokiji! Kizaru! Ignore Garp! KILL MONKEY D LUFFY! HE'LL DESTROY US ALL!" Sengoku screamed as he ran towards the boy. The grief, the pain, the anger. He hadAwakened his Devil Fruit.

The Whitebeard pirates and Ivankov stared in horror. The boy before them no longer appeared human. His eyes dripped an abyssal black liquid. As if he was crying nothingness. Only Whitebeard was unfaltered as the boy stood up. He looked intently at the two dead loved ones. Then proceeded to shock everyone, including Whitebeard himself. He grab the air in front of him.

Garp didn't need to know what happened for the order. He only needed to stop it. "YOU'LL NEVER HURT LUFFY AGAIN!" He yelled as he swung at his fleeing enemy. Trying to stop him. Aokiji froze him, stopping him momentarily before they ran.

Sengoku's heart pounded. This was too much. Luffy was on his radar since he first left Water 7 with his new bride. This could be a new threat entirely. Awakening was one of the rarest things known to mankind. While Luffy's initial power was admittedly harmless, Awakened it would be a nightmare. Being able to stretch anything, space, time itself!

Whitebeard guarded. Sending quakes at the attacking Admirals. They were no longer protected by their precious wall. He could enact revenge.

Aokiji was the easiest. He could shatter him over and over, keeping him from properly attacking. Kizaru was more troublesome. But if he kept cracking the air, Kizaru couldn't zip past. Forcing him to fight.

"Oooh. You're a fun one" Kizaru said, raising his leg. He shot at Whitebeard, who did not move. He let the attack shoot through him. "You're not taking another son." Whitebeard said, staring as he readied his bisento. Using a Quake bubble to prepare the attack. He charged at Kizaru after cracking the sky once again, forcing him to stay on the ground.

Garp kept trying to hit the Fleet Admiral. He wouldn't bother thinking of him as anything else. Not anymore. "WHY?! I'VE SERVED FAITHFULLY! I'VE DONE MY DUTY! WHY DO YOU KEEP TAKING WHO I LOVE?!" Garp cried as he slammed down on the fleet admiral's foot. Shattering it.

Sengoku had enough. This was no time to fight fairly. He closed his eyes and activated his power. Turning once again into the giant Buddha.

Garp was unfazed. Only charging the giant Buddha full speed. "NOTHING WILL STOP ME FROM PROTECTING THEM ANYMORE!" He yelled, tears in his eyes. The giant golden hand moved to grab him. He only punched his palm, sending a massive shockwave out. The giant Buddha was sent flying backwards as Garp fell to the ground. Exhausted from the power he had to put into the punch. But, he couldn't give up. Luffy needed him.

Luffy was staring into the hole. He didn't know what to do. He felt like he could fix it. Fix everything. He had to try. Try again. "ROBIN! ACE!" He yelled as he stretched out the air around him. Seemingly reaching in deeper. No one could move. At least no pirate. "I'M GOING TO SAVE YOU! NO MATTER WHAT!" He yelled, crawling into the hole he tore open.

Garp was in full sprint, no longer trying to fight. He focused all of his energy on getting to his grandson. "LUFFY!" He yelled, getting closer and closer. He wanted to protect someone, anyone he loved. "NEVER STOP FIGHTING!" He yelled, watching him jump into whatever he created. He knelt down Luffy disappeared. Looking up to his former friends with tears in his eyes. Aokiji walked to him, placing a hand on his head. He felt his world turn even colder as he looked into the man's dead eyes. "It was never worth it." He said, head becoming ice solid before Aokiji smashed it.

"I know." He replied. Looking up to see Whitebeard, a hole in his chest from the repeated light attacks. Kizaru with a Bisento cut down from his head to his heart, no way to recover. Sengoku was passed out on the ground yards away. "Nothing is ever worth it."

Luffy went limp as he soared through the tear. He had seen his adventures. All of them. His first instinct was to jump back to his crew. To run away and avoid Kuma's ambush. But that wouldn't save Ace. He had to go back further. But the World was crashing down around him. He picked a point far, far back...and he jumped.

It felt like he was flying forever. Watching everything flash by. The happy moments. The sad moments. The moments with Robin...He was going so far back. It was good. He needed more time. He was too weak. Too weak to protect them. But not if this worked. He couldn't be weak again. He saw Dawn Island in the distance. It had to be there. He closed his eyes, this was probably going to hurt...

It really, really did. He crashed into his younger self head first. It felt like he was ripped apart as their bodies merged. He weakly got up and looked around, seeing the knife in his hand. He started thinking, before remembering why he had it. "I...I'm going to prove to Shanks how strong I am!" Luffy yelled, running back to his original destination. He knew somethings had to go as normal. Plus, he liked the scar. It made him look cool. He ran into the bar and looked at the Red Hair crew. "Shanks! I'm tough enough to be a pirate!" He yelled, waiting for him to turn.

"Oh yeah? That right anchor? How do you plan to... Luffy!" Shanks yelled as he saw Luffy plunge a knife under his eye. Showing them all how strong he was. The idiot!

Time passed and Shanks talked to Luffy about how he didn't need to prove his strength. He just wasn't old enough. Luffy stared at the chest, he remembered it fondly. The Gum Gum Fruit he knew so well. He started to sneak it, when he felt guilt. The first time around he didn't know better. This time...

Luffy turned to Shanks, tugging his arm. "Umm. Shanks. I know I can't be a member of your crew yet, because I'm not strong enough but.." He sighed. He had to think about this carefully. "C-can I have this Devil Fruit? I promise not to eat it yet. I just want to get stronger." Luffy said, shocking Shanks and his crew.

"Luffy...How did you know that was a Devil Fruit?" Shanks asked, terrified of the answer. He rushed to open the chest, shocked to see the fruit was intact.

"Well you were guarding it so well. And they're really powerful." He said, averting his gaze.

Shanks could only smile. Maybe Luffy really was smarter than he let on. Good thing he didn't go ahead and eat the fruit. His brain would be Rubber. "Hmm...Why should I, anchor. Do you even know what will happen if you eat this?" Shanks asked, hoping to scare Luffy out of it. Makino watched carefully, hoping Shanks knew what he was doing.

"Well...You can't swim if you eat one. The Sea hates you for eating the power of the Sea Devil...That one looks like it's the best one though!" Luffy yelled, drawing it out. "I bet it's the Gum Gum Fruit!"

Shanks dropped down in shock. He had to read that damn book multiple times to make sure what it was. Luffy saw it for a second and knew. He got back up and looked around. His crew was shocked. Shanks sighed and put it back in the chest. Making Luffy depressed. "Once you grow up, it's yours." Shanks said with a smile. He didn't want him trapped with that mind. Even if it was a bit better than he thought.

"Thanks Shanks! Oh, one more thing. Can you kill this bandit that's about to come here? I think I could use it really well!"

"Wait wh-" The door slung open as mountain bandits charged in. Shanks was shocked, but saw Luffy's smile. He had to ask him about this later...

Some time later...

"Luffy. How'd you know all that stuff?" Shanks asked Luffy as he stacked the bodies. "The fruit, the bandits. What are you, psychic?" He asked jokingly.

Luffy sighed. If he could tell anyone right now, it was Shanks. "Would you believe me if I said I was from the future?"

Shanks couldn't stop from laughing, eyes watering. "That's hilarious Luffy. But get serious, how..." He saw Luffy start to cry. This was more serious than he thought.

"I really am Shanks." He cried, trying to contain his tears. "And I fought the Admirals with Whitebeard. Ace was killed by that bastard Akainu. So was Robin..." He had to sniffle as he repeated himself. "Nico Robin, my wife."

The information hit Shanks like Makino's angry fist. This wasn't like Luffy. He sucked at lying. This had to be true, at least to him. But these details.. He knew Akainu, Whitebeard, Nico Robin. "How'd you get back here than?" He asked, trying to believe him.

"Promise. Promise you won't take it away?" He asked, tearing up more. When Shanks nodded, he answered. "The Gum Gum Fruit..." He saw Shanks about to hit him for lying. "I don't know how! I just saw them there and...I had to save them. So I stretched a hole out and jumped in."

Shanks was thoroughly convinced. Luffy couldn't have known about Awakening. He had barely known. He thought about the promise he made. The power that fruit must hold if it could be awakened. But all that pain. Luffy needed that fruit. He had lived a life with it. "Luffy... Get stronger. For their sake." Shanks said as he stood. Taking off the hat he had kept for so many years, he placed it on Luffy's head. He was surprised he didn't burst into more tears.

"Thanks Shanks...I missed this hat." He said, touching it in it's nearly pristine state. Shanks didn't bother asking as he walked with Luffy towards the village. "We're leaving tomorrow Luffy. Don't go through that again. Please." He said, fighting the tears. The boy had lost so much, and was given a second chance. It was moving. "But, don't tell anyone. At least no one you wouldn't trust with your life." He said, grabbing Luffy's shoulder as they walked.