A/N: I don't own One Piece. This Story will be about the ASL brothers and due to some off the changes made in this story they met certain characters early and have a slightly larger crew. This story will be a different Devil Fruit Luffy, Ace and Sabo. The first few chapters will be told in flashback form of the most important parts of the story that happen before Luffy begins his adventure.
Luffy stood at the pier connected to Foosha village and looked at the four-man fishing boat he was setting out in. He couldn't believe what had happened since he met Shanks all those years ago and how much had changed since he met his brothers.
Ten Years Ago
Monkey D. Luffy was sitting in Makino's bar and had just watched his new idol Shanks get embarrassed by some mountain bandit. He was shocked that the man he looked up to could act in such an unmanly way, and he was disappointed as he though Shanks was some big shot pirates.
Shanks had red hair, three scars across his left eye, and wears slightly loose brown trousers cut below the knee and collected halfway up the shin, with golden buttons down the outer leg. He also wears a white shirt which is only half buttoned, leaving part of his chest exposed. A large red sash is tied around his waist and holds his sabre on the right side, he also wears a Straw Hat.
"Heh, why's that fruit look like that" Luffy wondered as he looked at the strange looking fruit, the fruit is a violet, spherical shaped fruit with a stem sprouting out of the top, with swirls that go in a curly "S" like-pattern.
"Don't eat that" Benn Beckman told Luffy as he appeared behind him, "unless you want to lose your ability to swim".
Ben was a tall man, with jet black hair pulled back into a ponytail, and a cigarette in his mouth. He wears a black, v-neck shirt, along with loose dark green pants with numerous pockets on them, tucked inside his buckled boots, he also wears a sash around his waist, to which he attaches his rifle in a pistol-like fashion.
"What do you mean" Luffy asked Ben, he was the smartest man Luffy had ever met.
"That's a Devil Fruit, if you eat one of those you can get some sort of power but you will never be able to swim again" Ben said, "there are three types of Devil Fruits, Paramecia, like this fruit, can give you the powers that affect your body, manipulate the environment or produce substances, this fruit is the Gomu Gomu no Mi and will turn you into a Rubber Man. Zoan is the next category and this type of fruit allows you to transform into another species, such as an Ox. The final type is the strongest, the Logia fruits, give the user the ability to create limitless amounts of an element or force of nature and to turn into that same element or force of nature, the problem with these fruits is that users sometimes get overconfident and die early".
"That's so cool" Luffy yelled in awe, "I want to eat a Logia".
"Of course you do" Ben muttered as he rubbed the boys head, "Devil Fruits are rare and worth a fortune if you are looking to sell one, some people even steal Devil Fruits. There's even a rumour going around that the Revolutionary Army stole three Logia-class fruits from the Marines".
"Really" Luffy asked as he looked at Ben, "have any of you eaten a Devil Fruit".
"Not yet" Ben told him, "although some of us may eat one".
"Why haven't you ever eaten one" Luffy asked in curiosity.
"Never came across one that I want" Ben told him, "there's an encyclopedia for Devil Fruits if you are lucky to find one that has been eaten before".
"Tell me more" Luffy asked as he took notice of Shanks closing the chest and locking it.
"Okay" Shanks cut in, "story time".
"Who first" Yasopp asked.
Yasopp is a slim man and has rather large lips and a stubble of facial hair and has blonde hair in tight curls. He wears a dark-blue shirt, dark-green pants reaching down to his calves and blue shoes with buckles on them, as well as a blue headband with his name written on it.
"Not you" Lucky Roo stated, "we've heard enough about your son for today".
Lucky Roo has a round body shape and he is holding a rack of meat. He is wearing goggles, a green t-shirt with white vertical stripes on it, paired by a matching bandanna on his head, short white pants, with a dark green sash around his waist, and green shoes with fur around the ankles. He has a yellow coat draped over his shoulders like a cape, with a fur-lined collar and red epaulets with black stripes on them.
"Shishishishi" Luffy giggled, "they know you well".
A Few Days Later
"Where is everyone" Shanks wondered aloud as his ship docked, "I would have especially thought Luffy would have been here".
"Hmm, Yasopp" Ben yelled.
"On it" Yasopp yelled as he activated his Kenbunshoku Haki and felt a mass amount of panic outside of Makino's Bar, "somethings happening outside of the bar".
"Let's go" Shanks yelled as he took off towards the bar.
It didn't take long for Shanks and his crew to arrive at the location that the panic was coming from. They saw the mountain bandit that had entered the bar the other day, Higuma was a tall, dark-skinned man with black hair, a black goatee, and an X-shaped scar above his right eye. He wore a long red coat over a white shirt, black trousers, and a golden necklace.
"What's happening here" Shanks asked as he walked through the crowd, "I though you said your punch was as strong as a pistol, Luffy".
"Shanks" Luffy yelled, "he just took me by surprised".
"Not another step" one of the bandits stated as he held a pistol to Shanks head.
"Risk your life on it" Shanks stated.
"What" the bandit asked.
"With that pistol, you will risk your life" Shanks told him.
"What the hell are you talking about" the bandit asked in curiosity.
"This isn't a child's game" Shanks stated as Lucky Roo appeared next to the bandit and shot him in the head.
"You killed him" one of the bandits yelled out in shock.
"What unfair bastards" another bandit yelled.
"Unfair" Yasopp questioned.
"Don't be native" Ben told them, "you're not fighting against holy men".
"The ones before you are pirates" Shanks told them.
"Shut up, we don't have any business with you" a bandit yelled.
"Listen here, I can have food or drinks spilled on me, or even be spit at and I'll laugh at it" Shanks stated in anger, "however, if for any reason you hurt a friend of mine… I won't forgive you".
"Shanks" Luffy whispered in shock.
"Hahahahaha, you won't forgive us" Higuma laughed, "freaking pirates, men kill them all".
"I'll handle them Captain" Ben stated as he stepped forward.
"No, I will" Shanks stated shocking the crew, "I want to test something".
Shanks stepped forward with a grin as he watched the bandits run towards him, he looked up as they closed in and unleashed a wave of Haoshoku Haki. In an instant the bandits dropped to the ground with their mouth foaming as Luffy struggled to his feet.
"Shanks, what are you doing" Ben asked in shock.
"I was right" Shanks muttered as he stopped using his Haki, "he resisted it".
"What was that pressure" Luffy asked as he stumbled towards Shanks, "it felt like I was going to pass out".
"You will find out if you set sail" Shanks told him, "now let's get a drink, Ben take care of the bandits".
"Aye, Captain" Ben replied as he walked over to their unconscious bodies.
Days Later
"You're not going to ask me if you can come along" Shanks teased as he looked down on the black-haired boy.
"No" Luffy stated.
"Oh, really" Shanks questioned.
"I'm going to form a better crew than your and become bigger than you" Luffy yelled, "I'm going to become the Pirate King".
"Do you mean that" Shanks questioned.
"I do" Luffy replied in conviction.
"Then when you do, return this to me" Shanks stated as he placed his Straw Hat on Luffy's head, "this is my treasure so I expect you to look after it".
"I will Shanks" Luffy yelled with tears flowing, "I promise I will".
"Then I will see you at the top" Shanks yelled as his ship started to sail.
Present Day
Luffy held his hat as he stared out at the sea in front of him, this was another step towards meeting Shanks and fulfilling his dream. As he thought over that memory he remembered the second time he met pirates, that time he didn't leave with a happy memory and a tearful goodbye, that time he left with scars on his body.
A/N:
Move List
Kenbunshoku Haki - Observation Haki
Haoshoku Haki - Conqueror's Haki