Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece

"That's it" Luffy screamed as they reached the peak of Reverse Mountain, "that's the Grand Line".

The crew had managed to slip into the small gap in the mountain that carried then to the top. They only got the smallest of glimpses of the Grand Line before Going Merry fell forwards and began to plummet towards the bottom of the mountain. Some of the crew screamed in terror as Luffy had a large smile on his face, that began to fall as he heard his sniper creaming out.

"There's an iceberg ahead" Usopp shouted as he saw a giant shadow at the bottom of the mountain.

"That's a whale you idiot" Zoro replied as he looked at Luffy.

"I got it" Luffy stated as he sat on the figure head and threw his arm forwards.

The crew watched as ice rushed forwards and their Captain began to sweat a little as the ship began to slow down. It stopped just before the whale as the giant sea creature let out a roar and its eyes looked down at the crew. The pirates eyes widened as the whales mouth opened as began to suck in their ship, as the ship entered the whales mouth Luffy took to the air and landed on it's head, ready to stop it from eating his crew before he noticed a metal hatch on the whales head.

With the rest of the crew

"Are we dead" Usopp asked as he looked at his surroundings, "I swear we were swallowed by a whale".

"We were" Zoro replied as he looked at a small house on an island, "I'd say we're in the whale".

"Inside the whale" Usopp questioned in shock, "then who did that".

"Someone with a lot of time" Sanji stated as he looked at the painted stomach.

"Be ready" Zoro said suddenly as he placed a hand on his Wado Ichimanji as a squid shot out of the water in front of them.

Before Zoro could even unsheathe his sword three harpoons shot through the squids head as it collapsed back into the water. Sanji walked next to Zoro as he took a drag on his cigarette and looked at the house that the harpoons had been shot from.

"Looks like there's someone strong here" Sanji stated.

"You could say that" Zoro replied as the squid began to get dragged towards the house.

"Why don't we just open fire on the house" Usopp screamed in fear.

"Hold on" Zoro told the sniper as a man walked out of the house.

"A flower" Sanji said in confusion as he looked at the strange man.

The man has a rather stocky and muscular body, is bald on the top of his head, but with white hair with yellow flower petal-like things, that have purple near the bottom of them, and a white beard that splits in two parts. His lower lip is noticeably larger than his upper. He wears a pink shirt with a yellow and green stripe with purple circles in the yellow along with blueish-grey shorts with sandals. He also wears glasses, a seaweed necklace, three gold bracelets, and a green-gem bracelet on his left wrist. He also has a scar on his left arm.

"What's with him" Usopp asked the crew, "was he fishing or was he trying the save us".

"Hey old man, would you mind telling us who you are and where we are" Zoro yelled out to the man.

"It's common courtesy top introduce yourself before asking others, you know" the old man replied.

"Oh right" Zoro said.

"Anyways, my name is Crocus the lighthouse keeper of the Twin Capes, I'm 71 years old, a Gemini and have type AB blood" the man stated as he cut off Zoro.

"I'm going to kill him" the normally calm swordsman said.

"You already know where you are" Crocus replied, "don't come into my private resort and start to play dumb".

"So, we really are in the whale's stomach" Usopp whispered in fear, "how do we get out of here".

"If it's an exit you want, there's one over there" Crocus told them as he laid down on a lawn chair.

"You can get out of here, but why is there a door inside a whale" Usopp questioned in confusion.

"And why is the inside painted" Nami asked as she looked around.

"That's just my way of having a good time" Crocus explained.

"Just what the heck are you doing in here anyway" Usopp screamed in annoyance.

"Just leave it" Nami told him, "we can leave now and find our captain.

"Fine" Usopp replied before the whale began to shake violently.

"What's happening" Nami began to scream.

"So it has begun again" Crocus stated as he got out of his chair as his house rocked revealing an iron boat.

"What's happening" Nami asked the man.

"This whale has started to bash his head against the Red Line" the man told her as the crew recoiled in shock.

"Wait, now that he mentions it, the scars on the whales head make sense" Nami stated as she glared at the man, "this whale is in pain, this man must be trying to kill the whale from the inside".

"What a nasty way to kill something" the man replied in distaste.

"With that mystery solved let's leave already" Zoro told the crew, "we'll be dissolved if we stay any longer".

"Let's get out of here" Sanji agreed as the whale continued to shake.

With Luffy

"This is annoying" the pirate muttered to himself as he bounced down the corridor, "I wonder why this whale is throwing such a fit".

"Alright, we've managed to infiltrate this far inside, listen up Miss Wednesday, beyond this door is probably that old man" Luffy overhead, "our mission is to eliminate that geezer and this whale".

"Yes Mr.9, this whale is our towns sweet honey after all" Luffy heard a woman replied as he came into sight of them.

Mr. 9 is a young man who wears a golden crown on top of his red hair and has his agent number written on his cheeks. He wears a green suit with white lace along with a ruffled red scarf.

Miss Wednesday is a young woman with long wavy light blue hair, she had it pulled back as a ponytail in a very high position. She had brown eyes and has a slender body. She wore a green jacket with white fur covering the collar and had a stripped blue singlet on underneath it, she also had on a pair of white jean shorts and white high heel boots.

The pair's eyes widened as they noticed a man flying towards them with no way to stop before he tackled them into the door they had their backs to.

With the rest of the crew

"What is that crazy old man doing" Usopp yelled in horror as the man jumped into the acid, "he's going to get himself dissolved".

"He's swimming towards the exit" Zoro noted as he watched the man, "we should get out of here before it's too late".

"We'll have to row" Sanji stated.

"Ahhhh" the crew heard a pair of screams as they noticed a small door swing open and three figures come flying out from it.

"Luffy" Zoro yelled in confusion as he saw his Captain with two strangers until his arms and walking through the air.

"Hey guys" the Straw Hatted pirate replied with a smile, "it's good to see that you're alright, but what is that old man doing".

"He's escaping" Usopp yelled as he noticed the man climbing a ladder coming from the acid.

"No he's not" Luffy stated as he watched the man disappear and soon after the whale calmed down, "who is this guy".

"He's the lighthouse keeper" Zoro replied to Luffy.

"Interesting" Luffy muttered as the man reappeared.

"I won't let you lay a hand on Laboon for as long as I live" the man screamed at the pair of random people Luffy had dropped onto the deck.

"Fufufufu, we're inside the whale" the woman laughed as she stood up and pulled out a bazooka.

"This will be too easy" the man yelled before a pressure hit him and his partner forcing them to the ground.

"Sit down" Luffy ordered as he glared at the pair, "don't make me throw you from this ship".

"A conqueror, huh" Crocus muttered to himself.

The man then jumped back into the stomach acid and swam back to his island as the Straw Hats tied up the strange pair. He invited the pirates to his small island to explain what was actually happening. He told the crew that the whale they were currently in was named Laboon and that the two strangers were from a nearby island that were trying to take the whale for food. He told them about why he was being so protective of Laboon and why he was slamming his head into Reverse Mountain.

He told them about how the whale had come down Reverse Mountain with a crew of pirates when he was a baby. Laboon had travelled with the crew through the West Blue and when they decided to enter the Grand Line they tried to leave him behind for his safety. Unknown to them though Laboon followed them over the mountain anyway as he had decided to go with them. The crew had to stay at the lighthouse for a while due to the damage their ship had taken. Over the time they stayed the crew had become goof friends with Crocus and asked him to look after Laboon for a few years. Laboon understood what was going on and patiently waited for them to come back, and that's why he keeps bashing his head against the Red Line in hopes that they will come back.

"How long" Luffy asked after the lighthouse keeper finished his story.

"Fifty years" the old man replied with a frown, "he still believes they will come back".

"How do we get out of here" Luffy questioned, "I have some people to have to meet".

"You're Luffy" Crocus asked as Luffy stared at him, "little Gol's brother".

"What" Luffy stated darkly, "what did you just say".

"They're at the lighthouse" Crocus replied, "they've been waiting, although that boy doesn't like me much".

"I can tell you why" Luffy responded in anger, "don't call him that".

"Oh, that's the same thing the other one said" Crocus admitted, "he really does detest his father".

"Wouldn't you" Luffy replied as he glared at Crocus, "that may be a man I respect but he caused Ace nothing but hardships".

"He never would have meant for that" Crocus told Luffy, "I just wanted to tell the boy about my Captain".

"You're Captain" Luffy responded as they began to leave Laboon, "why are they just leaving you here, surely they know".

"They do, but I'm doing nothing to annoy them so they leave me alone" Crocus informed the boy.

"Who are you two talking about" Usopp asked as they finally left Laboon.

"Don't worry about it yet" Luffy stated as he took to the air, "I'll be back".

"Interesting boy" Crocus thought aloud as he watched Luffy jump towards Laboon.

"Let's go meet the rest of the crew" Zoro muttered as they turned to look at him and noticed he was between the two strange people who tried to flee, "also Luffy has to make a decision About these two".

"Monsters" then man muttered in fear.

"Laboon" Luffy said as he landed on the whales head, "I heard about your history".

Luffy smirked as Laboon attempted to throw him from it's head by shaking around. The boy eventually got tired of the struggling whale and jumped back into the air before launching himself forwards and punching Laboon square in the head. The whale recoiled in shock and pain before it tried to slam it's head into Luffy as the pirate jumped through the air, the pirate eventually held up his hand as the whale stopped in confusion.

"How about we call that a tie" Luffy stated with a large smile, "your old friends may have passed away but now you have new friends, and once we sail around the Grand Line we will be back, and then we can have another fight".

"He hasn't changed at all" Luffy heard a familiar but older voice say.

"Ace" Luffy yelled as he turned around and rushed towards the man, "it's good to see you again".

"Oh, what about me" Sabo asked with a chuckle before he was also grabbed into a bear hug, "Law's over there".

Luffy put the pair down and looked around them as he noticed some figures he didn't know and Law's complete crew, as well as a submarine and another ship. The Straw Hatted pirate quickly got Laboon to agree to not slam his head into the Red Line before rushing over and grabbing Sabo and his crew.

"It's good to see you again" Zoro stated to Ace and Sabo before he drew Wado Ichimanji and blocked two sabres from cutting him in half, "and who is this".

"That's Saber" Ace told Zoro, "he was one of the two men to follow me hear".

"Two" Zoro questioned as he looked around before he noticed a man in front of Luffy.

"This'll be good" Ace stated with a smile.

"Who are you" Luffy asked as he noticed a man try and intimate him.

"I'm Ace's First Mate" the man stated, "the Captain is happy to see you".

"I'll be happy to lead you" Luffy replied as he looked at the man.

"I don't think you understand" the man said, "Ace is the Captain".

"I don't think you understand" Luffy said as half his face froze and ice began to spread out from him, "I don't accept insubordination on my crew".

"Masked Deuce" the man said simply as he turned around, "it'll be interesting to see you grow, Captain".

Masked Deuce's defining feature is the mask he wears over his eyes to conceal his identity. He is a muscular man with spiky long light blue hair and wears a very long opened coat which stretches down to his knees and leaves his chest exposed. He also wears a belt diagonally across his chest, trousers with a rose design on the bottom left that is held up by a belt, and a pair of dark boots that go up to his knees.

Saber is an average-sized, muscular man with slightly tanned skin, long legs, and long brown hair. He has a short, stubbly beard. He wears a blue-Gray jacket with a light-colour band on the arm, Gray pants that cut off above his ankle, and light-coloured boots. He also wears headphones, a brown belt with a circle design, and a cream hat that has a red cross-like emblem on it.

"Hmph, you too" Luffy replied before he smelt food, "Sanji. Are you cooking that fish"?

"It's nearly done" Sanji replied, "o have enough for everyone".

Later

"So, Whitebeard, huh" Luffy asked as he sat in the cabin with his brothers and Law.

They had recently left the Twin Peaks with two additions, Luffy had agreed to take the pair back to their hometown of Whiskey Peak. While this littler meeting was going on the rest of the crew were outside undergoing even more training as they also dealt with the strange weather that the Grand Line produced.

"He sort of forced me to" Ace admitted as he showed Luffy the tattoo of White beard Jolly Rodger on his right arm, "he even knew who my father was".

"How strong is he" Luffy asked as Ace stared at him in disbelief.

"Beyond your imagination" Ace replied as Luffy began to smile.

"Then I guess I'll have to get stronger" Luffy responded as he looked at Sabo, "what about you".

"Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army" Sabo admitted, "I joined up soon after I left".

"How's it going" Luffy asked.

"Good, they're getting bigger by the day" Sabo told him.

"That's great to hear" Luffy stated as he looked at Law, "and you".

"Just the Blues" Law said to them, "some training and improvement, plus destroying some of Doflamingo's outposts".

"Okay, I guess it's time to make a plan" Luffy said as he held out eleven bounty posters in front of him much to the disbelief of the other three men in the room, "we'll start small and work our way up".

"As crazy as every" Ace stated as he focused on one poster as Law focused on another.

"That's why we're going to keep getting stronger" Luffy replied as he looked at the other three, "we'll also be training as much as we can".