Chapter four: Teacher and student meet again

Luffy leaned on the railings of the Oro Jackson as he gazed quietly out to the sea. After he discovered that for some reason he was 17, he had gone quiet and did not answer any questions for the rest of the time while he was eating. He looked at his fist and tried to coat it in Haki. He found that it was very difficult to do it and he couldn't control his Haki very well, almost like how he was when Rayleigh first showed him how to do it.

It was like all of the training that he did with Rayleigh for 2 years was for nothing. He didn't understand what was going on, but he knew it was bad, and that he needed to get out of it quick. People might think that he's stupid, but he's actually not. He's just an idiot! (Yes… there's a difference).

Despite that, he knew that there was something strange about this world. He felt like he didn't belong here. Seeing Shanks and Buggy so young… it was strange. He doubted that this was a prank or something.

He tried to think if perhaps he ran into an enemy or something before waking up on that small boat that could have used a devil fruit to put him in this situation, but the last think he remembered was talking to Chopper. At first, he thought that maybe his nakama would look for him and get him out of whatever mess he'd got himself in, but he had a feeling that he was alone this time. He was going to have to figure this out himself.

Shanks slowly walked up to Luffy, careful not to startle him.

"Hey, are you ok? You kind of went really quiet and pale back at the mess hall, and you said some strange things."

"Where are we?"

"Huh?" Shanks looked at the boy in confusion.

"Where are we? Like what sea are we in?"

"Ummm, the grand line? This is the new world. Surely you knew that right? Or don't tell me you were on one of the blues and somehow ended up here on that boat?!"

"No, I'm supposed to be in the new world, it just feels so… different, kind of like I'm in a different world. You're different".

"You keep saying that, but I don't know you! Are you sure you're not confusing me with someone else?" At this point, Shanks was starting to get a little bit scared by how well the boy seemed to know him. It wasn't just that he knew his name, it was the look in Luffy's eyes.

He knew that many people on the ship that had been there when he first met Luffy probably thought he was some kind of marine spy or something, which is why he had some info on some of the crewmembers. Maybe he was trying to confuse them or something. But just from looking into his eyes, Shanks could tell that he wasn't lying. Luffy had looked so confused when he saw him, and he was so sure that he knew him, it was almost impossible to fake that. They say that the eyes are the windows to the soul after all.

"Yes, and no I guess. You're him, but you're not. You're a different version of Shanks, I know the older one. Also the Shanks I know is cool, you kinda look like an idiot."

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?!" Shanks looked at Luffy in annoyance. This guy just doesn't make any sense; it was starting to drive him crazy!

"Don't worry though! I still like you, and you will be cool like the cool Shanks when you're older too!"

Okay, it was official. This guy was mentally insane. He should probably tell Crocus to check if the poor boy has any brain damage or something. From the way he crashed into their ship, it seems very likely, even if he's made out of rubber.

"Hey Luffy! Can you come here for a second?" Roger came out from a room and called out to Luffy, waiting for him to come to him.

"Well, I guess I'll talk to you later! Bye! You look weird without the scars on your eyes by the way!" Luffy waved to Shanks as he made his way over to Roger.

It was then that Shanks decided he needed to go take a nap before his brain exploded from thinking too much and trying to make sense out of Luffy's nonsense. He's never had any scars on his eyes before!

Roger led Luffy into a room that had a big round table in the middle, and a bunch of chairs surrounding it. It was probably a room that the Roger pirates used for meetings and stuff.

"We should be arriving at the nearest island, Acacia soon. I wanted to talk to you before we got there."

"Ok, cool!" Luffy figured that maybe he could do some exploring on the island and figure out more about this mystery than he could on this ship.

"So your name is Luffy, you're a pirate, and you got separated from your nakama right? Can you tell me how you ended up on that boat exactly?"

"Yep, my name is Monkey D. Luffy." Roger's eyes widened at that. "I don't know what happened, I just went to sleep on the Sunny after talking to Chopper and then when I woke up I was on a boat!"

Monkey D? Was this boy related to Garp? Being a D himself, he knew that there weren't many people who had that middle initial, so those who also shared the last name were likely to be related. He vaguely recalled hearing rumours of Garp having a son, was this him? He can't imagine Garp's son to be a pirate. Besides, if this boy really was Garp's son AND a D, then he should be all over the news right now for causing havoc as a pirate. Maybe he's just starting out? But no, that cant be it, they're in the new world! Who'd start out here?

"Wait a minute, D? Monkey D? You don't happen to know Garp by any chance, do you?"

Luffy paled at the mention of his grandfather. Now that he mentioned it, if this guy was the real pirate king then he probably knew his grandfather. What if he comes here? That would be very bad! He really didn't want to see Garp right now.

Seeing how stiff and pale Luffy had went, Roger guessed that he was right. He WAS Garp's son. His weirdness kind of makes sense. Also, Garp wasn't the type to send spies to infiltrate pirate crews, he'd just come himself and pick a fight with them. But how on earth did this boy become a pirate with Garp as a father? Never mind that, how is he even alive? He doubted that Garp was a very good father, he seemed like a very strict one that would always be 'training' his child in many inhumane ways. Yikes, he felt sorry for Luffy now.

"Okay, so you said you just woke up on the boat? You don't remember what happened? What's the sunny, and who's Chopper?"

"Chopper is my Nakama, he's a reindeer, and the ship's doctor. Sunny is my ship."

"Gurahahahahha, it seems like you have interesting nakama! As expected from a fellow D".

"D?"

"Meh, it seems like you don't know much about it, but you'll find out eventually. Anyway, do you have any idea where your nakama might be?

"Nope"

"Well, that's very helpful." Roger replied sarcastically. "I haven't seen you on the newspapers. How long have you been a pirate for?"

"Nearly 3 years now, but I kind of stopped to train for two years with Rayl…"

"ROGER!" The door to the room suddenly slammed open. "Why the hell are we changing course… and who's this?" Rayleigh nodded over to Luffy.

"Aaaahhhh Rayleigh! Hahahahaha, funny story, you see…." Rayleigh and Roger started arguing, while Luffy started at Rayleigh in shock. He was BLONDE!

"Ossan, you're not old and wrinkly! And you actually look cool instead of like some kind of homeless man!" Luffy gaped at him with stars in his eyes. "SOOOO COOOOOL, I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU LOOKED SO BADASS AND NOT OLD."

Both men stopped arguing and turned to Luffy in bewilderment. Roger burst out laughing.

"What are you talking about boy, I'm 52. I'm not that old yet"

"Really? I thought you were like 80." Tick marks appeared on Rayleigh's forehead as Roger started laughing harder.

"Gurahahahahah, see? I told you Rayleigh, your bounty poster makes you look old."

"No it doesn't, shut up. Who is this brat?"

"I'm Luffy, I'm going to be the pirate king. Your hair isn't white, weird."

"OF COURSE IT'S NOT WHITE!"

"Huh? What do you mean? I'M the pirate king." Roger looked at Luffy weirdly.

"You were, but then you died. Oh yeah, I forgot to ask, but why are you alive? Your head was supposed to be chopped off."

"Aaaah ignore him Rayleigh, he's Garp's son. I think he inherited his craziness. He's been saying weird things like this for a long time." Roger whispered to Rayleigh, who looked at him in shock, then back at Luffy. Garp's son? He had heard of that rumour, but ignored it since even if it was true, he doubted the poor child would survive with having Garp as a parent.

"Captain! We've nearly arrived at Acacia." One of the crewmembers came in and informed everyone in the room.

"Ok, well then, prepare to land."

"Yes captain." Luffy followed the crew member and Roger got up and attempted to do the same, but Rayleigh grabbed Roger and pulled him back.

"Wait a minute, you still didn't explain, what is Garp's son doing here, and why are we changing course?"

"Ahahahahahhaha, well, you see…"

Ace could feel something cold and wet on his forehead. He woke up with a gasp, causing the person sitting next to him to fall off his chair. He frantically looked around and saw that he was lying down on a bed, and with a wet towel on his head. The bartender from earlier was now sprawled on the floor and cursing under his breath.

"What the heck did you do that for? Nearly gave me a bloody heart attack!"

"Where am I? What happened?" Ace was starting to panic as the information from what had happened earlier in the day came flooding back to him.

"Whoa whoa, calm down kid! My name is Glade, you just straight up passed out back at the bar, and since you still hadn't woken up by closing time I carried you back to my house. You looked like you had a fever so I tried to bring it down, your face was all flushed and you were struggling to breath while you were sleeping."

"…Oh…..thanks I guess….."

"So have you finally calmed down now?"

"Kind of…. Where am I?"

"I just told ya, your in my house"

"No, like, WHERE. Which island is this? And where exactly is it located?" Glade looked at Ace strangely for a couple of seconds before he finally spoke again.

"This island is called Acacia, it's in the new world. You didn't know that?"

Ace's eyes widened in surprise. Marineford was in paradise, how did he get to the new world? Never mind that, if he was right, he went back in time and he was no longer in the present, this was the past. Being in the new world is not the strangest thing that's happening right now. Heck, he's supposed to be dead!

"…..Water…."

"What?"

"I need some water and painkillers before my head brain explodes!"

"Right." Glade went to the kitchen to get the water and painkillers.

Ace lied back down on the bed and sighed deeply. This might just be the biggest mess he'd ever gotten himself into. He doubted even Luffy could get himself in a problem this complicated.

Little did Ace know that Luffy was also dragged into this mess, and that it was only going to get more complicated

Hey guys, I'm back! Sorry it took so long to update, I've been very busy since I was travelling and I also had exams. Anyway, I hope you like this chapter, thank you for the wonderful reviews :D This chapter was a little short but I wanted to post something since I haven't in a long time, next chapter will hopefully be twice as long.

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