AN : Hey everyone, hope you're doing well. I kind of think that maybe I must write a One Piece AU, not as good as Oda-sensei, oh no. No way on any highway nor subway! I mean, it's mostly like the canon exccept of one key thing : A different Devil Fruit. A very different Devil Fruit like no other...

Disclaim : No matter how good this one might be, Oda-sensei owns One Piece. Although I want to confirm so many things...

Romance Dawn

Partys Bar

East Blue

A small kid, no older than seven, who wore a short, a wooden flip flop and a white t-shirt with the word, 'ANCHOR' written above a red anchor was kind of restraining his tears as he muttered, "It didn't hurt at all!" Only for one of his friends, a pirate or several to shout, "Liar! You were screaming moments ago!" As the others, namely the captain, laughed off. A few moments ago, the kid went and stabbed himself under his eye to prove that he was man enough to be a pirate at the tender age of seven. All he got was a future trademark scar.

Red haired Shanks was a tall man with nearly crimson hairs. The bartender, a young woman with short green hair shook her head at the captain and the kid. Not long after, the bar's door was kicked, but it was clear that whoever kick it in was greatly restraining his strength...

"LUFFY!" Yelled an old man that was statuesque in size, had gray short hair and goatee, "Why are you staying with pirates, huh?"

The red haired captain was prepared for a fight as the old man raised his hand, "And you! Stop inspiring him to be a pirate! I don't want my child to stray from the right path!"

"Seriously Garp-san? When did I influence him? Did I even tell him to be a pirate like us?" Shanks replied with humor as Garp's eyes almost lit, "Did I Luffy?"

Only for the kid to nod and Garp to glare at each and every present pirate, who were decent enough to admit their fault...

"Nice knowing you, captain!" Ben Beckman of all people, one of the taller men with a black ponytail. He was the smart first mate, just sighed as he lit his cigarette and proceeded to extinguish the match with his bare hand. Shanks looked at Garp whose hands turned black before he sighed...

"Tell me, Akagami (red hair), did you manage to find the very first one or heard about it yet?" Garp said as he was barely restraining himself from pouncing at the younger captain and beat him up black and blue.

"Yeah, I got it right here... Luffy! What are you doing! Spit it out! Spit it out!" Shanks replied calmly before he watched in horror how Luffy ate the Devil Fruit in the chest, which was for Garp who promissed to pay him a great deal of money, money that went into thin air!

He grabbed Luffy by his legs only for it to stretch. Garp sighed as he asked one of the sane pirates, a large round man by the name of Lucky Roo.

"Say kid, what was it's shape again? Was it the Gomu Gomu no mi?" Garp asked Roo who shook his head, 'No' and proceeded to draw the pattern as Garp's eyes widdened in disbelief...

"Luffy, you are officially an anchor kid. Congratulation!" Garp said as his Grandson was screaming about pirates and swimming. Only for Garp to grab the kid, throw the money at Shanks before he announced, "Well, Pirate or marine, if you can win against me a one hour spar or hold your own, then you're good! You can go and chase your dream. I'm going to train you when you are ready, and thus, I'll be sure you won't die early. BUT! But I won't go easy on you for the next ten years!"

As he was talking, a bandit entered, and bragged about his eight million bounty. Garp smirked as he told Luffy one thing, "Go and beat him to a pulp. You can unleash it if you want, I won't interfere!"

Now every pirate looked at Garp as if he grew a second head. Only for them to find that Luffy dissapeared and plunged a black arm into the poor guy's stomach, knocking him out cold.

"Am I good Grampa?" Luffy asked Garp who grinned proudly, "I knew that training you the last couple of years was not a lost investement. Bwahahahaha!"

"Garp, you, Luffy, how, when, how hard, what's wrong with you? You can't make a kid a beast!" Shanks said as the old man grinned proudly and smuggly at the younger pirate.

"I can. He can kind of do it, but I stopped at this currently, as unfortunately, my two years off come to an end today. Be a good man, Shanks. I've given up on him, kinda, but I'm not gonna make a mistake not making him tougher than nails." Garp replied as the red haired man sighed and palmed his face. Trust Monkey D. Garp to train his grandson to be a beast...

Luffy kind of hugged his grandpa and didn't let go. Garp sighed as he release Luffy from his large frame, or rather, leg. "I will get here whenever I have time, so don't cry kid, and I'm sure I'll get a day off soon. Keep your training up, it might save someone you cherish or your life one of these days." Garp then turned to Ben Beckman, "Please make sure that Akagami don't make a mistake, pretty please? And tell Luffy about the dangers of being a pirate." And with one last greeting, Garp went off.

Now you can ask Shanks any question, even about his name and he won't reply at all. The sight of seven years old taking a fully grown man down with one hit was the ONE thing no one, and I mean no one would've even thought about especially in East Blue that was dubbed the weakest of the four seas. Oh how it was ironic that most of the monsters that inhibited the Grand Line are originally either from East Blue, New World, or North Blue, but pound per pound most of them are from East Blue...

Shanks shook his head before he unleashed a torrent of questions at Luffy. The most important one was...

"How come you can use Busoshoko no Haki and Soru? I mean, how bad was it?" Shanks sighed as Luffy's head turned into a tomato from his overthinking...

"Easy there Captain, you're burning his brain. Luffy, was Garp-san's training that bad?" Makino said only for the kid to nod before he sighed and begun telling the pirates his tale...

"Jii-chan did really have some cruel and unusual methods, and his hits are harder than anything I knew. But he always loved me so he decided to train me in one specific thing. Or two as he said that the first is the color of armament or something like that... And he said once I did it, that the second is the color of observation or something... The third was the color of conqueror or something like that... I mean, I can do at least two according to grampa, but the other style, Roku... Saru was the easiest so he begun with it and told me that the more I train, the more he'll teach me... And by teaching he meant knocking me out for an hour or so... I really want to be much stronger than Jii-chan so I can finally be free..." Luffy ranted/told his story as Shanks smiled along everyone...

"So Luffy, do you still want to be a pirate? Or do you want to be a marine?" Ben Beckman asked as Luffy laughed...

"If I'm going to be a free marine, then yeah, why not? Besides, being at top maybe will help me out protect everyone? But if it won't, which I'm sure it isn't as Jii-chan told me that even ranks are not enough, well, being a pirate is all about freedom and helping people out... Like you and Shirohige-ossan you told me about." Luffy replied as Shanks laughed.

"That was a good choice. Ne, Luffy, did anyone tell you about, er... Anchors and ropes?" Shanks begun only for Makino to throw a rag at his face.

Luffy didn't see Makino who pointed at Luffy and waving her arms in a negative manner. Shanks got the message... The kid was confused as the word does mean...

"Er, well, I think that what I was going to say is that, one of these days you'll meet that special girl that you'll like more than any of your Nakama. If you do then treat her better, you know?" Shanks told Luffy who raised an eyebrow.

"I mean... Er, the one girl you want to taste that's it..." Shanks was going to say something only for Makino to give Luffy a glass juice and begun chasing Shanks with a basket full of rags... Yassop whistled at the scene...

"Luffy, I think that Captain might replace me with Makino at this rate. She never missed ONE rag thrown at him..." As Yassop did finish his word, the whole bar exploded in laughs at the sight of one of the strongest men in the world being chased away by a girl that had an unparallel aim with rags no less.

"We might be separated Luffy, but pirates never forget their friends, you know? Try about ten years later to be a good Marine, or a great pirate. It's your choice, and it's up to you.." Ben Beckman said as Luffy grinned.

"I'm going to be the King of the pirates, then I'll, no, we'll be free once and for all!" Luffy grinned as Shanks returned with Makino still in pursuit...

A week later

Harbor

"See you around guys. We're going to miss you." Luffy yelled as the red haired pirates decided to go off.

"I still can't take you." Shanks grumbled as Luffy grinned at him.

"One day, I'll gather a crew stronger than yours, and I'll be the pirate king, shishishi!" Luffy promissed as Shanks gave him the straw hats.

"Be a good pirate or marine admiral one day, Luffy. This hat is very precious to me. Return it once you become one of the greatest pirates in the world." Shanks said as Luffy nodded, "I will Shanks. One day we'll meet each other. Ja ne!"

Not even an hour after the red haired pirates went, a certain old man arrived...

"Luffy, did you decide to be a good marine?" Garp asked his grandson who grinned, "Nah! I mean, Admirals and even Fleet Admirals are but a tool no?"

Garp lost his ability of speech for several minutes before his face became red with rage and soon chased his grandson until he cornered him.

"I think I'll give you a crash course. Unfortunately, I have but a few days so... it's a shame! Beating some sense into your head is my favorite passtime!" Garp eyes glinted as Luffy at that moment realised, he was screwed!

Ten years later

Fuusha village Harbor

Luffy waved at everyone who came to the harbor to greet him maybe for the last time. However, the straw hat wearer got ambushed by one small sea king : The lord of the cost.

"Gomu pistol!" Luffy yelled as his hand extanded and knocked the lights out of the small sea king. "I hope I'll find them, my nakamas, Ace, Sabo, Shanks... Jii-chan, I hope you'll end up proud of me..."

AN : Just a few key differences would make a gigantic tidal wave when the time come. How strong is Luffy? He's OP as he can be... It might or might not be fun to write, also, he won't be a Shichibukai... Maybe? It's up to you guys to review and tell me. Whenever I finish the chapter, they'll come!