IMPORTANT NOTE!

I've gotten a crazy number of reviews about the sequel...

SO!

In case you don't read the A/N (which is alright, I don't read it either sometimes) THERE IS A SEQUEL. It's called Forever Nakama, and you can find it if you go to my profile page.

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Here's Shanks' reaction to Luffy's bounty:

He stared.

And stared.

And panicked like crazy.

"Um, boss?" Benn sighed as Shanks started sobbing about how his little anchor had grown up and started to get drunk. In the middle of the afternoon. AGAIN. "You were looking forwards to this, weren't you? You were excited, and couldn't wait for Luffy to join us out at sea, so why are you so-" He guestured at the mess that he called his captain.

"But he's so young!" Shanks blubbered. "Look at the cute face on the bounty poster! And it says dead or alive! What if he gets hurt? Remember how much he cried when he stabbed himself? How he tried to deny the pain? What if bounty hunters think he's an easy kill? Or what if..."

"Just shut up already, you mother hen." Benn scowled. "I don't care about your stupid issues. Luffy is strong, he can handle himself."

It is very hard to ignore a one armed, sobbing, red haired man. Especially when he's supposed to be one of the strongest men in the world.

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On the Moby Dick, Marco suppressed a shiver.

"What is it, mother hen?" Thatch asked, his voice completely innocent despite the nickname that he had casually used.

"Nothing." Marco scowled. "I just... was reminded of that man suddenly... AND GO DIE, YOU STUPID COOK!"