For the Captain

Summary: Luffy's time-travel fics are so common. What if, all Straw Hats except their captain went back in time? How different would everything be? One thing is for sure though, they will do anything to make sure their beloved captain keeps smiling and fulfills his dream.

Disclaimer: One Piece is amazing but I do not own it.

Prologue

You really are the son of the devil. That claim he made the first time he met his captain have different meaning after the Paramount War revealed his captain's lineage to the whole world. He was shocked when Garp the Fist casually told them who his son is but didn't think it mattered to him.

If you stand in the way of achieving my dream, I'll have you pay in blood. He thought back on that threat when he realized he had no way of winning against Kuma back in the Thriller Bark. How ironic, that he is so ready to give his life in place of his captain's. His dream seemed so irrelevant when he couldn't even protect his captain's. His captain who blackmailed him into becoming a pirate, the one who will do everything for his friends (and those who gave him food) and the one he will give his life for. Monkey D. Luffy is the only captain he will sail with.

Nami, you are my nakama! A sob escaped her mouth, remembering the very moment she realized that she was finally free. Years of being forced to be a part of her most hated person and stealing from pirates made her untrusting of others. Until the boy with the straw hat literally fell from the sky, she was used to doing everything on her own. She will save her village; how naïve. But because of the strawhat-wearing captain, she gained nakamas she could fully trust.

Monkey D. Luffy is the only captain she will sail with.

Usopp, the village liar, always dreamed of following his father's footstep. He is a proud son of a pirate. A liar, and a dreamer. The arrival of his captain on his otherwise peaceful village was a shock. Pirates are coming came true and if he wants to be a brave warrior, then opportunity just came ashore. Only to realize later on that their arrival saved not only him but his whole village. His captain didn't think him useless, even when it was obvious how cowardly he was. He welcomed him on his crew and for that, Monkey D. Luffy is the only captain he will sail with.

Sanji decided that Monkey D. Luffy is the only captain he will sail with. He used to think that he will be inheriting Zeff's restaurant, living his life helping the old man on what he loves doing; cooking. But he also dreamed of finding the elusive All Blue, which makes him a laughingstock to anyone who hears. Such a foolish dream, just like his captain's dream. Naturally he rejected the offer first, which his captain also rejected. Now, he couldn't imagine not being in the crew, feeding his bottomless pit of a captain. All Blue will stay where is it, while he finds it, he will make sure his crew doesn't starve.

You are my friend! Before the Going Merry, Tony Tony Chopper did not have a home. He thought he found a home with Dr. Hililuk but that didn't last long. He is a blue-nosed reindeer that can talk and transform. He is a monster and he accepted that and he was used to how people look at him except for Dortorine. He was lonely but he dreamed of finding the cure for all illness. He is a doctor-monster. When he saw how the strawhat pirate collapsed after carrying his two friends up in the castle, he thought it was so nice to have a friend like that pirate. The first time they saw him and they looked at him as food, which was scary. And then the strawhat pirate helped him save Dr. Hililuk flag. He is still wary when sometimes Sanji look at him like trying to think of dishes with reindeer meat but Monkey D. Luffy is the only captain he will sail with.

He looks so young, Nico Robin mused fondly.

I want to hear you say it, Robin!

She closed her eyes, feeling hot tears well up.

I want to live! Take me out to see with you!

She smiled. That moment was the most treasured part of her life. Ever since Ohara, she thought she will live her whole life running, cheating and killing to survive. Someday you will meet true nakamas, those last words Saul uttered seemed so surreal before she met the Straw Hats. Never will she regret her decision to dedicate her life for his captain and her dream of knowing the True History. Monkey D. Luffy is the only captain she will sail with.

For someone who looks so scrawny, his strength certainly was SUPER! Franky the Cyborg wailed on his mind. On the outside, big fat waterfall of tears continuously fall down his face. He couldn't help it and he didn't bother denying his grief. No real man will fear crying real tears. And his captain more than deserved it. He deserved everything the world has to offer. The boy who looked at life as a big adventure and faced the world with his trademark grin.

He remembered the feeling of rage that coursed through him when he saw the Franky family beaten down and thinking that whoever did this was a monster and deserved the vengeance he planned on ducking out. Only to be proven wrong afTer seeing everything that happened in Enies Lobby. The Straw Hats shattered any preconceptions he had on pirates. His joining them might be painful - just remembering it makes him cry louder - but he will never regret it. He couldn't imagine any other captain on his Dream ship; The Thousand Sunny. Monkey D. Luffy is the only captain he will sail with.

Do you poop? What a most inappropriate inquiry. Sometimes he really couldn't wonder about his captain's priorities.

Fifty years he spent alone made him greatly appreciative of the time he spent with the Straw Hats. The captain asked him to join the crew the very first time they meet him in the Florian Triangle. The young captain found him cool and wasn't creeped out by his presence. And to think that Laboon met the Straw Hats and made him stop hurting himself, he couldn't be grateful enough. Helping him regain his shadow and welcoming him to their crew, they gave hope in fulfilling his 50-year-old promise to Laboon.

The Revive Revive Fruit gave him a second chance. Monkey D. Luffy is the last captain he will sail with.

"Now, before everything else, let's talk about last minute details..."

~To be continued~

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