Chapter 1

A/N: I don' own One Piece. This will be a Logia Devil Fruit Luffy, I have an idea for which fruit I want him to eat but I'd love to hear some suggestions. If the he eats the fruit I want him to it means I will need to come up with an idea for someone else to have a similar fruit. This Luffy will be slightly smarter than cannon Luffy as he has training before he leaves.

"My treasure, why, it's right where I left it" Gold Roger announced from the execution platform, "it's yours if you can find it, but you'll have to search the Grand Line".

Those were the final words of Gold Roger before he was executed in front of a crowd in Loguetown. Although the marines had no idea what this would to the next generation, the last words of Gold Roger created the Great Age of Piracy as many set out to find Roger's treasure, the One Piece.

12 Years Later

A strange thing happened twelve years after the death of Gold Roger, in a small Harbour Village the Red Hair Pirates docked for a year. No one would have known what happened that year if it wasn't a crew from the New World who was residing there.

"Hey Luffy, what are you up to now" a pirate yelled as a small boy climbed onto the figure head of the pirate ship.

A small boy with black hair and a large smile, with a white shirt with an anchor on it as well as anchor written on it. He also wore blue jean shorts and a pair of sandals. The boy with holding a large knife as he smiled at the pirates.

"I've had it with you guy, now you'll have to take me seriously" Luffy yelled, "this is how tough I am".

"Hahaha" a red-haired man yelled, "get it over with, whatever it is".

The crew watched as the small boy stabbed the knife just under his left eye shocking the crew as he screamed out in pain.

"What are you doing idiot" the red-haired man yelled, "let's get him to Makino's bar".

Later

"A toast to Luffy's courage and our great voyage" the red-haired man yelled.

"It didn't hurt one bit" Luffy declared with a large smile.

"Liar, that was a foolish thing to do" the man yelled at him.

"I'm not the least bit afraid of getting hurt, take me with you on your next voyage" Luffy yelled, "I want to be a pirate too".

"You a pirate, impossible" the man mocked in jest.

"Shut up Shanks" Luffy yelled in anger.

Shanks had red hair, three scars across his left eye, and wears slightly loose brown trousers cut below the knee and collected halfway up the shin, with golden buttons down the outer leg. He also wears a white shirt which is only half buttoned, leaving part of his chest exposed. A large red sash is tied around his waist and holds his sabre on the right side, he also wears a Straw Hat.

"Do you know why we call you anchor" Shanks asked, "it's because you can't swim and always sink".

"It doesn't matter if I don't fall overboard" Luffy stated, "besides I'm a really strong fighter, my punches are as strong as a pistol".

"A pistol, eh" Shanks stated as he started to laugh.

"Do you think that is funny" Luffy screamed as the door to the bar was pushed open.

"Heh, so you call yourself pirates huh" a man stated in disgust as he walked through the bar, "this is the first time I've seen pirates and you're a sorry bunch".

"We're mountain bandits" the man said to Makino, "oh, don't wet yourself, we're not here to bust the place, just sell us ten barrels of grog and we'll injure only the bare minimum".

"I'm sorry we just ran out of liquor" Makino told in man in fear.

"Hmm, that's strange what are these pirates drink" the mountain bandit aske, "fruit juice".

"I just served them the last of it" Makino replied.

"I fell kind of guilty, I guess we drank up all the liquor" Shanks stated, "sorry about that, why don't you have this, it's still unopened".

Shanks went to pass the mountain bandits the bottle only for him to wrench it out of Shanks hand and hit him over the head shocking the bar and angering Luffy.

"What do you take me for" the bandit asked, "you can't make a fool of me, what good is one bottle of grog".

"What a mess" Shanks muttered.

"Look at this, my name is Higuma and my heads worth 8,000,000 beli" Higuma stated in arrogance, "and I've killed 56 people, most of them idiots like you".

"Sorry about the mess Makino, give me a rag and I'll clean it up" Shanks told the bartender completely ignoring Higuma.

"You like to clean, huh" Higuma asked as he sneered at Shanks, "then have fun with this".

Luffy watched as the Mountain Bandit swiped his sword above Shanks' head and cuts the bottles in two spilling the liquid inside all over the red-haired pirate. That was enough for Luffy as he saw some of it land on Shanks's treasure.

"That's enough" the little boy screamed as a dark blue tint exploded off him and filled the bar knocked out the Mountain Bandits and shocking the Red-Haired Pirates.

"That was Haoshoku Haki" Shanks muttered in shock, "what's a child doing with it".

"We have to do something about this Captain" a black-haired man stated seriously.

"You're right Ben" Shanks replied uncharacteristically serious, "there's a small island around here where we can train him".

Ben was a tall man, with jet black hair pulled back into a ponytail, and a cigarette in his mouth. He wears a black, v-neck shirt, along with loose dark green pants with numerous pockets on them, tucked inside his buckled boots, he also wears a sash around his waist, to which he attaches his rifle in a pistol-like fashion.

"So, it's agreed" Ben stated as he looked at the boy, "lets tell him".

"Luffy come here" Shanks said as he looked at the boy who was visibly tired.

"What do you want Shanks" Luffy asked as he yawned.

"I have decided to train you" Shanks stated as he looked at the excited boy, "but we have to leave the island for a year".

"Are you sure" Luffy asked not wanting to leave the island, "I want to stay here".

"We have to" Shanks told him as he pointed at the bandits, "you did that too them, I have to teach you how to control it".

"Control what" Luffy asked not really understanding what was happing.

"I'll tell you later" Shanks replied, "we leave tomorrow".

"Fine" Luffy muttered in acceptance.

"Go pack" Shanks told him as the little boy left the bar, "Makino promise not to let Garp know until later".

"I won't tell him until after you bring Luffy back" Makino replied as she stood up from behind the bar, "but can you get these guys away from here".

"Yeah" Ben replied, "we'll put them in a boat and push them out to sea".

The Next Day

"Are you ready Luffy" Shanks asked as he smiled at the little boy, "we will be gone for a year".

"I am" Luffy replied with a smile, "let's go".

"Fine" Shanks muttered with a smile as he rubbed the boys head, "I'll tell you what you did when we get to the island".

"Okay Shanks" Luffy yelled as he ran off to explored the ship.

"Make sure the Gomu Gomu no mi if kept locked up" Shanks said as he locked at Ben, "knowing that boy he will see it and eat it".

"Already done Captain" Ben told him.

A Few Hours Later

"Now I will tell you about Haki" Shanks stated as he sat Luffy down, "Haki is a power that lies dormant in all the world's creatures, Presence, fighting spirit and intimidation. It is not different from the things that humans can naturally sense such as these. The act of not doubting. That is strength!"

"Huh" Luffy muttered as he looked at Shanks who only laughed at him.

"It's just something that someone once told me, know there is three different types of Haki" Shanks stated, "Kenbunshoku Haki, which grants users a sixth sense of the world around them and limited precognitive abilities; Busoshoku Haki, which allows the user to use their spirit as armor to defend against attacks or to make their own attacks more potent; and Haoshoku Haki, a rare type of Haki only one in a million can use which grants the user the ability to overpower the will of others".

"Okay" Luffy replied as he looked up at Shanks, "how do I learn to use these".

"We'll start with Kenbunshoku Haki" Shanks stated as he pulled out a blindfold.

Three Months Later

"Good job" Shanks stated as he swung a pole at Luffy who dodged it while blindfolded, "keep working on this and maybe you'll catch up to me".

"Thanks Shanks" Luffy said with a giant smile, "what's next".

"Busoshoku Haki" Shanks stated as he coated his hand in black, "let's start".

Three Months Later

Shanks watched as Luffy punched the tree with his hand coated in black, he smiled as the little boy broke the tree with a single punch. He walked up to the boy who he had seen grow over the last year and a half with a smile on his face as he rubbed the boy's hair.

"Good job Luffy" Shanks said in pride, "I'm happy with how far you've come".

"It's all thanks to you" Luffy replied with a smile, "I don't think I could have done it without you".

"No worries brat" Shanks stated, "now on to the hardest part, Haoshoku Haki, the manifestation of willpower".

Luffy just smiled at Shanks when he heard that, this was the part he was looking forward too. Shanks had been telling him stories of Paradise and the New World ever since they arrived on the island and he was looking forward to setting out. Shanks also told him about his old Captain, Gol D. Roger, the former Pirate King and Luffy knew what he wanted to do when he was older, he wanted to be the Pirate King.

Three Months Later

Luffy smiled as he was surround by the Red-Haired Pirates and the wildlife of the island. Luffy let out a burst of his Haoshoku Haki and knocked out the wildlife on the island and also cause some of the Red-Haired Pirates to be shocked at the level of control and power the boy had. Some thanked the fact that Shanks always let loose his own Haoshoku Haki when they sailed around as they weren't as affect as they could have been.

"Nice" Shanks stated with a smile, "that's better than I thought you'd do".

"Thanks" Luffy muttered as he was taking deep breaths, "what are we going to do for the rest of the time".

"I have something else to teach you" Shanks said with a massive grin as he handed a long package over to Luffy, "open it".

Luffy tore through the wrapping and notice it was a blade. The blade was a curved blade katana that has a black blade with a distinct green hamon that runs jagged across the blade. The tsuba is green and is in the figure of a cross, the hilt is wrapped in black with a green clasp and has a green kashira pommel. This blade has a black sheath with the pattern of diamonds in green running down it, it also has a kojiri end cap in green.

"Its name is Stormbringer and its one of the 21 O Wazamono grade swords" Shanks told him.

"Cool" Luffy yelled in awe as he looked at the blade, "where'd you get this".

"We found this in Paradise" Shanks told him, "maybe one day you'll find something there as well".

"Like a Devil Fruit" Luffy asked.

"Of course," Shanks replied, "although you'll live up to the name anchor if you eat it".

"Shut up tomato hair" Luffy yelled in frustration, "now let's train".

"Alright" Shanks replied with a grin, "let's go"

Three Months Later

"It's time to go home Luffy" Shanks yelled as he watched Luffy run through the motions with his blade, "I'll drop you there and then I'll have to head back to the New World".

"Alright Shanks" Luffy yelled as he ran towards the ship, "let's go home".

"Little brat" Shanks muttered, "I'll miss him".

A Few Hours Later

"It's time brat" Shanks told him with a grin, "although you can always join my crew".

"No way" Luffy yelled, "I'm going to get my own crew and they will be even stronger than yours and ten I will become the Pirate King".

"Ha, what a dream" Shanks stated with a large grin, "then there's one more thing to do".

"What" Luffy asked in surprise.

"This" Shanks replied as he placed his straw hat on Luffy's head, "give this back to me when you fulfil your dream, I'll see you at the top".

"I'll see you there Shanks" Luffy yelled back with a large grin.

"Luffy" Mayor Woop Slap yelled, "you're finally back".

Mayor Woop Slap has a cleft chin, wears oval glasses, and has a moustache and a beard. He wears simple clothes and a hat and has a walking cane.

"Woop Slap" Luffy yelled back, "I had so much fun".

"I'm sure you did" the Mayor replied, "you can tell your Gramps about it in two months".

"Grampa Garp is coming here" Luffy yelled in fear, "why".

"Because I told him where you've been" the Mayor replied, "hopefully he will turn you into a good marine".

A/N: First chapter done.

Moves List

Haoshoku Haki (Conqueror's Haki)

Busoshoku Haki - Armament Haki

Kenbunshoku Haki - Observation Haki

Wazamono grade swords - Great Grade Swords