Rating: PG-13.

Warnings: Swearing.

Word Count: 1,471.

Edit: 6/27/19 - 2,130 - Lengthened and Edited.

Pairings: None.

Disclaimer: I sadly do not own One Piece nor any characters from it.

AN: Random updates. Please Read & Review. Enjoy the chapter.

"We… made it," Luffy pulled his hat down to shadow his eyes from view.

"The last island… Raftel." Law stated from his place on Luffy's left side where he was currently leaning against him.

"I never expected to make it here at all," Marco admits from the younger raven's right.

This should've been an accomplishment that Luffy would take to the grave. Something he and his nakama would remember forever as the day their friend and Captain completed his dream. And yet, it was anything but that.

Their voices were flat with no pleasure in their tones as they stared at the clearing in front of them. The island had appeared to be mostly flat with little to no elevation. There were many different tall trees on both the left and right side, while the middle was strangely barren. It looked like a large meadow with short grass and flowers everywhere.

Luffy walked further into the strange break and spotted a wooden cottage off to the side. Before he turned his head to address Marco and Law he saw movement out of the corner of his eye and whipped his head back around.

He squinted hard and was able to vaguely see the figure of a middle-aged man with basic black clothes, a long red coat and hat, and a long black mustache. The man waved his hand as if he was beckoning Luffy over, so he goes while ignoring the others that rush after him. Once he got to the porch of the cottage he was able to see the man a lot more clearly and he was grinning at him.

"Luffy-ya why'd you run like that?" Law sighed, eyeing the boy strangely, while Marco did the same. A hint of concern could be seen in their eyes.

"Wait, you guys don't see him?" he pointed to the figure behind him that was standing on the porch.

"See who Luffy? There's no one else here but us..."

"They won't be able to see me, child. Only my successor can of course!" he laughed heartily.

"Roger?!" Both Law and Marco jump at Luffy's shout. The men realized he was speaking to the late Pirate King and were frankly not that shocked and just decided to go with it. This was Luffy after all.

" Are you happy to have made it here? To have completed your dream, kid?" Roger questioned innocently, although it appeared to be much more than that.

Luffy looked up and locked eyes with the late-Pirate King and stared him down for a few seconds. He saw that the man meant nothing bad by asking the question and his curiosity was genuine.

"...No, it cost me too much," he said sadly and pulled his hat down to shadow his eyes from everyone's view.

Marco and Law both frowned. They could easily guess what Luffy was talking about and they opted to place a comforting hand on each shoulder and squeezed a bit. They didn't release their grips until the youngest met their eyes and flashed them a grateful smile. It was dim compared to his usual blinding ones but it was better than nothing.

Luffy turned his attention back to the ghost a second too late, just missing Roger's smile before he schooled it into a neutral expression.

If you could go back - to forsake fame, fortune, power - and do it all again, would you?"

Luffy looked up at the older man and made the you-just-asked-the-most-dumbest-question-ever face, "Of course I would. I'd gladly give it all up for the chance to save my Nakama." He said it like it was the most obvious thing in the world. Which to him it was.

"Now that's the answer I'd expect from my successor! Go in there and collect your prize, child." And just like that, Roger grinned big before vanishing.

Luffy climbed up the creaky steps and opened the front door to see a fruit lying on a wooden pedestal in the middle of the room. He gestured for the other two to follow him inside. They all walk over and Law sees a pamphlet with the words: Time-Time Fruit on the front. He picked it up and started reading it.

"What exactly did Roger say?" Marco asked, crossing his arms and turning to look at Luffy with a curious glint in his eyes.

"He asked me 'if you could do it all again, would you? And I said yeah. Then he told me my prize was waiting for me here. OOoo is my prize this fruit?" He made a grab for the white fruit but Law smacked his hands away in record time.

"Wait, Luffy-ya, " Law glared at him and then turned so he was facing the both of them, "This is a devil fruit. Or at least a variation of it. It has the power to send people through time, you can only use that once though." He moved so he was in the middle of Marco and Luffy with them looking over his shoulders to read the one-page pamphlet.

The Toki-Toki no Mi

Can be eaten by multiple people Can send someone forwards or backward through time: One-way trip Abilities: Telepathy with the other users Two souls - Two bodies Pr******** Requirement: Must have already eaten a Devil Fruit

"...Talk about convenient and overpowered, and the last ability is smudged." Law scoffed and put the pamphlet back on the pedestal next to the fruit. But if this fruit really has this power then…

"At least we've all eaten a Devil Fruit," Marco smirked at Law and they saw a glimmer of hope reflected back at each other through their eyes.

The two turned to Luffy and found him looking at the fruit with a thoughtful expression on his face. He turned to them and… smiled. It felt like it had been forever since they had seen that expression on their brothers' face. It made them feel warm, protected, and safe. They couldn't help but smile back.

The remainder of the Whitebeards, Hearts, and Strawhat pirates all got pretty close during the Great War. Most of the Government was already toppled at that point because of the major power struggle of said war.

After the defeat of Kaido in Wano, which strangely enough Big Mom assisted in, everyone who was left banded together against the Blackbeards and remainder of the Kaido Pirates. It consisted of Luffy, Law, Marco, Sabo, Katakuri, Shanks, Kidd, Bonney, Doflamingo, and The Minks for the Pirates.

(Sabo left the Revolutionary Army after they refused to outright join the War since they only helped from the shadows from time to time. Luffy understood why his dad didn't assist more but still .)

Hawkeye, Crocodile, and Hancock for the (ex)Warlords. And lastly Coby, Garp, Fujitora, Aokiji, and Smoker for the Marines. Plus, their respective crews, fleets, and allies that were willing to join the battle.

It may seem like that was a massive amount of power but most crews were already at less than half strength because Teach struck right after Kaido was brought down which took a lot of resources.

The Great War lasted two years and one by one their crews fell to Blackbeard and his allies until only a few were left and went into hiding. They did manage to eventually kill him but Luffy, Law, and Marco were the only ones left. The Revolutionary Army took over and eventually were able to stabilize the world.

(But no one would ever forget who stood up and fought back. They would always remember how it was The Straw Hat's and their allies they had to thank for their freedom. Not the Revolutionaries. Sure, most accepted that they were the new world power but if push came to shove they'd back the pirates.)

The only reason that they were even at Raftel was because Luffy had promised his crew that he would complete his dream, with or without them, that he'd find One Piece and become The Pirate King.

Law wasn't about to let someone who he saw as his younger brother journey here alone when anything could happen. He was not losing another family member to this cruel bitch of a world.

Marco's thoughts were mainly the same in how the kid was family and he also had his promise with Ace to keep. He may not have been able to protect Ace but he sure as hell would make it his mission to protect what was left of him. Luffy had even grown on him by that point and would have done it with or without his promise to the kid's brother.

So they were both in agreement to protect their little brother no matter what, and if they can save the rest of their families then they would do so.

Luffy's golden brown eyes locked onto Law's steel grey and Marco's azure blue, they could all see the same determination reflected back at them in each other's eyes. They were going to do this.

"Shishishi, are you guys ready for one more adventure?" He grinned and pulled the fruit into his hand to take a bite. But once it touched his tongue he recoiled at the taste and almost spat it out. By sheer force of will, he managed to keep it in.

"Ugh, forgot how gross it tasted…" He passed the fruit to Law and grabbed for the spare meat in his pocket to try and get rid of the disgusting taste.

Law pointedly ignored the boy. "I think it'll be more than one adventure, right Marco-ya?" Law smirked, bit into the white swirly fruit, recoiled, and then through it to Marco.

"I'm way too old for this." The Phoenix sighed but accepted the fruit all the same, although he tried to cover the disgust from the taste he didn't quite manage to hide it. The constipated look on his face made his brothers chuckle though so he supposed it was worth it. But just barely.

After they had each taken a bite of the fruit they thought about when they would go back to.

"I'm just going to go back to the day Shanks gives me my hat and I'll prevent him from losing his arm at least." Luffy pipes up and laughs. "So 16 years ago."

He didn't even really want to go that far back - he would much rather go back to seventeen - but he had Sabo to save, Shanks arm, and maybe his Nakama so they wouldn't have such hard lives. They all deserved more and Luffy was more than willing to give them that.

"Are you sure you want to go back that far Luffy? Why not just go back to the beginning of your journey?" Marco questioned him.

Luffy put his hands behind his head and smiled. "Because Maaarco! I can save my Nakama early and prevent Sabo's 'death'." The Phoenix smiled softly in understanding and ruffled Luffy's hair even though the boy tried in vain to bat his hand away.

"I'm going to go back right before Cora-san dies, which was 17 years ago," Law says while chuckling at the scene before him and Marco finally released Luffy.

He wished that he could go back farther and save his family but White Lead Disease was incurable unless you actually had consumed the Ope-Ope Fruit. So, it would hurt too much to get his family back just to lose them all over again.

"...I'll just go back 17 years as well then. God knows I can't leave either of you D's alone for long without my supervision." He sighed fondly while they just laugh at him. The Bastards. They should be grateful to him and be sorry about the grey hairs they would've given him if his fruit didn't prevent it.

"And if either of you need my help with anything, remember to just contact me, you got that brats?" Marco gave them both pointed looks that promised pain if they didn't. They glanced at each other and then turned back to him and nodded their heads quickly.

Luffy held his hand out and shouted, "To saving our family!" He looked at them expectantly and shook his hand a bit to emphasize the importance of doing this.

Law just rolled his eyes and then placed his hand on top of Luffy's and Marco's was on top of his. Then they suddenly start to fade, flashing each other smiles and smirks and calls of good luck his brothers fade completely. But right before Luffy fully fades he heard Roger's voice whisper in his ear.

"Make sure to shake the world, child! Save your family, fulfill your dreams, and find freedom in this world! I expect to see you again young Pirate King!"