AN: I DON'T OWN ONE PIECE

Alright here it is my first attempt at a story please be nice. In this story Luffy will have a darker personality but will still have fun but not act like an idiot and will be serious when the situations calls for it. I don t know what Devil Fruit I want to give him however when he was younger he went with Shanks as an apprentice and can use Haki but has finally come back to his home island however he has already started gathering crew members from the Grand line and New World. He will still have his original canon crew he just has to go get them. We start as he returns to the East Blue with Shanks but he has his own ship and crew already but is still traveling with Shanks and his crew. Oh yeah characters are same age as in canon. Also in this story Luffy will be somewhat godlike and I'm thinking of a harem not really sure at the moment. Also if there are any errors I apologize I hope you enjoy.

Present

2 men stood on the deck of a ship together as it sailed through the calm ocean waters. "Luffy I know it s your home but why go back now?" asked the red haired man.

"Simple I left something important with Makino at the bar 10 years ago." Stated Luffy.

"Oh and what would be so important that you had to come back for it huh?" asked Shanks.

Luffy turned and gave a smirk "It s a photo of you and me when you announced I was going to be your apprentice." Shanks then understands as he remembered how happy Luffy was that day.

So with that the ship had finally reached just out of sight of the island and it was still dark as the sun hadn t risen yet. A life raft was lowered from it into the water. "Well this is where we go our Separate ways Luffy." Stated Shanks as he gave a sad yet happy smile.

"I knew this day would come I just didn t think it would come this quickly."Said Luffy as his hat shadowed his face. "I will see you guys soon enough though." He said smiling.

"Luffy where did you leave your flagship and fleet at? I mean you cant sail the ocean without a decent ship." Yelled Shanks as Luffy had already started sailing towards his home.

"Oh well my fleet will meet up with me somewhere around the Sabaody Archipelago and my flagship (AN: Don t have a name for it yet) will meet up with me here in the East Blue. Goodbye everyone." And with that Shanks s ship sailed off back to the New World.

Back with Luffy

Luffy was sitting in the raft looking at the straw hat in his hand as he remembers what happened that day that changed his life.

((((( Flashback )))))

Fuschia village was just a small village in the East Blue however at Makino s bar there was a huge commotion going on. In the bar there was yelling contest going on with a boy no older than 7 and a man with red hair.

"I can to be a pirate you bastard!" yelled the boy. "No you can t you will just run back home like a baby Luffy!" countered the man. "Why are you guys so mean to me? You know I will beat you guys one day" said Luffy. "HAHAHAHA! You can't be a pirate Luffy your too small you need to grow some more. Besides, you aren't strong enough to be in my crew, you're too puny. Work on getting bigger and stop day dreaming." Said Shanks while laughing.

"Nani you idiot I m not puny I have been training and my punch is like a pistol." Yelled Luffy. "Alright Luffy if you can land a decent punch on me I will take you out to sea with us." Said Shanks however he wasn't expecting what would happen next. Luffy stood there however he seemed to be struggling with something as he was shaking while holding his right hand. Then it happened Luffy closed the distance in the blink of an eye nailed Shanks square on his left cheek.

Shanks for his part didn t know what happened as he was slightly drunk as he looks up to see the outside of the bar. He climbed back through the hole with a shocked expression on his face. Luffy just stood there with his hands on his hips grinning away. "Luffy how did you do that?" asked the man who knew the answer but was wondering how a 7 year old boy could do it.

"Oh that grandpa says that s my haki and I ve been working on it for about a year now." said Luffy as if it was just common knowledge. Now all of Shank s crew once again found their jaws on the floor. This kid had been using haki for about a year now and not just any haki but the Haoshoku Haki. Shanks decided right then and there that he would take Luffy with him. However just as he was about to tell Luffy a very angry Makino came out from the back of the bar. "Who the fuck put a hole in my wall dammit?" Shanks just hid behind Luffy and pointed at him while Luffy pointed at Shanks. "Explain now." said Makino. "Well Luffy punched me through the wall after I told him to see if he could hit me. You know I probably shouldn t of said that." said Shanks. "Luffy is that what happened?" asked Makino. "You bet your ass I put him through the wall-ouch shit-ouch what was that for." "Luffy watch your mouth." said Makino as she then looked to Shanks. "Well since you encouraged Luffy to hit you, you will pay for the damages." said a smiling Makino.

However all fun stopped as mountain bandits burst into the bar. During the encounter Luffy spots a chest and grabs it. Walking back up to the counter he opens it to see a weird looking fruit. He then bites into it and nearly hurls from the taste of it but was able to swallow the whole thing. After the encounter Shanks looks up to see the chest open and runs up to Luffy and starts shaking him while yelling "Luffy did you eat that fruit that was in the chest?". "Well yeah it was really awful though but hey food is food". "You idiot that was a devil fruit now you will never be able to swim". Shanks told him. Luffy starts to panic and said "Nani what am I suppose to do now?" "Well that s easy I m going to take you with me as my apprentice for the next 10 years and train you to use your devil fruit." said a smiling Shanks. "Hell yeah finally I get to go out to sea by the way Shanks what devil fruit did I eat?" Was Luffy's response. Shanks looks at Luffy with a slightly serious expression and said "Luffy you ate the Chi Chi no Mi."

"Luffy the Chi Chi no Mi is not a devil fruit to be taken lightly. Its entire existence has always been surrounded by death. Now shall we get started I mean 10 years is a long time." Said Shanks. "You better believe I'm ready, this is my first step to become Pirate King." Said an energetic Luffy. "Alright then let's go." and with that they set sail.

I finally decided on a devil fruit for Luffy one that will fit his new personality since I felt that the Gomu Gomu no Mi just would not fit. I can continue the story finally now that I have decided on the devil fruit for him. Like I said before I hope you enjoyed. Please R&R thank you.