Daughter of Dragon

Prologue

Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece but I own this fiction and any other OC's in this story

ITALIC: THOUGHTS

BOLD: MOVEMENTS

The day Monkey D. Dragon handed his newly birthed daughter, Monkey D. Luffimia, to his father; he felt myriads of emotions.

Sadness and regret being among of them.

Worry is another considering his father was a complete idiot. What his mother saw in him for her to marry the fool was beyond him.

Regardless, Dragon remained strong, knowing that her daughter would at least be safe.

He did not need any distractions, not with what he intends to do, not with the storm that he is planning to start.

His daughter would be safe with his idiot father if nothing else.

As Dragon departed, tears flowing from his eyes for the first time in his life, he wished that his daughter would understand him someday and would find it in herself to forgive him.

After all, he was going to wage a war against the world for her sake.

Monkey D. Garp wanted his granddaughter to be a Marine.

Not just any marine; but the strongest marine that the world will ever see.

She needs to be considering his reckless son, her dumbass father is in the verge of being consider the biggest Demon since Gold Rogers.

Garp was confident that she would be strong. She has his blood after all.

It's just a matter of leading her to the right path.

At age 3, Garp started worrying when Luffy, a nickname that he gave her considering his son gave her such a funny name, started showing traits that was all too similar to Dragon.

"Grandpa…"

"Yes, my little Princess." Garp gushed at his cute granddaughter ignoring those black eyes.

Those were not his eyes.

Those were the eyes of his son.

That is a terrifying thought.

"Why are those marines hurting those pirates. The pirates already lost." Luffy inquired, voice curious, eyes unwavering at the inhumane display in front of her.

Garp made a mental note to never take her granddaughter to Marine HQ ever again.

He also made a mental tone to pound some humanity and conscience to those Greenhorns later.

"Well you see. Those people are bad guys that hurt a lot of people." Garp explained carefully, hoping that his little princess would forget this memory soon. "They are just getting punish."

"Is that it?" Garp did not like the cold voice of his Granddaughter nor that grin that suddenly appeared on her face.

That grin was terrifyingly too identical to her father.

"So, this is 'Justice', huh." Luffy shook her head, seemingly in disgust. "The world is better off without it."

That day, several new recruits were put into a meat grinder, courtesy of Monkey D. Garp.

Luffy's first introduction to the Marines did not go well.

Garp the Fist was known for his unorthodox yet effective training methods.

Man or woman will not be exempted from his extreme, somewhat cruel training methods.

Even his granddaughter did not escape from his training methods

A five-year old Luffy stood alone in the dark forest, clothes covered in dirt and her body cover in burises.

And yet, the young girl did not show any fear and worry.

Instead, she showed fearlessness beyond her years.

Grabbing a hard stick, she ventures further to the forest, allowing darkness to embraces her, allowing the wind to caress her body, and facing the unknown with a grin of a predator.

Three days later, Garp found his granddaughter at the edge of the forest, a carcass of a carnivore at her feet, a roaring fire across warming her, and a piece of cook meat in her hand.

Garp was proud at this, she was living to her potential, but his worry increased due to her daughter longing starring at the setting sun, uttering words that filled the old man in dread.

"The wind has such a pretty voice."

Makino could not help but fussed over the young Luffimia, or Luffy.

She was such a sweet girl, but very volatile and violent.

Luffy was polite with her, but she can be extremely violent to everyone else.

"A young girl shouldn't be getting herself into fights." Makino reprimanded her gently while tending to Luffy's wounds.

"Those boys were acting rude to you." Luffy muttered, ignoring the bruises and scrapes all over her body, as well as the blood on her lips and a black eye.

"They are just being boys." Makino reasoned to the young girl.

"Doesn't matter." Luffy told her gently. "They were still being rude to you." Luffy raise her hands, her knuckles were covered with blood. "I wonder whose blood is this?'

Makino shook her head at the grimm words that escape Luffy's lips.

She meant well, Makino admitted, and getting into fight for someone dear to you is an admirable trait, but Luffy was just too excessive in fighting for the people dear to him.

Still, Makino find it sweet that Luffy, a six year old girl, would hospitalized five teenagers for simply flipping her skirt.

Luffy, at age seven, effortlessly took down a group of Monkey's with nothing more than with her fist and feet.

Garp witness this display with a smile.

In terms of potential, she was comparable to his adoptive grandson, Ace.

Garp was approaching his Granddaughter when she uttered the words that made his heart stop.

"I am going to be a Pirate." Luffy said in a sudden whisper before grinning. "Okay."

It took Garp a full second to react. He lifted his granddaughter by the head and stared at her angrily.

"You are what! Where did you get that outrageous idea?!" Garp demanded.

Fearlessly, Luffy shrugged her shoulders. "The wind told me so me."

Garp was wondering how much Haki would it required for him to punch this 'Wind' that his Granddaughter was preaching.

"Don't listen to that 'Wind'! Listen to your Grandad1" Garp begged comically. "You are going to be a Marine!"

"The wind is telling me that the Marines do not have Cookies."

Red Haired Shanks stared at the seven-year old girl with interest.

Even though he was drunk to the point of losing consciousness, he can still see the strength that this girl has as well as her mountainous potential.

"So, you're a pirate?" The girl asked in interest.

"Yup." Shanks nodded, proud with his occupation.

"Can you tell me stories?" The girl requested hopefully.

Shanks looked at her curiously before gesturing to the sit beside him. "What's your name?"

"Monkey D. Luffimia." Luffy introduced herself before grinning at Shanks. "But please call me Luffy. Luffimia makes me sound like a lady."

In the next hour or so, Shanks treated Luffy with tales of his adventures. Though he downgraded all the blood and gore that he had seen and sometimes cause.

The girl is still innocent regardless of the aura that clings to the girl like a vice.

To his secret delight, the girl was seemingly mesmerize with his stories as she ignored everything and everyone around them, with her entire attention focus solely on him.

Shanks, in return, was telling the girl stories with as much enthusiasm as he could muster while ignoring his crew teasing him on his back.

Makino enjoyed the sight before her. It has been sometime since Luffy interacted with anyone without her attempting to any of their bones.

She and rest of the Red Hair Pirates would have settled for this until something unpleasant took place.

A bunch of bandits entering the bar, looking arrogant and threatening.

"Welcome, what can we do for you?" Makino asked her new customers, a bit unease due to her knowing who they are.

"We're Bandits."

The atmosphere in the bar suddenly plummeted from cheerful to tense.

"An island in the sky. That must have been something." Luffy, not caring about the sudden shift of atmosphere muttered in awe, a wishful tone in her voice.

Shanks could only smile. "It was very beautiful." Shanks confirmed cheerfully.

"I'm sorry but we are all out of sake."

Luffy, as if having six sense for danger, turned her attention to Makino. Shanks following soon after.

"Hmm?" the bandit asked, his eyebrows raised, "That's strange. These pirates seem to be enjoying themselves here. What are they drinking then? Water?"

Luffy's eyes narrowed dangerously and for some reason, Shanks felt as if he was sitting next to a predator.

"Oh sorry," Shanks, knowing that he needed to calm things down, spoke. "Looks like we got a bit wild with our partying last night and run this place dry. But if you want, there's a bottle left." Shanks then offered the bottle that Makino had gave him just moments ago. "It's yours if you want."

The bandit suddenly turned his attention to Shanks, eyes hit with anger, as if he was insulted by Shanks offer, before he shattered the bottle, the drink splashing all over Shanks and the bar.

Luffy snapped at that.

With strength that was beyond her physique and age, Luffy lifted the entire table in front of her with one hand before throwing it to the bandit that dared harm her new friend.

Shanks, his whole crew, and the other bandits stared at Luffy in disbelief while the offending bandit staggered backward, his head split open.

"You little bitch!" The bandit roared as is hand flew to his sword.

Luffy was faster though.

In a blink of an eye, she moved from her seat and closed the distance between her and the bandit, her small fist smashing into the bandit's gut.

The bandit collapsed on his knees, spatting a mouth full of saliva as he felt a bullet struck him on the gut.

Luffy did not stop and continue hitting the bandit repeatedly all over his body.

The sound of bones breaking echoed in the bar.

After seeing their leader being pummeled to death by a little girl, were in the verge of assaulting said little girl but the moment they reach for their weapons, they were all in the ground, foam coming out of their mouths.

"I think that's enough." Shanks told Luffy as he lifted her away from the bandit.

Luffy gave Shanks an apologetic look, her grin not leaving her lips regardless of her fist getting covered with blood. "Sorry you have to see that but that guy was rude to you." Luffy's eyes narrowed. "I won't let my friends be treated like that, not if I can help it."

If it was possible, Shanks smile became even more cheery.

"Do you want to hear the Story of the Pirate King going against an Armada?"

Luffy could only nod enthusiastically, forgetting the bandit that she had beaten near death.

"Was that a normal occurrence?" Shanks asked Makino while enjoying a simple meal.

Makino could only smile sadly. "Luffy-chan is the type of person that doesn't tolerate her friends being treated badly or hurt. She's a sweet girl but she's very temperamental."

Shanks nodded while looking behind him to see the young girl being entertained by his crew. Most of them, regardless of their reputation, were kids at heart. All of them, with no exceptions, were enjoying playing with the young girl.

"She's strong for her age." Shanks noted the girl's punching power. It was comparable to a bullet fired from a pistol.

Makino smiled awkwardly at that account. "Garp-san trained her well, though a bit excessive." Makino laughed while Shanks shook his head, remembering the old marine in his days as a Cabin Boy in Roger's Ship.

"That so…" Shanks muttered. "No wonder her punch is as strong as a pistol." Taking a mouthful of his meal, Shanks regarded Makino with a gentle look. "You should have a heart-to-heart with her. Her temper would bring her trouble if it remains uncheck." Shanks advised her gently.

"I've tried, Garp-san even tried, but Luffy-chan has just this violent protective strict in her." Makino stated warmly, though she was fretting. "Most of the kids in the village avoid her and Luffy-chan just doesn't care. She spends most of her time either in the bar helping me run the place, out in the forest hunting, or stopping brawls and riots in the village."

At age seven, Luffy had a reputation in the village as the one who suppresses discord and chaos with the use of violence.

Shanks could only chuckle.

"He is like Garp-san in the regard." Monkey D. Garp's policy in suppressing pirates; if violence does not get rid of the Pirate, you are not using enough of it.

"Such awful taste!" A chill went up Shanks spine as he heard those words.

The bar was suddenly silent with dread.

Turning his attention from his meal to his new friend, Shanks felt trepidation and distress at the sight. "LUFFY!" Shanks yelled, getting up and staring at him in horror. "Don't tell me you just ate the fruit that was inside that chest?"

Luffy just looked at him in confusion before finishing the fruit. "I was hungry." Luffy told him before finishing the fruit. "This is so awful. It's like a squid tentacle dipped in peanut butter."

A chuckle escaped Shanks lips from that analogy before lunging towards Luffy. Shanks then grabbed her and turned her upside down, shaking her frantically. "Spit it out! Spit out every piece."

Luffy, ignored the fact that he was being shaken in an embarrassing manner and merely stared at Shanks. "Am I missing something?"

"LUFFY THAT WAS A DEVIL FRUIT! THE DEVIL FRUITS ARE THE TREASURES OF THE SEA! IF YOU EAT IT YOU LOSE THE ABILITY TO SWIM FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE BUT THE ONE YOU ATE ALSO GIVES YOU A HORRIBLE ABILITY!"

The pirates started panicking but Luffy merely raised a brow before smiling excitedly. "So, what's the ability?"

"YOU'RE AN IDIOT!" Shanks yelled.

Two days later, Luffy was overlooking the ocean with a serene expression and her signature grin, although her grin was a bit tainted.

In one of her hand was a slab of cooked meat.

In his other hand was a ball of blood that was spiraling on her palm.

Apparently, the Devil Fruit that she ate was the Chi Chi no Mi, or the Blood Blood Fruit.

Luffy was now a Blood Woman. She now has the ability to control her blood as she sees fit.

"Makino told me you were going to be here." A familiar voice echoed to her ears and Luffy could only shake her head.

"I'm surprise. I think after yesterday's incident, she won't like me around as much." Luffy replied before offering the slab of meat to Shank. "Meat?"

"Don't mind if I do." Taking the meat, Shanks took a bite before handing the meat back to Luffy. "Makino loves you like a sister." Shanks pointed out.

"I almost got her rape." Luffy replied in self-disgust.

The day before, the group of bandits that disturb the partying of the Red Haired Pirates went back to the Party Bar, their leader asking where Luffy was.

Makino did not answer him and merely told them leave.

She was almost rape in her own Bar for her courage.

The only thing that saved her was Luffy arriving in the bar.

Seeing Makino is such a state of forced undress with a bandit on top of her pushed the berserk rage button in Luffy, who proceeded to open a canned of whopped ass on the bandits.

It was a terrifying sight to see a seven-year old girl attack a bunch of bandits with such anger and ferocity that she looked like a wild animal instead of a human.

Luffy did not walk away from the fight unharmed though. She was shot and cut many times, but she did not bleed. Her Devil Fruit, the power that she gained from the fruit all but prevented her from either bleeding or dying from blood lost.

The Chi Chi no Mi was a very special fruit, even among Devil Fruits.

Luffy was both beating and scaring the bandits within an inch of their life until Shanks came back and pulled her off the bandits.

Although Shanks did execute the bandits after seeing Makino's tearful form, but he did it discreetly and painlessly.

"Makino did not blame." Shanks said comfortingly.

"Doesn't change that I almost got her rape." Luffy stated sadly.

"That wasn't you. That was those bastards' fault." Shanks said in an assuring manner, but Luffy merely continued to stare at the ocean.

After a minute of silence, Shanks spoke.

"Why are you so quick to attack people who insult your friends?" Shanks asked curiously.

"Because they are my friends. They should be liked and respected by everyone." Luffy answered as if it was simply truth. "I don't care if people fear, hate me, or sees me as a monster, brute or barbarian, but if my friends are insulted or hurt, I don't care what happens to me, I will make them regret them their actions against my friend." The fierceness in her eyes was so surreal that it stunned the Yonko.

For some reason, Shanks could see his old captain in the little girl.

At that time, Shanks made a decision.

"Do you want to come with me?" Shanks offered.

"I would love to, but if I did, I think my Granddad would chase you all over the world." Shanks did not doubt that. "I'll stay here. I'll train hard and set sail someday. I'm gonna become a pirate all on my own."

Luffy was at her feet and stared at the horizon while Shanks merely watch in silence. "One day I'll have a stronger crew than yours! And then I'll find the world's greatest treasure! Someday I'm gonna be the KING OF THE PIRATES! I WILL BE THE PIRATE KING!" For the first time since meeting the girl, this was the first Shanks saw the girl scream.

Shanks listened to Luffy's proclamation before smiling, as if seeing something wonderful in the future. "Oh?" he teased. "So you're going to get a crew that's better than mine? Well then," and slowly, he reached up to his favorite straw hat, something that he inherited from his old captain, and took it off. He placed the hat gingerly onto Luffy's head. "This hat is my gift to you."

Luffy stood still as a statue as Shanks said to her quietly, "This hat is an important treasure to me, so you have to promise me that you'll return it in good condition." Shanks pulled away. "And only after you become a great pirate. That'll be our promise, Luffy."