A/N ; So I've always wanted to write a time-travel fic! But this is my first time attempting such a thing so it might be horrid :') anyways, if you enjoy the chapter please review! Also, some things may be different and some arcs/events may be rushed so be ready for that. Luffy might seem a little too serious and OCC sometimes, but that's just because he witnessed his whole crew getting killed and is trying his best to prevent that from ever happening again.

"I have sent you and your two strongest members back 3 years in time - this gives you another chance to fix what has happened, and change the outcome of your crew. However, be warned - some things may be different from the first time you experienced them, and your strength will likely take time to recover."

Luffy's eyes shot open and he looked around, trying to locate where the voice was coming from. To his surprise, he was back in Dadan's home - the same home he lived in for his entire childhood. Luffy wanted to believe the voice, and the proof was there - if he really had been given another chance he owes that woman everything. The strongest members of the crew would undoubtedly be Zoro and Sanji, and the first thing Luffy has to do is sail out and find the two of them, perhaps that voice had some truth in it and perhaps he really has been blessed with another chance to fix what happened. This time, he wouldn't fuck it up.

Luffy raced out of the house and called out to Dadan, thanking her and the rest of the bandits for all they had done. He raced down the pathway and into town; stopping briefly at Makino's.

"Makino it's time!" Luffy yelled, feeling nostalgic as he stepped inside the bar where he had met Shanks. His eyes fell on the sister-figure who stood behind the bar.

"Are you heading out?" the kind woman asked as she walked over with a soft smile. Sometimes Luffy had thought of her, and how much she had done for him and Ace. Ace - if he had gone back in time this far..that means Ace would still be alive!

"Luffy?" she asked, bringing the teen out of his trance.

Luffy pushed those thoughts out of his mind, he had a lot of time after all. "Yes, I'm heading off now - want to come see me go?" he asked, putting on his cheeriest face. Makino nodded,

"Of course I will," she said in a quiet tone, feeling quite sad that her favorite boy was leaving on such a large and dangerous quest. He really had grown up.

Luffy grinned and raced out of the bar, heading down to where he knew there was a small boat waiting for him - he really was in the past, and everything was just how he remembered. He saw there were some members of the village there to wish him off, and his grin widened as he hopped onto the small rowboat that was tied to the dock. One of the men on the shore bent down to untie it as the rest of them waved, even the Mayor who had been so opposed to Luffy leaving.

"Bye!" Luffy yelled as he sailed away from his hometown once again. "I'll see you guys again!"

Luffy spied the whirlpool from awhile away - as this time, he was expecting it. He also spied the barrel that was floating around in the water - which must mean that yes! There was the pirate ship, and it was getting closer. Luffy rubbed his head as he tried to remember who the captain of that ship had been, but he just couldn't. He could, however, remember that she was very fat and ugly. But this wasn't the time, Luffy had to get himself in that barrel before the ship got there first. He jumped off the boat and managed to grab hold of the barrel before his body hit the water, allowing him to fly into the barrel head first. He pulled the top back on it, and now it was time to wait.

It wasn't too long before he felt the barrel being lifted and thrown on the deck of the pirate ship. Next, it was taken below and then he felt the latches on either side being pulled up, letting Luffy stand tall and push the barrel lid off, surprising the two pirates who had been attempting to open it. They almost fell down in shock, before running onto the deck to let their boss know the barrel was not full of gold, but instead a young man. Luffy looked around, trying to locate a certain short and somewhat annoying pink-haired boy.

"Who are you?" a small voice asked, and Luffy found himself face to face with Coby - when he was still fat and round, that is.

"I'm Monkey. D. Luffy," he replied with conviction. "I'm the man who will become the Pirate King!"

Luffy watched in amusement as Coby fell back in shock, his rounded face held fear.

"W-What do you mean?" the small boy asked. "How can you say that? Do you know how many strong men there are on the Grand Line? That's impossible - there is no way you can become that!"

Luffy scowled, that statement still pissed him off and so he launched a light punch onto Coby's face, making sure it was not too hard. The short boy toppled over and held his face, tears appearing in his eyes.

"What was that for?" Coby mumbled, trying his best not to cry.

Luffy sighed, "Don't make fun of my dream," he said. "I will use everything I can to become the Pirate King, and if I die trying then that is fine."

Baby Coby sure was annoying. Good thing he turns into a bad-ass after joining the Marines. Although, that wasn't something he needed to be thinking about, as he needed to kick the captain of this ship's ass so that they could get to the next town and find Zoro since they have a lot of discussing to do.

"Do you think I could become a Marine?" Coby asked, his voice very low and quiet.

"Huh?"

"It's my dream," the pink boy replied. "I've always wanted to defeat pirates and help make the sea safer."

Luffy nodded, remembering this conversation quite well. "If you don't give up on your dream, you can do it!"

This seemed to give Coby some hope, but then something seemed to click inside of him, and he became sad again.

"What are you doing here anyway?" Luffy asked, trying to get the answers that he already knew.

Coby frowned, "I thought this was a fishing boat and so I got on it but turns out that it was a Pirate ship."

Luffy tried not to laugh, but it was still so funny. How could someone be that stupid?

"COBY!" Someone yelled from above deck. "Get up here!"

Luffy recognized that voice, but he still couldn't place the face to the voice. Luffy tugged on Coby's arm and pulled them both up on deck to confront whoever was yelling at them. Then, they saw her. She was possibly the largest woman Luffy could ever recall and she had tangled, curly hair. But Luffy was still unable to recall who exactly she was, no matter how familiar she was.

"Who are you?" the pirate woman asked as Luffy came into her view.

Luffy grinned, happy to re-state his dream for all present to hear. "I'm Monkey. D. Luffy - the man who will become the Pirate King!" he said.

The woman scowled, her voice growing extremely loud. "Who do you think you are? I am Alvida and I am the best woman pirate, you will not getting away with sabotaging my ship and insulting me!"

Luffy chuckled, now he remembered. She was the one who ate that devil fruit and then turned skinny or something.

"Coby!" Alvida yelled. "Who is the prettiest girl in the world?" she asked, slurring her words as she expected to get exactly what she wanted from the small, petrified boy.

Coby was scared, but then he remembered what Luffy had said, and how those words motivated him, making him want to pursue his dream more than anything else. "You are the…the ugliest hag in the world and I hate you!" he yelled, his voice quite determined. The effect was instantaneous and Alvida's face contorted into something extremely ugly and downright scary.

"How dare you!" she yelled angrily and raised her iron mace up, aiming it directly at the small pink haired boy, before she began to swing it down, hard. Luffy clenched his fist, attempting to coat it in haki as he moved between Alvida and Coby, pushing Coby out of the way. But something was wrong…his Haki wasn't working and he was remaining at his normal strength. As Luffy looked down with confusion, the iron mace hit him on the head - obviously, it didn't affect the rubber boy, but It was still unexpected as he was ready to block it with Haki.

"Luffy-kun!" Coby yelled, concerned for his new friend.

Luffy used his head to push the mace off of him, still not used to having this little strength. He stretched his arm back, shocking everyone on the ship as he pulled it back with gusto, hitting Alvida directly in the stomach as she fell backward; hitting the mast of the ship before falling into the sea. A couple crew members jumped in after her, but Luffy turned to address the remainder of them.

"Give us a boat, Coby wants to join the Marines and I have to find someone!" Luffy said, commanding the crew to do as he ordered, which they did since they were still scared of what kind of monster this boy could possibly be. The crew nodded and there was a boat lowered into the sea. Coby, still shocked, had to be dragged by Luffy off the ship and onto the row boat. As Luffy rowed them away, Coby finally got the guts to speak.

"What are you?" he stuttered, trying not to get on this man's bad side.

"I ate the Gomu-Gomu fruit and I am a Rubber human!" Luffy replied, he always loved watching people's reaction to that.

Coby's face dropped. "Y-You've eaten a Devil Fruit?" he asked. Coby always thought those were a myth, but after seeing Luffy in action, he couldn't exactly deny it.

Luffy nodded, "yup. It tasted gross."

Coby thought of something Luffy had said beforehand. "Wait, you said you were looking for someone - who?" he asked, trying to forget the fact that Luffy was basically a monster.

"Yeah, I am!" Luffy replied, getting excited to see his friend again. "I'm looking for an old friend, we are going to be pirates together."

Coby raised his eyes, "You already have a crew-mate?" he asked.

"Something like that."

Coby didn't reply to this, and instead, he turned his attention to the island that they were approaching - this island was where he was going to join the Marines!

Luffy was also looking towards the island with longing. This was where he met his very first crew member over three years ago, and this is where he and Zoro will be setting sail once more, this time with the motivation to protect the crew forever. If the voice from before was speaking the truth, Zoro and Sanji had also been sent back in time, and so they will be waiting for Luffy to arrive.

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