Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Dragon Ball belongs to Akira Toriyama and One Piece belongs to Eiichiro Oda.

Author's note: Hey everyone! How is everyone doing?! Kenskywalk19 here to bring you something new. I know that most of my fans were expecting another chapter of my flagship story, Saiyan in Mahora, but this story has been in the works for a while now. I never really got the chance to finish it, especially when my motivation for writing was down. But after being here in Japan, watching One Piece in Japanese raw as well as watching the new Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods in Japanese theaters, I thought why not give it try in doing a cross over of the two. I noticed that even though the stories are very similar, especially when Oda-san is a huge fan of Akira Toriyama, there aren't many crossovers of these two great mangas! To be honest, there should be more One Piece crossovers! It is hugely popular in Japan, even more so than Naruto! But I digress this argument for another time.

Hopefully you guys you will enjoy this story as I tried my best to stay in form to the two stories as well as trying to minimize the major difference in powers by changing a few things. Just to let you know that this will not be a mirror form of the Cross Epoch manga that Toriyama and Oda have done together but rather than something that I have done. Please read and enjoy Chapter 1 of Cross Epoch: A Dragon Ball One Piece Adventure!

Cross Epoch: A Dragon Ball One Piece Adventure

The Dragon Balls, seven mystical spherical orange balls that contained the powers of the gods. Once all seven of them were gathered, they had the power to summon upon a great being to grant upon the user a single wish as well as the title of Dragon Master, the ultimate and strongest warrior of the sea that only a few have retained in recorded history of the Grand Line. But because there were only seven of them and had been not seen in a long time, these orange balls were thought only to be things of legend. As time went on, the rumors of its existence faded through the course of history. But, not anymore.

Many years ago, Gold Rogers, the King of the Pirates and rumored Dragon Master, had everything the world had to offer. Money, fame, power, you name it. On the day he was captured and to be executed in front of the town he was born in, a member of the crowd asked him where he kept his treasure. His finals words before he was sent to his death were, "You want my treasure? You can have it! I have the scattered the Dragon Balls all over the Grand Line and at the end of it, I left everything I own in One Piece."

Ever since that day, a new era had begun. The beginning of the Great Pirate Era! Once they had learned about the powers of the Dragon Balls and the location of the One Piece, pirates from all over the world travelled to the Grand Line in search of the Pirate King's legendary treasure and the Dragon Balls to claim the title King of the Pirates and Dragon Master!

Log 1: Romance Dawn! The Beginning of a New Adventure!

It was a cloudy night in the usually clear East Blue Sea. Powerful winds blew past the trees. On one of the many islands in the East Blue lay a small village where its residents were currently asleep in their homes. Past the village was a thick jungle and within that jungle lived an old martial arts master who did not interact much with the village. As a result, his residency had become an urban legend. However, today was a special day as something happened that changed everything.

On the coast of this sleeping island laid a small dinghy on the shores upon which you could see footprints leading into the thick vast jungles. This dinghy had something interesting on as a flag as it was a black flag with a skull and cross bones on it. Yes… the Jolly Roger flag, the infamous insignia of pirates. But who could it belong to?

The ownership of the flag didn't matter right now as a shadowy figure went walking into the jungle. While walking through the thick jungle, he had come across an old traditional home in the middle of this vast place. It was odd to see a little house there, but it didn't matter. The cloaked figure came out from behind the trees while holding a large woven basket. The figure is large and broad, his face well hidden under his hood. The person fought the strong wind, holding the basked close to his chest towards the front door of this house. The person gave a heaving sigh and gently placed the basket on the doorstep.

With another sigh, the person bent down and looked one last time at what was riding in this woven basket. It was wrapped in a bundle of blankets and gurgled happily. The cloaked person stared at the object within the basket for this thing, this newborn, was the hooded stranger's last treasure. With a final gurgle, the baby closed its onyx eyes and fell asleep with a smile. One could not see the soft smile the cloaked one had on his face.

"I'm sorry, my son. This is all I can do for you. Stay strong and avenge the fall of our clan, Kakarotto. Hopefully, in the future, our paths will cross again. Till we meet again, my son," the hooded stranger said to his treasure. The cloaked man pounded continuously on the front door and ran away quickly when he heard footsteps approaching the door. He was nowhere in sight when the door was answered.

Now, a new old voice was heard coming from within the house, "Yes, yes, I am coming." The door opened, revealing a kind looking old man with a white beard. He wore an orange coat that had black sleeves and had a pattern of yellow circles in the orange section of the coat. It looked like one of those Chinese shirts that Chinese martial artists wore. He was also wearing black pants with black boots as well as a green hat.

After a few moments of glancing outside his door, the old man saw that no one was there. "Hello… hello? Is anybody out there?" the elderly man called out. No answer. "Hmph… darn village kids…" the old man grumbled. Just as he was about to close his door, a small cry was heard. "Huh?"

The old man looked down and saw a baby wrapped in blackest inside a woven basket. The old man bent down and picked up the babe and unwrapped in from its blankets. "Well, what a surprise! A baby!" the old man stated. He held out the babe, a small naked little boy with a head full of spiky black hair that suck out in every direction. The infant just stared blankly at the old man.

"Where did you come from?" the elder asked the infant as if he could answer. The child just smiled, thinking that this old guy was kind of funny. He gurgled and raised his tiny chubby little leg and kicked the old man in the face playfully. Unfortunately, it actually hurt the old man. The child just giggled in amusement. Suddenly, from behind the child, a brown furry appendage fell down from his rear and drooped in front on the elder's eyes.

"A baby with a tail? We can't just leave you here, can we? How would you like to come and stay with me?" the old man asked. The child on giggled and kicked the old man again. "Oww! Oh, such a spirited young boy!" The old man chuckled. "Okay, from now on, you'll be the grandson of me, Son D. Gohan, okay? And your name will be… let's see…"

The old man began to ponder on what he should with the baby. He looked up and saw that a bit of light from the crescent moon began to shine through one of the cracks in the rainclouds. Thinking that maybe the baby had come from the sky due to this sign from the heavens, Gohan had come up with a good name for the child. "Goku!" he named. "Son D. Goku!" The baby giggled at the name and wagged his tail happily.

The old man smiled sweetly. "Goku, you're going to grow up strong!" The baby smiled brightly at his new guardian, Son D. Gohan as he was lifted up into the air. "Now let's get you inside before it starts storming again." Gohan put Goku in one hand and picked up both Goku's blanket and basket with the other as he closed the door behind him.

Seven years later…

Monkey D. Luffy was always an explorer at heart, even at the age of six. He absolutely loved adventure. He always made trouble in his little village which of course brought a reputation to the young Luffy. So, one day, one of his playmates suggested that he should explore the jungle. However, he mentioned that Luffy should not go too far into the jungle or stay after dark. The people were cautious of the jungle when it was nighttime because a few years ago a giant monster was seen destroying parts of the jungle. It was taller than the trees and caused a great panic within the village. "I ain't scared of no monster! I'm braver than the lot of you!" Luffy boasted before heading into the jungle.

A half hour into his 'adventure,' Luffy found himself going in circles. "Hmph I'm pretty sure I passed that bush 10 minutes ago," Luffy muttered to himself. "Then again… all these bushes look the same!" Luffy looked around. All he could see were trees and plants. Birds were tweeting and animal scurrying around. A looming shadow crept into a nearby bush. Luffy nearly screamed, "Ah I knew this was a bad idea! Why do I listen to myself?" Then his stomach let out a small grumble. "Ahhh, I'm hungry. I need to get out of here and eat some meat."

Suddenly, Luffy heard a low growl. The six year old jumped, "Yipe! W-who's there? H-hello? Makino… Mayor… Mr. Fishmonger… anyone?" He heard the growl again and this time it was much fiercer than before. Luffy jumped up once more and turned around to see himself face to face with a saber-toothed tiger!

"Oh no…" Luffy murmured. He was frozen in his spot. 'Just stay perfectly still Luffy. You don't want to provoke it. No sudden movements…' He thought to himself. The tiger gave a low growl and circled the frozen child. It bared its long pointed fangs. Luffy gulped. I might as well try out my new technique, he said to himself. I've been waiting for the opportunity to see if my fist is really as tough as a pistol.

The tiger crouched down and was about to strike. It pounced and gave a loud roar, ready to devour his prey. Luffy closed his eyes and rushed forward to attack the incoming animal. He prepared for the tiger's attack but within seconds, Luffy didn't feel or sense anything. The tiger never came. "What the…" Luffy mumbled as he opened his eyes. Once he did, he saw a boy who was a few inches shorter than he was, standing in front of the ferocious animal. Luffy noticed that the boy wore a blue dogi, with black martial arts shoes, red wristbands and a staff strapped to his back. What intrigued Luffy the most was this boy had a furry tail like a monkey and really cool spiky black hair that went out in every direction.

The boy had a goofy grin on his face as he looked at his opponent. "You're kinda small for a tiger but you'll do." The tiger roared and pounced on the unknown boy.

Luffy screamed, "Get out of the way dumbass! You're going to get killed!"

The boy paid no attention to Luffy's warning. He jumped up and kicked the tiger in its neck, effectively killing it. Luffy was at a loss of words when the tiger dropped dead. "Tiger, my favorite snack!" The boy chirped, licking his lips. He picked up the tiger by its tail and started to drag it away towards the deeper part of the forest.

Luffy shook his head and came back to reality. "Hey, wait you!" Luffy screamed chasing after the boy. The little boy stopped upon seeing Luffy run after him. Luffy stopped and caught his breath. "I just wanted to thank you for saving my life there. You're really strong and awesome," he said with his trademark grin. "I'm Monkey D. Luffy by the way."

The small boy also smiled his own trademark smile in response. "Ossu! I'm Goku, Son D. Goku!"

"Well Goku, I think it's awesome you have a tail!"

"Thanks but where's your tail?"

"Huh?"

"Well your name is Monkey D. Rubi right? You're a monkey right?"

"No dumbass, I'm a human! And my name is not Rubi, it's Luffy!" Luffy snorted.

Goku moved his head slightly to side in slight confusion. "What's a human, Liffy?" he asked.

"That's easy. A human is someone who can eat lots of meat, like me!" Luffy said proudly.

"That's awesome! You are really smart Lubi!"

"It's Luffy, you jerk! Get it right! Besides, how old are you anyway?"

The young spiky haired boy began to count his fingers. "Let's see… 1... 2... 3... plus 4… times 8… divided by pie… mmm… pie… now subtract that by 50… oh! I'm 7 years old!" Goku announced proudly.

Luffy almost fell down. "W-what? Seven years old? You're older than I am! But you're shorter than me!"

"Huh, really? I guess never noticed that," Goku said with a grin on his face. "Anyways, I should get going and cook this tiger soon. My stomach is rumbling."

"Rumbling?" Luffy asked and within a moment, a very loud grumble was heard in the forest. Luffy immediately knew that the noise wasn't coming from him but rather from Goku. Goku blushed slightly as he let out a chuckle. Luffy laughed. Goku was similar to him when it came to their stomachs. "Shishishishi! I like you Goku," he said. "You are a funny person. Where do you live?"

"Here in the jungle," Goku deadpanned.

Luffy's eyes widened a bit. "Really? All by yourself?"

"Recently, yes. You see, I used to live with my Grandpa but he passed away a few years ago."

Luffy nodded. "I see... sorry."

"Don't worry about it," said the monkey boy and within a moment, another grumble was heard. But this time, it was coming from Luffy. Goku grinned. "You wanna help me eat this tiger?" he asked. "You look kinda hungry. Follow me to my home and I'll feed you!"

Luffy smiled brightly. "Why not? I love meat! And I've always wanted to try tiger meat." The two boys laughed and continued on their way to Goku's house. From that day on, the two "monkeys" became the best of friends.

Several years later…

Many years had passed since Goku and Luffy met each other on that fateful day. And in that time, the Great Pirate Era continued forth, creating more pirates as they sailed on the Grand Line and towards the ultimate goal, the One Piece and claim the title of the Pirate King. However, because of the numbers of pirates on the Grand Line was great, the Marines, the patrolmen of the sea, had their hands full, leaving behind areas that were unprotected, such as the East Blue. As a result, many ships were being attacked in the East Blue by notorious pirates. One such example was the Alvida pirates, led by a notorious pirate lady called Alvida.

They had just finished assaulting a ship that was currently hosting a party of the upper echelon of society and grabbed a whole lot of booty. They could have grabbed more had they not been interrupted by a Marine ship. Luckily though, a whirlpool had appeared and the Alvida Pirates were able to escape. At Alvida's orders, the crew celebrated at gaining such a large amount of treasure and money. However, there was one who wasn't in such a festive mood.

His name was Coby. He was a small, timid, cubby boy with pink hair and round-frame glasses. Clearly, he wasn't the definition of a pirate as he was taken in as a prisoner when he went out fishing from his island. Since then, he had been a cabin boy for the Alvida pirates and mistreated constantly by both the captain and the crew members.

After pillaging the ship, Coby was left alone and badly bruised for not helping with Alvida and her crew. As he began to sigh and think about how he was never going to get off this ship, he noticed two barrels coming up against the ship, port side. Upon seeing them, the young pink haired boy thought of pulling them up since they might contain some sort of treasure, maybe even some alcohol! But as soon as he tried to pull them up, he found them to be extremely heavy and hard to get them out of the ocean.

This is pointless, Coby said to himself. I might as well receive more punishment for not 'helping' the crew. Why do I have to be pirate? All I wanted to be was a… Coby stopped himself mid-thinking when he noticed something close by to him. A smile appeared on the boy's face as he had thought up a way to lift the two barrels out of the sea without any extra manpower.

Within minutes, the pink haired boy was able to lift up the two barrels. Thinking that maybe they were barrels of alcohol, Coby took them down to the kitchen and storage room. As he brought them down, he pushed one and pulled the other with a rope. As soon as he entered the kitchen, he turned around to see three members of the Alvida Pirates.

"Hey, coward!" said the bigger looking pirate to a startled Coby. "Are you hidin' out in a place like this again?!"

"N-No! I thought I'd haul these two big barrels of alcohol over…"

"Hehehehe," chuckled tall one of the three pirates. "We'll lighten it for ya!"

"I was just feelin' thirsty!" added the other pirate.

"You can't! Alvida-sama will kill us if she finds out!"

"Then you just need to keep yer mouth shut! Right, Coby?"

The pink haired boy gulped as he bowed his head in defeat and fear. "Y-yes! You're right!" he said.

One of "This one is pretty heavy!"

"Can't wait!"

"Hold yer horses!" said the bigger pirate as he cracked his knuckles. "I'll bust this one right open and then we can get to the other one!"

When the bigger pirate was about to punch the barrel open, it was broken open and a loud voice yawned. At the same time, the mysterious guest gave a punch to the face of the bigger pirate, knocking him out instantly. "YAAWWN, I SLEPT GREAT!"

Everyone jumped and gasped at the person that came out from one of the barrels. This person wore a sleevesless red vest along with blue trousers and sandals. But what was interesting was that he was wearing a straw hat. The mysterious person looked around the room, noticing that he wasn't on his ship anymore. The pirate crew were shaking and gaping. "H-H-He just came out a barrel! Who the hell is this guy?"

The straw hat boy ignored the onlookers and began to look around once again. Once he spotted the other barrel lying on the floor, he quickly picked it up with his hands to set it straight up. "Oi, Goku! Wake up!" he said as he opened the top of the barrel. Everyone in the room went over to see that there was another person inside. Their mouths went even wider, gaping in shock in seeing another person inside a barrel.

The straw hat sighed. "Damn, he is fast asleep," he said. After a few seconds of thinking, he pounded his right fist onto the palm of his left hand. "That's right. I know the best way to wake him up. Oi Goku! Breakfast is ready!"

Upon that instance, the second person popped out of the barrel, breaking it into pieces and immediately searched around. "Breakfast?!" he said as he looked around. Everyone in the room had their eyes popping out in shock as they got a good look at the new incomer. He was very tall and muscular. He had wild spiky black hair and was wearing a white tank-top; over it opened a dark green Chinese shirt with white on the sleeves. Spring green gi pants with a brown and gold belt. He had black fighter boots and wrapped around his chest was a faded pastel yellow sac. He had red-orange wristbands and a red staff strapped to his back. What was most interesting was that behind his back was a brown monkey tail wagging around.

As soon as this new person got a good look at his surrounding, he started to pout. "Aww Luffy, you tricked me. There is no food here," he said.

"Shishishishi! Don't worry Goku. I'm sure we will find some food here and continue our adventure."

Goku's pouting quickly ended. "You're right." Within moments, Goku looked around and saw the pirates for the first time. "Hey, who're you guys?"

"THAT'S WHAT WE WERE ABOUT TO ASK YOU TWO!" The pirates yelled.

"That guy's gonna catch cold if he sleeps there, y'know," Luffy stated, pointing to the unconscious pirate on the floor.

"YOU DID THAT!" The two pirates then pulled out their swords, ready to slice up the newcomers into pieces. "Are you toyin' with us even when you know we're pirates?!"

"Man, I'm starting to get hungry," Luffy said as he completely ignored the two pirates and looked at his partner in crime. "Goku, let's ask if they have any food."

Goku nodded happily as he raised his fist in the air. "Yeah!"

"Listen when people are talking!" exclaimed the two pirates. Pissed off for not being taken seriously, the two remaining pirates prepared for the attack. "You damn kids!" Coby shrieked in fear as Goku and Luffy turned around to see the two pirates up in the air, ready to slice off the newcomers. "Die!" Coby shut his eyes and was sure to hear the two strangers screaming but it never came. Instead he could swear he heard a spring and something snapping. Coby opened and saw the two pirates sitting on their bums and shaking in fear as their swords were cut in half while Luffy and Goku stood unharmed.

"What's the big idea?" Luffy questioned.

"W-who are you?!" asked the two pirates once more.

"Me?" Goku and Luffy asked in unsion.

Luffy introduced himself first. "I'm Monkey D. Luffy. Nice to meetcha!"

"Ossu, I'm Son D. Goku!" Goku said cheerfully.

The pirates, scared stiff by what just recently happened, picked up their unconscious pirate companion and left the room in a hurry. As they left a trail of dust in their wake, Luffy titled his head to the side a bit in confusion. "What the… What just happened?" he asked.

"What's with them?" Goku asked as he scratched his head, looking confused as to why the two pirates ran away so quickly.

Quickly getting out of his shocked state, the pink haired boy rushed to the two new incomers with a concerned look on his face. "R-run, hurry!" Coby stated in concern. "If they come back with their friends, you two will be killed!"

Ignoring Coby's plea, Goku continued on speaking as he looked at his companion, Luffy. "But man, I sure am hungry!"

"Me too!" the straw hat boy nodded. "Let's go find some food Goku!"

"Ossu!"

"How can you two be so carefree?!" Coby exclaimed with anime tears running down his face. "There are still lots more of them up on deck!"

Completely ignoring the pink haired boy, Goku and Luffy began to look around for food. After a few seconds of searching, they noticed the second door in the kitchen and opened it to take a look inside the mysterious room. Upon immediately entering the room, the two 'monkeys' found themselves in the storage room filled with food!

"Food! Food! Food! Yes! Food!" Goku and Luffy exclaimed excited as bright sparkles were showing around their faces, illuminating a bit the room.

As the two 'monkeys' stared at the boxes that contained food, Coby decided to come inside with them and closed the door behind him. "Actually, they might not find us in here!" he stated, hoping that two new strangers knew what they were doing.

But it didn't seem so as they again ignored the pink haired boy. They began to search frantically on which box to start. "Which should I choose?" Both of them said as they began their frantic search.

Luffy was the first one to find his box of food. "This box? Ooh, jackpot!" he said excitedly.

Goku, at last, noticed and looked at Coby as Luffy started to open the box that he had recently found. "Pinky half-pint, what's your name?"

"M-m-me? M-my name is Coby," replied the pink-haired boy. The boy was still baffled by the two 'Monkeys' attitudes and antics. "You're Luffy-san and Goku-san, right? That was incredible just now! How did you two do that?!"

"I don't know," Luffy answered as he had already stuffed himself with food that was found in the box. "We just did."

"Pinky half-pint, do you know if there are any boats onboard?" Goku asked as he also began to stuff himself with food.

"I-I think so…"

"Our ship got swallowed by this giant whirlpool…" Luffy commented as he began to eat more of the food as did Goku.

"You mean that whirlpool?!" Coby exclaimed with his eyes widening in surprise. "No one could survive that!"

"Boy, was that a real surprise!" Luffy said as he let out a laugh with Goku joining in as well, being very carefree as they were. It seemed nothing was bothering them even though they were in enemy territory, especially in the presence of a feared pirate like Alvida.

"Hey, pinky half-pint," Goku said as he turned his attention toward Coby, "are you one of those pirates, too?"

"No I am not. I never wanted to be in a pirate crew. It was on that fateful day…" Coby started his tale of how he got captured and forced into the pirate crew. "That day, I got in a boat on the outskirts of town to go fishing… but it turned out the boat was actually headed for a pirate ship. It's been two years since… In exchange for my life, I've been forced to be a chore boy."

"That's no fun," Goku commented.

"Man, you're dumb and stupid!" Luffy added.

"Seriously."

Coby started to cry anime tears upon hearing those comments. "You two are brutally honest…"

"If you don't like it, then run away," Goku said.

"I-I can't!" Coby shouted as he shook his head. "No way! No way! Just the thought of Alvida-sama finding me frightens me and makes me weak in the knees."

"Oh, you're a wimp, too?" Luffy commented.

Coby was about to protest on Luffy's comment but he knew it was true. "Yeah… That's right… If only I had the courage to drift the ocean in a barrel…"

Meanwhile…

Meanwhile the three pirates from earlier that Goku and Luffy had taken out had finally crawled back to Alvida. She stared down at the three pirates with a displeased look on her face. However, she was a bit nervous at the thought that someone had the audacity to attack her ship.

"There are two intruders…" whimpered the crewmember.

"What are you sure?" asked Alvida.

"Yes… I didn't get a good look at them but one of them was a guy with black spiky hair… that's all I can tell…" said the crewmember.

"It must be the Demon Pirate Hunters… Roronoa Zoro and Piccolo…" Alvida said, pounding the ground with her signature huge iron club in anger. "I knew that they would eventually find me. I might as well give them a greeting that they will never forget."

Meanwhile, back with Luffy, Goku and Coby…

"There's actually something I want to do, too," Coby mumbled as Luffy and Goku continued to eat.

Goku momentarily stopped eating as he turned towards the pink haired boy. "What did you say now, pinky half-pint?" he asked.

"N-Nothing!" Coby said while waving his arms in front of him as he felt embarrassed to tell about his lifelong dream. He needed to change the subject before he further embarrassed himself. "So what compelled you two to set out onto the sea, Luffy-san, Goku-san?" he asked the two vacuum cleaners of food.

The two just smiled as they gulped the food they were currently eating and said in unison, "We're pirates!"

Coby almost fell over, shuddering in fear at the two 'monkeys' exclamation. "P-P-P-Pi-Pirates?!"

Goku nodded. "That's right. We're going to gather up a pirate crew and get a ship so we can sail the Grand Line and make our dreams come true!"

Coby blinked a few times. "D-Dreams?"

Goku threw out his signature grin. "I am going to gather the Dragon Balls and become the Dragon Master!"

The young pink-haired boy's eyes flung wide open once he heard the words. "D-D-Dragon Balls!?"

"And I'm the man who will be King of the Pirates!" Luffy grinned.

Coby couldn't take it, gaping in shock at their dreams and how easily they seemed so happy in saying it. "You two are crazy!" he exclaimed. "No way! No way, no way, no way! Absolutely no way! There's no way you two can stand at the apex of this Great Pirate Era! Going to the Grand Line is crazy, no it's suicide! It is known as the pirate graveyard! If you're planning to be the Pirate King and Dragon Master you need to find the legendary One Piece. And the Dragon Balls don't get me started! It is just a legend! No one has ever been able to collect all seven and I'm pretty sure Gold Rogers did not collect all seven of them! You have to be an idi–"

But before Coby could continue, Luffy hit him on the head. "Why did you hit me?" the pink haired boy asked, holding his head in pain.

"Just because," Luffy responded bluntly.

"But it's all right. I'm used to it now…"

"Pinky half-pint, it's not about whether we can or not," Goku started as he and Luffy stood up from their spots.

"We are gonna do it because we want to," Luffy said as he took off his straw hat and looked at it while Goku took out an orange looking ball from a brown sack that was tied to his sash. Coby had no idea what that ball but it definitely looked important as he noticed Goku's expression was the same as Luffy's. "We made a promise to a friend that we'd be the best pirates in the world," Luffy continued. He then plopped his straw hat back on his head as Goku nodded in agreement. "And because of that, we set out to fulfill our dreams. If we die fighting for that, that's fine with us!"

Coby was in awe at Luffy's declaration of both his and Goku's dream. "Now, then! My belly's full! How about you, Goku?" The straw hat boy asked.

"Me too!" replied the spikey haired warrior as he placed the orange ball back into its place in the brown sack. "Guess we should go get us a boat! I wonder if they'll give us one if we ask."

"Hopefully they're generous."

Goku and Luffy then proceeded to walk towards the exit of the storage room, noticing that Coby hadn't moved at all since hearing about their dreams. "I never once thought about it… Do you suppose I can do it, too?" Coby finally spoke after a few moments of silence. "If I'm prepared to die for it?"

"Do what?" Luffy asked.

"Do you think… even I could join the Marines?" Coby questioned.

"Marines?" Goku repeated.

"Yes!" Coby exclaimed excitedly. "Catching bad guys is my dream! It's been my dream ever since I was little! Do you think I can do it?!"

"How should I know?" Luffy questioned.

"No! I'll do it! If I'm gonna be a chore boy for the rest of my life, then I'll break out of here and catch even Alvida-sama – no, Alvida!"

"Coby!" A rough sounding female voice boomed as something tore through the ceiling of the storage room. "You're gonna team up with them to catch who?! Huh, Coby?!" Coby flinched and shook in fear the mysterious voice came from none other than the fat ugly Lady Pirate Captain Alvida. Behind her stood a large crew, who ready to pounce on the intruders at Alvida's command.

Noticing Goku and Luffy, Alvida grinned evilly, letting out a quiet sigh as well. "Well, it looks like these two are obviously not those pirate hunters Piccolo and Zoro," Alvida said. "They are just two scrawny brats!"

"Piccolo and Zoro?" Goku and Luffy repeated quizzically.

"Coby!" Alvida said, grabbing Coby's attention wholeheartedly as he trembled in fear. "Who's the most beautiful of all on these seas?!"

Coby proceeded to stay quote that he had memorized ever since being forcefully joined to the Alvida Pirates. "O-of course that would be–"

"Oi Coby, who's the ugly old biddy?" Luffy asked. Everyone gasped; their mouths wide open and gaping. He

"Hoo boy, he sure is chunky too," Goku added. More gasps of shock.

"Biddy? Chunky?" One pirates said as he gulped loudly.

"Not good…" said another one of Alvida's pirate crew. They knew full well what was going to happen next.

Alvida's rage burned up as several angry tick marks appeared on her face. She didn't like being called that, especially by two brats like Goku and Luffy. "You two are dead!" she roared in anger as she swung her iron club at the two 'monkeys'. Luckily, the two of them seemed well prepared and dodged the attack accordingly.

"Let's go!" Luffy said as he grabbed Coby and jumped with Goku onto the ship's deck. Upon landing, they immediately saw that they were a few pirates to launch an attack at the two 'monkeys'. Goku and Luffy were able to easily deal the incoming attacks as they punched and did their counterattacks. Within moments, the pirates were no match for Goku's and Luffy's strength.

Goku and Luffy, after defeating the pirates that were on the deck, grinned at their supposed victory. But when they turned around, they noticed a large crew standing before them, all equipped with knives, gun and anything that would be deadly to use. Upon seeing that, Goku and Luffy did only course of action. They… started to run away? Coby couldn't believe it. He, and almost everyone else, would have thought that Goku and Luffy would try to fight the crew rather than run away.

However, it seemed that that was their plan after all. As Luffy grabbed the main mast, his arm started to stretch into considerable lengths as he and Goku ran further away from the mast. The Alvida pirates stopped their chasing when they noticed Luffy's arm stretching. They immediately looked at the two 'monkeys' and their expressions. "Got ya!" Goku and Luffy both said with a grin on their faces.

Then, Luffy started to pull back even further as if he were about to spring himself. Grabbing onto him was Goku as a weird strange flame white-like aura surrounded the spikey haired man. Then, that strange white aura surrounded Luffy as well! Who were these guys?! The two 'monkeys' then proceeded to shout out their attacks.

"Gomu Gomu no…"

"Qi Qi no…"

"CHARGE ROCKET!" Then Luffy sprang from his location as he and Goku crashed into the large pirate crew and easily knocking them out like it was nothing. All of the crew stood motionless as Goku and Luffy stood right back up and pounded each other's fists while grinning.

Coby, meanwhile, was in complete shock and his mouth was gaping, especially after seeing an attack like that! "Luffy-san… Goku-san… WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TWO?" Coby was shocked, but more shocked to see Alvida standing right behind him. Sensing anger coming from the fat lady, the pink haired boy quickly hid behind Luffy and Goku.

"You two haven eaten Devil Fruits, haven't you?" The fat ugly lady pirate asked, seeing the two 'monkeys' combined attack.

"Yep," Luffy and Goku said in unsion.

Luffy then grinned his trademark grin. "I ate the Gumo Gumo no Mi (The Gum Gum Fruit). I'm a rubber man!"

Goku also smiled his trademark smile. "And I ate the Qi Qi no Mi (The Ki Ki Fruit). I have access to the inner energy in my body, thus becoming an energy man!"

"You know, it doesn't sound as cool as mine Goku," Luffy commented.

"I know but I really wanted to try it out," the spikey haired boy with a large grin on his face.

"I see!" Alvida responded. "I'd heard the rumors, but I guess they really do exist! You two also seem pretty skilled. Are you bounty hunters?"

Goku and Luffy shook their heads as they both let out their signature grins on their faces. "We're pirates!" Both of them stated in unsion.

"Pirates?! Hah!" Alvida laughed. "All by yourselves?!"

"It's just us right now, but we'll find some more sooner or later!" Goku responded.

"Yeah… 20 crewmen sounds good to me!" Luffy added.

"Hahahaha! Ah, so you two are pirates too, huh?! Then that means you and me are enemies, huh?"

"L-Luffy-san! G-Goku-san!" Coby pleaded to the two 'monkeys'. "Let's get out of here!"

"Why?" Goku and Luffy both asked in unsion.

"You saw how powerful her club is! In these waters, she's the most – " Suddenly, Coby stopped talking as he noticed the looks on both Goku's and Luffy's faces. He then remembered each of their inspiring words. Sure they may look like a couple of idiots but they had courage and ambition. Something he never had before. Until now…

"I'm the most what?!" Alvida asked angrily.

"T-t-the… The most ugly, cragged old hag ever!" Coby screamed with tears flowing down his eyes. The Alvida Pirates crew was shell shocked and gaping at Coby's statement. Alvida, meanwhile, shrieked and was even angrier than before. At the same time, Goku and Luffy laughed wholeheartedly at the scene.

"What did you say?!" Alvida asked once again.

"I… I'm going to join the Marines! And then I'm gonna beat up pirates!

"Do you even know what you're saying?!"

"I do! I'm gonna do what I want to do! I'm gonna… I'm gonna join the Marines… and catch your lousy ass!"

"You damn pipsqueak!" roared Alvida as she swung her iron mace at Coby. 'I-I did it! No regrets! No regrets! I fought for my dreams! I may die but I did it!'

However, his death didn't come. He didn't feel the iron club on him. Did Alvida miss? Slowly opening his eyes, Coby gaped at an unexpected scene before him. There, in front of him, stood Goku, holding back the massive iron club with just his bare hand. "Good job Coby. You stuck up for yourself," Goku said. Coby was in awe, especially when Goku had finally started using the pink haired boy's real name.

Alvida, meanwhile, was struggling at taking back her club from Goku's grip. "What the!? I can't move!" she roared. Goku grinned as he crushed the iron club with his bare hand. Alvida stepped back a bit in shock as she just watched a man destroy her signature iron club. Not even the strongest enemies that she faced in the East Blue had left a dent, but this man, this 'energy man' was able to do it! Who was he?!

Rather than question him, Alvida proceeded to attack Goku even without her club with an over the head punch. Goku grinned as he immediately ducked down. Alviad wondered why the spikey haired boy would duck when she was about to slam him but she then saw why he did so. Behind him was Luffy, preparing his signature technique as he pulled back his fist and shot it out like a pistol!

"Gomu Gomu no Pistol!" Luffy shouted as he hit the fat lady pirate squarely in the stomach and sending her flying into the sky and out of sight.

Her pirate crew stood shocked. Their eyes were popping out and their mouths gaping. "Ah! Alvida-sama!" they shouted.

"Oi!" Luffy now turned to the crew, quickly getting out of their shocked stated. They stared nervously at the two 'monkeys', wondering what they were going to do to them now.

Goku continued with the order. "Give Coby a small boat! He's going to join the Marines!"

Then Luffy added to the order, "Keep your mouths shut and let him go!"

"Y-yes sir!" The crew cried, running away.

And so, Goku and Luffy sailed away with Coby in a ship that Alvida's pirate crew had provided. Coby let out a sigh of relief. "Looks like we managed to get away…" he stated.

"That was fun! We should do that again!" Luffy commented, laughing at what just happened as if nothing bothered him.

"Hey I was wondering… who was that Zola and Flute that the chunky guy said about?" Goku asked. "What are they like?"

"Oh you mean Roronoa Zoro and Piccolo?" Coby replied. The spiked haired hero nodded. "They're two extremely strong bounty hunters. They are powerful sword technique practitioners. I heard they not only kill their prey but feed their remains to the sharks and Sea Kings! They even gave Piccolo the nickname Piccolo Daimao, the Demon King!"

"That is so cool!" Luffy said, his eyes sparkling a bit upon hearing Piccolo's nickname.

"But why is Flute called the Demon King?" Goku asked.

"Because I heard that he looks like the devil incarnate whenever he cuts down an enemy," Coby replied. "Plus, I also heard that he has green skin. I think they were arrested and are being held at the nearest Marine base," said Coby. "We definitely should avo–"

But Coby didn't finish his sentence as Goku and Luffy were too busy grinning like crazy and having a few sparkles in their eyes. "A green guy?!" Goku said excitedly.

"They must be good guys! They'll make perfect crew members!" Luffy claimed.

"Do you think Zola has green skin?" Goku asked.

"I don't know but we can find out."

"You two can't be serious!?" Coby exclaimed. "They are dangerous people! We should stay the hell away from them. You two are being reckless again!"

"It's decided then! We will have them join up with us! So set sail!" Luffy said, raising his right hand up high in the air with Goku following suit.

"Ossu!"

"You two are nuts…" mumbled Coby. Neither of them listened as they sailed onto the sea and onto the Marine Base that was nearby.

Author's note: Hey everyone! Hope you guys enjoyed the first chapter! I wanted to follow the first episode of the One Piece anime rather than the first chapter of the One Piece manga. Just to let you know that this will not be your average Cross Epoch story. I hope you guys enjoyed Goku's Devil Fruit name. Qi is chinese for power which in Japanese means Chikara. In Dragon Ball, they say Qi as it is pronounced as "ki" in Japanese so I wanted to keep that part. And don't worry, I will show how Goku and Luffy got their devil fruits in another chapter.

PLEASE READ AND REVIEW! I want to hear how I did. See you later! Peace!