Chp1
1 Piece AU Luffy Charlotte
By: FunahoMisaki
(AN: I own nothing and here it is folks! The desperately wanted continuation of What If? Featuring Luffy raised by the Big Mom pirates, adopting parents left and right, being badass and semi-smart and being all around sunshine personified! AU OOC some bashing.)
"Looks like we made it. With a day or two to spare." Brulee said smiling sadly as she found the mirror that said it was in the Party Bar of Dawn Island, a place it seemed like Luffy knew given how eager he was to use it.
"Thanks for everything Mama Branch." Luffy said hugging Brulee while she stuck her hand through the mirror, earning a yelp from someone on the other side.
"Anything for you baby boy." Brulee said softly, meaning every word, as she gave him a smile but there were tears in her eyes. After all her baby was grown up and leaving the nest and now about to start on his own pirate adventure.
They grew up so fast.
"Do you want to come meet Makino and mayor Wood Slap and Dadan and the bandits? They'd love to meet one of my mamas and you could rest after using your devil fruit so much." Luffy offered making Brulee shake her head.
"I'm okay for now Lu-chan. We took a day long break yesterday remember? I've got a few more jumps before I have to take a rest and I can be halfway back to Whole Cake by then. Besides…" Brulee kissed his forehead now and shoved him lightly towards the mirror.
"Dragging out goodbye's always hurts worse." Brulee said wisely and making Luffy blink at her for a moment before giving her a wide grin as he lifted his treasure chest of supplies and gifts from his family.
"It's not goodbye mama. It's 'see you later'!" Luffy said before he ducked through the mirror, earning a startled shout from Makino and Mayor Wood Slap who were staring at the mirror in shock and disbelief.
"Yeah…it's not goodbye." Brulee whispered quietly as she closed the mirror portal and turned away, wiping her eyes free of tears before she started moving back to the farthest mirror from Dawn Island that was on a ship.
"It's good to be back!" Luffy said grinning as he looked around the Party bar before he focused his eyes on the gaping Mayor and Makino.
"Hey Makino-nee! Mayor Wood Slap! Been a while hasn't it?" Luffy asked grinning at the two who stared for a moment, looking between him and his hat before they managed to gather their wits while he set down the chest on the bar.
"Lu…Luffy-kun?" Mayor Wood Slap whispered in disbelief and Luffy just laughed.
"Shishishishi! Glad to see you didn't forget about me!" Luffy said happily and the glass slipped from Makino's hands and shattered upon impact with the hard wood floor.
"Lu…Luffy…Luffy!" Makino hesitantly said his name before she gathered enough of her wits to realize that yet it is Luffy in front of her. Older and definitely more dangerous looking but none the less the same boy with the straw hat and wide grin and unique laugh and the scar under his eye. It was Luffy. Her Luffy. She shouted his name, drawing attention from those nearby outside of the bar, as she ran towards him.
"I've missed you too Makino." Luffy said laughing when Makino threw her arms around him in a hug, squeezing him tightly while a few other people poked their heads in curiously to see what the commotion was about.
"Where did you go Luffy? Where have you been?!" Makino asked sobbing slightly as she held him while he gave a sheepish chuckle and rubbed her back. The townspeople looking in going wide eyed and being shocked at the name she used and the familiar boy, although much older, in her arms.
"Well you know how I was caught by slave traders?" Luffy asked and Makino took in a shaky breath but nodded, not releasing him in the least while the word quickly spread that Luffy was back and okay.
"Well after being on their ship for a while they managed to grab another person, a girl who has three eyes. They were saying bad things to and about her so I beat them up and protected her, but they grabbed the wrong kid cause her big brother and sisters came to save her and took me along too." Luffy began the story as the townspeople who remembered their sunshine smiling rubber boy gathered in the bar, one brave or foolish guy running to go get Dadan and the mountain bandits.
"Her mama took a liking to me and let me stay a while, then they found out about what Jiji used to do and didn't want to let me come back to where Jiji could get me again." Makino growled slightly at the mention of Garp, after all she had been the one who patched Luffy up whenever he got done with a 'training session' and they had all read those articles about what Garp had done.
The townsfolk weren't too happy and the lets just say that last time Garp stopped by he got a less than warm or welcoming reception.
"Then a few of the three eyed girls, her name's Pudding by the way and I've adopted her as my sister!, older sisters and brothers took a good liking to me. When one of them explained what a mama or papa was I realized they were acting like a mama or papa and started calling them that. They didn't mind and were pretty happy. So I've been with them for the past few years learning and training and I've gotten super strong now!" Luffy said grinning as he flexed one arm.
"They gave you the gun and sword?" Mayor Wood slap asked making Luffy nod.
"Yep, along with the chest and all of the supplies inside of it. The gun was from Aunt Effilee who was the main one who taught me how to shoot. The sword is from Mama Ama, it's a named sword and its name is supposed to remind me that I'm seeking freedom over anything else. I'm not a swordsman or marksman or anything like that, I still prefer using my fists and feet, but I know a few tricks and can hold my own with them." Luffy said grinning and there was a loud pounding of feet heard from nearby, his Observation Haki notifying him of the people running to his position.
The door to the bar slammed open and there was a large panting woman in the doorway with wide wild eyes.
"Luffy?!" She demanded making Luffy grin at her.
"Hi Dadan!"