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"Ahhhhhhaaaaaaaa Luffy screamed in pain once he hit the ground. Sorry for the wait I'll update soon Thanks for Reading See ya, Chapter 4: People Reactions to Grandline Timeline Part 1, People Reactions to Grandline Timeline Part 2, Chapter 6: One Week Leaving Marineford on the way to Impel Down. I felt joy, I'm always happy when it is my crew or my sons. >Das ist wirklich merkwrdig. (translated version of a fanfiction of mine, brazilian portuguese to english). marco asked. "Ora, Sabo. What do you do, when youre with your parents?, We explore, Ace answers instantly. Ayanokouji X Ichinose Adopted by the Sakayanagi family . On his way home, he encounters someone he never expected: a human child named O N E P I E C E | Luffy Fanfiction. I didn't feel anything off but I stayed alert just in case anything were to actually happen. However, she did not see her new life with the king adopting her and declare her his heir to the throne of Nine Fire Island. Besides, it's not like he's in more than he is. Entonces ahora puedes ser mi omega y llevar a mis cachorros! With a bounty of 6.000.000 Berri, Curly Dadan has earned herself a reputation in the area. With Zoro still on the ship "I can't help but feel something bad is going to happen. Most of Shanks's crew is dead and Shanks hasn't handled it very. She was about to head back inside when she heard small whimpering, she looked down on the ground and froze. "Wait does that mean we will be seeing you more often yoi?" And only after your fathers gotten into a fight with Garp., Captain, Benn states, drawing their attention,What?, Shanks grins,Right. Crocodile had never been anyones priority, Boo hoo, right? 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Ace (21), Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence (49), Parent Akagami no Shanks | Red-Haired Shanks (40), Akagami no Shanks | Red-Haired Shanks & Monkey D. Luffy, i was born in the summer when the sun didn't shine, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Monkey D. Luffy & Mugiwara Kaizoku | Strawhat Pirates, Mugiwara Kaizoku | Strawhat Pirates & Nefertari Vivi, information on races will be added throughout the chapters, everyone looks at Luffy and is like yeah he's a little fucked up, does vary im jus a luffy kin so i find the most comfort writing with him, luffy still can't swim very well lol he doesn't like the water but he's not weakened by it, no devil fruits bc these shits don't need extra powers, i jus prefer that sweet sweet found family, Zoro and Nami have a sibling dynamic i think, can update frequently or go months w nothing. "Yo whitebeard, how have you been treating my kids?" Maybe he will also find himself a family during this journey. No. Blackbeard rubbing ace defeat in Luffy's face that he defeat his older brother was like put salt on the wound. Have you ever kissed anyone? Shanks grinned looking to Luffys lips so hed notice. This fanfic compiles various one-shots of smut, fluff and angst involving Luffy with a diversity of characters. And didn't realize that Blackbeard put the cuffs on him it was too late sea stone prism. Such things like resurrected back into his 15 year-old self, or later waking up on the ship of the Red Hair Pirates in the middle of the sea. Shanks lifted him up and placed him on his back and the two left. #blackbeard For some reason, Doflamingo is drawn to the baby and ends up raising him! Speaker Of The Dead Quest Wizard101, No He mumbled, slightly embarrassed. Monkey D. Luffy, I'm going to make sure you'll be only screaming my name for the rest of your life. Or, that's what everyone's told him since he was little and with growing up with a fire elemental and an enochian for brothers and a godling for a grandfather, he hadn't had much reason to question it. Shanks sagt daraufhin erstaunt : ,,Hey, du bist ja ein nettes kerlchen! Shanks und Ruffy erzhlten bereinander etwas. Benn nods, hiding a smile behind his hand,He was talking about his Uncle Ray and map making.. Luffy has no self-preservation instincts and goes "You are my friend now" and it's getting worse before it gets better. That sounds mean, Ace., I tell on you and you never get mad, Dad.. ace shouted annoyed at him. I knew they held back on that because they didn't want to hurt him outside of a spar between the brothers. Services; Your Patient Care Team; Affiliations He didnt miss Luffys clingy hugs. Luffy shocked expression turned to rage and hate. He first saw the images on ace's face. Luffy's been a lonely child since Garp left him in Foosha, his strength and oddities scaring others away within the first day. What if the devil fruit was special and chooses who will use itself? Dont read if this isnt something youre interested in!!!! And all for two people who do not belong to that world. They went towards the mountains now. Podrn soportar las travesuras de ese hambriento e inquieto pequeo? Oh no. "You're the one ace is searching for who was under his division and kill one of your own Nakama Luffy exclaimed. Someone took Luffy. Watch little Luffy change Doflamingo from a cruel man to a loving father,watch as Luffy gains a family worth fighting for, and ends up changing the future of the world for the better! One of the filths knew the location of these so-called bandits he could be with. No. What if the devil fruit was special and chooses who will use itself? He would bring news of his tribe and receive guidance in return. , -, (, , ). Silhouette Cameo 4 Vinyl Rolls, In a world where Luffy has a very particular heartbeat, the gum gum no mi awakens as soon as he eats it. I kept my smile on as i walked onto the moby dick, i let my eyes turn a bit cold as i stared at whitebeard. I thought she stayed here?, Benn yanks open the door, blinking blearily down at Ace, who was hold a stuffed whale with crisscrossing scars along its head,Kid?, Can I see Shanks? Ace asks scrubbing at his eyes. FanFiction | unleash A one year old Monkey D. Luffy washes up on the shore of Spider Miles in a shipwreck. children. Snap-shot of Naru, Shanks, and Mihawks family from first meeting to current events. I heard ace had been fighting with jinbel for two days straight, it already showed on how much he really trained. I bet it's pretty confusing if they say dad is mom or something.. ****, *** Rewrite of my previous work -"Red Prologues" ***. I open my arms up as they all three dart at me and all four of us hugged. I just put him out of commission for awhile. But it never seemed to sit right with anyone who knew him. A person's ikigai might be their job, family, hobbies - literally anything that they feel is their reason to get up in the morning.The concept of ikigai is so powerful that many attribute it to the long life expectancy in Japan. Even you can't defeat me because I am made out of darkness. Summary: Luffy Is turned into by blackbeard to the world government and is held in impel down for his execution in one week In Marineford. Rob Lucci was the best agent in Cypher Pol number 9. The Grand Line is vast and unpredictable, and so is the weather! "Oh nothing much.. Just wanted to see a few people.." i said. I will also update tags as the story progresses.). Im always fine with translations of my work as long as they stay on Ao3 where it can be sourced and linked easily back to the original work. The hurt to hear someone say that and it bothered it broke him a little. ((semi-crack ships)) Rated M for possible lemons and language. When he sets out and begins forming his crew of misfits that should not mesh as well as they do, it begins to look as if he isn't the only odd one out there. Language: Little did nami know Luffy was in deep end and might never come back. Commence alors la descente aux enfers pour lui, qui ne comprend pas ce qu'il a fait de mal. Huh, okay. Shanks settles Ace onto his hip. (Rated M for language,Lemons in future chappys, future violence) It is unknown how Garp got his mark, but it is possible that he got it from one of his intense battles. When she was only ten, Shanks left her on Foosha Village for her own safety. luffy said brightly smiling. Luffy releases him and the man gulps in the much needed air. What the hell is Fish Day?. #luffy The crew find their captain 10 years younger, and who the heck is Ace?! No. Luffy tries to be there for him, but another attack happens. He can hear Sabos breath whoosh out of his mouth as Luffys knee digs into his stomach, and he has to dodge a rubbery elbow to the face as he sits up, grabbing Luffy around the waist with one arm and covering his face with his free hand. Ah it seems like ace might have started taken a liken to some of them at the least. Eyes softening, Shanks ruffled Luffy's hair. There were people out there that had watched their parents die, people that had been beaten and tortured. For Ace he'd do it. Luffy's crew joined Shanks's crew on an island where the Devil Fruits have become diseased. Guys this is Benn Beckman, my boyfriend., Benn is nice, Ace adds like its important. So Shanks thought, regarding the three brothers curiously. Their grandfather did this? ***All rights belong to Eiichir Oda, I only own Eleonora, other OC's and part of the plot. #anime #eustasskid #fanfiction #lawlu #luffy #monkeydluffy #nicorobin #onepiece #portgasdace #roronoazoro #sabo #trafalgarlaw. He didn't give a shit if the next few years were going to be hell for him. There was nothing little Luffy could do beside letting his small body carried by the wind. Rosetta D (Y/n) is the daughter of Red-hair Shanks. Ah guess they finally noticed how close i am to them. I see some jaws drop open from that sentence. She met Ace & Sabo, but when Sabo died, it was the last for her as she vows to take revenge. Performance & security by Cloudflare, Please complete the security check to access. Has for over 14 years.Luffy is what they called him. She opened it and stopped when she saw no one. I held back a frown, I still can't get drunk but I can act like it and make my haki feel like I really am drunk even when I'm not. Shanks frowns at him, eyes narrowed as Benn bites his lip to keep from laughing. Benns room. It is time to move into the new world. While we've done our best to make the core functionality of this site accessible without javascript, it will work better with it enabled. Yassop and Roux are looking now, but whoever it is was good, they managed to do it right under our noses, and practically vanish.. Play along until Doffy thinks he has won, take Luffy, and then run. He likes it when Shanks calls him cute. I felt marco's amusement when he woke up as well. Your IP: 45.79.183.222 Shanks, not so much. Aprs tout l'amour n'est-il pas ce qu'il y a de plus beau, peu importe le sexe de celui qu'on aime ? Where you behaved for your big brother?, Ace nods,I was, just like you made me promise. Captain?, Ace, why dont you get your stuff together, I just talked to your folks and theyre heading our way, Ace takes off like a rocket as Shanks glances towards the Oro Jackson. I asked him. But when that happens. These kids are not staying here. kidfic? In another world, Luffy hates pirates and wants to be a Marine. Armed with his Devil Fruit power and a regret/wish, he changes as much of the past as he can. Buggy didn't know how to avoid being caught, until one day he met a delegation from an unknown kingdom on one of the islands.There was a tall lady with long blue hair, that the Marines ignored. There was nothing little Luffy could do beside letting his small body carried by the wind. People like his so-called brothers, who had been rescued over the course of Crocodiles life. and marco..join my crew!" What happens when they meet out in the open seas? Sometimes soulmates can be brief memories that stay with you forever, haunting your thoughts and dreams at every corner. Or Shanks is a probably (definitely) murderous mer. 6 Sided Blocks Minecraft, The Strawhat pirates had managed many incredible feats, including what many thought or presumed to be impossible. This is Portgas D Ace, his folks needed to take care of some things and Im watching him. "There no way I was going to listen to nami. There was nothing little Luffy could do beside letting his small body carried by the wind. tip: katekyou "alternate universe" sort:>words, Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Underage, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con, Underage, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con, Underage, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings (42), Akagami no Shanks | Red-Haired Shanks (84), Akagami no Shanks | Red-Haired Shanks/Monkey D. Luffy (88), Akagami no Shanks | Red-Haired Shanks & Monkey D. Luffy (14), Monkey D. Luffy/Trafalgar D. Water Law (7), Fushichou Marco | Phoenix Marco/Portgas D. Ace (4), Akagami no Shanks | Red-Haired Shanks/Monkey D. Luffy, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Fushichou Marco | Phoenix Marco/Monkey D. Luffy, Akagami no Shanks | Red-Haired Shanks & Monkey D. Luffy, Akagami no Shanks | Red-Haired Shanks/Buggy - onesided, Inappropriate Use of Akuma no Mi | Devil Fruit Powers, Akagami no Shanks | Red-Haired Shanks & Dracule Mihawk, Minor Akagami no Shanks | Red-Haired Shanks/Dracule Mihawk, Dont read if you dont wanna read shanks as just a questioningly bad person. Its obvious from their looks that Ace and Shanks arent related, but family is so complicated that its possible that Shanks was so close to Aces parents that it was a version of adoption. And mom is teaching me how to do spy stuff., Shanks lifts Ace by the back of his shirt,What are you saying about your mom?, Mom does spy stuff, Ace shouts. Youve known Shanks for a while?, Ace nods,He was cabin boy on my dads ship. If you are at an office or shared network, you can ask the network administrator to run a scan across the network looking for misconfigured or infected devices. Benns thoughts freeze, as the Pirate King, Gol D Roger, the most wanted man in the world, laughs and sweeps Ace out of Shanks grasp. And my mom likes him, and so does Uncle Ray, Ace ducks his face into the whale hes always carrying with him, peering at Benn for a long minute. #down luffy onepiece zoro sanji nami strawhats ace chopper franky usopp sabo onepiecefanfiction robin brook law monkeydluffy shanks trafalgarlaw anime pirates. Monkey D. Luffy & Mugiwara Kaizoku | Strawhat Pirates (15) Monkey D. Luffy & Sabo (7) Portgas D. Ace & Shirohige | Whitebeard | Edward Newgate (6) Monkey D. Luffy/Portgas D. Ace (5) Portgas D. Ace & Sabo (5) Akagami no Shanks | Red-Haired Shanks & Monkey D. Luffy (5) Include Additional Tags Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence (17) I smiled, those boys I swearI really love my boys..I just adore them. Please consider turning it on! He failed to bury Rouge because a ship with the cursed Garp on board suddenly arrived. FanFiction. Luffy es joven, fuerte, hermoso. Aunque la vida sea difcil l contina soando, entre las sabanas y las estrellas. I felt that ace was about to wake up. #anime #eustasskid #fanfiction #lawlu #luffy #monkeydluffy #nicorobin #onepiece #portgasdace #roronoazoro #sabo #trafalgarlaw Another way to prevent getting this page in the future is to use Privacy Pass. She's the Daughter of Red-Haired Shanks; she was dropped off to live with Luffy. 'This is too easy. Roo, Benn mutters, keeping an eye on where Ace has taken over a corner of the deck to doodle something on a little book he carries with him. And things started to get interesting from there. Let's give Luffy some love. Luffy tensed and moved away since he sensed it too. 25 November 2022 0 Comments. Luffy a tout juste 14 ans quand il dcouvre ce qu'est l'homophobie. That's right, I'm their father or mom. georgia ad valorem tax family member | | absorbed crossword clue 7 letters. "He got up and blood was dripping down his face and there was a bruise on his neck from Blackbeard holding him he looked down in shock at his blood. No. Basically Zoro, the biological son of Mihawk, is raised by Shanks for a bit until Shanks decides to leave to go to the new world. To sing the song of your soul, or everything you sing resonates within you. The fruits have turned anyone who eats them into a monster. I noticed that whitebeard had already woken up and I felt his amusement. However, a chance discovery from an item he found with the One Piece allows Luffy to alter the event that forever changed him. Whats his name, Ace points to a blond man with white gloves and a hat. CP3. "LITTLE SISTER !?" He personally didn't particularly care what he was known as. Then i looked to where my sons were sprinting at me. "Really well I think you should go fuck yourself Luffy spat. tears fall from his closed eyes. 9/16/2020 c7 Guest as in the vampire. In the near future, Luffy was kidnapped by an unknown very powerful enemy.In this version, Yamato and Vivi are part of the crew. Then after that they just disappeared, i know whitebeard had them, which is why i started making my way to whitebeard for a visit. His parents are friends and I promised to watch him for a bit., Shanks is my big brother, Ace adds in a soft voice, silver eyes watching Benn closely. "I've known luffy, sabo, and as since they were kids..hmm..it's been about 12 years now since I meet them and adopted them.." i said in thought. What were you two even talking about?. Ive always wanted to tie you up.Shanks is wondering why Luffy never mentioned it before, he would have gladly let the younger tie him up sooner.Shanks is always willing to give Luffy anything and everything that his heart desires. Please consider turning it on! She heard a groan from the couch in the living room before walking towards the door. Luckily for him, he wont be alone this time. And you better knock and let me tell you to come in before you open the door.. "Don't take too long to answer and besides I'm Blackbeard said Teach smirking. What does it mean for the others in your life who love you with all their soul? Where? his Captain asked, voice distorted by an almost animalistic growl, and Benn could hear an undertone of fear and panic beneath the rage in his Captain's voice. He has been chosen to become a Reaper: A guardian of worlds that travels from each world and ensures they do not get destroyed. This will tell that story. When Benn sacrifices his life to protect Shanks, Shanks goes off of the deep end. someday Makino is going to meet Dragon and Dragon is going to have his jaw broken, Protective Akagami no Shanks | Red-Haired Shanks, shanks and makino aren't a thing -- they're just co-parenting, Kurohige | Blackbeard | Marshall D. 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"They should be here any second now.." i said and let my eyes turn warm and my smile softened to a grin. You have fun kicking Whitebeards ass., Ace frowns at Shanks,Im telling mom that you cursed. Hey old man! Shanks waves as he bounces Ace, the kids bag in his other hand. His face turned from shock and mocking to rage and hate after see the smug look Luffy was giving him. I know that, it might take longer then that though. "Hi dad!" i said grinning. Will he find somewhere safe? What if shanks somehow became a devil fruit user in the future by accident just by touching it? #strawhats. Chapter 1-7: The main storyChapter 8-? Why do they touch his body? One that only Shanks would ever know the answer to. Please consider turning it on! Where am I gonna sleep?. It doesnt stop him moving entirely, but it at least slows him down. . "Gurarara they have been doing well brat.." Whitebeard said. Benn nods and hopes that it doesnt come to that. asked 10 year old Luffy. All Benn could think of when he saw his Captain's expression was one thing. I woke up and automatically used my haki to check my surrounding. He doesn't understand!no moreno more, please. *Please do not ask to post my work, translated or not, to Wattpad or any other site that is not ao3. This can be read as a stand alone fic without any affiliation with the AU. Luffy doesn't understand why they're doing this to him. Or two 10 year old boys fall in love with their little sister~~~~~~. Nami rolled her eyes well look for when we all come back. I slowly got up, acting as if was still as least tipsy or just having a headache or somethingi prefer to act like that or something because there are a lot of times where i don't want to deal with things sober and i can't get drunk or anything. "luffy? I see the rest narrow their eyes, confusion in them. "Zhehahahahahahahaha Mugiwara you want to know something your eyes has that same look ace had when I defeated him. "Yep. Cmo reaccionaria Ace? Ace. I dont know, Shanks admits in defeat. A hurricane flew Luffy away from the red force, breaking the hearts of his family in shards. femluffy. In which Shanks keeps secrets and no one has died, and Aces favorite stuffed animal looks like Lampoon. I grinned again, " I've been doing great ace." But i did share stories about whitebeard and his crew to ace, sabo, and luffy when they were younger. And with that, the two boys just knew that they would protect this angel with their life. Meet your little sister Portgas D Ann". His eyes move a bit slowly as he heard ace shouting at luffy. No way. The Dadan family was well known on the island. *Knock knock*."Ah! Benn wants to know too, because his room is barely ever used, not since Shanks failed at asking him out and they started dating. Tremendously strong with a freaky power.A devil fruit in East Blue was it a gift from his father?Regardless, he had to be taken care of. It takes hours for it to get close enough to identify the Jolly Roger and Benn feels his heart stop, the Roger Pirates. He wailed. More. )So, in the face of all that already happened, what else than a chance for change was a little time-travel? Work Search: sabo shouted. Si el anciano no hubiera abierto la boca no hubiera causado semejante estrago. Law and his crew are getting ready to set things in motion to help Monkey D. Luffy on his path to the One Piece. Tags. His crew would be fine, they were awesome like that. "His parents are friends and I promised to watch him for a bit." "Shanks is my big brother," Ace adds in a soft voice, silver eyes watching Benn closely. Im begging it just gets worse!!! Not a long time after, he becomes a father of three insufferable brats. hope you all like and enjoy this chapter. Sabo's dad hired an assasin? Baby luffy getting adopted by everyone he comes into contact with, because who wouldn't want a mini sunshine with them to brighten their days. Er schaute sich kurz um. When Dragon finds his son sitting on the docks late one night, he knows this conversation is going to be a little bit more serious than the rest. He also adopts a few children on the way, as a somewhat brother/uncle figure. Benn goes back to bed, listening to the murmur of voices until they get too far away and he can doze back off. The fruits have turned anyone who eats them into a monster. Captain, are we kidnapping kids now? Yasopp asks, lounging against a box. U-um..Dadan says it's time to e-eat.". Part 3 of Whumptober 2022. 'Probably the neighbors kids playing knock and ditch' she thought. When he sets out and begins forming his crew of misfits that should not mesh as well as they do, it begins to look as if he isn't the only odd one out there. "I see."