1 Piece AU Luffy Charlotte
By: FunahoMisaki
(AN: I own nothing and read last chapter)
Almost immediately there was a blast of Conquerors Haki from Big Mom who's face contorted in rage, but she quickly reeled it in looking horrified when some of her kids passed out.
"Woah that was cool! You can do that too?!" Luffy however was unbothered as he moved to scramble up into Big Mom's lap, staring up at her wide eyed and amazed. Which was impressive since all of her kids ages fourteen and down were out cold from the blast of Haki.
"You know Shanks?" Big Mom asked making Luffy laugh and nod.
"Yup! He saved me from bandits and a sea king and gave me his hat and I promised him I'd be a really big and strong and great pirate when I give it back!" Luffy said and Big Mom thought about it for a moment. This did explain why Shanks and his crew were going after Slave Traders for the last several months. They were looking for little Luffy here.
"Daifuku, get me the snail. Luffy-kun, how about we call Shanks and let him know you're okay?" Big Mom said giving her eldest blond child a stern look since the rest of the conscious siblings were rousing their unconscious siblings. Daifuku had just sneered at his unconscious siblings and was giving Luffy a hard displeased stare.
"Of course mama." Daifuku said walking out of the room to get the snail.
"Sure! Maybe he can tell Ace-nii and Dadan and Makino that I'm okay too!" Luffy said brightly and he happily stayed sitting in Big Mom's lap without fear, swinging his legs slightly over the edge of her knees. Daifuku came back with the snail less than a moment later and set it up for his mother as she put in Red Haired Shanks number.
"This is the Red Force. This better be good because we're not in a good mood." Benn Beckman was the one to answer the snail and making Luffy beam brightly.
"Benn!" Luffy said and there was no noise for a full moment on the other end of the snail.
"Luffy?" Benn's voice was hopeful and relieved while there were a lot of other voices now too.
"It's Anchor!"
"Anchor you okay buddy?"
"Someone get Captain Shanks! Now!"
"Where are you Anchor?"
"Shishishishi! Hi everyone!" Luffy even waved at the snail as he greeted the rest of the Red Haired pirates. The Charlotte siblings still conscious and knowing who Red Hair was were staring at Luffy and the snail, taken aback by how much the Red Haired pirates seemed to care about the kid.
"Anchor!? Is that really you anchor?! Where are you? We've been looking all over the world for you! Are you okay? Are you safe? How'd you get a snail? Much less our number?" Big Mom even looked surprised by how worried and near frantic Shanks sounded as he grabbed the snail from his first mate.
"Stupid Shanks! I can't answer you if you don't let me talk!" Luffy yelled at the snail, much to most of the Charlottes' surprise and shock.
"Ah sorry sorry. But are you okay Anchor?" Shanks asked laughing it off and the snail looked so relieved, a look that matched Shanks face.
"Yeah are you hurt little fella?"
"If someone hurt you then there's hell to pay."
"Make sure the guns are loaded and canons are ready! If someone thinks they can hurt our anchor and get away with it they've got another thing coming!"
"Aye!"
"Shishishishi! I'm fine! Some nice people found me and we're about to eat! The bad people grabbed another kid and were saying mean things like that one guy said to Makino so I beat em up! Then her big sisters and brother came to save her and took me along too!" Luffy said with a laugh and the Red Force crew relaxed a bit at that.
"Best way to get your trust is through food huh anchor? Do you know what island you're on or at least what sea you're in?" Shanks asked and Luffy laughed.
"Nope! Hold on I'll ask!" Luffy said before turning bright eyes up at Big Mom.
"Hey queen lady! What island are we on?" Luffy asked making Shanks snort across the snail.
"A queen. Oh god this is going to be an incident again isn't it?" Another voice asked but it was picked up by the snail.
"Worse than the time he snuck onto the Red Force and tried to hide in a barrel so he could go with us? And we didn't know it until we were in West Blue where he made friends with that kid making a Mafia?" Another guy asked making Luffy pout at the snail.
"Hey don't say mean things about Bege! He's my friend and he has that cool mystery power!" Luffy said before Big Mom cleared her throat.
"Looks like you need to come to the next tea party huh Red Hair?" Big Mom asked and everything went dead silent on the Red Force again before there was another explosion of noise.
"Is that Big Mom?!"
"How the fuck did Anchor end up on her island?"
"First that newspaper article about Garp and now this?! The hell!"
"What the fuck? First that incident with the gangster kid, then that incident with that marine and doctor brat, and now Big Mom? Seriously what the fuck!?"
"Nope that's it! I'm done! I'm done trying to understand how Anchor gets into this shit!"
"Ah fuck he said the slave traders grabbed another kid whose big siblings came to save her. Those dumbasses managed to grab one of Big Mom's kids and thought they'd get away with it?"
"How has Anchor not pissed her off yet?!"
"A tea party? Don't tell me she's going to try and kill us while we check on Anchor!"
"Will all of you shut up and stop jumping to conclusions!"
"But Benn! He's somehow made it to Big Mom's island and managed to get her to let him use a snail to call us!"
"You all know how strong Anchor's cuteness and determination are!"
"True! And the woman has like sixty kids by now right? Wonder how long it took her to realize there's an extra?"
"It's Anchor."
"True he's as subtle as a raging zoan. He probably didn't last an hour!"
"You know she can still hear us right?"
"Ack! Shit no I didn't! Why didn't one of you shut me up!?"
"It's fun watching you dig your own grave."
"Hey fuck you too Lucky!"
"Not my type."
"Shishishishi! You guys are still funny! So you know the Queen Lady?" Luffy asked laughing and making the snail go quiet again.
"Yeah we know Linlin Anchor, she's a really strong pirate like us." Shanks said making Luffy's eyes turn to stars.
"Woah!" Luffy looked amazed as he stared up at Big Mom who looked a bit sheepish and embarrassed at his look.
"Oi Linlin. We'll be there as soon as we can. Benn how long will it take us to get to Whole Cake Island?"
"About a month and a half captain, including when we have to stop and get supplies, not including any attacks by other pirates or marines."
"Alright. Heard that Linlin? We'll be there in about a month and a half…and there better not be so much as a scratch on him or a single second of his life span missing when we get there." Shanks said and his voice was deadly serious, just as if not more serious than when that bandit was hurting Luffy.
"He's an interesting brat. I'm not gonna hurt him." Big Mom said scoffing at the snail and making it smirk.
"Good. We're all very possessive of our Anchor and we hate it when he's hurt."
"Got that right. Remember that stupid bandit that tried to hurt him?"
"The one that got eaten by a Sea King?"
"Yeah remember how he only went after Anchor cause he was bad mouthing us and Anchor took exception to that?"
"You bet I do! I was so brat of the little brat that day! Not even six and already picking fights with bandits!"
"Until he got in over his head at least."
"To be fair that guy had like ten others with him and all of them at least twenty years older than Anchor."
"Yeah plus the kid had just eaten his Devil Fruit and didn't know how to do anything with it!"
"Besides the bandit was harassing Makino and she said Luffy had managed to knock two of em out before they grabbed him!"
"That's our Anchor for you!"
"Shishishishi! I'm stronger now too! I've been training so I bet I could knock out all those bandits now!" Luffy said laughing and making the others on the Red Force laugh.
"I'm sure you could Anchor. You wouldn't be the Anchor of the Red Haired Pirates if you weren't strong! Now is there anyone there at the island that you like or feel safe with?"
"Yeah! There's Ama and Branch and Pudding and Smo and Pero and Kata and the Queen lady is pretty nice too!" Luffy said making the snail laugh a bit.
"Leave it to the little ball of sunshine to make friends with Big Mom pirates, and the woman herself."
"No kidding, Anchor's too cute for his own good."
"Yeah we need to see about getting him a body guard. Imagine if he stays that cute when he sets sail."
"Oh god don't say that! Captain will-"
"Nobody better think of my anchor like that."
"Fuck you got the captain started again!"
"Sorry!"
"Shishishishi!" Luffy just laughed at the other pirates.
"Anchor I want you to stick close to the nice people you named okay? They'll keep you safe from anymore bad people. And I swear to god Linlin that if I find out someone's touched Anchor in a way I don't like it'll be on your head."Shanks said making Big Mom sweat drop a little bit and look a little nervous. She had faith in her Iron skin and her children but…well she was a bit vulnerable right now due to the new child inside of her, and a good amount of her children were still toddlers and babies themselves or not trained for combat yet.
"Don't worry Red Hair. Like I said he's an interesting kid. Besides I have enough kids of my own that you think I'll let anyone hurt him? Those types of people are the only ones not allowed in Tottoland, ever. Make sure you call me or one of my executive officers whenever you and your crew are within a week of my island." Big Mom said making Shanks hum a bit.
"We'll give you three days notice at the least. Anchor?"
"Yeah Shanks?"
"Make sure you behave for the most part but if someone tries to hurt you…"
"Hurt them back?"
"Good boy Anchor. And if they try to make you join their crew?"
"Say no? After all I'm going to be a captain! I can't join a crew unless I'm the captain!"
"Right you're going to be a great captain Anchor. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. But if they try to force it?"
"What do I do then?" Luffy asked tilting his head to the side curiously, he hadn't been given any advice on that part after all.
"Give them hell Luffy."
"Shishishishi!"
The Charlottes didn't know why but they all felt a shiver shoot down their spines at this.
What was the worst one nine year old rubber boy could do?