1 Piece AU Luffy Charlotte
By: FunahoMisaki
(AN: I own nothing and read last chapter)
"Thanks for the food." Luffy said as he and Zoro began eating down everything put in front of them by Rika and her mother, although Rika was staring wide eyed and beaming up at Luffy and Zoro. Coby sat next to them sweat dropping a little bit but eating his own food as well.
"It's no problem. Eat as much as you want." Rika's mother said smiling at them and Luffy slipped some of the money out of his pocket and put it on the table hidden by his plate. They probably could use it more than him at the moment considering how much Morgan had taxed everyone.
"Oh hello." Rika's mother said smiling when some marines entered the restaurant and tipped their hats to her.
"Excuse me. While we thank you for getting rid of Captain Morgan-" And doing so in such a way that they got HQs permission to open an investigation into him and he was now in a cell awaiting a court marshal for when a rear-admiral or vice-admiral could get here. But that part was left unsaid.
"Are you pirates?" The marine asked and Luffy nodded his head.
"Yeah. Just got my first crewmate today." Luffy said smiling at Zoro who gave him a grin in return.
"I'm afraid we're going to have to ask you to leave then." The marine in charge said and immediately the townspeople began protesting but Luffy merely shrugged.
"Sure. Ma'am are the supplies I asked for ready?" Luffy asked looking at Rika's mother who nodded and pointed at two barrels of food that Luffy had asked for.
"Thank you. You boys just pretend I either stole these or threatened her alright?" Luffy asked glancing at the marines as he paid the woman a thousand berries for the barrels, more than they were worth by at least two hundred. The marines glanced at each other.
"We can do that." The leader said and Luffy gave them a sunny smile as he picked up both barrels with ease.
"Thank you. You heard the guys Zoro. Let's get out of here." Luffy said making Zoro finish drinking his booze before standing and moving to follow behind Luffy.
"Aye." Zoro said smiling slightly when he noticed the other thousand or so berries on the table for the food.
"Wait isn't he with you?" One marine asked pointing at Coby while the marine in charge shook his head.
"No I already asked about that. Turns out that the pirate can't navigate so he grabbed the kid who could and who wanted to come to Shells Town anyways. He was pretty much forced to guide the pirate here against his will." The lieutenant said winking at Coby and Luffy.
"That true?" The marine asked glancing at the two boys making them both nod their heads. After all it was technically true that Coby was grabbed by pirates during a lapse in judgement and he did guide a pirate, Luffy, here and worked as navigator for the Alvida pirates against his will. They just never said which pirates forced him and which didn't.
"Then you won't mind the boy staying here then." The marine said glaring darkly at Luffy who merely shrugged his shoulders, having already slipped Coby his den den mushi number in case the boy needed anything further down the line.
"Nah. He's kind of a wimp. Must be why he wants to join the marines." Luffy said shrugging again and smirking and Coby face planted at that while Rika giggled. Luffy walked right past the marines with Zoro on his trail and walked through town where the villagers waved goodbye or called out their well wishes for the two, who would always be spoken about as heroes for the oppressed little town, as they got to the docks.
Luffy looked at the little dinghy he had gotten from the Alvida pirates…and then he looked at the bigger marine boat nearby that would be just fine for two people and even had cots on it.
"How do you feel about your first act of piracy being to steal a marine boat?" Luffy asked looking at Zoro who grinned right back at him and began to untie the knots. It wasn't like they were stealing the big main boat. Nah they were stealing one of the little scavenging or scouting boats that was meant for five people or less.
"Luffy! Zoro! Thank you so much! I promise I'll become a strong marine one day!" Coby yelled as they began to sail away on the marine scouting boat, the pink haired boy standing on the edge of the dock and saluting the two who waved at him. Coby then felt a hand on his shoulder and tensed as he looked up.
It was just the lieutenant smiling down at him.
"You have good friends lad." The man said before letting go of Coby's shoulder.
"All arms Salute!" The lieutenant ordered and every marine from the base lined up on the dock and saluted the two pirates as they sailed off.
"For saluting pirates goes strictly against our protocols and codes we shall not be having supper for three nights men!" The lieutenant said and not a single marine argued.
"Marines saluting pirates?" Zoro seemed amused and a bit shocked at that while Luffy laughed a bit as he waved at them all. He couldn't wait to call his family and tell them about this, he was sure the thought of marines saluting a pirate would amuse the hell out of them all.
In fact…he was supposed to call them all soon anyways. Might as well start with baa-chan.
Zoro just watched curiously as his captain opened up a treasure chest that Zoro hadn't noticed before and pulled out a snail phone that had a little air bubble so it could breath in there.
"Hello? Who is this?" Big Mom demanded as she answered the snail and Luffy laughed.
"Hey baa-chan! Have I got a story for you!" Luffy said and Zoro could see the expression on the snail lighting up.
"Ah Luffy! I was wondering when you'd call!"
"Did Mama just say Luffy?"
"That's Luffy on the snail?!"
"Luffy! We miss you!"
Multiple voices called out over the phone as well, something they would have never dared think of doing ten years ago, and Luffy laughed.
"Hey everyone! Good to hear from you all too, even if I only just saw everyone four days ago." Luffy said grinning.
"That's four days too long kid. You're lucky you caught us during one of the family dinners so everyone's here."
"Hi Papa Kata! And that is lucky cause I got something you ain't going to believe!"
"This is you we're talking about Luffy. Yes we'd believe it."
"Hi Mama Ama! And really? You'd believe that a base full of marines just saluted a pirate after he took down their captain?"
"…"
"…"
"…"
"What the fuck?"
"Pudding!"
"Oh shove it you were all thinking it!"
"Luffy…start at the beginning. And take your time to explain everything since Brulee left you at Dawn Island."
"Shishishishi. Buckle up then cause this is going to be a ride, and you're definitely going to love what Uncle Morgans is going to put in the paper in a few days. You'll know my handiwork when you see it."