Tales from Elseworld Vol.1

Finding Solace

A/N:Thanks to everyone for reading, again if there are any requests let me know, I'm always willing to listen to one. As always Enjoy
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There was nothing he could've done back then no matter how hard he tried; he was too far too weak. Everything he thought he was prepared to fight and lose for he wasn't. Luffy seen his friends disappear before his very eyes on Sabaody Archipelago at the hands' of the government's assassin Bartholomew Kuma. 

One by one the straw hats vanished into thin air never to be seen again, his world started to crumble seeing Zoro vanish in that moment.

"Hey! What did he do to Zoro?!" Luffy shouted with a strained tone unaware of what happened seeing the vice captain of his crew disappear. "Where did he send him?!"

But the government lackeys refused to answer his distressed pleas. Only telling him his friends would be send flying for three days and three nights ending up scattered throughout the world.

It didn't matter about staying together at that moment he just wanted his friends to get out of there. "Run all three of you! Just get out of here!" He screamed to the quivering trio of Sanji, Brook and Usopp. "You can think things over after your safe, Go!" The guttural scream leaving his throat became more hoarse and desperate.

A chill ran down his spine seeing Brook vanish before his eyes wondering if he'd ever see his beloved musician again.

"Stop! Sanji!" His plea fell on deaf ears watching the chef become incapacitated and Kuma turn it's attention to the unguarded Usopp.

"RUN! RUN!" Luffy shouted in vein watching a cloud of dust replace the straw hat marksman from Syrup Island.

Even when seeing Sanji sprint toward the enemy raising a kick his voice had lost it's earlier conviction starting to strain from helplessness, "Sanji!" His mouth hung open and he fell to his knees watching the cook disappear into thin air.

"What is this? What do we do...?" His once unbreakable spirit began to crack witnessing half of his beloved straw hat crew be taken away before he could even blink.

"This can't be...they're all..." Nami was equally torn about the situation at hand feeling the helplessness of the events unfolding taking a toll on her.

"Luffy." Robin called out weakly unable to stop Luffy from going into his second gear wanting to put an end to Kuma's actions and save his remaining crew members.

"Luffy!" Nami shouted worried to death over his safety, if something happened to him she wouldn't be able to accept it knowing she let her captain fall. She couldn't protest as Franky grasped her forearm forcing her to run with him.

The straw hat captain flinched witnessing Kuma disappear from his sight then reappearing in front of the two fleeing crew mates. Even with a Franky strong right to the face it didn't deter the pacifista one bit.

"Wait! Don't, Luffy!" Robin shouted finding her voice again only for Luffy to ignore he warning coming to the aid of his friends. Kuma easily deflected his outstretched fist and caught his follow up attack easily before sending him tumbling into the ground.

He could only hear Franky shouting his name before a deafening silence, Kuma had taken Franky as well. Luffy forced himself to his feet climbing steadily hearing Nami's cries of worry.

"No!" He barley had time to blink seeing the cyborg approaching his frightened navigator. He met her eyes briefly as she reached out for him, "Luffy, help m—"