The King of the Pirates, Gold Roger had it all. Wealth, fame, and power, had all been his. He had obtained everything the world had to offer and his dying words drove countless souls to the seas.
"You want my treasure? You can have it. I left everything I gathered together in one place. Now you just have to find it."
These words lured men to the Grand Line in pursuit of dreams greater than they'd ever dared to imagine. This is the time known as the Great Pirate Era!
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Our story starts in a small harbor village called Fuchsia Village twenty-two years later. About one year ago a pirate ship landed here. A wind blows from the East and the village is at peace.
"Oi! What are you doing Luffy?" a pirate asked a small black haired boy who was standing on top of the bowsprit.
"I've had it with you guys! Now you'll have to take me seriously!" the boy exclaimed, his name was Monkey D. Luffy. His name was fitting, because this boy looked a lot like a monkey. Luffy was wearing a white t-shirt with the word 'Anchor' on the front and a pair of blue shorts, he currently had a small knife in his hand and was prepared to do something drastic. "This is how tough I am!"
"Dahahaha, go for it!" a pirate wearing a straw hat encouraged him, he didn't know what Luffy was planning but figured it'd be amusing, "let's see what you're gonna do!"
"Is that boy going to do something funny again?" questioned another pirate.
"Luffy, I'm not sure this is such a good idea," came the voice of another small boy. His name was Y/N, he had red hair and closely resembled a fox. He and Luffy, despite not being blood related, were brothers in the truest sense of the word, and right now Y/N's big hazel eyes were filled with worry for his younger brother. "Don't do something this stupid!"
But Luffy didn't listen, and to the shock of all the pirates, he took the knife and cut himself under his eye. SLIK!
"YEEEOOOOWWW!" Luffy screamed.
"I told you this was a bad idea," Y/N muttered while Luffy screamed in pain.
"WHAT'D YOU DO THAT FOR?" the pirate with the straw hat shouted. "YOU DUMB-ASS!"
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Later in a small pub the pirates and the two boys had gathered and were celebrating. "Cheers! To Luffy's... um... courage... and our great voyage!"
Inside the pub all of the pirates were drinking, eating and having a great time. Luffy was sitting on a stool next to the pirate with the straw hat.
"It didn't hurt a bit!" Luffy bragged to anyone who would listen.
"Liar!" the pirate with the straw hat snapped, "don't do anything so stupid again!"
"I'm not afraid of pain!" said Luffy, "Take me with you on your next voyage! I wanna be a pirate too!"
"Dahahaha! You can't handle being a pirate!" the pirate wearing the straw hat laughed. He was wearing a long black coat over a white button down shirt, grey pants, and a red sash. The pirate had three parallel scars going down his left eye, it looked like some pirate had attempted to scratch his eye out at one point. He also had a head of deep red hair which he got his nickname 'Red Haired' Shanks. He was the Captain of this pirate crew called the Red Haired Pirates. "Luffy, the reason we call you 'Anchor' is because you can't swim! Not being able to swim is a pirate's greatest weakness!"
"But if I don't fall overboard then I'll be fine," Luffy pointed out, "then it doesn't matter if I'm an anchor. I'm a strong fighter! Y/N and I have been training and my punch is as strong as a pistol!"
