The Boy Who Changed a Life 2

Chapter 6

Here is the last chapter. I have no doubt this won't be the last child Luffy and Katakuri story. Enjoy~

"So you didn't get to defeat them?" Zoro asked in a bummed voice when Luffy told him that Whitebeard scared them off.

"No. 'Cause they were gonna get me at school I guess, but then I got sick. So Koori called Whitebeard instead of fighting himself so we didn't get kicked off the island," Luffy explained as he played with him and their friends at play time.

"That's good. I would be really upset if you left," Usopp replied. "We'd all miss you." Nami nodded her head, which Zoro gave a small smile. Luffy grinned at them.

"I would miss everyone, too. I was absent, so I didn't even get to convince you to become pirates with me!" The others groaned, but listened to his long list of reasons, including, "It would be fun" and "it would be really fun".

"Ok, Luffy. I'm going to say 'maybe', as of now. Maybe I would become a pirate with you. How about we all say maybe, and leave it at that for awhile?" Nami offered. Usopp and Zoro agreed, which made Luffy happy. There was a chance they'd be pirates with him, and that was good enough.

For now.

"I'm so excited to see Shanks again! I think he'll be surprised that I'm with Koori. Marco said so. Maybe because Koori is so big it might be a surprise," Luffy guessed.

"Hmm... maybe it's because your dad used to be a Big Mom pirate. I was really surprised when you two started living here, too," Usopp said. Luffy agreed with that. It must be surprising to many that tiny Luffy is with Katakuri, who gave up pirating for him. It made Luffy grin.

"I have a good daddy," he declared. "I can't wait for him to meet Shanks."

-x-

When Marco had reached the Moby Dick again, he'd told everyone Judge's reaction, and how his kids reacted. It had many burst into laughter. Apparently, his face grew bright red as his kids begged for them to leave.

"I kind of feel bad for them. Sure, they tried to hurt Lu, but still. Being intimidated by not only Dogtooth, but Pops too?" Ace laughed.

"Yeah, and they lost to tiny Luffy. Dogtooth gave in more detail about how pitiful the fight had been. The finishing move was Luffy sticking his leg out in front of them and them falling face first into the sand pit," Marco chuckled. "Man, they looked like they'd grow up to be assholes." He took a swig of his drink. "So. Who wants to call Akagami now?"

-x-

"ACHOR'S ALIVE?!" Shanks shouted over the transponder snail.

"Yeah, Luffy is alive and living on one of our protected islands," Ace said, a wicked grin on his face. "He was bought by someone who is now his father. They're real cute together. You'll never believe who it is."

"What island? Who?"

"Now, now, that would ruin the surprise! We'll give you the direction of the island, but we're not gonna tell you who it is. You just gotta make sure not to try and attack him," Ace teased.

"What do you mean? Who is it?!" Shanks asked angrily. He growled when there was just laughter on Whitebeard's end. Who could it possibly be that had them all acting like this? Why didn't Luffy want to go back to his home island? Did he not remember the name of it? "Why isn't he back on Dawn Island?"

"Dunno. Probably because of who bought him. Well, they like to call it 'adopt' now."

Shanks growled at the transponder snail. Fine, he'd find out himself! What were they being so cryptic about?! Who could it possibly be to warrant this reaction from them?