The Flag That Waited

An alternate Straw Hats reunion after two years - where no one knows if Luffy is still alive.

After Marineford, the Straw Hat Pirates return to Sabaody after two years apart-stronger, changed, and carrying one unbearable question: is Luffy still alive?

With no message, no proof, and only faith left to hold onto, the crew gathers aboard the Thousand Sunny one by one, each reunion reopening the grief and hope they tried to survive alone. But when the wind shifts and a familiar straw hat appears on the horizon, the crew learns that some promises can survive even silence, war, and the fear of never coming home.