The Thunder Demon Straw Hat Luffy

Luffy and the crew were currently sitting down at one of the tables in the Baratie enjoying the meal they had ordered. Luffy ordered a bottle of whiskey with a large platter of meat, Nami ordered a glass of wine to go with a salad, Usopp ordered a medium seafood platter with a bottle of coke while Zoro, Johnny, and Yosaku ordered a large meat platter and two bottles of sake. The entire crew was sitting there enjoying their meal, laughing with each other, and having a good time. Then suddenly the doors of the restaurant were roughly shoved open gaining the attention of everyone that was in there. Everyone looked at the door to see a very pissed off Fullbody standing there breathing heavily while giving Luffy the death stare. Luffy just looked at him for a second before he went back to his meal. Fullbody saw this and it pissed him off even more. He stomped into the restaurant making a b-line straight towards Luffy. The people in the restaurant along with Luffy's crew began to get nervous while Zoro placed his hands on his swords getting ready to fight for his captain. When Fullbody reached Luffy, he stood on the right side of Luffy staring down at him as he was eating.

"Just who do you think you are!?" Asked a very angry Fullbody rather loudly for everyone in the restaurant to hear. Luffy didn't even bat his eyes lashes at him, he just continued eating his food. "Because of you, my men are either dead or seriously wounded and my ship is in chaos!" He yelled at Luffy. Luffy looked up from his food and looked at Fullbody before h spoke in a bored tone.

"Well, maybe you shouldn't have attacked me," Luffy said before going back to his meal. Fullbody was now enraged by the way Luffy simply dismissed him as though he was nobody. He was a Navy Lieutenant from Navy HQ, this was completely acceptable. So, he raised his fist in the air and slammed it on the table spilling everyone's drink except for Luffy's because he picked his drink and his plate up when he sensed what Fullbody was about to do.

"Do you have any idea who I am?!" Asked/shouted Fullbody. Luffy sat his drink and plate back down before he answered him.

"Are you a Navy Admiral?" Luffy asked calmy startling Fullbody by the question. "Because if you're not one and you continue to annoy me..." Luffy paused and looked up at Fullbody with the cold emotionless eyes of someone who will kill you without hesitation before he spoke again. "...You will surely die here today." When Luffy said that Fullbody unconsciously took a step back before he regained his senses and was about to speak, but before he could say anything the waiter that was in charge of serving Luffy's table came over and spoke.

"Is there a problem over here, Sir?" Sanji asked Luffy. Luffy looked up at Sanji and smiled before he replied.

"Yes, there is," Luffy said before pointing his fork at Fullbody. "This gentleman here his disturbing my meal," he said. Fullbody Looked at Sanji before he looked back at Luffy and yelled.

"I don't care about your meal!" he screamed as he picked up Luffy's plate off the table and began to examine it before he spoke again. "And this food looks disgusting," he stated before tossing the plate of food over his shoulder. Luffy was about to blast him right out of the restaurant with a bolt of lighting, but before he could Sanji performed an amazing spinning heel kick that connected to Fullbody's head and sent him flying across the restaurant. As Sanji began walking over towards a down Fullbody, Luffy turned to his crew and smile before he spoke.

"I think I found our cook," he said causing Zoro to voice his complaints.

"Why do we need that perverted cook?!" he asked/yelled causing Luffy to chuckle.

"Don't worry about it, I am sure you two will get along great," Luffy said with an amused smile. Luffy then turned to see what Sanji was doing and saw him and Patty along with another chef, who had a wooden leg, a really tall hat and an impressive mustache kicking Fullbody towards the door. When Fullbody reached the door and began to shakingly get up one of his surviving marines came bursting in the door.

"Lieutenant! Lieutenant Fullbody!" the marine yelled getting everyone's attention. "We've got trouble! The prisoner has escaped, pirate Kriege's henchman attacked us and vanished," the marine said. Fullbody's eyes went wide before he replied.

"What that is impossible. When we picked him up three days ago he was on the verge of starving to death and we haven't fed him anything, so where did he get the strength!?" Fullbody asked. Luffy looked around the restaurant and saw everyone was beginning to panic when they heard Kriege's name which confused Luffy because he had never heard of a pirate named Kriege. Luffy then turned his attention back to Fullbody and the marine to listen to what they were saying in order to get some information.

"I'm sorry Lieutenant, I-"

*Bang*

The sound of a gunshot rang out through the entire restaurant and the next thing everyone saw was the marine drop dead on the ground. Standing behind the now dead marine holding a smoking gun was a man in a grey tracksuit who looked like he was on the verge of death, The man walked into the restaurant and sat down at one of the vacant tables before he spoke.

"I do not care what it is, just bring me something to eat," he said causing Patty to walk over to him with a large fake smile on his face and spoke.

"Hello and welcome, you damn crook," he said happily causing the remaining guest to jump back in fear. "Might I be so bold to inquire how you will be paying for your meal?" Patty asked. The pirate looked up at him and pointed his gun right between Patty's eyes before he replied.

"Would a bullet be enough?" he said. Patty's face lost its smile and took on a more angry look.

"So, you don't have any money then?" Patty asked before he slammed his fist on top of the pirate's head breaking the chair the pirate was sitting on and sending crashing in the ground. "Even if you are a pirate, we only cook for paying customers!" Patty said before two other chefs came and picked the pirate up and take him to the back of the restaurant. What no one seemed to have noticed was that Sanji had left the commotion that was going on between the cooks and the pirate and went back to the kitchen. Luffy turned towards his crew and spoke.

"Wait here I'll be back," said before he got up and headed in the direction of where the chefs took the pirate. When Luffy opened the door leading to the back of the restaurant he saw the pirate laying on the ground hunched over holding his stomach. Luffy stepped outside and stood against one the rail of the ship and stared at the pirate for a while before he spoke.

"What's your name pirate?" he asked getting the pirate's attention. The pirate looked up from the ground and stared at Luffy and was about to speak but before he could a plate of food was placed in front of him along with a glass of water. The pirate and Luffy both looked to see who it was that place it here and saw Sanji standing there with smoking a cigarette.

"Eat," Sanji said before moving to stand next to Luffy. The Kriege pirate stared at the food and began to tear up before he yelled at Sanji.

"I don't want your charity," he said before pushing the plate of food away. Sanji looked at him for a while before he spoke.

"Shut up and eat," he said before taking a long pull of his cigarette before he spoke again. "It is unwise to refuse food on the open sea if you do not eat that food you will surely die by tomorrow morning," Sanji said nonchalantly causing the pirate's eyes to widen. After trying to argue with Sanji for a few more minutes the pirate finally gave in and ate the food. Luffy just stood there watching the interaction with an emotionless look on his face while waiting for the pirate to answer his question. When the pirate finished eating Luffy decided to remind him of his question.

"You still haven't answered my question, pirate," he said getting the pirates attention. The pirate looked at Luffy for a while before he replied.

"Forgive me, my name is Gin better known as 'Man-Demon' Gin. I am the right-hand man to the great pirate admiral Don Kriege," he said proudly.

"Never heard of him," Luffy said plainly causing both Sanji and Gin's eyes to widen.

"What the hell do you mean by you don't know who Don Kriege is!?" Sanji yelled/asked earning a nod from Gin. Luffy simply shrugged his shoulders as he replied.

"It's just as I said, I never heard of him," Luffy said earning another disbelieving look from the two of them. Luffy then turned towards Sanji and spoke once again. "If I remember correctly your name is Sanji, correct?" Luffy asked earning a nod from Sanji, "Good...I want you to join my crew," Luffy said surprising Sanji.

"As interesting as that offer sounds...I have to refuse. I owe the owner a debt that I cannot repay," he said. Luffy looked at him with a bored look on his face and spoke and spoke.

"I refuse your refusal," Luffy said causing Sanji's jaw to drop at Luffy's statement. Sanji was about to yell at Luffy but Gin spoke before he could.

"Pardon me," Gin said getting Luffy's attention. "By chance are you a pirate?" he asked earning a nod from Luffy. "And what are your dreams if you don't mind me asking?" Gin asked earning a confused look from Sanji wondering where he was going with all this.

"Conquer the Grand Line, find the One Piece and become King of the Pirates," Luffy said nonchalantly.

"I see... Allow me to give you some advice as someone who has been to the Grand Line," he said earning an amused look from Luffy and a curious look from Sanji. "Stay away from that place. Our entire fleet of 50 sh.i.p.s went in there and only lasted a week before our entire fleet was destroyed by one man," Gin said surprising Sanji and causing Luffy to chuckle before he replied.

"That just means you guys were too weak to survive paradise," Luffy said earning a pissed off look from Gin. Before Gin could speak Luffy cut him off and spoke first. "It doesn't matter how much sh.i.p.s you have in your fleet and how much men you have. Only the strong can survive, and I know that because I am from the Grand Line," Luffy said causing the two of their jaws to drop.

"Y-you're from the Grad Line?" Gin asked to which Luffy nodded, "I see...I guess you will be more prepared than we ever were," Gin said sadly. Luffy didn't say anything, he simply pushed off the rail headed towards the door. As he opened the door to reenter the restaurant he turned towards Sanji and spoke.

"I won't be leaving here until you join my crew, Sanji," he said before he walked inside closing the door behind him before Sanji could reply. As he returned to his crew he saw they were still eating so he decided to join them and finish his meal.

About four hours had passed since Luffy had his conversation with Gin and Sanji. Currently, Luffy and his crew were sitting at the same table drinking and conversing getting to know each other a bit more. Luffy had told the crew that he wasn't leaving here without Sanji so there were going to be there till then. As the crew was sitting there chatting with each other a large shadow was cast over the restaurant gaining everyone's attention. A random customer got up from their table and looked out the window to see what was casting the shadow over the restaurant. When the man looked outside the window his entire body began to shake and a look of pure fear could be seen. The man started to back away from the window in fear before he started to stutter.

"I-its...It's the Dreadnaught Sabre...Its Don Krieg's ship!" he yelled before he ran back to his table. After he said that everyone in the restaurant began to panic. Luffy just sat there watching the chaos as it unfolded. Suddenly the doors of the restaurant were blown open and standing there was Gin with a man who looked like he was on the verge of dying slung over his shoulder. Gin dragged himself and the man into the restaurant and began to beg for food and water.

"Please bring us some food and water!" Gin begged while barely being able to hold up his the man whLuffyfy assumed is Don Krieg. "We have money," he said as he pleaded with the restaurant staff. To say the chefs and the customers in the restaurant were shocked would be an understatement. They had their eyes widen and their jaws hanging. The only people whose face lacked any emotion was Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and the owner Zeff. The rest of Luffy's crew were just as shocked as the rest of the customers. Then all of a sudden Krieg fell face first on the ground causing Gin to beg some more. When that happened Luffy noticed Sanji heading towards the kitchen. Patty then denied him the food and water causing the rest of the chefs to start making comments on how much of a monster Krieg is. Don Krieg then did the unthinkable in Luffy's opinion, he bowed his head and began to beg the chefs for food. Gin tried to stop him and pleaded for him to raise his head but Krieg didn't listen instead he continued to beg for food, he even went as far as to beg for the scraps. The next that happened was Luffy hearing Sanji's voice.

"Hey, step aside Patty," Sanji said before kicking Patty in the face sending him crashing in the wall. Sanji then walked over to Gin and Don Kreig and placed a bowl of food and a bottle of sake in front of him. "Here is something for your captain," he said as he placed the bowl on the ground. Kreig then began to gulp down the food using his b.a.r.e hands like a wild animal. One of the chefs then ran down the stairs and yelled at Sanji to get the food away from him but Sanji did nothing, he only stood there watching the chef with a bored expression on his face. Kreig then slammed the bottle on the ground and sprang to his feet before he punched Sanji sending him flying. The people in the restaurant started running for the exit leaving only the chefs and Luffy's crew behind to face Don Kreig. Luffy then sensed something with his observation haki that made him smile before he turned towards his crew and spoke.

"Hey, go move the ship to the other side of the restaurant. We are about to have more guests," he said making Nami, Usopp, Johnny, and Yosaku run outside to move the ship leaving him and Zoro in the restaurant. Luffy then turned his attention back to Kreig.

"This is a pretty good ship, I believe I'll take it," Kreig said with a sinister look on his face. "As you can all see, my ship is a wreck. Naturally, I will be needing a nice new one. After a few small chores everyone one of you will leave this ship," he said causing one of the chefs to protest.

"What? No!" one random chef yelled out but Kreig paid him no mind.

"There are about 100 men left on my ship. All are weak with hunger and many are seriously wounded. If you value your lives you will prepare food and water for every last one of them," he said.

"You're telling us to feed our executioners? Do you hear how stupid that sounds? We refuse!" Patty said.

"I am not asking you, I am telling you to do it," Kreig said making all of the cooks tremble in fear while Luffy simply scuffed. Sanji then goes up and announced that he will be cooking for 100 people and began to walk towards the kitchen but was stopped by all the rest of the cooks who pointed large knives and forks at him and began accusing him of being a spy for Kreig. Patty then knocked Sanji to the ground before walking over a small door at the bottom of the stairs and pulled out a rather large hand-held cannon before pointing it t Don Kreig and firing it. The cannonball sailed through the air at amazing speed before colliding with Kreig and creating a whole lot of smoke in the restaurant. The cooks started celebrating their victory but were immediately silenced by Kreig's voice coming from inside the smoke.

"Are you a chef or a comedian? Because your jokes are lame," Kreig said scaring all of the cooks and surprising Luffy a bit. When the smoke cleared everyone saw Kreig standing there in golden armor with guns coming out of his shoulder along with two pistols in his hand. He then pointed them at the group of chefs and yelled. "So, die!" he screamed as he fired his weapons. "You cooks should not have defied me, I am the world strongest man!" he yelled boastfully. Luffy wanted to laugh so hard at his comment about being the strongest man alive but held it in. Luffy then heard someone's footsteps and turned and looked up the stairs and saw the owner carrying a large sack walking down the stairs and heading to Kreig. Zeff placed the large sack down in front of Kreig and spoke.

"This is about 100 meals. Now, take it to your men right away," he said in a serious voice.

"Owner Zeff what are you doing!?" yelled/asked all of the other cooks simultaneously. Kreig, on the other hand, looked shocked beyond belief.

"You're Red-Foot Zeff," Kreig whispered out causing Luffy's eyes to widen.

'I know his name sounded familiar!' Luffy thought to himself. Zeff then walked away from Kreig and headed back to stand with his chefs.

"Owner Zeff why did you do that?" one of the chefs asked. "If his men regain their strength they will kill us!" the chef yelled in a scared voice.

"That is only if they still have their will to fight," Zeff said before he turned and looked at Kreig. "Tell me, did your will survive defeat?" Zeff asked Kreig causing all of the chefs to look at Kreig in disbelief.

"Not even a pirate ship with 50 sh.i.p.s could make it on the Grand Line?" Patty asked in disbelief. Kreig however just stared at Zeff for a while before he spoke.

"It is you, isn't it? You're Red-Foot Zeff," he said once more. "So, you are alive, the unrivaled pirate captain who was also the ship's cooks," he said.

"Yes that is right I am still alive, but what does any of this have to do with you?" Zeff asked a question that Luffy also wanted to know. "I haven't been a pirate for many years now. I chose the life of a cook," Zeff said making Kreig start laughing before he spoke.

"Chose the life of a cook huh, yea right. You didn't have a choice old man. You live as a cook because the only thing you can be now is a cook," Kreig said while pointing to Zeff's wooden leg. Kreig then went on to tell the legend of Red-Foot Zeff for everyone to hear.

"Enough chit-chat lets get to the point. What do you want from me?" Zeff asked causing Don Kreig to smirk evilly at him before he replied.

"You're the man who sailed the treacherous seas of the Grand Line and came back unharmed," Kreig said causing everyone including Luffy to look at Zeff with a look of pure shock on their face. "There should be a log book detailing your tactics, a full year of your journey there. Give it to me," Kreig said making Luffy narrow his eyes at him.

"Yes there is such a book in my position, but I will never hand it over to the likes of you," Zeff said causing Kreig to take on a pissed off look on his face. "That log book is the [irde of the crewmen I sailed with. It is far too important to give to you," Zeff said. Luffy could understand why Zeff wouldn't want to give up that book especially if the men who Zeff served with had perished in the accident that took his leg. It was far too scared of a treasure to any decent captain to just hand over to another.

"Then I'll just take it," Kreig said knocking Luffy out of his thought. "Yes, it is true that the Grand Line beat me. Still, I will never give up on it for I am Don Kreig! It is just another ocean. I had enough men, enough weapons, and enough ambition. Regrettably, the only thing I lacked was information, but now I will fix all of that. Once I have your log book I will form another pirate fleet and capture the legendary One Piece!" Kreig yelled causing everyone to fall silent. The silence was broken by the sound of laughter causing everyone to look to at Luffy who was laughing as he began to get up from his seat.

"Man, that was the funniest thing I head in a while," Luffy said as he got up from his seat and look at Kreig. "You think you having that log book that means you are going to survive the Grand Line? Don't make me laugh," Luffy said as he stood in the middle of the restaurant between the chefs and Kreig. "It doesn't matter how much men or sh.i.p.s you have, it doesn't matter how much information about that place you have. It all means shit if you are weak. And you Kreig are as weak as they come," Luffy said causing all of the chefs including Zeff's eyes to widen at Luffy's statement. Kreig looked beyond pissed that some kid was talking down to him and calling him weak.

"Just who do you think you are punk," Kreig asked in a dangerous voice that made some of the cooks tremble in fear. Luffy was about to respond but before he could Gin spoke.

"Don Kreig," Gin said getting his attention, "He is the pirate I told you about. The one from the Grand Line," Gin said making everyone look at Luffy in awe. Kreig tared a Luffy for a while and was about to speak but Luffy spoke before he could.

"I mean come on Kreig you couldn't even survive paradise for a week and you think that you are going to be able to conquer the Grand Line and find the One Piece? Get real," Luffy said as he began walking towards Kreig. When Luffy was within the reach of Kreig he tried to punch Luffy with a glove that had a rather large diamond on it. Luffy saw it coming and caught the fist with his left hand causing Kreig's eyes to widen, Before Kreig cold fire any one of his weapons Luffy fliped Kreig in the air and slammed them down on the ground while still holding on to his fist.

"Don Kreig!" Gin yelled as he stared at his captain laying on the ground staring at Luffy in disbelief. Luffy looked over to Gin and spoke.

"Don't worry Gin I won't kill him," he said surprising everyone. "He is Hawk-Eye's prey," Luffy said causing Gin's eyes to widen in fear along with Kreigs. Luffy then let go of Kreig and went back to sit next to Zoro before he spoke to Kreig again.

"I suggest you go feed your men cause he will be here any moment now," Luffy said causing Zoro to look at the door excitedly. "Shouldn't have interrupted his nap," Luffy added before taking a sip of his whiskey. Kreig got up from the floor and walked over to the bag containing to food, picked it up and began to leave. As he was out of the door he turned towards Zeff and spoke.

"In one hour I will come back for this restaurant, anyone still in here will die," he said before he left. Luffy simply scoffed at him. Luffy then looked at Zeff and spoke.

"Hey, old man," Luffy said getting Zeff's attention, "I'll kick Kreig's a.s.s for you if you give me that chef," he said while pointing at Sanji. Zeff smiled and replied.

"You got yourself a deal kid," he said causing Sanji to protest but everyone ignored it.

*One hour later*

Everyone was still inside the restaurant waiting on Kreig to shop up again when suddenly they heard loud banging outside and the entire restaurant started rocking against what appears to be large waves.

"He's here," Luffy said as he got up and began walking towards the door with Zoro and the chefs following right behind him. As Luffy stepped out of the door he saw Kreig's giant Gallion get sliced in half.

"It's been a while hasn't it, Luffy?" Asked a man standing on a coffin shaped boat. Luffy smirked before he replied.

"Indeed it has...Hawk-Eye,"

*CHAPTER END*