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Breathing deeply in his quarters, Luffy was quite nervous since it was his first mission as a Marine, though he may have wanted to have a crew and sail the seas he didn't like anyone of those who graduated with them, not hate or dislike them in a way that he'll not be friends with them, but they're not the type like Ace and Sabo was.
"I wonder how's Ace doing?" Luffy mumbled to himself "Come in" he said, hearing a knock on his door.
"Captain, we have arrived" The Marine said.
"Okay. I'll be out in a minute." ending the conversation, he wore a long sleeve polo shirt with black stripes, a black necktie. and a long white pants. Of course it's given for him to wear his Marine coat with the word "JUSTICE" on its back. With one long breath, he inhaled the fresh sea breeze.
People were getting out of his way, respectfully if I may add, behind him a squad of Marines that were ordered to obey his command should things go out of control in Shells Town, they were carrying a rifle and in their usual non-officer outfit, sleeveless shirt with a cap that says "Marines" in it. For Luffy a katana that was in its sheath.
"Welcome to the 153rd Branch of the Marines, My name is Ripper" Luffy was greeted by a Marine that was stationed at the gate's fort.
"Thank you, Ripper, where is Captain Morgan?" Luffy asked, but Ripper started to sweat a little, hesitating that what may he tell Luffy could hurt him.
"Leave us" Luffy ordered that squadron on his back "Yes sir!" they all said in unison and entered the fort.
"Now, will you tell me?" he said calmly not a hint of deceit on his tone, the man gives him his trust.
"Well, Captain Morgan is ruining Shells Town, in the reports he blames his son Helmeppo, still being a teenager he's abusing his power as son of the Captain, worst the same could be said about his father" He started shaking some more.
"Why not report it to HQ?" Luffy asked.
"All of our reports has to go to Captain Morgan first, since Shells Town isn't a good target for a pirate's raid, Captain Morgan has nothing to do except do what he wants" he replied.
"Well, what about this man that protected this woman?"
"He's quite famous here in East Blue, he's a pirate hunter" Luffy walk towards the entrace, which Ripper followed "He's three sword style user, Roronoa Zoro" Ripper added.
"Yes, I've heard his name a few times" as they walk, Luffy spotted a man tied to a practice dummy "That's him? Zoro?" the captain added.
"It's him alright!" a young blonde man walk past Luffy, he was holding a whip "Care to join me?" he said with an annoying smile
"You must be Helmeppo" Luffy said
"Yeah and who do you think you are?"
"Captain Monkey D. Luffy" Luffy said, Helmeppo turned pale upon hearing the word 'Monkey' for there was only two Monkeys in the Marine, One was Garp the Hero and the other, Luffy, his grandson. And the rumored to be next hero after Garp.
"M-M-M-Monkey!?" Helmeppo stuttered but a hand was put on his shoulder.
"Who cares, Monkey or not he's just a little boy" the man who said that has a Axe hand, and a metal jaw guard.
"Captain Morgan, just from this moment I can clearly see that you are already defected the Marines" Luffy said.
"What did you say, punk?" Insulted he motioned his Axe hand to swing, it hitter the ground with brute force causing a little crater upon it. A smirk on his face seeing us how he had crushed the Hero's grandson, he started laughing but soon realized that he missed, not only that but the boy was nowhere to be seen.
"Where did he-" before the man could simply finish his sentence he suddenly collapse, as if his body was shut down so suddenly that a loud noise echoed as Captain Morgan hitted the ground.
"Men! please arrest Captain Morgan and take his son into custody" Luffy's squadron picked up the unconscious Captain Morgan and his son taken into the ship
"Ripper, as a Captain of the Marines, you are now in charge of this fort" Luffy said, Ripper was shocked but nods with him.
"I won't let you down, sir!" he saluted and the others Marine surrounded him, all were happy that one of their friend, one they knew too well will lead them.
Zoro was cutted down, his swords brought to him. Luffy looked at the swords, two of them were well made but not enough to be named, but the last one the one with a white grip, now that was a sword.
"Roronoa Zoro, I hereby challenge you to a duel." Zoro grabs his sword and walk his way towards the exit "Or the great Roronoa Zoro is scared of a young Marine?" Zoro halts his movement and looks back to him "Did I hurt your pride, Zoro?" Luffy blinked his eyes and once they were open he was greeted by two swords rushing towards him.
"Ooops" Luffy managed to draw his blade, pure black steel, Zoro's eyes widened the sword has no name but it sure is worthy of one.
"Do you like it? I haven't named it yet" Luffy said, swinging his sword he pushed back Zoro around 20 feet. "Please use your third sword" Luffy said.
"You aren't worthy of it" the green haired man simply replied
"Then I'll myself worthy of it" vanishing into thin air, he soon appeared in front of him, Luffy swings his sword but paused for very,very short amount of time to let Zoro block it. "You're not bad, Zoro" Luffy said, smiling
"You too, halting your swing so that I have a chance to block" with that he draws his third sword and putted it in his mouth
"What does it taste like?" Luffy asked, confused that someone would even put a sword into his mouth.
"Wha- What?" Zoro was even more confused that the young Marine made a comment. 'What does it taste like?' keep running into his head, soon his curiosity overpowered him and he gently licked the grip. A decision he must regret, he had forgotten that his sword was taken from him by Morgan and has been putted in a place god knows where. Spitting, to let the taste he had tasted leave his mouth, Luffy laughed heartily, if he was a rubber man surely his mouth would reach the ground.
"Santoryu : Oni Giri" he said, approaching Luffy at high speed, trying to cut through him by swinging the swords across his chest, resulting in a descending diagonal-crossing slash from both swords while the mouth blade performs a horizontal cut from either the left or right, depending on which side of his mouth he positioned the sword's main blade at.
"Gah!" Zoro coughed up a blood, looking on his chest he was slice by Luffy, not to deep to be fatal but enough to put him down and yield. "H-how!?" he asked.
"You're still slow, Zoro" he paused "I mean weak" sheathing the black katana of his, Luffy crouched and faced Zoro "Would you like to become the best?"
Zoro stared through the space, as if he was remembering something. He nodded
"Welcome to the Marines, Petty Officer Zoro" Luffy said.
"WHAT!?" Zoro replied, but soon regretted as he started to feel his wounds, rolling on the floor left and right, Luffy can't help but laugh.
Chapter End...
He has finally recruited, Marimo into his crew.
A/N: Some characters may not follow the canon's meeting since Luffy here is a Marine and has to follow some orders, small or high he still must follow it.