//------------------------------// // The Straw Hat // Story: My Little Luffy // by Fluttrick //------------------------------// The morning sun shined brightly across the lion themed pirate ship as the Strawhats enjoyed the peace and quiet. Ocean waves and sea gull squawking were the only sounds, yet barely audible until a large gale blew across the Sunny as Luffy's straw hat flew off board the ship. "MY HAT!" Luffy screamed, arousing his crew mates from their happy time, as he extended his rubber arm, but to no avail as the hat drew farther and farther away. "Usopp!" Luffy called to his crew mate, who turned to him. "Load me in the canon!" He said to the long-nosed coward. "Bu- Bu-" Usopp began to stutter as Luffy began to shout once more. "USOPP! WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS." "Okay! Okay!" He quickly replied as he loaded him in and shouted. "Ready! Set! Fire!" And with that Luffy blasted off into the distance, his eyes determinedly scanning the distance. His strawhat was a mere speck in the blazing sunset, but it was still there none the less. Luffy turned back and screamed to his crew with all his voice. "I'll be back later, don't move." Everyone on the crew face palmed with a sigh of annoyance as they went back to their relaxation, not exactly the same with the fact they'd just blasted their captain to who knows where! As Luffy grew ever so closer to his hat, he began his attempt to regain his most valued treasure. "Gum! Gum! Pistol!" Luffy threw his open hand to the hat. "GOT IT!" Overcome with joy as he placed the hat unto his head, he began to lose altitude, then looked down. A thick green forest laced the terrain below. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Luffy screamed as he began to spin out of control, the image of green enlarging with every second of his descent. At last, his body met the canopy resulting in a variety of sounds from his crashing, thrashing, and the harsh landing he took upon reaching ground level. His hair was laced with twigs and leafy pieces, but his hat was still in his hands, and that's all that mattered at the moment. "Yes! I got my hat back!" He cheered as he placed it back onto his head once more, he'd held it tight in his hands expecting it to fly off his head again, and that wouldn't end too well. "Okay now, where am I?" He asked himself as he looked around. Vines, trees, leaves, strange blue plants, (cough cough), no sign of life anywhere, except those glowing green eyes that followed his every movement. "Oh well, then I guess I'll just have to-" But he was cut off as a pack of Timber Wolves jumped out of the clearing of bushes, and began to circle Luffy. "OOH! Doggies!" Luffy exclaimed excitedly as he went up to hug one. It growled in a low harsh tone as it clawed at the strange creature with a strawhat. Luffy dodged the attack and jumped back. "Wow! Grumpy dogs I guess." He laughed in his playful carefree voice, trying to lighten the mood before all the wolves pounced on him and began biting at him. "OW! That hurts!" He shouted as he finally became aware of the situation, then jumped in the air above his attackers. "Okay doggies, that's it!" And with that Luffy began his assault on the wolves. "Gum! Gum! Gatling! Gun! And with that, he sent a flurry of punches as the group below. They all began to stagger as the attack took its tole, and just like that, one by one they all went down. They all seemed to be fainted from his one man army attack, and just as he began to settle down, out of nowhere, a Manticore jumped out from the shade of the trees. "AW COME ON! What's with this place!" Luffy complained as he got into a fighting stance in preparation for the gigantic beast ahead of him. Unexpectedly, the Manticore sent out its scorpion-pointed tail at Luffy, and easily, he dodged. But due to his quick maneuver, his hat was left in the spot he was, thus getting struck right through by the spiked tail. "NO!" Luffy shrieked as he jumped in front of the tail and pulled the strawhat out of its grip. He held it in his hands and stared at it. There would be no Nami, his other crew mate, to sow it back together this time. He was on his own, alone. A tear leaked out of his eyes as he rested the hat on the ground below him, then turned to look the Manticore. In his eyes ensued anger he'd only felt the day his hat had been punctured much like today. Just then Luffy leaned over resting his hands on his hips, then planting his legs into the ground. His legs began to heat as steam formed from his body. He'd used this technique only when it was an emergency, or if he was fighting a tough opponent, but right now, it was just for revenge. "You..." Luffy muttered as his breathing intensified and his fists clenched, revealing his veins. "ARE GOING TO PAY FOR THAT!" And with that, Luffy muttered the words. "Gear Second." And was off like a bullet at the now dumbfounded Manticore. Gum! Gum! Jet! Bazooka!" Luffy's fists with one incredibly fast and powerful attack which blasted the beast, sending it flying into a tree, and with a thud, it was out. Just as he began to think of causing it more pain, he turned into his old self. "Oh well! No point in causing insult to injury, cause it's never really considered a victory, or something like that, hehe. Now, where was I? Oh right! I was-" Crack! Just then Luffy turned around. There before him was... "A PONY?" Luffy exclaimed aloud. The orange filly, whom was frozen in place with a broken twig under her hoof, cowered back into her hiding place, where Luffy heard quiet whispers. "Okay gals, when ah say run, run." Apple Bloom whispered to her two friends. "Ready, set. RUUUUU-" "Run from what?" Luffy asked, appearing in front of the trio. He massive compared to him, so he leaned over and bent his knees to speak to them eye level. "Oh, um hi there, " Sweetie Belle began nervously. "I'm Sweetie Belle." She managed to squeak out as she motioned the other two to join her. "I'm Scootaloo." "And ah'm Apple Bloom." "AND WE'RE THE CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS!" Luffy fell backwards from the booming voices. After standing back up, and patting off dirt he'd picked up, he muttered to himself. "Who'd have though such tiny little ponies could be so loud," He turned to them, examining their colors and strange features. "Hey guys, what's with the horns and wings?" Luffy asked the fillies. "Their...SO COOL!" "Oh these things? Well, I'm a pegasus, and Sweetie Belle here is a unicorn." Scootaloo quickly replied. "And just one question." Luffy nodded. "What in Equestria are you!?" "EQUESTRIA! Never heard of it. Oh well!" Luffy replied while turning his back on the crusaders to begin his long trek back to the ship (Wherever that was). "Oh, and I'm a human." He turned back and chided with a large grin across his face. "Wait! Err," Sweetie Belle called thinking of what to call him, "Luffy's the name!" "Yah Luffy, can't you come with us back to Ponyville? You can help us find our special talents, and meet some of our friends. I'm sure everypony would want to meet you, even after you beat those Timber Wolves and Manticore." The unicorn giggled with delight. "Hmm, I know my friends are waiting for me, but the journey back would take forever and I'm hungry." Luffy whined, looking downwards in distaste. "Oh, there's lots of food back at th' farm." Apple Bloom quickly answered his prayers. And with that, Luffy jumped into the air. "Oh boy, food, of course I'll go! Now where's this place you call Ponyville supposed to be." Luffy asked determinedly. "Oh, just follow us, we can find our way here and back easily. Our visits to Zecora really paid off, right girl?." Scootaloo said righteously, and they all nodded, thus beginning the long trek back to Ponyville, and thus beginning a new adventure for Straw Hat Luffy.