First Crew-mate

Zoro was in little dazed just now, he wakes up when he heard the same voice once again. "I heard you are a pirate hunter but your aura tells me because you want to get strong you challenge others. How about joining me, rather than staying on east blue travel with me to conquer the Grandline"

"My dream is to be the World Strongest Swordsman. Do you think being in your pirate group will make me?" Zoro neither reject nor agreed just asked his mind.

"Of course not I can't make you stronger, no one can, only you yourself can get stronger but I can guide you." Luffy laughed patting Zoro's shoulder while saying.

"You don't fear me going against you" Zoro looked into Luffy's eyes and asked.

Luffy also looked into his eyes, touch his straw hat, and said "I promise someone that I will find a crew better than, sail the Grandline, and find one piece. So do you think I will make such a mistake in choosing my crews?"

"I join" Zoro got his answer and without hesitation agreed.

"Welcome to Straw Hat Pirates" Luffy smiled and freed Zoro.

Luffy walked near Helmeppo making Helmeppo cry in fear "Don't come near me. My dad is a Lieutenant of Marines. He will kill you"

But Luffy didn't stop "I won't do anything to you, just asked you if I defeat your father? What would you do?"

"Haha, you can't defeat me, father. He is the strongest in the east blue." Helmeppo laughed at Luffy

Luffy didn't look at Helmeppo; he turned towards the soldier who was standing beside them "I want to ask you a question. Why did you throw that girl out?"

The soldier forehead was covered in sweat when he answered "I was ordered"

"By whom?" Luffy asked

"He" the Soldier replied

"What is his rank on marines?" Luffy asked again

The soldier turned silent, he understood Luffy's words but he didn't have the courage to speak. On one hand, he doesn't want stain marines; on another hand, Helmeppo rank didn't have any rank.

"So you followed his words because his father is lieutenant. In other words, you forget rules of marine" Luffy said

The soldier didn't answer but another soldier behind him said in a rage "What this got to do with you? You said you're a pirate right? Then why are you talking so much nonsense"

"You're right I am a pirate so I shouldn't interfere in marines but the reason why I said this is because I disdained you and your navy" Luffy made a disgusted expression while saying.

"Big brother doesn't say that. These navies are good, helping our town only he and his father are bad." The little girl was also running from Coby's arms towards Luffy, running and saying him.

Coby also walks forward and said "Luffy-San do you remember my dream to be marines. Even though today I saw this I will still follow my heart and become an excellent marine and protect civilian but now I am not strong so I asked you to help us, please"

"But why should I help you?" Luffy said the only reason why he attacked Helmeppo was because of his arrogance. After all his soul is from the earth so he doesn't like these types of arrogance without strength, so he hit Helmeppo. If his dad comes out to fight him, Luffy would join without hesitation but without another party attack, he won't go straight.

"I" Coby turned silent for a second, he didn't know what to say after all he wanted to be a marine and Luffy was a pirate.

Zoro on the back was also hearing their conversation; he understood Luffy's words and said "Luffy, My swords are in the marine base. Since I joined you then you have to help me get those words back."

"Well I should be on my way to get my vice-captain sword back" Luffy signs his thumb backward towards Zoro, turns back, and walk towards Marine base with Zoro.

Coby and the little girl suddenly turn happy, they understood Luffy's meaning unless they themselves are involved in marine situations, and they won't help marine for no reason.

"How many members are there in our crew?" Zoro asked while walking. He was wearing a white T-shirt walking straight.

"Only you and I but we will find our crew including musician" Luffy had his hands on the back of his head while walking.

"Okay but do you at least have a ship," Zoro asked looking at Luffy face

"No just a small boat. For ship, we don't have to worry. You are a bounty hunter so if we got no money to buy. We'll depend on our vice-captain and who knows maybe someone will give us a ship" Luffy said remembering Usopp and kaya.

"Well I am already on your boat so I will follow you" Zoro made a straight expression while walking.

"I know but why are you walking in a different direction" Luffy saw Zoro turning right while talking to himself. Even though he knew Zoro's behavior, he couldn't help but get speechless.

"Oh" Although Zoro was embarrassed but didn't show in front of Luffy trying to walking together with Luffy.

"Well we are here," Luffy said standing in front of a big building.

"How do we enter now?" Zoro asked Luffy

"We jump," Luffy said as he signs his finger towards the top of the building.

"Jump?" Zoro didn't understand Luffy meaning; he thought 'Even if he is strong, he shouldn't be able to jump such height, right?'

Suddenly he felt something around his waist, this was Luffy's arm. He stretches his one arm around Zoro and another one to catch something on top.

"Zap" "Ahh"

"Kacha"

"Baam"

They fly but on the way, they struck a giant statue and fell in front of the whole marine. Luffy was embarrassed while Zoro was in a rage; he caught Luffy's arms and shouted "What was that for? At least give me some warning"

The reason why he said those not because they struck the statue but due to surprise Zoro screamed like a girl making Luffy. Luffy controls his laughter and said "Sorry, sorry"

"How dare they break my statue? Kill them" A middle-aged man with axed replacing his right hand named Axe-Hand Morgan.

"But sir there is Zoro with them," the Soldier near him said.

"Bang"

"I said kill them means kill them, anyone who disobeys my command will die" Axe hand Morgan said fiercely after hitting that soldier with his ax.

Seeing Axe-Hand Morgan behavior Luffy said "No wonder everyone was fearful of him including his own soldier"

"Zoro you go and retrieve your sword. I will block them" Luffy seriously said

"Yes captain," Zoro said as he ran inside the marine base.

"Hope this guy won't get lost this time. Ah! what am I asking for? This will be impossible" Luffy murmured looking at Zoro who disappeared from his sight.

"Fire," Morgan's said and every soldier shoots their gun.

"Phss"

"Ping"

The bullet struck him and bounced back. The bullet passes through many of them but still hurts some marine.

"What? Monster, monster" Soldier who wasn't damaged by the bullet starts shouting.

"Shut up wastes" Morgans shouted and strike his ax-hand towards Luffy saying "I am Axe-Hand Morgan"

"Hi! I'm Luffy" Luffy nodded and said.

"Swoosh" Axe's hand slashed at Luffy from the side but only hit the air.

"Finger Gun" Luffy condense energy in his finger and shot at Morgan's arm.

"Splash"

Blood rushed out of his arm.

"Ahh I am going to kill you" Morgan shouted in pain and gave another attack to Luffy but it hits nothing except air.

"Rubber Pistol" Luffy stretches his right arm towards the back and punched morgan's belly.

"Straw Hat stop" A fearful voice comes from afar.

It was Helmeppo; he has pointed his gun at Coby.

But Luffy didn't stop and his fist punched at Morgan's belly.

"Baam"

"Tock"

Morgan struck the wall and fall and Helmeppo also fell. Surprisingly it was Zoro who knocked this kid with the hilt of his sword but Luffy was impressed at this guy. With such a wound in his arm, he still captured Coby and threaten Luffy.

But when he saw bandages in his arms, he got a clue. He should be helped by those soldiers.

"Do you still want to fight?" Luffy looked at the remaining marine and coldly said.

"Hurry Morgan's rule is over. We are free" Instead of reply to they were celebrating their own defeat. Even if Luffy knew it, he was a little dumbfounded by such actions. Now Luffy was not the same kid as true Luffy. After soul transmission, Luffy has trained very hard to become a pirate; so Luffy understands his title.

Seeing them like this, he went near Zoro and asked him with uncertainties "Did you not get lost on the way?"

"Do you think I always get lost?" Zoro was a little pissed at Luffy making fun of him because of direction.

"Yes" Luffy bluntly said

"You" Zoro was fired up but soon calm down.

"Okay let's go," Luffy said and with Coby, Zoro, they walked away from the marine base.

After they return Luffy, Zoro and Coby had a feast in the little girl's mother's restaurant. After saying goodbye to Coby, he and Zoro started their journey on a small boat.