Haruka & The Great Pirate Era
"I give my life up for the continuation of Ace and Sabo's."
Ace hates that little girl, Luffy. He hated her, how she kept following him, and never took a hint. And now, he hated her even more for killing herself to keep him safe.
"How do you know I'll keep my word, girl?" Bluejam sneered.
"I've eaten a devil fruit. I'll sell for money. Plus, the government will do anything to keep me quiet." She put her hands on her hips.
"Oh, and why's that?" He looked down at the midget girl in front of him. Sabo had to restrain Ace from doing anything rash.
"I know things. I know what happened to Bloody Rose two years ago. I know what happened to Spring Flower Island." She smiled. "I lived there."
"And how do I know this is true?" He glared down at the girl. Luffy raised her arm, letting a small gold bracelet with a red gem glint in the light. "This bracelet used to belong to Bloody Rose. It was only made on Spring Flower Island."
Bluejam's eyes turned greedy. "And Bloody Rose?"
"Who's Bloody Rose?" Ace whispered to Sabo.
"Bloody Rose was a feared assassin. Vanished two years ago." Sabo explained, watching the scene in front of him.
"Bloody Rose's real name was Crimson D. Rose. Ask anybody on this island what happened to her. They'll tell you the same thing."
"What happened to her?" Bluejam seethed in impatience.
"I killed her." Luffy smirked. "And everybody will say it's true."
Bluejam looked at the honest expression on her face, and nodded.
"If this is true, we'll be back tomorrow for you. Don't escape or we will make good on our plans."
They turned and disappeared. Luffy looked to the bush that Ace and Sabo were hiding in.
"Find a family, will you?"
Those were the last words they ever heard from her.
In the morning, she was gone, dead or in living hell.
Ace and Sabo never forgave themselves.
***
10 years later…
"500 MILLION!" The Tenyrubito yelled out. The crowd exploded in noise. Then the roof exploded. It seemed like a lot of things were exploding today.
"Excuse me, but Caimie is not for sale." A girl floated down from the hole in the roof, clutching a parasol to slow her descent. She was wearing a long black cloak with the hood up, covering her face. One could see the brim of a straw-hat under it, however. Shoulder length red hair spilled out of her hood.
"Death Princess?" Kid questioned under his breath. He had turned to leave, but things looked a hell of a lot more interesting now. Law simply smirked at the sight.
"Haruka!" A girl with orange hair called from the back, near Kid. Haruka smiled and waved over, then stepped aside as another figure came falling out of the hole.
"And Zoro!" She called over to the orange haired girl, whom many identified as Cat-Burglar Nami. Pirate Hunter Zoro got up, no thanks to Death Princess, and shook himself off.
"Geez, couldn't get a better landing?" He grumbled.
"Nope!" She responded cheerfully. "See, told you the umbrella was awesome!"
"No matter what you say or do, there is no way I'm going to carry one around with me." Zoro rolled his eyes.
"Suck it up."
"Oi, Caimie's been sold to the Tenyrubito!" Cyborg Franky called out. Haruka nodded and turned to the glass bubble Caimie was in. She disappeared and reappeared right next to it, then place her hand on the glass.
"Oi! What about the bomb collar!" Zoro called out.
"Don't worry, I got it!" She called back. Most of the audience were shocked into silence by the infamous Mugiwara crew's appearance. Her fingers glowed bright purple and bolts of black and purple energy raced around the cage, and then shattered it. Quickly, she reached the bomb collar and placed her hand on it, arching energy all over it, and then pulling it off. Caimie quickly reached up and hugged her, which the other girl was happy to return. Caimie got up, and Haruka twisted the handle of the parasol in her grip. She pulled out a long, thin, curved sword from the umbrella, and quickly sliced through the chains holding Caimie. Returning the sword to its sheath, she turned to look at her first mate.
"Not. One. Word." He growled out.
She just laughed.
"THAT WAS MY PET! Mine, mine, mine, mine!" The Tenyrubito stomped his foot childishly.
Haruka frowned. "The hell is wrong with this world." She closed the parasol with a snap, then pointed it at the Tenyrubito. Suddenly, the entire Tenyrubito family fell forward, knocked out. Death Princess lowered her parasol and grinned. Another man walked out on the stage.
"My, my, Death Princess. I guess Shanks was right after all!" The Dark King, Rayleigh, laughed.
"Shanks? You know him?" She turned to Rayleigh in surprise.
"Ah, yes. We worked on the same ship together." He smiled. Haruka nodded and hopped off the stage.
"The Marine's should be here by now." Law pointed out.
"I'll take care of it as thanks for the show." Kid smiled.
"OI! Ever heard of ladies first!" Haruka yelled before disappearing and reappearing right at the doorway. Law simply smiled and walked off with her.
"Just like old times?" He asked.
"Just like old times." She responded and they both walked out the door, a confused Kid trailing right after them.
***
Sometime later…
This sucks. Sucks, sucks, suck, sucks. Sucks. Ace was so fucked. Not only did he have to be caught, by that bastard Teach no less, he was about to be used as bait to start a war with his captain, Whitebeard. He hated this so much. Knowing he might cause the death of several of his nakama was worse than Sadi-chan's torture. Though he refused to scream during the whole of it. He sighed inside as he heard the sound of footsteps down.
"Hello there." An unfamiliar voice sounded through the darkness. Ace looked up in surprise to see a girl dressed head to toe in a cloak, hiding her facial features from view. She was wearing fingerless gloves and clutching a black and silver parasol against her shoulder.
"Need some help?" She twisted the handle of her parasol and pulled out a long thin sword, shaped slightly like a claw. Ace frowned a bit.
"Why are you here, Death Princess?"
She simply smiled. "I'm here to get my crew back."
"Then why are you freeing me?" Ace growled out slightly.
"I don't feel like letting you die." She lifted her head, allowing Ace to see a slight smile graced her lips. With that, she let her sword arc through the air, slicing through the bars easily. She made quick work of his handcuffs as well.
"Stay here, Portgas."
"Whatever you want, Haruka."
Death Princess Haruka stopped outside and smiled, then lifted the front of her sleeve slightly. Ace swore he caught a glimpse of gold.
***
2 years later…
Kaido and Big Mom dethroned!
The mysterious Death Princess, former Warlord and Supernova, Law together defeated the two Yonkou, Kaido and Big Mom. Death Princess also beat the Shichibukai, Doflamingo. In the process, Death Princess's real name was revealed to not be Roze D. Haruka, but Monkey D. Luffy. Why she hid her name became obvious, as she was hiding from Doflamingo. She also has a sibling-like relationship with Trafalgar Law, possibly due to both of their connections to Doflamingo. Doflamingo's Shichibukai status has been revoked due to his dealings with slavery, and enslavement of Death Princess. The World Government has suffered the loss of two of its Shichibukai, and the dethronement of two Yonkou. It is unknown how they will fix this, as Death Princess has declined an offer to become a Shichibukai after her defeating the former Shichibukai, Crocodile. Their bounties have also received a rise in price, and the World Government has updated Death Princess Haruka's poster to now say Monkey D. Luffy.
***
7 years ago…
The small eleven year old girl wheezed as she clutched her parasol tightly to her chest. She opened and pulled it above her head, squeezing her eyes shut.
Now or never…
She would be punished harshly if she was caught. So would the friend who helped her escape. She turned to the older boy next to her, who gave her a reassuring glance. He nodded, and she smiled.
"I'll find you." She promised. He just grinned and ruffled her hair.
"I'm sure you will."
She slowly turned her back on the only person she could consider family, despite not being blood related, and unfolded her wings. Jumping off the roof, she streaked through the sky, quickly bending the light around her, rendering her invisible.
Promise me this.
Tears streaked her eyes as she remembered his kind actions, and her promise to him.
Never look back.
And so, she didn't turn her head to catch a final glimpse at her savior, partner, guiding light, helper, care-taker…
… Brother.
***
2 years later…
"The world is corrupt. Evil. Disgusting. I want to fight it." A red haired thirteen-year old girl proclaimed, looking over the barren landscape.
"Of course you do." Her companion replied.
"I want to fight it as a pirate, though. I still have that promise to fulfill, after all."
Sometimes, the thing we need most is a hand to hold us.
"Shanks still needs his hat back." She continued.
A hand to pull us up and keep us going.
"I still need to find a family." She slowly took the hat from her head and turned it over.
A hand that you'll only find with the people who'll never question you.
"A family?" The man next to her was visibly surprised.
Your family.
"Yes. One that's stronger than blood." She smiled brightly.
***
9 years ago…
"Keep going!" A woman cried out to her daughter. Said daughter simply grabbed her skirt and pulled harder, dragging her to a cove.
"Mom…" She wheezed. "I can bend light, right? With darkness…"
"Luffy—"
"We can escape!" Her daughter smiled brightly, then pointed to the canoe near them.
"It'll tax you to cover both of us. Just fly away!" Her mother begged.
"Together or not at all." Her four year old daughter crossed her arms stubbornly. Bloody Rose cried silently, then hugged her daughter.
Soon, they pushed out to sea in a small, invisible canoe. Clearing the line of warships in total silence, simply rhythmically beating the paddles into the water, moving forward and farther away from the nightmare that was Spring Flower Island being destroyed in a Buster Call.
***
7 years later…
A name. She needed a name. She couldn't use Monkey D. Luffy, that would set the government, Celestial dragons, and her tormentors after her in seconds. Crimson D. Luffy was out of the question as well. But she needed a way to capture the attention of her father, Dragon. But it has to keep everybody else from getting it…
What did only she and her father know?
Bloody Rose was her mother, but she didn't know what she could do, since Rose was so famous.
Spring Flower Island? No, still too famous.
But wait. Rose. Spring Flower (Haruka)
Roze D. Haruka.
Yes. That was her name now. Not Monkey D. Luffy. Not Crimson D. Luffy. Roze D. Haruka. Perfect.
World look out, Roze D. Haruka was coming.