Duty of captain and crew

Early Morning when the Strawhat crew made some plan and decided to go on the future's flow which little quite surprised Marco, Sabo and Ace.

Whitebeard became concern and questioned, "Are you sure about it?"

"We already knew what's going to happen in near future and if what Anna said is true that we're not ready then we will not take risk, for now." Nami answered that made Luffy pout, "Come on Nami we can do this!"

"Sorry Luffy but I will agree with Nami-swan here." Sanji said in seriousness which was rare when mentioning a woman. His answer had shocked Luffy, mostly due to how serious he looks. Sanji clarified, "After hearing about the future, we all thought the same thing. We are all not ready as we are now. If we don't train to become stronger then we might soon regret the opportunity your daughter had given to us."

"The war won't happen, Ace isn't dead." Zoro added that made Luffy gripped his fist, "We can't act rashly. Our supposed future was after Ace's death we all had decided to train for two years separated to become stronger so no more regret shall come to us. Now time had change and we don't know what's ahead of us. I want to train and see more possibility of my strength, that way none of us will have any regrets."

Luffy was about to protest but stopped when he heard Chopper's words, "I don't want to lose any of you." All attention went to Chopper who's tearing up, "No one may think it but I feel like I'm a burden." Before anyone could protest, Chopper beat them. "I know my capability and my knowledge as doctor... but if we're going to more dangerous journey then I want to become someone reliable not only as a doctor but also part of this crew. Luffy I want to become a monster, a monster who will protect you and my NAKAMA!"

Luffy was both shock and touch about Chopper's real feeling toward him and the crew. "Chopper..."

"Luffy as of now I'm the weakest." All turned this time to Ussop, "I'm the sniper who's both coward and weak. As of now I don't have any strength to support everyone on the crew." Before Luffy could speak, Ussop harden his expression that made the Strawhat Captain silence. "I want to become a sniper who could cover everyone's back and become reliable in times of crisis. My talent is not enough, I need to discover more to find the strength I need to protect my Nakama aside from lying."

Luffy can't find a word to fight back against Ussop's strong will. "Ussop..."

"I was alone in my entire life." All swift to Robin who spoke softly, "In order to survive I let myself fall, betraying for the sake of myself and never letting anyone enter my life. I'm always ready to risk my life all for the sake of my goal to learn the void history... but then the Enies Loby happened and the fact I found my will to live all because of everyone who even didn't think twice and declared war to the world government." It made Robin smile, eyes shows absoluteness that nothing could ever waver. "I want to repay that by protecting the ones I love, my nakama, my family. Luffy give me a chance to prove myself more than I am now, not only as an archaeologist but also as your nakama."

"Robin..." Luffy and the other strawhats were really surprise because this was the first time Robin had told them she would protect them when it should be them who should be protecting her from the World Government.

"Luffy-san" All swift to Brook, "I maybe the newest member to join your crew and haven't long to sail any of you... but I believe not only as musician and swordsman, I want to prove more of my worth to you and everyone else. After all not only you helped me returned back my shadows, you also saved me from my long solitude for fifty years." Brook maybe a skeleton but everyone felt his conviction not only to the captain but also everyone else. "That's why I want this time to train and discover more what my devil fruit can do and refine my swordsmanship, all for the sake of our dreams and adventure."

"Brook..." Luffy was beginning to tear up.

"I feel the same way." Everyone shift to Nami who's looking away, "You saved me and helped my village and decided to follow you as your navigator and goal to complete my map. But our journey here in the grand line, I realized how little and unexperience I actually am to lead the crew. We already experienced hardship and unnexpected things, how much more in the New World where it was said to be the most dangerous sea. If I can't lead you to safety then I'm a failure as a navigator." She faced them, eyes shows absolute and unwavered fire. "I want to become the best Navigator for the crew and increase my confidence not only in navigating but also fighting. Like Chopper, I don't want to become a burden to everyone."

"Nami..." Luffy was speechless, tears had drop.

"Luffy-bro I did made a promise to make our ship, Thousand Sunny to become a ship that could cross any seas, right." Everyone shift to Franky who's eyes sees far than them, "I want to keep that promise and I'm confident Sunny could do that, but I think that won't be possible if I your shipwright can't evolve to make it possible. For that reason, to you Luffy-bro and to everyone else." He grinned in both confidence and promise, "I will make sure to keep the impossible possible not only as your Shipwright but also as Nakama. I will keep evolving to become the best man you all could ever be proud."

Luffy's tears continues to flow, "Fra-Franky..."

"Luffy" They all shift to Sanji who inhale then exhale the smoke, "I joined you to make the impossible dream, to find All Blue come true. My adventure with you would be able to describe craziness and trouble but all in all, its fun. I will never see anyone to be my captain other than you. So to make sure everything goes according to our way, I as your cook have a job to keep every single one of you full." His eyes harden, will firing to his eyes like no one else. "I will refine more of my skill as your cook and strength to protect my nakama, I will make sure none of them will be hurt as long as I'm here... after all, this is all I could do to lessen your burden Captain."

"Sa-Sanji..." Luffy was so move.

"Luffy" Everyone shift to the final Strawhat, Zoro who's smiling fierce and conviction. "I dream to become a strongest swordsman and I won't let anyone get in my way... but as time goes by suddenly everything change." Zoro gazed at the crew and admitted something no one would ever thought he felt this way. "This crew... like Robin said is a family. I can't imagine me becoming the strongest swordsman without any of you. Not only that..." Zoro stepped forward and patted Luffy's shoulder a bit, "My dream is added, which is to see your dream came true, to become a pirate king."

That widen Luffy's eyes while the rest of the Strawhats smiled knowingly, it only showed not only him feel the same way but same goes with everyone else."

"Luffy I want to add in our vow. If ever I failed to you and everyone else as swordsman and nakama, I vow to answer everything to my sword."

Luffy was beyond belief that made his tears stop. The others didn't give much reaction because deep within them, they feel the same way. Before Luffy could say anything once again, they all voiced their agreement.

"Add me there." Sanji voiced, "But I will answer to hell than sword."

"I will stake my existence for my nakama." Robin said that actually surprised Ace.

"Same here." Nami said grinning.

Ussop gave a brave posture, "And I, the great Ussop as well."

"Me too!" Chopper said in joy.

"Yaw! I'm suuuupppperrrr in!" Franky said doing his franky post.

"Yohohoho" Brook can't help but be delighted, "I too will stake my life, thought I'm just nothing but bones Yohohoho!"

"Zoro... everyone..." Tears ones again fell and cried, "Idiots, it should be me who should protect all of you. I'm the Captain!"

"You're the idiot." Nami said as punching his head,

Luffy pouted and before he could say more, Sanji beat him. "It's not the captain who sacrifice his life for the crew but the crew sacrifice their lives for the captain."

"But" Before Luffy could exclaim, a loud laugh was heard. All turned to Whitebeard who's laughing, "Gurahahaha brats you all remind me of him."

"Him?" Ace questioned. Whitebeard clarified, "Roger."

The name made Ace's eyes widen. Whitebeard explained, "There's actually one time when I and him fought together to defeat a tyrant pirate. There was someone about get killed in Roger's crew when Roger himself used his body as a shield to protect him." That made Sabo glanced to his brother who was little shock about the news. "I asked after our long battle, 'Why let yourself get hurt when there's more ways to protect him?' He laughed and answered, 'Because I'm the captain and its my duty to keep my crew safe.' If ever I never knew your father I would really say that you and Ace are real blood brothers."

That made everyone little confused while Luffy's eyes shining from hearing something amazing about the Pirate King, Sabo worried for Ace while the said brother still processing what he had heard.

Ace was someone who never knew his father except from the rumors who is described to be a demon that should have never exist, not ones he had heard anything about him from the people who knew him. Hearing it from his adaptive father about his biological father was little hard to digest. After all he had hated him with his whole life but after hearing something about the future Marco and now his Oyaji, his feeling about Roger was wavering to both hate and curiosity.

"I see that your more protectiveness especially the stubbornness was from him." Marco commented that made Whitebeard laughed ones again.

"Do you understand now Luffy?" It seems Nami took this moment to right tract the real conversation. "We know its a shame but we need to be prepared and we promise, next two years we're far stronger than our present so you better be as well."

Zoro smirked, "Better be stronger ones we meet up Captain." All smiled, a silent promise they will get stronger not only for their captain but also to each member of the Strawhats.

Sabo and Ace glanced to each other and smiled, a sign of agreement that yes Luffy will be in safe hands.

"Everyone..." Knowing he cannot protest anymore, he gave his best grin while holding his tears which was failing, "Promise... I'll get stronger too so... so in next of our adventure will be very fun."

All nodded and shouted, "Aye Captain!"