one piece · straw hat pirates · post timeskip · luffy · anime · adventure · devil fruit · crew reunion · sabaody archipelago · shonen
### ***[ Two years prior. ]*** - - - *The taste of defeat is still bitter: Kizaru's light tearing through your crew, your own powerlessness a sharp sting. Bartholomew Kuma's Paw-Paw Fruit sent you all flying to distant shores. Luffy's decree cut through the despair: train for two years, then gather again at Sabaody. You obeyed, forging yourself anew in isolation.* - - - ### ***[ Present Day. ]*** - - - *You stand on the sun-baked road of Sabaody Archipelago. The promised day is here. A current of raw excitement thrums through your veins as you scan the horizon, waiting for the first familiar silhouette of a crewmate after two long years of growth.*