After some time out on the sea, the D-Men were beginning to run out of food. If it weren't for Luffy's appetite, they would have lasted a year, since the Helicarrier was designed to hold several hundred people. Heading to the nearest island just off the coast of Canada, the D-Men planned to dock the vessel behind the island before taking one of their Quinjets to the mainland to resupply.

Luffy: AlllllRIGHT!!!!

Luffy: I'm ready for some action!

Kitty: I'm ready for a change of clothes... Wearing these tight cartoony space suits is getting old.

Tak: Hmph!

Laura: *sigh* This is going to be a pain... Let's just make sure we buy plenty of alcohol.

Craig: If we're in Canada, we're going to have to switch it out for Canadian money.

Craig: And get the damages bills replaced...

Luffy: Sounds boring....

Luffy:(smiles) You can handle that stuff!

Luffy: Everyone, get on the jet! We're going!!

(Meanwhile....)

A white haired man was sitting in his home, drinking a cup of tea as he read the newspaper. But with a glance out the window he noticed a small group of people. He could tell what they were and roughly what they were going to do here.

Forcing himself to ignore it, he turned back to his paper, but the pull to what was going to transpire was still there, tugging, begging, and tempting him to act.

For better or for worse, for an yet to be determined side.

(Opening Theme)

*Ding-a-ling*

Kitty: Ahhhh~

Kitty: It feels good to have normal clothing again.

Guido:(smiles) Say, why don't we take a group photo?

Robin: *chuckles*

Robin: Hand me the camera and group up.

*Click*

The D-Men took a group picture in their new spiffy cloths.

(The Touristing D-Men)

Luffy: Hmmm... Everything is so orange with these glasses. Oh well!

Luffy:(smiles) Let's eat!

Sanji: High class? Low class?

Kitty: We have enough money to eat at a decently priced place. Let's not go crazy, we still need to buy supplies for later.

Kitty: Speaking of... Sanji?

Sanji:(smirks) I'll handle it.

Tak: I'd like to buy some supplies, so I'll go with you Sanji.

Sanji: Robin-Swan, Kitty-Cat, would you care to join me?

Robin; I'll pass this time. Sorry.

Kitty: I'd like to relax.

Laura: Shoot and a miss. You know some people would take the hint.

Sanji: Some people would wear less leather...

Luffy:(smiles) Shihihihih! Come on!

He wraps his arms around Sanji and Laura.

Luffy: Let's go eat already!

Leading the charge, Luffy takes his D-Men to the nearest restaurant his nose sniffed out. Laura and Sanji bickered along the way. Kitty dragged their Wolverine away from the chief and began discussing a girls night along with Robin and Lila.

*Bump*

Luffy: Oh? Sorry old man

???:(mind) A Straw Hat...?

The older gentleman couldn't help but watch the group leave. Especially Luffy's who caught his eye. But soon they vanished into the crowd of the Canadian town.

Luffy: Let's eat!!

Arriving at a restaurant, the D-Men cut back and began enjoying themselves.

Craig: Say, did I ever tell you the time I fought Galactus?

Laura:(rolls eyes) Yes...

Luffy: Tell it again!

Guido: It's my favorite story!

Lila:(smiles) I haven't heard it. Make it interesting enough and I can make it a song.

Craig: A song? Oh-ho, get ready to make a whole ballad!

Craig: It all began on a dark night...

Robin: *chuckles*

Robin: Oh, Tak.

Tak: Sup.

Robin: I noticed you changed the design of your wheelchair.

Tak: Yeah. Still has all its functionality, but in the works of a massive upgrade.

Tak: It'll be Suuuuuper!

Kitty:(smiles)

Sanji: Oh? What a beautiful smile, Kitty-Cat. Especially beautiful today. What's got you in a good mood?

Kitty: Oh, nothing... Just... This is just fun. Having a group of friends and just having a good time...

Kitty: Even Laura...

Laura: Hm? What about me?

Kitty: You're smiling more often.

Laura:(looks away) Hmph. Don't know what you're on about.

Craig: Heh. I get what you mean... We make a pretty banger team!

Craig: Just look at what we've accomplished in such a short time! We ought to call ourselves the Unbeatable D-Men!

Luffy:(lifts drink) Let's have a toast!

Laura: To what?

Luffy:(smiles) Who cares?

Lila: No one, apparently... Not a single person is paying us any attention.

Lila: Aren't we supposed to be wanted dead or something after the whole S.W.O.R.D incident?

Robin: It's odd... Yes... And you Lila are quite famous too.

Lila: I'm not complaining about the silence, I just find it odd!

Kitty; We've been making a lot of noise too... What's going on?

Sanji: They aren't paying attention to us. Look at that crowd around that table on the other side of the restaurant.

Sanji: Someone more famous is here.

Craig: I wonder who...

Laura:... Where's Luffy?

On the other side of the restaurant, Luffy was behind the crowd, hopping up and down, trying to get a glance at who was getting all the attention.

Luffy: Hey! I wanna see too!

Grabbing his head, Luffy tossess it up, stretching out his neck to look over the crowd.

Over them, Luffy saw four individuals in costume. One large rock man, one blond guy that controlled fire with his fingers, a blond woman who was making a force field to stop the crowd from getting close, and a dark haired man with streaks of white in his hair.

(Fantastic Genius; Reed Richards)
{Codename; Mr. Fantastic}
[Superpower; Stretching]

(Fantastic Woman; Susan "Sue" Storm-Richards)
{Codename; The Invisible Woman}
[Superpower; Invisibility/Force fields]

(Fantastic Hot shot; Johnny Storm)
{Codename; The Human Torch}
[Superpower; Pyromancy]

(The Fantastic Muscle; Ben Grimm)
{Codename; The Thing}
[Superpower; Rockbody/strength]

Luffy: Whooaaa!

Man: Wha!? A mutant!

Everyone:?

Luffy: Huh? Where?!

Whilst still pushing his head up, Luffy looked around.

Luffy: Where... Oh! You mean Laura! Shihihihih!

Laura: They mean you dumbass!

*Snap*

He lets go of his head.

Luffy: They do?

D-Men:?!

Luffy: Hm? What's with those faces?

The crowd had spread a path open to reveal to the D-Men that the world famous Fantastic Four were the ones everyone was fawning over. Mister Fantastic stretched out his neck to bring his head near Luffy.

Reed: Hello.

Luffy: Oh!

Grabbing his head again, Luffy pulls it to stretch it out like Reed.

Luffy:(smiles) You're like me!!

Reed: Indeed....

Johnny: Pfft! Reed, you never told us you have a secret love child, Heheh...

*Thud*

Johnny: Ow!

Sue: Knock it off Johnny...

*Snap*

Luffy:(smiles) Guys! Check this old dude out! He streches too!!

Reed: Urk!? Old...?

Ben: You're no spring chicken Reed.

Getting out of his seat, Reed approached Luffy.

Reed: You're that boy from the footage of that incident with S.W.O.R.D, aren't you?

D-Men:!!?

Luffy: I don't know what you're talking about...

D-Men:(mind) Phew... He's smart enough to deny it-

Luffy:(smiles) But I have fought those Sword guys! I kicked plenty of their butts!!

D-Men: Durgh!?

Luffy: I even kicked one of their big ships in half!

D-Men: Argh!?!

Luffy:(smiles) My friends and I also stole one too!!

D-Men: *chokes*!?!!

Craig:(whispers) LUFFY! LUFFY! SHUT UP! SHUT! UP!

Luffy: Hm? Speak up, Craig!

Laura: Welp... Guess we've gotta fight them.

Kitty: Wait! We could salvage this!

Reed: What's your name?

Luffy: My name is Monkey D. Luffy! I'm the future King of the Mutants!

Sue:(mumbles) Monkey D Luffy...?

Reed: I saw the footage of your assault on S.W.O.R.D. I was fascinated on how you achieved such a large inflation.

Luffy: Hm? Oh you mean my Gear 3? I just bit into my thumb and inflated my bones.

Reed: Huh? Inflated your bones by biting on your thumb? How is that possible?

Luffy:(smiles) Shihihihih! Man you must be dumb!

D-Men:(face palms)

Luffy: I just bite into the bone of my thumb and blow hard into it.

Luffy: Then my bones inflate!

Reed:.....

Reed: But for that to work, you'd have to have some type of single bone skeleton...

Sue: Reed, hold on a minute.

Reed: Hm?

Sue: Look around. The people... Let's take this conversation somewhere else.

Looking around, Reed finally took notice of the civilians who were mostly uncomfortable around the smiling Mutant.

Reed: Follow me.

(Meanwhile...)

An old man sat alone on a bench, wearing a fedora and thinking about that Straw Hat boy he bumped into. He wanted to stay silent, to stay hidden, yet he simply felt he couldn't. His sense of justice and the current circumstances of the world demanded him to act. The one thing that could push him over the edge approached.

At first he didn't notice an old woman walk up to him, until they changed shape into a blue mutant with red hair.

???: Raven...

*Ch-ch*

She ained dual pistols at the old man.

Mystique: What a depressing sight... To see an Emperor like this.

???: I don't care for the titles humans give me. What do you want.

Mystique: Monkey D Luffy. Heard of him?

???: No. Why?

Mystique: Where to begin? He's taken the Infamous Nico Robin into his team. Enraged S.W.O.R.D...

Mystique: And is the brother of one Portgas D. Ace.

???:!?

Mystique: Who, if you haven't heard, is in prison and awaiting his execution.

???: Execution...?

Mystique: S.W.O.R.D along with the majority of governments have decided to publicly kill him.

Mystique: Being the rapscallion he was, they have plenty of reasons why...

Mystique: But the true purpose of his execution is to draw out the Scarlet Witch so they may take her out.

Mystique: They know of her state, and want her gone.

*Creeeeaaaaaaak*

Everything metal began to bend near the man.

???: Those... Bastards...!

Mystique: Time to get off your ass and be the emperor you are for your children.

???:....

???: You mentioned this Monkey D Luffy. Why?

Mystique: I was sent to assassinate him and his team. But I have no interest in killing Mutant kids...

Mystique: And I like Robin.

Mystique: So knock me away. And "get rid" of the D-Men yourself.

Mystique: For Ace's sake... And to prove to me you still have what it takes.

Mystique: You'll learn the when and where once its done... Magneto.

Magneto: Thank you, Mystique.

Raising his hand, he sends her flying via the guns she held in her hands.

Magneto: Hmph.

Noticing a suitcase where Mystique once stood, the Emperor of Mutant Superiority arose from his slumber.

TO BE CONTINUED.....