Endless Network
Disclaimer: I not own awesome One Piece... (well duh... you wouldn't have guessed right?)
A/N: Please pardon the OOC'ness...
This is absolutely necessary: Everything I say here is only vague speculation, only Oda-sensei knows why Kuma did what he did. I can only assume and make up what Dragon is planning with the army, and I don't have the slightest idea about various things, such as if Luffy's mother will ever be mentioned or if Sabo still lives. I hope so, though... :]
Regarding the title: Yes. I believe that the revolutionary army's network is everywhere, and that at least some of the characters we have seen so far are in contact with Dragon. I also believe that Dragon has a great master-plan up his sleeve, involving Kuma's changing into a robo.
Prologue
A quiet island known for almost no one. Baltigo. A majestic building standing alone in a desert place. A lean figure standing on the balcony, facing east.
It was an unanswered question among many why the East. But to those who knew him the longest, it was no secret anymore. And no one dared to ask him but those friends. Ivankov mentioned it before. Like an animal's instincts he was facing home. The direction east was the course of torment, regret and immense proud crashing together, all because of one boy and his mother. Torment because the memories of his beloved wife being shot were still haunting him. Regret because he made the decision to bring peace to the world through the revolutionary army and therefore abandoned his only son while still a baby. And immense proud because that very own son now cruised the fierce waters of the grand line, aspiring to become the next pirate king.
Monkey D. Dragon was, in spite of being the uptight, formal chief of the army, a very proud father who had enough influence and subordinates to watch every movement of Luffy. And he had done so ever since the lovable black-haired idiot entered the grand line. He knew of almost all the adventures and people his son met, as he had undercover agents on nearly every island who told him how he did. Krokos and Dr. Kureha for instance. And more: Nico Robin had been in close contact with the revolutionaries ever since Ohara fell. From the moment she joined Luffy, she was the most important medium to Dragon. The leader also knew about Luffy's Crewmates, their attacks and struggles. And he knew every single one of their bounties. Every time he stood there on his balcony thinking about his only family, he had to smile about the similarities in their ways of thinking. Both striving for justice, both standing up for defenceless people, everyone in his own way.