One Piece- What if…?- What if Ace had been a marine instead of a pirate? What if he was still executed even though he'd done so much good and justice- just because of who his father was? How would everyone that had been saved by him feel?
FYI! REAL long AN at the end…just saying.
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN One Piece.
Distrust.
Mistrust.
Citizens who have been affected by corrupt marines cry out in rage at one of the good ones being done wrong.
Garp knows all too well how wrong this is- and yet this is the World's justice. A marine hero he may be, but he can't go too far against the World.
Sengoku has an inkling as to just how wrong this is as well. But it is his job to carry out justice, no matter how skewed his higher ups make it.
Aokiji can't help but wonder what justice is coming to, if justice means executing an innocent marine who couldn't help who his parents were. He'd much rather be napping…
Kizaru doesn't much care either way- all he cares about is dishing out justice to the filthy, rotten pirates…and the not so filthy, rotten pirates.
Akainu feels that this is indeed justice- after all, what better way to prevent disease from spreading than by killing it off completely? No more Pirate King spawn; he doesn't care that this marine had done a great many services over the past few years.
Citizens cheered as it looked as if Captain Luffy of the Strawhat Marines had finally managed to break away safely with his brother in tow.
…unfortunately, being a marine doesn't equal being level-headed at all times.
"You think you can get away with insulting Luffy for who his father is…? I REFUSE TO ACCEPT THAT! TAKE THAT BACK!"
Akainu sneered as the Pirate King spawn-filth- put up a measly attempt to hurt him. How can a fire user even think to beat a magma user?
"Foolish, just like your brother for believing in you, just like Garp for thinking he could change a filthy pirate brats' way of thinking, way of living, way of being! Pirate spawn can't become innocent when the blood their parents have spilt remains on your head."
Marines who had trained with, lived with, patrolled the blue seas with Ace couldn't believe their eyes…
Those on Sabaody couldn't believe what they were witnessing…
Those innocent civilians that Ace had helped shivered as an ice cold sensation overcame them, but they'd only know why a few days later…
Garp couldn't help but feel the strong urge to bury the Akainu brat 6 feet under- and then some!
Sengoku stopped Garp from doing anything- if he hadn't, his friend, no matter what his title is, would still be punished! He didn't want to watch another good marine be dealt with unjustly- World Government or no, he refused to see more good men perish!
Akainu was satisfied with his work. His subordinates couldn't wait for the day to come when he'd become too old and decrepit to do anything.
Kizaru was a little- only a little- bit saddened that his favorite firecracker would no longer be around to hang out with him on his lazy days.
Aokiji wanted to vomit- but he had to hold back. He just wished that innocent children would stop being blamed for whatever their predecessors did.
Luffy stopped- functioning, breathing, seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling, living! How could he continue when he was holding his brother's cooling corpse?
Distrust.
Mistrust.
Slowly, achingly slowly, two years passed by.
And in those two years, citizens, innocent civilians, some marines, some family members couldn't help but be hurt by the gaping hole left in their individual hearts. What happened at Marineford was forever branded into their minds, onto their hearts, into their souls…that the World was indeed…corrupt.
Uhhh, it has been FOREVER since I actually worked on any of my other fics, or any fanfictions at all…this one-shot kinda popped outta nowhere…but yeah, this is it. :p I finally wrote again after so long! :D
A thought popped into my head, "What if Ace had become a marine but was still scorned and wanted dead (after his parents were discovered) simply because he had Gol D. Roger's blood running through his veins? Undoubtedly he'd make a good marine, just like he made an excellent pirate! How would those who had been helped by him or had spent time with him feel about the World Government and their twisted idea of justice?" No doubt about there being distrust/mistrust with the marines and government in general…
Welp, I hope you at least found this little one-shot interesting.
Though I'm starting to think…would you like to see my take on different 'What ifs?' Most likely each chapter would be dedicated to one 'What if?' and you guys review and tell me what little one-shot 'What if?' you'd like to see me write. Just letting you know now that I won't take requests rated more than T, no romance (cause I can't write romance well)…and I guess I'll find out what else I can't or won't write as we move along.
PLEASE REVIEW and let me know if you liked this chapter and let me know if this sounds like a good idea or not! :D (I don't know if others have done this- if they have, I'm not trying to rip them off…if you see any similarities, leave a review or private message me and I'll do my best to set things right…most likely by saying 'Just to let you know, apparently this chapter of mine seems real similar to so-and-so's story- check it out if you liked this, cause they're most likely waaaay better than me' within an Authors Note… ^_^) I must say I've been reading a whole bunch of One Piece fanfictions recently, so with that, reading recent manga updates, and watching the occasional video clip from any episode…it isn't too hard to see why I decided to go ahead and write this while it popped into my head.