Today wasn't like any other day for Portgas D. Ace. You see, he died in a battle at Marineford, or at least that's what everyone thought, including Ace himself. He heard a mysterious voice calling for him in the darkness, "I have been waiting for you Ace. It's been too long."
Ace opened his eyes, the darkness turned into a bright light shining deeply into his eyes. Ace squinted and called out, "Who's there? Who are you? What do you want with me? Why am I here?"
The voice called out again to Ace, "It's me Ace, your father, Gol D. Roger. Take my hand, don't be scared my boy."
Ace reached out his hand, he didn't know what was going to happen or become of him, all he knew is that he was scared. He didn't know what was going to happen, or if it was really his father speaking to him at all. He felt the touch of a cold, dead hand touch his. He tried to pull back but the cold hand grasped his hand tightly and pulled him up to his feet.
He opened his eyes fully to see what exactly was going on in this place he was in. He noticed that the hand that grasped his and pulled him up was indeed his father. He looked at his father shocked.
Gol D. Roger looked at Ace with a big grin on his face and said, "My boy, there is a way to reverse this curse you are in. If you want to live again, listen to my story."
Ace looked at his father, "Why should I believe you? If there was a way to come back from the dead, then why haven't you?"
Roger saw the disappointment on Ace's face. He shook his head and explained, "you see my boy; I am unable to come back from the state I am in. I found out about this cure of death a little too late."
Ace looked at Roger with a confused grin on his face, "what do you mean a little too late?"
Roger sat down on the ground and gestured Ace to sit beside him. Ace followed his father's instructions, and sat down beside him, "so father are you going to tell me or not?"
Roger smiled at Ace, "Of course. I met this lady about 2 years after I came to live in this life I live now, she explained to me that the only way to be brought back from the dead is to have a vampire bite you who is currently living in the afterlife, the trick is to find a vampire in the afterlife."
Ace looked at his dad, "Well that's not so bad, it may be tricky but I'm sure I can manage. I can't leave Luffy down in the Grandline, and the New World by himself."
Roger chuckled, "Ace the other part of that…"
Ace cut Roger off, "What do you mean the other part?!"
Roger dropped his head in sorrow, "You only have 6 months to find a vampire. Have fun trying to find one, because from what I hear they are only a fictional creation to make us dead people have a little hope."
Ace stood up in anger, looked at Roger and screamed, "If Luffy can become king of the pirates, I can find a vampire! You watch me father! I will prove you wrong! Just like Luffy will prove to everyone that he is the best pirate in the world!"
Roger looked at Ace and before he could say anything Ace was already running off into the distance on this afterlife adventure of his.
