Ace's Second Chance 5
Hello readers, I watched One Piece from episode 1 to the current episode and I fell in love with ACE/VIVI, I know it's unusual but they look so cute together, especially when he saved her in Alabasta and the conversation they had in the desert. Well, I was pissed when he died so I wrote how I wanted Ace to survive. Vivi will be here too and most of my favorite characters.
The prologue is the written version of the anime with some modifications. ENJOY
By the way I love One Piece and this is just the crazy fantasy of a fan. Hope you like it.
Prologue
Marineford, the pride of the marines and the nightmare of the pirates, was crumbling under the fists of Whitebeard. As a wise man, he knew that his life was about to end so he became the distraction for the marines and put his hopes of rescuing his dear son, Portgas D. Ace, in the hands of Straw Hat Luffy. The young captain was about to reach his brother in the scaffold when a powerful enemy tried to stop him.
"I won't let you get near Fire Fist." Admiral Kizaru said, elongating the last syllable in his usual annoying speech. As soon as he was done, he shot a beam from his finger but Whitebeard intercepted him; In consequence, the high-ranked marine directed his attacks towards the emperor's torso, which was injured from a previous fight with Admiral Akainu.
Whitebeard had Luffy in high regard, partly because Ace and Shanks spoke wonders about that kid, and mainly because that kid gave the marines a hell of a hard time. Destroying Ernies Lobby was the peak of the iceberg, beating a Celestial Dragon to a bloody pulp was outrageous, but breaking in and out of Impel Down and fighting in the War of the Best was truly admirable. Plus, being the son of Monkey D. Dragon scares the crap out of anyone. "That's the will of the D." Newgate thought as he fought Borsalino, he also managed to see the whole scene of Luffy punching Vice-Admiral Garp and surprisingly holding the key to Ace's handcuffs.
"How did you manage to get that?" The admiral shot a beam and destroyed the only way to free the son of the Pirate King.
Straw Hat's efforts were crushed with the key and Fleet Admiral Sengoku looked in shock, he could not believe a 17 year old brat made it that far. However, he had the upper hand, he could kill both brothers once and for all. Without wasting time Sengoku transformed into a giant Buddha, he was ready to smash his enemies but one of the executioners happened to be an ally in disguise. "Mr. 3, use your wax to protect Ace." Luffy yelled as his body became a balloon that deflected Sengoku's attack. As the trio was falling off the scaffold, the thin man yelled that he would honor his fallen comrade by saving Ace, then he threw a small white key at Straw Hat but at the same time several cannon balls exploded in the air, getting the attention of all the combatants.
The seconds passed as an eternity until the sky was lit by a fire version of the Whitebeard pirates' Jolly Roger, then from the smoke Fire Fist Ace made his glorious comeback. "You never listen to me and always do reckless things." The 2nd division commander scolded his little brother with a smile. Soon after, the marines surrounded them and were eliminated, as expected no one could compete with Fire Fist Ace and Straw Hat Luffy. Admiral Aokiji tried to stop them with an enormous mass of ice but Ace smirked and melted it with a wall of fire.
The events developed quickly after Ace's liberation… Squardo directed a ship towards Marineford in order to block the marines and allow his allies to escape. He felt miserable for falling into Admiral Akainu's trick so he would die to make amendments. Whitebeard did not allow more sacrifices and stopped the attack "My last order has to be honored. Everyone must return safely to the New World for you will live through the new Pirate Era, and I will stay as the testimony of the Pirate Era that is about to end." He claimed as his subordinates accepted his death wish with tearful eyes.
The Emperor caused an earthquake to destroy Marineford and his sons could escape but Ace stayed behind, Luffy waited for him as his attempts to make him run failed. Father and son stared at each other, Edward Newgate asked Porgas D. Ace if he was proud to have him as a father and the young pirate said he was. Hearing those words Whitebeard knew that his dream of having a family was accomplished, so he was ready to die.
The allied pirates ran towards their ships and the marines tried to stop them at all cost. The outcome was a clear victory for the Pirates, until the vilest admiral called Whitebeard a coward, needless to say Ace turned around to glare at him "let those pirates run, it can't be helped how coward they are, since they follow the example of their captain." The enemy said.
"Take it back." Ace commanded, as he set his body on fire.
"Why would I? Whitebeard is nothing more than a fool who could not surpass Gol D. Roger and even after his death he could not become the King of the pirates. Besides, he hides himself behind his huge fleet and several commanders. He is just a coward who will die with the current pirate age." The poisonous tongue of the admiral enraged all the allied pirates and Ace did not waste time to attack him. However, the powerful magma of Akainu overwhelmed the young pirate's fire.
"Ace" Luffy cried at the sight of his brother falling on his knees. Straw Hat tried to help his brother but his body was already too damaged to move and the energy hormones supplied by Ivankov were wearing off. The 17 year old boy noticed Ace's vivre card on the ground and made a painful attempt to reach it.
The two carriers of the Will of the D were at their limit and Akainu found the opening he was looking for. "I won't allow you to have your way, as long as I can kill one of you here, the other will not be a problem." He laughed as he passed Ace and aimed his lava punch at a helpless Luffy.
"Ace!" Straw Hat yelled with sorrow. His older brother intercepted the Admiral's attack at the last second, in consequence his chest was pierced and most of his organs were burned. Akainu removed his arm from the 2nd division commander's body and smirked with malice, then his eyes opened in excitement as his victim's vivre card burned slowly.
"Luffy, forgive me. I ruined everything, all your efforts to rescue me were in vain." The 20 year old pirate coughed blood. "I just want to apologize for the trouble I cause you and my comrades, for the lives lost because of me and for not honoring their sacrifices." He started crying as Luffy stared at him in shock. "Remember when we swore to go out to the sea and live with no regrets? Well, I did everything I wanted to do. I also found the answer to the question that made me suffer for many years, you helped me find it." He smiled. "Should I have been born?" He said with nostalgia. "The answer is yes, because I had to look after you, my little brother." He laughed. "The only thing I resent is that I will not see you become the King of the Pirates, though I know you will." Ace knew his time was about to end. "Thank you for loving someone like me, who is good for nothing… with such bad blood in his veins. Up to today… Thank you."
"You said you would never die, you promised." Luffy cried. He saw Ace's body collapse before his eyes. The dead of his brother was a powerful blow that broke his spirit and the pain made him enter a comatose state to protect him from further damage.
Akainu directed a river of lava towards Luffy, but Jimbe acted as a human shield. "I won't let you touch them anymore." The former warlord stated, ignoring his burned hands.
Whitebeard saw the tragic scene and produced a devastating earthquake, which represented his fury and sorrow. The emperor then charged against the murderer of his son, but not before the Admiral attacked once more.
"Room" A familiar voice was heard and a blue sphere surrounded Ace, Luffy and Akainu. The owner of that power summoned the brothers to his side and smirked once he saw that Fire Fist's Vivre card was not destroyed yet.