Ace awoke to find himself on Whitebeard's ship. Whitebeard was there when he woke up, "Still alive are we? I have adopted your crew as mine, you too are one of my sons."

Ace spat at the old pirate, "I refuse."

Whitebeard shrugged, "If you want to abandon your crew it is up to you." He stood up and began to leave the young pirate before turning back, "Get some rest brat."

Ace groaned and looked out the window to see his crew. He was not just going to take this defeat lying down. The next month continued on with Ace trying to assassinate Whitebeard and always failing. The crew was thinking it was a game adding to Ace's frustration. Whitebeard always acted like the father and brushed off the attempts and then forced Ace to go on a bonding trip with him. Ace was sick of it. He had to find the man's weakness. However, on a stormy day he found out about Whitebeard's weakness. He hated storms. Ace used the new found weakness and attacked in the middle of the storm only to be beaten by Whitebeard, "Give it up boy, you aren't going to beat me."

"So much for that so called weakness." Ace muttered as he glared at the man.

Whitebeard just laughed, "You really thought storms were my weakness?"

"You always seem to be edgy when there is a storm."

"There are other reasons to be edgy during a storm." Whitebeard laughed as Ace sat down trying to ignore the large mans laughter. "You know Ace, I really want you to think of me as your father."

Ace rolled his eyes and turned away from the old man, "I don't see why I should. If you want kids so bad go have some of your own."

Marco was in the room and burst out laughing, "That wouldn't be a good idea, huh pops."

Whitebeard laughed as well, "Ya let's not have another repeat of that."

Ace looked at the two confused, "What are you two talking about."

Whitebeard just shook his head, leaving Ace to look at him in confusion, "It's nothing my dear boy, let's just say I'm not that interested in starting a family that way."

Ace glared at him, "Weird old man."

Marco laughed, "You know he is a little like her."

Whitebeard thought for a moment and nodded, "He is a lot like her. I wonder how well they would get along?"

"They would probably kill each other." Marco laughed, he looked at Ace who was sitting there trying to figure out the conversation and laughed harder.

"Who are you two talking about?" Ace demanded as their laughter increased.

"You should tell him, everyone else knows. Besides, if you really want him to be your son, he should know about her."

Whitebeard wiped his eyes and sighed, "Ya, I guess so." He turned to Ace who had sat up straight, "Ace, I'm going to tell you about my actual weakness. Now don't be getting any ideas, because my weakness if fiercely guarded and has her own fangs and claws."

Ace looked up in surprise, Whitebeard was going to tell him his weakness? "Ya go on tell me."

Whitebeard just chuckled at his enthusiasm, "Well this takes place 18 years ago. I met a woman and we fell in love, however, my love of the sea was far greater, so I left her behind and left. However, before I left my little love told me she had found someone else she loved. I, being the jealous man I was, stormed out and after a few months at sea I came back to show off my treasure. Instead of seeing a man with my love I found a tiny baby in her lap. She was a precious little thing. So I started coming back to check up on my love and her child in secret."

Ace looked up at Whitebeard in surprise, "You have a daughter?"

"Yep, she hates me too. I found out she had became a pirate earlier this year."

"Your daughter is a pirate?"

Whitebeard nodded proudly, "A navigator for the pirate crew Devil's Kiss. She even has a bounty! Granted it is a small one but it's a bounty regardless." He pulled out the poster and handed it to Ace.

Ace looked at the poster and saw the girl with long purple hair streaming over her face with sharp purple eyes looking into his soul, her lips curled into a cruel smirk. She was one of the most beautiful things he had ever seen, "Typhoon Regan, 15 million berries. A navigator got a bounty?"

Whitebeard laughed, "I know isn't it impressive."

Ace couldn't help but laugh, "nope, 15 million is a tiny bounty."

Whitebeard glared down at the boy, "Don't get so smug brat." Then he burst out laughing, "I wonder what else she will do."

Ace shook his head and left the room. Who would have thought Whitebeard would have a daughter, and one that looked like that. "I wonder if she understands how it is to be born from a criminal."

Meanwhile…

"Hard to port." The crew quickly adjusted their course until their navigator had them going the right direction. "Alright, you guys can rest now." The girl turned to her captain, "Everything alright?"

"I was going to ask you that."

"I'm fine." The navigator kept her face steady. Unlike the rest of their crew, they were always serious and rarely smiled, it was calming be beside her captain. "We will be to the island soon."

The captain gave a rare smile, "That will be nice, we need a nice little break." She looked at her navigator, "You especially, Regan."

Regan looked at her captain and shrugged. "That's what happens when your father is an outlaw."