"Oi! There's an island!" Usopp finally announced after hours of waiting.

His yell was returned by cheers and relieved sighs. They had been at sea for about two weeks now, with just the open waters. The Grand Line hadn't had it's normal amount of surprises and chaos. Needless to say, it wasn't fun for very long.

"Alright! Prepare to land, everyone!" Nami commanded. With a "SUPER!" from Franky and mixed responses from almost everyone else, the redhead sighed and left to go wake up Zoro.

A fe minutes passed, and the Thousand Sunny slightly lurched as it hit the shore, but none of the passengers cared.

As soon as it was completely still, Luffy immediately jumped off the deck onto the light sand and took off into the trees as soon as the teen's sandals hit the ground.

"Oi! Luff-" Zoro shouted, reaching out, but it was too late.

"Don't worry about it, Zoro." Nami rubbed her temples and gave an annoyed glance towards the forest. "He always comes back in time, and it's not like Luffy can't take care of himself."

"That is our captain." Robin commented with a small smile.

Zoro nodded, but he still couldn't shake that horrible feeling in his gut. Something bad was going to happen, and very soon.


"Okay, so everyone, we need to restock on food an-"

Nami was interrupted by the hollow thunk of boots on the wooden rail.

"Yo~" Portgas D. Ace flashed a grin and a small wave. "Looks like Luffy's got some new crewmates. I'm Fire Fist Ace, Luffy's older brother."

"Hello, I am Nico Robin." Came a smooth voice just behind Usopp, and the said man jumped and gave a surprised scream.

"WILL YOU STOP DOING THAT, ROBIN!" He screeched. She only lightly laughed in reply.

"SUUUUPER! I'M FRANKY"

"I am Brook." The skeleton gave a polite bow. "I must say, it's very nice to meet you, but I had no idea Luffy had an older sibling!"

After the proper introductions had been made, Ace demeter changed completely.

"So, where's your captain?" He asked, almost casually, but his eyes were too worried to fool anyone.


Luffy started to slow down, and the wide smile was replaced by a frown. It wasn't that the teen was avoiding human contact, but everyone needed alone time it wasn't just that-no, there was no way. It was a lot worse than that. They were closing in, and there was nothing Luffy or anyone else could do to stop them.

"He's not here." Sanji spoke, leaning on the kitchen door frame as he took a puff of his cigarette, the smoke hallooing above his head as he blew it out."Damn, I'm too late." Ace cursed, his hands clenching into fists."...Ace, what are you talking about?" No one was sure who said it, but it was everyone's one mutual thought.

Ace looked down, his coal eyes hidden by the dark shade of his bright orange hat. "It's a long story, but before that, there's something I need to tell you. Luffy won't like it that you know, but it's necessary now."


"If only, If only the mocking bird sings..."

Her eyes widened. No. No. This could not be happening. Not again

"If only, If only, I could be free..."

Without even thinking, she was running. She was running again, just like so many, many years ago. But this time, they were going to catch her. The song was getting louder.

"If only, If only I could leave this place..."

Suddenly, there was a tight,restricting hand around her wrist, stopping her, and shewas in front of her.

"Hello, little mocking bird. It's been a long while." The woman smirked.


Ace looked up, his eyes locking with every crew member's as he slowly and quietly spoke.

"Luffy isn't my brother. Luffy is my sister."


Yeah I don't know if you were expecting that or not but there it is.

I tried to make this chapter longer, but I am terrible at that so I try to make up for that with faster updates.

Anyway, I'm not the best writer, but I hope you liked it!