We walk a thin line between hope and despair

Running from the truth but it's already here

Told so many lies I don't know if they can find me

Only one life to live so choose wisely.


You know… Ace never expected to see Luffy in the very first city he went to in Alabasta.

He also didn't expect Smoker to be there. And after his little brother! How dare he!

Not that he knew.

He also didn't expect being launched out of the restaurant via Luffy's Gomu Gomu no Rocket, the very move Ace had created for his little brother.

Same old world-class idiot, Luffy was.

He was honestly happy that Luffy hadn't changed. Other than the fact that the seventeen year old had grown taller.

Though… seemed like Luffy still needed Ace to save his sorry rubber ass.


HOW COULD LUFFY LOSE HIS CREW?!

Ace was astonished.

Though what he was even more astonished about, was Luffy's crew.

A Navigator who likes money and tangerines.

A Swordsman who uses three swords.

A really good cook who likes the ladies.

A reindeer for a doctor.

A sniper who's a liar.

A Princess and her gigantic duck.

The luckiest person alive.

A hyper, kinda ditzy musician.

A boy who seems dangerous, but is actually quite kind.

A boy whose 'hope' is large, but unluckiness is even larger.

A rude, bully, dancer with two wind-controlling fans.

A gamer who uses the data from her games and her own 'powers' to create items from said games.

A gangster with a baby face.

Interesting crew…


When Ace and Luffy finally arrived at the ship, a boy with spiky brown hair reported something.

"Makoto went missing. We found a note. He was kidnapped." the boy said. Ace couldn't help but feel like this boy was dangerous, but since he was a part of Luffy's crew, he knew he could trust the boy. Wait… this boy had a bounty. His name was… Hinata. The other two; 'Insane Good Luck' Nagito Komaeda and 'Child Criminal' Hiyoko Saionji.

That meant 'Hope's Luck' Makoto Naegi was missing… Kidnapped, Hinata said.


It didn't take long for Ace to learn everyone's names, and it took only a moment to burn the Baroque Works ships to ash.

Hmm… He may just enjoy being with Luffy's crew here in this desert kingdom. He inwardly smiled. He was with his kid brother again.

He'd enjoy this adventure, no matter what happened. He couldn't forget about Thatch or Blackbeard, but for now…

Being with Luffy was okay.


A scream rang through the desert, as Junko Enoshima continued with her experiments. Oh, she was going to have fun inducing despair into her little ex-despairs! Mikan Tsumiki, the Ultimate Nurse, stood next to her, ready for orders to induce despair for love.

The Ultimate Despair gently caressed Makoto Naegi's soft cheek. There was no reaction from the Lucky Hope.

His milky green eyes were dull, dark, and blank.

And she loved them. Because they were easier to fill with despair.

"Upupupupupupupupu..."


"You want my treasure? You can have it! I left everything I gathered together in one place. Now you'll just have to find it!"

"Destiny… Fate… Dreams… These unstoppable ideals are held deep within the heart of man… As long as there are people who seek freedom in this life, these things shall not vanish from the earth."


"I'm going to the Grandline to find the All Blue."

"I'm gonna be… King of the Pirates!"

"The World's Best Swordsman."

"I'm going so I can draw a map of the entire world!"

"I guess I'm going… to be a brave warrior of the sea!"

"I'm going to find a cure for every disease!"

"To find the rest of my friends."

"To find the beacons of hope."

"Ibuki shall find her friends!"

"To find Peko…"

"To find Big Sis Mahiru!"

"... To help Hajime."

"I am going to prove to the world that I exist."

Current Crew:

Monkey D Luffy(Bounty: 30,000,000)

Roronoa Zoro

Nami

Usopp

Sanji

Tony Tony Chopper

Makoto Naegi(Bounty: 10,000,000)

Hajime Hinata(Bounty: 1,000,000)

Nagito Komaeda(Bounty: 28,000,000)

Ibuki Mioda

Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu

Hiyoko Saionji(Bounty:2,000,000)

Chiaki Nanami

Portgaz D Ace: (Bounty: 550,000,000)

Reason for Makoto's bounty: Directly opposed the Marines during Arlong Park, showed off his abilities as a investigator. 'Hope's Luck' Naegi Makoto

Reason for Hajime's bounty: Felt dangerous to Marine Captain Nezumi. Simply 'Hinata' at this point.

Reason for Nagito's bounty: Killed many people by gambling while in Loguetown. Played his version of Russian Roulette. Obviously won every time. 'Insane Good Luck' Komaeda Nagito

Reason for Hiyoko's bounty: Was with Nagito. 'Child Criminal' Saionji Hiyoko.


Heads or Tails?

Do you even know what side you're on?

Does it really matter if it's on the same coin?

If you want to achieve you gotta believe

It's time right now there's the door here's the key.


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