Kitsune here with the next chapter of Shipside Down, Streetside Up. I want to apoligize for the wait. I've been very busy, I'm sorry. This is going to be a crazy two months for me, but I'm going to try and get back on track for you all. In other news... the next Immortality chapter should be up soon? Sorry, I don't really have anything exciting.

STREETSIDE UP

Sabo POV

Sabo stood guard over the two interlopers while Thatch got on the phone trying to figure out who was best equipped to deal with them. At least he told himself he was guarding them, in all honestly it didn't look like they could do much except sit in the fold up chairs they'd dug out, beaten up as they were. The Ace-double looked to be in marginally better shape than the other one, but he wasn't so sure about that. Not with the way the man was shivering. Though, it could just be the oddness of seeing someone with Ace's face shiver. Ace never shivered, but of course he was made of fire. There was no way this guy had the same ability, even if he was a Devil-fruit user. It was a scientific impossibility. Then again, the guy really didn't look good at all, so it was unlikely any power he may-or-may-not have would be very useful at the moment.

The false Luffy was in even worse shape. The teen was still sitting on the floor with this very disturbing blank look in his eyes. Sabo shuddered, ignoring the animosity pouring off his brothers as he turned to Thatch, "Better see about getting them in to see a doctor."

"Yeah, that's why Izo's bringing the van, so we can all get to Kureaha's." The one who looked like Luffy jumped slightly, looking surprised as he repeated the name. Sabo wondered if he knew her somehow. Not that it would be too unusual, the woman sure got around.

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Ace piped up from where he knelt, glowering at his double. "She's kind of protective over Lu especially….Crazy bat might just kill them, you know?"

Thatch hummed, "He's got a point." The man turned his attention back to his phone, "Uh, Marco...any chance Juzo's in town this week?...No?...Well, Ace just reminded me how cranky the old broad can be, and honestly I don't want them to end up dead before I get to interrogate them." Pressing the phone to his chest, Thatch made a face as he looked at the three brothers, "If that's the case, we're stuck with Law."

"Cool! I thought he was visiting Abby this week!" Luffy cheered, naturally being the only one who was even remotely excited about seeing the sadistic doctor with his freaky Devil-fruit powers.

"No, not cool. He's a creep."

"I don't know, Ace. We might need creep." Sabo admitted, "He can heal them up with the added bonus of taking their legs too. Wouldn't matter if they are users or not then, yeah? Hard to get anywhere without legs."

"HEY! Quit talking about us like we're not here, asshole." The one who looked like Ace growled. Sabo was pretty sure it was supposed to be menacing, but the fact that he looked like shit kind of killed the effect.

Thatch took the opportunity to smack the man on the back of the head, not bothering to get off the phone. "Yeah, no. That was the other guy. Creepy how much they sound alike, huh? Ok, see you in a few."

"So, what if they're like, clones or something?"

"Luffy, don't be ridiculous, they can't be clones."

"But I always wanted to be a twin!"

"A clone is not a twin," Ace sighed, "And what the hell? I wasn't good enough of a brother for you? What about Sabo?"

"No, you guys are awesome! The best! It's just…." Luffy grinned, wiggling his eyebrows, "Twins! Think of all the classes I could skip."

"You're ignoring us again! Stop doing that!" Sabo was just going to call him Spade. Spade glared at them before turning his attention to his friend. "Do what you want to me. Just leave my little brother out of it."

The blond sighed, "We're not going to do anything to you-"

"Yet."

He ignored his brothers' interruption, "other than get you to a doctor. You guys look like shit, and call me a fool, but it's hard to look at people wearing my brother's faces looking like that. It makes me want to go break something."

"Save it for when we have answers," Thatch suggested, pointing towards the door, "our ride should be here soon."

The time passed slowly, with everyone in the building tense. It was worse than a family dinner with his parents, if he had to be honest. Though he'd only met Izo once before, the man was instantly recognizable when he walked in in a knee length skirt and baby-doll tee that proclaimed his love for My Little Ponies. Izo was weird, that was for sure, and it had nothing to do with the fact that he liked women's clothing. From what Sabo had been able to find out the man had a part time job at a salon where he was much in demand for his way with hair (He had to admit the man had gorgeous hair) and was at the same time one of the higher members of Whitebeard's group. He was apparently a crack-shot, and one of the strategists that had helped bring down Blackbeard's group. It was hard to think of the man as dangerous though when he kept running hands through your hair and telling you you'd look marvelous with a little eyeshadow.

It didn't look like Izo was going to be commenting on anyone's lack of fashion today, though. Not with the way he leveled a glare at the two imposters. "They look like shit, Thatch. What did you do, work them over before I got here?"

"I-izo? Is that you?" 'Spade' asked, an expression of shock on his face. "What are you wearing?"

"Do I know you, punk?"

"It's me! Ace!"

Izo snorted and rolled his eyes before looking at Ace. "As you can see, we already have an Ace." He stalked over to the two of them and roughly turned their heads. "They certainly do look like our boys. I don't like it." Izo pulled out two sets of handcuffs, "I don't know who you are or why you're here, but you're not going anywhere until you put these on."

Both the imposters smirked, though the Luffy-look-alike's smirk looked a little wain. Those looks were wiped off their face the moment Izo snapped the cuffs on them. "What the hell?!"

"Coral lined handcuffs." Izo gave them a dark look of his own, "Since you noticed, it's obvious that you have taken Devil-fruit. And seeing that you haven't changed physically I'm placing my bet on plastic surgery."

"Of course we have devil fruit abilities, you asshole! And what the hell is this plastic surgery thing you're talking about?!"

Thatch cuffed 'Spade' on the head again to shut him up, "Get moving. We got an appointment to keep, and trust me, you don't wanna keep Law waiting."

"Heaven forbid we keep that psycho waiting…." Ace grumbled as he and Luffy fell into step flanking the interlopers.

Luffy grinned, "I like Law, he's fun."

"That's because you have no sense of danger, little brother." Sabo chuckled as he held the door the the van open, "Get in. If nothing else, Law will patch you right up."

"Wha-what is it?"

"It's a car, kiddo. Haven't you ever seen one before?"

"Um. No?" Dark brown eyes blinked up at Sabo innocently, reminding him way too much of his brother, "What's it do?"

"Get in and you'll see."