Disclaimer: Did anyone realize how old Marco is? I just realized last night! He's been with the Whitebeard pirates for at least 22 years! He's like in his 40s! :O I honestly didn't connect the dots until I was rewatching some episodes last night. Seriously! He does not look that old!

Luffy's blood was boiling. Seeing Teach's face made him fly into a rage. He was out for blood. Without turning, he heard every pirate on deck cock their weapons. If he continued with his punch they would shoot. That wouldn't be a big deal normally, but the commanders could use haki. After the initial attack, the rest would follow suit with swords and Devil Fruit abilities all going at him once. All of the possible outcomes played in his head in that instant. He didn't want to become one of his enemies but he couldn't let that monster go. What was more important to him?

"The hell do you think you're doing?" Ace asked, his voice hoarse and riddled with anger. He was pissed. Just when he was about to accept that man's stories and claims he pulled something like that. No one attacked his crew. No one.

"Sorry," Luffy started while attempting to stop his angry trembling, "but this filth has to die." His grip tightened around Teach's neck and the man began clawing at his throat as his supply of air was cut off. Luffy still held back his fist, but he wouldn't for much longer. Keeping Ace's crew safe was more important than earning their trust. It didn't matter what was changed in his time because of that. He didn't need the title of Pirate King or the strength he had. He would gladly give it up to save their lives. It wasn't like he could blame them for their actions, either. He was attacking their nakama. He was betraying them even though Whitebeard had allowed him to stay aboard. This was the ultimate crime to that crew who valued the lives of each of their members above all else.

Ace stared, waiting for any movements. Flames were rising from his fists and his shoulders as his anger flared. This man wasn't Luffy. He felt like a fool for believing him. His brother would never react that way to anything. He wouldn't try to kill someone for no good reason. "Bastard! Let him go!"

Luffy flinched at that. The last thing he wanted was for his brother to hate him. It was a tough decision, whether to save his brother or not. But he'd rather be hated and have Ace alive than be trusted and have his brother killed. Still…

"Lower your fist," Whitebeard demanded, his tone still calm and unwavering. Luffy's eyes met his but his stance remained unchanged. His words seemed to just fuel his anger even more.

"You wanna die, Ossan?" he asked, his voice sharp and deadly as he fought back his urge to kill the man he'd pinned to the wall. The commanders took this as a threat and aimed their weapons directly at his head. They knew now how strong the man was – his will was making them dizzy and he wasn't even using haki. Pirate King or not, he was far stronger than most of the commanders. They never expected him to act that way, either. He was a very laid-back guy who was content with sitting around and eating, as far as they could tell.

"He has done nothing wrong," they heard their Captain reply.

"He's a traitor and a dirty coward."

"Not yet."

Luffy tensed at that. He was right. He hadn't done anything at that point, but it was only a matter of time before he started the War of the Best. It was only a matter of time before they all died. Still, he had to admire the Yonko's trust in his crew. It was naïve but true.

Ace watched as the man's skin returned to normal and he loosened his grip on Teach's neck. One the pirate regained his footing they all thought it was over. Then Luffy sent a punch flying into the man's gut. Teach was sent through the wall and landed all the way on the other side of the ship. Then he turned sharply and stomped over to the figurehead to sulk. A few pirates from the 2nd division ran to aid their comrade while the commanders prepared their assault. They fight was stopped, however, when they heard the booming voice of their father and Captain.

"Leave him."

They reluctantly lowered their weapons but didn't look away from the self-proclaimed Pirate King. He wasn't trustworthy. He just tried to kill one of their crewmates!

Thatch walked over to Ace who was still watching the man with fury in his eyes. He decided to try talking to his friend before they had another fight on their hands. "Your brother has a worse temper than you do," he teased. His hands were behind his head and he was smiling his usual smile in an attempt to relax Fire Fist. Clearly it wasn't working.

"He's not my brother." With that, Ace stormed away and went below deck back to his room. He couldn't stand being near the bastard. Thatch sighed at this. He was always hard to deal with. No doubt he'd be in a bad mood for a while after an incident like that.

Thatch headed over to the figurehead. Marco was already there sitting next to Luffy in silence. If the 1st Division Commander trusted him then so would Thatch. He always had good instincts about that sort of stuff. Hadn't been wrong yet. He leant against the rail and listened to their conversation.

"So, yoi?" Marco asked, waiting for the man to speak to him. Instead his reply was a sigh followed by him dropping his head into his hands. Clearly he was not in the mood to be interrogated.

"Ace is going to hate me again, isn't he?"

"Probably, yoi."

Luffy's shoulders sunk and he heaved another sigh. Marco was surprised at how whiny a man his age could be. He had a strange personality: he could be serious and downright scary in an instant but otherwise acted like a child. Still, he couldn't bring himself to hate him. The determination he saw in his eyes only minutes ago was something he admired. He always took a liking to people who showed raw talent and potential, it didn't matter if he knew them or not. Despite what the man did, he still trusted him. After all, he didn't go through with it. What he wanted to know was why.

"Why Teach?"

"Hm?"

"He's going to do something, right? What is it, yoi?" He knew there was something off about the man since he first joined his crew. He never fully trusted him and now he would get a chance to find out why.

Luffy tilted his head and stared blankly into the eyes of the 1st Division Commander. He didn't expect anyone to ask that. After thinking about it for a moment he realized that he really didn't care if Marco knew or not. He was someone he could trust regardless of what time they were in. "He'll betray you and start a war. It took a lot to kill him in my time so seeing him pissed me off."

"Clearly. So you're a murderer then, yoi?"

"You helped."

A bemused smirk crossed Marco's face. He hadn't expected it but found it interesting all the same. It was strange to hear about what he would do in the future. There were more important things to worry about though. "What exactly does he do, yoi?"

"One of the commanders is named Thatch, right?" Marco nodded and Thatch's ears perked up. Luffy wasn't in the mood to worry about what the information would change. Whatever happened, happened. It didn't matter. "He's going to kill him." They felt themselves freeze at those words. Both broke into a cold sweat, imagining what the man had said.

"And then?"

"Ace will go after him. Then he's going to be executed. Whitebeard will start a war with the Marine but he'll lose."

The two tried to compose themselves but the information was startling. It was unsettling. It couldn't be right. They couldn't take the chance that it was wrong. "…when will that happen?"

"When I'm seventeen."

A/N: And now the plot begins! At least it started up a lot better then A Pirate's Resolve did :P I know Luffy seems pretty OOC in this chapter, even for him being Adult Luffy, but I couldn't think of another way to write this chapter. The next chapter will have both tense and lighthearted moments so you'll get to see Luffy being his childish self. Now I'm going to go work on Reverse becaues I am so excited to write chapter 3! :D But first I'll eat a bagel.

Oh, also I wanted to thank all of you for your support! I'm going to be writing an AcexLuffy oneshot this weekend and I thought I'd let you guys request plot ideas for it if you want. You can give me any plot ideas you can think of either in reviews or PMs and on Saturday I'll pick the one I find most interesting. It can be AU, brotherly or romance. Anything goes so long as it can hold a T rating. I'll post a oneshot even if no one suggests anything, but I thought I'd give you the chance since you're all awesome!

Replying to my lovelies~

Shankie: Lol I'm glad you're getting hyped up! Sorry if him not killing the bastard ruins the mood but I need him alive muahaha.

Neko-VongolaPrimo: Hehe I'm too much of a troll. As a warning, there will be chapters that end on even worse cliffhangers like that once the plot really starts to develope. Blackbeard's not worth haki :P Especially without his Devil Fruit. The first time Luffy uses Red Hawk in this story is going to surprise a lot more than just Ace so be patient and it'll be even more dramatic :P And I thought so too. I mean it's hard to deny him when he knows about Sabo who few people knew about. As for their reactions...there's going to be a lot more tension and angst in the next few chapters, as you can see.

Natylol: I know I'm evil :P You're going to hate me even more in a good 3-5 chapters.

Lightningblade49: Sorry, not THIS time. I need him alive *evil grin*

Zinfer: Oh, Luffy is going to royally fuck up the timeline. But I have a plan to counteract that. Which is why that bastard Teach gets to live.

RoXaS707: Here's another chapter! Hope this will contain you for the next day or 2!

Son Goshen: That's because you were trolled :P Lol I hate autocorrect. And I'm not going to blatantly reveal what he said to Whitebeard just yet, but it's more than just about Teach. And sorry, he's still alive.

bbhelen3162: Sorry, he's still alive :P And the crew is very mixed on the issue right now.

Darkspider: Sorry, Blackbeard lives. I need him so he was spared. It was so tempting though...Yeah Ace started believing, but now he hates him =.=; oh the drama. And I loved that scene too XD

wanicrocodile: Here's an update!

azab: Glad you do but sadly Blackbeard lives.

roy23: He probably could have but I needed to make sure he didn't. I had to keep Blackbeard alive for the plot.

angelrider13: Lol you sound excited XD And yeah...Luffy's not one to keep things a secret hehehe...but at least he's not stupid enough to tell the whole crew. Although Thatch overheard...And I mean, come on, it's Luffy! He's going to royally screw up history :P

AkaNeko-san: He just punched him! For now...muahahahaha! I has plans. Lotsa plans. And yes, I am proud! I like trolling you guys. It's fun to read your reactions. You'll be trolled in the future as well. In all threee of my stories. If you're goin to kill me when I finish then I'll just stop at the 2nd last chapter and leave it off on the biggest cliffhanger I can think of :P Just kidding. Told him more than just about the war :P But I won't say.

kuroivy: Lol I'm honestly not sure if I'm going to save Ace or not XD But we'll see.

e: Here's an update!

Urock: Lol that's awesome XD I hope your popcorn helped. And you're welcome! You're one of the only people that actually thanked me lol.

XxSaorixX: Lol I know right? Luffy doesn't really think these things through. Was everyones reactions good enough?

YingYang21: Nope, not yet. I'm saving that for later *evil grin*

Inori. D: Here's an update!

mks 12 98: Exactly. I'd probably send them to get a psychological evaluation :P And thank you :D

Guest: You can stop jumping off the walls now! I updated! :D

Lin: Really? You're too kind ;A; Yes, but Luffy isn't really that smart :P So if things work out well it'll probably be thanks to the people who help him out. If it goes well. Might not.

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