Third Person POV
Luffy stared at Ace, shocked. Suddenly, he rose his head to the sky and scream.
"ACE!" Luffy wailed. "ACE!" He screamed some more. The battlefield was silent, and all you could hear were Luffy's wails. Suddenly, Luffy collapsed on the ground.
"Luffy-kun!" Jinbe yelled.
"He must have overused his body again!" Ivankov shouted. Akainu stood slowly, and advanced towards Luffy.
"You almost killed my daughter. She almost gave up her life to save your pathetic ass. You will pay." Lava flared up around his fists, and he advanced towards Luffy.
"No!" Jinbe yelled, and rushed to stop him. Akainu just brushed him aside, and Jinbe fell back. Ivankov rushed to help Jinbe. Akainu menacingly stood over Luffy's body, and got prepared to punch him. But before he could, Whitebeard showed up. Whitebeard let out a roar of agony, and attacked Akainu before he could punch Luffy. Akainu let out a roar of anger, and punched Whitebeard once in the face, and once in the torso. Whitebeard stamped his spear, and the ground split into two, separating the marines and pirates, but leaving Whitebeard with the marines.
"GO! GO! ESCAPE!" Whitebeard's voice boomed out, warning the pirates. They ran tearfully, leaving their beloved captain behind. Luffy stopped, staring at Whitebeard as he gave up his life to protect his crew. Then his thoughts turned to Ace, and Cuffs...and...they were...dead. He couldn't believe it. He wouldn't believe it!
"ACE! CUFFS!" He wailed out, before passing out.
**After da War**
Akainu's POV
I clenched my fists as Sengoku filed a report on the war.
"You gave it to her, didn't you?! I roared. Sengoku merely glanced at me.
"What are you talking about?"
"The ring! You gave her...my ring!" Sengoku stared at me, his face unreadable.
"Maybe I did."
"WHY!?" I growled angrily at him.
"Maybe, it's because I saw her wanted poster, and connected the facts. Why do you think that her real name was never on the poster? It's because I didn't want you to know. You would have gone after her immediately, and then you would never have a chance at gaining her forgiveness." I growled again, fists clenched so hard, that my nails cut into the skin.
"WHY!?" I let out a sob, struggling to hold back tears. I fell on my knees, and felt the tears drip off my face and splatter on the floor. Sengoku stood up from his desk, and held out a hand for me to take.
"I assure you, I only did it because I wanted your family back together. You changed, after I let you go to Ohara. You changed, a lot. For good, for bad, it doesn't matter. Maybe I did give her the ring, and brought back her memories, but...I did it so she could give you a chance. So she could remember the good times with you." I stared up at him, my eyes red and watery. "Take my hand. You'll get her back."
"Do-Do you swear? You'll help me get her back?!" Sengoku glared at me, his hand still outstretched.
"Actually, I'm retiring. I mean, but helping you, I'll make my last order that you can, at any time, search for her without breaking any laws." I looked at him, my face set in stone. I shook my head.
"No. I'm going to find her, without breaking any laws. I swear on my life." And I took his hand.
After Timeskip
"Ah, Cuffs, how are you doing?" A man asked me pleasantly. I blinked.
"Wha-what happened? A-and who are you?" I asked him, confused. He chuckled.
"Oh, nothing much. You just were in a coma for two years, and today you woke up. I'm Donquixote Doflamingo, but you can address me as Young Master." I nodded uncertainly. Was that a good thing? Or was it a bad thing? "Well, I'm afraid that this is your last time to rest. You'll go to work tomorrow." I cocked my head to the side.
"Work?" I asked Doflamingo curiously. He laughed.
"Oh right, you had amnesia. Well, you're part of the Donquixote Pirates, and we keep the order in Dressrosa." I nodded. "Well, you'll be with Dellinger. So just find him, and follow what he does, and you'll be as good as you were before!" I nodded, understanding his order. I winced as a memory struck my head. It was of...a war? There was a lot of fighting, and a man with a Marines cap leaping forward to punch..a smaller boy? I shook my head, trying to clear it up. My memories would eventually come back. I hoped, at least.
Doflamingo has Cuffs! What's he gonna do? Only I know. *laughs evilly
