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"What?" Thatch along with Izou stopped doing their chores for the meantime when Jozu told them that they are going to set sail.

"Pops orders." Izou's heart begins to pump very fast. He felt something's wrong. The three of them ordered the others to prepare to set sail as they lift the anchor.

"Pops, what with the sudden sail?" Thatch asked as he stood beside Whitebeard.

"Something's wrong."

As they set sail, they were approached by a black sky and fog. The crew along with Whitebeard draw their weapons. Drawing closer to the fog, they can't see anything at all. The ship sailed straight ahead and got stuck in a shallow water. Even so, they are still blind because of the black fog. Whitebeard stood and seeing his staff directly on the fog. The fog was cut and slowly disappear. There they were surprised.

They saw a devastated island. It looks like it was hit by a tsunami. The village was nowhere to be found. The only thing you can see are debris scattered around the island. One of the crew shouted.

"Pops! I see Ace and Marco!" The crew along with Whitebeard run towards the front of the ship. There, they saw Marco with his wrists tied in the dock's posts facing them. His lower body is submerge in the sea. The water around him is color red. As brutal as it is, the condition of Ace is worst. It made Whitebeard gripped his staff with anger. Above Marco was a bloody Ace lying on his stomach with his wrists tied on the posts of the dock. His hat is floating on the sea of red. What pierce on the old man's heart, is the burnt symbol on Ace's back. His Jolly Roger was no longer there. It was forcefully and painful replaced by three skulls with two swords.

The crew are mad. Mad as they were, they jumped overboard to get Ace and Marco out of there. Whitebeard's heart pounded even more. He looked around hoping. His heart sank when he didn't have any sight. He slammed his staff on the floor drawing the crews attention.

"My daughter! Find my daughter!" He jumped into the overboard and went towards the dock. Half of the crew searched for Kai and half of it tried to release the bound of their commanders. Whitebeard reached the dock. They were not tied by an ordinary rope, but a sea stone. Devil Fruit eaters weakness. He swing his staff breaking the all of their cuffs. The crew caught them and checked their pulse. They are barely breathing. They placed them on the beach and there the doctors took care of them. Whitebeard stood and looked around hoping that his daughter will appear.

"Pops! Ace is awake!" Ace coughed some blood and breath heavily. Whitebeard thrust his weapon on the sand and kneeled beside Ace. He slowly picked up the kid's upper body. Ace groaned in pain as his whole body started to ache rapidly. He took a deep breath and looked into his father's eyes.

"Kai… Y-you n-need t-to save her!" Ace can't breath right. His broken ribs somehow managed to pierce on his lungs.

"We're trying to find her my son don't wo-"

"They drown her!" Everyone who was there was caught off guard.

"T-they t-thrown her in t-the s-ea! S-av-e" Ace once again lose his consciousness. As soon as he lose it, Thatch along with Izou to run towards the deep part of the shallow water and dive. The crew followed their lead and dive underwater. Thatch rose and took a deep breath before diving again. As he swam deeper, he then saw a black hat with silver feathers that is floating. He swam deeper and there he saw the kid. The kid's feet were tied in a heavy rock. He draw his sword and cut the rope holding her down. He grabbed her body and swam to the surface. They've reached the surface and Izou saw Thatch with the kid in his arm. He help Thatch carry the kid into the shore. One of the doctors went to her. Whitebeard slowly put Ace down in the sand and went to see his daughter. As soon as he saw her, his heart broke. The kid's skin was white as snow suggesting that she was submerge in the sea water for a long time. He caressed the kid's face with his thumb. The coldness of the kid's body seep through his skin. After a while, The doctor shook and lowered his head. That is the hardest truth that they need to accept. Whitebeard felt his eyes heat up as he carried his daughter and slowly rock her in his arms. He kissed the kid's forehead and his tears fell across his cheeks.

He lost his daughter without even hearing her sweet voice once more before she breathe her last breath