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Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece. Just Morgan and the OCs.
I ate my breakfast in awkward silence with Ace next to me. Luffy was talking to Nami and she seemed to be paying attention for once and intently to boot. Luckily he wasn't talking about barging in on Ace and I this morning... That is why me and him are sitting side by side on the table keeping an ear out incase Luffy decided to say something. Girta notices the change in behavior and she sits by us.
"It's obvious about what you two did last night. I have a vague feeling someone barged in by the way you two are so tense. No doubt Luffy barged in. He's the only one stupid enough not to knock. He won't tell anyone about it. You both should know that by now. Relax. You two don't even need to tell us, it's practically written on your faces." Girta said.
I took a deep breath. But Ace was still tense. He was mad for a different reason.
"He still saw her naked." He seethed.
Girta and I both laughed.
"Every one of you have seen me naked. Don't you remember 'blood bath'? I never saw so many nosebleeds in my life!" I laughed.
"Still... You weren't with me at the time. You weren't mine! Things are different now." He growled.
"Oh I do love the fact that you're protective of me but please loosen up. Luffy barely even seems to have hormones. He didn't even seem to care." I said.
"He has hormones alright... Have you seen him around Nami lately?" Ace asked.
"Yeah. But it's only Nami he has eyes for." I said.
I hug him and he leans against me. Just when he seems to be more relaxed...
"Hey Ace! So am I going to be an uncle?!" Luffy asked.
WHACK!
Luffy got punched by Ace. Nami grabs Luffy and drags him away as a bump started to form on his head. She also seemed to have picked up on the problem as soon as she heard the word 'uncle' from him. I decided that maybe I should get him to relax about the situation by talking to Girta.
"I noticed that you're not wearing your normal shirts. Why are they baggy all the sudden?" I asked.
It was Girta's turn to tense up.
"Ummm... I just remembered! I need to talk to Zoro about something! Talk to you later!" Girta said before walking away a little too quickly.
Girta has been acting weird lately. She had been steering clear of any hard drink. She has been slower and gets sick more easily. She has been moodier. Luckily, Brook suffers the brunt of her rages. Now she was wearing bigger shirts that I never noticed until now. She... she's...
I got up and ran after her, leaving Ace in his own thoughts. He was so peeved at Luffy, he didn't notice I left. I caught up to her.
"We need to talk." I told her.
We both go to a nearby cafe to talk. I order tea... and Girta ordered a whole bunch of sweets. I paid accordingly and allowed her to eat all the pastries. Most of them were made of chocolate.
"You're pregnant... aren't you." I said.
Girta stopped in midbite. She quickly dropped her dessert.
"W-wh-what mmm-makes you say th-that?" she asked frantically.
"Come on, Girta! It's obvious to any girl! You're dressed to hide your stomach, you're moodier, I also hear that you have been getting sick a lot, you aren't going near a bar or any alchoholic drink, you're slower than usual. You seem to be craving choclate like crazy, which is a common craving among pregnant women. You should also know that us girls all have that sixth sense of knowing when a girl is pregnant. Do I need to go on?" I said.
Girta sighed and bit into her choclate cake.
"How far are you?" I asked her.
She lifted up her shirt. I was surprised. Her bump wasn't big enough to throw her off balance but it would be really noticable without the loose shirt. She seemed to be about five months.
"Woah! Girta, how long have you been hiding this?!" I asked.
"For awhile now. I'm five months approximately." She said.
I was right! Score!
"Why?" I asked.
"I'm afraid of getting kicked off the crew. You know I won't be allowed to stay on board!" She said.
"Does Zoro know?" I asked.
Girta looked away with a pained look on her face.
"I'm also afraid of what he'll think." she said quietly.
"You idiot! You should have told him right away!" I scolded.
"But even he'll make me stay on some island! Morgan, I don't want to leave the crew. I don't want my adventures to suddenly stop." She said trying not to cry.
"Girta, you're putting yourself and this child in danger. I know you enough to know that you would have done something about this if you didn't want this baby. You can't get into fights and if you stay on board, you and the kid might get hurt or get caught. What will you do when the marines get here? You know I won't let you fight and I'll be damned if you get hurt. Especially in this condition." I said.
Girta was crying now. Aw geez! I seriously hate it when people cry. I always feel guilty even if I didn't cause it. I walk up and hug her. She cried into my stomach. Now I really feel depressed for my freind. If she cries any longer, I will cry too.
"Girta... just eat. If you want me to, I will talk to Zoro for you." I said.
"Y-you will?" she sniveled.
"Yes." I answered.
"Talk to me about what?" Zoro said out of the blue.
Pannicking, I decided to scare Zoro away. I threw a chocolate donut at him.
"YOU'RE NOT WELCOME HERE!" I yelled.
Zoro caught the donut and walked away confused. He was at least happy to have a snack. I knew he will wait for the answer until I talk to him. I'll probably find him on the docks fishing. I turn back to Girta.
She was shoveling all of the chocolate food into her mouth. I think I gained weight just by watching her eat all these desserts. It seems that Girta's habit of stress eating has just multiplied by one million. Usually when she's stressed, I'll find her with a jar of pickles or a pack of crackers or a pack/jar of something. She ate it all in record time.
"You should go to your room. I'll go talk to Zoro for you and tell him what's up. I'll leave it to the both of you on whether or not to tell the crew." I said getting up.
Girta got up but she nearly lost her balance. I rush to her side to steady her. I had to help her walk back to her room. I was surprised that she was able to keep all that food down. Just in case, I put a bowl beside her bed in case that fact changes. She was asleep as soon as she laid down on her bed.
I left the room quietly and left to go find Zoro. I found him fishing on the docks.
"You wanted to talk?" He asked.
"It's about Girta. You should have noticed the changes by now, right?" I asked.
"I have noticed a lot of things... She's expecting... isn't she?" he asked.
"Yes. I'm actually surprised you haven't confronted her about it yet. Why haven't you?" I asked him.
"I wasn't completely sure about it until now and I really don't want her to get pissed at me for asking. Can you imagine what would happen to me if she was really just gaining pounds? I would get mauled." He said.
"You should know better. The symptoms are all there." I said.
"Symptoms? I'm a guy and I'm not a doctor either. I didn't know these things come with symptoms." Zoro said.
I face palmed.
"Zoro! A baby is the mother of all parasites for the body to have! Did you really think that a woman just grew a belly and had no troubles other than birth? There are a whole string of symptoms including nausea, fatigue, mood swings, cravings, feet swelling, and a whole bunch of other things. You should have seen her shovel all those desserts in her mouth! She used to be a slight stress eater but now it's multiplied times ten! I'm surprised she hasn't vomitted all that cafe food yet." I said.
Zoro chuckled.
"I did notice those symptoms. It's a releif for me to know that she hasn't caught a bug. I was worried about that. And yes I've seen her eat. She eats almost as much as Luffy does." He said.
"Are you okay with all of this?" I asked.
"Of course I am. I'm just not happy that she didn't talk to me about this before. I guess I should probably go and talk to her about this. She looked like she was about to die when I saw you both at the cafe." He said.
"She's asleep but do go and talk to her. She has been so worried about what you would think." I said.
Zoro reeled in his rod and gave it to me to put away before leaving. But he stopped.
"What about you? I know it you and Ace had gotten together last night. Will there be an outcome?" Zoro asked.
"I never really thought about it... I guess I'll know when the time comes." I said.
"You sound like you're okay with it." He said.
"I would love to have my own children someday. I don't know about now but I don't have the heart to get rid of a child I might have already conceived. Besides... I'm sure Girta could use some company if that is the case." I said.
"What about Ace?" Zoro asked.
"He'll be fine with it." I said.
"You have already talked about it?! Aren't you a little young to be thinking about that stuff?" Zoro said.
"Heh... I don't think I am. Besides, what could be a greater adventure than parenthood?" I said.
Zoro chuckled.
"Will you two tie the knot then?" He asked.
"Eventually. What about you and Girta?" I asked him.
"Well... I kind of have a surprise for her when I get to her. All I need is a ring." He said.
I nearly squeeled... okay I did. Zoro laughed at me.
"I never thought I'd see you doing such a girly thing." He laughed.
"Come on. I'm sure my dad can find you something." I said dragging him towards the black dragon ship.
My dad was happy to help Zoro. Any freind of mine was a freind of his. Zoro picked out a simple silver ring with a daimond in the middle. The daimond had two small emeralds on both sides of it leaving a total of four emeralds. As much as I wanted to help him pick it out, I had to let him do it on his own. The ring wouldn't seem as specail if I did. I gave Zoro a quick hug before he left.
"Good luck Zoro. I know she'll say yes." I said.
"Thanks for everything. I don't know how the hell I'll repay you for this." Zoro said.
"What are freinds for? Now get going." I said pushing him towards the inn we were all staying at.
As he walked away, I felt a strong set of arms wrap around me from behind. I lean back against Ace.
"Are you still peeved about this morning or are you better now?" I asked.
"I'm fine. So he's finally going to pop the question?" Ace asked.
"Yes! Isn't it exciting?!" I squealed.
"Woah! Calm down!" Ace said.
"Sorry. I'm just so excited for them." I said trying to control mysellf.
"Really? I haven't noticed." Ace said sarcastically.
We sat there in silence. I felt something snake onto my foot. I look down. It was one of Shadow's whiskers. I giggle.
"What is it?" Ace asked.
"Would you pannick if I told you?" I asked.
"No. What is it?" he asked.
I reach down and pick up Shadow's whisker. They have see Shadow but only his head. Not his full body.
"Remember that dragon from earlier? Well this is his whisker." I said.
"So?" He said.
"I was wondering if you would like to meet him." I said.
"Umm. Sure. Is he nice?" he asked.
"As long as you have some sort of treasure to give to him. Even a golden coin will do." I said.
"Okay. Let's go then." He said.
"Grab on." I said.
Ace grabbed the whisker. I pat it to signal to Shadow. We got lifted into the air and we got pulled out to the open ocean and set onto Shadow's back. Ace was shocked at his size. He was so shocked, he didn't even notice Shadow probing his pocket with one of his whiskers for a treasure of some sort. He eventually found a nice shiny coin.
"Hey boy. I hope you haven't gotten too lonely." I said petting his snout.
Shadow hummed contently in response. He's like a giant puppy in a way. He loved getting scratched, especially at the base of his whiskers and wings. His favorite spots were always the spots behind his cheek spikes and horns. I had to make due with scratching his whiskers because of the fact that we were in the middle of the ocean and I couldn't reach that far. But he turned his head so I could get behind his cheek spikes. The scales behind his spikes were thinner and more sensitive. His rumbling humms became louder. I baby him too much!
Ace was still frozen in place. Shadow noticed, his humms stopping, and he nudged Ace. Ace jumped.
"Relax, Ace. He won't bite. Shadow is like a giant dog and is just as gentle. Come on, give him a scratch. He loves it." I said.
Ace hesitantly walked up beside me and he shakily reached up and scratched the spot I showed him. Shadow hummed again and he was louder this time. Ace jumped a little at the sound.
"Think of his humms like a cat's purr or a dog wagging it's tail. It's not a threat in any way. You would know if he was threatening you. I actually think he likes you." I said.
Shadow puffed smoke from his nostrils in response. I climb onto his snout.
"Hey Shadow, can you produce a blue flame for me?" I asked him.
He let blue flames flow from his nostrils.
"Good boy. Now green." I said.
The flames turned green.
"Okay. Now a crimzon red." I said.
He did as I asked.
"Yellow" I said.
He did so.
"Purple." I said.
Again, he produced the requested flame.
"Now, show me a rainbow flame." I said.
He had to open his mouth to do it. In his mouth was a rainbow flame. All flames swirled into different colors. Ace was amazed.
"How does he do that?" Ace asked incredulously.
"Dragons are magical creatures. Even I can't explain how he does it. Each color has a purpose. The dark blue flame is actually a cold flame. It can freeze things. If it's a lighter blue, then it heals wounds. The bright red flame can burn a victim on the inside but the softer red can cure health problems. They bright almost white yellow flame can cause the victim to go blind but the soft yellow can give you energy. The light green can cause sickness and infection. The emerald green flame can bring luck. The dark purple flame can give someone horrible mental problems but the brighter purple flame can give you back old memories. The regular orange flame will be a regular flame but the pure orange flame can sheild you. The dark rainbow flame will do all of the bad problems and the light rainbow flame will do all of the good things." I told him.
"Wow..." Ace said.
"There is also the white flame. It can cause a slow and painful death and make you think you just saw everyone and everything you cared for die infront of you. It only lets you die when you are okay with it. That's the white flame that can be directly looked at. The flame you can't directly look at is the flame of light. Anyone that touches it is blessed with powers. My grandpa was the first to touch it. I have also inherited those powers. A dragon will only grant a flame of light to someone if they know that person will never abuse the power. Descendents only inherit this power if they are destined to use the power for the greater good. Sometimes, the descendants can even inherit a devil fruit power along with it. My dad has taught me all of this while aboard his ship. There are going to be powers that I can't use because I needed to develope them at a certain age. If I use them now, I won't be able to control them." I told him.
"Like what?" Ace asked.
"The ability to turn into an animal is one. My dad can turn into a big giant albatross. Gramps is able to turn into a walrus. I would be able to turn into a wolf. If I were to do that now, however, I wouldn't be able to control myself." I said.
Ace listened quietly.
"Another ability would be to summon my own dragon. I would have needed to meet my dragon at a young age. In order for a sea dragon to be as tame as Shadow, they would need to grow up along side a young chilld. Both have to be raised together. Dragons mature at a slow rate. Shadow here is the equivilent to an adult barely in his twenties." I said.
"I didn't think sea dragons even existed much less being tamable." Ace said.
"Neither did I. I can summon Shadow though. My dad has pretty much almost given him to me. I don't feel too bad about it." I said.
Ace was comfortable enough to look at Shadow more. He examined his scales and spikes.
"Want to ride him? In the air I mean." I asked.
Ace grinned.
"Hell yeah." He said.
"Captain Cyclone! Everything has been arranged. We're ready to go." A man said.
Cyclone was the name of the captain that wanted to get back at Morgan. Now not only has she injured Smoker but she has caused him to resign. He was more than ready to get his hands around her neck. He wanted her alive just for that purpose. He grinned and resisted the urge to rub his hands together with glee.
"Good. We set sail as soon as possible. Is everyone on board all the ships?" He asked.
"Yes sir." the man said.
"We set sail now then. Notify the others." Cyclone said.
"Yes sir." the man said before leaving.
Ace and I rode Shadow all day. We even continued into the night until I noticed ships on the horizon.
"Shadow, move closer to those ships." I ordered him.
It wasn't long before we saw that they were marine ships. There were many of them. Hundreds of them. Someone was really out to get me! Whoever that was had high authority too. Never before have I seen such great numbers of ships. Either high authority or it was Cyclone. Smoker told me that Cyclone had a real worm tongue that could manipulate many. I wondered what the others marines thought about this. Maybe they think they're after the other Strawhat pirates or maybe they think they're finally going to overpower the more weaponly advanced Navy. The Navy does have submarines too but if they're caught off gaurd, they won't stand a chance against this many.
"We have to warn the others." I said.
"Yeah! Step on it!" Ace said.
"Let's get moving, Shadow!" I told him.
Shadow flew fast.
I was surprised as hell that the Navy didn't imprison Smoker. They actually had a spy in the marines that knew all of their activity and they communicated it through radio. The Navy is way more advanced than the marines. They have a lot of technology and this was actually thanks to my dad. My dad joined the Navy for a short time to teach them some technology advances. They were close to developing fighter planes.
The Navy doesn't fully trust Smoker but if he makes it out of the battle a hero, then he'll be given a high rank as part of the Navy.
I ran up to Smoker and quickly kissed him on the cheek to allow him the ability to survive in water before running through the streets towards where everyone else was. It looks like they were celebrating Zoro and Girta's engagement. Everyone noticed us. They went quiet when they noticed the looks on our faces.
"The marines are coming." I said.
Nothing more needed to be said.
By morning, we could see the ships nearing the city. They were just barely out of range for the Navy's guns. Girta, Nami, Anna, and Snow stayed within the city to help people get to shelters within a deep part of the mountain that won't be affected by any of the violence unless the marines won.
The rest of the pirates and I stood on the empty docks that were further out than the rest of the docks. The Navy soldiers were at their stations. Ace and I will be riding Shadow. At a point far off in the distance were the Mountain Sabre riders. They rode mountain sabres into battle. They wore camoflage that blended them into the side of the point. Then there were torpedo launcher under that point and then coming around the other side, you can see the submarines already coming into sight. The problem was whether or not the numbers will overwhelm us.
When the first ship came within firing distance, Shadow took flight.
"Fly high Shadow! We need to surprise them from behind!" I shouted.
Shadow flew high above the clouds and he flew to the back of the huge army. It was like they got all the marines to come! Shadow swooped down. He and Ace used their fire powers to take out ships. They somehow managed to bring their heaviest artillery and machine guns. Shadow had to do most of the fighting while Ace and I held on. Shadow got tired awhile later but we did take out at least twenty five percent of the army. Then a giant harpoon peirced Shadow's wing. He roared out in pain and anger and he attacked ships vigorously and violently. He was only hurting himself more! I also got scraped on the back. When he finally paused long enough to hear an order, I didn't hesitate to bark one out.
"Dive, Shadow!" I shouted.
Shadow dove. He bit out the harpoon and used his healing flame to heal the wound. He glared up at the ships but then he faltered a little. He was dizzy from loss of blood. None of his flames could heal that.
"We need to head back. You lost too much blood!" I told him.
He looked back at me with a defiant glare. Then he noticed the gash on my back. He grew a pained look on his face. Ace was running out of air. I turned around and breath some air into his lungs before turning back to Shadow.
"I'll tell you what. While we head back, you may bore holes under any ship you pass." I said.
Shadow grinned with glee before zooming back towards base. He swung his tail at any ship within reach and would bite off a piece of the bottom of a ship. I would give air to Ace whenever he would need any. When we reached the other side of the island, Ace and I got off of Shadow.
"Stay here and rest. Either me or dad will call you when needed." I told him.
Shadow nodded before resting his head on his paws. He went into a light sleep. Ace and I got onto a mountain sabre to get to the docks. By the time we got there, three of the marine ships actually got into the harbor. Some marines were fighting our guys. Ace and I both joined the fight. We stood close to eachother and never got seperated. We both fought viciously. Everything was a blurr after awhile.
We were no longer in our own minds. All we knew was that we had to stay close and defend the other. Every other sense was dull. I didn't even know who I was for a minute. Was this why some soldiers couldn't recall some of their fights? Did their senses dull like this? Where you didn't care if you were bathed in blood just as long as you lived?
The next thing I knew, it was night time and ten of the marine ships made it into the harbor. Shadow was fully rested and ready to try again and he was armored this time. Ace and I got onto him. Our adrenaline blurred minds suddenly started to focus again.
Everything was a warzone below us. Never have I seen such a battle. There were still a lot of marine ships outside the harbor and some of them were trying to go to the other sides of the island. We were NOT going to allow that.
Shadow dove and we took out all ships that attempted to go around the harbor. Some of the submarines have actually sunk. The other submarines had to refuel and get more air in them. None of us thought they would put this many marines to battle.
Shadow took out the stray ships around the city easily. None of them were grouped together, making it easier for Shadow to take them down one by one. We soon went back to the harbor. We analyzed the scene. Zoro was being rushed out of battle. He got hit by a piece of shrapnel and it was buried in his back. It seemed to have pinched a major nerve. He also had several cuts in his back with a lot of other shrapnel pieces sticking out. Shadow gave Ace a peice of his healing flame to carry. I was surprised that Ace could carry it. Ace and I took him back to the opposite side of the city.
We rushed him into the caves. I subconciously noticed an old and rusty Navy ship. I wonder what it was doing back here? Perhaps to be restored? I'll find out later.
Anyway, we got Zoro into the hospital. Girta ran in after us. Zoro lost a huge amount of blood but the doctors managed to extract the shrapnel without any problems. I directed Ace on where to put the flame. He had to put it over the wound. The fire latched onto the wound. It won't go out until it's healed the wound completely. Nerves endings and all.
The wound healed in no time. Zoro awoke only a few minutes later. He attempted to get up but he was too dizzy. Girta hugged him and then pushed him back down onto the bed.
"You must rest." She said.
"No, I must fight!" He said.
"Zoro please! I want our child to have a living father!" She pleaded.
Zoro paused for a long time.
"Then let's get married right now." he said.
"Now? Here?" Anna, Snow, and I shouted in shock.
Ace just stood there and he grinned.
"Yes. Right here, right now." He said.
I had to run and find the nearest priest or minister or whatever the hell kind of person that weds people. I had to admit, it was the most interesting wedding I've been to. The only witnesses were the people in the sick bay. It was kind of interesting. I was horrible when it came to a wedding. I always cry whether I like it or not. I stood there with a serious look on my face... which was hard to take seriously because of the tears running down it.
They kissed after the whole thing and then whenever something beautiful happens during a battle, something always has to screw it up. The first thing we heard was some one applauding. That someone stepped into the room with other marines behind him. Zoro quickly drew his swords and I drew my own short sword. Everyone else either hid behind something or got into a fighting stance.
I think this guy forgot that Ace was with me because he and his men seemed to run extremely fast when they saw a whole bunch of flames chase them outside. Ace was confident but this was too easy to me to be real. I was right, as soon as we were out, someone managed to knock Ace out and used some kind of handcuffs to disable his devil fruit abilities.
I call Shadow out. He took them off guard. He grabbed Ace and flew off with him. I glare at the marine.
"Disguising a ship as a Navy ship and then sneaking to the back of the city while the others are distracted is quite a clever move. But it's a cowardly one at that. Who are you and what do you want?" I asked him.
"I am captain Cyclone." He said.
That name rang a bell! My dad told me about him while we were traveling together! He is my uncle! He always was jealous of my dad's inherited powers. They never got along as kids. Cyclone never inherited any power from Gramps. I really didn't like the idea that he was out to kill me but what can you do? This was going to be a fight to the dea-
BANG!
I got shot in the leg by someone. I fell over clutching the wound in my calf muscle. Cyclone walked up to me. I got up and got into a fighting stance with my short sword. I didn't even try to limp. I couldn't afford that. Suddenly, I got dizzy but I still tried to keep standing.
"Hehe! Like the poison bullet? I don't want to fight you! I simply want to watch the light leave your eyes as I choke you! Then my stupid big brother and dad will be so ashamed of not granting me powers!" He said seeming to spit out brother and dad like it was poison on his tongue.
My steps faltered and I fell over. Cyclone's monsterous hands approached my throat. Just as they brushed my neck. Cyclone got kicked in the face by none other than Ace. Did I just rhyme? That was completely unintentional... but it is kind of funny.
Anyway back to the current events. Ace was still cuffed. I looked around for Shadow but he was nowhere in sight. Ace must have somehow snuck off his back... or Shadow let him so he could get my father to help. Cyclone tried to punch Ace but he dodged it. Ace landed a couple kicks and a headbutt but they didn't seem to do much other than to push Cyclone back. Cyclone suddenly grabbed Ace by the neck. He started punching Ace hard. I try to get up but the poison made me weak. Tears ran down my face as I couldn't do anything to help my lover. If Ace dies... I will surely die from this battle. But if I somehow live through this, then I know I wouldn't have the heart to die. I would live for him or else this would all be in vain.
Right when a fatal blow was about to be delivered, Zoro rushed out and slashed Cyclone across the back. Anna, Girta, and Snow rushed over to my side while others tended to Ace. Snow managed to extract the bullet and close the wound in her human form.
"The poison won't kill you now that the bullet is out. It'll wear off in a couple hours." Snow said.
"Incase you haven't noticed, I don't think we have an hour." I said.
Zoro was still weak. His movements were slow but he still managed a few descent cuts on Cyclone. Enougn to weaken him. Then a shot rang out. Zoro got hit in the shoulder with a poison bullet. Zoro faltered and Cyclone knocked him aside. Snow quickly ran to heal him. Zoro couldn't afford poison in his system at the moment. Anna stood over me with a pistol in her hand and Girta with one of her swords. Anna was hit with a poison bullet and Girta barely managed to block one. Cyclone knocked them both aside and he quickly clamped his hands around my neck.
I struggled to breath. I could hear his laughter as the sides of my vision started to go grey. I started to get tunnel vision and I felt myself get weaker. Is this how I die? In the hands of my own homicidal uncle?
"MORGAN!" I heard a voice shout.
Suddenly, Cyclone's hands left my throat. My vision was black as I gasped for air. Snow was at my side again. When my vision focused, I saw two people fighting... where am I again? Who was Snow? Wait...
My mind straightened itself out after awhile. I realized that it was my dad and Cyclone fighting hand to hand. Then several shots rang out. My dad was hit with multiple poison bullets. I look around for that bastard behind the gun. There was a sniper on the boat one minute... and then he was in Shadow's mouth the next. A sickening series of cracks and crunching of bones followed.
I gave Shadow a thumbs up and he winked in response before diving into a sea of marines. I guess Shadow starved himself for this fight as I saw him crunch down on more marines. I turn back to the fight between dad and captain Cyclone. My dad was really strong and really pissed. He was fighting Cyclone and he was also fighting off multiple poison bullets within his body. He was not showing any sign of weakness. He fought against Cyclone relentlessly. I noticed the similarities between the two as they fought.
They both had the same height and body type. They both had cerulean eyes. They both had the same skin tone. The only difference was the hair. Cyclone had midnight blue hair while my dad's was a really dark brown. Then I noticed Cyclone suddenly take out a knife. He stabbed dad in the side. My dad still kept punching. Then Cyclone suddenly jumped back and landed the knife into his chest. My dad coughed up blood. Cyclone knocked him over and then he turned to me.
"I'll have to kill you now. While my brother is still barely alive." He said as he approached me.
Just as he was about to grab my head, my eyes closed. I prayed it would be quick.
"STAY AWAY FROM MY GRANDAUGHTER!" I heard gramps shout.
He shot out of the water completely stunning us all. He was big enough to actually pick Cyclone up and drag him under water. We all watched with our breaths held. Even the other marines and Shadow stopped fighting to watch. A bunch of bubbles rushed up to the surface of the water. After what seemed like an eternity, they stopped and Gramps arose from the water with a now dead Cyclone on his back. He placed Cyclone down infront of the marines.
"You guys have now to surrender. Or do you want to be Shadow's dinner?" He shouted to them.
Shadow smiled maliciously at them. One by one they all put their hands up in surrender. I rushed to dad's side. Ace shakily got up. He stood at my side as I hung over dad with tears in my eyes. Please no! Not my dad! Not while I've only known him for such a short time!
He opened his eyes and smiled up at us.
"Hey sweety. I'm glad you're okay. I thought I lost you for a minute." He said before coughing up blood.
"Don't move. I'm going to get Shadow!" I said.
"No... his healing flame can't fix this." He said coughing more blood up again.
Blood started to pool around us. Some of it had streaks of purple in it from the poison bullets. I buried my head in his chest and cried. I felt his hand on my back. Dad looked at Ace.
"Take...care... of her... my son..." He said before closing his eyes.
His hand on my back fell limply to the ground and I cried harder. I felt Ace's hands on my back. He gently pulled me away from him. I cried into Ace's chest and he embraced me. He couldn't find any soothing words to say. What could he say? My dad just died. Right now I appreciated the embrace more than I did words.
"Heh Heh heh! Such drama!" We heard someone cackle.
"You!" Ace shouted.
"Me!" The voice said.
I look up to see an old lady. She had brown hair streaked with a lot of white and grey hairs. She wore a black robe and was riding a... broomstick?
"Ace... who is that?" I asked.
"She's a witch. The witch of typhoons." He answered.
"That would be grandmother to you, Morgan." She said.
"WHAT?!" me and Ace shouted.
"What brings you here, Trahilda?" Gramps asked.
"I've come to bring Jack back." She said taking out a vile.
She poured the liquid on my dad. His wounds healed instantly and he awoke.
"How? What? I thought I was dead?" He questioned.
"Hello son!" Trahilda said grinning widely.
"MOTHER!" He said rather fearfully.
"Is that any way to greet your poor old mom?" She asked.
"H-how... did you get here?" He asked.
"I merely wanted to visit my grandaughter. I only found out recently that she was in town. But then you had to go and get yourself killed... again. I can't always be bringing you back you know. My reserection magic has limits." She said.
"Sorry mother." He said.
"Well at least I didn't have to use it on Morgan. Now let me get a good look at you child." She said jumping off her broom.
She circled me.
"Hmmm... You look a lot like your mother. You have inherited your grandfather's strength and powers. You have one of each of your parent's eyes. You're one day pregnant..." she said.
"WHAT?!" Ace and I shouted again.
I decided that day that I had THE most weirdest family ever.
It's been a month since the battle. All of us helped rebuild. Even some of the marines helped as a way of punishing themselves for the loss. Smoker was a part of the Navy and would be a spokesman between the Navy and the Marines. It turns out that they didn't consent to have so many men sent over. Cyclone would have been sentenced to death for such a crime. The marines themselves were surprised that one man could do such a feat.
Cyclone's body was sank to the bottom of the ocean. Never to have a proper burial. A marine captain by the name of Coby will be coming to pick the rest of the marines up.
Everyone was having a party in the giant hall where Brook performed. He was up there again singing songs. We all joined in on Bink's Sake. Everyone (except Girta, Anna, and I) were drinking.
There must be something in the water because all three of us were pregnant. Girta is six months, Anna is one week, and I am one month. Let's just say Anna and Marco both got drunk one night and decided to celebrate the victory in their own way. I don't know what their relationship is at the moment but they still seem thick as theives. I do hope they stay together and that their relationship isn't just some fling.
As for me and Ace... Let's just say I can't stop staring at the shining ring on my left hand I had just received a minute ago.
One minute ago...
Ace climbed up onto the stage and Brook silenced everyone in the room. They called me up to the stage. For a moment, I thought Ace was going to sing a song. So you could imagine the look on mine and everyone's faces when he got down on one knee.
"Morgan. When I first met you, you amazed me. You had a fire in you that I've never seen before. Which, coming from me, that's impressive." He chuckled.
Everyone chuckled at the intended pun. I giggled. Was he up here just to make a speech?
"I didn't even know a girl like you existed. Your are the craziest, strongest, loyalest, and most selfless girl I ever met and so much more. I can't imagine what my life would be like if you never existed. Hell, I might still be dead in the ground." He said with a little more emotion in his voice.
We were both looking into eachother's eyes. His were filled with so much love, I thought they'd burst... and if they don't then I will. Tears started to form in my eyes when I realized something.
"W-w-wha-what a-are you s-aying, Ace?" I stuttered.
"I'm saying that I want you to stay in my life forever." He said.
He held out a ring in his other hand.
"Will you marry me?" he asked.
Everything seemed to stop. No one even breathed. I was at a loss for words for a long time.
"Y-you i-idiot! Wha-what kind of question is that?! Of course I will!" I answered.
I heard cheers throughout the room as he slid the ring on my finger and I swear that was the longest most intimate hug I've ever had with Ace.
The ring looked like silver but it was actually platinum. I don't know how dad managed to get his hand on such a rare and expensive metal. He and Ace both hid in dad's work area and didn't come out for a week when they made it.
I didn't even imagine they were doing what they did. They spent awhile designing it for me.
In the middle of the ring was a daimond and on both sides were two different saphires: orange saphire on right, blue on the left. On the band itself was a mix of a wave and flame design. I was the ocean he was the fire. It was fitting.
I felt Ace put his arm around me and I smile and lean against him. I could hear a lot of 'congradulations' around us. Luffy decided to also put his arm around me and his hand on my stomach.
"I'm gonna have a sister and be an uncle. This is so AWESOME!" He said.
I'll agree with Luffy this time. This was awesome.
There you have it folks! But there is one more adventure our heroine has to go through. This isn't quite the end yet.