Tomorrow was the day, Megumi sighed as she leant back against the railings watching the fish swim by them head tilted back looking up into the ocean. The last six days had vanished before their eyes and now tomorrow they were expecting to pop up right in the centre of the docks in marineford.

They had no clue what was happening up there, they couldn't get the newspaper at all she feared something was going to go wrong. Like they decide to bring the execution forward or it was just going to be an entire trap, she tapped her heeled boot against the railing a few times.

The thought of Edward was playing on her mind, she trusted Thatch to look after the child he was practically her brother she trusted him with her life and she knew if something… no she couldn't think like that. They were all going to go home from this, maybe a bit battered and bruised but she was going to walk back onto the Sakura Kingdom with all the allies, division members and especially Ace and Marco.

"Stop it," Joz stated, "You are going to break the wood."

"Not gonna break the wood," She mumbled sinking down onto the deck.

Joz chuckled and patted her head, "It will be fine…"

"Says the man made out of diamond," She mumbled.

"Hey if anyone trys to shot our little girl I'll bang them on the head with a diamond fist," he chuckled.

"No sorry I didn't mean it like that," She laughed softly trying to smile but it fell, "I'm worried… what if they send marines to the Sakura Kingdom, what if they bring Aces execution forward, what if it was all just a trap what if…"

Joz ruffled her hair gently smiling down at her, "The marines will be quaking in their boots you have no need to worry Megumi."

"The ship can't go any faster can it?"

"Unfortunately not, we are at top speed we will be there in time, girly I promise."

She smiled widely up at him, "I'm going to hold you to that promise."

"I had a feeling you would," He chuckled patting her on the head again, "Be calm you can't go to war with a clouded mind."

She nodded again in understanding, "Just wish this was all a dream Joz I don't want to ever think of losing someone so close to me like this."

"I think we all wish it was a dream," He sighed.

Marco stood in front of Whitebeard, his Captain looked tired as if he hadn't slept in days, "Pops?"

"Ah Marco," He finally looked up from the paper in front of him, "We need to talk about this."

"What about the war, yoi?"

Whitebeard sighed rubbing his temples shifting in his seat, "Have you thought of what will happen if we don't survive this?"

"Pops what are you on about?"

"I am getting old Marco, this might become my last war… I should let the new generation take control of the sea," The older man chuckled, "I didn't want to be King, Marco I just wanted a family and you all have give me that."

"Where are you going with this Pops?" Marco questioned, "You aren't going to give yourself up for Ace throw all of our plans out the window, yoi."

"No," Whitebeard chuckled shaking his head, "I will retire find a lovely island somewhere and live out the rest of my days reading your expoilts in the papers."

"And what of us?"

"You will be Captain."

Ace sighed slightly listening to the guards muttering to each other the words of 'escape', 'riot', 'level two' met his and his cell mates ears. Jimbei had joined him in the spacious cell a few days ago, the fishman explained to Ace that he refused to fight against someone who had helped him protect his home.

Ace listened as Jimbei started to laugh loudly, the guards yelled at the warlord to be quite but his laughter only grew louder. The sound of jingling keys made Ace look up and he sighed, Jimbei did this to annoy the guards and he watched the minotaur walk into the cell, "Nobody…" Jimbei chuckled glaring up at the guard, "IS GETTING OUT OF HERE!"

The minotaur grabbed hold of the chains holding Jimbei still and tugged him forward spike club lifted over his head before it came down fast slamming into the fishmans head, Jimbei grunted loudly in pain and the minotaur mumbled as he left the cell closing the door behind him.

Jimbei sighed resting his head back trying to rub it against the wall, "Didn't even scratch my itch…" He groaned in annoyance.

"Looks like you got it pretty good again old man," Ace chuckled.

"It's not my body that hurts!" Jimbei shouted in annoyance, "Ace what hurts is my heart that I can't enforce my justice."

"Jimbei?" Ace questioned.

"At this rate even death won't take me, what good is my title…?" He questioned, "I HAVE NO NEED FOR IT AND IF I CAN'T STOP THIS WAR I HAVE NO NEED FOR MY LIFE EITHER!" Jimbei hung his head ashamed of himself for not being able to prevent this situation. "To the government… I'm just a pirate hating pirate… But you guys are totally different.."

"Pirate hating you?" Ace chuckled not believing any word that came from his mouth.

"It might be surprising to you Ace, but before you joined I visited that ship many times. You've got class and you travelled the sea floor doing your business I like you guys," Jimbei smiled, "Your Captain wanted me to pass a message on to you as well."

"You talked to Pops?" Ace questioned.

"He only said It's a boy, he said you would understand it," Jimbei grinned slightly.

Ace's eyes shot open wide looking at him, it was a boy Megumi had given birth to his son he sighed sinking back against the wall and now he will never be able to see his son because he completely screwed up, before Ace smirked at the fishman, "I seem to remember you trying to kill me a couple times…" He laughed.

"Same goes for you Ace," Jimbei stated, "I just wanted to be of use to him…Now fishman island is at peace and it's all thanks to your old man Whitebeard. All those pirates who advanced through the grandline must pass through fishman island as soon as the great pirate era started fishman island was thrown into chaos. A never ending stream of pirates and the marines pursuing them many fishmen and mermaids were abducted and sold but just when we were about to give into despair Whitebeard appeared." Ace was slightly shocked he knew that Pops had rescued fishman island but he never knew it was as bad as Jimbei was painting out to him now, "He came to the island and declared it was under his protection. I will never forget that day with those words, nobody dared to lay a hand on fishman island. He has several islands under the protection of his name, it's not right to take him down just because he's a Yonko. If by chance he was to die what would happen on the seas. The government is very well able to imagine that!"

"Ok," Izo whispered to her and Megumi breathed deeply, "This could save you out on the battle field ok."

"I don't understand how me learning how to balance on a god damn giant mallet is meant to help me live through a war," Megumi snapped and wobbled slightly feeling Izo's and Haruta's hands on the back of her legs keeping her balanced.

"Ready Blamenco?" Izo asked taking his hand away.

"Ready," The sixth division commander grinned widely.

"I'M NOT!" The siren argued.

Izo nodded to Blamenco and the man thrusted the mallet into the air, Megumi remembered what Izo told her push herself off and flip through the air. She felt the wind rush past her as she pushed herself down before springing upwards tucking her knees into her chest she felt herself spin a few times in a summersault throughout the air.

Megumi grunted as she impacted against a hard chest, she breathed deeply cracking open an eye seeing Marco sprawled out under her, "Well…. This is a new one…" Megumi grinned widely down at him.

"What are you lot doing, yoi?"

"Errr…" Megumi smiled softly tucking a loose pink curl behind her ear, "Izo and Haruta was just teaching…"

Marco interrupted her with a sigh rubbing his temple before he gently pushed her back by her shoulders making her sit back on her heels, "Just don't do anything stupid," He stated to her slipping out from under her and stalking down onto the lower decks, she flinched as she heard a door slam loudly downstairs.

"What's his problem?" Izo questioned helping the Siren up to her feet.

"I have no idea…" She replied.

"I wanted to stop this fight, even if it costs me my life," Jimbei stated, "I wanted to get you out of here Ace!"

"Jimbei that's enough you are making it worse," Ace stated.

"I haven't given up hope yet, I still have faith that a miracle or an opportunity will present itself," Jimbei stated to the young division commander.

"Things are getting pretty interesting," A rough voice sounded in both men's ears. "So you're telling me there's a once in a life time chance to kill Whitebeard that gets my blood pumping."

"You…" Jimbei growled into the darkness.

"You think you can take my old man's head?" Ace questioned.

"Not just me," The man who sat in the darkness chuckled.

A lot of the prisoners on level six had been placed there after they had been beaten by Whitebeard or his father, they hated both men with a vengeance the thought of Whitebeard being killed maybe not by their hands but the marines will be the next best thing. Ace glared silently at the crowd that shouted the best thoughts of Whitebeard dying, Ace knew if his Pops died many things will go wrong in the new world. People lives will crumble because they can't live under his protection they will think the entire crew will be broken. That they won't be able to protect them, Megumi and the child shit the marines will put up their efforts of getting her back and in end finding his child.

"SHUT UP THE LOT OF YOU!" Jimbei roared.

"Jimbei, Fire fist, remember this well! There's no shortage of Silver Medallists shedding tears because they couldn't overcome Whitebeard and Roger," the man in the shadows laughed loudly.

He felt like strangling the man, he had no right to speak about Pops in that manner, "Shut up Alligator still sore about Sharky eating your hand," Ace laughed.

The man glared at the second division commander, "You will fall and your crew will fall because you were stupid enough to get yourself caught."

Ace shrugged and just smirked, "At least I have all my hands," he laughed wiggling his fingers at the man.

Crocodile glared at the man, "I will look forward to seeing your head on a spike."

Marco rested his hands over his eyes as he rested back on the bed, the thoughts continued to swim around his head, Pops, Megumi, Ace, Edward, Thatch, Teach, the crew and the marines everything had to go right tomorrow or he could lose everything and now Pops is thinking of retiring. How could he retire leave them like this after the war that might change everything, it was stupid.

He rubbed his temples wishing Thatch didn't find that god damn devil fruit.

The door slammed open, "WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM!" Megumi shouted at him, he opened his fingers looking at her, "Ok I know you are stressed and everything but there is no need to be pissy, they were teaching me a new trick something that could help me."

"It's not that, yoi," Marco groaned closing his eyes.

"Then what is it?" She asked softly stepping into the bedroom, the door closed behind her gently, "Marco?"

"I'm fine," He snapped not looking away from the back of his eyelids.

"You are a dreadful liar," She murmured , he felt the bed shift slightly knowing she had sat down next to him, he felt locks of long hair brush across his chest.

He pulled his hand away from his eyes and slowly he jolted slightly as bright silver eyes locked onto his, she leant fully over him her knees know either side of his waist effectively pinning him down onto the bed, "Nothing is wrong, Megumi, yoi." He tried to argue against her but her eyebrows knitted closely together as if she was trying to study him, she leant in closer her hair shielding them both from any outside eyes.

"What did Pops say?" She asked her voice flat as she starred straight into his eyes.

"The old man said nothing, you are just over thinking everything love," He chuckled slightly pushing to sit up but Megumi's hands slammed down onto his shoulders forcing him back onto the mattress the Phoenix grunted slightly, for such a tiny woman she had an extreme amount of power behind her, "Megumi just go back to training, you want to be on top form tomorrow to show them you aren't a little girl they can push over."

Silver eyes narrowed, "Not until you tell me what's wrong. Marco we are partners, lovers for One Piece sake we are meant to trust each other."

Marco sighed looking up at her, "Pops wants to retire…"

"HE…" Marco slammed his hands down onto her mouth sending her back down onto the bed, her eyes were wide from shock from the thought of their Captain retiring or him pinning her down onto the bed.

"He doesn't want anyone to know, yoi," Marco stated his hand still pressed down onto her mouth, "So no screaming or yelling talk in a normal national manner understood?" Megumi nodded her head quickly looking up at him her eyes pleading him to tell her, he slowly drew his hands away and Megumi pushed herself up onto her elbows.

"Explain?" She questioned him.

Marco sighed reaching forward and pressed his hands to her cheek and bringing her face closer to his, "Later ok.." He gently pressed his lips to her, threading his fingers through her hair.

"No now," She stated pushing him away from her, "You can't make me forget something when you press your lips to mine."

"Megumi I don't want to explain it know, yoi," Marco argued.

"Well I do," She argued her arms crossed over her chest as she glared at him.

Ace was getting slightly fed up of the visitors he just wanted it to be quite for the rest of the day, he wanted to sleep but he heard footsteps coming towards him more than there was when Gramps visited him. Meaning that the person who had come to visit him this time, the sound of heels and boots filled his ears then across from level six hear could hear the clear murmurs of.

"It's Hannibal…"

"Magellan's here too. What's going on?"

The footsteps came to a stop at Ace's cell, he looked up at the strange man who starred back down at him, "We've got a special visitor for you Ace," Hannibal stated his face blank, "Who do you think it is…? Jimbei… You've never met her face to face so you won't recognize her. Her name is widely known though she doesn't show herself." Ace was begging this man would actually shut up, if it wasn't Megumi he really didn't care and thinking of it if it was Megumi it wouldn't be a visitor it would be another cell mate. "The empress of the warrior race, the Kuja," What the hell was the empress of the pirates doing here, "One of the Royal Shichibuka, strong and sublime the world's most beautiful woman! The pirate empress Boa Hancock!"

Ace glanced the woman up and down shrugging he didn't understand why the entire world would bow at her feet, Megumi was better didn't look completely stuck up as if she was looking down her nose at the entire world.

After Hannibal had stopped speaking he released a party popper large stupid grin across his face, Ace watched Magellan sigh and slam his hand down onto the others man's head, "OUCH!" Hannibal yelled rubbing the large bump on his head. "I want to be the chief warden really bad! Ah, no, wait what I meant to say was… That really hurt!"

"What are you doing…?" Magellan asked.

Jimbei, Ace and Crocodile were silent looking at the famed pirate empress herself silently all three of them had no clue why she was standing in level six of Impel Down. Disgusting shouts came from the other men in level six, Ace felt his stomach churn slightly at the shouts. Some started shouting questions about the island she lived on, others about her looks.

"What do you want from me?" Ace questioned, not caring about who she was or her looks.

"Nothing…" She stated, "I wanted to lay eyes on you… The man who's going to trigger the war I'll be joining."

"Enjoying the show?" He questioned finally looking her straight in the eyes.

The shouts continued to grow louder, the men in the sixth level started to grow more angry as the Pirate Empress continued to ignore them. Ace could see from the corner of his eye that Jimbei was angry at the empress before the fishman roared at her, "So even the immovable empress… is helping the government now!"

"So You're Jimbei?" She questioned cocking her head at the warlord, her face blank void of emotions, "I see don't bare your fangs at me."

Magellan, Domino and Hannibal was getting fed up with the inmates who wouldn't shut their mouths continuing to shout out things that should never be said to a lady Warlord or not. Hancock turned her head looking at the closet prisoner that wasn't in Ace's cell, "You there when you yell like a barbain…" The man in question started to pant like a wild dog, "It's Scary…" She murmured, "So scary."

She brought her hand up to her face, bringing her shoulders up looking to the floor and a blush dusted across her cheeks, making her look innocent and defenceless. Ace sighed resting his head back against the wall, at least the men on the crew he knew wouldn't be panting over…. Well maybe the younger man but the division commanders at least had some manners around woman.

He smirked slightly to himself remembering Vista actually asking Megumi to dance like a true gentlemen a few nights before he left. Vista was raised in nobility but like his brother could not stand it but he was able to leave, though Vista remembered all the training of how to treat a lady.

"THE HYDRA IS OUT!" Broke Ace away from the thoughts of musical laughter, seeing the poison which was Magellans devil fruit was formed behind him in the shape of a hydra, Ace sighed well at least entertainment will be good before his execution.

Megumi laid down on the bed silently next to Marco, "He wants to retire," Marco nodded, "Like find a quite island and live," nod, "But he's a Yonko," another nod, "They can't retire…." She turned to look at him, "Can they?"

Marco shrugged, "Not clue, yoi."

"But what about the crew, I mean he just became a grandfather doesn't he want to watch Eddie grow up," She argued.

Marco sighed resting back and rubbing his temples listening to her, "I think becoming a grandfather has made Pops think of how things on the sea are… He trusts it to be safe under our protection."

"Pops feels old doesn't he?" She questioned.

"Apparently so, yoi,"

"But what about the crew, What will happen to the Whitebeard pirates without Whitebeard himself leading the crew… it kinda defeats the objective of being called the Whitebeard Pirates, don't ya think?" She asked as she ran her fingers across her stocking covered thigh tracing the outline of the tattoo that many members have.

"Pops wants me in charge… I'll most likely move Ace up to first division commander and keep you as the second, yoi," Marco stated.

Megumi shot up on the bed her eyes wide as she looked down at him, "He wanted you to what?"

Marco looked at her silently reaching across and cupping her cheek, "Pops is just worried, he thinks we are going to lose a lot of men on the battlefield tomorrow, he is worried for us and everyone else he's just thinking ahead."

"But we aren't going to lose Pops," Megumi argued, "Emperor sake he is the strongest man in the world, he has bashed heads with Roger, Garp and Sengoku."

"Megumi that was years ago, yoi," Marco sighed.

"So what?" She argued, "He fought Shanks with ease a few weeks ago, the marines are nothing compared to another Yonko."

Marco rubber his thumb over her cheek bone smiling softly at her, "Everything will be fine after the war I promise you ok, but you have to be happy for Pops ok it is his wishes and like him we won't stand in his way."

"But making him…"

"I know that you knew Pops doesn't want the crown, Pops wants to keep us safe his children safe and when Ace is back in our arms we will have that, yoi," He whispered kissing her temple gently before leaning his head down and brushing his nose across hers.

She nodded softly a sweet smile across her lips, "I understand… we have to respect Pops wishes."

Ace's eyes were wide open at what Hancock had said to him, Luffy his little brother had broken into Impel Down and was planning to get him out. He was happy at the thought of seeing his younger brother again he wanted to congratulate him for the events in Alabasta and Enies Lobby.

Now his baby brother was spilt from his crew because of Kuma and was now floors above him going to rescue him. He shook his head to himself thinking that this was meant to be the other way round, now without Sabo he was the only one out there that was able to keep an eye on him.

Though he though Hancock was a bit of an annoyance she was clever knowing that a large commotion giving her the time to speak to him without the impel down guards eves dropping in on the convocation.

"Now Lady Hancock, You can have your conversation in peace…" The Warden smiled at her.

Hancock turned to him, "No need I'm done."

The guards faces fell slightly confused at this not hearing anything that was said between the Warlord and the second division commander, but by the look on the mans face it must have been important, "HEY! IS WHAT YOU SAID TRUE!?"

"I have no reason to lie," The woman stated looking at him before a small smile graced her lips, "Oh yes he was worried that you would be mad at him."

"What did she say?" The Warden asked.

Ace watched as the Vice Warden shrugged looking confused, "I don't know…" The man shouted back at the poison devil fruit user, "I was super running away from you Chief Warden."

Ace watched at their retreating figures knowing Hancock was now going to going the rest of the warlords for the war, where they will clash against his crew, "Ace… what did that woman say to you?" Jimbei asked him.

Ace chuckled resting his head back against the wall, "My brother…" He stated, "Is here."

"The one you're always talking about the strawhat kid that's reckless," Jimbei argued.

Ace turned his head towards the men that burst out laughing, know he was understanding why the guards seemed slightly more on edge today than what they normally did. His brother was the reason why there was a huge amount of commotion upstairs, it was his little brother.

"We believe that some prisoners have joined the intruder strawhat Luffy, we're sending their information now! Prisoner No. E8200 Buggy the Clown, Prisoner No. Do464 Former Baroque works agent Galdino also known as Mr. 3. Prisoner No. C9915 also a former Baroque works member Bentham also known as Mr 2. Bon Clay," The small snail that sat in the man's hand spoke. "Currently Strawhat Luffy and Mr. Bon Clay are running free in the N block of level three the Blugori can't stand against them we believe they're heading off towards level four."

The man laughed loudly and Ace didn't catch what was said at the end, this was the only form of entertainment that level six the unknown, "This is getting pretty interesting, this'll kill some time," One the men chuckled.

The other rolled his eyes, "It's going to end up with them getting captured."

Everything whirled round Ace's head before he tilted his head down, Megumi and Marco, his son, now Luffy, "Don't come Luffy."

Later one throughout the day Megumi stood in one the trainnings room, she hummed a tune to herself her eyes closed as she moved her body to the beat of her humming. She clapped her hands above her head every know again as she twirled and bent to the sound she hummed loudly. Trying to keep her mind off Ace and the thoughts of Pops wanting to retire.

The den den that rested on the floor in front of the mirror was asleep, she knew it would most likely not ring the allies would contact Pops if needed, she didn't hear the door open as she twirled before whispering softly, "Dance the night away…" before she clapped her hand above her head again and shook her hips.

"Megumi," Izo laughed slightly from the doorway as he watched the woman jump and turned glaring at him.

"Can I help you?" She smiled her eyes snapping open looking at him, "What's wrong?"

"Squardo just phoned Pops," he stated looking at her his once blank face now was broken out into a large grin looking on the verge of laughter.

"Is everything ok up there?" She asked.

"Well apparently someone has broken into Impel Down," he stated.

"Wait… In?" Megumi questioned eyebrows raised.

"Apprently he's been picking up the signal coming from Impel Down, Apprently some Kid in a strawhat has been causing a large amount of problems for them," He smirked.

Megumi's eyes shot open wide, this kid was reckless first Enies Lobby and now Impel Down, "That kid is going to get himself killed."

"We just have to pray he is smart and not to go up against the Chief Warden," he stated.

Megumi hummed slightly running her hands through her hair, "Pray for Ace's sake he doesn't know."

"HEY GUARD!" Ace roared slamming his hands back against the wall, "Tell me the truth what the hell is going on upstairs?" He breathed heavily over taken by anger as he glared at the two guards that stood outside his cell.

"Nothing…. Nothing at all," The guard stated.

"POPS!" Megumi yelled slamming the door to the mans office open her cheeks red, "What is Squardo saying?"

A handful of the division commanders stood around the phone listening to Squardo, "It's gone silent Boss.. there is nothing coming from the phone."

The division commanders looked at the concerned face of the Siren, "Is it Luffy?"

"Squardo let us listen to the feed, they said it was a boy wearing a strawhat," Fossa told her.

There was 26 hours left until they had to be at Marineford, she leant against the wall and know her thoughts was glued on Luffy, god if Ace knew. If the transmissions had gone silent, she was slightly confused how they were picking up Impel Downs transmissions waves maybe they were telling them that Strawhat Luffy had broken into Impel Down and that the situation was being handled she had no clue.

"Megumi think of Ace," Haruta reassured her, "Get to Marineford and save him that's the plan."

"He is Ace's brother!" She shouted, "What if he dies! The Warden is one the most strongest men because of his devil fruit! The amount of prisoners that have died because of that devil fruit!"

"Megumi," her eyes snapped to his Captain a large grin across his face, "If the boy is like his brother we both know there is nothing to worry about."

"Let's hope you are right on that one Pops," Megumi wished.

"Ace I don't know what's with that woman but you shouldn't believe what she said.." Jimbei tried to reason with the second division commander.

"SO YOU THINK SHE CAME ALL THIS WAY TO LIE TO ME?" Ace roared at him. "No… I'm sorry, but Jimbei that's the kind of brother he is. That's the kind of reckless crap he pulls ever since we were kid's. He always making us worry that idiot." Ace's head was bowed down no one could see the tears that poured from his eyes.

All anyone in Impel Down or the Moby Dick could do know was wait, neither Megumi, Ace or Marco could rest thoughts of Strawhat Luffy and each other ran through the minds of each of them. What had happened to him, why had nothing been said to the marines back at headquarters. Each of them was preparing for war.

Megumi stood under the stream of water trying to keep herself awake, her eyes felt heavy whilst the crew and everyone else slept she sat beside the den den in Pops office with Marco wishing, begging, praying for the snail to ring.

She slammed her hand against the wall as she slid down it and knelt under the shower stream, she knew today would be the last time she sees so many faces. She couldn't handle it the thought of losing anyone cut her deep.

"Fuck sake…" She murmured rubbing her eyes, she had to be brave no tears… not know not when Ace needed her, it wasn't long before they were to reach Marineford from reports that they had gained over the week from the allies Ace is meant to be waiting for them in a few hours she will lay eyes on the man who she hadn't seen in over six months.

Ace looked up at Magellan stood outside his cell, "Now then Portgas D. Ace you will now be transported," The chief Warden instructed him, "To the execution site, Marineford."

Megumi zipped up the side of her skirt tucking the white button up shirt that peaked out from the bottom of the black corset into the band of the purple short skirt, she clicked her heels of her combat boots together looking up at her reflection in the mirror. Her hand wrapped around the three charms that laid on the top of her cleavage, pistols tucked into her boots and staff rested against the door.

She glanced over her shoulder looking at the empty room her hand know wrapped around the staff, she let the door click behind her as she walked down the levels to go talk to the second division.

Ace grunted in pain as Magellan slammed his head down into the floor, Ace hated these bloody seastone cuffs that kept him from using his devil fruit., "LUFFY!" Ace roared out trying to get away from the Chief Warden, he heard it he heard his little brother yelling up the lift to him, so close yet so far the brothers where.

"It's just as you heard, stop your futile resistance," The Chief warden stated, "Your brother is a pirate too. There's no way out for him either."

Ace gritted his teeth, 'I hoped that it wasn't true why did you come here Luffy?' Ace questioned knowing his brother was now stuck in level six.

"How did that Strawhat Survive?" Magellan questioned looking at the three dozen guards that stood around the elevator on level one making sure Ace did not make an escape.

All the guards shrugged and Magellan sighed before forcing Ace up onto his feet and forcing him to walk forward, out of Impel down and towards the marines.

"You understand this war, is everything today. This I our stand against the marines," Megumi spoke to the second division all division commanders were talking to their divisions at the moment in time and Megumi being the stand in for the second division it was her job.

"Megumi," Matthew stated, "I think I can say from all of us we thank you… for keeping us together… you are a great stand in commander."

"Oh…" Megumi made a small sound, "That's so sweet… you didn't do anything though…"

"We get our division commanders girlfriend safe," Matthew smiled, "That means a lot to us."

"It appears that Impel Down is currently experiencing the largest prisoner riot and they're led by Monkey D. Luffy take a good look at the sky it'll be the last time you can."

Ace looked silently up at the sky void of emotion not understanding what will happen now, Luffy stuck in Impel Down. Megumi, Marco and Pops were heading towards Marineford, his family was all going to be destroyed because of him.

"You will be restrained on the execution platform so won't be able to look up."

Time before Execution four hours.

AN: Well if you read my one shots you would of known today would of or tomorrow depending on how my work day was, would have been update day. God this was a good chapter I think, though re reading through marine ford and oh god bon clay, I would of loved to have Megumi meet him but hey ho… I would like to thank my amazing boyfriend who has been helping me with my plans for after the war and such there will be time skip I can say that but that's all. Well we are brushing against the war now, things will be upsetting next few chapters so please find your tissues, ice creams and blanks to the right.

Rankochi: Oh don't worry we all have those days, I was honestly last week I was on a roll this week has been stressful so been relaxing really lol. No I don't have plans for Garp to find out until later on in the series, Hope you enjoyed this one.

cocobobo10: (hands you cookie) Megumi will be fine… ish after the war I promise a lot of people out there who will look after her. I can't say anymore for spoiler reasons I am so glad you like it.

RainbowGuardian13: I always saw her as a natural mother she cares for everyone, Luffy especially after the war.

DeadGirlEtarnal: Well you might fall off your seat in up coming chapters be careful,

As always guys I adore hearing from you it makes my day a lot better so thank you for sticking with me and speak to you next chapter.

Scarlet.