Hello there ! New chapter for today ! I would like to thanks GreenDarkness for the last comment. I did have some fun with Chiantos. I do hope you will like this chapter.
Before seeing 'Luffyko' (there is still two or three chapter), we're going to see Sabo's girlfriend and you will have some hint about the huge incident that will replace Marine Ford.
Si I hope you will like this one and see you later !
-Things are serious, Haruta announce dramatically.
-You will need more than that to make Ace come back from his cloud, pointed Thatch with a smile.
Indeed, Ace had an eight kilometers smile, since he came back, the day before, yelling:'My brother razed Enies Lobby!'
-You think that Marco could draw something from him, yesterday night? Asked Haruta.
-With what I heard, the answer is yes. I will end up asking to soundproof their cabin, like we did for Oyaji's.
-Oi! Gol D. Ann-sama! You're with us or no!?
Haruta barely avoid a shoe.
-Welcome back, Ace, smiled Thatch as the boy went to retrieve his shoe in the deep of the kitchen. What make you react? Ann?
-Iie. I had worst coming from Sab. It's the sama which make my hair stand. So, what is so serious, Chibi?
Haruta gritted her teeth and send him a kick in the ass.
The expression of pain on the boy's face was priceless, and the two others couldn't hold their laughter.
-Marco really didn't spared you, it seems!
The redhead cook stopped laughing when he found himself brutally caught by his pompadour, and saw with horror the flames come closer to his hair, accompanied by a murdering glare.
-I take back everything I said! the cook said quickly.
Ace released the hair of his friend, went back to lean against a wall, and put his shoe back. The others shivered in front of the brutal change of personality.
-So, let's return to the matter at hand… What isn't going well? Ace asked.
-With you absent, the pressure fell back. Thatch is a witness. We are caught even before we can put in place any pranks. We must strike, here, now that our forces are together. Ideas?
Everyone dig their brain for an instant, then Ace asked THE existential question of the day:
-What would you say about playing badminton?
The two others stared at him with a blank look, not understanding the why to the malicious smirk of the young man.
A gesture of Marco's arm and his second roared:
-Helm at ten, storm forming!
Furtive gesture and quick from the other hand.
-Unfold the sail to take the starboard's wind!
Marco opened his eyes again and nodded.
- I'm waiting for your orders Nii-san, assured the man moving away from his superior's way.
Marco moved toward his captain who was staring back at him attentively.
-Everything will be alright, Oyaji, we won't be caught in the storm, yoi, assured Marco.
-I trust you, son. Nobody know better than you the skies of the Shin Sekai.
Marco bowed his head in thanks. Even with the good number of time he had been told that, it was still something that made his heart very warm, more so coming from his father. He had the impression to be a kid that was congratulated, after a good mark on a test, at home.
Like he had said, where they would have been had they not moved, a thunderstorm burst in the very clear sky.
Yes, a most good mark.
-I think that I can return in my cabin in peace, to do some maps, yoi, stated Marco.
-Oi, Marco, we can play a game of badminton? Asked Haruta walking toward them.
-Strong pirates, cruel, powerful and bloodthirsty, who play to stupid games for kids, and after we wonder why we aren't taken seriously, sighed a pirate.
Haruta, raising proudly her shin, ignored him totally.
-Do, but it better not bothers those who make less idiotic things, sighed Marco.
-Less idiotic? Like what? Drinking all day or playing poker waiting for the next ship passing by?
-You're sister isn't wrong, Marco. Go play, it should be interesting. Who's against who? Said Shirohige.
-I have Ace in my team, Thatch and Edwin are against us.
-Edwin? He is the only one still having his head on his shoulders, in the second float! Why not Stavinsky?
-My second was cut to pieces by a nurse. You don't want to know why, believe me.
-Milo?
-Thatch told me that he was working on a new recipe.
-And Patrick?
-He has the wrist broken for the same reason as Stavinsky. The other old members of the Spade refuse outright to play against Ace.
Oh? Patrick and Stavinsky hurt after being cut to piece by a nurse? Curious, intriguing, but mostly worrying. Strangely, Marco didn't want to know. Best to avoid useless headaches. More so because of Cassandra, the sadistic Head nurse.
-Don't turn the deck upside down, smiled Shirohige.
-Hai, Oyaji! Assured Haruta.
She turned around, as if going away, and, thinking against it, she turned toward Marco.
-You realize that Ace didn't put his ass on a chair in all the morning?!
-I can't help it if he asks for more, yoi, placidly replied Marco with a thin smile. If you break something, I'll take it from your part of the treasure.
-You wouldn't…!
-I'm the oldest son, and it the duty of the aniki to make it so you act well. And to be the fuku-senshô give me some rights, like to decide what will be your part of the treasure, yoi.
On that, Marco walked away, with his lips drawing a slight smile, accompanied by a laugh from his father.
In the corridor under the deck, he found Ace with his two seconds.
-The deck is yours, play well. Ace, Haruta hinted that you had a little problem.
Ace raised an eyebrow and showed a huge grin.
-Nothing that can kill me, honey!
Edwin face palmed with a tired sigh, but Patrick only raised an eyebrow, surprised.
Marco just answered with his usual smile, and continued on his way.
-Have fun, baby… he threw above his shoulder.
He disappeared behind a door leading toward the cabins of the commanders.
-That's new that, Ace… commented Patrick. It's the first time that someone can bear witness to you two calling each other with sweet words.
Ace sniggered shrugging.
-Why not? What keeping us! Are we going to play, Edwin?
-I'm coming Taishô.
Marco just finished to prepare his material for his maps on his desk, then sat, put his glasses already thinking at what he was going to do. He made his hand go without a though toward his feather… and found only air. Surprised, the pirate looked at his pen holder, and found it empty.
Come on!
He raised an eyebrow, and opened his drawer to search in it.
No, no feather here either.
Well, he was going to borrow Ace's!
The Phoenix stood up from his desk and walked through the cabin to lean over the desk of his lover. No feather either. And nothing in the drawers.
Fishy…
Marco sighed and went out of the cabin. He searched through all the ship, but didn't find any feather. Not even the littlest pencil!
This could only mean one thing…
With long steps, he went along the corridors and stairs, to come out on the deck, trying to not show outright that he was really angry. He removed his glasses and slid them in his pocket. He will need his two hands, and they risked to fell if he had to run after the culprits.
A net had been put between two mast, and on one side, we had Ace and Haruta, while in the other, we had Thatch and Edwin. They seemed to have fun. Some pirates were watching with some interest, even making some bets.
-Oi! Thatch! Ace! Haruta! What did you do with the feathers, yoi?! scolded Marco. There isn't one left on the ship.
-Transform and take one of yours! Thatch yelled at him running after the shuttlecock to send it on the adversary side.
-If you so dearly wish for death, say it now.
Ace gestured to the others, to ask for a time out, and caught the shuttlecock in a hand. Puting it in a pocket, he put his racket against his shoulder, before facing Marco.
-What is happening to you? Asked Ace.
-Why did all the damn feathers of this ship disappeared? Marco asked again.
-No idea.
The young commander made his best to put on his most innocent face which he usually had on this sort of situation, but he couldn't stop himself from smiling. He wasn't the only one, too, since Haruta was fighting her laughter, and Thatch had a smile too large to not seem suspicious.
-Why are you smiling you three? And why do I have this shitty impression that you are the responsible for the disappearance of the feathers?
-Marco, we are playing, we're not touching the feathers… sighed Thatch. Can we play?
-Edwin…
-I would never take part of one of Ace-taisho's prank, assured the second of the second float, inviting a "Hey!" from the undermentioned.
-I know that it isn't your thing… I only want to know with what sort of shuttlecock you are playing… plastic?
-Iie, some handmade, with… goose feathers.
Edwin seemed to have understood where the feathers that Marco was searching were, and strangely, the field was empty of the three commanders.
-ACE! HARUTA! THATCH! BRING YOUR ASS HERE! Roared Marco going after them.
For some minutes, only the screams of the commanders trying to escape the angry Phoenix, without falling laughing, could be heard. In the end, the three pranksters were captured and took each a kick in the ass.
After that Marco went to grumble in his cabin.
-ACE! HARUTA! THATCH!
Jozu sighed massaging his head. This time, Izou was the victim.
The infernal trio had decided to release hell today
It had begun mildly with the feathers.
And then the level upped with all the alcohol of the ship being replaced with salt water. Except Pops', they weren't crazy, either. Well, maybe…
Next, Rakuyo had the misfortune of receiving a bucket of black ink on his head. Namur didn't stop stumbling on banana skin which didn't stop appearing under his feet.
The worst was when they discovered that the beard of Shirohige had been colored pink. Even with the fact that the captain had detained them in their cabin, for their idiocies, they had found a way to continue to annoy them with Stefan. They had the great idea to attach some dog crackers in the back of a good number of the crew, in the ideal place for nobody to notice. For two hours (the time need for them to be authorized to go out with their assurance to solve the problem), a good number of the crew member were tackled by an all happy Stefan who wanted the sweet hidden on them. Numerous were the pirates who needed the medical section, and Cassandra, the chief of the nurse, known for her sadism and her perversity, was more than happy to be able to play with people who had cracked bones by the huge dog. It is said that she rewarded the three boys for the prank, but if it is unknown if it is the truth or not.
The list of pranks didn't stop to raise, and the sun wasn't ready to set down before the next three hours!
Izou had the time to be clothed in a ballerina outfit, and to embarrass himself running after Thatch on the ship, in tutu and dance slipper, pink, of course.
A lot asked Marco to intervene, to bring back the calm, but even if we knew it was the trio, there were no proof, and without proof, it was impossible to really do something. He still had tried the blackmail on Ace, but you just had to look at the way the young man looked at his lover, an eyebrow raised, a little smirk saying 'you can try', to understand that the threat won't take. Facing that, we could really realize that Ace was the Kaizoku Ouji, Roger's son. Few could say no to Roger, and it was true for the son. It runs in the family.
The pranks had continued until the diner which had signed the end of the torment, not without Marco missing to sit on an egg innocently put on his chair, courtesy of Haruta. The more classic jokes are always the best!
Ace groaned when someone knocked on their door the next morning.
It was today they would find the others ships, and so, make the repartition of the commanders, but they didn't need to wake him up so early… more so since Marco seemed ready of a morning snuggling session.
-Minute, replied Marco in a sullen voice raising from his bed.
He stole a kiss from Ace, and went in search of some pants and a trouser in the cabin to put on, before opening the door, just enough to go out without anyone being able to see Ace, since the cover had paid for the last night and were just a pile of ash scattered on the sheets miraculously intact.
-What is it? Asked Marco to his second.
- Shiki on the denden, Nii-san!
Marco frowned. Shiki? He was still alive, this one? What was he planning?
-I'm coming, go wake up Oyaji, yoi.
The pirate greeted his superior and went away running, as Marco went back in the cabin.
Some minutes later, all the commanders were in the meeting room, looking at the denden before their captain. He took the receiver:
-What do you want Kinjishi no Shiki! If you have something to tell me, why don't you come see me in person?! Twenty years since your escape from Impel Down! What do you want with me?!
"Jihahaha! You're not happy to hear me, Newgate?! How is the family?!" thundered an accentuated voice. Seeing the face on the denden, the man must be smoking a cigar.
-My sons are well, but it's not for that that you are calling, what do you want?
"Oh, I just want to tell you that I'm back!"
Everyone frowned, and Ace found himself observing his siblings, not knowing what it changed.
-One of you wonderful plans must be ready to begin, understood Shirohige. That's all?
"No! Jihahahaha! You still don't want to be my ally?! Together, we could reign on all the Seas! After Roger, you are the most appropriate man to be my right-hand man!"
-I didn't know that Impel Down was a place where you learn humor, Shiki. And no, I have no intention to ally myself with you. I don't like you character and I don't have enough ambition to rule the world. To be a Yonkou is enough for me. More so since the future Kaizoku Ou has already been chosen.
"Tch. As if a kid from the weakest Sea, could become the Kaizoku Ou. You will tell at Roger's kid that once I destroyed the brat utterly, I will come for her, and when I'll be over, she will give me on a silver plate the One Piece and the Throne of the Seas."
Ace raised his eyes toward the sky, seeming to say 'keep talking'.
-You shouldn't underestimate those of the East Blue. I remind you that Garp and Roger are from there and they are part of those who always manage to beat you. If that's all you have to say, I wish you a good day. Replicated Shirohige before hanging up.
-So, he is back, yoi, commented Marco.
-Your Uncle told you about Edd War? Thatch asked Ace.
-Yes, answered the young man.
-Shiki was facing your father at that time. He had a float almost as important as ours, when he approached your father to propose to be his right-hand man, told Jozu.
-Ji-chan told me. He also told me that his ass was kicked quite strongly too. And?
-Shiki is the only man known to have escaped Impel Down. He did it alone, without exterior help, cutting his own legs. He came soon after to see Oyaji, to propose him to be a part of his plan, said Thatch.
-And I told him to close his mouth if he didn't want to pass overboard. However, it seems like he wants the destruction of East Blue that he sees as the weakest sea in the world.
-And from, where is he? Asked Ace.
-South Blue.
The Nibantai Taishou made a face. This man came from the sea where he was born.
-This man has a lot of patience, he is to be taken very seriously. Twenty years, it's not nothing for him, Ace, told Shirohige.
-It's seems like on his road for the One Piece my brother will go against someone from the Golden Age, smiled Ace. I'm almost envious.
-Keep an eye on your otouto.
-Of course Oyaji.
-So, seeing the time, I think we should go eat. After, I want a report from each of you on the actual state of your float. Ace, I'll have a mission for you, after the report. I know that you just came back, but I would like for you to be ready to go. You are the best person to communicate with Akagami. He need to know for Shiki.
-As you wish, Oyaji.
The meeting ended and everyone went back to their post. In the corridors, Ace cleared his throat, gaining the attention of some commanders who were still around.
-Na, I have a stupid question, Ace said to his brother.
-For once that you actually confess you are going to say something stupid, snickered Haruta. Talk, Ace.
-What happened with the second float, before I took it? Each float has a Taishou and one hundred men. But, with the Spades, who were to a number of fifteen, we only reach a number of thirty, me included. I'm not doing any false presumption saying that I should normally have one hundred people under my command… I'm curious…
The others sighed, and it was Jozu who answered:
-Frey, your predecessor, received a mission rather dangerous… and failed. He did run away with five of his men. He was going to go back to make the others escape when he learned they had been executed like animals. He became crazy. He made himself explode in the office of the responsible, killing all the officers. You did good not asking this question with Marco not in the room.
-Why?
-Marco and me, we grew up together, and still, he was very close with Frey, told Thatch. It was the fact that Frey was also a Zoan. A sea Eagle. It wasn't unusual to see them race eachothers. Even if he was older than us, Marco was really attached to him. It's maybe because of this that Marco choose Frey' nephew, Kennichi, to be his second.
-So ka. Thank you for the answer to my question. I'm going, I have to see Shanks.
