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The day had started so well. Garp had his regularly scheduled lunch with his non-criminal grandson and they had been enjoying emptying the kitchen of food. Luffy looked content, not happy, never really 100% happy, but Garp had faith he would eventually. That little crew of his has made wonders for his grandson's mood and no matter how much he may complain about being a marine... Garp has seen Luffy warm up to the idea, not that his stubborn grandson would ever admit it.

After years of guilt eating away at him, the last few years Garp finally started to see his sacrifice pay off. Luffy might be bound by the marines, but he is strong. He has good friends -nakama- and he's making a difference in the marines everyday. Dense he may be, but Luffy's sense of morals is unquestionable. Garp hadn't been lying whenever he'd tell his charges that they'd make fine marines one day. At least one of them...

Maybe their lunch had not been as perfect as he would've liked... Ace's upcoming execution hanging over both their heads, but it had been comfortable enough that when marines enter to arrest Luffy, his most definitely non-criminal grandson, Garp had been stunned.

This is why he's on a warpath to Sengoku's office.

"Luffy." Garp looks around, slamming a fist on the table and bringing anything down with it. The marines, 10 men armed with rifles, are quivering in their boots. "What is the meaning of this?" None seem very eager to answer him and just when Garp is going to bellow again for an explanation, Luffy cuts in.

"It's okay, gramps. We both knew it couldn't last." Luffy's voice is calm and knowing, and it makes Garp flinch back without meaning to. His grandson's eyes are clear, maybe clearer than they've been in years. Is this how far they've pushed him? That his grandson finds peace in his decision to be arrested? "Maybe, in my next life, I'll be free."

"Luffy, you can't just-" The sea stone cuffs make a dying sounds as they're clamped down on Luffy, and immediately he stumbles. Garp doesn't miss that some members of the arrest squad have to look away at the sight.

"Promise me something, gramps." Luffy says, and by protocol he should be already down the hallway, but none of the marines coming to take him away moves, almost as if they're still waiting the signal for the superior officer they're arresting.

Garp does not like this. The last time an inmate asked him for a favor, he became guardian to a pirate.

"Sengoku!" Garp is furious. He'd been angry when Ace had been captured, he knows the marines are keeping him by the most disgusting of loopholes, but even if there had been no deal (and sometimes Garp wishes there wasn't), Ace had made his choice. Garp has learned to respect that as much as it pains him. This though, this is different. "When I brought my grandson here, it was to keep him safe."

"I assure you, I want this oncoming battle as much you do." Which is to say, absolute zero. Sengoku has seen Luffy befriend people and he knows about his family connections. Sengoku has to worry not only about who might show up to stop this execution, but also about internal rebellion. They are executing distinguished marines now for their lineage? He can already see the complaints piling up.

Garp thinks about the marine's deference to Luffy, even when they carried him away. No one took away his officer jacket, Justice proudly emblazoned on his back as he walked away from Garp's office. One of them actually threw his own jacket to cover Luffy's handcuffs.

"My grandson, a marine hero, who has dedicated 6 years of service to the marines was just arrested during lunch!" Garp yells, he's on a roll. How dare Sengoku betray him like this? Garp is absolutely shaking with rage. Oh how he wants to climb those ridiculous stairs and teach those bastards up there a few things. There'd be no love in his fist then, nothing would stop Garp.

"Portgas D. Ace has escaped prison." What? "Nothing has been confirmed, but initial reports state he was carried out in a marine vessel, by marine soldiers."

"Luffy has been here in Marineford with me all day."

"The gates to Impel Down where cut down clean through. I don't think Dracule Mihawk had a change of hearts about Ace today, do you?"

"That doesn't prove anything." Garp denies, but in his heart he knew Luffy had been too calm these last few days, hadn't even complained once about Ace's execution. Obviously, it had been those brats of his.

"Garp, his entire squad is unaccounted for and was confirmed to be at the scene." Sengoku sighs and sits down, hands rubbing his temples. "A squad that is coincidentally filled with former criminals and with various ties to pirates or criminal organization, and that also has a swordsman proficient enough to cut the gates open in one blow." Sengoku continues, mumbling under his breathe. "Though I didn't think such a thing was truly possible."

"This is my formal resignation." Garp says brusquely, already thinking about what he needs to do.

It's okay, gramps. We both knew it couldn't last.

"I figured that out when you came in through the wall, yes." Garp turns around to leave before Sengoku's voice continues. "Garp… they're most likely going to execute him in the place of Ace, the higher-up's won't want to lose face." The vice-admiral wishes he had not seen that coming, that he didn't how well-acquinted he is with the shadow of an organization he has dedicated his life to serve. Just when Garp is ready to leave, through the door this time just to be contrary, a figure meets him there.

"Vice-admiral Garp." The voice is flat and boring, Garp has never really liked this man, but he has a feeling he knows why he is here right now.

"Sakazuki." He answers, sending Sengoku a last mocking glance and leaving his coat (and 50 years of service) behind.

And, Sakasuki-sensei said my punch was definitely like a pistol, Grandpa! Well, his mouth twitched when I said it so I know he was agreeing!

You knew the world was turning over on its head when Admiral Akainu was more reasonable than the World Government.


"Boss…" Sabo is nervous.

Dragon isn't an unkind man, or someone with a short temper by any means, but he has the feeling that something big is coming. If there is anyone who can bring out an unforeseen reaction in his boss, it is probably the man loudly banging on their door. Who cares that this island is a secret right? Or that this is the base of operations of the revolutionary army, right?

"Yes, Sabo?" Dragon is doing that thing again were he stares into the horizon. Sabo knows he always does so in the same direction, but has never dared asked why. There are just things one doesn't need to know.

"There's someone at the base entrance demanding to see you." Dragon's face remains unchanged, clearly expecting Sabo to go on to the important part. "It's a marine, saying that he's uhh… your father." Dragon turns around to look at him directly.

"…My father?"

"Well, he's demanding to see his 'no-good, criminal of a son right now' and our intelligence has labelled him as Vice-Admiral Garp the Fist; full name… Monkey D. Garp." As always, his boss' last name makes something in Sabo ring true. It is as if the name has a hidden message that Sabo has yet to decipher, even after all these years.

"Sounds like him, yes." Dragon nods, unperturbed. "Send him in."

"What."