AN : Hi, everyone! I'm sorry for the late update for this chapter. I got many things to do for a few week. I got to finish my work at the office and in the meantime I have to search idea for writing this chapter.Alright, straight to the point... Let's continue shall we...

CHAPTER 17

It's already on the news. Mughiwara no Luffy is the cover on the front pages news. It spread wildly that Mughiwara no Luffy survive from the Impel Down. Dragon currently reading the news and a small proud smile carve on his face. He's alive...

'Mughiwara no Luffy making a sudden appearance by standing on one of the fountain at the Marineford. It seem that he company by none other than the Dark King himself Rayleigh. Mughiwara no Luffy declare in front of the Marineford that he will be the pirate king loud enough to all marine and civilians there. It's seem that his appearance is a bit different from before. He seem to get a tattoo of '3D2Y' where the 3D word being cross on his right arm. He then making a chaos and fleet from there. Sengoku already order the marine to track down Luffy whereabout. Is it a message to his crew or what? No one know...'

"Message?" Koala said.

Hack stare at the brown hair girl that sitting beside Sabo bed. Dragon lean at the wall reading the news to them. Sabo still lay unconscious on his bed peacefully.

"It mostly toward his crew." Hack said. Dragon agreed.

A knock from the door making them turn toward it. Ivankov just arrive and searching for Dragon.

"Vyou all here. How Sabo-boy?" He asked.

"Still the same. He haven't waking up yet from that time. I really wish he waking up soon." Koala answered.

"Vyour boy is one of the kind. Dragon, vi need to discuss something about vy mission." Ivankov said. Dragon just nod. Before both of them out from the room, Ivankov stop and taking out something from his pocket. A blue small den den mushi.

"I forgot. This is for Sabo." Ivankov said and putting the den den mushi on the table beside Sabo bed.

"This is advance kind of baby den den mushi." Hack surprised.

"Luffy-boy asked me to give it to Sabo. I don't know what vyour son connection to our Sabo but vi think they allies with each other." Ivankov explained to them. Hack and Koala looking at each other.

"They not ally." Koala interrupted.

"What do you mean?" Dragon and Ivankov confused.

"They are brothers." Hack replied.

"WHAT?! Dragon, is he vyour son too?" shocking Ivankov.

"I pretty sure Luffy is my only son." Dragon replied calmly.

"When we at Thriller Bark, we meet Luffy there. Luffy seem to recognise Sabo and he start hugging Sabo crying all out. That the first time I saw Sabo gently calming Luffy like he know how to handle him. After that before he gone back to his crew he bluntly said to us that Sabo is his brother." Koala explained. Ivankov gapsed with shock.

"That's why he determine to protect Sabo when Akainu threaten him to kill Sabo. Vi never knew." Ivankov surprised.

"We don't know all the detail. Only Sabo know the story behind it. If he regain his memory, we may know what happen before. The other son I never knew I have..." Dragon said.

"Sabo..." Koala said wishing in her heart that Sabo will waking up soon.

"He's done it again..." Thatch amazed. A big smile carve on his face.

"Who yoi?" Marco confused. Whitebeard stop drinking from his sake bottle.

Namur and Izo turn toward the pompadour head.

"Mughiwara no Luffy." Thatch smiled. Whitebeard laugh away.

"I really want to see how our Ace react to this." Izo said.

"If he really Ace ally, we sure got a strong and crazy one." Namur interrupted.

"It will be chaos everywhere." Thatch snickered. Marco smile fondly.

Someone approaching Ace room. A knock on the door making the five of them look toward the door. A long flowing blue hair come into the room with a smile.

"Oyaji." she said.

"Whitey Bay!" Thatch smile widely.

"Welcome home my daughter. How your journey?" Whitebeard smile fondly.

"The best ever. I heard what happen to our Ace and I knew his identity." Whitey replied.

"I meet Jimbei when I stop at Fishman Island." Whitey said again.

"How is he yoi?" Marco asked worrily.

"He is in the state of healing. It seem that he attach to Luffy kun." Whitey laughed.

"That brat really one interesting brat. Gurarara..." Whitebeard said and continue sipping his sake.

"Oh by the way Jimbei ask me to give this to Ace kun." Whitey Bay pulled something out from her dress. A red small den den mushi in her hand.

"Baby den den mushi?" Thatch poking the den den mushi.

"This is an advance one. I saw some marine use it." Izo explained. All of them shock to hear it.

"How do you get it?" Namur interested.

"Not me. Jimbei ask me to give to Ace kun. It originally from Luffy kun." Whitey explained.

"That brat again yoi?" Marco wondered.

"I bet Luffy know our Ace before he being with us." Izo said making other wonder too.

"Well we just need Ace to wake up so we know the answer." Namur sighed.

"Ace... Please wake up... We miss you..." Thatch said sadly. The other also pray in their heart.

With the other Strawhat Pirate...

Brook

"So that is your plan Luffy kun... Alright, I will getting stronger when we meet again. I defenitely making a new song for our adventures... Yohohoho...!" He said while reading the news.

Franky

"Roger Luffy! I will get stronger and build something new for Sunny!" Frank currently fixing some machine in the leftover vegapunk lab he found when come to the this island. A beeping sound from the machine nearby a company him.

Robin

'Alright captain...' Robin smile away making the Revolutionary that rescue her wonder.

"Are you alright, miss? Is there something we need to do?" One of the Revolutionary asked.

"Nope." she replied and look out from the carriage.

Chopper

"Huh... Luffy is fine! Yeay! Alright Luffy I will study hard here to creat medicine and cure for our journey." Chopper looking toward the mass library in front of him. He determine to study it all.

Ussop

"He's OK! Luffy is OK! Wait for me Luffy, I will get more stronger than ever." Ussop raise up his hand after reading the news he got.

"I need to train harder!" he said.

Nami

"Baka Luffy...!" Nami shouted after she read the news.

"Be sure to wait for us, Luffy..." she said with a fondly tone. She will learn and getting strong at this island, Weatheria. She determine and hope they will reunite again and stronger than ever. A smile carve on her face as sunny as the sun.

Zoro

Perona still holding up the news annoyingly. Zoro search for the hint Luffy try to give him. The tattoo on Luffy arm caught his attention. He smile satisfying. He try to stand up with all his strength and walking toward the castle while Perona floating behind him. The monkey still there waiting for him. Zoro look at the monkey determinedly.

Mihawk stop drinking after he saw Zoro walking toward him with new injuries. Zoro then kneel on his knees and lower his head asking Mihawk to teach him.

"Why?" Mihawk crooked his eyebrows.

"To defeat you." Zoro answered.

"You cannot defeat the baboons, why should I teach you?" Zoro answered interest him.

"Your the only one left." Zoro replied. Mihawk smile interested to Zoro answer.

"Very well." Mihawk said.

~To be continue...