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CHAPTER 18
Sabo open his eyes slowly. The moon shine through his window. The dream that his had forcing him to awake. He look toward the calender and it seem that he been unconscious for a while. He smile tiredly. He look toward his table. The small den den mushi caught his attention.
He slowly try to sit up. The stiffness for not moving a muscles for a while making him harder to sit up. After attempting to sit up for a couple time, he manage to sit on the bed. He reach toward a glass of water and drink it. After that he reach his hand toward the blue den den mushi.
The blue den den mushi stay still on his palm. He examine it. A letter S with cross on it caught his attention.
"My symbol..." he said. He turn to the other side.
"ASL..." he widen his eyes. His finger brush the letter along it.
"Who? When?" He whispered to himself.
He look toward the newspaper on his table. It state the date is three days ago. A picture of Luffy in front of the news caught his attention. He read it quickly.
"3D2Y?" he try to decode the message. Then he notice there are another tattoo on Luffy other arm. He widen his eyes.
"ASL... 3D2Y? 3day 2 year? Owh, I get it!" He finally understand.
"You getting what?" Koala interrupted him.
"Koala..." Sabo said. Koala smile with satisfied.
"I am so glad you wake up. You make us all worried." she said.
"Sorry, not my intention to make you all worry." Sabo apologised. Koala sighed.
"So, what is it you found out?" Koala asked.
"Just Luffy message." He answered.
"What is it?" making Koala interested.
"You see this, 3D2Y with 3D being cross. He try to give message to his crew that they suppose to meet 3 day when they fight with the marines on the Saboady but eventually he postpone it 2 years to meet again." Sabo explained. Koala nod understanding.
"This den den mushi..." Sabo asked.
"Luffy gave it to you. He asked Ivankov to give it to you." Koala replied.
"How the hell he know Ivankov?" Sabo asked again. His instinct tell that something is not good happen while he is unconscious.
"Well... I don't know how to explain. I think you read this yourself." Koala hand it over the newspaper where the invasion of Impel Down occurs. Sabo read it.
"He did WHAT?! and got INJURED?!" He shouted angrily. Ivankov and Dragon currently heard the noise and walk toward Sabo room.
"Saba boy! Vyour awake!" Ivankov cheered. Dragon looking at his chief of staff that still fuming angrily.
"I am gonna kill that rubber idiot for making me worry." Sabo said angrily making the other sweat drop.
"Before you kill my son, I think you got to heal first. I'm glad you ok but I need you in top shape." Dragon said.
"Dragon san... Luffy is giving me heart attack one day. How can he related to you? You know how reckless he be before and until now? It need so much energy to maintain him to stay still. Huhuhu..." Sabo said with defeated tone. Dragon sweat drop.
"You regain your memory I see." Dragon said again. Sabo nod.
"I need you to get a good rest and you can tell us later on. The son I never have..." He tried to cracked a joke but eventually making the other sweat drop.
"Hehehe... I tell you later about that Dragon san." Sabo replied while still sweat drop.
The three of them letting their self out from Sabo room and let Sabo to his rest. Sabo lay down and determine to take action after he fully recover. His thought run toward the Fire fist. How will Ace coupe up with the news? He hope Ace isn't faint after heard about what Luffy have done.
"Ace... Wait for me. I will come to you after this. I make sure I get stronger that ever. I know the others really try to found our connection but I won't give it to them yet before I find you and apologise for 10 years suffering. Our fire will protect Lu. I promise this time we will be togather again even we are not sailing on the same boat. I miss you... Ace." Sabo monologued to himself.
" Ace..."
Ace open up his eyes. A sudden light from the room making his eyes hurt ending up he groan with pain and shut his eyes. The noise from groan waking up Marco and Thatch that rest beside his bed.
" Ace?" Thatch looking worried toward the fire fist that try to open his eyes slowly this time.
"Thatch..." Ace said slowly after regain his sight.
"You making us worry yoi." Marco feel felief. Ace try to sit up and the two commander help him to sit on the bed comfortly.
"What happen?" Ace asked.
"I get oyaji and the others." Thatch run toward the door and out from the room to tell their captain.
"You fainted and unconscious for a while yoi." Marco answered.
"For how long?" Ace asked again. Marco point toward the calender. Ace widen his eyes.
"What happen to me actually?" Ace said looking at his two hand.
"That's what we want to know, my son." Whitebeard stand in front of him. Namur, Izo and Thatch standing beside him.
"Oyaji..." He said.
"After the conversation we have, I suddenly getting a massive headache and my fire seem out of control. After that it all went black." Ace tried to recall his memory.
"You fainted and got high fever. You know how worry we are when you didn't wake up after that." Izo explained to him.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to worry you all." Ace said with guilty tone.
"We glad you awake now yoi." Marco smile fondly.
"He the one who brought me back..." Ace said fondly.
"Who?" Namur asked making other curious.
"I dream I walking in the unknown space where there are nothing at all. Then I saw him in fire figure smile at me and telling me to wake up. He said Lu in danger and need me. Even he already gone he still watching us." Ace replied.
"Lu? Who?" Thatch asked curiously.
"My little brother." Ace answered. A small smile place on his face.
"And who is HE then yoi?" Marco asked.
"Sabo. He was also my brother." Ace replied.
"Was? Is he..." Namur widen his eyes. Ace nod.
"He was killed by Tenryuubito when we still kid." Ace said making other surprise.
"Are them Roger son also?" Whitebeard asked curiously.
"Owh... No... No. Both of them are not blood related to me. We are sworn brother." Ace explained to them.
"You will give us heart attack some day. A few week ago on the news was already enough making the world in chaos." Thatch said.
"Owh? What is it?" Ace asked curiously.
Izo hand over a few newspaper to Ace for him to read. Ace read it over.
"PUNCHING Tenryuubito...
Fighting admiral and DEFEATED...
INVADING IMPEL DOWN!!!
SAVING JIMBEI???!"
Ace massage his temple. Luffy really giving him a headache this time. What in the world that idiot rubber brain brother of him think of?
"How in the world he know Jimbei?" Ace asked. The other just shrugged.
"Owh by the way, that brat give you this. Jimbei asked Whitey Bay to give to you yoi." Marco open the drawer and give him the small red den den mushi.
Ace looking at the small red den den mushi. His symbol A with the cross paint on the side of the den den mushi and a letter ASL on the other side. He widen his eyes.
" When did he give this to Jimbei?" Ace asked again.
'I think it after they escape from the Impel Down." Namur said and giving him the newspaper from three days ago.
"He manage to escape?" Ace shocked. Luffy really have a lady luck on him.
Ace read the newspaper Namur hand to him. He saw the message and the ASL symbol on his arms. He understand the message Luffy try to give them. That's include himself. What caught his attention is the picture of Rayleigh not far from Luffy.
"Rayleigh...?" Ace wonder making others look toward the newspaper also.
"I never notice that yoi." Marco widen his eyes.
"Ace is he on our side?" Whitebeard look toward Ace to comfirm. "By the story Jimbei tell me when they try to escape from Impel Down, he never doubt to sacrifice himself to save your life when Akainu threatened to kill you."
Ace surprised. He fell shock but relief also. He never have a brother like him. Luffy is his sun. His core to live.
"I don't think he is on our side, Oyaji. It is more to Ace than us yoi." Marco explained when he saw Ace reaction.
"Well, you can say it is like that. He is stubborn after all. He choose what he want to do. He free to do what he want." Ace smile brightly making other smile also. They never see Ace smile like that.
"And giving me heart attack one day." Ace sighed defeatedly making other sweat drop.
"He is one hell of pirate brat. Gurarara..." Whitebeard amused.
"I think we let Ace rest more. His body still recovering. I'll bring his food in here afterwards." Thatch suggested. They all nod agree with Thatch.
"Get well soon my son." Whitebeard wished.
"Oyaji... Minna... Thank you for loving me." Ace said all heartedly. A tears fall down toward his cheeks.
"You are after all our Ace. One of the Whitebeard. We never betray our own. We are brothers yoi." Marco said fondly.
After that, the four of them out from Ace room. Ace lay down and looking toward the ceiling.
"Thanks, Bo. I really miss you." he said and rest his mind to sleep.
~To be continue...
AN: I make this chapter for Ace and Sabo only. Really miss those two. Luffy sure gonna have a one hell of lecture soon from those two. Really love the ASL brother... KYA!!! KAWAIII!!!