AN : Oh boy... Things become more complicated. I hope you all enjoy my fic so far. I know I'm not perfect writer, my grammars are suck and often have spelling mistake. But I hope you all still enjoy it. I hope my English improve much better after that.
Alright let's continue...
CHAPTER 24
"Excuse me?" Ace leaned at the door frame while cover in bandage over his body. He saw all of the people gather there discussing seriously.
Jimbei turned toward the door and stand up immediately. His eyes widen up to see Ace at the door.
"Ace!" Jimbei shouted surprise.
"Ah... You not suppose to move!" Chopper run toward Ace and transform into his human form.
He stand beside Ace and help him toward the dinning table. He lead him toward the empty seat beside Jimbei. Ace amazed when he saw Chopper transform. He let him guide them toward Jimbei. After seat down he turn toward Chopper that already turn back into his usual form.
"Tanuki?" Ace said making Chopper yelled toward him angrily.
"I'm a reindeer!" Chopper correcting Ace making Ace sweat drop.
Law looking at Ace wound with his eyes. After he sure the bandages are still attached, he look toward Ace.
"Luckily your wound didn't open up or the doctor effort over there gonna be worthless. Make sure you didn't exert your body much Ace-ya." Law said while pointing toward Chopper. Ace looking at the reindeer doctor with awe.
"Thank you for saving me." Ace bow down his head a little to Chopper. Chopper on the other hand dance his usual antics when someone praise him. That earn a smile on other faces.
Sanji prepare some breakfast and give it to Ace while still smoking. Zoro just glare toward Ace while other tense up. Jimbei sighed.
"What are you doing here, Ace-kun?" Jimbei asked.
"I'm on the mission. Apparently the island is in danger. I got a fight with the captain end up injured. I think I passed up and well waking up here." Ace replied while still chewing his food.
"A fire like you can be injured?" Ussop surprised.
"That jerk using the seastone blade. Don't worry I burned him to dead." Ace answered making them all more tense up. Ace notice it.
"Did I do something wrong? Because I feel you all tense up and you all seem alert with me." Ace stated his thoughts.
"If not for Jimbei we already cuff your hand." Sanji said making Ace wonder.
"What you mean?" Ace asked again.
"We don't know what your captain plan to do but we don't care if we need to fight each other or making you our bargain chip." Zoro said bluntly.
"Zoro!" Jimbei shouted.
"You know better Jimbei." Zoro said making Jimbei shut his mouth.
"Wait... What you all mean? Can someone explain to me?" Ace more curious with the situation.
Koala sighed and toss two newspapers in front of Ace.
"Read it and you will know." She said.
Ace pick one of the newspaper and read it. A picture of Marco held a guy with a blond hair wearing blue shirt and vest. It's appeared the guy is beated up.
"What?! Oyaji kidnapped Blue Gentleman? For what?" Ace mumbled out loud.
"You tell us." Hack said. Ace look at Koala and Hack.
"Both of you are from Revolutionary Army, aren't you?" Ace said again.
"Ace kun read the other one." Jimbei asked Ace with a heavy tone. Ace pick up the other newspaper and read it.
A picture of Thatch holding both sword in his hand and it's seem there are figure wearing red cardigan laying down cover with blood. The highlight caught his attention. His eyes widen up like the news that he read aren't true and he tried to denied it.
"WHAT THE HELL!!!?" Ace shouted out loud and instantly standing up.
Ace shoulders on fire making Chopper panicked and shout fire while running around. Ussop tried to calm Chopper down while the other confius with Ace reaction. Nami sighed. She tossed Ace dagger in front of him. Ace looking at his dagger and turn toward Nami to ask for answer.
"I don't know why Luffy want to meet you and your captain. That dagger he trust me to keep it for him. Better the dagger given back to it's own owner. Luffy said he want to make alliance with you but when we got this news today I doubt we still want to." Nami explained.
"He search for me?" Ace surprised.
"Luffy-ya want you to join us to defeat Kaido." Law said making Ace more shock.
"He did what now? Fighting Kaido! He make alliance with you?" Ace said. Law just nod. Ace face-palm and sit down sighed defeatedly.
"That idiot didn't tell me about it. He usually keep in touch." Ace sighed making other confius.
"He keep in touch with you?" Zoro tried to comfirm it. Ace nod.
"When?" Robin asked.
"He usually call in the middle of the night. It's been a few days already after I go on my mission but it's seem that he didn't makes any call after that." Ace explained.
"Maybe your den den mushi injured. When we found you, the den den mushi is broken in your hat." Chopper explained.
"Do you all have den den mushi? I can call our crew and ask Oyaji about this. I thinks there must be some misunderstanding here." Ace said.
"Why should we trust you? With your captain hold our captain as a hostage, do you think we can easily trust you?" Sanji stated his fact. All the crew tense up.
"If Oyaji try to harm Luffy, I be his opponent first. I won't let anyone harm him ." Ace replied with determination.
"Mention about your den den mushi, I saw Blue use the same kind but it's in blue color." Robin wondered.
"Yes, about that den den mushi. Actually Luffy give it to our Chief. The one with a symbol ASL." Koala realised.
"Luffy give it to him? It's that mean Blue also our ally just like Ace?" Ussop said making other surprise.
Ace took out the red den den mushi from his hat. He undo some of the bandage from the den den mushi to let other see the symbol painted on both of it.
"No doubt about it. He gave the red one to Jimbei-ya and the blue one to Ivankov. Asking both of them to give to both of you. He himself have one but in yellow color." Law confirmed it.
"We never saw him used it?" Nami said. Robin stare long at the red den den mushi.
"What is Luffy san up to?" Brook said.
"You right it the same symbol but different symbol on the other side." Robin said suddenly. Koala also realise it.
"Different symbol?" Ace look at Robin.
"While you are symbol A with cross on it, Blue have a symbol of S with the cross on it." Robin explained making Ace widen his eyes. No one wear that symbol but one.
"Sabo..." Ace uttered out. He look at the first picture again and what he saw making him shocked.
At the picture there a top hat with google wrap around it laying on the floor beside the blond guy. Ace manage to see clearly the blond figure. He is tall, slightly curl blond hair and that cravat caught most of his attention. A tears leaking out from his eyes.
"How did you know him?" Hack asked with threatening tone. Ace look at the fishman.
"Sabo... He alive... He alive... We thought he dead. Dogra saw his boat been blew up when he set sail when we were still a kid." Ace said while crying.
"You know Sabo?" Koala shocked.
"Why shouldn't we? After all we are brothers. That symbol is our childhood symbol." Ace said again. The other shocked with what they hear. Law widen his eyes.
"That's how he got the scar on his eyes. But why he sail in the young age?" Robin curious.
"Well to make the long story short, he run away from home twice and one day he decide to leave all the thing behind set sail before we promise to." Ace tried to explain.
"For what?" Sanji asked.
"Freedom. He dispise his status as a noble kid. He didn't like what the noble do. So he run away. He sacrifice himself to let both me and Luffy alive and safe from his father. He even send me a goodbye letter and tell me to meet him out in the open sea one day. But after Dogra break the news, both of us crying out that day. We are not strong enough. Even sworn on the sake we drank, our brothership just for shortwhile. He left us behind." Ace wiped his tears. The other just listen to Ace story.
" Who shot him down?" Hack asked.
" Tenryuubito." Ace answered. His eyes full of hateness.
Nami and Koala cover their mouth shocking with the news they heard.
" That's why he punch him like that." Brook stated. Ace turned toward Brook.
"Luffy punch one of the tenryuubito at the auction house. We never see him that angry. We thought the punch is for Hachi but I think it more for both of them. Hachi and especially Blue." Franky explained. Ace sighed. He know his brother will try anything to save his friend.
" All this year we thought Sabo dead and we want to carry his dream with us. Both of us set sail on the age of 17 and hope one day both of us still carry his dream with us till the end." Ace continued. A little smile plaster on his face.
"Room!" using his ability Law switch the den den mushi with the glass in front of him. He give it to Ace. Ace look at Law curiously.
"Why?" He asked.
"I am their ally but as a brother I don't want to see Lu-ya smile dissappear. He is my sunshine after all." Law answered making Ace surprise a little. He looking at Law with one million question. Ace sighed defeatedly. Only Luffy can melt other heart without notice.
" He never take a no for answer didn't he?" Ace said fondly toward the new brother added in the family.
"You know better than I am." Law replied smile fondly.
He look at one of each the Strawhat crew. Their care and protectiveness beyond pirate bond he see so far. He knew Luffy can achieve his dream with this crew. He smile toward them and bow his head down.
" Thank you for always taking care for my reckless brother." Ace said respectfully. The Strawhat crew shock with Ace action. They all look at each other and smile fondly.
"Let's get this over with. We have captain to bring back for our adventure." Zoro said with a smile.
Ace knew Zoro is most loyal to Luffy than the other. His hand start dialling toward Whitebeard den den mushi. The line is tried to connect.
Purru... Purru... Purru...
Purru.. Purru... Purru...
KACHACK!
Someone answer from the other line.
"Who's there yoi?" a familiar voice echo out from the den den mushi.
"Marco?" Ace said.
"Ace?!" Marco replied.
~ To be continue...
AN : So? What happen next? See in the next chapter! XD