Macey: and we're back everyone!
that we are
Luffy: reviews! reviews!
okay, okay. we'll go straight to the reviews.
Luffy: YAY!
DryBonesZero-
Macey: we should change the Marines names...
Garp: not all Marines are bad you know.
true, not all of them are bad. but we seem to find them a lot... and that won't be changing any time soon in all truth.
Blue: what am i counted as...?
um... i'll let the fans decide that one. and... i need to talk about you and cover you too... so much to plan... so little time...
Luffy: it begins! what begins?
Garp: i will cover the blood and stuff later.
Ace: i'm with Lu, what begins?
Sabo: you two...
Macey: next review!
LA: seriously? what begins?!
Anonymous-
Ace: i don't know what to say about this...
Sabo; me either...
your both blushing... *which they are*
AS: NO WE'RE NOT!
Macey: i don't know if i should be flattered or not...
i'm more worried about how Marco is going to react... *looking for him* he doesn't seem to be here yet... pppfff...
Marco: yes i am
fuck... i missed him... how did i miss him... Marco! no killing fans now!
Marco: i'm sure you won't miss one...
yes! i will! no killing! Macey! make him stop!
Macey: dad, it's fine. chill. *while she has him pinned to the ground*
damn girl...
Marco: your so much like your mother it isn't funny...
Macey: when do we cover my parent's past? i would love to see and know more about it!
soon Mace, we'll cover some soon.
Macey: yes!
West: poor me.
why are people gate-crashing!?
Luffy: next review!
lizziecats-
thank you. Macey is my fav too, so lovable.
Marco: when do Macey and i meet?
as soon as i can organise it. which will be after the East Blue stuff most likely... i have so much planned... okay, i lied, not ending the East Blue at chapter 25... i think i have too much to cover... maybe closer to 30...
Macey: do i look like care that much?
Ace: i feel sorry for everyone since they don't know what you talking about.
Luffy: thank you AceAyane!
Sabo: yes, thank you.
Ace: yeah! thanks again!
West: what about the ideas with me?
i will think about it...
Macey: still accepting OCs too people! please send them in!
and yes, Macey knows her dad cares about her and her mother and that he loved them both. you are right. Mace might find out how much this chapter too. if she's lucky.
but on with the chapter!
Macey: we cover some pasts! warning: abuse happens (no rape or anything, just child abuse)
ASL: on with the chapter!
CHAPTER 16
A little while earlier…
West sighed as he hung up the snail after talking to Marco, again. West put the snail in his bag as he threw a fishing rode over the side of the boat. The man worried way too much. What did he think West was, a child? Thatch?
Stupid Mama Bird, West thought as he fished glumly. I remembered the promise. Don't contact Mace and the Freedom Fighters. I'm not going to.
West grabbed the bag and put it in his lap as he closed it up then suddenly he felt his rod being pulled on. A bite…? That was fast…
West screamed when he was ripped off the boat suddenly and he kept hold of his bag, it had his snail in it after all and Marco would kill him if he lost another. West was terribly confused at the sheer force of the pull, what the hell was going on? Did West catch a Sea King or something? West held his breath as he looked around and he felt himself being grabbed by someone and they were moving very fucking fast.
What the hell…?
West looked and saw a Fishman. A grey shark, kind of like Namur but younger and wearing black pants and a purple shirt. What…? Who…?
West couldn't hold his breath for much longer…
West felt the Fishman stop as he finally couldn't hold his breath any longer. Then he felt the Fishman throw him up and over something. West landed on the wood… the deck of a ship…? As he coughed up the water in his lungs, he tried to breathe and get situated as to what was going on. Damn, that fucking hurt…
Present time…
"Got him Mace!" the Fishman smirked.
West was going to get him for that… why were people staring at him? Mace? Wait… did West just get kidnapped by the Fishman in Mace's crew, as in Marco's daughter Mace …?
"Did you try and drown him or something?" Mace asked trying hard to not laugh at West as he coughed and glared at Don then at Mace.
What the hell man?! That wasn't funny! They really could have killed, well, drowned West then!
"Oi Mace! That's not funny!" West told her in a very annoyed and angry voice.
West could feel the whole crew glaring at him- mad about how he had spoken to Mace. Okay, maybe West was a little rude and he probably could have been nicer to her since she is the Captain here but still! They almost killed him and she seemed to be amused!
"So, a few questions," Macey smiled as she seemed to completely ignore the fact that West was rude to her as she grabbed his shirt and forced him on his knees and elbows in front of her. Fuck, she's strong! "Just who the fuck are you, how fucking long have you been following us and why the fuck have you been following us? Oh, and I almost forgot. Just how the fuck do you know who I am? No, in fact just the most important question- who the fuck are you?"
Did those words really just leave Mace's mouth right now? Did Mace really use the word 'fuck' in nearly all of her questions?
"I'm pretty sure your mother taught you that word," West said without thinking. Shit, he probably shouldn't have said that…
"Can I kill him?" a girl with short black hair asked Mace.
"No Katie you can't," Mace told her as the girl pouted. "We need to find out who he is first, and, depending on his answer, then you can kill him."
West did not like the fact that Mace had said that and that the girl was smiling at him evilly. Fuck… then West realized that he was in contact with Mace. Double fuck, Marco was going to kill him… Marco was going to kill West… West wasn't sure how or when, but he knew it was going to happen and come…
"So, stranger," a tall and older boy (the oldest one here by the looks) smiled- a little creepily for West's liking as he leaned in close to West. "Who are you?"
West was really debating on what to say right now. Because depending on what it is- it could get him killed. Whether it's by the little girl with black hair or by Marco. When it would happen was the only question going through West's head right now.
"Can I beat it out of him?" a raven hair boy around Mace's age, maybe a little younger with freckles asked.
"If he doesn't answer in the next ten seconds, sure Ace," Mace smiled.
Was she serious…?
"Are you serious…?" West asked- looking a little freaked out as Ace took a step towards him with a smirk on his face and holding onto a metal pipe.
"Seven, six, five…" Mace smiled as she counted.
"Mace is usually serious," a blonde hair boy told West.
"Three, two…" Mace smiled as she was doing the count down with her fingers, "One…"
"Wait! Wait! Wait!" West said with his hands up in a defensive pose. "Please wait Macey! I'll tell you who I am! Man, Marco is going to kill me…"
"Marco?" Mace asked looking a little shocked as she stared a little harder at West. Like she knew his face and was trying to work how.
"Whose Marco?" a little raven hair boy with a straw-hat asked Ace. "And why will he kill this man?"
"I have no idea," Ace shrugged. Seriously, Ace really had no idea. Who is Marco? "But can I beat him yet?"
"No! Wait! There's no need for that! My name is West, I am the Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates!" West told them and he saw recognition in Mace's eyes. She knew who he was, right?
"Whose Whitebeard?" the little raven hair boy asked.
"You know don't know who Whitebeard is!?" West shouted at the little boy- he was in shock. How can someone not know who his father was?
"No," the boy answered looking at the blonde boy, "Sabo? Is Whitebeard some kind meat or something?"
The Freedom Fighters all slowly started to laugh, as the blonde boy shook his head and Mace seemed to be thinking.
"That's a good one Lu!" Ace laughed.
"No Luffy, he is not." Sabo answered as he started to glare at Ace and the others. "Whitebeard is a person. He has a big white moustache and one of the Emperors of the New World. He is the Strongest Man in the World."
"But not as strong as Ace right?" Luffy asked.
"No way Lu! I'm strongest there is!" Ace grinned making Luffy beam.
What was going on…? West was really confused. There was no way that some ten-year-old kid, was stronger than Pops!
"What is a Whitebeard Pirate, especially a Division Commander doing here?" Mace asked West before he could say anything.
"Um…" West said not looking at her. Marco is seriously going to kill him. West is going to die. He is so dead…
"More importantly Mace, why does he know your name and who you are?" an orange hair boy teen asked while holding twin swords. Thatch and Vista would like this kid, he uses twin blades like they do. "No one outside this crew should know your actual name is Macey and not Mace. Your wanted poster says Mace after all."
"Um…" West said looking at the kids. He was nervous, no, not because he couldn't handle a bunch of kids, but because he didn't want to hurt them if something did happen and he had to help them. "I… fuck it. Marco is going to kill me anyway. I volunteered to check up on you guys after we saw the article about you guys messing with a Celestial Dragon and your father was worried." West pointed at Macey. "Macey is my niece."
The crew all looked shocked for a moment as they looked at West and their Captain. Mace never said who was or which Yonko/Emperor's Crew her father was from but still… this all a bit of a shock for them. Their captain's dad… he was… he was a Whitebeard Pirate…?
That actually would actually explain so much…
"Your dad is in Whitebeard's crew?" Don asked his Captain. Wanting to hear her say it instead of just believing the person he had kidnapped.
What was a member of her father's crew doing here? Why did he have to check up on her and her crew? Why was he here right now? Macey sighed. It doesn't matter right now. First thing Macey should be doing is making sure this guy is telling the truth and that he is who he says he is. Though, Macey highly doubted it as he was laughing.
Kaitlyn death glared the guy. What did he mean that he was here to check on them? What did Mace's father have to do with this or them!? Mace had nothing to do with the man! So why was this so-called Uncle here?!
"Well Mace did say he is in one of the Yonko Crew," Sin sighed putting his swords away. "And Whitebeard is one them. I just didn't think it was possible. Still though…"
Seriously, this is really shocking news… but then again, probably better to be a Whitebeard Pirate then a Big Mama Pirate or Kaido Pirate or whoever was the fourth Emperor. At least Whitebeard wasn't that bad. At least, according to the rumors they know about Whitebeard and listen to the guy doesn't seem too bad. He's meant to be nice and sees his crew as family and protects a lot islands in the Grandline and New World.
"How do we know we can trust him?" Max asked- not sure if they should trust this man or not. "Or that he is telling the truth."
Jack nodded then looked at the man, "Good point. You have proof Mr Whitebeard Pirate?"
"My name is West…" West sighed. "Sure, all Whitebeard Pirates have a tattoo. Mine is… the young ladies should probably leave. Mine is around my pelvis area and…"
Macey knew he was telling the truth, he was in the photo with her mum and the Whitebeard Pirates before she had left. And West was one of the names she remembered her mum saying.
"Jack? Check the bag for a snail." Macey ordered- going into what Sabo likes to jokily call Captain- Mode. "Max? I'm hungry. Go organize food please. Kaitlyn? Stop glaring at the man. If he is telling the truth I would rather not kill him and have Whitebeard come after us. Sabo? I have a book that my mum drew tattoos and flags in it so I would know pirates by their jolly rangers and tattoos. I'm trusting you with the book to make sure West here is telling the truth. Ace? Why don't you, Luffy, Kaitlyn and Marc keep an eye for any other unwanted guests while Don and Jack keep West here and check about the tattoo. Sin? Keep an eye on West's ship."
Plus, Macey would rather not have them kill off her uncle and the one link she has to her father right now.
Jack looked through the bag and found the snail. Which Mace then took into her hands.
"I'll grab the book so Sabo come with me," Mace said. "Then I'll call and see if West here is telling the truth, which I have a feeling he is. So please guys, refrain from hurting him. If we do get an unwanted guest, hide West in the kitchen with Max. The last thing I want is people coming after us because they think they can get to Whitebeard through us."
"Right Mace!" they all nodded.
West looked like he wanted to say something but he didn't. That was probably for the best. Who knows what the others might do.
"Wait!" Ace added as Mace started walking.
"Yes Ace?" Macey smiled.
"Your dad…" Ace said slowly, wanting an explanation of some kind but not sure how to ask for it without sounding rude.
"Can I explain that after we get this worked out please?" Macey asked with a small polite smile. "But yes, if you must know. He is a member of the Whitebeard Pirates. But who he is. Well, I will say and explain later. Okay? And Uncle West?"
West made a stupid beaming and happy face at being called that. "Yes Macey?"
"Not another word on my father or will kick your ass," Macey smiled, scaring the hell out of West. Fuck… Macey is scary…
"Right, not a word!" West nodded as he pretended to zip his lips and throw away the key.
Macey nodded and left with Sabo following behind her.
"But seriously," Luffy said to everyone. "Who's Marco? And why would he kill this guy?"
Sabo happily accepted the book that Macey handed him that had the tattoos and flags of Pirate Crews in it, well, the ones that her mum had drawn. Sabo couldn't believe that Macey was trusting him with something so important and special! He wasn't going to let her down or let anything happen to the book!
"Careful with that book please," Macey told Sabo.
Sabo nodded his head and as he held the book to his chest. "Of course!" He seemed happy that Macey was trusting with the book. Well, he was one of the few that Macey knew she could trust with the book and make sure that nothing happened to it. She didn't mind giving it to Sabo, cause she knew he would keep to safe.
"There's a photo as the bookmark for the page you want," Macey smiled as she told Sabo as she sat the snail on her desk. "It's one of me and my mum. If you guys want, you can look it at. If West says anything. Don't over react to it please. If he is telling the truth, then he knew my mum before she died and before I was born. So keep everyone calm and under control, okay?"
"Right Mace!" Sabo nodded again then left.
Macey looked at the snail and took a few deep breathes. She could do this, she could pick up the snail and call the Whitebeard Pirate Ship and maybe even talk to her dad… she can do this….
Macey took another deep breath and picked up the snail. Hearing the line on the other side ringing and waiting to be picked up.
"You've reached the Whitebeard Pirates, this is Izo speaking. How may I help you?" a voice asked. It was clearly a way to tease the caller as if they were a business and not a pirate crew. Was it some sort of joke that they had going on over there?
Macey said nothing at first, Izo…?
"Izo is that West?" another voice said in the back background.
"Oh it is his snail! Hey West! How is everything going?" the first voice asked happily and the snail smiled.
"Um…" Macey said.
"You're not West," the snail frowned- seeming to have heard and realized that Macey's voice wasn't West's voice. "Who is this? Thatch! Get Marco! Right now! Who is this? What have you done to our brother!?"
"Um…" Macey said- feeling really nervous now. Shit… maybe this was a bad idea… "I… er… um… we…"
"Isn't that a girls voice?" a young sounding voice in the background said. A young female voice at that too…. Since when did the Whitebeards have female members…? Macey thought they only really had male members…. The nurses don't count.
"Haruta, please, stay out of this," Izo said. "Wait…a girl's voice… you're right… Mace?"
"It's Macey actually…" Macey managed to say. "But people call me Mace for short…"
"No way!" Izo smiled suddenly. "Why didn't you say it was you! Where's West? Haruta? Go see what's taking Thatch so long to get Marco! I'm sure he would love to speak to Macey right now!"
"Okay!" the young voice said sounding like she was leaving.
"How are you my beautiful niece?" Izo smiled.
"Um… I'm good." Macey answered- a little surprised by the sudden attitude change. "How are you…?"
"I'm great!" Izo smiled. "Oh, sorry. I'm your Uncle Izo. The Sixteenth Division Commander. I was quite small and younger when your mother was here."
"Okay," Macey nodded with a smile. "And Uncle West is okay. He's with my crew right now. They're checking out his tattoo while I am getting his out his story."
"Izo?" a voice asked. "Who are you talking too?"
"Oh! Marco!" Izo smiled. "Great timing! Macey's on West's snail!"
"Macey…?" Marco said sounding very shocked. "but I told West if he wanted to check on her to not contact her! What the hell is he doing-yoi!? If anyone finds out…"
"Oh don't worry about it dad," Macey smiled and said as she saw the shocked look on the snail at hearing her, for the first time. "My crew knows to hide him in our kitchen if someone comes… I should probably get Don to move his ship… even if Sin is keeping an eye on it… we kind of kidnapped him from it since I was getting annoyed having him follow us."
Marco was cursing in the background a little which made Macey lightly laugh and smile.
"So, Marco?" Macey smiled. "Can I do a test with some questions to see if you're really him?"
"You have doubts that he is your father?" Izo asked with a frown. Sounding as if he couldn't believe that Macey had said that.
"No," Macey answered with a small amused laugh. "I don't have doubts that Marco is my father. My mother would never lie about that. I don't have doubts that my father Marco is the one I speaking too, but I want to play it safe."
"I'm fine with that-yoi," Marco said. "Everyone, leave please. This is going to be a private conversation."
"Okay," Izo sighed as he got everyone else to leave with him.
"What questions do you have for me kiddo?" Marco smiled and asked after everyone must have left the room.
"When did you and mum meet?" Macey asked.
"Do you mean the first time that Naomi and I met or the first time that she met the crew and joined us-yoi?" Marco answered.
"Both!" Macey knew both visions, it would be to hear her father tell both.
"Well, your mother and I met when Pops and I were first starting up the crew when we were both teenagers, I was seventeen and she was nineteen-yoi. After that, we ran into each other here and there. Then about nineteen years ago I saved her from Marines and she joined for us for a while till she left after about six years later, roughly thirteen years ago, having to go back home-yoi. You were born that year, and if I am not mistaken, the same day that Roger was executed."
Macey couldn't help but smile- only her father wold know that.
"Why did mum start wearing black pants and purple shirts?"
"Because I did. She liked my sense of fashion, at least, that what she told everyone-yoi. Pops and I believe the reason was because she liked me and she wanted me to notice. When I asked, she just she did just cause she could. She liked the colors and just because I happen to be wearing the same colors, it was just a bonus."
Macey couldn't help but laugh. She remembers her mother telling her those exact words. It was why Macey started to wear those clothes, too. They were her father's choice and her mum wore them as well.
"How did you guys meet the first time?"
"Your mum had left a group she had been travelling with, and some Pirate Crew knew who she was. They went to catch her and I thought she was in danger. But she wasn't and she was not impressed with my assistance at all."
Macey happily laughed and smiled. Again. She remembered those stories.
"Anything else-yoi?"
"Why didn't you and mum stay together?"
"Are you sure you want me to answer that-yoi?"
"If it's the same as what mum told me then I understand."
"She went one way in life and I went another. I didn't want to give up the life as pirate nor would she force me to. The same as how I knew that she didn't want to give up the life as a devil fruit researcher nor would I force her too. She went left and I went right. We just went our own ways. Neither of us wanted to hold the other back."
"And that's what mum told me! It's nice to talk to you finally Dad."
"Same to you, Daughter."
Both of them were smiling.
Macey frowned as she suddenly felt the boat rock and a different was snail ringing.
"Hold on Dad," Macey told Marco as she answered the snail and was using her Haki to check out what was going on. "Blue? What's up?" she could sense a strong person.
"I'm so sorry Mace! I should have called sooner but I couldn't!" Blue told her. "I got stuck with Vice Admiral Garp and I had no idea what was going till now! He's here! We're here! He just hopped onto your ship!"
Vice Admiral Garp the Fist…?
"Fuck!" Macey swore as she looked Blue's snail. Blue is her friend/spy in the Marines. That explains so much right now. Blue didn't know that the other Vice Admiral was here, because he has been with Vice Admiral Garp, who was now here! "I'll handle it. Blue, don't blow your cover. I need you in the Marines."
"I know Captain, I won't. But please be careful." Blue told her.
"I will be," Macey nodded and hanging up on Blue. She picked up the snail and walked to the kitchen. "I'll let you speak to West while I deal with a problem."
"Macey! Don't you dare fight with Garp!" Marco told her- since he had overheard everything. "He is too strong and… Why is Garp even there on your ship?!"
"I kidnapped his grandsons," Macey answered like it was no big deal as she walked into the kitchen handing the snail to West, who was standing near the door and watching as Don and Jack were trying to protect Sabo, Ace and Luffy. "Uncle West, Max. Stay here. I will deal with the unwanted guest."
"Right Macey," Max nodded, not wanting to leave the kitchen anyway. He was going to stay right here, where it was safe.
"But…" West started but stopped seeing the look in Macey's eyes.
"I am the Captain," Macey told him. "Don't interfere."
West nodded his head several times over. Macey was scary… maybe even more so than Marco…
"West," Marco's voice said from the snail and West slowly turned away and he could see the evil, annoyed and mad aura raising from the snail that belonged to Marco. "We need to talk."
Fuck… maybe West had spoken too soon. Maybe Macey wasn't as scary as her father… just damn close to it… yep, West was more scared of Marco.
Moments ago…
"Yep," Sabo nodded as West pulled his pants up and did his belt back up. "He's a Whitebeard Pirate. See." Sabo pointed to the page in the book that he looking at for the others to see. Jack and Don knocked their heads. It seems he is.
"So?" Jack smiled. "About Macey's dad…"
"My lips are sealed!" West said- he was already going to be in trouble with Marco so the last thing he wanted was to be in trouble with Macey too. The two of them are so alike it isn't even funny. "I told Macey I wasn't going to tell."
"Probably a good idea," Don sighed. Happy to see that West wasn't going to say anything but was still disappointed by it. "Macey is scary when she's mad or annoyed."
"Something her and her father have in common then…" West muttered under his breath but it was loud enough that the others heard it.
Sabo looked at the photo and showed it to West. "That's Macey's mum right? Does Macey look like her? Or does Macey look like her dad?"
West smiled at the photo in Sabo's hand. He didn't take it as Don and Jack were looking at it. Wow! Their captain hasn't seemed to have changed much from that photo… just a little older, maybe a little taller and has longer hair.
"A mix of both," West told Sabo. "She has her mum smile but her dad's hair color and eyes. Her parents had similar fashion choice too. So to me, I kind of see a girl version of her father but with Naomi's smile."
"Naomi…?" Sabo asked.
"Mace's mum," Don told Sabo. "The Captain doesn't talk about her mum much."
Sabo nodded his head as he always realized that the was name at the front of the book as well. So, that was Macey's mum name? Naomi?
"SSSSSAAAAAABBBBBBBOOOOOOO!" Luffy shouted as he ran over.
"Luffy? What's wrong?" Sabo asked as he turned.
"We have to hide him!" Luffy said pointing to West. "Marine ship spotted! Marc is trying to calm Kaitlyn down and Ace went to tell Sin so he can move the ship!"
Sin flew right past them towards West's ship, to go move and hide said ship. Jack grabbed West's hand and dragged him right into the kitchen as he tried his best to cover West's face too. That way the Marines don't see West or recognize him. Mace is right, the last thing they need is for people coming after them to try and get to Whitebeard.
"Stay here," Jack told West as he looked to Max. "Keep him here please Max. Stay here."
"Right Jack," Max nodded as Jack cursed when they felt the boat rock a little. It seems that one of the Marines had jumped onto their ship.
"AAAAHHHHH!" Luffy shouted. "GRAMPS!"
What…?
Jack pulled a gun on his pocket. "I'll be back. Stay hidden." Jack ran out of the room before West or Max said anything.
West looked at Max who seemed really nervous but he kept organizing food anyway.
"Jack knows what the Marines are like better than anyone," Max commented as he could feel West watching him. "Jack's parents are both in the Marines."
West wasn't sure what to make of that information.
"Jack wasn't interested in being one," Max continued as he looked over to the door nervously. "At least, that's what the others said. He joined before me so I don't the story that well, but what I understand. Jack was being forced to join the Marine's by his father mostly. He was a captain or something. Jack's mum is a doctor in their ranks. And something happened. Jack doesn't talk about it but Mace, Don and Sin saved him."
West nodded his head.
"Marc has a past with them too, the Marines," Max added with a small smile. "He was going to be executed but got saved by the others. I was saved by them too. From a man who…" Max pulled his shirt up and West stared at the crest on his back… fuck…. West knew that Crest… "I was a slave once." Max said putting his shirt back down. "I know what the auctions are like and what is it like to have your freedom and choices taken away. Kind like Jack did, just for different reasons." That was all Max was going to say. He didn't want to say anything else, like what type of slave he was. That was only something between Max, Mace, Don, Sin and Jack. Something that only they needed to know since they had saved him. It was before Marc joined. Max was there when they saved Marc but he didn't really help with that since he was still recovering from what his… ex-master, from what that man, did to him. But Mace didn't mind. She gave Max the time that he needed. People like Max, abused sex slaves, it takes time for them to recover…
"Why are you telling me this…?" West asked curiously. Sure, he didn't mind but still wanted to know why though.
"Captain Mace seems to trust you," Max answered. "And I trust her. Why else would you be allowed to be in the same room as me alone. Why else would you be allowed to not be in cuffs right now? Why else would she not allow the others to hurt you? It has nothing to do with Whitebeard or being one his commanders or because you know her father. It is because she trusts you." West had never thought about it like that. He had just assumed it was because of Whitebeard and because he knew her father. "It's because you're honest and truthful. You have yet to lie. And our Captain likes that. So she is trusting you."
West was speechless. Macey was trusting him, because he was honest and truthful?
"I won't betray the trust she is putting in me," West smiled lightly.
"I hope you don't," Max told West as he went back to cooking. "You won't get a second chance and then she will allow the others to kill you."
West wasn't sure if he should be shocked by that warning or not…
Macey suddenly came into the kitchen and she did not look happy or impressed. She also had West's snail and all he could think was 'Please, for the love of god. Don't let it be Marco on the other end.'
Too bad for West, it was.
Present time…
Garp grinned as he saw Luffy standing with Sabo as he jumped onto the ship. Sabo put something into a book and held the book close to his chest in one hand as his hand was out in front of Luffy. To try to protect/keep him behind Sabo.
"AAAAAHHHHH!" Luffy shouted and pointed as Ace came around the corner with his pipe in his hand. "GRAMPS!"
"Luffy! Ace! Sabo!" Garp smiled opening his arms out for a hug. "Give Grandpa a hug!"
Ace stood in front of Sabo and Luffy with his pipe, looking like he was ready for a fight as Luffy looked torn between actually giving Garp a hug or not while Sabo looked like he wanted to protect the book he was holding as well as keep himself, Ace and Luffy away from Garp.
"What are you doing here Shitty Gramps?!" Ace growled at Garp.
Garp frowned at Ace then hit the three boys with a 'fist of love' as he yelled at Ace for calling him 'shitty gramps again' then a gun shot went off and the sound of metal briefly connecting went off as well. A moment later, Shao was next to and slightly in front of Garp, staring at someone while Garp took a step back from the boys. Where did that come from? The source of the metallic clang was the bullet being deflected off Shao's tiger claws that he had around his hands.
"Get away from them!" a tall teenager shouted as he moved and stood in front of Garp's three grandsons. "I won't let you hurt them!"
"Jack!" the three boys all said looking at the older boy. Jack looked annoyed but overall he kind of looked pissed and the kid's face looked every familiar to Garp…
"Milestone Jackson," Garp said as it came to him suddenly. That only made Jack madder.
"That's not my name anymore!" Jack told Garp as he pointed the gun right at Garp's face with a look of pure fury in his eyes and venom in his voice. He didn't even seem to care that Shao reacted in much the same way, claws prepared to slice at Jack's neck as they were aimed right at his neck to do just that in defense of Garp. "It's Jack! And only Jack! Don't you ever call me that again!"
Ace was a little freaked out- he has never seen that look on Jack's face before nor has he ever heard Jack speak to someone like that before. Jack looked… he kind of looked really cool and dangerous….
"Another Marine brat?" a voice said from Garp's ship. "Hurry it up Vice Admiral! We don't have all day! Just grab the kids and let's go!"
Jack glared at the person who said that then froze when he saw someone he knew next to the person who had said to grab them and go. What was Blue doing here?
A Fishman came up onto the deck looking very annoyed (when Garp jumped on board before, he had knocked Don off his feet and overboard. Don was not impressed or happy right now). Garp was guessing that's the First Mate called Don.
"You will take our friends and crew mates over our bodies!" Don shouted.
"Yeah gramps! We don't want to leave!" Luffy shouted. "We like it here!"
"Yeah!" Ace and Sabo agreed.
"What the hell is a Marine doing here?!" another kid (Marc) that Garp recognized squeaked a little as he held onto on a girl that was trying to go over and kill Garp.
"Let me go! I'll just kill him!" the girl (Kaitlyn) shouted. And she really looked like she meant it.
"ENOUGH!" a female shouted as she stormed out of the kitchen. Garp caught a glimpse of the someone he knew shouldn't be here. What was a Whitebeard Pirate doing in the Freedom Fighters kitchen? "I am the Captain of this ship and I demand to know what the FUCK is going on!? You!" the blonde hair girl shouted pointing at Garp, "Get the fuck off my ship! I don't like unwelcomed guests! Ace! Sabo! Luffy! Kitchen! Right now! Kaitlyn! You too!"
"You're Mace?" Garp asked as he eyed the girl carefully. She didn't look very dangerous or strong. She couldn't be much older than thirteen and she looked like a female version of someone that Garp knows/has seen before but he couldn't place his finger on it right now… Then again, Garp was sure that the girl was more dangerous and stronger than she looked.
Jack didn't move from his spot as Don was getting the three boys to go to the kitchen and the other guy was taking the girl called Kaitlyn to the kitchen as well. Shao only lowered his arm when Jack lowered his gun, all with only two emotions on his face. Boredom and distrust. He had yet to really say a word, but then again it wasn't really necessary as his actions spoke what words would do as well.
Garp was a little surprised that Ace went without questioning or fighting against it. Sabo was understandable, the blonde tried to not start fights and Luffy pretty much just goes with his brothers, so it wasn't that surprising when Luffy when without complaints, especially since it was too the kitchen. That's where the food is after all. But Ace was a bit of a shock.
That boy doesn't like being told what to do nor does he normally listen to he is told to do. So Garp was very surprised to see Ace listening to someone.
"I am," Mace answered as she glared at Garp as Jack walked back slowly to her and stood by her side. "What do I owe this visit to, Vice Admiral, Marine Hero, Garp the Fist?"
A kid with orange hair and FREAKING bird wings landed next to Mace. He whispered something to her and she nodded her head. The boy then looked at Garp as he pulled out twin short blades and pointed them towards him as the wings then DISAPPEARED. All Garp could think was, Devil Fruit Eater. The orange haired man had to be a Devil Fruit Eater. How else and what else would explain the angel like wings the kid had moments ago?
"I want my grandsons," Garp grinned at Mace. Deciding that he can and will ignore everyone else right now and only needed to speak and pay attention to the Captain.
"I believe they said they don't want to leave," Jack told Garp.
"I am their guardian," Garp frowned. "They don't get to decide what they want to do till they're older. Till then, they have to do as I say."
"Oh? Is that so?" Mace asked with a raised eye brow. "Then where were you when Luffy and Ace were almost killed by a fire and Sabo was forced back to go life with his parents?"
Garp frowned. "What are you talking about girl?"
"Don! I want the ASL back here please!" Mace shouted over her shoulder.
The three boys came out with the Fishman, hiding partly behind him so that Garp couldn't get to them easily, not because they were scared of him. They stopped next to Mace/behind. Garp went to take a step forward but Jack shot a bullet at Garp's feet to tell him to stay back. Which he will do, for now, just to see what happens.
Jack couldn't help but glare at Garp then looked over to Blue who was standing out on the deck. What was Blue doing here…? Mace knew that he was here, didn't she? Jack looked to Mace quickly who nodded her head to let Jack know that she knew that Blue was here and she would explain it to him later. Jack nodded his head back then looked over at Blue again since he knew that Sin would have an eye on Garp.
Seriously… what was Blue doing? The last time that Jack saw Blue was when the guy had helped him escape his parents at the Marine Base he was being held prisoner at. It was through Blue that Jack met Mace and that he was saved. Mace had even taken on the Marine to stop them from taking Jack back.
Blue…
Four years ago… West Blue
"Well fuck you and everything you stand for!" Jack shouted at his father as he put up his rude finger to his father. "I'm four-fucking-teen! I don't have to be become a marine if I don't what too!"
SLAP!
Jack held onto his face but he wasn't surprised that he got a slap or hit really. He's father always hit him whenever he did something his father didn't agree with.
"You will do as I tell you Jackson!" his father shouted at him. "Now pack a bag! We're moving to the Marine Base and you're learning to become a Marine! Whether you like it or not!"
"Jack," Jack spat, "And no."
"What was that?" his father asked with a vein popping out of his head at his son's rebellious behavior.
"I said no!" Jack shouted. "And stop calling me Jackson! I like Jack better!"
Jack coughed up blood as his father hit him near his lungs and knocking the wind out him. Jack coughed up some more blood and went into a coughing fit.
"Useless child," was all his father muttered then pointed at a Marine near him. "You!"
"Yes sir!" the Marine said as he salutes. "What can I do for you Captain?"
"Go to my son's room and pack his bag for him!" Jack's father ordered. The Marine saluted and left then he pointed at more Marines. "And you two! Bring my idiot son!"
"Yes sir!" they saluted.
"Let me go!" Jack shouted as he tried to fight back only to get hit and hurt by the Marines who were forcing him to go. "I don't want to! You can't make me!"
"I damn well can!" his father told Jack. "You are my son and you will do as you are told!"
Six months later… Three and half years ago…
Jack glared out the window that had bars on them. Fuck his father. Fuck his mother who took his father's side. Fuck his life. Fuck everything! JUST FUCK! Jack gripped his knee as he sat with his knees up against his chest. Jack didn't want to be a Marine. Jack just wanted to travel and see the world. He wants to learn things and meet new people. Why can't his father understand that?
It's not like Jack wants to be a Pirate or Bounty Hunter. He just wants to see the world, meet its people and learn as much as he can. Jack ran his hand through his black and white hair. Jack didn't want to be here….
"You must be Jackson," a voice said standing in his doorway.
Jack glared at the person- it was a kid- around his age- so fourteen/fifteen with kind of long blue hair that was tied off to the side. Jack wasn't sure if the person was a girl or boy because it was hard to tell with the hair, but the voice would say guy to Jack. They had light shiny sky blue hair and dark almost navy gem blue eyes. They had on a pair of goggles around their neck with glasses on their head.
"Oh sorry, you must be Jack," the person smiled very friendlily.
Fuck… who was this…?
"Yeah? So?" Jack sighed as he tried to hide his blushing face. Fuck, who is this person? Where did they come from? Are they girl or boy? "Who are you?"
"Oh sorry," they laughed lightly as they walked into the room and put a hand to Jack for him to shake. "I'm Benson Lukas Uro Elijah, you can either called me Elijah, Eli or Blue."
Elijah is a unisex name… Eli (said as E-lie and not Ellie) was more used for guys but girls could be called it too and Blue… who the hell would want to be called that?
"Whatever," Jack muttered shaking Blue's hand. "Blue."
"You're not happy here, are you Jack?" Blue asked.
"What gave that away?" Jack said sarcastically. "My sparklingly personality? My over the moon attitude? My smiling face?"
Blue laughed which Jack could feel himself go redder. Fucking hell! Jack cannot be crushing on this person! He cannot be crushing on Blue! His father won't be happy and he could not only make Jack's life hell but Blue's life as well. That's not fair to him! If Blue's a guy…
Just who the hell is Blue!?
"All I guess," Blue answered sitting on the bed next to Jack not really looking at him. Which was good because Jack was blushing up a storm. "You just don't seem happy to me more than anything though. Do want me to help?"
What…?
"I'm sorry, what?" Jack asked.
"I have a friend," Blue smiled looking at Jack but with his eyes closed. "She needs me here till I can to go to Marineford. I'm a spy."
Jack's mouth dropped. Why was… why was Blue trusting Jack with this!? What if Jack told his father?! He wasn't going to, but still! What if he did?!
"My friend needs someone on the inside," Blue explained without waiting for Jack to ask or say anything. "I volunteered. I wonder how Mace and the others are."
Mace…?
"Why are you telling me this?" Jack asked.
"I feel that I can trust you," Blue smiled again, making Jack blush. "And I figured if you wanted a way out then I can give you one. I can organize for Mace, Don and Sin to get you out of here. You can travel with them and do whatever the hell you want. Stay with them or leave to do your own thing."
These strangers sounded better and more fun than his father and being stuck here. Jack just might take Blue up on his offer of being rescued, of running away from here. It seems so much better than staying here.
"What about you?"
"I'll be fine! I'm only in the Marines till I no longer need to be. Then I will join back with Mace and the others."
Jack looked at Blue. "And how long would that take…?"
Blue thought about it for a moment. "I have no idea! As long as Mace needs me to be I guess or till I'm discovered that I'm a mole I guess. But the moment it's too dangerous. I'm out. Mace knows and understands that. Though, if I had to guess. It would be till I fulfil my main mission."
"Which is what?"
"Locating and hopefully destroying all devil fruit research, information and any documentation the Marines and World Government have. As well as destroying all information and documentation on the crew. It will take time of course since I will have to locate and destroy the information on the crew as we gain new members and stuff. But, I'm fine with it. It will be interesting and fun!"
Jack nodded his head. It did sound interesting enough though Jack wasn't sure if it was going to be fun. It sounded like a lot of hard work.
"What do you say Jack?"
"What do I say to what?"
"Would you like my friends to rescue you?"
"If it gets me out of this hell-hole. I am up for anything."
"Great! It will take a little bit for them to get here. But I'm sure you can wait a little longer for your freedom, right?"
Jack grinned at that word- freedom. He liked it.
"Sure, so, who are your friends?"
"Mace, Don and Sin. We're pirates. We call ourselves the Freedom Fighters."
A year and a bit later… Two years ago…
"Blue!" Jack smiled talking on the snail to his… well, Jack wasn't sure what to call Blue other than pretty much best friend. Jack liked Blue, a lot.
"Jack!" Blue's voice said as the snail smiled. "How are you?"
"Good! You?"
"Great! I'm at Marineford! But don't worry, I'm being careful."
"You better be! You know that Mace would start a war with the marines to get you back if you weren't and you got caught."
"I know, I know. Anyway, I heard along the great-vine about you guys acting all noble and getting free some slaves. Is that true?"
"Yep! We have ourselves a cook now. One of the slaves asked to stay with us. Not sure why though…. Might have something to do with Mace beating the noble to a beat pulp maybe? The guy was not very nice. He… he hurt a lot the people."
"I know. I looked up his file. Fucking ass-wipe. Raping kids and stuff. What makes it worse is that the Marines KNEW but did nothing cause they were paid to keep quiet."
"Mace won't like to hear that at all."
"You kidding? I didn't like looking for it and finding it! I've got the information here, going to get rid of it later tonight. What's the name of the new kid? I'm burning the slave files too but I'll find the new guys first then see if there is other information on them and then get rid of it."
"Max. That's all the kid would give us."
"Kid…? You mean that he was one of the…"
"Yes. He's only fourteen man. And the sick bastard has been doing this to him since he was six."
"Fuck… I wish knew about this sooner! We could have done something sooner! Fourteen is too young let alone six…"
"That's what the Captain said too." Jack laughed lightly.
"Of course she did," Blue laughed lightly back. "Anyway, you guys are near Harri right?"
"Yeah, why?" Jack asked wondering what Blue would ask.
"There's a kid called Marc, fifteen, getting ready to be executed by Marines. He's meant to be a travelling musician or something. Not sure of the whole story but do you think the Captain might be interested?"
"Fuck yeah. Send the details."
"On it… hey Jack?"
"Yeah Blue?"
"I'm glad you decided to stay. I can't wait to get back and join up again. I miss you."
"Yeah, me too. I miss you too."
Jack was even more sure of it now than ever. He really likes Blue and as more than a friend.
Present…
"Fine then! I will fight you for them!" Macey told Garp. Bringing Jack out of his little trip down memory lane. Macey was going to what!?
"You think you can win, huh? Girl?" Garp asked her, his signature grin in place as he was full of confidence.
No one said anything as they watched Macey as her patience, well, completely and utterly disappeared. Like it never existed.
"I don't think I will beat you Vice Admiral, I know I will!" Macey told the then pointed in an East-North direction. "There's island two hours away that way. Let's go. Right now. I am not having this fight on either of our ships. They're likely to get destroyed."
"You're on girl!" Garp said.
"DON'T CALL ME GIRL, OLD MAN!" Macey shouted.
"For fuck sakes…" Shao muttered with a sigh as he shook his head. Why did he let Garp drag him with him again? It really didn't surprise Shao at all that Garp was getting into a fight with a child, it really didn't. He wished it did surprise him, but it really didn't.
Shao just didn't understand the man and his motives. But… Shao looked at the girl called Mace and the boys that she was trying to protect from Garp, who were his grandchildren and that had started this whole mess to begin with since Mace had apparently kidnapped them or something. Though the boys didn't want to leave and were saying that the others, that Mace, hadn't kidnapped them but had saved them or something. Shao didn't fully understand, but alas he'd humor his friend for the moment and allow it without a word. For now. But there was something about these kids that caught his attention… Shao liked something about them.
What it was though, he had no idea. Even as he watched them, studied them from the moment they caught his interest, he still didn't know. He studied the girl that they were hiding behind too. He knew who she was, it was hard not to know after the people he's met and traveled with for a time, but he didn't say anything. He was neutral right now. He wasn't on either the pirates nor the marines side. However, that didn't mean he shared information freely either.
But seriously, why couldn't Garp just grab the kids or leave them alone so they could leave? Why did Shao let himself get dragged into Garp's family situations?
Macey: i wonder what will happen next...
i have no idea! as i am still planning out the chapter... i wonder how i should make the fight between Garp and Macey go...
Blue: i wonder what Garp said to make Macey lose her patience and cool...
we'll probably find out next chapter
Don*to Jack*: i didn't know that you were crushing on Blue.
*gets Blue attention and Jack is blushing like crazy*
Jack: I'M NOT!
Sin*grinning*: you sure? because...
Jack*coering Sin's mouth*: i am sure!
Blue*jumping on Jack's back making him go even redder*: don't say that! i missed you!
Jack: i missed you too... but i'm not crushing on you
Blue*smiling like mad as he kisses Jack on the cheek*: you so are so don't dene it. your cute when you blush
*Jack looks like he is going to die from blushing way too much and is totally speechless*
Macey: they're so cute! i love it! please kerennie! make them official! it has to be official!
we'll see how the fans react the i will decide.
Macey*with threatening aura around her*: they're cuter right? so you better like it!
anyway... while i need to work on somethings... go on guys. do the thing.
Macey: okay. Blue can start then
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Macey: when do we get Lavi?
soon Macey i promise. anyway, till next time! i have work to do!