written before this series.

retired but still causing trouble.

'la araña,' ace called out.

garp looked one bad call away from tossing his card out the window while sengoku grinned as he placed a chip on the middle row.

akainu banged the door open, 'why the hell are any of you here, especially you fire fist!'

'this is my long lost grandson, mace. there's no way he's fire fist ace,' garp coughed as he slowly switched cards with sengoku.

'nice save. GET YOUR GREASY HANDS OFF MY CARD,' sengoku slapped his hands, huffing as he placed the chips back.

'la escalera,' ace said ignoring his would be murderer.

'suck it sengoku! CHALUPA,' garp cheered.

'theres no way you won, you have more of a chance getting la bandera than you are el borracho,' akainu grumbled.

sengoku's head snapped to the current fleet admiral, 'so you can play!'

akainu sat at the far end of the table, 'of course i can, i never said i couldn't. deal me in. mace.'

'sorry gramps, he's right. i haven't called the drunk yet,' ace said ducking his grandfather's fist.

'one or two,' ace asked grabbing a card from the bottom.

'two.'

ace slid the two cards across, continuing to ignore sengoku's cries.

'vice admiral garp, akainu is on his way here!,' coby barged in.

ace faltered in his shuffling and akainu turned to the boy.

'i'll leave you be, fleet admiral,' coby edged out the door.

'i'll see you next week then,' garp laughed as he dragged ace out behind him.

'wait gramps the cards!'

law threw himself onto the chair and nearly spooked when he saw the admiral across from him.

'fujitora what are you doing here, i thought it was chalupa tonight.'

the admiral nodded, 'it is but ace, or mace if akainu asks, needed an extra hand.'

'garp you mean,' law smirked.

'yes,' the admiral laughed.

'the brat was smart for once, im impressed,' garp clapped law on the shoulder.

law grasped at his chest, 'youre really gonna kill me one of these days, old man.'

garp pulled out a chair, 'if my hellion of a grandson hasn't killed you yet, there's not much chance i will.'

'how reassuring,' law deadpanned.