Hello, I am finally back. I was in Japan for almost two weeks, landed last Friday, and had to prepare stuff for work and everything. So I couldn't write, sorry about that. But here I am, with a new chapter, and this time about Sabo. And I am happy about this chapter, even if it's a bit short (sorry).

I am still struggling with Sabo as a character, that's why it isn't only him in this chapter. I am hoping that I can write more chapters with only him. But it's also hard to write his chapter without revealing to much. But I let you get some information, even if it's just rumours. Hope you like it.

Besides that I can tell you that next chapter most likely will be about the Straw Hats, maybe all of them or some of them. I haven't decided yet. I have a few ides, I am just not sure in which order I will put it. So it may be a Vivi chapter too, or maybe a whole new character, like Shanks, Marco or someone like that. If you want you can leave a comment, on who you would like to have a chapter about, and if I see that it fits I will give you one. You can always wish for a character anyway, because most characters have a story, but I may just give them a short one. But if there is someone you will know more about, let me know. And I will also give you flashbacks chapter in the future.

I think this is all. As always, thank you for reading!

Enjoy the chapter! :)

The apartment was almost covered in darkness, except a few candles standing on the table. Papers was scattered over the table and on the floor. Almost making it look chaotic.
"I can't make any sense of this" Sabo said and sighed. He had been studying the papers for hours, but he hadn't been able to find an answer.

Sabo sat down on the chair, sighing as he did, he put the hat on the table, and closed his eyes. He had a headache, probably from the lack of sleep he had recently. But when he couldn't figure something out he got restless. He liked having things under control, and right now he hadn't. Or rather, he couldn't control what would happen anyway, but in this case he couldn't predict it either. He had no idea how it would affect the city, and that worried him. He knew that he would need to wait and see, but he wasn't a fan of that.

"I need to sleep" Sabo said to himself, but he did no effort to move, instead he looked at the papers again, hoping that they would magical give him an answer, which of course was ridicules. Sabo was about to stand up again when he heard movements outside his window. At ones Sabo took the pipe he used as a weapon and disappeared into the shadows, waiting for whoever was outside his window.

"Sabo?" Ace said when he got inside, looking for his brother. Sabo stepped out from the shadows with a smile, it was only his brother. Few people knew where he lived, so he didn't expect an attack, but he was careful anyway. He knew that he had enemies, they didn't know who he was, but there wasn't impossible that someone had followed him. And Sabo preferred not to be killed, so he was always careful.

"Hello Ace" Sabo said put the pipe down as he sat down on the chair again.
"You don't think it's a bit dark in here?" Ace asked and looked at his brother.
"No" Sabo only answered and Ace walked closer.
"Headache again?" Ace asked as he started looking at the papers. Sabo gave him a look before he gathered the papers and turned them so Ace couldn't see them.
"Yeah I have a headache" Sabo answered.
"You shouldn't work so much" Ace said, not thinking about that he almost sounded like Marco. "Need any help?"
"No" Sabo only answered.

Sabo loved his brother he did, but he didn't trust him with the papers. Ace belonged to a gang, and Sabo didn't know what Ace may do with the information. Sabo knew it was an awful thing to think, but he couldn't trust Ace to the full. Because Ace was devoted to White Beard, and he would help the old man in any way he could. And it wasn't like Sabo had anything against the old man, there was way worse people in the town, people Sabo wished never would get the power. But even if White Beard was better, Sabo didn't want him to rule either. No Sabo wanted the people to have the control, to decide who rules, if someone is about to rule. And to be able to make that happen, he needed to destroy everything that was now, and build something new.

Sabo looked at Ace, who almost looked hurt, and Sabo felt a bit guilty, he did not wish to hurt Ace. He really hoped he could avoid that, but he also knew that it may be needed, for the better cause.
"What gives me the pleasure?" Sabo asked, hoping to make Ace a bit happier.
"Can't a big brother visit his little brother, being worried about him?" Ace asked and Sabo looked at him for a second before he started laughing.
"You can do that, but you never visit me without a cause" Sabo said, still laughing.
"Fine. It wasn't that funny" Ace said with a grumpy face and Sabo stopped laughing. "I came because I wanted to know what you knew about Smoker?"

Sabo gave Ace a questioning look.
"And you want to know this because?" Sabo asked and Ace rubbed his neck.
"No reason" Ace told Sabo.
"You are a bad liar Ace" Sabo only answered as he stood up and walked over to a shelf, and took out a file. "But if you don't want to tell me I shall not ask"

Sabo looked at Ace who looked at him, for a few minutes they just stood there looking at each other, before Ace started talking.
"I met him a week ago" Ace started and Sabo waited for him to continue. "I ran into some of Black Beards men…"
"Where you hurt?" Sabo interrupted, worrying about his brother. Ace looked at him with a smile. Even if they had different opinions and didn't always understood each other, Ace knew that Sabo always cared about him.
"Nothing bad. Anyway I ran from them" Ace said in a low voice, but Sabo didn't judge Ace, knowing that would hurt his brother. Instead he waited for him to continue "Well, when I ran, I ran into Smoker. We fought together, he got hurt, I helped him, figured out that he was the man that saved me as a kid."
"It's a small world" Sabo said.
"It's only one town" Ace answered with a smile and Sabo just gave him a look. "Anyway, the meeting got me curious about him"

"Not because you thought he was good looking?" Sabo teased and Ace's cheeks become red.
"No!" Ace answered and Sabo just laughed.
"I will not judge you. Even if he isn't to my liking, he isn't bad looking" Sabo said as he sat down. "Anyway I have some information about him, nothing that really will help you"
"Can I have it anyway?" Ace asked and Sabo nodded.
"He is the only child. His parents died when he was young, lost as sea. Where he lived until he joined the marines twelve years old, I do not know. He was a good soldier, and apparently both Sengoku and Garp took a liking to him, training him, until they both died. Smoker, never liked Akainu, and that's most likely why he saved you. When the marines got worst, he took Aokiji's side, and he kept fighting even when the other man disappeared. When Akainu died Smoker become the new leader, being forced to execute half of the marines for crimes they did when Akainu lead them. He has gotten a lot of enemies that way. But he still fights for what he thinks is right. He tried to lead the marines on the right path, but he doubts himself sometimes. He is on the brink of giving up, but he still tries to fight with what faith and strength he has left." Sabo said when he looked up from the fail. "He is a cold, collected but fair man, and I would say he is one of the few good men and marines left in the city"

"Have you met him?" Ace asked, looking at Sabo.
"Not face to face. I have given him information I have thought he needed. But I have never talked to him" Sabo said. He didn't have any intention to do so either. He didn't want to be seen by the other man.
"Do I want to know how you got all this information?" Ace asked and looked at the file.
"No you don't" Sabo only said, feeling it was the best not to tell Ace about the prisoners he had met, and talked with. He knew that Ace wouldn't improve, not at all.

"Isn't there anything else you can tell me?" Ace asked, almost sounding disappointed.
"Nothing that will help you." Sabo said and put away the file. "I can only tell you to be careful, Smoker is a good man, but you do belong to a gang, and for him justice is more important than feelings"
"Feelings?" Ace asked, almost hopeful.
"Aren't you getting a bit to hopeful?" Sabo teased and Ace looked away. "What I meant was, that even if he would meet you again, and be curious about you, he may arrest you instead. It his job and he cares more about that, and his own feelings. In a city like this, it isn't bad, but I don't want to see you hurt."
"Are you worrying about me?" Ace said with a laugh and Sabo sighed.
"Do you even need to ask?" Sabo asked when suddenly a loud bang sounded.

"What was that?" Ace asked worried, but Sabo just laughed.
"That is our idiotic little brother" Sabo said and just as he said that Luffy jumped through the window.
"I can't seem to make it through the window" Luffy said with a laugh. "Oh Ace, you are here too?"
"Does this happen often?" Ace asked Sabo when his brother stopped laugh, ignoring Luffy.
"From time to time. I am actually waiting for the day he makes it through the window. That's why it's always open, and nothing in the way" Sabo explained, and when Ace looked at the window, there was an open space in front of it, making sure that Luffy wouldn't hit anything.
"Eyh, Ace, stop ignoring me!" Luffy said to his oldest brother.
"Who said that?" Ace said with a teasing toon and Luffy was about to shout at Ace, when Sabo stepped in between.

"What are you doing here Luffy?" Sabo asked and Luffy looked at him with a smile.
"I needed some information, and when I need something you are the best person to go to"
"Hey!" Ace said, almost feeling hurt, but Luffy is just sticking out his tongue.
"Well what a honour it is that both my brother is coming here. But not to see me, but to get my information" Sabo said and Luffy just laughed.
"If I said I was here because I wanted to see you, you would just see right through it" Luffy told him.
"Well someone is smart enough to understand that" Sabo said, giving Ace a look.
"I tried to be polite" Ace told Sabo.
"Don't, at least not when you can see right through it" Sabo said and Ace just gave him a look.
"Ace is also here to get information?" Luffy asked and Sabo nodded.
"He has a crush on Smoker, and wanted to know more about him."
"I do not!" Ace said, a bit too high and Luffy looked at his older brother and just shrugged his shoulders, not really caring about that.

"So what information do you need, Luffy?" Sabo asked and Luffy turned towards him.
"I want to know if you have information about a man named Sanji, Senguko and Vivi?" Luffy asked and Sabo looked at him. He was actually staring at him, in surprise.
"Vivi? As in the lost princess?" Sabo asked and Luffy nodded. "Why do you want to know anything about her? You are normally not interested in history"
"I met her a few weeks ago, and…" Luffy started but both his brothers interrupted him.
"She is alive?" they asked and Luffy nodded.
"Where is she?" Ace asked, he could not wait to tell the old man this.

White Beard had been looking for her for years, not wanting her to be alone and unhappy. He had said that if she ever returned and wanted the old palace back, and the throne, he would give it to her. Ace had never met the princess and couldn't understand why, he couldn't understand what's so special about her. But he knew that the information would make his father happy, that was enough for Ace, at least in this case.

"I can't tell you where she is" Luffy said and Ace was about to protest when Sabo gave him a look, and Ace stayed quiet, even if he was unhappy.
"Is she alright? Does she need anything? When is she coming back?" Sabo asked instead and Luffy looked at him, blinking a few times.
"She is alright, I think. She didn't talk much about herself. She need some medicine, don't really know what it is. And she isn't coming back, she doesn't want to be the princess. But I promised her that when I become king, she can become my queen if she wants" Luffy said with a smile, the others weren't smiling. Sabo thought so many things was wrong with those sentences.

"First of all Luffy, you know what it means if she is your queen right?" Sabo asked and Luffy sighed.
"I may not be as smart as you two, but I am not stupid. And Usopp schooled me about this already. But all it means is, when I become king she can become queen if she wants, without being my wife. She can, if she wishes get her throne back, and look after the city!" Luffy explained to the other two and Sabo smiled. Luffy would be the only one that saw it that way, and it was kind of sweet of his little brother to say that.
"As long as you know" Sabo said. "Why do she need medicine, is she hurt?"
"She isn't hurt, that's all I can tell you" Luffy said and Sabo nodded, stood up, and walked over to the shelf again. He remembered something, he read in the papers.
"Is it for her father?" Sabo asked after looking in the papers and Luffy slowly nodded.
"So the king is alive too?" Ace asked, really surprised to hear that, once again Luffy nods.

"Luffy you must tell us where they are, White Beard can help them" Ace said and Luffy smiled.
"No need, Vivi can take care of herself, she know how to fight, manage to kill one of the men that attacked us." Luffy said, almost sounding proud of her. Luffy knew that it wasn't easy for Vivi, but she had done it, and that was the important part. The other two didn't look too happy about that. "And it's her choice, she doesn't want anything to do with the city. But I don't know why, I want to know what happened, why isn't she queen anymore?"

"When this happened, we were still kids, so I am not sure about the details, I don't anyone really are, well expect the ones who are involved. When this happens, Vivi is only five years old, so I don't know if she remembers it all" Sabo started, looking through some papers. He had tried to get more information about what happened through the years, but it was difficult. He couldn't talk to the people involved, because the royal family disappeared, Crocodile wouldn't say anything and Sabo didn't know who else was involved. He didn't like not knowing, but in this case he didn't have a choice, there was nothing he could do.
"She seemed to remember" Luffy said and Sabo only nodded.
"What I know is that a man named Crocodile came to town, twelve years ago. Why he was here, I don't know. But he had some business with the royal family. At the beginning this wasn't anything special and the papers didn't write about it. Different people often came to the palace for different reason, and the press rarely cared about it. Not until something went wrong" Sabo said, without looking at Luffy. "What exactly went wrong, I don't know. There were some rumours that Crocodile wanted to open a casino, but didn't get permission. I think that's a story people has told after the city went to hell, since he has a casino now. Other say that he wanted to marry Vivi but Vivi's father was against that. Other say that Crocodile was behind the murder of Vivi's mother, and threaten to kill Vivi if the king didn't give him what he wanted. There are other rumours too, but those was the biggest ones. I do not know if any of them are true."
"I don't like this Crocodile!" Luffy said and Sabo gave his brother a weak smile.

"Not many does" Sabo said. "Anyway, after the fight, rumours about the royal family started to spread. Nasty ones, there is no evidence that Crocodile spread them, but that is what people believe. The rumours talked about how the royal family was destroying the city, how they were the ones getting Sengoku and Garp killed, giving the power to Akainu, how they got Roger killed, not liking anyone helping the children in the city. There were even rumours of the king wanting the children for pleasure. And when that rumour started to spread, the royal family's name was already so damage that the people had gotten enough. Crocodile said that they had to save the princess from her father, in case he is using her. The people agreed, and Crocodile even said that he could take care of her."
"That's absorbed" Luffy said and Sabo didn't say anything about it.
"They did a revolution, which wasn't that hard. At that time, most guards had disappeared, for different reasons. But so had the royal family. No one knew where they went, but they were just gone. Crocodile told everyone to search for them, especially the princess, she needed to be saved. But no one found them, Crocodile still has a reward for the ones who finds the princess, but at this time they presumed to be dead. I thought so too, until you told me otherwise Luffy" Sabo admitted and Luffy just nodded, looking both angry and sad.

"No wonder she doesn't want to come back. The city ruined her and her family's life! And Crocodile is still out there, looking for her. He was the reason she had to kill someone. So someone else, out there, knows she is alive" Luffy said and Sabo looked at his brother.
"Don't do anything stupid now Luffy" Sabo told him, knowing that Luffy, if he feels like it, may just run up to Crocodile, trying to kill him, and get killed in the process. Luffy looked at him, but didn't answer.

"Do you know anything about Sanji and Senguko?" Luffy asked instead.
"His name is Sengoku, even you should know that Luffy. And he dies years ago. Don't you know any history?" Ace said with a laugh and Luffy gave him an irritated look.
"No he said his name was Senguko, and he isn't dead, I met him a week ago" Luffy explained.
"Who?" Sabo asked.
"Senguko, the surgeon of death!" Luffy said and both his brothers looked at him. Ace with a worried look, on the brink of anger, for his brother being so stupid, and met the surgeon. That crazy, homicidal fucker. Sabo instead of Ace, saw an opportunity to get some information.

"You meet the surgeon?" Sabo asked and Luffy nodded.
"Yes, him and his friend Sanji. Sanji is the one I actually want to know more about. He seems sad and a bit scared so I want to know what happened to him. But I don't think he want tell, and Senguko don't like me asking. He is very overprotective of Sanji, but he is a good friend, I think…" Luffy started until Sabo told him to stop.
"I don't know who Sanji is, I can look into it, but I am not sure I will get to know either. But you are telling me that he is friend with the surgeon?" Sabo asked and Luffy nodded. "What can you tell me about the surgeon?"

Luffy looked at him for a few moments, like he was thinking.
"Not much I think. He doesn't talk much about himself. He is kind of grumpy, but he doesn't seem to be a bad person, at least not towards Sanji. I am not a doctor, but he seems to be really good at it. Maybe because he has a strange devil fruit" Luffy said and Sabo was listening, he had guessed the surgeon had a devil fruit, but he didn't know which one, so this may be helpful. "He creates some strange blue sphere, and he then moves things around in it. I don't really understands it"
"So he is a paramecia user?" Sabo asked and Luffy nodded. Sabo wasn't sure which fruit the surgeon had, but now he had some information to look into. "Last time you met him, had he a gang around him?"
"No. He was alone. I got the feeling he don't want a gang around him. He manages everything himself in the hospital, and he is very protective of Sanji, and the rest of his family. He didn't let me see them. So I think his family is the only one around him" Luffy said and Sabo nodded. It may be as Luffy says, or his brother doesn't know. But Sabo knew that the surgeon had a family now, even if he didn't know who they were.

"So can you tell me anything about him?" Luffy asked and Sabo shook his head.
"I am afraid not. All I know is the rumours around town…"
"There is people you don't know anything about?" Ace said with a teasing voice.
"There is! Especially when they appear to be mental unstable, and I don't have a death wish. I have kept my distance to him, so it seems like Luffy here knows more about him, then I do" Sabo admitted and Luffy looked a bit surprised.
"I had hoped to learn more about them, and Vivi. I really don't know anything, it's just rumours" Luffy said really disappointed, he had wanted to know more, to help his friends.
"It's because you have manage to talk to the people no one in town talks to, like always Luffy" Sabo said with a smile, wanting to make his little brother feel better.

"But I wanted to help them! I wanted to make them happy!" Luffy said.
"Even the surgeon?" Ace asked and Luffy shrugged his shoulders.
"I don't think he is my friend, but if he is happy, then Sanji would be happy" Luffy said and Sabo smiled. His little brother had the biggest heart.
"I will see if I can get some information that can help you" Sabo offered and Luffy gave him a hug.
"Thank you" Luffy said and Sabo hugged him back.
"Why don't I get a hug?" Ace asked and Sabo looked at him.
"Because you haven't done anything to help" Sabo teased and Ace was about to answer when Luffy pulled him into a hug, and laughed.
"Can you find some information about Smoker too?" Ace asked and Sabo smiled towards him.
"I am not sure if I can get anymore then I already have, but I will see if I can find someone that talks to him. Or if I can spy…" Sabo started but stopped.
"Be careful if you spy on him" Ace just said and Sabo laughed.
"I am always careful, it's you two I am worried about" he said and the others gave him a look but didn't say anything about it. They always worried about each other.
"So do you have any food?" Luffy asked and Sabo laughed.

When his brother had returned home, Sabo looked at the paper again. Luffy didn't know if the surgeon, apparently named Senguko, or that was what he called himself at least, hadn't joined up with Hawkins. Luffy may not know if he had done it yet, but from what Luffy had told him, the surgeon didn't seem to want a gang either. It actually surprised him a bit. Sabo thought that the surgeon would create his own gang when he found good men, he had never thought he choose to be without a gang. Luffy may be wrong, that's not impossible, but Sabo didn't have anything to prove he was wrong. And apparently he had a family, that information may get handy. Sabo didn't have any intention to go up against the surgeon, but if he ever did, information like that was very important. If he felt like he needed to get rid of the surgeon, he could give the information to Smoker too, but for now he would hold on to it.

He had also learned that the princess was alive, that was surprising, and he wasn't sure how he should react to that. Vivi didn't seem to come back, ever, but she was the rightful heir. Sabo wanted a town without anyone ruling, he wanted to get rid of all the leaders, but he wasn't sure what to do about the princess. She didn't want the power, and didn't seek it, but she had it if she wanted it. She could become a threat to his plans, but as it was now, he guessed he couldn't do anything about it, he had to wait and see what would happen. Something he didn't like. He didn't like to have something unpredictable around him, something that he couldn't do anything about. He couldn't even guess what she would do. Sabo sighed, he still had a headache and he knew that sleep would be the right thing to do, but he had something he needed to do right now.

He stood up, took the pipe, the coat and the hat, put them on and left through the windows his brothers had used. He needed to talk to some people, see if they knew anything about the princess and the surgeon and Hawkins gang. He also needed to see if he could get some information about this Sanji, but without a face or a surname, he wasn't sure if he would get any information. Outside it was still night and as soon as his feet reached the ground, Sabo disappeared into the shadows, walking towards Kaido's district, hoping to find the one he was looking for there.