Somehow Palila got in contact with Garp. He explained to her how the celestial dragons were annoyed by the scheme of the Goa kingdom. What scheme would you ask? Goa kingdom was known as the most clean and beautiful of the whole East blue. This drived the Celestial dragon to see it for itself. That's why the King decided to burn down the Gray terminal.
The Terminal and his people ruined the perfect image of their kingdom. Sadly for the King, Palila ruined his plan by stopping the fire and saving its people. When the Celestial dragon arrived and saw the terminal he went screaming: LIAR'S! HOW DARE YOU LIE TO A GOD?!!!. Goa Kingdom soon found themselves in the middle of a Buster call that burned everything to the ground. Until now there are no known survivors, that's why when Garp got in contact with Palila and found that his grandchildren were safe and sound he cried happy tears.
Our mother of three is in the big dilemma on how to let his children know what happened to their home island.
"Is something bothering you mom?"
One of them asked as she flipped a worm pancake "I'm fine!" She said as the pancake flew straight to her face.
The kids were happily eating the pancakes "I'm glad you like them!" Palila said with stars on her eyes "I have to admit this one's are the best you ever done!" Sabo said as he took a bite "Bo it's right!" Ace said as he tried to steal Luffy's pancake " This are not classic pancakes. This are the one's my own mom used to make me~" She said with pride "Really?" Luffy asked with stars on his eyes "They are her special Worm pancakes! With extra sugar!!" Ace and Sabo chocked while Luffy got all excited "See I told you worms would taste tasty!!" Luffy said while laughing at the weird faces his brother's were putting.
Later that day while she was giving little luffy a bath, Ace stormed in screaming " What's this supposed to mean?!" He pointed to the main article of the news paper " Did you know?!" Sabo came from behind Ace "Ace stop! " Palila took a breath as she finished washing Luffy's hair " We will talk yous as im done with Lu..".
Somehow Palila got in contact with Garp. He explained to her how the celestial dragons were annoyed by the scheme of the Goa kingdom. What scheme would you ask? Goa kingdom was known as the most clean and beautiful of the whole East blue. This drived the Celestial dragon to see it for itself. That's why the King decided to burn down the Gray terminal.
The Terminal and his people ruined the perfect image of their kingdom. Sadly for the King, Palila ruined his plan by stopping the fire and saving its people. When the Celestial dragon arrived and saw the terminal he went screaming: LIAR'S! HOW DARE YOU LIE TO A GOD?!!!. Goa Kingdom soon found themselves in the middle of a Buster call that burned everything to the ground. Until now there are no known survivors, that's why when Garp got in contact with Palila and found that his grandchildren were safe and sound he cried happy tears.
Our mother of three is in the big dilemma on how to let his children know what happened to their home island.
"Is something bothering you mom?"
One of them asked as she flipped a worm pancake "I'm fine!" She said as the pancake flew straight to her face.
The kids were happily eating the pancakes "I'm glad you like them!" Palila said with stars on her eyes "I have to admit this one's are the best you ever done!" Sabo said as he took a bite "Bo it's right!" Ace said as he tried to steal Luffy's pancake " This are not classic pancakes. This are the one's my own mom used to make me~" She said with pride "Really?" Luffy asked with stars on his eyes "They are her special Worm pancakes! With extra sugar!!" Ace and Sabo chocked while Luffy got all excited "See I told you worms would taste tasty!!" Luffy said while laughing at the weird faces his brother's were putting.
Later that day while she was giving little luffy a bath, Ace stormed in screaming " What's this supposed to mean?!" He pointed to the main article of the news paper " Did you know?!" Sabo came from behind Ace "Ace stop! " Palila took a breath as she finished washing Luffy's hair " We will talk yous as im done with Lu..".
She should have thought it would come out at the paper! He bought one the other day she went grocery shopping at the closest Island. She haven't had the time to read it so of course she didn't know that the main article said:
— DAWN ISLAND WAS DESTROYED BY PIRATES. NO KNOWN SURVIVORS! —
Of course the marines wouldn't admit that they did it!. Is this the so called justice they fight for? Of course not! Where were they went her whole race was slaved?. Not doing at shit as always.
"They are lying!!!" Sabo said full of anger.
They knew that the celestial dragons called upon their home to be destroy. Reasons? Unknown until now.
But what made his blood boil was that they cover it all up!
"Leave that Bo! What about the not known survivors?!" Palila took her time to explain everything.
"YOUS BECAUSE THE TERMINAL EXISTS?!!!"
Sabo was the most furious of them all. For the first time in his life he finally understood the kind of influence the nobles of Goa envied. He couldn't be more angrier at the fact of being born a noble. He hates it with all his soul.
"Nobody su-rvi-ve?" Little Luffy asks with fat tears slipping away. Palila took him on his arms trying to console his baby, while Ace went to do the same. Sabo took advantage and left towards outside the house. He flew through the clouds and hide in one.
He cried sofly, cuz he hated that there was no one around who could understand him.
Ace may understand the whole hating my blood thing. But the difference is that the reason Ace hates himself its cuz people like the nobles of Goa are who rule the world. They made someone like Ace belive he doesn't deserve to life.
Him in other hand knows that his blood is full of hypocrisy. Is made from the people that made his brother so miserable and sad.
The people that burned his home.
Everything he ever kept inside came out as tears. All those years trap on a family that never loved him. All those times he wished to be free and see the world. It was something he knows his brother's our mother would never understand as he does.
"We been looking for you" Somehow his mom seems to find him "Want to talk about it?" He did want to, but-. Before he could answer his mom hug him. They hugged each other and Sabo relaxed enough to talk "It's yous...are all nobles like that?" Sabo asked as if his life dependent on it " No" Sabo doesn't know if he can belive that "You're not like that" Sabo stared at her "and you're not the only noble with a pure noble heart" pure noble heart? What's that suppose to mean? " You're making a dumb face. Little ol' sabo doesn't know something yipipi?" She laughed softly" The word Noble as you know it means belonging to a hereditary class with high social or political status, right?" Sabo nodded, agreeing with every word she said " And noble can also mean having or showing fine personal qualities or high moral principles and ideals, right?" She ruffled his hair "And aren't you noble at heart? Not by blood but for who you are" Sabo was crying cuz he never thought of that " Being born to High class doesn't mean you won't be noble hearted. You already possess a true noble heart".
"You said i wasn't the only one. Do you meet someone like me before?" Sabo asked her and Palila couldn't do more than smile " Did you know that Captain Prince was a real prince?" Palila said "He was? Wait- you never told us his origin history!!! Wait am i going to know it before Ace and Lu?!" Palila yous let out a small laugh "Apparently yes. So listen closely...".
Once upon a time a Princess fell in love with a Fish man. From this forbidden love a new life was born. The couple tried to run away because the king didn't accept this relationship. Sadly they were cut off as the king hunted them down.
On her last breath the princess gave her child away to one of her best friends. She took the child far away to a different island and left him at an orphanage where he could grow free from the king's fury.
This kid was named as:
Pan D. Prince.
The last thing her mother left for him was a bracelet with her mother's last words grave on it. —You will always be my prince—.
His ol' pal Jon.Jon always made fun of his name cuz it's weird for an orphan boy to be named Prince. Until it wasn't weird anymore.
—We came on King Peter's regards —.
The King was furious when he learned that his only daughter was killed trying to protect that boyfriend of her's. She was supposed to return and be married to a real man and give him a real heir, not that abomination he called her son. He was in all his right to be angry!. When he found out the kid survived he searched everywhere for him. He was the only successor (even if he hated him) his failure of a daughter left him. So when he found him he didn't waste time in sending someone to bring him back.
—I don't wanna go!!!— he tried to free himself from the strong grip of the guards — Please at least let me talk to Jon. Jon!!!— he pledge with desperation — Your majestic shouldn't mix himself with such filth — The oldest guard corrected him — What did you said?!— Prince said with fury in his eyes —I say that you should coparate and stop making his Majesty the King wait any longer...— Prince tried everything he could but failed at the difference in strength.
"Did he manage to talk to his friend?" Sabo said with understanding eyes as he remembers how the guards took him away " No exactly...but that's a story for another time".
He was sent to live in a big castle with too many rooms and too little people around.
He thought he went crazy all of a sudden...
—You understand me? — his shadow came to life.
"What do you mean with that?" Sabo wondered. How could a shadow come to life? That sounds so abstract- "At the time he wondered the same. He wouldn't know until years later that it was the fruit of a devil's fruit".
The shadow nodded back at him — What's that sound? — Prince wonder as he was sure he heard a tinkering sound — Did you hear it?— He asked to the shadow who lifted a finger in agreement —Their it is again!— The Shadow moved more trying to help the prince — Wait a moment that's coming from you!— Prince exclaimed as he finally realized that every time his shadow moved he made a tinkering sound as a bell.
"Like a bell?" Palila nodded at Sabo " Yeah, that's why he called his shadow..."
—You're my shadow...but I can't call you by my name. That would be weird!— the shadow agreed in a yipi — Bell! You're gonna be Bell! Cuz you do the sound that Bells do when you move— Prince said with happiness radiating from him. Finally he wasn't completely alone in that big castle.
"In all your other Prince stories Bell isn't mentioned. Why now? Isn't he his shadow? He should always be in them!" Sabo protests" That's cuz in those moments he was somewhere else. Soon he may appear in the next Prince adventure" She smiled softly " He can leave Prince's side?" How can a shadow leave someone? "
He was like his own being. And the only company he had for a long time".
He spent his days studying everything he was told he should know. The pressure was really hard to handle but Bell tried the best to cheer him up. Prince and Bell even learned sign language to understand each other. In his free time they talked for hours and hours until Prince fell asleep.
One day the king decided that it was time to officially present him to the kingdom as the next in line —From now on you are Peter the Fourth— The King declared that Prince was a stupid name for someone like him. And he should follow the tree generation tradition of calling every first born boy Peter — My name's Prince! My mo- — The king slapped his face — Don't you ever mention that woman in my presence!— Prince stood there frozen — You are going to be pan Peter and i don't want any more say into it!—.
Next day everyone in the kingdom cheered at the comeback of their lost Prince called Peter the fourth. And the so-called Peter destroyed a whole tree in his rage.
— Why does it bother you so much? It's yous a name...— Bell said and Prince glared back at him — I'm yous saying, isn't it actually a better name? Prince sounds kinda dumb coming from a real prince — Prince took his bracelet away — I don't care if it sounds stupid! This bracelet is proof that my name was chosen by my mom...— graved on the bracelet was her mom's last message for him— She said i will always be his Prince. This name is the last thing i have from her...— He looked at the bracelet with soft eyes — if i get rid of it...it would be like denying her — small tears slipped away. He quickly cleaned his face because he didn't want Bell to see him crying.
"Taking away your name and re-naming you...is like-" being a slave, Sabo thought. Did prince had to stay there? No he didn't. He became captain! But how? " Yeah. But Prince never lost hope".
With time the towns people ended loving their Prince for his big heart and natural leadership. The King on the other hand wasn't so fond of it. He tried everything he could to mold him in his vision. But nothing was able to take that seeking freedom from his heart. The year's went by and without noticing he wasn't anymore the seven year old that was dragged out of his home. Now he was a twelve year old strong enough to finally escape this royal life he never asked for.
—This is crazy! — Bell complained as Prince ignored him and packed up his thing's — Who cares!— Prince said as Bell did the most obvious: I do!!! — Almost forgot!!!— Prince looked for something that he almost forgot —here you are!— in his hands stood an headkerchief — Why so much fuz over a piece of clothing?— Bell asked — I don't normally used. The king would kill me if he saw me using something like this— A headkerchief?!— Bell said amazed as the piece of clothing on prince head transformed into a headkerchief — I like using it as such! You know it's like what some pirates out at sea use!— Prince told his friend with excitement — Today we're leaving this place! And maybe i can be one too?!— Prince was excited to finally be free. Maybe he can meet him again! — If i do one thing is for sure! I'm looking for Jon. Jon!— He and Jon. Jon always dreamed of being co Captains together and forming their own crew! — Wait- now that i think about it. I never talked about Jon. Jon. to you! — Prince said while shaking his shadow — Jon. Jon is someone that i love a lot like a lot! And he gave me this headkerchief, that's why i can't lose it! I'd rather die!—.
"Wait! That's why Prince always wears it?!" Sabo was surprised "Yeah, actually it almost reminds me a little bit of Luffy's treasure hat. Only that's not a treasure by promise but for young innocent love ".
The guards took some time to notice that the prince wasn't at arms reach. When they finally found him... — It's over your majesty..— Prince showed he was smarted and with a smoke bomb he was able to run away letting Bell mess up their shadows without noticing —Shit! We can't aboard any merchant boat now!— Prince said in a panic as Bell asked why — Why? They are gonna look out for me in them! I need to figure out wh- — it was then he noticed an empty barrel — You're insane!— Prince smirked as he jumped on the barrel and closed it.
They waited in silence for what almost felt as an eternity. Then they felt as they were lifted and drag on a boat that they new this was you's the beginning to their story at the seas. For a moment they panick as they heard the guards search up for him in the boat they were in. For there good luck they didn't search on the merchandise.
Went the boat started moving they were able to relax yous a little bit. They were still trying to be as silent as possible so they weren't caught by the merchants — Do you think this will be enough for the rest of the year?— Prince and Bell were putting all there attention to the man's aboard the ship — It should. We should worried more but for the sea kings surrounding the island — Sea kings? He have never seen one! And they are talking about enough to sorround an entire island? — They are getting more difficult with every day. But honestly i prefer that to being taken away by a siren — Siren's?!...— Our a tiger the size of a house? — a tiger as tall as a house? — What do you want me to say our island is very unique— they didn't stop talking about this magical island. It was almost impossible to resist ask — Don't do it! — Bell tried to stop him. But it was too late.
—Where are we going exactly?!— Prince said out loud as his head popped put from the barrel — To promiseland obviously...— one of the man said with a lazy tone. —Wait and who are you?!!— the boy only laughed as everyone finally notice their little stowaway.
What would they know that the little boy that came out from that barrel will someday be there protector.
"After that the rest is history. Prince founded a home in Promiseland and some time after making up his crew" Palila said ending the story "But wasn't it Neverland? Why did you call it Promiseland?" Sabo asked and for his surprise his mom didn't notice her mistake until it was to late " Well- Sabo what I'm gonna tell you... yous promise me not to say a word to your brothers — Sabo wanned to ask why but he agreed without saying a word.
"I lie, it has always been Promiseland. But something happened"
—It's gone, it's like it never existed— she cried tears until nothing was left.
"the island was destroyed. It was named after the promise of a home for those who didn't have one. And that promise was broken when the island disappeared, it yous didn't feel right to call it that anymore" Something told Sabo that maybe Prince wasn't you's a fictional character. But someone that really lived on these seas.
If someone like him really lived, it would give Sabo some hope that maybe someday he can also be as free as he was.
" I told you his story because it doesn't matter if you came from a noble family or felt like a slave off your own life. What does matter is that you never lose track of who you really are. Don't let anyone tell you who you should be our chain you" Cause Sabo was letting his noble heritage chain his heart. And Palila couldn't stand there while his little stormmaker broke.
Palila smiled at him as she revealed a book " This was going to be for your birthday " in his hands stood a book. A recompilation of all Prince adventures and even his origins. Sabo opened the book as he felt like he was about to openly cry.
"Thanks...mom".
Later that day Ace and Luffy discovered the book and almost ripped the book to see who could read it first. At the end Palila had to read the book for them at bed time, and Sabo couldn't feel more lighter than he ever did.
