Hello everyone, here is another chapter. This is a missing scene.

In chapter 10 The Kids, we have Bay fixing Ace up after the kidnapping and she saw the scars for the first time. How did she react to that?

This was a request from Little Sister Sally

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Bay was ready in her infirmary. She had readied a bed for the assassin, as well as having a lot of equipment and her nurses ready to help is she needed it. Bay didn't know if Ace was really injured or not, but she knew the marines were horrible and sadistic people who often tortured. They needed to be ready for that, also meaning Bay only had the more experienced nurses ready, like Whiskey, who were her stand in. The others weren't as experienced and might not have seen many abuse victims and she had no idea how bad shape the assassin were.

It wasn't long before the door opened and Marco came in, carrying an unconscious assassin.

As soon as he came in, Bay pointed to the readied bed and put some gloves on as he put the kid down. ¨How bad is it, Commander Marco?¨ Asked Bay as she made her way over. The first commander shook his head. ¨I'm not sure, yoi. He have the shirt and pants on so I don't know. But he was kept in some spike chains, both legs and arms, but he walked to the boat. He fell asleep on the way here.¨ Bay nodded and walked over to the bed, ¨Go update Pops. Tell the brats they can come after I'm finished.¨ The first commander nodded, ¨I will, yoi.¨ Then he left.

Bay gave some orders around to her nurses, since she could see the wounds on his hands and ankles, so she has the necessary equipment to clean it. There were some nurses bussing around as she grabbed a pair of scissors to cut the shirt, to see the damage she had a feeling was at his back since it looked to be filled with both dried and wet blood.

But as she saw the first signs of a horrible scarred back, she covered it and turned around, telling everyone to go away as she closed the curtain, getting privacy.

She knew the kid was an assassin and most likely had scars, but she had seen more than a few and was sure she saw some brands. She had a feeling it was going to be bad, not just the wounds he had now, but the previous one he had gotten through the years. The others didn't need to see that, Ace most likely wouldn't like that unless it was really needed. As she went back to cutting the shirt and carefully prying it off, showing a lot of scars and wounds, she started to have issues because the blood had dried on the he shirt so it was stuck to his body. Bay quickly called for Whiskey to help, so she wouldn't cause more damage than necessary.

When the nurse came in and saw the part of the back that was exposed, she instantly went into professional mode and grabbed a bucket with water and a cloth, starting to wet the back so the shirt could be pried off easier, causing the least amount of more damage. As she now managed to get the shirt off, more and more wounds came to view, wounds she instantly knew were from a whip, she'd seen this before. She spared a glance at the scars and brands she saw, but quickly ignored them for now and concentrated on the wounds.

With the help of Whiskey, the wounds were quickly cleaned and care for, giving it some air as she and Whiskey started working on the wrists and legs.

When they started on the legs, Bay felt her anger flare as she saw the pus and small infected wounds.

Marco had said Ace walked to the boat. Walking with wounds like this was bad, but infected was even worse. She would give the first commander a piece of her mind later. He should have just carried the assassin, just based on the shackles was a good enough reason for that. She and Whiskey focused on being careful with the infected wounds and cleaned the thoroughly, being completely sure it would heal best and not get more infected. It was thankfully the only infected wounds.

As all of the wounds were cleaned, Bay did a quick look over and a last cleaning, also looking more at the scars that littered his back, especially the brands, specifically the one on his shoulder blade. She knew that pattern. It was old, all of his scars were, they were scars after all. If the kid joined them, as she knew Pops wanted too, she would check the scars more. As she was about to bandage it, Whiskey looked at her. ¨Bay, he's littered in scars. But the brand on his shoulder i-,¨ Bay cut her off, ¨I know. But we can't do anything, it's scars.¨ Bay sent the nurse a serious look. ¨Remember the rules. Even if it's their mark that's branded, we can't tell. Not to commander Thatch or Pops.¨ Whiskey pursed her lips as she nodded.

Bay knew it was Thatchs old family mark that was the brand and she knew the nurse wanted to mention it to Pops. But they had patient confidentiality, even if Ace joined them, she couldn't and wouldn't tell unless Ace said they could. It wasn't her right to tell.

She could faintly recognise two of the other brands, them being from two families of nobles that she had seen before, and she knew how bad some of their victims were. Normal abuse weren't the only thing Ace must have gone through. There must have been more than just beating, whipping and branding, she knew they often sexually abused their prisoners and slaves too. She only hoped the kid had managed to get away before they had managed to do that.

But they had managed to brand him and the kid had a lot of scars, he had really had a tough life. Bay had seen slaves and prisoners with less scars. But Ace had 4 brands from big families that was known for horrible abuse, and he had probably even gotten away from other places before they managed to brand him. Ace had been held captive at least 4 times, most likely even more. The scars were no surprise there, he were an assassin after all. But he was just a kid.

A kid who was doing an awful job in an even more awful world. In reality, they needed more of them. More of people that were good enough to fight for other, to fight for those who can't.

As she had washed over the back, she bandaged him up and asked Whiskey to get some clothes that would fit him. Whiskey had nodded and went to fetch some clothes as Bay checked the assassin over more, checking his vitals and organs, his breathing did sound a bit weird, it sounded wet. She had a faintly idea on why, she just hoped she was wrong.

Bay checked the lungs first, and gave a sigh when she was right. They had some water in them, the kid had been waterboarded.

Bay got out a needle and started to carefully drain the fluids from his lungs. There thankfully weren't too much fluids in his lungs, but there were enough that it could have caused issues if left untreated. It could have been a lot worse. What more concerned the doctor, was the already presence of small puncture wounds, exactly like the ones one get from fluid draining. It was no question about it, Ace had gotten this treatment before. Maybe even a lot. From what she could guess and had heard, assassins was often kept alive for information, and that included torture.

When Whiskey returned with some clothes. She helped the doctor dress Ace in them, before lying him on his side and finishing the exam with checking his vitals. Aside from being dehydrated, he was fine, which was really good. Bay told Whiskey to get some fluids and to set it up while she went to write a quick folder on the damage and how it looked. When she was done with writing it, she gave a quick glance to Ace, who now were on some fluids and still asleep. He would be asleep for a while. From what his vitals said, he would be asleep for at a couple of days, most likely a 3-3 days. His body was exhausted.

When she was sure Ace was good and in good hands, she walked out and headed to the meeting room, knowing Pops was there, most likely some commanders too. When she got there, all of the commanders were present, including Marco. When she got inside, she didn't waste time in marching up to the first commander, ignoring her father for now.

When she was close enough, she hit him over the head, making sure he would feel it, and started to yell and scold him for letting Ace walk. Marco should have been wiser than that. He did promise to never do it again, which was good enough for her for now.

When she told them about the damage, mentioning the infected legs, she could see everyone getting an understanding look, Marco looking somewhat guilty for letting him walk. They all knew the dangers of infected wounds. As she told them about the wounds on his back, everyone looked mad, but when she told them about his lungs, they looked horrified, before looking furious. Which was understandable, Ace was only a kid, a young kid. He might be an assassin, but still a kid. Even she was mad at the marines.

When she was finished, she left after telling that the brothers could visit Ace, also mentioning they could too.

When she returned to the infirmary, it wasn't long before the two kids came inside. When Luffy crawled into Aces arms, she felt her heart swell. It was a heartwarming sight, and she was glad Luffy avoided the IV in his arm, so she didn't need to tell him to move. When Sabo also came up and placed his hands on his brothers, she could clearly see the fondness there. It warmed all of their hearts and Bay was glad she could help.

But the next day, Ace woke up.

Bay was sure he would have slept for at least a couple more days, but he didn't. And he did say he was fine, an obvious lie, which she confirmed with the pen. But he was in good shape to only have slept for a day. Which was something good.

When the kid snuck out during the night, she knew about it, but also knew Pops was out, she had gone to drag him back. But he looked relaxed on the railing next to Pops, so she decided to let him stay out for now, Pops would help him back. She did give him a piece of her mind when he returned, but that was it. It did show Ace was getting better, which was good, but he was getting better, he was getting better really fast.

Then, after only 5 days, Ace was practically fine.

And that was something she couldn't understand. A normal person would have been bedridden for at least a month. She figured it had something to do with his devil fruit, but still, only 5 days. When she wrote the final report on his recovery, she let that piece out. Ace weren't a part of their family and he was an assassin, she could be a bit careful with his report because of this.

And that's the chapter, hope you enjoyed

And this was a more in depth view on the doctor, seeing as every doctor is different and usually thinks 'I know best and you should listen'. Bay isn't entirely like this, she is still stern and stoic, but she is also kind and understanding. And I wanted to get that forward and hope I did

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