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Chapter 4 - How Shanks f*cked up big time

Lucy - 8 , Ace - 11

It's been 2 years since he met Lucy. Since then every holiday both their families would spend it together. They would sometimes go to their house, but most of the time they would go to his house.

Garp would still visit often (sometimes with Lucy, especially the weeks after his birthday. Lucy was always there to make sure that her Grampa will follow their promise) for training. At first he fully believed that Garp would throw him immediately in the middle of the jungle but to his surprise none of that happened.


One of the basic training the old man gave him is to strengthen his arms and feet by doing normal exercise! Like running, push ups and the basic exercise. His eyes almost popped out of his head when he heard Garp say that.

After that normal exercise, the old man made him spar with Lucy. He was hesitant at first because Lucy was so small and thin that a single punch might hurt her so bad. But to his surprise, the small girl can pack a punch.

"Gahahahahaha, you thought I can let my grand daughter grow up weak?" Garp laughed looking at his bewildered face

"What the hell old man!" Ace yelled glaring at Garp "Why the hell are you even training Lucy for?"

"My sweet innocent granddaughter should know how to protect herself." Garp said

"You don't have to force Lucy for this stupid trainings! I can protect her on my own." Ace declared

Garp looked at him amused "Really now? And why is that?" he challenged

"Because! Just because!" Ace yelled back starting to blush

"Gahahahaha, brat you are too young to even think about that!" Garp laughed looking at the now blushing madly boy

"Shut up old man!" Ace yelled kicking Garp in the shin "Let's go Lucy!" Ace pulled her toward his house leaving the old man laughing his ass off.


Ace smiled to himself as he saw the tree they climbed up to watch their very first firework display they watched together. He sighed

It's been 2 years since he admitted to himself that he likes Lucy so much. Damn it. He misses that little ball of chaos.

"Do you miss her already?" Rogue asked as she sat down beside the young boy

"No." He lied

"Aw, don't lie to me Ace. I know you like her." She giggled

"Stop it mom. I won't like her. She's annoying." Ace glared

"Annoyingly cute?" Rogue teased. She laughed when Ace glared at her "Alright, alright I'll stop." She gave a soft smile "But don't tell me you don't miss her?"

Ace looked away "I might. It's too quiet without her getting into a mess."

"Yeah." Rogue sighs "I get that Dragon was busy but not letting Lucy visit for a year is just too much." she pouted "He didn't even tell us where he'll leave her. We could have visited her, Heck she could have stayed here for a year!" Rogue complained

"Maybe he knows that once he leaves Lucy here alone, he'll never get her back." Ace teased

"Of course!" Rogue pouted "The only reason I can't kidnap Lucy is because Dragon and her are always traveling around the world."

"You're getting worse like Garp."

Rogue looked at him offended "I do not! Even if I want to kidnap Lucy I won't try to kill her like Garp did to you!" she pouted "Besides, don't you like Lucy spending time with you?" Rogue teased

Ace smirked "Are you getting jealous mom? That whenever she's here she's always following me and not you?"

"How dare you tease me young man!" Rogue yelled smacking Ace on the head

"Ace!" A loud girly voice yelled outside their house making the mother and child pause

"Oh sweet Lucy!" Rogue yelled and run to the door pulling Ace

"Auntie Rogue!" Lucy greeted as soon as Rogue opened their door. Lucy jumped for a hug "I miss you!"

"Awwwwww, what a sweet girl!" Rogue squealed rubbing both their cheeks together

Ace sigh as he saw flowers and hearts floating on the background

"You must be Ace." A blond lady standing a few feet away from them greeted him "I'm Stacy, Lucy's mom."

"Hello. I'm Ace. Nice to meet you." Ace greeted politely

"What a polite young man." Stacy smiled. She crouched in front of Ace to face him at eye level. "Lucy's been telling me all about you." she giggled "She really likes you." she winked before standing up

"What is wrong with all these adults?" Ace mumbled hiding his blush

"Ace!" Lucy yelled again and before Ace could look back at Lucy, she threw herself to him in a hug "I miss you!"

Ace smile softly when he finally saw Lucy's bright smile "Yeah, me too." he whispered

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Both mother and child pair entered the house, both women sat on the sides drinking tea watching their children play around the garden.

"It's been long Stacy." Rogue greeted

"Rogue!" Stacy greeted back giving the woman a hug

"I'm surprised you're with Lucy today."

Stacy frowned "I'm mad at Dragon. I'm keeping Lucy for the time being because Dragon is an idiot."

"What happened?" Rogue concerned

"Dragon left Lucy in Fuscha village, alone."

"Isn't that Garp and Dragon's hometown?" Rogue asked. Stacy nodded "Then what is wrong with that?"

Stacy sighs, "It's not the village that is wrong, it's what happened in the village."

Rogue glanced back at Lucy and back at Stacy "What happened? Lucy seems fine."

"Lucy's been hanging out with some underworld people in that village for a year, and now Lucy is dead set in forming her own mafia because of it." Stacy explained "This is Roger's fault."

"Roger?" Rogue narrowed her eyes "Why?"

"When she was staying with Makino's bar, Red Hair just had to show up and stay in that village for a year. Enough time to fill Lucy's head with stories of the underworld."

Rogue choked on her tea "Shanks?"

Stacy nods, rubbing the bridge of her nose "Yeah. And not only that, Lucy almost died!"

"WHAT!?" Rogue yelled

"I guess you've heard of the incident where Shanks lost his arm?" Stacy grinned "Then someone beat him half to death?"

"That was you!" Rogue laughed, more amused at the news rather than worried. If Shank is the reason that Lucy almost died, she as hell would do the same to Shanks and beat him half dead. "Roger just went the other day to see how Shanks is doing." she giggled remembering the panic Roger was when they got the news

"The arm? No." Stacy grinned "But beating him so bad was so satisfying." She laughed

"Do I want to know what happened to the arm?" Rogue sigh

"Yes. Because I'm sure you'll want to beat him too." Stacy giggled

"They went to the zoo. Everything was supposed to be fine because its the fucking zoo! Nothing was suppose to happen in the fucking zoo! But Shanks lost Lucy in the fucking zoo!" Stacy said "At first they thought Lucy was just exploring the zoo alone so they didn't look for her!"

"No!" Rogue was horrified

"Yes! Then they realised that maybe she was not exploring the zoo alone but lost when they still hadn't found her after an hour."

"What happened to Lucy? Please tell she just got lost and didn't know the way back. Or maybe she just-" Rogue paused trying to find a justification of why Lucy was lost "-just fascinated at some animal so much she don't know the time?" she almost pleaded Stacy that she's right and not the other reason

Stacy looked at her with a blank emotionless face "No. Lucy was kidnapped." Rogue paled "By bandits." Rogue glanced at the laughing Lucy playing with Ace in swing "Shanks and his crew searched the whole island for Lucy. They did find her about 10 minutes into looking with the bandits near the Alligator habitat. There was a huge fight but let's be honest Shanks is much stronger than some no name bandit."

Rogue sighs in relief "That's good. But how did Shanks lose his arm?"

Stacy shook her head "I'm not yet done with the story of 'How Shanks fucked up big time' story" Rogue was getting more nervous, every detail Stacy says feels like her heart is going to burst in worry. "So Shanks and his crew beat the bandits fast and they recovered Lucy when suddenly-" Stacy paused and looked Rogue in the eyes. Rogue gulped, waiting for the worst "-he dropped Lucy into the Alligator pen and was swallowed whole by an Alligator."

Rogue's eyes grew big with horror "No." she pleaded

"Shanks then jumped down and killed the alligator retrieving Lucy." Stacy continued ignoring the horrified look of Rogue "Everything was fine, they washed up and continued to sight see. By that time Shanks was so horrified that he wouldn't let Lucy out of his sight."

"I'm more scared of the rest of the story." Rogue admitted

Stacy laughed with no humor "Imagine my shock and anger the moment I heard about it. I almost killed the brat but Lucy begged me not to, saying he likes Shanks and Shanks saved him." she snorted, "Yeah, save her after putting her in danger."

They were silent for a few second before Rogue asked "But, if this is the story of Shank's arm…" she paused afraid of continuing her question

"Oh, I'm not done with my story." Stacy said after sipping her tea "They went sight see again, Lucy safely in Shanks arm all the time. Everything was great until the last exhibition they went to. The sea monsters. They were suppose to dive, well Shanks and his crew but Lucy will be in a clear tube for safety reason." Stacy took a cookie "But then Shanks tripped and dropped Lucy, again, in a sea monster infested aquarium." Rogue stopped breathing with wide eyes as she stared at Stacy "Normally Lucy will be fine because she's a great swimmer, but by that time. Lucy was already a hammer. Shanks jumped in the aquarium to save a drowning Lucy that was about to be eaten by a sea monster. She was so close to getting eaten but miraculously Shanks pulled her away but not fast enough for his arm."

"What?" Rogue almost whispered her question "Why can't she swim?" She paused, "Did she ate…?"

Stacy nodded, making Rogue pale again "Yeah, Rubber rubber fruit." Stacy sighs trying to contain her anger "So now my only daughter is a rubber woman. Imagine all the slave travers that will be after her." Stacy narrowed her eyes "Imagine all the perverts that will want to enjoy a rubber woman."

Rogue can feel her blood boil in anger. Yes she is mad at Shanks for getting Lucy in danger but at least he somehow saved her in time. But this, letting Lucy eat a devil fruit is bad. But letting a lady eat a rubber fruit is worst. Perverts would target her because of this!

"Who?" Rogue growled, ready to kill the offending person "Is it the bandits?" If they are, she was ready to resurrect them just to kill them again.

Stacy laughed again without humour in her voice "No. Shanks."

Rogue paused trying to analyse that. Did she just say Shanks was the offending person, again?

"A week before their trip to the zoo, Shanks and his crew showed up in the village with a devil's fruit. Left it open and unguarded in the bar where Lucy was staying. Lucy thought it was a dessert and ate it." Stacy looked at the now hyperventilating woman in front of her "So now my daughter is a fucking rubber."

"I'm going to hurt Shanks so bad!" Rogue yelled

"I already did. But you're still free to hurt him again after the doctors patch him up."

They were silent after that. Rogue is still trying to control her anger while Stacy continues to eat and drink her tea.

It was close to a nice silence when Ace yelled, making both women run to their children on the sand pit.

"WHAT?!" Ace yelled grabbing Lucy on her shoulders and shaking her

"Shishishishi, it was to show that I'm strong!" Lucy yelled back in between laughter

"What happened?" Rogue asked concern at his son's outburst

Ace glanced at his mom and back at the still laughing Lucy. He pulled Lucy in front of him facing Rogue "Look at Lucy's face mom! There is a scar below her eyes!"

"What happened?" Rogue asked, kneeling in front of Lucy inspecting her face for other injuries "It doesn't look like a new injury."

"Nope! I got this a week ago!" Lucy said

"Why? Did someone stab you?" Rogue asked

Ace groaned "No, she stabbed herself!" he yelled making the girl giggled

"I told you it was to show how strong I am! I didn't cry-" Ace glared at her "-okay I cried just a little bit." she continue as a whisper

"Oh yeah, the scar." Stacy deadpan, making Stacy and Ace look at her. "Tell her why you stabbed yourself, Lucy. I'm sure Auntie Rogue would love to hear it."

Lucy pouted "Because they don't want to take me on their travels."

Rogue gulped, more nervous because she may have an idea who 'they' are, but asked anyway. "Who are 'they'?"

"Shanks and his friends. Shishishishi."

Rogue freeze. Her mind short circuiting

"That was right before her eating the fruit and a week before the zoo." Stacy added "And it all happened just a week ago."

And with that, Rogue fainted.


Roger was so worried when Stacy called him saying that Rogue fainted out of stress. He immediately said goodbye to Shanks, after making sure the boy will be fine after a very long rest.

He was still not sure why Shanks was so beat up. The brat was so strong! And even if he was against a very strong opponent he still got his crew. But even all his crew were beaten up. What is more weird is that nobody would tell him the reason for getting beat up. I mean he was retired from this underworld but he wouldn't just let his former member get beaten up without getting revenge. They would just akwardly laugh, look away, and tell him that they're fine and its because Shanks was stupid and they deserved all the bruises.

Roger sighs as he enters the car waiting for him in the airport. It was a day's flight from Shanks' location to their house. He was dead tired but he was more worried about his wife. It was a good thing that Stacy was with her when she fainted (Oh Roger, if only you know that Stacy was half the reason Rogue fainted from stress. Half was the person you just visited from.) and will be staying with them for a week.

He chuckled to himself "I just hope little Lucy will be enough to calm a panicking Ace (Poor Roger, haven't you reaslize yet that little Lucy will be the reason, only reason, Ace is and will panic his entire life. Hell, Lucy might be the reason your son might die young from a heart attack.) after seeing her mom faint."

After a few minutes, which felt like hours, he finally reached home.

He was so worried about his wife that he forgot to close the door to their house and run straight to their room, sure that is where Rogue will be resting.

But entering their room, he froze at the scenario.

(If this is a normal story you might think that it's a husband going home to find his wife in an affair right in their bedroom. But dear readers it's not a normal story. These people aren't even normal. Let's be honest, their families of 'D' nothing is normal for them.)

What he saw was chaotic.

Ace was pouting on the corner while Lucy was trying to catch his attention.

Stacy was sitting on a chair beside the bed, silently reading a book.

While Rogue… Rogue is tied on the bed cursing every God and demanding blood. She is yelling to be freed to catch and murder the offending creature that caused all these madness.

Roger was gaping at the chaotic scene. He doesn't know what to do or what to say in these situations.

"Oh, you're back." Stacy greeted as soon as she saw him in the doorway

"Roger!" Rogue yelled glaring at him "I want an explanation!"

"What did I do?" Roger whimpers, staring at Rogue that is glaring at him. He was sure that if Rogue was free she would have killed him right there and then.

"Dad." Ace said in a very cold tone. He never used that tone, even how annoyed he was at him. He only used this tone when he was mad. I mean really mad.

Roger slowly turns his head to look at Ace which is also glaring at him. Beside him is a confused Lucy staring at him with innocent eyes. Well at least Lucy is not mad at him, because if she is then she is ultimately fucked up.

"I want to talk to you about this certain 'Shanks' I heard about." Ace said, spatting the name like its poison

Roger blinked, confused "Shanks? Why?" he smiled dumbly "He's fine and getting better. Just a few bruises, but his arm is still a mess."

"Does Shanks' arm still hurt?" Oddly it was Lucy who asked him. He looked back again at the girl and saw that she was looking at him with wide guilty eyes, tears starting to form, "Was he mad?"

Ace growled "Lucy, I told you it wasn't your fault." he warned the girl

"But-" she tried to retort but hesitated when she saw Ace glaring at her

Stacy cleared her throat after freeing Rogue from her binding "Lucy, why don't we prepare dinner?" She picked up Lucy and started to walk toward the door. She gave Roger a smirk "They will be having a long discussion."

Lucy looked back hesitantly "Okay."

Roger stared at the closed door and gulped. He knows that Stacy deliberately left him alone with both an angry Rogue and Ace. He was just not sure why and why it seems that Shanks is involved.

He slowly turns to face a much more calm looking Rogue sitting on the bed with Ace.

"Why don't you take a seat Roger." Rogue said "We'll have a long talk about your former student Shanks and his stupidity."

Roger gulped. Yup he was fucked up so bad.


"Mommy, why did we leave them?" Lucy asked as soon as she was put down by her mom

"They'll be talking about something." Stacy said collecting ingredients from the Gol family's fridge

"It is about why Auntie and Ace are so mad?" Lucy asked

"Yes."

Lucy paused, "Will uncle Roger be okay?"

Stacy was about to answer but was stopped by a girly man scream from the master bedroom where they left the Gol family to 'talk' about something.

Stacy grinned at Lucy "I'm sure he's not, princess."


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