A/N: This chapter is for you Freetimesunshine, Blacky77,One piecerules100, Smiley-Nami, thank you for reviewing! A huge thanks to my other followers and those favorites :) I appreciate you! Here is my longest chapter yet!

On the Moby Dick

"Dammit, what a time to be caught in a storm and we were just on them too," exclaimed Thatch.

"Just hurry, and fix the sails, " shouted Vista

In the galley

"This isn't a time to be eating, we need to go get Marco, it's been too long," shouted Ace, spitting food everywhere.

"Calm down, Ace, there's a storm raging outside, nothing we can do now, but keep our strength up to beat those guys," soothed Sabo, sitting next to him

"I don't like this either, but Narmur is the best navigator in the seas, he will get us there," he added.

"Arghh, you're right but still, I feel guilty Marco is even with those bozos in the first place," begrudged Ace.

Back on the Red Force

"Shishishishi, no one can out eat me," d-smiled Luffy. Several belis were exchanged between the crewmates, disbelieving the fact Lucky Roo lost.

"Dammit, why is there a storm now," moaned Shanks, head on the table, battling nausea.

"Ah! There's a storm?!" shouted Lu.

"Yes, we just told you a few minutes ago, that's why the food contest ended," said Yassop

"Arggh, those bastards are getting further away," yelled Lu.

"Hey, it's ok, we know their general direction, we will catch up in no time, let's just try to loosen up before we meet these guys huh" added Shanks

"Shanks, how can you be this relaxed at a time like this?" retorted Lu.

"I'm Captain Red-Hair Shanks, a friend needs help and I always keep a promise. I promise you we will get your sister back, Lu. Have faith in me" intoned Shanks

Lu felt soothed by the words that held a powerful edge to them, but still he said, "I'll relax when Perona is back but I will say the food eating contest was fun, and it did keep me from worrying," breathed out Lucky.

"See, you can have fun. Mihawk is too uptight, life is an adventure and every day brings a new party," finished Shanks arms stretched wide.

"I think you mean, 'everyday is a new adventure, cap," chimed Benn.

"So you can have fun and accomplish your goals?", asked Lu

"Of course Lucky, everyday should be a new adventure to find a reason to party," Shanks responded

"I think you meant to say, 'everyday should be a new adventure while chasing your dreams' added Benn.

"Dad said your only focus should ever be your goal. Everything else is superfluous," said Lu.

"Ah, well, Dad, heh, still surprises me he has a kid, dhahahaha, your Dad, is a special case, he needs more friends, I keep telling him to loosen up. What works for him, doesn't work for everyone. You're young, take the time to be a child, don't train all the time. You can be silly, have fun with friends and achieve your dream."

"Ah, but I don't have many friends besides the humandrills, the others live in the New World so I don't really see them often, the humandrills don't really know any games and my sister plays with me sometimes but she's old so she doesn't play for too long. You're the first friend I've made in years, Shanks," said Lu, unknowingly breaking the hearts of every pirate on the ship.

"Aw, Lu, I'm honored. I'll definitely teach you how to have fun, don't you worry," said Shanks hugging Lucky and silently promising to himself to be the best damn friend you could ever have.

"Captain, Whitebeard Pirates Sighted" shouted a random crewmember

"Way to ruin the moment, ya bastard!" shouted all the pirates in the galley.

"Whaa? Moment? The Whitebeards were spotted, ya know, Emperor of the Sea!" he replied

"Ahh, just go away," sniffled the crew

"Eh, the Whitebeards!? They've been sighted in the Grandline but I didn't expect to run into them like this. Oi, Men, how's the storm looking?" said Shanks

"The sky is clearing up, Cap, what should we do about Whitebeard?"

"Well, maybe they saw something, we might as well get closer and have a chat." replied Shanks

"Ehhhhh," yelled the crew

"Whitebeard, huh?" murmured Lucky fingering his booken.

"If only I had a real blade, I would challenge that old man, any day," yelled Lucky

"Ehhhh," yelled the crew again

"Dhahahaha, I knew there was I reason I liked ya kid," laughed Shanks

"Captain, please, you should be discouraging this type of behavior," Yassop said, dismayed thinking of his own son.

"Hahahah, you know the captain, Yassop, don't act so surprised," chuckled Benn.

On the Moby Dick

"Pops, The Red-Hair crew is in sight, looks like they're coming our way," said Jozu, acting as look-out at the time.

"What does that damn brat want? I don't have time for his shenanigans. Alright, we'll see what he wants and kick him off quickly," decided Whitebeard.

On Kuraigana

Mihawk arrived at the island sooner than expected. What he found did not please him, one bit. The humandrills were in an uproar, they usually steered clear of him unless looking for a fight. But right now they were agitated and he did not see Luffy nor Perona.

They followed him as he briskly walked towards the castle, he didn't run, because Dracule Mihawk, the World's Greatest Swordsman does not panic, but his speed picked up as he saw the destroyed trees and craters.

Luffy was the only one who truly understood the beasts, with his mysterious power or intuition, Mihawk did not have a name for it yet but he was looking through Marine files during his spare time under the guise of research for capturing pirates of course. Those idiot marines, thought Mihawk.

Once he arrived at the empty castle, it was then he surmised what had made the humandrills so agitated. The leader was crying outside the door, which ticked him off , and he promptly sent a slash but he had mercy so he used his pendant knife. The leader cried out, barely managing a weak armament but continued crying.

"Luffy, Perona, I'm home…. I brought food," said Mihawk into the empty hall. There was no answer.

Somewhere on the Grandline

A meeting between super rookie Shanks and Emperor Whitebeard was taking place. Said meeting had Marine networks going crazy. Was Shanks joining Whitebeard? Was he challenging him? What was an Emperor doing outside the New World? Sengoku had to answer all these questions as he sat at the head of the table, with the admirals and vice-admirals all clamoring for attention. Monkey D. Garp , Hero of the Marines, sat to his left, he still refused the position of admiral but he had the power to be one. He sat next to Sengoku, munching on crackers, worried about the two kids he dropped off with Whitebeard a year ago. Sengoku sat there rubbing his forehead, lamenting his job and wondering about retirement again.

Elsewhere

"Oi, Brat, how many times do I have to tell you, cool it with the Haki," yelled Whitebeard, slamming his naginata on the deck.

"Dhahahaha, relax Old Man, I mean no harm, just warning any new recruits off that think to challenge me, that's all," responded Shanks.

At this point, Lucky jumped on board despite being warned to stay on the ship.

"Oi, Old Man, they say you're the strongest, if I wasn't going after the slave ship that took my sister and had a real blade, I'd challenge you. Don't think just because I use wooden swords doesn't mean I couldn't damage you but I'd rather wait, a blade like yours deserves an equal," declared Lu.

"Hey, who do you think you are, ya little bastard!" yelled Ace and proceeded to spit on Luffy.

"Oi, the hell!" shouted Lucky preparing his sword.

"Oi, Lucky, this is one of these moments where it doesn't serve to fight. We came here for information, remember? Not everything is solved with a fight. " said Mihawk, bending on his knee to be at Lu's level.

"Hmpf, fine, you know best Shanks." grumpily said Lu.

"Guararara, Ace that's enough, and you cheeky brat," pointing at Lucky, "Who's the little one, Shanks? And what's this I hear about slavers?" demanded Pops.

"Ah. Well, I met this little guy on an island and his sister was kidnapped by slavers while the rest of their crew distracted us. We lost them during the storm and we were hoping you might have seen them since you seem to be heading in a similar direction" said Shanks, moving to stand protectively in front of Lu.

Meanwhile, Sabo was holding Ace back from attacking the younger boy.

"It wouldn't be Harlan's Slave Crew, you're going after would it? One of my sons was also taken by this man, but their ship is a few hours away from where we last sighted it before the storm. You two may join us. It would attract too much attention if both our ships are seen together for too long" said Whitebeard

"What odd luck, yes, that would be best, thank you Whitebeard. I also brought some of your favorite sake. I'll send my crew off. " Shanks said, rolling over a massive bottle.

"Ehh we have to stay on the same ship?!" yelled two different boys at the same time, pointing at each other.

On Captain Harlan's ship

"Sooo, how's it going over there? You free, yet," drawled Marco

"Tch, whatever, if that storm hadn't jostled me, I wouldn't have dropped the pin I carry. At least I carry something to help in these types of situations," snarked Perona.

"Eh, whatever. I say we wait until they come down to feed us and attack. There were too many before by myself but with you, we might have a fighting chance. You any good, I ain't never heard of "Ghost Princess" Perona," asked Marco.

"I like to keep a low profile. But sure, I'll bite, horo-horo-horo, I don't want to stay here any longer than I have to" said Perona.

"Ok well what can you do...," asked Marco as they each exchanged fighting capabilities to come up with a solid plan.

On the Moby Dick

Meanwhile, Ace and Lucky were starring daggers at each other. Shanks' crew had doubled back after Shanks assured them he would be fine and trusted the Old Man.

"Oi, let me at him," Ace told Sabo, who was still holding him back.

Luffy had gotten over the perceived insult since Shanks said it wasn't worth it. Anyways these boys were around his age, the only friend he had of a similar age was Pudding, but she didn't like to fight and she lived too far. He wanted to approach them but was feeling uncharacteristically shy.

Sabo could no longer restrain Ace and he sent a flying ball of fire towards Lu.

Lucky had no choice but to use haki, he could only maintain it for small bursts and he wanted to save his energy for later. Lucky infused his sword with a haki and deflected the attack, startling everyone on the deck.

Ace, shook his head, surprised another kid, younger at that, seemed to use haki too. He dove right in for the attack and Lucky met him with his sword. Ace's arm burst in response attempting to burn the sword but Lu countered with haki and jumped back. He sent Ace a flying slash, surprisingly not cutting the ship, attesting to his high level of swordsmanship. Ace avoided it and jumped to the side, running towards Lu and sending another ball of fire.

"One trick pony, eh," teased Lucky as he avoided the fire.

"Heh. I'm just getting fired up," yelled Ace. He was surprised at how strong the younger boy seemed, he was getting excited at the prospect of a new challenge. Likewise, Lucky was also impressed and had firmly situated Ace in the friend group. If the blond kid was as good as this kid, then he would make an excellent friend too, thought Lu.

"That's enough Ace, your fire is damaging the ship. At least wait until we are on land, to challenge opponents using your devil fruit, otherwise no powers if you want to continue" rumbled White Beard

"That kid ain't half bad... what's your name, boy?" Pops asked Lucky.

"Eh, you interrupted the spar, Old Man," said Lu

"Oi, show some respect, but yeah Oyaji, the fight was getting good," interrupted Ace

"Ehh, whatever. My name is Lucky D. Hawk. One day I'll come to challenge you, Whitebeard" Lu declared.

"Hawk, that's an interesting surname, but you're 100 years too early to be challenging me" replied Whitebeard, laughing.

"I'm challenging the Old Man, you better get in line," Ace said

"So you can call him old man but I can't" said Lu

"Argh, that's not the point and I'm his son, I get special privileges," retorted Ace.

At this point Sabo jumped in before it devolved into another fight, "Hello. My name is Sabo, that was some nice swordsmanship you showed Lucky. Who taught you if you don't mind me asking," said Sabo, bending in a proper bow.

Vista, 5th commander of the WhiteBeards and also a skilled swordsman chimed in, "I'd like to know as well. You are very skilled, especially for one as young as yourself."

"My sensei is my dad, Dracule Mihawk," Lu said, also bowing, surprising everyone on board.

"Oi, Lu ever heard of secrecy, jeez kid, we're trying to keep a low profile" remarked Shanks

"Ehh, I didn't know, and who cares if people know my dad, he is my sensei" Lucky said flicking a booger Shanks way, which he expertly dodged, not wanting to be embarrassed in front of an emperor and it hit a whitebeard pirate instead.

"Oi, kid, watch where ya aim that," yelled a whitebeard pirate who was completely ignored.

"Ah. but you have a different surname" said Vista

"Who cares. Hawky adopted me when I was a baby and I took the name Hawk because I wanted to be own person but still recognize Dad," Lucky stared hard at Vista

"Pfft, hawky, eh, dhahahaha, thanks kid, I'll remember that, " chuckled Shanks

"Ah,my apologies, I didn't mean to offend. Your sensei taught you well, it's a testament to his skill that his son would carry his will as well.

"Oi, I don't want to take his title, I'll make a name on my own," retorted Lucky

"Guararara, I like you kid" laughed Whitebeard not batting an eye at who his dad is.

"Heh, you might be younger than me but you're pretty strong for a shrimp," Ace smirked.

"Hey, I'm almost 8 ya know," yelled Lucky.

"Hah. I'm 10, I'm older so I beat you, neh," Ace said, sticking his tongue out.

"Hey, Ace, c'mon stop antagonizing him, he seems nice," Sabo replied

"Ya, listen to your brother, he seems nicer than you, idiot," Lucky followed up.

"Why you," Ace said holding his fist up

"Let's go play in the meantime", Sabo interrupted before Ace could make things worse.

"Play? Ya, c'mon", Lu said grabbing Ace and Sabo and running off like he lived on the ship

"Heyyy, slow down," yelled Ace and Sabo followed by, "Oi, let me go, baka!" "Shishishishi" laughter could be heard down the hall.

Several Hours Later

Ace slowly warmed up to Lucky and Sabo already liked the jovial boy. He seemed to shine brighter under the attention of so many people. There were hundreds of pirates aboard the Moby Dick. So Lucky was the center of attention.

Ace ended up directing the hyperactive boy towards the training room, he wanted to see what else the boy could do.

Sabo fought viciously against Lucky. They were both using a bo staff, Lucky having to borrow his, since his bokken were broken after repeated force from Ace's blows during their previous 25 spars, they were keeping things light. It was Sabo's turn and this was the last spar. Just Like Ace's matches, Sabo and Lu were evenly matched as well.

A crowd had gathered around the three, after the 3rd match, which sent Ace flying through the door, and I mean literally, there was an Ace-shaped hole, the door miraculously still hanging by the hinges, a testament to the ship's great craftsmanship. Shanks was standing by as he felt responsible for the young boy.

The fight ended in a draw and both boys smirked. "Good match," said both boys, shaking hands.

"Heh, you're not bad for an almost 8 year old, Sabo and are 10, so to think you can keep up with us is amazing,not gonna lie," said Ace smiling.

"I guess we can be friends even though you're younger," Ace said

Sabo smiled too, "Aw Ace, look at you making friends," "Shove it, Sabo," Ace said pushing him to the ground, Sabo laughing, not seeming to mind.

"Shishishishi, yay, friends! This is awesome, you definitely have to come visit me! I just have to ask Dad for permission but he'll probably say yes. Pudding came to visit once. Oh I know I'll call him right now and ask" Lucky added

"Woah, kid, don't you think we should get Perona first before calling Hawky, hehe" sniggered Shanks

"Oi, don't call him that, that's my special name for him, neh," Lucky said, sticking his tongue out at Shanks.

"Ahh, how could I forget? Yeah, you're right, I can't call dad yet. It's almost been a day, how long until we beat those slavers to a pulp. Aww man, my bokken are broken. Ah, those shitty bastards will pay," Lu said talking rapidly

"Oi, slow down and language, the last thing I need is Mihawk reprimanding me, god, when did I become such a parent, " Shanks said, shaking his head.

"You could borrow some of ours or even an actual sword," jumped in Sabo

"Oh thanks! I'll take two wooden swords. Dad hasn't deemed me ready yet to carry a live blade, so I won't disobey him," Lu said

"That was very mature of you, I thought for sure you'd jump at the chance," Ace added

"I am a swordsman, it wouldn't do for me to go back on my word,my dad is the superior swordsman, if he says I'm not ready then I'm not. To disobey my sensei would go against my creed as one who aspires to seriously wield a blade" seriously replied Lu.

"Wise words, for one so young, Dracule Mihawk is truly worthy of his title, it seems" said Vista.

"My dad is the greatest in the world! Of course he is worthy!" proclaimed Lucky

"Dhahaha, Mihawk won the jackpot with a kid like you," remarked Shanks

"Heh, so it seems you do have depth beyond that airheadedness you show at times," said Ace.

"Nehhh" Lucky said, sticking his tongue out at Ace.

"Does your great taste in clothing also come from Hawk-Eyes, I try to get Ace to see reason but he's content to go shirtless, the savage," said Sabo snickered.

"Oi, just because you like to dress all fancy doesn't mean we all have too, we're pirates for Enel's sake, you and Lucky are just weird"Ace said

"Shishishishi, a swordsman must always dress the part, my dad says, " Lucky replied laughing joyously with his new friends.

"Hey, the ship has been spotted," shouted a pirate running into the training room, draining all the joy from the room that had been present just a few seconds ago.

A/N: Cliffhanger! I will be wrapping this up next chapter, we will see a meeting between the big 3, Mihawk, Shanks, and Whitebeard which will lead to ASL adventures and brotherhood! Would you like to see a few chaps dedicated to ASL crew/ luffy childhood or a timeskip to when Lu sets off? Lmk in the reviews! How did you like my addition of the marines to the story? Idk if i named the slaver crew in previous chaps lol but Harlan is just a random oc. Stay tuned! P.S go take a peek at some other stories I'm developing ;)