Crazy trouble with love part 4
Female Shichibukai and Luffy
Series: One Peice
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In Marineford, HQ of the marines is where we see several odd individuals.
"Man, what a drag, how come we have to wait here for that execution that's not even in a week?" A tall blond man dressed flamboyantly asked with a grin.
"If you're in such a rush to leave, then do so." spoke a fishmen with his arms crossed while wearing a red coat.
"Jinbei, admit it, you are just as bored as the rest of us." the stern looking man with a large sword on his back said.
"Be grateful, you weren't put down that damn prison impel down." spoke a man with short black hair with a hook for one hand who was smoking a cigar.
"He he he he, just be glad they decided to give you a second chance Crocodile." a large pale man with a giant neck laughed. "If it was me they would have thrown away the key."
"Well, it isn't up to you, and if I had my way, all you men would be in jail." a tall beautiful woman with big breasts said.
The last member who was a tall man holding a bible with gloves was silent.
"Kuma, what do you think?" The fish man asked curiously.
"If we were called here, then it requires our utmost focus." he replied in a hollow voice.
"But we were told that we would be needed in a week or more, not that we had to stay here until then." the tall blond man said with a smile.
"Maybe they really wanna have us all here so they can kill us." laughed the pale man. "Well, I say we take a vacation, all in favor?"
Before any of them could say anything the doors opened and a marine pushed a cart in with tea. "Here is the tea you requested."
"We didn't request any." spoke the woman with a cold expression.
"S-s-sorry, but I was ordered to bring it to you, enjoy." He said before leaving.
"Heh, being served without telling them, now that's service." smirked the man in pink.
"Well, I for one am parched, we've been in this room for hours." the man with the sword said as he poured himself a cup. "Anyone else care for some?"
"I'll take some." the fish man said as he raised his hand.
"Same here." spoke the large pale man.
"I'll take some as well." the blonde added with a grin.
"I'll take a cup, but as soon as I'm done I'm leaving." spoke the woman.
"I might as well have some." the man with the hook said.
"One cup." spoke the man with the bible.
"There you go then." he said as he finished pouring before handing them to the other Shichibukai.
They each took their cups and started drinking some of the tea. They all finished their drinks and then set their cups down.
"Well, if they still insist we wait, then I'm done." spoke the woman standing up.
"Fine, go ahead and leave, I'll go with you, better than staying here." the blonde said. But just as he stood up all of them, the man with the bible included went wide eyed and groaned while grabbing at their heads.
"Ugh, what's going on?" The male man groaned in confusion.
"My head, it feels off." spoke the fish man holding it while feeling dizzy.
"Same, what was in that tea?" The hooked man asked as he held his head.
"Damn...marines." groaned the pale man before falling back off the couch.
"How...dare they!" The blonde groaned in anger.
Soon all of them dropped to the floor passed out, even the large one with the bible, with the male's bodies glowing as the screen cut over to a man with a straw hat and who was falling from the air.
"Aaaahhh!" He cried as he fell towards the ground with numerous other figures behind him and a ship.
"Damn you Straw hat, we're all gonna die!" Buggy shouted at him.
"I don't wanna die!" cried out Mr. 3 flailing his arms around.
"Oh, wait, I'm made of rubber, I'll be fine."
"That doesn't work for us you baka!" Buggy shouted as they neared the ground.
"Vi don't want to die like this! Someone stop vus!" cried out Ivankov.
"I got it! Gomu gomu no: balloon!" Luffy cried as he began to suck in air. His body inflated and slowly got bigger to where the others were close and held on but he felt the ship also make contact and strained to keep it together. 'Keep it...together!' He thought .
Slowly they came near the large HQ before they landed with Luffy going wide eyed at the pressure from the ship due to gravity. As the ship landed it began to push off of him, pointing his large body in the direction of the HQ.
He groaned as the ship got off and the pressure from inside was enough for him to let it all out like a balloon and went flying towards the building.
"Luffy!" Ivanko cried as he crashed into one of the windows of the building.
"Oh no! Look where we are!" cried out Buggy with wide eyes.
"Yes, though it appears we've arrived early, so not all the marines are here yet" Mr. 3 said.
And cue a loud siren going off.
"Damn it! Let's get out of here!" Buggy shouted.
Squads of marines started running out and down the roads as the pirates turned and started running to the side of the island.
'Please ve safe Luffy.'
With said pirate he rolled along the ground and hit a desk with a groan.
"Oooww, stupid boat." he moaned as he got up. He looked around and rubbed his head. "Hmm, now where am I? And where are those other guys?"
"S-strawhat luffy?!"
"Uh?" He said as he turned around to see a low ranked marine and that he had just crashed into his office.
"I-It is Strawhat Luffy!" He shouted before running out of the office.
"Alright, time to find Ace." remarked Luffy running out of the office and went down the opposite hall the marine went. "Now, if I were Ace, where would I be?" He wondered as he ran.
While he ran he didn't see someone near the corner walking out in the way of his path.
"He has to be around here some wh-!" He said before colliding with someone and sending both of them to the ground in a heap.
"Oof!" The figure shouted as they landed on the ground. "Watch where you're...go...ing." The figure started before seeing who had hit them.
"Hey...you look familiar." Luffy said as he looked at the person in front of him.
It was a woman with short blonde hair, tanned skin, and who seemed taller than him while wearing thin white sunglasses and a pink boa around her shoulders with an open white shirt that showed her clear breasts while she had black pants with white stripes and pointed shoes.
"Hey, you're that pirate who wrecked my auction house, aren't you?" She said.
"Huh? Who are you?" he asked before noticing her chest and looked away.
She noticed and smiled before saying. "My names Doflamingo and I see you like what you see, no?"
"Doflamingo?" he rubbed his chin while keeping his head away. "That sounds familiar."
"That's probably because I'm a Shichibukai handsome." she said as she sent out some thread at him which latched onto his arms before moving her hand like a puppet master.
"Woah!" he felt himself get pulled towards her with what felt like something around his arms and tried bracing himself on the ground.
"What's the matter, don't you want to help little old me up?" She asked with a grin.
"Help with what?" he asked while tugging harder on the strings.
"Keeping me entertained, it's only fair since you knocked me down, don't you say?" She chuckled as she made him hold out his hand to her.
"Sorry, but I'm in a hurry." He said as she took his hand as he struggled to get free. 'Why can't my hand move!?'
"Isn't this nice, now why don't you lead me back to our room now, huh?" She asked as she made him nod his head. "Good to hear." She said as she began to make him walk with her down the hall.
He groaned and let her drag him before poking his head for ideas.
'Come on Luffy, you can get out of this, I know you can, Think, think, think!' That's when he spotted a window and snapped his fingers. 'That's it, all I have to do is jump out and get to another level of the building, simple!'
He dug his sandals into the floor and started running to the window while his constricted arm stretched.
"Hey, what are you doing?" She asked as she turned around, unknowingly loosening her hold on his hand.
Luffy went flying through the window due to the slack on his arm as it reeled back to him and he went falling down.
"Hey, get back here!" Doflamingo shouted as she raced towards the window. She looked out and saw him swing around the side to another window. "You won't get away that easily!" She shouted as she began to run down the hall in hopes of catching up to him.
With Luffy he grabbed onto the second window's edge and climbed into the room. "Ok, I think I lost her." he said as he closed the window. "Now to find Ace." He said as he began to run through the base in search of his brother.
He still heard the siren and passed a few marines who darted off to get more men.
"It's Strawhat Luffy! Stop him!"
He ran faster while marines poured into the hallway with rifles.
"Fire at will!" The leader shouted as they aimed at Luffy.
All of them fired at Luffy who quickly ran down a left corridor.
"I have to hide!" He shouted before spotting an open door. He rolled through it and quickly shut the door. "I think I lost them." he panted as he listened to them run past the door.
"Strawhat!" He heard a voice shout before he was slapped across the face.
"Ow!" He said as he looked at the person who slapped him.
The figure was a tall woman with long black hair with a long scar crossing her nose, a large black coat draped on her shoulders with a black dress shirt underneath with a green handkerchief on her neck with brown dress pants and black shoes, but the biggest detail was that her left hand was a large gold hook.
"What was that for?"
"For everything! You've ruined my life, now take responsibility!" She shouted as she slapped him again.
"Ow!" he rubbed his cheek. "I don't even know you!"
"Yes you do you rubber bastard! It's me, Crocodile!"
"...huh?" he tilted his head confused.
"You bastard, you don't even remember me!?" She shouted as she raised her hand to slap him again.
He jumped and ducked while seeing her try to hit him with her hook next. "You're not Crocodile, he was a guy and you're a girl!" He said as he jumped over the hook.
"Oh yeah? Then why can I do this!" her hand started letting out sand which she swung at Luffy.
"Eh? How'd you get his devil fruit?" He asked as he tried to dodge the sand.
"I AM HIM!" She shouted as she sent a wave of sand at him in order to pin him against the wall.
His eyes widened as it slammed into and trapped him in place.
"There, now you listen and you listen good, you ruined my life so you're gonna take responsibility, Ok?"
"Hey! You started all of it!" he threw back while admitting it was the real deal even without saying anything.
"Doesn't matter, you're gonna pay, now take responsibility!"
"No." he spoke while grunting against the sand.
"Yes, you will!" She shouted as she put more pressure on the sand.
"I was helping my friend!" he spoke while clenching his muscles and strained harder against the sand which started giving in.
"I don't care, you hurt me Strawhat, now you have to pay for it!"
"How?!"
"Because you ruined my life I'm gonna take you away from everything you've ever known, I'm gonna make you mine!"
"Nani?" He shouted in surprise as he strained against the sand.
"I'll keep you as a trophy to make up for everything I lost."
'Shit, I have to get out of here!' He thought as he struggled against the sand even more just as the nearby wall was blown apart from a blue fist. 'Alright, this is my chance to escape!' Luffy thought as the sand lost its grip on him.
"Hey! Hold still!" Crocodile shouted as she tried to keep her hold on Luffy while also focusing on the new assailant. "Jinbe! Get out of here!"
"No way! This is Ace's little brother you're trying to kidnap, I won't leave without him!" The figure shouted as the dust began to clear.
Luffy groaned and looked at the figure. It was a blue skinned woman who was a whale shark fishman and who had two sharp teeth jutting up from her lower lip and had a black topknot while wearing a red japanese robe with cleavage showing from the top.
"Shut up, you don't know what this brat has put me through!"
"I don't care! Either give him up willingly or I'll drown you and take him myself." she warned getting into a fighting stance.
They stared at each other for a minute before Crocodile sighed and said. "Fine, take him, I'll get him later, you can't protect him forever."
"Wise choice." She said as the sand moved away from Luffy.
"Um, who are you?" he asked.
"My name is Jinbei, I am a Shichibukai and a friend of your brother." she said as she grabbed him.
"Huh? You know Ace?"
"Yes, now we better go before Crocodile gets any ideas." she spoke dragging him through the destroyed wall.
"Damn you Jinbei, he was mine!" Crocodile grumbled as she watched the fishman drag Luffy away. 'Next time for sure.'
"So, do you think you could set me down?" Luffy asked curiously as Jinbei held him close as she ran.
"No, otherwise we might get separated." She said as she held him tighter, unknowingly pushing his face into her breasts.
Luffy noted the softness and just took her words serious. 'Well, if she says so.' he thought as she continued to run down the hall.
'Now to just get out of here without the marines stopping us.' She thought as she ran down the hallway before she saw a large group of marines turning around the corner towards them.
"Halt!" They shouted as they raised their rifles at Jinbe and Luffy.
"Out of my way!" she called without stopping.
"Shichibukai Jinbe, drop that pirate and you will not be harmed!"
"Get out of our way or I'll make you." She said as she stopped and got into a stance.
"Men, open fire!" The marine ordered as they cocked their guns.
Jinbe growled before pulling her fist back and slammed it against the floor. "Take this!" She shouted as the floorboards flew up and hit the marines, making a hole.
They fell back while Jinbe jumped down the hole.
"This is going to be harder than I thought, hold on Strawhat!"
"Ok!" He said as she began to run down that hallway, unaware of a hand made out of shadows following her. "Hey, can you tell me where Ace is?"
"Right now he's either still in impel down or being held underneath the building in a holding cell."
"Can we go there? I came here to try and break him out."
"Ok, I'll try to take you there." she said when suddenly he was grabbed by a black shadowy hand.
"Huh?" He asked before it yanked him out of Jinbei's grasp and began to drag him away quickly.
"Strawhat!" Jinbei shouted as she was about to chase after him before another squad of marines came out from around a corner.
"Open fire!"
"Damn it, I'll save you later strawhat!" She shouted before turning to fight the marines.
He cried out while feeling himself get picked up.
"Well well well, look what we have here, straw hat luffy" a female voice chuckled.
He turned and blinked at the tall female behind him. She was extremely tall with pale skin. She had long red hair and a long neck with stitch marks on it. She was wearing a black jacket with long orange pants with black shoes and long black gloves, she had a small amount of belly fat with average sized breasts and a large ass.
"Huh? You look familiar."
"What? You don't remember me strawhat? I'm hurt." she laughed.
"Um, sorry, I really don't know you you, could you please let me go?"
"Eh? Not on your life." She chuckled as she brought him closer.
He tilted his head while trying to remember her. 'Tall, pale, uses shadows, laughs a lot, who is she?' he thought before recalling Gekko from Thriller Park. "G-gekko?!" He shouted in surprise.
"Bingo!" She giggled as she used her other hand to poke his nose.
"Y-You're a girl too?"
"Yep, I don't know how, but that's the case." she shrugged without letting go of him.
"Then...you must hate me just like crocodile!"
"Right-o!" She said with a grin as Luffy gulped nervously. "And you're gonna pay me back all the trouble you gave me."
"H-how?" He asked nervously.
"Your body." she growled while licking her lips.
"Huh? What do you mean?" He asked in confusion.
"You. Me. Fucking." She said with a big grin as she began to walk down the hall as she held him.
'No, I need to find Ace!' He shouted as he tried to get out of her grasp with little success . 'Hmm, what would Nami do in this situation?' He thought, trying to think of what his quick to anger navigator would do.
'Talk to her?' He thought as he shrugged his shoulders, it was worth a shot. "Um, Gecko?"
"Yes straw hat? What is it?" She asked curiously.
"How did you become a...girl? Crocodile was the same way. And why are you and that fish girl here?"
"Well, I'm not sure, we were all male until we drank the tea and then boom, we were all turned into females, and Boa went crazy."
"Over tea?"
"Yeah, I guess there was something in that tea." she shrugged before pushing open the door. Inside was a large room with an even bigger bed in the middle of the room. "Now we can get started on that payment." She said as she began to approach the bed.
"Can it wait?" He said nervously as she began to tie his right arm to a bedpost.
"No way." She said as she tied his left arm to the other post. "I'm not missing this chance." She said as she stretched his legs down to the other posts and began to tie them as well.
'Shit! I should have done something before she started tying me up!' He thought as she finished tying up his last leg, leaving him spread out across the bed.
"There, time for the fun!" She said with a grin as she began to take off her clothes before there was a banging on the door. "Ugh! Who is it?" She groaned as she stopped taking her clothes off and began to walk towards the door.
It was kicked off and hit Gecko with Boa walking in. "Gecko! Where's my Luffy?!" she spoke before spotting him tied to the bed. "Moria, what are you doing with my Luffy?" She asked slowly as she turned towards the pale warlord.
"I was gonna get what he owed me." she groaned from under the door.
"No, you were trying to steal my LUFFY!" She shouted angrily before looking back at Luffy and looked away with a blush while holding her hands against her face. "Oh Luffy, my love, I'm here for you, but you look so good right now, all helpless" she moaned with a big blush. 'I might faint!' She thought as she stared at Luffy.
"Oi! Can you get me out of this?" he asked tugging on the ropes.
"Maybe, but you have it do whatever I say, okay Luffy~?" she sang with a brighter blush.
"Really?"
"Yup." She said as she quickly began to untie him from the bed.
"Thanks Hancock."
"It's no problem Luffy, after all, how could I leave my fiance tied up?"
"Fian-what?" He asked in confusion as she finished untying him before pulling him into a hug
Before she could explain more marines showed up.
"Warlords Gecko Moria and Boa Hancock, hand over the pirate strawhat Luffy!"
"You would dare challenge me?" frowned Boa.
"Hey, get out of my room, all of you except Strawhat!" Moria shouted as she pushed the door off of herself.
"Give up Strawhat and we'll leave."
"NEVER!" They both shouted angrily.
"Then you leave us no choice. Men! Aim and fire!"
"Soldiers, stand down." a calm voice said behind them.
They turned and looked up since there standing behind them was a very tall woman, taller than boa who had a hat that features a pair of rounded ears, and, along with the dark blue fabric of her pants, was covered in brown spots. Her jacket contained a large white design reminiscent of a target cross-hair or a coda sign. Her hair and jacket are black, and the hat was gray with black paw-like prints.
"S-shichibukai Kuma! W-what are you doing here?" The marine asked nervously.
"You were trying to capture Strawhat, correct?"
"Y-yes, we were ordered to capture him." the marine responded.
"Then that's a problem." She said as she began to slowly take off one of her gloves.
"W-Wait, what are you doing?"
"Tell me, if you could go on a vacation anywhere, where would it be?" She asked as she began to move her hand towards them.
Luffy's eyes widened as she swiped her hand and the marines were gone with a large hole in the side of the building. "N...No..."
She then turned her head towards him before she began to walk towards him.
"YOU!" He shouted as he wiggled his way out of Boa's grasp before running towards Kuma.
She looked and held her palm up as he jumped at her.
"Luffy, no!" Boa shouted as he drew his arm back to punch Kuma.
He swung his fist which met the palm, and was suddenly launched back. He flew into a wall, not going through it but leaving a deep indent as Kuma continued to approach him.
"I mean you no harm Strawhat." She said as she reached out and picked him up from the wall
He groaned and frowned while flailing around in her hand.
"Struggling is pointless." she said as she began to walk away with him.
"Hey!" cried Gecko and Boa with frowns.
"Yes, what is it?" She asked calmly.
"Leave him be!"
"No, and if you try to stop me you can join the marines." she said as she pointed at the new hole in the wall.
"Drop Luffy-kun now!" spoke Boa with a dark look on her face.
"No, I won't, and if you try to attack me Boa I will send you back to Amazon Lily before you can even blink."
"I'll end you before you can." smirked Gecko pulling out her scissors.
"You both know this is a bad decision, and if you continue I'll send Luffy to a place only I know exist."
"Let go!" he spoke up while trying to bite into her hand.
"No, and stop that, you know it doesn't do anything." she said as she continued to walk away with him.
He growled and stretched his arm back before it came back aimed at her face. It hit her cheek, slightly stunning her and making her loosen her grip on him a bit. He jumped out and frowned at her while putting a hand on his knee with one fist on the ground. "Second gear." he said as he pumped his legs down, making his skin red and steam.
"I'd recommend calming down." Kuma said as she tried to grab him again .
"No!" he jumped over and ran up her arm before pulling back his arms back. "Gomu-gomu no jet bazooka!" they slammed into her and knocked her back. 'Alright, time to get out of here.' he thought as he turned and bolted away.
"Wait, come back!" She called as he sped off.
"Luffy-kun wait!" called Boa trying to follow.
"Straw hat, get back here!" Gekko shouted.
"No way! I gotta find Ace!" He shouted as he continued down the hall, unaware of the figure hiding in shadows at the end of the hall.
They stepped out as Luffy passed them and hit him on the back of his neck with the hilt of their sword.
Luffy stopped as his eyes rolled into the back of his head as he collapsed in a heap on the floor.
"There we go." The figure said as they grabbed him and began to quickly drag him away before anyone saw them.
(Later)
"Ugh, my head." Luffy moaned as he began to slowly open his eyes and felt himself stuck in a chair. "Huh? Where am I?" He said as he tried to get out of the chair.
"In a secret room." Said a female voice behind Luffy.
"Who's there?" He asked as he tried to turn his head to see the figure.
"We've met before Strawhat."
"We have? Where?" He asked in confusion.
"In the east blue, I fought your swordsman."
He looked lost before going wide eyed. "I remember!"
"Glad to hear you haven't forgotten me." the figure said as she stepped in front of him, it was a woman who was wearing a long black jacket that doubled as a cape with a white ruffled dress shirt underneath that showed off her breasts with black dress pants and shoes, she was also wearing a wide brimmed hat that covered her long black hair, the two things that really stood out though was the giant sword strapped to her back and her orange eyes.
"You're! You're...um..." he looked up at the ceiling trying to remember the name.
She sighed and said. "Mihawk, Dracule Mihawk."
"Oh! Yeah that."
"Yes, and you're probably wondering why I brought you here, no?"
"Yup."
"The answer is simple, I want you Monkey D Luffy, and I don't want to share you with those love sick harlots."
"...huh?"
She sighed again and said. "I don't want to share you, I want you for myself."
"NANI?!" He shouted as she grabbed his chair and began to drag it and him away. "What are you talking about?!"
"I'm not like those other woman, before we do the deed you're gonna go on a little date with me." as she pointed at a small table that was set up.
Luffy was blown away, especially since this was the LAST thing he ever expected. "Eh? What do you mean?" He asked in confusion as she pushed his chair into the table before taking a seat at the other side.
"Are you aware of what a date is?"
"Um, is it food?"
"No." She said as she reached under the table and pulled out a bottle of wine and two glasses.
"Um...wine?"
"No, and since it's obvious you won't figure it out I'll tell you, a date is when a man and a woman go somewhere to learn about each other and spend time while doing certain activities, and one of them is eating and drinking." she said as she began to pour the wine into each of the glasses.
"Oh! I think I get it." He said as she placed one of the glasses in front of him.
"And this is what we are currently on." She said as she reached under the table again and pulled up a large platter covered by a silver top.
"What's that?"
"The main course, salad with chicken." she said as she removed the lid to reveal the dishes.
"Yum." He said as she placed one of the bowls in front of him. "Um, but how do I eat if I'm tied up?"
"Hmmmm, I guess I'll have to feed you."
"Oh, really?" He asked as she got up and moved her chair right next to him. "Thanks." He said as she speared some of the salad and chicken on a fork before bringing it to his mouth.
"Say ah."
"Aahh." he said as he opened his mouth before they suddenly heard a loud crash behind him.
"Damn it, they found us." Mihawk grumbled as she stared at the people behind him
"Release Luffy-kun!"
"Give me strawhat back!"
"Release him now or you'll go on a vacation."
"So this is the place you ran off to, was I not good enough?"
"Yahahaha! All tied up, and I didn't have to do anything."
"Luffy, I will save you!"
'Why do I have a bad feeling about this?' He thought as he heard them begin to approach him and Mihawk.
"You won't be taking him anywhere." She said as she began to take the sword off her back.
All of them glared at each other while Luffy watched on with confusion.
'What is going on?' He thought in confusion before another door was burst open.
"What's going on here?!" A loud voice shouted as everyone turned their head towards the figure to see fleet admiral Sengoku staring at them with Garp right behind him.
"Oji-san." spoke up Luffy seeing Garp.
"Luffy, are we interrupting something with you and your lady friends?" Garp laughed as he stared at his grandson.
"Garp, this is serious." spoke Sengoku with a frown. "Shichibukai, explain."
They were all silent for a moment before Boa shouted. "They're trying to steal my fiancé from me!"
"He's not your fiance pirate empress, he's gonna be my toy." spoke Doflamingo with a chuckle.
"You are both wrong, he is going to be my sex toy!" Gekko shouted.
"He will be free and my companion." spoke Jinbe.
"Negative, he belongs to me and I will keep him forever." Kuma calmly said.
"No way! This guy owes me big time for all the grief he gave me!" growled Crocodile.
"No, he's going to finish our date, now leave!" Mihawk said angrily.
"ENOUGH!" Sengoku shouted, making them all quiet. "He's none of that. He will be locked away for causing such a fuss for the marines and world government."
"What? No!" They shouted while moving around him like a shield.
"Sorry girls, but he's right, my grandson is a pirate and must be treated as such, nothing you can do." Garp said before getting an idea. "Unless..."
"Unless what? What are you planning Garp?"
"Unless he joins one of yours crews." He chuckled as all the girls eyes widened before looking at Luffy
"Huh?" He asked before they all tried to grab him at once.
"Garp, what are you planning?"
"Well, I don't want one of my grandsons to go to jail and I bet that I'm gonna get some great grandkids out of this as well." he chuckled as Sengoku face palmed himself in frustration. "Plus if he's part of their crew, one of theirs, then he's pardoned from what's happened and he might get the right girl to make him settle down and quite being a pirate." He chuckled as he watched the girls fight over which crew he would join.
Sengoku shook his head at his friend's mind. "Fine, but you have to explain to the higher ups why the man who has broken into all three of our strongholds and has punched a celestial dragon gets to be pardoned."
"Deal." He said with a grin as he stared at the woman fighting over his grandson. 'Hmm, wonder if I can do the same for Ace.'