Hello everyone! I'm so glad I finally got this done, checking it over and being satisfied with the ending of this. This is the final part expect for if I put an extra chapter in here, but this is the final! Yay! So I hope you enjoy and I will see you at the end!

Past Memory….

Ace was sitting next to Phoenix talking to the color bird about their resident bird sitter when the devil himself came in, wrapping himself Ace, nibbling the skin at his mate's neck.

"Eeehhhh! Marco what are you doing?!"

"Giving you my mark yoi. So everyone knows whose you are."

"Hahaha! Is that it? I feel as if you have some alternative motive!"

"Maybe I do, maybe I don't yoi."

"Come on! What aren't you telling me! Don't be a bully!"

"You mean like this?"

Ace squealed as Marco began to tickle his sides, trying to push the man from him but it was in vain.

"Nnnnooo! Sto-Aaahhh! Hahahaha! Mar-hahahaha!"

"Say uncle and I might stop yoi."

"Uncle! Uncle!"

Ace I-"

Ace eyes fluttered open as his took a moment to adjust to the world around. It was dark, and cold? He tried to get up only to find something on him, he used more force than what he did to get up and voila he now saw trees….He gave a good look around as he saw the light snow that was falling and the snow he had been covered in not too long ago.

But the problem was that he should be dead whether by the bullets that had his body or the cold arou-

A light caught him, or should he saw the light low blue flames on his body that surprised him the most. He didn't get it….where these what saved him? Even if they did protect against the cold he still should have died….Ave shook his head before turning into his wolf form dashing to find some sort of town or place where he could information on where his mate was….

Where Marco was.

When he saw a town in sight after what seemed like forever, he changed back into his human form before going in through the entrance. There were people out so of course they were staring at him, he barely had any clothes! He put his arms around him really for show since he didn't want people to think he was something unnatural….or that he was using magic.

He went up to a nice looking lady, he saw something akin to fear in her eyes.

"I'm sorry ma'am but do you have anything I could use like a blanket or a shirt?"

Her eyes widen before she seemed to realize that she could use her legs before she went inside. Ace took that as a sign that as she wasn't going to get him anything before he turned to leave, he was walking away when he heard a shout. He turned to look knowing that he couldn't see anyone who did it in front of him.

When he did he saw the woman running up to him with a shirt and a jacket? She first wrapped the shirt around him helping him into before she did the same with the jacket, she zipped it before patting it down looking at him.

"Thank you…."

Her mouth was a bit open before she smiled at him before running back to her house. Ace smiled back as he watched her go home even if it was a while away, turning walking away. Now he had at least something to keep him warm when he went into towns, he looked around the town trying to find a place where he could get some information.

He walked into a place that was obviously a pub or something as he walked over to the bartender.

"Do you have any information about where the Whitebeards might be?"

The man looked at him like he was crazy before nodding.

"Yeah, but you are kinda far away from them pal….Tell me what business do you have with them?"

"You can say I'm part of the family….I have to find them…."

"Let me tell you something here. You really shouldn't be too trusting of people, there is some serious scum that can take advantage of that fact, that you're Whitebeard's son….Whitebeard runs a reservation for animals if i remember correctly, if you follow the sun, about north-ish, then by what means necessary you'll reach them for sure."

Ace nodded before smiling to the man, going on his way. The man smiled too at Ace as he went before he noticed some of the men in the pub leave after the boy. He really wished that the boy could fight…. Ace was walking back the way he came when his shoulder was grabbed and he flew back. Although Ace landed on his feet he was pushed in the middle of a circle.

"I heard while you were talking to the bartender that you're a son of Whitebeard, no doubt he will pay a heavy sum for you! So why don't you come with us?"

Ace looked around before punching one of the men in their face, leaving the man falling unconscious. The others jumped into action before they were felled one by one, Ace might not have lived around people but his senses and mind went at lightning speed when he fought.

Ace heard a scream as he fell the last man, turning to see the lady that helped him before was in the leader's grip with a knife to her throat.

"Now here's the deal, you let me tie you up and to take you to Whitebeard or the pretty lady gets it! I saw the worry in her eyes as she saw you fighting us, you must mean something to each other! Come quietly!"

Ace moved forward with his hands up as the man moved to, the man threw the lady down as he overpowered Ace into the ground. Ace tried to kick the man but it was no use….He then let himself turn into his wolf form scaring the man into jumping off of him. He went into front of the lady snarling at the man who dared threaten an innocent life.

The man looked at him in fear, before running as fast as he could out of the clearing. He turned to the lady, eyes in disbelief at what just happened before Ace turned back grabbing her. He looked over her briefly before he was pushed away, he saw the fear in her eyes….The kind of fear that turns the kindest of people into those who are harmful….

"Don't come near me monster! Leave this place and never return!"

She didn't leave as she said these words, no doubt wanting to see that he would leave for herself. Ace's eyes widen, tilting his head down. This was the reason he never went around humans….

The reason he was always so alone….

He turned around not looking at the woman as he felt tears run down his face, it shouldn't have hurt him but the sign of what he was to others would always be apparent. It was turning dark and he didn't want to travel as night in fear of something happening to him again so he camped in a tree as soon as he left with the woman watching as he shifted jumping the tree.

The clothes that the lady gave him were now kinda torn from the fight him having cuts on his body but the blue flames healed them once again. He thought about how Lu and Sabo were doing after all, he probably has been gone for months now….Would they even accept him after all this time? Would Marco still accept Ace after he kissed and laid in the same bed as someone else? He didn't sleep with them thank god(he might have if he would have stayed longer without his memories….though he didn't want to think about it….).

Ace rubbed at his eyes that threatened again to spill. He really needed to get some sleep. He closed his eyes in hoping for some slumber to come to him.

He woke up to the light coming through the trees pines and to someone shouting? He looked to the town as he saw a blob coming his way….he jumped down before thinking as he saw what was a mob in front of him. He stepped back tripping as they came closer.

"Why haven't you left monster!"

"If you think you can have Lily than you wrong!"

"You're not welcome here!"

Ace had never seen so much hate before looking at the mob, as he saw the lady again and she was with them. Ace was anger, beyond so, he didn't deserve this, he hadn't harmed anyone….He looked down at himself before taking the clothes off, and as the crowd did so watching as he came forward. They blocked him from getting closer to them with their weapons but he saw he was unwelcome either way and he couldn't change that.

He tossed the clothes to the man in the front, the one who stood in front of the lady(the lady who helped him, he assumed that was Lily). He gave a short bow before looking at her in her eyes.

"Thank you for the clothes….They really did keep me warm and I appreciate you giving them to me….Goodbye…."

Ace turned around not wanting to hear the little sob that he heard leave the Lily behind him before he walked in the direction of the sun. After all, she was the one who labeled him and drove him out instead of getting to know him.

Pov change, Marco

Marco was devastated to say the least when he heard that Ace went missing, and that the last person to see him, while happening to carry Ace to his room was Robert….Not only had Ace gone missing but Robert as well. The only conclusion that they came up with was Robert taking Ace, there was no sign of anyone being here then the family and a lot of people tend to roam the halls….

Multiple people were now also blaming themselves for believing Robert in the first place, he had been a spy all this time and now he had taken Ace back for that monster that Ace was scared to death by.

Sabo and Luffy had also been affected to by this learning the truth when Marco told them so, he wasn't going to lie to the kids when they didn't know where to find him.

Where to look.

Or even if he would came back.

Pops and him had been working non-stop to find Ace but every time they had something it would turn into a deadend. They had only gotten three leads so far in the past months but they still hadn't found anything! He still got sleep and ate but he pushed himself to the brink to find Ace….He had too.

Often he would find Sabo and Luffy cuddled up to the side of him, knowing they missed Ace just as much as he did. He would lie there for a little while before getting up to see if he could find anything more on Ace's whereabouts.

Marco was looking at something now, but it was providing nothing on Ace's-

"Marco! Marco! Look! We have a lead!"

His eyes widen before he ran out of his work place seeing Izo outside his door with Thatch crying, handing newspaper to him? He looked it over before seeing the front cover, it was Ace looking at the camera or looking at something in that direction before looking down at the headline.

"Be on the lookout for this monster! It may look like a man but it can turn into a beast! He may be dangerous so keep indoors!"

"He's alive Marco! Get this, he was last seen by one of brothers in Alabasta too! He's was sighted with princess Vivi or at least a wolf….but wolves aren't very common in the desert. Come on Marco, we have to take the chance that the wolf is Ace. We-"

"Izo, I'm going to Alabasta. Tell Pops where I'm going."

"Alright! Tell the princess I said hi!"

Marco nodded before making his way out, activating his animal form. He was so relieved to find Ace, he was going to see Ace and he was going to take care of Ace. Marco was so glad he was going to see his mate, he also needed to apologize for not taking Ace away from the, no doubt hellhole he had been. As he flew upward and toward Alabasta he felt tears running down his face.

Now that he thought about it, he hadn't cried in years.

Timeskip….About a few week's time with Ace

Ace had been walking following the man's direction of following the sun( of course asking more people along the way if he was indeed the right direction to Whitebeard) as he went from town to town. He came out of the snow forest only to find a huge plain then what seemed to be desert? Along the way he had gotten the proper gear and items to go through the desert through one little town who didn't mind that he was a wolf.

Ace sighed before preparing to go through the desert using the plain to his advantage. He would have to pack a lot of water since he decided he was going to speed run it. Once he got some food in his stomach and his satchel with a whole thing of water, throwing a blue sash around his neck, as he began his journey through the desert.

Along his his trek back to Whitebeard's place he was labeled a danger by the people in the first town he went to, and the other towns were warned to be wary of seeing me and to not let me in. He had learned this when he went to the next little village before he was thrown out. He just hunted from there being in his wolf form most of the time so he didn't freeze to death.

He hoped to at least be half way through the desert but that was unrealistic if he was in human form instead of his wolf. Night soon fell upon him as he found a big rock to rest under, but then he soon realized that the nights got to be extremely cold as he turned to wolf form. He also realized this was the perfect time to travel when the desert was cold and he could run in his wolf form.

He now ran with more vigor than ever as he ran through the desert as he ran through, taking short breaks now and then for water. He worked himself all night running across the sand to hopefully find some other shelter or another town, he was almost about to give up until he saw something being lit. He continued more until he saw a blue haired woman with a huge duck? He made his way toward them before he tugged on the lady's desert robe she had on, her hood down.

She turned around jumping in the air before turning around, but what Ace didn't expect was her to look at him while the duck stood in front of her protectively. She patted the duck on the head before approaching Ace, this was the first time anyone hadn't run from him.

He sat down as she came in front of him not wanting to reveal himself, who knows what those guys from the town were spreading about him. He felt a hand on his head, willingly his inner wolf to stay calm reminding himself this is what is needed to be with their mate again.

"I wonder where you came from? I never see wolves around here….Well anyway you seem really well mannered! Do you want to come with me?"

Ace nodded knowing this guy might well keep him as a pet but he could easily get out of that if necessary. The duck looked at him with suspicious, the duck must be really loyal to the girl if he was even going as far as to protect her. He walked with the blue haired girl on her left while the duck was on her right. They came to a town with gates, maybe for keeping wild animals out….

The girl walked them over to a part of the wall on the side of the gate before climbing up it.

"Carue! Can you help our friend up?"

Carue looked at him before sitting down a bit so he could get on his back, Ace carefully got on the bird's back making sure not to dig his claws in before the bird slowly started to ascend upward. When they got on the wall, she jumped over with him and Carue following her. She ran through the empty town weaving and dodging the stalls and things like carts in the way.

They came to another wall, this one blocking the somewhat huge mansion within it. This time she patted Carue before getting on him, Ace was fully expecting the woman to tell him that he needed to stay on the outside of the wall and she would come back tomorrow. The woman kept on surprising him, especially when she reached out her arms so he could come with her. He carefully maneuvered his way in front of her in her arms before Carue flew up, he landed on the top before jumping down. He started to run across the garden till he was below, what Ace assumed to be a balcony. Carue flew up entering the room that had the balcony door open, her getting down with him hopping off as well.

Ace didn't follow as she went in the bathroom, (probably to change) as he went back outside putting his paws on the ledge, looking out into the starry sky. He didn't realize he was blankly looking at the sky before he felt a hand on his head, he turned to see the girl whining before turning back.

"Do you have a home wolfie?"

Ace only nodded as he put his head down on the railing, he felt so close to finding Marco, and his cubs but all the same he felt the farthest he's ever been. He felt himself being hugged around his stomach before he was lifted up? He was soon plopped down on a soft bed with her joining him, she hugged his middle again before putting her face in his neck. Carue jumped on the bed next to them on her right side glaring at him….

"No matter what I'll help you find your home mister wolf, my name is Vivi. I hope we get along…."

Ace soon heard Vivi's breath even out, signaling that she was asleep. Carue started to softly talk to him over Vivi.

"What are you planning to do? I know you must have some motivation for following the princess. You're not just an ordinary wolf are you?"

"No, I'm not. I am a human as well but I really only want to get home, but people have labeled me a monster and I can't even get into towns to find any out about my family."

Carue had(what Ace thought was a frown but can ducks frown?) a forming frown on his face before continuing the line of questioning.

"Who is your family?"

"The Whitebeards. I have a mate and cubs too. I want to get back to them but if I can't get into anywhere and can't get info I might be lost forever…. I've been following a trail since the first town I visited but that can only get me so far…."

"Alright, I'll believe you for now….but if you do anything to harm Vivi, I'll deal with you myself!"

"That's fine, my name is Ace by the way…."

Carue didn't respond as he put his head in his wing, Ace put his head down as well closing his eyes nuzzling the cloth that reminded him of his mate, hoping he at least get some sleep.

Next Morning

Ace's eyes opened his eyes, noticing the lightweight draped across his stomach. He tilted his head to the side to see Vivi laying her head on him, he gave a chuckle stopping himself when he heard knocking on the door. He put his paw on Vivi moving it up and down trying to shake the girl awake, Vivi groaned as a voice came through the door.

"Princess it's time for you to get up for the day!"

Vivi's eyes started to open slowly as she was processing the words before they widened.

"Oh no! I overslept! Carue come help me pick out an outfit!"

Ace got up with Vivi walking to the bathroom opening the door for her as she stumbled through it trying to get ready for whatever. Ace walked over the door turning into his human form opening the door before turning into his wolf form again. The men were perplexed at why the door opened without anyone behind it looking at Ace pulling their swords.

Ace walked to the bathroom where Vivi was before he was grabbed by the neck making him growl. His growl was heard by Vivi since she came out still brushing her hair as she saw I was being choked.

"What are you two doing! Stand down!"

"But princess! This monster has to be put down! There have been reports of a man who has the power to turn into a wolf!"

"He's right princess! This could the same mons-"

"Stop! Let him go immediately!"

He was let go but the princess crouched in front of him, not looking at him with judgmental eyes.

"Can you turn into a human ?"

Ace nodded before he did so, turning human lowing his head.

"See princess! He nothing less than a scoundrel, trying to get something out of you!"

"Princess let me escort this monster off the grounds."

Ace turned about to let his arms being seized but Vivi voice stopped all movement.

"Why did you come with us? Did you even know who I was?"

"No, I didn't know who you….It was only when Carue talked to me that the title of princess with with the name you told me. The reason I even went up to you was because of the first town saying I was a mons-"

"You are one! Your kind need to be-"

"Dhall! Be respectful to him! He has even done anything, treating him less than human! I think I will have to talk to father about you guarding me."

"But princess! I-"

"No arguments! Please continue, uh-"

"Ace, Portgas D Ace, princess Vivi."

"Please Ace call me Vivi! Can you continue to tell me why you came with me?"

"I wanted to see my family….I was taken away from them, the ones who saved me from becoming a experiment to the government. I had a home there but I was captured and taken to the doctor again. I have to get back…."

"Princess you can't possibly believe this-"

"Enough! I order you to go to my father right now and wait with him. You are not to leave his side until I get there!"

Dhall growled before walking out the door giving Ace a dirty look, Vivi turned to Ace.

"Now Ace I can assure you that-"

"Princess! Marco Phoenix from the Whitebeard's is here! He is requesting an audience with you! He's in the king's throne room now!"

Vivi was about to reply to the guard when she watched as Ace ran out the room, dashing to the right. Ace was so happy he didn't stop to think that anyone who saw him running through wouldn't think of him as some thief or someone invading the palace. As he ran he did acquire quite the amount of guards on his tail as he finally sented his mate. He busted through grand double doors, seeing Marco.

His abrupted entrance made both Marco and the king looked at him before Marco's eyes lit up when seeing him.

"Ace!"

"Marco!"

They ran toward each other, Ace launching himself at the man, Marco hugging him tightly. Ace whimpered before the tears oozed out his eyes feeling so happy that he was with his mate. Ace never felt happy to see anyone in his life, happily wrapping himself over Marco torso.

"Don't worry I have you yoi. I'll never leave you by yourself again my mate."

"You know that man Commander Marco?"

"Yes King Nefeltari, this is my lover that I've been looking for. He was taken from me and I've come personally to come get him after I was informed that he would be here from one of our brothers."

"Alright, that's good. I-"

"Ace! There you are!"

Ace took his face out Marco's neck to see Vivi standing there, huffing as if she ran a marathon. He detached himself from Marco to go to her, hugging her with all his might.

"Thank you Princess. You helped me find my mate."

"But Ace, I really didn't do anything!"

"If you hadn't have taken me in the palace, then I would have missed Marco completely. So thank you again Vivi!"

Ace hugged her again twirling her, making her squeal. He put her down running back to Marco wrapping his arms around the man.

"I should be thanking you too Princess. So thank you for helping Ace."

"No problem! Ace will I ever see you again?"

"I can come over once and awhile right Marco?"

"Of course yoi. Either I or someone will take you whenever. Shall we go back and see Pops?"

"Yeah! Bye Vivi!"

"Bye Ace!"

Ace was moved to Marco's back as both of them said their goodbyes to the king. Marco went on the balcony jumping turning into his animal form surprising more than the jump.

"Marco, this is…."

"I never told anyone but Pops this but I was experimented on too. I was somehow able to be turned into one of the mythical beasts, the phoenix. I guess that's why I understood you best yoi. I love you with all my heart Ace, and I nev-"

"I love you turn birdy~"

"Ace…."

"I know but I do love you Marco."

Ace put his face in the fire feathers of his mate, wishing with all his heart that they could be together forever.

No matter where or when that was.

Hey guys, I wanted to thank you guys for reading all the way through this story, I really hope you enjoyed the story as much as I did writing it! I might(no doubt will) post a lemon for it since it's probably already happening, you I can't stop it so it's just happening, sorry everyone! ;D But if you want one if I don't do so then I definitely wouldn't mind! ;D Until my next story or one-shot!