Hey guys! This was surprising quick I know! But I did think about and hope I didn't rush too much! Anythings I will or might need to explain will be at the end! I hope you guys enjoy the next chapter! :D

"Hey Thatch don't you think it's been awhile since Ace said he was going to take a shower?"

"Don't let your inner mother hen come out now! Plus, he's probably thinking of you if you-"

Marco gave a swift kick to Thatch's gut, making him bend over in pain. Marco sighed as he made his way to the showers. When he got there he had confirmed his suspicion, Ace had taken so long because not only was the locker room a mess but he was nowhere to be found.

Ace had been kidnapped…What else could it have?

Thatch soon followed after him a few minutes later when he was feeling alright. His face showed shock as well, not comprehending the scene before. When he did he began to pull Marco away, having an arm around the other to comfort him.

All Marco knew was that he needed to find Ace, and fast for his sake.

To Ace….

Ace woke up again, not knowing how much time had pasted but if he was losing weight then maybe a few days? His head raised to the camera that was placed there when they first started to beat him for information. If only he could...

The guys came in again, the one who beat him had a sneer on his face before he started to walk up to him. Ace really didn't want another beat but knew he had to if he wanted the guards to lower their defense. He started to struggle showing them that he didn't want the beat again, making the man smirk at him.

"Be careful man...I heard this was the same kid who burned our old base down about 10 years ago with our men in it because we had taken his brothers….Please tell me you didn't touch them!"

"I didn't but the boss wants the Whitebeards to pay and well as this boy."

"Come on guys, can't we talk this out! I mean I know I'm hot but kidnapping me? Really?"

The guy grabbed my hair pulling it harshly for the smartass comment I made, making me grit my teeth in pain.

"I know you're only joking to mask your fear….This is a message to your friends in that family your boyfriend is in!"

"Oh you mean Marco! So what's he and Pop's got anything to-"

I was punched in the stomach before I could even finish the sentence, my breath being knocked from me. What was that one for anyway?

The man punched him in the stomach, making Ace lose his breath. Ace started to cough up something as well, his eyes widen, it was blood.

"You don't know but your Pops, 'Whitebeard' and your boyfriend the 'Phoenix' have been nothing but a nuisance to our boss!"

"Well that's good and dandy but I have the feeling since you couldn't do this to them, you went for the next best thing. How does that sou-"

He was punched in the face, his nose having a red tint to it as well as the as his eye. Just a little more he had to endure to get out of here….

The man grabbed him making the him stand up before he was kneed in the stomach. He hoped he didn't have any internal bleeding, he sure felt he would be less than okay after this….One more….

"Come on….you can do better than that…."

Ace saw the man was about to do another, but backed up taking a knife out before, Ace was startled as he heard the other guy voice his opinions.

"Hey! Watch man! You know we need him alive for Whitebeard!"

"You tell that to the little-"

Ace saw his opportunity as the other turned around. He swept the legs of the man, catching the knife that fell taking the man hostage putting the knife to his throat.

He knew he was going to send that to them. He knew he was going to burn this place down. What he did next, who knows?

"Woah, Woah! Take it easy!"

Ace wasn't very surprised when the man looked panicked. The man struggled in his grip, trying to get leverage to disarm Ace. That wasn't happening anytime soon.

"Yeah right. *Huff* You expect me to lower my guard just like that? Get the keys to these cuffs or this man and anyone who gets near me with have a slit throat, my gift. *Huff*"

The man nodded before running out the room to grant Ace request. Ace kept a tight grip on the man's neck to kept him still and made sure the man couldn't get his strength back.

"You know you can't get away from this! Our boss will get you! He'll make you life a living-"

"Sorry but my live was more than a simple hell a long time ago. The threat of death doesn't really faze me…."

The man came back before throwing the keys at Ace, he quickly unlocked the cuffs. He then slit the man's throat, letting him fall to the ground. The man no boy was obviously new business or else he would have asked for the man's life first.

"But you said-"

"I said to get me the keys. I also said that anyone who gets near me will have a cut throat. I'm leaving now…."

Ace started to the camera before grabbing it, tilting it to his face so anyone who watched this could easily identify him….He knows that sounds stupid. Ace look to the other man,he looked frightened.

When Ace took a step forward, he seemed to realize that he was going to die, before turning and running away.

Ace started to walk, peeking head out slowly walked out of the room looking around the hall. He started to walk slowly down it looking left and right occasionally.

He sighed as he knew he would have to tell them eventually but for right now he needed to go and see him. He turned to the camera making sure it was on before he started to talk.

"This….this tape will eventually reach you, Outlook or Monkey….it could be the Whitebeards as well. I want you guys to know I never intended to hide what I had become from you guys, my brothers. So I'll tell you in person when I can….i need to take care of things with my uncle, my father's first friend. I'll be back within a week or so…."

"Goodbye"

Ace turned the camera off but under his very breath if you listened hard enough you would have heard.

"I love you Sabo,Lu and Marco…."

Ace didn't trust anyone to give this to the Whitebeards so he quickly found his way out before finding out his location out. Once he did that, finding Pops place was easy. Ace under the cover of a jacket, he had gotten from a store with money he picked pocketed from a stranger,went to Pops house.

He saw Izo, looking sad and depressed looking maybe from him, before walking up to him with his face down. He spoke in a scared voice to him, holding the tape, or package out.

"P-P-please take this to !"

He saw Izo grab it before he tried to reach for my hood. I shuffled away from him stuttering out another sentence.

"Please d-don't! My boss will kill me! He just told me to deliver that! I don't even know what it is, please!"

"Alright I understand….Thank you…."

He watched as Izo walked back inside while tearing the package open. Ace ran after that making sure the hood didn't fly off, taking a knee around the corner. He watched at Izo paused at the front door, when he saw the writing Ace had put under there he gasped before he ran inside but not before looking back and catching a glimpse of him under the jacket.

Ace ran.

When Ace knew he shouldn't have ran, for not wanting him to look suspicious as he did, but he couldn't afford for Pops and them to drag him back. He said he would be back in a time of 1 or 2 weeks and he would hold to that. He began to aimlessly walk, not paying attention but his feet would lead him there.

Before he knew it, he was in front of a small but humble house way out there for privacy reasons. He knocked on the door one time before waiting for it's owner to open up. When the door opened he gave a big smile to the man at the door.

"So Ace, how long has it been! How are you doing!"

"I'm doing fine Rayleigh but...me and my father's name has caught up with me….I'm with the Whitebeards now, but no doubt the boy I let go went to their boss and told them of me and my description…."

"So your darker past life has come back along with your father and I….This is troublesome. Come in, I'll make some tea."

Ace walked in the house with the door shutting firmly behind him.

So, I know in the last chapter I didn't mention the fact that Izo got the tape from a person instead of it being delivered and here's why. I already wrote that Ace didn't trust the idea of mailing the tape so he decided to deliver it himself. I will mention the fact that he did this from Izo because Izo was panicked at the time not to do so. I wanted to say this so no one would get confused. I hope you enjoyed the chapter! :D C ya later!

Sapphire~