I'm so sorry about this being kinda late. Life got in the way of writing fanfiction. Curse you reality! Anyways, going by the title of the chapter, you've probably already guessed who is in it... Or suggested to be in future chapters. And I bet you thought I was done with these guys! Ha! Anyways, I gave Kaya's family the last name of "Rutherford" because they don't give a last name in the anime or manga. I hope this chapter was well worth the wait.

I do not own One Piece.

"We finally made it!" Luffy cheered as the two boats approached Gecko Island.

"It's about time!" Ace said with a barely noticeable smile.

"I never thought those two weeks would end!" Sabo sighed in relief.

Sabo really did think the past two weeks would be the end of him. Ace was constantly picking fights with Marco and Thatch over the smallest things, and Luffy developed a new habit of falling overboard as many times as possible. Sabo had lost count of how many times they had to fish his rubber-brained brother out of the ocean. And to top it all off, they ran out of food a week ago so they had to rely on the Whitebeard Pirates once again for their meals. Ace was not very happy about that.

"It'll be nice to eat good food again." Ace said as he glanced over to Thatch, who twitched in anger. Sabo was thankful when Marco placed a comforting hand on Thatch's shoulder to stop whatever argument was about to erupt.

"We're approaching a new island, Ace. Can't we just enjoy the moment without provoking someone?" Sabo asked in an almost pleading tone. He was sick and tired of Ace trying to fault the two adults for every small thing just to cause a fight.

"Yeah, Ace! We get to hunt again, and maybe I'll find another crew member!" Luffy smiled up at the freckled boy.

"Yeah, right. There's no chance you'll find another person willing to be on your crew." Ace dismissed the idea with a wave of his hand, and Luffy frowned.

"I don't know, Ace. He managed to find a crew member on each island we've been to so far." Sabo pointed out, and Luffy regained his grin.

"See?! I'm sure I'll find a crew member on this island too! Hopefully a musician!" Luffy looked off into the distance, as if we was imagining his future crewmate.

"Why a musician?" Sabo asked.

"Because pirates like to sing!" Luffy then started singing off key to a song only he knew. His performance was cut short when Ace bonked him on the head.

"Will you shut up?! No one wants to hear your bad singing!" Ace yelled and Luffy rubbed his head.

"What's your problem?!" Luffy yelled back. Sabo rubbed his temples to relieve the oncoming headache. So much for a peaceful arrival.

"My problem is that we should be having this adventure on our own, but those two jackasses insisted on following us!" Ace yelled and pointed at the two Whitebeard Pirates, who weren't even paying attention to the argument.

Sabo tuned out Ace and Luffy's argument as he studied the adults' worried expressions. Something wasn't right. He followed their gaze over to the island, but he couldn't see anything. He strained his hearing to see if he could hear scream or anything that would give off distress, but all he could hear was the ocean and his brothers' yelling match. Sabo was genuinely curious about their expressions. Why would they look so concerned if there was no proof of anything wrong?

"Would you two stop it?! I think something's up!" Sabo interrupted the fight, and his two brothers looked at him.

"What is it?" Luffy asked in a curious tone.

"Look at their expressions. I think something is going on at the island." Sabo pointed to Marco and Thatch. Ace glanced at the adults and then snorted.

"So? They're just trying to trick us. I told you that we can't trust them." Ace said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

Sabo shook his head and said, "I don't think so. They had plenty of opportunities to attack us if they were going to. Why would they wait this long to try and trick us?"

"Why are they so worried about an island that looks perfectly fine?! It has to be a trick!" Ace yelled.

"Call it a hunch, but I think they can sense things we can't." Sabo said while he rubbed his chin in thought.

"Really?! That's so cool!" Luffy yelled, and earned a glare from Ace.

"Don't be stupid, Luffy! How can anyone sense something that far?!" Ace pointed to the island, which was about fifty yards away.

"Think about it, Ace. When we tried to lose them back on the last island, they instantly knew where we were. They didn't even panic, or look around for clues to our whereabouts. Instead, they looked from the empty spot at the dock to our hiding place. That can't just be a coincidence." Sabo explained.

"Maybe they heard us." Ace suggested.

"We made sure to be extra quiet so they wouldn't. Face it, they have some weird sensing ability." Sabo said, and Ace gave him a stubborn look.

"Oh! It's kinda like how Gramps always knows where we are no matter how good we hide." Luffy said and placed a fist in an open palm.

Sabo turned to Luffy and said, "Exactly. Now that you mention it, I think they have the same ability."

"You're both imagining things. Sure, the old geezer can somehow find us no matter where we are, but that doesn't mean these guys can do the same thing." Ace said dryly.

"What makes you so sure that they don't?" Sabo challenged.

"What makes you think they do?" Ace retorted.

"How else do you explain them finding us so quickly at the last island?" Sabo asked.

"Lucky guess." Ace deadpanned. Sabo said nothing, and just gave his hard headed brother a questioning look.

"Just watch. There will be nothing wrong when we get to the island." Ace said confidently.

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Ace stared in shock at the sign that stood before them. It was a large, wooden, poorly made sign with terribly painted words that stood on the shore they landed on. It said: "Welcome to New Fishman Island! All Humans Beware!" If it weren't for the fact that is was spelled correctly, Ace would've thought Luffy made the sign.

"What was that about there being nothing wrong with the island?" Sabo asked almost smugly.

"This. Doesn't. Prove. Anything." Ace said through gritted teeth. He tightened his grip around his pipe until he felt the circulation cut off.

"Eh? What's a fishman?" Luffy tilted his head in confusion.

"You remember Arlong?" Sabo asked, and only got a blank stare in response.

Sabo sighed and said, "Longnose."

"Oh! Was he a fishman?" Luffy asked.

"Yes, Luffy, he was. I guess the rest of his crew came here after their failure at Conomi Island." Sabo said as he turned to the sign.

Ace glared at the sign. Sure it meant that the other fish guys came here, but that didn't mean there was anything wrong with this island. He absolutely refused to believe the Whitebeard Pirates had some sensing power.

"Well, we better get into town, and see what happened here." Thatch said to Marco, who nodded in agreement. Ace gave the sign one last withering look before he too started for the village.

"Hold it. Where do you think you three are going?" Marco said when he realized Ace and his brothers were following.

"To the village. Where else?" Ace said while giving them his best sneer.

"No way. We have no idea what the exact situation is in this town. Those fishmen could do harm to any of you easily." Thatch said, and Ace felt anger rise up in his chest.

"Who do you think you are telling us what to do?!" Ace yelled.

"You may not like to hear this, but those guys are a lot stronger and more experienced than you. For your safety, and the safety of your brothers, I suggest that you stay here until we come and get you." Marco said with crossed arms.

"LIKE HELL WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT!" Ace felt Sabo's hand on his shoulder, and he angrily shook him off.

"While I don't like his tone, I do agree with Ace. We can handle ourselves just fine." Sabo said, and Ace calmed down some on hearing the blond back him up.

"Yeah! I want to explore the island!" Luffy agreed, and Ace smirked. They couldn't refuse them if all three agreed on the same thing.

Marco sighed and said, "Listen, I know we made it look easy taking down Arlong, but we're New World pirates. We're a lot stronger than these guys. You three aren't. They can hurt you really badly, or even kill you without breaking a sweat. What makes you think you can possibly handle yourselves against them?"

"We know how to run away." Luffy said with a smile.

"What?" Thatch asked in confusion.

"It's true. We're used to running away from guards and crooks. We've gotten pretty creative with it too." Sabo explained. Ace suppressed a fond smile as he thought about all those times they dined and dashed, or stole from a random person in the Gray Terminal. Luffy's rubber abilities really came in handy when they were in a tight jam. The two adults looked at them for a few seconds, and sighed.

"We can stand here and argue all day, but you're just going to go into the village no matter what we say. So, please, just stay away from all the fishmen." Marco said while he pinched the bridge of his nose. Ace was about to respond when he felt Sabo cover his mouth.

"Of course." Sabo said while Ace struggled against his brother. The grown pirates nodded in satisfaction, and walked away. Sabo released Ace when they disappeared from sight.

"What was that for?!" Ace yelled and turned to Sabo.

"They were about to leave us alone. I didn't want you to say anything stupid, to make them stay longer." Sabo crossed his arms, and gave Ace a look.

"I wasn't going to say anything that wasn't true." Ace responded.

"That's exactly what I was afraid of, and if you don't get back here, Luffy, I'm going to drag you by your earlobes the entire time we're on this island!" Sabo yelled, and Ace noticed that Luffy had gone halfway up the slope that led to the village.

"But I wanna explore the island!" Luffy whined.

"Wait for us, at least. You're running off on your own too much lately, and we can't afford that with fishmen on the island." Sabo said and started to walked up the slope.

"C'mon already! I wanna meet my musician!" Luffy yelled while he bounced in his spot.

"Just because you met future crew mates on the other islands doesn't mean you'll meet one on this island." Ace said as he caught up to his straw hatted brother.

"But I might!" Luffy yelled over his shoulder as he dashed up the rest of the slope. Ace and Sabo ran after him, and quickly caught up.

They ran through the forest area, and into the village. The village was in a state of disrepair. Every building was either crumbled or crumbling, and the few people outside looked injured in one way or another. Not only that, but they seemed paranoid of the mansion at the top of the hill.

"What the hell happened here?" Ace asked.

"The fishmen?" Sabo suggested.

"Hey, you aren't from here, are you?" asked a voice behind them. They turned around, and saw a blond girl in a white dress.

"So what if we aren't?" Ace challenged, and got an elbow from Sabo. Ace rubbed his arm, and glared at his brother.

"You aren't fishmen, though. Are you with those guys that just walked into town?" She asked.

"Hell no!" Ace yelled, and earned another elbow from Sabo.

"He means, they are with us instead of us being with them. We decided to sail on our own, and they followed us." Sabo explained.

"Yeah, and Thatch is a really good chef!" Luffy yelled, and Ace bonked him on the head.

"Don't compliment his garbage cooking!" Ace yelled, and Luffy puffed his cheeks angrily at him. The girl laughed at them, and smiled.

"My name is Kaya. Who are you?" she asked.

"I'm Sabo. That's Luffy, and Ace." Sabo pointed to each of them in turn.

"Well, it's nice to meet you, but you should probably leave." Kaya said.

"Why should we?" Ace challenged.

"If the fishmen find out there are new humans on the island, there's no telling what they'll do." Kaya said quietly.

"Tell me, are the fishmen in that mansion on the hill?" Sabo asked and pointed to said mansion.

"Yes. My family used to live there, but we were kicked out when the fishmen arrived. No one in this town was strong enough to fight them. Thankfully, Usopp and his mom agreed to let us stay with them until the fishmen leave." Kaya explained sadly.

"Wait! Usopp? Is his dad named 'Yasopp' by any chance?" Luffy asked, and Kaya looked surprised.

"Yes, but how do you know?" she asked stunned.

"I met his dad. He would never shut up about his kid." Luffy smiled.

"When did you meet this guy?" Sabo asked.

"He's on Shanks' crew." Luffy said.

"You mean Red Haired Shanks?!" Kaya seemed taken aback by the news.

"Yup!" Luffy turned to the blonde girl.

"Wow. I knew Usopp said his dad left to become a pirate, but I didn't think he was part of an Emperor's crew." Kaya said as the information sank in.

"We have to tell Usopp! He'll be so excited to hear this!" Kaya said, jerking out of her trance.

"Yeah!" Luffy cheered and raised both hands in excitement.

"Now hold on, Luffy-"

"Let's go!" Luffy interrupted Sabo, and grabbed Kaya's arm. Kaya jumped a little when Luffy suddenly grabbed her, and started to lead her in a direction he thought Usopp might be. Ace groaned in annoyance, and followed after his idiot brother. Sabo was right next to him.

"Luffy, do you even know where this Usopp guy is?" Sabo asked.

"No idea!" Luffy said with a big smile.

"I do! He's at his house." Kaya said with a smile of her own.

"Where?!" Luffy practically demanded.

"Take a right at this intersection, and it'll lead to a path just outside of town. Follow the path, and it'll lead to Usopp's home." Kaya instructed, and Luffy nodded.

They followed the directions and were at the small house in no time. One glance proved that it was in a much better condition than any of the houses in town. Ace wondered why the fishmen hadn't touched this house, when it appeared they went ballistic on all the others.

"Why is this place in such good condition when all the other houses look like a tornado hit them?" Sabo asked as if he read Ace's mind.

"This place is kinda out of the way, and the villagers do their best to keep the fishmen away from here." Kaya said.

"Why?" Luffy asked with a small tilt to his head.

It's because of Usopp's mom, Bachina." Kaya said, and a sad look appeared on her face.

"What about her?" Sabo asked.

"She's sick. We don't know what's wrong with her, and she only appears to be getting worse. The villagers know that, and try to keep the fishmen away. If they knew a sick human was here, they would more than likely kill her." Kaya said, and Ace stared at the village with a small amount of respect.

"Wow, that's very brave of them." Sabo commented.

"That's also why Bachina insists we stay with her and Usopp. It'll keep us safe from the fishmen." Kaya said sadly.

"She sounds like a nice lady." Luffy said, and looked at the house.

"Oh, she's very kind. She loves her son, and husband so much. You know, I bet she'd like to hear about Yasopp too. It's been a while since they got any news about him." Kaya said with a hopeful smile.

"Yeah! Let's go tell her." Luffy smiled at her. They walked into the house, and the first thing they saw was Marco and Thatch talking to two other people.

"Are you kidding me?! What are you two doing here?!" Ace yelled, catching everyone's attention.

"Are you following us now, brat?" Thatch asked in a teasing tone, and Ace grit his teeth in annoyance.

"Wait, you brought kids to this island?" the man in the suit asked in an astonished voice.

"We came here of our own will! These guys insisted on coming with us!" Ace growled out.

"Usopp, guess what!" Kaya interrupted the conversation, and ran up to a long nosed kid with black, curly hair. Luffy was right behind her. Next to the long nosed kid, was a woman with an equally long nose. She was sitting in a chair with a blanket wrapped around her.

"What is it, Kaya?" Usopp asked.

"This is Luffy, and he met your dad!" Kaya pointed to Luffy who smiled at the two long nosed people.

"W-what?! Are you for real?!" Usopp looked shocked and excited at the same time.

"You met Yasopp?" Bachina asked weakly.

"Yup, I sure did!" Luffy said excitedly.

"What was he like?! Did he remember me?!" Usopp practically demanded.

"He's a great sniper, and he never shuts up about you. Most of my time with him was spent talking about you." Luffy said, and Usopp cried some tears of joy.

"See, Mom?! I told you he'd never forget us!" Usopp said with a big smile.

Bachina smiled at her son and said, "So you did."

"Please, tell us more!" Usopp said, and Luffy went off talking about Yasopp. Ace ignored their conversation, and instead turned his attention back to the Whitebeard Pirates, who went back to talking with the two other adults. He walked up to them, and hit Thatch's shin with his pipe.

"Ow! What was that for, brat?!" Thatch yelled while he hopped up and down, holding his shin.

"You didn't answer my question! What are you doing here?!" Ace asked again, and he heard Sabo face palm behind him.

"We're here getting information about the fishmen. Apparently, they kicked these two, their kid, and their butler out of their home." Marco answered.

"Wait, this is the first time I heard about a butler." Sabo piped up.

"Yes, Merry is in the kitchen, making lunch." The blonde woman answered.

"Don't worry Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford. We'll take care of those fishmen, and we'll get your house back." Thatch said after he finished nursing his shin.

"Thank you, so much. I don't know how we'll ever repay you!" Mr. Rutherford said with a relieved smile.

"Think nothing of it." Marco said as he and Thatch went out the door. Ace glared at their retreating forms, and smirked when an idea came to his head.

"Ace, whatever you're planning, no! We aren't doing it!" Sabo said sternly.

"You didn't even hear the idea yet!" Ace yelled.

"I don't need to. I know that look. It usually means trouble for us." Sabo crossed his arms.

"Look, I'm just saying we give them a taste of their own medicine."

"What are you talking about?"

"Look, they followed us when we didn't want them to, so let's follow them when they don't want us to. It'll show them how annoying it is." Ace said with a smile.

"You're suggesting we follow them to the heart of the fishmen's headquarters on this island just to get some petty revenge?" Sabo asked.

"Yes!" Ace challenged, and Sabo looked conflicted. He appeared to have an inward fight with himself before he sighed in defeat.

"What about Luffy?" he asked.

"Let's leave him here. He's busy talking to those guys about Yasopp. That's bound to keep him out of trouble while we're gone." Ace said.

"Fine, but just so you know, the only reason I'm going is because you'd just go by yourself if I didn't." Sabo said, and Ace smirked.

Sabo walked up to Luffy and said, "Hey, Luffy. Ace and I are going somewhere for a little while. We'll be back soon."

"Okay!" Luffy said, and went back to talking with his new friends. Sabo went up to Ace, and they both walked out the door. They watched the Whitebeard Pirates walking further down the path.

"Let's stay a good distance away, since they can sense us easily." Sabo suggested, and Ace nodded in agreement. They began to follow them, and Ace felt a sly smirk appear on his face. There was no way this plan could fail.