Chapter 5 : Trouble
"We're supposed to destroy Dawn Island and k-kill Portgas D. Ace and Monkey D. Luffy." he finally breathed out.
The whole world felt like it was crushing down on Marco. They're going to kill the brats, no, they were going to kill his brats!? They've only known each other for a little while but that doesn't mean he didn't care! His breathing stopped at this news and now his shock turned into newfound anger.
"Don't joke about that!" He growled while giving his nastiest glare ever. He grabbed the soldier by his neck and proceeded to choke him.
"I-Im not-t!" The man managed to wheezed out.
Marco released his grip on the poor man when he realized this won't help anything and flung him overboard. He then went to the next ship and did the same thing. Again, the person said that the Buster Call was to kill Ace and Luffy. Cute little Ace and Luffy! Do they even know how much danger they are in right now? He could not believe this. Also, apparently they were going to destroy Dawn Island just to 'be sure.' All those innocent people, thrown away like trash. This only angered him further. 'I wonder why they wanted to kill Ace and Luffy? It must be something really big since the government is desperate enough to do a Buster Call on children. Ah whatever. Their safety is what matters right now. Marco then remembered that he had to report back to his father so he flew back to his ship.
When he landed on the deck, he saw that his fellow brothers and sisters were calm, totally unlike before. Marco was curious, but he decided to drop it. He had more important stuff to deal with.
"Oyaji! There's bad and good news. Good news is that Garp isn't here."
Everyone sighed in relief including Ace and Luffy which left Marco confused.
"Bad news is that the Buster Call is to destroy Dawn Island and to kill Ace and Luffy." Marco said calmly but there was a hint of anger in his voice.
Everyone started gawking at the brats like they had three heads.
Ace's eyes widened at this revelation while Luffy tilted his head, confused. "Why would they try to kill us, Ace?" He was really confused, more than usual.
Ace unconsciously pushed Luffy behind him. He glanced frantically around him as if he was expecting an attack to come out of nowhere. 'Why would they kill us?' Ace pondered. 'We dine n dash a lot but to call ten battleships? That's crazy. Unless...' Ace gasped. He grabbed Luffy and held him close. 'There's no doubt about it. They found out about our fathers and are trying to kill us.'
"Ace?" Luffy looked up at his brother curiously.
Said brother looked at his little brother pitifully. He had no idea how much danger he was in which only made him grip his brother harder. He was going to protect him. He wasn't going to lose the one person that actually cared about him. He didn't want to go through that again. No, he would protect Luffy even if it meant death.
"What do we do Oyaji?" Izo questioned. There's no way he was going to let a single Marine lay a finger on his brats. Sure, they might be annoying at times but they were still family! He didn't care for whatever crimes they may have committed.
Everyone waited in silence, waiting for their father's decision. 'Maybe this is a chance for them to join us?' some of them thought.
"We wait." Their father said simply. "Namur, Curiel, Kingdew. Go warn the villagers about this. Tell them to pack their belongings and to go to the coasts." The three nodded and headed into Fuusha Village. "Blenheim and Jiru, warn the people of Edge Town and help them evacuate."
The commanders jumped off the ship to do their missions.
"Oh what about Dadan!" Luffy exclaimed.
"Oh shit." Ace realized. "We have to warn her! They might kill her. C'mon Luffy!"
"Uhh!"
The two were stopped from running off by a booming voice.
"It's not safe for you. Haruta will warn her. Do not worry." Whitebeard smiled reassuringly.
Ace looked at the man warily. 'Why does he care whether we're safe or not?' Ace wondered.
Ace and Luffy couldn't help but pace around in trepidation. The possibilities were endless. Makino could get hurt. She was so nice to the two. She made clothes for them and sometimes would make them really delicious food. She was the first adult that Ace could actually trust, not counting Garp. She almost felt like a mother to Ace and Luffy. Oh! And Dadan and the others. Sure they could be annoying as hell, but that didn't mean they didn't care! Dadan knew both of Ace's and Luffy's heritage but she never ratted them out to the Marines. 'Who their father is...it's none of my business.' Ace heard Dadan say to Garp a couple months ago. After he heard their little conversation, his respect for his caretaker skyrocketed. Not to mention the fire in Gray Terminal. If she died, they would never be able to forgive themselves. Though Ace would never admit it, he sees Dadan as a mother figure, along with Makino. If they died, it would be like reliving Sabo's death.
Fifteen minutes later, all the commanders but one came back.
"All the people from Fuusha Village and Edge town have all their stuff packed and they are waiting by the coast," Namur reported.
"The only people that haven't left their homes are the nobles," Blenheim informed. "But I'm sure they'll get their own evacuation ship if they're going to burn down Dawn Island. "
The commanders that just came back were resting after running around the island. Haruta came and was the last to report in.
"Dadan and her bandits are at the coast as well." Haruta smiled at the two boys. They both felt strangely reassured by her smile. Whitebeard felt better knowing that the people would be safe, for now. If worse comes to worse, as in the Marines won't go away after asking, then he will have the villagers take one of his ships on his fleet and get to the nearest island immediately. Handling a Buster Call is actually quite easy. It usually depends whether or not the Vice Admirals were a pain in the butt or not. The Vice Admirals that were listed this time were tough, but not too tough. Whitebeard knew that his kids could handle this Buster Call without his help, but who knows. This won't stop the government from initiating another Buster Call, thinking that the brats were still on this island. They needed to leave. What would they do when he isn't here to help? The best solution is to get everyone off this island and to bring the brats with him. That way both the villagers and the brats would be safe. If only they would agree to this.
By now, the Marine ships were only five minutes away from reaching Dawn Island.
"Vice Admiral Strawberry!" a Marine shouted from the crow's nest. Said Marine jumped down, stumbled, and ran to his superior.
"What is it? " he grunted.
"Whitebeard! Whitebeard is on the island! He has the brats on board. They don't look they were taken hostage and it looks like his men are getting ready for battle!" He exclaimed.
"WHAT?" he shouted. "Alert the other ships. I will call Admiral Akainu about our next step."
"Yes sir!" The marine saluted before carrying out his duty.
"Admiral Akainu." Strawberry said through his Den Den Mushi. "There's been a problem with our mission."
"Problem? What kind?" The voice on the other side growled.
"Whitebeard is on this island protecting the kids. It looks they're gonna put up a fight for them."
The line on the other side went quiet. "Continue on with the plan." The voice finally said after a long time.
"I'll head over to Dawn Island myself."
Haha sorry for all the past cliff hangers and this one. They're really fun to do and idk how else to end a chapter. I don't want to end a chapter randomly. Also, i have a question. Would you like Luffy to stay with the WB crew or sail on his own at 17? I will not be updating tmrw.
