Chasing after two most idiotic and oblivious people in the world is not something that Amebell had in mind that day. Of course, she also could not just ignore them and let them wreck everything in their path. However, since they have not seem each other for almost... well, a long time, she know she could not resist on staying with them for a little while. When she saw Ace in the restaurant, all the memory of him, Luffy and Amebell rushed back to her. Laughter, tears, yelling, playing. Something she thought she would never look back to.

Suddenly, her left cheek tickled like something is sliding on it. She raised her hand as she ran and wiped her cheek. After, she brought it down to look at what it was. Tears. She was shocked at the sight of that, knowing she has not cried since she was about four year old. Amebell brought her hand down from her ray of vision and wiped it on the side of her shirt, continue to run after the two person that stayed in her memories the longest.

Looking around her, there was marines running in every corner of the street. Right, left, and behind. Suddenly there was a burst of smoke and fire mixed together right where she was headed, fire blocking the smoke.

"Must be Ace and Smoker." Amebell said to no one in particular.

When the fire and smoke finally cleared out, she could see Smoker's back, and Ace facing him with a smirk on his face. With his knees bent, he had his left hand stretched in front of him all of the fingers spread part and right hand holding his backpack on his shoulder. Above all, a smirk of victory on his face even though he had not done anything to defeat Smoker yet. Behind Ace, there was Luffy and some other people. Two girls dressed in dancer outfit. One with long blue hair and other with short orange hair. Among them, there was a few other guys. One is probably a swordsmen since he has three swords, a guy with blond hair covering his left eye, and last guy wearing a mint green burnoose with a long nose. Behind all the people, there was also a reindeer that is standing on its two back feet wearing a pink hat. Then there is also the duck...

"Who is that...!?" Luffy shouted out. "...ACE!?"

"You haven't change a bit..." Ace started, "Luffy." He finished looking at Luffy.

"Look who's talking." Amebell cutting the conversation and catching her breath for a few seconds after all that running.

"Whatever..." Ace said not looking at Amebell.

"Wait... aren't you..."Luffy began as he put his hand on his straw hat with a confused face. "Amebell!?" Replacing the confused face with a shocked and surprised face.

"Yep." She replied smiling.

"Really!? I have not seen you since like...forever!" Luffy said holding out his fingers trying to count up the year but failed.

"Anyway, we can't talk like this. You guys run, and I'll catch up to you. I need to stay here to stop these guys for you." Ace broke the small talk between Luffy and Amebell.

By the time he finished, the people, and animals(?) all started to run away from something or someone.

"Get on the ship!? We are leaving this island!?" Long-nose in the front of the group said.

"No! We're going up the river on the ship, then to the dessert!" The girl with long blue hair corrected long-nose's mistake, then continued, "We only came to Nanohana to get crucial supplies."

"I'll be staying here with Ace too. Okay Luffy? I hope I will see you again soon." Amebell said to Luffy before he can run off with his crew.

"Hurry! Hurry! The Marines are coming!" Blond guys shouted to Luffy. "Get on and raise the anchor!"

After hearing that, Luffy put his right hand on the straw hat that is placed on his head, and went running to his crew who were still running towards the ship on the shore that had a lamb/sheep statue on the front. "Man! I never thought I'd meet Ace and Amebell here!"

After Luffy and his crew left the scene, Ace used his fire fist to take down the Marines while Amebell used her hands and feet to defeat the other group of Marines. "I can't believe I'd see you here of all places, Amebell." Ace started the conversation as soon as all of the Marines were defeated.

"I can't believe I would be meeting you or Luffy here either." Amebell replied back to him. "However, it's good to see you two again. It's been a long time."

"It sure is." Ace said with a smirky sound in his voice. "It's been what...7...8 years now?"

"Yeah. Time sure did pass quickly."

"So why did you leave?" Ace insisted bring the topic from the restaurant up again for Amebell.

This question made Amebell look away from Ace as she made a pained face. "It' pretty complicated to explain. Though, I promise in time, I will explain everything to you okay?" She said trying to hide her real emotion and also wanting to drop the subject.

"Fine..." Ace said feeling a little down. "How about we go take a ride on Luffy's ship? Sounds pretty fun"

"Sure." Amebell answered relieved that Ace dropped that talk that she was afraid to share out. "Might as well."

"Alright! Oh, I have a small speed boat so we'll go on there"

"M'kay"

Both Ace and Amebell walked to the shore and got on the small speed boat that Ace had talked about. By that time, they can still see Luffy and his crew's boat crystal clear. When they got the side of the boat, they stopped the speed boat, and tied a rope on the big ship onto the small boat so it would not drift away while they were talking to Luffy and his crew.

"Not even once? Against a regular human!?" A female voice cried out loud sounding surprised.

"The monster's brother must be one hell of a monster." A shaky men's voice ringed after the female on. He also sounded really surprised.

Amebell looked at Ace, who has a smirk on his face. "They are talking about you aren't they..." Amebell sweat-dropped. "Now you look like you've accomplished everything in the world."

"I'm just really happy to see Luffy again. Plus, I haven't seen him in a long time too"

Amebell shook her head in disbelieve. "I guess that is true also."

"But I can beat his now!" Luffy's voice and what he said alarmed both Ace and Amebell.

"That's a groundless statement." A even deeper voice than before join the conversation on the boat above Ace and Amebell.

Ace immediately jumped onto the bigger boat without giving any warning to Amebell, which made the small boat shake, making Amebell almost tip over into the water below them. "Just who, can you beat?" Ace said with a firm and serious voice.

In the sudden surprise from Ace, it made Luffy fall of the railing where he was sitting. "Whoa!... ACE!" Luffy screamed in surprise and excitement.

"Yo" Ace said to Luffy and the rest of his crew.

"Next time you are going to suddenly do something that would tip another person in the water right on the ocean, warn them first!" Amebell scolded at Ace irritatingly now that she is next to him on standing on the railing. She sighed and continued, "Then again, people like you two never change. Why am I wasting my breath on you?"

"HAHA!" Luffy laughed his obnoxious and loud laugh, "Amebell! You haven't changed at all!"

"Of course she probably didn't change. I bet she was just as beautiful back then as she is right now!" Blond haired man said as he hit Luffy's head multiple times and smiling at Amebell at the same time. Which Amebell returned.

"Ow! That hurt!" Luffy complained to blondie.

"It's not my fault your not ready for anything Amebell" Ace said going back to what she first said entering the boat, poking out his tongue at her.

"Jeez Ace. Your so mean." Amebell said crossing her arms looking at the orange bushes.

"He. Anyways, thanks for taking care of my little brother." Ace said to the crew behind Luffy.

"No kidding." Long-nose and girl with orange hair said together with their head down sounding a bit depressed.

"So, why are you here Ace, Amebell?" Luffy cutting out their mood asking the new comers the question.

"Huh? You didn't get my message in Drum?"

"Drum?"

"Ah. Never mind. No biggie." Ace said casually. "Anyways, I'm glad I saw you. I'm here for a little silly task. I figure I'd try to meet up with you."

"Huh? What's the task?"

"Luffy. Will you come join the 'Whitebeard Pirate Crew'? And of course with your friends, too" Ace asked looking back to his friends behind him.

"No way!" Luffy replied back with an 'are you serious' voice.

"Haha. I thought you'd say something like that." Ace laughed at Luffy's answer.

"Whitebeard?..." The long nose with the shaky voice said to Ace. "S-so the tattoo on you back is not fake."

"No it is not." Ace answer proudly. "It is my pride and joy.

"'Whitebeard' is the greatest pirate I've ever met. I'm making him the Pirate King. Not you Luffy..." Ace continued

"That's okay." Luffy said waving it off and said louder, "Because I'll just fight him!"

To be continued