Chapter 2: Mount Sacran
"Zena, Zena I have received wonderful news!" Yelled said girls mother who came rushing into the dinning area.
"Yes mother."
"The Carikain Prince has just agreed to marry a girl, but on the condition that she goes up to the Sacrean Mountains, and brings back pictures as proof." She informed almost squealing with joy.
"Why that's excellent news my dear. Zena you will leave at once go get ready we'll have a camera and a car prepared."
"Yes father." She said as she rose from her seat and walked up to her room.
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RING RING RING
'Guess that means Rachel's not coming.' Mr. Whatshisface thought. 'And it seams Valerie isn't here either.' As soon as he thought this the doors slammed open and in came Rachel she was fully clothed again in a long sleeved white shirt that fell down to mid thigh with a light blue A on it. And a sleeveless jean jacket left unbuttoned. Along with Blue skinny jeans and a scarf. She strutted up to her teacher's desk where he was left baffled with her entrance and slammed her homework down on the desk along with a snickers bar and said, "I'm sorry I couldn't get a Kit Kat but here's a snickers enjoy." The class burst out laughing as she went to take her seat with a satisfied smirk on her face. The teacher was still speechless as he looked at Rachel, the hw, at Rachel, the hw.
'Hmm Valerie's not here today?' Rachel thought.
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'I got to get away from here! I can't do this anymore! Everyone who I've ever cared about me, Everyone! They all end up the same way. All because of that that MAN! Why can't he leave me alone!' Valerie thought as she started blindly running through the forest heading up to the top of mount Sacrean. Her shorts and tank top were cover in blood and on her arms, legs, and neck you can just make out the beginnings of bruises being formed in the shaped of hand prints.
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"Master, I've brought food." Lexi announced as she came in to the alleyway, but she stopped dead in her tracks at what she saw. Her birth mother was currently conversing with a man in a black tux, most likely a stupid noble and his two bodyguards.
"Master what's going on?" I asked getting her attention.
"Oh well I'm sure your aware of how hard it is to live on the streets, and how we're barely getting by because you refuse to sell your body like everyone else, so you've forced my hand."
"What are you talking about?" the brunette whispered eyes going wide as realization started to sink in.
"I'm selling you to this fine man here." She continued as if she were just talking about the weather. "So come here and behave for your new master.
"Like Hell!" She yelled before storming off. 'I can't believe this is happening to me! I did everything she ever asked for and it still wasn't enough… She was right I should never have been born I'm just worthless trash.' Lexi thought. 'Maybe I should go die somewhere, I refuse to be a slave… and that damn noble sent his guards after me. 'Well there's one place I can go too. Those bastards wouldn't dare follow me there. I wonder if Gods really live there.'
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"Hey Rachel so did you hear about the Princes announcement?" A random girl asked.
"No."
"Well he's agreed to marry any girl that goes up to Mount Sacrean and brings him back pictures." The girl explained.
"That's stupid who the hell would want to go up their for him, it's practically suicide." Rachel said.
"I know right I don't think anyone is doing it, everyone knows about the rumors of that place."
"Yeah those who go there will suffer a punishment worse than death." Rachel whispered as she got lost in thought she was instantly brought back to reality when her phone started ringing.
"Yes mom."
"Sweetie did you hear the news about the prince?"
"Yes mom just now."
"Good I want you to leave now and get up the mount."
"But Mom…" she protested.
"No buts you'd make me the happiest mother in the world if you married into royalty."
"But mom its Mount Sacrean!" She said stressing the name trying to get her mother to understand the danger.
"Oh I see how it is you don't love me as much as you say you do is that it."
"No mom of course not, don't worry I'll get those pictures and marry that prince you'll see, I love you."
"I love you too sweetie." With a sigh Rachel left the school ignoring the teachers protests, and went home to fetch her camera before going up the mountain.
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"Congratulations Ace!" The Whitebeard Pirates cheered.
"Thanks."
"Now hurry up and dig in don't worry about us after all this is your party." Thatch encouraged with a grin.
"Alright! Thank you for the food!."
"Good morning gentlemen mind if I join you?" An unfamiliar voice asks. Everyone instantly spun around to face the trespasser.
"Who are you?" Ace growled.
"Oh come on Ace you really don't recognize me." The man asked a little nervously, his eyes are filled with multiple feeling varying from, happiness, to pain.
"Ace you know him yoi?" Ace narrowed his eyes as he looked at the stranger. He wore white pants that were tucked into his black boots. A white dress shirt underneath a navy blue vest, with matching gloves, and a blue coat, with blue goggles around his neck. The stranger had blue eyes and under his black top hat, wavy blonde hair and a burn mark on the left side of his face over his eye. Ace's eyes widened as he continued to stare at this… stranger? He looked just like Sabo would if he grew up. But that's impossible right? Sabo was dead? He died when he was 10 years old!
"Ace?" Marco called getting worried about his shell shocked friend, by now the commanders were surrounding the suspicious person on deck watching with narrowed eyes ready to attack if need be, and Whitebeard was watching from his throne.
"Do you remember me Ace?" the stranger called softly, eyes looking only at Ace.
"S-sabo." Ace called weakly, his eyes glazed over with unshed tears.
"That's right it's me."
"How, you you d-died." Ace choked out tears threatening to fall. "The Celestial Dragon shot down your ship! How are you alive!" Ace yelled the tears falling freely now. The commanders and Whitebeard were shocked at the emotion he was showing, but continued to watch and listen.
"I'm sorry Ace…I really am." Sabo apologized. "It's true the Celestial Dragons did shoot me down. I was engulfed in the fire, I was going to die." Sabo explained a hand over the burn mark on his face. "But Dragon, saved me. He got me when I fell unconscious and took me to his ship where I was treated. By the time I woke up I was already at his base. He said he wouldn't take me back."
"Why? Didn't he realize how much pain we were in thinking you were dead! Luffy cried for days! Why!? Doesn't he care about him at all!?" Ace yelled his family getting curious about the conversation and curious about his past but doesn't comment.
"He does care and that's exactly why he wouldn't let me go back."
"Explain." Ace demanded eyes now dry of tears.
"He knew that if you two thought I died you would train to be stronger, stronger than anyone so you'd never have to watch someone you love die again." Ace was silent after that remember his and Luffy's promises up on the cliff.
"Okay I understand." Sabo smiled softly.
"After he told me that, he asked me what I thought about the nobles, the government, this world. I answered him. This world is corrupt, the Nobles are worthless scumbags who look down on everyone, they make me sick, and the government…they preach about justice but they've killed way to many innocent people to have the right."
"Yeah growing up where we lived, being who we are, experiencing what we've experienced. We know that all to well." Ace smirked.
"Uh huh? You should have seen the surprise on his face when I gave him my answer. Anyway after that he told me to join him as a revolutionary, by doing that I could help change this world, and so I did now I'm the revolutionary army's second in command, their chief of staff." Sabo finished.
"You joined the Revolutionaries? Well whatever I joined Whitebeards crew, guess we both changed a little." Ace laughed and Sabo joined him.
"Yeah, but I bet Luffy still the same as always."
"Of course our little brothers got a one track mind." Ace grinned. "But hey what are you doing here?" Ace asked.
"Oh right, I'm on a mission. I need to speak with your captain." Sabo stated.
"Alright lets go." Ace said grabbing his arm and strolling up to Whitebeards throne.
"Pops, meet my brother Sabo." Ace introduced with the famous D grin.
"Good Morning Whitebeard." Sabo greeted with a smile. "Allow me to introduce myself, My name is Sabo otherwise known as Blue Gentlemen Sabo, the Revolutionary armies Chief of Staff. I'd like to start off with thanking you for taking care of my brother, and giving him a home." Sabo started making Ace blush and look away, while Whitebeard smiled in amusement.
"Second I'd like to request permission to stay on board while I carry out my mission." Sabo requested politely.
"You wanna stay?" Ace asked shocked and happy. He turned killer storm grey puppy dog eyes up at his father making Whitebeard chuckle.
"May I ask why?"
"Of course. You see Roger gave Dragon a message before turning himself into the marines, because he found something out that would help Dragon in his plight to take down the world government." Sabo began.
"Wait what?" Ace asked turning narrowed storm grey eyes at his brother. "He turned himself in. Why?"
"Ace calm down it's not what you think. He was dying of an incurable disease, and he'd rather choose the way he died rather than die because he has no choice… Anyway before he died he made it Raftel there they found the Rio Ponneglyph. Now he couldn't read it but he heard the voice, saying in the future four guardians from another world, possessing powers beyond what we've only seen in dreams, will save this world."
"So you're mission is to find these guardians once they come to our world?" Whitebeard guesses.
"That's right, as well as help you keep them safe, until they unlock their powers."
"Then why do you need to be on my ship?"
"Because, Roger also heard the voice say that the strongest man in the world will save these guardians."
"Hmmm alright brat permission granted."
"Yes! He can stay with me." Ace grins and the party resumes with Ace introducing Sabo to everyone.