This is not exactly long chapter, but I didn't know what else to add. So be glad there's even anything for me to post in this one. But know that I just finished writing chapter 5 and it's longest so far. Well enjoy.

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And there's the fact she's the biggest troublemaker, that without saying currently exists, was nowhere to be found and well, that' s never a good thing.

„They are looking for you. Again…"

Garp's POV

When Sengoku left the room I get up. „Vice-admiral Garp, are you ok? The … it looked pretty rough." asked one of the brave recruits. I just waved him to tell him leave me alone and went to look after the goofball. If she's not in the kitchen at this time she'll probably be watching stars from one of the roofs.

When I climbed on the roof I found her snoring with her head on the lap of her nakama. Really if that boy wasn't completely smitten with another girl already, Kaya I think, he would be in lots of pain for trying moves on my adorable granddaughter. Maybe I should punch him just for fun? Then I had a vision of woken up Luffy and quickly changed my mind. That girl may look like an angel when sleeping, but if woken up she could turn into horrible demon. I shivered when I remembered what happened last time someone tried to wake her.

Then it occurred me of how this was familiar. And suddenly I was in forest, looking at my three grandchildren, cuddled together without care. The picture so adorable it would even bring blush on the toughest warrior. But I know that if Ace would wake up now, he would be extremely embarrassed by sleeping (cuddling) together with his siblings. When sleeping these three look so innocent, but that's only if you missed the burns on the blond's one cheek. Or the stitched scar under the girl's eye. It was 3 years since the Tenryubitto tried to kill Sabo by shooting at his ship, but by some miracle he's still alive. (So I guess this answers your question about Sabo being dead or alive)

I was torn out of my thinking by Ussop. "Are you here for Luffy?... That's dumb question with all the shouting and everyone looking for her. So what did she do this time?" I was surprised by the boy's audacity, he surely grown up in those 4 months he's Strawhat. I think everyone in the beginning was wondering what such a scaredy cat was doing with Luffy, but he showed us that he can be brave if he tries. I still remember how much his legs were shaking, when he first met me and the admirals. We made fun of him till… Well, we still do.

"She didn't go to the meeting. Luffy is the one in charge of this mission so it caused quite the commotion when she didn't come." That's not the truth. After all, the admiral knows Luffy, so they really weren't expecting her to come, nor the Fleet Admiral. And the one who ended up causing commotion was me and Sengoku, but like hell I tell him this, I thought.

"That's Luffy for you. What kind of mission, Luffy didn't tell us anything. Is it mission for us or just Luffy?" Ussop asked, curiosity seeping into his voice. While I thought about what to answer him he gently picked up Luffy and carried her inside the common room for Strawhats and by some coincidence there were all of the Luffy's nakama. 'This would be fun.'

"It's mornin' already?" Mumbled Luffy as she woken up from her nap. " Ji-chan, what are doin' here, I thought you are supposed to be in the meeting." She continued her rant, clearly unaware what she just said. (She still calls him Ji-chan, but others think, it's cause she feels like it not that they're blood related.)

"So you did know, there was a meeting, yet you didn't come, brat." As I announced this I used my Fist-of-Love on the almost sleeping Luffy. The brat instantly dodged the punch and went out of my reach. As if it could stop me if I wanted to punch her again. Pffft…. Luffy visibly paled when she recalled what she told me.

"But Ji-chan the meetings are boring." She exclaimed with a pout. "You just sit whole time and must nod at whatever they told you." That's certainly right. The meetings ARE boring. But if I must be there all the time, then she has to go there as well!

"That's no excuse. Besides you were given an important mission, so you need to know details. You are to look after that red-haired bastard and report everything that seems to be fishy." I said this calmly even if I was inside seething. How come Sengoku doesn't understand and sent my little girl after that bastard. I even said to send admirals to do it, but he only said are busy to watch this Yonko and he wouldn't let me come either while mumbling under breath 'We have problems as it is and if those two were to meet, it would be a bloody war.' What he could have mean by that is beside me I only want to have a little chat with him, yeah a nice little chat. (*has very nasty grin on his lips, which scared a little our favorite Strawhats, except Luffy, she didn't even notice*)

"Red-haired bastard, just who he is? Luffy didn't tell us we are to play babysitters to some pirates." The blond cook asked with look of confusion. "Shishishi. It's Shanks. Senny told me we're supposed to keep an eye on Shanks. But why would I keep just one eye on him? Isn't it better to look with both of them? This way I won't miss anything." Luffy asked with confusion lacing her tone, but no one was paying the last part any attention.

"You mean we're going to tail THE Red-haired Shanks, one of the four Yonko?" Nami all but screeched this and it took all my willpower not to cover my ears. "That's insane! I'm way too young to die so early!" She continued on the verge of hysterics (the same with Ussop) and that reindeer looked more and more spooked and when he looked he's about the start as well Luffy has spoken.

"Yup, that's him. It seems him and Shirohige (Whitebeard) are having a meeting. We're going to observe their behavior, but we're not going to attack them at least if they don't start anything first." She said in her captain voice and just like by some click of switch everyone was calm again (Sanji was calm from the beginning).

"They expect you to go after them next week. You should pick up the files from Senny's office before then, but I think you already know everything you need. Good luck with them. And I hope you sink few ships along the way." I said with grin as I pictured the Red Force sinking, shame it won't happen, but we're talking about Luffy so you can't just rule that possibility out. I opened the door giving last look to Luffy and her nakama. 'God knows that they may be good marines, but it doesn't fit them.' The thought never leaving after hearing 'clack' as the door closed.