This pile of words contains everything I wrote the day or so after I first read chapter 731. So yeah there's obvious spoilers if you don't follow the manga, or something like that.

A few of them seem to repeat the same basic idea, and that's because they do. Sometimes I write stuff a couple times. _ So two with similar beginnings won't be surprising to see this chapter.

There's a curse or two here or there so... yeah. You've been warned.

"Two Years With Revolutionaries"

"Hello, Robin-san."

Robin smiled when she saw the familiar face.

"Ah, hello, Sabo-san. How is Koala-san doing?"

"Oh, she's fantastic. She was really looking forward to seeing her here, now to find her."

"You two know each other?" Zoro's voice cut in between the conversation.

"Of course I do," Robin replied smoothly. "I spent two years with him."

Many jaws dropped.

"She means the Revolutionary Army," Sabo corrected, groaning. "She spent two years with Dragon and me."

"Luffy's dad?!" the Straw Hats yelled.

"AND my brother?!"

Robin chuckled and nodded, while the pirates were sent reeling by the fact Luffy had ANOTHER brother. What kind of a monster is this one...?!

"Sheesh, Luffy."

"Robin Is The Biggest Jerk"

"Everyone," Luffy said as he stood up, carefully minding his bandages. The ocean breeze ruffled through his hair and lifted his hat slightly off the back of his neck. The only sounds he could hear were the waves slapping against Sunny's hull.

"This is Sabo. He is my only brother in the world."

The Straw Hats stared intently at their captain, eyes widening when he said those words.

A few of the crew who'd joined earlier unconsciously remembered their captain saying the exact same thing, so long ago. Nami's fists tightened and Zoro closed his remaining eye. He said that about Ace... didn't he.

"Oh, I see you found him." Robin smiled as she exited the kitchen. Sabo glanced at her, frowning slightly.

"What are you talking about, Nico Robin?" Franky asked, his "R"s rolling. He stared directly at her.

"Sabo is my friend," she replied, resting her head on her hand and shifting her weight to a single foot. "Do you think I would forget him?"

Sabo paled slightly.

"Why didn't you tell us you knew his brother?" Usopp asked, turning to Robin.

"You never asked," Robin replied coolly.

"Luffy," Zoro said, ignoring Robin, "When we met Ace you said he was your only brother in the world, and now you are saying Sabo is. Care to explain?"

"I... I thought Sabo was dead," Luffy replied, scratching the back of his head. Sabo looked like he'd been punched in the gut.

"Seriously?" the blonde asked."You thought I was dead?"

"Yeah," the captain replied plainly.

"Wow, what gave you that idea?" he asked deadpan.

"Dogra said so," Luffy replied deadpan.

"Ah."

"Only Brother"

Luffy stood up, minding his bandages. He gestured to the tall blonde man behind him. His crew waiting expectantly.

"Everyone," he said, voice cracking. "This is Sabo. He is my only brother in the world."

And for the first time, he could say that and know that the third wasn't out there somewhere, because Ace wouldn't be able to come back. There were no miracles for the son of the Pirate King.

Not like Sabo.

"Never Met A Sabo"

Ace was honestly stunned when he arrived in the afterlife and his brother wasn't there.

"Where the hell is Sabo?" he asked his mother one day. "I was sure he'd be here, he died after all."

"I've never met a Sabo," Rouge replied apologetically. "I'm sorry I can't help you."

It was after a bit more asking around the other citizens that Ace realized Sabo wasn't dead. He must have survived the incident; there was no other way to look at it. How, well, Ace couldn't figure that out.

In the afterlife, it is possible to follow the adventures of your loved ones. Many of Ace's fellow dead did so, but Ace himself was not so eager to. He wasn't sure whether he should see Luffy again or not, but eventually he gave in to the tempation.

It was then, following Luffy's adventures, he saw Sabo again, dumb top hat and all.

Ace swears he didn't break everything. He left the wall intact.

"Kind Of Cute"

"Damn," he said in awe. "This is his ship."

The blonde young man hopped up on board the mad little lion ship. He glanced around, taking in all of the details. "You know, it's kind of cute."

"Shut up!"

The voice was high-pitched, but trembled. When the young man looked for the source of the voice, he smiled.

"You're cute too."

Tony Tony Chopper squealed, half-terrified and half-pleased. A red-haired woman shrieked when she emerged from below the lion ship's decks and saw the young man.

"Who the hell are you!?"

The young man sighed. He sat down.

"Do you have any food?"

"I agree! Who are you!" Chopper yelled, backing up the woman.

"That's not very polite, Chopper-san, Nami-san," the young man said, voice low. "I'm a guest."

"Eeeep!" Chopper shrieked. "He knows our names! He might be working for Doflamingoooo!"

Upon hearing this, the man covered his mouth. His shoulders began to shake. Chopper started to scream for a doctor, and Nami trembled. This guy knew who she was.

Then the man started laughing uncontrollably. "Hell... no!" he said between wheezes. "I'm a revolutionary!"

"That's even worse," Nami mumbled, depressed.

"I think I should answer your question now," the young man said. He motioned for the two pirates to sit, which they did. "My name is Sabo, I am a revolutionary and the middle brother."

Nami's eyes widened.

"For who?" Chopper asked, looking around frantically for an answer.

"Ace and Luffy," Sabo answered, voice flat and a single eyebrow raising. Chopper's eyes also widened and he scrambled back.

"The brother of two monsters is the biggest monster of all!" they yelled in unison.

"Aha... nothing like that," Sabo said with a sheepish smile. "It's nothing like that."

"It so is!" Nami said enthusiastically, and Chopper nodded.

"Well, if you say so," Sabo conceded. (He didn't believe them at all.)

"Back"

"I wish to join your revolution."

It had been several years since Dragon had seen that same hatred and fire in such a young person's eyes. Sabo had been ten years old the last time he noticed it, and in the years following not a single revolutionary had bore it the same way.

"Really? Why?"

Dragon was surprised at himself for asking. He hadn't pried for the men, so why for this young girl? Well... perhaps that was why. A young girl, joining this revolution- it was unheard of.

"The world government wronged me in the worst possible way," she replied, her eyes set. "I was saved from that, and then my savior was killed and I never even knew. He saved me, and he gave me new hope and life, and the government took that all away. The worst thing was the fact my village conspired with the government to kill him. Even though he did so much for me..."

Dragon inspected the girl closer. "Who saved you?"

"Fisher Tiger."

Dragon's eyes widened slightly. "You were a slave?"

Her face didn't move. Dragon took that as a yes.

"I don't like talking about it," she finally managed. "My name is Koala."

"Welcome to the revolution, Koala."

...

"So, why do we have to share a room?"

The blonde boy studied her for a moment and shrugged. "Dragon said so, and whatever the old man says we have to do." He went back to reading an enormous tome.

"But... that's just weird."

"Like I said." He didn't even bother to look up this time.

Koala huffed and flopped back on her bed.

"Hey, Sabo?" she asked. "Do you... have anything you wouldn't show anyone?"

Sabo closed his book and stood. He lifted his shirt about halfway up, exposing his stomach. Koala looked at him, about to ask what exactly he was doing, when her eyes widened. His stomach...

It was covered in enormous burn scars.

"It nearly killed me," Sabo explained quietly. "I was ten. A Celestial Dragon. The same incident gave me my face scar."

Koala took in a deep, shaky breath. She felt furious at the world nobles for doing that to this boy. How could they?

"Are there... more?" He nodded. Koala looked down at her lap and took in a deep breath. She turned, so that her back faced to Sabo. She grasped the bottom of her shirt and pulled it over her head.

"A sun brand," he said to himself. "Sun Pirates? You were a Sun Pirate?"

"Yeah," she answered. "I was a slave." She threw her shirt back on. "As far as I know, I am the only human with this brand."

"So we both have reasons to overthrow the government, and we both have an affection for pirates," Sabo mused.

"Pirates?" Koala turned to look at him.

Sabo grinned, the somber conversation disappearing. "My brothers are going to be pirates!" She smiled, caught up in his obvious happiness.

Then Sabo regaled Koala with tales of his brothers Ace and Luffy, and explained how Luffy would be the Pirate King. Somehow, Koala didn't doubt him.

"731"

"SABOOOOOOO!"

The blonde boy- no, young man, he's a young man now- turned around. It's been a long time since he's heard his name said like that.

"SABO, YOU BASTARD!"

When the young man finally processes the face, he instantly recognizes who's calling him. It's definitely him. And he's sobbing.

"SABO, I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD! BASTARRRRD!"

Somehow, he's sad and happy and angry all at the same time. So he's crying.

Sabo sees Luffy and feels a joy that he can't describe, even in his precious novels.

"LUFFYYYY!"

He runs up to him and says eagerly, "Sabo, I did it, I beat Mingo and I got Traffy back! And I have new friends!"

His new friends wave from behind him, awkwardly. The tall woman and the one-legged man smile half-heartedly. He can hear the fanboy's squeals of "Senpai!" from somewhere behind him.

"Luffy, I got the fruit."

"Conlautnagtaions!" he says, grinning, tears pouring down his face. He decides not to comment on the butchering of "congratulations".

"Want me to show you what I can do?" he asks. He nods excitedly, and watches in glee as his hands light up in small flames.

"Seeing this hurts," he whispers. He doesn't say anything, but he puts his fires out and hugs him. He doesn't want to see him cry.

"It really does," he says. "But, I'm not a forest fire, like Ace was. I'm a simple candle, and you're the sun."

He can almost feel the smile, on both his face and his brother's.

I finally found him.

Sabo found Luffy.

Explanations for things: "Never Met A Sabo" can take place in the afterlife I have dreamed up; it ties in with Resurrection (a previous one-shot), in that being where the dead people are. So Ace goes Sabo-hunting. ._.

In "731", he refers to Luffy and he refers to Sabo. fyi. But you probably got that already...

Annnd... "Back". I hope it's less weird than it seems it is to me... because wow is it weird. I also seem caught on the idea that Baltigo ran out of rooming space and Sabo and Koala ended up having to share a room at least for a while. There must be something wrong with me. ._.

Until then, happy chapter 744! (Am I the only person who sobbed like a baby?...)