Marco reflected on how right his feelings were when two men asked for permission to board and Oyaji granted it. The appearance of Garp hadn't surprised him. Oyaji had sensed the man after all. What did surprise him though, was the appearance of the revolutionary leader, Dragon. His mind was boggled by the fact that the Moby Dick now had powerful representatives of the three factions of the world on one ship.

"Garp, Dragon, what brings you two here to my humble ship?" Whitebeard asked. He was intrigued, Garp coming aboard was nothing new. The man was the weirdest Marine that he'd ever met. Dragon, however, presented something of a conundrum.

Garp laughed loudly, "I came to beat some sense into my grandson, but seeing as he's asleep, I'll let it slide this one time. It can wait till we meet again." The old man laughed. Marco was surprised that the two brothers could sleep through it.

He heard Oyaji ask Garp who his grandson was, but he was too focused on watching Dragon approach the sleeping Luffy. He felt a coil inside him wind tightly, what did the man want with an innocent kid who didn't even have a bounty? Dragon leaned down and brushed his fingers over Luffy's face, moving his hair out of his eyes. There was a slight smile on the stern revolutionary's face. He looked…loving? Marco felt like he'd been hit by a ton of bricks as the realization crashed over him. He almost fell over when he heard Garp respond to Oyaji, "Monkey D Luffy and Portgas D Ace!" he said.

"What kind of family is that?" he asked.

"What do you mean Phoenix?" Garp asked with a glare.

"The hero of the navy, Garp "the fist", is the father of the most wanted man in the world, Dragon, who is the father of the kid who wants to be King of the Pirates? How does that happen in real life?" he asked.

Garp shoved a finger up his nose, and shrugged, "Who knows?"

Marco face palmed. He rolled his eyes and looked away from the man, and let his gaze land on Ace's sleeping form. A soft smile decorated his features, and it made Marco smile in return.

Garp watched the Phoenix smile lovingly at his sleeping grandson, and didn't know if he should be happy that Ace had found someone, or pissed that it was a pirate. He shrugged again, he'd decide later. He stood up, "I've got to go or Senny will get his knickers in a twist." He said, and just like that he was gone, and sailing away, leaving Dragon alone on the Moby.

Dragon sighed, "I am terribly sorry for my father. I actually came here to speak with you about an important matter." He said, and moved to stand in front of Whitebeard. "What do you think of my son?" he asked. His voice was very serious, and level.

Whitebeard found himself amazed by how different he was from his father and his son. "I think that he is strong. He is kind. He has huge dreams, and large names to back him up. I think he is essentially an animal. He reminds me very much of Roger. I think that he will change the world. I think that he is a wonderful son, and he fits in well here. I know that we will miss him when he leaves, but he will always have us. I believe that he will achieve his dream."

Dragon nodded. Nothing Whitebeard had said was surprising to him. He rubbed a hand over his face, "When he was born, his mother and I looked at him, and we saw Roger. It was in his smile. We were revolutionaries, and couldn't keep a baby with us. For one thing, any child of mine would be hunted down by the government, just like any child of Roger's." he said, his eyes settling on Ace for a second before returning to Whitebeard, "We left him with my father knowing he would protect him. Dad may not always go about things the right way, but his heart is there. We knew dad would probably take him to Dawn Island, and I thought that East Blue would be a safe place for him. And after that, we had no physical contact with him. I'd checkup when I could, but my face is very recognizable. However, what I did see gave me an inability to doubt that he would accomplish his dreams. Then he met Ace.

"Ace was a cold child, filled with anger, and hatred, most of it towards himself and his father. He tried to kill Luffy you know." Dragon said with a smile. "Luffy survived though, and he followed Ace until, somehow, they became friends. That was about the time that Luffy learned of Ace's heritage, as well as that he was blind. They became inseparable. Ace became another reason that Luffy would follow his dreams till death.

"He didn't need much encouraging though. The brat has never feared death. If he had, he and Ace would never have become friends." He said. There was a pause.

"Does all of this have a point?" Whitebeard asked. As much as he loved hearing about his sons, he wondered what was bringing all of this on in the feared revolutionary.

Dragon chuckled, "Ah, yes. My point is, Luffy accepted Ace as his family. You've seen how loyal he is to family. He has now accepted you and your crew to his family. You have his loyalty, and talking to you I can see that he has yours. I just wanted to ask that you be there if ever he needs anything. I can't be. I've never been much of a father to him anyways. I am asking if I can trust you with him."

Whitebeard looked down at the man who had given up everything to fight for a better world, and he smiled, "Of course. He is my son now. There is nothing we wouldn't do to protect him." He said laughing.

Dragon nodded, and turned to leave, but Oyaji's voice made him pause, "You're wrong you know. You have been a father to him, even though he didn't know it. Otherwise you would never have come here." He said. Dragon leaned his head down and walked away.

Oyaji smiled after the man, "You have a good family Luffy." He said as Dragon's ship sailed away. The two brothers just continued to snore.