I do not own One Piece but I do own this plot!


*3 Years Later*

Ace, Sabo, and Luffy stood in front of Sengoku's desk. They were awaiting their next mission. They had been going on missions for a year now having completed their training.

"Boys this mission will be probably the most important mission you have ever been given, you are to find and capture this man." Sengoku slid a picture of a blonde haired man towards them.

Sabo's eyes widened in shock knowing who this was. "Are you serious? Do you have a death wish? This is Whitebeard first division commander Marco the Phoenix!"

Sengoku sighed lacing his fingers together. "I know it might seem crazy but we plan on going to war with Whitebeard we need to show the people that the marines still have control, we need you three to capture him can you do it?"

Ace stared at the picture. "We'll get the job done, don't worry about us the one's you should be worried about is yourself because Whitebeard was not given the title of strongest for no reason."

The older raven turned grabbing the file and leaving the office his two brothers trailing after him. Sabo stopped Ace. "Ace there's no way we can fight the Whitebeard pirates! They'll destroy us!"

Ace rolled his eyes at the blonde. "Stop freaking out Sabo we're not going to put ourselves in danger if it gets to complicated we'll take the chance and run."

The straw hat wearing kid grinned excitedly. "Yay we're going to be fighting real pirates!"

Sabo sighed shaking his head. He had an extremely bad feeling about all of this but Ace was the leader of their group so he'd trust in his brother.

-(Break)-

Luffy stood in an alley grinning. "Hey guys I'm in position can we start yet?" He waited for his brothers to reply.

"Luffy you know we go on Sabo signal your too overexcited calm down!" Luffy snickered at Aces annoyed voice. He knew the drill he just liked bugging his brother.

Sabo shook his head at the two. "Alright guys the phoenix will be coming around the corner in 22 seconds he has two others with him most likely commander so be ready."

Luffy dropped his cheerfulness and hardened his eyes. He was ready to take on anyone. His job was simple he kept the two companions busy while Ace and Sabo grabbed the target.

"NOW!" Luffy jumped out of his alley taking a man with a pompadour by surprised and kicking him into a shop. The other person looked like a girl and pulled out a gun.

Luffy dodged the bullets rushing at the geisha. He swung but his punch was blocked. "What the hell a kid?"

The youngest raven looked back and noticed Ace ready to take out the phoenix. Ace jumped out and tackled the blonde. The geisha looked over and cursed aiming his gun at the new threat.

Luffy lunged forward and kicked the geisha's arm up making him miss Ace by an inch. The pompadour man came out of the shop grumbling. "Izo go help Marco I'll take care of the shrimp."

Izo went to go help the phoenix but Luffy blocked his path glaring at the two men. "I won't let you get pass me!"

Ace was able to hold down the phoenix. Sabo jumped from the roof of a building holding a syringe full of a clear liquid. "Hold him still Ace."

The freckled teen grunted trying to do as the blonde said. Before Marco could even try to fight back he had been injected with something causing his vision to black out.

Ace through the blonde over his shoulder and stood. "Luffy come on we got what we came for."

The two older brothers looked back at their youngest and their eyes widened. Luffy was unconscious in the pompadours arms. Ace snarled getting ready to go fight.

Sabo shadowed his eyes and glared at the two with dark eyes. "If you so much as hurt a hair on his head we'll kill you and this bastard!" With that said the blonde grabbed his older brother wrist and tugged.

Ace knew Sabo was right they need to regroup then they could get Luffy back. They took off running away from the two.

Izo cursed when he lost sight of the two. "Damn it they got Marco! We need to go tell pops bring the boy too."

The two made it back to the Moby in record time. They rushed to their father figure. "Pops bad news three guys came out and attacked us they took Marco! We were able to catch one of them though."

Thatch through the boy to the ground causing Luffy to groan in pain. Izo went to object but stayed silent. Luffy opened his eyes and tensed when he saw the dark look in the world's strongest eyes.

Whitebeard stood to his full height towering over everything. "Brat tell me what you've done with one of my sons!"

Luffy felt true fear for the second time in his life but he wouldn't say anything that could potentially hurt his brother. "I I won't tell you anything! Besides the bird guy is probably long gone by now!"

Yells of outrage were shouted throughout the crew. Whitebeard raised his bisento ready to finish off the marine, unbeknownst that the boy was only a child.

Izo's eyes widened in shock and he went to stop his father but was beaten to it. "DON'T!"

Everyone looked over to the front of the ship. Two teens stood with Marco held close. The raven held a knife to his throat his eyes were burning with hatred for the pirates in front of him.

Whitebeard lowered his bisento when he noticed his son was unharmed. "You came all the way back here to negotiate."

Sabo's eyes were dark this pirate had been about to kill their little brother! A child! "We're here for a trade your commander fo-"

Sabo was cut off when Thatch called out. "Not a chance marine scum! We don't negotiate! We'll be taking Marco back now and maybe you two can escape with your lives but this marine is already done for!"

Thatch raised his blade ready to finish the marine off. Sabo and Ace threw Marco aside and screamed. "NO! LUFFY!"

Luffy felt tears spill from his eyes he was going to die right in front of his brothers. The blade was an inch away from his neck when a bullet went off.

Everyone looked over to the geisha Izo. Thatch held his bleeding hand. Whitebeard looked down at one of his commanders. "Izo what is the meaning of this?"

Izo sighed but before he could talk Sabo had rushed forward running to Luffy. He pulled the young raven into his arms as the boy sobbed and cried clinging to his brother.

It was then everyone realized what the problem was the marine they had been about to kill was only a small child!

Ace rushed forward standing in front of his two brothers hands coated in haki. "Guys we have to get out of here now!"

Thatch was in shock. He had really almost been ready to kill a small child. Whitebeard was feeling the same shock, shock that he almost killed a child and shock that the marines would fall that low to bring children into their ranks.

Marco groaned sitting up. "Ugh my head it killing me, yoi." He looked around and was shocked the three boys who had knocked him out were huddled in a corner with the youngest crying his eyes out.

Sabo made Luffy look him in the eyes. "it's alright Lu your safe now me and Ace are here we won't let anything happen to you."

Luffy nodded and wiped his tears away standing up with his blonde brother. Ace looked around them, they were surrounded on all sides. He cursed he should have never taken this stupid job now they were most likely going to die.

Whitebeard stepped forward. "Stand down children I believe we need to have a very long talk, there seems to have been some misunderstandings."

Sabo usually the calm one glared at the old man. "We don't have anything to say to someone who almost killed our little brother!"

The blonde looked for a way out and grinned. "Lu hold onto me tightly!" Luffy latched onto the blonde.

Sabo grabbed Ace throwing him over the railing of the ship, he jumped in after holding onto Luffy tightly. The three crashed into the cold ocean waters disappearing from view.


Not to worry Ace will still get his devil fruit! I'm also willing to take idea's on what kind of fruit I should give Sabo, I want something kind of original but I just don't know what.