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NOBLE'S BLOOD, CURSED BLOOD

It has been a few weeks since Luffy was revealed to the fact that Gol D. Roger was her beloved brother's father.

Last night, the siblings faced a strong gust storm, resulting to their base being wrecked. Pieces of wooden planks littered the ground underneath the base as the result of the struggle. Concluding that they'd need to gather material to fix their home, the brothers head for Grey Terminal.

'Come on! Let's gather some wood.' Sabo commanded as he led his brothers towards the Trash Mountains.

'Yeah! I'll surely find a telescope this time round!' Luffy cheered as she waved her metal pipe around. She was so excited; maybe she'll really get a telescope. She remembered in her last life, no one ever let her touch the tool.

'Do you really think something like that will fall out of the sky?' Ace grumbled as he aimed his pole down onto Luffy's head. He wondered how stupid his brother could possibly be.

'Maybe.' Luffy said as she dodged aside, her tongue sticking out from under her lips.

'If that's so, I'd rather want a canon.' Ace smirked.

Watching his siblings argue about little petty things every day, Sabo had become accustomed to it. Though, he couldn't help but shake his head.

'You know, if canons were to fell out from the sky, it'd be awesome!' Luffy said after thinking for a moment. She jumped up and skipped her way through the trashy plain. Luffy hummed a song that she remembered her musician usually sings and used her pipe to sort through garbage sprawled on the ground. Though she was happy to go on an adventure with her brothers, she couldn't help but feel that she was missing something. Something big.

'Luffy! Try and get us some new wood already!' Ace shouted as he looked down at her from a pile of trash. Ignoring her brother's words, Luffy continued to jumble through the heaps of garbage, searching for the one and only telescope.

Sabo headed to his siblings after gathering as many wooden planks as he could carry, 'This should be enough!' Then, a gleam from under his foot caught his eye. Looking down did he realised it was a telescope. A silver one, rather worn out but still usable. Sabo picked it up, a grin plastered on his face. Luffy would love this! He thought as he ran towards his little sister. Suddenly, in order to not bump into the person who definitely stepped in his path on purpose, Sabo stopped in his tracks. The men looked down on him, snickering evilly. Sabo turned his head upwards and focused on the shadow standing behind the two men. It was Bluejam. The pirate captain with his despicable grin and his arrogant look, a captain jacket hung from his shoulders, covering his huge frame. Unkempt mane of black hair flowed down from his tanned skull and swayed in the stench-filled wind as he stepped forward.

'Hey, kiddo.' He greeted with a disgusting grin that revealed his horrible teeth. 'I would never have guessed a noble would be one of the infamous troublemakers!' He boomed.

'Bluejam…' Sabo glared at the man, his hand stashing away the telescope. 'How did you know?'

But the despicable pirate captain didn't answer. Sabo looked around, he had already registered the fact that he was surrounded and out-numbered. If only Luffy and Ace was here, they'd already beat the crap out of these men. One of the men charged forward.

'Hey, don't hurt him now.' Bluejam ordered the grin still on his lips. Jumping back, Sabo dodged the underling and kicked him across the field.

'Hey!' The blond boy shouted a scowl on his face. 'Do you wanna fight, bastard!?'

Before Bluejam could answer, he was hit across the head by a broken wooden barrel. The object broke apart to reveal Luffy hidden inside. Luffy screamed defiantly as she landed on the ground with a light thud.

'Luffy!' The blond brother called out excitedly. Luffy turned around and waved at him with a bright smile. Sabo looked around for a moment before turning to his sister again, 'Where's Ace?'

Luffy picked her nose with her pinkie before pointing toward the tiny figure running down the trash mountain. He was screaming lines of cusses before pouncing up and landing right next to the young girl, his eyes glaring daggers at her. Ace screamed, 'Why did you go down on your own?!'

'You were too slow.' Luffy turned to her brother and stuck out her tongue. Sabo only laughed at them comically before saying they should focus on the fight.

'This'll be easy!' Ace grinned, cracking his knuckles.

'I'll beat all of them before both of you with my super amazing rubber powers!' Luffy shouted as she raised her fist.

'No way.' Sabo scoffed as he turned to aside, trying to hide his laugh. Then his head meet contact with Luffy's punch and the boy let out a painful moan.

'I heard that!'

The men attempted to charge at the children, again. But it only took the kids moments before all of the underlings were defeated, sprawling on the trash covered ground. Bluejam let out a disappointed grunt as the children charged towards him. Glaring at the three troublemakers, he pull out a pistol from his belt and aimed it at their feet. Ace grabbed Sabo and pulled him to aside, hiding behind a broken mast. Luffy, knowing that she could deflect bullets, stood her ground.

'Shoot if you want to, I'm not scared of that gun.' Luffy said as she lowered her head, allowing her hat to shadow her face. She shot a glare at the man, sending chills up his spine. But, not allowing himself to be scared of a child, Bluejam cocked the weapon.

'Luffy, you idiot, what are you doing!' Ace shouted, stepping forward. Only to be stopped by a strong arm and the raven haired boy was hoisted into the air.

The young girl turned around and gritted her teeth, she had forgotten that more men were there. 'Let them go!' She commanded, sending a wave of Conqueror Haki along the way. The men, counting Bluejam, collapsed on their knees, eyes rolling back as foam gathered on the edge of their mouths.

Ace and Sabo landed on their feet and turned to their sister in awe. Ace ran to Luffy, a surprised but proud smile on his face, 'How'd you do that?'

But before the girl could answer, the sound of a troop of men, marching, caught their attention. Damn it all! If she had remembered the royal guards and Sabo's father coming, she wouldn't have used the Conqueror Haki so soon. How could she slip up so easily? Luffy silently cursed herself as she turned to the elder noble.

'Looks like we came at just the right time.' The man said with a satisfied tone.

Sabo glared at the man and said, like saying a taboo word, under his breath, 'Father…'

Ace gasped but Luffy didn't react. The noble stepped forward and used the tip of his heels to kick Bluejam in the face, 'How could you be beaten by these dirty kids?' He grunted, then knocking his head back to look down on the man even more. 'At least you did your job well.'

A hand grabbed Sabo before he could react and pulled him towards his father. He would actually hire a pirate to get me back? He thought in frustration as he struggled in the man grip.

Luffy felt helpless, she couldn't do a thing as her brother gets carried away. She can't use Conqueror Haki again; she was too weak for that with this body. If she moved right now, they would shoot Ace and that would be even worse. Luffy stood her ground as she silently curse the world for making her so useless. She could do nothing but see her brothers struggle.

'I see, so it must be those two that led Sabo down the path of evil?' Sabo's father questioned himself.

'Shut up. You don't know anything.' Luffy mumbled aloud as she glared at the older man. The man grunted in disgust and looked down at the girl, 'What do you mean I don't know anything? He is my son. It is the responsibility of every child to follow the path that their parents, the person who grant them life, lay out for them.'

'Tch.' Ace clicked his tongue.

'You have quite the nerve, lying to Sabo and convincing him to run away from home! A pair of measly kids like you!' He spat out in disgust. 'Are you plotting to steal my fortune?'

Luffy snorted, 'Don't need your dirty money.'

Ace squirmed in the background, shouting curses at the man. One of the guards slammed the handle of his rifle against Ace's gut; making him spat out blood then fall to the ground. The drop of warm red liquid splattered on the noble's face and he shouted at the guard, 'Be careful on how you handle those children! If another one of their germs hit me, you'll be banned from High Town!'

The guard stepped back and bowed apologetically. Sabo panicked, he kicked the man who carried him and landed on the ground, 'Don't hurt them! They didn't deceive me! I left on my own accord!'

'Stay quiet!' The father ordered. Sabo didn't get a chance to retort as two men tower over him and pulled him away.

'I trust that you children never step foot into my line of sight again or no you will get yourself killed.' The noble ordered the two children. Luffy stayed quiet and abode to the man's words, for now.

Ace scrambled to his knees and approached his shivering sister. 'Luffy! Do something! Why aren't you doing anything?!' Ace shook the girl but she stayed quiet. Luffy bit her under lip, trying to stop the tears from rolling down her cheek. So useless, so helpless… the words echoed through her mind. Until the people of the High Town disappeared did she let out a hiccupping sob.

'I'm sorry! I didn't… couldn't do anything! I let them take Sabo because I didn't want him to say it! I didn't want him to give up his pride as a human, obeying the nobles because of us.' Luffy sobbed quietly, apologising continuously. Ace gave a shocked look at Luffy, finally knowing why she held back. He pulled her up as he locked her in an embrace. 'If I fought back, they would hurt you and would force Sabo to listen by blackmailing him, using us. I couldn't let that happen!' Luffy cried into his arms and they stayed like that for a very long while.

'That boy is better off without you! He's better off being a noble!' Bluejam said to the children as they tied up him and his underlings.

Luffy sighed and banged her pipe against his head, 'You've been blabbering on about it for quite a while now you know. "Oh, he was just using you" "Nobles hate people like us; they all think we're trash" "He's better off as a noble, living a happy life with fortune and safety" "I feel sorry for you two" Bla bla bla… It's so boring.' She mimicked his words dramatically before hitting him across the head once again.

'If I give you guys money, will you free me?' Bluejam asked. Luffy sighed again, making a disgusted face, 'I don't care about that, I just need to get my brother back. You can just sit here obediently and wait for the fire tomorrow.'

Bluejam grunted and tried to break his ties but failed once again. Ace approached the two and said to his little sister, 'I'm finished over here, are you done?' He was happy she was back to her normal self again.

'Yeah, let's go back.' The younger child replied and both headed for the jungle. Ace walked alongside his little brother (sister) then, thinking about Bluejam's words, he tapped her shoulder and asked, 'Do you think he's happy there?'

'Hmm? What did you say?' Luffy head shot to her side as she snapped out of her thoughts. She was wondering if she could safe Sabo before the fire starts but discarded the thought.

Ace scratched the back of his neck and turned to look at his toes, 'Do you think, maybe, Bluejam was right? Maybe Sabo would be happier if he was in High Town.'

The young girls face scrunched together as she gave Ace a look of disgust and disappointment. 'You heard him didn't you? The day he told us of his life as a noble? He hated it, loathed it. And he hated himself for it, for owning dirty blood. Like you, self-loathing just because you owned blood of the greatest pirate in the world.'

Ace looked up. He turned to his friend, wondering how such a young girl, who he once thought was thick and dumb, could speak with such understanding.

'I want to tell him that we are our own life, we have the choice to go against the person that ties us down. Having one's blood in you doesn't mean you are that person; you still have the choice to make your own name and your own story. To write a book about the greatest adventures, to become a name that is known across the world, to find the greatest treasure, to make the biggest, most loving family, it is your choice to make your own way of life. Don't let things like others' hatreds tie you down cause you can always find someone who will love you for who you are.' Luffy said, a kind, nostalgic smile on her lips. She spoke her words as she thought about her nakama, about her past. She looked at the darkening sky and remembered her adventures from the life before. Then, turning to her brother, Luffy grinned. 'And these words are for you too, you know.'

Ace looked at her, dumbfounded. A velvet flush found its' way under his freckled cheeks and he literally steamed. Maybe Luffy's right… the images of his past came to him. The cold glares, the dirty words, the snarls and snickers. A child of a demon is a demon! You should be dead! Your existence is a sin! Monster! The words echoed. Then he saw Luffy and Sabo, his closest friends and his brothers. Their smiles, their voices. He was sure that no matter where he was, seeing them will make him happy. Sabo came across his mind. The memory of how he had described his life as a noble in disgust and that grim look he had on his face. What was Ace thinking? Of course Sabo would like a life of freedom better. This entire place must feel like a jail to him!

'Do you want to rescue him?' The freckled boy turned to Luffy only to meet with the face of a very contradicted little girl.

'He'll surely try and come to us to warn us of the fire, right?' Luffy asked herself as she rested a hand on her chin, her head tilted to aside as she thought. She remembered a fire starting in Grey Terminal tomorrow but she didn't quite get a pin on what happen to Sabo at that moment. She remembered fighting with Bluejam and stuff but… What happened to Sabo? Like, he did appear later on in her life as her father's second in chief so he must've survived today, right? 'He's strong. I'm sure he'll come to us if he didn't like it there.'

'Oh, Sabo, you're back!' His mother said with a snobby laugh. It disgusted him. His face contorted at the blond woman, most slightly, but not noticeable. 'My, how you have grown!'

She wasn't happy, not truly, he knew that. Sabo stepped forward, quite hesitantly as he answered, 'Mother…' Now that he looked carefully did he realise how ugly the people he lived with actually are.

He didn't feel comfortable without his top hat. He didn't feel like himself without it. It was the only reminder of his life in the Grey Terminal. Sabo straightened his navy blue shirt lightly as he felt revealed not wearing his precious but worn out tailcoat. He observed as the woman he knows as his mother looked down to the boy holding her hand.

The boy also had a snob, fake-looking smile on his thick lips, he had pale, almost see-through white skin and a mane of neat, bob cut ginger hair. The mother tugged the boys hand, 'Now, Stelly, greet your older brother.'

'It's a pleasure to meet you, big brother. My name is Stelly, I am eight year old.' The boy said to be his baby brother bowed, the despicable smile still imprinted on his face.

Who is that? Sabo wondered as he shot his 'mother' a glance of confusion. But then the truth was finally laid before him with her next words. 'He's your adopted brother!' A replacement, huh? So his parents went through the precaution and bought a replacement. Sabo chuckled to himself lightly. And here he thought they actually wanted him back. What a lie.

Sabo greeted the child back before entering his father's study. He required an explanation from the man and he was not surprised at how true his thoughts were. 'He's an adopted child. Naturally, he's a high-born child from a noble family. But due to unfortunate events, his parents abandoned him. We adopted him since he was a promising child. And as insurance, in case you don't become a suitable heir…' Sabo turned away and stepped out of the room. He didn't need more words from his father… no, his enslaver. Usually, he would stay there longer to brood about it, to glare at his father, to wait for the man to tell him to leave. But maybe it was because of his siblings did he know he should've just left.

Walking down the suffocatingly clean hallways of the mansion, Sabo entered his room. He looked out the pitch black window and sighed at the image of his siblings, standing there quiet and sorrowful as he left his home. He stayed silent, the scowl still on his face. Then a knocking on wood awoke him from his thoughts. Shelly was standing at the door.

'Hello, onii-sama.' The snobby ginger haired boy spoke, his voice sickeningly sweet. 'I heard you're an idiot? Mother and Father had always said that behind your back.' Sabo's eyebrow twitch, his pupils followed the boy as he sat down on the bed. 'Still, you've got the devil's luck. They'll be disposing off the trash tomorrow night.' The boy said with an evil grin on his lips.

This caught Sabo's attention. The only 'trash' in this place was the Grey Terminal, if they 'dispose the trash' are they planning to destroy the entire Terminal? With the people and all?

'If you stayed in the Grey Terminal…' The noble boy continued, 'You'd probably have died.' A giggle exploded from the boy's vocal cords. Sabo's face didn't show any emotion other than slight anger and confusion but inside, he felt a fire burnt.

'But, for my part, it would have been better if the real heir of the family had never returned.' The boy raised his hands in the air like it was the most obvious fact in the world. Sabo had the urge to punch the fucking noble to a bloody pulp but he kept it down. The blond child stayed in his grounds but his eyes were glaring at his fake brother.

'What did you mean by that?' Sabo turned to the boy, killing intent oozing out from his every movement, scaring the boy to near death. 'What is going on? Tell me everything!'

'They… They're going to s-set fire to the Grey Term-minal!' Shelly said, his face as white as paper and his legs shook violently. His mind told him to run but his legs wouldn't move.

'A fire?' Sabo interrogated, his voice still as calm as paper but deadly as a blade of a scythe.

'That's right, there no way you'd know about it since you ran away from home. It was decided several months ago, when news of an inspector from the World Government visiting this island spread. They're coming in three days and one of the World Nobles, the Tenryuubito, is aboard that ship. The royalties were determined not to show the Celestial Dragons any filth and decided to burn all of the trash in the Grey Terminal to the ground.' Shelly explained in a prideful tone.

Sabo cursed the filthy people around him and shouted in anger, 'How could they possibly do that?! People live there!'

'Didn't you hear what I said? They said all the filth!' Shelly broke contact from Sabo's death glare and climbed of the bed. He panted and ran out of the room. Well, it was better if he left anyways, that disgusting scaredy cat should just rot to death. Sabo picked up his pipe from under his bed, put on his top hat and tailcoat and soon preceded to escaping out through the window. He must warn Luffy and Ace.

'It mustn't be true!' Sabo ran through the town, trying to find any trace of people who still had their heart intact, people who still cared for others. He just didn't know that he was searching for a light that no longer existed.

'Their gone.' Luffy stared at the spot where Bluejam and his crew were. If it's like this, they must be preparing the explosives… Dammit! Ace shot her a questioning look. 'What's wrong if their gone?'

'We have to stop them before they finish preparing!' Luffy turned to her brother, a frantic gleam in her eyes. 'They're going to pant explosives in the Grey Terminal so that the nobles could burn all the trash away! We have to stop them!'

'Explosives? Burn the Grey Terminal!? Why didn't you tell me this earlier?' Ace exclaimed before knocking his fist onto the young girl's head. 'Come on! Let's warn the people!'

'You're not going to tell anyone.' A voice boomed from above, catching the two children's attention. They turned their heads in the man's direction, knowing too well who was speaking. It was Bluejam. 'The boy is right, the preparations are almost done, by sundown, we will burn the Grey Terminal!'

'You bastard! How could you work and listen to the nobles like that?! Aren't you an outlaw?' Luffy shouted, letting her voice echo through the trashy Terminal. Ace was no longer able to calm himself down and he charged forward, the pipe in his hands.

'Restrain them!' Bluejam ordered and raised his hand. An army of men charged at the two children. Ace kicked one aside, ducked another's punch and ran off towards Bluejam but before he could land a hit, an arm had wrapped around his waist and secured him. Luffy was in no better condition. Two underlings had hoisted her up in the air, leaving her to squirm uselessly.

'Soon, a fire so big that nobody could escape will be unleashed. But before we leave you here to burn to ashes, I want to ask you something. Your 'Pirate Fund', where is it?' Bluejam asked, his eyes filled with greediness.

'Shut up!' Luffy swung in the two's grip, with enough force, her feet was able to reach Bluejam and she kicked him forcefully in the chin, knocking him back. She let out a small wave of Haki and knocked out the men who were securing her and Ace. The moment the raven haired boy landed on his feet, he had knocked Bluejam out with a skull crushing hit.

They ran towards the inner part of the Grey Terminal but Luffy already knew it was too late. The sun was down and she could already spot out the little explosions approaching her and Ace. The horizon lit up with unnatural brightness. The fake sunlight was so ugly, do dirty that Luffy could no longer bear to look at it. Men from the Terminal, sick to healthy, outlaw to innocent, ran for their lives and the fire spread. She cursed herself, cursed the nobles, cursed Bluejam, how could she let this happen the second time around? She could see from afar, lines and lines of frustrated residents stare at the closing Great Gates.

'Ace… I'm gonna open the Great Gates from the inside… Are you with me?' Luffy turned to her brother with determined eyes. She said it and she was going to do it, there was no turning around. Ace was hesitant but he nodded his head with the same determination. Smiling at his reply, the young girl held out her hand. Understanding her intention, Ace grabbed onto it. 'We're going to cause a ruckus!'

Luffy grabbed onto the ledge of the gates and shot herself and her brother into the sky. She could see the ship of the Revolutionary Army docking by the coast and smiled to herself. 'Change of plans, Ace. We're going to distract the people in the town as much as possible in order for the Revolutionary Army to rescue the residents of Grey Terminal.'

They landed behind the gates and Luffy leaned into Ace's ear. She whispered a plan to him and they nodded at each other then ran off in different directions. Luffy went to open the Gates while Ace ran through Edge Town, shouting that the fire is spreading to the inner parts of Goa Kingdom. Luffy took her time to beat all the guards to the ground and unlocked the Gates, letting the diseased and outlaws in. Then, she followed after her brother, screaming the same thing as he did.

'What is happening?' a man in a dark moss green cloak whispered to himself. He was heading towards the Grey Terminal when he met a young noble who told him he hated his blood and now the Gates which were supposed to be closed are open. This was definitely not part of his plan. But, if this ruckus continues, maybe his plan would proceed more swiftly.

He wasn't paying attention when a small blur crashed into his leg. He bowed down and picked the child up. She was a young child, about the age of seven. Eyes gleam with knowledge of one much older than her age but in such a time of crisis, the girl still had a smile on her face. Her messy, short uneven black hair flowed in the wind and she stared at him in her tattered clothes and straw hat. She grinned at him goofily.

'Hey, dad.' She waved at him with her unwavering grin still on her face. Dad? Well, he'd had to admit she looked familiar but he didn't believe such a coincident could happen. And if she was his Luffy how could she know he was her dad? Did Garp tell her?

'Hey… hello~?' She waved her hand in front of his face to wake him up from his trance. 'It's Luffy here. I'm gonna distract the people in town, kay? Go save the residents and shake the world!' She grinned her trademark grin and squirmed out of his grip. Then running off, she waved at him.

'I appreciate your help, daughter…' He felt quite ashamed calling her that. She would help him even though he left her behind, he couldn't believe he would be blessed with such a child.

'Dragon!' The familiar voice of his right hand man (woman) called to him. The Revolutionary leader shot his head around and faced Ivankov. The drag queen was in her woman form and she waved at him from under her cloak. 'We've docked; you should introduce yourself and lead the residents now.'

'Sure, Iva.' He walked off into the night, his cape fluttering in the burning breeze.

'Come on! We've caused enough trouble here! Let's go, Ace!' Luffy called, catching her brother's attention as he turned around and stopped beating up the guards. Ace didn't want to leave yet. He wasn't done letting out his anger on this weakling of a human. He grumbled, getting ready to retort but the girl had already grabbed his arm and pulled him off.

'Come on, Ace, we don't have time for you stubbornness! They're nearly catching up to us already!' Luffy shouted as she point at the army of royal guards following behind them. Dammit! At this rate, we won't be able to reach the gate in time! She grabbed into a building with her stretching arm and used the force to shoot them towards the gates. With one of her arms wrapped around Ace, the other trying to reach for the lever that closes the doors, they flew through the air. I can't reach it! She and Ace landed on the other side of the Gates with a thud. Luffy stretched out her arm and pulled the lever. But by the time the doors were closed, a dozen of men had already passed through the Gates and into the blazing Terminal.

'We're outnumbered!' Ace grunted, getting into fighting stance. 'We need to fight them off as fast as possible! This place is burning down!'

'Aargh!' The scream echoed. Ace turned to his brother to see Luffy locked in a guard's arm. Ace tried to run to her but his path was blocked by the other men, he slammed his pipe at them and knocked them to the ground. 'Let her go!'

'Stay out of this, brat!' Bluejam stepped in from the shadows; the wound Ace gave him earlier was still bleeding. He stumbled to the men, punching one across the face. 'You lied to us! Get your King here right now! He told us he would make us into nobles! You pieces of shit!' He shouted with the last of his strength.

He picked up his gun from his belt and started shooting the men randomly. A stray bullet travelled along its path and hit Luffy square in the stomach. The impact knocked the guard who held her back and threw Luffy to the ground in the process. Ace shouted, his ears buzzing and his mind clouded, Luffy's dead was the only thought that came to his mind, his eyes widened in anger and, unconsciously, he released a wave of Haki. All the men around him collapsed, eyes rolling into their heads. The pirate captain also collapsed to the ground, his mouth foaming.

'Ugh…' Luffy mumbled. 'What was that?' She sat up on the ground and picked up the bullet stuck in her rubber stomach.

'Luffy! You're alive!' Ace exclaimed and ran to his sister. He wrapped her in a hug and cried onto her shoulder. Luffy looked at him questioningly, 'Of course I am, haven't I told you I can repel bullets?'

He punch Luffy on the top of her head and scolded her angrily, 'You never told us that! I thought you were dead!'

'Sorry…' Luffy looked at her toes and said apologetically.

Ace released her from his bear hug and pulled her to her feet. 'Come on, we have to get out of here.' Luffy smiled and the two ran off. Soon, they reached the edge of the forest and met with a frantic Dadan and Dogra. 'Ace! Luffy! You're okay! I'm so relieved!' Dadan said and Dogra nudged her with his elbow, an evil smirk on his face. 'I'm so not relieved. Y-you should have j-just burn in that fire. Y-you troublesome kids!' She fixed, her face turning red.

'Where's Sabo?' Dogra asked. Then, the memory hit her like a wrecking ball. She remembered in the past life, after they fought Bluejam, Dogra ran back to the hut with the news of Sabo being shot by a Tenryuubito. How broken she was when heard the news. She was not going to let the same thing happen again in this life.

'I'm going!' The little girl ran off with hope that her brother hadn't sailed off yet, with hope that she could still save him. Ignoring her fatigue, ignoring the pains in her muscles, ignoring the untreated burns on her skin, ignoring the calls of Ace and Dadan, Luffy ran. She ran with all the energy she had left, racing with time, racing against the rising sun. Sabo, please be there. Please, don't run away yet. I don't want you to forget about me and Ace! She panted and stopped in her tracks in front of the familiar cliff. The boat they made wasn't there… Shit! The girl scurried off again, running alongside the coast, expecting to meet with a small dinghy and Sabo. They weren't anywhere to be found. She looked up, her legs were becoming sore, tears oozing from her eyes, her breath were short and frantic. Her blurry eyes followed the World Government's ship that was moving deeper into the dock. Running towards the crowd, she shot herself over the wall surrounding the place and landed onto of a building. On the sea, she could make out the tiny boat with the pirate flag that was engrave with the letter S on it. Then turning to the Tenryuubito, she could see the look of disgust and anger on the man's face. And she followed slowly, registering the fact that the disgusting noble was about to shoot at the boat with the child on it. BANG! The gunshot exploded. Luffy's eyes widened in terror as the bullet travelled in the air and exploded on contact with the ship. The boat was on fire.

'SABO!' She shouted with a hoarse voice, tears rolling down her cheeks. She leaned forward and looked closer, he was still alive! But she watched in terror as the man aimed his gun again and pulled the trigger.

'NO! SABO!' Luffy shouted again, feeling absolutely useless as the fire ball flew through the air. It was about to collide when a huge monster surface from under the water. It jumped up, its body arching in the air as it used its snout to snatch the boy of the boat. No one could register what happened until the Lord of the Coast hit the water again, leaving the boat to burn.

Luffy's limbs followed the monster unconsciously and she jumped along the buildings, following the monster to the other side of the island where it lay Sabo down on the beach. The young girl panted. Now did she realise how tired she was, she was low on oxygen and every muscle in her body ached. The most horrible thing of all was that she was hungry. She tumbled her way towards the sea king and caressed its snout. 'Thanks.'

The monster moved it head into her touch and said in a language only she could understand, 'I am only following orders, you are the Escort of Poseidon after all.'

'Heh, you've save me twice already.' Luffy leaned in closer and hugged the beast. It chuckled. 'You will keep our lord safe on her journey. I only want to do what's best for Poseidon. When you meet the Guider, come talk to me.'

'The guider?' Luffy inquired, her head tilted to a side.

'They say that in this world, there are three specific individuals who could talk to sea kings. Poseidon, the one who orders us and rule us, The Escort, the human destined the change the world, The Guider, the one to own the power of the sea. The Escort will open a safe path for Poseidon and The Guider will aid the Escort.' The sea king said in a nostalgic tone. The story of the three individuals has always been told to sea kings when they were born since they were bound to be the subjects of Poseidon.

'Gol D. Roger was an Escort, he just came at the wrong time since Poseidon hadn't been born yet. He did have a Guider though.' The monster finished its story, bowed to Luffy and receded into the ocean. Luffy thought for a moment before turning to her brother.

'Sabo!' She shook him and he spitted out gulps of water.

'Luffy… Was I just imagining it or were you talking to someone?' He pointed to the ocean as he looked up at his sister.

'Nope, you're just imagining it.' She shook her head and grinned at him goofily. 'Can you walk?'

Sabo thought for a moment, tried to pull himself and then collapsed on the ground again. 'No.' Luffy smiled before lying down next to her brother. 'Me too. And I'm hungry.' She yawned loudly, scooted closer to Sabo and snuggled into his arms. Getting the signal, Sabo turned around and wrapped his arms around the girl. 'I'm sleepy too.' She closed her eyes and dozed off. Sabo could hear her mumbled as she slept. He thinks it was something like: 'Stupid Sabo, don't ever leave like that again…'

Chuckling, Sabo soon gave into his tiredness too.

OMG! OC's coming in the next chapter. I'm kinda scared. What if you hate them? welp, sincerely hope you don't. Sorry for the little grammar mistakes and if the characters seem a little bit out of place... blame me. :(

Look forward to the next chapter: Chapter 6: In Lavender

Love you guys,

Knox