The Whitebeard Pirates decided to stay for about a month and every day Marco would go visit Mae. About a week after meeting her he felt some sort of attachment to her. He liked seeing her face light up as he came up to her and he introduced her to the crew he told her so much about.
He couldn't stop laughing at how much her body was trembling when she first met Whitebeard. When Whitebeard spoke to her Mae looked as if she was going to have a heart attack though she eventually calmed down.
After the month was out Marco and the crew were getting ready to go. He told her that Ace was defeated by Blackbeard and was awaiting execution, so they were going to save him. Out of nowhere Mae began to cry.
"Whats wrong oi?" Marco asked her worriedly as he put a hand on her shoulder.
"Be careful, your the closest friend I've ever had. I know you've got to save Ace, but please don't get hurt." She cried as he held her close.
"Don't worry I'll come back. I have to so I can tell you the whole story." He said as he grinned trying to cheer her up. "Promise me you'll stop crying oi?"
"I promise" Mae said as she smiled and wiped her tears away.
The rest of the pirates finished getting everything on board and Marco hugged Mae goodbye. As they sailed out of her sight Mae immediently broke the promise she had made to Marco and began to cry. She couldn't help it, after all there was a high chance she would never see him again.