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

Ace held Sabo in his arms bridal style, the blonde was too weak to run on his own so he took it upon himself to help his brother.

Thatch had the celestial dragon Roseline slung over his shoulder and wasn't trying to be gentle in the slightest. If there was one thing the Whitebeard pirates couldn't stand it was the government and slavers.

The group made it to the Moby in record time, their other brothers and sister having already returned when Marco informed them that Ace had found one of his brothers.

Ace pushed pass his siblings heading for the medical wing. Sabo was holding onto him almost scared that if he let go Ace would disappear and he'd be back in the slaver auction house.

The freckled raven laid the blonde on a bed. Sabo looked at him with tears in his eyes. "Ace, she wants to break Luffy! I, I tried so hard to be strong for him and keep him full of faith that we'd get out and be free but, but I think after this Luffy might have already broke."

Ace's eyes were a burning inferno of rage. "No matter what happens Sabo we will save Luffy and it may take time but we'll bring Luffy back to himself and you as well Sabo."

The blonde knew Ace was right, Luffy wasn't the only one with deep scars from the experience, but to the blonde he didn't matter right now only finding and saving Luffy mattered.

There was a knock on the door and Marco walked in. "Pops wants to see you and the nurses are going to come and give your brother a checkup, yoi."

Ace nodded and turned back to Sabo. "I'll be right back, don't worry and just let the nurses help get you better."

There was fear in Sabo's blue eyes, fear of his brother leaving and Ace hated that his once fearless, proud, and strong brother was so scared and small looking. "I will be right back I promise Sabo."

The blonde nodded and watched Ace go his anxiety rising steadily, when the door closed Sabo curled into a ball holding his knee's to his chest, silent tears sliding down his cheeks. Now that he was alone he could let everything out, all the fear, grief, guilt, and anger.

Sabo felt guilt for not being able to protect Luffy well enough, for allowing his precious little brother to lose the light in his eyes. Anger that they were in that situation to begin with. Grief that his little ball of sunshine was scared and all alone. If it was the last thing he did he would save his brother.

-Break-

Ace was pacing in front of the tied up dragon. She was screaming profanities and threats to the group of commanders but Ace couldn't bring himself to care.

He stopped facing the woman. "You're going to call your family and you're going to tell them to release Luffy, they'll bring him to a designated area and we'll make a trade off you for him."

Roseline sneered at the raven spitting at his feet. "I will not fall to your demands you filthy scum, I refuse to give up my beautiful treasure, I'd rather die first than let my beauty be tainted by you filthy pirates!"

Ace could feel his flames wanting to burst free and burn the woman to a crisp but he held them back. It would do no good to kill the woman too soon. "Luffy is not some toy you can keep! He's my baby brother and I will be getting him back even if I have to storm into Marijoise and rescue him myself!"

Roseline laughed at him looking smug. "You'll never get away with this, you'll be hunted by the marines for the rest of your pitiful life for kidnapping a celestial dragon!"

Marco scoffed at the woman. "You must not know who we are, we're the Whitebeard pirates and we take orders from no one not even you pigs who think your better than everyone, yoi."

Roseline was silent looking him over before a malicious smile spread across her face. "Ohoho seems I've stumbled across something amazing, you can turn into a mythical phoenix can't you?"

The blonde commander tensed up eyes darkening. Roseline laughed cruelly at the look. "I remember you! You were mothers prize possession! She kept you in a cage forcing you to remain in your phoenix form for years until one day you got free when she took you on a trip with her."

Marco kept his face emotionless and nodded. "Your right, I used to be a slave to the celestial dragons but because of that, I know my way around Marijoise and I'll be sure to help my brother in freeing his precious family member, yoi."

Roseline glared at the blonde. "Filthy no good pet, all your good for is being locked up and displayed! But your nothing compared to my raven treasure, I keep him strung up unless we're playing, he cries so beautifully but he's learned not to make any noise, I keep him all dolled up in beautiful jewels and silks but I always leave his back opened the scars are truly beautiful."

Ace screamed in rage lunging at her. "You bitch! I'll fucking kill you! How dare you do that to an innocent kid! He's only 12 years old you monster!"

It took both Thatch and Jozu to hold Ace back from killing the celestial dragon. She was smiling smug, happy at getting such a reaction out of one of her kidnappers.

Whitebeard stood slamming his bisento into the ground. Roseline looked up and her eyes widened in fear when the giant captains yellow eyes pierced into hers. She had never felt so much fear before in her life. The dragon fell back passing out.

Whitebeard turned his attention to Izo. "Take this thing to one of the dungeons, Thatch take Ace to his brother, Marco come with me."

Everyone split up to do as they were told Ace being dragged away still yelling curses and threats at the woman. Once everyone cleared the room Whitebeard looked to his first division commander and son.

He placed a hand on the boys (to him he is and always will be a child) shoulder making him look him in the eyes. "Do not let what that woman said to you bother you, you are a whitebeard pirate and you are my son, you will never be subjected to that torture ever again."

Marco was silent for a few moments before smiling and nodded the darkness leaving his eyes. "I know and I'm proud to call myself a whitebeard pirate, yoi."

Whitebeard nodded and waved his son off to go and help his brothers in planning on how to save the youngest brat. They had a very busy week ahead of them.