Ok, honestly, I have no idea what I was trying to do with this...
Marco shook his head as Thatch told one of his many stories. Ace sat next to him laughing at their brother's antics.
"You know, Frankenstein is the scientist not the monster." Marco sighed.
Ace looked over at the blonde. "Tell him, not me."
Marco shrugged. "They say Vegapunk is his descendant."
"The Navy scientist?" Ace took a sip of his drink. "Do you think he'd try something like that?"
"The Pacifista Project."
"What?"
"A rumor." Marco sighed. "He fell to same thing they all do. As a scientist, knowledge and the search for the unknown, are what drive him. But there are things in society that we deem unacceptable. Even if uncovering it would be good for the people. Because the World Government decides what is and isn't. Like what happened back Ohara..." He closed his eyes. "By siding with the World Government, Vegapunk can research as much as he wants as long as he turns in his findings and weaponizes his inventions for the Navy..." He turned, half expecting to find Ace asleep since it had been quiet for so long, but instead Fire Fist was looking up at the night sky thoughtfully.
"Guess we'll just have to be stronger then..."
Marco nodded. "Not everyone falls to the government, but a lot of good people do. It's unfortunate."
"What happen to Frankenstein?"
"He was made an example of what would happen to those who defy... I'm not sure about the creature." They sat in silence for a moment longer.
"Maybe it became a pirate and is living free." Ace said.
"That's a nicer ending than the book." Marco smiled. "I like it."