The morning came and Rose with Garp has awake early to farewell Dragon who he'll return back to the HQ today. Before he leaves he go upstairs and kiss the two kids on the forehead as he doesn't want to wake them up, after all he'll see them all in a few months again…or not?

Rose and Garp walked with him until the port as Dragon aboard his ship and start to sail back to the Marine HQ, while the two of them start to walk back to the house Garp start to remember the yesterday's discussion with Luffy and the more he thinks it the more he become sure that something is off. Suddenly Rose stop and look at him making Garp to stumble into her.

"Something is serious off Gap." Rose say to him as Garp start to stand up and look at her.

"What do you mean Rose?" Garp ask her.

"I mean that there is no way to let Dragon come here just for Mai's birthday even if he holds a position as an admiral…That only means that they didn't want him there to hear whatever conspiracy they did and that he's too valuable for them as he is too naïve." Rose say to him as Garp wyes widen remembering the conversation with his grandson yesterday.

"Isn't that the same thing that you had discussed with Luffy yesterday?" Rose continue to say before Garp could say anything.

"How…How did you know this?" Garp murmured surprised as Rose just chuckle.

"You seem to forget that I was one of the best assassin in the history of this world." Rose said to him giggling as Garp sweat drop and both of them start to walk again.

After a while they reach the house just in time that the kids start to wake up, after they dressed both Luffy and Mai go to kitchen for breakfast as they good morning both Rose and Garp. Mai start to ask if her father has leave already and when Rose said her that he already has left she start to frown, while Luffy on the other hand seems to be on a high alert but at the same time without really show anything for Mai's or to his mom sake. Or as he wants to think….

After the breakfast Luffy with Rose go to train as always but this time both of them had their real swords together, Luffy was surprised from his mother's decision as he wanted to tell her exactly that this morning but he shrugged it anyway.

The training session today was extremely hard and intense as both of them wanted to see each other's level and breaking point, but not only that… as both of them continue to push even further beyond each other as for some strange reason both of them had a feeling that their lives is about to change and soon…

After some hours they finished their training session and both of them stop to catch their breath and start to walk back home as Rose start to look at her son really proud while Luffy start smile at her with somewhat bittersweet smile, a smile that Rose haven't see it again on her son's face. As they continue to walk suddenly Rose stop to walk and unsheathe her sword looking around as Luffy widen his eyes from realization and prepare to unsheathe his sword too but before he can do it Rose kneel before him and put her hands on his shoulders.

"Luffy listen carefully, I want to run to the house and stay there with Mai." Rose say to him with a serious voice and gaze.

"Mom I can help you, maybe I'm not strong as you but I won't let anyone to harm you." Luffy say to his mother with a dangerous fire burning on his eyes that they dare anyone to try anything and at this time Rose realize that even if something happen to her Mai will be fine cause Luffy will destroy anyone who so much dare try anything.

"I know my sweet son, but I need you to protect Mai. I'll be fine, if you can call Garp to help me then." Rose say to him as she know that the best way to change her son's mind is to tell him to protect his little sister and she succeed as Luffy nod his head and start to run home.

After a few minutes four men with cloaks appear as Rose start to laugh maniacally like a lunatic.

"Hahaha…They brought YOU to fight me? Are they so desperate to end my life that they begged the sacred council or they bought you too?" Rose ask the four men laughing with amusement but look at them with serious gaze in her eyes.

"I'm sorry my child that the situation came to this, but none of us have any other solution." A man said to her sorrowfully as he unsheathe his sword.

"I'm so sorry Rose. If it were any other way around believe me we wouldn't do this, but our hands it's tied." Another man said to her regretfully as he also unsheathe his sword.

Rose sigh and she finally unsheathe her blade too.

"I see, well at least I'm happy that they didn't bought you too. So, let's finish with this…but know this. Don't think for a minute that I'll go easy on you just because you haven't other choice" Rose said to them with serious voice and gaze as all of them nod their heads in understanding.

And all of them know this very well, she didn't take her name for a joke…Hell Bloody Rose was their best student and the deadliest among them all for crying out loud. So they didn't dare to think even for a tiny moment that this person in front of them will go easy on them.

With a tap on the ground she vanish as the four of them take defensive fighting stances,

"Edge of Blades" murmured as she appear from nowhere in front of one of them slashing him multiple times stunning him and she vanish again in the air.

(Meanwhile with Luffy)

After some minutes running nonstop he finally reach the house, he stops outside to take a breath and to gather himself as he won't Mai suspect anything. He enters the house seeing as last time Mai to torture Garp, as the last time he save him again telling Mai that he'll make a snack for her.

"Where is mama?" Mai ask innocently and at this moment Luffy really try to make himself breath again as his breath caught in his throat.

"Mom has some business in town so she told me to return back here until she finish." Luffy told her as he nod to Garp and he nod his head.

"I'll go help her to finish her jobs quickly." Garp say to his granddaughter patting her on the head as Mai giggles while Garp look at the inferno in Luffy's eyes and leave the house.

(Back with Rose and the others)

"Demon Stance" Rose murmured as one of the remaining three men attack her while she hold her blade in a defensive stance. The moment the man touched her sword with his he became immobile from the energy technique as Rose garb him and kick him multiple times send him away from her…But she didn't finish.

"Phoenix Prey" Rose murmured as she fly at her last target with the power of a soaring phoenix dealing a deadly stab on the man as he look at her with widen eyes a few seconds before he die.

"Two down two remain, you really are something Rose.!" One of them said to her as she try to catch her breath.

"I told you that I will not go easy on you." Rose answer him chuckling.

"I have already kill the half of them relatively easy as the two of them was at the pretty much new and pretty much at the same power levels with me. The question that remain is if I have now enough power to end the remaining two before they kill me." She start to thought. "Hell at this point I'm burning my lifespan as a burning wood, so either way I'm not going to survive this fight for much long from all that using of Haki and the other techniques. So, I better hurry to end them so Luffy doesn't need to deal with them in the future." Rose continue to think as she sigh and take a fighting stance again.

The three of them vanish in the air again as rapid slashes appear from everywhere and at the same time Garp is finally appear looking around with widen eyes and at the exactly moment that one of them delivers an grave blow to Rose making Garp to gasp and let his fury to build and flow inside him as he charge at the other man killing him instantly with one blow.

"Rose are you ok? Oh my gosh Rose…What I'll tell Mai? And Luffy…Luffy will have my head that I allow this bastard to harm you." Garp said solemnly to her as he rush to her side while she chuckle.

"I'm not done yet Garp, I'll not die until the last of them drop dead by my hand. I'll not allow any of them to land a hand to my babes." Rose said to him as she stand up taking a fighting stance once again.

"Rose you know that I'll never land a hand to any child, neither me neither any of us." The man said to her as he takes a fighting stance too.

"I know that your honor prevent you from something like this sensei, but didn't you and the others throw away your honor and came here to kill me? What tells me that tomorrow you and someone else come back for my kids?!" Rose say to him as he look at her with widen eyes.

"No sensei, I can't take that chance and risk the safety of my children!" Rose continue to say as she vanish again and begin to attack the man.

"Thunder Bold" Rose shout combining the heat of the sun and the power of the cold moon as she creates thunder jolts that increase her speed tremendous while she disable and slow down her opponent teleporting her towards him and damaging him greatly from the landing as she deliver a final blow with her blade to the man's chest.

"It's over!" Rose said as she crash on the ground clearly tired from the fight, from the extensive use of her haki and her other techniques as also for her injury.

But something that no one of them noticed was a bat with a video den den mushi that all this time record the whole thing and the moment that the fight finished the bat start to fly back at his owner…

Garp immediately rush to her side trying to calculate the situation that he has on his hands as best as he can. After some minutes Rose finally catch her breath and look at Garp, but the moment she look at him Garp knows immediately that she haven't much more time in her and he shook his head as tears of guilt and regret start to build into his eyes. Luffy was counting on him and where was he…? Luffy had told him multiple times and had warned him about that…He told him that if something happens to her that he'll not forgive him and at this the old man's heart start to sink.

"How…How I let that bastards to do something like that to you…What I'll tell to the kids…And how-how I'll be able to look Luffy in the eyes again? I was a fool to believe that you'll be ok on your own." Garp say to her as tears start to flow at his cheeks freely.

"Garp…I..I don't have much more time in me. Bring Luffy here and prepare Mai and Luffy to leave from this island. Can you do that?" Rose say to him as he nod his head and leave her while Rose try to wipe out the blood and sit under a tree to help her support.

(With Luffy and Mai)

"Niisan where is mama and gramp Garp?" Mai asked Luffy innocently and curious.

"They are in town Mai, I told you that mom had some business to finish and gramps go there to help her. So don't worry they'll come back soon." Luffy said to her smiling as he try to persuade his little sister.

"Sure mom will be fine with the help of gramps, I have nothing to worry because mom is strong as also gramps…But then why? Why I get the feeling that something terrible had happen? No I can't think like this! I must stay strong no matter what for Mai's sake.!" Luffy start to thought as the door opens and Garp enter the house braking Luffy from his trance.

The moment Luffy lay his eyes on the old man he immediately understand that something bad happened, the more he look at him and the fact that his same gramps avert his eyes from him makes Luffy suggestions more accurate.

"Ah gramp Garp, where is mama?" Mai ask the old man innocently as she launch herself on him making Garp to gulp.

"Mom had some business and she must leave for a while…So I guess that for now will stay with gramps for a while Mai." Luffy said to her as the old man clearly was straggling to answer to the little girl as Mai nod her head and climbs down from the old man while Luffy walk towards her.

"Mai I want to stay with gramps, I'll be right back. Ok?" Luffy say to her as he hug his little sister and kiss her on the forehead making her to giggle and nod her head.

He walk towards the door and exit the house without to look back or to say anything else. After some minutes he arrive at the place who all start and end and he finally finds his mother sitting under a tree smiling at him.

He walks towards her with steady pace and without even flinching at the dead bodies around.

Rose immediately hug him always smiling at him and look at him somewhat stoically and at the same time sweet and concerned about him.

"I'm sorry my sweet boy that you had to see all this death because of me…" Rose say to him frowning.

"It's okay mom, I'm fine." Luffy say to her nonchalantly.

"Are you dying?" Luffy asked her bluntly as it was the most normal and casual thing to ask someone.

"Yes Luffy, I'm sorry that I'll be not there to see you and Mai grow up…I'm also sorry that because of me you have to protect your sister. This isn't a kid's job…" Rose say to him with gently and sorrowful tone.

"I'll take care of her mom, I promise you that I won't let anything happen to her!" Luffy state to his mother as the inferno inside his eyes trying to burn everything and anyone who so much dare to challenge him.

"I know that my sweet boy, but now listen to me carefully Luffy because I haven't much more time." Rose say to her son as Luffy nod his head.

"I want to leave with your sister from this island and go with Garp, I already told him where to go and also the empress on this island has own me a favor, so she'll take care both of you." Rose say to Luffy as he nod his head.

"Luffy I want you to have my sword. Even if I die I'll be always with both of you in every step in your life. Mow my sweet son take my hand. All my powers and techniques as also my knowledge will transfer to you." Rose say to her son as Luffy gasp but nod his head and take her mothers hand.

As Rose said the moment Luffy take her hand all of her powers, techniques and knowledge start transferring to him as slowly Rose's body start slowly to disappear always with her smile on her face. After some minutes Rose had disappear wholly and a red aura start to emit from Luffy as both his power and his mother combined leaving behind a big crater and an utterly destroyed landscape.

Luffy took her mother's sword in his hands and raise the tip of the blade on the sky.

"I promise you mom, I'll protect Mai with my life and above all else." Luffy said as he sheath the sword and start walk towards the house again.

"And I promise myself that no matter how many years will take… I'll find those who are responsible for your death and I'll murder them. And that is a promise!" Luffy murmured to himself as the inferno inside his eyes burned hotter than ever.

A/N: That's it guys for now. I hope to like the new chapter.

Crap I really didn't want and didn't like to kill Rose but it was unfortunately necessary for Luffy to build a dark character. Even if she only appear into two chapters I liked her character as she was funny, gentle with everyone and especially with her kids and also she teased Garp and Dragon's antics.

*sigh*

At least she killed her attackers also so I want to believe that she get her revenge.

In the new chapter will find the three of them traveling at Amazon Lily.

Ok guys.! Until next time Have Fun and Take Care!