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The Brothers Awake

Law stared at the odd group and sighed, after all no one but Luffy could befriend weird people and make them work together. "He is breathing." The doctor said with indifference. "I only had to clean and bandage his wounds; however, his mental state is the problem. We'll have to wait and hope he wakes up." With those words Boa Hancock turned around and started to sob.

"How is Ace-san?" Jimbei asked.

"He'll live with some luck." Law responded.

For some minutes the group remained silent, not knowing what to do next. Suddenly the doctor saw the Marine Ship next to his submarine and remembered that his patients were two of the most wanted pirates at the time. "They need a place to hide." He stated.

"We are going to Amazon Lily, no one will dare to look for them in my island. It is located in a Calm Belt and my status as a Warlord gives me special treatment." The snake princess said. "I'll call the Kuja to take us home, your submarine will never survive the rough journey." She turned around and Salome lifted her to the Marine Ship.

"Warlord, huh? Sounds interesting." Law though.

Several hours later Law spotted two giant snakes pulling a red ship, Hancock informed him that they should prepare to leave.

"Since I am sure both boys will be fine, I will return to my Kingdom. We part ways here but we will remain friends because all the things we went through sealed our fates together. Bye" Ivankov shed some tears after his emotional speech on friendship. "Doctor-boy, Luffy is lucky to have a comrade like you." He winked and the Marine ship started to move. Law only stared at him.

The snake princess led the way to her island. Law kept thinking of his reasons to help Luffy, a potential rival, but Jimbei sensed his emotional state and shared his wisdom. "Our instincts are something funny, suddenly we do unexpected things and wonder why we did them. Stop struggling, soon you'll find the answer to your dilemma." The fishman said.

"I am not Luffy's friend…" Trafalgar stared into the ocean and he was about to explain their rivalry as Supernovas but Jimbei interrupted him.

"You just called him by his name." The former warlord laughed. "I don't blame you for being cautious with all the pirates you meet but Luffy has something different… people just like him." Jimbei explained. "Crocodile was his enemy during the Alabasta incident and just a few hours ago he protected him. There is no explanation to that, I bet Crocodile feels the same as you. Young people, you'll learn someday." The Fishman walked away laughing.

The arrival to Amazon Lily took less than expected. As soon as the Snake Princess was seen on deck the Kuja clapped and cheered for her but once the men appeared the women prepared to attack.

"Put down your weapons, they are Luffy's friends." Hancock said. "They will stay with us for a certain amount of time and…" She was interrupted by an old woman,

"No men are allowed in the island, Luffy is the only exception." She said with clear authority over the Pirate Empress.

Trafalgar went inside the submarine, he did not want to get involved in that fight and he had to check on his patients. As expected, both men were recovering so he just sat on a nearby chair and observed them. "What kind of idiot risks his life like that?" Law thought but then noticed that he was smiling. "I guess I do think of you as a friend."

The room was in silence until Law grinned. "You are kidding me, what kind of human is this guy?" the surgeon of death looked at Luffy move with trouble.

"Ace, where is Ace?" The Straw Hats' captain demanded to know.

"He's right next to you. He is still in a delicate situation so don't bother him." The doctor walked towards the door.

"Thank you." Luffy gave him a huge smile.

Boa Hancock was still negotiating with the former Kuja Empress when Law appeared on deck and said something that made her really happy. "We are having a party. Kuja, prepare everything for a huge banquet and prepare my ship because the men will have their celebration there. My beloved Luffy is alive." She said and all the women cheered, seconds later they began the preparations.

"The submarine is staying next to my ship at the entrance of the island, the pirates won't set a foot on land, so I'm not breaking any tradition." Hancock said, leaving Gloriosa satisfied with the agreement.

Hancock went to visit Luffy and to give him moral support. She knew how much he loved Ace and that he would not show it but he was suffering for seeing his older brother in a vulnerable state.

"Luffy." The empress blushed deeply and Straw Hat smiled at her. "How is your brother?" She asked with the kindest of her smiles.

"He's asleep and he will be hungry when he wakes up so I'm saving my food for him." Luffy smiled and then frowned. "But he is sleeping too much."

"He loves him enough to give him his food." Boa was surprised. "Luffy is the only good man in the world, there is no doubt about that. So compassionate, strong, honorable…" The warlord got lost in her thoughts and hearts surrounded her.

"Are you ok?" Luffy asked tilting his head.

"Do not worry about me, focus on your brother." She said still squealing but when she turned around her beloved was sleeping soundly in a chair next to Ace. Hancock looked at him with kindness and admiration and decided to cover him with a blanket, then she kissed his forehead. "Sleep well." She whispered and walked out of the room.

The next morning Law was making a routine check on Ace, the doctor did not expect to see any evolution since he survived a delicate surgery not too long ago, However he was dealing with Luffy's brother, he may be up and running in half the time of a normal person. "That's just insane." He vanished that thought with a smirk. Just then Ace began to move.

Ace opened his eyes and simply stood still. He did not bother to look around, since he was assimilating everything that happened before he lost consciousness. "Luffy and the wax guy freed me, we fought the marines, Akainu showed up, he attacked Luffy and I shielded him. I died." He whispered.

"Fire Fist-ya" Law tried to get his attention.

"Where are the angels and the party? I'm in Heaven, right?" He frowned at the sight of Trafalgar.

"That idiot…" Law rolled his eyes. "I am a doctor." He said crossing his arms.

"What's a doctor doing here anyway? I'm dead, as in: I don't need you anymore." Ace glared at him.

"Is he retarded?." Law was shocked and just as he was about to explain everything to the Whitebeard pirate Luffy stormed in the room.

"Ace" Straw Hat gave his brother a huge smile.

"Luffy" Fire Fist did the same but suddenly frowned. "I'm so glad to see you but since you are here, it can only mean that you are dead too."

"What?" Luffy's eyes widened, "We are dead? This can't be, Law did his best to save us and we just died." The Straw Hats' captain was crying.

"I give up." Law exhausted his last inch of patience and left the idiot brothers alone. "You both are alive, morons." He said.

After hearing Law's statement Luffy's room was crowded. Hancock, Jimbei, Sandersonia, Marigold, Gloriosa and the other Heart Pirates arrived to see the reunion of the brothers.

"Ace, I'm so glad you are ok. I thought that Akainu killed you." Luffy cried with happiness. "Never get caught again, you hear me? You have to honor the promise you made, you can't die." Straw Hat kept sobbing.

"Act like a man and stop crying." Fire Fist scolded his brother even though he was about to burst in tears. "I can't die because I have to take care of you, crying baby." The emotive moment went on until both pirates suddenly fell asleep.

The audience was speechless, it was beyond them how could they pass out in the middle of their reunion.

"A typical D moment." Silvers Rayleigh laughed as he entered the room followed by Law.

"Oh! Rayleigh, it's nice to see you. How did you get here?" Hancock greeted the old man and her sisters and former Empress were also happy to see him. The rest of the pirates were shocked to see the first mate of Gol D. Roger.

"My wife figured Luffy would be here so I came to pay him a visit." He answered.

"A smart woman indeed." Gloriosa smiled. "How did you pass the gates?" She asked suspiciously, since they were supposed to be closed and guarded by the poisonous snakes.

"I swam below them and played a little with your pets." The man laughed.

"They better not be hurt." The Pirate Empress glared at him.

"Hi old man." Luffy woke up and went to him.

"Hey boy, i heard of your crazy actions and came to scold you." He smiled. "You need to become stronger so I will train you." He said with a serious tone.

"As simple as that?" Everyone asked in shock.

Ace woke up because of the noise and saw Luffy talking to Rayleigh. He knew about him but never met him before and he was not sure if he was ready to face people related to his father, he met Shanks once but that was a different case, wasn't it?

"Ace" The Pirate King's first mate gasped. He felt as if Gol D. Roger was in front of him; however, Luffy resembled his dead captain the most. "it's so convenient that you two are as good as new, because I will train you to use Haki properly." He said with a smirk. Luffy yelled with excitement but Ace remained emotionless.

"No offense old man, but I pass." Fire Fist glared at Rayleigh. "I don't want to owe anything to Gol D. Roger and being the pupil of his first mate is out of the question. Besides, I want you to focus on Luffy… He will become the Pirate King." Ace smiled to his little brother and gave him thumbs up.

"Fine, do as you please. My wife told me that would be your answer." Silvers said raising his arms. "Now Luffy, the New World is a dangerous place. With your current strength and the powerful enemies you will find you may last about a week or so…" He was interrupted.

"Not fair, I want a second opinion." Luffy frowned.

"Eight days, and I'm leaving out the Whitebeard and Red Hair Pirates of the enemy list because we like you." Ace poked his nose. Luffy was about to yell something but decided to stay quiet.

"I have a plan to get you and your friends stronger." The old man went on. "Two years will be enough to teach you all the forms of Haki, and during that time your crew will be training in convenient locations a friend of mine chose. At Sabaody Archipelago, Bartholomew Kuma paid me a visit and explained everything, that includes the reasons of the separation and the destinations of your friends, so don't worry about them. We just need to let them know the next time you will meet." He explained but Luffy stared blankly at him.

"The real robot-bear helped you escape from the fast turtle. You and your crew will train, become strong and reunite in two years." The Princess smiled at Luffy.

Luffy thought for a minute and linked Hancock's description to his memories. Robot-bear=Pacifista, Real robot-bear=Kuma, Fast Turtle=Kizaru, Crew=Friends, Train=meat, strong=Pirate King, two years= more meat. "I see." He smiled.

"Love is a hurricane, I understand him better than anyone." The warlord squealed when she noticed everyone's questioning stares.

"There is one more issue." Silvers said. "Since Ace is not training with us he must go to a place where he can train freely and hide at the same time." The old man struggled to find the perfect place. "It must be really big and isolated, with extreme temperatures, protected by someone we can trust and free of marines."

"I know the perfect place, leave it to me." Luffy laughed.

"Screw you all, I'm going back to my crew." Ace yelled.

"It's decided then. Luffy, Jimbei and I will execute my master plan to inform the Straw Hats about the new date of the reunion, and Ace and the Heart Pirates will go anywhere Luffy tells them." Silvers Rayleigh connected his fists.

Alabasta: A week later

Princes Vivi arrived at Rainbase and entered Crocodile's casino, or what was left of it. The lower levels were intact and the aquarium was rebuilt along with a canal to reach the nearby river.

Seven day ago she received a note from Luffy and a letter from Silvers Rayleigh, where he requested the princess to hide Portgas D. Ace for two years. The letter also mentioned that a submarine would be delivering him and that it must not be seen. The workers did everything in their power to finish every repair in time and now she was all alone waiting for one of the most wanted pirates to arrive, her captain's older brother. She still considered herself a Straw Hat and she would do anything for her friends.

"Vivi, please take care of Ace, give him lots of meat. Thank you. We miss you." The Princess read Luffy's note once more while remembering all her friends, until a yellow submarine appear in the aquarium and reached the surface.

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Thank you for your time and hope you liked it.

Notes ( some explanations so you won't kill me ):

I love Law, (can't wait to see him in the anime) sadly his role in the story will end the next chapter .

I did not rush the story, it was supposed to happen that way for Luffy and Ace's super human resistance etc…

Any mistakes, misspellings, anything wrong please let me know. I try to make my stories right but all your eyes can correct me better. Thanks

And last but not least, I think the one sided Hancock/Luffy is cute but I don't see Luffy falling in love with anyone. (I may wait until the end of the anime to see if he ever falls in love, I don't really mind who will be the girl though.)