To recap: The swordsman who murdered Violet's parents finally receives his punishment. Riley and Violet managed to confess and Allan's now administered the Sakura Cure to all of Crescent Village's people. Now onto the story!
Disclaimer: I do NOT own One Piece, Oda-sensei's the mastermind behind them. I own my OCs. Allan Maxwell belongs to my friend, Death's General. Genji Mori belongs to his brother, king okami.
Dream sequence (Marion)
Marion sat up in her bed. She felt her forehead, her temperature was back to normal. "My fever's gone down. Did I recover? Did I die? I hope Riley isn't too worried about me" she muttered to herself.
"You're the same as always, Marion. Worrying about our son all the time" a familiar voice chuckled. Marion looked to her right to see Ace grinning down at her. "Hey Marion" he greeted.
"Ace! I missed you so much!" Marion gasped and got up to hug Ace.
Ace returned Marion's hug. He didn't let go of Marion, even after the two adults eased out of the hug. He wasn't going to let go of his woman just yet. He knew Marion needed him. "I missed you too. I told you I'd come back to you and Riley. Too bad it's not quite what I had in mind" he remarked.
"Wait, so I'm dead?" Marion asked.
"No, you're just unconscious, Marion" Ace assured her. He tucked a loose strand of Marion's orangey-gold hair behind her ear. "You know, our son can pretty much take care of himself" he told her.
"Our Riley? Take care of himself? You do remember that he's only 15 years old, Ace, right? Or has being dead screwed with your head?" Marion asked, lightly tapping Ace's skull.
Ace gently caught Marion's hand and laughed kindly, she never failed to make him laugh and smile. "Yeah, I know, but he travelled for a while on a ship to find a cure he knew would potentially save you. Him and three friends he made outside the village. He got in a little trouble with some other pirates and Teach's son but he handed it well, like I knew he would" he replied.
"Trouble? With the World Government? After you tried so hard to keep them away from the village?" Marion gasped.
"Yeah, he's got his own bounty and all. A big one. Technically, I was keeping you and Riley safe from the Marines" Ace laughed.
"Just like his father" Marion sighed, kissing Ace's cheek. Something she hadn't done since Ace was alive.
"He's a lot like his uncle too, who he's met" Ace remarked with a smirk.
"He already met Luffy and his crew? That's great! I knew it was right to trust your brother and your former captain's crew!" Marion said happily.
"Luffy's sniper, Usopp gave Riley the Sakura Cure and Luffy gave Riley my hat, just so you know" Ace informed her. "Anyway, I came to see you to say I'm sorry" he told her, his smirk faded.
"For what?" Marion asked.
"For getting you and Riley involved with the World Government in the first place and for not being there when Riley needed me" Ace apologised.
"Ace, it's fine. I never regretted falling in love with you. And it wasn't your fault you were killed, you were only protecting your brother. And that's more important. I'm sure Riley will understand" Marion assured him.
"Oh, he knows. I explained everything to him, since he's old enough to know. I've been there for him in spirit so I made up for not being there to see him grow up" Ace told her with a grin.
"Yeah, I guess" Marion agreed. "I still think about you all the time, Ace. Especially when I look at Riley, he looks so much like you" she admitted.
"Everyone who met Riley all have noticed that, Marion. And I've always loved you and our son, I still think about you two. Anyway, you better wake up for our son's sake, he needs you more than ever" Ace told Marion.
End of Dream Sequence
Riley looked down to see his mother waking up and sitting up. "Mom, you're ok!" he cried as he hugged her.
Marion, who was used to Riley's devil fruit strength, hugged her son back. "Riley, I hope I didn't worry you too much" she whispered as she hugged him tightly. She pulled back and soon saw Ace's hat sitting squarely on Riley's head. "You look just like your father in his hat" she observed.
"I know, mom. I know Dad was a Whitebeard Pirate" he remarked.
"I'm sorry I never told you, Riley. Your father's name was Portagus D. Ace, he was Commander of Whitebeard's Second Division Fleet" Marion stated.
"It's ok, Mom. Dad told me. He also said he still cares about us" Riley replied.
"I know he does, Riley" Marion said as she removed Ace's hat from her son's head and ruffled his hair.
Riley then remembered about Violet. "Oh! Mom, this is Violet. Vi, this is my mom" he introduced his mother and the girl he loved to one another.
"Hi, I'm Violet" Violet remarked as she shook hands with Marion.
"My name is Terry D. Marion. As Riley told you, I'm his mother. It's so nice to meet you, Violet. I hope my son didn't give you any trouble" Marion greeted Violet.
"No, he wasn't that much trouble" Violet remarked
"Good. My son is a bit on the troublesome side, just like his father" Marion sighed.
"Hey!" Riley yelled, offended. Marion and Violet laughed.
"But it's true" a mature female voice taunted.
Riley whipped his head around to see Jessica in the doorway, alive and well. "Big sister!" he cried and ran over to hug her.
Jessica hugged the younger boy. "Good to see you, Riley" she said. She then looked over at Marion. "So what's this about Riley's real dad, mom?" she asked.
"Well, Riley's father was a high-ranking pirate known as Portagus D. Ace. Marines called him Fire Fist Ace" Marion explained.
"Why?" Jessica asked.
"Because he ate the Mera Mera no Mi, a Logia devil fruit, just like the one Riley ate" Marion told her, remembering the day Riley found the Kōseki Kōseki no Mi and ate it whole. His appetite reminded her of Ace.
"No, I mean, why didn't you tell me Riley had a cool dad?" Jessica questioned. Riley smirked when he heard the jealous tone in Jessica's voice.
"Ace died protecting Riley's uncle, Luffy, from the Marine, Akainu. I never told you because I met Ace while you were paying community service. Ace left to prevent the World Government from finding me and Riley" Marion replied sadly.
Jessica then turned to see Allan watching the whole thing from the doorway. "Who are you?" she asked.
"Allan Maxwell, trained doctor and friend of Riley" he replied.
"Gull D. Jessica. I'm Riley's older sister. Well, sort of" she answered, shaking his hand.
"Well, it's very nice to meet you, Jessica" Allan replied.
"You too, Allan" Jessica remarked, twirling a strand of hair with her finger.
Riley and Violet glanced at each other and almost burst out laughing. Liam happened to arrive. "Good news, Riley. Lots of the villagers are recovering well, the cure worked" he told Riley.
"Sweet!" Riley remarked.
"But you can't stay long, Riley" Marion said sadly.
"I just got here!" Riley complained.
"You have a bounty so the Marines will be looking for you everywhere, you stupid ass" Jessica remarked.
"And if they find us, they will kill us" Marion explained.
"Because of dad?" Riley realised. Marion nodded
"So, Riley, should we get going?" Violet asked.
Riley stood up, grinning at Violet. "Let's get going. I'm up for another adventure" he remarked.
Marion smiled. Just like his father. She sighed.
After saying goodbyes to Marion and Jessica, Riley and his friends left Crescent Village and returned to the ship. Riley walked beside Violet, his fingers laced in hers. They quickly boarded their ship and they were on their way. Where to, they didn't mind. Violet and Riley watched the Island disappear in the thick smog. "So, where now?" he asked Violet.
"We can go anywhere we want" she remarked, squeezing his hand.
Riley grinned at her then looked at the horizon. "Into a new adventure" he agreed, pulling her into a hug. Allan and Liam grinned, nodding in agreement.
So that's it for Saving Crescent Village. Riley and the gang will reappear in other fan fictions I will plan to do later. Any ideas and all OCs are welcome to join. Thank you for reading and don't forget to review.