This is not an update in the sense of hey, here's a new chapter for you but just an update on when you might be able to expect it.

It might be a little bit of a wait and for three main reasons.

One is the usual problem most of us face, time to actually do something.

The second one is that I think (based off my ball park estimate in my head, that's usually pretty good) that this upcoming chapter will be the longest one yet in this story. I've already started writing it. So far, I'm at 1,200 words and I've got 5 more scenes I want in it and maybe 2 or 3 more on top of that.

The third one is that I've never actually written anything with Shanks in it yet and I'm having a hard time finding a way to write scenes and dialog with him in it. I may just be over thinking the whole thing, leaving little room for it to flow naturally.

So, with that in mind I may need to take two steps back, write something for Titanium Bits and then hopefully be able to take five steps forward for this next chapter.

Rather than take this down to post the next chapter, I'm going to leave it up. The one time I did that in my first story, it didn't register in the system that a new post had been made and people only found out about that when the next update was made... So yeah, let's skip that problem this time.

The Poll is now officially closed today and the results are in:

60% wanted the WB pirates to catch up to them now

20% wanted them to catch up to them later

15% wanted things to be a little creative and not happen quite like that.

So, in light of the results. They will catch up with them while they are still kids but, it won't be easy and I'll try to get as creative as I can with it.

In the future: I will be posting any updates such as this on my profile. So, if it seems like it's been a while for an update to happen or if you just want to see if anything is going on check back on my profile every now and then. I hate giving people a false thrill thinking a new chapter is up only to find this instead...

On the whole, I think you might be able to expect the next chapter for this story in a month... Maybe less, hopefully not more but, I make no promises, they're bad for the creativity and only encourage procrastination.

BlackGryphon101, Thanks for the review and the corrections. Yeah, Shanks is going to flip out when he finds out what happened. Yes, the brothers will be staying with the Whitebeard Pirates, it would rather go against this being an ASL + WB pirate story if they didn't.

Harihi, Thanks for reviewing. See, your name is cool. Everyone one here has a cool name with an interesting backstory. It's hard to say what Luffy will do but, Marco is probably not off limits. We all love to see his feathers ruffled after-all. :) Rather than a plot builder, this chapter was more of a character builder. Finding out more about Ace and seeing more of everyone's personality. This chapter that I'm working on will have plot and might even be exciting (hopefully).

I know, I'm surprised Shanks showed up too. It wasn't part of the original plan but, a few people wanted the trio to wind up with Shanks for a bit before going on to WB. I couldn't and still can't see a logical way for that one to work even if I wanted it to, it was not a part of how this story was going to go. But, I thought a good compromise would be to bring Shanks earlier into the story. His entrance should be epic if I can hit it just right.

Kanda Yuuki, Thanks for the review. I'm glad you like it. Sorry, but that's not how this story is going to play out. It started as an ASL WB pirate fic and it's going to stay that way. Shanks will play a roll in their life but, he won't be a constant presence in it.

StarliteOracle, Thanks for dropping by to let me know you like it.

Lostdog200, Thanks for dropping by again. I hope the next chapter will be worth the extended wait. As for what I prefer, I like sweet things better.

Reminiscence Army, Thanks for the review. There will be more about Ace as we move along. Yes, poor Namur. He will have to suffer a little longer. BTW, you have an interesting name. I like it. 'An army of memories' Is that how you meant for your mane to be perceived or have I got it wrong.

Wolf Riddle, Thanks for reviewing. Ah, well you were the only one to give me a half formed idea, something that could be worked with.

Asuka1920, Thanks for liking it.