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6

Meanwhile, in the Moby Dick, Marco is reading a newspaper. He started at the headline.

Hmm...nothing new. He flipped the pages and stopped at the pages of bounties. He scanned the pages. He was about to flipped it to the next page when he stopped and stared at a certain bounty.

'Fire-Fist Ace'

'xxxx million bounty'

He looked closely at the bounty picture. What he saw is not just any pirate. He saw a beauty.

"My son, what's the news?" Marco glanced at Whitebeard. He handed the old man the newspaper. Whitebeard took the newspaper and flipped the pages until he reached the bounty page.

"Hmmm…. Fire-Fist Ace eh?" Whitebeard grinned. Knowing Whitebeard, Marco coughed drawing the old man's attention. Whitebeard laughed.

"Gurarara! No wonder you are my son Marco!"

"Fire-Fist Ace…" Ace looked at the Fish man in front of him. This guy look's strong. and it seems like doesn't want to cooperate.

"Ace! That's Jinbei! One of the Shichibukai!" Ah. So this guy's a Warlord. If I beat him, I'll earn a prestige.

"What brings you here, Pirate Rookie?" Jinbei looked at the kid in front of him. Just by looking at it's eyes, it can send shivers down your spine. Lifeless eyes...

"Our Captain wants to know where is Whitebeard." The first mate is doing all the talking for Ace. Jinbei notice it.

"I am not one of Whitebeard's crew but I owe the old man. So I will not let you go near the old man!" With this Ace jumped and punched Jinbei with his flaming fist. Jinbei blocked the attack with his palms creating a massive explosion.

"Ace!" It's been five days since they started fighting. If they will continue this, they will kill their selves. The first mate thought.

Ace and Jinbei panted for breath. They are both facing each other. Just by looking at them, Jinbei suffered more than Ace. Seconds later, Jinbei fell into the ground. Ace slowly started to lose his conscious because of tiredness and lack of food. He later on fell into the ground. Last thing he heard is his crew calling his name.

"Ace!" the first mate run towards their Captain. He shook Ace's shoulder hoping their Captain will wake up. His heart beat started to beat faster when he heard the voice. The voice of the man their Captain ought to kill.

"Who is the one seeking for my head?!" Whitebeard banged his stick on the ground. He saw a kid lying while a man kneeling beside kid. The first mate was alarmed and readied his sword.

No matter what happens, I will not let them have Ace. He suffered a lot from Jinbei. It's my turn to fight for you Cap. He stood up and pointed his sword towards Whitebeard. Whitebeard grinned.

Ace gained his conscious. He opened his eyes and saw the feet of his first mate. He looked up and saw his first mate standing beside him, ready to fight. He groaned and pushed himself to stand up.

Damn. I can't stand straight. My body is weak and tired. His first mate glanced at him. "Cap!" The first mate sheathed his sword and helped Ace to balance. Ace looked at his first mate and pushed him away. The others were shocked when Ace created a fire wall enclosing Whitebeard and himself. Whitebeard looked at the kid in front of him.

Hmm...this kid defeated Jinbei? My, he is I strong. Ace started to attacked.

The only thing they saw when the fire wall disappeared was Whitebeard unscathed and their Captain, lying lifeless on the ground. The first mate run towards him and checked his pulse. He felt a fainted heart beat. He sighed in relief and tried to picked his Captain up.

Whitebeard looked at the kid. In all of his years, he never saw a man who bears no emotions at all. He wondered why a kid like Ace, who had a loyal crew, a strong body can't even bear to shed a slight emotion. He walked towards the man who is currently carrying Ace. The man stepped back. Whitebeard grabbed Ace from the man's arms and carried him in his arm. He turned his back and walked towards the direction of his ship. While walking, he looked at the kid again.

I may not know what happened to you, or why you can't shed some feelings. But all I can say is... You don't deserve to not anything to feel. What you deserve is something more than title. He brushed the kid's hair. Just by looking at you, you deserve to be loved.