CH4
And so, for the 4th time since they time travelled, another emergency ASL meeting is held at the usual place. Those three brothers gathers in circle at the cliff to present their main agenda.
"And so, because of certain idiot, our secret will be blown. We need to think of something. What do you say?" Sabo is the first one who starts the conversation.
"I say we run," Ace answers, earning an objection from his blonde brother.
"Idiot! If we run means his nightmare is becoming true! Who knows what he will do after that?!" Sabo objects, dissatisfied with the suggestion.
"Idiot! Hear me first!" Ace shouts, before finishing his line. "Don't go yet. Wait until he returns to Marineford first! We will be damned if he found us at the sea!"
Sabo growls. Ace is right. But what they are going to do this damn early? Seems like Ace had a plan.
"You want to join Moustache ossan, Ace?" Luffy suddenly suggests as if he had already known what Ace is going to say, shocking both of his brothers. Luffy stares again towards his brother. Ace is hesitating yet he's already resolved to not having Spade Pirate.
"Wait! How..." Ace is totally surprised that Luffy can read him. Is that the true ability of a Pirate King?
"Isn't it's obvious? But what about your previous crew?" Luffy asks again. Ace widens his eyes. Luffy sure is pretty alerted about this.
He looks at Luffy for a few seconds before releasing a long sigh. "Um...I'll miss them but I guess...it will be better if they never meet me."
There's a pregnant pause. Ace himself isn't sure how he is going to explain the rest. He himself died before he can see the world changing. Even Luffy can see that. Ace is definitely concerns about his crew's wellbeing. In fact, nobody knows what happen to them after the war. Luffy nods in understanding but he still needs to hear the confirmation directly from Ace himself. "So, you're saying that..."
"I want all three of us join Whitebeard together!" Ace answers, only earning a glance from his little brother, the one who most likely to refuse serving other captain but himself. No, he will definitely refuses! Ace sighs for understanding, before he continues. "Okay, you're not joining but the circumstances require us to stick together until we're 17. Is that right?"
His proposal finally being accepted by both of his little brothers who are now cheering in agreement. Ace sweats. What are they? 10? Wait, they are 10 and Luffy is 7.
"And so! Let's pretend that everything is just a nightmare! For now, let's play like a kid to fool him!" said Ace and all three of them cheer in excitement.
A few days later, Garp had almost recovers from the shock. Today is the day he needs to return to Marineford and just rises from his bed. He sighs.
The nightmare that haunting his sleep is slowly disappearing after a few days and he is relieved like hell. He never want to see all that things happened again. He swears if this is real he might die from heart attack. Well he knows that it's not impossible for his cute Luffy to be a Pirate King if he put a lot of efforts on it but to think that Luffy will one day had to face such cruelty in front of his eyes before he even manage to be one is really heart breaking. Oh shit, he should not take the dream seriously!
Garp doesn't know what is actually happening because the scenes kept skipping and before he knew it, Luffy reached at Raftel was the end. Maybe this is better, because he refuses to see anymore nonsenses from Luffy's journey.
Plus, there's no way all three of them can use Haki after all...
"Yay!"
Garp is surprised to hear a loud cheer from outside. Slowly, he walks and peeks from the window. He widens his eyes. Those kids are playing catch ball using inflated Luffy as ball!
...
Garp finally sits and sighs. So everything was just a dream. He will never remember it after all. Everything will vanish as if nothing is actually happen.
Just look at those innocent childhood. There's no way for those three to encounter such tragedy. Haa...he guess he had over think maybe?
At the evening, Garp is ready to go. He even manages to mercilessly 'discipline' his grandchildren before aboard into the ship. He finally embarks the journey with ease.
...
However, as soon as Garp's ship disappears from their sight, 3 evil grins are shown clearly on his 3 sneaky little grandchildren face. They have wait too long for this moment!
"Alright, guys! Let's pack! We're going to join Oyaji in new world!" Ace declares, followed by the cheers from Luffy and Sabo. Plus, since the incident, Luffy had constantly hypnotized Garp to keep believing that everything is just a pointless dream.
"WHAT DID YOU SAID?!" Dadan's voice roars from the shock while her whole family are in panic after they just heard the news from Ace.
"I always thought that all three of you are idiot but to think that you are this moron! Being a pirate is one thing but who do you think that man is?!" Dadan shouts in panic but the responds from the kids are really shocking.
"Oyaji," Ace answers.
"Yonkou," said Sabo.
"Moustache ossan!" Luffy excitedly cheers.
Dadan and her family's jaw dropped. Unbelievable. What these brats just called that man just now? Are they having a death wish?! In the end, Sabo is the most sane enough to explain everything.
"Dadan, I know. None of us are 17 yet but we have to! This world is waiting for our answers! There's no way we can wait! We know we are still lacking but for now, we are strong enough to make it to the Grand Line. Of course we won't start our career now but for now, we need Whitebeard protection badly! Don't think bad of us! We will definitely return! You, of all people should have known our circumstances, right?" Sabo tries to console the elders. Dadan is speechless. Oh shit, Garp will be mad. No, he's going to kill her! But she is the one who understands the most that nobody can change those brother's mind. She sighs.
"Okay, I'll at least inform to your grandpa that you have set sail but I will not mention who will you join. Is that fair enough?" Dadan offers, not knowing why she even do this. The ASL brothers are cheering in excitement.
And thus, ASL brothers, despite still being too under aged, together embark the journey to the Grand Line without waiting for any event that supposed to happen in Goa. Well, they better avoid all the miserable troubles than sorry.