Going back in time to the day after Luffy left we find Ace still being lectured by Sabo. Ace sighed.
"And farther more! You had no right to tell Lu-chan to just leave like that!" Sabo yelled.
"I know..." Ace muttered.
"Do you know how hurt she must be? How sad?"
"I know..."
"Do you think-"
"Sabo! It's fine! She just needs to cool off, she'll forgive us. She'll probably be back soon." Sabo glared. Ace stared out the window.
"What if she doesn't?" Sabo muttered.
"Of course she will! She's just a bit mad, she's done this before." Ace said. So the brothers waited. But Luffy didn't come back. They brought their laundry to Dadan's hoping Luffy would be back when they got home. But instead they got some other news.
One bandit had just come back from an short over sea trade. When Ace and Sabo came in everything was silent.
"What's up?" Ace asked.
"Is Luffy with you?" Dadan asked.
"No, she got mad and ran off, she'll come back soon though." Ace shrugged.
"I don't think so." the bandit muttered.
"What? Why?" Sabo said worriedly.
"Well, I was anchored last night during a storm. I heard a scream, when I looked over a little girl was thrown into the ocean." he said.
"Well, that wasn't Luffy, she doesn't even have a boat." Ace shot.
"Your boat..." Sabo sat on the floor.
"What? I don't have a boat." Ace said.
"No, we were building you a boat... But Lu-chan wouldn't..." Sabo got up and ran out the door. Ace followed.
"Sabo! Wait up!"
At the Grey Terminal Sabo lead Ace to where his boat was hidden. It was gone.
"Well! Maybe someone else took it." Ace crossed his arms. Sabo shook his head.
"Lu-chan... she was the only other person who knew where it was." Sabo fell to his knees. Ace looked down.
"No way. Luffy will be back soon, she just needs to cool-" Ace was cut off.
"Cool off?!" Sabo yelled at his brother. "Is that what you were going to say!?" Sabo punched the ground. "If Luffy needed to cool off why would she leave!?" Sabo yelled. Ace looked down. "WHY WOULD SHE SET OFF TO SEA ON HER OWN!? Ace winced.
"There's no way she would do that..." Ace muttered.
"Luffy left Ace. She went out on her own! She fell into the ocean!" Sabo yelled.
"Shut up Sabo!"
"Do you know what happens to devil fruit users in the ocean!?"
"SHUT UP SABO!"
"THEY DROWN AND DIE ACE! LUFFY'S DEAD!" Sabo wailed.
"SHUT UP!" Ace fell back on the ground. "Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" Ace yelled. Sabo was crying.
"Luffy's gone..." Sabo breathed.
"Shut up!" Ace felt tears running down his face. "She's not dead... she can't be..." Ace sniffled. Sabo fell next to his brother. They both took in deep breathed and let out a pained cry.
"LUFFY!"
It was years later when Ace and Sabo were seventeen. (A/N: Ace and Sabo are three years older in this fanfic. Do da math) The two were setting off to sea. After they said their goodbye's they were sailing.
"Hey Sabo." Ace smirked.
"Whats up?" Sabo asked.
"You think Luffy came to see us off?"
"Maybe!" Ace and Sabo turned back to the island, on a cliff over looking the ocean was a small grave. If you were close enough it said.
R.I.P
Monkey .D. Luffy
"Bye Luffy!" Ace yelled.
"Goodbye! Lu-chan!" Sabo shouted. The brothers had a moment of silence and continued on their way.
"Luffy would be fourteen now." Ace sighed.
"Setting off in three years." Sabo smirked. More silence.
"I miss her..." Ace muttered.
"I do too. But, she wouldn't be happy if we were sad about her death." Sabo sighed.
"I guess." Ace started drifting off...
When a news paper fluttered into his face.
Ace grunted and ripped it off to read.
'Roronoa Zoro was captured by Marines on dawn island
only to be let free the next day by a female pirate. Captain
Axe hand Morgan was defeated by the 16 year old swords
man and the small fourteen year old pirate. The villagers
identified the pirate girl as 'Monkey D. Luffy'. The girl was
failed to be apprehended by the marines. More news about
this upcoming pirate will be posted soon. No pictures were
found, a wanted poster has been postponed until we see what
the pirate does next.'
Ace's eyes widened.
"S-Sabo!" the paper shook in Ace's hands.
"What?" Sabo yawned.
"Luffy... she's..."
"Well, spit it out." Ace flung the news paper at Sabo. Sabo read. Then his hands were shaking.
"Shes..." Sabo looked at Ace, Ace was smiling.
"She's Alive!" They both cheered. They looked back at the island that was fading, but they saw Dadan knock the grave into the ocean. She held the news paper up and waved to Ace and Sabo. "LUFFY'S ALIVE!" the island practically screamed in joy.
Ace and Sabo's chapters will come between Luffy's sometimes, they're shorter though. Only because the story is supposed to focus on Luffy! Until next time! Later :D