A/N: And so here's the next update! Whoo! I've made it here, finally! And sorry for the long wait, guys... And thanks a lot for all the favs and follows and reviews! :D
I see Blueh, you love reactions, ne? In the previous chapter that was just a bit. And I mean it. Now in this second part of day 1, I hope all of you won't have a heart attack nor any headaches or even a stomachache. Wait, how can tense give you a stomachache? Anyways... I'm giving you all a fair warning, this will contain OCs since many of you didn't point out the benefits and the bad effects of adding OCs. The ones who did give out their opinions supported it as long as I keep my promise. So, as I promised, they won't take the spotlight. Just mentions, appearances and some others. So... If you're planning on hating this fic because of me inserting OCs into this story, then sorry. The reason why all of this started was because of the present of the OCs.
Well, only one to three OCs only will give out a major effect. Well, not that major. Two out of the three will be shaping Garp's past and one of them will be... I dunno how to describe her but meh! Enough the talk! Enjoy! Oh and another one died in the future... Making it four major OCs. Meh. You'll love 'em. Have you read the ASL Pirates fic? It is so awesome! It's the first time I felt so great reading a fic with OCs. :D
Disclaimer: IF ONLY I OWN ONE PIECE... IN MY DREAMS... WELL, ALL RIGHTS DESERVED TO THEIR OWN ESPECTIVE OWNERS. UM... I THINK ALL CREDITS GOES TO ODA-SENSEI, DON'T YOU THINK? SINCE HE'S THE MASTERMIND OF ONE PIECE.
It's just a matter of time before it begins. The greatest war in world history. That war had occured twice with one loss and one win. But of course, after the second, there's always a third. No matter how you look into a situation, it seems like there's only one to two choices. Actually, there's the third choice. Every two chances will always have the third one. Sometimes, the third one is the best out of all. And here starts our story zooming into the trio veteran marines - which are looking awfully young! - and the events in marineford, ... skipping Sengoku's rage about the World Government's acts of keeping the break of the prisoners from Impel Down as a secret.
Of course, abnormal days starts off normally. Well, almost normal.
"WHATTT!?" every officers who passed the door of the commander-in-chief's office had stopped to eavesdrop to what was the commotion in there.
Kong had to massage his forehead disbelieving what he'd just heard. 'Reo. I swear if you're still alive I'd kill you for taking them into the marines, you idiot,' he grumbled inwardly. The three marines since his admiral times had just stated their wish to resign.
Resign! Not going for a vacation or going out to fight pirates with their own beliefs! It's about resignation!
Sengoku, Tsuru and Garp each exchanged worried glances about that old man. Well, there's a bit side in them which screams their joy of seeing Kong stressed like that.
"Kong. We don't want to be involved in the navy associates anymore. We want to resign and do our own stuffs starting at least tomorrow. We beg your permission," the wise beautiful woman uttered with her begging voice. Sengoku folded his arms before nodding.
Garp hummed in agreement before adding, "Even if you disagree, we'll still quit."
The three then nodded at the same time.
Veins by veins popped on his forehead. Kong sighed.
"If that's your wish, then I can do nothing to stop you. But, do note that your profiles and data will remain untouched and I believe you three know what the reason is," the man replied with a heavy heart. Of course, who would possibly want - among the marines - the three most experienced marines resign from the navy? Of course only traitors would.
"Thank you," bowing their heads in respect, the three thanked Kong with their unexpressable facial expression.
Staring at the three sadly, he sighed once again. "What are you three planning to do?" he asked as the three friends got up to leave.
Garp walked ahead, refusing to answer the question himself, leaving Sengoku and Tsuru to answer it for him.
"We're still us no matter what we associate ourselves with," the woman uttered with her hair shadowing her eyes.
Sengoku's eyes were also shadowed, "Trust us. Have faith in us when that time comes."
Kong just stared in shock at the mention of 'that time'.
"Smoker-san? Are you really sure about this?" asked the fair swordswoman staring in disbelief at her superior. The man just stared heavily at the wall in front of him. He was leaning agaisnt the wall outside of the commander-in-chief's office, along with some of the other marines who were leaning their ears onto the wall to eavesdrop their superiors' conversation. Smoker didn't care what the four veteran officers were talking about. He just doesn't want to know about it anymore.
He made a decision. He stuck it on his head that morning that he. The great White Chaser Smoker from Loguetown, East Blue, will resign.
The door to the office opened, making the eavesdropping marines dancing around before scrambling away meeting the glares of that seventeen years old Monkey D. Garp.
Grunting, Garp sighs at the floor. He then noticed Smoker and Tashigi standing near the door, staring at him. One with a cool expression while the other one stared with a nerved expression.
"What are you two doing here? Don't tell me you're going to resign, too?" the raven asked with an unusual unhappy face. The two just stared the same way as before giving Garp the answer.
Sighing once again, Garp walked towards the two. Smoker and Tashigi were a bit puzzled at his movements.
Putting his right hand on Smoker's left shoulder, Garp stared at the two with a serious face.
Sengoku and Tsuru walked out of the office along with Kong and stopped as they saw the three marines having a staring contest.
"Listen, Smoker."
"I'm listening."
"And..."
"Ta-Tashigi, sir."
"And Tashigi. Both of you. Listen very carefully."
"..."
"If any other thoughts or beliefs cross your mind, and if you believe it's the best choice to do, do it. Do not doubt yourself. But if you're doubting to change something or not, than stay the same way as before. See how things work out. If it gets better, never stop doing what you're doing. If it gets worse, change it. We decide what'll happen in the future. We can't rewrite the past but we can create a future."
Eyes widened, everyone stared at Garp who was being unnaturally wise. He was always, and I mean ALWAYS goofing around but this can be count as his natural side too since everyone has their own serious side.
Smoker hesitated to nod but gives up on debating with himself. A new decision had been made and he decided to not resign.
"I understand your message, sir."
"Good. Now until time lets us meet again," patting the two's shoulders, Garp left the place with his two close friends. The marines just watched them leave with heavy hearts.
Meanwhile, in the infirmary of the marine headquarters, the two friends were each accompanying each other while being treated by the doctors there. The pink-haired lad just stared at the doctor in front of him in disbelief.
"Kenbunshoku/Observation Haki?" Helmeppo repeated in disbelief. At a corner in his heart, he envied his best friend for always being a step ahead of him. But another corner was about fear. This was because every officers with ranks as a captain or higher have haki. And he, the weak blond doesn't while his best friend Coby does have it. And they might have to separate!
"Yes," the doctor replied calmly.
Nothing more should be added here cause you all know what actually happened here.
No matter what, what has written will still happen. We can change everything we do but the effects of our doings have already been decided.
Before the great Fleet Admiral Sengoku resigned, he wrote a letter to Kong, telling that the next most suitable fleet admiral would be the lazybump Kuzan, codenamed: Aokiji. However, when the meeting started it turned out that majority of the upper officers chose Sakazuki, codenamed: Akainu as the next fleet admiral. This, of course, pisses off Sengoku to no end.
Kuzan refused to have Sakazuki above him so they sorted out a fight in a place that we all know where. And we'll skip that.
"It's a pity that Kuzan didn't get to be a fleet admiral. I myself don't really want Sakazuki to be one," the weird man twirled his mouth in disappointment, before shoving a spoonful of chocolate ice-cream into his mouth. The man across him just nodded. "Well, congratulations to you, pal! Welcome to the admirals' seats!" Kizaru added.
The man just chuckled at Borsalino, codenamed: Kizaru's recklessness (and weirdness). "Thank you," he uttered clearly and humbly. He sat calmly with the bowl of ice cream in his hands.
The man couldn't see what he was eating but it sure was delicious.
"What flavour was this again?" he asked.
"Chocolate. Yummy, ne?" Kizaru hummed childishly.
"Yep," the blind man slowly shove the spoonful of chocolate ice cream into his mouth.
From Marine Headquarters, we'll set our eyes on East Blue now. Let's see...
Starting off with Robin(s). The explanation didn't took that long and no one really doubted the future Robin since Robin herself admitted that they were so identical. After that, the Revolutionary army head back to Baltigo to get the Light of the Revolutionary train. Their conversation was very short so I skipped it.
As for Dawn Island, in Goa, people were so shocked about Ace's true identity, especially the people in Gray Terminal.
"Ace is actually the son of the pirate king!?"
"Can he give us anymore surprises?"
"Same goes to that Luffy!?"
"Those kids!"
x.x
In the canon version, the mountain bandits came down from the mountain and scared the villagers. But in this version, the Dadan family came down to meet Makino and pleaded her to have a party for Luffy and Ace's well-being.
"Let's celebrate for those two brats!" the woman whom was really happy about her young looks cheered and raised up a mug of beer, followed by everyone else, along with the villagers. It was quite long since the last time Fuischa Village had been celebrating like this.
Of course, Makino, being one of the closest to Luffy felt so relieved and happy about the win. Without her knowing, a man came from her back and greeted her gently. Turning around to face the man, the bartender blinked cutely at the mysterious smilng man.
x.x
"Rika-chan... What are you smiling at?" the mom sat down next to her daughter, peeking at the newspapers her daughter was reading. The daughter just smiled while staring at the newspapers in her hands.
"People who does good deeds won't die for useless reasons, right? Mom?" Rika asked cheerfully to her mother who just replied the smile with her own smile.
At the opposite of the East Blue, lays the West Blue ocean where most of the strong people came from. Of course, there's nothing quite interesting for you here but if Robin knows about this, both of them, the future and the current Robin would be so excited and happy.
Stretching tiredly, the white-haired woman groaned in pleasure as her muscles get ready to move. The others did the same. As for the woman, she just stared around before realization hits her.
"Wait. Aren't we all dead?"
The others around her hummed in response before realizing the same thing.
"I believe I was bigger than you all before I died," grunted a voice from behind the woman. Blinking, everyone was hit by shocking realization except for that one man.
"The war is near."
In the seas of North Blue, I have no events or stories to write about. But in the seas of the South Blue, a pretty woman with freckles raised up at the shores with the end of her gown wet by the salty waves.
Rubbing her beautiful half-lidded eyes, she slowly stretched and sat straight up. Looking around her, she noticed the calming and moving blue ocean in front of her.
"Wait," she tried to recall her last movement while she was still conscious, the last time. Her eyes start to widen in disbelief, "Roger... Are you alive too?" she muttered with hope hinted in her voice.
We will now move on to the seas in Grandline. Starting from our favourite blue-haired princess, ...
"Ace-san... Luffy-san...," smiling, Vivi closed her eyes and let the wind blow onto her skin. A blond held her shoulder from behind. Smilng in an attempt to comfort his friend, Vivi smiled back at her childhood friend.
"They're fine, Vivi," Kohza smiled more and the princess just kept on smiling before tears starting to threaten to roll down her cheeks.
"WE'RE YOUR NAKAMA!?"
Wiping the tears away with her right sleeve, she nodded while watching the horizon in front.
The king, Cobra, her father along with Pell, Chakka and a few others of the royal members smiled at her.
"I'm sorry not being there for you, Luffy-san. Stay safe!"
"Ahahahaha! Look at you! Look at me!" laughed the now young woman while holding a bottle of alcoholic drink in her right hand. "I am sooo beautiful~!"
Rolling his eyes away from the woman, the new king of the land, now known as Sakura Kingdom sat before sighing in relief. Of course he's relief. The hero of the kingdom from that damned Wapol is safe! Along with a brother? Whatever. He's safe, that's important.
Smiling, Dalton took a mug of beer and chugged it down happily. Their moments didn't last unfortunately. Why, you ask? Okay, what if you were partying and suddenly an old friend of yours who died long time ago appear in front of you?
That's what happened.
"Hey, you two! Where's Chopper!?" the man grinned at the two innocently.
A wonderful calming music produced by the strums of her harp adds up the peaceful-ness on the land. She just stood there with her fox right by her side, leaning on her and listened to the music.
"Look! Look!" shrieked a child to a blonde. The blonde lady turned at the child with a smile.
Holding up to her a news of Straw Hat Luffy escaped marineford with Whitebeard pirates had her shocked. Grabbing the newspapers, the blonde put down her harp and read it. Blinking, she then grinned at the news. She patted the child's head thanking him and ran to a place along with the white fox.
Without the blonde Skypiean realizing, a very dark smile curved on the child's face.
Eyes widened in shock, who the heck thought the idea of reviving dead people back to life was fun!? Well, at least that's what Iceburg thought. Gritting their teeth in mild shock and disbelief, the fishman just stood there acting as if nothing's happened.
Of course, the whole Galley-La company members were about to celebrate a certain pirate's escape from the marineford but the paty had to be postponed due to the technical errors happening to the life-cycle.
The fishman blinked at them before laughing, "Eh? Where's Franky?" The young mermaid beside the girl holding a meowing rabbit blinked at him.
"Huh?" the whole company asked back.
Nothing is worse than having an old very strong enemy coming back joining forces with a current strong enemy.
Who and who? Hmm... You now know me very well. Yep, there are two strong enemies joining forces right now.
A certain blond who's got a stering wheel from a war disrupted by a storm invited to join into a certain ugly traitor's pirate crew.
"Man aren't you lucky it wasn't that bad of an injury," the woman uttered with a mean smirk aimed at the injured person. The person treated just winced at the injury. He glared at the woman. The woman just laughed at him sheepishly.
"Shut up, Catarina Devon," stressing her name, the man made a childish face at her.
The woman twitched her eyebrow, visibly not liking the idea of other people saying her name in a ... Um... Sarcastic way? I don't know... She just hates it. "Maybe you should learn how to respect ladies more, my Silly Shiliew," damn how she regretted adding the 'my' part.
The two stared at each other in full embarassment. The other crew members just laughed at the duo.
"Why aren't you the one fixing his injuries!?" the woman shouted in anger at the supposed doctor. The doctor just blinked at her before chugging down the mugful of beer in his hand.
Everyone there sweatdropped at this.
"Zehahahaha! That Tsuru believed that any of us can be killed by a normal blllet!? What do you think of this whole new event, heh!? The Flying Pirate, Golden Lion Shiki!?" The captain of the pirate group gave out a very dark laugh.
The asked person had stayed silent since his stay there with them all. Frowning hard, he just glanced at his captain. He was the captain of his own crew but now serving under another crew. But all of this gave him a chance to get his revenge on something and a certain someone.
"You all won't get away with this!?" screamed a feminine voice who obviously is rude when you hear her talk. She gritted her teeth in anger and glared viciously at the captain of the crew.
Teach glanced at her along with an evil smile. Gulping out of nervous, the pinkette never faded her glare. He hates this guy. How dare he betrayed Whitebeard!?
"LET ME GO! THE WHOLE WORLD WILL GO AGAISNT YOU!?" shouted out the cuffed scientist in anger. He know he shouldn't have said that but there is no fucking way he's gonna serve under a man like this.
However, Caesar's shout made the whole Blackbeard crew laugh in a menacing manner. This, really creeped Bonney and him.
"The whole world against us? Zehahahaha! How can the whole world go against me if the whole world will surely be mine!?" the traitor shouted back, confident of his plan.
The whole world shall be his!
"I really want to build up a Straw Hat Pirates' fan club now. Would you like to sign up, Keimi?" the beautiful bartender smiled her best at the green-haired mermaid. The mermaid puts her hands up and shouted, "I'm their number one fan!" along with a certain starfish.
Smiling, Hachi sighed in relief. "But I really do wonder where are the rest of the crew had gone too?" he asked to no one in particular. The others heard this and turned at him.
"Rayleigh will tell us when he comes back," Shakky sucked in the smoke of the cigar before puffing it out. "Which we'll have to wait for over a year," sighing while closing her eyes, she just imagined how live would be without him around. He was a troublemaker and attracted trouble, no different than his captain. All of that due to him being the vice captain of the pirate king's crew. However, it was really fun with that man around.
"Well, how is my sister doing?" smirking while holding a cup of tea wasn't really his image but hey. A peaceful moment with your family member isn't that wrong, right? Unless your family member is Luffy.
The beautiful sister just sat down calmly despite the wondering peeks of her workers.
"Shyarly, I'm being serious here, how are you doing?" worry is something he won't actually admit out loud but this is an exception.
"I'm fine, Arlong. What about you? I heard you got your ass kicked by a rookie," the beautiful mermaid replied before sipping a cup of drink.
"Someone told me to repent. I might be considering that idea but," sighing out, his words made his sister choke at her drink. Shyarly stared at him in shock and disbelief, "-I need to go to a place before meeting Straw Hats."
The fishman stood up getting ready to leave the cafe.
His sister just eyed him. After a few moments of silence, she smiled at him.
"You should do that, Arlong," a familiar manly voice came from behind along with gasps from the peeking mermaids.
Widening his eyes in shock, he turned around slowly. Arlong really is dreaming, or so he thought. That is no normal fishman! That's-!
"Taiga!"
Of all his life, this is the second time he can't do anything. Ace was captured!? Heck! He found out about the said man's execution just a day before and when he found out that Luffy and Ace were saved and currently out at the seas somewhere, he can't express anything. Happiness, relief, regret... gah! He should've came back to his brothers. He should've wrote them letters. But why didn't he?
"Sabo," called a funny voice that was somehow, a bit similar to Luffy's voice. The blond who was staring sadly at the dancing oceans turned to look at his leader.
"Yes, sir?" he replied, with a serious face but life-less.
Dragon sighed before standing next to Sabo and they both stared at the horizon of the sea together.
"Koala said you'd better start to pack your things," the elder uttered. This received a hum from the younger man. He looked at the raven with a confused look. Dragon didn't retreat his eyes from continuing on watching the calming scenery ahead him. More peaceful than at Goa. A lot better.
"What d- why? Where are we heading?" Sabo asked while frowning. Inwardly he was a bit angered at this father of his little brother. What is he thinking? Sending him out on a mission even after the whole war? Isn't this old man a bit worried about his own son!?
"Koala said that Koyuki knew where your brothers are. And Koala demanded to go there with you and Koyuki. That girl also said that you'd better open up your mind cause many stories are starting to unfold," Dragon replied with his seventeen years old voice.
He's a bit puzzled at first as to why was he ageing down. And something clicked in his mind. He silently hoped it was true but at the same time it wasn't.
Slowly, a huge grin formed on the blond's face. Happiness was overwhelming him! Heck this is the happiest news he'd ever received in a long period of time!
"R-really!?"
"Yes."
Sabo wanted to jump right then but he squealed instead. Dragon smiled his smallest seeing the younger man finally being happy.
"But."
Sabo pouted at the 'but'. He glared at Dragon for adding the 'but'. Now the party's not that enjoyable.
"I'm going too."
There's nothing else to add to this part except silence encountering the two.
"Magellan-san! Sengoku-san advised you to rest and didn't allow you to punish yourself, so stay calm," uttered the covered in bandages, female Impel Down officer to the laying large man. The man, namely, Magellan sighed while staring at the ceiling.
"One day, a knight in a rusty armor would come to bring trouble to you. But remember this, Magellan. His troubles always have the good effects. He is a very nice man under a criminal mask."
"Is that even true? Can it be him?"
"YEAY! LET'S CELEBRATE STRAW-CHAN'S WIN! OKAMA WAY!" dancing around, the okamas in the Impel Down cheered the empty lonely and creepy place.
"So you're saying, we should make our alliance earlier to make things easier?" the surgeon asked with an eyebrow raising in doubt.
The pirate king of the future just stared before nodding.
Law narrowed his eyes at the man.
"Caesar beng kidnapped means war to Doflamingo. Kaidou would be chasing him right now. If that's not the worst of all, than I may say, Big Mom is going to participate in the war to get Caesar make those... SLIMEs," Luffy explained with his plain face.
"It's SMILE," the Heart Pirates' captain corrected.
"SMILE, whatever," rolling his eyes away, future-Luffy recorrected his pronounciation.
Listening isn't the best thing he can do but he seriously have nothing to say. "Do you mean, Teach purposely kidnapped this Caesar fellow to cause a war?" Whitebeard folded his arms while staring at the two young captains. Luffy and Law stared back at him. Luffy nodded in reply as he knew better.
Silence is really something everyone hates especially for this event. Things by things happen and they couldn't help but to pay attention.
"Listen. This war, as stated by the ponyglyph, needs faith from almost every parties around the world - well, of course non-government supporters. We need to cooperate to bring him down. Even if the whole world is going against us, we should have faith in each other. Every parties who are supporting the knight's side must be confident and have trust towards the knight. So, I'm hoping for your alliance with us, Whitebeard," Luffy of the future said to the great pirate.
"Your alliance will broaden our supporters," Luffy readjusted his straw hat to see the strong man clearly.
Marco stared carefully at the man in front of them. He must be crazy. The whole world agaisnt just them. Even the Whitebeard Pirates can't hold the Roger Pirates' attack. And! The Roger pirates are much smaller in number than them!
Shanks, in the meantime was staring at a certain person in fatal shock and disbelief seeing the person sitting down beside the Dark King. Realizing his silence, Benn raised an eyebrow before looking in the same direction as his captain is. The others started to look there and each of them had funny faces.
The man, was blinking in confusion, not sure what was happening, but Shanks' face - including his crew - was so funny and amusing.
Astonished by the weird faces made by the Red-Haired Pirates, Rayleigh slowly turned to his left side. Uncharacteristicly, he had his jaws wide opened seeing that darned face. That stupid but missed face.
"Roger...," his voice was so weak calling that man's name. That called man turned at his first mate with a blurr face.
"Yo, Rayleigh. What's happening?" he asked raising his right hand in greet.
Luffy - of the future - just stared with shocked eyes. Meanwhile, his younger self jumped at the mention of Roger, so did his brother. The two - ahem, I mean three Ds stared at the former pirate king in either no interest, excited and anger.
Hancock whom had just recovered from her unconciousness watched the whole event thoroughly. "Who is that man?" pointing at the pirate king, the no longer old Elder Nyon whispered to the female Shichibukai. Listening to it, Hancock also had her eyes widened, "Pirate King!?"
"No one has an aura as intimidating as his. No doubt, it's Roger," uttered a familiar playful voice. He leaned his elbow on Marco's right shoulder, immediately receiving a nod from all of the commanders except for Ace. Well, Ace slowly turned to his left seeing that face with a scar and ... Blond... Wait.
All of the commanders turned to Marco's right side to see that blond. Marco swallowed in pure nerve before gasping unable to say a word.
"THATCH!?"
Humming, the future Luffy turned there to see this Thatch. "Hm? So you're Thatch. The guy Teach killed," he uttered calmly. Hearing this, young Luffy jumped and faced the Thatch.
"Hi Luffys," Thatch waved at the two friendly.
"YOU BASTARD!" jumping at him, the freckled young man hugged his so-called deceased brother tightly.
After a few minutes, then the whole crew joined in the hug. "Woa! So many at once! You guys are gonna kill me! Again."
The commanders chuckled listening that comment from the supposed-to-be deaceased fourth division commander. Whitebeard just smiled and allowed his sons to enjoy the moment.
"I'm assuming other than people ageing more than seventeen is reverted back to seventeen, dead people are being revived back to live too?" Law asked while staring at the unnormally serious Luffy. Luffy was staring at Ace whom looked so happy and that smile, ... How he missed it.
Young Luffy had noticed the difference between he himself with his future-self. What happened during his future-self's time zone?
"I seriously don't get it. Dead people revived back to live? Seventeen plus people reverted back to seventeen? Umm, does this mean that war is near?" folding his arms with a frown on his face, he stared at no one in particular. Rayleigh just sighed at his captain. Explanation and again and again. So lame.
Ace released himself from the hug and walked towards his Luffy's left side. His eyes were shadowed and an angry frown can be clearly seen on his face. Sweating cold, the two Luffys stared at their brother in fear and backed a few steps. "This never ends well," the two muttered.
Ace looked up at the man named Roger.
"Rayleigh is that-?" the moustache-less man asked. His first mate stared at Ace in worry before nodding in reply.
Roger turned to see his son's face. He tried to supress his glee seeing his son and wore a calm face. He knows what will happen to him. His son might just kill him for making him borned as the prince of the pirate king. He knows how it feels like when you have to live a life full of hatre - the whole world hates your existence. It was really painful and ... scary.
Remembering his own parents, tears formed in his eyes and without him realizing, tears roll down his cheeks putting his pride down. But then, Ace's confused face was the same as hers. His freckles. Her freckles. When she smiles it calms him to no end.
"A-Ace... I-I... ," waiting for his words to end, Ace just stood there glaring at his blood-related father. Everyone waited anxiously for the result of the event. Roger bit his lips before ending up sobbing.
The rustles of the wind tried to make Luffys' straw hat to fly away and reveal their serious dead eyes.
"I'm sorry I was born! If I weren't born you won't have to live this kind of life! I know you're happy now with, Whitebeard's family but I'm sorry for having all the hatre fearing you when you were a child! I'm sorry! I'm-" Roger's words stopped there as a really strong punch landed on his face. Reacting quickly, Rayleigh held Roger's right arm preventing him from falling down.
Somehow, Ace's glare wasn't as deadly and anger-filled as before.
Looking at his father with an expressionless pair of eyes, he sighed. He turned his back facing the two legendary pirates before putting his hands on his waist.
"You didn't have to say all of that out, y'know. It's okay."
Was he hearing right. "Did I left my ears in my sleep again?" Roger asked to himself, clearly heard by everyone around. Ace sweatdropped listening to that question.
"I told you that never happened," glaring at his captain, Rayleigh rolled his eyes away in defeat. Roger stood up properly.
"You're... mad, aren't you?" blinking at Ace's back, his son just sighed once again.
Turning half of his face around, Ace smiled his littlest, in which to Roger, it was similar to a smile owned by a certain woman named Rouge. "I no longer hate you. No one deserves tobe hated because of their existence," the raven uttered clearly making the former pirate king cry harder.
"Phew... ," wiping the sweat on their forehead, the two Luffys stared at each other before laughing happily.
"And what are you two laughing at?" Haruta sweatdropped at the two urr.. One.. Umm... The two captains of ... Um... Never mind.
"Besides, I really am glad I'm your son."
"I really did left my ears in my sleep."
"Stop talking about that crap!?"
Ace chuckled seeing Roger's childish and reckless antics.
"Because of my existence, I met Luffy. Because of Luffy, I am who I am now," folding his arms along with a smirk on his face, a hug alert triggered in his mind as his father jumped at him hugging him and snuggling to him as if he was a cat of a plushie doll or something.
"Thank you thank you thank you thank you THANK YOU!" Roger shouted in pure happiness and this is surely, the happiest event in his life. Well, ... Excepting his previous life.
Ace is now struggling to let go of the deadly hug. It was so tight and as tight as his brother's hug! "Gah! Let go!"
Releasing in an almost as speed as lightning, Roger laughed sheepishly. Ace smiled at him before hugging the man lovingly.
Everyone just smiled in pure happiness seeing them like that, especially Newgate whom had always loved seeing family bonds tying back up like this.
"Okay! Everyone wanna listen to my story now?" the red-haired man asked making everyone grunted in response. Hearing their negative responses, Shanks laughed his head off.
Somewhere in Grandline, a white-hooded girl is staring at the seas with a smile, accompanied by another girl - teen - by her side.
"Captain... Everyone... Can I join your adventures once again?"
"Merry. Let's go now," the teen behind the girl, namely Merry uttered calmly.
"Let's go."
A/N: Of course, as a human being, I, the author forgot of something important... And that means about the time order. I forgot there was a two week gap before Law arrived to the Maiden Isle. And that means, we'll assume it start like it for in the previous chaps.
Anyways, here it is! Chapter ... CHAPTER 3 ALREADY!? No. Wait. Only three chapters!? What the heck, ACA!?
Meh. What am I talking about. Anyways - again - reviews corner~!
general yumi - Why thank you for the opinion, my friend... :D Here's the update and sorry if it's disappointing. I'm starting to lose self-confidence lately. *chuckles* Thanks for the review! And I'm glad you love this fic so far! :D
Epic Asian Orange Tiger - Haha... That's why I placed that confusing warning on the summary of this fic. XD This fic is quite hard to be understood but through time - I hope - you'll get what the story actually means. :)
Blueh - XD Did you survived the reactions from the whole world part? Unfortunately, the chapter with the future ones interacting with their past selves will be told in the next chapter perhaps. XD Yeah! I might put that scene somewhere in this fic! XD Thanks for the review!
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scatteredPhilosopher - XD I really like getting - and reading - your reviews, y'know? Ff. net really should make an award for the best reviewers around in this site. XD Anyways, one of the events you had imagined will happen in the next chapter. So... Guess~! :D
DarkestValentine - Q.Q Thanks... I've never been praised as a brilliant before... *rereads the review* Oh. Ehe... Yeah... The story is brilliant... I'm just typing 'em out. Credits to my inners... Thanks for the review! Glad you think it that way~!
neverfall16 - I will continue this fic but updates aren't really my things this year. It updates rather rarely so sorry for the long waits. But! Thanks for the review! I'll try my best to come out with the best of chaps whenever I update! :)
AnniBannani - Words can't express what we think but when people read our words, they can somehow read our expressions. And that's the creepy pat about my friends. They can read my mind! XD Anyways, thanks for the review! XD Yeah... Hancock's funny but I think I should write about her more. Thanks for the review it made me realized that. :)
damichan - Glad you think so! Thanks for the review! :D I really mis TheVictor's fic, though... *sighs* He was awesome...
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If I get more than 20 reviews in the future for each update, I think I'll cut the review section and focus more onto the story. Agree? No? Thanks everyone for the favs and follows! :D
Also, if any of you don't want to see any OCs, do say so. It's still not too late. I can always re edit the Sabo part. :) If you're okay with OCs but not as main charas, then.. :)
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:) XD Okay okay... Let's see... Ah! Here it is! The reward for reading my lengthy author's note! I think I'll be doing this frequently so that all of you won't miss any details or announcements by me. So... On to the confusion!
"Before your story, I wanna know, do you all understand what are we getting ourselves into?" Luffy - of the future - asked to everyone around and he is trying to supress his shy with his younger self sitting on his lap - after an arguement with Ace about something.
"We believe so, yoi," Marco replied in behalf of everyone and folded his arms before sitting down waiting for the next story. Everyone nodded in agreement.
If you readers still don't understand then review your question. Luffy will answer your questions.
"Yep!" answered the young Luffy. Everyone stared at him dumbfoundedly.
"To whom are you talking to?" sweatdropping along with a smile, the future Luffy asked to his past self.
"To the author!" ...
"Anyways! About my story... ," Shanks started his tale gaining everyone's attention.
"No more confusion please," Hancock glared at the red-haired man warning-ly.
Shanks chuckled at the Beauty Goddess. Yes. He admits her beauty. Anyways...
"Once...
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~ WEST BLUE, ONCE UPON A TIME ~
"Tonight, you will die, Taine. I promise your death," grippin tightly onto the wooden stick in his right hand, the red-haired boy glared at the meant man who was tale-telling to the citizens. He was admired for his amzing wording of words but despised by his clothing attires. He wasn't cute nor handsome. He wasn't ugly too.
He had dark brown shoulder-length hair, muscular and large-sized body, wearing dark blue open jacket with dark blue laggings. His outfits were always disgusting.
He wasn't hated by everyone but that red-haired boy wants him dead so badly. His acts of harassing pretty woman at night is a disgrace. And. That's not it. That man sold his mother to the Celestial Dragons! And his mother killed herself to avoid from being prisoned for her entire life by those so-called royal-blooded men. He'll one day get his revenge on them all.
He swore he would.
And so he would.
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She really wants to know what is her younger sister doing during these times of the night. She was never afraid of the darkness since all she could see was only pitch black. Nothing more.
Why? Actually, she is searching for her younger sister. Where could she be? She always disappears during this times of the night. And she never told her what she did.
"Hey lookie, everyone!" the waist length-haired lady froze in her steps.
"It's a cute little kittie!"
"Are you lost kittie?"
The men laughed as their hands reached to touch her. Before those hands reached her fair skin, foam formed in their mouth and they collapsed to the ground. It felt like wind was blowing but no way the wind is blowing in a very short time like thi-
She squealed at the sudden grip on her right hand.
However, the warmth of the hand quickly calmed her nerves. The warmth... It feels so... Comfortable. Calming... And caring?
She smiles at the presumably thin air ut actually making a certain pirate captain blushing slightly seeing her smile. It was so... Comforting.
"Yo-you okay?" the man stuttered.
The lady smiled wider. "I'm perfectly fine. Thank you, ... "
"Roger. My name is Gol D. Roger."
"Thank you, Roger. I'm Rouge. Portgas D. Rouge. Nice to meet you."
"Go away."
The boy stomped away from the girl angrily as the girl never stopped following him.
"But please... I'm lost... I really need to go to the town... This time, I'm not lying... " the girl is now sobbing and trying to hold back her tears. The boy sighed before turning around to face the girl. He stared at her worry-filled eyes and her sad face. He frowned in sympathy at her. He hopes that this won't be the girl's twenty-fifth lie.
"Okay. Follow me," the boy readjusted his black cap before turning away and lead their way. The girl grinned and immediately her griefs are all gone.
"Thanks! By the way! I'm Lune! Portgas D. Lune! And you are?"
"Dragon. Monkey D. Dragon."
"I heard that there's a girl rumoured to be able to hear all kinds of voices, whether it'd be an animal's heart's whispers or even our feelings! If we let captain know about her, with no doubt he's gonna search for her," and everyone truly is aware of what their captain would do if he knows about the girl.
Rayleigh sighed before chugging down the mug of beer.
"He'll pass."
Everyone huh-ed at the vice captain.
Rayleigh smirked at them. "My insticnts said so. You doubting me?"
"N-nope!"
A/N: Get ready for a dive-in of Rouge, Roger and Dragon's flashback! Along with Shanks and how he got the straw hat! And more stories to be unfolded and of course! The next chapter would tell off about the crew's reactoins to each other and how they'll interact. Get ready! Thanks for reading!
PS: Pray for MH370... :) Thank you.
PPS: Oh. And you can still debate with me about the OCs. I'll reedit this whole fic if you hate it. *smirks*