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Chapter 5: The Captain

The three kids stayed in the corner of the room what they deemed a safe distance from the Pirates. After all they only really accepted the fact they have to stay with them, and they may like them a little just a little bit, well the three that they've met anyway, but that doesn't mean that they have all of their trust. Well they might have Luffy's but she is way too innocent and naive it doesn't count. What matters is the big brothers opinions.

Currently said brothers are each standing at their little sisters side protectively, keeping narrowed eyes on those in front of him.

Currently the pirates were studying their youngest passengers. Looking them over

The girl who was obviously the youngest had long white hair and piercing red eyes calmly observing the ones in front of her. She was small and scrawny and as Marco explained had hickeys on her neck and bruises on her wrists. She wore a sleeveless shirt that was clearly not hers and probably belonging to her shirtless brother standing next to her. He had short wavy black hair with dark glaring eyes filled with distrust and cute boyish freckles that were sprinkled over his cheeks. Then their was Sabo who looked to be the same age as Ace standing on the other side of their sister he had short curly blonde hair and blue eyes. Each wearing a hat the girl was wearing a strawhat, the raven haired boy and orange cowboy hat with two faces on it one smiling one frowning, and the blonde was wearing a black top hat with blue goggles on top. They were indeed cute, explains why Marco wants to hide them after all, they may treat each other like family but it was still a pirate ship with many different types of people. One of them could take advantage of the brats, and that's all it would take to loose their trust.

Ace scanned the room and started to feel a little uncomfortable with everyone in the room staring at them, there was just too many people and the room wasn't that big he was starting to feel trapped. He looked over at Sabo and noticed that he was getting nervous to, it's understandable really after all he's been through. He then looked at his little sister and noticed she was studying each of them carefully, completely lost in thought. Thanks to her devil fruit she's able to read people like books, she can also keep track of people no mater where thy are in the world.

'Well this is really awkward no one's saying anything and it's starting to get really tense in hear. ' Marco thought then nudged Thatch in the side.

"Well how about we introduce ourselves." Thatch responded getting the message; however he ruined the silence so abruptly the kids flinched and took a step backwards.

"Opps sorry." He apologized.

"Not at all." Sabo responded. "It wasn't your fault." He mumbled avoiding eye contact. Unconsciously they continued backing up in to the wall. 'Okay that was weird' the pirates thought.

"Okay well I suggest we let Marco, Thatch and Namur have the main responsibility of taking car of the brats." One of the commanders said. After getting a glare from said three he added, "And Haruta, Izo, and Vista will help." Getting more glares added he leaned over and whispered to Marco, "Look after listening to your story and having a closer look at them it's obvious they have trusting issues" Marco glanced at the three again and continued to listen to his fellow commander. "It's best that they get warmed up to a few people at a time besides if they won't talk to anyone, they definitely won't share with all of us." Marco nodded his head at this.

"Alright then you guys get back to work the crew might find it suspicious if all of us are missing." Marco explained. As the commanders started to leave the room the six that stayed noticed the tension from the three kids start to ease.

'Good they're leaving.' Sabo thought.

"Alright then my name is Haruta. Nice to meet you." She said with a smile.

"I'm Izo." He followed.

"And I'm Vista."

"I'm Luffy." The littlest responded with enthusiasm much to her brother's worry.

"And I'm Sabo. It is a pleasure to meet you too." He greeted with a bow.

"Ace." He introduced with crossed arms.

"Alright then when the coast is clear we'll be taking you to see Pop's, but he's already instructed us to make sure one of us is with each of you at all times, just to be safe. Okay." Marco informed.

"Okay Pineapple." Luffy responded. Causing said commander's eye to twitch and the others to Laugh. Ace and Sabo quickly pulled their little sister behind them just in case Marco would attack.

"Luffy quiet making him angry." Ace said.

"He's not someone we can beat yet Lu." Sabo added.

"Ha and what makes you think you can ever defeat me brats." Marco said.

"Because I'm going to be the Pirate King." Luffy said getting in front of her brothers again with a confident smile on her face.

"LUFFY!" Her brothers said dragging her back and went further back in the corner. The Pirates were silent after that declaration, until they burst out in laughter.

"You the grand daughter of Garp the fist wants to be a Pirate." Vista said.

"Not only that Pirate king." Thatch added.

"Yep." Luffy said.

"Then guess will have to keep a closer eye on you make sure you don't become to big a threat." Marco said.

"And what about you two what do you want to be?" Izo asked.

"Pirates obviously." Ace scoffed almost looking insulted.

"Hmm interesting might I ask why?" Namur asked.

"Why else." Sabo started. "Pirates have the most freedom in the world." He answered eyes filled with sorrow. 'A child should not have that kind of look in their eyes.' They thought.

'It's also they only thing we can do.' Ace thought.

"So Luffy how is it?" Sabo asked after a moment of silence.

"Yeah can the ones we met be trusted." Ace asked. The pirates were curious why they asked Luffy, but let it go and waited for her answer.

Said person closed her eyes and looked over all the souls that she met that were on the ship. A small smile graced her face and she answered, "Yeah all of them don't have an evil intent, they've all sworn to protect us." She said.

"Wow even after seeing us, I'm impressed." Ace praised with a whistle.

"What are you talking about?" Thatch asked receiving a glare from Ace.

"Normally when people see us they usually have some kind of evil intention for us." Sabo said with a shrug.

"And how can you tell if they do or not?" Marco asked the three stiffened and their was a pause before Luffy answered.

"I can tell, by looking in your eyes, I guess you could say its instinct." 'Well it's not totally a lie, if it was they'd be able to tell.'

"So when are we going to meet Whitebeard?" Sabo asked.

"As soon we're sure we can sneak you in his room." Marco answered.

"Why didn't you just say so, didn't we tell you before sneaking around is our specialty." Ace reminded irritation laced his words.

"Ace." Sabo said warningly, "be nice, most kids our age don't have skills, so it's easy for them to forget."

"Well what ever we snuck up on them twice now." Ace retorted and Sabo sighed.

"Sorry well if you want to go now we'll meet you there." Sabo said gesturing towards the door.

"Alight, I don't know how you got on the ship but, you've proven yourselves capable." Namur agreed.

"Yeah see you there." Thatch waved as he shut the door behind him.

"Alright Luffy, where's Whitebeard?" Sabo asked. She closed her eyes trying to see if she could sense him with out transforming into her Zoan completely. She started seeing faint images of the people on the ship, Now she could see blurry images of the six commanders walking into a room, As time passed the image started to get stronger and she could see Whitebeard. A smile stretched across her face as she looked at her brothers.

"Found him." She giggled.

"You found him, what without the fire works?" Ace asked shocked.

"Yep Shishishi."

"Nice work, now you won't get caught using that trick around enemies." Sabo praised.

"Alright enough with this lets go." Ace said clearly annoyed he really didn't want to be on the Whitebeards pirate ship, but his brother and sister could understand why.

With that Ace and Luffy seemingly disappeared in fire while Sabo disappeared in wind; zipping through the Moby Dick halls to the captains courters where they stopped and seemingly reappeared in a corner in the room with out the seven pirates noticing. Well that's what they thought anyway, but Whitebeard noticed, using his observation Haki.

"Hmm is that what happened I see, so that's why Garp looked worried." Whitebeard mused.

"Let me guess you told him too." Ace Asked suprising the commanders.

"Is there anyone you're not going to tell, it's embarrassing." Stated a blushing Luffy.

"Luffy you don't have anything to be embarrassed about." Sabo stated.

"Yeah if anything it's that damn Captain." Ace said.

"What do you mean?" Luffy asked her red eyes filled with confusion as she tilted her head to the side.

"Well he'll be sent to Impel Down in his birthday suit." Ace said like it's the most obvious thing in the world. "His pride will take a serious dive." Ace said chuckling darkly.

"Furthermore he'll get what he deserves and more." Sabo added.

"Huh?" Luffy asked.

"You know the rumors about what happens in prison." Sabo began Ace suddenly smirked when he understood Sabo's meaning. Meanwhile the pirates continued to watch the three as they had a conversation completely ignoring the strongest man in the world's presence.

"Oh I get it, you're saying he'll get but fucked, guess you're right I do feel a little." Luffy smiled.

"So these are the brats." Whitebeard interrupted before the kids could find something else to talk about. 'They sure know a lot of that prison they aren't what I was expecting at all. That look in their eyes, they've completely lost all their innocence. It makes me wonder what they've seen.' Whitebeard thought. 'Judging by the way the commanders spoke of the kids they've already noticed too.'

"Who're you calling brats old man?" Ace mumbled but was still heard. 'This kids got guts.'

"Sugee He's huge, He's like a Giant. Hey, hey Osan are you really the worlds strongest Man." Luffy asked walking up to him. The commander's sweat-dropped at the brat's boldness. After all their captain makes grown man cower at his feet yet these kids, aren't scared at all.

"Of course he is. Garp said so himself remember." Sabo reminded in a board tone.

"Gururururu you're cheeky brats aren't you."

"That's what we've been told." Sabo muttered.

"Hey how'd you get in here with out us knowing?" Thatch asked.

"Yeah and how'd you get on the ship?" Namur questioned the kids just shrugged off their questions hiding their growing panic.

"They might have devil fruits." Marco guessed.

"That is the only answer." Namur said in thought the three children stiffened and paled. Garp had been telling them ever since the ate the cursed fruits to keep it a secret or else, they could be sold into slavery or worse.

"Gurururu interesting what fruits did you eat?" The three children each got into a fighting stance Luffy in the middle Ace on the Right Sabo on the left. Their eyes narrowed into a dangerous glare one that should not be seen on children so young.

"Oi we're not going to hurt you." Thatch said trying to reassure the brats.

"He's right you're not the only one with devil fruits you know." Marco stated. This made Luffy relax a little and she closed her eyes to read their intentions.

"Ace, Sabo it's okay they aren't going to hurt us." Luffy said in a soft, relieved voice.

"Maybe not now but, they might when they see what fruits we ate." Ace responded refusing to drop his guard, after everything he's been through he refuses to trust anyone but his siblings.

"Ace is right Luffy remember what Garp said." Sabo reminded.

'What you three ate was a devil fruit but not just any kind. You ate a very rare zoan type called mythical zoan. If anyone were to find out they'd definitely try to sell or use you for their personal gain.' Garp warned.

"Look no mater what fruit you ate were not going to hurt you, half the people on this ship as a devil fruit ability, Pop's and I are just 2." Marco said.

"You ate a devil fruit?" Luffy asked. "What kind? Show me." Marco wasted no time transforming into his Phoenix form.

"Mythical zoan type: model Phoenix." Marco informed before turning back to his human form. Sabo and Ace froze staring at Marco with wide eyes. They were obviously shocked. Luffy on the other hand walked up to Marco before her brothers snapped out of it.

"Pretty." she said.

"Thank you. Now would you mind telling me yours?" she nodded her head and stepped back taking off her hat. Her snow white fox ears appeared on her head of white long beautiful hair, and a white fox tail appeared behind her. The pirates couldn't help but think she was cute, suddenly much to their surprise her body was engulfed in a golden flame covering her like a new layer of skin.

"Mythical zoan: Model Kuybii" she informed turning back to her human form.

"Wow another mythical zoan huh?" Thatch said.

"Yeah, No wonder she was hiding it before." Namur added.

"Interesting Marco, I leave it to you to help her control it." White beard ordered.

"Understood." Marco said with a smile Luffy smiled as well excitement clear on her face.

"Really thank you so much can you also help my brothers too?" She asked at this point in time the brothers have snapped out of their stupors and walked up next to their sister.

"Well looks like we can show since you're like us too." Sabo said with that he let his black crow wings sprout our from his back. "I'm a Mythical zoan: model Tengu."

"Two mythical zoans and their related!" Thatch said in shock.

"Your close." Ace said as he reluctantly prepared to transform, before he did though he took one look at Marco and than smirked. 'I can't believe someone as a Zoan like mine.' He thought as he took on the form of a fire bird his flaming golden feathers dazzling to the eye made the pirates jaws dropped as they each took a glance at Marco and then back to Ace. "Mystical Zoan type: Model Fire Bird." Ace stated coolly before returning back to normal.

"No way!" The commanders yelled.

"Gururururu All three of you have mystical zoan, that is quite the coincidence, not only that they are all that of a Youki. Marco I'll leave their training to you. And to answer your question, you can try to keep them a secret if you want but I don't know how long it will last. What do you brats want to do?"

"Well if we were kept secret then we'd be stuck in our room all day." Sabo thought out loud.

"I don't want that." Luffy complained with a pout.

"Yeah but we don't like crowds, and I have a feeling we'll be crowded if the crew finds out." Ace added.

"I don't like that either." Luffy continued.

"Hmm guess if we get found out we get found out." Sabo said with a shrug.

"Okay besides Marco said they'll protect us." Luffy said. "Besides after the last incident I just perfected my visual gen jutsu trick that and my auditory gen jutsu should keep me safe." Luffy said with a wild grin.

"Good I almost pity the poor fool that tries to attack you now." Ace said and Sabo laughed.

"Gen jutsu attack?" Thatch asked.

"Would you like us to demonstrate?" Ace asked looking innocent.

"Ace. That would be mean, don't hurt him." Luffy whined a complaint.

"I wasn't going to use it on him." Ace said with a shrug.

"You hurt me?" he mocked. "Don't worry kid it won't happen."

"I wouldn't test them if I were you." Sabo intervened. "It's not a physical attack, it's mental attack." He explained.

"Yeah it could probably bring the old man here to tears." Ace smirked and whitebeard laughed.

"I'm hungry! Lets eat!" Luffy demanded.

"Of course you are." Sabo sighed.

"Alright come on lets get some food."

As they turned to the door Luffy stopped dead in her tracks.

"What's wrong?" Sabo asked in concern.

"I uh can we uh" she stuttered.

"Luffy?" Ace asked.

"I just checked the mess hall it's really crowded. I don't now if I…"

"It's fine yoi. We can take you to eat in the private room with the commanders. We'll take baby steps okay?" Marco said.

"Thank you." Thanked Sabo with a relieved smile as he took his little sisters hand.

"It's no problem besides, we need to get Ace a shirt." Thatch reminded.

"Yeah, we do." Ace said crossing his arms over his well toned chest. He looked down and frowned memories form the past kicking in. He was pulled out of his thoughts when he found a hand on his shoulder. He instantly flinched and jumped away.

The commanders watched the exchange and saw fear flash in the freckled boys eyes before it turned into hate, and then recognition. Ace looked up at Thatch with a now apologetic look on his face. He mumbled a "Sorry" before walking over to his siblings.

"You okay?" Sabo asked.

"Fine." He responded, "We'll see you in the private area you were talking about." With that he looked over at Luffy silently telling her to find out where the room is. She nodded and scanned the ship to see if the rest of the commanders were there. Smiling when they were she looked into Ace and Sabo's eyes showing her what she saw and with that the three disappeared in their respective elements.

"Well we've certainly got our work cut out for us." Marco stated with a sigh. He walked over to Thatch, "You okay?" he asked.

"Yeah…He was definitely remembering something…from his past and whatever it was it scared him." Thatch responded.

The three commanders who didn't go to the island to pick them up finally grasped how serious the situation is.

"This is bad." Haruta stated she crossed her arms in thought.

"Yeah how are we going to get them to open up to us?" Vista asked.

"Time." Marco answered. "Haruta do you mind going to the infirmary to ask if they can find anything Ace could wear for now?"

"Yeah I'll go right away."

"We'll stop at the next populated island and shop for the brats necessities." Whitebeard informed.

As the kids waited outside the room for the three commanders they somewhat trusted before going into the private room, they were talking about how long it would take for the whole ship to figure out they're on board.

"I'd say tonight." Sabo put in.

"Why?" Ace asked.

"After our day today you think you'll be able to sleep without any nightmares?" Sabo asked.

"You're right, 1st I was attacked." Luffy said.

"Then had to go through a claustrophobic attack." Sabo added.

"On top of all that memories I'd rather forget keep occupying my thoughts." Ace finished. "Damn, should we tell them?"

"Yeah maybe we should, I mean even Grandpa, freaks out when we have nightmares." Luffy reminded.

"But even with the information what can they do?" Sabo countered.

"Nothing" Ace said.

"What are you talking about?" Thatch asked as the three commanders walked around the corner with two plates full of food in each of their hands.

"Nothing."

"Okay come on let's go in yoi."

"Where are the other three?" Luffy asked.

"Haruta went to find Ace a shirt to wear and Vista, and Izo are still getting their food."

Dinner was quiet everyone was trying to make the three kids feel more comfortable with a bigger group of people and Haruto was able to get a shirt for Ace to wear which Ace quickly pulled over his head and visibly relaxed. After awhile it was time for bed. Marco and Thatch were the ones to show them to the 2nd division commander's room.

"Alright you three this is your room sorry if it's not up to your standards and that there is only one bed but, you're going to have to share yoi." Marco said.

"Oh look Ace a bed!" Luffy observed excitedly.

"Wow an actual bed I've never actually 'slept' on one before." Ace said in awe.

" You don't have to worry about the sharing thing its something we've grown accustomed to and this room is above our standards." He explained to the two dumbfounded commanders staring at the kids in shock.

"Okay." Marco said unsure. "Anyway if you need us for anything my room is right across from yours and Thatch's room is right next door."

"Okay." Luffy said as the three kids stared to get comfortable in the bed Luffy in between her two brothers and with that the commanders turned off the light and shut the door.

Okay that's all I can get up this week I'll try to update this Thursday, I'm really excited for the next chapter because we get to learn more about ASL's past. We get to not the commanders but we do get to see the commanders freak out over the kids so that'll be fun. Remember R&R