Dawn Island Cliffside
17-year-old's Portgas D Ace and Outlook Sabo sat at the cliff staring out at the ocean, they knew that they should be setting out on their journey, but they wanted to hold out just a bit longer. It had been 5 years since their little sister, Levina, had been kidnapped by a strange old man dressed in tacky robes and a ridiculously long white beard.
They had just finished celebrating her 9th birthday without their crazy grandfather's training, when an old man appeared in a flash of red flames with a bird on his shoulders. They didn't know what to make of him until he demanded that they hand Levina over. Naturally, Ace and Sabo refused before being blasted backwards by a red light that shot out from a small stick the man had in his hands. The last thing they heard before blacking out was Levina screaming their names. When they woke up, Levina and the old man were gone, the only that remained was their sister's treasured straw hat. The brothers had searched high, low, basically everywhere on Dawn but their sister was gone.
But they never stopped looking. Every day when they weren't training, hunting or adding to their pirate fund, they would search the island hoping that Levina would find her way back. Today was no different.
"You think she'll come back today?" Sabo asked, breaking the silence.
"She will." Came Ace's response.
"She'd be fourteen now."
"And setting off in three years."
Silence.
"I miss her…" Ace muttered, staring at the straw hat in his hands.
"Me too." Sabo said. "But-"
Whatever Sabo was going to say was interrupted by a flash of bright light lit up from behind them. Both boys shielded their eyes as they both adopted fighting stances. Then as quickly as it appeared, the light vanished, revealing eight unconscious forms.
The closest one to them was a black-haired boy a few years younger than them, who had a white-haired girl in his arms. The next one was a boy with short dirty blonde hair. The boy had two young children in his arms. The oldest boy, strangely enough, had blue hair and looked to be about 6 years old while the other boy had black hair and looked about a year younger than the first.
It was the last form that caused both Ace and Sabo's eyes to widen.
There, holding onto two blond-haired baby boys protectively lay a fourteen-year-old girl. The girl had long black hair that had red streaks in it, a faint lightning bolt scar on her forehead and a scar underneath her left eye. She looked slightly overweight, wearing a white blouse and blue jeans. Though her eyes were closed, Ace and Sabo had absolutely no doubt that if they were open, they would be emerald green.
Monkey D Levina.
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Levina didn't know how long she had been unconscious for as she drifted in and out of consciousness. She was vaguely aware of being moved about, before being placed on a lumpy but soft bed, as multiple yet familiar voices spoke around her, two voices in particular sounded very familiar but she could not place them.
As she drifted, memories appeared around her.
Memories of a black and red haired baby girl being adored by her parents and uncles. A baby girl who watched as her mother performed placed a spell on her moments before she gave her life to protect her. A baby girl who appeared on a big ship surrounded by fog. A baby girl who was found and later adopted by a red-haired woman with kind hazel eyes and green haired man with black eyes and a green tattoo on his face. A baby girl who watched as her adopted mother was killed by a group of marines. A baby who grew into a little girl who had to deal with her grandpa's crazy, suicidal training sessions and who's greatest fear was being alone. A little girl who met a red-haired pirate and his crew. A girl who made a promise and received a straw hat. A girl who meet two boys three years older than her, who became her big overprotective brothers after they shared sake. A little girl who was suddenly ripped away from her loving family. A girl who grew into a woman who was forced to deal with lying friends and the plans of a cruel old man. A woman who sacrificed so much for a corrupted world that was filled with greedy, selfish little sheep. A woman who became the wife of a man who truly loved her. A wife that became a mother. A mother who took her kids, family and true friends into hiding. A mother who became a widow after her husband jumped in front of a shot that had been meant for her. A widow who went through a veil of death in hopes of giving her family a better life.
As she watched the memories, she was unaware of the tears that fell from her face and the voices of comfort from the two people she loved the most after her kids. As she watched, the knowledge and power that had been locked away flowed through her. When the memories, knowledge and power stopped, Levina D. Rose Potter also known as Monkey D. Levina woke up.
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Levina winced slightly as she woke up to the sun shining in her eyes. She groaned as she heaved herself up into a sitting position as best as one could do while pregnant, only to stop when she took in her surroundings. She was in a small room that looked like it had seen better days. There were three small beds, the one she had occupied previously and the other two against the far wall, a cracked full length body mirror, a small window and a door to her right.
Tears began forming in her eyes as she recognized the room. It was the room she had when she lived with her foster mother Dadan, the bandits and…
She threw off the blanket that was covering her and jumped out of the bed. Only to yelp when her legs gave out, sending her to the floor with a thud. Unfortunately, she had landed on her back, which made it near impossible for her to get back up unless she had help.
She cursed and reached for her wand. Only to discover that it was missing. That wasn't the only thing that was missing, the moleskin bag that had been around her ankle was gone as well. She hoped that her wand and moleskin bag was with either Neville, Luna or Dudley.
She looked around the room in hopes of finding something to help her get up, when she caught sight of herself in the mirror. Her jaw dropped.
Instead of a 20-year-old pregnant woman staring back at her, it was a pregnant fourteen-year-old girl wearing a light blue dress staring back at her in shock from the floor.
Why the bloody hell am I fourtee- Death! She thought as she remembered what Death had said before she and her family had left the veil.
"Mummy!"
Levina's eyes shot towards the door to see her godson, Teddy standing there looking both happy and concerned.
"Hey, cub." Levina said as she checked over her godson.
Teddy was wearing a yellow t-shirt and blue shorts. His normally blue hair was now blond. He looked okay, she knew that neither Dadan nor the other bandits would harm her children (she was pretty sure they had been told by either Luna, Neville, Dudley, James or Teddy).
"You okay, Momma?" Asked the six-year-old.
"I'm fine, cub." She said. "Just fell off the bed, would you mind getting someone to help me up?"
Teddy nodded and raced back the way he had come.
She sighed as she closed her eyes waiting for either Luna, Neville, Dudley or one of the bandits to come help her. She would've preferred one of her brothers, but they were already 17. The age when they all promised to set sail on their journeys to become pirates.
More than likely they had already left the island. She'd have to go searching for them either after she gave birth or wait until she turned 17 again and search for them then.
She was knocked from her thoughts when she found herself being lifted off the floor.
"Jeez, Lev." Said a familiar voice. "Clumsy as ever I see."
Her eyes snapped open and her breath caught. Looking down at her was the last person she ever expected to see. He wore an orange t-shirt, brown cargo pants and red shoes. Sitting on top of wavy black hair was an orange cowboy had that bore a smiley and frowny. The freckles splashed across his face just added to his charm. As did his obsidian black eyes that stared down into her own with love, protectiveness, teasing and joy.
Tears started form around her eyes as she continued to stare.
"Still a cry baby as well." Said her big brother with a teasing smirk.
"ACE!"
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Ace staggered slightly when Levina threw her arms around his neck with a strangled cry, before she buried her face in his shirt and started crying.
"I never thought I'd see you again!" She said in between sobs.
With practiced ease, Ace sat down on the bed, maneuvering his crying sister so she sat in his lap without her losing her hold on his neck or causing her harm in her pregnant state.
He and Sabo had been shocked to find out from Luna, who seemed to know their names without them telling, that the kids and babies belonged to his sister. They were even more shocked to find out that she was pregnant with another.
He didn't really know how to feel about his sister being a mother at 14 or him and Sabo being uncles at 17. When he asked to know who the father was and where he was (they were gonna beat the crap out of him for getting their sister pregnant) Luna, Neville and Dudley had all closed off with looks of grief and anger.
Even Dadan knew better than to ask after that.
When his sister's eldest, Teddy, had come downstairs to say that Levina had fallen out of bed and needed help, he and Sabo fought at being the one to help her. He won.
"Easy, Lev." Ace said as he rubbed her back soothingly as she cried. "I'm here."
That seemed to make her cry harder. Ace started to rock slightly as he continued to rub her back. Back before she had been taken, he and Sabo would always do this when she was majorly upset. Usually she got upset during a thunder storm or when she had one of her nightmares. But she had never been that upset. The last time she had been this upset was when they had nearly lost Sabo.
A sudden noise caused Ace to look up to see Sabo leaning against the doorway. Sabo was smiling softly as he stared at Levina.
"I've missed you so much…" Levina sniffed, but froze when another familiar voice spoke up.
"I hope that includes me too." She heard Sabo say. "Cause I've missed you too."
She was out Ace's arms in an instant and launching herself at her other big brother.
Sabo braced himself as his sister slammed into him with her arms around his neck, before she started crying into his shoulder. Sabo smiled as he picked her up carefully and walked over to sit on the bed beside Ace, maneuvering her with same ease Ace had.
"We're both here for you, Lev." Ace said as he wrapped his arms around her, making it so she was trapped in between her brothers.
The three siblings sat there for a while, the brothers holding their sister as she cried. Eventually her sobs quieted in to small hiccups and she pulled away from them.
"I've missed you two so much." She said.
Both brothers smiled.
"We've missed you too, Levina."
Suddenly, Levina's stomach growled, demanding food. Moments after, growls were coming from both Ace and Sabo.
They looked at each other for a few seconds, before Levina started giggling. Giggling that quickly turned into laughter. Laughter that was echoed by Ace and Sabo.
End Chapter
Oh, Levina is 7 months pregnant.
