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A Family of Outlaws

Chapter Three: Shocking the Nation

In Foosha Village a flock of birds was startled from their sleep by shouting. "Is she out of her mind!?" Garp was in his sitting room with a paper in his hand. On the front page was a picture of Kagome. The article described her as the mother of Straw Hat Luffy and how she was looking for him to reunite. She made the announcement that she would be traveling to the New World to look for him there.

"She's giving the Marines an open invitation to use her as bait," Garp growled. "I know that she was angry with me, but this is insane."

"I don't know about that," Makino smiled. "When she and her young friend left they proved that it would be quite impossible for the Marines to catch them, let alone catch up."

"It says here that they're in Alabasta," Garp read and paused. He looked deep in thought for a moment. "She was here just a little over a week ago. Even the fastest naval vessel can't travel that fast."

"Nope, they sure can't."

Garp's eyes shifted to look at Makino. "What exactly do you know?" he asked.

"You won't tell the Marine's?"

"I'm retired Makino," Garp stated. "I hardly owe them an explanation to who I have as a guest in my house to begin with."

"They're flying."

"Flying? You mean they have a balloon or something?"

"No, I mean that dragons exist and Kagome and her friend are traveling that way."

Garp was silent for a moment. He stood and headed for the door. "Is it time for you to open the bar yet?" he asked.

"No, why?"

"I find myself in need of a strong drink."

~ A bar in the Sabaody Archipelago. An elderly man with a scar over his right eye was laughing loudly, nearly falling off of his stool. On the counter in front of him lay the paper. It showed a picture of Kagome and the article.

A woman with short black hair stared at the image with a smile. "So Monkey's mother is just as flamboyant," she smirked. "I'm becoming a fan of the entire family."

~ On a clownish looking ship. "Straw Hat's mother is coming to the New World!? What kind of family announces their moves so boldly to the government?" The speaker was a man with a clown nose and clown make-up.

"So that's my future mother-in-law," a woman wearing a cowboy hat with curly black hair said.

"Keep dreaming Alvida," the clown said. "I'll kill that Straw Hat one day."

"Now look who's dreaming Buggy."

~ On the top layers of Water 7 in the executive office of Galley La. "I've brought you some tea and the morning paper Mr. Iceburg." A woman wearing a business suit came in carrying a tray. "I think you'll find today's edition interesting."

A man in a striped suit with blue hair picked up the paper in interest. He started smiling as he read. "Luffy just resurfaced, causing a stir. Now his mother makes an entrance."

~ On the Island of Amazon Lilly. "So that's my mother-in-law," Boa Hancock, the pirate empress, stated. "She looks almost like my darling husband."

"I've told you before Princess, just because Straw Hat hugged you, it doesn't mean you're married."

~ On Newkama Land there was quite a stir. "I never realized Dragon married Sweetling!" Ivankov was pacing back and forth.

"I suspected as much when Luffy said Leader was his father. Kagome was the only woman I knew of that he had regarded with any emotion beyond companions," Inazuma spoke. "That paper merely confirms the suspicions I've had."

"You didn't share this news, why?"

"I had no proof. It was merely a speculation up until now."

~ On the Thousand Sunny a few miles away from the kingdom of Dressrosa. "We need to hurry to Zou," a red head woman announced. "That's where Tra-guy said to meet with his crew."

"What about Luffy and the others Nami?" a talking reindeer asked. "We can't just leave them."

"We'll have to trust them Chopper," a blonde man in a black suit said. "Luffy isn't one to give up. They'll meet up with us when they're finished. Wouldn't you agree Brook?"

"Yohohohoho! There's nothing to worry about," a moving skeleton said. "It's just like Sanji says."

Off in the corner of the deck and man wearing a pink lab coat sat with shackles on his hands and feet. A news bird dropped the morning paper in front of him. He picked it up, hoping to find that Luffy and the other Straw Hat crew members were defeated by Doflomingo. He began to read the first article.

A shout of surprise drew the attention of everyone on deck. "What's all that racket?" Sanji asked. He sauntered over and took the paper from their captive. He glanced at the picture. Hearts were instantly in his eyes. "That's a beautiful woman," he cried.

Brook was immediately at his side along with the child, Momonosuke. During the ruckus Nami came up and pulled the paper from their grasp. "What is all the commotion about? Let's see: 'Breaking news! A family member of Straw Hat Luffy speaks out.'" Silence followed after Nami read the headline. Now filled with curiosity, she continued to read. "'Here in the Kingdom of Alabasta a woman came forth and spoke out. She announced that she was the mother of Straw Hat Luffy and the wife of the Revolutionary Leader Dragon. Monkey-Higarashi Kagome has expressed her desire to locate her son and husband at any cost. She's aware that Straw Hat and his crew have been spotted heading for the New World. She plans to head there with her one companion and find her son. Shortly after she hopes to find her husband.'"

"That's Luffy's Mom?" Chopper asked. He looked at the picture that Nami was showing him. "I can see a family resemblance."

"Such a gorgeous woman is Luffy's mother?" Sanji dramatically asked. "I refuse to believe it."

"Same here," Brook announced.

~ "Now here's something interesting captain." A portly man approached a slouching figure. "Our young friend, Luffy, is still full of surprises." The man took a bite out of the chicken leg he was eating. "There's an interesting article about him in the paper again. This time it's regarding a family member of his." He handed the paper to the slouched figure. As the man read the article the portly man grinned. "Apparently Luffy inherited his subtlety from his mother."

The slouched figure started laughing. His head of shocking red hair flashing in the light. Three scars running down his left eye giving him a rugid look. "It would seem that Luffy makes waves even when he's not trying to."

~ "Leader! Leader!" A young teen was running through the halls of the Revolutionary Headquarters. "Leader, you need to see today's paper!" The boy burst into the conference room. "I'm sorry to interrupt the meeting, but this is really important. There's an article here about a woman named Kagome and she claims..."

"Let me see that," Dragon interrupted. He took the paper from the startled boy and began to read. He slumped down into the nearest vacant chair. He surprised his war leaders the next moment as tears started flowing down his cheeks. "She's finally come home."

"We'll reconvene the meeting later," one of the war leaders announced. "Take as long as you need leader. We can continue this meeting when you're ready." The group of people left, leaving Dragon alone in the room with the paper.

Dragon stood and headed out to the balcony. "I can't come find you right now," he whispered. "But if you should find Luffy soon Sabo is with him. I've told Sabo all about you. He will know from your looks alone that you're Luffy's mother. He'll bring you to me as soon as he can."

~ High in the sky Rain was laying down on Darkess' back. She held a paper in her hand. Kagome was close by, ready to help her with words when needed. Rain was steadily learning to read the alphabet and characters of this world. She would need it in order to survive.

"It's almost like you're daring the Marines," Rain commented. She glanced over to look at Kagome. The woman had a smirk on her face. "Oh I see, you want to see what they'll do first. You're not just daring them, you're mocking them. You're declaring that supporters of your son and husband are here and growing by the day. It lacks subtlety, but you've always spoken your mind. It's not in you to back down."

"This is also the fastest way to find my boys," Kagome said. "I might have challenged the Marines, but we've already long since past the area where they'll start looking for us. On top of that, they'll be looking for a small two person boat. They wouldn't think to look in the sky for a couple of dragons."

"My question is, how pissed off is the Marines going to be?"

"Very."

"Oh that's reassuring."

~ At Naval Headquarters. "Find this Monkey-Higarashi woman immediately," Fleet Admiral Akainu ordered. "We can't allow her to meet up with Straw Hat or Dragon. The moral of outlaws everywhere will increase. We'll have another outbreak of criminals thinking that they can make it big. I want her imprisoned in Impel Down as soon as you have her in custody."

"On what charges sir?" a voice over a transponder snail asked.

"Aiding and abetting known criminals."

"There's no proof of that sir."

"Are you questioning me?"

"No sir."

"Then do as I order."

"Yes sir."

The Transponder Snail made the noise of the connection being cut off. "Once she's in custody both Dragon and Straw Hat will make a move," Akainu muttered to himself. "She'll be the bait we need to lure those two in."