Post Enies Lobby

It was wide open. The ships were focused on the rest of the crew. This was my chance to really strike a blow against the Templars. Besides, the damage was already irreversible, and they have the resources to rebuild it anyway. I was going to do it.

"Fire Fist!" And there it went. The Tower of Law was obliterated.

"Time to go." I jumped back on the Going Merry.

X

"Straw Hat, you've got to see this! New bounties for everyone! All eight of you!"

"Oh, this should be good." I walked out to see the rest of them.

"Look!" He laid out eight wanted posters.

"Straw Hat Luffy, with a bounty of 300 million berries!

"Ha ha ha! Alright, it went up!"

"Pirate Hunter Zoro, with a bounty of 120 million berries!"

"Heh."

"Cat Burglar Nami, with a bounty of 16 million berries!"

"Nooo!"

"Cotton Candy Loving Chopper. Pet, with a bounty of 50 berries."

"Ah...50?!"

"Demon Child Robin, with a bounty of 80 million berries." Robin just smiled.

"W-What is THAT?!"

"Black Leg Sanji. Attempt to take a photo failed. Bounty of 77 million berries."

"Ugh...my life is over."

"Attempt to take a photo failed? How is that even possible? Idiots." I muttered.

"Hehehe...look, Sniper King has one too!"

"Lastly, Devil's Child Aaron Hawthorne. Bounty of 700 million berries."

"They raised it by 400 million just for destroying the tower? How stupid are they?" I asked again.

*sigh* "Oh. Franky has one too. 44 million, huh? Well I guess that's fair. I'm going for a walk. The rest of you can grieve and celebrate without me." I left.

X

"Hm, it's been a little bit since I left. Maybe I should go back now." I was walking near the harbor when a certain ship caught my attention.

"That figurehead...a dog, huh? I should probably hurry back before he kills Luffy by accident. Why are you even here, Garp?"

Back with everyone else

"The name of your father...is Monkey D. Dragon. The revolutionary."

"...WHAT?!"

"Huh? What's the big deal, you guys?" asked Luffy.

"Are you kidding?! You're telling me that you've never heard of Dragon before?!" screamed Sanji.

"He's a dangerous man, like, really dangerous!" Nami added.

"Robin?"

"How do I explain this? Pirates like us, normally don't attack the Navy unless we're provoked. We like to steer clear of those conflicts. But there's one group in the world that directly opposes the World Government's authority, and that group is the Revolutionary Army. Dragon is the one at its head, and has been labeled the world's most dangerous criminal."

"Ah, I probably said too much, didn't I? Well, forget it, then."

"...WHAT?! YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS?!"

A pause.

"...Look, Luffy."

"Hm?"

"If you really want to know about your dad that much, just ask your friend Aaron. He knows more about him than anyone else in this world does or ever will."

"Huh? Why him?" asked Luffy.

"Because he was your father's lieutenant for years, and was second in command of the entire Revolutionary Army before he became a pirate."

"Hey Nami, did you ever know that? You've known him the longest." inquired Zoro.

"W-Well, he did mention on a few occasions that he does work for Dragon, but he never mentioned his position as a Revolutionary Commander. Wait, Luffy! That must explain how he knows your family so well! If he worked with Dragon for a long time he must have known about both you and Ace!"

"That's right. Did you recruit him without any knowledge about his background, Luffy?" Garp asked.

"Well, he never really spoke up about anything involving his past."

"Alright, here's a small piece of information. You do know that before his recent raise, his bounty was staked at 300 million berries, right?"

"Yeah..."

"Did you know that that was his first bounty ever?"

"A-Are you serious?!" shouted Sanji. "Luffy just reached that mark after a while, and he was awarded 300 million from the get-go?!"

"Correct."

"What did he possibly do to earn that all at once?" Nami asked.

"He-"

"That's enough, Garp." Everyone turned to look at me as I walked in and sat down at a table.

"If I want them to know about my previous affiliations, I'll tell them myself."

"...So will you tell us?" asked Luffy.

"Sure, why not?" Everyone fell over.

"But just about this part, not my whole life, okay?"

"Fine by me." he grinned.

"Alright. I suppose you've all heard of the Celestial Dragons, right? I know Luffy has." Yes and no were mixed in from everyone's answers.

"Okay, then I'll explain. You see, a long time ago, a bunch of kings from various countries came together. They held a historic conference in the city now known as Mariejois, on top of the Red Line. Their conference lead to form the World Government. The descendants of those kings are known as the Celestial Dragons. Because of their status, they're extremely arrogant, stuck-up, and horrible people. Not even the Navy likes dealing with them."

"What do they do?" asked Nami.

"Well, for starters, they all wear helmets on their head because they think that breathing the same air as us lower life forms is an insult to them. Anything that they say is considered law, so I'll give you an example. Let's say that Luffy and Nami are married." Both of their faces became red.

"Why are you using this example?!" yelled Sanji.

"Do you want to hear this or not?!" Sanji stopped. "Good, now shut up and listen. Let's assume they're ordinary citizens, no devil fruit powers, no piracy, nothing. Just a happy married couple. A Celestial Dragon happens to be going the same way. First of all, everyone has to get on their knees and bow to them because if they don't, they'll get shot, by either the bodyguards or the Dragon himself."

"That's awful..." said Nami.

"It gets worse. Nami happens to catch the Dragon's eye because of her looks. He walks up and tells her that he wants to marry her. If either you or Luffy protest that you're already married, he'll kill you without hesitation."

"What?! So he gets his way no matter what?!" she yelled.

"Exactly. Now, about the bounty. Since the World Government is the Revolutionary Army's main enemy, we're natural adversaries of the Celestial Dragons. I became even more enraged with them after the Sabo incident..." Luffy looked down sadly.

"Sabo incident? What's that?" asked Franky.

"That's a story for another day, preferably when Luffy's not around. I sincerely doubt he wants to relive that hell again. One day, we stopped at the Sabaody Archipelago, the halfway point on the Grand Line. While restocking, a Dragon happened to be there forcing a woman into marriage, just like I used in that example, that's why I used it. Now, if you stand against a Dragon in the first place, they take care of you themselves. However, it's considered a huge crime if you hit or harm them. You are automatically reported to the Marine HQ, and an Admiral along with 5 fully armed battleships are supposed to hunt you down and either kill you or turn you in. What do you think would happen if someone took it so far as to kill one?" I asked maliciously. There was a pause.

"...Don't tell me...you didn't..." Nami started. I looked at her with dark, cold eyes.

"I let my anger get the better of me, and slaughtered both him and his bodyguards in front of everybody. No one had ever done it before. The other Dragons were furious, and demanded that the Navy's strongest soldier be dispatched immediately after me and was to kill me in cold blood without a second thought. So they sent Admiral Akainu after me, and as I told you before, I lost to him quite easily. However, Dragon came in and saved me, as well as the other woman that I helped, and fought the Marines off until we escaped. I was a wanted man since then."

"That's heavy..." said Zoro.

"What happened to the woman?" asked Robin. Garp and I smiled.

"Interesting you should ask that. You see, you all should be grateful that I did kill that Dragon and saved that woman, because she went on to marry Monkey D. Dragon and become Luffy's mother. Monkey D. Amaryllis." I closed my eyes and smiled.

"WHAT?!" Everyone screamed.

"You see Luffy," Garp began, "you owe Aaron your life. If he didn't save your mom, you wouldn't exist." Luffy was shocked.

"Twice." I replied.

"Hmmm?" asked Garp.

"I saved Luffy's life twice. The second time was at Loguetown, with Dragon."

"What did you do?" asked Luffy.

"Dragon saved you from Smoker. I helped you slightly earlier than that. Do you think that lightning just coincidentally dropped out of the sky?" Everyone's eyes began widening.

"I recall you asking Zoro if he believes in miracles, Sanji. Divine Intervention, my ass. It was me who saved him from that execution."

You can imagine what happened. Everyone flipped out once again.

"Alright. Enough war stories for one day. We should get going soon, right?"

"Alright, fine. Let's start getting ready." replied Luffy.

End.