A.n I own nothing.

Sorry for the late update, my laptop broke down and I had to send it away again as the technicians thought it was a problem with the Motherboard. Thankfully that was not the case.

Also I should have done this last chapter, the Kaze-Kaze no Mi(Wind-Wind Fruit) was the first place entry in the Devil Fruits Competition towards the end of last year. It was created by KuramaFTW and as promised was given to The Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. To KuramaFTW I do apologise for not crediting you for your fruit last chapter in it's reveal.

Vivi sat in a large infirmary next to Luffy's bed, staring out the window and watching the rain fall; finally after three years of the rain had returned. After she had seen Crocodiles beaten and broken from fly into the air the rain had started and her people finally stopped fighting long enough to listen to her as she exposed Crocodile's lies.

Vivi ran down from the clock tower and when she got to the ground level the Straw Hats and the assassins were gone. She had looked for them and found them trying to sneak away in one of the back streets; they were talking to her father. The King was very happy that his daughter was alive and offered his palace as a place for them to rest without fear of the Marines.

The Straw Hats had accepted the offer and Sanji reminded Vivi that Luffy would be hungry when he woke up.

That was hours ago, and the Straw Hats had been brought in for treatment by the royal army. The soldiers who brought them in were sworn to secrecy and the saviours of Alabasta now slept peacefully in the infirmary with their injuries treated.

On the palace roof,

Altair was standing on the palace roof in the rain, looking at the sky. His robs were dripping wet and he was cold but he ignored it; the Mentor had a very determined look on his face, like he was concentrating on something. Suddenly a white clear see through umbrella obstructed his view and shielded him from the rain, Altair knew that someone was behind him but he did not look away still focusing on the sky.

"You know, for someone who is weak to water you sure are covered in it," a new voice joked in a thick Italian accent.

"Where's Malik?" Altaïr asked.

"He's busy; he found an incredibly injured survivor and is taking care of him. Where's Crocodile?" the other man responded.

"The Marines took him away before I could finish him off," Altair answered.

"I see…and the twins?"

"In the palace resting,"

"They're still alive?" the other man asked in surprise.

"For now, the King has yet to make his decision," Altaïr answered "we can't help them,"

"I know," the other man said regretfully.

They stood there in silence listing to the rain pelt the umbrella.

"So…" the man said trying to start a conversation "I find it's a bit suspicious that the rain falls as soon as Crocodile is defeated in a country suffering from a three year drought,"

"I am drawing in clouds from the ocean to form rain clouds and manipulating the air currents to prevent them from leaving," Altaïr answered.

"That must be difficult,"

"It is,"

"It obviously requires your full attention,"

"It does,"

"So I should stop talking then?"

"Yes you should,"

The other man sighed and removed his umbrella, he was about to walk off when Altaïr stopped him.

"I did not say that you had to leave," Altaïr said.

The other man retook his position and the two stood under the umbrella together overlooking the city.

The rain lasted all through the day and night and the next day, it showed no signs of stopping. That mid-morning Jacob and Evie were the first to wake up, much to Vivi's delight.

"You're up," Vivi said happily once the twins sat up.

They looked around half asleep, noticing the other Straw Hats and taking note of everything in the room.

"Where are we?" Evie asked.

"A Special infirmary in the palace, some guards found you and my father had you all brought here to rest," Vivi answered.

"Found us?" Jacob asked.

"Yes you, Ace and the others were all sleeping on the ground in an ally way,"

"Oh…right…I wasn't drunk was I?" Jacob asked.

Vivi laughed at his response and Evie just sighed.

"No, but do you need anything?" Vivi asked.

"Umm would a late breakfast be too much to ask?" Jacob requested as his stomach growled.

"I'll have someone send something up. But you'll have to eat it in the next room, I don't want to wake the others," Vivi said.

"That's fine," Evie agreed.

Vivi stood up and left the room she came back a few seconds later claiming that the food was being prepared. After then minutes a guard came in and informed the twins that their food was ready for them.

"That was fast," Evie commented.

"I've had the kitchens on standby since we got back," Vivi reasoned.

Vivi helped the twins into a side room that connected to the infirmary and there were three plates set out with food. The twins sat down and began eating and Vivi joined them.

"Not bad for a last meal," Jacob said, once they had finished eating.

"If you want more I can have some brought up," Vivi offered.

"Awfully generous of you, so when's the execution date," Jacob commented.

"What do you mean?"

"Your father is the King and we are notorious killers," Evie pointed out.

"Oh…right you see…" Vivi started but did not get to finish as the door burst opened and several guards led by Chaka walked in.

"You two will come with us, do not try to resist," Chaka warned.

"So that's how it is is it?" Jacob sighed.

"We're in no condition to fight…let alone resit," Evie pointed out.

"Well let's get this over with," Jacob said, he stood up and raised his hands in surrender. Evie did the same.

The guards surrounded them and escorted the two Assassins out of the room, they kept there weapons trained on the twins at all times. Vivi followed them Chaka led them to the throne room where the King awaited them.

He was sitting on his throne and he eyed the two critically as the guards stopped them near the base of the throne.

"On your knees," one guard hissed.

"The last person to say that to me wound up with both his legs broken at his knees and a spike up his ass," Jacob warned dangerously.

The guards gripped their weapons tighter ready for the Assassin to strike.

"Jacob," Evie warned.

"What? He did," Jacob shrugged.

The king looked at the two, he had herd of these twins and their reputation was rightly earned. The government had put a high price on their heads and Cobra knew that the reward would go a long way to rebuilding Alabasta.

However Vivi had claimed that they were her body guards, to say the King was shocked was an understatement. Here were two of the notorious killers on the Grand Line and they had helped save the country. Had the king not witnessed them hold off Crocodile then he would have never believed it.

But the question remained what was he going to do with them.

"My daughter says you are her body guards and that you escorted her through the battlefield so she could reach the palace alive," The King spoke.

"You forgot good looking," Jacob joked and Evie hit him on the head.

"We did that your majesty," Evie confirmed.

"Why?" he king asked.

"Do we need a reason?" Jacob asked back.

"You two are well known for your brutality and lethality. You kill Nobles and Royals alike. No one ever sees you coming and no one know how to contact you or how you pick your targets. So yes you need a reason," the King said seriously.

"Hear that Sister we're famous, enough for a King to notice us," Jacob said in a mocking tone.

Evie rolled her eyes and Jacob turned his attention back to the King.

"Flattery will get you everywhere," He joked but the King was not laughing.

"Fine we were asked," Jacob stated.

"You were asked…did my daughter ask you?"

"It was the boy with the Straw Hats. He asked to help and we accepted," Evie claimed.

"A boy…why did you agree?"

"Because they helped us, plus we were supposed to be looking into Baroque Works for the Brotherhood. They were our real employers and the Straw Hats goal aligned with ours," Evie said quickly.

"The…The Brotherhood…You work for the Brotherhood?"

"Worked, we don't anymore no Baroque Works no contract….I hope we get danger pay," Evie clarified.

"So that explains it," the King said calming down.

"Explains what?" Vivi asked.

"I saw the Mentor…he defeated Crocodile with Straw Hat," the King claimed "He saved us and…he left me alive,"

Jacob and Evie looked at each other, they knew that the mentor was in this country bit they had no idea that he actively participated in the battle.

"So…are we dying today?" Jacob asked.

"No, you helped save my daughter so I will ignore your presence here, however I hope never to see you two in my country again…or the Brotherhood," the King said and ordered the guards to stand down.

Vivi breathed a sigh of relief; she was glad that her friends weren't going to be killed.

"Come on let's get back to the others," Vivi offered, Jacob and Evie followed Vivi out of the room.

Once they were gone Chaka addressed the king.

"Are you sure this is wise?" the advisor asked.

"We are not punishing Koza and his men for their part in this war so I see no reason to punish those that ended it," the king reasoned.

"Sire, housing pirates is one thing but the Frye twins is another matter"

"I know but those two stood up to Crocodile and held him off, what chance do we have against that? Let them recover and leave the country in peace, it is not much of a reward but it is the only thing we can offer," the king finished.

Suddenly one the doors blew open by a strong gust of wind, the guards in the throne room got on guard and a piece of paper blew in; it landed in front of the throne. Chaka down and picked it up, his eyes widened as he read what was written on it.

Chaka handed it to the King and he read the note.

"Wise Decision," the note read and underneath was the symbol of the Brotherhood.

Ace was to wake up, but after he saw Luffy and threatened the twins he fell back to sleep again. Slowly one by one the Straw Hats woke up and by the end of the day all but Luffy had woken up. Chopper had immediately begun to examine the rest of the crew and made medicine that would help speed up the recovery time. The others were content to just rest in bed and silently chat to each other, Zoro however immediately began training.

Not long after dinner that night Vivi told Connor that her father wanted a word with him in private, Connor had no idea why, if the King wanted to thank the crew he should wait until Luffy recovered. Vivi went with Connor to see her father; he wasn't gone long, just ten minutes. When he got back he had a very stunned look on his face and Vivi was smiling.

"What did the King want?" Usopp asked.

"He…He wants to adopt me…He offered to make me a prince," Connor said still stunned from the offer.

"That's great," Nami said happily.

"Yeah congrats kid," Zoro agreed.

"But what about…you know your condition?" Sanji asked.

"I explained it to my father and he understands, but he still made the offer," Vivi claimed.

"So…he'd be safe here?" Chopper asked.

"Oh yes…unless of course another Shichibukai tries to start another civil war," Vivi joked.

"So did you accept?" Jacob asked.

Connor shook his head.

"I need some time to think about it," He said.

"Well…we'll be here until Luffy recovers, just know that whatever you decided we will respect that decision," Zoro assured.

"My decision?" Connor asked.

"Yeah, it's your so it's your choice," Nami agreed.

Connor nodded and sat on his bed, he needed some time to think. The King had assured him that none out side would ever know the truth and if he accepted he would be a very welcome addition to the Royal family. Even though Vivi would still inherit the throne of Alabasta first, he would have an advisory role once he was old enough and until then he would be educated in History, Medicine, Science, Warfare and Politics. Connor would have everything he had been denied including a home and a family.

'But I would lose them,' Connor thought.

He looked over at the Straw Hats, he still had not accepted or declined Luffys offer. So far he had stayed with them first out of force due to his brand and once they had been caught up in Crocodiles plot it would have been suicide to leave.

But now he could, with Crocodile gone he was no longer in any danger and he did not have a bounty yet plus according to Nami and the others Luffy's wanted poster had the crime Kidnapping on it, he was fairly sure that was due to him sailing with them.

"I could leave…I could have my life back and no one would order me around anymore. But then… why dose the thought of leaving make me feel so sad?" Connor whispered to himself.

Connor lay down and pulled the covers over him, he'd think about it tomorrow.

The next morning when everyone woke up, the twins were gone and the rain had stopped. Their beds were made neatly and there was two letters left behind one on Jacobs's bed addressed to Connor and one on Evie's addressed to the Straw Hat Crew.

The one addressed to the Straw Hat Crew was a farewell letter from the twins. The letter thanked the crew for helping Evie on Little Garden and for the ride back to Alabasta; it wished both Vivi and her Father luck in rebuilding their country and apologised for any inconvenience they had caused as well as sneaking off without saying goodbye.

It also assured the King and the Princess that if something like this happened again they could count on their help.

Connor had to get Nami to read his letter for him; it was along the same lines as the other one. The letter apologised for stabbing him and making him spy on his friends. It also stated how both Jacob and Evie were honoured to have met him and the crew; despite Jacob attacking him he hoped they could be friends.

It also advised him that he should not think too hard on the Kings offer because that always made it harder and the answer was right in front of him.

"Well I say good riddance," Ace said once Nami had finished reading the letter.

"They weren't that bad," Vivi claimed.

"They had a kid spying on you and passing your location on to one of the most dangerous groups in the world…how is that not bad?" Ace asked.

"Considering what was at stake and what would have happened if Crocodile had got his hands on the Ancient weapon…I don't blame them. In fact I would have done the same thing," Vivi said.

"Is this Brotherhood really that bad?" Zoro asked.

"Yes, you've only been on the Grand Line for a short time so I'm not surprised that you haven't herd of them. But mark my words they are dangerous," Ace said seriously.

"But Jacob and Evie are nice," Connor said innocently.

"No their not, they're one the most efficient and deadly killers in the world and rumour has it that they're the Brotherhoods top agents," Ace said.

"So what is this Brotherhood then?" Zoro asked.

"It's a secret order of Assassins; no one knows how they pick their targets, how to contact them or even where their base is. But no matter where they go death always follows behind them," Vivi answered.

"So if they're a secret then how do you two know about them?" Sanji asked.

"Well…they generally target leaders and individuals of high standing, as a princess I am a potential target," Vivi admitted "All nobles and Royals know about them and they can strike at any time,"

"Yeah all the big name Pirates in the world fear them too, even pops," Ace said.

"Whitebeard fears them?" Zoro asked in surprise.

"With good reason too. The Government, The Shichibukai, and even the Admirals all fear the Brotherhood. It got so bad the about five years ago an alliance was formed to take them out…permanently," Ace said seriously.

"Apparently the Government got a tip off about the Brotherhoods home base and they wanted it eliminated, so they formed an Alliance to take it down. This Alliance was formed between the World Government, the Shichibukai and some very powerful Pirates. Pops was sent an invitation to join but he turned it down," Ace explained.

"What happened?" Usopp asked.

"They failed, no one knows what happened but the ships went to the base and had it surrounded…but they suddenly fell unconscious and when they came to the Brotherhood was gone,"

"What about their base?" Nami asked.

"In ruins, all records books and anything that could have pointed to how or where they went was destroyed and it got worse. For the next week a massive murder spree happened all across the world, bodies were found dead everywhere, every night the body count increased and the Brotherhood was to blame,"

"How do you know?" Chopper asked shaking in fear.

"Because everyone who died was part of the Alliance to bring the Brotherhood down, and they left their calling card on each body as a warning…A blood stained white feather," Ace finished.

The Straw Hats stared at Ace in shock and horror, clearly this Brotherhood was worse than Baroque Works and they had met the two top agents…they really hoped that they had not just become the next targets.

"How do you know this?" Connor asked.

Ace looked at the boy with a serious expression.

"Because Pop's second fleet was part of the Alliance and they all died, it took over three years for Pops to re-establish it and I took over it about a year ago. Pops was furious, he wanted revenge and called the Brotherhood out and they came for him,"

"The Brotherhood fought Whitebeard?" Vivi gasped

"More like they accepted his challenge and Pops ordered us to stay out of it; he brought his first mate to be a witness to the fight and the Mentor brought a witness too,"

"Who won?" Zoro asked.

"The Mentor, but he did not kill Pops. He left him alive," Ace said sadly.

"Why?"

"According to our sides witness…the Mentor claimed that the Pops was more valuable alive and his death would unleash unimaginable chaos across the world," Ace claimed.