I feel like you guys are going to be mad at me for this one
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Ace hated these people. He hated everything about them. He hated how they called him kid, he hated how they laughed at his assassination attempts, he hated how they treated him like a passenger on a boat ride rather then a pirate in a life or death fight. But worst of all he hated their captain. The man with powers that rivaled Rodger. That was what they said about him. And they called him father. Every time he heard it his blood ran cold, which was unfortunate since it was impossible to get from the deck to the galley without hearing it.
He hated being here. He hadn't had a damn choice in the matter though. Part of him knew he should be grateful; the alternative was death. The captain could have easily just killed him. By all rights he should have. Ace didn't know what had stopped him other then he apparently amused the man. Which of course irritated him to no end. He was stuck here, on this enemy ship, where people consistently acted like his friends even though he didn't know them, and they all pretended to be a family. It made him sick. It was his own personal hell. And now thanks to his own decisions he ended up trapped here, his crew too. The ones who had come back for him. Not that he got much of a chance to see them now. He was very- alone. It had been a long moment since he had felt this way. He had been lucky in his life. Or at least luckier then he had any right to be. That feeling- being alone, he had felt it before all right. He had been forced to live with it for years. But never forever, never indefinitely. Just enough for him to recognize it for what it was.
He had been on this ship for just over three months now. Meaning he had tried to kill Whitebeard nearly a hundred times. And the only thing he had to show for it was a dozen scrapes, two busted ribs and an extremely bruised ego. The first few attempts, he had waited for the pirate crew to turn on him for attacking their captain. But when they hadn't he had given up expecting them to act normally, just another thing that annoyed him.
He pulled his knee up to his chest wrapping his arms around it. He was sitting on the bow of the ship, one leg on the deck the other tucked beneath his chin as he looked out at the ocean. He did this every day, especially after a failed murder attempt like the one today. He kept hoping there would be answers out there for him, but so far it was just a whole lot of seafoam. It sure was pretty though. He had always loved the ocean. Shame he would never be able to swim in it again.
"There you are kid," A friendly voice greeted and Ace didn't have to turn around to know who it was.
Unbothered by his silence the man continued. "Can't figure out why you keep coming out here. One tip of the boat and you're done." When Ace didn't answer he put the bowl on the railing besides him.
"Saw your attempt today, think everyone did. You're a betting pool kid. Made a clean fifty off you today alone."
"Thatch?" Ace said resting his chin on his knee. The man looked at him in surprise. It was the first time he had called him by name. Thatch probably hadn't even realized that he knew it.
"Do me a favor?" Ace asked.
"Uh- sure?"
"Shut the hell up."
There was silence between the two of them and Ace finally turned his attention back to the man to see if he was going to try and push him off the bow or what not. But more infuriatingly the man began to laugh, and Ace felt himself grow hot with anger. As he always did when they acted like this. He wanted to snap at him to stop laughing but he knew from experience that made it worse.
"God," The man wiped his eyes and there were actual tears of mirth. "It's been a long time since I spent this much time around teenagers. Don't get a lot of you lot on the grand line."
"My lot?" He asked before he could stop himself. The anger momentarily forgotten.
"Kids," He gestured to Ace and suddenly the rage was back with a vengeance. Another pet peeve of his, these guys acted like he was ten.
"I'm eighteen, arsehole." He wasn't, not for another few months but he could hardly reply to someone calling him a child by saying that. It was the same thing as toddlers claiming they were three and a quarter.
"Are all of you this moody?" Thatch mused to himself completely unoffended by Ace's attitude. "I'm trying to think back to when I was your age and I'm drawing a blank here."
"I'm not moody," Ace told him angrily. "I'm being a strait up dick! And you guys are acting like you don't notice.
"-And it's driving you crazy," Thatch finished for him catching him off guard for the second time. There was no witty comeback this time and Ace just stared at him unsure of what to say. He hadn't been expecting that answer.
"So your doing it to spite me?" He recovered.
"Can I sit?" Thatch gestured to the spot besides Ace.
"It's your fucking ship, why are you asking me," He muttered turning away as Thatch joined him on the railing.
"Why do you seem to think the world is conspiring against you k- Ace?"
"If you try to turn this into some counseling, self-betterment crap I'm jumping strait into the ocean and drowning myself."
"We would jump in after and save you," Thatch teased. "I'm only curious… Honest," He said in response to the boys look. "No judgment I'm trying to understand what you want."
"For you to leave me alone."
"Oh no you don't." He dismissed him. "No one ever wants to be alone. What do you really want?"
Ace turned to him thoughtfully, wondering how far he would take this 'here to help' attitude until Ace got him to snap.
"To kill your captain."
"Maybe short-term goals, but that's not what you really want. You have no grudge against Oyaji." He was wrong there. "What else do you want."
"Now to kill you."
"And-,"
"For you to stop talking to me like we're friends. We're not friends. We're not anything. Leave me alone or kill me but for god's sake don't talk my damn ear off while you do it." Ace felt his temper snap again. It seemed to be doing that constantly lately. Damn these do good evil pirates. Damn them or him to hell. At this point he didn't care which so long as it let him off this ship.
He had half expected the man to laugh again, but when he didn't Ace risked a glance over at him. Thatch was silent. He wasn't smiling as he usually was, but he didn't look angry either.
"All right," He said after a long moment. "Want me to stow my 'self-help crap'. You got it."
He had his full attention now, and Ace's fingers curled over the railing a little bit. Just in case he had managed to get the older pirate to shove him off the ship as he had been half expecting this entire time.
"You-," Thatch started, and Ace braced himself for an attack. But it didn't come. Not in the way he had been expecting at least.
"- are so fucked up. Your first time meeting half-decent people and you don't understand us. And that makes you so mad. What the hell did the world do to you? How are you that young but you have such a low opinion of yourself? Do you really think your worth so little? That no one would notice if you were to disappear?"
"I-," Ace stammered wholly unsure of what he intended to say to that.
The man stared at him expectantly. Waiting for an answer of some sort. But when Ace couldn't come up with one, he spoke for him.
"I don't know who I pity more you or the foolish people who care about you." He continued on, well aware of how uncomfortable he was making the teenager. No doubt he hadn't expected to have his problems thrown back in his face, and by a goody-two-shoes-pirate no doubt. But that was tough since he was going to hear it if he wanted too or not.
"Word of advice kid." And Ace met his eyes. "If you keep chasing down death eventually your going to catch it. You have to figure out if that's really what you want or not.
Thatch rose, patting him on the shoulder as he did. He knew the teens eyes were staring him down but he didn't stop to look. Instead he headed across the deck back to the alley. It was time to get back to work. But he had barley made it inside the hatch before he ran into Marco.
"Nice speech."
"Stalker," Thatch accused him as he sidestepped him to continue on. Marco followed him.
"That was a bit harsh no?" He asked keeping pace with Thatch. "Usually you're more- gentle."
"I tried being gentle," Thatch reasoned. "It pissed him off more." This was the only way he could think of to get the hot-headed kid to listen. Harsh words weren't exactly Thatch's go to, especially when dealing with messed up kids.
"I figured the only voice he would listen to was his own, coming out of someone else's mouth." Tough love and what not.
"Your smarter then we give you credit for." Marco told him and he smiled at his friend.
"I don't know about that, you might be giving me too much credit." Thatch was good with people, what's more he was good with kids. Even though no one was willing to give him that.
"Besides what's your excuse? Spying on him."
Marco just shrugged, surprising Thatch when he admitted. "I like this one, he's interesting. Fearless too." Oyaji had good taste but more then that he had a soft spot for hot headed idiots without a lick of common sense. What's more was he was good at finding those with a good heart. Even amidst all that darkness.
"What he said," Marco began, and the smile fell from Thatch's face. There was no need to guess at what he meant. The entire time Ace had been here he had been begging for a chance to throw his life away. Thatch wanted to know how that happened. How the world could shape someone so completely into thinking it might be better for him to just disappear. It made him a little sad.
"I hope he changes his mind," He said simply. "This world has enough suicidal idiots as it is. Shame to watch all that potential go to waste."
"Oh I don't know," Thatch said looking back down the corridor. "We might make a Whitebeard out of him yet."
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Back at the Hold, far away from the Moby Dick where everyone he cared about worried about him, Thatch lay awake. Luffy was besides him, sleeping soundly. As he always was these days. Their conversation still rattling around his brain. Thatch was no doctor, but he thought something must be seriously wrong with him. What was worse was Luffy knew it too.
Thatch realized that tracking someone down on the sea was no small task. Especially when that someone was the devious Teach. But at the same time he really wished his family would hurry it up and save them already. Thatch was beyond sick of being someone else's prisoner. The novelty of their situation had worn off months ago and unlike Luffy he couldn't sleep through it. So instead Thatch was left to listen to the gentle, occasionally scratchy breathing of the kid beside him and think.
He thought the most about his family, how much he wished to be back home instead of here. He thought about Oyaji, Marco, his troublesome siblings, and he thought a lot about Ace too. Mostly good stuff. But tonights conversation with Luffy had made him remember something. One of the first real talks he had had with the teenager. Back when he was pretending to be mean and ,worst of all, ready to throw his life away at a seconds notice. That had been, by far his worst quality. At the time Thatch had felt sorry for him. Sorry that the fucked-up world he was born into had made him think that. But now, lying here, Thatch felt frustrated.
Ace was always the first to offer himself for danger. He seemed to have a strong better-me-then-you attitude. It was an improvement of his previous better-kill-me-just-because world view but it still worried, and irked his family. Even after all this time they had failed to pound his own self-importance into that thick head of his. Thatch had overheard him talking to his crew once, telling them not to risk it, to go back to their families with clear hearts.
How very noble of him. Trying to save everyone but himself. But Thatch didn't quite get how he could think like that because… because what about Luffy? His little brother loved him, surely he had to know that. More then anything else in this world. It was clear that he thought the world of Ace. So how did he not know if he was worthless or not if his death would break Luffy's heart. Did he just not care? Or maybe he really did think Luffy might be better off with him too. Thatch didn't know. And here, trapped in this cell he would never be able to find the answers. He looked at Luffy, his face peaceful now that he was sleeping, no longer sad or in pain. He could ask him. But the kid didn't seem to like talking about stuff like that. He would answer Thatches questions, but always reluctantly. Like talking about it with other people was a chore.
"Why didn't Ace tell us about you?" He asked Luffy who in, reply mumbled something about food in his sleep but didn't wake up. And Thatch was stuck, sleepless, and in the dark with no answers.
He had given up on getting any for the time being. Determined to talk with Ace, about a whole lot of things when his family came to rescue them. But more then that he wanted to watch Luffy's face light up, as he knew it would, when he saw Ace. He wanted to prove him wrong about not being able to say goodbye. He didn't want the two of them to have to say goodbye at all. And they wouldn't. Trust Oyaji to find a way, no matter how slim. They just had to hold out for a little longer, just a bit. And sooner then he realized his family would be here to rescue them. Izo would scold him for being careless, Vista would laugh at him for getting caught in the first place, Namur would probably tell him to be more careful next time, Haruta would give him the largest hug of his life, and so on until Marco ,standing by Oyajis side as he always was, would smile at him. Drawing comfort from his family, Thatch began to drift off to sleep as well. Content for now that everything was going to be okay again someday.
And that was when he heard the footsteps echoing down the halls.
The footfall was heavy, clumsy and headed this way. It took him a second to react, he was still half asleep. But the footsteps got closer and he realized what was happening. Not Luffy. Not again. How many times had they dragged him away, bringing him back each time in worse shape. Didn't they realize he was fifteen? That he had enough and then some. That much more and he really would die. But Teach was obsessed at this point. Determined to break him. He didn't understand that it just wasn't going to happen.
Thinking quickly, Thatch worked his arms under Luffy, picking him up off the bed. When he stood up, his broken leg shuttered under both their weights, threatening to give out. Curse the leg. Curse them for leaving the bullet still in it. He put them both in the back corner of their tiny cell, shaking Luffy as he did, trying to wake him up. He woke up slowly, as he always did these days. Each time taking a little longer. That was a bad sign.
"What?" He yawned, rubbing his eyes? "Thatch?"
"Someone's coming." Thatch told him tensely, as he moved to put Luffy back down. He only let go when he was sure the kid wasn't going to fall right over.
Luffy was less worried and he yawned again. "Oh."
"Oh?" Thatch mirrored.
"Someone's always doing that."
That was true, but it was never good for either of them. So they waited, in the dark corner of their cell as the footsteps drew nearer. Thatch tensing as the door unlocked and he expected to see Teaches ugly face in the doorway.
"Miss me kiddo?"
Not Teach! Besides him Luffy growled from the back of his throat.
"-Caused I missed you Lu," He continued on his voice cheerfully mocking them.
"Shut up!" Luffy snapped violently.
"That's what your brother calls you right?" He said stepping into their cell and in the light from outside Thatch could see him better. He wasn't Teach that was for sure, rather he was far more muscular with a hulking figure and a well-muscled torso.
"And who the hell are you?"
The mans eyes moved to Thatch for the first time, smirking at him in a knowing sort of way. "And you must be the Whitebeard pirate everyone keeps moaning about. Looks like you made a friend kid."
"Shut up!" Luffy said again and the man laughed coming closer yet to them.
"Names Jesus Burgess, Whitebeard. I'm Teach's right hand. Ain't that right Lu?" He reached out to jostle Luffy's shoulder like they were old friends and Luffy snapped his teeth at him, threatening to bite him.
Thatch put his hand around Luffy's shoulder, moving him back a bit as he stared the man down.
"If you're that bastards right hand where the hell have you been?"
"Busy," Was his cryptic reply. "A bit of this, a bit of that. Stopped by the world government, they can't wait to meet you. But mostly I was keeping an eye on that brother of yours. He's the hot one of the two of you huh! With the…. And all." The man imitated fire noises and Luffy stared at him blankly.
"You get what I mean," He said to Thatch who only glared at him. Unamused by his humor.
"Why were you with Ace?"
"To kill the phoenix of course." The response came easily, and Thatch felt his blood run cold.
"What?"
Luffy looked back at him in concern.
"Bosses orders," He continued. "Kill Whitebeards first mate. Or son I guess as that sentimental bastard puts it." But Thatch didn't hear that part, he didn't hear anything beyond Marco.
"Your lying!" He seethed through clenched teeth. Of course Marco wasn't dead. "Someone like you could never beat him."
"That's why we had Ace do it," He said a large grin stretching over his face.
"Ace would never-,"
"But he did," The man insisted, his grin growing larger. "I really thought he would break down but he finished him off."
"Your wrong then!"
"I can't be wrong. I watched it happen. Your bird friend asked him not too. Told him he could help him save you two, not us. But Ace knew better. Good little soldier that one."
"Why-," Thatch breathed, not interested in the rest. "Why would he do that."
Burgess looked at him like he was stupid. "Why?" He echoed. "To save his little brother of course. Why else. If he refused we were going to torture Little Lu." His eyes flickered to Luffy who was glaring up at him with such hate in his eyes.
"Count yourself lucky kid, your brother sure does love you. You don't know how close the boss came to that. Course that was before we learned how valuable you are to us."
"Your wrong," Thatch said interrupting him once again. "You have to be wrong. Marco's not dead. You made a mistake."
Burgess snorted, finding his panic amusing. "Mistake? Like hell I did. Your bird was poisoned, slapped with sea stone and burned to ash. I brought his head back to the boss. I promise you he is dead as can be."
"He's lying!" Luffy said turning to meet Thatches devastated eyes.
"Shut it kid!"
Luffy's hands closed around Thatches shirt, shaking his shoulder a bit to get the man's attention. "Your friends not dead."
"And how would you know!"
Luffy ignored the man as he continued. "He's wrong. I know he is Thatch. Ace wouldn't kill his friend."
Thatch's eyes flickered to meet Luffy's own for a split second.
"As if you would know!" Burgess snapped.
"Please believe me," Luffy told him softly. Not at all like his usual tone. "Ace wouldn't do that."
"Fucking-hell," The pirate laughed. "Don't listen to this kid. Little Lu has such a hero-complex about his brother. Thinks he can't do anything wrong," He scoffed. "I can't wait to see the day when he finally lets you down. I hope it breaks you!"
But Luffy's attention was solely fixed on Thatch. Part of the man recognized his face must look pretty devastated for Luffy to be so worried. But he hardly cared. Every part of his heart was screaming in loss.
"Did you know?" Thatch asked finally.
Luffy bit his lip, nodding slowly.
"Why didn't you tell me," He whispered feeling hollow.
"Because it's not true," Luffy told him.
Thatch closed his eyes, taking a slow shuttering breath. "You don't know everything about Ace," He told him quietly.
"I do!" Luffy said taking a bit of a step back. When he spoke again his voice was harder. "He wouldn't do that."
"He could and he did," Burgess grinned. "Honestly kid you're a broken record. And when you think about it it's really your fault more than anyone's."
"I thought Nakama are suppose to believe in each other," Luffy told Thatch.
"How about both of you shut up," The man told them. "I ain't got time for this. Come on Lu, I was sent to come get you. Some people want to meet you."
He stepped forward to grab the kid but Thatch, remembering himself, pulled Luffy back faster.
"Don't," He warned softly shaking his head.
"Or what?" He sneered amused.
"You don't want to mess with me right now."
"Fine!" He put his hands up in surrender. "Kid come here."
"Go away!" Luffy snapped.
"Ah, okay." He shrugged turning on his heels. Instantly giving up. "Boss said you would come along nice and quite without struggling." He explained to them as he unlocked the door. "Said you understand what happens if you keep fighting us. Guess I have to go tell him your not cooperating. Don't worry though he's pretty understanding."
For the first time fear crossed Luffy's eyes as he pushed Thatch off him. "No! Don't!"
The man turned, the smile back on his face as he pulled the sea stone cuffs from his pocket. "Then be a good kid and come over here nice and easy and the boss doesn't have to hear a word from me."
"Don't you dare Luffy!" Thatch told him. He had no idea what the man was talking about but apparently Luffy did.
"It's okay," He promised turning once more to face Thatch. "I know you think I don't know the bad parts of Ace but I do. I know he's not perfect. I never said he was."
"Any day now kid," Burgess warned."
"But Ace wouldn't kill his nakama, no matter what. He hates people who betray their comrades the most. So don't you dare listen to these people!"
"Kid I'm losing my patience."
Luffy glanced back at him before slipping out of Thatches grip.
"What are you going to do to him?" Thatch asked as his hand shot out to grab Luffys sleeve.
"I told you people want to meet him. And after that… well they're probably going to hurt him a fair deal. Blackmail is such a nasty business."
"Why him?"
"Now you want to start asking questions," He scoffed. "I told you Lu is far more valuable to us then we realized when we first grabbed him. He's got a bit of an insane family lineage. Now Luffy last chance come here or else."
"You're not taking him!" Thatch's grip tightened on him.
"You on the other hand are getting less useful to us by the day," He drawled.
"Then come and fight me!" Thatch growled. "No one to get mad at you this way."
"I don't see why not," The man grinned rolling up his sleeve.
"No!" Luffy said his hands prying Thatch's fingers open so he could move away. "I'm coming don't hurt him."
"Luffy don't do this!"
Luffy stared at him for a second before he took off the goggles form around his neck and looped them around the man's wrist twice.
"Take care of these for me until I get back," He told him and Thatch watched, anger in his eyes as Luffy obediently came to stand in front of Burgess.
"There's a good boy!" He praised condescendingly as he roughly turned Luffy around so he could snap the sea stone cuffs back onto his wrist. He had to put an arm around Luffy's chest to hold him up when he locked them around the skinny wrists.
"Want me to carry you," He taunted and Luffy growled roughly shoving him off with his elbows.
"Have it your way," He said grabbing his arm as he pulled him out of the cell. Winking at Thatch as he passed in an infuriatingly cocky way.
"Don't worry Whitebeard, I'm sure they will go easy on him. After all the World government is known for their mercifulness."
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So…wow a lot of opinions, some very loud opinions. All super valid. That one was on me for asking what you guys thought I should do haha. I totally hear you, I also can't make everyone happy.
If anyone is getting really frustrated with this story I can promise it will get better, like I have been saying all along. But there is still some bad stuff to come. If it's getting to be too much of a downer but you still want to know what happens I say peace out and check back in for the new year. The plan is to get through the rest of this whole dark-blackmail thing by then and move strait on to the rescue and getting the gang back together. Alternatively, if you're like nope I'm out and / or bored- also super fair. Do what's best for you.
I have chapter 29 mostly written. It was supposed to be in this one but it got way too long so it has to be it's own now. It has Ace and Whitebeard having a bit of a chat and Dragon talking to Koala about the blackmail. I will finish it as soon as I can and post it sometime this week hopefully. From hence onwards, especially into the future the focus is going to be on Ace more. So if you guys feel like there hasn't been enough awesome Ace or the Whitebeard group fear not! I got you.
Gasp! Are you really going to torture poor Luffy you chemistry-flunking-monster! Yes! And also no! Stick around and see friends.- as always your feedback is appreciated. Thanks for reading!
(It's finals week so please be nice to me, as you guys always are! I wrote this instead of studying- Oops)
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Sophia Mendes-Coruja: Aw, you are always so sweet. Thank you. I'm glad it worked though! Sorry to make you sad. And suffer they shall, at least for a bit longer. Don't worry. I will (probably) write it. Just not right now, a little later when things are going better. And thank you for the support! I really appreciate it. Hopefully you continue to like it!
Avalayn: Thank you! Uhhh, Shanks. I don't really know honestly. I am still debating. I think so, in some capacity. But I don't know how big his role is. Between the Revolutionaries and the Whitebeards they've got the fire power covered even without him. So I guess TBD? And that's why they didn't sent Aokiji haha, he is too nice. Thanks for the review!
Merrr: No flame taken. But its pretty important plot wise so I think it's going to happen. But I'm not going to write it. At least now for a long time. Sorry to disappoint. I have a ton of Whitebeard meeting Luffy and Sabo stuff planned, and I m really excited to get to write it. I have been saving up ideas this whole time! But that being said there is still a fair deal of unpleasantness between that so if you feel like it's not for you that's really valid. Do what makes you happy!
Guest: Ah I know! I'm sorry. Poor little muffins. Soon he will be a free muffin.
HNovion: Yes! But in like six chapters? It wouldn't make a ton of sense If I just slapped them back together right now. Sorry to make you sad!
SakuraS41: Yea, he is having a not so fun time. But Thatch will protect him the best he can! Thank you! For reading.
xXxWolvesInTheNightxXx: Aw, that is so nice to say. And I think I can do both! Or at least not die trying!
Mel72000: I know right! Ace needs all the support he can get. And thank you! For reading!
Fluffypuppies: He will not die! He's just going to come close. He can tell Ace himself in a little bit. And as for that, it's going to happen but not in any detail of any sort. So hopefully it won't make anyone too sad. And thank you for the support! That is really nice of you. I will try not to disappoint.
Watching the rain fall: Yes… I'm sorry.
May kojo: Aw, don't cry. I'm sorry. I'll try to add a light chapter in mix more. It won't be lie this forever.
Moka: Yea, screw Blackbeard! I'm still mad at him after all this time. Thank you for the review!
MelodiofHope: Which is exactly what's going to happen in like, six-ish? Chapter! Except all sneaky and smart like since Sabo is leading this operation now. Akainu is going to be a jerk, that's his go to move. And thank you!
RIAEVANS: Of course! I love being badgered about Sabo. If I'm not using him enough, I deserve some badgering. And that is so sweet of you to say. I'm glad you like my stories! Sorry to make you sad. Don't worry he is tough and they are coming to save him. Thank you for the review and the nice words! I hope I did a good job with this one.
sleephatesme101: Hopefully not me included.
Yes, in good time everyone will get what they deserve in the story. And if they were aweful then they will get an aweful ending! Cough-TeAcH!
: I totally agree with you. WB would destroy Teach fruit or not fruit.
without the distraction of the war and Squard betraying him I really don't think Whitebeard would have any problems destroying Teach since I believe his Haki and devil fruit would easily overpower him
Myherogal22: Thank you! Potential I can work with! I shall keep at it!
Magic Morgana: Yea… yeppers. Yep in deed. Is a toughie. No comment from over here- just… yep.
Akainu, is just a jerk. I think of it like in the show. Garp does hold weight, but not so mch they can just ignore the chance to take down Dragon. Even if Sengoku wanted to side with Garp the council wouldn't allow him to act in his own self-interests. Not when Dragon is their biggest enemy. So He sympathizes with him but his hands are tied.
Sakihinata: Yea, deep thoughts are not a good look for Luffy. Sorry to make you sad.
H3llion: Who?
And yes! They are getting really close. I like to think of it like a cool uncle kind of friendship!
Jordansdevil: Aw, sorry to make you sad. It made me sad too. But once I had it in my head I really wanted to write it! Don't worry he won't give up just yet!
DemonKittyAngel: I didn't even know I had a quota. And don't worry it's going to happen, but not in detail or anything. I'm not really going to write it. So Quota maintained.
-Who?
Bless Sabo. I love him. He is doing his best. More on him next chapter! Yes, Luffy made Thatch sad with that. Poor guy. I will I promise! In four-ish chapters.
And if you like letters next chapter is the one for you.
yukino76: Your welcome!
Shandar1: I wil do my best to add more awesome Luffy. Especially when he meets Akainu. And of course! Thank you for the praise, I love Sabo of course. And no, Shanks has not been in it. And Garp has not talked to Dragon….yet. Garp decided it wasn't Dragons business when Luffy went missing. But now he is rethinking that.
Phoenix's death: I know how you feel. Oof my grades! My babies! You'll be fine too.
pirulita005:
Wow, no puedo creer que estés leyendo esta historia traduciéndola. Eso es realmente halagador. Como son esas amables palabras. Estoy muy feliz de que te guste esta historia. Leer esto me hizo querer escribir esto en español para ti, pero no sé nada jaja. Si pudiera, te prometo que lo haría y te ahorraré el problema. Eso fue realmente dulce decirlo. Absolutamente seguiré escribiendo y espero que sigas leyendo y disfrutando.
-Saludo de Canadá
MugiwaraMari: Okee! Thanks for the feed back.
. : I know I'm sorry about the feels.
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