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Chapter 11

A Fracture in the Bond

Harry looked at the oncoming storm with worry. "Are you sure that our hideout will withstand it?" he asked the others. "Of course it will," Ace insisted. He then looked up to Luffy who was holding on to their flag. "Make sure nothing happens to our flag Luffy," he commanded. "Pirate who lose their flags are total wimps," Luffy grunted in confirmation. Although he looked like he was holding on for dear life.

As the storm continued on it slowly got worse. Though that might be because Ace and Sabo kept egging Mother Nature on. When the storm finally calmed down the four brothers made their way to Grey Terminal. While they made it through alright, their hideout took heavy damage and they needed some new parts. Upon reaching there they split into two groups. Ace and Luffy went one way while Harry and Sabo went another.

The two started gathering up some planks and nails in silence for a while until Sabo asked: "Hey Harry, what are you planning to be on your brother's crew?" Harry looked confused at the question. "What do you mean?"

"Well, you aren't planning on becoming captain. So are you going to be his first mate or something else?" Sabo explained. Harry stop and pondered for a moment. "Well, it would be kinda cheating if I became his first mate since we will start our journey together. I figured I could be his quartermaster."

"Oh please with that temper of yours," Sabo teased. "WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?" Harry asked angrily. "My point exactly," Sabo said. He then got distracted by something on the ground. "Oh no way," he muttered."What did you find?" Harry asked. Sabo turned to Harry and showed him a telescope. In working condition. "No way. Luffy's going to flip when he sees this," Harry said.

At the sound of footsteps, the two looked up to see a group of people surround them. The brothers placed their backs against each other preparing for a fight. "Well would you look at that," a voice spoke up. Harry and Sabo then saw a larger man approach them. He then spoke again. "Who would have thought that one of the four brats of Grey Terminal was noble."

Sabo pocketed the telescope as he asked: "And who told you guys that?" Harry moved as if to cover Sabo, his pipe at the ready. "What do you want with him anyway?" he asked the group. The big guy just ignored them as he gave orders to his men. "Alright try not to leave a mark on the noble. You can do whatever you want with the other one." The brothers braced themselves for a fight when they heard a new sound. A barrel was rolling towards them.

The barrel was then launched into one of the men which allowed it to bust open, revealing Ace and Luffy inside. "Wow! Nice shot you two," Sabo complimented. "Great timing as well," Harry added. He then saw how dizzy Luffy looked and ran over to check on him. "You alright?" he asked. Luffy quickly snapped out of it. "Yea I'm fine. You ready to take these guys on?"

Harry nodded. "After we defeated that Tiger Lord these guys are going to be a walk in the park." Ace nodded. "The guys can't handle the four of us even if they are pirates." The pirates looked more annoyed than worried though. The brothers charged forward as Ace suggested that they go for the captain. The four weaved through the thugs as they knocked them out, dodged blows (or in Luffy's case deflecting them with his rubber body). Once the goons were out they ran towards the captain who quickly pulled a gun and shot at Ace's feet causing them to split up. Ace and Sabo on one side and Harry and Luffy on the other.

"Alright brats just give up nice and easy," the captain demanded. Ace was about to retort when he and Sabo were grabbed from behind. Harry turned around and before he could do anything someone grabed him as well while Luffy was pinned down. The kids were yelling to be let go when Sabo saw someone that made him and the others froze.

It was Sabo's father.

He was surrounded by several guards from the city. Taking a look at the situation he said: "It appears I've arrived at a good time." Bluejam nodded and replied, "As promised we didn't harm a hair on his nobel head." He then orderd the pirate that held Sabo to bring said boy forward. All the while Sabo was struggling to get out. His father eyed the other three with distaste. "So these other boys are the ones who tempted my son into the life of debachuary and wickedness," he muttered.

Luffy demanded the pirates to give Sabo back, much to the nobe's annoyance. "What do you mean 'give him back'? Sabo is my son and is therefore obliged to live the life that I have planned for him." That set Harry's blood boiling. "Your son? You don't even care for him like that! He's nothing more than a tool to you." In his anger, several objects began lifting up on it's own and floating around everywhere. One piece of trash nearly collided into Outlook's head had he not doged in time.

Outlook's eyes narrowed at Harry as the former's paicients started to wear thin. "A wizard huh? Keep that one under control. I don't need him pilling all this trash on me." Harry smirked at those words. "Is that a challenge?" he asked the nobel. But before he could do anything else the pirate that was holding him slamed him into the ground. Harry's head went dizzy for a moment from the collision. He regained his sences just in time to hear Outlook say "Deal with the other three however you see fit." Bluejam happy obliged saying "Not to worry sir we'll make sure they never bother your son again. I'll spare you the gory details."

Sabo's blood ran cold at those words. Before anyone could do anything he jumped out of his captors arms and ran up to his father and said "No stop. I understand." Outlook eyed his son couristly. "Understand what?" he asked. "I'll go with you," Sabo replied. "And I'll live the life you want me two. Just please don't hurt these three. There my preasous brothers." Outlook nodded. "If that't what you want then go home and stop playing pirate with lowlifes in this trash heap."

Ace struggeled against his captor. "Don't do it!" he yelled. The pirate shoved him to the ground again but Ace wouldn't let up. "Just run away, the three of us can handle ourselves." Sabo didn't say anything but slowly turned away from them. Harry struggled once more as he called out to his brother. "Sabo your suppose to live your life as a free man. Don't throw it away for us." Luffy then piped up. "He's right. Please don't go." Ace then spoke again. "Danm it Sabo are you really going to abandon all your dreams just like that?"

Sabo still didn't say anything but Harry could see him shaking, as though he was struggling not to cry. The guards started to walk him towards the city. At that point, the telescope he had planed to give to Luffy fell out of his coat only to be crushed by another guards foot. Harry was seething in anger and fear but was a loss at what to do. No one said anything but Ace who kept calling out Sabo's name.

"So boss, what do you want us to do with the other three?" one of the pirates asked. Bluejam kept watching the nobels go as he ordered: "Take them to our hideout." Shortly after the three were in a pirate ship that was somehow stranded on the trash heap. All of them were tied up and huddled together. As Harry looked around trying to find a way out of this Ace asked them "Why bring us here? Why not just kill us?"

Bluejam just ingored Ace and when on about how nice it was to be a nobel and how Sabo was living the dream right now. The kids grew mad as they argued that Sabo was not that kind of person. Bluejam had them untied and continued to spiel about how Sabo was just messing with them out of bordem. Though they weren't buying it one bit. Bluejam simply laughed at them but did want to know one thing out of them. Whether or not they were going to try and get Sabo back, cause if they did Bluejam asured that he would take them out on the spot.

Luffy then spoke up saying how much he hates High Town but Harry held him back. "Think about it," he said "We're surrounded. You heard Bluejam he'll kill us if we try to go back for Sabo." Luffy gave an annoyed look at Harry but calmed down. Harry then looked to Ace and saw that he was lost in his own thoughts. Harry figured Ace was thinking the same thing he was. Simply to let Sabo go for now and let him figure things out himself.

Seeing the children no longer fighting Bluejam changed the subject. "Now then, until recently I had a bone to pick with you after that incedent with Porchamy and the money you stole. But I'm willing to over look that. In fact, I'm rather impressed with how strong you three are. So how would you like a job? Might just be worth your while." The three remaning brothers looked at eachother in confusion. A job?

So yea I probally should have mentioned a small hiatus but even then it dragged longer than I imangined. Here's what happened, I was working on an art project that I wanted done by Christmas and when November came around and I wasn't even half way done I had to crack down and get it finished. That and two jobs didn't leave me much time for anything else. Got it done a few days before Christmas but it took a while to get back into the swing of things and one thing lead to another.

On another note: I haven't fully made up my mind on what I want Harry's position on the crew to be as I still want Zoro to be the first mate. I'm leaning towards chronicler but I'm not 100% sure on that yet. Please feel free to make suggestions.

Anyway, I'm hoping not to go so long without updating again. That being said thank you very much for your paticients. Like always, follow this story if you haven't already. Favorite it once it's done and I will see you all in the next chapter.