Hello everyone, here is the next chapter
As I said in the last, this will be about the children adapting more. There are some other things too
I know, or believe, the fishmen and mermen in canon don't have their own language, but I made them have one here, called Fishman language, and this will be spoken a bit. It is Spanish and the translations are at the bottom AN
Hope you enjoy
Read and relax
Ace moved a hand to Annie's head, moving hair out of her face. She had long blonde hair and it was down in front of her face, which wasn't the best when she was eating, and Ace didn't like it much in itself as they couldn't see the girl's face. Annie did look shocked by that, moving a hand to touch her head, before looking at him. Ace gave a small chuckle, doing it again as it was already starting to slide back in front of her face. ¨The hair is in the way for you to see, and in the way for you to eat.¨ Annie gave a small nod, before continuing to eat the food she had in front of herself. They had some soup, and they had been with the process of making it, and shared the same pot, which thankfully was enough to show it was safe to eat.
After a minute, Ace moved his hand to Annie's head, moving her hair out of her face again. It looked to be used to being in her face normally. The girl most likely hid her face from the ones in the mansion she was in. This could also help to show her they were a new place and this was safe. The girl always looked startled when Ace moved her hair out of her face, and Ace really didn't like to have her face shielded by her hair. Annie did not look used to not having her hair out of her face. After half an hour, breakfast coming to an end, Ace having already moved the hair out of Annie's face almost 20 times, Ace stood up and looked at Izou. ¨Izou, do you have a hair tie I can get?¨ The crossdresser nodded, handing a hair tie to him. ¨Why?¨ Asked the crossdresser once Ace had the hair tie.
As Izou spoke, Ace moved behind Annie, moving his hand to her hair and putting it to a ponytail behind her head, fastening the hair tie in her hair.
When he was finished, he gave a stroke to her hair. ¨There. Now it won't be in your face.¨ Ace moved to sit down, pointing at Izou who had an understanding look. ¨I'm not too good with hair, but Izou is. He can braid it if you want to.¨ Annie sent an unsure look at Izou, before looking back at him. Ace gave a smile. ¨You don't need to, but you would look beautiful with a braid.¨ Annie gave a small nod, sending an unsure look at Izou, who had looked a bit shocked himself, before giving a kind smile as he agreed on it. Annie then went back to her almost empty plate, looking unsure.
Ace hoped to get the children used to the others, to try at having them try and be close to the crew as they didn't dare to be away from him, Trevor, Mika, Bay, or some of the nurses. It wasn't something the pirates would force, but they would try and mention the children were safe and it was safe with them.
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Ace gave a hum, looking over to Trevor. ¨Trevor, Daisuke wants to speak to you.¨ Trevor blinked. ¨Why?¨ Mika gave a small laugh. ¨You probably did something wrong.¨ Ace gave a small chuckle. ¨He didn't say. So, you should just go and call him. He, at least, didn't say to go to Amegakure.¨ Trevor gave a breath. ¨That's good. That means I haven't done anything too bad.¨ Ace gave a hum. ¨Maybe. You should still go and do it now.¨ Trevor nodded. ¨I will, Bunny.¨ Ace gave a nod at that.
As the captain was about to ask how Ace knew the man wanted to speak to Trevor, a curious and small voice spoke up. ¨Bunny?¨ The captain looked a bit to the left, seeing Liam sitting on the ground, head a bit tilted as he looked at Ace. The captain noticed Ace sending a bit annoyed look at Trevor, most likely not liking that Liam was thinking Ace's name was Bunny.
Before anyone could react, Liam gave a laugh, giving a smile and clapping his hands. ¨Bunny!¨ Liam then held his hands out towards Ace. ¨Bunny, up!¨ Ace gave a small chuckle at that, moving to Liam and lifting him up. Liam gave another laugh, looking happy. ¨Bunny.¨ Ace gave a chuckle as he leaned against the railing again, holding Liam. ¨You're going to call me that now, aren't you?¨ Liam gave a nod and laugh. ¨I like Bunny.¨ Ace gave a chuckle. ¨Thank you," He said before jumping up to sit on the railing, bringing Liam to sit on his lap and facing the deck. Liam smiling and looking really happy.
The captain couldn't help but smile at the scene, seeing everyone around doing the same. Ace couldn't stay annoyed at Trevor when Liam was so cute with it.
It was calm for a small while after that, everyone enjoying the day. Thatch had gone up to Ace and was speaking with him about something the captain couldn't hear. Liam had fallen asleep in Ace's lap, leaning back on Ace as he had a hand keeping him balanced on his lap.
As it was starting to close in on lunch, the captain saw Ace looking shocked for a second, and before he could think about it or ask anything, Ace hastily handed Liam over to Thatch, shocking the chef, before the assassin jumped off the railing and ran over the deck. ¨Tifa!¨ Said Ace as he ran, said nurse turning and looking scared, telling something that made another nurse run the other way, before Tifa ran the same way Ace did. When the captain looked the direction they ran, he was shocked and stricken at what he saw.
Inside a hallway, leading to the bathroom, was Aiden and Annie, Aiden looking to be having a seizure on the floor, Annie looking terrified at the shaking body.
The captain could only stare in shock and fear for the child as Ace and Tifa got to the hallway, Tifa closing the door behind them, shielding the scene from them. Everyone on deck was silent, having seen the scene and understanding something was wrong, really wrong. ¨W- What's happening?¨ Asked Thatch, looking unsure and scared. Whitebeard didn't have an answer to him. ¨I don't know, son.¨
When the captain looked over at Thatch, hearing some sounds, he saw Liam had woken up, seeming scared to suddenly be in Thatch's arms, and Thatch didn't look too sure about it either. ¨H- Hey, Liam,¨ tried the chef, nervous to do something wrong. The child looked unsure, squirming in his hold, making unsure sounds. Whitebeard noticed Marco coming up to the chef and child. ¨Here, I can take him, yoi.¨ The chef gave a nod, handing the child over, Liam seeming more okay with that, but still unsure. Marco did give some reassuring words to the small child, it seeming to help too.
After a minute, they saw Bay running over the deck, heading to the door the others were.
When the door was briefly opened, the captain managed to see Ace doing compressions on the child's chest, Tifa holding Aiden's head. It made the captain's worry rise, seeing them doing CPR, the child most likely stopping breathing and heart stopping.
They only got the brief look for a second, before the door was closed, Bay closing it again. It was tense out on the deck after that, everyone worried for Aiden. They wanted the child to be safe and healthy. This was not good, and the captain had a thought something was wrong with Aiden; he never spoke, barely making any noises, sometimes blinking and shaking his head. Bay had mentioned to keep an eye on him if they could, and they had noticed it more, same with how the child sometimes had a hand to his head, seeming to be in half-pain or confused. But, it always lasted only for a second.
After a few minutes, the door opened again and Bay came out, Tifa right behind her holding Aiden, both walking hurriedly towards the infirmary. Whitebeard felt reassured that the child's chest was moving up and down. It was something.
When the captain turned back to the hallway, hearing crying, he saw Ace holding Annie, who was crying, upset and scared about what just happened. Ace was trying to comfort the girl, a hand stroking her back, the child holding onto his shirt. Ace gave some hushing noises and comforting words, making his way over the deck and towards the room the children had gotten, going into the room to comfort the child, away from their prying eyes. Whitebeard was sure Ace could handle Annie on his own; he was much more amazing with the children than the captain would have believed. But, Ace had been around this for long, seen this many times, and knew how to act.
After a few minutes, Marco moved towards the room with Liam, going to see how it was going and maybe hoping having Liam there could help too. Whitebeard hoped Aiden would be alright, that this wasn't anything too serious, although he knew seizures were almost always serious, but he hoped.
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Marco gave a knock at the door to the children's room, carefully opening the door. He hoped having Liam there could help calm both Liam and Annie, and Marco wanted to help if he could. When he opened the door, he saw Ace sitting on the bed, Annie on his lap and still stroking her back, the child holding onto his shirt and breathing shakily, body shaking, and Marco could hear sniffing and the occasional small sob. Marco gave a small smile to Ace, and Ace returned it, making a motion with his head. Marco gave a nod, walking in completely and closing the door behind him, before carefully walking over to the bed and sitting down next to the two on bed.
When he sat down, Ace gave a smile to him. ¨Hi.¨ Marco gave a smile back. ¨Hi, yoi. How are you doing?¨ Ace looked down at Annie, who was still holding onto him, sniffing now, body still shaking a small bit. ¨Better. Just scared and shocked, but better.¨ Marco gave a nod, seeing Liam moving to look at Annie and moved a hand to stroke her back too. Ace gave a small chuckle at that, moving a hand to stroke Liam's head, making the child smile, continuing to try and help calm Annie.
Ace and Marco had some soft conversation, speaking about nothing in peculiar, just to have some noise and calmness. After half an hour, Ace looked down and moved Annie a bit, seeing she was asleep, before moving to softly hold around her again, letting her sleep in his lap. Liam had fallen asleep ten minutes earlier, leaning on Marco's chest. As the two children were asleep, Ace looked at him. ¨How did the others out react?¨ Marco gave a small sigh, shaking his head. ¨Shocked, scared, and worried, yoi. Why did it happen?¨ Ace shook his head, ¨Don't know; it can be a lot of things. Bay will probably do a thorough check on him.¨ Marco nodded; he expected that himself.
Before Marco could speak again, Ace moved his head to rest on his shoulder, giving a small sigh and relaxing a bit.
Marco moved a hand to be around Ace's back, hand being on Ace's head, threading through his hair. ¨You can relax too, yoi. It's fine.¨ Ace gave a small nod at that. ¨Thank you.¨ Marco gave a small smile, threading his hand through Ace's hair, glad to feel him relaxing more. Marco had a feeling this was hard for Ace too, to see these children being like this, not only because it was horrible, but because he had seen this many times, seen it gone wrong, and maybe even because he has been in the same position as them, being kidnapped, held prisoner, abused, and much more. Marco wished Ace would lean more on them, not take on everything himself. Ace looked to be really tired.
After half an hour, Ace having fallen asleep too, the door opened carefully and Bay came in, holding a sleeping Alyssa.
The doctor gave a smile to them, seeing Liam asleep on Marco's lap, Annie asleep on Ace's lap, and Ace asleep on Marco's shoulder. Bay silently walked over to the bed and placed Alyssa down on it, close to Ace, the girl moving a bit before settling, moving a thumb to be in her mouth, and relaxing completely as she was asleep. As the girl had settled, Bay looked at Ace, before looking at him. ¨How is Commander Ace?¨
Marco was on his way to speak, and say Ace was fine, but gave a sigh as he knew that wasn't the truth. ¨Honestly, I don't know, yoi.¨ Bay gave a nod. "I understand this might be hard for him, as he is around this a lot a lot and is always there with them, doing a lot and seeing their struggling.¨ Marco gave a nod, stroking Ace's head a bit again. ¨I know, yoi. I just wished he would trust us more.¨ Bay gave a nod, before giving a sigh. ¨Trust is the hardest thing to gain when it has been lost. It will take time, and we need to try our best to.¨ Marco gave a nod, and Bay gave a small nod back to him, before she left, closing the door softly.
Marco hoped Aiden was better, seeing the fact Bay was out of the infirmary. But, they would most likely get an update later.
After another half hour, lunch most likely already started, Ace woke up.
The assassin gave a breath as he woke up, moving to sit up and giving a small stretch, not waking Annie in his lap. ¨Slept well, yoi?¨ Asked Marco, giving a smile to Ace. Ace gave a nod. ¨Yes, thank you.¨ Marco gave a small chuckle. ¨It was nothing, yoi. You looked tired.¨ Ace gave a small hum to that, not saying anything. Both of them sat and relaxed for a while, speaking about small things, before the children woke up and they headed out to the galley to eat.
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Whitebeard sat in the meeting room, his commanders with him. Bay had said she had an update on Aiden, who now was also out of the infirmary again, seeming better. When they all were in the meeting room, Bay came in and gave a sigh when she closed the door. ¨It seems like Aiden has taken hits to his head, and this had caused some minor trauma. I have given medication for it and it did seem to help. The same is with his voice, or throat, rather. It seems to have taken damage, most likely from being choked. He is able to speak, but he seems to be terrified to do so.¨
The captain nodded. He had thought it had been something like that, but had hoped it wasn't. ¨Is there anything we can do?¨ Asked Whitebeard. Bay gave a sigh. ¨There is not much you can do. What we should do is continue as we have, help them get used to us, not force them, and let them get to terms with this. It is a long road.¨ Whitebeard nodded, knowing Bay was right. Jozu gave a frown. ¨But, you and some of the others have forced us to leave, to not be close to the children.¨ Bay gave a sigh to that, sounding half-annoyed by the question. ¨I should be in the infirmary with Aiden. I am sure Commander Ace, Trevor, or Mika can explain why.¨ Then Bay left, leaving them to look at the assassins.
Ace gave a sigh. ¨If you are not needed, if you linger in any kind of way, or if your presence is unnecessary for any reason, we will remove you. The children notice this easily, and that makes them nervous and more uncomfortable. If you feel unsure yourself and have no need to be in the spot you are at, leave. If you don't, we will make you leave. Easy as that.¨ Whitebeard nodded; that made sense. The assassins knew how to handle this, them being around this a lot from before. They would be sure to remember it and listen to them, as the assassins knew what was best.
They would do their best for the children.
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Namur stood with his back to a wall, looking at the few who were out. It was a bit after dinner, many still inside the galley as it wasn't too long since dinner had ended and many used to stay long in the galley during dinner. Namur liked how calm the deck was at this time, seeing as there weren't many out. It was still a nice day, the sun shining and a bit of wind here and there. There was a bit of shade where Namur stood, a bit too warm in the sun for his skin without the wind in long periods.
As he was standing and relaxing, he heard a small shuffling sound to his side and looked to his right to see Alyssa there, having moved to sit on the deck beside him, legs up to her chest and arms around them.
Namur gave a small smile, moving to look at the ocean again, feeling he shouldn't be staring at the girl, Ace having said they shouldn't do anything that was unnecessary, involving being in a place close to them unnecessarily or staring at them, same with body language, which some still had difficulties with, which had Ace, Bay, Trevor, or Mika removing said people who were in the way. Namur guessed the girl sat down beside him since there weren't many out on deck, and the fact he was a fishman, the only one on the crew. Namur liked that Alyssa dared to do this.
Namur had thought of trying to be closer to the girl, but didn't know how. But, it didn't seem he had to take the first step, which had to be something. Namur did know Ace was a bit away, being with Annie, the rest being with Bay or Whiskey. But, he guessed, the fact Ace was so close helped, Alyssa seeming to trust the assassin. Namur thought he should maybe try and say something to the girl. He didn't know if she could speak; she never had before. But, he hoped she could and would.
But, when Namur looked at Alyssa again, he was shocked and a bit startled to see Alyssa having a hand grasping her arm, her fingers and nail digging into the skin, even a small trickle of blood going down her arm.
Her hands were shaking, eyes locked onto the railing, obviously nervous to be so close to anyone, Namur also noticing Ace now being gone, something that might scare the girl, but the girl wanted to try and be out, but was scared to be close to him, most likely nervous and scared since Ace was also gone. Namur carefully moved a hand towards Alyssa, going to stop her from injuring herself; he didn't want that. ¨Hey, don't do that.¨ The reaction was instant. Alyssa gave a small jump, her body tensing and her breath hitching. Her hand did stop digging into her hand, which was something. But, the girl did look like she thought she had done something wrong, and Namur was on his way to explain, when Alyssa spoke, voice small, shocking Namur.
¨Perdón, no fue mi intención.¨ Namur had to blink, to make sure he heard right. The girl spoke Fishman, which not many did. It was closing in on a dying language.
Namur, thankfully, knew how to speak it, although he was a bit rusty at some words. ¨Tú hablas?¨ The girl tensed, before giving a tense nod, looking scared and eyes locked at a spot on the railing again. ¨No soy bueno en el idioma de los humanos.¨ Namur gave a nod, she had probably not been taught English, but it was fine. The fishman did notice Alyssa's hand tightening on her hand again, and carefully moved a hand to motion at her hand. ¨Está bien. Pero, no sujeta tu brazo de esa manera; te estás lastimando. No quiero que te lastimes.¨ Namur moved down to sit at the deck too, looking at the girl. ¨Y eres humano, cada persona en este barco son.¨
Alyssa shook her head. ¨No soy humano. Ellos dijeron que no soy humano.¨ Alyssa didn't speak well, having issues connecting the words correctly and forgetting some words. But, she had been at that place for long, she didn't have a chance to speak there and learn, and she didn't speak English good, maybe not at all. Namur shook his head. ¨Eres humano, como yo y las otras aquí. Los aquellos en ese lugar fuiste adentro no fueron humanos.¨ Alyssa tensed at that, locking eyes at the railing again. Namur thought he might have done wrong in speaking about the place and decided to change the topic.
¨Tu brazo; está sangrando.¨ Alyssa moved to look at her arm, not looking at him. When she saw the small wound and the trickle of blood from a few spots where the nails had dug into her skin, Alyssa moved to lick at it. Namur made a motion again, grabbing a cloth from his pocket. ¨No, aquí. Es mejor usar una tela. Bay, la doctora, puede míralo luego.¨ He said as he offered the cloth to the girl. Alyssa sent a quick look at the cloth, not moving at first. But, after a second, her hand moved cautiously towards the cloth, taking it quick, to be sure Namur wouldn't do anything.
Namur took his hand away as she had the cloth, not needing to have his hand so close. He saw Alyssa moved the cloth to her arm, but placed it over the wound, not doing much other than that. Namur guessed she didn't know what to do with it. ¨No. Como este.¨ He said as he made a circular motion on his hand, showing what she should do. Alyssa still looked confused, looking at the cloth, not sure what to do. Namur gave a small smile, feeling sad she didn't know what to do. He carefully held his hand out. ¨Puedo?¨ Alyssa looked at him with unsure eyes, not sure what to do. Namur did his best to look calm and kind. ¨No te lastimaré, quiero ayudarte; yo prometo.¨ Alyssa, still looking really scared, gave a small nod, moving her hand a tiny bit towards him.
Namur gave a smile, carefully and slowly taking the cloth. When he had the cloth, he carefully moved to stroke it over the wound, wiping the blood away. Alyssa was tense the entire time, looking at her arm as he cleaned it. Namur did it carefully and not too hard, to be sure he didn't cause any pain. When Namur was finished, he gave a smile. ¨Hala. Todo hecho.¨ When he looked up at Alyssa, he saw she had tears down her cheeks, trying her best to look strong. At first, Namur thought he had hurt the child, but saw she didn't look to be in pain, but scared and unsure.
Namur gave a small smile; he had seen this before, heard about it more. Children or people saved from imprisonment or abuse, and not used to anything close to kindness, their mind not sure how to react, often resulted in emotions and then crying, sometimes even a breakdown. ¨Está bien a estar asustada, a gritar.¨ Alyssa didn't change her look, the girl moving a hand to wipe at her face with her arm. Namur sat in silence beside the girl, going to let her gather herself as this was all new to her. Namur did notice some of the other commanders coming out of the galley, including Pops. They did give worried looks to them, but looked reassured by the calm look the fishman had.
¨Alyssa.¨ The fishman looked up to see Ace there, Alyssa doing the same. ¨Estás cansada? Liam y Aiden ya están dormido.¨ Namur blinked. Ace spoke Fishman? Before he could react to that, Alyssa gave a nod and stood up, going over to Ace. When Alyssa was next to the assassin, he turned around and started walking towards the room the children had, Alyssa moving to grab Ace's hand. Ace didn't hold back, but let her hold onto him.
When they were gone, Pops asked what had happened, both since the girl had been with him, and the fact she was crying. Namur explained it, also saying she spoke Fishman, something Pops knew was really rare. Pops gave him a curious look. ¨What Ace said, was that spoken in Fishman?¨ Namur gave a nod. ¨It was. I didn't know he spoke it. Very few do, barely anyone. Much less people who are not fishmen or mermen.¨ Namur would be sure to speak to Ace about that. That, and he would like to be more around Alyssa. She was a cute child, and he liked that she had dared to speak to him, be close to him. She was really strong-willed.
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Marco felt himself waking up, something waking him, a sound and small movement, he believed. As he woke up more, the sleep fog going away, he heard harsh breathing, almost sounding panicked. Marco blinked, getting accustomed to the dark and getting the sleepiness out of his eyes, and saw Ace's body in front of him, laying on its side, body tense, it moving with the harsh breathing. Marco's first instinct was to reach out and check on Ace, the assassin clearly having woken up from a nightmare, but quickly remembered what had happened the last time when he had tried touching Ace after a nightmare, making Ace panic more.
Marco moved to lean a bit up on his right arm, to be more prepared for a reaction from Ace. ¨Ace, yoi?¨ Tried Marco, hearing Ace's breath hitch for a second, body giving a startle, still seeming panicked. ¨Ace, yoi. It's me, yoi. You're fine, yoi.¨ Marco noticed Ace's body moving with the breaths, Ace giving something akin to a nod, trying to calm down by taking breaths, but still panicking. Marco, seeing Ace had responded, or half-responded, to him with a nod, dared to carefully moved his hand to Ace's shoulder, touching carefully. ¨Hey, yoi. It's fine, yoi.¨
Ace gave something akin to a nod again, still trying to calm down. After a second, Marco heard a choked breath and small cough that sounded like a half-sob too.
Marco was a bit shocked to hear that, knowing that came from when one choked on one's tears as they were panicked. Marco sat up, quickly and carefully, leaning against the headboard, moving a hand to Ace's shoulder that was at the bed, carefully moving it to be under Ace, halting for a second in case Ace would react badly to it. Ace tensed more, breathing still harsh and giving another choked cough, but nothing more than that. Marco felt that Ace knew where he was, which was something. Marco moved his arm to help Ace sit up, to make it easier for Ace to get his breathing back under control and calm down, Ace choking on his breath and possibly tears. Marco knew sitting up would help that.
When Ace was up more, half sitting, Marco got a look at his face and saw he was right in thinking Ace was crying, tears going down his cheeks.
Marco carefully moved Ace a bit closer to him, moving to carefully have a hand around Ace's back, letting Ace rest against his chest, the hand stroking Ace's back. Marco gave a small hushing sound. ¨Hey, yoi. It's fine, just breathe, yoi. You're safe, yoi.¨ Ace gave another choked breath and cough, sounding like a half-sob, Marco feeling his shirt growing wet. Marco moved his hand on Ace's back comfortingly and calmingly, moving the other to a candle on a desk behind Ace, lighting it up with his powers, making the room a bit more lit up, hoping it would help. When it was lit, he moved the hand to Ace's hand, holding it softly and stroking it with his thumb. ¨It's fine, yoi. You're fine, yoi.¨
Ace's body shook as he gave another choked breath, choking on his tears, body half trembling now. Marco gave some small hushing sounds, trying to help calm Ace down, hoping it would help. Ace moved a hand to his shirt, grabbing onto it, choking on his tears again as he did it. Marco sat up more straight, bringing Ace with him, moving his hand on his back in calming motions, hoping it to both calm Ace down and help him breathe, the other holding around Ace's hand that wasn't holding onto him, stroking it with his thumb.
Seeing Ace reacting like this, not only panicking, but being so emotional, made Marco believe this might not only be a nightmare, but a memory, knowing Ace was already on edge from being around the children so much, seeing their struggles, maybe making it think about himself, remembering things he didn't want to remember. Marco continued to try comfort and calm Ace down, giving comforting and reassuring words now and then, Ace still choking on his tears occasionally, trying his best to take deep breaths, but not seeming able to at times, body shaking a bit. Marco kept himself calm the entire time, hoping that would help a bit.
It took a while, almost half an hour, but Ace managed to take some calming breaths, the shaking still there. Ace was breathing shakily, seeming to still be crying. As Ace seemed a bit more calm, at least managing to stop choking on his breath and tears, Marco moved his hand from Ace's back to his head, threading through his hair calmly, knowing that helped Ace calm down.
Marco moved his head a bit down, closer to Ace's. ¨It's okay, yoi. You're okay, yoi.¨ Ace gave a nod, doing his best to calm down, breathing starting to sound more calmed, but still shaky. Marco continued to move his hand threading through Ace's hair, the other hand holding Ace's hand that didn't grasp his shirt, thumb stroking the hand. Marco was glad Ace took his comfort, leaning on him and grasping his shirt, head leaned against his chest, close to his shoulder.
After 15 minutes, Ace calmed down more, breathing sounding more calm and body shaking less, but still a slight tremble at times. Marco had a feeling Ace had stopped crying, not seeing signs of it continuing. Marco had moved his hand to Ace's back again, resting it between Ace's shoulder blades, thumb moving comfortingly.
After a few more minutes, Ace moved and sat up, moving hands to wipe his cheeks and eyes, ridding of tear tracks and still having tears in his eyes.
Marco moved closer to Ace, moving his hand to Ace's back and stroked it, letting Ace gather himself again. Ace's hands staying on his eyes as Ace most likely was still teary. Marco didn't say anything as he stroked Ace's back, understanding Ace didn't need him speaking right now; he was calmer and tried to gather himself. After a few minutes, Ace moved his hands away from his eyes, giving a small sniff as he seemed better. Marco gave a small smile, hand stroking his back a bit more for a second. ¨How are you, yoi?¨ Ace gave a small nod. ¨Better. Thank you.¨
Marco shook his head. ¨It was nothing, yoi. Do you want to speak about it?¨ Marco knew Ace most likely didn't want that, but he needed to ask, hoping Ace would speak about it; it could help. Ace shook his head, not saying anything. Marco suppressed a small sigh. ¨Ace, yoi.¨ He started, but before he could continue, Ace shook his head, looking up at him. ¨I don't want to speak about it. Not now.¨ Marco gave a nod, moving a bit closer to Ace, resting against the headboard, Ace leaning back to rest against it himself, Marco still having his hand on his back and stroking it. After a few minutes, Marco sent a look at Ace, going to try and ask a bit more, having an idea what this was. ¨Was it a nightmare or memory, yoi?¨
Ace opened his mouth, before closing it for a second, giving a small sigh before a small nod. ¨Memory.¨
Marco gave a nod, moving his hand to Ace's head, hand threading through his hair, moving his head closer to Ace's and rested against it. ¨It's okay if you don't want to speak about it now, yoi. But, don't keep it inside, it's not good.¨ Ace was silent for a minute, before giving a sigh. ¨I'm not… ready for it yet.¨ Marco gave a nod against Ace's head. ¨It's fine. But, don't be afraid to speak to me, yoi. I will listen. I don't need to speak, we don't need to speak about it right away, but I will listen.¨ Marco needed to say that, that they didn't need to speak about it right away, but he would be there for Ace. He would let Ace tell him about it to get it off his chest, and Marco would just listen, be there for Ace.
Ace gave a small nod, before shaking his head. ¨I-. Thank you, I mean it. But, I am not ready. Not yet.¨ Marco gave a nod. ¨It's fine, yoi. Just remember I am here for you; we all are.¨ Ace gave a nod at that, not saying anything. Ace moved his hand to Marco's hand that was on the bed, holding onto it softly, Marco giving a small squeeze.
They stayed in Marco's room for a few hours, just relaxing, Ace used the first hour to completely gather himself, Marco keeping his hand stroking through his hair, the other holding onto Ace's hand. When they did get out on deck, Marco noticed Trevor sending a look at Ace, which he shook his head too, making Trevor frown. Marco had a feeling Trevor knew something was up, maybe even knowing Ace had had the memory and broken down, Trevor seeming to know Ace well. Marco stayed close to Ace the first few hours, just to show he was there for him, especially when the children woke up and came out.
Marco would always be here for Ace, ready to listen, speak, or anything Ace might need.
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Izou sat on a barrel out on deck, enjoying the nice weather it was. It was a sunny and generally good day, and many seemed to enjoy it. Most were on the upper deck, where it was usually the warmest, meaning it was a bit more empty at the main deck. Some of the commanders were there, same with Pops. Pops had been at the upper deck earlier, but had walked down now as it was starting to get later in the day, closing in on dinner time, which Thatch was helping prepare. As Izou sat and relaxed, closing his eyes for a few minutes, he soon heard small footsteps coming closer.
When the crossdresser opened his eyes, he was a bit shocked to see Annie there, looking down at the deck.
When Annie was closer to him, the girl stopped and looked everywhere but him, looking scared and unsure. Izou gave a smile. ¨Hi, Annie.¨ He tried, hoping the girl might say a hi back. Annie looked unsure, and as Izou was on his way to ask if she wanted anything, Annie made an unsure sound and held her hand out, holding the hair tie Ace had given her. It was first then Izou noticed the girl didn't have her hair in a ponytail as she had the last couple of days. Izou remembered what Ace had said and gave a smile.
¨Want me to braid your hair?¨ Annie gave a small nod, still not looking at him.
Izou gave a smile, before moving down from the barrel, making Annie take a step back. When Izou stood, he moved to sit down on his knees, not caring that his kimono touched the deck; he would gladly get some dirt on it for the little girl. When he sat, he moved so some of the kimono was out in front of his legs, patting it. ¨You can sit down here, and I can braid your hair.¨ Annie gave an unsure sound and looked around to the left, looking unsure, before slowly and tentatively taking a step forward and sitting down at the edge of his kimono. Izou noticed Pops having a smile as he saw this, as well as the other commanders on deck.
Izou gave a small hum as he looked at the young girl's hair. It was long and beautiful, golden locks going down her back. ¨Could I get the hair tie?¨ Annie gave a nod and carefully held the hair tie up, and Izou slowly took it as to not frighten the child. He placed the hair tie next to him and looked at the unsure and scared girl. ¨Tell me if I pull too hard, or if it hurts.¨ Annie gave a nod, and Izou carefully moved his hands to Annie's hair, giving it a careful stroke to feel how smooth it was, just to know how he should make the braid.
Izou soon moved his hands to the front of the girl's head, knowing a lot of her hair was in her face, the reason she had wore the hair tie and wanted him to braid it. Izou carefully divided the hair into parts, before starting to move them to braid the hair, taking on more hair as he got further back, making sure to keep the hair away from her face, showing how cute and beautiful the girl was. As Izou had done a quarter of the braid, deciding to not braid all of her hair, but around a third and have the rest in a ponytail, Izou pulled at a small tangle, as he had done before, but this time the small girl made a flinch, Izou obviously pulling a bit to hard or fast.
Izou held the braid secured in one hand and moved the other to stroke where he had pulled. ¨I'm sorry, Honey. I didn't mean that.¨ Annie gave small nod, still being tense. Izou proceeded more careful after that, not wanting to cause more pain to the small girl. Annie was still tense, but relaxed a bit when Izou did it more carefully, also using a hard to try and stroke her head to hopefully make her relax and understand he didn't mean to it. It took some time, around half an hour, as he did his best to be careful, but the braid was soon done, and Izou moved to grab the hair tie, moving to to make a ponytail where the braid ended.
When it was done, Izou gave a smile and stroke to the braid to make sure it was good. ¨There, Honey. All finished.¨ Annie gave a nod, and moved a hand to her hair, feeling the braid. Izou gave a smile and moved a hand to his pocket and took a mirror out. ¨Here, Honey.¨ Annie looked at him, looking hesitant, but carefully moved to take the mirror, Izou offering it too her. When Annie held the mirror, she looked at herself. Annie looked shocked, moving a hand to her hair again, feeling it. Izou gave a smile. ¨Do you like it, Honey?¨ When Annie didn't answer, head turned away from him, Izou was on his way to ask again, when he heard a small sniff. Izou gave a frown, before he noticed Annie's shoulders shaking, another sniff being heard, and Izou realized Annie was crying.
Izou didn't know what to do in this moment, not sure if he had done anything wrong or not. When he looked to his left, he saw Ace there, giving a calm look and smile, moving a hand to his face in a wiping manner. Izou gave a nod, and got a bit more confident that he hadn't done anything wrong. Izou moved himself a bit, making him able to look at the child's face. Izou gave a kind look as he moved one hand to hold onto his sleeve of his kimono, the other moving to Annie's face, before moving the other to wipe her tears away with the sleeve of his kimono.
Annie gave a small sob, before nodding at him when her eyes were half-dried. ¨I- I like it.¨ The girl said as she wiped her tears more.
Izou gave a smile, remembering this had happened before with Alyssa, when she was with Namur and had accidentally injured herself, making the fishman worried. The children weren't used to kindness, and therefore didn't know how to act right now, ending up crying as they were happy, shocked, relieved, and really emotional. ¨That's good, Honey. It looks really good on you too.¨ Annie gave a nod, wiping at her tears again, giving another sob. Izou moved his hand and wiped her tears again, seeing Annie trying to hide them, before giving a smile to Annie. ¨It's fine, Honey. It's okay to cry.¨ Annie gave a nod, but still tried to hide her tears, although a bit less than before.
After a few minutes, Annie sniffing and a few stray tears making their way down her face at this point, Izou drying them away at a few points, Izou noticed Whiskey coming out on deck with Liam, Alyssa, and Aiden moving towards the galley, clearly lunchtime for the children. Izou gave a smile to Annie. ¨Honey, it's lunch now. The others are going to the galley, you should go with them.¨ Annie looked behind her, eyes still glassy, and saw the others. Annie stood up, before looking at Izou. Annie moved a hand shyly to her face, before holding a hand out to him. Izou gave a smile, taking it as he stood up.
¨Of course I'll join you, Honey,¨ Then they walked to the galley together, Izou catching a glimpse of a smiling Pops. Izou was glad the child trusted him himself. He liked Annie.
-x-
Whitebeard walked out on deck after dinner, having stayed behind as he spoke with some of his sons and daughters. He always enjoyed that.
When he walked out on deck, he took a few steps, before he heard a small thump, and looked down in front of him, seeing Aiden there, having fallen down, looking up at him.
Seeing that Aiden was looking up meant that maybe he had fallen as he looked up at the captain, losing his balance as he needed to really look upwards for the small child, and the child already had poor balance from what he had gone through. At first, the captain wasn't sure what he should do, seeing the child looking at him scared. He knew Ace was close by, even Whiskey was out with the children now, and he might let the child be with them. But, at the same time, this might be good for the child. What would Whitebeard do if it was one of his children? He would help them up, that was a given.
The captain carefully crouched down and held his hand out for the child, offering to help him up.
Whitebeard would have lifted the person up if it was one of his children, but he was sure Aiden wouldn't like that. Aiden would take the hand if he wanted to, and if not, Whitebeard would let the child be and have one of the others handle this. He knew he was big and could look threatening. It took a few seconds, but Aiden carefully and shakily moved a hand to his, laying it on it and slowly standing up with it as a leverage. Whitebeard didn't moved his hand, not wanting to frighten the child.
When the small child was up on his feet, Whitebeard carefully moved his hand away, giving a smile to the child, before moving to his chair carefully. When he sat down and looked towards the child again, he saw Aiden looked a bit confused, before walking on again, stumbling a bit at one point, but it went fine. The child went over to Whiskey, who was at the railing, sitting down on the deck next to her, Liam close by. The children were out for a small while more, before they headed to their room to sleep, Whiskey joining them.
After an hour, one of the navigators came and said they would reach Sokcho in 3 days, maybe 2 if the wind stayed as strong as it did. They had been really lucky.
When the man left again, Thatch looked at him. ¨Pops. When we get there, how will we tell them what the children have been through?¨ Whitebeard frowned, not sure how to answer that. It would be hard to tell them what the children had been through. Before the captain could come up with a response, Ace spoke up to his left. ¨I can tell them.¨
Whitebeard nodded. He would have said that Bay could do it, as she was the best at handling this like this before. But, Ace, or the other assassins, could also handle it. ¨Are you sure, son?¨ He asked, just to be sure. Whitebeard knew it would be hard. Ace gave a nod. ¨I've done it before.¨ Whitebeard nodded. ¨Okay, son.¨ Ace gave a nod to that, not looking bothered by it. But, what bothered the captain, was the fact Trevor and Marco sent a look at Ace, looking half worried. He had a feeling there was something there, but he couldn't do much unless he was told about it. He hoped it would go fine.
Ace was the best at handling it, but it had to be tough for the assassin. He wondered how he would take it when the children left. Not only because he seemed to like the children, but because he knew Ace looked tired at times, looking worn. And,, the looks from Marco, Bay, Trevor, and Mika didn't help.
-x-
They could see the outline of the island, soon arriving at the island. It had taken two and a half days, the wind being nice. They had had a lot of fun with the children; they were cute and really innocent even after everything they had been through. They had had a lot of times when the children had cried or broken down from them being kind, or something they didn't expect happening, like when Marco had changed into his phoenix once, scaring Liam.
What had the captain feel happy, was that Aiden had been sitting close to his chair at times, and one day, he had suddenly said ¨Pops?¨ shocking many. He had never spoken around them. The captain had acted calm and said a ¨Yes, son?¨ making the child cry, but it was fine. The child had maybe never been able to speak and not be yelled at and injured. The captain would miss them when they went back home.
As they were closing in on the island, they saw people standing on the docks. Ace went over to Annie at the railing, who was looking at the island they could see.
When they got a bit closer, still a bit away, they were able to half make out the ones at the dock. Annie, who stood beside Ace, made a sound and moved her hands to be in front of her mouth. Ace gave a small chuckle and look at the child. ¨See someone you know?¨ Annie gave a nod, looking happy, sad, relieved, and everything at once. Ace had a smile as he crouched down next to the child. ¨Who is it?¨ Annie moved a hand and pointed at two people at the docks, standing together and looking nervous. Ace moved a hand to Annie's back and gave a pat. ¨We'll soon dock and you can go to them.¨ Annie gave a nod at that, looking full of emotions.
As they were this close, the other children soon came out on deck too, all of them reacting differently to seeing the ones at the dock.
Liam laughed and clapped his hands, looking happy, saying ¨Daddy!¨ as he most likely saw his father at the dock. Aiden was smiling and crying, waving at the ones at the dock, the ones there waving back. Alyssa was looking shocked and stunned, not sure if what she was seeing was real. Ace looked at Alyssa, moving over and giving a smile as he crouched next to her. ¨Te vuelves a casa, todos ustedes.¨ Alyssa gave a nod, still looking shocked.
Ace could see a fishwoman at the dock and a man beside her, which was human, most likely Alyssa's parents.
As they got closer, Ace moved to lift Aiden, who had started to sob, trying to comfort the child. The pirates around looked understandingly at the children, looking happy that they would go home, but also sad they had to leave their ship. But, it was for the best.
When they docked at the island, Ace carried Aiden off the ship, Marco carrying Liam, as they had issues walking still, but was better. Annie and Alyssa ran off the ship, meeting what was most likely their parents halfway, hugging each other, all of them crying, the children almost sobbing. Ace moved over to the ones that were moving towards him, handing Aiden over to the woman, who instantly hugged the boy, the man beside him doing the same. The boy was crying, the parents having teary eyes as they looked relieved and happy, Ace seeing the same with Liam, who was sobbing.
Ace looked at the ones in front of him, the man looking at him, trying to rid of his teary eyes as he spoke. ¨Thank you. I- we can't thank you enough.¨ Ace shook his head. ¨It's fine, we're glad they are home now. But, there are still some things I would like to inform you of.¨ The man and woman gave a nod, the man looking at the woman. ¨I'll speak to him Sadie. You take care of Aiden.¨ The woman, Sadie, nodded, hugging her child closer, tears going down her cheeks. Ace looked at the man. ¨I would like to take it with all of you together, one of each of the parents or guardian, to make it easier for everyone.¨ The man gave a nod, using a hand to wipe his tears, taking a breath. ¨Is it bad?¨ Ace gave a nod. ¨It's not good.¨ The man nodded, looking back and giving a smile at his child and the woman, most likely his wife.
Ace looked at the man. ¨Mister?¨ The man shook his head. ¨Call me Phil.¨ Ace gave a nod. ¨Phil. Could you move to the benches over there?¨ Said Ace, pointing at some benches a bit away. ¨And I will get the rest so we can get this over.¨ Phil gave a nod, ¨I think Odin, our mayor, would like to join. The man in the suit.¨ Ace gave a nod. "I'll be sure to bring him too.¨ The man nodded, before turning and giving a hug to Aiden in his wife's arms, then moving to the benches. Ace then went and got the rest, getting Liam's mother, Alyssa's father, and Annie's father. When they all had moved towards Phil, Ace got Odin, the mayor, telling he had information to give them, and the man agreed to go with him to the others.
When they all were at the benches and Ace was sure none of the others could hear, he asked the parents to sit down, which they did reluctantly, understanding it would be really bad. The mayor said he would stand and Ace didn't say anything against it. Ace took a breath before he started to explain where they had found the children, their injuries, how they were now and everything that had happened.
-x-
Namur stood and watched the children reuniting with their parents again, an emotional reunion to say the least. After a minute, he did notice Ace grabbing one from every family and one other, taking them to the side and having them sit down as he started to speak, the fishman understanding Ace was telling them everything, seeing the parents looking shocked and horrified, but listening. Namur was a bit saddened to know that the children would no longer be with them, but he was glad they were home with their families. They belonged here, not on a pirate ship. It was a nice island too, looking to be a friendly one.
After a minute of looking at the island, a voice to his side had him look over. ¨Perdón, Namur?¨
Namur looked over and saw Alyssa in the arms of a fishwoman, most likely Alyssa's mother. She was stunning, like her daughter. The woman looked to be a Halfmoon Betta, her skin dark pink, closing on on purple, same reddish eyes as Alyssa, beautiful fins on her arms that moved now and then, growing lighter towards the end, even having blueish tones which fit perfectly. A darker fin was on her head, looking like hair the way it was long and was hanging down her side and back to half her arm and back, a bit wavy. Namur could see the resemblance between it and Alyssa's hair. ¨Sí?¨ Answered Namur, wondering what this was about. The woman gave a thankful smile. ¨Mi hija me había dicho que usted fue muy atento a ella, y me gustaría dar las gracias.¨
Namur shook his head. ¨No se preocupe, señora. Solamente hice lo que una persona debe hacer. Ella es una niña fuerte.¨ The woman shook her head. ¨Llámeme Belladonna. Y nunca puedo agradecerle, o cualquier en este barco, por lo que usted ha hecho. Tengo mi hija de vuelta a salvo.¨ Namur gave a smile, just glad to have brought the child home to her family. ¨Hice lo que fue justo. Ella debe estar en casa con su familia. Y debo decir, ella es tan bonita como su mamá.¨ Belladonna gave a smile. ¨Gracias, Namur.¨ Namur shook his head, saying it was fine. The woman gave a nod and small bow, before she turned around to leave. Alyssa looked at him. ¨Adios, Namur. Espero que verte otra vez.¨
Namur smiled. ¨Adios, Alyssa. Espero que te veré también.¨ Namur gave a nod to Belladonna, which she gave back, before she left, hugging her daughter close again as they left, Alyssa looking happy. Namur was glad the girl was back home.
-x-
Whitebeard looked as the children was reunited with their family, everyone looking happy and crying, glad to see each other again.
He saw Ace taking some of them to speak to them and he was sure it was to tell them about what the children had been through and how they were doing now. The captain could see them looking horrified, but Ace seemed to do an amazing job in explaining calmly and letting them take it in. He also noticed a woman, most likely Alyssa's mother as she held the child, speaking to Namur. The captain heard they spoke Fishmen, Namur looking glad by the fact Alyssa looked happy, the mother doing the same, seeming to thank Namur.
When the woman left with Alyssa, giving a smile to him, which he returned, he noticed the people Ace talking to moved away from him, everyone aside one man, who he believed to be Alyssa's father, Ace making some motions to his arms and back, most likely explaining about the fins and the other things in detail to the man, who looked horrified and sick, but seemed to listen closely, Ace explaining calmly. The captain was sure none of them could do it as calm; maybe only Bay.
After another minute, he noticed a man coming onto the ship and came to stand in front of him.
The man gave him a bow. ¨Mister Newgate, I am Odin, mayor on this island. I thank you so much for bringing the children back. It means a lot to us.¨ Whitebeard gave a smile, shaking his head. ¨Call me Whitebeard. And, it is nothing. They needed to get home. I only wish we had better things to tell.¨ Odin gave a sigh. ¨What they went through was horrible, but they are alive and doing okay. I do wish you had more with you, but this is better than nothing.¨
Whitebeard frowned. ¨You've had others being taken from here?¨ Odin gave a nod, having a somber look. ¨Unfortunately, yes. The last years we have had issues with people coming here and destroying things, taking things, unfortunately abusing, and taking people, often children, away. We don't have much to compete with, even though we try our best. We've lost many.¨ Whitebeard nodded, sad to hear that.
This island was a bit to the side, not having many visitors, many not even knowing of the island. Whitebeard looked down at his side, looking at Izou. ¨Izou, son, go get one of our flags and give it to Odin.¨ Izou gave a nod and smile to him, knowing what he was doing. The captain then sent a look to Haruta. ¨Daughter, please go and get a Den Den.¨ Haruta nodded and headed off to grab one. When Haruta was off, Whitebeard looked at Odin, who looked confused at what he was doing.
¨Odin, you are now under our protection; the flag signalizing it. People will know to leave you alone and not cause issues. If someone does, call us on the Den Den and we will show up to rid of them.¨
Odin looked stunned at that, opening and closing his mouth a few times before he found words. ¨I- Are you sure?¨ The captain nodded, he could not be more sure. ¨I am. Not only because you deserve to be safe, as people should be, but because we help the ones we care about, and we do that with the children and those around them.¨ Odin gave a nod, still looking shocked, but had a look of gratitude. ¨Thank you, New- Whitebeard. I mean it, thank you. This is more than we could ever ask for.¨ Whitebeard gave a smile. ¨It is nothing. We want you to be safe.¨ The man gave a bow and thanked them again, really seeming relieved by this.
It wasn't long before Izou and Haruta came with the flag and Den Den, Jozu going and helping them hand the flag up, making sure it was clearly visible from afar, explaining again to Odin that he was to call if anyone was being a nuisance. The man promised to do it, thanking them again. After hanging the flag up and handing the Den Den over, showing how it worked, the pirates needed to leave as this was off their course. The ones at the island came and thanked them, Odin telling the news that they were now protected. The parents to the children all came and thanked him, bowing and being really happy to have their children back. Whitebeard was glad to be able to bring them back.
They soon left, glad to know the children were happy. The captain would make sure they stopped by the island when they had the time.
-x-BONUS-x-
Sengoku looked at the news he just got from a marine captain. According to it, Whitebeard had just taken another island, called Sokcho, which was a normal island that couldn't even provide anything for anyone. Just a small island no one cared about. Why would the pirate even think of an island like that? What was his plan with this? There had to be a reason, maybe the island had something hidden; no one did go there anyway.
Sengoku was thinking of sending a ship there to check; to be sure it wasn't anything dangerous there.
That's the chapter, hope you enjoyed
If you have the time, I greatly appreciate feedback
I hoped you liked the children adjusting and I know I could have done a lot more, but I don't want to make these chapters too long. There is still the one shot series where I can make more of this and I do have scenes I didn't add since I didn't want to make it too long
Also, if you want the pirates to go to the island again, to see how the children are, please tell and I will have a visit later if people want it
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Here is the translation and I would love to hear what you think of how this worked, how it fit and the way I chose to translate it
Translations:
Perdón, no fue mi intención = Sorry. Did not mean
Tú hablas? = You speak?
No soy bueno en el idioma de los humanos = Not good at human speak
Está bien. Pero, no sujeta tu brazo de esa manera; te estás haciendo daño. No quiero que te hagas daño = It's okay. But don't grasp your hand like that; you're hurting yourself. I don't want you to be hurt
Y eres humano, cada persona en este barco son = And you are human, everyone on this boat are
No soy humano. Ellos dijeron que no soy humano = Not human. They said not human
Eres humano, como yo y las otras aquí. Los aquellos en ese lugar fuiste adentro no fueron humanos = You're human, like me and the others here. Those at the place you were weren't human
Tu brazo; está sangrando = Your arm; it's bleeding
No, aquí. Es mejor usar una tela. Bay, la doctora, puede míralo luego = No, here. It's better to use a cloth. Bay, the doctor, can look at it later
No. Como este = No. Like this
Puedo? = Can I?
No te lastimaré, quiero ayudarte; yo prometo = I won't hurt you, I want to help; I promise
Hala. Todo hecho = There. All done
Está bien a estar asustada, a gritar = It's okay to be scared, to cry
Estás cansada? Liam y Aiden ya están dormido = Are you tired? Liam and Aiden are already asleep
-Second conversations-
Te vuelves a casa, todos ustedes = You're going home, all of you
Perdón, Namur? = Excuse me, Namur?
Sí? = Yes?
Mi hija me había dicho que usted fue muy atento a ella, y me gustaría dar las gracias = My daughter has told me you were very kind to her, and I would like to thank you
No se preocupe, señora. Solamente hice lo que una persona debe hacer. Ella es una niña fuerte = It was nothing, miss. I only did what a person should do. She is a strong child
Llámeme Belladonna. Y nunca puedo agradecerle, o cualquier en este barco, por lo que usted ha hecho. Tengo mi hija de vuelta a salvo = Call me Belladonna. And I can never thank you, or any on this ship, for what you have done. I have my daughter back safe
Hice lo que fue justo. Ella debe estar en casa con su familia. Y debo decir, ella es tan bonita como su mamá = I did what was right. She should be home with her family. And I must say, she is just as beautiful as her mother
Gracias, Namur = Thank you, Namur
Adios, Namur. Espero que verte otra vez = Bye, Namur. Hope I see you again
Adios, Alyssa. Espero que te veré también = Goodbye, Alyssa. I hope I'll see you again too