One Piece: Strawhat Theater
"Our Mrs. Monkey"
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On the way to Fishmen Island...
Sanji had begun work on lunch, when he sensed her. He looked to his right and down to see Ace sitting on the floor nearby, staring at him. He stared back.
"Shouldn't you be chasing after Chopper?" He asked.
"Kitty said he had to go be a doctor," Ace said. She looked up at him plaintively. "And I'm hungry..."
Oh no, Sanji groaned. Of course she'd be hungry: She was Monkey D. Luffy's child too.
"Can I have some food please?" She asked.
... And also Nami's child, he was painfully reminded as he looked into her amber eyes, so much like her mother's...
Damnit,Sanji thought. On one hand, before him was the child of the man he hated more than any other in the world for taking his Nami-swan, and yet would do anything for at the same time. And on the other, she was the daughter of the woman he would do anything in the world for, no questions asked.
... And she was incredibly adorable to boot.
"You can starve," Sanji said with a growl, before he smiled and pulled out a few cookies he'd stocked the ship with. "After having a few of these."
"Yay!" Ace cheered, taking the cookies and eating them messily. "Thank you Sanji!"
"You're welcome kid," Sanji sighed, "you're welcome..."
Wouldn't be so bad. After all, half of her was Nami, and given the foxy lady she'd turned out to be, her daughter might turn out just as well. Even with Luffy's genes.
I hope I'm around to see that, he thought with a grin.
Luffy frowned. "For some reason I feel like killing Sanji."
"Kill him later, focus on ME!" Nami screamed.
"Sorry dear," Luffy said with a grin, and Nami was soon screaming other things...
Robin's heart stood no chance against Ace-chan, and she took to playing with the adorable little girl every day over the course of their journey to Fishmen island when Luffy or Nami were indisposed. Ace giggled and ran about the grassy deck, chasing Robin's waving hands as they appeared and disappeared. Robin smiled, and the hands ceased their game to grab Ace and tickle her.
"Heheheheeheh! Hahaahahaha!" The little girl giggled as Robin slowly walked up to her. She stretched her arms up and whined as Robin stood in front of her, and Robin reached down to pull the little girl into her real arms. Ace-chan laughed and snuggled against her, and Robin's smile turned wistful.
"Ace-chan! Where are you?" Luffy cried. "Come on, let's go play!"
"Yay!" Ace cried, jumping out of Robin's arms and running to her father. She jumped into his arms and they both laughed as he spun his daughter around. Nami came up from the lower decks, and with a shake of her head and warm smile she caught her daughter from the other side and kissed the top of her head. The wistful smile remained on Robin's face, and she held her shoulders.
"Ah, Robin-swan, you are looking radiant today," Sanji complimented, at her side almost in an instant. Robin smiled at Sanji.
"Thank you..." She looked back at the happy family, and she sighed as her smile became sad.
"Mm?" Sanji asked, tilting his head curiously. "Robin-swan? What's wrong?"
"Hm... just a bit of selfish longing, I suppose," Robin said wryly. Sanji clutched his chest with both hands.
"The pangs of maternal instinct blossoming in a young woman! Ahhh..."
"Flattering of you," Robin chuckled.
Sanji gave her a roguish wink. "Honestly, any man would be proud to make a woman like you a mother."
Robin smiled back. "You proudest of all," she said.
Sanji's nose exploded with blood, and he bounced off the mast and into the forward hatch to the gunner's nest. Robin sighed, and looked over at Zoro who was sleeping peacefully nearby.
"Oh well," she said. "Plenty of fish in the sea..."
New Marineford...?
This was it. The last adventure had been had, and the dream was over. Luffy was led out to the execution platform, a million people crowded around from every nation and state around the world. Within that crowd Luffy knew were his crew, helpless to do anything.
And Nami, his wife... And Ace, his daughter... And maybe even his grandpa, somewhere...
Admiral Akainu, the man who had killed his brother, stood nearby with a look of immense satisfaction on his face. Luffy, not determined to give the bastard any enjoyment, just grinned at him as he was locked to the chopping block. Even as he faced his death, dream unfulfilled, a kind of peace settled over him as the swords were raised.
If he was going to die... He was going to die with a smile.
VWORP... VWORP... VWORP... Bizarre sounds filled the air, and a figure appeared. From the figure, she appeared to be a woman clad in tight fitting, heavy duty blue armor. Her hair was black and in short pigtails just like Nami's had been back in Skypeia, and her face was cast in a determined expression.
"Who are you?" Luffy gasped.
And most importantly, atop her head she wore a straw hat while across her chest was emblazoned the Jolly Roger of the same pirate group.
"I'm Monkey D. Ace!" She cried. "I'm your time travelling super cyborg warrior daughter..." Her eyes shined in determination. "FROM THE FUTURE!"
And really, there was only one thing to say to that:
"COOOOOL!"
"SUPER BEAM CANNON!" She bellowed, firing energy blasts from her hands. The executioners were blasted away, and Luffy's chains melted. Luffy, while surprised, was nevertheless not one to let a chance for escape by and so he wrenched his hands free and unleashed his Haki (and Gear Second powered) fists upon the shocked Admiral Akainu.
The girl fought alongside him, punching with megaton super fists, blasting with super beam cannons, and generally awesoming up the place. Every Marine there got his ass kicked nine ways from Sunday, leaving only Akainu (who was now a zombie cyborg for some reason).
"FATHER..." Luffy began.
"DAUGHTER..." Ace-chan continued.
"SUPER COMBO EXPLOSION!" They bellowed, firing off energy blasts and rubber-powered fists and feet in all directions.
"ARRRGGHHH!" Akainu cried. "NOOOO! I HAVE BEEN DEFEATED!"
"I love you Luffy!" Nami cried, hugging her husband from the side. Little Ace-chan squealed happily and hugged him too. Luffy grinned at his future daughter.
"That was awesome, Future Ace-chan!"
"Yes it was! And now the future is saved!" She said, brandishing a sword she had not used once in the whole fight.
"How'd you get here anyway?" Nami asked.
"Oh, I ate the Vworp Vworp Fruit," Future Ace-chan replied. "It lets you travel through time and makes you bigger on the inside, so I can eat and never get full!"
"Aw man, I wish I had that ability," Luffy sighed. "What else can you tell us about the future?"
Future Ace-chan blushed and smiled. "You'll never guess who I'm married to."
"Married?" Luffy asked, feeling a strange sensation in his chest. It was kind of like anger, and friendship, and a desire to protect his nakama yet far more... Primal.
"LUFFYYYY!" Franky shouted, appearing with a nametag that said "FUTURE FRANKY" on his chest. "She's MY wife! Hello Father in law! OW!"
"This is my husband from the future, Daddy! Franky!" Future Ace-chan giggled, now suddenly wearing what appeared to be a thing strip of rubber... And nothing else. "I work with him at Water 7 and I wear nothing but this!"
"NO WAY!" Usopp cried, appearing with explosions behind him. "I'M Ace-chan's husband! The Great Captain Usopp! Conquerer of the Seas and King of the Pirates!"
"Oh Usopp, you're so manly!" Ace-chan sighed, now wearing a leopard print bikini and kissing his feet. "Tell me again how you defeated Arlong!"
"Well, since you asked," Usopp laughed.
"ACE-CHWAN!" Sanji cried, appearing in futuristic robot armor (which Future Ace-chan was now wearing again). He kissed Ace-chan deeply, and gave Luffy a thumbs up.
"Don't worry Luffy! I'll take good care of your daughter! And some other daughters too, on the side, but don't let it get around huh?" Sanji asked, elbowing Luffy gently.
"Luffy? Luffy? Luffy?"
"AH!" Luffy shot awake, looking around. He was on the Thousand Sunny's deck, and his wife had been trying to wake him. "Huh...?"
"Hey, you nearly slept through the lunch call," Nami said with a teasing look. "You feeling okay?"
Luffy looked over at Sanji, standing in the doorway to the aquarium lounge. His daughter was happily munching on some snacks while Sanji smiled down on her.
"Good, huh?" Sanji asked.
"Yeah!" Ace-chan said. She giggled. "Can Sanji cook for me forever?"
"The way you eat kid?" Sanji said with a short laugh, "we'd probably have to get married."
"GUM GUM PISTOL!"
Sanji was sent flying back into the aquarium with a crash. He soon emerged, eyes narrowed in fury.
"The hell was that for, Luffy?" He demanded.
"Luffy, what the heck did you do that for?" Nami growled. Luffy adjusted his hat as he walked over to his daughter, and took her into his arms. She smiled up at him, innocence personified.
"Nothing Sanji," Luffy finally said. "Just a bad dream. Sorry about that."
"You should be," Sanji said. "What? Afraid your daughter might like me better than you?"
Luffy thought about it for a moment.
"Nope! Just that she might like you," he said, entering the lounge. Sanji stared after him, blinking.
"... The hell does that mean?"
Nami sighed. "I can just tell he is going to be fun when she hits her teens..."
Royal Haki + Father Stare = Ace-chan is never getting married. Ever.