Wild Cards Pirates

Wild Cards Pirates Chapter 5

Ace stood in front of Luffy as he stared down these two strangers who had boarded and kind of partly wrecked the ship that they (Ace ad Luffy) had stolen. Damn it! Who the hell are these two and what do they want?! Are they after Luffy and Ace because of the Marines? Because he is Roger’s son? That’s not fucking fair! Ace is not his father! Ace has never had anything to do with the man! The man is dead! Ace hasn’t even met him!

“What the hell do you bastards want!?” Ace growled as Luffy was hiding behind him, gripping onto Ace’s shirt as hard as he could. Luffy was scared, Ace was too. But he was going to protect Luffy! That’s his job as Luffy’s big brother! Ace already lost Sabo and his mum, he won’t lose Luffy too!

“Your Ace and Luffy right?” the guy with the not wild white hair asked. In fact, the guy had rainbow coloured hair. What the fuck…? What the hell!? Who the hell has rainbow fucking coloured hair!? Ace doesn’t know why but the white hair person seemed the most dangerous out of these two. Whoever the hell they are. Though, that fucking rainbow coloured hair really stands out… “Shanks sent me.”

“Uncle Shanks?!” Luffy beamed, but he didn’t leave Ace’s side. He promised Ace if anything happened, that he would not leave Ace’s side. No matter what.

“How do we know if you’re telling the truth?” Ace asked as he eyed the two carefully. Ace’s eyes kept going back to the white hair person… Ace wasn’t sure if they were a girl or a boy, but they were dangerous. Ace would just tell, he wasn’t sure how he could tell or how he knew, but he just need it. out of the two here, the white hair person is the most dangerous.

“I will be more than happy to let you call Shanks,” the guy smiled. “You can talk and ask him yourself if you like.”

No-one said anything as Ace just glare the two strangers down. He didn’t know them, he didn’t know if he could trust them or not. But if they were sent by Shanks… but what if they were lying? But they had to be telling the truth since they said they could call and talk to Shanks… but what if it was all a trap?

Damn it! Ace doesn’t know what to do!

Luffy’s and Ace’s stomachs both grumbled. Making Ace really annoyed and a little embarrassed as Luffy didn’t care nor was he embarrassed by it. Luffy was just hungry! Luffy just wanted food! Meat!

“I bet your hungry,” the white hair person smiled. “We have food if you want some.”

Luffy started drooling at the word food as he looked at Ace with semi puppy dog eyes. Luffy knew it was dangerous, Ace did too but they were hungry… no, they were starving… especially Luffy… but could they trust these strangers…?

“I’m Hirer,” the rainbow coloured guy told Ace as Ace flinched. This guy was one of those people? “You know what that is, don’t you?”

Ace knew what a Hirer was, Rouge and Shanks both explained what one was to Ace ages ago. Wait… didn’t Shanks say something about knowing a Hirer here in the East Blue called Ellie or something?

Luffy had no idea what the guy was talking about but he did remember Shanks saying something about knowing a mystery person who he hires for mystery things called Ellie.

“Your Ellie?” Luffy asked from behind Ace.

Eli sighed at the stupid nickname and thought to him, ‘Shanks… I am going to fucking kill you.’ Eli could never understand how Shanks got Ellie from Eli or why the hell, no matter how many times Eli tells Shanks to not call him that, why the damn bastard still calls him it! It is either Elijah or Eli! Not fucking Ellie!

Eli smiled as he nodded his head. “It’s Elijah, but people call him Eli. Shanks is the only one who calls him Ellie. That’s right. Shanks asked me to come find you.”

“Don’t you mean he hired you?” Luffy asked with his head titled to the side. “Shanks says you’re a mystery person who he hires to do mystery things Ellie.”

GOD DAMN IT!

“Eli,” Eli told Luffy but kept a friendly smile on his face, though, internally he was about ready to kill Shanks and struggle this kid for calling him Ellie. “But yeah, pretty much.”

Ace looked between Eli and Luffy and the white hair person. Who the hell is this white haired person? And why are they with Ellie?

“Who’s that?” Ace asked as he pointed at the white hair person.

“My special friend Char,” Eli answered.

“Hello,” the white hair person smiled and waved.

“Are you a girl or boy?” Luffy asked Char. Not being sure if they were a girl or boy. “Nee! Ellie! Chara! Do you two poop?”

“Luffy!” Ace shouted at his younger for asking such a stupid and rude question. Why the hell did Luffy ask them that anyway!? and why the hell did Luffy ask Char if they were a girl or boy? Though… it was a good question… but that’s not the point! The point is that Luffy shouldn’t be asking questions like the do you two poop one!

“That’s a secret!” Char winked as they put their finger to their mouth. “But if you’re a good boy, I’ll let you know. And yes, I do poop.”

“You didn’t have to answer that…” Eli and Ace both said to Char. Neither of them knowing why Char did answer it.

“So?” Char smiled. “Call Shanks and food?”

“Food!” Luffy cheered with a Luffy smile.

“Call Shanks first Lu,” Ace told Luffy. “And if these guys check out and are telling then I guess we can eat…”

“Food!” Luffy cheered and smiled again.

East Blue, with the Wild Card Pirates…

“Macey!” Ryouta shouted as he kicked the door down to their small infirmary. Ariel was probably going to kill Ryouta for doing it later, but right now, Ryouta was more worried about his little sister then the consequences of his actions. There was nothing else and no-one else more important than Macey! “Are you okay!? We heard a scream!”

Ryouta looked at Core quickly behind him, making sure that Core was okay and hopefully without him or anyone else noticing. Okay, maybe there might be something or rather, someone who is more important than Macey to Ryouta, not that he would admit it out loud.

Macey looked at her older brother like he was some kind of idiot while Jace, Phoenix and Core just sighed and shook their heads. Ryouta always overreacts when it comes to his little sister, they all kind of knew why. It’s not like Ryouta ever kept his and his sister’s past a secret from the crew or anything. But still, somethings Ryouta is just plain old stupid and idiotic and just overreacts majorly. Then again, what is new? The whole crew know that Ryouta has a very bad and at times, an extreme sister complex.

“I’m fine,” Macey told her brother. “And I wasn’t the one who screamed.”

If it wasn’t Macey who screamed then who did…?

“Sorry,” the blonde boy who Ariel fished out of the sea said as he bowed his head. “The scream was me. I apologise for that.”

Before Ryouta or anyone could say anything, they all heard a very pissed off voice yelling.

“RYOUTA!”

Everyone could see Ryouta shiver at the voice. Then again, it was Ariel and the mermaid could be quite scary when she wanted to be, and sometimes when she doesn’t want to be.

“I’m sorry!” Ryouta shouted as he turned to see the mermaid floating over to him on the weird bubble thing. She looked pissed and Ryouta was really sorry. Ryouta was bowing to her with his head down, eyes closed and towards the ground and his hands together, almost as if he was praying, but he was begging for Ariel’s forgiveness for breaking down the door to the infirmary, again. “I’m sorry Air!”

Ariel sighed as she lightly karate chopped her stupid captain on his head. “Next time, I will throw your ass into the sea and Core will have to fish you out because I ain’t. Got it Captain?”

“Got it,” Ryouta nodded- completely understanding and everyone (but Sabo), knew that Ariel would actually do it too.

“Why do I have to fish him out?” Core asked as he pointed to himself. Looking like he didn’t understand why he was the one who had to do it.

“Because Musica won’t and you, Musica and Ariel are the only ones here who haven’t eaten a devil fruit,” Phoenix sighed- having to remind the assassin that most of their crew are devil fruit eaters. “The rest of us have, remember?”

“Oh… right…” Core nodded, forgetting that little fact for a moment.

“I’ll go make a new infirmary door, again,” Jace sighed as he walked off to go to his small work shop. “Captain! We need to get a bigger ship!”

“Why? So Ryouta has more things to break and for you to have things to fix Jace?” Fay asked. Since she was Ariel and Musica and they were here now, well, Fay is here now too. The three of them come this way and had seen Ryouta kick down the infirmary door, again, which made Ariel move faster to go yell and hurt Ryouta. Which he luckily got out of. 

Though, Fay wasn’t meaning anything rude or bad behind what she was saying/asking, nor was she being a smart ass about it. she really just wanted to know.

“If it means I get a better workshop, I don’t care,” Jace told Fay as stopped to face and talk to her. He knew that Fay meant no harm with her words, the girl was just naïve and innocent. “I just think a bigger ship so we have more rooms and storage areas and workplaces is a good idea, that’s all. I’m sure Musica would like a big space for her music stuff, right?” smiling to said person who was blushing like a cherry tomatoes at her being used as an experienced. “I’m sure that Ariel would like a bigger infirmary to work and store stuff in. Phoenix could do a new connection room, since it half of our navigation room. And I know need a better workshop and space to do my projects in. Fay could always do with more space for growing ours and her plants and stuff. Plus, I’m sure that Core would like a bigger and more updated kitchen compared to what he has now.” Grinning slightly as Jace knew the moment he brought up Core and him needing bigger and nicer space, that Ryouta would make sure it happened. What? Can’t Jace use the fact that Ryouta, that their Captain, seems to really like Core, their cook, to his advantage? But this move will 100% sell Ryouta on the ‘getting a bigger ship’ idea. “Plus, I’m sure that Macey would like her own space and navigation room where she and Phoenix aren’t almost on top of each other because they are sharing the navigation room as both of their workspaces. You know, so she can have navigation room that is only that, a navigation room.”

Jace knows use to manipulate the Captain into doing what he or the others wanted- just mostly use Core and Macey when he was using his examples and getting them to agree with it. They’re the two who mean the most to Ryouta.

“That would be nice,” Phoenix smiled thinking about it.

“T-t-true,” Musica managed to say. Still blushing since Jace had talked about her first. That meant he liked her, right?

“When you put it that way, you have a very good point.” Fay nodded to Jace. Understanding what the ex-celestial dragon was saying. Jace was making some very good points.

“A bigger infirmary and storage area for all of medicine for all of the medical things that we have and need would be great,” Ariel commented imaging it.

“I would like my own workspace so that I don’t feel like I am getting in Phoenix’s way,” Macey nodded in agreement. “And vice-versa. That would be nice… I feel like we’re walking over each other and get in each other’s way.”

“There are better kitchens than what I am working with…?” Core asked. Not knowing it since he has only really worked in small kitchens and spaces, and it’s not like the kitchen they have is awful or good or anything. It was fine, better than most kitchens and cook areas and stuffs. But if they were getting a bigger and better ship, they might as well upgrade everything. Especially the kitchen, since they use the kitchen the most out of all of the rooms in the ships. Since they all eat in their meals in there and Core pretty much lives in there, having a small room to himself right next door to the kitchen. “That would be nice… I think…”

“Then we will get a bigger and better ship when we go to the Grandline, before we go to the New World!” Ryouta decided and claimed. Since the Grandline has Water 7 which is the best place to go to get great bigger and better ships from. “And we might even get more crew mates and get a bigger crew while we’re at it.” Ryouta grinned. “Which means we will need a bigger ship for that anyway. How does that sound?”

“Like a plan!” Macey smiled as the others all nodded and agreed. That was good idea and plan- they can save up and work out what they want then. Jace will have time to draw up a rough stretch and plan of a great better and bigger ship than too.

Sabo looked confused. He wasn’t sure who the people were that were speaking nor did he know who were the people that they were talking about it. The only one in the room that Sabo even kind of knew was Macey, and even then, it was only because she was the one here when he woke up and has been talking to him.

“So…” Sabo said he looked at Macey then everyone who was in the room. “Who are all you people…?”

“We’re the Wild Cards!” Macey beamed at Sabo. “A Pirate Crew!”

Wild Cards…? Pirates…? Crew…? Sabo doesn’t think he has ever heard of them before… at least, Sabo doesn’t think he has… then again, he can’t remember much.

“Like I said before Sabo,” Macey told the blonde boy whose attention she got back again, breaking him from his train of thought. “I’m Macey. And I’m the First Mate of the crew! There’s my big brother Ryouta who is our Captain,” pointing at said brown hair and brown eyed older brother. “Also, called Wild Card Ryouta. My brother and I are both devil fruit eaters.”

“And most people call you Fire Demon Mace, Macey,” Ryouta smiled as he ruffled his sister’s blonde hair.

Fire Demon? Why do they call Macey, the Fire Demon? Does Macey have a devil fruit power? What is her devil fruit power? In fact, what is Ryouta’s devil fruit power? Actually… What is a devil fruit… now that Sabo thinks about it? It sounds so familiar… yet… it doesn’t familiar at the same time…

“Though Flame Princess Macey is rather more correct,” Ariel laughed lightly.

‘Flame Princess?’ Sabo thought. ‘Does Macey’s devil fruit have something to do with fire andflames then? Wait… what’s a devil fruit again…?’

“I’m Ariel.” Ariel the mermaid? Why does that sound like a fairy-tale or something to Sabo? “Crew’s doctor and a mermaid." Mermaids can be doctors…? Sabo never knew that… wait… Ariel is a real live mermaid!? Sabo has never a real live mermaid before! Till now that is. he has only read of them in books and seen pictures. Sabo has never met one in the flesh before… till now. “So, I fish most of these guys out of the sea when they fall in. The Marines and others like to call me the Fishy Doctor.”

That’s a lot of fish puns and jokes… just because Ariel is mermaid doesn’t mean they should use fish jokes or puns. Then again, she just used some herself…

“There’s Fay,” Ariel added pointing at said person who smiled and waved, being her usual friendly self. “She’s a little shy and our Crew’s animal and plant expert. She’s kind of our gardener. We grow a lot of our own fruit and veg. She’s a devil fruit user. Fairy Fay is what the nickname they like to call her.”

Fairy…?

“Can I take it as she has a Zoan type devil fruit that turns her into a fairy then…?” Sabo asked using logic to explain why they call her Fairy Fay.

“Yep!” Ryouta smiled. “The Wild Cards’ Fairy. Aren’t you Fay?”

“I guess so, yes,” Fay nodded. “Though Faery, as in F A E R Y, not Fairy as in F A I R Y is my last name as well.”

“I’m Jace,” Jace told Sabo. “I’m the crew’s Shipwright as well as a devil fruit eater. And I have to get to work on making a new door. If you’ll excuse me, I’m sure we can talk later at dinner if Ariel lets you out of that bed.”

Sabo nodded and watched Jace leave. Sabo was having a little bit of a hard time telling if Jace was male or female. Jace acted like a guy more than a girl, but Jace looked like a girl then a guy. So, Sabo wasn’t sure.

“Colourful Jace is what people like to call him,” Ariel told and briefly explained to Sabo. “And yes, before you say or ask, we and others call Jace, Colourful Jace because of his powers from his devil fruit.”

Him, so Jace was a guy. He was male. And serious! What the hell is a devil is a devil fruit and why the hell does it sound familiar?!

“Phoenix. Alistair Phoenix,” Phoenix told Sabo. “People like to call me the Wild Cards’ Phoenix’s Song. Devil fruit eater and communication officer and expert, explosive expert and a I’m a little bit of a weapons expert as well.” Phoenix pulled his smokes from his pocket. “I also smoke, mostly during fights or when stressed. Though, I do like to have a smoke in my mouth or behind my ear for comfort and to help with stress as well. I’m show and tell you about my fruit later, but let’s just say. There’s a reason why they call me Phoenix’s Song.”

Sabo wondered what why that was…

“There’s Musica,” Ryouta said pointing at said purple hair and purple eyed teen. “Our crew’s musician, magician, illusionist, dancer and marital arts expert.”

“And I am not a devil fruit eater,” Musica told Sabo with a friendly smile. “They like to call me the Wild Cards’ Magic Music. But just Musica will do.”

“She’s more dangerous then she looks,” Ariel told Sabo, wanting to warn the kid. Since Musica was more dangerous than she looks and a hell of a lot more dangerous then she lets on. She’s not as innocent as she looks. “Or lets on. Don’t underestimate her.”

Sabo nodded his head and made note of that.

“And last but not least,” Macey smiled. “There’s my brother’s favourite person in the whole crew!”

Core blushed lightly and ever so slightly, at that as he put his hood up of his cloak to his hide his blushing face while Ryouta looked speechless at his little sister saying that.

“Macey dear, you already introduce yourself,” Musica smirked knowing at Ryouta.

Ryouta wanted to kill Musica right now! That god damn fucking ex-noble bitch! She can be a fucking bitch sometimes! And fucking knows it all too! Ryouta swears!

“I meant other than me Musica,” Macey told Musica without missing a beat. “That’s our crew’s chef/cook, assassin, swordsman, knife, dragger and sword expert and poison expert. Our Killer Cook, Core!”

“I’m your favourite crew member…?” Core asked Ryouta, blushing.

“Core is his actual name…?” Sabo asked, looking rather confused by the name. Who calls their Core? That was a strange name to call their kid.

“Yep!” Macey smiled and nodded. “And he was my favourite member of crew too. Because he always makes my big brother happy and smile! But I have new favourite now!”

“You do?” Ryouta asked, trying to avoid having to answer the question of and about Core being his favourite person and member of the crew, since it was true and Ryouta did not want to have lie about it. Especially to and in front of Core, the guilty would eat him up.

“Who’s your new favourite?” Sabo asked. Not knowing why, he asked. 

“You Sabo!” Macey smiled all happy. “You’re my first friend my own age, so you’re my favourite!”

What…?

“But I’m not a member of your crew…” Sabo said slowly, while trying to think and remember. Was he a member of the Wild Cards…? No, Sabo was sure he wasn’t a member of the crew. He would remember that. “Right…?”

“Not yet you mean,” Macey beamed. Confirming to Sabo that he was not part or a member of the crew. “But you will be!”

What…?

“Why do you say that?” Ryouta asked, not sure if he liked that this new kid was Macey’s favourite person or not.

“We aren’t going back to the island and I’m sure that Sabo doesn’t want to back, right?” Macey asked Sabo.

“I don’t want to go back,” Sabo agreed. He didn’t want to go back. But Sabo still felt guilty and felt like he was forgetting something… or maybe someone… but who…?

“So, where else is he going to go? Who else can he go with or be with, other than us?” Macey asked but then answered. “No-one. No-where. So, Sabo might as well stay with us and be a member of our crew!”

That did make sense and was very logical sounding.  

“True,” Ariel agreed.

“I guess so…” Ryouta slowly said as he thought about it. Ryouta wasn’t sure if this was good or bad. Time will only tell Ryouta guesses.

Sabo was unsure what to think about it really. But he did know one thing, anywhere was better than where he had been. But what was Sabo forgetting about? And why it making him feel sad, angry and guilty.

“So, welcome to the crew Sabo!” Macey smiled to him. Deciding on her own that the blonde boy was going to join them, whether he or the others like it or not. “Welcome to the Wild Cards.”

Back with Eli, Char, Ace and Luffy…

“Shanks…?” Ace said talking with a snail, and a white snail at that too. Ace has only ever seen one white snail before, that was one that Rouge had making emergency phone calls with. Which she destroyed when the Marines came for them. Ace has no idea what they do though.

“Ace mate, is that you?” Ben’s voice said. “Is little Luffy with you?”

“Ben!” Luffy cheered. “I’m here too! I’m here too! Ace and I are here!”

“Hey buddy,” Ben smiled. “Shanks will be here in a moment. We’re just finished up something here and he’s having a shower. How are you boys?”

“Sabo… Mummy Rouge… they… they…” Luffy said tearing up. “The Marines… they… and there was this big ship and it… then Ace and me…. We almost… Mummy Rouge… Sabo…” Luffy started crying and rubbing his eyes, a lot. He didn’t want to cry, Ace was going to call Luffy a cry-baby again. but Luffy couldn’t help it. The Marines killed Mummy Rouge. The people in the big ship shot down and killed Sabo. Then the Marines almost killed Ace and Luffy. And Luffy missed Sabo and Mummy Rouge. He missed his big brother and Mummy Rouge.

“It’s okay Luffy, calm down,” Ben told the young raven boy. “You and Ace don’t have to say or explain anything. Elijah?”

“I’m here Ben,” Eli nodded looking at the snail as Ace just hugged Luffy and was trying to comfort his little brother. Ace wasn’t going to call Luffy a cry baby, as he feeling upset and sadden by the thought of his mother’s and brother’s deaths as well and it was taking everything that Ace had to not start crying. “I’ll bring the boys to you as soon as I can.”

“Not if Whitebeard’s people find us first,” Char told Elijah. Making a very good point. Elijah was curing in his head. “And they will find us Elijah. My nrother and his crew mates are good and are already in the East Blue.”

“Ellie?” Shanks’ voice said. “Who’s that? And why are they talking old man Whitebeard and his crew? And what is this about a brother?”

“My ‘girlfriend’ as you said when you first called me Red,” Elijah told Shanks, who he was still quite annoyed at. “This is Char.”

“Hello Mr Shanks,” Char smiled and waved at the snail. “My name is Wayward Charlie, but people call me Char for short.”

“Did you say Wayward?” Ben asked, recognising the family name of Wayward right away. The same family/last name as someone they knew. There was a Whitebeard Pirate with that name, wasn’t there? Wayward… that was Colin’s last name if Ben remembers correctly. “Like Wayward Colin? A Whitebeard Pirate?”

“Old fart Cole is my older brother, yes,” Char nodded- happy to see that Ben remembered and knew who his big brother was. “There’s a big age gap between us, roughly 15 years and I didn’t really know him but we’re still brothers. Like you asked and hired Eli to find Ace and Luffy. I was hired and asked to find them by Whitebeard and my big brother.”

“Why?!” Shanks whined.

“Seems like we’re not the only ones interested in Ace and Luffy,” Ben commented- making a mental note of it. “Elijah, we will not ask you to something stupid like fight against Whitebeard and his crew. If they get to you before we do, just let Whitebeard and his crew know that we will be coming and we will start a fight and a war for the boys if we must.”

“Right…” Elijah nodded.

“I don’t want to see or have anything to do with the old man or stupid crew!” Ace growled- not liking the Whitebeard’s name come up nor was he liking the idea of someone else coming for him and Luffy who wasn’t Shanks and his crew. Ace likes Shanks and his crew, Ace trusts Shanks and his crew. “Shanks and his crew are the only ones we need and trust!”

“Whose Whitebeard?” Luffy asked.

“Strongest man alive,” Ben answered. “But you cannot fight him Luffy.”

“Why not?” Luffy whined.

Of course, Luffy wants to fights Whitebeard. Why isn’t Ben surprised?

“If you can’t beat me then you can’t beat Whitebeard!” Ace told Luffy. “As simple as that!”

“But you can beat him, right Ace?” Luffy said looking up at his big brother with stars in his eyes.

“Of course, Lu!” Ace grinned as he ruffled his little brother’s hair. “And if they think that we will go with them, I’ll beat the shit out of them!”

“Good luck with that Firecracker,” Shanks laughed. “But don’t go fighting old man whitebeard without us, okay Firecracker? The man might be old, but there’s a reason why they call him the World’s Strongest Man.”

“Whatever,” Ace muttered as he crossed his arms.

East Blue- with Marco, Colin, Thatch and Haruta…

“But seriously Colin!” Thatch whined for probably the thousandth time and it was really getting on Marco’s nerve. “Is your younger sibling a girl or boy? Tell us! Please! Are we getting a new brother or sister? Come on, this Char is totally joining us after this! So why won’t you tell us if Char is a boy or girl!?”

Marco shook his head as he looked at the information he had written down then looked over the maps and the information that Colin had given Marco from Char. Marco was pretty sure this fight could go on forever. That’s how stubborn both Colin and Thatch are.

“Cole?” Marco said getting said brother’s attention. “Are you sure about this information from your younger brother?”

“Sibling,” Colin corrected Marco. Colin was not going to give away if Char was a girl or boy, well, at least, not yet anyway. “My younger sibling. And yes, I am very sure of the information that Char has given you. Why?”

Why was Marco asking Colin asking if he was sure about the information? Of course, Colin was sure! Char wouldn’t give Colin false or fake information.

Damn, Marco was hoping that Colin would either agree or correct Marco on the statement. Just to stop Thatch from asking stupid questions and stop Thatch from keep asking Cole if his younger sibling is a girl or boy.

“No reason,” Marco said as he was looking at the information then turned his attention to the map of East Blue, mostly the area where Char said that they and a friend were looking for/thought where Ace and Luffy are. “We are on our way to this area to meet with Char and their friend, who should have Ace and Luffy?”

“Yes,” Colin nodded. “We are on our way there. And yes, Char should have young Ace and Luffy… and they should be with their friend…” Colin looked annoyed, like he was going to murder going something, or someone.

“What’s wrong?” Haruta asked his older brother.

“Nothing,” Colin said in an almost snapping voice.

Okay, something was wrong. But what…?

“Is this about you yelling at your younger sibling about them sleeping around?” Thatch asked, remembering that Colin had been yelling at his younger sibling, Char, about sleeping around and how they stop it. Or something like that.

“Might be…” Colin muttered as he crossed his arms.

“What?” Haruta asked- confused with what was going on right now.

“Nothing Haruta,” Marco told young Haruta as Marco looked at Colin again. “Your younger sibling has a lover and you do not approve?”

Colin flinched- that was it but not it all at the same time. “It’s not that I don’t approve…” Colin muttered- trying to work out how to explain it. “It’s more like… Char doesn’t know how to date and has… well, Charlie doesn’t have the world’s best tastes in men. Almost always getting to trouble…”

Charlie? Men?

“So, Char’s name is Charlie?” Haruta smiled. Happy to see that Colin has slipped up and has given them some information about their soon to be brother or sister.

“And is into men?” Thatch smirked.

“Shut up!” Colin blushed as he realised that he had said too much. And had said things that he probably shouldn’t have. God damn it!

The odds of his younger sibling being a girl is very high right now. Then again, Char could easily be a guy, but right now, Marco would put his money on Char being a girl. Because it would explain so much about Colin, his protectiveness and his reaction to everything involving his younger sibling right now.

“So, Charlie’s a girl?” Marco asked, out of pure curiosity.

“Shut up!” Colin snapped looking pissed off as hell.

Marco wasn’t sure if it was because he guessed right or because he was wrong. But Marco would still put his money on Char being a girl. And Marco rarely ever loses a bet.

With the Whitebeard Pirate…

“You okay Pops?” Vista asked his father figure and captain as he was bringing him some food. Whitebeard has seemed to be worried and thinking a lot.

“I am fine my son, just thinking,” Whitebeard smiled- and partly lied. Not wanting to worry his children too much.  

“About?” Izou asked.

“Many things my sons, many things,” Whitebeard smiled again as he took his food from Vista and looked back out to sea. Not like saying he was thinking was a full lie, just a part lie. “This world can cruel to children for no actual reason at all at times, but then again, it’s not just children that the world gets cruel to just for nothing at all either.” Thinking of young Koala and the Fishman, Mermaids and Merfolk back at Fisherman island. This world is a cruel one when it wants to be. As well as being worried and thinking about young Ace and Luffy.

“You’re worried about young Luffy and Ace, right Pops?” a female voice said.

“You’re here again Kris,” Whitebeard said looking over to the mast where the female voice come from.

What…?

“Course I am,” Kris smirked as she hung upside from the mast. “I might not have decided if I’m joining your crew yet or not officially but that doesn’t mean that I won’t hang around.”

‘Then don’t call Pops, Pops,’ Vista thought.

Izou just sighed as he looked over the young teen. She was very pretty, about 175cm tall, looks to be 14 or 15 years old but no-one is sure how old she really is, with short midnight black hair and crystal blue eyes and wearing a purple tank shirt, purple bikini top, black shorts, black boots and a sunhat that was she was holding in place. “Shouldn’t you be with the nurses Kristal?”

“Nah,” Kris waved it off as Vista went red in the face partly seeing Kris’s boobs very clearly, though she was wearing a bikini and a shirt. The girl did not understand the word modesty at all, nor did she know how to be it either. “Already told you, didn’t I? Not interested in being nurse or doctor. If I am going to join this crew, I am going to fight like you blokes and if old man white has a problem with it still, I am more than happy to fight against him again. And what I have you told? It’s Kris, not Kristal.” It’s not the nurses or doctors could teach Kris anything new. Everything involved in medicine she already knew, since her parents had been doctors when they were alive.

“Though you got your ass handed to you last time?” Izou asked the teen. At least… Izou thinks Kris is a teen. He could be wrong. And yes, last time that Kris had fought Pops, she did get her ass handed to her. Despite what she says.

“I didn’t get my ass handed to me,” Kris told Izou, looking a little annoyed. “I just misjudged my enemy. Besides, there’s nothing your doctors and nurses can’t teach me that I haven’t already learned or been taught myself.”

‘That’s not what it looked like to us,’ Izou thought. Kris most certainly got her ass handed to her by Pops.

“I thought you had gotten off when we were back at Mania,” Whitebeard smiled, more than happy to see Kris here still. Talking about the island that Kris had pretty much demanded them to take her too. And the island where they had met.

“Nope!” Kris smiled as she let herself fall from the mast that was ten metres up in the air. Some of the Whitebeard Pirates started freaking out, thinking that the girl was going to kill or hurt herself, till she disappeared in a puff of red smoke and reappeared on Pops’ right armrest of his seat. The crew all breathed out in relief, they all forget that was she was a devil fruit eater for a moment. Damn girl gave them all heart attacks for a moment! “Your cook still owes me food and that oversize turkey of yours owes me a fight. Plus, I wanted to play Haruta again!” Kris beamed up at Whitebeard, very sweetly. “So, I decided to stay till I have those sorted.”

‘More like she just wants a reason to stay without admitting she wants to join the crew,’ Vista and Izou thought. Both a little annoyed at the teen.

“Plus, the son of Roger?” Kris smiled, a little evilly. “I may not look it but I do remember Roger. My parents knew the man really well and I remember meeting him two times when I was quiet young. I wonder if the brat is more like Roger or if he is like Rouge?” Kris wondered out loud.

Kris’s parents knew Roger and his lover?

“So…” Kris said looking up at Whitebeard again. “How long till Turkey, Haruta and Cook get back? And have you changed your mind abuot me not being fight in your crew?”

“Stop being cheeky brat,” Whitebeard told Kris who just smiled and laughed at him. “I do not like the idea of a young lady like yourself being yourself in harm’s way. Especially since i knew your family.”

What…? Pops never said he knew Kris’s parents or her family before… is that why Pops had been worried about Kris after their fight and had insisted that they took her with them?

Kris looked a little annoyed as she glared up at Whitebeard. “And yet, if I was my brother you would have problem with it, right? Argh!” Kris threw her arms up in the air. “My brother was the ONE who TAUGHT me how to fight! So I could protect myself and others!”

Her brother…? This is the first time that they have heard Kris having a brother.

“Kris, I do not mean it like that,” Whitebeard told her. “What I meant is…”

Kris got up and jumped down from Whitebeard’s chair. Glaring up at him, not looking happy at all.

“Shut up Whitebeard!” Kris told him as she pointed a finger up at him. Shit… Kris was mad. “I’m going back my room! You better be ready! When I come back I am taking that stupid head of yours!” Kris stormed off then disappeared in a puff of red smoke.

Whitebeard sighed. The girl was just as short tempered as her parents and brother.

“You knew her family Pops?” Izou asked. Giving Pops a look that said,'why didn’t you say something before?'

“It was long time ago Izou,” Whitebeard told him. “Back when I first started the crew and fought against Roger. Her parents had been younger. Kris is older than she looks. She had been six when Roger died and her brother had been nine. Kris’s father Gordon, he was Roger’s younger half-brother. He was Gol D., but Gordon never used the name. instead, he took on his mother's name of Mil D.. So then he and Roger had different last names and no-one made the connection that they were brothers, with different mothers but the same father."

“I thought it was Gold, not Gol D.,” Izou commented. “And that it was Mild not Mil D.”

Whitebeard lightly chuckled. “The World Government will do whatever they can to not let the World know about the D.’s. that was why they had changed Roger’s name from Gol D. Roger to Gold Roger. D’s change the world.”

D.’s…?

“Kris is… special,” Whitebeard smiled as he tried to explain at least a little bit to his sons. “Her brother was one who had asked me to find her. After their parents had been killed by the marines and they had been separated by the Marines a few years ago. He had contacted me and asked me to find her and look after her. As he cannot look after or protect her himself. That is why I want Kris to stay. But I do not want her to put herself in more danger than she already is. She is the niece of Roger after all and her parents had both been pirates themselves. And with everything that is happening with her brother as well…” Whitebeard sighed. “I just wish she would understand that I am trying to protect her. This had nothing to do with her being a girl. Though, I do not wish to see any of my daughters hurt or harmed in battles either. Why did she have to inherit that stubbornness from her parents?”

“I’ll talk to her,” Izou offered. Maybe he could talk to her and tell her why Pops doesn't want to her fight. See if she will understand the real reason why, not the reason she believes it to be.

“Not a good idea Izou,” Whitebeard sighed. “If it was Marco, Thatch or Haruta, it would be fine. But she might not listen if it’s anyone else.”

“Just how old is Kris then Pops?” Vista asked. “Because she looks either fourteen or fifteen to me and most of the crew.”

“Kris would be seventeen, almost eighteen,” Whitebeard answered. "She's just younger than she looks. That would be because of her mother's side of the family. They all looked younger than what they were. Mil D. Kristal, or Mild Kristal as the Marines prefer to call her. Though, she prefers everyone to call her Kris. She's a special girl and no matter what. We will protect her."

East Blue, with Corazon and Law…

The blonde with the pony tail make an earth barrier around himself, young Law and the older man Rossi/Corazon or Cora-san as Law called him, as they dodged and were saved from a bunch bullets.

God, damn it! This is harder than the blonde thought it was going to be!

“Cora-san…” Law said, looking worried and scared.

“Everything is fine Law,” Corazon smiled lightly and told the teen. “Okay?”

“But if Doffy catches us…” Law started.

“Don’t worry about it,” Corazon told Law. “Because Doffy isn’t going to catch us.”

“Rossi!” the younger blonde male said, getting Corazon’s attention. “We need to hurry. Elijah is expecting us and he has what you need to save young Law. We have to get to him before Doffy does. Or before Doffy and his people work out who he is.”

“Right,” Corazon nodded as the blonde made a hole as Corazon grabbed Law. “Let’s go!” the three of them disappearing into a hole and it closing up after them.

With Doflamingo's people...

Damn it! Doflamingo’s people lost them! Doffy was not going to be happy about this… first someone stole the Ope-Ope Fruit, then they find out that Corazon is a traitor and marine spy and he has taken Law but now they have find out that Corazon is playing on getting the Ope-Ope Fruit for himself.

They need to capture or at least get Law and the Ope-Ope Fruit back! No matter what! Or it will be their heads on the line this time!

But who the hell is this earth controlling devil fruit eater!? Not only that, but where the hell did they come from?! And how the hell do they know Corazon!?

With Law, Corazon and the other person…

“Thank you,” Corazon told the younger blonde. “I owe you one.”

“It’s no problem Rossi,” they smiled. “And you don’t owe me anything Rossi. This is all fucking Elijah’s fault. He’s the one who owes both of us.”

“Who are you? And why do you call Cora-san Rossi?” Law asked. Having no idea who this young blonde guy was. Who were they? What are they doing here? What was going on? Why are they helping Cora-san and Law? How does Cora-san know them? Why are they calling Cora-san, Rossi? Who is this Elijah person? “Why are you helping us? Who is this Elijah? What is going on?”

“I’m an Hirer that Rossi here uses for information and hire,” the blonde answered. “Elijah is mate of mine here in the East Blue. I work mostly in the North Blue or Grandline, depending on my mood. Eli and I trade information. And I call Rossi, Rossi, as that’s the name I know by him.”

“So, it was Elijah who stole the Ope-Ope fruit from my brother?” Corazon asked.

“Yep,” the blonde nodded.

“Who the hell are you?” Law asked, wanting to know who this person was.

“Call me Broker,” ‘Broker’ said with a small bow.

“Broker, remind me when I see Elijah that I owe him a punch to the face,” Cora-san said to Broker. Rosinate should have known it was Elijah who got him into this mess.

“Sure Rossi!” Broker smiled.

Who was Broker? Who the hell is Elijah!? How does Cora-san know them? And why the hell is Broker calling Cora-san Rossi?!

With Eli, Char, Ace and Luffy…

“Fine, we’ll stay with Ellie,” Ace sighed as he looked over at Elijah, the guy with the rainbow coloured hair. He knew Shanks and was taking them Shanks, so he couldn’t be that bad, right? But the white hair person, who Ace was still unsure if they were male or female. Ace didn’t like or trust them. Put the whole Whitebeard thing behind them, something about them, something about this Char person. They were dangerous. “We’ll see you when we see you Shanks.”

“Okay Ace,” Shanks smiled. “We’ll see you and Luffy soon. Till then, be on your best behaviour for Ellie and try to not let Luffy get into too much trouble, okay?”

Since Shanks knew that it was impossible to get keep out of trouble, it was easiest to just try to not let Luffy get into too much trouble. The damn kid is damn trouble magnet.

“No promises,” Ace grinned then hang up on Shanks.

Luffy looked at Elijah with big puppy dog eyes. Which caught Elijah a little off guard. How the hell can the kid make eyes like that!? “Meat? Food? Ellie? Please?”

Elijah sighed. Luffy and Ace were only to call Eli, Ellie. Weren’t they? God damn Shanks. Ellie was going to get him for this!  

“Sure,” Elijah nodded as he turned his back. “Follow me to the kitchen and I will cook something up for you.”

“Yes! Meat! Lots and lots of meat!” Luffy cheered.

“Luffy!” Ace said as he grabbed his younger brother. “Stay with me! And what would Sabo say?”

“Manners!” Luffy answered, knowing the answer right away. Sabo was always going on about manners… Well, at least Sabo use to always go on about manners… “Please! Lots and lots of meat, please Ellie! And sorry Ace…” noticing that his big brother still had his guard up and wanted Luffy to stay close to him for some reason or another. But why? They could trust Ellie, he was a friend of Shanks!

…..

Luffy looked over Char. Or did this have to do with the white haired person called Chara? Who was Ellie’s special friend and the one that knew this Old Man White Banana person? Who was also apparently known as the World’s Strongest Man? Or something like that. Hmm…. Banana… Luffy’s hungry…  

But, if Ace wanted Luffy to stay close to him, then Luffy was going to stay close to Ace. Luffy never wants to lose Ace, never ever!  

“Hug!” Luffy beamed as he turned round to Ace and put his arms up.

Luffy was too cute and good at reading the situation sometimes. Smart kid sometimes, then very stupid and Luffy kid at other times.

“Course Lu!” Ace grinned picking him up and walking behind Eli to the kitchen since the rainbow coloured hair guy was waiting for them.

“Food!” the two raven hair brothers cheered together.