1. The Beginning

On the sea of Grandline, a Marine ship is sailing. It's Vice admiral Tsuru's ship, and the marines are on their way back to their HQ, Marineford. It's a tiring day for the marines, as they just finished a long battle with the notorious ROCK Pirates.

(a.n: it's 36 years before the start of canon, so it's 38 years before the current story.)

"Garp, where's your ship?"-Tsuru (38 y.o)

"BAHAHAH, IT'S BROKEN."-Garp (40 y.o)

"Sigh, you always break the ship that you use. This is why i don't want to let you get on my ship. But this time, there's no other choice i think, because we also lost many ships."-Tsuru

"Yeah, they're unbelievably strong. We're lucky that we can kill their captain. But we don't have any power left to catch the strongest members."-Garp

"The biggest threat right now is Rocks, so it's a good result already."-Tsuru

Suddenly, a marine soldier come to give emergency report. There's a passanger ship in front of them that get attacked by pirates. Tsuru immediately command her crew to save the ship.

The pirates are not some big names, and just a weak crew. Even if Garp & Tsuru are tired, they can win easily. However, the pirates are still too strong for the normal people on the passanger ship.

"How vicious, they kill everyone on the ship."-Garp

"OEE...OEEE..."-A Baby Cry

"!? A BABY'S CRY!? FIND IT!"-Tsuru

The marines search the crying sound source. They find the baby boy hidden inside a crate, and there's a man & a woman's dead body protecting the crate. They're being pierced by a spear, but still holding the crate.

The baby still look like a newborn, and the marine doctor assume that he must've born on the ship. He have light skin, silver hair, and yellow pupils. The doctor check him, and he appear to be very healthy.

"They must be his perents, protecting their son even in her death. Bring their body, i will give them a proper burial."-Tsuru

"What about the other victims?"-Marine soldier A

"We can't bring everyone, so take their picture & valuables for their family to take! Then burn the ship & cremate them!"-Tsuru

The marine soldiers do as Tsuru's say, and burn the ship. They only bring the baby's parents and put them in caskets. Every marine ships always have caskets & cooling room for corpses. They don't know when they will die, so they need something to preserve the fallen soldiers body.

They go to the nearest island and bury the baby's parents. Tsuru is a kind woman, altough she rarely show it in her face. She is touched by the parents' sacrifice, so she want to give them proper burial.

"What about the kid?"-Garp

"I'll adopt him, maybe this is a gift from heaven for me."-Tsuru

"Wha-!? Wi-will the baby survive his childhood?"-Garp

"I'M NOT YOU, SO IT WILL BE FINE."-Tsuru

Tsuru hold a pendant that the boy's mother wear. It has the picture of the baby & the parents. There's also a name carved on the pendant.

"Rava, i guess that's your name right, baby boy? From today onwards, you will be my son, and i'm your mother now."-Tsuru

"Tsuru-chan, the ship is ready."-Garp

"Alright."-Tsuru

The marines continue their way to their HQ after this incident. It only take a few days for the marine ship to reach the Marine HQ, Marineford. This place is massive, with big buildings everywhere.

Both Garp & Tsuru immediately go to the Fleet Admiral's office. They need to report their arrival, which Garp think is troublesome. In the office, there are Fleet Admiral Kong, and 2 admirals, Sengoku and Zephyr.

"Garp, Tsuru, your journey seem longer than what it should be. What happen?"-Zephyr

"We encounter a ship that being attacked by a pirate crew. No one survived except a baby, and we've captured most of the pirates. I've asked a Rear Admiral to send the captured pirates to Impel Down after we arrived here."-Tsuru

"Is that so? That's unfortunate. So i guess that's the baby, what do you want to do with him?"-Kong

"I'll adopt him as my son."-Tsuru

"Wha-!? Will the baby survive his childhood."-Sengoku

"I'M NOT LIKE YOU OLD FOOLS, SO IT WILL BE FINE."-Tsuru

"BAHAHAHA, look, even Sengoku think the same as me."-Garp laugh loudly

Tsuru beat him up, make the others that want to laugh stop their intention.

"Ahahaha~"-Rava laugh happily

"Oh, you like when uncle Garp got beaten? Then maybe i'll do it often."-Tsuru

"Please spare me."-Garp rub his bumped head

"Well fine, there are 3 more options after all."-Tsuru

Kong, Zephyr, & Sengoku shiver, as they know that those 3 options are them. Tsuru then leave the office and go to process the adoption documents. It didn't take long to finish it with her power as vice admiral.

Tsuru go back to her residence that located on Marineford. Well, it's her official residence, and she have her own home on another place. But she rarely use it and mostly stay on Marineford. She only come back when she's on vacation, like the other officers.

In Tsuru's residence, a girl is seen sitting on the front chair. She wear a pink clothes while holding a katana. She is Gion, also known as Momousagi, which Tsuru treat as a little sister.

"Sister Tsuru, you've come back. Hmm? Who's baby is this?"-Gion

"Mine."-Tsuru smile

"WHAAATT?! WHEN DID YOU GET PREGNANT? WHO IS IT? IS IT GARP-CHAN? OR MAYBE SENGOKU?"-Gion

"NO, SILLY! I found him on a ship that got attacked by pirates. His parents were killed, so i decide to adopt him."-Tsuru knock Gion's head

"Ouch! So, what's his name?"-Gion

rub her head

"His name is Rava. From today onwards you will be his aunt."-Tsuru

"A-aunt? B-but i'm still young, h-how about being a big sister?"-Gion

"No, you're my little sister, so you're my son's aunt."-Tsuru

Tsuru leave the depressed Gion and enter the house. Then she call her subordinates to buy the necessary equipments for baby. She already bought baby clothes & food, but still need many things too like stroller, or baby's bed.

~10 years later~

Years went by, and Rava grow being a healthy & strong boy. Tsuru always taking care of him and train him to be strong. Rava want to be a marine like his mom, but he didn't want to be ordered around, just like Garp, because he like being free.

Rava has become a marine apprentice in his Mom's ship. Well, he always has been an apprentice as Tsuru always take him everywhere. Sometime he also join Garp's or Sengoku's ship. They're Tsuru's best friends, and rather easy going about rules, unlike the other high ranked officers that won't allow a kid to join their ship.

"Rava, let's go! There's a place that i want to show you."-Tsuru

"Where is it?"-Rava

"You'll find out when we arrive there."-Tsuru

They go to Tsuru's ship and sail immediately to somewhere in Grandline. On their way there, Rava often spar with some marine soldiers. He use a metal bo staff as his weapon, but for sparring he use wooden staff.

Rava didn't have any formal training to use his staff. He learn by fighting, and the result is his unusual fighting style. His battle instinct is very high, so he can make his own effective moves. He is also smart at tactics, as Tsuru always taught him that.

Rava also have very strong sight, smell, hearing senses & reflex. Those are good powers as they're very useful in a battle or other situation. But they can be his weakness too, like his ears got hurt when he heard a loud sound, or a fart become a lot smellier and make him faint.

Some days after they start their journey, they arrive on a small uninhabited island. Tsuru pick Rava's hand and go to a small hill. There are 2 graves there with wood logs as marks. Tsuru put a flower buket on each grave then pray, so Rava follow her.

"This is your blood parents grave."-Tsuru

"!? What do you mean?"-Rava is shocked

"10 years ago i found a ship being attacked by a pirate crew. Every passanger died on that incident, except a baby."-Tsuru

Tsuru start to tell the story of when she found Rava. Rava is shocked, he never thought that his mom is not his blood mother.

"This is the pendant that your mother wear that day."-Tsuru

Tsuru give the pendant to Rava, then she leave him to stay there. Rava open the pendant and see a picture of a married couple with their baby. The man have tanned skin with short spiky black hair & yellow slitted pupils. While the woman have fair skin with long wavy silver hair, & blue pupils.

Rava take the trait of his father's eyes & spiky hair, but the colour of his hair & skin are from his mom. His face have more resemblance to his father. He have a sharp face structure like his father, but still look kind like his mother.

Rava got saddened that he can't see his blood parents. He cry a little, but he didn't dwell in it as he know he is a fortunate kid. He is loved by his blood parents that they are willing to sacrifice themselves for him. Then he is loved by his adopted mother and raised properly.

"Father, mother, thank you for what you did for me in the past. I lived happily, and have a loving family now, so don't worry about me!"-Rava

Rava kneel and prostate in front of his parents' graves. He cry because he's sad that he can't meet them. But he also cry of happiness because he is loved by them, and he is loved by his current family.

Rava then sit in front of their graves and pray. He pray to whoever gods that hear his pray for his blood parents. Then he start to tell them his story with his family now, Tsuru, Gion, Garp, Sengoku, and some Marines.

~On the coast~

"Big sister, are you sure about this? He might start to hate you because you're not his blood mother."-Gion

"Even if that happen, he deserve to know the truth. We can't hide something like this forever, and i believe it's the right time to tell him. I hope everything will stay the same, but even if it's change, i'll still love him."-Tsuru

Tsuru is shaking, she anticipate the result of her choice. Even if she say that she is ready if her relationship with her son change, but she didn't want to be hated by him. He is not her biological son, but she still love him very much.

An hour passed, and Rava hasn't come back. Tsuru is crying silently, thinking that they got the worst result. Gion also cry a little, as she also love Rava as her nephew.

"Mom, Aunt, i'm back."-Rava

"!? W-what did you say?"-Tsuru

"I'm back?"-Rava tilt his head

"N-no, what did you call me?"-Tsuru

"Mom? How else should i call you?"-Rava is confused

Tsuru hug her son and got very relieved, Gion also follow her sister to hug Rava

"Wh-what happen mom, aunt?"-Rava

"We're just relief that you still call us your family even when you know about your blood parents already."-Tsuru

"Huh? But we are family, because as you say, family is build from love right?"-Rava

"That's right."-Tsuru smile & rub Rava's hair

The marine soldiers got very touched, even the mens also have tears on their eyes.

"Damn, who cut onions here? *sniff*"-Men A

"*sniff* Yeah, they cut too many onions."-Man B

"I think the wind is too strong, *sniff* & bring many dust to my eyes."-Man C

"Idiot, there's no dust on the sea, it must be the salt. *sniff*"-Man D

"You guys can just say thay you're touched."-The girls sweatdrop at the mens