Ace, Luffy and Sabo

"Ace, wait for me." A boy wearing a straw hat shouted at another boy running ahead of him with a pipe.

Ace ignored him and continued to run faster. Soon, he reached his destination and met with another kid of his age.

Sabo jumped from the tree and saw another kid beside Ace and asked confusedly "Who is he, Ace?"

"Just a kid dropped by that old geezer. He kept following me and came here."

"Did he know about our plan? What should we do?"

Luffy looked at the new kid and laughed widely and asked "Ace, did you bring me here to make another friend?"

Ace looked at him blankly and said "you are too weak to be friends with us."

"No. I am strong. I am going to be the king of Pirates."

Ace was surprised when he heard his claim. After all, his father was the king of Pirate. And from his Dad, he knows what kind of position it was and how strong one needed to be to stand at that position.

Yeah, Tesla or Rogue never hid anything from him and told him the full story.

Sabo stared at him surprisingly and laughed as he replied "kid, you have big ambitions. But are you sure you are strong enough? I bet you can't even beat a monkey in the forest."

"No, I am strong." Luffy denied. Sabo suddenly grinned and said "then let's go and test you. Let's see if you are truly strong."

Ace looked at Sabo and shook his head. Well, he wasn't worried about Luffy's safety as he could save him if any dangerous situation occurred.

Ace was not the depressed kid he was shown in the anime. This time, his mother was alive, and he also has a Dad who loves him a lot. There was also Aunt Mito, who told him lots of stories.

But he still wants to go to the sea and have his own adventure. Hearing all the stories of his dad and father, Ace was also longing for the excitement of adventure.

But his dad had also given him a condition if he wanted to go to the sea. He had to learn from Mito, and only when she said he passed could he go to the sea.

So since then, he has been working really hard. Training hard under Mito. He never complained once since it was making him stronger.

He was already very strong and was strongest in the forest. So he was not worried about the safety of sabo and luffy.

Sabo took the lead and took him towards one of the most irritating animals in the forest. They are monkeys. They were not very strong but very annoying to face. They are cunning and tease their opponents to death.

Seeing the Monkey's, Luffy didn't get scared. He was there to prove himself.

Sabo grinned from the side and was waiting to watch a great show.

And soon, a kid fight or brawl started between Luffy and the monkey. It lasted for a long time, and Luffy was really injured. But he still greeted his teeth and fought as he truly wanted to befriend Ace.

Sabo by the side was awed. He remembered how he almost cried the first time he was beaten by the monkey.

Watching Luffy get up again, the monkey got angry and decided to finish for good. But before he did that, Ace jumped from the tree and kicked him in the gut, which sent the monkey flying.

Luffy, seeing the monkey getting his ass kick my Ace so easy made him look at Ace with awe. But then his eyes turned r3d and sad as he said "I can defeat it. Please give me another chance. I want to make friends with you."

Ace suddenly appeared beside Luffy and hit his head and said "you don't need to prove anymore."

Just when Luffy thought Ace didn't want to befriend him, Sabo suddenly wrapped his arm around his neck and said "he meant that we are already friends."

"Really?" Luffy's eyes lit up, and he asked excitedly. Ace also gives him a soft smile.

Luffy instantly jumped like a monkey and cheered that he finally made friends.

After a little cheer, they returned to Dadan's house with a newly caught bear with them.

"Ace, you have finally returned?"

As soon as Ace heard the voice, he stood stiff and turned to the voice where he saw his dad, Tesla. Luffy and Sabo also heard and looked at Tesla.

Ace quickly threw the bear and ran towards Tes. Just when everyone thought there would be a heartwarming scene of Ace hugging his Dad, he actually kicked Tesla with all his might.

Tesla grinned and caught his leg in the middle and then threw him to Dadan's house. Ace broke Dadan's door while creating a shape of his figure on it.

Luffy, seeing that, immediately got angry and ran to Tesla as he shouted "Don't hurt my friend."

"Luffy! Stop! You will die.."

*bang*

"Aaaa! It hurts like Gramps."

A few minutes later, Ace was covered in brushes, and Mito was tending his wound. As for Luffy, he was standing with panda eyes and was listening to Sabo's explanation that he was Ace's dad and very strong.

As for Tesla, he was preparing the bear, and Rogue was helping him. He also caught a few sea beasts as he knew the bear wouldn't be enough.

After an hour, a fight for food started between everyone present. Even Rogue joined the battle.

Tesla laughed and drank as he enjoyed the moment with everyone. He really likes these kids.

'Maybe, I am becoming more of a father material. Maybe it's time that I have one of my own, too.'