secret message

"I need everyone's attention because this concerns all of you." Marco started, making everyone focus except Luffy who had tilted his head out of confusion. His drink was served and gave thanks first before going back in business.

Marco started about Teach betrayal, hearing everything gave horror to the crew especially Brook while Robin could only close her eyes knowing the experience of betrayal until she became part of the Straw Hat Pirates. Teach's execution didn't actually surprised them knowing he deserved it.

"You may all be thinking why I'm talking about this, it's because without Anna's wish in this notebook to give me a mission everything won't end up the way the present did." Marco faced them in seriousness, "It stated here what would happen if it gone according to his plan."

That's how they learned about the War of the Best and the worst part for Luffy was about the coming of Ace death. Luffy's nakama didn't take the information well especially to the crew that actually met Ace with Thatch and Izo. Still one questions run to all their mind, in Marco's story it always mentioned about Luffy being on the war to save Ace, where are they? Where were they when it happen? Did they let Luffy come to that war all alone?

The one who voiced this was none other than Nami, dreading in horror because no way they'll let Luffy go off on his own. They're nakama and most importantly Luffy was the crew's light, without him there's no Straw Hat Pirates, there's nothing to say its home.

Marco searched about them in the notebook until he found it and read it out loud. They were actually been separated in different island after the grave lost against an enemy that's about to happen either today or tomorrow. The information about how they lost and who's their enemy wasn't mentioned.

After that everyone became silence as they absorb everything. It was so unreal for them, so not true to believe but the fact it was avoided because of that notebook told what was about to happen made them little believe it's true. Still...

"May I see that?" Robin questioned. Marco observed the girl for a while before handing it over to her. When she got it, she scanned the content with eye speed reading until the end. For her conclusion everything was written about what's about to happen in near future and only mentioned what's supposed to be change, one of them was meeting them here. "So the reason you are telling us this... is because..." She trailed off, because she's on the content about the reason they should know this.

Marco voiced it for everyone, "To stop the recklessness. In your level all of you won't survive the new world. That's why instead of making you all realize that truth after what supposed to be Ace's death, its better it's now... don't you think?"

Silence overtook them ones again until someone they don't recognized shouted in disbelief, "THAT CAN'T BE TRUE!" All turn to see a smaller group which were Ace, Thatch, Izo and a blond man that only Luffy recognized as Sabo his dead-but-actually-alive brother.

Whitebeard saw them arrived in midst of Marco telling them about the War of the Best. He had kept an eye on each one of them to observe their reaction and when they got to the point Ace was killed by Admiral Akainu to protect Luffy gave Sabo so much horror that he can't help but glance to Ace who looked away.

"Ace" Sabo called threading to know the truth. Because if it was does it only means one thing, both of his brothers were fighting for their lives while he who's very oblivious about the fact he had brothers would do nothing other than listen and wait for the result and that future make his stomach twist painfully.

Ace took a deep breath before speaking, "I... don't really know if that's what supposed to happen in near future... but..." He glanced to Luffy who's about to tear out. He smiled, "If it means protecting our little brother..." He faced Sabo with nothing but absoluteness within his eyes, "I would do everything even use my life to keep him safe."

That was the last straw for the brothers launched themselves to Ace and hugged him. Luffy was crying while Sabo's hug tightens in gripped, none of the two wanted Ace to die, they will never let it. Ace on the other hand was little shock about it but didn't mind. Normally he would complain about this but in this point there's a reason, he'll let it be.

Seeing that made them all figured out the blond must be the other brother whose part of the revolutionary and with amnesia, Sabo. From the scene its most probably he finally remembered so he came here with Ace to meet their baby brother, Luffy.

As the reunion of brothers continue, Robin looked down ones again on the notebook to exam them until she felt something strange. She turned to Shakky, "Do you have any paper with you?"

Shakky blinked before giving her a blank paper. Instead of asking a pen to write something, she touch to feel the paper. That's when Robin noticed the difference of the normal paper and the paper of the notebook. She tried smelling it, nothing. She tried crumbling a bit in hope to see any hidden paper but nothing. That was until Reighley approached her and give a gesture for him to give an examination. Robin gave the notebook for him to check. Marco kept eyeing them to know what they could discover that he didn't notice.

"Ahh, this is a special paper that's rarely found in North Blue." Reighley pointed which questioned Robin and Marco.

"Special paper?" Marco questioned. Reighley nodded as he kept examining each pages, "Yeah, it's called Flamme Papier, a paper that is incapable for flame. No flame can burn this paper." Reighley informed that made the two little surprise to know there's such paper exist. That's when he felt a different kind of structure, "Oh, looks like this is the only paper that could burn."

Marco immediately went to Reighley to see the page and it was actually from the end cover of the book. Marco felt something was hidden there if out of all pages only this one was only one that could burn. Making a decision, he took the notebook from Reighley and approached Fire Fist who's pushing his two brothers away.

"Ace can you help me burn this?" Marco asked desperately. Ace blinked for a moment, confuse as to why ask him to actually burn the notebook.

Robin explained the reason for those who weren't paying attention, understanding the reason Ace obligated and used his devil fruit's power and burn the end cover. They could see the flame burning normal paper and as it reduced a hidden text revealed to them. Marco's eyes widen, because this page might actually reveal all the answer he seeks.

Ones done, Marco took it and exam them. The text was small but readable and the whole page was covered in text, telling him it's a long message.

"Marco can you read it out loud?" Whitebeard requested. Marco faced his Oyaji and nodded before turning back to the notebook and read it for everyone to hear.