"Stop right there, Fire Fist!" A member of Baroque Works said, pointing his gun at the three. You narrowed your eyes at them. The three members standing in front of you three smirked.

"It's our lucky day, boys! This'll be easier than shootin' fish in a barrel!" The apparent leader said. You were surrounded on all sides, by both guns and swords.

"Hey, look at that other guy," one of the members said. "Is it just me, or does he look like Straw-Hat Luffy?"

"Hey, now that you mention it, it is him! He's worth Thirty Million Berries!" Another member said. The larger member with a unibrow smirked.

"Well, well. Looks like our day just got luckier. That big promotion is only a hop, skip, and two severed pirate heads away!" He said. Without them noticing, the three of you managed to slip past them all.

"Anyway, let's go find your ship. We'll start at the shore." Ace said. You nodded, your arms folded behind your back.

"Sounds like a good place to start." You said. Luffy smiled.

"Kay." He said. The members turned around, looking pissed. They held their guns and swords towards you three.

"Hey! Stop you three!"

"Hold it right there!"

You all ignored them, continuing on your way. One of the members growled.

"You can't walk away from us!" They shouted. "Get them!" All at once, the Baroque Works members started to attack. Luffy dodged the attacks with ease.

"Woah! What's going on?!" Luffy shouted, confused. You sighed, dodging the attacks, sending a punch to a member who tried to attack you.

"Give 'em a taste of your steal!"

"Hold him down!" A bunch of the Baroque Works members tried to hold Luffy down. It proved useless as Luffy stretched his arms up, grabbing onto a clothes line above him. He sent the members flying as he launched himself up.

"Woah! What the hell, his arms stretched out!" One of the members shouted.

"Ah man, he must have Devil Fruit Powers!" Another shouted. You stomped on the ground, and flung your left hand forward, sending three, flat spikes of rock shooting at one of the members, sending them flying and hitting the wall.

"Looks like that person has Devil Fruit Powers as well!" Another member shouted. You scoffed.

"Jokes on you all, I don't have Devil Fruit Powers! I was born with them!" You shouted. You then froze lightly. 'Aw crap. I wasn't supposed to say that.' You thought. 'Oh well, secrets out now.' A few members tried to shoot bullets at Luffy. His skin stretched out.

"Have these back, cause I don't need them!" Luffy shouted. Immediately, they were all shot back at the members, who scattered, trying to dodge the flying bullets. Luffy landed on the ground with a grunt. He looked at you. "Wait, so you didn't eat a Devil Fruit?" He asked. The large Baroque Works member with the unibrow grasped his sword. He ran at Luffy, swinging his sword around wildly. Luffy was backing up, trying to dodge the attacks. Your eyes widened.

"Luffy!" You growled and slid your foot forward, your arms spread out an even distance from each other. A hand full of dirt sprung from the ground, slithering its way like a snake to where the member was about to step. 

His legs were then spread apart. He groaned in pain. Luffy then stretched his arms out.

"Gum Gum, Bazooka!" Luffy's arms came flying back. The other members of Baroque Works watched on in shock as he was struck in the chest, sending him flying. With that settled, the three of you walked on. Luffy looked at you. "You still didn't answer my question." He said. You sighed and looked at him.

"I promise I will explain everything when we find your ship." You said. Luffy shrugged.

"Hm. Okay." He said as the three of you walked on.

"Don't be scared men!" A member shouted.

"Yeah! He's right! The rank of Number Agents is riding on those two! Now three! After them!" Another member shouted. The three of you made it to steps leading down to the sea.

"Here we are!" Luffy said. He raced down the steps.

"You see your ship?" You asked. Luffy placed his hand over his eyes, scanning the water for the Going Marry.

"You can't escape from us!" The members of Baroque Works shouted. Ace sighed and glanced back at them.

"You clowns just never learn." Ace said, somewhat irritated.

"Oh! There it is!" Luffy shouted, spotting the ship. "Hey! Over here you guys! We're here!" Luffy shouted, waving his arm back and forth. Without a second thought, Luffy jumped over the stone wall.

"Luffy, you and [Y/N] go on ahead, and, oh you already went." Ace said. You looked at him and smiled.

"I'll go with him." You said, jumping over the railing and racing after.

~~~

Nami was looking through some binoculars, spotting Luffy and [Y/N]. Nozomu, now in her smaller form, was sitting on Nami's shoulder.
"Ah, I don't believe it," she said, irritated. "I found Luffy! And [Y/N]!" Nami shouted. Nozomu's ears perked up in happiness.

"Mew?" She chirped. Nami glanced at her and smiled.

"You must be happy to see [Y/N] again, huh?" She asked. Nozomu's tail swished back and forth.

"Mew!" She chirped. Nami chuckled. Zoro looked up at her.

"Are you sure?" He shouted. Sanji was also looking through a pair of binoculars.

"Yup. That stupid mug is definitely his," he said. Luffy lowered his hands and one gripped his shoulder, preparing to use his Gum Gun power. "Uh oh." Sanji said. Forgetting that [Y/N] was next to him, Luffy stretched out his arm and gripped onto the side of the ship. He flung himself forward.

"Hey guys!" Luffy shouted, crashing into Sanji and Chopper, sending all three of them crashing onto the deck of the ship. Vivi cried out in alarm.

"Sanji, Tony, are you two okay?!" She asked in concern. Sighing, [Y/N] jumped over the stone wall. They created an ice raft and used the water from the sea to propel them forward towards the ship. Usopp came out of the kitchen, looking surprised.

"Oh! Luffy came back!" He said. Zoro sighed, pressing his hand to his face.

"Yeah, the hard way." He grumbled. Luffy chuckled, sitting up.

"Heheh! Sorry about that guys, my bad." He said. Nami climbed down from the Crow's Nest, glaring down at Luffy. Sanji jumped up, gripping Luffy by the neck of his shirt and shaking him in anger. 

"Yeah you're sorry alright! Sorriest excuse of a captain whose ever sailed the seas you moron!" Sanji shouted in anger.

"Do have any idea how much trouble you've put us in? Can't you at least try and act like a captain sometime?" Nami scolded. Luffy looked up at her.

"I'm sorry. Oh! That's right! Where's Ace and [Y/N]?" Luffy asked. Getting out of Sanji's grip, Luffy raced over to the edge of the ship, looking over at the land he had left.

"I'm right down here, Luffy!" A voice shouted. Looking down, the crew watched in aw as [Y/N] jumped from the ice raft and landed on the deck of the ship. Nozomu jumped from Nami's shoulder and into your arms, chirping happily at your return. You chuckled as Nozomu rubbed her cheek against yours, purring in content. Sanji looked at Luffy.

"Ace?" He asked.

"So you're with your brother and his friend, huh?" He asked. Usopp looked at Luffy and [Y/N]. Nozomu was now sitting on [Y/N]'s shoulder.

"Wait a minute, you two didn't just leave him there did you?" Usopp asked. [Y/N] smiled and looked at Usopp.

"Uh, sort of." Luffy said. [Y/N] smiled and looked at Usopp.

"Don't worry about Ace. He's more than capable of handling himself." They said, resting their hand on their hip. Luffy turned around and nodded.

"[Y/N]'s right. Ace is really strong." He said. Chopper, having recovered from being knocked down by Luffy earlier, looked at Luffy.

"So, how strong is he?" He asked. [Y/N] looked down at Chopper, trying hard not to visibly freak out.

'Oh my gosh, he's so much cuter in real life!' [Y/N] thought. Luffy smiled down at the ship's doctor.

"Well, let me put it like this, when we were younger, I was never able to beat him in a fight, and this was way back in the days before he ate a Flame-Flame Fruit." Luffy said, smiling. "That's how strong my big brother is." He said, pride ringing in his voice. Nami looked at him in shock.

"You mean there's a flesh and blood person that you couldn't beat?" Nami asked in astonishment.

"A big brother of a monster is an even bigger monster." Usopp muttered.

"I guess so, cause Ace used to beat me up all the time, heh." Luffy said with a chuckle. "But I bet now I could kick his big butt!" Luffy shouted, laughing. [Y/N] chuckled.

"I'd like to see you back that claim up." They said, smiling. Just then, Ace jumped up from the ship he and [Y/N] had used to get to Alabasta in the first place.

"So, exactly whose butt," Ace landed on the railing of the ship, making Luffy jump back. "Is getting kicked?" Ace asked, landing on the railing. Luffy fell onto the deck. He smiled up at Ace.

"Mew!" Nozomu let out a happy chirp, jumping from your shoulder, onto the ground, then jumping up to Ace's shoulder, rubbing her cheek against his, purring in happiness. Ace chuckled and patted Nozomu's head.

"Hey there, Nozomu." He said. Luffy smiled up at Ace. Nozomu leapt from Ace's shoulder and onto Nami's.

"Oh hey Ace! This is my crew I was telling you and [Y/N] about!" Luffy said, smiling. Ace lowered his head in greeting.

"Nice to meet you. And thanks for taking care of my kid brother. I know he's a handful." Ace said, chuckling.

"Oh, not at all." The crew said, bowing in respect to Ace. Ace chuckled.

"Come on, be honest, this is Luffy we're talking about, isn't he a bit much for you to handle at times?" Ace asked.

"Not at all." The crew answered back. Ace smiled gratefully.

"You're good people." Ace said gratefully. Sanji raised a cigarette to his lips.

"Well, sit back and relax. I'm sure you two have some catching up to do. I'll go make some tea." Sanji said. Ace smiled at him and shook his head.

"No, that's thoughtful, but I don't want to impose." Ace said, smiling. Raising his index finger, he lit the end of Sanji's cigarette, making the cook gasp lightly in shock.

"He's not exactly what I expected." Sanji said. Unbeknownst to the crew, [Y/N] and Ace, the Baroque Works members were sailing towards the Going Merry, determined to take down the Straw-Hat crew and Fire-Fist Ace.

"I'll say." Zoro said.

"He's polite, helpful and gracious, the polar opposite of Luffy!" Usopp said.

"One of them only cares about stuffing his face there's no way these two can be brothers!" Nami said.

"While the other only cares about his brother!" Zoro said.

"I wish I had a wonderful brother like that!" Chopper said, tears falling from his eyes.

"Brother? I wish I had a wonderful captain like that." Sanji said. Vivi looked at Sanji in shock.

"Sanji! He's kidding!" She said, smiling nervously. Luffy laughed, standing up.

"See! I told you they were interesting!" Luffy said, laughing. Nozomu noticed the ships first. She growled, hair and her tail standing on end. Nami looked at Nozomu.

"Huh? Uh, Nozomu, what's the matter?" She asked. [Y/N] spotted the ships next. They frowned.

"They just never learn how to give up." They said. Vivi's eyes widened at the familiar marks of the ships.

"Baroque Works?! Those are the Billion Ships!" She said. Luffy looked out across the sea at the ships.

"Those guys again?" He asked.

"Luffy," Ace said, making the Rubber Boy look at his brother. "Leave it to [Y/N] and I. We'll handle this." Ace said. He looked at [Y/N]. They nodded in understanding.

"Right." They said. Creating a sheet of ice next to the ship, [Y/N] jumped down, landing on it. Ace also jumped off of the ship, landing in the boat tied to the Going Merry. Moving their arms forward, [Y/N] sped off towards the ships. Setting his boat on fire, Ace followed after. The Straw-Hat Crew stared in shock at the two. Nami gasped when she saw [Y/N] create the sheet of ice.

"Did they just create ice?" She asked. Usopp observed as well.

"And Ace is going in that dinky boat to." He said.

"I wouldn't worry about them if I were you," Zoro said. "Just by looking at them, it's clear that [Y/N] is extremely powerful. And they don't let just anyone become the Second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates." He said.

"Are they insane?! That person and Fire-Fist are heading right towards us!" A member of Baroque Works shouted.

"Let them come! Our ships are going to make matchsticks out of Fire-Fist's boat and take down that person as well!" Another member shouted. [Y/N] looked at Ace.

"Ace, may I have the first go?" [Y/N] asked. Ace chuckled.

"They're all yours. Just leave some for me." Ace said. [Y/N] chuckled and nodded. Moving their arms up, the sheet of ice formed a sort of bridge over the first ship. Landing on the deck, [Y/N] lifted one arm up and the other behind them, 

sending a group of the Baroque Works member flying into the ocean. Smirking, they turned around and jumped down, creating another sheet of ice. Moving their arms up, water from the sea moved to their will, the sea water spilling over the decks of the three first ships. The water soon turned to ice, freezing the ships in place. 

Vivi stared in shock at the display of [Y/N]'s power.

"What awesome power!" She shouted in aw. Zoro narrowed his eyes.

"I've never seen Devil Fruit powers like that before. What kind of fruit did [Y/N] eat to gain that kind of power?" He asked. Luffy looked at Zoro.

"[Y/N] said that they didn't eat a Devil Fruit. They said they were born with that power. Whatever that means." He said. Sanji gasped.

"But, that's impossible." He said. [Y/N] looked at Ace.

"They're all yours now, Ace." [Y/N] said. Ace smirked. and jumped off of his boat, sending it into the water.

"He jumped!" Nami shouted. Twirling in the air, his bottom half became fire.

"Open fire!" A Baroque Works member shouted. The unfrozen members started shooting at Ace. Soon enough, Ace's boat appeared a short distance away from the Baroque Works ships. Ace landed on it, steering it to face the other ships. Ace smirked. His fist was then enveloped in flames.

"Fire Fist!" Ace commanded. A fist like ball of fire was launched at the Baroque Works ships.

The flame shot through all of the ships, setting them on fire. The heat from the flame melted [Y/N]'s ice attack and destroyed them as well. The flame on Ace's hand died down. With a smirk, he tilted his hat up with his index finger. 

 "Heh!" Ace chuckled. [Y/N] smirked, placing their hand on their hip. The Straw-Hat Crew stared in shock. Luffy was chuckling in amazement at his brother's power.

"[Y/N] froze them, and Ace roasted them!" Usopp shouted in shock and aw. Nothing but rubble remained of the ships.

~~~

Coming Up

"Wait, who said [Y/N], Nozomu and I were joining your crew?"

"Blackbeard used to be a member of the Second Division of the Whitebeard Pirates. He was one of my own men, but he committed the most unforgivable sin a Pirate could. He tried to kill one of his own crewmembers and then jumped ship."

"Kung-Fu Dugong!"

~~~

//Uh oh! [Y/N] accidentally revealed their secret! Not entirely though. So, after Ace travels with the Straw-Hats, I was thinking about making different first endings for the Reader to choose from;

Ending 1: [Y/N] and Nozomu stay with the Straw-Hat Pirates and fight Crocodile,

Ending 2: [Y/N] and Nozomu stick with Ace and they go to fight Blackbeard,

Ending 3: [Y/N] and Nozomu head out to sea to find Whitebeard and explain everything that happened. They unfortunately get lost at sea and get picked up by another Pirate crew.

What do you all think?//