Chapter 2

There was silence for a moment in the aquarium bar after Law finished talking/explain everything in the last few minutes. No one talk, no one move. They only take a glance at each other or simply still.

Actually, after a minutes or so, it was Jewelry Bonney who broke the silence first, she gives a 'you're crazy' look at Law.

"I know I've heard it before, but I still surprise when you said that again, Trafalgar."

The said person only smirked,

"Why? You're not agreed with me?" Law looked at the rest of them, "What about you guys?"

The person who answered him is X-Drake, "I agree with your plans, but I have my reason to do this, so don't interfere my way."

Like usual, Basil Hawkins just take one card from the deck and answered, "This card showed me a good fortune if I come with all of you. So I guess I'll join too."

"As does Depraved Monk Pirates," Urouge nodded.

"I will participate." Without said anything again, Capone Bege continued his reading.

Eustass Kidd looked at his rival (?) with a scowl, "You're really insane, Trafalgar... But this would very interesting." He smirked, "The Kidd Pirates will join your plan too." Killer nodded his head, agreed with his captain.

"Hold on!" Scratchmen Apoo yelled, "Don't leave me behind, count me in too!"

Finally, the only woman in the group sighed, "I hope this will be a success, Trafalgar. If no, I'll have your head soon."

"Don't worry, if we're doing it together everything will fine." Law turned his head to two last members of their group.

"Mugiwara-ya.. Roronoa-ya.. what's your answer?"

Zoro watched his captain who still in deep thought... 'Wait, Luffy is thinking?! Is the world ending or something?!' the green-haired swordsman thought. The straw hat captain had serious expression in his face. It's rare to see his captain like that. "Oy, Luffy...?"

No respond.

Zoro sighed then he looked at Law with a frown, "Do you understand that we will be put in stake if we do that? This plan has a big risk, you know..."

"I know, Roronoa-ya.. We all aware that."

"Well, I'm not sur-" but before Zoro finish that, his captain stood from his seat, "SURE! I will join you, Torao!" yelled the rubber captain, grinning, "Shishishi it will be FUN!"

Law flinched at the nickname.

Zoro face-palmed, only him... only Luffy who can say everything's fun.

And the other Supernovas only watched the youngest captain with amused.

"So... What now, Torao?" Kidd smirked, enjoying the new nickname.

Law, of course, decides to ignore that stupid nickname.. for now. After explained some things again, he took big Vivre Card, cut it to eight smaller papers and write something. "This is the number of Heart Pirates' Den Den Mushi. I suggested all of us exchange our number so we could call each other." He passed it to his fellow pirate's captain.

And so every Captain (except Luffy) followed what Law does.

"So.." Kidd said after he pocketed his Vivre Cards, "We're done?"

Law nodded, "Yeah, our first step will begin after some days. We need to be prepared everything for that." he and others stood up or began to gather their things.

Zoro gives Vivre Cards to Luffy who looked at Law, "Ehhh, you guys leave already..?" the straw-hat captain whined. "Let's have some fun before you go!"

BOOM!

As if Luffy's word is a trigger, an explosion can be heard and the ship shook slightly.

A loud cry from one of the Straw Hat crew echoed, "Everyone, Code Blue and White!"

If you reunited with a precious person after years, you should be happy, right?

Yes, you do, but not like that with a certain person.

For Ace, waiting one more hour to see his brother was torture.

Leaning against a wall of the ship, Ace had to admit that this situation was slightly nerve-wracking. Luffy had been kidnapped by his fellow pirate captains. Why are the Eleven Supernovas had held a meeting here was beyond him.

Sure, Luffy was strong, that much Ace knew for a fact. But would drop ten other bombshells on here, within a few hours be wise? His little brother was, after all, just a naive innocent teenager. Could he have knowledge that the meeting may bring trouble and danger?

After some request and force from Straw Hat's crew, Ace had calmed and decided that he would patiently wait for his brother.

At first, the Logia user was furious and angry at the crew. How could they remain calm while their captain may be in danger and the war can be broke between the nine famous pirates?

But Ace realizes that none of them actually calm as they seem.

All of them were doing various activities, but you can see they kept glancing at the Aquarium bar where their captain and fellow crew in there. Sometimes they took glance left and right as if expecting someone or some people to leap out and attack them.

Honestly, Ace still questioned his brother's ability to requite weird and strange people to join his crew.

The orange-haired navigator with the kleptomaniac habit, the long-nose sniper, the reindeer who a doctor in the ship, the demon Ohara woman, the blue-haired cyborg, the blonde chef who serves him delicious meal earlier, and the singing skeleton. Where Luffy found these people?!

But this is Luffy he talked about. Ace couldn't help to smile softly. The same Luffy who saved him at Marineford.

All of his thought was broken by a sound of something dropped inside and Sanji comes out by kicking the poor door again with a scowl as he narrowed his eyes to the sea. When Ace wanted to question the chef, he also felt that.

Something is coming.

And before he or the other crew could react, the blonde chef kicked two big cannonballs that were about hit the ship. One cannonball exploded in the air and others landed at sea that makes the ship slightly shook. "Tch, they found us already.." mumbled Sanji.

In crow's nest, Usopp, who has his telescope also sees the sea. He gives a little cry, "Minna, code Blue and White!"

Almost immediately eleven people come out from the door, from the Aquarium bar. One glance at the sea, they know about the situation they're in. Code Blue and White, it's a sign of Marine.

Nine of them ignored the looks from other Straw Hat crew plus one uninvited guest in order to ready themselves for the fight that would soon be upon them. But they stopped moving further as the sword held them back. "This is our ship, let us deal with this," Zoro said as he nodded to his captain.

Luffy nodded back to his first-mate. "Usopp!" he shouted to the crew's nest.

"Four. No, five, Luffy!" came an answer from above.

"Shishishi, not so many then. Franky!"

"That's ready and there are another 100 barrels of cola waiting in the hold, just in case," Franky answered from the deck.

"Okay. On the three."

"Two."

"One"

"FIRE!"

To the amazement of others (except Straw Hat crew) the mouth of the flower, no lion, seemed to open and a bright light obscured the inside. Then great beams of light shot from the open mouth, straight at the sea, to five Marine ships that shattered because of the destruction that the light caused.

Ace, nine of Supernova, and the others gaped as they watched the lights destroy all of Marine ships that they touched.

"WOW!" Ace was officially impressed. He'd seen damage on a massive scale before, but it was usually caused by a Devil Fruit user. To think that a mechanical device could cause similar damage... he was suddenly very glad that the weapon's designer was with his little brother. At least the cannon would only be used as necessary.

"You're full of surprise, Mugiwara-ya." smirked Law.

Luffy grinned, "Shishishi thanks Torao. That was Franky's idea. Amazing, right?"

"Only your crew who had a crazy idea," grumble Bonney.

"ANYWAY!" shouted Kidd impatience. "We should go now before those Marines call a backup." Killer nodded as he approached Nami. "Navigator-san, can you drop the illusion now?"

Nami sighed, take out her staff, she yelled, "Mirage canceled!"

When Luffy comes out from the aquarium bar, Ace is happy. He's very glad that he can meet his little brother again after 2 years.

But, then, he frowned.

The scar on Luffy's chest filled Ace's vision for a long moment, and it was all he could do to keep breathing. Luffy's jacket was bright red and eye-catching and hung open on his shoulders to display the X-scar proudly. He was older, taller, and seems more mature. Ace's fists clenched. There shouldn't be any scars! His brother shouldn't have had to go through that. It was his fault.

When his brother gives a small command to his crew, Ace felt proud and slightly surprised at his tone.

Luffy seems different.

When Ace watched the destruction they caused, he felt very shocked, of course.

Then Luffy start chatted friendly with his fellow Supernovas. But all those times, Luffy never took a glance at Ace and the older D brother felt he had been ignored.

"Mirage canceled!" a yell from an orange-haired navigator made Ace turned to her.

The Whitebeard's second division commander gaped when nine pirate ship emerges from nowhere.

Nine ships with different and famous flag.

"Hey Law." – at this moment Law and the other Supernovas stopped at their way to their own ship. 'Wow, that first time Straw Hat dropped Law's nickname.' Everyone thought and realized Luffy's voice is deeper than it was before, they could have sworn they saw his eyes flash dangerous and it made them shiver in fear. 'Housoku Haki' they thought again.

"I'm agreed with this. But this plan of certain details may place my nakamas in danger and I don't appreciate that. Don't mess it up." The 'or else' was an unspoken addition to his words.

Not saying anything again, Law only nodded as he continued his way to his submarine ship.

After the other pirate ships had left, finally Luffy turned to Ace and grinned, "Shishishi, hiya Ace! What are you doing here...?"

==CONTINUED==

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"...who are you?" Luffy frowned, something about this man was very familiar.

"You don't remember me." The blonde gives a sad sigh.

"No," the older D stopped his track at his brother's voice, Luffy's voice seems weird. As he turned his head, Luffy had a very disturbing face. "This is only for my crew's ears, you are forbidden to know."

"Wha-? Lu?!"

A hand firmly touched his shoulder, "Captain's order. Please leave, for now, Ace."