A/N: This idea suddenly pop up in my mind when my bestfriend called me earlier and we kinda chat about how time flew quickly. Before you know it, everything is gradually changing. Hope you enjoy this fic!

Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece.

In an island somewhere in east blue, a three figure was crouching in a circular position. Two of them were roughly ten years of age and the last one was about in his seven years of existence.

"Brothers, you get what I'm trying to point out?" The black haired boy with freckles in his cheeks blurted staring back and forth towards his companions.

"Yeah, we just have to prepare a surprise gift to grandpa in his birthday for him to permit us to become pirates!" The seven year old boy replied excitedly.

"Hmmm, what present do you think he would like?" the blond mused.

"Of course! That would be meat!" Luffy answered eagerly with a drool forming at the edge of his lips. The noble child shook his head, already used at his brother's meat obsession.

A sly grin had formed on his confident face. "Getting such a thing he would like would be a piece of cake Sabo." The other boys looked at him curiously. "I found this on Magra and Dogra's cabinet." He flashed a stack of pictures in front of the boys. "I think old men liked something as this." He pointed his index finger on it.

"Eh, what's so good in that?" Luffy asked cocking his head.

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During Makino's visit in Mount Corvo, she had learned the plan of the boys to surprise Garp. She insisted to prepare some food in the party which Luffy found it amazing.

In one of his regular trips checking out his three grandsons, Garp was beyond taken aback. Usually, a pit hole always welcomed him but this time it wasn't. It's been a long time since he experienced this heart-warming birthday party for an old man at his age. And to think that the troublesome little boys were the one who initiated this made his heart so blissful.

Nothing can measure up to his grandsons. They maybe very naughty and stubborn but the boys could be this cute once in a while.

But imagine the horror of the vice admiral when he opened the presents of his grandsons. First was a pile of nude images of some random hot babes stung his eyes. It was from Ace. Another wrapped thing he opened and it turned out to be a handbook of how to become a famous pirate guide inside it. That was the gift from Sabo. Apparently, it's one of the blond boy's favorite book, so he thought it would the best gift ever. Garp felt like strangling the innocent bandit who was raising the children. And last but surely not the least was from Luffy. It seems like he was slowly opening a Pandora box knowing that the child was the most eccentric one. He carefully tore the package and after seeing it, Garp immediately closed it within milliseconds.

He sighed in exasperation. His grandchildren never failed to give him a heart attack. After a minute of calming himself, he noticed that there was a note among their gifts. His eyes scanned it.

"Grandpa, hope you like our presents. We work hard to get those for you." –Love ASL

A childish doodle that he figured as an image of three smiley faces was at the bottom of the paper. There was a grin forming at his lips. Though their presents for him were very outrageous still he felt warm inside. The brats were the most important thing in his life, his inspiration and though at the same time the source of his conventional headache.

He glanced at the three boys across who were smiling at him.

"So old man, you touched by it?" Ace asked mischievously confident.

"Ahem, I suppose it's not that bad." His voice was gruff.

"Yay! Then gramps, you would now listen to our request, don't you?" Luffy was jumping up and down.

There was a sweat drop forming at Sabo and Ace's foreheads.

"Request?" Garp suddenly wondered. Did they do it just to bribe him for something they wanted all along?

The bombshell blabbermouth of their youngest brother had been switched on. They had planned to subtly tell the old man their demand but it seems like it won't be the case anymore.

"Yeah, permit us to be a pirate!" Luffy swayed his arms from his side as if justifying his words. "Allow me to become the Pirate King!" His two brothers sensed the familiar dark aura surrounding their Grandpa at the seven year old boy's loud remark. Garp was cupping his knuckles dangerously with an angry vein popping on his temple. And Ace was certain that this time he looked ten times enraged.

Sabo and Ace made a move to start running for their lives as they shout an "IDIOT LUFFY!"

The mayor sighed at the habitual display. Makino just giggled at the scene. Curly Dadan didn't care anymore as long as he, I mean she wasn't the receiver of the vice admiral's fist of love.

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Somewhere in his room, he was looking at the picture frame. The image of the three little boys grinning ear to ear flashing at the camera and Garp was in the middle with a smile full of joy during his birthday ten years ago. But now remembering those memories didn't help but to let a flow of tears coming out from his eyes. Several months ago, Ace was gone and Luffy was nowhere to be seen.

It felt like a blink of an eye, everything turned upside down. A pirate will always be an enemy of a marine but a family would forever be a family no matter what. He did his best to guide them to choose the right path that he knew was the better above all. But to no avail. In the end, they decided to become an outlaws.

For a few seconds, a knock from the door in his office was heard. The old man wiped his tears away as he said an "enter". A marine soldier appeared saying that they had caught a group of pirates wanna be young boys under custody. He was asking the vice admiral what would they do to the lads.

Garp let out a sigh. He walked towards the exit as he grabbed his coat. "I will teach them the right path to take." He said with full of resolve.

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