The Tale of Crocodile and Alligator

Title: The Tale of Crocodile and Alligator
Rating: T
Fandom: One Piece
Summary: Sir Crocodile had two younger brothers, the only people he cared about other than himself. The blood-related brother's name was Alligator. The adopted-brother's name was Rocinante. This is the story of Crocodile, Alligator, and Rocinante.
Warning(s): AU; Possible OOCness; Character Deaths

Chapter 5: Trafalgar Law

Crocodile—44 Years Old
Alligator—37 Years Old
Law—24 Years Old

With the help of his older brother, Alligator had managed to find out what exactly Rocinante had died for. He didn't lie to the Marines about the location of the Op-Op Fruit deal just for fun. He had did it to save someone he cared about, a boy who had been ill with the White Lead Disease. But Alligator wanted to find out who that boy was.

He got his answer from the newspaper. There was a twenty four year old man with grey eyes and black hair who went by the name of Trafalgar Law. He was the Surgeon of Death, one of the Eleven Supernovas, and the Captain of the Heart Pirates. He had the powers of the Op-Op Fruit, but there was a possibility that the boy that Rocinante had given the fruit to had been killed and the fruit was reborn. However, the name of his crew was the Heart Pirates, and Corazon meant heart in Spanish. This increased the possibility that Trafalgar Law was the boy from Flevance. Corazon had said the boy he was trying to cure was named Law, but there could be other people with that name.

The Heart Pirates' Jolly Roger also got Alligator's attention. It wasn't a skull like most pirate crews' but rather a smiley face. It was oddly similar to Dofla-Asshole's Jolly Roger. Yet, there were also differences. The smile was not canceled out like Dofla-Asshole's. Rather than two rows of teeth, the Heart Pirates' Jolly Roger showed only one row. It also had six spokes sticking out, resembling a virus. Well, their captain was the Surgeon of Death.

"I need to find him and get answers," Alligator whispered to himself.

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No, he couldn't believe what he was hearing. His older brother, the Desert King, the Hero of Alabasta, Sir Crocodile, had been defeated and was now in Impel Down. Alligator slumped down in his empty office. "Damn it…" He covered his eyes with one of his hands. "Croc…"

He had already lost Rocinante. Even though Crocodile was still alive, he was imprisoned and they wouldn't be able to contact each other. Just being allowed inside Impel Down needed a special pass or approval for a Marine like him. To make matters worse, Crocodile was in Level 6. That was the most guarded and the level where the worst of the worst criminals were kept.

Now he was alone. His younger brother was dead and his older brother was being imprisoned for life.

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Crocodile stood on the deck, facing the direction of Marineford. "Croco-boy, you seem to be thinking about something important," Ivankov noticed.

"Tch," Crocodile glared at Ivankov. "It's none of your business,"

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It was the Marineford War. Alligator stood beside his father at the scaffold, Comet softly baaing behind them. The Shichibukai had all been forced to attend to help the Navy out. He clenched his fists, knowing Doflamingo was smirking directly at him. "Nervous much?"

"Piss off!" Alligator snapped.

"Alligator ignore him," Sengoku advised. "This is war; there is no time for distractions,"

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Alligator had to fight Crocodile. He had been shocked at the older brother's appearance but quickly regained his composure. He didn't want to fight him, but he had to. This was war and they were on opposite sides. Alligator was with the Marines and Crocodile was a pirate helping Straw Hat Luffy. "Out of my way, Al!" Crocodile ordered.

"Sorry Croc," Alligator refused. "It's my duty as a Marine,"

The two both attacked using blades made from sand and dust. They would occasionally give the other small cuts or scratches, but never a serious blow. They couldn't lose each other; they had already lost one brother. They were also pretty sure that Rocinante wouldn't want them showing up in the afterlife.

"There are many crooked Marines," Crocodile reminded.

"I know," Alligator nodded as they once again exchanged blows.

A few Marines and pirates stared in awe. Rear Admiral Alligator was actually managing to fight Crocodile with equal strength. Of course, they didn't know that they were brothers and that they were not using their full strength. Both brothers knew that they couldn't continue the act forever. Crocodile had more stamina than Alligator after all.

Crocodile kicked Alligator in the stomach, sending him flying to the scaffold's leg. The kick plus hitting the scaffold had knocked the younger brother out. "Sorry Al," He whispered.

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When Alligator regained conscious, he was by Sengoku's side. The scaffold had been destroyed. "Sengoku-san, what happened?"

Before Sengoku could answer, Luffy's scream sounded throughout Marineford. Alligator turned to see the teenage pirate holding his brother. A gaping hole was in Portgas D. Ace's chest, blood pouring from the wound. Yet, Fire Fist had died with a smile. Luffy eventually lost conscious, the mental trauma scarring him.

Alligator felt pity for the boy. He knew what it felt like to lose a brother. Luffy had been unlucky to have witnessed his brother's murder right in front of his eyes and have Ace die in his arms. Ace had died protecting his younger brother, something that Alligator himself couldn't do. He respected Portgas D. Ace for the last act of brotherly love.

The remaining Whitebeard Pirates along with Jinbei, Crocodile, and Buggy helped to save Luffy's life. A submarine had surfaced and Alligator recognized that Jolly Roger. It was the Heart Pirates' and that yellow submarine was the Polar Tang. Trafalgar Law and a few other crewmembers went onto their deck. "Give Mugiwara-ya to me! I'm a doctor!"

'So that's Trafalgar Law,' Alligator thought. He recognized the signature spotted hat from the photos that Rocinante had sent. They had all been photos of Law sleeping and the captions describing how cute his son looked when he wasn't glaring. 'He was the one that Rocinante saved…Rocinante's adopted son,'

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Crocodile—45 Years Old
Alligator—38 Years Old
Law—25 Years Old

One hundred. That's how many hearts were inside the crate that Supernova Trafalgar Law had left at the Marine base. To make matters worse, the hearts were all still beating and moved around in the crate. That was beyond creepy for the soldiers. The Surgeon of Death had also left a note with the crate.

If you want to, you can give the hearts back to their owners. All you have to do is figure out whose heart belongs to which Marine.

Alligator picked up one of the hearts. It continued to beat in his palms. "V-Vice-Admiral Alligator," One soldier asked. "Is it really alright to be touching t-those h-hearts?"

"Well we have to return them to their owners, right?" Alligator responded calmly. "We don't need one hundred Marines fighting with a hole in their chest. And if anything happens to this crate of hearts, it will affect those Marines. It'd be a pain if they were in the middle of an important mission,"

"R-Right," The soldiers stammered. "We'll send out a notice that any Marine with a missing heart is to report to the G-1 base in the New World,"

'Seriously, why the hell did Roci's kid send a hundred hearts!? There must be some ulterior motive behind this. He isn't the type to draw attention to himself like this,' Alligator placed the heart gently back into the crate with the rest of them.

A week later, he got his answer. Trafalgar Law had become the newest addition to the Shichibukai.

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Crocodile—46 Years Old
Alligator—39 Years Old
Law—26 Years Old

Crocodile's private Den-Den Mushi was ringing. He immediately knew it was his younger brother and answered it. "Al?" It had been quite some time since Alligator last contacted him.

"Croc, I'm going to transfer to G-5,"

"Any specific reason?" Crocodile asked.

"Vergo, Doflamingo's spy,"

"You should report him to Sengoku rather than continue that act," Crocodile advised. "It's dangerous if you stay near him. Soon or later he'll realize that you know his true allegiance,"

"I know but…I might be able to get information. Besides, if I do tell Sengoku, Doflamingo will just be able to plant another spy,"

"Be careful," Crocodile warned.

"We're currently heading to Punk Hazard. You can meet me there if you want. However, Smoker and Tashigi will also be there. Bye Croc,"

"Bye Al," He placed the transceiver down. 'I need to make sure he doesn't do anything stupid,'

"Boss?" Daz Bones asked.

"We're heading to Punk Hazard,"

I'm going to work on a sequel that will contain the Punk Hazard Arc and Dressrosa Arc. I plan to have Crocodile and Alligator appear in both arcs.

The original plan for Marineford was for Alligator to betray the Marines and protect Luffy, knowing how it feels to lose a brother. With his dying breath he requests Luffy to allow Crocodile and Daz to join his crew. Crocodile breaks down into full on sobs, not caring that the whole world was watching. Whitebeard dies but manages to allow his crew and allies to escape.
I would've used this idea but I wanted Alligator to meet Law in Punk Hazard. If you readers want, I can type up an alternative ending to the Marineford War.