A/N: MarcoAce week had come and gone! (26th - 1st) So here they all are! Prompt at the top! Underlined which one used!

Enjoy~!

Loyalty / Love

If there was one thing that Marco knew is that Ace is fiercely loyal. Letting no one stand in the way if something were to happen to people he loved and would do anything for them, no matter where they are. After being able to stop him from chasing Teach after he killed Thatch, they regrouped to make sure taking the man together and ridding the problem before he became a bigger issue.

Though, this leaves not only Marco puzzled, but everyone.

"Do what, yoi?" The festering from the first commander does not go unnoticed by the other commanders gathered in the room who are equally shocked.

"I'll be back within a month," Ace mentions easily while gripping to his bag and eyeing everyone, stopping on their captain. Whitebeard is watching his youngest being ever resilient in this new pursuit and does not like how it feels like trouble like with if he went after the traitor.

"We can go along with you, son. If this person is important to you," the captain mentions firmly to keep this serious and watch his ever-fiery commander that is the most loyal person you could have at your back.

"He is, and if I wait for us to sail then I will be too late." Ace mentions calmly, though he just wants to burst out of the room already to reach that one place he never wanted anyone he knows to get stuck at.

"What is your plan when you get there?" Marco asks with narrowing blue eyes as he wants to shake the young man for this sudden remark. He knew it has been eating at Ace for a few days now, seeing it as the second commander napped along his lap, but never truly sleeping and that usually meant an unsettled mind. Marco knew his lover better than anyone on this ship and he would be damned to lose that because of an irrational decision.

"I'll think on it while heading that way," the second commander admits and making most give strained breaths quietly. They all knew Ace was a lot more bite than bark, meaning though his bite is strong that he didn't think what to do first until getting there.

"Do tell me on why you are going to save a Revolutionary?" Haruta quips up, unaware on how Ace would have a connection with them.

"Sabo is my brother that should be dead from some damn nobles when we were younger. Like hell I am going to ignore that he is going to be really dead in just a matter of weeks!" Ace snaps out, already feeling pent up at the fact that Sabo is alive and never once called. He was about ready to smack the hell out of Sabo after saving him and find out how the hell he lived and why didn't he ever say anything to him or Luffy.

The room is quiet at the sudden outburst, realizing how serious this situation was and no one can find words, except one.

"Marco, Curiel, Izo, and Haruta," the names are labelled off easily and all eyes are to their captain. "Take a glider, Marco the skies, and go with Ace to Impel Down. We will follow behind as quick as we can." Whitebeard states in an order and everyone agrees easily, even Ace as he can feel himself happy for such a thing.

"Thank you, Pops." Dark eyes flicker in a way that Whitebeard had been happy to see when Ace started to open up and gave a fond expression back.

"We don't let family face danger alone," the mere words linger before dismissing the ones that are to follow Ace to prepare. It doesn't take long for Marco to get Ace into his room and pushing him against the wall, bag dropping to the ground.

"Fuck, don't scare me like this, yoi…" Lips whisper on another pair that shift into a smile with a small chuckle. "I think you take years from me…"

"Don't be stupid, like I could with you…" The murmur comes back with hands moving to touch along the sides of a stern neck that is tense. "I have to save Sabo… I never was able to when younger… Luffy and I… we had to live with his death on our hands…" Cooing starts to hush the straining words and lips feather over quivering ones as blue eyes views watery dark pools.

"We will stand with you, Ace…" Marco speaks softly and wants to add 'I will follow you to the ends of the Earth…', but doesn't as he receives gleaming eyes of pure warmth that already knows he would for his lover and do the same in return.

"Thank you…"