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~News Heard Around the World~

"Captain!" Yasopp Shouted as he walked up the forest trail, newspaper in hand.

Shanks groaned as he held his head and looked at the sharpshooter. "What?"

"There's a story you got to see in this." Yasopp tossed the paper in front of his hung-over captain.

Shanks tiredly grabbed the paper squinting at it tiredly as he tried to find the article Yasopp was talking about. It didn't take long to find it because he felt his heart stop as he stared at a picture of Portgas D. Ace on the front page. He shook his head as he pushed the hang-over aside as best as he could and read the article seriously.

He laughed loudly, hearing groans from others in his crew as he stood, ignoring his own pounding headache. Benn looked at his captain, wondering what got the man so excited, glancing at Yasopp and seeing his shit-eating grin it had to be good. Lucky Roo had also turned his attention to his captain as several crew members turned as well.

"Those little brats." Shanks laughed again, rereading the paper.

"Anchor?" Benn questioned.

Shanks nodded tossing him the paper. "Him and that revolutionary brother of his."

Benn read the paper and cracked a smile. "I knew Luffy loved pranks." Ben sent a glare at Shanks who sent him an attempt at a innocent smile if he wasn't laughing so much. "But this is crazy."

"What'd Anchor do?" Many of the crew asked.

"His crew and the Whitebeards dressed that secret brother of his up as Ace and went and attacked a Marine base." Yasopp laughed happily.

"That's crazy!" Many shouted.

"It probably could have ended worse, but those brats are lucky Garp was there," Benn mused.

Shanks laughed. "Who would have thought Anchor could come up with something like this."

"It's a nice surprise," Benn agreed, handing the paper to the next crewmate.

"What do you think magma for brains thinks of this?" Yasopp asked.

"He's probably ready to erupt in anger." Shanks laughed, Benn only shook his head at the two children.

It wasn't long till they busted out more drinks to celebrate the amazing prank their little Anchor had played on the world. Benn drank as little as possible so he could make sure no one made fools of themselves or that they were attacked.

~Windmill Village~

"Those boys." Makino looked up as she heard Woopslap grumble upon entering the bar.

She smiled at the old man as he made his way to the bar, her eyes slipping to the posters hanging on the wall proudly. Luffy and his crew's posters hung proudly, Ace's old posters hung near theirs, a few of the Whitebeards' with his. She had recently added the new wanted poster of Sabo when she had received it and it now rested on the wall as well. Shanks' wanted poster and his crews also decorated the wall. When Garp had first seen them he was not happy, but one morning she had woken to find Dragon's wanted poster hanging proudly near Luffy's.

"What did they do now?" She looked at the mayor as he sat down.

"They pulled a prank on some marine base."

She laughed. "Boys will be boys."

"They dressed Sabo up as Ace."

The glass she was cleaning fell to the ground shattering as it hit. She snapped her head to Woopslap, her eyes dropping to the paper he had place on the counter. She shakily stepped around the broken shards to grasp the paper. She stared at the front page, tears pricking as she read the story.

She had to admit it was their greatest prank, and she had a feeling she knew why they went through with it. Those three had always loved pranks, they hadn't been able to do anything with all three since they thought Sabo passed away. This was probably their last prank, and it was a nice way to honor Ace. Still it worried her that they had done something so reckless, yet she should have known better.

"Those boys." She sighed as she bent down to clean the glass up.

"How could those idiots be so reckless."

Makino laughed. "Boys will be boys. We should be glad it was only Garp there."

"He probably gave those boys a good lecture."

Makino nodded. "It's good to hear that they're doing well though."

Woopslap nodded. "That it is. It's nice to hear that Sabo is alive and well."

Makino nodded. "It is. Think Dadan's heard?"

"Probably."

Makino smiled as she turned around and began making the mayor something to eat, the paper tucked under the counter. The article was going to be joining her growing collection of newspaper articles.

~Dadan~

The bandit leader moved through the lush forest at a hurried pace, intent on reaching his destination as soon as possible. The paper clutched tightly in her fist as she moved between the large trees. She smiled as she found the spot she was looking for, a large tree containing a tree house in it.

The large woman moved towards the base of the tree and stared up at it, eyes shining with tears that she wouldn't admit existed. She held up the newspaper to the tree and smiled as she began to shout.

"Do you see this Ace? You're brother's played their newest prank, a dedication to you!"

She stood there for a while, before lowering her arm, pretty happy for delivering the news to Ace. She sat down, as she felt tears fall from her eyes, it was always good to hear her boys were doing fine. She had been here a lot with the news of Luffy's return, Sabo being alive, and now this prank. She wondered what Ace thought of all of this and if he was truly watching them.

~Jimbei~

Jimbei smiled at the newspaper as he reread the article, the merfolk and fishmen had all been talking about the straw-hat's latest adventure. Jimbei smiled sadly, he wondered what was going through Luffy's mind throughout the entire prank. He hoped the boy was doing well, then again he had to be if he had found his other brother alive and well.

"What do you think of those two's pranks Ace?" Jimbei mused to himself, missing the company of the raven-haired division commander.

Jimbei looked at the paper again, it was good to see that the straw-hats were still doing well. He had been worried about them since they left, but there had been no word of a Yonko being challenged. He couldn't wait to join the crew and see them again, especially to hear how this plan was made with his own ears.

~Aokiji~

The ex-marine stared at the paper, a smirk on his face as he laughed at what he was reading. Akainu was probably having a field day right now with this prank. Aokiji leaned back against the iceberg that he had made so he could rest for a bit. The straw-hats were pulling some pretty daring stuff, though this little plan probably came from Nico Robin.

"They never cease to amaze me." Aokiji muttered as he stared up at the sky in boredom.

~Dragon~

Dragon stared at the newspaper with an unreadable expression on his face, those around him watched their leader a bit worried about what would happen. It had been silent since the paper arrived and the base read of their Chief-of-staff's recent exploits with the boss' son.

"Get Koala on the phone, now." Dragon looked at the nearest person to him.

The soldier immediately began looking for a transponder snail and dialing the number for Koala's personal snail. Another set up the white snail so that no one could intercept the call or listen in. They waited for her to pick up, and Dragon stared at the phone closely, still not giving anything away. They heard the familiar clack of the snail being answered and someone shouting at something to quiet down.

"Boss?" Koala's nervous voice came over the snail.

"You and Sabo are to report back to base immediately."

Dragon almost smiled as he heard a whine come from his son as Sabo grabbed the snail to speak with him. "Why?"

"I allowed you to travel with Luffy because you had nothing else to do and I thought you wouldn't find any trouble. If you have enough time to be messing around then I guess I can find some better work for you to do."

He let a small smile come to his face as he heard Luffy complain again as Koala grabbed the snail from Sabo. "We'll try and get back there soon. We need to get off this ship still."

Dragon sighed. "Seeing as you have no other vessel on hand. You may continue traveling with the straw-hats but as soon as you reach the new island you are to get off of their ship."

He smiled again as he heard excited cheers from Luffy in the background before Sabo and Koala both answered. "Understood Boss."

He set the snail back down as he hung up and the snails were cleared away from the area. Those in the room had small smiles on their faces from the call, and Dragon only gave them a look to scatter from the room. As he sat at his desk he stared at the article, a small smile on his face, he was proud of his sons for causing the marines trouble, but he didn't approve of them endangering themselves. Still boys will be boys, he knows he gave his father a run for his money as a child, his sons were no different.

~Blackbeard~

Blackbeard let out a loud laugh as he read the paper, the others in his crew laughing with him. The man was pissed before when they hadn't obtained the flame flame fruit, but their captain seemed to enjoy the new force opposing them. The man had been quiet interested in the story when it arrived.

"That boy is like Ace," He mused.

Burgess looked at his captain. "He is Ace's brother."

"Those boys just can't stay out of trouble can they?" Blackbeard mused.

Burgess. "What's the plan captain?"

"I would like to see their reactions if they lost something dear to them as well."

"Their?"

Blackbeard smirked. "Either this new brother's reaction to straw-hat's death or straw-hat's reaction to being unable to save another brother."

"That's evil captain." Burgess laughed.

Blackbeard smiled. "It's fun."

The Blackbeard pirates began laughing as they discussed future plans for their returning adversaries. Blackbeard couldn't wait to meet Straw-hat again after all of this time, he was surprised the boy had returned looking no worse for wear. That boy and his crew still held a lot of cards up their sleeves apparently.

~Akainu~

The fleet admiral glared at the paper in his hands as he re-read the article. He had just missed the straw-hats by a few days at Dressrosa, now they were causing havoc elsewhere in the world. He had been left alone after the paper had been delivered, his glare set on the revolutionary dressed up at Gol D. Ace.

"So this is the path you have chosen?" He whispered quietly to the empty room.

The paper caught on fire as he turned his fingers into magma for a second, and he watched it slowly burn. His eyes staying on the picture as it began to disintegrate, leaving no evidence in his presence that it had existed.

"I should have killed that brat when I had the chance. Now he's joined forces with the Revolutionary army." Akainu glared as he stared down at the ashes.

He would show those brats the errors of their way and eradicate their entire group before they could cause any more trouble for the world. They had already thrown the entire kingdom of Dressrosa into turmoil because of their actions, not they decided to cause trouble on an island for no reason other than to piss the marines off.

"You will pay Monkey D. Luffy."

~On the Thousand Sunny~

A ghostly figure watched the group from his spot on the railing, smiling as he saw his crew interact with his brother's. His eyes stayed on his little brother's proud of them for their brilliant prank, and worried about the coming storm that would hit them. It was good to see Sabo alive and well and watching over Luffy for them both.

The tall figure jumped off the railing and moved to his now blonde brother, the dye having been washed out. The blonde didn't notice his approach, not like he would have anyways, nobody seemed to notice him. He placed a hand on his brother's blonde locks, knowing to not too much force or he'd pass through.

"Take care of him." The ghost whispered.

He looked over at their little brother and paused as he stared at the young raven. The boy's eyes were turned in his direction, as if he had heard him or could see him. Ace felt his heart constrict at the thought, there was no way Luffy could see or hear him, he had been dead for two years.

"Ace," Luffy whispered, grabbing Sabo's attention.

"Lu?"

The pirate captain looked at his brother. "I thought I heard Ace."

Sabo laughed. "Maybe you did Lu. The dead truly never leave us, he's probably watching over us as we speak."

Luffy gave him a confused look. "Really? How?"

"I don't know how but it's Ace, he'd be too worried to leave you on your own."

Luffy laughed. "I guess."

Before the blonde could say anymore the boy had run off to find someone else to play with leaving the blonde with the ghost of his brother. Sabo smiled as he stared up at the sails above him, happy to feel the wind on his face.

"Watch over us, Ace."

Ace smiled at his brother. "Always."

~End ch. 5~

It was a lot of fun writing this chapter! I got experience writing Shanks and a few others who I had never written for. I hope I did well. I was originally going to do Sengoku, but that last part at the end came to mind and took over.

I am planning a little side story to this that involves Luffy and Marco while they're on the ship. I am also planning another one involving Sanji's reaction to the boys entering the girls' bedroom.

Reviewer's corner:

Dumti - I hope you enjoyed the story!

JustHopeForHope - It was fun writing the reactions.

crimson11116: I showed Akainu's reactions because he is the main marine to worry about, and Aokiji got an appearance!

Animegirl1279: Robin is a mastermind, I had a lot of fun writing this as her plot. Sabo is probably surprised about a lot of things he missed in twelve years.

Dark D. Phoenix: Thanks for the review!

LittlemissTraffy: Sanji probably isn't mad, I may write a story about his reaction now that you mention it. For Sanji it's one of those things, Robin allowed them in, and also Sabo is Luffy's older brother, I don't think he'd get mad at him for it.

Thanks for reading!