A/N: This isn't part 3 like I promised. I noticed I finally hit 500 follows and decided to do something special.

While writing this fic, I kept asking myself what the first bounty hunters Luffy meets should be. To get inspiration I watched some anime. In all honestly, I've always thought this certain bounty hunting group would be epic in One Piece, so I basically just crossed them over in here. I'm sure everyone will know where the characters came from. If you don't, then you probably haven't watched anime.

Oh, some of you are still wondering about the LuffyxNami when this fic is LuffyxRobin. Well if you read my other story you know I'm evil and enjoys to write angst. Put two and two together. There was also Zoro's foreshadowing…

Ok, let's catch up on what Ace is doing.

Disclaimer: I do not own One Piece. Duh.

A tall, rather handsome man walked into a bar and immediately drew the side glance of everyone in the establishment. The man tilted his orange hat lower so as to shadow his eyes and proceeded into the bar in search of a decent drink. This…pirate currently had a black over coat on rather than his usual shirtless attire because the tattoos which covered his back would have caused a panic. The coat was also because this certain bar happened to be on a winter island and going shirtless probably wouldn't have been the best plan anyway. Cold didn't particularly bother him, the winters at his home island were pretty harsh, and his devil fruit kept him warm most of the though.

The pirate sat down and waved the bar tender over. "Bar keep, one round of whisky please." The bar keeper nodded and went to fetch some from the back. During this time, the patrons still hadn't taken their eyes off the new customer. They didn't get many new comers here, what with this being a bar, in a terrible winter island, in the New World. Didn't really scream tourist attraction. Of course pirate crews would blow in every now and then or Navy crews, but this man had no crew to be spoken of. As they puzzled this, another stranger walked in wearing a blue suit, yellow dress shirt, and a black tie to finish the look. His hair was sort of a greenish tint and was extremely untamed. It was currently snowing so hard that one couldn't see a foot in front of them, so the fact this new man had a lit cigarette hanging from his lips was both incredible and disturbing. He too went and sat at the bar next to the other new comer.

By this time the bar keeper had come back with whisky and placed it on the counter. The suit wearing stranger waited until the old bar keeper to finish pouring the brown liquid into a shot glass before placing an order.

"Would I be wrong to assume this establishment sells food?"

"No, we have a kitchen in the back."

"Great, if you have it I would like green peppers and beef with a bottle of sake." The grey headed bar tender nodded and walked to the back again. Both men sitting at the bar avoided eye contact, rather looking ahead or in the pirate's case, drinking his whisky. It was the man in the suit that broke the silence.

"You want a smoke?"

The freckled pirate chuckled a bit. "My last smoke before death? How very old fashion of you."

"Hehe, you really are something else. What gave me away?"

"A hunch." The suited bounty hunter chuckled a little and lit up a new cigarette.

"You have some damn good hunches. I made sure to stay out of your Observation range so you wouldn't know I was trailing you, had no killing intent, landed on the island one day after you, and you're telling me a hunch blew it? That's pretty funny."

Ace laughed with the bounty hunter that had been after his head, finding humor as well in this situation. "I guess it's just because you cannot hide your strength well. Or at least not from someone as skilled as me. So you going try and capture me anyway?"

The bounty hunter shrugged. "The way I see it, I never actually made a move so my perfect record is still intact. I just happened to be here on vacation and didn't recognize you."

The bar keeper walked up with the food and sake, placing it in from of the infamous bounty hunter. He thanked the man before digging in. Ace waved down the bar keeper and asked for another bottle of whisky and told him that he would be paying for the man beside him. The bar keeper nodded and went to the back again.

"Oi, I don't feel right about me taking generosity from you, let me pay you back."

"Please allow me to, I'm actually happy I met you. This marks the first time I was targeted by bounty hunter since becoming a White Beard pirate. Also the first time a bounty hunter with your reputation attempted to capture me…Spike. So allow me to savor the moment."

Spike smiled and continued to eat. "Glad to see my reputation proceeds me." The pair sat in silence after that until Spike finished eating.

"So what are you doing away from old man White Beards ship? If you don't mind me asking of course."

"Hunting down a murderer. How about you?"

"I was just hanging around the New World waiting for a call form Delta X or a high bounty. Just so happened I spotted you." Ace quirked an eyebrow.

"So even the legendary Bebop crew has to answer to the 5th Yonko huh? That must suck."

Spike shrugged a little and sipped his sake. "Eh, it was either that or retirement. It isn't so bad anyway, we only have to give him 10% cut of everything that comes in from bounties. Hehe, I'm actually short on cash at the moment."

Ace shook his head. "That's ridiculous."

"Is it any more ridiculous than Big Mom demanding sweets from her islands? At least Delta X doesn't give us bounty hunters deadlines or any of that shit. Guy is pretty chill anyway unless you touch any one in his main crew. Big Mom learned that pretty well three years ago."

"Yea I guess. Hey is it true he has Death on his crew?"

"Umm, yea. Don't ask me how he managed that."

A short silence as Spike lit another cigarette to retain any amount of warmth in the drafty bar and Ace took another swig of whisky.

"So you want to fight?"

"Excuse me?"

"A chance at my bounty is what I'm saying. I want to see what a rank S bounty hunter looks like in the heat of battle. Don't want to get rusty or anything."

Spike puffed out a smoke ring. "Ok, why not. Got to say this is the first time my target wagered a dual," spoke Spike as he and Ace got up, paid the tab, and walked outside in the blizzard. After getting to a clearing somewhere in the white out and 3 foot deep snow, Ace activated his flare flare fruit. Immense heat was dispelled in waves around the area, melting the snow and raising the temperature to something more manageable. This created a circle with a 25 yard radius but did nothing to help the fact that neither man could see anything through the snow blind.

"I take it you've been getting around with Observation Haki," asked Ace, which Spike answered in the affirmative. "So have I. Guess we will decide this without eye sight."

"Guess so." Spike pulled a surprisingly modern looking gun from his jacket, resembling a desert eagle instead of a blunderbuss or something more current. Just another one of the perks that come with working under Delta X. Aiming in Ace's location, the bounty hunter infused the gun with Haki before firing two rounds at the White Beard pirate.

Ace jumped to the side and rolled out the way, surprised at the speed the bullets came at. Defiantly were faster than he remembered. After, getting back on his feet, he let loose a large column of red fire in Spikes direction. To avoid being roasted on the spot, Spike leaped out the way and returned fire at Ace, which he also avoided. Being a logia was great and everything, but in the sights of an experienced Armament Haki user it was all for not.

Ace hardened his fist and slammed it through the ground. While in the comprised crouched position he was an easy target for the veteran sharpshooter, so he was forced to Armament his whole body and tank the bullets as they came. His defense was higher than most Haki users, so it came as a shock when the hardened bullets damn near broke through his own Haki. Didn't matter, his attack was already in motion.

Spike was currently stationary, firing round after round at Ace's head through the snow blind. Dang, his Haki is as strong as expected. Why is he just staying there? That question was answered when an Observation Haki red flag went off and he jump to the side, narrowly missing an enormous column of fire that came swirling from under the ground. Spike then kicked off the air to miss yet another enormous pillar of fire exploding from below the earth, this time the fringes of his jacket getting licked by flames. Avoiding the next one would be impossible, so instead, while still midair, he positioned his hand to the ground and when the next attack came, activated the dial attached to left hand and absorbed the attack. Then, with an extra 4 seconds, was able to easily dodge the next series of attacks while returning a volley of bullets.

He's fast. Ace removed his hand from the ground and rolled out the way of the next round of hardened bullets. While rolling and occasionally blocking a bullet with Armament Haki, Ace concentrated energy into the tips of his index finger and used his partial awakening causing the finger on his right hand to turn blue.

"Plasma Presentation Pointer!"

A blue laser shot out from Ace's index finger and nearly went through Spike's torso if he didn't abruptly drop to his knees mid sprint and slide under it Matrix style. Plasma coated in Armament. Have to avoid that at all cost. The problem with that was that it was like trying to avoid someone shinning the beam of a flashlight or laser pointer on you while being in the same room as them. Damn near impossible. But Spike had done the impossible before. Before he was even done sliding, the bounty hunter propelled himself forward by activating the reject dials built into the sole of his shoes, sending him sliding forward fast enough to avoid the laser coming down where he was a second ago. He tucked and rolled to dissipate the forward momentum before kicking off the ground again to avoid the laser which had followed close behind him, all while sending more bullets Ace's way. Using geppo in combination with the reject dials imbedded into his shoes, Spike was able gain a massive amount of height and avoid the beam of death, but was rewarded with a grave sight. All around him were dozens of small orbs of green lights.

"Firefly Light!"

The area above the battle ground combusted in flames as result of the attack. While using is right hand for the plasma laser beam, Ace had used the left hand for another attack. A clever trick to distract the enemy with one attack while building up another, though he knew it wouldn't be enough to put down a professional like Spike. Case in point, the bounty hunter landed back on the ground with little more than a scratch. Not even that really.

"Wow, almost got me," muttered Spike as he dusted himself off and ducked under the laser again. "Better get serious."

Activating both reject dials at once while using soru, he nearly teleported next to Ace with his increase in speed. An increase Ace had not been expecting. Quickly he used Armament Haki on his head to block the swift horizontal hardened kick to the face, which sent him flying several yards backwards. The loss of focus also caused him to inactivate his awakening power. Unlike say Doffy, Ace had barely learned his Awakening and couldn't control it with ease yet. The young pirate quickly dematerialized into flames, avoiding the three armament hardened bullets hitting where his head, heart, and lungs would have been.

Not allowing him to rematerialize, Spike continued to fire round after deadly round at the sentient ball of flame. If Spike was a normal Haki user, maybe Ace could reform safely. But Spike could see auras as well as anticipate attacks with his Observation, so he knew exactly where to shoot so that Ace could not reform easily. Getting desperate, Ace formed a hand while keeping everything else elemental. The hand was quickly hardened with Haki before it could get shot and blasted a ball of black flames at Spike. He sides stepped the attack, but that extra second gave Ace the second he needed to reform.

The snow had thinned a little at this point to where one could vaguely make out shadows a few feet away. It was still a blizzard however, which is why all of the fire Ace threw around went out after it left his body. So it was a little surreal for Spike to see that the black flames that Ace attacked with see alight behind him as if the snow was kindling.

"So this is the ability I've heard so much about. The Eclipse Flames. I'm happy I was able to push you this far."

Ace smiled, though Spike couldn't see it. "Naw, I just want to end this faster. Got places to be and everything."

The black flames then seemed to move on its own will, attempting to engulf him. Spike moved quicker than the fire could catch him, even though the wall of flames continued to grow. It was almost like the wave of an tsunami, If he got encircled it would be over. Without out any interference of course Spike would be able to dodge the shit out this, but it wouldn't be that simple.

While sprinting forward, Ace also ran to meet Spike head on. Both men coated themselves in full body Haki and clashed. Ace went for a left jab, which Spike side stepped while drawing his gun. Before he could fire though, the bounty hunter was forced to use his reject dials to kick backwards to avoid the black flames touching him.

"Plasma Rifle!" A beam of plasma shot past Spike's grimaced face and hit the ground a few meters away in a massive explosion that rocked the ground and formed a mini mushroom cloud. Holy crap. The second beam grazed Spikes shoulder and quite literally burned the Haki off it. Spike Matrix dodged the next three blast as if he was made of fluid while having to geppo to avoid the black flames that almost licked his shoe. As he lifted off the ground however, he came face to face with Ace who was already mid swing into a right hook, which Spike blocked with his left knee. Then Spike activated the dial on his left shoe which rocketed his knee up quickly, connecting it right under Ace's chin. Despite Ace being in full body Haki, the move nearly KO'd him. In fact he was so dazed that he wasn't able to avoid being shot at point blank range with the incredibly powerful pistol 5 times in the chest, penetrating his Haki and throwing him to the ground. Spike landed a few feet away. The black flames dissipated with Ace's lack of Haki control at the moment.

Ace coughed and spit out some blood. "Hehe. That is some weapon you got there."

Spike grinned and walked forward a few steps and aimed the gun at Ace's now head. "Looks like you're in check." Ace's shit eating grin got wider.

"I'd look down buddy."

Spike kept his gun on Ace but did look down to check himself. On his pant leg was the unmistakable small flickering of fire. Black fire. Damn. Ace laid his head back, smile never faltering.

"Looks like we are both in check, eh friend."

"Guess so."

Spike, knowing he was in the deeper shit slide the gun back into his jacket and raised his hands. Ace slowly got to his feet and walked toward Spike, not before spitting out more blood. He stopped directly in front of him.

"You know, killing would surely up my reputation, but would leave a bad taste in my mouth." Ace patted the bounty hunter on the shoulder before walking off in the direction he left his skimmer. "Oh, and I wouldn't move if I were you until that flame disappears. It was really an honor to meet you!"

Spike shook his head and muttered some curses under breath as he lit another cigarette. "Damn kids. Getting to old for this shit."

About an hour later, Spike walked onto the Bebop. Cold, wet, and annoyed. Plopping himself on the couch in the living room in front of the video den den mushi. Well, at least he wasn't dead or anything, so that was a plus. Although maybe Jet would have been glad about that. The thought brought a small grin to his face.

"I see you didn't bring in anything, even though it took you long enough," spoke a women with neck length dark purple hair, that Spike couldn't for the life of him remember inviting her to his crew.

"Oh, you're still here."

The women didn't even acknowledge the response and walked into another room. All of a sudden the video den den mushi flickered to life and began projecting on the wall. An enchanting image of a cloaked emerald eyed women appeared on the wall.

"Oi, Spike, you…you look tired."

"Don't worry about me. What do you want Everglade?"

"Delta X wants you and your crew to head towards the start of the Grand Line ASAP. He guarantees there will be an incoming huge bounty coming from the East Blue."

"Hmm, ok. I'll get on that. Send me the details later." Everglade nodded and cut the feed. Spike got up and headed to the bathroom. But first, a shower.

"Devlin, are you sure asking Spike was the right move. His track record is remarkable, but he sometimes gets… sentimental in his work."

Delta X leaned back in a couch and yawed a little. "Do you think we should ask Saitama and Genos then? They are closer anyway."

Jason looked up from the recliner he was resting in. "Didn't they accidently blow up an island and destroy a sky island last time?"

"Yea," spoke Serpico, Delta X's brother, who was resting on a couch opposite to him. "Don't think he can control his power very well. Everyone gets killed in one punch. Hey, I bet he could beat you Roy."

The Reaper was lying in a beanbag, varnishing his scythe. "I'm highly skeptical of that."

A comfortable silence fell across the room that was quickly broken by the ringing of a den den mushi resting on the coffee table next to Serpico. He cleared his voice before picking up the handle. "You have reached the Time Piece Hunters. Serpico speaking."

"Don't give me that BULLSHIT! What did you do to Jack?"

"Oh it's just you Kidou. Yeah he may have attacked us, so we casually sent him to the bottom of the ocean."

"I should kill all of you for this."

"Hey it isn't like we gave him over to the Navy. Also if you want to fight you're welcome to try."

A click was heard and the line went dead. Knowing Kidou, he probably threw the poor den den mushi across the room. Serpico shrugged and set the handle down. With that over, the comfortable silence returned. Everglade plopped into a green beanbag before breaking the silence yet again.

"Do you think he will actually attack?" She didn't ask in fear, more just basic curiosity. Jason laughed at the question from across the room.

"That oversized teddy bear? Naw, he knows that he would lose his whole crew over nothing. Although because he is always committing suicide, he might to pick a fight with Roy over there. What do you say Roy? Will you grant his wish? You've had some history with him anyway."

The hooded figure sighed. "I hold no sort of grudge against him, but if it is a fight he wants, then he's more than welcome to try."

The light hearted conversation slowly devolved into which Yonko they could beat. They agreed that Big Mom would be the easiest because Roy's power directly counters hers, although some of those daughters and sons were a little tough. Kidou would be tougher. Shanks might be the best suited to fight them. And finally…Whitebeard.

"That old geezer," questioned Jason. "Our ship would probably get fucked. We'd probably get fucked to, but I think we could take em. Guy is probably on his way out anyway. What do you think Devlin?"

"Hmm? I think we could kill him given the right circumstances. His crew would be a bitch though. Especially that second commander. But yea, I think we could do it with. Let's not think about all this too much though. The four emperors will fall soon enough and then the Road Poneglyph's will fall into our open hands. Until then though, let's get something to eat. I'm starving."

A/N: And so the fifth Yonko is revealed. It wouldn't make much sense for the fifth Yonko to be another pirate since Yonko means four. Rather he is a more unofficial power. Oh, and because the bounty hunters are organized under a leader, they will be much more of a threat to Luffy. Especially considering he has taken an interest in the Straw Hat crew. Oh and if any of you caught the Naruto reference in the chapter thanks for being awesome.

Did any of you enjoy the fight between Spike and Ace? Please tell me how much I suck at writing in the comments. Next chapter we return to the main crew. East Blue Arc ends in 5-6 chapters.

One last thing...

THE TIME PIECE HUNTERS TEAM MEMBERS

Delta X (Devlin D. Dracul)

Serpico D. Dracul

Everglade Nimrod

Roy Issac Pierce (R.I.P)

"Big Racket" Jason (Jason Nadal)

If you can guess their abilities by looking at the clues in their names, I salute you.