This is my first story. Please be nice. If you like it then great. Helpful would be nice.

'Hides under blanket'

Ace eats a powerful devil fruit that allows him to control nature itself. Becoming any animal mythical included, controlling the elements are a part of his new ability. The marines find out and want him to be a weapon for them. Now all he needs to do is escape Marineford before he turns 17. Thankfully he will have some help along the way.

Chapter 1

Ace wondered through the forest. It was summer and hot out, he never minded the heat he enjoyed it. He was wondering what he was going to do today. There wasn't much to do on the mountain except train and hunt. It was fun for him but it got old to do the same things every day. The trees were tall and he ran. He jumped up a rock wall and headed toward the bridge that would take him closer to the grey terminal.

He was going to go to the city today he could find some cool stuff in the trash piles as well.

He entered a clearing where his stomach grumbled. Maybe he should find some food first. It was not as though he had a defined plan for the day.

"Are you hungry?" A women asked Ace turned to her. She had long white hair. She had on a blue dress that was close to almost being white itself. She had no color in her eyes. Her features were sharp and she gave him a small smile. "I have something for you." She said opening a bag and going through it.

He was not stupid so he was not just going to randomly accept something from a stranger.

That was in the middle of a dangerous forest. Very close to where bandits and other cut-throats lived.

"Who are you?" Ace asked his grip on his pole tightened. If she was here to attack then he would not be caught off guard again.

"A friend, this is a rare fruit. It's very bitter but should fill you up." She gave him the fruit. It was large and many different colors. There were different designs on it as well from swirls to jagged lines. It looked as though many fruits and colors were combined into one.

"Thanks." Ace said it was food and she did seem okay, she made no moves to attack or harm him and he was hungry. He ate it and she smiled. It was bitter though not to be rude to the stranger he ate it. She handed him some water. "Thank you for the food." He said taking the water she handed him.

"What. Did. You. Give. Him." Ace turned slowly to see Garp he was glaring at the women.

He was wearing his typical vacation attire which was a button up tee shirt. Which told Ace he was going to stay a while. If he was wearing his marine uniform that usually meant that he needed to get back to work.

She smiled sweetly at him. "What do you think?" Ace was starting to feel left out as the two stared at each other.

"Ace go back to the house." Ace hesitated. "Now." He said and Ace went back. Gramps was mad he did not want to make him madder but why though? That women didn't seem so bad.

He decided it didn't matter he did not want to deal with Garp's fist of love and he made his way back to the house. He had had one too many training sessions with the old man. Though they were more similar to Garp just trying to kill him.

Garp eyed the women. "What fruit was that?" he knew it was a devil fruit. He watched as his grandson eat it.

The women made a barrier to keep him away and prevent his grandson from eating it.

Though more likely it was to keep Ace there until he agreed. The kid never even realized he was a prisoner.

"Do you really have to ask?" She said.

"Then why did you give that fruit to him." Damn not good.

"To protect him, why wouldn't I give the most powerful devil fruit in the world to a small boy if I didn't think he could handle it?" She said.

"That is not your goal you wouldn't have given that devil fruit to anyone that could have mastered it. What is it then? What do you want with Ace?"

"Shouldn't you focus on making sure he doesn't destroy this island and make himself a target now? Here this is elemantia the only thing in this world that can contain his power now. Just so you don't lose another grandson."

"Luffy isn't dead he is just on a pirate ship." He said taking the stone, "Leave now, if I see you again I will kill you."

She laughed and vanished in the fog.

"Damn sorcerous interfering." He went to find Ace.

Ace walked back to the house confused he didn't understand why Garp was so mad at the women.

She helped him she was not a bad person he decided. As he walked he felt odd. He looked at his arm.

"What the hell?!" He said. His arm was on fire. It didn't hurt though and he did not feel the heat.

She gave him a devil fruit that's why he was so mad. Which one was it though?

His arm was on fire but it didn't hurt. He tried to turn it off. It turned to magma.

"Huh?" Ace said looking at his arm. It turned back.

He looked up to see Garp holding him with a sad look in his eyes.

"Gramps I ate a devil fruit." He said stating the obvious hoping Garp would not kill him.

"I know Ace, that women would not have let you leave the clearing without eating that cursed fruit." Garp said holding Ace. What did he mean the women wouldn't let him leave?

"What do you mean?"

"She created a barrier around the entire clearing, I couldn't break through until you ate the fruit. It's my fault if I could have been sooner than you wouldn't have eaten that fruit." Garp said. That was when he noticed the stone being held on him.

"What's this?" Ace asked looking at the rainbow colored rock.

"Elemantia this is the only thing that can cancel your new powers."

"What about the sea? Devil fruit users can't swim wouldn't that cancel my powers?" Ace asked.

"No you are the sea now. The devil fruit is called the Nature-Nature fruit. Animals, plants the elements it's a mess of abilities."

Ace was confused, why would someone give him that devil fruit it was powerful. Garp noticed his confusion.

"I don't know what her plans are but I will protect you. I am going to take you to Marineford."

Marineford? The HQ for marines? The place that would kill him in an instant if they learned who his father was?

"No I wanna stay here!" Ace said if he was stuck there he would be killed.

"You're going and that is final. No one will harm you there and I can get you the training that you need." Garp said, "If you're not careful then you could destroy the entire island. If you do that not only will you kill everyone you will be hunted down by everyone. If your with the marines now you can skip a few ranks and jump into being an officer when your 18."

Ace sighed. No other choice even if he ran then he would be hunted down and dragged there.

Sabo.

He wished he was still around he wanted his friend. He was the only one who accepted him for who he was. If he was trapped there he would be killed if not publicly then in his sleep.

"I need to say goodbye to someone first." Ace said. "And when I turn 17 I am going to set out on my own! I want to see the world!" That was there goal to be free and see what no one in the city could even imagine. They were going to see the world and since Sabo wasn't there he was going to see it for the both of them. Now he just had to decide if he wanted to be a traveler or a pirate.

They were leaning toward pirate. They were free and that is what both of the boys desperately wanted.

Garp nodded and followed Ace he had 8 years to convince Ace to join the marines.

He followed Ace up the mountain toward the cliffs.

Hope you enjoyed it if people like this then I will continue to post.

If not. 'Hides under blanket again.'