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Beta read by the wonderful Karukyuu

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A little something special for the Holiday season, with an entire series of "Ace Lives" to follow!

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Ace Lives:
Christmas Special

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Knowing what was about to happen, Ace moved his body to fulfil his duty as the older brother: protect Luffy from harm at all cost, even if his own body must become a human shield.

But all that happened was the sound of a dull "Thunk" from behind them.

Seizing the chance, Ace quickly pulled Luffy away before they turned to behold the sight of Akainu stretched over motionlessly across the ground, a black rock beside his fallen hat.

Standing over him was an old but jolly man, wide of girth, red of cheek, with a full white beard that a small pipe poked out of. His clothes were red with a black trim and white cuffs.

"Who're you!" Luffy cried out, stars in his eyes at the cool stranger who had saved them.

"I am Claus Santa! I ate the Christmas-Christmas Fruit, and am now the newest guardian of Christmas!" Santa then pulled out a long, long list out of seemingly nowhere, and brandished it in the air.
"I've been doing a lot of catch-up after the World Government killed the previous bearer of this mantle. And you, Straw Hat Luffy, are on the Nice List!" But then he leaned forward with a small glare behind his spectacles, while waving an admonishing finger. "But no more jail breaks! A lot of those men you took with you are on the Naughty List!"

With a groan, Akainu started to get up, but then a sack of coal clubbed him over the head. "And you've been on the Naughty List for a very long time!"

Turning back to Luffy and Ace, Santa then pulled out another brown sack, and pulled out a massive box that was visibly shaking, with angry grunts coming from the air-holes. "I think you brothers will appreciate this gift," Santa said with a conspiring wink as he handed over a certain member of the Revolutionary Army.

"Is it a pet?" Ace dubiously asked.

"Is it to eat!?" Luffy drooled.

"Ho ho ho ho! You'll see! Open it when you get out of here!"

With that, Santa turned to face the marines, and rolled up his sleeves over muscular arms. "As for me, I've got a lot more coal to deliver!

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Author Notes:

Merry Christmas!

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