Tales from Elseworld Vol.1

Approaching the Endgame

A/N: Reading my own work is like reading a kid's scribbling and I wouldnt have it any other way. If you don't see an update but the word count fluctuating, it's because chapters are being expanded and corrected for the most part. I'm working toward improving the volume as a whole. As Always enjoy the reading.

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Blackbeard stared at the horizon contemplating past memories from a different life. Since that one bad day in childhood he meticulously made chess like moves across the grand line leading him to replacing his former captain Whitebeard as a yonko. Approximately three years after leaving his hometown at age sixteen he joined the Whitebeard pirate's second division enjoying life on the open seas claiming he didn't have any high ambition. Sometime before Roger's execution a young an upcoming slightly naive Shanks hadn't formed a crew yet suspected Teach's intentions from the beginning attempting to warn Whitebeard about the false docile nature of the man. Whitebeard angrily dismissed Shanks saying "he'd mentor morality into Teach." This in turn upset the ambitious young man who drew his sword stating, "the rampaging era will not be stopped." At one point during the hostile raid Teach gained the former emperor's favor by scarring Shank's left eye disguising the extent of his power from the red haired pirate. Pops saved his life from red hair's attack sensing that Shanks could easily kill Teach at that point. On that day Whitebeard claimed to the crew he would forever be his son.

For the first time in his life Blackbeard contemplated settling down with a real family having been with them for twenty plus years. Everyone in the Whitebeard pirates treated one another like brothers willing to put their lives on the lines for each other—It sickened him. The fools, how they pretended to be lost sons of Whitebeard, it was all a fallacy. He put on a friendly face until discovering the Yami-Yami no Mi was in possession of the fourth division commander, head cook, and closest person he had to a real friend, Thatch.

After murdering Thatch in cold blood Teach defected from the crew teaming with Jesus Burgess, Van Augur and Laffitte officially establishing the Blackbeard pirate's name. In a one on one duel he captured his would be assassin Portas D. Ace who he previously nominated for the second division commander position. Gaining the title Warlord curtesy of the government he used the power to infiltrate and recruit five additional recruits from Level six Impel down: Sanjuan Wolf, Avalo Pizarro, Vasco Shot, Shiliew, and Catarina Devon to enter the Summit War. After killing Whitebeard he obtained the Gura-Gura no Mi, a power capable of capsizing the world. He nearly sunk Marineford in the process of testing the power had it not been for former fleet admiral Sengoku and the red haired enigma's appearance. Two years since retreating from Shanks and his crew the Blackbeard pirates acquired wealth and fame in the New World. He enjoyed the newfound emperor status to fullest sending his crew to on ahead with their fleets. The only objective was to obtain the rarest devil fruits that could shift the balance of power in the world annihilating anyone in their path.

"We're not too far away now," Nami said breaking him from his musing, "if the ship takes the yusei current it should arrive in less than a few hours."

Blackbeard frowned, "no storm? If we're blown off course then—"

"It's fine, there isn't a storm. Like I said if the ship follows the current there shouldn't be a problem." She said putting down the map to stare at the blue horizon.

"Zehahaha!" Blackbeard clapped stand next to her. "You truly have a gift bestowed upon you by the gods, now I know why straw hat chose you to navigate his ship!" The emperor laughed pulling out a bottle of rum drinking the contents greedily.

Blackbeard wiped his mouth with the coat sleeve, "What's with the long face navigator? You're out here enjoying the open seas, from what I heard about your experiences with the fishmen this should be a dream come true eh?!" Blackbeard drank letting remnants of the alcohol spill onto his long beard.