Forever Searching (Reader x Ace)

Sorry

"(y/n?" Ace hesitantly asked.

"One of you grab the girl," said the captain as he started walking back towards his ship. 

You gently place V's head back on the sand. Got up. 

"Don't interfere with what I'm going to do. This is personal. None of your business." You told the two concerned men as you began walking towards the middle of the beach.

You looked up to the right and saw Whitebeard standing at the top of his deck. You looked sad and angry. 

You clenched your fist and yelled "To hell with you Captain Rocky! I won't be your pawn and I won't go easily. You WILL pay for what you've done." 

Everyone looked shocked. 

You looked as 60 or 80 men surrounded you. 

"Bring her to the ship. Hurt or bruised... It doesn't matter as long as she's breathing" The captain said with a grin.

Marco and Ace made there way quickly up to Whitebeard. 

"Pop's are we not backing her up?" Asked Ace.

"No, son. This is something she needs to do. No matter what happens." he said clenching his fist. 

You began fighting them. You excelled in hand-to-hand combat. Dodging their swords and punches. You didn't rely on your devil fruit powers too much. In a matter of 5 minutes you made quick work of the weak men. You only had a few scratches. 

Everyone on the ship was struck with awe and a little bit of fear. They had realized that you are not one to be messed with. 

Upon finishing the last henchman, you looked straight ahead, and as the dust began to settle, you saw him. Captain Rocky stood there with a grin on his face. He knew you were the real deal through your tenacity and unwaivering conviction. 

The clouds began to darken and the waves became restless as y/n locked eyes with Captain Rocky. 

Taking a breadth in, y/n charged at him and the fight began. You quickly realized that Captain Rocky didn't have any devil fruit powers. After you made that assessment, you took your final shot, when you suddenly felt weak in your knees. It felt as if something was pushing you down, but you couldn't tell what it was. 

"Huhuhu" laughed Captain Rocky. " I'm surprised you can withstand my Haki little girl. You seem to be proving more and more that my hunch wasn't just a hunch". 

He grabbed your neck and pinned you to the ground and began punching in the face with no sign of stopping. He heard yelling from afar and as you began slipping away from consciousness you say " I'm sorry V.... I'm sorry" 

Everything goes dark and silent. 

Ace and Marco grew more and more nervous. Whitebeard knodded at Ace to intervene when you had lost consciousness. 

Captain Rocky was taken care of by Ace and Marco, but before that they made sure to ask them who had sent Captain Rocky here. Who had told them? The answers were more alarming than Whitebeard had hoped. 

He knew at this moment; everything has changed.