Burning Hearts [SEQUEL INCLUDED]

Chapter 15

The picture is just a funny comic I found on Pinterest. Poor Marco 🤣

Ok, bye and enjoy!

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Marco

It is raining really heavily. Heavy enough for our Log Pose to malfunction. Everyone is running around, making sure the ship doesn't capsize as the strong waves hit us.

"Oi, everyone! I see a nearby island!" One of the crewmen shouted from the watchtower as he pointed to the island with his telescope.

"Finally, land! Change course. Steer starboard! Unfurl the sails!" I instructed the sailors.

They quickly steered the wheel to the right and unfurled the sails, allowing the ship to move faster.

After an hour of struggling at sea, we sighed in relief when we docked at the island. We also got word that another ship docked here too and they told us the captain wore a straw hat. It was Luffy, obviously. I wonder what he's doing here. I turned and saw Ace, excited to surprise his little brother. We all needed to separate to restock our ship's supplies so I went with Ace to find Luffy since he's untrustworthy to go alone. We walked around looking for Luffy and when we heard a familiar voice from afar, we ran to it immediately. When we arrived in a dark hall, we heard Luffy... crying?

"You... You're alive?!" He exclaimed.

We stopped when we saw Luffy. He was hugging someone. We took a clearer look and the guy had yellow hair, a burn scar on his left eye and he was wearing a top hat with goggles.

"Uhm..." Ace said.

"Hm? Oh, Ace. Is that you?" Luffy asked.

"Yes. Uhm... who're you hugging?" Ace asked.

"Oh, you mean him? Well..." Luffy answered as he got down from the guy he was hugging.

"Ace." A familiar voice called.

I turned to Ace who was shocked to the core with his eyes widened and mouth slightly gaped open. I turned to look at the younger male in a black coat.

"Yo, Ace. Remember me?" He asked.

"It... It can't be..." Ace said.

"I myself couldn't believe it but really, it is him. The one we thought-" Luffy said before getting interrupted.

"Sabo?!" Ace shouted as tears ran down his cheeks.

"Hehe... Good to see you again, Ace."

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Sabo

Later

"So, it was you they've been going on about," The Straw Hats and Marco said.

"Yeah. I'm their other brother. Although, they thought I died at sea. Well, I was saved by Luffy's dad, Dragon and became a revolutionary." I explained, Luffy and Ace laying on my lap, asleep.

"Amazing. But, what are you doing here?" Nami asked.

"I need to find... this." I answered, taking out an orange fruit.

"Oh, it's the Flame Flame fruit! Wait, isn't there only one and Ace is the user?" Nami asked.

"It's a rare case but it happens that the fruit will regenerate even if the previous user hasn't died," I answered.

"I see. What're you gonna do with it, though?" Chopper asked.

"Well, eat it, I guess. I need the fruit's ability for a reason." I answered, eating the fruit.

After I ate the fruit, nothing happened. The Straw Hats were confused.

"It takes time for the fruit to settle. It's not so sudden. It takes probably a few minutes or so." Marco explained.

"I see. Uhm, Marco, what's the Whitebeard Pirates doing here, then?" Usopp asked Marco.

"We docked here because of the heavy rain. We needed to restock our ship's supplies so this was the closest island we could find. Our Log Pose was malfunctioning badly so we had to depend on a telescope." Marco answered.

"Alright. Sabo, who'd you come with?" Nami asked again.

"Oh, well, she's on her way here." I answered before a girl barged in.

"Oh, here you are, Sabo-kun! I was worried you got captured by Marines. Oh, who're they?" She asked.

"They're my brothers' friends. Everyone, meet Koala. Koala, meet everyone." I introduced Koala to everyone and vice versa.

"Good to see you all." Koala greeted them with a smile.

"Ah, Koala-chan~ Hello~" Sanji greeted back with infatuation before getting smacked by Zoro as a warning.

"Oi, Sanji, you better not. You're gonna get a hell of a beating. Again." Zoro said.

"Oh, yeah. Sorry, Nami-swan and Koala-chan. And you, mosshead, room tonight." Sanji apologised to Nami and Koala before telling Zoro about their plans.

We talked for a while and I was happy Luffy and Ace found their partners. The Straw Hats were leaving already because they've gotten their supplies already and Marco's got word that their ship is also stocked so I had to wake the two up. Luffy dragged his feet to his crew while Ace, who wasn't waking up, gets piggybacked by Marco. I followed both groups to their ships and when we got to the Moby Dick, Marco turned to look at me.

"Will we see you again?" Marco asked.

I thought for a while and smiled. "Maybe. If you'd like, you could visit me." I suggested.

"I'll take that into consideration. Well, see you." Marco greeted before going on the ship and sailing off the island.

I watched as both ships sailed far into the distance, chuckling. Luffy, Ace... You both... have really grown a lot.

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[End]

Sorry if it's a bit short. I was hungry and my brain couldn't function well. Ok, see you soon, loves!