Chapter 5. You know Aoi?!

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Rogue gazed in to the sky, lost in thought. His mind racing with questions about his parents. He looked at the necklace he wore. The charms of the Straw Hats and his Parents glimmered in the sun light. He sighed.

"Where are you, mom?" He asked. He turned his attention back to the sky.

"Rogue!" He heard Ashe yell for him. Her cry was desparate. Rogue stood and ran to Ashe's side.

"What is it, Ashe?" He asked. The girl with black hair and golden eyes pointed at a dot moving towards them.

"Ryan!" Rogue called. The brunette boy ran to his side with a scope. He looked through at the dot Ashe had pointed out.

"What the-?" Ryan said.

"What is it, Ryan?" Rogue asked his friend.

"It's... A yellow submarine." Ryan said. Rogue took the scope and looked through.

"The hell?" Rouge asked. The submarines drew closer and surfaced. Everyone prepared for battle. Kuina and Kosen held their swords at the ready. Ashe held a small gun, rather than turn to a wolf. Rogue held his throwing knives. Nari stood prepared with her fists at the ready. Ryan and Kaiyo held their guns at the ready.

The submarine pulled up along side the ship and two people walked out on deck. A man with dark hair, wearing a spotted hat with matching spotted jeans and a yellow and black hoodie, and a woman with long, dark purple hair in a braid that hung past her rear, wearing jeans and a form fitting black and yellow tank top.

"Guessing by your flag, you must be the children of Luffy-ya and the other Straw Hats." The man called out. Rogue was suspicious of the man and woman.

"And who might you be?" Rogue called back. He barely saw the man smirk.

"Trafalgar Law." The man said, making Rogue's eyes widen.

"This is my wife, Trafalgar D. Lynn Aka." Law said, motioning to the woman by his side. The woman gave a small wave and nothing more.

"You're Law and Aka?!" Nari called out. Law nodded and Aka motioned to others that stepped out. The first to step out was a girl about the age of Kuina and Kosen. The second was a boy around Ashe's age.

"These two are our children." Aka said. The girl had long black hair and silver eyes. She looked over at them. Kosen was captivated by her. He seemed to catch her eye.

"My name is Lami." She called out.

"A-ah! M-My name is Rocinante!" The boy called out. The boy had messy purple hair and silver eyes. Nari's eyes turned to hearts as she stared at him. Much like her father did with every woman before he married her mother.

"I'm Rogue. The girl beside me is-" Rogue started, but Ashe beat him to it.

"I'm Monkey D. Ashe!" She called. Aka look shocked. She jumped from the submarine to the deck of the ship in front of Ashe. Aka stared her down. Turns out, Aka was rather small. 5'2" at least.

"You're Aisuru's daughter." Aka said.

"You knew my mother?" Ashe asked. Aka nodded, gently setting her hands on Ashe's shoulders.

"She was like a little sister to me. You have her eyes. The same gold." Aka said.

Both Submarine and ship anchored and the Trafalgar family plus a bear named Bepo came on board the Ocean's Heart.

"I'm Ryan." Ryan said.

"Nico Kaiyo." Kaiyo said.

"I'm Nari, and you are so handsome!" Nari said to Rocinante.

"I'm Roronoa Kuina." Kuina said, bowing her head respectfully like her mother would.

"I'm Roronoa Kosen." Kosen said mainly to Lami.

"Ki's twins." Aka stated.

"You also knew out mother?" Kuina asked. Aka nodded.

"Ki, Aisuru -or I guess your parents called her Ai- and I all were friends. As well as one other woman. Portgas D. Aoi." Aka said. Rogue looked over to her.

"You know Aoi?!" He asked excitedly. Aka chuckled.

"You must be her son." Aka said.

"A-ah, no. I'm Luffy's son." Rogue lied.

"Rogue-ya." Law said. Rogue looked at the Surgeon of Death.

"I was in Amazon Lilly with Luffy-ya when Aoi-ya delivered you to him." Law said. Everyone was silent.

"So... Your the son of the first Prince of Pirates." Lami said.

"Lami." Aka whispered to her daughter.

"What was he like?" She asked.

"Who?" Rogue asked her.

"Your father, of course." Lami said. Law cleared his throat, gaining his eldest child's attention.

"Lami-ya, you did not pay attention to me. Aoi-ya took Rogue-ya to Luffy-ya eighteen years ago, when Rogue-ya was a baby." Law said. Lami looked down.

"I-I'm sorry. I-" Lami started.

"It's alright. In fact, that's why all of us are out here with out our parents. To find out about mine. We're looking for my mother." Rogue said.

"Aunt Aoi is gonna tell us all about Uncle Ace!" Ashe said. Aka sighed sadly.

"Ah, yes. Ace. He was such a kind man. Don't feel bad if Aoi cries when you mention him. I don't think she ever really got over him." Aka said.

"Where is she? Do you know?" Rogue asked.

"We were told that she could be in Shells Town or Louge Town." Ashe said.

"Truth is, Aoi is in neither of those towns." Aka said.

"What?!" The kids all said.

"She's in the New World. On an uncharted island. The second half of the grandline." Aka explained.

"Shit." Rogue cursed. None of them were strong enough to even reach the New World.

"In fact, we were just there, visiting Aoi-ya. She asked us to seek out Luffy-ya and give him a message." Law said.

"And what's the message?" Ashe asked.

"Things have changed. Situations came about. I'm in the place everything ended." Aka said.

"Damn it. We have no idea how to get to my mother, and we aren't even strong enough to get to the New World!" Rogue said.

"I think we know someone that could help with that." Rocinante said.

"Huh?" Rogue asked.

"Wait, Roci-ya. Are you talking about the Revolutionary Chief of Staff?" Law asked. Rocinante nodded.

"I'll get him!" Lami said, standing up.

"The Revolutionary Chief of Staff?" Kuina asked. Lami went to the edge of the Ocean's Heart and took a deep breath.

"OIIIIII! FIRE FACE! CODE: FLAME'S LEGACY!" Lami yelled as loud as she could. There was silence, then came the soft sound of boots hammering the ground from a distance.

In a great rush of fire, a man with blond hair and blue clothing leapt from the submarine and on to the deck of the Ocean's Heart, right in the center.

"Alright, Lami-chan. Where is my brother's son?" The man said.

"He's right behind you, uncle." Lami said.

"Who-?" Rogue started.

"He met up with us at Aoi-ya's home. He can guide you back and give you the protection you really need." Law said. The man turned and pulled his hat from his head, looking at Rogue directly and offering a kind smile.

"There you are... Rogue." He said.

"Who.. Are you?" Rogue asked.

"Ah, right. You were only two when we met." He said. Rogue stared.

"Admittedly, I doubted it was you at first, but there is no mistaking it. I'd recognize that hair and those freckles anywhere. Ace's boy..." The man said. Rogue gave him a suspicious stare.

"I am your Uncle Sabo." The man said.

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