Blindsided [Sabo x OC]

Prologue

A/N: This will be taking place during the time skip~

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The commanders of the Revolutionary Army whom were in Baltigo at that moment were all sat in an oblong, round table. At one end sat their newly appointed Chief of Staff, Sabo, and at the other end sat their much-respected leader, Monkey D. Dragon.

"You should all know about what happened at Marineford by now," said Dragon. "And you should all know that with Whitebeard's death, the balance of power in the world is going to start shifting. I wanted to inform all of you to prepare yourselves; we'll have to gather the other revolutionary leaders from around the world soon."

Everyone nodded in response to let their leader know that they understood what was to come; a serious silence filled the air for a few moments.

"Also," added Dragon, "I'm considering making an alliance with a certain group of people."

The man was not met with any nods this time. Rather, he watched his fellow revolutionaries exchange confused glances. That was not something that they ever expected to hear from their leader's mouth.

"Who could we possibly ally ourselves with?" asked Emporio Ivankov. Dragon smirked slightly, which unnerved a few of the commanders.

"It's come to my attention," began Dragon, "from many of our newer recruits who were ex-slaves, that there's a certain group of people out there that have been sailing through the new world and freeing slaves."

Sabo furrowed his eyebrows in thought. He didn't remember hearing about any group like that. But he could see why Dragon would consider making an alliance with these people. They had converging goals or so it would seem. And if they were able to free slaves on several occasions on their own, then they could, if proven trustworthy, become a strong asset to have.

He watched as Dragon pulled out a stack of papers and spread them out at the center of the table. On closer inspection, Sabo noticed that they were wanted posters—nine of them.

"They call themselves the 'Freedom Pirates'," explained Dragon. "According to my sources, they're all ex-slaves. Their captain, after having escaped, created the crew with the intention to help free slaves about a year or so. Their collective bounty is already 1,850,000,000."

"What?!" shouted some of the commanders.

"They're pirates AND they're directly going against the celestial dragons," explained Sabo. "It makes sense."

"Sabo," said Dragon. "I want you to find them and ask them personally if they could meet with us—on neutral ground, of course."

Sabo's eyes widened at the command. He had not expected to be the one to be sent out as a messenger; he was the Chief of Staff now after all!

"I also suggest you bring Koala with you," said Dragon. "Her past may make her more trustworthy to them." Dragon noticed the skeptical look on the blond's face. "This is a very delicate situation," he stated. "They have the potential to become a very powerful, but I have no way of knowing how they'll react to our request so I need someone who can handle this situation carefully to go."

Sabo nodded at the man in acceptance as his face settled back into a neutral expression.

"You're all dismissed," said Dragon.