Call Your Name (Ace x Reader)

Chapter 48 - The Battle Continues

If you want to learn more information about the sequel, make sure you read that A/N at the end of the chapter.

For a second, you thought that it was just you in this world. The pain was so strong that made you want to fall on your knees. You let out a whimper and that made Whitebeard look towards you. He quickly asked if there's something wrong but you brushed it off.

There's no blood so you were alright. You let out a deep breath before sitting down for a while. You were afraid that something was wrong. You feared the worst.

"Do you want to go to the medical bay?" Whitebeard asked. You quickly shook your head. "No, I don't need to." You answered. You could see it in his eyes that he was concerned but you didn't want to attract any kind of unnecessary attention. "I'm alright. As long as there's no blood, I'm alright."

Pops nod before he moved his attention on the group of pirates that were in front of the ship. Apparently, they were trying to beat Whitebeard, thing that made you almost laugh out loud since all of them were complete idiots. You recognized one of those pirates since he was next to Luffy when they arrived.

"Hey, you red nose!" Whitebeard called after him. You were biting your lip, trying not to laugh. "What did you just call me?! I'm gonna kick your ass, you basta- HUHHH?!" Buggy regreted those words the second he turned around. "Whitebeard!!"

Pops looked with a scary look at Buggy, trying to intimidate him. "I know you. You're the brat who used to work under Roger." Whitebeard started. Your eyes widened at his words. Roger?  This idiot? "It's been a while, huh? So you're alive." Buggy looked terrified. You started to giggle a little. You knew Pops plan, so this made it much funnier.

"W-Whitebeard! The notorious Whitebeard is talking to him! How cool!" One of, probably his subordinates said. "I knew that you were a living legend!" Buggy also looked surprised by the prisoners words.

"You're accompanied by so many prisoners... Are you here to challenge me?" Whitebeard asked. The prisoners looked with determination and then answered for him. "Yes, he is!" They paused for a second before apologizing to Buggy. "Oh, sorry. Captain had to say it. Give it to him straight!" They said as they rubbed their head and blushed.

"Y-yeah, at last we meet! Prepare yourself!" Buggy said as he looked terrified. You raised an eyebrow at him. He was definitely pushing his luck right now. "Oh? I don't mind if you try to beat me but what are you gonna do next? There are more Navy soldiers than you can handle. In fact, they're more than I can handle, too. Shouldn't we join ranks since we're both pirates and knock the Navy down? Then, you can beat me after that" Whitebeard asked.

"Oh my god! Whitebeard recognizes you as a powerful man! Like his equal"

"You can't fight against the Navy! You think there's a chance to win?!" Mr. 3 yelled. "Yeah, if I go all out." Buggy replied. At this point you were hiding behind Whitebeard, laughing with tears. "You sure?! I got goose bumps!" Buggy looked at the sky as if he was blessed or something. "Yeah, we can beat the Navy if he and I join forces." Buggy said. The prisoners started to freak out.

"Alright, Whitebeard, I join with you! If you insist!" Buggy started to laugh. You continued to look at him. "Wow... He's unbelievably easy to trick." You said. "The red nose aside, the prisoners behind him are something. It's a pain to have them as enemies." Whitebeard said. He found the situation very amusing.

You let out a deep breath as you rubbed your belly. You started to get a bad feeling all of the sudden. Worried that something will happen, you looked around for Luffy and your heart almost sank. He was pinned on the ground by the same guy that ran after the two of you in Alabasta.