Sons of Beasts Part 2

The Next Chapter In Life

Ace and Luffy flew over the side of the Red Line and into the New World. It was still dark out, but the sky was lightening slightly. They were out of view by then, and both wished they could see the reactions of the marines, but it wasn't safe. He wondered what the newspaper would say. Would they get no named bounties? Surely Ace would, for he was heard over the snails. No one knew about Luffy, though, other than Shanks' crew, Crocus and Laboon, and the pirate ship they'd never gotten the name of.

The first thing Ace noticed was the compass on his wrist was not working right. But honestly, the two expected something like that to happen. Thank goodness they still had the large pouch of money.

The second thing they noticed was that there were storms popping up instantly, and water bursting out of the sea in what looked like water tornados. They searched for land, even though the had no compass, but were not finding anything. Well, they'd be going back to Paradise soon anyways. They just had to wait it out until things calmed down, however long that would take.

But what would they do now? What they'd been living for for nine years was done. So what now? They definitely couldn't form a crew just yet. They didn't want to risk anything like getting any new crewmates in trouble.

They flew for hours, unable to get anything out of tumultuous ocean, and they were finding no islands. Luffy was becoming exhausted, not that either were surprised since he'd just used his ice powers more than he ever had before. At least Ace hadn't been tired about it. But then again, he had probably used less flames than Luffy had ice.

Finally, when Luffy just couldn't fly anymore, they spotted a ship. It was a big one, too. It had no jolly roger on the sails, and Ace and Luffy weren't close enough to see the black flags clearly. Both could feel powerful people inside. It was nearing dinner time. Not dark yet, but they couldn't wait until it was dark. Luffy was about to crash into the ocean.

He landed as lightly as he could, and the dragon's stomach roared. They'd had no lunch or breakfast, not that they usually did. But they would have caught something from the water by then back in Paradise. So, it was either land on this ship, or die.

Hide yourself in ice. I'm gonna go get us food. And Luffy was out like a light once the dome was made. Ace was going to be reckless. He was feeling quite invincible right now. Like he could take anyone that came after him. And he could, but he was also extremely hungry, and sore, from what he didn't know.

He walked straight onto deck and to a door. Maybe, if he acted casual, no one would notice he was different. Though, the absence of clothing and orange hat may give him away. But he could tell there were hundreds of people on this ship. Surely, not everyone knew everyone else.

He followed the smell of food to a massive dining room, loaded with food. Everyone was in there already, laughing away. He peeked through the doorway, looking for the nearest table. It was close. It had plates of meat, vegetables, bread. It looked and smelled so delicious.

He would be fine! No one would notice him. So he confidently and casually strode right into the room and to the end of the nearest table. He didn't make any eye contact with those at the table and he stole the plates of meat and other foods, loading it into his arms, and sticking some rolls into his mouth. He then quickly left, feeling some, but not all, eyes on him. The moment he got out of the room, he went sprinting down the halls.

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The minute an unfamiliar figure walked into the room, the Whitebeard Pirates commanders who were on the side of the table where they could see him froze. It was some kid, not wearing a shirt and donning a cowboy hat. He piled food into his arms, shoving bread into his mouth, and hurried out of the room.