Sets place after that What If Oneshot Oda wrote where Sabo rescues Ace and Luffy, and the three renew their bond over sake
“From now on we’re brothers”
Their renewed promise echoed through the forest where the three brothers stood with proud grins. The wind ruffling their hair in a fond caress as she carried their vows of brotherhood to the heavens.
Luffy had rescued his eldest brother from certain death at Marineford. But had it not been for Sabo to regain his memory and swoop in to save them both, Luffy would have lost another brother (since he wasn’t aware that Sabo was alive until the rescue). It was utter relief that had gripped Luffy’s heart that had him pulling his elder brothers into a bone crushing.
“You’re still a cry baby you know that?” Ace growled like he did in his childhood but it lacked all harshness and contained a fond smile as stroked both of his brothers hair. Sabo chuckled, smiling softly as Luffy furiously rubbed his moistened eyes and gave a halfhearted “I’m not a cry baby!”
The complete bond of these brothers was warm and tender, their minds at rest, hearts warm and souls at peace.
None of them noticed the furious silver haired man who stood behind them with trembling fists, glaring at the trio through the dark haze surrounding him.
“Idiotic grandsons!” Growled Garp the Fist as the trio froze and slowly, oh so slowly, turned around, staring at the sight of their grandfather just as his fists collided with their heads. “Have a taste of my Fist of Love!”
The young men, sorry, boys, were given a generous helping of the infamous Fist of Love by their grandfather who carried on his rant “You stupid. Idiotic. Good for nothing knuckleheads! I told you, you three should have been marines!” Garp growled “But you went off to become pirates and revolutionaries”
“Do you realise how worried I was huh Ace? Do you know what I went through when you were first captured?” His fist flew to the fire user’s face “Do you know the utter pain and fear I felt when you were almost executed. Not once, not twice but three times? How I thanked all the sea gods when Luffy and Sabo saved you?! That whole time during the execution my heart pleaded to every divine force that some how I wouldn’t lose another grandson of mine”
Garp’s fury was then directed to the blond man who didn’t even try to dodge the attack that struck his jaw “And you! How dare you go and die like that! How dare you make me think that I had lost my ten year old grandson! How dare you to make this old man think he failed his boys! That he couldn’t protect them! And as much as I’m grateful that you saved your brothers but… what the HELL WERE YOU THINKING?! You could have been hit by that magma fist. I get my boy back only for me to bury him again? It was agonising the first time now you want me to do it a second time? Fat chance!” With a final kick Sabo was stuck in the ground.
“Now” Garp cracked his knuckles before turning to his youngest grandson. The Fist struck before Luffy could even blink “What The hell were you thinking?! I expect nothing less from my boys than for you to infiltrate Impel Down, but jumping through the sky into the middle of a war is ridiculous! Were you three trying to get this old man to bury all three of his grandsons in one day?!”
Tears blurred the Vice Amdiral’s vision as the poured down his cheek “I have no sympathy for criminals” his gutwrenching words from the execution platform echoed “But for family…” he pulled those boys in an embrace “…I do”
“I love my grandsons. I love all three of my boys. I can’t afford to lose any of you. It was bad enough when Sabo ‘died’ but not again. Never again” his grip tightened “I won’t let anything ever happen to my boys again”
Three sets of arms encircled the Marine, their faces hidden behind their respective hats as tears streamed down their face
“We love you too Shitty Gramps”
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