15th chapter is a gem! Can we see how Sabo is doing internally or how other whitebeard pirates generally took Saboās kindapping? Thank you for your workšš
So the other Whitebeard pirates are not aware of Sabo's kidnapping. They are blissfully unaware of everything that is happening right now. Mostly because there hasn't been time for Marco to be updating them on the play by play. I'm sure there will be hell to pay for Marco and the rest when they get back and the crew learns about what all went down.
But I can give a bit about how Sabo is doing! This isn't going to ever appear in the actual story, I wrote it just for you! A little extra bonus content! --
He listened, counting the seconds like he always did when āvisitorsā left.Ā
One.
Two.
Three.
By ten, he was certain they werenāt coming back.
He let his head fall back against the wall with a dull, heavy thud and sucked in a sharp breath through his teeth.
That hurt.
He rolled his tongue over his split lip and tasted iron.Ā
Sabo opened his eyes slightly, gaze unfocused against the dim wooden wall.
Ace would come.
There was no scenario where Ace would choose otherwise.
Ace had always carried his guilt like armor. Even as children, he had taken responsibility for things that were never his fault. Sabo had watched it happen over and over again.
Teach understood that.
How, Sabo wasnāt sure. Maybe Aceās nature was too obvious to anyone willing to look closely. Maybe Teach was simply good at finding cracks in people and prying them open.
Either way, he had chosen well.
Ace would walk straight into a trap if it meant saving someone he loved.
Sabo closed his eyes again, exhaling slowly.
āIdiot.ā He murmured quietly.
What would Ace do now?
He was alone. He would refuse to wait for backup. He would convince himself that every second spent planning was another second Sabo suffered.
He wasnāt someone who waited.
Sabo knew that better than anyone.
His fingers tightened into fists, wrists flexing slightly against the cuffs, metal biting into skin already worn raw.
Ace would come.
And if nothing changedā¦
Ace would fail.
Sabo swallowed hard, throat dry.
He wasnāt sure what would be worse ā Ace agreeing to Teachās demands, surrendering his freedom just to save himā¦ or Ace refusing and being cut down where he stood.
The idea of Ace sacrificing everything for him made his stomach twist violently. Sabo couldnāt bear the weight of that, couldnāt live with the knowledge that Ace had chained himself for his sake.
But losing himā¦
He didnāt know what he would do if he lost another brother to that monster.
At least Luffy would have Ace to keep him company. Luffy had been alone for too long already. Ace being there would mean he wasnāt alone anymore. They would look after each other. They always had.
But something about the thought feltā¦ wrong.
Sabo slammed the back of his head against the wall, hard enough to send a jolt of pain through his skull.
āStop,ā he muttered under his breath.
He tried to cut the thought off before it could spiral.
But it didnāt work.
If only he had chosen differently that day, so long ago.Ā
None of this would have come to pass.Ā
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Hopefully that gives a little idea of how he's doing!
I'm glad you have enjoyed the story so far! And thank you for the ask! I love talking about my works
