Lyon POV

Its been 7 years (no duh) since then & I've grown stronger, more powerful... nah I'm fucking with you! I'm currently 24 years old, I'm 6'3 at the moment but have been told by the lovely nurses I'll probably grow up to maybe, 6'5! Two inches taller but still, that's something better then nothing

My attire is kinda different yet also the same, I still wear a blue overcoat with my green hoodie that Makino made for me, but the sleeves feel weird on my right arm. So both the hoodie & overcoat are sleeveless, it also shows the Whitebeard tattoo on my left arm, which is rad! I also usually set my glasses on my hat so my eye patch shows, that's something

Another thing, my bounty went up to 650.000.000 beli! I was thrilled at that, also they changed my wanted poster

I think whoever got the photo, should get a raise. I stretch my back until I heard a satisfying click & sighed, I lit a cigar & sat up from my chair & walked out. Other then all that, I visited the ASL & they seemed to be doing well, Sabo's fully recovered & they were all shocked when they saw my metal arm

...

Same with Nami & Nojiko, hell, they even started scolding me for being a reckless idiot, but forgave me in the end. I chuckle remembering all that, I blew out a puff of smoke & stare up at the clouds

"Hey chief!" I look over & see it was Thatch, that made me smile "Pops wants to see you, saying something about a new rookie entering the Grand line & challenging him." I chuckle again & shook my head

"Well this guy must be an idiot."

"Definitely." I go to his office & Thatch follows along with me "Hey pops, I brought Leo in here for you."

"Thank you, Thatch." pops motioned for me to come over so I did "This child thinks he stands a chance against me, many have already tried taking my head so what makes him think he can." I look over & saw who it was

"Fire Fist Ace." it took me awhile to realize who it was when my eyes widened, I snatched the newspaper out of his grasp & look at it "What the hell does this kid think he's doing?!"

"You know him?" they ask me

"You know those kids I've been telling you about?" they nodded "Well, he's one of them. His name is, & your gonna get one hell of a surprise, is Portgas D. Ace." their eyes widened

"Is he Atami's brother?!" Thatch yelled

"I'm not entirely sure, he doesn't even seem to know of her existence & I haven't even told him. I asked if he has a sibling, blood related, he said no." they both look at each other before pops took the newspaper from me

"Hmm, get ready boys, looks like we're having a new recruit." we look at each other before smirking

"Sweet."

Third Person POV

Leo sighed, its been at least a week & a few days since they took out Ace's pirate crew & captured all of them, some were reluctant but joined the Whitebeard Pirates while Ace was still out cold. Leo was smoking a cigar when Ace walked out of the room he was in but slumped down to the ground, Thatch then strolled in

"Hey!" Ace looked up with a pissed off look "I'm Commander of the Fourth Division, Thatch! Since your joining our crew, I thought I would have to introduce myself, its a pleasure to meet you." he said as he jumped onto the railing, crossed his legs & waved

"Shut up!" Thatch laughed

"Heh! Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed, don't you agree?" Ace didn't have to look up when he easily recognized his voice

"Your still as reckless as when you were just a mere child, Ace." it was Leo, he looked up at Leo with a hopeful look but what he got in return was far from what he expected, Leo was giving him a very cold glare "What gives you the slightest idea you can take on Whitebeard? You are still just a rookie while he is a Yonko, far more stronger then you are. I'm not trying to crush your confidence or anything, I'm just saying... whatever plan you were thinking, was rather pathetic & stupid." Thatch giggled until Leo glared at him, he merely grinned

"Chief's right, sure you were given the place of a Shichibukai but... that was mostly because of the destruction of your devil fruit power."

"But--"

"I'm sorry Ace, but Thatch is right." Leo turned around & started walking away "Come find me when you've grown some brains & matured." Ace was kinda shot down from that, that's not the Leo he knew when he was a child, & Leo would never say something li--

"Oh he would kid."

"How did you--"

"That look on your face. Ever since he was a kid, all we've ever been on him was soft... that was until they showed up & told us that we shouldn't take it easy on him, even when he was a child they still fought & trained him like he was an adult." Ace looked at him with a questioned look

"Who are they?"

"That's for me to know, & for you to find out." with that, he waved & walked away

'God, now Leo hates me for trying to take the old bastard down. I don't know whether I should keep trying to his disappointment or play it safe & get under his wing…'

Ace gripped his hands tightly & began to sweat, he didn't exactly have a game plan & no matter what thought would immediately backfire. He can't warm up to Leo cause he knows that he doesn't trust him, so that off the list. He knows if he goes for Whitebeard, he'll either get himself killed by the man himself or even worse… by Leo

"I'm screwed no matter what I do…" Leo hadn't left yet when he heard Ace, sure he doesn't trust him fully but he shouldn't have been to harsh on him, he thinks he just destroyed his pride

"Oh man, maybe I should--"

"No…" he felt a shiver crawl up his spine, he looked & saw it was Marco "He needs to learn-yoi, we'll easily stop him if he does anything to stupid. Plus, is it true-yoi?"

"What?"

"That kid being related to you know who?" Leo crossed his arms & nodded "That's really a game changer. You can even see the resemblance-yoi." he nodded

"He almost looks like Gold Roger, throw a mustache on him & there we go." Marco looks at him & Leo just grins & shrugs "Its true."

(okay, I'm making a new book that's completely unrelated to one piece because I've watched a new anime I love. Is anyone familiar with Boku no Hero Academia? If so, I'm making a book about that call "A Monstrous Quirk". I'm not disconnecting or just ending the story, I'll have time to update I just really want to right something new cause in my opinion, these have gotten kinda boring to write. Not that'll stop writing them though, I love it, I just wanna try something new)