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Ace had been counting the peaceful days.
Seven whole days without their grandfather barging into the apartment at 6 a.m., shouting that sleeping was for weaklings and demonstrating “Marine discipline” by throwing blankets out the window.
Seven days without the Fist of Love.
Seven days without Luffy trying to cook.
It had almost felt… civilized.
Ace sprawled across the couch scrolling on his phone while Sabo stood near the window with a mug of coffee. Sabo checked the time.
“Almost a week.” Sabo says
Ace grinned. “Their trip must be going great.”
Sabo looked thoughtful. “You know what this means?”
“What?”
“Our peaceful days are almost over.”
Ace groaned dramatically. So true. Ever since Garp and Luffy went on their training trip, things in their home were very peaceful for once.
And Ace liked the peace and quiet.
Then he smirked.
“…Or maybe not.”
Sabo raised an eyebrow. Ace stretched lazily.
“Old man finds a very nice place in Greece, retires there permanently, starts yelling at Greek fishermen instead.”
Sabo snorted, nodded seriously.
“And we keep Luffy.”
Ace put a hand over his heart.
“Such beautiful dream.” Ace sighted
No random shouting. No surprise training. No “YOU CALL THIS A PUNCH?” No mysterious bruises explained as affection. Just peace and queit.
The doorbell rang. Both the brothers froze. It was definitely them back. Ace opened the door, expecting to see his baby bother and and his old grumpy grandfather.
Silence.
Ace stared. He was expecting to see his cute brother and grandfather. Instead, he saw a giant bear standing in the doorway.Beside it was a teenage girl. Black hair, big eyes, red sleeveless shirt, blue shorts and sandals. She looked exactly like….
The girl opened her mouth.
“…Ace!”
SLAM.
Ace shut the door instantly.
“…What happened?” Sabo asked, confused.
Ace pointed shakily.
“Animal.”
“…What?”
“GIANT!”
“…What?”
“BEAR!”
“Beer? Why do you want beer?”
Before either could continue…
CRASH.
…the front door exploded inward. The bear walked into the apartment.
Ace screamed.
“SABO!!! CALL ANIMAL CONTROL!!”
The girl stepped inside quickly.
“DON'T!!! THAT'S GRANDPA!!”
Everyone froze.
The girl pointed at the bear.
“That’s Grandpa.” She repeated
Silence.
Ace stared. Sabo stared. Ace slowly looked at the girl. Then at Sabo.Then back to the girl.
“…Okay.” He cracked his knuckles. “Con artist.”
“WHAT?!” The girl gasped, offended
Ace pointed dramatically.
“You thought copying Luffy’s face would make us trust you?!”
Sabo nodded.
“Pretty committed scam.” Sabo added
The bear sighed. Then casually walked into the kitchen and opened a cabinet. It grabbed the kettle and put some water in it. Then bear started to heat the water.
Ace blinked.
“…Why does the bear know where the kettle is?”
“Ace, that bear knows how to use a kettle!” Sabo screamed.
Sabo knew bears were smart but not that smart!
The bear poured hot water over himself.
WHOOSH.
Fur vanished. Suddenly there stood Garp.
Completely naked.
Huge grin.
Thumb up.
“YO!”
Three seconds passed.
Ace covered his eyes.
“AAAAHHHHHHHH!! MY EYES!!!!”
“WHY ARE YOU NAKED?!” Sabo immediately turned away.
Garp laughed.
“Forgot I don’t have any clothes on!”
Then, before anyone could react, Garp grabbed the kettle.
SPLASH.
Hot water hit the girl.
WHOOSH.
She transformed. Now standing there was Luffy.Normal Luffy.
Except absolutely furious.
Ace stared.
Sabo stared.
Ace blinked.
“…Luffy?”
Luffy pointed dramatically.
“I HATE GREECE.”
XXX
After everyone have calmed down, everyone sat around the table. Garp was wearing shorts and hawaiian shirt now, to Sabo and Ace’s relief. Luffy had wrapped himself in a blanket despite not being cold.
“So… how did this happen?” Sabo asks, being the first to break the silence.
Garp explained proudly:
“ As you know, I took Luffy to a special training camp in Greece!”
Luffy immediately shouted.
“I TOLD YOU I DON’T WANT TO BE A MARINE OFFICER!”
Garp ignored him.
“To build discipline.”
“I wanna be a firefighter.” Luffy crossed his arms.
Ace patted his back to calm Luffy down. Sabo looked interested and he asked where di the curse fit in their story. Garp grinned.
“There was a mountain with springs.”
Luffy looked dead inside.
“There were warning signs.”
Ace slowly turned.
“…Warning signs?”
“I translated them with Google Translate!” Luffy pointed accusingly.
He pulled out his phone.
“I even showed him!”
Sabo leaned over.
Luffy dramatically read:
WARNING — CURSED TRANSFORMATION SPRINGS. DO NOT ENTER.
Ace looked at Garp. Garp shrugged.
“I don’t trust technology.”
Everyone stared. Ace and Sabo groaned. Yeah, Garp refuse to use technology on their daily lives. especially GPS. They hate when they travel with Garp, they always get lost because the stubborn old man refused to use GPS.
“I said we should leave.” Luffy says, gritting his teeth in anger He pointed harder. “BUT HE SAID…”
Luffy deepened his voice.
‘REAL MEN DON’T NEED TRANSLATIONS!’
Sabo quietly covered his face.
Ace slowly nodded.
“…Yeah. That sounds like him.”
Garp proudly crossed his arms.
“So pushed luffy in one of the springs and I jumped in another one!”.”
Ace and Sabo looked horrified. Luffy slammed both hands on the table.
“NOW COLD WATER TURNS ME INTO A GIRL!” He pointed at Garp. “AND COLD WATER TURNS HIM INTO A BEAR!”
“Pretty funny.” Garp laughed loudly.
Luffy looked betrayed.
“MY LIFE IS RUINED!” He screamed, “I WON’T FORGIVE YOU!”
Luffy stood up and stormed away. Halfway upstairs, he turned.
“And I STILL WON’T BE A MARINE!”
Garp yelled back—
“FIREFIGHTERS ARE JUST MARINES WITH WATER!”
“THAT DOESN’T EVEN MAKE SENSE!”
SLAM.
His bedroom door shook.
Silence.
Ace and Sabo sat quietly. Then Sabo sighed in frustration.
“Gramnps, I’m with Luffy on this one.” Sabo says
“Same.” Ace nodded immediately.
They looked at Garp. Garp looked confused.
“…What?”
Ace rubbed his face before glaring at Garp.
“You ignored warning signs.”
Sabo nodded.
“You ignored Google Translate.” Sabo added
“You fell into cursed water.” Ace continued.
Sabo added—
“And pushed Luffy in.”
Garp thought for a moment. Then snapped his fingers.
“…Next vacation we bring dictionaries.” He says, as if it was going to fix everything.
Ace and Sabo both groan. Ace bangs his head on the table in frustration while Sabo scolds Grap why some old school ways do not work nowadays.
To be continued