It had been three years since my first birthday and my frustration was building. I wanted to run outside and train like my life depended on it but my still growing body couldn’t handle the stress. Unfortunately the 50x training speed did not effect the gaining of energy yet it helped a lot. I memorised most history concerning the blues, the grand line and even a few things on the new world not that there was much to know.

My birthday was fast approaching and I was looking forward to it because my mother told me there would be a special guest. I was hoping it would be my father or grandfather even shanks would be nice (unfortunately he had to leave shortly after my first birthday, it seems being a yonko isn’t as carefree as one might assume.) Maybe if I hadn’t been so consumed by my birthday I would’ve realised my mother’s distress and clingy nature that seemed to appear. On the fateful day I turned four my grandfather Garp appeared. Just like he was portrayed the man had a carefree nature but was strict. At first I felt uncomfortable with how close he acted even though we had just met but my child like mentality overcame that and soon I was having tremendous fun. The entire day I laughed and joked with my family my presents were mostly books which I would read later.

Mum-“son, I hope you’ve had a wonderful birthday but you need to listen carefully now”

Me-“what’s wrong Mum”

I had a bad feeling when my mother announced it rather seriously. Garp who was sleeping with a bubble forming on his nose seemed to wake up at this point and the atmosphere grew heavy.

Mum-“your going to have to move away.”

Me-“where are we going?”

My emotions relaxed slightly believing we were simply moving to a new island but there seemed to be something wrong with the way my mother phrased it.

mum-“I’m not going with you, I need to return to your fathers side, I wish I could stay with you but the marines are putting more pressure on the revolutionary army, I called your grandfather to look after you. At this point you don’t understand the world but you need to move forward and walk your own path”

Thankfully I understood her meaning so I didn’t explode like most children would but I still felt deep pain in my heart. This was my mother, I distanced myself from my past family but I didn’t want it to be the same way this life’s too. My eyes turned red as I stared at my mother with wide eyes.

Garp-“listen kid, it’s hard but you’ll understand as you get older besides I’ll be taking you to stay with your cousin Luffy and Ace, the three of you will become like brothers and be the future admirals of the marines.”

I couldn’t help but chuckle partly from self-depreciation and part from the idea of Luffy and Ace becoming marines with what they go on to accomplish. There was a long silence no one knowing what to say. I couldn’t shout that I didn’t want to leave and that this was unfair because I understood it wouldn’t do any good. In my mind the beginnings of a plan began to form as I planned the future. I was leaving my mother, this was something I couldn’t change but I knew that this wasn’t goodbye forever. Like any cliche story I had to get stronger. All the ideas and plans I had needed strength. For the next period of my life I would spend it in Foosha village. From what I remember I could train myself in the mountains and grow closer with the others. I technically had the mind of a four year old and I barely left the house so I craved friends.

As Garp ship left I saw my mother wave goodbye and tears cascaded down like waterfalls but I had a big grin to reassure her my visage was rather unsightly but I new that this was just as hard for her to watch her only son leave at only four.