It had to be done...

[elvenarchress.livejournal.com]

Title: Decisions and Consequences

Character/s: Dragon

Pairings: Dragon/Political Uprising

Rating: PG (for the language)

Prompt: News

Word Count: 300

 

A/N: No clue what inspired me to write this or at all really. This is my first One Piece fic plus it’s selfbeta’ed so I hope it’s okay. If anyone’s got suggestions/corrections, I’d be happy to hear them. J

 

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The world was insane.

 

He had discovered it all – that the Void Century was nothing more than a shameful cover up, that those who were supposed to protect the people only cared about their own interests, that they were all being played. And unlike the majority of the masses, he wasn’t going to sit back and take their shit.

 

No. Mokey D. Dragon had decided that someone needed to rip the blindfolds off the general public by giving the World Government a much-needed kick in its collective ass and he was just the man  to do it.

 

Almost twenty years had passed since his life’s course had been set and, as the World Government raged in fear, his dream got that much clearer with every country that shook off its shackles and stood tall in its defiance.

 

And in that time, his boy had grown up.

An orphan in a poor unremarkable backwater island, yes, but he’d been safe.

 

For all that his own father was the Marine Hero, he hadn’t trusted that the Authorities would understand that one didn’t become responsible for another’s actions just by being related, and leave his child alone.

 

Their bloody hunt for the Pirate King’s progeny would not be repeated.

 

Any news he got on his child’s development was extremely rare and usually very late, partly due the infrequency of Garp’s visits to the boy, partly due to his random changes of address but mostly because of the extreme secrecy necessary to keep all the parties involved hidden, but each and every one was treasured.

 

Even if he couldn’t be a part of it, his son would have a happy childhood.

 

He’d have a choice.

 

 And now, Monkey D. Luffy was a man.

 

A pirate aiming for One Piece.

 

Grinning, Dragon left for Loguetown.

 

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I firmly believe Dragon cares for Luffy so it couldn’t have been easy to give him to Garp to raise.
 

 

Comments

[shayera.livejournal.com]

Oooh, I like this! ♥

Dragon is a father, too... And we know from Ivankov that he still cares about his son, or at least feels a connection to him, and this rings true. (And we know that Dragon approves very much of Luffy's decision to be a pirate!)

I really wonder what Dragon's relationship to Garp was/is like. Garp mentioned having talked to him, so it's not like they've cut all bonds, but... It's such an interesting family! XD

[elvenarchress.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure Dragon was thinking of/missing Luffy every time he stood in the wind and gazed to the east. But of course he couldn't go to him, what with his being the "world's most wanted man" and all.

Daddy approves! His son's living life the way he wants to and defying the power of the WG and Marines.

I'm going with the idea that they talk once in a blue moon (or rarer) to catch up and stuff but without mentioning work, political situations and where Dragon was at the time...cause, you know, that'd be traitorous XD Garp probably gave an update on Luffy then. But it was probably the 1st bounty poster that alerted Dragon that his boy had gone out to sea :)

They're truly an amazing family <3 I do wonder what Dragon's childhood must have been like though...

[shayera.livejournal.com]

I agree with your theory!

Oh, Garp. It's a miracle he agreed to take care of children again after failing so spectacularly to make his son loyal to the government... And lo and behold, the same thing happened with Ace and Luffy. XD

[elvenarchress.livejournal.com]

Garp's Plan: make kid into a Great Marine

Subject 1 (Dragon): Became a/the revolutionist
Subject 2 (Ace) : Became a (Whitebeard) pirate
Subject 3 (Luffy) : Became a pirate/enemy of the WB

I think Garp ought to stop trying...^^;

[shayera.livejournal.com]

...maybe if Garp tried to make a kid a pirate, they'd turn out to become the best Marine in history! XD

[elvenarchress.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure Garp can do that without twitching violently (and scaring the crap out of the kid)... Can any D/Monkey use reverse psychology?

...I kinda hope he doesn't get another chance; where would he get another child?

Maybe his next bet are Coby and 'Meppo (at least they WANT to be marines...which is a good start :D)

[shayera.livejournal.com]

Probably not - it seems to be part of the D template to be honest and straight-forward! (Well. Kurohige has been known to be a sneaky bastard, but...)

Bwah! No, he'd better not be stuck with another baby. That'd be awesome horrible!

Coby and Helmeppo, though, they're probably exactly what he's always wanted in his boys, but never gotten before now. They don't just want to become strong, but they're motivated to become Marines! It was a lucky match.

[elvenarchress.livejournal.com]

But it was all part of Kurohige's plan! He honestly had no intention of forwarding himself at all (at least as a Shirohige pirate)

Who knows? Considering that his progeny have all gone into the world to kick some serious ass (not for the side he intended true but still they're strong) people might start thinking he'd be good taskmaster/bootcamp instructor foster parent.

Garp will finally have his Strong Marines! if Pink and Yellow don't die of heart attacks first. (D's are at least born tough...and insane )

[nonoji.livejournal.com]

<3

[shayera.livejournal.com]

Now look what you inspired! (http://shayera.livejournal.com/72247.html) ♥

[elvenarchress.livejournal.com]

Yay! I inspire! :D

[naye]

Oh, I love this! And, yes, I agree that all indications are that Dragon cares deeply about his son. He might be planning on using him, too, but from the brief glimpses we've gotten of him, I believe he does have a father's heart.

The way you told this was lovely!

My only comment would be to write out "World Government" instead of "WG" - nobody says "WG" in canon, so it's a little jarring to see it being contracted like that.

That said, it really was a fantastic first fic! Thank you, and welcome to the comm. ♥ I'm really glad you decided to join the fun!

[elvenarchress.livejournal.com]

thanks! I'm glad you like it :D

He might be planning on using him
I have no doubt he'd take advantage of the chaos Luffy causes/leaves in his wake but that he'd outright heartlessly manipulate him is unlikely. He loves his boy I just know it.

write out "World Government" instead of "WG"
meep! Thanks for that. I guess I got too used to seeing WG used that I contracted without thinking. Fixed now (upped my word count, sadly...)

[eiliem.livejournal.com]

XXXXDDDDDD

Draaaagon &hearts

^^ I love him &hearts

Yay - thank you for joining in the fun! We were getting lonely.

And this is lovely!

The only beta-y thing I can think to add is that:

Their bloody hunt for the Pirate King’s progeny washed away all indecision.

This happened before Luffy was born, so rather than it "washing away indecision", it should maybe be more along the line of "Their bloody hunt for the Pirate King's progeny had proved that" - or something along those lines, the event being cited as an example of why Dragon doesn't think the WG will give his kid a chance, rather than cementing an already held belief...

Am I making sense? o_O


But GOOD JOB! Self-beta is scary and hard and this fic is so much fun!

[elvenarchress.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

...At that point Dragon was supposed to recollect what happened in Roger's situation which would get rid of any indecision he had about leaving Luffy. I guess it got erased when I was trimming the story ^^; that's the problem with selfbeta, I guess. Thanks for pointing it out. I hope the edit makes it better.

[eiliem.livejournal.com]

Oooh, good rewording!