The Vice Captain of the WhiteBeard Pirates

I kept drinking for a while before I was rudely interrupted by Stussy.

She removed the gourd that I had been drinking before handing me some water. 

"I need you sober because we're leaving soon," Stussy commented. 

She placed the gourd on the ground, before embracing me and kissing me right on the cheek.

"I heard what you did during the meeting, thank you~" Stussy smiled as she caressed my hair.

"When are we heading out?" I asked casually.

"We should be leaving in a few hours. Whitebeard plans on staying here for a while longer, so we can get a head start on the patrol," Stussy replied.

I handed her the now empty cup of water that she had given me earlier before I got up. Hopefully, it would be a long time before something else came up.

That something in question was probably going to be Roger's capture.

I wasn't sure how much I had thrown off the original plot of One Piece, but It shouldn't have been too far off from what originally happened in the plot.

"Alright, get the ship ready then," I said.

Stussy nodded before heading off towards where the crew had been staying at for the duration of our time at the camp.

After I made my way to Whitebeard to give him my farewells. I was back on the ship ready to head out back to the sea.

It took a bit of time to get the ship ready for sail. Stussy had been keeping an eye on the crew to make sure nothing wasn't going wrong.

"We should be all set, Boris. Should we go?" Stussy asked.

"Yeah, set sail towards Ulvehoved, then we can start from there."

"You heard him, get to it!" Ken roared at the subordinates.

Everyone wasted no time arranging the ropes and sails as we slowly began to depart from the island that we had met with Whitebeard.

"It's time to relax.....for a while."

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One Year Later

A newspaper dropped right on my lap. In the distance, a stork flew away.

I had been napping on a recliner while listening to the crew train. Stussy had been training Carla and Pato personally, I could hear them grunting on the far back of the ship. 

Opening the newspaper, I read the front cover. My eyes slowly widening upon looking at the image of Roger in cuffs. In the background, I could see Vice-Admiral Garp and Admiral Sengoku. Roger's face still had his signature smile, and on the title, the title read:

PIRATE KING GOLD ROGER HAS BEEN ARRESTED.

The execution date had yet to be determined, but this title and picture was more than enough to guarantee that it would be set pretty soon. 

"Does that mean....Rouge is pregnant?" I questioned myself out loud as I tried looking for more information.

Ace was going to be the second Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates. Keeping Rouge alive and safe to deliver the child safely was going to be a priority. Just in case Garp failed to do so, not that I had any doubts about it. 

"Something wrong, Boris~" Stussy asked as she pulled up right behind my recliner.

"Roger finally got caught," I replied, giving her the newspaper.

Stussy didn't say anything before she took the newspaper to get a look at it. Her eyes widened as she saw Roger's face.

"What's going to happen, after Roger dies?" Stussy asked anxiously.

"We'll be going to his execution location soon, so keep tabs on any updates," I replied, before lighting a cigarette.

"Do you think that the Marines are finally going to start cracking down on Pirates?" Stussy asked.

"They have always been cracking down on Pirates, the only difference this time is that it's going to be the King of The Pirates," I replied. Puffing out a mouthful of smoke.

"Either way, this is going to shake the world a lot," Stussy remarked, finally placing the newspaper down on the table.

"I think you should call Whitebeard, he might want to do something about this," Stussy remarked.

"I doubt it, Roger probably did this on his own volition. There is no point of trying to save someone who had already achieved his dreams," I replied.

"Just call him, just to make sure," Stussy nagged.

She gave me a transponder snail before heading back to where Carla and Pato had been staying. The duo had taken a bit of a break, but they immediately got up when they saw Stussy approaching. Pato's eyes had a hint of nervousness as he saw her approach. 

Ken, who had just finished training with the rest of the crew. I immediately approached as soon as he noted Stussy's anxious expression. 

"Commander, why does Stussy look like that? It's rare for her to put on such an expression," Ken asked curiously.

I didn't say anything, and instead, I simply pushed the newspaper forward for him to read. His expression slowly turning from curiosity into absolute shock. I could practically see sweat pouring out of his face as his eyes raced through the contents of the article.

"R-Roger got caught?! That's insane!! What about the rest of the crew? Are they going to attack?!" Ken immediately exploded with questions soon after.

"Probably not, I don't think Roger was caught. It's more like he had already given himself up once he finished what he needed to do," I responded.

"That doesn't change the fact that he's in shackles.....Should we go and help him?" Ken asked.

I was about to reply when my transponder snail started ringing.

I immediately picked the snail up, and waited to hear the voice from the other end of the line.

"Boris, You're not planning on helping him. Are you?" Whitebeard asked solemnly.

"Nope, Roger isn't one to get caught. He gave himself up willingly. At most, I'll just go to the island to watch," I replied.

"That's fine, I've already ordered the rest of the crew not to make any moves during the execution day. It's the least we can do to honor him," Whitebeard remarked.

"I'll keep that in mind, Old Man," I replied.

With that I hung up the call with Whitebeard before turning to Ken.

"You heard the man, we'll be going to the location where he'll be executing ourselves. Just to watch," I announced.

Ken nodded before heading towards the crew to give out the announcement. He had also carried the newspaper along with him. Probably going to show it as proof of what had just been announced.

It was then that I got another call from my transponder snail. Picking it up, I was surprised to hear the sound of Rayleigh's voice from the other end.

"It's been a while, young man," Rayleigh greeted me.

"I'm not getting any younger here, neither are you," I replied.

"Have you gotten the news?" 

"I have, but how did you get my number?" I asked.

Rayleigh chuckled a bit before shrugging my question with another comment.

"I wanted to know what you thought about this entire situation," Rayleigh replied.

"Well, it doesn't look like Roger had been caught against his will, and Whitebeard doesn't want to interfere in other pirate affairs. So we aren't going to be doing anything, save for me visiting the execution location in the near future."

"I see," Rayleigh muttered. 

"Are you going to miss your captain, Rayleigh?"

"I always will," Rayleigh chuckled, "he's my captain, after all!"