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[NARRATOR] This is the time known as the Great Pirate Era.

A countless array of pirates go to battle across the seas

in search of the One Piece,

the legendary treasure left behind by Gold Roger,

King of the Pirates.

Monkey D. Luffy, a boy whose body turned to rubber

after eating the Gum-Gum Fruit,

sets sail to become the next King of the Pirates.

As Luffy and his crew conquer numerous obstacles,

they capture the unwanted attention

of the World Government,

which will use any means necessary to stop them.

[LUFFY] Now this is exciting!

I can't wait to see what kind of adventure's up next!

[NARRATOR] With a charted course awash in danger and intrigue,

the crew will cut a path across the Grand Line to the New World!

[NARRATOR] Amidst the fire overtaking Gray Terminal,

Ace and Dadan faced Bluejam

while an injured Luffy was taken back to Mt. Corvo.

Elsewhere, the Goa Kingdom welcomed a Celestial Dragon.

However, the World Noble was displeased to see

Sabo's ship in his path, and opened fire.

[LUFFY] "Take Good Care of Him! A Letter From the Brother!"

Get outta my way, I gotta find Ace!

[MAGRA] Easy, Luffy, easy!

I know how you feel, but it's still too dangerous.

You got banged up pretty bad,

and the place is crawling with soldiers!

[LUFFY] Who cares?

Please calm down and listen to me!

We get it.

We're scared, too, but right now we just need to have faith

that the boss and Ace are still alive.

Dogra went back to look for 'em, so be patient!

Understand?

This is hard on everyone, okay?

[NOBLE E] The fishing boat has been hit!

What happened to the child?

That kid shouldn't have gotten in the Celestial Dragon's way!

Get outta there!

[SABO grunts] Damn!

[grunting]

Why'd he shoot at me? [gasps]

[SUBORDINATE C] Saint Jalmack! Th-There's a child on that ship!

[JALMACK] Anyone who flies a black flag is a filthy pirate!

His age is irrelevant.

He must pay.

[SUBORDINATE C gasps]

[SABO grunting]

[gasps]

[SABO] Come on!

A commoner should know better.

Don't cross my ship, you stupid pirate brat!

[SABO gasps]

[CROWD gasping]

What? Why would they fire on that ship a second time?

[NOBLE D] Who cares! We don't want

to make the Celestial Dragon mad!

This is an important ceremony, let him do whatever he wants!

[NOBLE F] Ugh! Clear the wreckage already!

[BANDIT A panting]

[BANDIT A] Hey!

I-I got news.

Ace and the boss are...

--[BANDITS gasp] --What is it?

They came back! They both made it!

[LUFFY, BANDITS gasp]

[LUFFY panting]

[LUFFY, BANDITS gasping]

[ACE panting]

[DADAN panting]

[BANDITS laughing, chattering]

I was... so scared.

[BANDIT E] She's badly wounded!

Get them both inside, now! Hurry!

[MAGRA] Hang in there, Boss.

[LUFFY crying]

--[ACE gasps] --Ace!

Get off!

[LUFFY whimpering]

C'mon. Did you seriously think I was dead?

Maybe!

[ACE] Quit crying already!

[LUFFY yelps]

I'm standing right in front of ya, dummy!

C'mon, Ace! Take it easy on the kiddo for once.

Luffy's just happy to see you.

[sighs]

[BANDIT B] What happened the night of the fire?

We all came back here with Luffy,

so we haven't heard a word.

Can you tell us everything that happened to you and the boss?

Oh.

Well, um, we fought Bluejam.

[groans]

--[BLUEJAM yells] --[DADAN yells]

[BLUEJAM] Huh?

--[DADAN gasps] --[BLUEJAM chuckles]

[gasps, groans]

[DADAN yells]

[ACE grunts]

[BLUEJAM groans, gasps]

[DADAN grunts, yells]

[panting]

[ACE] We barely defeated him.

[ACE] And we tried to catch up to you guys

as fast as we could, but the fire was blocking our way.

Damn it all!

I can hardly breathe in this mess!

We've got no choice but to run through the flames!

[DADAN] Wait!

What the hell are you doing?

Now, listen up.

You're are my responsibility, whether you like it or not.

No matter what happens, I'm getting you home!

[DADAN] Stay close and follow my lead.

Don't get separated from me at any cost!

--Huh? --[DADAN yells]

[ACE] Dadan!

[yelling]

[DADAN yells]

Wh-Whoa!

Hey! Dadan, are you all right?

[ACE] We made it through the fire.

Dadan was suffering from some serious burns, though.

Eventually we managed to get

to the riverside in the In-Between Forest.

[DADAN grunts]

[ACE] Stay with me, Dadan! You can't die!

[COP A] Thief!

[COP B] You can't do that! Stop!

[ACE] I went into town to steal medicine

and grab whatever food I could find.

I'm no doctor, but I did what I could to save Dadan's life.

[DADAN grunts]

[panting]

Quit worryin' about me, Ace.

Please, just go.

Cut the crap!

It's your responsibility to take me home, remember?

And you're still gonna do it, while I make sure you don't die!

[NOBLE SOLDIER A] Hear that?

Keep your ears to the ground.

Some survivors could be lurking around here!

Don't let anyone get away. Snuff 'em out!

[NOBLE SOLDIERS] Yes, sir!

What an ordeal!

In any case, all that matters is that both of you are back safe!

I'm sorry. I made you worry.

That fire was huge and they were hunting down survivors.

Sabo must think we're dead right now.

[CROWD chattering]

[JALMACK] This kingdom's likely full of

lowly plebeians that will get in my way.

Be on the lookout for any disruption.

[SUBORDINATES] Right!

I wonder what Sabo's been up to.

But at least Ace finally made it back, right?

He even carried Dadan home with him.

[DOG barks]

Ace, when I came for you...

[ACE] I'm staying.

I won't run!

Why did you do that?

I don't know.

I can't help but get fired up.

I'm afraid if I run,

that I might leave something important behind me, so I fight.

Luffy was there, so I had no choice.

[DADAN grunts]

It's tough to explain, but I think that's why.

[sighs]

[GARP] Even when he faced a wave of far more powerful enemies,

Roger would never think of running away.

Did that fool have a death wish? Running away's a strategy, too.

For him it wasn't even an option. Think about it.

Retreat means leaving people behind.

If Roger ran he'd be abandoning his crew,

the people he loved most.

So, when you think about it, it's not that he "wouldn't run,"

rather, he made sure the enemy couldn't go after his crew.

He always protected them.

He was a different kind of animal in times like those.

He once wrecked a whole country's army

'cause some soldiers decided to mouth off about his men.

When he was angry, Roger would get violent.

He was selfish and short-tempered,

but he wore his heart on his sleeve.

He was like a boy that never grew up.

For better or worse, his childhood was a lot like Ace's.

The pain he went through just made him

hold on tighter to the ones he loved.

Roger could be a very reckless man,

but he lived to become King of the Pirates.

No easy feat.

Despite his flaws and his bad reputation,

his crew still trusted him completely.

Sure, I may be a Marine,

but even I can't help respecting him.

That's why I decided to take care of Ace.

[DADAN gasps] I'm the one taking care of him, you ass!

Do you got somethin' you wanna say to me?

No, never mind.

[DADAN] People all over the world still hate Roger,

and even though Ace holds a grudge against him, too,

they really are "like father, like son."

All right! Wonder who's gonna win!

Dogra!

You went to town to look for Ace and Dadan, right?

Surprise, they came back home already!

Oh. Did they really?

That's just great. Perfect.

[ACE] What? Sabo?

That can't be.

[DADAN, LUFFY gasping]

You're lying to me, dammit!

Why would you even joke about that kind of thing?

Take it easy!

I told you exactly what I saw, I swear!

I know how you feel.

Everything happened so fast I could hardly believe it!

It felt like a nightmare, but I know that was Sabo.

Shut up!

We watched him go back with his dad to their home in High Town!

You can't have seen him out at sea by himself!

That's right! Sabo is with his family!

[DOGRA] Bandits like us know how he feels!

We know what it means

to be turned away from your home, to be free!

Sabo didn't wanna be a noble!

If he was truly happy, he wouldn't have gone out to sea!

And the Sabo I saw wasn't just sailing away from his family,

he was flying a jolly roger!

[ACE gasps]

[cries] We shouldn't've have let him go! It's all our fault!

[ACE grunts]

Even if I had parents, I was still alone.

Sabo!

Why didn't we go into town and bring him back here?

We're so stupid!

Tell me where I can find the bastard that killed him!

I'm gonna beat him to death with my bare hands!

[DOGRA] You can't kill a Celestial Dragon,

that's impossible!

[ACE] I'll make him pay!

Hold on, Ace!

[ACE grunts]

Enough of that, you little punk!

Get off!

You think you're so tough,

when you're really just a cocky, stubborn little brat!

What can you do against a World Noble?

You think he's just some thug?

You're just some no-name kid!

You'll die and nobody will give a crap!

Swept under the rug the very next day!

It was this whole rotten country that killed Sabo.

This rotten world!

What can a scrawny brat like you do about it?

[ACE grunts]

Your father on the other hand

changed the world with his death!

When you become a man as important as him,

then and only then, can you take revenge!

[ACE grunting]

[crying]

[DADAN] Tie this fool up!

[BANDIT F] Uh, yes, ma'am!

Sabo!

Dammit!

[LUFFY crying]

Shut up, Luffy!

Quit crying like a girl, or else I'll... I'll...

[crying]

[door opens]

[DADAN] You've come to your senses now, I hope.

Guys, untie him.

[DOGRA, BANDIT D] Right.

--[MAILBIRD squawks] --[DOGRA] Huh?

Try to keep your cool, okay?

Where's Luffy?

He was crying all night. Finally fell asleep.

Oh, my gosh! You're not gonna believe this!

--[MAGRA] Huh? --[DOGRA] We got a letter!

It's from Sabo!

He must have sent it before he left!

Look, I think it's really from him!

[gasps] Give it.

Don't worry, I won't head to town.

It's for Luffy and me, isn't it?

[SABO] Ace, Luffy, I hope you guys weren't hurt in the fire.

I'm worried about you both, but something tells me you're okay.

I've got a surprise to tell you.

By the time you get this letter, I'll be long gone.

That's right, I'm heading out to sea.

One thing led to another,

and I decided to set out before you two.

[SABO] I don't know where I'm going yet,

but I do know that anywhere will be better than this place.

And don't worry, I haven't given up on my dream.

I'm still gonna be a pirate!

I got a head start, but I'm sure you'll catch up in no time.

When we meet again, we'll be unstoppable!

[SABO] We'll have our reunion on the Grand Line,

three pirate captains, more free than the wind!

[SABO] By the way, Ace, I'm curious.

Which one of us do you think is the real "big brother"?

Anyway, wherever we sail, we'll always have our brotherhood.

It may sound kinda cheesy,

but that bond is what I treasure most in this world.

[SABO] Luffy is still weak and a crybaby.

Who knows if he'll ever grow out of that.

[SABO] But he's still our little brother,

so please take good care of him!

[ACE sniffling]

[crying]

They call this journalism?

The hell do I care do I care about some World Noble partying?

Surprise, surprise, nobody's covered Sabo yet.

Yeah. I heard his parents didn't do a thing.

It's iffy. They may be nobles,

but even high-ranking nobles are powerless

against the World Government and Celestial Dragons.

How's Luffy doing, is he any better?

[BANDIT G] Well, he hasn't been eating much.

[BANDIT H] But he still eats twice as much as we do!

[DOGRA] Sabo's death must have really gotten to him.

[SABO] Ace, Luffy, listen!

The three of us, we're gonna leave this country.

We're gonna sail the seas and see the whole world.

[ACE] From now on, we're honest to goodness brothers.

Cheers to that!

[LUFFY, ACE, SABO] Brothers!

[exhales]

[LUFFY grunts]

How long you gonna lay there like a moron?

[LUFFY whimpers]

By the way, the treasure we were keeping in the forest is gone.

Someone must have gotten to it.

Survivors from Bluejam's crew might've taken it,

or maybe the military.

Either way, there's nothing we can do at this point.

Meh. I don't care about the treasure, not anymore.

I mean, those were pirate savings I was sharing with Sabo,

and you, too, later on, I guess.

But in the end, he didn't need money to set sail,

so why should I get bent out of shape about it?

After all, what's the point in having treasure

if you can't even protect it?

[LUFFY sniffs] Hey, Ace, I...

[LUFFY] I wanna get stronger!

[LUFFY] Stronger and stronger and stronger and stronger

and stronger and stronger.

Stronger and stronger.

Stronger and stronger and stronger and stronger!

I wanna be the strongest in the world!

And then, I'll protect everyone!

I won't lose anyone I care about!

[LUFFY] You gotta make me a promise!

I'm begging you.

Please don't die, 'kay, Ace?

Cut it out!

You ought to be worried about dying before I do!

What, did you forget? You're a lot weaker than me!

Listen, and you listen up good!

I'm never going to die!

[ACE] Ya know, Sabo told me to take care of you,

so I promise, I'm not gonna die, okay? Not ever!

At least not as long as I've got a wussy little brother

who needs me to protect him.

Yeah, okay!

Smarts aren't exactly my strong point,

so I still don't really understand why Sabo was killed.

But whoever did it, they must be opposed to freedom,

because they shot him down

before he ever got a taste of it.

[ACE] But we shared that same cup of saké

with him and we're still alive!

Luffy, listen to me, okay?

There's just one way to live and that's without any regrets.

[LUFFY grunts]

[SABO] Boys from families like mine,

once they turn 18, they're officially registered as nobles.

[ACE] Hm.

That's why I'm leaving. I gotta be gone before I'm 17.

Someday, we're gonna set sail, just like Sabo.

We're gonna live the way we wanna live,

more free than anyone else.

[LUFFY] Mm.

[ACE] But you know what that means.

We'll make plenty of enemies along the way.

We're gonna have to fight Garp someday, I bet.

We gotta be willing to risk everything.

Let's go out to sea at 17, just like Sabo planned.

Then, we'll be pirates!

[NARRATOR] Luffy and Ace bury their sorrow

and grow stronger day after day as they train to be pirates.

As time marches on, they soon bid farewell

to their childhood home and take to the sea at last,

in hopes of achieving the dream that Sabo could not.

[LUFFY] On the next One Piece!

"To Live Up to the Promise! Departures of Their Own!"

I'm gonna be King of the Pirates!