In an AU where Marineford never happened, Big Mom learns something about Luffy that rocks the world to its foundations. Alliances are formed and tested, while the seas are thrown into turmoil as Luffy's allies rush to save him before it is too late. Written together by Rose7anne101 & Black' Victor Cachat.

Luffy looked at her, and said they were going to Impel Down. Luffy didn't ask if she wanted to go or what she thought. He just said that they would save Ace, and like always, she followed him. She didn't think the idea of Ace's execution really sank in, that there could be a day when Ace wouldn't be sailing the same seas as them. That was unthinkable. ASaveAceAU-Rewrite, beta'd now