History YMMV / ASLInRed

%%** See the entire AdultFear entry on the main page.

* Right after Marineford, when it's still unclear if Ace will make it. Shanks desperately wants to hug his sons, but it's more important to keep his only hand on his weapon in case of the fight breaking out again. Benn can do nothing but wait outside the surgery room. Luffy is guilt-ridden, thinking he might not have done enough to save his brother on top of asking far too much of Law and then some. Garp doesn't even know if Ace survives until the lack of a RoaringRampageOfRevenge from Shanks makes it obvious.

** Law is possibly even more messed up than in canon due to the World Government keeping him as a virtual hostage for three years. When he's cornered by Aokiji, he outright ''[[StopOrIShootMyself threatens to kill himself]]'' if the Admiral makes a move towards him.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome:
** Law [[spoiler: saves Ace after Akainu's attack]], even though he'd already exhausted himself just a few hours earlier and fought in the war as well.
*** To put things in perspective, he exhausted himself by ''ripping open the Gates of Justice'' to escape from Impel Down.
** Of all people, ''[[spoiler: Buggy]]'' is the one who prevents the Paramount War from flaring up again, by talking Shanks down after Ace is hurt.
** Ace proving that [[spoiler: all of them have been brainwashed by Sugar's ability]] by simply pointing out that if Law was normally as much of a jerk as he's being right now, [[BigBrotherInstinct Ace]] would have punted him away from Luffy and into the sea a ''long'' time ago.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny:
** The first night after taking the brothers, Shaks wakes up Benn in a panic over not knowing 'how to dad'. The entire conversation is undiluted hilarity, especially when it gets referenced in later stories as a RunningGag.
** Marco and Ace are completely smitten with each other the moment they meet. This leads to Shanks calling up Whitebeard and lambasting him about his 'blue chicken son' who 'seduced' Ace.
---> '''Marco:''' …Blue chicken!?\\
'''Whitebeard:''' Shanks’ words, not mine.\\
'''Marco:''' And Ace is… Shanks’ kid.\\
'''Izo:''' You’re going to die.\\
'''Marco:''' I hooked up with a member of the Red Hair Pirates!?\\
'''Thatch:''' And you screwed him? Shit, Pops, I think a lot of us are going to die!
*** Shanks proceeds to tolerate Marco, but not without calling him all manner of random bird species in lieu of his actual name.
** Law gets sent to Amazon Lily with Luffy. The poor man's reaction to the ensuing events are a sight to behold, especially when said events include, but are not limited to: all three Boa sisters believing him and Luffy to be a couple, Luffy thinking it's a great idea, accidentally co-masterminding a prison break, being tsunami-catapulted into a warzone, meeting his self-declared boyfriend's overprotective parents in said warzone, having Doflamingo drop down right in front of him right after he declares his intent to kill him, and exhausting himself into a coma to save Ace.
** It turns out that Marco's worst crimes are kicking Marines in the face, and property damage.
--> '''Marco:''' You do not want to be where a pissed-off phoenix is aiming to dive-bomb.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming:
** The very first story, when Garp and the brothers say goodbye to each other...albiet in a slightly warped manner.
-->All at once, Garp and the boys all burst into tears and the boys ran to hug him. Weirdly enough insulting him the whole time.\\
“You’re scary but I love you, Gramps!”\\
“I hate your guts but I’ll still miss you!”\\
“You’re all awful brats and you’d better not die and I’ll miss you so much!”
** Sengoku announces the identity of Ace's father at Marineford. Shanks ''loudly'' disagrees.
--> '''Shanks:''' OI! That is MY SON and nobody else’s, '''you got that?'''
* NightmareFuel:
** See the entire AdultFear entry on the main page.
** In 'Punking Doflamingo', [[spoiler: Law forgets Rocinante in the middle of fighting Smoker and Tashigi. He immediately unleashes the full horror of the Op-Op Fruit, and only Luffy's intervention prevents the Marines from being tortured to death.]]

--> '''Benn:''' Sorry you've got to do this.\\

** Sengoku announces the identity of Ace's father. Shanks ''loudly'' disagrees.
--> '''Shanks:''' OI! That is MY SON and nobody else’s, '''you got that?'''

** Ace proving that [[spoiler: all of them have been brainwashed by Sugar's ability]] by simply pointing out that if Law was normally as much of a jerk as he's being right now, [[BigBrotherInstinct Ace]] would have punted him away from Luffy a ''long'' time ago.

** Ace proving that [[spoiler: all of them have been brainwashed by Sugar's ability]] by simply pointing out that if Law was noramlly as much of a jerk as he's being right now, [[BigBrotherInstinct Ace]] would have punted him away from Luffy a ''long'' time ago.

'''Garp:''' It's killing me. But better that than killing them.

** Law gets sent to Amazon Lily with Luffy. The poor man's reaction to the ensuing events are a sight to behold, especially when said events include, but are not limited to: all three Boa sisters believing him and Luffy to be a couple, Luffy thinking it's a great idea, everything in the Impel Down arc, being tsunami-catapulted into a warzone, meeting his self-declared boyfriend's overprotective parents in said warzone, having Doflamingo drop down right in front of him right after he declares his intent to kill him, and exhausting himself into a coma to save Ace.

---> '''Marco:''' …Blue chicken?\\

*** Shanks proceds to tolerate Marco, but not without calling him all manner of random bird species in lieu of his actual name.

--> '''Marco:''' …Blue chicken?\\

-->All at once, Garp and the boys all burst into tears and the boys ran to hug him. Weirdly enough insulting him the whole time.//
“You’re scary but I love you, Gramps!”//
“I hate your guts but I’ll still miss you!”//

--> '''Benn:''' Sorry you've got to do this.//