Because every character deserves a day in wonderland... even (fem)Luffy.
Luffy ran around on the Thousand Sunny. It was the perfect day. The sun was shining, not a cloud in sight. Great weather for fishing, for playing. She jumped into the garden, looking for her navigator.
"Nami!" She ran through. The orange haired girl looked over at her captain.
"Oh. What's up, Luffy?" she asked the younger girl.
"Let's play tag!" Luffy jumped. Nami shook her head.
"Uh, as much as I would love to Luffy, I'm a bit busy right now," she said. It was then that Luffy noticed the large baskets of tangerines. Nami must be picking them off the trees. Luffy smiled.
"Okay! Maybe next time! Have fun, Nami!" She left the garden. Who would play with her now? Maybe... she ran to the deck.
Robin looked up from her book. A familiar shadow was blocking her light.
"How may I help you, Captain-san?" she asked. Luffy smiled.
"Play with me!" she begged.
"Maybe after my book, Captain-san. Why not ask Usopp or Chopper?" she suggested. Luffy thought.
"Okay!" She turned, leaving Robin to finish her book. Robin sure did like to read. Though, what's more fun than doing something you love? Luffy smiled as she walked up the stairs to Chopper's room. Chopper was never too busy to play with her. Or, at least she thought that way.
Luffy opened the door, Chopper was running back and forth, back and forth. She scratched her head under her hat.
"Um, Chopper? Wanna play tag?" she asked. Chopper stopped his rushing to look at Luffy. He shook his head.
"I really want to, Luffy! But flu season is coming up! I need to make sure we have the proper herbs, medicine -" He went off on a rant about health and things Luffy didn't get.
"Oh, okay then. I'll ask Usopp." Luffy smiled, leaving her most favorite reindeer doctor to his work. She walked back to the deck. Usopp was probably fishing. She looked around, only seeing Brook. Maybe... but, when she got a closer look, trying not to disturb what seemed like concentration, she saw he was busy at work, writing a song. Drinking some tea. She sighed. He was busy as well... she continued on her path to find Usopp, but instead she heard a large bang. Franky and Usopp cheered. She ran down the stairs. Whatever they were doing, it almost sounded like they were done!
She burst inside Franky's room. Usopp and him appeared to be working on an invention. They were covered in soot and ash, oil and cola.
"Are you guys done? Do you wanna play with me?" she asked. The Cyborg and marksman looked back.
"Oh! Luffy-aneki!" Franky waved.
"Sorry, Luffy! We're real busy right now!" Usopp smiled.
"This is almost done! We can have a super game when we're done!" Franky promised. Luffy smiled.
"Sounds like a plan!" She said, scurrying up the stairs. She was, in all reality, disappointed. She decided to pay her chef a visit. She slowed to a walk. Sanji didn't like it when she ran in the kitchen, in fear she would knock something over and get hurt. She opened the door, it made a creaking noise that made Sanji turn to face her.
Sanji smiled at Luffy.
"Sanji!" Luffy walked in to hang over his shoulder. "Wanna play a game? Tag? Hide and seek?" she pushed. Sanji sighed.
"Oh, Luffy-chwan. I would love to take part in your fun, but alas, I have to cook a meal fit for a beautiful captain like yourself," he dismayed. Luffy looked at all the dishes and ingredients. Sanji was busy. Sanji was cooking. Sanji was cleaning. She smiled her best smile.
"Okay! Good luck!" She waved as she walked out. "Anything Sanji makes is my favorite food, don't push yourself." She smiled before closing the door. Outside, she sighed, leaning against the door. She listened to the silence of the ship, some wrenches clanking, scurrying feet, rustling leaves, humming, the faint turning of a book page. Then, far off, all the way up in the crow's nest, she heard heavy steps and strained grunts that told her Zoro was training. Zoro... he was never too busy for her. Never, ever. She smiled, making her way to the crow's nest.
She pushed up the hatch, and sure enough, Zoro dropped the giant training weight to look at her.
"Hi, Zoro!" Luffy hopped up and made her way over to her first mate. Zoro's eyes went wide.
"Oi! Luffy! Look out!" he yelled. Luffy was confused until she tripped on a weight, tumbling into a shelf, knocking over more weights and, sending Zoro's three swords flying into the air. She gasped when she opened her eyes and saw them falling towards her, she shut her eyes when she saw they were un-sheathed. She waited, but the sharp pain never came. She opened her eyes and saw Zoro standing over her, a sword in his mouth, one in his hand, the other teetering on his foot. She crawled from under him and Zoro let the swords fall. He put them away and turned to look at the mess his captain had made. Luffy looked around too.
"Sorry, Zoro! I just wanted to play a game with you! I'll help you clean!" she offered. Zoro shook his head, giving Luffy a reassuring smirk.
"No it's fine. I can try and pick them all up, four at a time. It'll help with my training," he said. Luffy smiled and nodded.
"Glad I could help!" She started to leave. It was best to leave Zoro alone now. He needed to train, plus it was her fault the room was a mess now anyway. Zoro was busy, Zoro was training, Zoro was cleaning.
Luffy sat at the head of the ship. Her favorite spot. She sighed. It seemed like everyone was too busy for her today. No one wanted to play, no one couldplay. She wished she could build, that she could cook or make medicine, that she enjoyed reading or gardening, that she could train as much as Zoro without getting bored. Then maybe she'd have something to do right now. She yawned and laid on the head, drifting in and out of sleep.
A large splashwas made in the water. It made Luffy wake up completely. A single, small, boat is what she saw in the water below. A person, too. He hopped up and was in front of her. Surprised, she let out a scream, jumping back and landing on the ground. The man had white hair and sharp teeth. He was wearing a butler's uniform and a top hat, smiling down at Luffy.
"Who the hell are you!?" Luffy shouted, gaining the attention of her crew. Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, Chopper, Franky, Nami, Brook, Robin, they had all ran to see what had given their captain such a scare.
"I'm whoever you want me to be! I'm here yet I'm not! Come, Monkey D. Luffy, into a land of wonder!" He smiled a sharp-toothed smile. Zoro took out his swords. Everyone was ready to fight.
"Like I'd come with you!" Luffy growled, poised and ready to battle.
"Such a shame, I wished not to use force, but you will be mine!" He smiled, lifting his hands in a presenting matter. The crew stepped back.
"Gum Gum, Pistol!" Luffy punched forward.
"No, no, dear Luffy." He wagged his finger and Luffy's arm wouldn't stretch. The crew looked at her strangely.
"Gum Gum, Whip!" She kicked, nothing. Her Devil's Fruit... what happened?
"Looking for this, my dear?" The man flicked his wrist and the Rubber Rubber Fruit was in his hand. The crew gasped.
Luffy ran and reached for it. Her Devil's Fruit!
"Luffy! Don't!" Zoro ran forward but it was too late. The man moved out the way and gripped Luffy around the waist.
"Hey! Let go!" Luffy tugged and pulled. She felt so helpless with out her Devil's Fruit. The man tossed it, and her hat, to the crew. He tipped his own hat and smiled.
"Thank you for your cooperation," he said. He jumped back into his boat.
"Zoro! Sanji! Everyone!" Luffy yelled, struggling to get free. The crew ran and was about to hop over the ledge when the boat and the man disappeared along with Luffy.
"LUFFY!" the crew yelled.
Zoro kicked the ground. Sanji punched the wall. Usopp, Franky and Chopper continued yelling Luffy's name, hoping for a response. Nami shook her head.
"Luffy... maybe if I had played with her, she wouldn't have been there." The navigator looked at the spot her captain had been captured in.
"She asked you to play, too?" the crew all asked at once. Then they looked at each other. Robin spoke next.
"It seems we all could have prevented this," she said.
"We were all too busy..." Chopper cried.
"None of us could have taken the time to entertain her..." Usopp sat.
"And now she's gone," Brook said. Robin looked at her book.
"A land of wonder," she muttered.
"What?" Sanji looked up.
"Wonderland. That's where Luffy must be." Robin said, she held up her book. "This is a book about a place called 'Wonderland'. It's a magical place where everything is exactly as it seems."
"How do you get there? Why was Luffy taken?" Nami asked.
"It says, 'Girls who are bored, or feel left out, will be whisked away by a man with mysterious powers. They will be taken to Wonderland where their melancholies will be sullied forever.'" She read. The crew looked at each other.
"Left out?" Chopper asked. The crew suddenly felt bad. Nami stood.
"We're going to Wonderland! To get Luffy back!" she yelled. Zoro picked up the Devil's Fruit and her straw hat off the ground.
"I'll put this in the captain's quarters," he said.
"Let's go! Everyone!" Usopp yelled.
"To get Luffy!" everyone shouted.
And so, the crew set off on a journey to find the fabled 'Wonderland' while Luffy, unconscious on the mystery man's boat, now had a red dress with a white apron and a red bow in her hair. The man smoothed her hair away from her face.
"Such beauty... Monkey D. Luffy." He planted a kiss on her forehead. He smiled, sailing into Wonderland. He scooped up Luffy, placing her in a bed of roses on the beach. He ran a hand through her hair again. "In time. You'll come to find me. You will be mine." He smiled. Then, he disappeared, leaving Luffy to sleep through the night .