Zoro wasn't as arrogant as everyone seemed to think. He was just bold in his own way.

Nami wasn't as cruel as she seemed. She was just affectionate in a special way.

Usopp wasn't as much of a liar as he looked. He just told the truth in a questionable way.

Sanji wasn't as much of a pervert as he made himself seem. He just respected people in a biased way.

Chopper wasn't as much of a weakling as he made out to be. He was just powerful in a hidden way.

Robin wasn't as cold as she looked. She was just warm in a guarded way.

Franky wasn't as emotionless as was rumored. He was just human in a robotic way.

Brook wasn't as rude as he showed. He was just polite in his own weird way.

And nobody looked deep enough to understand that their flaws were just small imperfections, ones that could be polished into something much, much more. Nobody accepted their flaws, embraced them as a part of who they were.

Nobody except Luffy.

So to him, they owed their very existence. He had saved most from literal certain death, and all from dying inside. Without the idiot they called a captain, every one of them would most likely have lived their lives to less than half the life they could've had. Without him, they wouldn't have understood what having 'nakama' really meant. Without him, they would be dead inside.

Without him, they wouldn't have a family.

So, as one, they agreed to give up their lives at a moment's notice to save their one and only captain.

It was a promise that they would never break, one they would never tell anybody about.

And if, during a fight between the Straw Hat pirates and any other organization, you would happen to catch the secret looks the crew shared behind the captain's back, you would know what they meant.


Bit of a random one-shot there. I just thought, hey, why not make one like this?

It technically is Luffy-centric, since it's about him saving them all...

And with Franky, I said that because he's a cyborg, and... you remember Kuma? Yeah. That's what I'm thinking. Cyborg=Emotionless robot.

Until next time~!

~Captain Luffy