Chapter 10

FLASHBACK

Luffy's eyes slowly blinked open, still heavy from sleep. He didn't know why he was awake, and he didn't want to remain awake. He was way too tired, and wanted to be well rested for the next day.

He was about to shut his eyes once again, but he felt as if something was looming over him. He twisted around in his hammock to get a better view, and looked upwards.

The image seemed to fuzzy, his eyes not working due to the darkness covering the room and the fact that they were begging him to continue sleeping. But he was able to make out the figure of something standing there, someone, staring straight into his face.

Luffy groaned, wondering if it was just one of his friends sleepwalking or something.

"Who is it?" He muttered quietly.

The person was silent, not even reacting to the fact that Luffy had just spoke.

The dark coat that covered his shoulders and fell almost gracefully around his body flapped, even with the absence of any sort of wind, and it didn't make any sound as it moved. A small patch was stitched into the coat at the top right, a symbol of some sort.

Luffy soon saw a smile appearing upon the person's face, a small one that showed his white teeth.

They reached their hand forward, gliding towards Luffy's vulnerable throat. He tried to lift his own hand up to intercept this person and stop them, but for some reason his body just would not move. He tried to make a sound that might wake his slumbering crew members, but his voice didn't work.

The person's cold fingers come into contact with Luffy's soft skin, causing him to shiver uncontrollably, the only possible movement he could make.

The unknown figure remained silent as he took something and slowly inserted it into the boy's neck. It sent pain to his whole entire body, making him screech silently in his mind. He felt so helpless lying in his bed, wishing the agony he felt in every limb would leave. There was nothing Luffy could do as his eyes closed, just like they had wanted to before, and his mind immediately forgot the event that had just taken place.

END OF FLASHBACK

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"What?! There was someone there?!" Chopper squealed in fear as he begun to run around in circles for the second time that day.

"Who was it?" Nami asked, her eyes filled with shock.

"Like I said, the details of it are fuzzy to me, so I'm not sure who it was. All I know is that they were wearing a long dark coat."

"Why didn't you just punch them in the face and then figure out who it was?" Zoro wondered.

Zoro knew that's what he probably would do to anyone who was creepily staring at him in his sleep.

"I couldn't move. I tried to stop them from touching my neck but I just couldn't."

"Wait, they touched your neck? Why would they do that?" Usopp inquired, not understanding.

"I dunno… I guess it was to poke that thing into me"

"What did they put into my dear Luffy!" Sanji lept forward angrily, one of his feet in the air as if he was about to kick someone to get the information out of them.

Robin placed her hand on her chin, "What this person put into you, could be what made you a girl."

This was definitely something everyone had thought of, and they had still found nothing else concerning the cause of Luffy's problem.

"How could you have forgotten this critical piece of information!" Nami chided Luffy, about to give her a good punch to the face.

"Hey wait Nami! It's not my fault, the guy put whatever that was into my neck and it made me forget it! I wasn't able to remember about it until just now!" Luffy defended herself.

She sighed and put her fist down, knowing that it would be unfair to beat her up for something she couldn't help.

"Are you sure that is all you can remember Luffy? No other information that might be important?"

"Sorry Robin, I'm pretty much as clueless as you guys."

Robin was about to speak again, but Luffy interrupted her, "Wait! I guess I didn't really think about it before but… Their coat had a something stitched into it, a skull and crossbones. And it said something about science below that."

"Excellent Luffy. That gives me an idea of who this could be…" Robin smiled.

"Really?! Who, who was it?!" Luffy jumped up and down, ready to find out.

"If I am correct, there is a group of pirates known as the Kagaku Pirates. They put their lives into studying different scientific topics that have to do with pirates." Robin explained slowly so Luffy would be able to process it.

"That might include illnesses you could attain at sea, weapons that are built just for pirate uses, and much more. Since they are pirates, they are different from normal scientists. They are not afraid to try and create things that seem impossible, so turning a male into a female seems like it would be right up their alley."

"Okay then, we find these pirates and ask them for the cure. And we'll fight for it if we have to." Zoro concluded simply.

"If that is what the captain wishes to do, then I have an idea of where they may be located." Robin finished and looked at Luffy for his answer.

"Hell yeah!" She bellowed her response.

"Alright then! Get ready guys! Robin, let's discuss where they are and how we are going to get there." Nami said as she and the archaeologist retreated inside.

Chopper was still worried, Zoro wanted to sleep, Sanji wanted to make a feast in celebration of their discovery, Usopp was claiming he would destroy these people because he was the Brave Captain Usopp, Nami was only thinking about how they were going to get there, and Robin was relieved that they now had a lead.

Luffy was completely ready to face these newly discovered enemies. She wouldn't let this body stop her from battling for the thing that would fix her. And that one person she had seen that night was definitely going to pay for what he had put her through. She leaped onto the head of the Going Merry, sitting in her special seat.

Soon they would find those people, get the cure, and life would be back to normal. Luffy would be treated just as before, no one worrying about her not being able to fight, and she would sleep in the boys room again. Her excitement was too much to contain, and she pumped her fists in the air.

"Let's go make me a boy again!" She shouted for the whole world to hear.

Note: I'm sorry if this just seemed too continent... I mean Robin just happened to know these pirate guys and where they might be? But I dunno... I wanted to get the story moving so... Oh well...

And also sorry if this chapter is short, I want to be able to write longer ones but it just doesn't seem to work out that way when I'm doing it. Oh well again...

But hope your enjoying this anyway!

-Luffy Cat