Chapter 12: Stories
It doesn't matter who it is – the weak dream and the strong dream.
One could say the Strawhat Pirates were built on dreams, its captain having the strongest dream of all. It was laughable – no one would dare claim that they would find the mythical One Piece, let alone be the King of Pirates as well, but Luffy never hesitated. When people asked why he wanted to go to the Grand Line, he would yell out proudly that he would become the Pirate King and find One Piece.
While some dreams made people weak, the same cannot be said about the Strawhat Pirates, for they chased and lived their dreams together.
Zoro wanted to become the greatest swordsman in order to fulfill a dead friend's promise. He continues to strive to be the best.
Nami wanted to free her village from Arlong's rule and did so with everyone's help while Usopp became a real pirate.
Sanji, on the other hand, wanted to see the All Blue. He dreams of finding it one day.
Chopper longed to be accepted. Luffy gladly took him in just like he did Robin. She hopes to uncover the truth of the past and can now do so without betrayal.
Franky wanted to create the ultimate ship. Luffy gave him the opportunity and now they're sailing on that very ship.
Lastly, Brook waited forever to find his shadow, but he did along with new crewmates. Now, he wishes to see Laboon once more.
So, the Strawhats all had dreams and a story to go with it, but what was their Captain's?
Every so often when they could spare a thought, they looked at the front of their ship and would see their captain sitting on the Thousand Sunny's head. Watching him face the wind – the world – head on, they would often wonder about this man-child of a captain.
Luffy was the one who recruited them, he was the one who knew all their ambitions and their suffering, but what was his story? What was his suffering? And this was the very captain that united all of them together, under his own dream. They would look at each other, secretly ask amongst each other, but not even Zoro, the First Mate, knew.