Author's Note
Hmm, let's see … Where do I even begin …? I received a few reviews for this latest chapter … and I have to say I was quite bothered by them. I like to think I'm a pretty advent fan of One Piece, and know the series very well. And actually, one of them replied back. So all is good with her! Thanks Angelfeatherwriter! X) So, anyways … there were a few misconceptions … and if one of them hadn't had to feel they needed to do this anonymously … I wouldn't feel I had to explain myself publically … No one likes an anonymous flame …
There were some misconceptions about their strength … and I'm going to say right off the bat that I never said they were weak. See, there's this thing about men and women … and never thought I would have to say this to anyone … but see … women … women are weaker than men … Yeah … I know … I never meant to burst any bubbles … It's a total tragedy. Women are weaker than men. It's the absolute truth in modern studies, or ancient ones too, for that matter … Now, I realize that Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji are strong … because I do watch the series and read the manga and am completely up to date with both. I've also watched all of the movies except for, I think the last one. But only because I was told it wasn't that good. I will watch it someday, but I'm in no hurry.
Anyways, to the point … If you were reading the story, you would have noticed that … no … I never showed them being down right weak. As a matter of fact, Zoro won his duel without even getting hit … As for Sanji's weakness … those weren't lil bitty frying pans … Those were big ass woks and pots … I don't think Sanji uses lil bitty frying pans with the large amounts of food he has to cook, do you? Now, I think that if he had adrenaline pumping through his veins from his outrage … and then having it drain from his system, would leave him pretty drained and weak being a female. Because I know it does it to me … So lifting a huge ass pot, most likely filled with gallons of liquid … is going to weigh a hell of a lot … Ah! Yes, and heather brought this out that, Sanji is leg strength … not arm strength … He doesn't use his strong legs to lift those pans. So as a female … he's gonna be a little lacking.
And then there's Luffy … the biggest complaint of them all … Now, where do I even begin with this one …? Let's start with what happened to him, shall we? You all complained about his lack of strength. Yes, you're right … he wasn't as strong … but he's also a girl now, so he's not going to be as strong. However, there was another reason that was explained in the story, insecurity. Insecurity is a very common human ailment … Insecurity can really bring a person down. Hell … I almost never submitted my fanfics because of this ailment … The thing about Luffy is that he's so confident in his abilities … as a guy. Luffy knows that women are generally weaker than a man … So him being one now, really threw off his confidence in himself and made him feel insecure. I agree, his willpower is great and incredible, but if his will is telling him he's weak … than weak he is going to be.
Also, he wasn't weak … He beat the living shit out of those men … but what you all failed to notice, or realize, is that these are actually strong pirates. Oda forbid there should be other strong pirates in One Piece! The men he came across were actually strong … Not only that, but there was a lot of them … See, well trained women are still not as strong as a well trained man … especially not a lot of them. Yes, Luffy is strong, but he's also a woman, an insecure woman. That's not all.
Seeing as Luffy is a woman … and not supposed to be … in a circumstance like that, he panicked. He realized that he wasn't getting away, and his fear as well as his feminine side began to dominate his male personality and reason. A woman is not exactly the most collected person in the world when they're afraid. Not only that! Yes … there's more … When fear begins to take effect, your strength is basically flushed down the toilet. I've been terrified before … I won't get into detail, but I won't ever forget what it was like … I could barely walk being that scared … So, seeing that he was in this situation, you can forget fighting, much less walking. Not only that, he was still fighting, but being that scared and weak from fear, panic, and insecurity, he ain't gonna be able to do jack …
Then, it was also mentioned in someone else's review that Luffy was unfazable. That is completely untrue. Luffy is not unfazable … If Luffy was unfazable … then I guess Movie 6 was all wrong … If Luffy was unfazable … then I guess episodes 236-237 were also wrong … If Luffy was unfazable … then I guess Merry's death didn't faze him either … If Luffy was unfazable, then chapters 512 and 513 were also mistakes … Luffy is not unfazable. Then it was mentioned that in a situation like that … he'd be serious … Hmm … I'm pretty sure him fighting tooth and nail was serious … I'm pretty sure his growing fear that he wasn't strong enough was serious …
Hmm, now we come to all the weeping … Because, oh em gee, the men of One Piece never cry … Oh no … So … when Usopp and Luffy fought … Luffy never cried, nope! Because he's a real man! It must have been a mistake … When Merry died … Luffy never cried … It was just a fluke! Because Luffy never cries. When he thought he'd lost them all to Bartholomew Kuma … he never cried! He took it like a real man! Because real men never cry! It must have been a mistake on Oda's part! When Zoro lost to Hawkeyes … that was definitely a misplaced reel, because Zoro never cries! When Sanji left the Baratie and said good-bye to Zeff … he was men of all men and never cried … because he's a real One Piece man … I'm sorry … but complaining about the weeping was total bullshit …
Also, if you just got a total 180 pulled on you and turned into a female … do you honestly think you're going to be able to control all those hormones right away …? Especially if those emotions just keep getting stronger and stronger? Hell no … See, there's this thing about women … We cry … about everything … There are some exceptions out there … Don't get me wrong … But women in general are gonna be easily moved, hurt and will cry … If they've got no control … they are going to be the woman they are and cry … If you hadn't noticed, Luffy's the only one who's cried more than the others, just like in the series. Well, except for Usopp … He's an exception because he always cries …
Alright … now to the complaint about their changed names and clothes. Oh, and to the reason why Zoro only has two swords. Let's start with Zoro's sword … That I will give you guys as a weak excuse … See, Zoro's pretty damn stubborn … and even if Nami told him to leave one behind so that no one recognized him as being a three katana swordsman … he would tell her to go to hell. So, I had to come up with a way that Zoro would leave it behind, and that's if he couldn't really use it anyways. Also, with his small frame, it might be too awkward for him to walk around with all three swords.
Now, about the changed names and clothes … I already gave my reasons for that, and really don't see why I need to explain myself again. Now, as for the clothes, the reason they weren't adjusted is because of common sense really. They weren't adjusted because, number one, the size was way too big a difference. The material would need to be cut in order for there not to be so much excess material. If they were cut, how they hell were they gonna wear them later. Also, their sizes are that different … So don't say they aren't.
I really hope you guys understand this time … because in all honesty, I never realized I would have to explain myself this many times during the course of this story … My husband told me, sometimes people want you to hold their hands and explain every detail in full … I guess he's right … I don't know if it's just laziness or lack of paying attention or what … but in any case, I hope I don't have to do it again. It also seems that a lot of you don't bother to read A/N's … Well, you really should … because those might be important … and there for a reason … Thanks so much to you all who enjoy my story and understand! And in no way was this directed towards you! I'll be posting the next chapter in place of this A/N when I feel like it … I'm afraid I'm a bit put off now … Thanks again, and see ya when I see ya!