Author's Note: Yay! It's finally done! The next chapter to GC! XD Man, I had a hard time with it … Sorry that I had put it on hold too. I actually need to post the next chapter to that short story too … I can do that later. Anyways, I won't keep you guys any longer. Read and enjoy! ^^

Genderly Challenged

Chapter 27: Thou Art Not A Man

"Do we really gotta wear these?"

"Well, you can go ahead and wear your girl clothes, and then once you change back, look really stupid. It's up to you, of course."

"Yes, Luffy … You've gotta wear it …" Nami said as she gave Zoro a quick glare. "Zoro's right … If we do get changed back, we'll look pretty stupid in these clothes. Now go change, all of you."

The guys took their robes and then went to change. Sighing once the door was closed, Nami then made her way up to do the same, as did Robin.

"I really hope we can convince her."Nami said quietly as she removed her clothes.

"As do I."

Nami pulled the robe on before she got any lower, and then removed the rest. "Ugh … I still feel naked under here …" She said before turning to look at herself in her mirror. "Not too bad …" She said as she pulled the hood on over her head and chuckled, but then lost her smile as she threw it off.

Shaking her head, she then turned around. "We should take a change of clothes."

"Ee, that is what I was thinking."

"I'll tell the guys to do the same." She said as she began to look through her clothes for an outfit to take. Once Robin was done, she did the same. "We ready?"

"Ee."

Smiling and nodding, Nami then made her way out, Robin right behind her. Just as she made her way out, the boys were coming out from below. "Did you guys pack extra clothes just in case we get changed?"

"Of course, Nami-san! I made sure the other meat bags packed something as well!"

"Mm, okay." She said, a little surprised Sanji had thought of that. "Anyways, are we ready to go?"

"Yes, of course, Nami-swan!"

"Mm, I still can't get used to how weird that sounds …" Nami muttered next to Robin.

"Mm …" She hummed in agreement.

"Let's go then." Nami said as she headed down the stairs.

The boys then headed to the rail and began to make the climb down.

"Just don't look up …"

Nami rolled her eyes to Zoro's comment, waiting for them to get down before going down herself. Both Luffy and Sanji paled at even thinking about looking up on Nami, and then they shuddered. Once everyone was down, they all made their way towards the warehouses.

"I really hope we can find her … and if we do … I hope she's willing to turn us back now …" Nami said as she frowned, which everyone agreed.

"I'm tired of being a girl … I just want my kintama back …"

"Ha! You're so full of shit …" Sanji exclaimed as he pursed his lips at Luffy. Nami's cheeks flushed as she turned to look to the side. "Balls of gold my ass …" Sanji muttered as he also turned to look to the side.

As soon as they neared the warehouse, they slowed to a stop and looked up at it. "Think she's really in there?" Usopp asked as he frowned.

"Only one way to find out." Zoro said as his brows furrowed.

"We should be careful." Nami said as she looked down to the door leading inside.

Furrowing his brows, Luffy then stepped forward to open the door, but found it to be locked. "It's locked …"

"Damn it … What if she isn't here …?" Nami muttered as she looked up at the building.

"Then we check the other places." Sanji said as he turned to look at her.

"Let me see if I can pick the lock …" She said as she stepped forward, pulling a hidden pin from her hair.

Kneeling down, she bent the pin to a more useful way and then started trying to pick the lock. Everyone gathered around her to watch her work. She fiddled with the thing, turning it here and there before a click sounded.

"Aha!" She exclaimed with a big grin as she turned the knob and the door opened.

Looking up at the others, she then stood and began to walk in, but Luffy stopped her. "I'll go first …" He said as he grabbed the knob from her and carefully stepped inside.

Looking around, he crept in slowly and cautiously since it was dark. "Nami-san, stay behind us with Robin-chan." Sanji whispered quietly next to her as he and Zoro went in after Luffy, being just as cautiously. Usopp was shivering as he held his sling shot in hand, going in after Sanji and Zoro and staying close to both.

Both Nami and Robin hung back a bit before stepping inside. However, just as they did, the door slammed shut and it sounded like a lock was placed over it again. Nami blinked and looked down at the lock she'd kept in her hand.

"What the …?!" Zoro exclaimed as he quickly turned towards the door.

"Welcome."

Inhaling loudly, everyone quickly turned to the masculine voice that came through the darkness of the building. Then suddenly, the lights were turned on and a man was standing on top of a pile of crates.

"It's so good to see you all again, but I must say, I wasn't ready to see you just yet."

"Who're you?!" Luffy asked with a frown.

"Well, isn't it obvious?"

Nami gasped softly as her pupils grew larger. "Manny …"

"Bingo …"

"Eh?!" Usopp exclaimed as he stared up at the man.

"I'm afraid I'm going to have to teach you another lesson is seems. I told you I would come find you, not the other way around."

"Listen you! We're tired of being this way! Change us back!" Luffy yelled as he bared his teeth in anger.

"No, I don't think so …"

Luffy began to growl as he clenched his teeth down hard, baring them further. "Change us back!"

"No." Manny said as she smiled down at Luffy. "And to make sure you never come back to me again, I've invited a friend of yours here." She said as she turned to look down behind the crates she was standing on.

Suddenly, Archie and his men came out from around the crates. Both Luffy and Nami gasped loudly as their eyes grew larger. The crew turned to look at them in confusion. Both gaped at the men for awhile before Luffy expression changed into a dangerous scowl.

"You …" He seethed in a chilling tone from deep within his throat.

"Archie, you bastard. Didn't you learn your lesson the first two times?" Nami said as she frowned angrily.

"Oi, who are these guys?" Zoro asked as he frowned at the two.

"That's the sick son of a bitch that hurt Luffy …" Nami said quietly as her eyes narrowed.

The crew's eyes widened as they sucked in their breath and turned to Archie before their expressions mimicked the dangerous one Luffy was sporting. "Is that so …?" Zoro said in just as cold a voice. "That's really good to know."

"It most certainly is." Sanji said as he lit a cigarette. "I'm been wanting to ram my foot so far up his ass since you first told us about him."

"Ooh, aren't you a sexy li'le thing." Archie said as he sneered at Sanji. "You be'er be good on yer deal, laddie … Because these 'ores are just our thing."

The guys visibly shuddered in disgust. "You know what? Stop talking like that, or I'm gonna ram your teeth down your throat." Sanji said as he frowned deeply at the man.

"Ya're not goin' ta do any such thin', lass …"

"Yeah, we'll see about that …" Sanji said before he, Luffy, and Zoro, suddenly disappeared.

"What the …?!" Archie exclaimed as they were suddenly attacked by three quite powerful forces.

Robin quickly stepped forward to help as she crossed her arms. "Seis Fleur!"

Quickly pulling out her Clima Tact, Nami also got ready to fight, but then suddenly more people came out of nowhere, mostly women. A group of them immediately went for Sanji, who gasped and jumped back.

"Ah!" He exclaimed as he had to jump back to dodge another attack.

"The seastone!" Someone cried as Robin was attacked from behind, as a collar was immediately snapped onto her neck.

"Aah!" Robin cried out as she dropped to her knees.

"Robin!" Nami cried as she went to her, but was suddenly blocked off by a group of women where rubber suits.

"What the …?!" Nami cried as she halted and gaped.

A loud boom sound in everyone's ears and someone cried out with the sound of a loud clank. Everyone turned to see Zoro get harpooned with a chain net and slammed into a wall due to the force of it.

"What the … fuck?!" He yelled as he began to struggle, but then screamed. "Aaah!"

"Zoro!" Usopp cried as he went to him. "What's wrong?!"

"I-It's getting tighter!" He replied as he stopped moving.

"That's right. The more you struggle, the tighter they become." Manny said as she grinned at Zoro nastily.

Archie grinned as he wiped his mouth and stood up straighter. "Now only one more ta worry 'bout." He said as he smirked at Luffy. "An' just so ya know … I 'ave an ability now … Thanks to Manny 'ere." He said as his smirk widened.

Then bringing up his hands, he quickly clapped them together towards Luffy. "Ah?" Luffy questioned before there was suddenly a loud explosion right over him and it sent him flying. "Aah!" He cried as he hit the ground rolling.

"Luffy!"

Groaning and shaking his head, Luffy shakily leaned up on his elbows, looking back up at Archie as he closed one eye and panted heavily. Scowling deeply, he then stood back up, wobbling a bit on his feet.

"Ya see, lass. I now 'ave the Onpa Onpa no Mi." He said as he smirked and tilted his head. "It causes a soundwave when I clap my 'ands that c'n lead to … an explosive outcome." He explained as he chuckled. "Usin' sound as a weapon. It's lovely, isn' it?" He asked as his smirk turned nasty. "I use the vibrations of sound, makin' them vibrate so fast that once they come into contact … it actually causes such a catastrophic result. Or so the lad told me …"

xxxx

Tsura curiously walked up to the door that she'd seen Nalu and the others go into. She had hidden herself and frowned when she noticed some women lock the door after them and run off behind the building. She had happened to see Nalu and them walking and had run after them, but they had gone inside before she could say anything. Smiling as she neared the door, she saw that it wasn't a lock at all, but just a stake holding the latch in place.

Running up to it quickly, she pulled it out, but then jumped at the sound of an explosion. "What's going on in there …?" She whispered to herself as she blinked at the door, however, her brows furrowed in determination as she nodded. "Nalu-san might be in trouble …!" She exclaimed quietly to herself before taking a deep breath and opening the door quietly.

Quickly stepping in, she then closed the door and hid behind a crate, looking over the side. "Are you out of your mind, giving a man like him an ability?!" She heard Nalu yell. Blinking, she shifted her eyes to him and smiled.

"Out of my mind? Hardly. I knew Captain Archie here would be more than willing to help me out as long as he got what he wanted. However, seeing as he'd already lost to you before, he just needed a little help. I couldn't very well have you coming to me and begging me all the time." Manny said as she smiled down at them, still in her male form.

"Have you any idea what we've gone through? You know what happened to Luffy, don't you?"

"Luffy?" Tsura whispered in confusion as she listened to Nalu. "Who's Luffy?"

"Luffy …" Archie said as his eyes narrowed a bit.

"That's me, asshole!" Luffy yelled as he scowled at Archie.

"Luffy …?! I thought her name was Luna …!" Tsura whispered to herself as her eyes widened.

"That's right … I know what happened. That's why Archie is here. You think you've all learned your lesson, but you haven't! You haven't learned anything!"

"How do you know?!"

Tsura shifted her eyes between the man on the crates and Nalu as the two argued between the other, completely confused. "What's going on …?"

"There somethin' yer not tellin' me, laddie?"

"Of course not, Captain Archie. Once you fulfill your end of the deal … you get your … whores …" Manny replied as she smirked down at them.

Suddenly, Tsura was grabbed from behind and cried out. Everyone quickly turned to the new voice as one of Manny's women dragged her out of her hiding place by her hair. "Look what I found, Manny-san!"

"Aah! Let me go!"

"Tsura!" Nami cried as she blinked at the girl, who was being pulled by her hair towards them.

The woman then tossed her with the rest of the Straw-hats. She grunted as she hit the ground, and then quickly looked up in some fear. "Nalu-san … what's going on?"

"Damn it! What the hell are you doing here?!" Luffy yelled at her with pursed lips.

"She has nothing to do with this. Let her go!" Nami said as she frowned up at Manny.

"Oh, but she does. Isn't she the one who helped you find me?"

"Eh?" Tsura questioned as she stared up at the man. 'Is that Manny? I thought Manny was a woman …'

"It looks like you've got yourself another whore, Archie …" Manny said as her smirk widened.

"No way! She's got nothin' to do with this! Ain't none of us gonna be anyone's whore!" Luffy yelled as he bared his teeth up at Manny.

Tsura gasped, becoming even more afraid as she really looked around. What was going on? "It's going to be okay, Tsura …" Nami said quietly, keeping her eyes on Manny. "Don't worry …"

Tsura nodded as she looked up at Nami wide eyed. "Okay …"

"Another 'ore, eh? Sounds good to me …" Archie said as he suddenly clapped his hands towards Luffy. "Let's get this over with then! The boy's 'n I 're starvin'!"

Gasping, Luffy looked behind him to Nami and Tsura before clenching his teeth, knowing he couldn't dodge it, because if he did, they would be the target. Instead, he held out his arms to make sure he took it all.

"Luffy!" Nami cried, but then cried out and ducked down at the explosion.

Tsura also cried out as she held her hands over her head. "Luffy!" The crew cried as they clenched their teeth.

"Damn it!" Zoro yelled in anger as he began to struggle again, but then cried out as the chains tightened more.

"Don't move!" Usopp yelled before running forward. "Rokuren Mamushi Boshi!" He cried as he fired of six weak explosives towards Archie, who quickly clapped to counter it.

"Ha! Nice try!" He exclaimed as he smirked at Usopp.

"Damn …!" Usopp exclaimed as he clenched his teeth.

"Luffy!" Nami cried again as she watched him struggle to get up.

"Damn it …" He muttered as he lifted his head to glare at Archie.

Tsura looked up in shock, wondering why she was the only one who really seemed to be fighting. Grinding her teeth, Nami then ran forward to attack. However, Luffy quickly looked over and held out a hand to her.

"Don't!"

"B-But …" Nami started as she stopped running and frowned softly at him.

"Just watch her …" He said as he pointed to Tsura. "I got this …"

"Eh …?" Tsura questioned in confusion as she gaped at Luffy.

"I've got a bone ta pick with ya as well, laddie …" Archie said as he smirked at Nami. "Don't think I'm gonna just leave ya alone."

"What?" Luffy whispered as he gaped up at Archie. Then his eyes widened more when Archie went to clap towards Nami. "No!" He yelled as he quickly got up and ran to her just as Archie clapped.

Gasping, Nami took a few steps back, Tsura gasping and also moving away. Luffy reached them just in time, throwing his body over theirs to take most of the damage. Tsura gasped at the body laying over her before there was a loud explosion and everything went black.

Groaning and coughing, Nami blinked her eyes open, feeling pain all across her body before looking up at the body laying over hers. "Luffy!" She cried with a gasp and reached up to grab him.

Sighing in relief at hearing his groan as well, Nami then smiled and chuckled. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah …"

"What the 'ell are you on, lass?!" Archie yelled as he scowled at them. "Why're ya always pertectin' that lad?!"

"I already told you why! You're not hurting her!"

Archie clenched his teeth down hard, getting upset about this crazy lass saying that. "What the 'ell are ya always on about?!"

Looking down at Tsura, Nami frowned as she grabbed her and turned her over. She was still breathing and even seemed fine. Sighing in relief, she then looked over at Archie. "I already told you!" Luffy yelled, getting angry. "This woman changed us into this!" He yelled as he pointed to Manny.

"I don't see a woman, lass!"

"She looks like a man, but she's not!"

"Crazy, aren't they? I'm clearly not a woman."

"Don't fuck with me!" Luffy yelled as he scowled up at Manny, getting angrier and angrier. "You're changing us back!"

"I have no idea what you're talking about." Manny said as she smirked.

However, Luffy inhaled sharply when something ran passed him quickly, blowing his hair to the front. He quickly turned and looked as a figure leapt up the crates, and Manny was suddenly tackled.

"Aah!" Manny cried as her back slammed into the crates below her.

"Manny-san!" Her followers cried as they frowned up at her.

Gasping up at the body that held her down, Manny then blinked as the face came into view, and then her eyes widened.

"Femmy …"

To Be Continued …

Author's Note: Hahaha, so what'd you guys think? ^^ I know that was a lame Devil's Fruit, but I don't really care. He's just cannon fodder anyways. Femmy to the rescue! XD I wonder what their history is … hmm … -Already knows, but knows that you guys don't- That will be interesting to find out next chapter, ne? ^^ By the way, this is the second to the last chapter. I'm pretty sure the next chapter is the last chapter. Anyways, until then! Ja ne!