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Cassie: Yeah, I know I should be working on my other story, but well, this kept distracting me. Please enjoy.

He couldn't believe that the Vice-Admiral would go this far.

Adjusting the weight of the bag on his right shoulder, the lanky teenager dressed in modest, middle-class clothing, made his way up the stairs of the heavily guarded prison. He paused for a second after reaching the prison's shelter, making a move to put away his dripping umbrella before proceeding to the main entrance.

It was a rainy afternoon; one of those days where the sky was overcast with grey clouds and the glorious sun was nowhere to be seen. The gloomy atmosphere was especially fitting at this particular prison, where burly men guarded every last entrance with edginess etched onto their faces. However, this was not an unusual sight. Silently, the blond teen approached the looming door protected by two guards dressed in marine uniforms.

"I knew it was a matter of time before you showed up," the bulky guard on the right stated derisively, recognition shining in the man's milky blue eyes. "Here for the brat, aren't you?"

The tall teenager advancing towards the man scowled, but remained silent.

"Oh please, did you even have to ask? Everyone knows that the kid's whipped by the Vice-Admiral's granddaughter," the other guard quipped, smirking. Turning to the teen, the muscular man remarked, "I don't know what you see in her, kid. The brat looks just like a boy!"

"To each his own, Michael! The kid might be into that type of thing!" The first guard insinuated, chuckling loudly. As if the obnoxious laughter was contagious, the other guard sniggered boisterously.

The adolescent clenched his teeth, trying to reign in his anger. "Are you done yet?" The boy inquired impatiently, crossing his arms. The two guards straightened up.

"Yeah, yeah, kid. I'll show you to her cell," the guard with cloudy blue eyes said, opening the door.

As the young man stepped into the cold prison, he was welcomed by a series of small cells with barred doors and no windows. The teen narrowed his hazel eyes at the horrible living conditions. Most of the prisoners here might deserve this but Luffy didn't. Well, not unless annoying someone to death was a crime. Just what was the Vice-Admiral thinking?

"Stop dawdling if you want to see your little girlfriend," the guard commented, walking past the cells of the confined prisoners. Breaking out of his reverie, the youth struggled to keep up. He shifted uncomfortably as he felt intent eyes on the back of his head. It dawned on him that his arrival had drawn the attention of the prison's occupants.

The brawny guard led him down a flight of stairs, revealing a floor with only one cell.

Inside the cell was a lean person with short, ebony hair. The figure was currently lying against one of the stone walls, fast asleep.

"There you go," the guard leered, winking at the disgusted boy. "I'll leave you two lovebirds alone."

"Oh shut up! Just go already!" The youth snapped, immensely irritated. The guard snickered and promptly left. As soon as the guard disappeared, the boy turned to face his sleeping friend.

"Luffy! Wake up!" The teenager with light brown eyes demanded, kicking the strong bars and producing a loud 'clang'. Luffy stirred from her slumber at the offending noise, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes wearily.

"Elliot!" Luffy shouted at the sight of the other teen, no longer tired. The girl with the boyish haircut grasped the Seastone bars unknowingly due to her excitement. "Ugh!" The girl moaned as she felt her energy being drained away.

"Oi! Be careful!" Elliot warned as the girl quickly let go of the bars.

"Get me out of here, Elliot!" Luffy pouted from where she was lying down, "I need to go become Pirate King!"

The blond boy felt his right eye twitch. "Well, that would be so much easier if you stop telling the Vice-Admiral that! Seriously? What part of leaving discreetly do you not understand?" The flaxen haired teenager exclaimed, flinging his arms in the air exasperatedly.

"Dis- What?" The oblivious teen questioned. Elliot smacked his forehead, resuming a sitting position before the Seastone bars.

"We need a plan," Elliot stated. "I have no problem getting you out of here. The thing is, we need to get you out unnoticed. That way, you won't get captured again."

"Huh? Why would I need to get out unnoticed? I'll just kick the ass of anyone who tries to capture me!" Luffy declared with a determined gleam in her eyes.

"And what if you have to fight the Vice-Admiral?" Elliot suggested, rolling his eyes as the girl opposite him paled significantly. "Yeah, I thought so," the boy added. "You need a disguise. Something that would throw the marines off so completely that they won't even consider you to be… Well, you." Luffy nodded along. Despite the fact that Elliot knew she had no idea what he was mumbling about, he was grateful for the support. "It has to be someone quiet, meek… If only we could make you a girl," Elliot rambled unconsciously.

"You're stupid!" Luffy proclaimed, laughing. "I am a girl!"

"What?" Elliot questioned, before processing what his companion said. "Oh right, you're a girl." The boy stared. It was hard to remember that when his friend constantly wore male clothing. The female already had such a short, boyish haircut. To top it off, Luffy behaved nothing like a girl.

Glancing at his friend, Elliot noticed for the first time that Luffy was indeed a girl. After all, there were rarely any boys with eyelashes as long as Luffy's. The girl's features were also softer than a regular boy's. Before, he had always thought his friend's face was child-like. Now, upon closer inspection, he realized that it was distinctively female. A light bulb lit up above Elliot's head as he grinned.

Yes, he could work with this.

"Oh come on! Stop moving! I don't want to mess this up!" Elliot screeched, trying to apply make-up on Luffy's face. Okay, this was way harder than it looked. It was easier stealing the key from that dumb guard. He put a generous amount of concealer on the girl's scar.

"But it tickles!" Luffy screamed, squirming restlessly. Frustrated, the blond teenager paused and glared at his friend.

"Do you want to become Pirate King or not?" Elliot asked, raising one of his eyebrows. Instead of answering, Luffy stuck her tongue out immaturely. "Look, Makino just taught me how to use these yesterday. If you keep fidgeting, I can't do a good job," the adolescent explained, admitting his incompetence. Who knew cosmetics were so hard to use?

Reluctantly, Luffy stilled. "Girls are funny. Why do they want to put all this crap on their faces?" Luffy grumbled, scratching the back of her head.

"To make them look prettier, I guess," Elliot replied, humoring the girl. "There, all done." The youth said after applying the lipstick. Elliot took a step back, admiring his masterpiece. "You know, you don't look half bad," the boy commented jokingly. "Now, for the wig." Elliot reached into his bag, pulling out a long, blonde wig.

"This is interesting!" Luffy laughed as Elliot tried to help her put on the wig. Turns out, putting on a wig was even harder than applying make-up. After much struggle, they managed to make it look decent. Elliot wiped the sweat off his brow, relieved.

"Here, change into this dress," Elliot ordered, flinging a red, silk dress at Luffy. The girl immediately began to strip, and the blond teenager flushed. "At least wait till I turn, idiot!" The embarrassed boy screamed as he quickly averted his eyes.

"Huh, why?" Luffy asked, puzzled.

"Ugh, forget it," Elliot mumbled, deeming it useless to explain modesty to a person as shameless as Luffy.

"I'm done!" The girl shouted, and Elliot turned around. The boy blinked. Once. Twice.

"Luffy," Elliot began impassively. "You do know you're going to have to remove those bandages right?" The boy asked monotonously, pointing to her chest. The girl was wearing white bindings that were clearly peeking out of her dress.

"Eh? I don't want to! It's harder to fight if I don't use them!" Luffy protested. "My chest bounces a lot!" The girl said loudly, unabashed. Elliot felt blood rushing to his cheeks. His friend really had no shame.

"You'll have to take them off this once, Luffy. You can wrap them again when you reach your boat," the teen persuaded. In hindsight, he should have brought his friend a bra.

"Okay, then," the girl acquiesced. This time, Elliot turned before he caught an eyeful of something he wasn't supposed to see. The teen knew his behavior was weird for a male his age. But he had morals, damn it! Hormonal teenager or not, he wasn't going to take advantage of some girl who didn't know better!

"There! Do you have a mirror? I want to see how I look like!" Luffy asked, eyes wide with curiosity. Elliot fished out a small mirror, passing it to the girl.

"Hey, I look good!" Luffy exclaimed, fiddling with her golden locks. "The wig looks nice!" The girl said proudly. Elliot faced his friend. She was right. Luffy did look good. Better than good actually. The make-up highlighted the girl's features. Elliot never noticed, but Luffy's eyes were actually really pretty. His friend's skin was unblemished and smooth, well, besides the scar of course; something Elliot thought was strange as he knew Luffy never took extra care of it.

The straight, blonde wig framed Luffy's face nicely. It cascaded down the girl's back, reaching his friend's waist. Elliot grinned. He knew strawberry blonde was a good choice. Brown would have been too close to black and red wigs had always looked fake to him. Besides, gold was fine. His own hair was a shade light than the wig's.

Of course, it was the dress that completed the miracle. The simple, one shoulder dress complimented his friend's figure wonderfully, hugging curves that Elliot never even knew the girl possessed. But then again, Elliot had never seen Luffy without her chest bindings. The teen had no idea that the girl was so well-endowed. On a side note, red was absolutely stunning on Luffy.

"Yeah, you do look good," Elliot praised, slightly stunned. "Hey, stop playing with your hair!" The boy commanded as he saw Luffy yanking the wig. "It took like fifteen minutes for me to put it on!"

"I like long hair." Luffy mused. Elliot froze. Did he just hear his friend say something a normal girl would say?

The boy pinched himself. Hard. "Ouch!" Elliot hissed under his breath. Okay, so he was not dreaming. Inhaling deeply, Elliot asked, "Why don't you grow it out?"

"Nah," Luffy said, "It gets in the way of fighting." Elliot breathed a sigh of relief. Better. His friend wasn't becoming feminine. He was back in his comfort zone. A girly Luffy would just freak him out.

"Whatever you say," Elliot replied. "Okay, I would get you to wear heels but I know you wouldn't. Anyway, I don't blame you. Those things look like they can kill. You'll just wear your sandals, and we'll pray no one notices, got it?" Luffy just beamed, giving him a thumbs-up. "Before you ask, your precious straw hat is in your bag, together with some necessities and your bandages." Elliot informed her.

"Did you pack meat?" The girl asked seriously.

"Of course," Elliot said, affronted. "Are you ready?"

"Hell yeah!" Luffy shouted. Elliot smiled.

"Good. Now, we can leave." Elliot declared. "Come on, this way," the boy instructed, leading them up the stairs.

"Hey babe! Get me out of here and I'll show you a good time!" One of the prisoners proposed as he checked out Luffy. Elliot felt his anger spike. Okay, so going through the main route wasn't such a good idea. The prisoners, mostly captured pirates, wolf-whistled as they walked past.

"These people are weird," Luffy said, completely clueless. "They keep making strange noises." Elliot laughed nervously.

"Just ignore them, Luffy."

As they approached the front entrance, Elliot could hear the voices of the usual guards behind the door.

"You know that kid? Eddie or something? I bet he can't get any girls. Why else would he hang out with that brat the Vice-Admiral calls his granddaughter?" Elliot heard the gruff voice of the guard with blue eyes. He reddened as Luffy face darkened next to him. In one swift motion, his friend pushed the door open, startling the guards.

"Oh hello. Who are you, little miss?" The other guard questioned, wiggling his eyebrows. Elliot mentally cheered. Ha! It had worked! They didn't recognize his friend at all.

"I'm Lu-" Luffy started, her face twisted in anger.

"Luka, She's Luka." Elliot injected, shooting a pointed look at his friend. The guards seemed to have just noticed his presence.

"Let the beauty speak for herself, boy," the man on the left said, before facing Luffy, "What are you doing with him, lady?"

"Stop insulting my friend!" Luffy growled, and the guards were taken aback.

"Alright, alright. Where did you come from anyway?" The first guard questioned, a little put off.

"She came in through the back door. Go ask the guards there if you don't believe me," Elliot answered. "Let's go, Luka." The boy said, tugging the girl's elbow. Luffy shot the guards one last glare before leaving.

"Huh. I guess he isn't gay after all." One of the guards mused, watching the two go.

"Hurry up! They're already waiting for us at the harbor!" The blond boy screamed, his sharp eyes scanning their surroundings. There were marines stationed at many parts of the village, no doubt on the orders of the Vice-Admiral. So far, they were making good progress.

"But, I want to go thank Dadan!" Luffy whined as Elliot dragged her along.

"Don't worry, Luffy. I have a feeling that they'll come," Elliot assured, smiling. "Look we're almost there!" Straight ahead, they could see the silhouettes of various villagers, including the mayor and Makino. 'Good, we made it!' Elliot thought.

"Elliot, where's Luffy?" One of the confused villagers shouted as the pair arrived. The tall teenager grinned, pushing the disguised girl forward. There was a collective gasp as jaws dropped and eyeballs popped out. Elliot laughed hysterically at their befuddled expressions, clutching his stomach.

"EH?" The villagers exclaimed, unable to associate the stunning blonde girl in front of them with the tomboy they knew. Makino giggled, stepping forward.

"You look pretty as a girl, Luffy-chan!" The green haired girl said. Luffy beamed. Turning to Elliot, Makino praised, "You're a fast learner, aren't you?" Elliot just blushed. "Take care of yourself, alright?" Makino told Luffy, who nodded.

"B-But…" Some of the villagers spluttered, looking at the girl incredulously. "You're a girl!" They shouted, pointing at her accusingly. 'Seems like I wasn't the only one who forgot,' Elliot thought, amused.

"Yeah, I am. Are you guys idiots?" Luffy asked, whistling. "Anyway, I'm finally setting sail!" The girl declared enthusiastically, jumping onto the small boat.

"Hey, why don't you take my old fishing boat, Luffy?" A man wearing a grey shirt asked. "That thing looks like it's going to fall apart any second!"

"This is fine! It's exactly what I want to start with!" The girl dismissed, smiling widely. "Oh, I almost forgot!" Luffy scrutinized the area, catching a glimpse of curly orange hair. "Oi! Dadan! Thank you for everything!"

Behind the wall, the bandits mumbled, "Don't say that! It's awkward!"

Undeterred by the lack of response, Luffy continued, "Oh, and by the way, I don't like mountain bandits…"

"Shut up, you little brat!" Dadan cursed from behind the wall.

"But I like you guys!" Luffy finished, grinning cheekily.

Suddenly, a head appeared from behind the wall, scaring the villagers. "Stop talking nonsense and just go already, you bastard!" The bawling mountain bandit shouted through tears. Luffy just laughed, turning to face her flaxen haired friend.

"Elliot! Join my crew! I'm sure we could use a blacksmith!" Luffy asked loudly. Elliot shook his head fondly, ruffling the girl's currently blonde locks.

"I can't, Luffy," Elliot said earnestly. His father was a marine, and he needed to take care of his sick mother.

"Why not? I don't care, you're coming with me!" Luffy said stubbornly, folding her arms. The boy smirked.

"I don't think so!" The blond teen stated, gesturing to the untied boat. Grinning, Elliot kicked the boat away. "Bye, Luffy! You better go! I can hear the marines coming!" The tall youth said, tossing Luffy her bag.

"Oi! Stop there, you little brat! How dare you trick us?" The familiar voice of the blue eyed guard drifted over, accompanied by the sound of thumping footsteps.

"Just you wait, Elliot! I'll come back and get you someday! Then you'll definitely have to join my crew!" Luffy said, rowing the boat. "Alright! I'm leaving now! Bye everyone!"

"We'll see, Luffy. We'll see…" Elliot whispered, waving the girl good bye. The villagers did so too. The marines reached the harbor, cursing loudly.

"Shit! Come back! Men, prepare the ships! The Vice-Admiral would kill us if we let her go!" A muscular marine ordered. Luffy chuckled, rowing faster.

"What a nice day for an adventure!" The girl exclaimed, looking at the beautiful blue sky. Suddenly, a huge shadow loomed over her. "Eh?" Turning back, Luffy saw the monstrous figure of the local sea monster. It was huge and serpent-like. Luffy was not impressed. Thinking back to the time where the creature claimed Shanks's arm, she frowned. Luffy calmly dug out her straw hat from the bag Elliot packed for her. Putting her treasure on over her blonde wig, she said, "You don't know who you're messing with!" After which, the girl smirked.

"Gomu Gomu no Pistol!" The girl yelled as she delivered a punch to the monster's jaw. The impact of the force knocked the sea creature unconscious, and it collapsed into the water, creating a loud splash. Sea water poured down from the sky like rain. "Ha! That'll teach you a lesson, you stupid fish!" Luffy said triumphantly.

The marines were stunned. "What the hell…" Some of them backed away fearfully as others stood rooted to the ground. The Villagers cheered loudly, and the mountain bandits looked on, astonished by the girl's strength. And Elliot, Elliot just smirked. "Go show them, Luffy. Go bring 'em hell!"

Luffy beamed. "Now, to the Grandline!" The girl shouted, pumping both of her fists into the air. "I'm gonna become the King of pirates!"

Cassie: So, here's my contribution to the collection of Fem!Luffy stories. No, this is not Luffy/OC. However, I think this is going to be the one and only chapter. I have no plans to continue this. But if I do, don't worry. My OC is probably never appearing again. Anyway, please leave constructive criticism! Thank you.