Switch-Switch Chronicles 3

CHAPTER 3: GIRL TROUBLES

Sanji and Chopper were just laughing at all the events that had taken place the last week. Ever since they discovered that the Switch-Switch fruit that Sanji ate really worked, they had been having a ball. The crew had gone through plenty of changes.

As a test run, Sanji made it so that Usopp had become the swordsman and Zoro became the sniper. After that, Sanji made Franky lose his skills with tools to Luffy, while Luffy lost his drive for adventure to Franky. Brook was still the same, however…if you call swapping hairstyles with Franky the same. The three men still kept their roles, but Luffy needed to be called upon when Franky needed a hand at repairing the ship.

The only two Sanji left unaffected, besides himself (the user) and Chopper (who is immune to the power), were Nami and Robin. Sanji was waiting for the right moment to do something with them. Until that time, he would lay low.

One day, while Luffy was in the middle of helping Franky fix the mast, Chopper spotted a ship pulled by two giant snakes pull up.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"

Chopper's yells rang throughout the entire ship, causing everyone to prep for battle. But as everyone gathered on deck, Luffy saw the ship and told the crew, "Don't worry. It's some friends of mine."

When the ship pulled up next to the Thousand Sunny, Sanji saw the most beautiful woman he had ever seen (besides Princess Shirahoshi of Fishman Island) disembark and walk straight to Luffy. She blushed as she nervously said, "Di…Did you enjoy your trip to Fishman Island, Luffy?"

"Yeah, it was a really wild adventure, I'll tell you that, Hancock."

Sanji just stood in shock. He couldn't believe that two things had happened. One: Boa Hancock, the only female Shichibukai, had appeared before them. Two: She was talking to Luffy instead of attacking the ship. He knew something was up.

Chopper then noticed that Hancock's ship was sailing away. "Excuse me, Miss Hancock, but your ship is sailing off without you."

"Yes, well, I wanted to have a little vacation, and I wanted to spend it with Luffy, i…if that's all right."

Luffy just smiled. "Sure, you can stay for as long as you like."

This made Hancock blush furiously. She had to excuse herself to a small corner of the ship to fantasize herself and Luffy together. Sanji noticed this and started formulating a plan.

That evening, all the guys had decided to clock out early. Sanji stayed up to cater to the girls' whims. So far, there was only a request for a small banquet that the girls could enjoy while they chatted. Interestingly, the topic of discussion was Luffy, and Sanji couldn't help but overhear.

"So, Hancock, why did you freak out like that when Luffy was kind to you?"

"Well, um, … I mean…"

"My guess is that she's in love with him, Navigator."

"Really? One of the feared Shichibukai is in love? That's so cute!"

"Sh...Shut up! It's not like I wanted it to happen. It's just…"

"Don't worry about it. Love is blind, after all."

"Oh, come on, Robin. You can't believe everything you read in books. You've got to experience love for yourself to understand Hancock's feelings."

"You may be right, but she doesn't have to be shy about her feelings."

"I…I'm not really comfortable talking about this now. Can we go to sleep?"

"Sure. Hey, Sanji!"

"Yes, Nami, my dear!"

"Clean up out here, will you? We're going to bed."

"Anything for you, ladies."

After Nami, Robin and Hancock left to go to the girl's room, Sanji got an idea into his head. If skills can be exchanged with his Switch-Switch powers, maybe emotions could too. Sanji quietly said to himself, "Tomorrow, I would like to see Robin fawn over Luffy like Hancock while Hancock acts like Robin around him." After he finished cleaning up, he went to bed.

The next morning, Sanji awoke and started making breakfast for the crew and their guest. The girls were the first to arrive. They started talking like nothing was wrong. Then the guys started to enter, but Luffy wasn't with them.

"Hey, where's Luffy? Isn't he going to be joining us?" asked Hancock.

"Nah, he's still sleeping. The lazy bastard," replied Zoro.

"Well, looks like I've got to bring him his food," said Sanji.

Just as he was about to leave, Robin stood up.

"Cook, wait! I…I'll do it. You can stay hear and entertain our guest."

Sanji watched as Robin grabbed the plate of food meant for Luffy and nervously made her way to the men's quarters to deliver it to him.

Hancock looked at Nami and said, "So this is how Robin acts around anything Luffy?"

Nami said, "Exactly. I guess she started developing feelings for him since the crisis in Arabasta and that lead her to join the crew; but ever since Luffy led us to save her from CP9, Robin has been head over heels in love with him. She'll jump at the chance to do the smallest thing for him, no matter how trivial."

Hancock looked surprised. "That's incredible. His determination to save his friends and family made me respect him enough to help him out during the Battle of Marineford, but I can't imagine myself fawning over him like that."

Chopper looked at Sanji and knew what was going on. He had gotten so used to seeing the crewmates acting so differently that it seemed second nature to go with the flow of any new situation.

An hour later, the ship came across an island much like the last one they visited. The crew had plenty of supplies, but decided to stay a while just to relax. Franky had dragged Brook to explore the island while Luffy finished fixing up the Thousand Sunny with Usopp's help. Zoro had decided to take a nap while Chopper was in the lab working on some new medicine. These events left Sanji on the beach to tend to the needs of Nami, Robin and now Hancock.

After doing his maintenance, Luffy decided to join Sanji and the girls. Sanji then had the opportunity to see how both Robin and Hancock acted while talking to him.

Hancock spoke first, without any hint of nervousness. "Well, how's your ship, Luffy?"

"She's good to sail on to the end of the world, of course!" Luffy boasted.

"Good," Nami said. "That's how all of our dreams are going to come true."

"I haven't forgotten, Nami, and I'm glad you and Robin are joining me on this great adventure."

Robin blushed furiously and stared away from Luffy, obviously taking what Luffy said as a declaration of love. Sanji finally had visual proof that Robin had indeed been given Hancock's feelings for Luffy. She now acted like a schoolgirl with a crush while Hancock just casually talked with Luffy like an old friend.

Hancock left soon afterwards, saying that she had spent enough time away from Amazon Lily. After she left, Sanji noticed that Robin still kept her feelings for Luffy. Sanji now knew that the swaps had no range limit. The swap would continue to exist as long as Sanji didn't cancel it.

That night, Robin sat on the deck staring out into the sea. Sanji was on lookout duty tonight since Zoro needed a break. He saw Nami come up to Robin and decided to listen in to their conversation.

"Robin, are you feeling alright?"

"Yes, Navigator. Why do you ask?"

"Well, you just seemed a little…off today."

"How so?"

"For starters, Hancock. You seemed a little jealous of her."

"Wh…what are you saying? Why would I be jealous?"

"Maybe because of her friendly relationship with Luffy?"

"Relationship? D…Don't be ridiculous! Luffy considers her a friend, and I have to accept that, even if she is considered the most beautiful…woman in…the…" Robin then broke down crying, unable to hold back anymore.

Nami held her close. "Come on, Robin. Don't be like that. Like you said, Luffy considers her a friend. There's no way he would fall in love with someone he just met."

"B…But…But what about the two years we've spent apart? How do I know she hasn't been…seeing him?"

"Luffy was training with Rayleigh, and he forbade Hancock from seeing him for all that time. Don't worry. He's still the same Luffy you remember."

Robin started to calm down. "Th…Thanks, Navigator. I needed to hear that."

Nami smiled. "Come on. Let's get to bed."

After they left, Sanji thought about what he had seen. "That may have been the most upset I have ever seen Robin outside of the Enies Lobby incident. I had no idea love to be that strong! I better not mess around with it so much." Sanji then continued lookout duty, wandering what to do next.