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Luffy's Universal Queens

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Unlikely Naval Romance

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Part 1

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'What a dump!' Monkey D. Luffy couldn't help but internally declare once he arrived at G-5. Officially titled the Marine Grand Line Fifth Branch, G-5 was not so well-regarded in the World Government's Navy due to its ruinous appearance and the reputation of the stationed Marines of being ruthlessly disobedient at best and hopelessly deranged at worst.

A Lieutenant Commander at sixteen, who had experienced much of the flaws of the world he lived in, even before agreeing to be trained as a Marine by his grandfather, Vice Admiral Garp, Luffy liked to think of himself as an open-minded man at heart and was quite infectious with his positive energy. Having long dreamt of becoming the future Commander in Chief of the Word Government, he pulled his body and mind through any obstacle from training with the Warlords and Marine Officers he was close to reading investigation reports, speech scripts, political theories, and strategic guidelines no matter how physically or mentally uncomfortable they were, so that not only he could one day obtain the highest rank a non-World Noble could probably achieve, but use that newfound power to encourage reform within the Government.

But even someone who enjoyed a good wild party would nonetheless diminish the personnel of G-5 for being both sloppy in how they managed their own base as well as acting animals to their own prisoners. Even Admiral Sakazuki wasn't that unprofessional towards criminals, regardless of how bad his days were. The instant Luffy was dropped off at the base, he had to see a bunch of thugs barely dressed as Marines tying up a Pirate to what looked like a soon to be lit bonfire and they had torches to boot. Once Luffy put two and two together behind what was going on, his face scowled as he marched straight to there, uncaring of the fact that he was sent there by the Fleet Admiral's order to simply inspect G-5 and not seize command from Vice Admiral Vergo.

"Hey, you idiots!" He yelled just before the morons made their fire as soon as he was within reach. Grabbing their attention, disinterested and annoyed though it was, he gestured to their captive. "What do you think you're doing? You're supposed to be Marines, not a bunch of Pirate wannabes."

"What?!" The mob yelled in outrage at the comparison, but Luffy would have none of their petty bloodlust.

"Let me finish, damn it!" He stumped his right foot on the ground with so much strength that the Marines almost fell from it. "Regardless of whatever kinds of justice we follow, regardless of whatever dangers there are in the New World, and regardless of whatever crimes our captives have done, a true Marine should never stoop to torture. Now give that man some medical attention and food, put him in a cell that he won't feel too threatened in or have a chance of escaping, do the same with any other prisoners you have, and never do this bad behavior ever again, or so help me, I will kick all your asses straight to the bottom of Impel Down for perverting the Navy's very symbol with your gross actions!"

While some of the G-5 Marines shuddered in fright at Luffy's threat, the others scowled in disbelieving disdain with a muscular man of average size emerging from the crowd to tell him off.

"Nice greaves." The straw hat-wearing Officer commented before adding. "Although the leotard might be overdoing it."

The man growled and balled his fists in anger. "Don't act all high and mighty with us, brat! I don't care what kind of training you had, you're obviously too young to be an actual Officer, so don't think you can boss us around and get away with!"

As many of the man's comrades recaptured their confidence at his words, Luffy narrowed his eyes at him before asking with the skill in sarcasm he learned from two of the Admirals themselves. "And you are, Petty Officer Compensation?"

The man who didn't look like a Marine Petty Officer gestured to himself and snapped. "That's Lieutenant Yarisugi to you, punk-ass!"

Receiving the response he was looking for, Luffy then used his Devil Fruit ability to stretch out his right arm and slap Yarisugi straight to the ground unconscious as the other Marines looked on in shock that someone they viewed as strong was taken out by an idealistic kid.

"Punk-ass isn't a real epithet, Lieutenant." He said with a pout before turning his narrowed gaze to the other soldiers. "Just so you all know and remember, I am Lieutenant Commander Monkey D. Luffy. I was personally ordered by Fleet Admiral Sengoku to inspect your base. I don't have the kind of power that I can close it down on my own, but I can and will make a convincing report back to Headquarters, if you stooges don't clean up your act. Oh, and in case you were wondering, I have the same surname as the Hero of the Marines himself because he's my grandpa and he helped rough me into the shape that I can back up my physical threat from before, so don't test me."

Seeing that they underestimated how much trouble they could inflict upon themselves, the Marines in a panic took their captive out of his binds and led him as well as carried Yarisugi to the closest thing G-5 had for a doctor, leaving Luffy grinning at how "motivating" he was. He then set his sights to the buildings that made up G-5 before a particularly damning thought crossed his mind.

"Maybe I should've asked those goons where to find Vergo before sending them off." He said to himself while scratching his head.

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Unaware of what was transpiring outside the main building she was sneaking through, Monet quietly moved forward as she came closer to the Base Commander's office.

A beautiful woman with light green hair, amber eyes, and pale skin at the age of twenty-seven, she was dressed casually with a blue and white striped shirt, blue bloomers, and blue heels that fit her figure and personality quite well. Monet's sensually charming smile, however, hid a woman who was quite skilled in deception and willing to commit sadistic crimes in support of her true affiliations, the Donquixote Pirates of the Warlord Doflamingo.

Having been a member of the notorious crew for ten years alongside her younger sister, Sugar, Monet's activities as a Pirate were largely kept hidden from the world at large as Doflamingo saw the value in Monet's talents as a spy and would mostly employ her to infiltrate crime rings that rivaled his then emerging Joker persona's influence as a powerful and well-connected Underworld broker and had even played a role in his takeover of Dressrosa, supplying both his secret entrance into the Kingdom as well as the location of hidden members of the then ruling Riku Family. As sad as the results of her actions were towards the losing side and those caught in the middle, Monet remained undeterred seeing that so long as she, Sugar, and the crewmates they considered as extended family were living comfortably and free under the leadership of the man who will become King of the Pirates and topple the World Government, any casualties were unavoidable and unimportant.

She internally giggled at the thought of a certain assassin she had come to call Violet frowning in disapproval at Monet's own views before turning back to Vice Admiral Vergo's office. While Doflamingo wasn't exactly clear on what her next assignment would be and how the commanding officer of the infamous G-5 fit in his inner circle, Monet guessed that Vergo was secretly on his payroll no different than how the Human Auction House at the Sabaody Archipelago had come to operate with the Donquixote Jolly Roger adorned on it's exterior and that would have to work closely with Vergo to conduct her new job. Although she was internally sad at being separated from her dear sister for what looked like an extended period of time, Monet nonetheless pushed onward through the door, no matter how much she dropped sweat at the sight on the other side.

Sitting behind his desk, the Vice Admiral was lean and muscular as well as wearing sunglasses, an ascot, and a trench coat, but his most distinguishing feature was the partially eaten hamburger patty stuck to his left cheek which he didn't seem to notice as his introduction indicated.

"Greetings, young lady." The bearded with matching sideburns Marine called out with a smile of seeming goodwill before nodding his head in a bow. "Vice Admiral Vergo at your service. I bid you welcome to G-5."

Unsure of what to do, Monet coughed in her left hand before bringing herself to say. "Not to be rude, Vice Admiral, Sir, but you have something on your left cheek."

"I do?" Vergo replied in confusion before he began to wipe his face, patty and all. Seeing the patty, Vergo then gasped in surprise and recognition. "Oh, right. I must've engorged myself on my traditional breakfast of a hamburger, fries, and a strawberry milkshake again. My bad."

Monet had to keep herself from voicing her deadpan. 'That's unorthodox and unhealthy.' She thought and the idea that he's done this perhaps more than once before made her question what kind of idiot the Master left her to. Regardless, Monet coughed in her hand once more before saying. "My name is Monet, Sir, and I was told to come here by a "mutual friend" of ours." She empathized the "mutual friend" part, hoping he would get the idea.

By the look on Vergo's face, Monet wouldn't have to be disappointed. "Ah, yes. Have no fret, Miss Monet. I have your assignment right with me." However, just when Monet sported a wide smile in anticipation, it fell flat when Vergo appeared confounded again. "Uh, at least I think I do."

'Oh, come on!' She mentally declared while physically doing all she could not to stumble in exasperation mixed with disbelief, or even take out her frustrations on the Vice Admiral.

So caught up in their own little worlds, neither Vergo nor Monet heard someone else coming through the office door when it opened for a teenaged Navy Officer to pop in unannounced. "Hello, Vice Admiral Vergo." The kid with the straw hat greeted to the surprised pair who didn't know how to react at first.

Vergo, however, forced himself to respond. "Lieutenant Commander Luffy, you came here quicker than I thought you would."

Luffy shrugged with an ever-present grin. "Yeah, the whole Red Port thing sounded slower than preferable to me, so I talked with my Captain and we hired some coating craftsmen at Sabaody to get our ship undersea-worthy just before Fleet Admiral Sengoku informed you about the inspection."

"Since when do Marines use anything but Marie Jois to cross over the Red Line?" Monet couldn't help but ask.

Luffy just kept on grinning as he turned his attention to her. "Well, with all due respect to the Government and its rules, traveling through Fishman Island offers less paperwork and chances to split a good crew from their much-appreciated ship. Besides, it's way more fun that way." He then got a better look at Monet and couldn't help but be curious at the unfamiliar person standing by him. "So, who are you?"

Having prepared herself to not be seen by anyone but Vergo while she was at G-5, Monet struggled to find an answer to explain who she was and how to excuse herself from the apparent inspector before Vergo appeared to have a look of realization and said. "She's the Navy's newest recruit."

'What?' Monet wondered briefly before she then figured that her assignment was to infiltrate the Navy itself and informed the Lieutenant Commander with a seductive smile. "Yes, I am. Chore Girl Monet at your service, Lieutenant Commander Luffy."

Luffy returned the pleased look right back and shook hands with her. "Nice to meet you, too, Monet. Although maybe we should rethink your rank because if you're in the New World, you must be both strong and smart enough to be an Officer like me. Would you like to test ourselves outside?"

Seeing a good opportunity to raise up higher in the Marines quicker, Monet nodded. "Let's do it, Lieutenant Commander."

Luffy dismissed the obeisance with a wave of his hand and a broad smile. "Once we're done here, you're more than welcome to just call me Luffy." He then turned to Vergo with a frown of warning. "And don't get comfortable, Vice Admiral. You won't get off inspection that easily." The silence was hung for a bit before Luffy chuckled and led Monet to the outside where they could train.

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Once the two were out of sight, Vergo relaxed somewhat, considering the task Doflamingo told him to give to Monet to be fulfilled, but then he thought about why Monet would need to become a Marine when Vergo himself was already his family's inside man in the Marines. Looking over his desk, he tried harder to remember what he was supposed to do before he then saw the bounty poster from the previous year about the rogue scientist, Caesar Clown, who was still at large with a three hundred million Belly bounty. It was then that he remembered it wasn't the Marines Monet was supposed to infiltrate, but the hidden laboratory of their crew's newest "ally" to keep him within reach. As soon as it all came back to him, Vergo did the most acceptable reaction any thirty-eight-year-old man would do: he slammed his head on his desk in defeat.

"Well, crapola. Doffy's never going to let me live this down. Now what do I do?"

It was a good question he'd kill to know the answer of.

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To Be Continued

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At first, I thought about using this document for a Luffy/Monet AU lemon, which I figured would be useful if I wanted to do something similar for my future Marine Luffy full-length (as in non-challenge, non-one-shot, and continuous) story under the name Flexible Justice, but then I rethought my intents for Luffy's Princess Troubles and all the other Luffy/female character pairing stuff that I've worked and want to work on, and decided to focus my feelings of who to add as Luffy's love interests in my future full-length stories in these series of short stories that I call Luffy's Universal Queens that depict him being romantic one way or another with love interests that I believe fit him both as a Marine and a Pirate. Unfortunately, though, while I had a good name for a Revolutionary Luffy story and some ideas for a Germa 66 Luffy story, I regretfully decided to scrap them because those paths, while interesting, aren't filled with unique characters to serve in Luffy's extended crew or harem, compared to what the Navy and Piracy offers.

As for Luffy's Princess Troubles, I just don't know if I'd personally be satisfied with a series of short stories if I wrote it, or if I would be successful in writing something like it from the start of One Piece to the eventual end, so I'm thinking of handing the reins over to any other One Piece fans I could request it off of one way or another. I haven't reached a definite choice of writer, but I'll let you know if I find one and they're willing.

I know some authors, like Digemsmack on FFN who mostly does Fairy Tail, write numerous AUs regardless of events and factions, but I lean more towards the latter, especially factions, when I plan, so I'm just not sure if I would want to write another Marine Luffy story that has him get with a harem of female royals that might be considered small in comparison to my preferred number of twelve. I say "Marine" because that's probably the best shot he'd have in scoring with royalty and having a probable goal for it. I don't know if his unknown Mother is either a World Noble, or more crazily, the mysterious, super-secret Supreme Ruler of the World Government as revealed in Manga Chapter 908, but even if he was, the highest position he could legitimately get would be Kong's job as Commander in Chief. Still, the World Summit isn't over any more than the series itself is, so something ground shaking could yet happen.

Anyway, aside from a Marine Luffy/Monet thing here, I have several more Universal Queens in stock. Here's the list I got at the moment:

A Thalassocrat's Challenge: Marine Luffy/Reiju.

Blazing the Trail to Alabasta: Marine Luffy/Vivi/Robin

The Dethroned Princess of Dressrosa: Marine Luffy/Rebecca.

The Straw Hat Marine Rookie and the Mermaid Princess: Marine Luffy/Shirahoshi.

The Marine Emperor: Marine Luffy/Hancock.

Gargarean Lilius: Pirate Luffy/Hancock.

Dominating a Dominatrix: Pirate Luffy/Sadie.

Learning how to Dominate: Marine Luffy/Sadie.

Promoting a Spy: Marine Luffy/Kalifa.

Tasty Undercover Work: Marine Luffy/Stussy/Smoothie.

A Pair of Minks in Naval-wear: Marine Luffy/Wanda/Carrot.

An Angelic Marine: Marine Luffy/Conis.

A Marine meets a Thief: Marine Luffy/Nami.

As you can see, I got more Marine Luffy stuff than Pirate Luffy stuff in my noggin. In my defense, of course, the canonical Straw Hat Pirates started once Luffy left his home island, while we in the fanfiction world can adapt it to occur earlier, or in a different circumstance, such as Garp taking Luffy with him before his bosses once Luffy is strong enough for Paradise voyaging at least to get a good deal. If they're some of you who think Luffy wouldn't make a great Marine, then you should read LordDraekai's story To Protect Everything. As far as I'm concerned, all he needs is a good goal at least, like reforming the World Government, and a degree of discipline and strategic planning at most just so long as it doesn't take away his signature charm completely.

See you later, everyone.