All I have to say is…

Plot bunnies. Plot bunnies everywhere.

And if it doesn't get out of my head, I write it all down before it disappears and if it's worthy enough it goes on this site for all of you to see :)

This is dedicated to Justa Little Puppy who I've become great friends with Thanks to her story 'Chibi Thatch'. Seriously, go read it, it's adorable! X3

What inspired me to do this story was a picture I saw on Tumblr. It shows Thatch finding Stefan, bringing him to the ship and then Izou making Stefan look like Oyaji and then they show him to said person and they live happily ever after, lol. I thought: 'No one has done any stories about the WBP's and Stefan.' Thus, this was born based from that picture. But I couldn't find the post again so if anyone knows what I'm talking about/finds it, please let me know for I can credit them properly :)

Also, this chapter is set in the crew's younger days (you can decide the ages) so no Ace, sorry! :I

Summary: Thatch finds Stefan as a puppy and decides to bring him to the Moby Dick where he gets a make over (two to be exact), causes Thatch beginner trouble and… Adorableness. Adorableness everywhere. Enjoy! X3

STORY CONCEPT IS MINE!

Disclaimer: One Piece belongs to Eiichiro Oda! :D

Thatch whistled as he turned into an alley to take a shortcut back to the Moby Dick. He then stopped when he saw a small puppy lying on the ground.

"Hey, there." Thatch said in a gentle tone bringing his hand forward. The puppy just stayed there either being to weak or scared to move. Thatch petted the pup and then looked around. Seeing no one, he picked up the puppy and took it back with him to the ship.

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"Hi, puppy! My name is Thatch!" He said with a smile as he placed the dog on the desk and then went to pet him. The dog flinched. "It's okay, I won't hurt you." The dog sniffed Thatch's hand and after a few seconds, the puppy licked his hand. "Good puppy." All of a sudden, the puppy leaped towards him causing him to yelp and fall straight to the floor while the puppy started licking him. "Okay, okay! Haha! I get it, you like me! I give!" The puppy, who now seemed to suddenly understand him, happily sat on Thatch's chest while panting and wagging it's tail. "You need a name. But we can think about that while I clean you up."

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Thatch learned the hard way that it is not easy giving dogs a bath. After about ten minutes of chasing the dog around the room and another few minutes trying to get him in the bath and falling in the shower himself, Thatch was finally finished cleaning the dog and gave him a new look.

"Your new name is Thatchy Jr!" Thatch laughed as he looked at his new pet who now had a mini Pompadour hair style like him. (Don't ask how he accomplished that)

Thatchy Jr. looked at himself in the mirror in question. He then growled and barked thinking it was another dog. Thatch laughed again but pulled him away when he started scratching the mirror.

"No."

Thatchy Jr. ran right back to the mirror and did the same thing.

"No, Thatchy." Thatch said again pulling the dog back to him by its tail and then picked him up. "I'll teach you discipline and new tricks later. You must be starving. Wait… We have no dog food. … You eat meat right?" Thatchy Jr. barked as he was placed on the bed. "I'll take that as a yes. I'll get you some bacon and water. I'll be back, okay?" Thatch walked to the door and as soon as he opened it, Thatchy Jr. ran over but Thatch scooped him up before he could escape. "Nope! You have to stay here for now." The dog was placed back on the bed and Thatch turned back to the door.

"Arf!"

"Wha!" Thatch jumped in the air and fell to the floor with a scream when he saw the dog in front of him. "How did you…?! You were just on the…!" Thatch growled as picked up the dog and once again placed him on the bed. "Stay." He demanded as he moved backwards slowly while eying the dog. "Sta~y. … Good d- no, stay! Hey!" He quickly closed the door before the dog could run out and tried to grab him but his every attempt was dodged. "Come on! If you don't stay still you get no food!"

The dog immediately stopped in front of Thatch who had to move at the last second or else he would've ran over the poor dog, resulting him to fall right into a pile of clothes with a scream.

Thatch groaned. "Doggy, you're either gonna be the death of me or save me one day."

*Knock knock*

"Thatch, everything okay in there?"

Thatch scrambled from the pile of clothes, almost fell again and stood back up. "Yes, everything is fine! Why do you ask? I'm fine! Don't come in!"

The person entered anyway. "Every time you say that something is… Where did you get a dog and why does he look like you?" Marco asked when he saw the dog.

"What dog?"

"The one there."

"Where there?"

"Thatch!"

"O.k, o.k! I was walking back to the ship and I found him in an alley. I saved him, cleaned him up and I was just about to feed him. I was also wondering if…"

"Get rid of it."

"What?! No! I'm not leaving Thatchy Jr. on an island like this! There's creepy people here!"

"Then you stay here."

"Haha."

"The dog can't stay with us. We're pira… You named the dog… Thatchy Jr?"

"Yes." Thatch said bluntly. "I even gave him my hairstyle! Isn't he cute?"

Thatch put the dog in front of Marco's face and he just it moved away. "Yes he is. But Oyaji might not allow us to have a dog. We're pirates."

"So? He might be small now but he'll get bigger. Maybe he'll be the size of Oyaji!"

"I highly doubt that."

"Well, I wanna keep him."

"Is that a dog?!"

Thatch and Marco looked at Haruta and Izou who entered the room and said people started laughing when they saw the dog.

"Why does he look like a puppy version of Thatch?" Haruta asked laughing.

"I made him that way cuz I found him." Thatch answered.

"Poor dog. Gimmie him." Izou said just taking the dog from Thatch ignoring the 'Hey!' that came from him.

Izou re-groomed Thatchy Jr. in a matter of seconds (yup, seconds) and Marco, Thatch and Haruta laughed at what Izou did.

"He looks like Oyaji now!" They laughed as the dog now had a furry mustache that looked like Whitebeard's.

"Better than looking like Thatch." said Izou.

"Alright, I admit, he does look cuter." Thatch agreed.

"Now we just need a better name."

"We can think about that on our way to the kitchen." Thatch grabbed the dog. "And what's wrong with Thatchy Jr?!"

"It's almost like calling it your unfortunate child."

"Unfortunate?!"

"Or a chibi version of you." added Marco as he followed them out of the room.

"Fine, let's see what you can come up with bird brain." Thatch pouted but smiled at his own insult earning a glare from Marco.

"Bob!" Haruta said randomly.

"Bob?" Izou questioned clearly not liking it. "That's a terrible name! I like Hana."

"Hana? That's a girl's name!" Thatch butted in.

"What's wrong with that?!"

"It's a boy!"

"How do you know?!"

Marco sighed as the two started arguing.

"Anything in mind?" Haruta asked him.

"Hm… I like Stefan."

"Stefan? I like it! That's a cute name! You hear that doggy? Your new name is Stefan!"

"Stefan?!" Izou and Thatch questioned.

"Yes, Stefan! Deal with it!"

The five of them discussed various names even as they entered the mess hall.

"Marco, hold him till I get back." Thatch said just shoving Stefan into his friend's arms.

"Why me? And his name is Stefan."

"Cuz I said so and I still like Thatchy Jr. I'll be back."

"I hope he falls in the kitchen." Izou said as Thatch left.

"I heard that!"

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Whitebeard was outside on his chair and was just about to read a book when…

"We can't have a dog here!"

"I'm gonna ask Oyaji!"

"I still think Stefan is a cute name!"

"I still like Thatchy Jr!"

"Well, I like Hana!"

"That's a girl name!"

"Who cares, it can't stay here!"

"Oyaji~!"

Whitebeard smiled and sighed. So much for reading.

"What is it my children?" He asked them noticing the dog.

"Thatch kidnapped a dog!" Marco said.

"No I didn't! I found him in an alley without a collar so I brought him back here and… I was wondering… If… We can keep him?"

Whitebeard looked at the dog in question as he noticed the look-alike furry mustache on him and chuckled. "Izou must've done that."

"We can't have a dog here." He heard Marco mutter.

"Marco is right, Thatch. We're pirates. It's too dangerous to have a dog with us. Anything can happen in the Grandline and The New World."

Thatch saddened. "But…"

Whitebeard raised his hand. "Which is why you are going to teach him how be our attack dog."

Thatch immediately smiled while Haruta and Izou cheered and Marco's jaw dropped.

"Oyaji, are you serious?" Marco asked surprised.

"He might be small now but he'll grow."

"Told you!" Thatch said to Marco and then hugged the dog. "You hear that, doggy? You're staying!"

"Does it have a name?"

Marco, Thatch and Izou were about to answer all at once but Haruta cut them off.

"Why don't you name him, Oyaji?"

Whitebeard looked at the dog who looked back at him in question. "Hm… I like Stefan."

"HA!" Marco said happily making everyone look at him. "I mean… So do I."

"Were there other suggestions?"

The four of them looked at each other and then answered at once. "No. Not really. We had a hard time. Stefan is a cute name! Stefan it is. I still liked Thatchy Jr.! Oh, be quiet!"

Whitebeard sweat dropped at what Thatch said. "Thatchy Jr?" Knowing Thatch, he probably gave the poor dog his hairstyle when he cleaned him up. Whitebeard chuckled again as he imagined Stefan with a mini pompadour hairstyle.

"Thatch."

"Yes, Oyaji?"

"Since you found him, he'll be staying with you in your room and will mostly be your responsibly until he gets older. Understand?"

"Yes, Oyaji! Thank you! Come on, Stefan! Let's get you some new toys and food!"

Thatch ran away with Stefan earning a 'Hey! What about us?!' from Marco, Haruta and Izou as they followed after him.

Once again… Plot bunnies. Plot bunnies everywhere.

Hope you all enjoyed this! :D

*coughespeciallyjustalittlepuppysinceshesomewhatnaggedmetoputituplolcough*

Sorry if there's typos and all that jazz.

Thatch: "So are you gonna continue this?"

Me: "Maybe, I don't know."

"You should. You could write about random things like how I trained Stefan, mini adventures, how Stefan ruined Marco's paperwork and still doesn't know about it."

Marco: "What?"

"Nothing!"

Me: "I'll think about it."

I really am debating on adding more chapters but I'll see what you all think of this and whether I should or not.

Ialreadyhavetheothermultichapterstorytoworkonihaveaproblemwithwritingabunchofstoriesatoncehelpbutthatsthewayivealwaysbeenlolz~ XD

Anyway…

Review, please! :D