The Straw Hats, at their latest island, decide to have some well earned R&R. But what starts as a simple camping trip spirals into an adventure of survival against the strangest odd they never thought they'd encounter. But they are not without friends.
One Piece belongs to Oda
Pikmin belongs to Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo
Blizzard, Aika and Kumi belong to XfangheartX
One Piece! The wonders of Pikmin Island! Ch. 1- A camping trip gone wrong.
How do you think this tale's gonna start? Like every other one; with the Thousand Sunny, home of the famous Straw Hats on route to its latest destination. The Captain of said ship was perched on his special seat, gazing at the horizon; patiently waiting for ti to reveal so much as a millimeter of the island they were headed to. It was then that he heard the clip-clop of a familiar pair of hooves and turned around to see none other than Chopper walking over with a bunch of herbs in his arms which he proceeded to lay out on the deck.
"Hi, Luffy. Just drying some of my herbs for preparation." He said.
"It must be exhausting getting a hold of them. I mean some of them must be really rare." Luffy commented.
"Yeah some are. That's why I grow them the rare ones in the gardens for emergencies. Though it can be a bit frustrating obtaining them. I had quite a few accidents during my two years in the Birdie Kingdom. Sometimes I imagine what it would be like to have my own group of helpers. That way doctoring wouldn't be as stressful and they'd be able to help one of you if I was busy with another patient."
"That sure would make work easier. Lucky for you we don't get sick often thanks to your medicine and Sanji's cooking. I don't think you'll need to worry about getting overwhelmed by patients on this ship." Luffy grinned. But at that moment he spotted something appearing over the horizon. His grin widened further.
"LAND AHOY~! LAND HO~!" he cheered.
"YAY!" Chopper cheered with him as the rest of the crew came out to join them.
"A new island?! YEAH! NEW ADVENTURE!" cheered Aika as she and Kumi bounded about the deck excitedly.
"Brilliant. We've been sailing for about a week and half now. I've been itching for some charting." Nami smiled.
"Plus we're running low on a few things. Sure hop this island has good food." Sanji commented.
"Might even find some history if I'm lucky." Robin smiled.
"Hey! I think we're almost there!" Usopp said form the crow's nest.
"What do you see, Usopp?!" Luffy called. The sniper looked through the nest's telescope before he looked up form it in surprise.
"I…I don't know what sort of island it is. It's some sort of patchwork of environments."
"What do you mean?" Nami asked.
"Part of the island is covered in the snow, but another part is jungle and another part is made of forest. There's even a small desert area. It's like someone took chunks of different island and stuck 'em all together." Usopp explained.
"He's right. I can see it now too." Zoro pointed as the rest of the crew looked. Sure enough the island seemed to be a hotchpotch of habitats. It was also very large due to having so many different areas.
"WOW! It's like Punk hazard only even more mixed up!" Luffy said.
"Hopefully this island isn't run by a mad scientist too." Aika prayed.
"What did a bunch of devil fruit wielder have a fight here and this was the result?" Franky asked.
"It could be possible." Brook said.
"Or this island could have a very warped climate distribution." Robin suggested.
"Sounds like a good challenge for me." Nami smirked with her fists clenched in determination.
"Who knows what lives here? I bet it's full of big wacky Frankenstein animals that can only survive on a mix-match island like this." Luffy snickered.
"Let's pray there aren't." Usopp said.
"Agreed." Nami and Chopper said together. About fifteen minutes passed before the Sunny reached the shore of the island and the crew dropped anchor.
"Charting this island's gonna be difficult." Nami said, who was now wearing her mapping backpack. "I imagine it's gonna take a while to measure it all. Luckily the log sets in three weeks so I've got plenty of time."
"Looks like we're in for a small holiday." Zoro said.
"I could sure use a holiday." Blizzard agreed.
"Yeah! Hey why don't we go camping in the forest? We can set up a big camp fire and tell stories." Luffy said.
"CAMPING! CAMPING!" Chopper, Aika and Kumi chanted.
"That sounds great, Luffy!" Usopp cheered.
"Well it's not like there're any marine s here. Sure why not?" Nami smiled.
"You're the best, Nami!" Luffy beamed as he kissed her on the cheek, earning a blush from her. "Let's go get the tent, guys!"
"YEAH!" Chopper, Usopp and Blizzard said as they followed after him.
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The crew were now casually walking through the foliage of a large emerald forest. The members looked around in wonder at the surrounding plant life. Chopper stopped walking when he noticed a small bunch of flowers nearby. Surprisingly, the stamen of the flowers seemed to look like coloured bottle caps with numbers on them.
"What strange flowers. How are bees or butterflies meant to use them?" he wondered.
"Chopper, come on~!" Nami called.
"Wait for me!" Chopper said as he hurried after them, but little did he know a pair of tiny eyes were watching him.
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By now, the Straw Hats had set up a few tents in a clear area of the forest and a base for their campfire.
"Ok. I know I brought food with me, but we should still search for more for storage when we leave. Stuff like fruit, nuts and any large animals you can find." Sanji said.
"Ok, Sanji. You can count on us." Luffy said as he, Chopper, Aika, Kumi and Blizzard set off to hunt. They passed through maze of trees before Luffy looked up to see an unusual insect fly around his head. It seemed to like a mix between a dragonfly a caterpillar and a butterfly and its segmented body looked like it was filled with honey. It made a small chirping sound as it drifted around Luffy's hat.
"Wow, what a cool insect! I told you the creatures here would be all mixed up. It's some sort of dragonfly-caterpillar-butterfly." He said as he watched the insect.
"I think it likes your hat, Luffy." Chopper giggled.
"It's so pretty." Aika gazed at the insect which hovered down to her as she held her hand out to it, it perched itself in her palm whirring softly.
"It smells like honey." Kumi commented.
"Never thought insects like this existed. But then this is the New World after all." Blizzard said as the insect flew away.
"I bet there's lots of rare beetles here too. Should've brought my bug kit." Luffy said as the misfit trio continued to search for food. That was until Chopper spotted a nearby bush that was bearing large, plump light blue fruits.
"Hey look I found some fruit!" he said as he ran over to the bush and picked one of the fruits.
"Hey, those look tasty." Luffy commented as he joined Chopper.
"Are you sure they're safe to eat?" Blizzard asked as he sniffed one of them cautiously.
"Well they are fruits. That means something must eat them." Luffy said as he began to pick them. "Come on grab plenty. Sanji knows how to tell what's safe to eat."
"He's right there. If Sanji finds out they're poisonous we'll go find something else." Chopper said as he began to pick some of the fruits as well. Blizzard, deciding to settle with their option followed suite, until the D siblings and animal trio had their arms/mouths full of the light blue fruits which they carried back to the campsite.
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Sure enough, after a quick check over of the fruit, Sanji confirmed that the fruits weren't poisonous, but he also said he wasn't familiar with them at all so they would be a new test for him. So now the crew were currently sitting around a large bonfire, like the one they made on Sky Island, and enjoying the fruits Luffy, Chopper and Blizzard had picked.
"Man these fruits are incredible. They taste like apples and oranges." Luffy said with his mouth full of a bite of it.
"And they're so juicy~!" Chopper grinned as he ate his own fruit.
"And filling too. I couldn't eat another slice." Aika sighed with her belly full. Kumi yawned in agreement with an equally full stomach.
"I gotta admit you guys made a pretty good find. I bet their juice would make a good beverage." Zoro complimented.
"I should probably experiment with these a bit more while we're here. I bet I could make all sorts of delicacies out of them." Sanji commented.
"Well it seems only fitting that such an unusual island should have unusual fruit to match." Robin said.
"Hey could one of you guys go and check the tents? A strong wind's gonna be coming through tonight and we don't want our bed blown away." Nami spoke up.
"Yeah I'll go check, Nami." Luffy said as he went into his and Nami's tent. But as he was gone, the rest of the crew began to yawn.
"Hey? Is anyone else feeling tired?" Franky said, trying to fight back a yawn.
"Yeah, I don't know why but suddenly I'm so sleepy." Chopper yawned as he waddled over to Blizzard and curled up in his fur. "I think…I better…hit the hay~" he said before he drifted off to sleep.
"I think Chopper's got the right idea." Nami said as she began to slowly walk towards her and Luffy's tent, before her legs gave out and she resorted to crawling before finally collapsing onto the ground, yawning loudly. "Luffy~. Help me up~. I wanna snuggle~" She moaned sleepily before passing out as well.
"I'll snuggle if you like Nami~" Sanji tried to get over to her but collapsed about five feet away.
"Heh-heh. Dumb dartboards got no chance." Zoro said before falling backwards and dozing off too as Robin crawled over to him with the last of her strength.
"Sleepy time." Aika yawned as she dozed off with her arms around Kumi.
"Nighty-night~" Usopp giggled drowsily as he fell over onto the ground, face first in the dirt.
"Time to crash." Franky agreed and followed suite.
"These old bones need to rest now after a long day of…nothing." Brook commented before joining the others. Blizzard simply yawned before curling up with Chopper, the whole crew now miles deep in sleep, just as a strong wind began to blow into their campsite.
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Luffy groggily opened his eyes to find himself looking at a view of the forest canopy above him. He sat up to find he was still at the campsite since he could smell the cinders of the campfire, but the tents were gone...and so were the others.
"Where is everybody? Oh wait the tents are missing. Perhaps they got blown away and the others went off to look for them. Guess I better go find them." He said as he began to walk off, still half asleep before he bumped into something rough. He backed up and looked in astonishment to see it was a tree, and a truly enormous one. So big he could barely see the top.
"Whoah! I didn't know this island had trees this tall." he gaped, but as he turned around he noticed something a few feet away from him which truly shocked him: It was his hat; but now it was almost as big as the Going Merry. Luffy couldn't seem to speak at first, before he began to frantically look around, before he finally realised what was going on.
"What the hell happened to me?! I'M TINY!" he yelled. And indeed he was. No bigger than two and half inches. "I have to go find the others! They must've ended up like me and got blown away by the wind! But I can't just leave my hat!" Luffy said before he grabbed the string of his hat and began to pull it behind him with ease since it was still light due to being straw, as he ran off to search for his crew.
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And he was not wrong of his assumption. Meanwhile, Chopper had awoken on another part of the island. This are seemed more like a jungle than a forest. Naturally the little reindeer got the shock of his life upon discovering he'd shrunken down to an inch in size and he was also worried, since he now had no idea where he was or where the others were, and he hadn't been able to pick up a scent from any of the others. As of now he was cautiously making his way through the jungle, looking this way and that, while nervously fiddling with his hooves.
"Luffy~! Blizzard~! Nami~! Somebody~!" he called with his hooves around his mouth. He sighed in defeat when he got no reply as he continued to wander. But then he noticed a raging river in front of him, blocking his path (which was really just a tiny stream) and there appeared to be no way for him to get across. Not even a vine to swing on.
"Now what do I do?! Do I go back the way I came? OH WHERE THE HELL AM I?!" he shouted in frustration. But at that moment he heard what sounded like humming, as though someone was lifting something heavy. The noise appeared to be coming from behind a small pile of nearby rocks. Chopper followed the noise before he rounded the rock and that was when he saw it. About a few meters away from him were three small yellow creatures. They were roughly the same size as he was with a pair of big elf-like ears, no visible mouths and on top of their heads, a long yellow stem with a leaf, bud or white daisy like flower on the end, sprouted from them which seemed to be almost as tall as their bodies, making them, in a sense, taller than Chopper. They appeared to be carrying the carcass of a large beetle-like creature. Chopper himself couldn't believe what he was seeing, but seeing these strange yellow, plant-like beings carrying the dead body of a large menacing bug, implied that they were dangerous.
"If they spot me, I might end up like that beetle thing." He thought as he began to cautiously back away, before he accidentally stepped on a twig. The little creatures stopped dead when they heard the noise as they slowly turned to face Chopper with their beady little eyes before they dropped the bug they were carrying. Chopper let out a cry of fright and ran, fearing the worst, but upon doing so, the three little creatures squealed in fright too and scattered, tripping over each other and running behind the closest thing that could hide them. Chopper, who was now reverse peeking from behind a rock, looked to see two of the three creatures hiding in a bush and the third surprisingly was hiding behind another rock in the same reverse peeking position. This surprised Chopper, not only that the little things were hiding from him, but that one of them was hiding the same way he was.
"Who are you?" he asked curiously. The little creature slowly came out from behind the rock as it looked at Chopper, before it called to its two friends who wandered out of the bush. But soon, seven more followed until there were about ten of the little yellow creatures, approaching Chopper. The little reindeer was feeling a bit intimidated again.
"They must think they can beat me with numbers." He thought before he reached into his backpack and pulled out the whistle he got from Sky Island. "Maybe if I blow it, it'll frighten them away. They have big ears so they must be sensitive. While they're distracted I'll make a run for it." He planned before he faced the band of creatures and blew the whistle. FWEEEEEEEEEEEET! Upon hearing, the creatures jumped slightly before they began to run towards Chopper.
"Oh no I made them angry!" Chopper panicked before he began to run around the area to try and escape, the little yellow creatures tailing behind him like a bunch of ducklings following their parent. After a few minutes of running, Chopper stopped to catch his breath and noticed the creatures were just standing behind him curiously. "Just what is your deal?" he panted. "Why are you following me?" the creatures looked at each other before the one that mimicked Chopper's hiding stance came to the front of the group. Upon closer inspection, Chopper noticed that its leaf was a much darker green than the others.
"Maybe he's their leader." Chopper assumed, before the creature, much to his shock, saluted him, closely followed by the other nine. "You think I'm your commander?!" Chopper asked in disbelief. "But what am I even supposed to do with you all? All that matters right now is finding my friends and finding a way for us to get big again." he explained as he tried to figure out what to do, seemingly turning his attention away from his new followers. "Now, I think I managed to get a small trace of one of the others' scents. But the only way for me to get closer to it is to cross that river, but there's no way around it. And it's not like I can just build a raft or bridge like Franky could." But then Chopper heard the leader of the small creatures squeak. He turned to see it gesturing him to follow. Since he wasn't going anywhere at this rate, Chopper followed to see the creature pointing at a large pile of twigs and leaves and then pointing to the river.
"You're saying you guys could build a bridge for me?!" he asked hopefully. The creature nodded, but then pointed to the rest of his companions and shook his head, shrugging. "You mean there's not enough of you?" Chopper asked. "But then where can we find more?" the creature then pointed to the large beetle and then to Chopper's whistle. "So what you're trying to say is that that dead beetle can get more of your friends in order to build the bridge across the river." Chopper assumed.
"Mm-hmm!" the creature squeaked.
"Well I'll give it a try." Chopper said before he faced the creatures and pointed at the beetle, blowing his whistle in the process. Instantly they dashed to the beetle and picked it up with ease before they began to carry it away to an unknown destination. Chopper followed them curiously, the one Pikmin next to him. They walked for a couple of minutes before Chopper saw yet another bizarre sight. Standing before the group was what looked like a large yellow onion shaped object with three long legs sticking out of its base and on top of it was a large white flower. Chopper watched as the creatures carried the beetle underneath the strange object, before spotlight came down from it and then beetle was sucked up into the object like a scene form an old alien abduction movie. A few second later the large flower began to spin like a propeller before POP!-POP!-POP! A bunch of yellow seeds were spat out of the top of it and floated down to the ground and into the soil. And as Chopper watched the spectacle before him, he then gasped as about ten yellow leafed stems spouted out of the ground, glowing a dim yellow. The leader of the yellow creatures tapped Chopper on the shoulder and pointed to the sprouts. Tentatively, the little reindeer walked over to them, before he gently grasped one of the stems. He looked back at the leader who nodded, before he pulled on the stem and POP! Another of the yellow creatures popped out of the ground and stood beside him. Chopper couldn't believe his eyes. These mysterious creatures, though definitely conscious and intelligent, were entirely vegetative. And not just in reproduction, but literally vegetative, with stems and leaves and a flower like seed system.
"So you convert matter into energy which this…'Onion' uses to produce seeds which increase your population." Chopper said, earning a nod from them. "Fascinating. And you grow to full size in milliseconds before you're picked out of the ground like carrots. Hmm…pick. I think I'll call you…'Pikmin'!" WOO! Chopper saw the creatures jumping up and down and cheering. "I think you like that name. Almost like you've heard it before." He grinned before he blew his whistle, alerting his little army. "Alright team. Let's build this bridge!" the newly christened Pikmin cheered before the dashed over to the large pile of twigs and ran to the riverbank before they began to weave the sticks together into a large mass which began to stretch across the river., astonishing Chopper even more at their advanced behaviour and practical talents. He turned to the one yellow Pikmin which standing next to him like a lieutenant.
"You I'm really lucky I met you lot. I'd be in a really jam if I hadn't." he said. "Plus you really gained my trust and helped get a grip of myself. I thought you were gonna do to me what you did to that beetle." He rubbed the back of his head awkwardly. "You know, I think you deserve your own name, for helping me, also so I can tell you a part from all your friends. How about…'Rob'?" the Pikmin jumped happily in response. "Great! Then that'll be your name." Chopper grinned, earning a 'smile' back from Rob before the pair looked to see the other Pikmin had finished building the bridge. "Great job, everybody!" Chopper praised as eh and Rob ran over to join them. "Now let's go find my friends!" and the group cheered before they made it across the bridge and set off to find the rest of the Straw Hats.
To be continued