AN: Whoa! I didn't expect that much positive feedback for Chapter 1! Thanks!
I meant for this one to be more serious, but come on people, it's Franky we're talking about here. It's also a huge gap from the first chapter, which was a lot more serious than this, which is quite silly and meaningless.

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Title: I'll Be Your Dad
Characters: Chopper and Franky, and a brief cameo from the resident cook
Rating: K
Summary: Everyone needs a parent, even those who aren't human.
A/N: This is sort of hurt/comfort. With humor at the end. Blame the song I was listening to.

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The ship was relatively quiet, unusual for such good weather. The boys were nowhere to be seen and the girls were silently sunbathing on the deck. Franky stood at the helm, letting the wind blow through his hair. He imagined he struck quite a figure with the sea before him and the wind on his side. Grinning in satisfaction, Franky walked down to the aquarium bar. He opened the dumbwaiter and shouted an order for a cola up it. Sanji yelled something back at him and chucked a bottle of cola down. Franky nimbly caught it in one hand. He turned around and stopped in his tracks.

Doctor-bro's face was pressed against the glass, watching the schools of fish swim around in the aquarium. Even with his furry back turned to Franky, the shipwright could tell he was crying by the way his shoulders twitched with hiccups. Tears were streaming down the glass.

"Oi, what's the matter, Reindeer-bro?" Franky asked.

"N-nothing!" Chopper said angrily, hastily wiping tears away with a hoof. "Nothing's wrong!"

"Don't try to hide it from me. You're easier to read than Luffy's picture books." Franky said, sitting down beside Chopper.

Chopper was silent for a moment before speaking. "Today's the day I left my herd."

"Your herd…" Franky said contemplatively. Chopper had never spoken about his own kind before, and Franky always assumed he had been with the Straw Hats forever.

Chopper nodded sadly. "I was rejected for my blue nose. My parents deserted me. I didn't have a family."

"Th-that's so sad!" Franky blubbered.

"I had a human dad, but he died. He died, all because of me!" Chopper broke down into tears. Franky pulled the little reindeer in for a hug.

"I'll be your dad, Reindeer-bro! Don't cry!" Franky sobbed.

"Waaaaaah!" Chopper hugged Franky. "You're too emotional!"

"Sh-shut up!" Franky bawled. "I love you, bro!"

"I'm not happy at all that you love me! Waaaaah!" Chopper bawled back.

"Waaaaaah! I'll be your dad!"

"Waaaaaah! That's too nice!"

"Waaaaaah!"

"Waaaaaah!"

"WILL YOU IDIOTS KEEP IT DOWN?!?" Sanji bellowed from the kitchen.

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AN: Not so sure when the next update will be. Thanks for reading!
Reviews will be greatly appreciated.