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A/N: I got a Beta Reader for this chapter only! His name is The Poarter. I didn't really know much about this site yet but he showed me quite a few things. Anyway, updates are slowing down to one update every two days, homework is finally starting to come in and I have to do it.

Big thank you to thylas, The Poarter, haruaji11, StarliteOracle and yggdrasil001 for Reviewing, to Cristelia, and StarliteOracle for Favouriting, and to Pachimew, The Poarter, VariegatedMosaic, mugiwarasinger, and Sage McGavin for Following. Here's the chapter.

Chapter 9-Chopper

When he was only a reindeer, Chopper didn't completely realise how important his other family was to him. The accepted him as family even though they weren't even of the same species.

His herd forced him to walk behind them because of his blue nose, his family walked alongside him. He couldn't speak but he could try to show them how much it meant to him.

He loved his family, Robin told him about the word they always used when describing what they were since they weren't a herd. He knew they were outcasts too. Brook is a lonely skeleton, Jimbei is a human accepting Fishman, Franky never wear pants (unless Robin asked him too), Robin is a 'demon' and is being chased by the government, Sanji is a compassionate to-be assassin that rather would just be a prince, Zoro is an orphan that beats up anyone in his way and trains like crazy, Nami is a poor, adopted thief that has already had an encounter with death, Usopp is a liar that isn't really liked by his village at all because of his pranks, and Luffy…

Luffy had a family he barely sees and doesn't really hangout with people his age. But he sure as hell made life on the Sunny more vibrant. He got told by Jimbei and Brook that Luffy really managed to liven the place up or something. Chopper mostly just repeats what he hears cause he doesn't really know what it means.

Still, if they mean Luffy was fun than they were right. It would be better if Luffy would stop trying to ride him. He's not that strong yet!

Being an official animal, unable to ever talk or communicate properly to them left Chopper with a little bit of a depression. He didn't even understand them too at times, so it was worse. He sometimes admittedly cried himself to sleep just because he was so different to them. He was smarter than the average reindeer, but that intelligence didn't matter since they didn't understand each other most of the time.

But he kept trying. For the people that were willing to accept him he would do anything.

It's why he had no worries when he realised he ate the Human-Human Fruit and became able to achieve what humans could even though he knew he was going to be forced out of his herd. He went to sleep as soon as he was out of sight. He could talk to them. Falling asleep seemed to take so long.

When Chopper woke up there it was dark, close to dawn though, so he decided to use the little patience he had left to find a place to hide and wait there, near the kitchen. He continued to wait even after Sanji woke up and started breakfast, even when Zoro came in and set the table for them.

He waited until everyone was there and after Luffy had asked where he was, and then he came barreling into Luffy, tears blurring his vision as he shouted words they could understand.

Chopper couldn't really remember what happened afterwards but he remembered there was lots of hugs cheering and that there was a party. He was also sure there was many tears shed. But they were good tears. The best tears.

When he awoke back on Drum, he was filled with confidence that the humans in the village would also accept him. After all, they were human like most of his family.

How utterly wrong he was.

It was the day he realized that his family was the exception to the rest when it came to accepting people and other beings.

He was chased away and hurt badly; he didn't know what he did wrong. They called him a monster, but he wasn't a monster, Usopp said that Sanji and Zoro were monsters and that Luffy would most likely be one when he finished growing up.

Monsters weren't someone you chase away. They were the protectors right? At least that's what he thought. The meaning of the word had changed overnight for him. No longer was it a term of affection, protection and admiration. Now it meant a person was to be terrifying, cruel and ignorant. Inflections and tones changed the way a word. Chopper knew that. But now he knew how easily and vastly it could change.

When another human had showed up just as Chopper was going to fall back to sleep, he wasn't sure if he would attack him. The others did, without a good reason to, he just wanted to be friends and they nearly killed him. He tried to get away, but his legs couldn't bear his weight. But he stopped when he saw the man strip and promise to never hurt him.

He let himself get cared for by the doctor and become enamored with medicine. Robin had already read him one of the books they had on medicine but he was just a reindeer at the time and didn't eally get the implications of it. Monsters are someone who protects, he knows that, he can't protect everyone like Luffy, Zoro and Sanji would be able to when they grow up, but he can look after them if he learns to be a doctor. Robin was good at it but they all knew it wasn't really something that suited her.

The Monster Trio got hurt a lot anyway so they were going to need it. Now he just has to convince Dr Hiluluk to teach him.

Because the people in his dream was his family and he would do anything for them. Even become a monster.

After finding out the first newspapers were printed on silk I often wonder what would it feel like. Would it be soft and smooth or like something else? I'm running out of inspiration for random things.

Responses to Reviews: (5)

yggdrasil001: I agree with you on all of those points. Thanks, and yes, that is better left a mystery. You're right they won't believe that Luffy will be the captain, even with the flags, Brook certainly doesn't. I'm only going to do Luffy's POV when it has to do with him in an important way, like Shanks, Ace and Sabo along with when he leaves to become a Pirate. :)

thylas: Thank you! I believe I said in an earlier chapter at the top I won't be having Vivi grow up with them, the reasoning is there too. I think it was in Jimbei's chapter.

The Poarter: Thank you, I hoped it would be. Thank you for editing my story too. :D

haruaji11: Thank you, I'm trying. :)

StarliteOracle: Thank you :)