Day 28: Gift
Part 2 in the small series I started last chapter.
Two months later and Chopper had created the crash balls. He just hadn't tried them out yet. The Crash Balls were intelligence modifiers that lasted for a minute. He wasn't sure yet if they were compatible with the Rumble Balls, but it was better to test that out in a fight.
"Marine ship ahoy!" Usopp yelled from the crow's nest. Well there was his shot, at least. That being said, he needed to find something for Zoro. A gift of sorts, he had helped him with the idea after all. But what would Zoro like? Not swords, he had three already... Aha! Bandages! Ones that weren't movement restricting. After all, if Chopper really didn't want Zoro moving then he could just put a cast on the area. But now, time for the fight.
Chopper was fighting on the front lines. He had decided that if the Crash Balls failed then he could trust Zoro with him. He decided to try Rumble then Crash. With just Rumble he cut down many marines, about the same amount as Robin. 2 minutes into his Rumble transformation he bit into the Crash and it was like the entire world was in HD. His hit count almost tripled. When the minute was up however, he fell to the floor unconscious. Zoro saw him, picked him up and continued fighting with 1 sword until the Marines retreated.
A few minutes later, Chopper reawakened. The entire crew was staring down at him in concern.
"Hey guys. How's life?"
"Chopper, what the hell was that? Rumble Balls don't do that!" Zoro nearly yelled. It was no secret he was soft on Chopper, and the outburst proved it.
"Well... it was sort of your idea..."
"Mine?"
"Yeah, the whole Crash Balls idea. I was testing them out combined with my Rumble Balls. How long was I out?"
"Oh, so that's why you were sticking next to me. Uhhh... Nami?"
"About 15 minutes."
"Right, ok. It improves my intellect and vision for 1 minute, if used at the same time boosts those effects but I am knocked out for 15 minutes. Iiinteresting, smithers," Chopper said. "What? It's a saying back on Drum!" He said when everyone stared at him funny.
"Ok well now we know you're fine, SANJI! MEAT!"
"IT'S COMING YOU IDIOT CAPTAIN!" Everyone left the room. Chopper noticed Zoro limping as he did so.
"Zoro are you hurt?" He asked.
"No."
"Zoro, you are. Come here." The swordsman did. An annoyed Chopper was a scary Chopper.
"Right. I ordered some breathable bandages especially for you. You can move about in them as much as you want, but they must stay on. You hear me?" Zoro nodded as Chopper applied these 'breathable' bandages to him. He then left again.
2 days later and Zoro hadn't taken the bandages off once. Chopper smiled. His gift was going down well.
Ayy I'm back! Did you miss me?
Bit of Zoro and Chopper fluff for your day. I'll be back with the next chapter tomorrow or later today.
1 month 'till Christmas from yesterday!
'Iiinteresting smithers' is a phrase used by my family. The pronunciation often changes though so we are unsure if it started out as 'shmitters' said in a very bad russian accent (sorry all people from russia) or actually just smithers...
Reviews always appreciated!
