I woke up to being really warm; it felt like I was wrapped in a cocoon of blankets. Then next thing I noticed was the fact it felt like someone was rocking me back and forth slowly. I murred happily in my sleep, not wanting to wake up.

After a few more minutes of warmth and rocking, the images of what had happened before I had passed out slowly came floating back to me. Clowns. Black and white. Trees. Lapins. Pain.

My eyes shot open quickly, but only one seemed to open properly. My right one was swollen from the cut and the blood dribbling from the wound had acted like an adhesive. I glanced around and I noticed white fur. I was wrapped in a blanket of white fur...? I glanced around a bit more, lifting up my head and I noticed that I had white furry arms wrapped around me to hold me. I looked straight up and saw a lapin's face looking down at me as it continued to walk. I was being carried by a lapin…

I froze, my muscles tensing until the tiny, cute little bunny popped its head up over the larger lapin's shoulder and chirped at me. I folded my ears back against my skull, relaxing just ever so slightly. I then glanced around and saw that we were basically walking in the middle of nowhere, with only trees and lots of snow to keep us company.

The lapin must have picked me up to stop me from freezing to death, but where was it taking me? I wiggled around a bit letting out a few soft yips to let the larger lapin know I wanted down. It growled in annoyance before stopping and bending over to deposit me on the ground. My legs shook under me as I put my weight on them, so the lapin kept his large paws around me until I shakily managed to stumble forward a few steps. All my muscles and limbs ached, my shoulder screaming in pain where I had been cut.

The lapin let out another rumbling growl as it straightened up again, using its arms to beckon me to come with it before continuing to waddle off. I hesitated a second before shaking my head and trotting after the lapin.

The little lapin let out another chirping sound as it scrambled off the large lapin, jumping to the ground. It then scrambled over to me, chirping excitedly as it peered up at me. I stopped, scrutinizing it curiously. What did it want?

The baby lapin suddenly jumped at me causing me to flinch as it landed on my back. I felt its claws grasp the fur on my back and I almost tried to throw it off but it made a happy chirping sound yet again. The small lapin snuggled into my thick fur and I looked up to the see the larger one watching me. I froze at the cautious look on its face. If I had attacked the tiny lapin I have no doubt it would have tried to attack me.

The large lapin grumbled in annoyance before beaconing with its arm and waddling off. I sighed and set off after it, this time with a hitchhiker snuggled on my back like a koala.


I saw the top of a very large tree in the distance; it seemed to be where the lapin was taking me. The little bunny was on my back, still twittering away to me. It reminded me of a kid, one that wouldn't shut up on long trips and talked nonstop. I had to admit it was cute though and it kept my back vaguely warm while I walked after the large lapin.

I suddenly heard some voices drift forward on the wind causing the lapin in front of me to stop walking, its large ears twitching curiously. It let out a commanding grunt and the little rabbit chirped sadly before scrambling off my back. I watched as it bounded back to the large rabbit and climbed up on its back.

The large rabbit looked at me and then pointed to the large tree. I think it wanted me to go that way. It then started to walk away but I barked after it causing its head to turn back around. I slid out my left leg in the snow, my right tucking neatly under my body as I lowered my head and shoulders. My head hovered just above the ground as I bowed appreciatively towards the lapin in thanks for its help and the help of the other lapins.

I heard it pause for a few seconds before it continued to waddle away. I slowly lifted up my head again, watching it as it disappeared in the snow and trees. I shook my head again; today had been a weird day to say the least. And it had hardly even started.

I turned around and set off at a sprint towards the large tree and to where the voices were drifting from.


"The boy in the village just found it," I heard a voice I didn't recognize say as I trotted closer to the mass of people.

"This is quite surprising. I can't believe that there would be a rope here," Another voice said as a bunch of people standing around under the large tree came into view. "And isn't this place Dr. Kureha's old house?"

Before anyone could answer I barked loudly once to announce my presence only to freeze when several men spun around and pointed guns at me.

'Well,' I thought sourly. 'These guys always seem to know how to give a warm welcome.'

"Wait!" A voice I recognized as Vivi's called out before anyone could shoot. "Don't shoot! That's Mamori!"

Vivi ran out of the group of people, Usopp following shortly behind her as they ran up to me. I wasn't game enough to move because of the guns so I settled for wagging my tail happily in greeting.

Vivi knelt down on the snow in front of me, throwing her arms around as she pulled me in for a hug.

"Mamori!" She cried as clutched me to her chest. "I'm so glad to see you're alive!"

I let an amused and reassuring tone rumbled in my chest as I reached up my head to rub it against Vivi's cheek, making sure not to use the right side of my head so that I didn't further aggravate my right eye.

She finally let go and sat back a bit as she looked over me with a frown.

"You're hurt," She pointed out with a frown.

"If she's here where are Luffy, Sanji, and Nami?" Usopp asked from behind her and I looked up, meeting his eyes. Making sure I had his attention I jerked my head in the direction on the mountain, hoping that I was right and that Luffy had in fact made it there.

"So they made it then?" Vivi asked happily.

I tilted my head to the side, slipping and impish smirk on my muzzle as I looked her through my one eye. I then let out one monotone bark, guessing she'd get the point.


"Hey, there are too many people on this lift!" Vivi yelped as the lift rocked in the wind.

Everyone that had surrounded the tree had gotten on the lift. This included Vivi, Usopp, Zoro, Dalton, and a few village men. I had also gotten on the lift and had managed to wiggle my way under the seat to stop people stepping on me. Too crowded… Way too crowded!

"But we can't let Mr. Dalton fight alone!" Another unknown voice cried as I sighed jadedly. "We will fight with you!"

"I understand, but with this many people it will take longer for us to get to the top!" Vivi argued with the villagers.

"Mr. Dalton, please don't overdo it!" I heard Vivi's worried voice chide the large man as he groaned in pain. Apparently the hippo guy had paid the village a visit before coming after us, wounding Dalton during his visit.

"Hey, you! Peddle faster!" I heard Usopp order the guy peddling the lift up the cable. These guys need an upgrade on technology.

"Such nice scenery," I heard Zoro's voice say randomly and I smirked under my seat. He wasn't bothered at all.

After a few more minutes I heard Dalton coughing and wheezing in pain. I pressed my ears back against my skull as I heard the sound of something wet coming out of his chest, blood I was guessing.

"MR. DOLTAN!" Vivi yelped in worry.

"I will end this painful tragedy," I heard him say as he gasped for air. "What is history? What is government? What's wrong with giving your heart to the country?"

I heard silence in the air as everyone considered what he had said; even I was silently listening from my place under the set. What did he mean to give his heart to his country?

"Listen up, everyone. When we get to the castle," He said as his coat ruffled as he pulled something out. "I want everyone to stand back."

"DYNAMITE!" A heard someone cry out and my body tensed. He had dynamite on him! He planned to blow himself up! Hell to the no!

"Look!" One of the villagers suddenly broke the atmosphere of shock. "There's someone on the top of the mountain!"

I didn't need to crawl out from under the seat to know that it was Luffy. That's something Luffy would do, I knew it in my gut. That's means the others must be safe… Thank the Gods above.


As soon as I felt the carriage stop I shot up like a bullet, dashing straight through people's legs before jumping straight over the side. My paws hit a brick walkway and I bolted, running straight up the stairs.

"MAMORI!" I heard Vivi cry after me but I wasn't about to stop. I jumped 3 steps at a time, my shoulder protesting. When I reached the top I pivoted without slowing down and bolted through a walk way straight through the snow and towards the castle.

"YAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!" I heard a voice screamed out above me causing to skid hastily to a stop, leaving skid tracks in the snow. My head shot up and my one eye widened as I saw that it was Luffy, flying towards the ground like Superman.

"WHAT IS THAT!" Usopp's voice yelped from behind me. It seemed it didn't take them long to get their asses in gear either.

"LUFFY!" Zoro exclaimed shock.

"Mamori! Zoro! Usopp!" Luffy called out as he flew closer to the ground.

Thinking quickly on my feet, I swiftly darted back a few steps, narrowly missing getting taken out by Luffy as he crashed to the ground. Unfortunately Zoro and Usopp didn't move fast enough as a cloud of snow rose around the impact area. I deadpanned as I watched the snow settle. And I thought the villagers had warm welcomes.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!" Zoro screamed at him as Luffy stood back and brushed the snow off his pants.

"I thought you were one of them because you were wearing their clothes," Luffy said sheepishly as he rubbed the back of his head While Usopp and Zoro climbed to their feet. "So you're climbing up here to see us? Didn't you say that you don't know how to hike Usopp?"

"Are you kidding me? A man like me can't be stopped by a mountain! Talking about that, this is one tough adventure," Usopp boasted as he stretched.

'You're telling me,' I snorted, smirking as I watched them.

"We just used a lift to get here," Vivi interrupted as she came out of the walkway. "By the way, are Nami and Sanji doing okay? We found Mamori on the way here so I was worried."

"Yep! They're fine!" Luffy chirped as he smirked. "And Mamori stayed behind to hold off the idiot king and his men."

"You meet up with them? And you left Mamori to deal with them!" Vivi gasped before shaking her head. "I'm glad the others are okay."

"Mamori held on them off while I got Nami and Sanji to the old witch. She's strong you know. She held them long enough for me to get them safely here," Luffy brushed off Vivi's concern. I felt a bit bad, I didn't really do that much. I could only take one of them out and it was the lapins that held the others off…

"What were you doing on the top of the castle anyway?" Zoro interrupted as he crossed his arms over.

"I just chased that stupid king away," Luffy answered simply as Dalton came stumbling of the walkway.

"So the thing that just flew away was really Wapol!" Dalton yelped at Luffy's words. "What about the other three?"

"Oh, Mamori and that reindeer have already taken care of them. Hey, listen up, we got a new crew member," Luffy called excitedly, much like a giddy kid.

"What?" Usopp suddenly asked.

'Oh! A new crew member! I wonder who now… I don't remember anything about that. And what's this about a reindeer?' I hummed to myself.

"A dog and reindeer took care of them…?" Dalton repeated in shock.

Dalton looked to the side and his face dropped in shock causing me to look to the side. My own eye widened slightly as I saw an odd looking reindeer standing against a tree as if trying to hide behind it. He had a pink top hat on his head and a pair of shorts. The oddest thing was the fact he was standing on two legs.

"Blue nose…" Dalton breathed with recognition. "Wait!"

Dalton suddenly dropped to his knees causing me to jump, my gaze swapping to him. He bowed towards the reindeer on his knees and called out, "Thank you very much! I am sure that from now on, Drum Empire will become a better country."

Silence echoed in area as the reindeer and Dalton stared at each other. The rest of us just looked back and forth between them in confusion. In the corner of my eye I saw the village people finally coming out of the walk way as well.

"Ahh! Look!" One man screamed as he spotted the reindeer.

"What is that weird creature!" Another man yelled as they all began to pull out their weapons and aim them at the reindeer like they had done to me before.

"Reindeer? No, it's a monster!" Another one pointed out.

"DON'T DO ANYTHING TO HIM!" Dalton ordered loudly.

"EVIL!" Usopp yelped as his jaw dropped.

I stared on in confusion, not really getting what was going on. The odd reindeer seemed to be startled and took off running away into the tree line.

"YOU IDIOT!" Luffy cried as he swung around and hit Usopp over the head. "He's the new crewman that I talked about! You made him run away!"

"WHAT DID YOU SAY!" Usopp screamed.

'… A reindeer is the new crew mate… Oh,' I muttered in shock.

Suddenly Luffy swung around and took off after the reindeer at a full out sprint, yelling, "WAIT FOR ME!"

"AHHH!" The reindeer screamed as he tried to run faster.

Everyone else was left standing there watching after them in confusion and shock; myself included. Luffy had outdone himself this time to knock us for a loop, hasn't he?

"Everyone!" A commanding voice suddenly snapped.

"AHH!" The villagers cried as they jumped, the rest of us spinning around to see some old, oddly dressed lady. "Dr. Kureha!"

"Is everyone okay? Just take all the hurt people inside," She commanded, jerking her thumb towards the castle behind her. "That's means everyone, okay?"

"Y-Yes Ma'am!" The villagers called out around me as I narrowed my eyes suspiciously at the old bat.


"Your condition is really getting worse," The old bat pointed out as she took a swig of her bottle. The villagers that were also crowding the room jumped in shock, obviously not happy to hear what she had to say about Dalton. "Because you worked too hard. By the way Dalton, do you know where the key to the weapon room is?"

"Why? Do you need it?" Dalton asked from his place lying in his bed.

Dalton had been patched up properly and put in a bed to rest. Across the room Nami was also back in her bed. The old witch had also surprisingly taken one look at me and grabbed me by my scruff before dragging me off to get treated as well.

'Scary old bag,' I shuddered.

She had patched me up as well, strapping a bandage around my shoulder with a salve and she had also wrapped a bandage around one side of my face to cover the cut just above me right eye. I looked really stupid… But she had been nice enough to make a bed of blankets in the corner of the room for me to rest on, although she had been a bitch after that, giving me a scary look and ordering me to 'Stay'.

"It's none of your business," She snorted as she took another swig of her bottle.

"Wapol always carries that key with him," Dalton said as he sat up in his bed. "I think it flew away with him."

"Really? That's bad," She stated.

"Doctor, I am not going to pay you for treating us," Nami suddenly spoke up. "And can you just let us go to continue our travels now?"

"Are you kidding me? I will take all of your treasure on your ship for the medical expenses," She snorted yet again as she put her hands on her hips. "And you have to stay here for another 2 days."

"That's right Nami! You should stay here until you're cured!" Vivi agreed.

My ears twitched lazily is a laid in my bed of blankets, drowzily watching the world around me. The doctor had given me something that was making me feel so weird…

"I'm really fine now. I'm not lying because I want to die," Nami consoled Vivi with a smile before she pulled out a key and spun it around on her finger. "So, do you really need this weapon room's key?

"How did you get that key?" Dalton exclaimed in shock.

"Is that a real key? What's going on here!" The old bat inquired.

"I'm not lying," Nami reassured them as she continued to smile.

"You're very brave to use this key to negotiate with me," The old bat hissed as she shoved her face right in front of Nami's. "You're not a good girl after all."

"Okay, I will take this key for the medical expenses," She said as she took the key off Nami before turning around and beginning to walk out of the room. "However, as a doctor, I still can't let you go."

"Hey! Wait!" Nami yelped. "Then just give me back my key!"

"Listen to me," She said and she stopped to face the rest of us. "I will go to do something downstairs and I will leave this door open. In that closet there are some of my jackets and no one will be left in this room. Besides, I have already cured that boy. The rest of you follow me. I need your help."

"Yes Ma'am!" They chorused as the trailed out of the room after her.

"I feel that she wants me to get her jacket, take Sanji, and get out of here," Nami said after the rest of the people had left the room.

"That's what I heard too…" Vivi mumbled as she stared after her.


Vivi and Nami were dragging Sanji along the ground with me trotting behind them, my mind flying off in fairy land somewhat. As we made our way out of the front door we noticed the small reindeer standing in the snow on one side of the grounds. Usopp, Luffy, and Zoro were on the other side, facing the reindeer.

"Chopper…" I heard Nami mutter as she looked at him.

"But I'm a reindeer! I have hooves and horns! I also have a blue nose!" The reindeer yelled at us as the rest of watched quietly. "Actually… I want to be a pirate too, but I'm not human! I'm a monster! I can't be friends with humans! That's why I came here to thanks you! Thank you… For asking me. But I will stay here. If you are bored just come to visit me sometimes!"

'What the… Can't be friends with humans? Can't be a pirate because he is not human…? I gather no one has told him about me yet,' I sighed quietly as I watched him sadly. 'If thinks he can't be friends with these guys just because he isn't human, then he is sorely mistaken...'

"JUST SHUT UP AND COME WITH ME!" Luffy screamed to the sky as he threw his hands up in the air.

"What a noisy persuasion," Zoro sighed while the rest of us smiled softly at Luffy's simplicity.

"OKAY!" The little reindeer yelled back as he started to bawl his eyes out.


"Hey, why don't we have to say goodbye to Doctor and that uncle?" Luffy asked Nami as he rolled back and forth atop of his giant snow ball.

"You'd better let Chopper go by himself because it will be a very sad goodbye," Nami told Luffy as we all waited out in front of the castle for Chopper to come back. "Even though the doctor looks scary and mean, she's really a kind person."

"So we are going to leave them without saying good bye?" Usopp questioned.

I gently pressed my paw into the snow as I half listened, watching as the snow around my paws shifted.

"That's right," Nami replied to him. "When Chopper comes back we will go to our ship and head to Alabasta. I hope this is fine with you Vivi."

"Of course as long as we have a doctor with us, I'm okay," Vivi agreed.

"Doctor?" Luffy said, blinking in confusion.

"That's right. I should prepare the lift," Usopp informed us as he walked off towards the walkway. "Luffy, lend me a hand will you?"

"They have a lift? So cool!" Luffy called out.

I gently shifted my paw across the snow, staring in amazement as my paws left a mark in the snow. Something so small seemed to entertain me a great amount as the urge to giggle overcame me.

'Urgh… The fuck did that old bat give me…?' I wondered to myself and my senses seem to waver again. 'I think she might have… Drugged me. Slowly I seem to be getting more and more… spacey.'

I groaned and lazily dropped to my side in the snow, not caring as my head also hit the ground. The bandaged side of my face was resting the snow as I stared dizzily at the wall of the castle.

'Hmm… I wonder how long it took people to build that… How did they get the rocks up here?' My minded fluttered around to random things as I zoned out again.


I sluggishly pulled my mind back to me as I heard loud screams, yells, and cries coming from inside the castle. I slowly lifted my head up as the sounds seemed to get louder.

"What's going on inside the castle?" Nami sighed as she put her hands on her hip. "Why can't they just have a quiet goodbye? It's already late."

"He's coming," Zoro commented as we saw him running out of the doorway, running in his proper reindeer form whilst dragging a carriage behind him.

"Eh?" Vivi yelped as he sprinted towards us in a hurry. "What's going on?"

"I'm being chased!" He cried out.

"Hey, we've finished repairing the lift!" Usopp called out as both him both Luffy came out of the walkway.

"Everyone hop on!" Chopper cried at us. "We are going down now!"

"STOP!" The old bat cried out as she came tearing out after Chopper, flinging knives after him.

"WHAT IS THIS!" Everyone else cried out in shock.

'Oh! It's like that act you see at a circus sometimes where they throw knife at someone pinned to a board!' I giggled to myself as I climbed to my feet. 'I wanna play!'

I took a few drunken steps forwards, towards the screaming old bag as I lazily wagged my tail. I felt someone latch onto the back of my neck and yank me back suddenly, scooping me up under his arm like a bag.

"Where the hell do you think you're going Mamori!" Zoro yelled at me as he ran towards Chopper's cart with me.

'Oh! Oh! Oh! I'm like one of the little rat dogs the prissy girls carry around in their bags! I'm the dog and Zoro's the prissy girl!' An image of Zoro in a yellow sun dress, pink blush on his cheeks, yellow eye shadow, high heels, and him carrying me around in a big pink bag flashed through my mind. '... BWHAHAHAHA!'


My eye widened in amazement as the pink snow fell all around us, my jaw dropping slightly in awe. We had safety made in down off the mountain in Chopper's cart, although the ride was a bit of a blur while I tried to stop laughing so much and get that image of Zoro out of my mind.

"Wooooah!" Chopper cried out.

"That's cool!" Luffy chirped.

"Yes," Zoro agreed with him.

I watched as a piece of snow floated past my nose, not being able to help myself but to snap out at it, catching it in my muzzle.

'Fairy floss snow! So pretty! And it's EVERYWHERE! Whoa! Pink snoooooow!' I chirped as I started to dash around whilst catching more of the pink snow in my mouth. I stumbled around a bit like I was intoxicated, but I couldn't help myself from dashing after them in the snow.

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Chopper cried in the background. "WAAAAAAAAH!"


We had all gotten back to the ship safely and were setting off with the pink snow in the background. Zoro had to drag me all the way there because I wanted to keep catching the pretty snow! Bully!

Everyone around me was partying but my ears seemed almost like they were clogged up, my one eye blurring as my whole body seemed to slow down. I felt like I had a heavy rug thrown over me and I was fighting against it to stay conscious. Apparently whatever the old bat had given me wore off quickly and made me tired as hell.

'Blah,' I groaned as I flopped down by Zoro's side, curling into a ball. 'This is why I was always told never to take drugs from shady people…'

The distant sounds of the partying somehow lulled me to sleep; I wasn't worried about being around such a large group of people that were partying because I knew them all. That, and I was too tired to give a damn.


Guys, please don't eat me! Mamori didn't get to talk to Chopper this chapter cause she was too drugged off her face to notice him too much. And Chopper was dealing with his own problems, I promise you though, next chapter they will get chatting! No doubt about it. You'll just have to wait another week, sorry guys!