HAPPY (late) THANKSGIVING FROM PIKA-CHAN, THE STRAW HATS AND ME! 8D

"Wapol is back!"

My ears perk up; wasn't that the guy responsible for Hiruluk's death? Doctorine smiles, "Is he?" She gets up and walks towards the door.

"What is it?" Sanji asks.

Doctorine waves her hand, "Nothing you need to worry about; just stay in bed." Her tone is so nonchalant and casual that it just about sways me. But seeing Nami's expression tells me otherwise; something's wrong. She starts to follow Doctorine out of the room, her hand brushing her pocket where her staff most likely resides.

"Pika?" I ask worriedly.

Nami stops and faces me, "Don't worry Pika-chan, you just stay here with Sanji," she smirks. "Someone has to keep an eye on that idiot."

"Oh Nami, you're even more beautiful when you're insulting me." Sanji says with a grin.

I roll my eyes and nod, returning her smirk before stepping forward and touching her arm. "Pikachu." 'Be careful.'

Nami gives me a pat and exits the room, leaving Sanji and I alone. "Wonder what all the fuss is about?" Sanji wonders.

I shrug, "Pika pika…" 'Hell if I know…' But I shouldn't be worrying; if Luffy could withstand a herd of mutant killer bunnies in below zero weather, I'm sure he can handle whatever's out there.

I walk over to Sanji and feel his forehead, "Pika?" I ask.

Sanji shrugs, understanding my question, "I still feel a bit lightheaded, but it's better than before." he says.

I nod in understanding and lie down next to him. It's quiet for a good few minutes (minus the occasional crash and shout) when the door bursts open revealing a shivering Luffy. "Cold...so cold!" He whines, rubbing his bare arms. "I need a coat and fast! Any coat will do!"

I tilt my head, "Pika?"

Sanji slowly sits up, "What's all the noise out there?" he asks.

"It's freezing, are there any coats anywhere?" Luffy asks, ignoring him causing Sanji and me to roll our eyes.

"Idiot, I asked what was going on out there." Sanji repeats.

"Just a fight." Luffy answers as he begins digging around.

Sanji raises his eyebrows in slight surprise, "Oh, need us to step in?" he asks.

Luffy waves his hand, "Nah, just stay in bed; Nami and I can handle it." he says.

"Nami's out there?!" Sanji demands making me groan in annoyance. Dammit Luffy, you just had to push the 'Nami' button…

"C'mon, where are the coats? I need a coat!" Luffy whines.

"Don't ignore me you moron, what's happening out there?! Has something happened to Nami?!" Sanji snaps.

I roll my eyes and point to the coatrack. "Pikachu." Luffy looks at me and follows my paw. I remember seeing both Luffy and Sanji's coats on there when she gave me back Luffy's hat.

Luffy spots it and grabs it, throwing it on. "Thanks Pika-chan!" he says, running out the door.

"You better keep Nami safe, you hear me?!" Sanji yells after him.

"I will, I will!" Luffy responds before stretching his arm out and closing the door behind him.

Sanji sighs as he lies back down, "He better follow through on that…"

I give him a slight smile, "Pika pikachu." 'Focus on getting better first, stupid.'

After a few moments Sanji goes back to sleep and I place the ice pack back onto his head. The sooner we get that fever down, the better. As I sit next to him and watch him sleep, I can't help but wonder what's going on outside. Who exactly are we up against here?

Just then to punctuate my thoughts, a loud explosion rings out from above us. Thankfully, Sanji doesn't wake up; but what the heck is going on out there?! I sneak out of the door and peek out a window where I see Nami, Doctorine, and Chopper all standing by the main doors, staring down four distinct figures.

One of them is really round wearing fur and steel and super wide and tall. He really reminds of Boo Jack from Clockwork Island only...with cannons for hands. And one of them is smoking; ah, so that's where that explosion came from.

Another is tall, wearing a cloak and has pink hair and a deep scowl on his face. The third is a guy with a big afro and the last one seems to be wearing some weird blue outfit wielding a bow and arrow. They may look silly, but I know better than to underestimate them; one of these guys was Wapol, so who knows what could happen.

I then realize that Luffy isn't among them and everyone seems to be looking up at the top of the castle. Oh geez Luffy, what the heck are you doing up there? Don't do anything stupid, please.

They spend a lot of time talking and thanks to the glass I can't hear, but my eyes widen as the tall guy with pink hair steps up. Looks like they're doing the thing where the henchman takes over the fight while the boss just sits back and watches. That plan either fails miserably or makes the fight longer; either way, we're not leaving this castle anytime soon. I'm guessing the fatso is Wapol cause he's barking orders like there's no tomorrow; I really hate tyrants...

Pink Hair leaps into the fray and it doesn't take long to realize that he has Devil Fruit powers. Looks like he can shoot spores of some kind; that could really screw us over if we don't watch it. I hear some movement on the roof of the castle and Luffy and Spore Guy (that's a better name for him) reappear on the ground.

I watch in anticipation as Spore Guy proves to be really fast. He's matching all of Luffy's moves at lightning speed! He also shoots poisonous projectiles but thanks to Luffy's rubber body, he doesn't get poisoned. I guess it has to enter your body in order to work, so as long as Luffy doesn't get any cuts or breathe anything bad in, he should be fine.

Nami's standing by, staff at the ready to jump in anytime, but I doubt she can hold up against this guy. Luffy's rubber body gives him the best chance of standing up to this guy and not getting poisoned. I can see why Wapol brought this guy along, he's definitely a tough fighter.

Speaking of Wapol, I'm surprised he hasn't stepped in to fight Chopper or Nami-

My eyes widen as I look to see the spot they occupied completely empty; where's Wapol and the two henchmen?! I strain my eyesight, looking around as much as I can, but there's no sign of them! They couldn't have fallen off the mountain during the fight so where else could they have… My heart just about skips a beat as I realize that the area around the main door is completely unguarded.

My fear grows as I hear a familiar door open followed by soft footsteps. "Pika-chan? Where did you go?" Sanji is out of his room, recovering from a fever, and three creepers, one with a Devil Fruit power, are now inside the castle.

I bolt from the window and down the hallway; Sanji, you better not do anything stupid! I run down the hallway and I hear Sanji's voice again.

"What the...who the hell are they?"

"Who is that?" I hear Wapol say.

"Most likely another Straw Hat, sir." I hear one of the henchmen say.

No! I immediately pick up speed and Sanji eventually comes into view. He's put on his shoes and jacket to protect himself from the snow and has a blanket wrapped around his shoulders. My paws start to throb a bit as I pick up speed and I hear Wapol once more.

"Kill him!"

Out of the corner of my eye I see the blue henchman raise his bow and arrow and fire. Sanji silently curses and steps out of the way, letting the arrow embed itself in the wall. However, the afro henchman takes out a black ball of something and lobs it towards Sanji. It's too fast to dodge! I will myself to go faster and leap into the air. I flick my tail and swat it away from Sanji before landing safely beside him.

Sanji grins, "There you are."

"Pika!" I chirp with a smile before frowning. I point to the still open bedroom door. "Pika pikachu?" 'Why aren't you in bed?'

Sanji gets what I'm saying and frowns, "I feel fine."

"Pika pika!" I say, pointing a bit more urgently.

"What, do you expect me to just lie there when we have to get Vivi back to Alabasta?" Sanji demands. "My fever's gone down enough."

"Pika pi!" 'Not with you up and moving around in the cold!'

It's obvious Sanji didn't understand me, but he still puts on an annoyed expression, "Geez, nothing makes you happy, does it?"

I roll my eyes and groan. 'Excuse me for being worried about your health, jerk.'

"Don't just stand there, take them out! Now!" Wapol's voice draws us back to reality and Sanji ducks just in time to avoid another arrow.

"Alright, that's it!" Sanji growls. I jump onto Sanji's shoulder and he jumps from the railing to the ground floor, careful not to slip on the snowy ground. I jump off his shoulder and get into an offensive stance as Sanji straightens up, letting the blanket drop to the ground, "Looking for a fight? We'll give it to you." Sanji says.

"Pikachu!"

Wapol laughs, "A man and a mouse, defeat me? That's a riot!" he says. "Show no mercy boys!"

Afro and Blue Guy step up. "Don't worry sir, we'll get them out of your hair; and speaking of…" Before I know it, Afro lobs another black ball of hair towards us. Sanji grits his teeth and raises his leg to kick it and successfully hits it away… or at least, I think he did.

"Pika…?" I look to see the ball still sticking to his leg and making no move to fall off.

"What the…?!" Sanji's eyes widen and he shakes his leg, but the ball stays glued to his leg. "Get this thing off me!" What's going on? When I hit one of those things away it was like hitting a ball of cotton, it didn't stick to me like this! I check my tail to make sure and sure enough, the ball I hit away isn't anywhere on me.

Meanwhile, Sanji continues trying to get the ball off, "What the hell's making it stick to me?! Static electricity?!" he exclaims.

"Exactamundo!" Afro says with a grin. He then takes out two bits of hair from his afro, gives them a few squeezes before they expand and split into two more hairballs, making four in total. "How about two for your little pipsqueak?" My eyes widen; oh no, that ain't good! "Marimo Static Cling!" Afro yells, and hurls the hairballs towards me and Sanji.

Sanji cries out in disgust as two others latch to his shoulder and arm. I squeak and squeeze my eyes shut as I feel the balls hit me and...bounce away? I open my eyes and look to see the two hairballs landing harmlessly on the snowy ground. What the heck? I know they hit me, so why aren't they sticking? Not that I'm complaining.

Everyone else looks just as confused as me; am I too small for them to fully stick...or could it have something to do with them using static electricity?

I decide to test my theory and go over to Sanji. I take my tail and slide it between Sanji's leg and the hairball and I feel my fur tingle. I can feel the electricity the hair is generating to Sanji's clothes and I feel my own electricity keeping the hair from latching onto me.

I guess electricity is running through my fur 24-7...good to know.

I flick the hairball away from Sanji followed by the other two and Afro jumps away to avoid them. Afro growls and pulls out more hairballs. "Alright, try and dodge these!" he yells, throwing four large hairballs towards Sanji and me. I give Sanji and smirk and leap into the air in front of him. With precise aim I smack all the hairballs away safely with my tail; I never thought I'd be so happy to have lightning as my essence!

Blue Guy raises his bow, "Try knocking this away!" he says and releases two arrows almost simultaneously; damn this guy is fast!

Sanji steps forward and with precise aim and timing, kicks the arrows away from me. "Looks like we have upper hand this time." Sanji says with a smirk. He nods to me and I step up.

I immediately unleash an electric attack, enveloping both Afro and Blue Guy. Blue Guy slumps a bit with a few burns, but Afro's whole head catches on fire! Guess there's a downside to having all that static electricity in human hair. Thanks Arceus for fur! I can barely hold back my laughter as Afro runs around in circles trying desperately to put out the fire with the snow surrounding us.

"You idiots! Pull yourselves together!" Wapol barks. But by doing so, he didn't see Sanji running up to him. He lands a good hard kick to the face and another to his armored stomach, pushing him back a few feet. Sanji turns to me, his foot still slightly raised. "Pika-chan!"

I run up and leap onto Sanji's foot. Focusing my gaze on Wapol, I let sparks fly from my cheeks as Sanji swings his leg the moment I land, not losing any momentum. I shoot towards Wapol like a bullet, electricity flying from my body and almost surrounding it. This sensation, the speed, the adrenaline, the power...feels very familiar.

White energy surrounds me along with a few thin bolts of lightning and my skull slams right into Wapol. I bounce off and land on the ground as Wapol's fat body goes flying into the wall. Saliva flies from Wapol's mouth as the air is knocked out of him and he stares tiredly ahead. I can't help but snicker as his henchmen run over to him; I think we actually got him stuck in the wall! It takes a good few seconds before Afro and Blue Guy get him unstuck, but to our surprise, Wapol manages to slowly get to his feet.

Sanji frowns. "Damn, we hit him dead on and he's still getting up!"

"Pika pi."

Wapol growls, "I'm getting sick of you interfering." He turns to Blue Guy "Tell me what I ate today after the cannons and gunpowder." he orders. ...Uh, what?

I watch as Blue Guy takes out a small notebook. My ears wilt; what the hell…? "You ate a full toasted cottage, sir." he answers.

"Geez, and I thought Luffy's appetite was ridiculous…" Sanji mutters, both of us sweatdropping.

"Pika…" 'No kidding…'

"You see Straw Hats," Wapol says, fixing us with a hard glare. "Anything I eat becomes a part of my body thanks to the Munch Munch Fruit!" Sanji and I both frown and get ready; whatever he's up to, it's probably not anything good.

"Munch Munch Shock…" Sanji and I watch as Wapol grows and grows until he's pretty much become a house with a face. "The Wapol House!"

"A house?!" Sanji exclaims.

"Pika pika!" What kind of Devil Fruit magic is this?!

"Now if you'll excuse me, I have to eat!" Wapol says, turning to his two henchmen. "Behold the Munch Munch Factory!" And with that, he leans down and chomps down on the henchmen.

Sanji and I watch in horror as he chews happily on the henchmen, their feet kicking and struggling for some semblance of freedom. "He...He's eating his own men!" Sanji exclaims.

"Pikachu!" I whine, stepping a bit closer to him out of fear. This guy could swallow me whole like an apple!

After many agonizing moments of chewing, the men disappear into his mouth and he swallows. Steam comes from the chimneys and Wapol waddles around for a few moments. "Now, come forth you miraculous union!" he yells.

"What kind of union?" Sanji wonders fearfully.

"Pika pi…" 'I have a bad feeling about this…'

We watch as the door on Wapol's front opens. "Allow me to introduce myself…" A voice says, though it sounds more like two voices talking together. "I am the strongest warrior in Drum Kingdom!"

Sanji and I gape as what I can only describe as a fusion of the two men emerge from Wapol. The thing has two faces and four arms, everything else combined and fused together. I'm actually having trouble believing what I'm looking at; I'm just glad it's not as terrifying as I thought.

"Miraculous Union?" Sanji scoffs, "More like ridiculous…"

"Pika…" 'You can say that again…' Welp, looks like we're up and running for round two. But just as Sanji and I get into battle ready positions, there's a loud boom from outside. But it's not an explosions like Wapol's cannons from earlier, it's more like a loud 'poof!'.

But what really gets our attention, is Nami's scream that follows. "LUFFY!"

If you've watched Chopper Plus, I'm sure you know what that cloud means... And speaking of that movie, I was real annoyed that the other two henchmen got axed off in that movie, cause Chopper wasn't able to show off his Rumble moves, and I LOVE it when he does that! (That's my only REAL complaint with the movie tbh...)

I guess we can add 'Thou shalt not attack Sanji or any Straw Hat whilst they are recovering' to the Ten Commandments of Pika-chan (I'll post the whole list once I actually have one!) XD

Oh, and if you missed it. Wapol only made the CANNONS a part of his body here. He then changed back to normal when he entered the castle and then used the cottage for the Munch Munch Factory. And sorry if we're not seeing much of Mushul here. We might get more next or afterwards, but we'll see.