Crazy trouble with love part 9
Prim, Praline, and Chopper
Series: One Piece
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"Doctor's log 15, so far trying to find a den den mushi that can get in contact with the others is STILL a huge problem." Muttered Chopper to himself as he jotted down in a small handbook. "From what I've learned from the newspapers and Rayleigh, when Kuma sent us all flying off he simply sent me to the other side of Sabaody island. As for the others, as far as I know they've been spread out throughout the world, and before I had no contact until I saw the recordings of the Marineford."
He dabbed the pen in some ink before resuming. "Being stranded here and making small change to get by is more and more hard, especially when I have to stay away from anyone who might prefer to use me to make money because of my looks. I'm a doctor damn it, not a pet!"
Chopper sighed before calming down and resuming his writing. "Unfortunately, I don't have access to Sunny even though I am stranded on Sabaody, and am now staying at Shakey's bar. Rayleigh said the former warlord Kuma is guarding it, and will do so until a Strawhat arrives at the ship. As much as it pains me to say this, I'm not strong enough yet to protect the ship on my own."
He looked down and around the small area he's called home, which was just a few barrels wrapped together with rope and what he could scavenge together. "Thankfully I still have some place to stay, and even if Rayleigh is gone to go train Luffy, things aren't so bad, it turns out since the archipelago is the middle of the grand line it is also a mixing pot of knowledge, I've already accumulated several fascinating books on medicine so far."
He turned the page. "Some of the shops around here seem like they might have more books filled with stuff I need to learn, but I've been dragging my hooves on going there, unsure if I'll be allowed." He said as he let out a sigh. "After seeing how people here treat fishmen I am worried what they'll think of me, and there is the chance they could recognize me from the wanted posters and call the marines."
With that he closed the book and set it aside to save the rest of the pages for later. "Luffy…. I know you want us to get stronger for when we meet again in two years, yet… I can't help but feel like I've got my work cut out for me here."
He felt his stomach growl and went over to some of the fruit he got before biting into an apple. 'I can't just sit around here, and I'm gonna start running out of food eventually. I know Shakey said I could help myself to anything she makes, but I don't want to just take advantage of her hospitality for two years…'
He sighed and stood up. "I can't call myself a doctor who can't fight to stay alive if I don't improve. I need to learn all I can to become the best there is, especially for the future pirate king." He said as he sat up. "Ok, I need to get out there and start looking for something to make me stronger… maybe if I stick to the islands that are mostly controlled by pirates for now I'll have some luck?"
With that he began to slowly make his way out of his small hole as the screen panned away and a bit aways to the other side of the grove.
"Eh?! What do you mean you won't be here for three weeks?!" Yelled a large woman with sharp teeth, red lipstick, a long fish tail with her hair styled in a way that made her resemble a hammerhead shark with a bubble tube around her waist that kept her off the ground while yelling into a den den mushi. "You said you would be here today!"
"I-I'm sorry Miss Praline, b-but we were stopped by a world noble a-"
"We don't want excuses." Frowned a tanned woman with blond hair styled up in a cylindrical fashion and standing with eight octopus legs holding a trident. "What we want is you to get here on the double even if it kills you."
"W-We'll try, but we have to go back and get more, the world noble took everything! The earliest we'll be there is in three weeks, and even this is the grand line, nothing is guaranteed." The Den Den mushi cried out, looking small in Praline's large hand.
She growled and gripped the snail making it's eyes nearly pop out of it's eyestalks. "Just get here or so help me I'll convince them to take you as a slave!"
"Y-Yes ma'am! I'll try my hardest!" He cried out before the call ended.
"Ugh… god damn it, fucking world nobles." Praline cursed as she rubbed her forehead in annoyance. "They should just stay where they live and get pampered like dogs instead of take what belongs to us."
"Agreed, now we're stuck here, at least we won't be near Mama when she gets the news." Prim said with a sigh.
"She'll still call and be angry when she hears."
"True, but at least she can't kill us all the way out here."
Both of them nodded while Praline stretched out her arms, where as her sister though found her gaze turned towards a nearby bar before they went wide. She saw a certain Strawhat doctor leaving as her eyes lit up. "Hey, Praline, look over there."
"Where?"
"The one leaving the bar, the little guy~"
Praline turned her head where her sister pointed and squinted her eyes before perking up. "Oooh, now I see~"
"Shall we go introduce ourselves~?"
"We shall~" She said with a grin. "I could use a nice distraction~"
"Agreed~"
They chuckled amongst themselves as they made their way towards the clueless doctor.
Meanwhile, said doctor hummed while oblivious to the two figures coming up behind him.
'Ok, I already checked grove 27, maybe I'll have some luck at grove 32 today?.' he thought before feeling something tap him on the back of his hat. "Huh?" He said as he turned around, only to go wide eyed. He was looking at two gorgeous girls, merfolk when he saw the tail, fin, and tentacles. He kept looking up to see their faces...and kept looking, and looking and looking, craning his neck back as far as he could. "Uh...yes?" He said as he tried to look at their face and not their... well, you know.
"Hey there. We couldn't help but notice you fella and wanted to come on over and say hi~" Called the one with tentacles as she leaned down towards him.
"H-Hi there." He gulped, feeling a bit intimidated due to the height difference. "H-How are you doing?"
"Oh we were doing ok, till we saw YOU~" The one with the shark tail responded, the bubble keeping her in the air making her seem even taller.
"W-What? Why?"
"Because you stuck out to us." Praline said with a grin as she and Prim began to slowly circle him.
"I did?" He asked in confusion. "I-I didn't think I stuck out that much here."
"Yeah, wanna guess why~?"
"Why?" He asked, shaking nervously with goosebumps. 'Are they slave traders? No, that's impossible, they're both mermaids.'
"Well, you can say we like guys who are small~" winked Praline.
"It makes it much more fun~" Chuckled Prim with a smile.
Chopper felt that one hurt his pride, but seeing them loom over him kept any anger completely faded away. "I uh... thank you for the offer but uh... I don't think I can..."
"Oh no need to be scared~" Praline said with a grin. "I promise not to be too rough~"
"Of course, we don't want to accidentally break you~"
'Break me?!' He thought as he paled. "I-I think I should go."
"Oh no need to be in such a rush." Prim said with a smile as she used her tentacles to block his path.
"We're still talking with you after all~" Praline said with a grin as he gulped nervously, feeling trapped.
"Uh….." He started sweating nervously. "I-I really should be going, I-I have to go to grove 32 today.' He said, immediately regretting it as their eyes lit up.
"Really? What a coincidence! That's where we have to go!"
"Yeah, we can all go there together." Praline said with a grin as he paled. "Come now, let's walk and talk~"
"D-Did I say grove 32? I meant 44!"
"Oh? The marine base?" Prim asked, seeing through his lie.
"I-I meant 45!" he blurted out while trying to give a convincing smile. "I must have let my mind get away! Silly me! Hehehe...hehe….he…"
"Grove 45? Are you sure this time?" Prim asked as she shot a look to her sister with a grin.
"Yup! Completely sure."
"Alright, let's go then, I heard there's some amazing bars there." Praline said as he let out a small groan.
"Yeah, let's go have some fun!" Prim said as she used one of her tentacles to gently nudge him forward.
"But you said you had to go to grove 32."
"Yeah, our ship is there, but the crew can wait, we're stuck at Sabaody for a while, so we're in no rush."
"Besides, you look like you could use a tall cold one."
"Yeah, in fact you look kinda tired, how about we give you a ride to the grove?" Prim asked as one of her tentacles moves towards him.
"No no no, you don't need to do that, really!" He cried as he tried to back away from them as Praline chuckled.
"Oh, we insist. Wait! Silly me, we never got your name or gave you ours, now did we cutie?" She chuckled as she reached down to grab him. "My Names Praline, that's my sister Prim, and you are?"
'Oh no! If I say my real name they might turn me into the marines!' He thought as he gulped nervously. "M-My name is uh…. Tony."
"Well Tony, hang on." She moved him up and set him on her shoulder, with him easily taking the spot without any issue.
"Aw, I wanted him on my shoulder." Praline pouted. "Well, he can make it up to me later~"
He looked at her, confused and nervous hearing that as the two sisters began to make their way with him leaning against Prim's head to stay balanced. 'Ok, stay calm, stay with them for a bit, and when the opportunity arises, leave, simple, right?'
'We hit the jackpot with this little guy. He could pass for a plushie, it's taking everything in me not to lose it~' Praline thought as she kept stealing glances at Chopper. 'Oh this is gonna be fun, we're gonna have to make sure not to lose track of him~'
'Oh this poor guy has no idea what he's in for~' Thought Prim licking her lips while feeling her tentacles wiggle in excitement.
'Ok, this isn't too bad… I'm only kinda being taken to a new location by two giant mermaids I've never met before…' Chopper thought, trying to keep calm. 'Both who look hungry, very very hungry…' He thought as he let out a gulp. 'T-They wouldn't eat me...right?'
"I have to say Tony, you look very cute, I think I could just eat you right up~"
He went slack jawed and wide eyed, shaking from that phrase. 'They are gonna eat me!'
"You're so small I'll bet you'd be great to hold all day everyday~"
"Yeah, I'd just love to bring you home with me~"
'I don't like the sound of that.' He thought with a gulp as the two mermaids made their way across the groves with ease, their sizes allowing them to cover more ground.
"So, Tony, what do you have to do at grove 45?"
"Do you have a date?" Teased Praline making him blush.
"N-No, I uh… I'm meeting my friends." he said nervously, spitting out the first thing that came to mind.
"Well, until you meet them we'll stick close to you~"
"Especially since you might get snagged by some girl who thinks you're precious~" Praline chuckled as Prim joined in, making Chopper gulp nervously. 'Like we did~'
'I already feel like I'm being kidnapped!' he thought as they began to move into another grove. "W-Well, uh, what about you two, what are you going to do after I leave?"
"Oh, well we're in no big hurry or rush."
"You could say we're having a really slow day, plenty of free time for ourselves." Prim said as he slowly nodded.
"Ok…" he said, beginning to realize that ditching the two mermaids wasn't going to be easy.
"Say, I think we're getting close to the grove, where were you going to meet up with your friends?" Prim asked with a grin, awaiting his response. 'Once no one shows he'll have no excuse to try and leave, caught in his own web of lies~'
'Crap! If I give them a spot, they might stay and see I'm lying!' he thought, trying to think of a response. 'Plus I haven't been in this grove, I don't know the name of any of the buildings here!'
Both mermaids looked at him with silence.
'He can't even think of a lie.'
'He's at a lost, I can't wait to have some fun with him~'
"Um…. at the….bar?"
"Really now? Well that sounds like the perfect spot." Praline said with a grin. "Should we wait inside with you?"
"N-No, you can just drop me off at the front."
"But what if your friends are waiting inside?"
"T-They um...that is….they said they would wait outside?" He said, cringing as he just kept lying, digging himself deeper.
"Great, we'll say hello."
"Yep, we'll wait with you." Prim said as he paled. "Is that the bar you're meeting them at?"
Chopper gulped when she pointed to a bar coming up, with the girls taking that as a yes.
"Great, let's go, we'll just wait here with you, how soon until your friends show up?" Prim asked as they approached the building.
"Um…. I don't know." He let out, breaking into a sweat that both of them noticed.
"You don't know?" Praline asked, trying to hide her grin. 'And now the lie comes apart~'
"I uh….well…."
"Tony, if that is your name, there's no friends coming, is there?"
"Uh…." He said, his eyes darting around nervously. 'Should I just tell them?'
"Naughty naughty Tony~" sang Praline wagging her finger with a smirk. "It's not nice to lie to a couple of girls like that."
"W-Well, I uh…" He started, his face heating up.
"Why would you lie to us, we just wanted to help and to hang out~" Prim added with a chuckle.
"Well it's not like I didn't have a good reason to…"
"Really, and what was that, don't you like little old us?" Praline asked, rubbing her eyes dramatically.
"I guess he doesn't, how mean." Spoke Prim turning her head and making a sniffling sound.
"No! No, no, no! Not at all, it's just uh...I don't uh…" He started, not knowing how to explain himself. "I was uh...scared?"
"Scared? Of us? How rude." Praline puffed out her cheeks in mock anger.
"Yeah, we aren't scary!"
"I'm sorry, I know, it's just well...um…." Chopper cried out, trying to defuse the 'situation'. "You're not scary, honest."
"Do you mean that?" Praline asked as Prim reached over and gently grabbed him to get a better look at him.
"Look me in my eyes and tell me that Tony."
"If that is your name." Praline huffed in mock annoyance.
He gulped seeing them so close and nodded. "You're not scary, really."
"Ok, thank you Tony." Prim said with a smile. "Now then, you said you don't have any friends coming, right?"
He nodded sheepishly as she grinned.
"Great, then how about we go get you a drink?" She asked as she glanced at the bar. "We're already at a bar anyway."
"No thanks, I'm not thirsty." He said as he shook his head. 'Ok, maybe they aren't as bad as I thought?'
"Come on, we insist."
"It's on us." Prim said as they began to lead Chopped to the bar.
"But I...I'm not much of a drinker!" he cried out.
"That's fine, we're not huge drinkers either, in fact we're both lightweights~" Praline chuckles.
"Who knows what could happen when we get drunk~"
"M-maybe we should drink then..." He relented, figuring he could use that as a way to slip away.
"Great, but you're right." Praline sighed before sending a discrete wink to her sister. "Perhaps we shouldn't get drunk at a bar."
"What? But you just said you were thirsty." Chopper said as they both grinned.
"Oh, we are, but we should do it safely, and it just so happens we have a fully stocked bar in our hotel room~" Praline said with a grin.
"Yeah, that way if we get too out of it, we won't stumble off and get hurt." Prim said with a grin as Chopper paled. "Come on, the hotels not that far away, let's go!"
'Crap!' He thought as he was corralled towards a massive building.
(Later)
"Here we are." Prim said as they lightly pushed him into a well decorated and massive room, one that made him feel tiny, with him unable to see the top of any of the beds or tables in the room.
"Go ahead and make yourself comfy while we get the drinks." Prim said with a smile as the door shut behind them, locking them in.
Chopper gulped as they moved past him, his eyes darting around for any other escape routes. He began to feel nervous as he began to realize most of the door handles were well beyond his reach, as were the windows. 'Ok Chopper, stay calm, don't freak out. You still have a chance to get out. Just wait until they're tipsy and work on the lock.' He thought as the two made their way to a large bar full of massive bottles and mugs.
"Should we go with the real strong stuff?" Whispered Prim.
"Let's start off easy and see how much he can take.. but let's give him one of our glasses." Praline grinned as she grabbed a glass the size of a barrel.
"Good call." Prim said as she began to fill up the glass. "You ready to have fun Tony~?"
"Uh...no?"
"Well then, I guess we'll just have to encourage you to have fun then~" Praline said with a grin before quickly lashing her hand out and lightly grabbing him.
"What?!" He cried as she lifted him up with a grin before placing him on the bar, eighteen feet off the ground.
"There, you can't enjoy a drink with us all the way down there, now can you?"
"Really, I'm good." He said as Prim pushed the massive glass towards him. "That is a barrel! I can't drink from that! I don't even think I can reach the top!"
"I could get you a straw if you need it." Prim said as Praline began to grin.
"I have an idea, we could help him drink it, or maybe get him closer to his drink?" She said as she reached down to pick him up.
"Oh no." He said as he backed up, trying to dodge her hand. "I'm fine where I am!"
"Oh no, we insist." Praline said with a grin before quickly moving her hands together, trapping him inside them. "Gotcha!"
"Hey, let me outta here!" He cried as he tried to move the fingers apart as she moved her hands over the glass as she and Prim let out a snicker.
"Now now, relax~" She chuckled. "Nothing bad is gonna happen, if you want I can let you out~" She chuckled as she began to slowly move her hands apart.
"Yes please!" He cried before spotting the large barrel sized glass of ale he was above. "Wait, no-" He started only for her to chuckle and shake her hands as she finished pulling them apart, leaving him in the air for a brief second before he went falling into the glass.
"There you go, drink up little guy~" Prim chuckled.
Chopper poked his head up from the glass coughing and shaking his head. "What was that for?! I'm covered in beer now!"
"What? You said you couldn't reach the top of the glass, so I helped~" Giggled Praline. "Now you can drink it all up without straining yourself."
"I can't drink all this!" He said with a pout. "Get me out of here please!"
"Alright, I'll get you out...after you drink up." Praline said as he groaned.
"Fine, I'll take a sip." He huffed as he lowered his head to drink up some of the liquor.
"Hmmm, if he doesn't want to finish his drink I could use a refreshment~" Prim said as Praline grinned.
"That and more I'll bet~" She whispered.
"Yeah, but I have an idea." She chuckled as she reached out and grabbed the glass he was in.
'This is so humiliating.' Thought Chopper while slowly drinking the booze. 'At least the beer tastes good… Wait, is the world moving?' He wondered while Prim slowly picked up the glass.
"It's been awhile since I had West Blue ale~" She chuckled as she brought the glass to her lips. She tipped it and let it drip down with Chopper feeling his face getting flushed.
"H-Hey, this tastes kinda good...wait, what's going on?" He groaned as he popped his head up before feeling the beer starting to move in one direction.
"Mmm, that's the stuff." Prim moaned happily as Chopper turned around and paled as he realized what was happening.
"H-Hey, I'm still in here!"
"I know, and you add a nice extra taste to it." She chuckled as he paled and let out a cry of fear as he tried to move away from Prim's mouth.
"I knew it, you're going to eat me!"
"Oh don't be such a worry wart, live a little." Praline chuckled. 'I know Prim wouldn't end our fun right away, after all~'
Chopper flailed his arms around, but he began to feel his anxiety slip away due to the booze. He also began to feel himself sliding down the glass as Prim began to finish off the last of the booze.
"Ah, refreshing." She sighed happily as she spotted Chopper sliding down towards her. "Thanks for the drink, how about I give you a little reward for playing along~"
"Reward?" he replied in a slur.
"Yep, now pucker up~" She grinned before cupping his face and leaned in, pressing their lips together with a hum.
"Hey, I want a turn next." Praline pouted as Chopper went red. "It's not fair you get to have all the fun with him."
'Wow, her lips are soft….' Chopper thought, not pulling back like he would normally do. It also helped that he couldn't really pull back to begin with, seeing how her lips covered most of his face.
"C'mon, I want a turn with him." Praline huffed, becoming impatient. "He's just so cute, I could just eat him right up!"
Prim pulled back with a smirk. "You can wait another….10 minutes, maybe more."
"No fair, give him here!" She shouted as she lashed out her arm to grab Chopper. She yanked him free and held him from Prim before giving a seductive look. "Time for you to taste the lips of a real woman~"
"W-What?" He said before she pulled him in for a kiss. He was surprise, but was too drunk to stop her and found himself trying to kiss back instead without realizing it. 'O-Ok… maybe this isn't too bad, maybe I was wrong before?' He thought as Praline let out a small moan.
'Oh this is just the stuff~' She thought happily. 'It's been far too long since I've been able to have some fun, all the small guys back home know to avoid us~'
Prim watched in annoyance while crossing her arms and tapping her legs. "Come on Praline, it's my turn now."
Praline paused before pulling him back slightly, with him looking dazed along with a mix of red from embarrassment and black from her lipstick. "Now now, you got to have some fun before you kissed him, now it's my turn~" She chuckled as she licked her lips. "The little guy's so cute I could eat him right up~"
While this was happening Chopper was trying to keep his mind focused, and was slowly coming back to his senses. 'Wait… did Praline just say she was going to eat me?!'
A thought bubble popped up involving her swallowing him whole and smiling before letting out a belch.
"E-Enough!" Chopper cried, his as red as a tomato, struggling enough for Praline to lose her grasp on him, letting him fall to the floor.
"Oh? Why are you so flushed?" Praline giggled as she circled around him with a smirk. "Is it something little old me said?"
"Of course!" He cried out as she and her sister just chuckled. "Y-you shouldn't say things like that!"
"Oh? All I was saying was that you're so cute that I could eat. You. Right. Up~"
"That doesn't help with how sharp your teeth are!" He cried out as he gulped nervously. "You could probably eat me while if you wanted to!"
"Hmm, I suppose I COULD." She idly remarked looking up while tapping her chin.
"That wasn't a suggestion!" He cried out as Prim chuckled and reached behind him with one of her tentacles.
"Relax, my sister didn't mean it." She said she used her tentacle to pull him closer to her. "Besides, eating you would be a waste cutie~"
'Eep!' He thought as he looked up nervously. "I-I should really be going now."
"Oh no need to be in a rush~" Prim said as she used her tentacles to lift Chopper up. "We're just getting to know each other after all~"
'"So lean back and relax~" Praline said as she moved closer, both women now looming over Chopper.
'I'm dead meat!' Chopper thought, feeling like a canary caught between two hungry lions. "Uh...hey what's that?!" He cried as he pointed behind them, making the women pause and turn their heads in confusion.
"What's what?" Praline asked as she looked around. "I don't see anything... he just tried to run, didn't he?"
"Yes he did." Prim said as she looked back at her now empty tentacles. "It seems we have a runner~"
"That just makes this even more fun!" Praline laughed as they looked around for their quarry.
"There he is!" Called Prim spotting him running into the bathroom.
"Come on out of there, you're trapped~" Called Praline while inside Chopper held the door closed and tried to look for a window. He glanced around frantically before spotting one, the only issue was that it was fifteen feet up. "No need to be shy~"
"Yeah, if you come back we promise to be gentle~" Prim promised with a grin.
'Gentle about eating me isn't any better!' He thought before pausing. 'Wait… I can change into my jump point and reach the window, why haven't I changed before?! Where's my rumble ball?!' He used his body and one hoof against the door and tried to reach around in his pockets with the other.
"Come on Tony, don't make us break down the door." Praline called, starting to be less amused.
"You know we can do it too." Prim called, preparing her tentacles. "You have to the count of three to come out or we're breaking in, one…"
"H-Hold on!"
"Two…"
'Come on! Where is it?!' He thought before his hoof felt something and smiled. 'Found it!'
"Three, ready or not here we come!" Prim called before her tentacles lashed out, breaking down the door.
Chopper at that point had already eaten the rumble ball and turned into his jump point, making a leap to the window as the sisters made a move inside, with him smashing the window and out of the hotel.
"What the- he got out!" Prim cried out in shock.
"After him! He isn't getting away that easily!" Praline called with a vicious grin.
Chopper himself yelled when he went falling, dropping down several stories, barely managing to stick the landing, but the pain going up his legs made him nearly tear up. "J-just keep moving, you can rest when you get back to Shakey's, it'll take them a while to get down to the ground floor."
With that he took off jumping away with anyone seeing this were confused and surprised to see a reindeer suddenly jump out of a hotel, but brushed it off. This was the grand line after all.
A moment later the front doors of the hotel burst open as two massive and enraged mermaids came storming out.
"Where is he?!" Prim shouted before grabbing a random man. "You, where did the reindeer go?!"
"T-T-That way." He squeaked in fear pointing down the road.
"Good, let's go!" Praline declared before she and Prim raced after their quarry.
"This is what you get for hogging him." Prim growled as they raced through the grove.
"My fault?! I was just having fun, like you were! In fact it's your fault for getting him so drunk he thought we were going to eat him!"
"You were no different! Your teeth probably made it way more believable, you hardly ever file those down."
"Hey, I don't have to file them down, I make this look work!" Praline growled. "Look, we've had this argument hundreds of times, let's just focus on getting Tony back!"
"I think his name might be Chopper, he kinda looks like the reindeer I saw on a wanted poster a few months back."
"Oh come on, like a cutie like that could be on a wanted poster." Praline said as she rolled her eyes. "Come on, do you see him? He couldn't have gotten far."
"I don't...wait, something's up ahead, but it's moving really fast."
"That might be him." Praline said as she narrowed her eyes and began to make out a brown streak and what looked like horns. "It's him, let's go!"
Both of them started to really pour on the speed with Chopper hearing them call out to him, making him panic and run faster, going past an intersection that had numerous people staying out of the way for some reason. 'Just keep running, don't stop, don't stop!'
"Hey, what was that?"
"I don't know, just keep your voice down."
The people all made sure to stay clear as a large man was walking on his hands and knees, a collar around his neck, and currently being ridden by a man with a curly mustache, odd suit on, with a bubble helmet around his head as several guards followed by the sides.
"HMMMM? What has just dared to cross my path?!"
"It seems to have been a wild animal sir."
"Well if I see it again, I want it shot a hundred times!" He demanded in annoyance.
"Hey, watch it!"
"Move it, get out of the way!"
Anyone who heard that paled as Praline and Prim shoved people in their way.
"Ugh, why are you all standing around?" Prim growled as she and Praline made their way into the avenue, right into the line of sight of the world noble.
"We're in a hurry, so move it!" yelled Praline, both of them finding themselves in the middle of the intersection and seeing people stare at them with fear. "What? Got a problem with mermaids?"
None of them spoke, but they did look over to the world noble who went wide eyed, letting the two sisters realize what was going on.
"...Oh shit." Praline cursed as the world noble stared at them in amazement.
"Two mermaids...two giant, beautiful mermaids...I WANT THEM!" he cried out standing up from his seat before turning to the guards. "What are you fools waiting for? Get me my new mermaids!"
"Yes sire." They said as they began to approach the mermaids.
"H-Hey, you get back, stay away from us!"
"We're busy!" Spoke Prim as the two tried to move away, but the guards surrounded them with spears and shackles.
Chopper paused as he heard them cry out and turned around in confusion. He saw them getting rough handled by the men and stopped trying to run, hearing them cry out in genuine fear and horror. Now while he DID want to get away from them, there was still some booze in him that was making him feel anger since even HE wouldn't want them to get grabbed and forced like that. He also recognized the armor of the men being a world noble's guard, and he remembered how he felt when they bought Camie, how he had felt helpless.
The only difference between that and what they did was at the very least they meant it in a fun and teasing way. It's not like they were malicious, which meant what was happening to them was not something to ignore.
Overall, he turned towards it and gritted his teeth, feeling the anger grow before he started running back at them, none of them seeing this with the world noble clapping.
"I've got two mermaids! Both of them so big too!" he grinned lecherously at their chests making the two feel sickened while Prim found a collar near her neck.
"N-No, stop, you'll regret this!" She shouted desperately, already feeling fear. She didn't know if Big Mom was willing to take on a world noble to save her, for all she knows if she and Praline are captured there is no escape. "Please, someone, help!"
"Let them go!"
"Huh?" the guards turned, only to find themselves bashed away by a pair of two giant horns due to Chopper transforming, catching everyone off guard before he transformed into his muscle form and let out a battle cry before charging and began knocking guards back one after the other.
"I won't let it happen again!" He cried out as Praline and Prim looked at him in shock.
"T-Tony?"
"Hey, what's the meaning of this?!" Yelled the world noble in annoyance which made everyone watching tense up. "Those mermaids are-"
"SHUT UP!" Yelled out Chopper glaring at him which shocked him as Chopper had the look of a feral beast in his eyes with him easily bashing another guard away without turning. "You're not getting them. Ever."
"Y-You can't do this, you can't attack a world noble!"
"I'm not, I'm attacking your guards, I haven't touched you!" He yelled as the noble tried to pull out a den den mushi as Chopper slowly walked towards him.
"Get back! Bow your head, you animal or else!"
"Or else what? You'll run?" Asked Chopper who knocked the last guard down, making everyone watch in shock and horror as the world noble began to feel scared himself. "You'll cry to the marines to handle your own problems?"
"I said bow you filthy animal!" He yelled before finding Chopper right in his face, breaking into a waterfall of sweat as Chopper looked ready to sock him. "D-D-D-Do you-"
"Yeah, I do." He spoke in a quiet voice while not turning away. "I know what your kind are like, and I also know that without guards or marines, you can't defend yourself. Which means," he slowly raised his fist up making the man drop his jaw. "How much do you think this would hurt if I went wild? After all, if I'm a disgusting animal, then you know what a wild animal will do to survive, don't you?"
"Y-Y-You…" The noble sputtered before gulping. "You'll pay for this! You'll seeeee!" he cried as he turned around and began to run away.
Everyone was silent and slack jawed as Chopper lowered his fist, watching as the noble vanished before his body slowly fell backwards and he landed on his butt, the alcoholic influence and 'courage' slowly losing its hold as his common sense came back and he reverted to his normal form.
"W-What did I just do? Did I just threaten a world noble?! Oh god, I did, oh god, oh god…" he muttered to himself as Praline and Prim looked at him in shock.
"Did….Did he just…."
"Save us and threaten a world noble at the same time?"
"Yeah… he did, he could have just run and left us…" Praline said as she glanced down at the shackles lying on the ground. "But he risked his life….and saved us."
"And even made that pig run with his tail between his legs…"
The sisters blinked before staring at Chopper with hearts in their eyes. "So hot!"
"Oh man, Luffy can go ahead and punch a noble in the face, but not me. Ah! That's it, no more booze for me." Muttered Chopper slapping his cheeks to really snap out of it, just in case. "I need to find somewhere to lie low, somewhere no one will find me."
"Tony~" Called twotwo voices behind him as he turned his head to see the two mermaids looming over him.
"AH!" He cried out before finding himself pulled into a tight hug between both of them, his face getting wedged between their chests.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you! You saved us!" they chanted with smiles, Chopper turning bright red from the location.
"Uh…."
"We can't believe you just jumped right in and beat up all his guards!"
"And scared him away without putting a single scratch on him!"
"And all for us! I think we can say you're not just cute, but dreamy~"
"Yeah, and we need to reward our little hero~" Praline crooned. "But first, can you tell us your real name, please?"
"I...uh...well… I guess, my name's Chopper." He said as he glanced down at the guards. "Um… maybe we should leave, the noble might come back."
"Chopper? Ah ha! I knew it! I knew you were on the wanted posters! Told you Praline." Prim smirked as she rolled her eyes.
"Fine, fine, and you're right Chopper, we should go, we should go somewhere private to reward your heroism~" She said with a smile as he gulped, feeling too tired from using the rumble ball to escape.
"T-That's not really necessary, I know you might be thankful, but I don't need a reward."
"After what you did? You've earned it." Prim said with a grin as Praline nodded.
"And trust us, we are VERY thankful~"
He opened his mouth to say something, but sighed and took the chance to simply relax and let his body regain some energy. 'Ok, maybe I'll just stay for a bit and leave in the morning, I could use some rest.'
(Later)
Chopper was in the big bed, and currently under the covers with Prim and Praline kissing all over his face and chest, leaving lipstick marks while they were all naked and he felt sore like never before. "Can we...take a….real break now?"
"What do you mean, this is a break Chopper~" Praline said with a grin.
"We're letting your little guy have a nice rest while you get some extra attention all over." Giggled Prim.
"That's just gonna make it come back up." He sweatdropped.
"We don't mind if it does~" Praline chuckled. "I know you don't, do you?"
"I feel like an orange being squeezed out…" He groaned while closing his eyes.
"Come on, you've only been here two weeks~" Prim chuckled as he groaned.
"I kn-wait, two weeks?!"
"Yup." Praline chuckled.
"You could say we've gotten quite attached to you, in fact we were wondering if you'd like to come with us?" Prim asked, sounding uncharacteristically nervous. "In a few days we should get a call from mama to head back home and well, we were wondering if you'd like to come with us?"
"I….I can't do that." he shook his head sitting up and tried to stand up, which was tricky. "I need to get back to what I was doing before all this got off track."
"Why, why though?" Praline asked with a frown. "I promise you that you'll live in luxury on Mama's island, that you won't ever have to worry about marines, world nobles, anyone like that!"
"It does sound nice, but it's not me." He replied walking across the sheet and fell over the edge, plopping on his face. "Ow…"
"Aw come on, don't be stubborn." Pouted Prim, carefully sending one of her tentacles to gently pick him up. "You can barely walk right now. What could be so important that you aren't wanting to come with us? If it's because of the hands on experience, we can cut back, but just a little."
"Yeah, we can offer you anything you want, what do you have to do here that you can't do with us?" Praline asked as he was gently dropped back on the bed.
"I need to expand my knowledge on medicine and medical techniques. I have to improve myself and be the best doctor I can possibly be, for my friends."
"Well you can come with us, learn medicine on mama's island, she's a yonko and has tons of influence, she can get you as much knowledge as you want!" Prim offered, starting to sound desperate.
"I also need to train, to get stronger for my crew before we reunite in two years."
"See? You'd be all by yourself if you stayed here. But come with us and you can get all you want and meet the rest of the family." Praline said, hoping to persuade him.
"No, I want to stay in Sabaody, at least here I'm close to the ship."
"Aww come ooooon." Prim groaned. "Why do you have to be difficult, just come with us, pleeease!"
"I'm sorry, I really am, but I just can't." he said as they both groaned. "So I'm sorry, but you'll have to leave without me."
"No, no no no, this is ridiculous!" Groaned Praline. "We finally meet a nice guy, who is cute, brave, lovable, and an amazing lover, and he can't come with? No way, no how!"
"Yeah, and you know what? We're pirates, we take what we want!" Prim added as Chopper began to get a bad feeling.
"Uh….oh! I have to use the bathroom, be right back."
"Alright, just hurry back, do you need help getting there?"
"No no, I'll manage." He groaned as he began to make his way to the bathroom as Prim and Praline shared a glance at each other.
"Think he'll try to jump out the window?"
"He better not. I doubt he has enough strength in his legs."
"Yeah, but still… should one of us watch him just to make sure?"
"Dibs!" Praline called as Prim swore.
"Fine, but don't hog him in there when he's done!"
"No promises." She called as she knocked on the door. "Chopper, you ok in there? I'm coming in~"
Silence.
"Chopper?" She called as she opened the door, growing worried. But when she looked inside she saw the window was open with no Chopper in sight. "FUCK! He jumped out!"
"WHAT?!" Prim rushed over and looked around before frowning. "Oh that little jerk!"
"After him!" Praline growled as she began to quickly get dressed.
"Forget doing it the nice way, we'll chain him up and carry him if we have to!" Prim growled. "He will not get away from us damn it!"
"You hear that Chopper, we will find you!" Yelled Praline through the window with said reindeer huffing and panting, carefully scaling down the hotel and making sure not to fall.
'Sorry, but I can't just let myself get captured, my crew still needs me!'
(Timeskip)
"Ahhh, today feels great." Sighed Chopper, sitting on a sun chair and soaking in the rays, currently on the thousand sunny. "It's good to be back on the Sunny."
"Yeah, it's really nice." Nami sighed, sitting in a chair next to him. "Feels like we never left."
"Yep." He sighed as Nami glanced over at the ocean, taking in the view with a smile.
"I wouldn't mind seeing a sea king or two, then Luffy would run out and try to fish one in for old times sake."
"Yeah, that would taste nice." Chopper added as Nami squinted her eyes as she spotted something poking out of the waves.
'Hmm? What's that?' she wondered as she tried to get a closer look. She squinted her eyes before seeing what it was. "Hey, is there a shark in the water?" Nami asked as she looked over the side of the ship, not seeing Chopper freeze and go pale.
"NOOOOO! Not again, please, I need time to rest, I barely got away and survived last time!" he cried, jumping from the chair and ducked under it. "If she asks I'm not here, I'm not here!"
"Eh?" Nami asked in confusion. "What are you talking about?"
"Do you see tentacles in the water too?!" He asked with Nami raising an eyebrow. "If she asks for a Tony or Chopper, tell her I'm not here too!"
"Chopper, what are you talking about? I just saw a shark's fin, that's it." Nami reassured him. "Just calm down, it's only a shark."
"...you sure?" He asked cautiously.
"Yes, it's safe, now how about you come out and tell me what's going on." She said reassuringly as we cut to the shark fin.
It stayed above the water before slowly dipping down as the camera followed to show Praline watching the bottom of the thousand sunny sail away from her with her giving a fanged grin.
"I'm coming Chopper~"