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"To think he'd get here so soon…" Kureha muttered and prepared to head out. Wapol definitely came back for his castle that much was clear. Kureha was no stranger to his tyranny. Everything Hiluluk fought for will cease to exist if Wapol regains his power. Chopper had already raced out to confront the tyrant and she was about to follow. However, she soon noticed Gian was already ahead of her. By now, Luffy and Sanji had returned to the room, and after hearing the explanation from Nami naturally wanted to help as well.
"So Wapol's coming here? Then that means the mushroom bastard is there too then! Good, I've been meaning to get back at him for attacking us while we're defenseless." Gian growled as he hoisted Atom Splitter onto his shoulder.
"I know I'd underestimated how fast the Goji Goji no mi can heal its user, but I didn't expect you'd be ready to fight just after taking a dose of Musshuru's spores." Kureha sighed "Are you sure you're at 100% right now?"
"Even if I'm not, I ain't letting him off the hook. Also, how do you know about my Kaiju-Zoan? I don't recall telling you about it."
"Oh please, I'm a doctor. We are familiar with all kinds of Devil Fruits, even Kaiju-Zoans. The Goji Goji no mi's healing property is something medical practitioners of many countries have tried to replicate; some believe it to be the basis for an immortality concoction. Of course, none of them have ever succeeded, but it has been documented nonetheless." Kureha responded. She sighed before taking another swig of sake.
"I suppose if you are adamant in fighting Musshuru I can't exactly stop you. I will give you advice on how to beat him though. His spore, though toxic, will be rendered useless if exposed to fire or any form of searing heat. It was because of this that the old king once banished him to the Land of Fire; Musshuru is truly a venomous creature. His spores made him completely disregard the rest of the Kingdom's citizens."
"Heat and fire, huh? I must be the luckiest man on the Grand Line because I'm packing both!" Gian grinned. That newly learned knowledge just gave him an edge in the fight. With that in mind he exited as well.
"Wapol! I'm gonna kick your ass!" Luffy shouted and raced out as well.
Sanji was about to follow until he found himself stopped by the witch.
"But I can fight too!" he protested.
"In your natural state perhaps" Kureha sighed "But out of the 3 of you, you were by far the most critical. You have no healing factor and such the poison has weakened you more than the Kaiju-Zoan user." Sanji tried to assure her that he was going to be fine, only to be stomped into the ground, basically the Doctor's idea of forcing him to get more rest.
Later:
"I've come to reclaim my castle!" Wapol announced from outside. Those rabbits sure were a nuisance, but nothing that a great king like him can't solve! The tyrant glanced around; he was home at last! As soon as he reestablishes himself as the rightful ruler of this country he is going to lay down some laws on the disobedient citizens of Drum. They think they can just do away with him? They have to be punished for that! His mood soured however, when his eyes were laid upon the billowing flag that now hung above his castle.
"What the?! What is that?! Why is that thing in place of the Drum flag?!" Wapol demanded. The reason for this is due to the simple fact that his old flag was now replaced by Hiluluk's pirate flag. The sight infuriated him to no end.
"It's my flag, is it wrong for me to decorate my castle?" Kureha snorted as she walked out of the door.
"Y-Your castle?! You bitch! I'll kill you for your insolence!" Wapol shrieked "Chess, Kuromarimo! Get rid of her!"
"With pleasure Wapol-sama!" the two henchmen grinned and rushed at the witch. However, a sudden impact knocked both of them backwards.
"The only one that needs to be rid of is you Wapol!" Chopper snarled, his form is now that of a regular reindeer, fury in his eyes.
"What's this? The monster from all those years ago?"
"My, my, there certainly seems to be a lot more trouble within the kingdom since I left, brother." Musshuru grunted.
"So… it's true, he really did bring you back…" Kureha snarled at the sight of the mushroom-like man.
"What's with that look? After all, I was the one that brought you so many of your patients! Mushushushu!" the man cackled, clearly unconcerned about the lives he's poisoned and earning him another raged filled look from the two doctors.
"Don't you see? I was meant to come back to this kingdom as its rightful owner! Now step aside, or I'll blow you to pieces!" Wapol laughed triumphantly, that is, until a flying fist smashed into his face and sent him tumbling back. Beside him, his brother let out a gasp before also being sent flying by a kick to the stomach.
"You're the one that's going to get beaten up!" Luffy shouted as he cracked his knuckles.
"You… you survived the poison?!" Musshuru's eyes widened as he saw Gian rise up and glare at him "Of course… that witch must have given you the antidote…" he muttered darkly.
Needless to say, the two bodyguards were enraged to see their king and second in command handled in such a fashion. Chess and Kuromarimo rushed forward to punish the perpetrators, only to receive a black leg in the face.
"Stay out of this, you small fry…" Sanji muttered as he lit a cigar "Luffy, Gian, go give them what they deserve. I'll join-" he never finished at Kureha stomped him into the snow.
"I told you to go recover!" she snapped at the cook.
"I think you just did more damage to him than all of them combined…" Gian sweatdropped at the scene.
"Yeah… Doctorine's methods are a bit crazy sometimes…" Chopper sighed. This was something he's witnessed more than enough times.
"More rebels trying to stand in my way… I'll get rid of all of you then!" Wapol howled as he gnashed his teeth.
"Doctor once tried to save this country, I won't let you harm it any longer!" Chopper shouted and charged forwards. But before he could reach him, something black and furry suddenly stuck to his fur. He looked up to see Kuromarimo grinning as he literally ripped a chunk of his hair out, then using it as a projectile. As it piled up, Chopper found the increased weight gradually slowing his charge. Soon he was unable to move.
"We'll deal with this animal Wapol-sama, Musshuru-sama!" Chess answered before lining up an arrow. This time, the arrowhead was lit ablaze. Chopper's eyes widened as he realized the intent. The jester-like man grinned savagely before shooting, intent on lighting the reindeer ablaze.
Only for the arrow to be split in half by an overhead swing.
"Oi… that's animal abuse you know?" Gian hissed as he pointed Atom Splitter towards the two henchmen. Chopper gasped as he felt the man rip the puffs of hair from his body. He soon saw Wapol charging angrily at him, jaws agape as he intend to devour the two. However, Luffy jumped in front of him and delivered a stretching kick to his gut, sending the despotic king doubling over.
"Your opponent is us!" the young captain declared.
"Did… Did his body just stretch?" Chopper wondered out loud.
"That's right. Our captain has a devil fruit that runs his body to rubber. This means he's just like you" Gian smiled "In fact, we're all monsters here."
Before Chopper could ask what he means, Musshuru stood up and glared at the scene of his allies beaten to the ground.
"As usual, I must be the one to finish this. I will start with you, the one who lived through my poison! This time, you will not be so lucky!"
"Took the words right out of my mouth." Gian sneered "I'll tell you this right now, you're not going to get a single spore near me for this fight!"
"Arrogant punk!" Musshuru howled and dashed forward, one of his hand spinning rapidly in the process and transforming into a drill "Taste my Spin Drill!" thrusting forward, the mushroom-like man was met with the staff of Atom Splitter as the two of them pushed against one another, sparks emitting from the impact.
While they are clashing, Chess and Kuromarimo staggered up and looked to their king.
"Please Wapol-sama, let us rectify our mistake!" Chess grunted.
"Yes… we'll kill these rebels!" Kuromarimo growled out.
"…Very well… I will use my Baku Baku no mi's powers to make you even stronger!" glaring at Luffy and Chopper he opened his iron jaws "Baku Baku Shock: Wapol House!"
Suddenly the hippo-like king began transforming. His limbs retracted into his sleeves and out popped two cannon barrels. His body became metallic, even possessing a door in his naval.
"Now, for the next act! Baku Baku Factory!"
Chess and Kuromarimo grinned as, to the shock of onlookers, Wapol wopened his mouth and swallowed both of them into his gut. Rumbling began to sound from his body as it began to shake. Then the door popped open, and a large shadow dashed into the open, slamming a wooden mallet down where Luffy and Chopper was standing, the two barely avoiding the hit. As the snow subsided, it was revealed that Chess and Kuromarimo has combined into one entity; both their heads poked out of their wide body, and four arms to the side.
"I am Chessmarimo! And I will protect Wapol-sama from all things who wish to harm him!" the two of them spoke at once.
"No way! He fused them together!" Luffy yelped.
Sanji, watching from the back lines, shook his head "No, I'm pretty sure that one is just standing atop the other one…"
"What kind of stupid ability is that? All he did was fuse their clothes together?" Gian grimaced.
"Mushushushu, my brother's powers may be rather unorthodox, but Chessmarimo will have enough power to take down your allies, that you can be sure. You should not be getting distracted though, it could mean the end of you!" Musshuru snickered. Taking advantage of Gian's shock, Musshuru slammed his foot into the Kaiju-Zoan user, knocking him back into the snow.
"Damn… he hits hard for someone so skinny…" Gian grunted as his ribs realigned themselves. Musshuru dashed at him again, and the two began to clash once more.
Meanwhile, Chopper once again tried to rush Wapol, only for the tyrant to open fire with his arm cannons. With this new fire power, it seems like the little reindeer could be overwhelmed.
"A few fake doctors think they can stand up to me?! I'll make you suffer for this! That flag, it belonged to the Quack, didn't it? It dares to defile my castle? I'll shoot it down Bero Cannon!" The king's mouth snapped open to reveal an artillery barrel within, and promptly fired a cannon ball towards the defenseless flag.
"No! Doctor's Flag!" Chopper watched in horror.
"Crap… we'll never make it in time!" Gian cursed. He attempted to shoot it down with an Atom Ray, but Musshuru was upon him almost immediately, forcing him to defend himself. The flag was engulfed in a violent explosion as Wapol cackled maliciously. His laughter was cut short however, when an enraged voiced sounded.
"You bastard… Do you even understand what this flag stands for?!"
The smoke cleared to reveal Luffy, gripping the flag pole in one hand and his entire body singed. As he blocked the cannonball with his own body, the flag was left unharmed. Rage, however, was evident in his eyes.
"I don't know who this flag belongs to, but a pirate flag is the symbol of freedom and life! Someone like you has no right to destroy it!"
"I have no right?! I am the king here! I do what I want!" Wapol shot back.
"Don't worry Chopper, I am going to kick his ass for you!" Luffy declared as he landed back to the ground.
"Oh right, his body is made of rubber…" Gian grinned at the sight.
"What is that boy thinking?!" Musshuru gawked at such a defiant display.
"That, is something you will never understand. A vile person such as yourself will never understand the feelings of a pirate!" The blade of Atom splitter suddenly lit up with atomic energy, the billowing blue flames quickly growing larger "And for my captain, I will use the fires of radiation to cleanse your presence from this kingdom! Atom Splitter: Flame Burst!"
With a single swipe, Gian sent a large blue fireball searing towards the mushroom-like man. Musshuru screamed as the projectile exploded upon impact, sending him flying.
"Bro-chan!" "Musshuru-sama!" the cohorts all yelped.
Musshuru's body was smoking as he staggered back up.
"I'll… You'll pay for that!"
"Well, this fight just got kicked to a new level. We're going to have to take them one at a time. I got the mushroom man, Luffy you take King Fatass over there. And Chopper, I don't want to burden a little guy like you, but the fusion over there is yours." Gian stated.
"Don't worry about me, I've got my own ways to fight!" Chopper assured him as he pulled out a round yellow pellet. Biting down into it, Chopper's body underwent a shocking transformation. What once stood a little reindeer was now a bipedal beast with the arms of a well-trained bodybuilder. His face is still that of a reindeer's, but one that is much more serious-looking. If it weren't for the pink hat, Gian and Luffy would've never thought it was the same reindeer besides them.
"You can transform?! That's so cool!" Luffy cheered with stars in his eyes.
"…I feel so inferior right now…" Gian mumbled as he stared at his own (in his mind) rather impressive arms, which in the presence of this new form suddenly doesn't look like much.
"Oh right… this is because of the Rumble Ball you saw me eat earlier. It gives me additional transformations for up to 3 minutes." Chopper explained.
"He's just like you Gian! He can transform into things too!" Luffy shouted with excitement.
"It would seem that way, yes…" Gian smiled. In his mind he was already thinking about what else the Rumble Balls could do. It's highly possible that it would work for all Zoan-types, so if he combined it with it his Kaiju-zoan… ohhh yeah… the possibilities…
"Gian, why do you look funny right now and why are you laughing weirdly?" Luffy asked, for at this moment Gian had a grin that stretched from ear to ear and chuckling all the while. When this was pointed out he quickly composed himself, slightly embarrassed.
"Sorry…"
"Wait… transform? What do you-" Chopper caught on with that, only to be interrupted.
"I'll show you later, maybe I'll do it during the fight even…" Gian looked as Musshuru jumped at him again, and the two began trading blows once more. During this time Luffy was trying to dodge attacks from Wapol, who was firing round after round of cannonballs at the strawhat boy. Chopper nodded and turned to the fused Chessmarimo, ready to protect his country as well.
With that being said, the newly transformed reindeer charged at Chessmarimo with newfound strength. Rearing both hooves back he prepared to release a devastating attack.
"Kokutei Roseo!"
The powerful hit slammed into one of Chessmarimo's hammers, pushing against it for a while before breaking it to pieces. However the fused man simply swung another mallet towards the reindeer, forcing him to transform again, this time into a form that looks more like at tall human. With this new form he quickly leapt to safety using his Jump Point. Chessmarimo pursued after him.
"This guy… he's too strong for just the Arm-point alone…" he shrank back into his regular small humanoid form "I'll have to find his weakness first…" His eyes widened as he realized that Chessmarimo was upon him. Both heads grinned savagely as he swung a hammer down. However, instead of smashing the reindeer into a pancake, he found a large ball of fur underneath instead.
"W-what?! What is this?!"
"This is my Guard Point! It's defense is more than enough for your mallets!"
Chessmarimo snarled and slammed another hammer into him, this time knocking him away like a croquet ball. Chopper yelped as he transformed back into Brain Point, just to see Chessmarimo marching towards him.
"What is a monster like you even fighting for in this country anyway? You have no friends here, everyone sees you as a freak! You should just step aside and let Wapol-sama regain his throne as he should." The man sneered as he repeated swung his weapons towards the little deer, with Chopper jumping around to avoid them as much as possible.
"Doctor once sacrificed his life for the future of this country. With you lot gone it can finally have a chance to prosper. I will not let Doctor's dream go to waste!" Chopper then rolled out of the way, placing both his front hooves together in the process "Scope!"
A few seconds passed before Chopper once again transformed into Arm Point "I found it! Your weakness is the spot between your chins! Kokutei Roseo!"
The strong blow crashed into the fused man, who was too slow to block it this time. Just as Chopper predicted, the blow instantly knocked the man out.
"My servants!" Wapol yelped, and during this one distraction where he stopped firing at Luffy, the kid pirate took the advantage and landed a powerful punch square into his face. Wapol yelled in pain as he rolled into the snow, before picking him up and bolting into the castle, Luffy and Kureha right behind him.
"Heh, that little reindeer is quite a fighter it seems. Now to handle you…" Gian grinned as he saw Musshuru recompose himself with an angry look.
"Run Hypha!" a large wall of mushrooms suddenly burst through the ground, speeding at Gian in a straight line. Gian spun Atom Splitter around, lighting the tip once more "Atom Splitter: Flame Wave!"
The bolt of atomic energy clashed with the wall of mushrooms, incinerating them. Musshuru jumped through the flames and attacked with another drill hand, where Gian countered by leaping over him and attempted to slice the man's back with Atom Splitter. If he could just get the tip to touch, the kairoseki-laced blade would render him immobile. That's all he needs to finish this battle. And that seems to be the case, as the blade made a large cut across the man's back. Musshuru howled as he fell to the ground.
Only to explode into a cloud of purple spores.
"What in the-" Gian's voice was full of shock as he leapt way to avoid the cloud of toxic material. However, he was blindsided by another punch to the back of the head. He barely knew what was going on before another punch hit him, this time in his ribcage. Gathering his senses, he managed to swing Atom Spitter in a wide arc, sensing his attacker jump away.
When he regained his sight, his eyes widen to see not one, but six individual copies of the mushroom man he was fighting.
"Mushushushu! I thought you'd like a few more friends!" All of the Musshurus spoke at once "Now you can witness my Lot Stiffen! Which one of them is the actual me? You better choose carefully, or take the poison as a result!"
"Clones… Why does it always have to be clones…?" Gian sighed "I'll just beat them all at once then!"
"Is that what you wish to do? You'll never get the chance!" All the mushroom men attacked at once, lashing out with their Spin Drills. A few of them pierced Gian in various places, injecting their deadly spores within. Gian gritted as he fought against the debilitated poison; thanks to the antidote Kureha gave him earlier, along with his own regeneration, the poison was not as harsh as before. Still, fighting with it in his system is as bad as you'd expect.
"This guy… he's forcing me into a corner here…" Gian thought as he parried another punch. There was only one way he can end this now. Sucking in a large air, his entire body flashed with azure light before releasing the Atom Pulse. The clones couldn't avoid the blast in time, and thus were incinerated within the explosion.
"Now where are you?!" Gian rasped as he looked around. The landscape around him was clear of anybody dressed like a mushroom, but Gian could still feel that he was around.
A few feet away, Chopper was watching the fight with rapt attention. He wasn't around when Musshuru was banished from Drum Kingdom, but he's heard from Doctorine on how deadly the spores he produced were. For someone to match him in combat, he must be strong! His nose suddenly twitched and his eyes widened; Musshuru was still around!
"Behind you! He's hiding in the snow!" Chopper warned.
Gian immediately spun around, impaling Atom Splitter into the snow. Immediately his ears was greeted by a yell of pain and he heaved the mass from beneath the snow. Musshuru was powerless due to the Seastone blade, and this was the perfect time to finish him off.
"Thanks for the assist." Gian grinned before striding up to the elder brother of Wapol as he weakly tried to crawl away. Placing his foot down hard onto his back, he had Atom Splitter raised slightly in the case that he tries anything else.
"I really don't know what else to say here… You're a guy who poisons people with no regard to who's effected. You support the tyrannical actions of your brother… I have nothing else to say to you, aside from helping the good Doctor free this country from your influence."
"You… Don't know… What you're doing! Wapol will take-" he was cut short when Gian pressed his foot down harder.
"I'm getting tired of hearing you talk…" Gian growled.
"You had better let me go now!" Musshuru wheezed "Or else I'll poison every citizen in this country!"
"You're still-" Gian snapped until he noticed wisps of purple smoke billowing out of Musshuru's mouth.
"What…?"
"You see it don't you? All those spores?" Musshuru cackled weakly "I'll let you in on a little secret… My Noko Noko no Mi is not like other devil fruits. While it can produce these deadly spores, there is one problem: I have to release copious amounts of it every 10 years or else my body gets overloaded, then even I will succumb to its effects! And it just so happens… it's been10 years has passed since I've last done that!"
Gian's eyes widened at the revelation.
"Mushushushu! That's right! If you keep pressing down on my chest like that, I might prematurely explode! Think about the villagers, all blissfully unaware of what's about to happen. Think about the strawhat and the girl and the rest of your little crew, who are just a few steps away from you! One mistake and they'll all take a dose of my spores!"
"You bastard!" Gian snarled and lifted Atom Splitter, prepared to slash down.
"Killing me won't do you any good, it'll just make the Fatal Bomb explode prematurely!" hearing this Gian gritted his teeth, but kept his hand.
"So, if you don't want everybody on this island to die, you better release me right now!" Musshuru grinned.
What an impasse to be at, but considering what the stakes are Gian couldn't really risk anything. Reluctantly he took his foot off the man's chest.
"This Fatal Bomb of yours… you better release it away from the island."
"Mushushushu! Don't worry, I'll do just that… RIGHT AFTER YOU AND THE MONSTER DIES! SNOW SPORES!"
"W-wait! Musshuru-sama! We're still here!" Chessmarimo weakly protested when they heard what he announced, but Musshuru was beyond all reasoning now. A massive wave of purple spores erupted from his body, surging towards the castle along with Gian and Chopper. Chessmarimo let out a weak gurgle as they were engulfed by the cloud.
Chopper's eyes were wide with terror as the cloud surged closer, fear completely paralyzing him. Gian cursed as he immediately dove on top of the little reindeer, covering him with his body as the cloud of spore engulfed him too.
"MUSHUSHUSHU! THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FOR GOING UP AGAINST ME!" Musshuru laughed in triumph "Now, all that remains is to take care of the other nuisance. Then again, maybe Wapol's finished with him already! I'll check anyway and-"
"Please, Luffy won't be beaten that easily by a fat bastard like him!"
"WHAT?!"
The cloud of spores have still yet to dissipate, but the deep, monstrous voice could be heard clearly.
"I'll be honest… I'm not exactly the most upright person in the world… Back in Loguetown I used to pick fights with the local thugs every second week…" Musshuru's eyes widened as the spores dissipated; it couldn't be! "I used to send any punk kid who thinks they're tough shit for picking on my little brother packing, and any person who'd think twice about robbing me out on the streets would eat the pavement instead." The smoke had cleared up considerably now, and Musshuru could see the silhouette of the same Kaiju-Zoan user he engulfed in spores, only now he had taken up a more reptilian shape.
"But even with that being said, I've never seen a person as immoral, vile, and treats the lives of others with so little regard! Up until you showed up!" the smoke was almost clear now, and two amber colored eyes could clearly be seen glowing in the cover. Musshuru's eyes widened to the size of saucers upon the sight.
"Chopper… in the past people have called you a monster. Know that those people are ignorant; this is what a monster is truly capable of!" the little reindeer, whose eyes were shut tight as the cloud of spores closed in moments before, cracked an eye open and had a mix of shock and awe in his eyes at what he saw,
Musshuru barely had any time to react before a massive dark shape barreled into him, sending him crashing through the snow. Reeling, he finally realized that his former opponent had taken a monstrous form; his own actions had brought this upon himself as Gian's Partial Transformation bore down on him.
"I'd normally hate to use this power on something so petty, but after what I've seen from you, I'm going to enjoy breaking every bone in your body!"
"Shade Dance!" Musshuru panicked and fired his spore bullets once more, much to his horror however, the spores were instantly vaporized when they got close to Gian's body.
"H-How is that possible?!"
"There's a reason why your poison didn't kill me before, well that and Doctor Kureha's antidote. I already know that these spores of yours cannot withstand heat, so I'll let you in on a secret: In this form, the amount of radiation I produce is superheated more than many flames in the world! Even with your poison ravaging my body, it heals itself faster than it is destroyed! Which means I've been holding back on you this whole time!"
Musshuru gulped at that revelation, just as he felt something wrap around his ankle and he was flung across the snow by Gian's tail. He barely got his face up before he heard a swoop in the air. Looking up his eyes widened in shock as Gian dived bombed towards him, his entire body surrounded by atomic energy.
"Atom Seismic Destruction!"
Upon landing the snow around his body exploded instantly, the shockwave pounded into Musshuru sending him reeling once again. Gian was about to jump once again until-
"Wait! If you jump again you might start an avalanche!" Chopper cried out a warning.
"Ah, I forgot about that. Might as well finish it now then." Striding over to the fallen mushroom man he picked him up, rearing his fist back.
"W-wait… aren't you afraid I'll detonate the Fatal Bomb?!" Musshuru pleaded one last time.
"Don't you worry about that, I came with a precaution." Gian grinned. Both his fists suddenly erupted into blue flames "This ought to burn out any spores you might release."
"Please... Please forgive-"
"Save it, after what I saw you do, even Buddha may find it hard to feel any forgiveness for your sorry ass! Now leave my sight! Atom… Eruption… Overdrive!"
And just like that, Musshuru was subjected to the biggest barrage of fists he ever experienced. Multiple atomic charged fists crashed into his body at various angles, easily breaking bone. With one final punch, Gian sent the man screaming into the side of the castle, blasting a hole into the side.
A few distances away, Chopper's eyes were bugged out of his head! Never would he think he could witness something like that! It was terrifying; this savage beast of a man easily defeated Musshuru. Yet despite his show of strength, Chopper could feel no innate hostility from him.
"So strong… they're both so strong! Is this what's out on the seas?" Before he could ask anything else, he was startled by the low, rumbling voice of the beast.
"Remember Chopper, monsters are not defined by their appearances, but by the things they do to make them appear as so to others." Gian murmured as he picked up Atom Splitter and slowly walked back towards the castle "What do you see yourself as, what have you done to make them think that way? If the only answer you have is what you look like to others, then maybe you're not as much as a monster like you thought you were."
"Is... Is that what..." Chopper began, only to stop himself. If this guy meant what he said earlier, then simply witnessing him transform into that monstrous state is not enough to judge. This man just came to help him, him and his captain joined him in the defense of Doctor's flag without hesitation even though they have no reason to. That was not something a monster would do.
Yet even through this, he could see that Gian knew what he was about to say. However, the man's eyes spoke of something different. Chopper could see it: even he doesn't know.
"let's go help Luffy finish this, all that's left is the fat king I believe." He finally said before continuing his stride.
Chopper nodded and followed him into the castle.
"Bro-chan! I can't believe this!" upon seeing the battered body of his older brother, Wapol actually felt fear for the first time. All of his subordinates have been taken down thus far! The more he thinks about it the angrier he gets.
"To see Musshuru in such a state… that boy must have used his Kaiju-Zoan has he not?" Kureha stated. She could feel the radioactive energy pulse from even within the castle.
"Whatever he did, it made Gian angry." Was Luffy's simple reply.
"You guys have gone too far this time!" Wapol snarled and was about to take action before those from outside arrived inside.
"It's just him now… is it just me or did he lose weight?" Gian asked. He also took time to notice that Wapol had noticeably slimmed down, no longer a rotund figure, yet the new form made his face rather elongated.
"Yes, once we defeat him it should be over." Chopper said from beside him.
"Y-you… I won't forgive you for this! Just you wait!" Picking up his brother's limp form Wapol ran out the door behind him. The crew quickly gave chase, following him to another locked door. Kureha suddenly realized something.
"This room is where…"
"Break the door down!" Gian roared and slamming his shoulders into the wooden door, tearing it off its hinges easily.
What greeted them from behind the door was a monstrous form that none of them expected to see.
"Mahahaha! Behold! My most powerful form, the Musshuru Wapol Cannon!"
Wapol now towered over everybody; Even the 9'1" Partial Transformation was dwarfed by this! Upon eating both his brother and the large cannon within the room, he took upon this massive form to take his final stand. His massive body had some form of clock on his torso, four arms extended out of his side, along with a massive cannon attached to his back.
"I knew it…" Kureha hissed.
"With this I will launch my brother's Fatal Bomb into the skies of Drum Kingdom! The spores will float down to all these insolent villagers that think they can keep me from my rule! With our medical skills people will be coming here regardless! I will still be king! "
"You monster… By doing that you will-"
"Yes, and I don't care! If people die then this country gets purified anyway so all works out in the end! Nothing matters as long as I regain my throne!"
As he said that, the clock on his chest began ticking down.
"First, I will ensure none of you make it out of my castle alive!" Wapol's hands morphed into axes, all 4 of them slamming down towards the small group. Chopper and Luffy both dodged, While Gian, with nowhere to jump, had to force himself against the incoming blade and heave it to the side.
"We got to beat him before the time runs out!" Chopper reminded, morphing into Walk Point and running at the giant king. However, the large man was too big for Chopper's Walk Point, and he was forced to ingest another Rumble Ball into Arm Point. Wapol saw this however, and proceeded to slam the flat side of his ax into the little deer, knocking him into the wall.
"We need to get him down to size! Luffy, stretch your arms out!" Gian motioned. Luffy blinked before realizing what his crewmate was planning and promptly extended his arm to grab a pole at the other end of the room.
"Now, follow me you big hippo! Atom Flame Burst!" the fire ball smacked into Wapol's face, causing the despotic king to cry in pain before chasing after the Kaiju-Zoan user in a rage. However, this was exactly what he wanted, as Gian leapt over Luffy's outstretched arms, Wapol missed that little detail and came tumbling down.
"Now Chopper!" upon hearing this the little reindeer wasted no time charging up in Arm Point and rearing both his hooves back.
"Kokutei Roseo!"
The blow sent Wapol flying into the ceiling, causing him to yelp once again.
"Mahahaha… it's too late… The time is up!" to everyone's horror, Wapol's countdown reached full circle and out from the cannon blasted a large black ball: The Fatal Bomb.
"We need to do something!" Chopper shouted.
"That's where I come in. Atom Ray!" no sooner the cannon ball open up did the blue beam of heat incinerate every last spore it released. Gian huffed as he ended his attack and glared at Wapol.
When the king opened his eyes again, he now had an expression of terror in his face as he realized defeat was upon him. The two pirates had already climbed onto the roof, both cracking their own knuckles.
"Hey! Come on! Don't be so cruel!" he pleaded with a shaky smile. Luffy and Gian both glared at him with disgust in their eyes.
"A person like you… with absolutely no resolve… has no right to touch another's pirate flag!" Luffy snarled.
"All you care about is your own title… you're not fit to be a king…"
"Please! I can reward you greatly with my power! You will have all kinds of medals and land!" but the two of them refused to listen any longer.
"You really are the lowest form of scum I've ever encountered in my life… What you've committed to this country… WILL NEVER BE PAID BACK BY MONEY!" Both of his fists were lit ablaze with blue radiation as he reared them back "Atom Eruption Overdive!"
Wapol was subjected to multiple flaming fists smashing into his face, before Gian suddenly flipped off the roof. His eyes widened even further as he saw Luffy rear both outstretched hands back to deliver a final blow.
"W-Wait… please! I'll make you both into vice kings of this country! I'll even let you-" no amount of pleading would do him any good now.
"GOMU GOMU NO… BAZOOKA!"
The force of the attack was so great that it send Wapol skywards, until he disappeared from sight. Drum Kingdom, at last… was truly free.
"They actually did it…" Kureha mumbled softly as she, Chopper and Sanji watched the whole thing. She then took another drink.
"Hiluluk… your vision is about to come true…"
Later:
Through much preparations, it seems that Drum Kingdom could eventually be allowed to prosper again. Now that Wapol is gone, people can actually use their medical technology for the betterment of other people once again.
The Isshi-20 were put under the wing of Kureha, and they promised to uphold Hiluluk's memory. That and they really didn't want a quack doctor to show them up, but they'll their hero regardless.
It took a while for Sanji and Nami to convince the witch that they needed to leave immediately. Originally she was adamant on letting them stay longer so they would be fully cured, and would not take no for an answer. It wasn't until Vivi and Usopp made it up here and have them explain the situation did she finally relent in letting them go. And right now, Dalton was in the middle of gathering travel supplies for the crew. The former guard in particular was grateful for them in allowing the country to start over again.
Dalton revealed that he also has a Zoan Devil Fruit: The Ushi Ushi no mi: Model Bison. Gian couldn't help but ask him for a demonstration, and after seeing it wanted to have a test of strength against the former guard. This never came to be as Nami swiftly "reminded" him that they needed to leave soon.
"Well, I have to say, you guys certainly were the strangest patients I've had before." Doctorine chuckled as the crew were in the middle of packing. they would be leaving shortly, and if the witch had anything to say about it she'd actually developed sort of a soft spot for the crew. She had sent Chopper to make some more medicine for them before they leave, in the meantime she oversaw their departure "Your energy does seem to be of help here. it can get you far."
"Thank you again for saving me, doctor." Nami bowed "If it hadn't been for you and Chopper I probably wouldn't be seeing you right now."
"Yeah, we'll have to be more careful the next time we go to Little Garden!" Luffy laughed.
"WE ARE NOT GOING THERE AGAIN!" Nami, Gian and Sanji all barked at their captain. Kureha only chuckled.
"Yeah, a whole lot of energy and possibly sheer dumb luck. Then again, that just might be enough."
"Thanks for healing us old lady! We'll miss you!" Luffy waved as he finished packing his bag before darting out the room "We gotta play in the snow before we leave, who knows when we'll see this much again!"
"Jeez, that captain of ours can be so impatient sometime." Sanji sighed "Slow down will ya? You wounds just healed!"
"I better look after them." Nami groaned "Even though I was the one who got sick." and with that she too left, leaving just Gian and the elderly doctor.
"I'm starting to see it, but I still have to wonder how you'd managed to survive this long at sea."
"Believe me, if anyone else but Luffy be leading us misfits, we'd run ourselves into the ocean by the third day." Gian chuckled "And even then sometimes He just has the devil's luck on his side."
"Well, at least it seems to be working."
"That reminds me," Gian was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something important "Back before Wapol's invasion I remember you knowing the true nature of my Devil Fruit. When I called you out on it you said it was because you read it in a book once and doctors are familiar with it, but yet my old mentor said that details of Kaiju-Zoans are very scarce, and those who know about them scarcer still. Besides, Chopper clearly doesn't know anything about it. Something isn't adding up here."
Kureha stared at him, face unmoving. The air around them was still, and Gian gulped thinking he may have overstepped. The the doctor chuckled before taking a long drink out of her sake.
"So you caught my little white lie didn't you? the doctor chuckled "There are myths surrounding the Goji-Goji no mi and some have spun them into tales, that much is true. But I can tell you realize that I know more about the Kaiju-Zoans than just a simple story. Unfortunately, that is not something I can share with you."
"Seriously?" Gian raised an eyebrow "That doesn't seem suspicious at all."
"Let's just say, when you get to my age there will be things you see along the way, some that aren't meant to be known." The elderly doctor sighed "It's not something I like to dwell upon, and you knowing it won't do you any good as you are right now. Just worry about your crewmates, after all they're the ones that will be most affected by the power you have."
Gian was about to say something else when he caught the look on the doctor's face. Kureha's elderly yet energetic expression seem distant when she spoke of it, even sad if he dared to go that far. Regardless, it seems like a subject that is very sensitive to her, and any attempts to try to get her to open up about it would not work out.
"...Ok, I won't push you any further." Gian nodded. Kureha gave him a look before chuckling mirthlessly.
"Didn't think you were a reasonable one. Run along little pirate, your nakama are probably waiting for you." Gian nodded before taking his leave, leaving the doctor alone.
Kureha only sighed as she took another swig from her sake. She wished that she could tell him what she knows, but as he is right now the Kaiju-Zoan user of the Straw Hats can learn little with that bit of personal history. Either that, or he'll eventually figure it out himself anyway. Besides soon Chopper will be scampering up to her and asking her a very important question, and after all she's seen with these folks, she knows he's made the right choice.
There is, however, still one thing they need to do.
"Hey, reindeer! It's time to join my crew! We'll be pirates together!" Luffy called out to the little reindeer as they decided to build a snowman to celebrate their navigator's successful recovery. However, the little reindeer was silent, and was trying to distance himself from the group.
"What's wrong with him?" Usopp looked up.
After a while Chopper finally looked up.
"I can't."
"Eh? Why not?!" Luffy asked.
"Listen… I'm really grateful for your help… but… I can't go" his lips began to quiver as emotions welled up inside him "I'm a reindeer! I have a blue nose and people see me as a monster! If I go with you people are just going to be afraid of me!" tears began to speck the edges of his eyes. This is the one chance for him to go out and, now that he realizes it, it actually sounds rather unrealistic.
"So I've just came here to thank you guys… and wish you all good luck on your journey… If… if you all miss me, then you're free to come and visit… So-"
"Shut up, LET'S GO!" Luffy shouted this to the heavens.
Chopper was shocked at this display, and even more so when he felt himself be picked up.
"Seriously? I literally turned into fire breathing dinosaur in front of you but it's the reindeer part you're concerned about? even after my little monologue too." Gian snickered affectionately.
Looking around Chopper could see every member of the crew that was present were looking at him warmly; they didn't see him as a freak at all! Tears began to freely flow at this point. It seems that he's finally found people who accepted him.
He openly began to weep at this, before running inside the castle… there had to be one thing he needs to do first.
Dr. Kureha had already expected the little reindeer to show up, but she acted otherwise. Soon the door barged open and Chopper was breathing hard.
"Doctorine, I need to talk to you. I want to leave the island!"
"Where did you go? I need you to help out Dalton right now. Go."
"Listen, I want to be a pirate! I want to go out to sea with those guys and see the world-"
"Don't be ridiculous! I didn't train you to be a doctor just so you can stroll out to sea! Do you really think you even have the skills to do so?" Kureha snapped.
"Doctorine I-"
"I'm not allowing it! What does a reindeer think he's doing going out to sea in the first place?" suddenly the witch began throwing a flurry of knives out towards the little deer. Chopper yelped and ran off.
Later:
The crew reluctantly realized that the little deer probably wasn't coming, and were about to leave the mountain before-
"Hurry! Let's go!" they suddenly looked back and saw Chopper run towards them, a sled behind him. He felt slightly bad for leaving Doctorine like that, but the more he thought about the more he knew: he wanted to go to sea.
"Yay! He's coming with us!" and everybody promptly hopped on the sled and descended the rope bridge.
It was in the middle of this that the sound of cannons were heard. A moment later, Chopper and company looked with astonishment that the white snow had turned into Cherry Blossom pink.
In the pale moonlight, it was about as beautiful as you can imagine. For Chopper, tears began to flow as he realized what this signified.
At last, Doctor Hiluluk's wish had come true. All that work, all those sacrifices, they had paid off at last.
While everyone looked on with awe, Chopper openly began to cry, wishing his mentor and country goodbye.
Atop the peak, Dr. Kureha looked on with a small smile. The sendoff was a success, and to be fair, she quite liked it herself.
"Now get lost… my foolish son…"
Later:
"Carue! How did you get frozen in the water?!" Vivi cried out in concern as they fished the duck onto the Merry. It was finally time to leave, but first they had to formally welcome their newest crewmember.
"Don't look at me! I don't tell him what to do!" Zoro huffed. After a quick explanation of what happened. Zoro greeted the little deer in his own way. Chopper found him quite intimidating, but also a nice person as well.
"Q…Quack…"
"He said he saw the green haired man swimming in the water, and thought he'd join him. Then he got frozen." Chopper revealed.
"SO IT WAS YOU AFTER ALL!" Nami punched him on the head.
Gian's eyes widened.
"Wait a minute… did you just translate what the duck said?"
"Yeah… we animals can understand what other animals are saying."
"Wow, that's a real handy skill to have around!" Vivi complimented.
"That's so cool Chopper! You're not only a good doctor but you can talk to animals as well!" Nami praised as well.
"I-idiots! Don't think saying that will make me happy!" Chopper did his flustered happy dance when he heard that as usual.
"Quick! What am I saying?" Gian Partially transformed with excitement, scaring everyone on board.
"YOU CAN STILL TALK DUMBASS!" everybody punched him in the head.
"Hold on… Chopper's a doctor?" Zoro was wide eyed at that revealation.
"REALLY?! WE HAVE A DOCTOR NOW?!" Apparently Luffy never caught onto this fact. It turns out Sanji didn't either.
"Um yeah… why did you think I asked him to come…?" Nami sweatdropped at this.
"He's a cool reindeer with many transformations?" Luffy thought.
"I thought he was emergency food supply." Sanji stated, to the horror of the little deer.
"You guys are hopeless…" Gian sighed.
Soon everyone had a wonderful celebration to welcome their newest nakama. Chopper had a big grin on his face. Having real friends is a great feeling!
"It sure is a great time here…" Gian smiled softly as he observed the little deer joining Usopp and Luffy in a funny dance where they stuck chopsticks up their noses. His smiled dropped as he looked into the distance: They are getting closer to Alabasta, which means that they are getting closer to Baroque Works.
"I wonder how much longer this can last… I just hope we're ready."
Shaking off the thought, Gian went back to the party to have more food and also hug Chopper a bit more.
A/N: Wow… I finally got this done…
I really wanted this to be out much earlier, but exams, projects, and general return of old habits had made it quite hard. Also considering last week shit got cranked into high gear by our neighbors south of the border I figured nobody was in the mood to read anything. I will have to say we will officially begin the Alabasta Arc next chapter, and with good timing too.
Exactly a week from now, this story will be one year old. Originally it started off small and now it has almost 200 favorites and over 200 follows, not to mention over 200 reviews. And the journey is just beginning too, I already have a rough plan on every arc so far and it is going to be huge. Considering how much hype Oda is giving us right now with the current arc I straight up can't wait for one more. I just want to say that, thank you all for staying with us for this adventure thus far, it's good to have you onboard. Also unrelated news, but we finally got a One Piece character into Death Battle! Zoro better win this (and he very much should), or else Screwattack is going on my list.
G: Wait, so am I one year old or 23 years old?
…I'm not even going to answer that.
Responses to reviews:
To Chance Green G King: To be fair, the poison Musshuru uses aren't exactly corrosive, but I see your point.
I'll leave a review as soon as I catch up.
To Kakusei:
I hope you'll like this!
To anquan:
There will be blood, and other things.
To Guest:
I don't even think he's here anymore… what the hell have you been doing?! Why are you not talking in these reviews anymore?
G: *in the distance* ZA WARUDO! TOKI WO TOMARE
Oh yeah… that… yeah that would make sense.
To tamagat:
More moves to come, stay tuned.
To pokemonking0924:
The explanation is a bit crappy but it was the best I could think of. But Gian and Chopper will have more interactions in the coming chapters.
To haruaji11:
And here's another one!
To Noble Pirate:
Yeah, the movie isn't exactly one of the more memorable ones, but retellings are always interesting in their own little way.
To Matt:
Here it is!
Well, I guess I'll see you for the next chapter. Considering this saga is drawing to a close I have to say the next bit is going to be the most fun I've had on this story in a while. I want to try to get it out by our 1 year anniversary, but I really don't think it's possible.
G: Wow, another chapter finished!
Now you come back… do you have something to say?
G: Yes, for you see, you all thought it was Gian speaking to you… BUT IT WAS ME, DIO!
My God… why did I show you that… don't make Jojo memes when you're working…
G: fine… but are you sure about that?
Yes.
G: Ok… but I want to let you know…. I REFUSE.
GODDAMMIT.
Leave a review so he'll actually stop making Jojokes.
G: DAGA KOTOWARU.