Usopp check up

"Um, hi. Sanji said it was my turn, so..." Usopp edged into the exam room, unsure of what was going to happen.

Ratchet noticed his anxiety "Don't worry," he assured "I'm just going to scan you, and ask some questions."

Usopp relaxed, "Oh, that's fine then. What did you want to ask?" Usopp shivered slightly as he felt the odd tingling of Ratchet's scan.

"Just tell me about any injuries you have had, or illnesses. Things like that."

Usopp sat at the edge of the table "Well, to be honest, I've probably been beaten the most out of the crew. I'm not as strong as the others, so I've been beaten up a lot. The worst injuries I've had would probably be when I was caught in an avalanche, and when I was electrocuted by that wanna-be god in Skypia."

Ratchet nodded "I believe your friend Sanji mentioned sustaining similar injuries."

Usopp nodded "Yeah, except I'm not a monster like those three, I can't really take that sort of thing." Usopp thought for a moment "I suppose I should mention the damage I take to my arm whenever I use one of my Impact Dials. And of course there was the Thriller Bark incident, and Kuma, where we were all nearly killed. He later separated us all, and I spent the next 2 years training to get stronger. Because of that, I took almost no injuries on the last island!" he said proudly.

"Good for you. It's always satisfying to be able to accomplish things on your own." Ratchet complimented "That's all I needed, would you mind sending in the next person?"

"Sure." Usopp agreed, hopping down "Would you mind if I talked to you later on? I'd like to learn more about this place. The more I can learn, the less of a burden I will be for everyone else."

Ratchet shook his head "You're not a burden to them at all, from what I've seen. And of course I wouldn't mind speaking with you later, provided no idiots manage to land themselves in my care."

Franky check up

"Yow, what a SUUPER lab!" Franky gazed around in fascination. Ironhide walked in behind the cyborg.

"And what are you doing in here?" Ratchet asked Ironhide "Usually you would be at the training grounds right now."

"Going there after this." came the gruff reply "Taking this guy with me, gonna see what he can do."

Franky grinned and struck a pose "Yow, when you're this super, you gotta take a chance to show off! See if those rookies can handle my style."

Ratchet snorted, gesturing to the table "Well, hurry up then. The sooner we get this finished, the sooner you two trigger-happy fools can get your afts out of my med-bay."

Ironhide leaned against the wall as Franky got settled in for his exam.

"Right, hold still while I scan you; while I'm at it, you can start giving me your injury history. Should be interesting" Ratchet told him, eyeing his mostly metal body.

Franky sagged "Not really fond of those memories. If you're gonna understand why I'm like this, you're gonna have to hear some of my past."

The two mechs exchanged looks, but stayed silent, waiting for Franky to start.

"I was born to pirates in South Blue, but when I was four, they dumped me on Water 7; it's an island in the Grand-Line, known for its shipwrights. A fishman shipwright by the name of Tom took me in. He taught me all he knew, and always told me to follow the path I believed in. Turned out, he was the one who built the ship the first pirate king used to conquer the Grand-Line."

Franky was tense as he stared off into space "When the government came to arrest him, he made a deal with them. If he could build a sea-train to connect the islands around Water 7, he would be given a full pardon and left alone. We all worked on it for years, me, Tom, and Iceburg; the other kid apprenticed under Tom. I also spent a lot of time building small battle-ships. They were going to be used to hunt sea-kings. When we finally finished the train, I was 26. Tom was finally going to get pardoned. But those damn marines didn't let that happen. They stole my ships and attacked the court-ship. They sentenced me to the Impell Down prison. But Tom, he...he..."

"He gave you his pardon." Ironhide growled, catching on.

"Yeah." Franky was shaking now, trying not to completely lose himself in his memories. "They knew Tom would protect me. He had raised us as his own sons, after all. I tried to stop them. I actually managed to break that bastard Spandam's face, before Iceburg stopped me. He didn't want to see us both taken away. When heard they were taking Tom away on the sea-train, I tried to stop it. In hindsight, trying to stop the train by standing on the rails in front of it, was probably not the best idea." Franky added, shaking his head ruefully.

Ratchet was once again twitching with the urge to tell the pirate off for his foolishness, but he could understand the desperation of trying to protect a loved one. Ironhide was likewise sympathetic, but his urge was more along the lines of finding this 'Spandam' and introducing him to some REAL firepower.

Franky held up one of his reconstructed arms "When I washed up at one of the scrap islands around Water 7, I was in so much pain that I could barely move. I could feel that I was dying, so I forced myself to get up. I was able to rebuild myself using the parts around me. By the time is was repaired enough to return, everyone believed I was dead."

Franky suddenly grinned "I came back, and took over all the backstreets; became the boss of Water 7's underworld. That way I could regulate the crime. I created the Franky family, we mostly went after bounties on pirates who came. I kept the crime in check, and took care of any outside threats. Actually came to blows with Luffy and the others, stole their money, which ended up funding the Thousand Sunny. She's the beauty we came in on."

Ratchet rolled his optics "Yes, yes. I'm sure she's a great ship, but we're getting off topic. Would you continue answering my question?"

"Sorry, my bad. Let's see, aside from having to rebuild myself in the first place, I've been shot, cut, and blown up once or twice. Got pretty injured on Thriller Bark, fighting a huge zombie giant. I assume you've already head mention of Kuma, suffice it to say, he kicked our asses. When we were separated, I accidentally blew up a lab-Who the hell includes a self-destruct button!- but that only blew off of my synthetic skin. I used the tech I found in another hidden lab to give myself an upgrade. Now I'm about 73% machine. Not many human parts left."

"You know," Ratchet interrupted "I've seen the occasional techno-organic species, though unlike them, your mechanical and organic parts do not seen to be molecularly bonded."

Franky shrugged "I make do with what I am. I built most of my body on my own, so I'm proud to call myself a cyborg. Besides, at least this way I'm still technically human, not some techno-organic."

Ratchet nodded, absorbed in his scan data "I've never seen anything like this." He admitted.