My eyes settled upon our opponent as the flames of my attack soared in the shape of a phoenix towards the raging beast, as I lower my Kuro Kabuto.

Whatever it was…It wasn't Zoro.

Looking at it..

its pitch black fur, dark as night,

its fifteen-foot tusks, sharp as spears.

its hooves, still deadly sharp, and as big as my head.

it was almost the same size of the Thousand Sunny!

it was a boar… a massive beast…

I assumed it must've eaten a devil's fruit, making it grow so big.

But what I couldn't look away from…was its eyes. Two pure red eyes… I fell into a trance while I stared into them. If these are the sort of monsters that roam this island… I really don't know if Zoro will be okay…

I could feel… the anger, the fear, and the sadness…through the boar's eyes. I lost my focus from the abyss, when my Fire Bird finally hit, as I raised an arm above my head to shield my eyes from the extreme heat.

As I felt the heat start to fade, I smelt burnt hair and I knew it was the boar's fur. I uncovered my eyes and looked up upon the beast, straight in my path, deathly red eyes staring through me. My attack didn't even seem to faze the menacing rage of its fury, I only pissed it off more and the pig turned its attention towards me. I froze in my tracks, my Kabuto still in my hand, but before I could raise it to defend myself the beast charged as I tried to back step I tripped over what felt like a big rock.

In seconds I found myself on my back, as the massive boar charged me, I never noticed how wide my eyes were, showing the panic and fear within me to the wild beast. As every second passed, all in slow motion, I could hear every thud of my heart as it raced in my chest.

Just as the boar was about to drive its tusks through my chest…

"Horn Point!" as a flash of brown jolted past me and placed itself in between the boar and myself.

Clank Clash Clank

I heard as the tusks ready to tear me piece from piece, meet a solid obstacle.

I looked up to get an understanding of what just happened. Chopper, with his horn point, I realized Chopper's antlers and the boar's tusks were in a tangle, but the boar was stopped in its tracks.

"Move Usopp!" Chopper said with his teeth clinched as he tried to hold the massive force of the beast. I could see the blood, starting under his hat, starting to trickle down his cheak, he couldn't hold him for long.

Gum Gum No… Bazookaaa

Cinco Fleur!

Air Walk!

I heard as the others were trying to help take the raging beast down.

I managed to stumble to my feet, just as the monster began to roar with even more fury, Chopper couldn't hold the pressure any longer, as the boar threw him through the air, eventually meeting a tree, stopping his flight as he fell, unconscious.

"Chopper!" we all yelled as we witnessed the horrific sight, as I ran towards my fallen friend, who shortly before saved my life. Franky, Nami, Sanji, Luffy, Brook, and Robin, too busy to help Chopper at the time.

Gear Third! Harden!

As I made it to Chopper's side and laid a hand on his warm, fur covered body, glad to feel he was still breathing, just as he started to open his eyes and look at me.

Gum Gum No Elephant Gun! – Diable Jambe – Clutch – Radical Beam!

"Chopper, are you okay?" I asked, my voice cracking in panic. As he raised his hoof to his hat on his head, rubbing gently to ease the pain.

"Yea, I might need a doct-" He paused mid-sentence, when a smile started to come upon his face "Oh that's me."

Then I knew he was okay, as I smiled at his joke, and turned back towards the battle, but just as I turned the giant boar was sent flying overhead, taking down multiple trees, as it skidded to a stop. Looking back from the way it came. I saw Luffy, retracting his large, metallic looking fist.

He ran forward to where the beast landed, still ready to fight, shortly followed by the remaining of his nakama, as I helped Chopper back to his feet and we caught up to them. I looked at the motionless beast and looked back into his, once blood red eyes, now white again but glazed over…knowing its soul abandoned its body, lifeless.

Sanji put a foot on the carcass, as he lit a cigarette. Next to Sanji, Luffy falls to his knees, trying to catch his breath, knowing the fight is over. Even though I wasn't sure how long Luffy was fighting the boar before we arrived, but Luffy's physical condition seems to be dwindling.

"You haven't eaten at all today, is there something wrong Luffy?" I asked trying to provide help.

"No" he said as he relaxed his head back, looking up at the canopy. I felt like he was keeping something from me. Was there something everyone knew, that I didn't? I asked myself.

Since the battle left the surrounding trees demolished. Franky and I decided to work on shelter. Robin and Chopper searched for herbs, while Nami and Brook went in search for a water source. Sanji started a fire and began cooking the boar as Luffy watched, finally noticing his appetite was back

Hours pass and Nami's and Robin's groups returned just in time for dinner, Robin carried some interesting rocks and a small stone tab she found, while chopper carried many different plants, his eyes gleaming at his discoveries. Nami and Brook came back to camp with two buckets of water each.

"Ah, Nami-swan, just in time for dinner!" Sanji says cheerfully as everyone turns around to see a makeshift wooden table piled sky high with meat, veggies, and fruit. Luffy already digging in.

Chopper and I ran over to join Luffy in the feast as Nami, Robin, and the rest joined in moments later, knowing if they didn't, that there wouldn't be anything left to eat soon.

After dinner, everyone was relaxing, sitting around the fire and talking tales about our previous ventures. Luffy still noms on huge chunks of meat, one in each hand, while his stomach was already bloated. I smile as my mind faded out of the conversation as I looked up from the fire and my nakama and peered at the stars.

The gaping hole in the forest canopy where the trees once towered towards the heavens. The day which seemed never ending. Franky and Sanji stayed up for the first night watch shift. As I went to my makeshift bed in the leaves, lying down and facing the fire, focusing on flames dancing, I never realized I already started dozing off...and I fell asleep…