Blue Vanlock;

Character development takes time, each one will came accord they came on the anime. Of course that with Monet's presence there will be some changes, and I definitely would make her think about herself.

orca3553;

Easy there bro, never said that.

MusicOfMadness;

Again thank you for pointing that out :) And I can't help but think other straw hats are still over protective about Chopper.

Guest;

Thank you!

The echoing sounds of explosions came through the tunnel as they were reaching the end of it. The ground shook as the giant cart finally came to a stop. Without any delay Law immediately descended from the cart. Luffy came quickly after him, Smoker followed after both while everyone else came out at their own pace.

Monet wasn't in such a hurry. Her injuries still made difficult for her to move around smoothly as she was used to. Normally Sanji would've been the first to aid her, but incredibly Chopper beat him to it.

"Can you keep balanced?" He asked while staring at her elongated bird legs. The harpy merely huffed in response. She might not think it was worthy to treat the reindeer poorly, but she still had no reason to be nice either.

"I'll be better as long I stop moving without need," She remarked coolly. Chopper nodded while keeping at her side as a support. Such act felt rather embarrassing for Monet to handle it, even because she wasn't really sure if he did that cause he cared or because she needed.

"Hey Chopper, you got a bit of blood on your back. You better clean yourself once we get back to the ship, "Sanji said while walking nearby him. The blonde already checked over the Marines and the children before heading to the ship.

Zoro was also nearby, much to Monet's discomfort. The swordsman was carefully watching the surroundings as he tried to locate where Luffy went to. It seemed some conflict flared up near the Sunny. Whatever happened there surely couldn't be good. At least they knew that Franky was around to handle any situation.

"Right, thanks Sanji. I'll look about that later, " Chopper seemed more concerned about the bird woman than anything else, something that Sanji didn't fail to notice.

"Where you'll take her to?" He asked while making sure that Zoro was finally out of reach. The pirate hunter fled a moment earlier to go after Luffy.

"Sunny's sick bay."

"What's wrong with her?"

"That's the thing...I don't know. "

Sanji blinked for a second. Chopper's skills as a doctor were unquestionable, but if there was something wrong and he couldn't explain what it was, it only could mean it was very serious.

Once they reached near the Sunny they saw what looked like a recent formed battlefield zone on the shore. Far off to the right Franky was engaging whoever was attacking him, Luffy and Law were almost reaching at the cyborg.

Monet, being able to see very clearly at long distances, was able to discern Baby Five among the attackers. The harpy silently requested for Chopper to get her inside the ship faster.

She had very good reasons for not wanting to be seeing by any other members from the Don Quixote Family, she could buy herself some time if she gave away the impression of being killed if she disappeared all of sudden, especially considering the moment that Joker discovers that Vergo was gone.

Monet had no doubts that Joker would be infuriated, but he wouldn't make much of a deal if he thought she was dead. It's not like he would be looking after her to be sure. Joker would be focusing his attention on Law and the Straw Hats. If Monet was alive she would surely come back no matter how much later.

It was exactly this kind of self assurance that could prove to be a grave mistake.

She was curiously staring around as they made inside the ship, Monet had to admit that it was much more different from what she imagined. Whoever made the ship put a lot of work into it.

"Oi, Chopper, I'm jumping off and checking on everyone else. Can you handle from here?" Sanji asked while turning around and walking slowly towards the edge of the ship. The reindeer gave a short nod after the blonde finally gave a quick glance at him. "We'll be back soon."

Chopper took his patient upstairs straight to the sick bay, though he avoided the stairs and merely jumped to the door. Monet giggled a bit, something that made Chopper completely puzzled. Trying to fight the strange sensations he was feeling for a while he opened the door and took her inside.

"Not bad for a pirate ship, seems even the doctor gets a decent work office, " She said somewhat amused. Chopper couldn't help but feel really weird as she referred to him as doctor, it made him feel like a total stranger. To which some point he was, at least to her.

The reindeer requested for her to sit over the bed while he went to a desk nearby to grab some tools. She did as instructed, at least she could walk some meters on her own without needing someone to drag her.

The harpy watched him quietly as he muttered under his breath while making a fuss over his work desk. She took notice of the blood stain covering the fur at his back, more likely she bleed over him a bit while being carried away. Her eyes slowly studied the tall shape of the Zoan type with mild interest, she was curious why this man had chosen to be a reindeer instead of a stronger animal.

"You have some gashes that will take some time to heal, but I can tell there won't be any permanent scars," Chopper said while closing towards her with few bottles, though he stopped briefly as he saw she was laying over the bed instead of sitting over it.

"Hum..." Chopper raised an eyebrow at this sudden change of position, it's not like she was THAT hurt that she needed to lay down, still it was wiser to no say anything.

"Something wrong?" Monet asked somewhat seductively. The reindeer wondered if she was trying to make him nervous on purpose, and hated to admit she was managing to do so.

"Uh...no, n-nothing," He said while placing the bottles carefully on a smaller desk near the bed. "This might give you some burning sensations once applied, so I hope you don't mind a-

"Oh, it's that so?Well, it's not like I would mind having my wounds disinfected, who knows what might happen later?" She asked somewhat playfully. Chopper blinked in surprise.

"I guess you have some knowledge about medical procedures," He said carefully while looking for her wounds that he couldn't check before. Of course he tried his best to not look at places were she would feel 'uncomfortable' with.

"Ahn, doctor don't worry. I would mind having someone touching me after so long," She said with a creepy smile while, again, lifting her shirt off.

If Chopper was feeling a bit off before now he was totally out put. He felt his face reddening tremendously while looking the other way. This woman was not making things easier while saying inappropriate things when being checked. This is the kind of behavior Chopper never had deal with before on a patient.

"Monet, please stop, I'm trying to help you and you're not making things easier," The reindeer said somewhat frustrated.

"Oh, is that so? Sorry if I can't help about being...'happy'," She said with a giggle. Chopper grunted annoyed.

"Well, can't you keep less happy please?I really need to finish this up quick, I need to check my nakama,"

Monet obeyed him without any further objection. Chopper felt somewhat relieved, he really couldn't put up with that weird flirtatious stuff. Still he was somewhat interested about her bird limbs as he let his eyes wander towards her legs and wings at certain occasions, he could tell she knew he was staring at her, hopefully she wouldn't get the wrong idea. As if the reindeer would dare to go that far with someone that tried to kill his nakama just a couple of hours ago.

After brief minutes, in which they heard a commotion going outside, Chopper finally finished his tasks and went to gather his stuff and leave.

"I'll be back soon, I suggest you stay there in the bed, I can't tell if the wounds would re-open considering your anatomy is a bit...'different,'" Monet let out a chuckle.

"Says the reindeer man."

"Once we get back I'll see if Sanji can get something for you to eat. Are you hungry?" He asked feeling unnerved.

This caught the harpy off guard. It was one thing to having her wounds healed by her enemies, it was other totally different to be fed by them and given a place to stay. This was going a bit too far in her opinion.

"Aye, maybe a bit...can I ask you something?"

Chopper hesitated, he could guess this is the moment she would try to figure out something crucial about them, he could only hope he wouldn't give away nothing important.

"Yes."

"How old are you?"

Of all things she could have asked, this was NOT what Chopper was expecting at all!

"Hum..." He was seriously worried about this, she asked something about HIM, not the crew or the ship or anything they planned to do. What this women was planning after all?He cared about her health and all, but didn't mean he trusted her like that. "...twenty one."

"Oh?" Monet said somewhat mischievously. Her smile, that was somewhat creepy enough, got bigger as he stared at the reindeer with greater intensity. Chopper felt himself get smaller under that intense glare. Was she judging him somehow because of his age? "That will do."

Chopper almost let out a panic scream. That will do?!What was that supposed to mean!?What she was planning to do with him?!He was sweating cold already as he kept his eyes at her, his eyes had widened tremendously as she said that, much to Monet's contempt. She enjoyed playing with him, even if he didn't knew she had no intention of harm.

"Urrr...I-I g-gotta...l-later..." He said before closing the door and jumping away from the ship after his nakama.

Monet was somewhat relieved he left, she could finally gather her thoughts peacefully without the worry about being interrupted, at least it was much better without the spams of pain from the inflicted wounds around her body.

Judging by how quiet it was she could tell that Baby Five and whoever was with her got defeated, and they probably would be taking Caesar into the ship soon. Monet wasn't really sure how to go along the other Straw Hats, Usopp was already easy to deal with a few threatening words. Sanji was even easier to deal with, judging by how easily he would bent himself for a woman.

Zoro...

The bird women felt chills going over her spine just over thinking about that cursed man. She still could not understand how he paralyzed her, she was totally assured she could stand a fight against him, still somehow he struck her in a way that deeply disturbed her. The Straw Hats had changed way more than she assumed, a mistake she wouldn't make twice. One day she would get even with the swordsman.

Nami seemed totally doubtful about her presence on the ship, but nothing that Monet couldn't know on how to deal with, anything involving lots of money could get over Nami easy as Sanji would over women.

Nico Robin was one Monet had no idea how to figure it out, but the archaeologist seemed to share some traces of personality with the harpy. Maybe with time Monet would get to know her better.

Franky and Brook were two of those she had no idea what they were like, maybe her staying at their ship would give away any clue on how to deal with those two.

Luffy was totally unpredictable, she had no idea what to expect from him. He was far off from any pirate captain she has ever seen before. Still she could rest assured he was one to make good of everything he could, maybe this carefree way of his could be easily exploited.

Chopper...

Monet wasn't sure in which ground she stood with Chopper. He was kind and concerned, not only about his nakama, but any of those around him he could reach himself for their aid. While being somewhat irresponsible to a certain degree and rather childish at others, much to Monet's surprise and somewhat delight. He did share some traces of personality that she though were unique about herself. They both were animals in their on concept, he was Zoan but originally an animal( something she didn't know yet), she was half human half bird and carried the powers of Logia. They both were childish and shy to compliments, each behaving on their own way about it.

Chopper was heavily instructed on medical area, while Monet was somewhat basic on it, she had to thank Law about the lots she learned about it from what he was dispose to teach her.

Monet had enough time to study the room around her, for a sick bay it more resembled a library, considering the amount of books gather at certain corners of it. Seems the reindeer had a great likening about reading, much to her utter astonishment. What else did he like that she did as well?

He was younger than her, but not that much younger, still somewhat around Sugar's age.

"Urgh, why I am thinking that much about him? I should be thinking about killing them, not tagging along..."

But then could she really bring herself to harm the reindeer? She felt like she couldn't, not anymore. The others she really didn't mind much, but still they were part of the crew just as much as him. Why couldn't she stop thinking about what would happen once they reached Dressrosa? She knew it was a death sentence to go there, did the mugiwara believed himself to be that strong to defeat Joker and the others?

As much as she wanted to believe he could, she felt wrong about letting this happen somehow, she was loyal to Joker, no matter how little he cared about her at the moment, he was kind enough to save her and Sugar years ago. But what now?Maybe Monet was expendable, but still she doubted he would value Sugar a lot, it was thanks to Sugar his plans lasted this far.

He was going to be the King of Pirates, it was for this great honor she would willingly sacrifice to his cause. She owned him a life debt.

But she also owned Chopper the same.

"Why couldn't you just let me die there?" She said to herself while feeling agonized by this conflicting decision.

Perhaps this would be an easier choice if Luffy was the one who saved her, then she could feel somewhat assured of which path to take. Instead it was one of his crew members that did such, so she couldn't not bring herself to make a decision.

And still she knew Sugar would need to be directly involved on whatever she decided to do, Monet was granted a third chance and she wouldn't waste it by leaving Sugar behind. Monet was too concerned about her sister, even if Sugar was old enough to take of herself. The harpy was terrified about what Joker could to with Sugar if he ever came to find out Monet was with the Straw Hats, willingly or not.

She allowed her head to rest over the soft pillow, less important concerns coming into mind. One of them being the fact she really needed a bath as soon as she could, it was not like bird limbs make it any easier. Perhaps it was the only aspect of this change she regretted.

She loved birds and have been always fascinated by them, she read enough books to discover about mythological harpies, along with dragons, which was one that truly caught her interest, but it saddened her to think such creatures didn't exist anymore. That until Law came into the picture and made a business offer, one she just couldn't help but take some advantage of, even if it almost costed her life. She knew it was extremely foolish to give her hearth away, but how many chances she would get of making a dream come true?

It was with the uttermost joy she ever felt in her life when she first flew, the sensation of it being nothing like she ever experienced before. She felt, for the shortest and single moment of her life, truly happy.

Monet couldn't help but wonder if she would ever feel like that again.