"We made it!" Luffy declared. "YUBA!"
My nose crinkled in distaste at how dry the place was as we all stood looking at it. It was so hot you could just about taste the heat of the sun… So not good for a dog. We had reached Yuba and jumped off the boat only to find lots of sand, sun, heat and some ruins.
"Wait a minute…" Luffy said slowly. "There's nothing here. Let's look for the leader! Where is he?"
"No Luffy, this isn't Yuba," Vivi sighed. "We still have to walk Northwest for a day through the desert."
"Half a day!" Usopp yelped, my feelings matching his.
"Look at the map," Vivi said as she pulled out a map. "We crossed the Sandora River and we just landed here at Erumalu, the Green Town."
"The Green Town? But there's nothing green around here," Luffy stated.
"Not anymore," Vivi admitted.
Suddenly an odd looking creature popped out of the ground causing me and a few others to jump. It looked like an odd seal of some sort.
"Woah! What the hell is that!" Usopp yelled. "A seal!"
"Kuo!" It cried, pumping its fist as I blinked in confusion.
"A Kung Fu Dugong!" Vive gasped. I was way off then.
"Kung fu?" Usopp snorted as she got into a fighting stance.
"No, Usopp! Get away from it!" Vivi warned him as I sighed. Good on Usopp, he goes and picks a fight with the thing.
Out the corner of my eye I saw another one of them charging at me causing me to spin around and face off with it. It lunged at me with a right hook that I easily ducked under, tucking my head in as I slammed it under the jaw with the top of my head. With a cry it fell backwards and the next one came at me from behind. Where they all came from, I had no idea.
"It's a kung fu dugong's law is that the loser of a fight becomes the winner's student," I heard Vivi say in the background but it was too late.
I decided to try out a new trick, so without turning around I kicked much like a horse would, my two back feet shooting out to nail the dugong on the forehead. Another one bit the dust.
I looked, waiting to see if anymore would come at me but then I noticed how many were crowding around Luffy so I figured he'd dealt with the rest. I turned my attention to the two that I had knocked down as they got back up.
I blink owlishly as they both bowed at me causing me to tilt my head to the side. I jumped when the two dugongs straightened up and copied my motion.
'Oh my God…' I gaped.
I decided to test what they would do so I shook my head back and forth a few times, smirking as they did the same. I then dropped to the ground, rolling onto my back before sticking my legs up in the air. I burst out mentally laughing as they did the same as me.
"Mamori! Stop playing with them, we have to leave!" Nami scolded me.
I reluctantly left them, running to catch up with the others as Vivi started to talk about the lack of water in Alabasta. I could already feel the heat getting to me though so I tuned her out as I tried to control my temperature, my tongue lolling out the side of my mouth already.
I quickly started to lag behind the others as I developed a headache due to my body already starting to overheat. I was snapped out of my self-centered thoughts when I noticed Vivi was having one of 'those' moments.
I trotted forward to where she was kneeling in the sand just as she screamed, "WHAT RIGHT DOES HE HAVE TO DO THOSE THINGS! I WILL NEVER LET HIM GET AWAY WITH THIS!"
With that said Vivi hunched over, trying not to cry. I quickly jumped forward, slipping under her as she wrapped her arms around my neck, holding on tightly.
After a few moments I was snapped back to the present as Luffy declared, "Let's move forward already. I'm anxious now!"
It only took about another hour for the heat to finally take its toll on me. I was panting heavily and completely spaced out. My paws felt blistered thanks to the hot sand and every step I took was a struggle.
One second I was dragging my feet along, lagging behind the others with Chopper, who was also struggling in the heat, and the next second I found myself face first in the ground.
The whole world seemed to spin around me, my legs going completely numb as my head pounded.
"Ah! Mamori!" I heard what sounded like Chopper yelp and I heard him scurry over to my side.
I tried to push myself back up to my feet to save myself the embarrassment of not being able to take the heat but as I started to rise, my vision completely turned black and bile rose in the back of the my throat. My legs then gave out on me as I swallowed down the vomit. I curled my body into a little ball as I heard echoing voices all around me.
After an uncountable amount of time I felt everything around me spin in circles, it felt like that ground has disappeared out from under me. I felt something rumble against my side as the voices continued to swim around in a confusing jumbled of sounds. Vaguely I recognized that someone had picked me up.
I wasn't sure how long after that I felt that person put me on something solid, but that didn't stop the spinning I was feeling. I groaned, trying to curl into a tighter ball as I tried to stop myself from throwing up.
Time seemed to be malfunctioning all of a sudden. Everything would go really fast and then the next second it would go really slow. Everything around me was a still a blur but I could have sworn at one stage someone forced some water down my throat and at another stage I heard Chopper next to me on the flat surface that seemed to be moving. I couldn't tell if it actually was or not because I was that out of it. Not long after that my body started shivering and twitching of its own accord and there was nothing I could do to stop it.
At one stage everything seemed to finally stop moving and I finally seemed to be cooling down, allowing me to drift into a deep sleep. I was having a lovely nap until something caused me to wake up.
BANG
Something plush slammed into the side of my head causing my eyes to snap open straight away. The scene before me had my anger rising beyond a tolerable level. The room had gone silent, most of the guys glancing my way while gaping. In their grasp were pillows, not including the pillows that were strewn across the room. One of the pillows laid next to me, obviously the culprit of waking me up and damn it, I did not want to be awake! I noticed in the back of my mind that I was lying on the nice cool ground in the corner of the room, thus I cooled down. My head was still pounding though, my stomach churning. I was NOT impressed and I dare say by the deadly aura I was giving off everyone else got the idea.
"Ahh! You're awake!" Chopper yelped as he scurried over to my side. "Thank God! I was so worried, you got really bad heat exhaustion and I-"
'Who. The. Fuck. Threw. That. Pillow,' I cut him off, a growl growing in my chest I glared at all the guys in room.
"Uh…" Chopper stuttered as he glanced between the other guys and me, he was obviously not sure what he'd rather deal with. Putting up with a pissed off me or dealing with what I did to the person who threw the pillow when I found out.
"Hehe…" I heard a voice laugh sheepishly and my glare shifted to Usopp who was rubbing the back of his head. "I'm sorry that pillow hit you Mamori…"
Usopp. That bastard! I should have guessed. It would have been either him or Luffy. I narrowed my eyes, directing a glare that could have withered a prune towards Usopp who was now sweating greatly.
'Tell them all that if anyone else throws another pillow or wakes me up I will grab the closest stick and shove it so far up their ass it will come out of their mouth,' I paused as I switched my gaze back to Chopper and as an afterthought I added. 'Please.'
I don't even remember placing my head back on the ground before I fell back asleep.
"I'm sorry for acting so disgracefully Vivi," The old man in front of us apologized.
"No, don't worry," Vivi replied. "We're going now Mr. Toto."
My ears flicked lazily as I laid on the wooden raft behind Zoro. My headache still hadn't left me and Chopper didn't want to risk my health any further so I had been order to get back on the raft that I had apparently been dragged on yesterday. I was on strict orders by the doctor not walk or stress myself out at all. Great.
"Yes…" Mr. Toto mumbled as he walked up to Luffy and handed over a small carton. "Luffy, please take this."
"WOW! WATER!" Luffy cried out as he gaped at it. "You got some!"
"Right after you fell asleep digging last night we made it to the water level. I managed to squeeze out the water and distill it," Mr. Toto told Luffy.
"Wow!" Luffy called out. "Sounds difficult! Thanks, I'll drink it carefully!"
Because I was lazing about and being dragged along, I noticed when Luffy fell back and stopped as he sat down and leaned against a tree. I blinked owlishly and then glanced back at Zoro who was dragging me, letting out a grunt as I jerked my head in Luffy's direction to let Zoro know what I meant.
"Hey! What are you doing!" Usopp called out to him when he noticed too.
Luffy just scowled and said nothing.
"What's wrong Luffy?" Vivi gasped in worry.
"I quit," Luffy said simply which cause my brows to furrow. He what?
"You quit! What do you mean Luffy?" Vivi cried out as I stood up, jumping off the raft.
"We don't have time for your stupid games now, Luffy!" Nami yelled at him as we all made our way back over to him. "Get up now!"
"We're going back," Luffy replied.
"Yeah, we're using the road we took yesterday to go and stop the rebellion. If one million citizens of the country clash it's all over!" Sanji cried out. "This is for Vivi! C'mon, let's go!"
"Boooring," Luffy whined as I stared at him, trying to get the whole point to this.
"What did you say!" Sanji roared.
"Vivi," Luffy called.
"What?" Vivi answered unsurely.
"I want to beat the crap out of Crocodile!" Luffy declared. "If we stop the guys who are rebelling will that stop Crocodile? We can't do anything even if we go to this place. We're pirates. You'd be better off without us."
"Sometimes he hits the bullseye without even thinking," Sanji sighed and I grunted in agreement.
"That's Luffy for you," Usopp agreed.
"Well…" Vivi stuttered.
"You just don't want anyone to die in this war!" Luffy theorized. "There are people in your country, or us, or anyone! You're talking about a fight against one of the Shichibukai, in which over a million people will battle and all you want is for no one to die! That's naïve."
"Stop it Luffy! Can't you think of Vivi's feelings!" Nami started to scold him.
"Wait, Nami…" Sanji interrupted as he held her back.
"What's wrong with that!" Vivi cried out. "What's wrong with not wanting people to die!"
"People die," Was Luffy's reply.
I watched with wide eyes as Vivi lunged forward, slamming her fist across Luffy's cheek which threw him across the ground.
"SPOT TALKING LIKE THAT!" She screamed. "DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT AGAIN! THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO STOP! YOU CAN'T BLAME THE REBELS OR THE ARMY FOR THIS! WHY SHOULD ANYONE DIE! THIS IS ALL CROCODILE'S FAULT!"
"THEN WHY ARE YOU RISKING YOUR LIFE!" Luffy yelled back in rage as he swung his fist and caught Vivi across the face. I folded my ears back against my skull in worry, not sure what to do but I knew I should not interrupt them.
"THAT'S GOING TOO FAR LUFFY!" Usopp yelled out.
"DAMNIT LUFFY!" Sanji swore.
"EVEN I CAN TELL WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS THE MOST JUST BE LOOKING AT IT!" Luffy cried out as he and Vivi tumbled around on the ground, throwing punches left and right.
"WHAT!" Vivi screeched in reply.
"YOU THINK RISKING YOUR LIFE IS ENOUGH!" Luffy objected loudly and Vivi continued to punch him.
"THEN WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO RISK!" Vivi argued. "THERE'S NOTHING ELSE I HAVE TO…"
She was cut of short as Luffy grabbed the front of her robe, stopping her for a second he yelled, "WHY DON'T YOU TRY RISKING OUR LIVES TOO! I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS!"
Vivi gasped, bringing up her hand to cover her mouth as tears leaked out of her eyes.
"Look at you," Luffy sighed as Vivi pulled her hood over her head to try and hide her tears. "You're crying. You're the one who wants to kill him the most. Tell me where Crocodile is."
I was twitching as I was laying on the raft and getting pulled along. The creepy camel kept glancing at me and I had no idea what it wanted.
'What the hell do you want?' I finally snapped, still in a bad mode. I was so grumpy because not only was I hot, I was also tired, sick, had a headache and felt like a tool at having to be dragged along like this. I was not a happy puppy.
It looked at me for about a minute before shaking its head and looking away. I glared at it but glanced to the side when I noticed Chopper drop back beside me, walking in his reindeer form.
"Can you not understand him?" Chopper questioned me.
'Huh? Should I be able to?' I replied, blinking. What the hell was he talking about, animals don't talk.
"Whenever he talks to you, you don't reply or even act like you never heard it… I was checking that you weren't deaf or anything," Chopper mumbled.
'It… He... Talks?' I asked, scrunching up my nose as I tried to comprehend what he was saying.
"Of course he talks! All animals talk if they want to! You act like you haven't talked to anyone before!" Chopper pointed out.
'I… I haven't talked to anyone. I was not aware that they… You… Us… We... Speak,' I mumbled, stumbling over my words as my brain processed it.
"What! Impossible!" Chopper gasped. "I've never meet anyone like you before! Of course we can all talk! So that's why you were so shocked when I understood you back on the boat…"
I ducked my head, feeling shameful that I came off like a simpleton to Chopper. How was I meant to know everyone else was in on this whole talking business but me?
'How do I… Talk?' God, it sounded so stupid when I asked.
"I'm surprised no one taught you how to talk when you were a pup," Chopper noted with a frown.
'That's… A story for another day,' I snorted, unsettled at how quickly he got to what I was trying to hide from him for now.
He sent me a curious glance before shrugging, "Well, I can try and teach you to talk. It's better late than never."
'Thank you!' I said, smiling at him. This could help a lot!
"There's nothing really complicated to it; not if you listen anyway," He started to lecture and I settled my head back down on the wood because I could tell this could be a long lecture. Jeez, so much for trying to get rid of my headache. This will not help.
I had been right, after a few hours of chatting I think I got the point to it all. Chopper was a great teacher. I had wanted to get up and go practice with the camel, but Chopper and had objected and threatened to pin me down if I didn't stay where I was. Instead he got the camel to come to me.
I knew the others had listened in to bit and pieces of our conversation but hadn't said anything. I think they were still wary over last night's saga and didn't want to push any of my buttons.
I glanced to the camel as it walked alongside me, Chopper on the other side of me with a big smile.
'Hello…' I said uneasily.
I then did as Chopper instructed me. I closed my eyes and listened with my gut. I heard something fuzzy buzzing in the back of my mind and it seemed to have a masculine feel to it. After a few seconds the fuzzy disappeared causing me to open my eyes and glance at the camel again. He was looking at my expectantly and I shook my head.
'Could you repeat that please?' I asked softly, thankful for his help and I didn't want to scare him off.
I closed my eyes and as soon as I felt that fuzzy feeling I snagged onto it and dove my concentration into it as the words become clear and echoed in my head.
'…I… You smell nice… And you...' The words were broken and staticky but I got the basics of it.
'I heard him!' I cried out victoriously as I snapped my eyes open and looked at Chopper.
"Yay!" Chopper joined in with my celebration.
'But I don't get what he said… He said something about me smelling nice… Is that normal talk for animals?' I asked him.
"Uh…" Chopper said nervously. "Not really… He's just a pervert."
I stared at him for a few second as it sunk in before I groaned loudly and dropped my head onto the wood that was dragging me along. My first conversation and I got hit on a pervert camel! Great. I don't think I wanna be Dr. Dolittle anymore.
"That's Rainbase!" Vivi called out and I opened my eyes, lifting my head up to see a city on the horizon. Finally!
"We made it!" Luffy called happily. "YES! CROCODILE! YOUR ASS IS GRASS!"
"Shut up already," Zoro sighed.
Seeing that Chopper wasn't looking, I finally got off the raft I was on, stretching my legs and arching my back. I saw Usopp giving Nami her new weapon out of the corner of my eye, causing me to smirk.
"Hey, do you think the Baroque works knows we're here in this country?" Zoro asked Vivi.
"Probably," She admitted. "We met Mr. Two and we know Mr. Three is here, so I think we should assume they know we're here."
"So what?" Luffy asked.
"They know our faces so no random acts," Usopp hissed at Luffy.
"How come?" Luffy complained.
"We have no idea where the Baroque works fighters could be hiding. There's no way we could get to Crocodile first if we're caught," Usopp explained.
"Assassination is their specialty," Zoro reminded us as I walked along beside him.
"OKAY! CROCODILE! YOU ASS IS GRASS!" Luffy cried again.
"WERE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME!" Usopp yelled as he smacked Luffy over the back of the head.
"But Usopp," Vivi interrupted. "I agree with Luffy! Everything is about to happen. We don't have time to think."
"Should we really have let them do it?" Sanji sighed as he glanced around the town. When we had gotten into town some genius had sent Luffy and Usopp off to get water. We were now waiting around from them to get back.
"It's only an errand," Nami pointed out. "They can do it."
"I wonder… You don't think they'll come back with trouble?" Zoro asked and I grunted, my head laying on his leg. I didn't trust them. "Maybe we should be prepared for that."
"CRAP!" Sanji called out suddenly. "The Marines are chasing them!"
"Are you kidding!" Nami screamed as we all jumped to our feet. "Why are they running over here then!"
"Wait! Chopper isn't back yet!" Vivi pointed out, talking about how Chopper had gone off to 'take a whizz' as he phased it.
"Leave him, he'll be fine," Zoro said.
"Hey guys! The Marines are coming!" Luffy called out as he caught up with us and we all ran.
"YOU BROUGHT THEM OVER HERE!" Zoro yelled in reply.
"This isn't good!" Nami pointed out. "Running around like this will help Baroque Works spot us!"
"I think it's too late," Zoro said with gritted teeth as I ran by his side, dodging around the citizens as we ran through them. Zoro cleared a pretty good path, so it was easy to follow him.
"Let's go then!" Luffy called out. "To where Crocodile is!"
"Over there!" Vivi pointed out. "That building with the crocodile on top…That's the casino that Crocodile owns, 'Rain Dinners'."
"We should scatter," Sanji pointed out as we ran.
"Yeah," Zoro agreed.
"Okay!" Luffy joined in. "We'll meet back up at Croc's house!"
And with that said everyone scattered different ways like rabbits. I feinted to the side, darting straight through a marine's legs before bolting straight to an alleyway. Once in the alleyway I jumped on a bin, launching myself onto a roof quickly.
I used that roof to run away from all the Marines so that I had a clear path. The houses were close together so it was easy to jump across them. Now I just need to get together with the others… To Croc's place we go.
After a few minutes of house jumping I had lost any marines that had followed me. They must have given up easy because I was only a dog, not a human. They really didn't see me as that big of a threat.
Now… I should get out of the open before the Baroque Workers find me, I was a sitting duck like this.
I dove off the side of the building I was in, landing between two houses. The shade that it provided was very much welcome as I slowed my pace down from a sprint to a trot.
I trotted through some back streets for a while, slowly noticing that I was being watched. I couldn't tell from where or who was watching me though. It had the hairs on the back of my neck standing up.
I got sick of it soon, dropping back into a sitting position on my ass, glancing around to see if they'd come out or not.
"Hmm, my, my, you've gotten better brat," A voice laughed, more mockingly then encouragingly. I glanced to the side and I saw the blue coated man step out from the shadows. I did nothing, I only glancing at him.
"It took you a while to notice me though, you should really work on that," He sighed as I twitched, frowning at him. "Wondering why I am here? Well, you're about to face the biggest challenge you'll have to face so far. I've come here to tell you not to die, yet."
I quirked an eyebrow in his direction. Like I didn't know that that. But, why does he care if I live or die?
He drew something out of his pocket and threw it towards me. I watched blankly as a pure red rose landed near me and rolled to my paws. I blinked, looking back to him in confusion.
'What in the hell…' I asked myself.
"Trust me, it'll temporarily help you," The cloaked guy said.
He had yet to lead me astray, so I scooped the rose up in my muzzle, careful of its thorns and I slipped it into my bandanna so that the top poked out. The obnoxious aroma of the rose tickled my nose but I ignored it.
I dipped my head in thanks again as he turned his back to me and started to walk away.
"Remember. Do not die," He called over his shoulder, turning the corner.
I didn't to have to go check around the corner to know that he was already gone. He moved like a ghost and he was long gone within seconds.
I shook my head and set off at a trot again, trying to figure out the rose.
When I got to the front of Crocodile's place I stumbled to a stop, staring wide eyed as I saw all the guards laying around the place, Chopper standing among them. I blinked owlishly as he knocked the last of them over.
"I'M MR. PRINCE!" Chopper cried out.
I shook my head and trotted forward just as he turned his attention to me.
"Mamori!" Chopper greeted me. "The others have been caught by Crocodile; Sanji has gone in to save them so I'm being a decoy."
'Shit…' I swore. 'The others were caught? Wait a pain… I should have gotten here sooner. I should probably go after Sanji.'
"But the entrance has already been sealed," Chopper informed me. "You'll have to play decoy with me."
I sent him a withering glance to let him know that I was not happy, 'What's the plan then?'
"Now!" Chopper whispered to me once Crocodile had noticed us and we both took off running. I stayed right at Chopper's heels at the coat fluttered around him.
I had wanted to go after Sanji but Chopper pointed out that I wouldn't be able to get in or blend in being a dog and all. I had agreed unhappily. Now Chopper and I were both being used as decoys while we left Sanji to get the others out.
Once Chopper was sure he was out of sight he transformed back into his small form, trying to act casual. I ducked in the nearest alleyway, hiding behind a bin as I watched Chopper from a distance to make sure he was okay.
I tensed up as Crocodile walked past Chopper while muttering to himself.
"Where are you hiding?" He hissed. "I will find you and I will kill you…"
My lips twitched of their own accord, peeling themselves back over my teeth. Oh how I wanted a piece of Crocodile. I was not stupid though… I would never be able to take him on like I currently am.
One of my paws twitched, trying to tempt me to walk forward. I gritted my teeth and purposely stepped further back into the alley. I couldn't get in a fight with him now… It was so not the time.
I flicked my tail and slipped back further, going to meet up with Chopper where we agreed.
I relaxed when Chopper came into sight, my tail wagging happily when I saw that he wasn't harmed.
'You're okay then?' I questioned him.
He nodded sheepishly as he slipped his cloak off. "We need to help the others when Sanji gets them out. We need to leave this place straight away."
'Hmm...' I muttered, thinking about it. 'We should probably get that camel again for Nami and Vivi… And maybe one for each of us if we can find more? We also need supplies for another trip in the desert… Water most of all.'
"Yeah!" Chopper agreed.
'How about you get the camel?' I asked him, not wanting to have to talk to the pervert myself. 'I'll see if I can't round up some supplies. I'll meet you just outside the city in in 30 minutes.'
"Okay! Hang on!" He said, pulling some stuff out of his bag. First he pulled out a piece of paper and wrote something on it before handing the paper over to me with a small sack of money. "Here this should help you. It's a note saying what I want and to give it to you and there is also some money for the supplies. Be careful."
'Thanks so much! This will make my life so much easier! And you too,' I told him, nodding my head in farewell and I set off on my mission, money and note in my mouth. Now… Where to go is the question.
I slunk down several streets, dodging under people's feet until I saw a shop that looked like it would have what I needed.
I walked up to the door, using my shoulder to push open the door. I then slipped inside, dodging all the stuff laying around and on shelves. I walked up the counter, quirking my brows at the gaping clerk.
"Shoo! Get out of here dog!" He scolded.
I frowned with the letter and sack of money in my mouth before jumping up so that my front feet rested on the counter. I then dropped the money and note on the counter, staring at the counter clerk silently.
He hesitantly reached forward to pick up the note, gently unfolding it so he could read it. The further on he read, the higher his eyes brows went up. I waited patiently as he read over not once, not twice, but three times before he sighed and shook his head.
"What and odd dog..." He remarked. "Your owner sent you here by yourself to pick up some supplies?"
I had no idea what was in the note Chopper wrote, so I just tilted my head to the side, plastering an impish smirk on the muzzle and waved my tail.
"Haha, okay then. Give me five minutes and I'll see what I can get for you," He walked off to the back of the shop muttering. "I need to get myself a dog like that…"
I snickered as I dropped back down the ground, perching on my haunches as I waited patiently for him. I slowly let my eyes roam around the shop to pass the time.
I heard some sounds from the back of the shop before the shop owner came back to the counter, holding what looked like saddle bags for horses.
"This should work…" He mumbled, glancing between me and the packs. "They are the smallest saddle packs we have."
He then walked around the counter, holding out the packs in front of him as if asking my permission to put them on.
'I'm not a bloody pack mule…' I muttered as I sighed, standing up. 'Oh well, it's better than nothing.'
He then walked forward, throwing the bags over my back. Several straps ran over my shoulder, chest and stomach. He took a minute to fiddle with them and strap them up so they fit me. Eventually he stood back, looking at me to admire his work.
I turned my head to the side, spinning in a circle to see if I could move with them on. I could. It was a simple set of saddle bags. A leather pouch sat either side of my ribs, ready to be loaded up. I looked up to the shop clerk, barking once in thanks as I nodded my head.
"Haha! That suits you does it? I'm glad! Now let's load you up!" He said as he walked around the shelves in his store grabbing all sorts of food packages and parcels in his arms. After he had an arm full he walked back over to me and began to load them in my packs as I stood still patiently.
"Right, now to get you some water," He said, walking into the back of the shop again. After another minute or so he came bag, several small barrel like bottles of water. He shoved them into my saddle bags as well before strapping both of them up. "I'm sorry, but that's all the water I can give you. There's not much to go around these days."
"There! You're all set!" He declared as he stepped back again. "Now just let me calculate the price for you."
I wiggled a bit as he calculated the prices and sorted out the money he needed from Chopper's money sack. The packs were heavy now and the straps would take some getting used to.
After he had taken the right amount of money out, he put the rest back under my watchful eye and walked back to me, slipping the money in my pouches.
"Well this has been an interesting day! You're such a good dog!" He told me as he ruffled the fur on top of my head. I rubbed my head against his hand thankfully, yipping twice.
He even walked to the door and opened it as I trotted out, waving goodbye to me. What a nice man!
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