Being poor sucked. Wapol was sick of living on the streets, and very sick of eating garbage. After being kicked out of his kingdom, Wapol had fled to other countries, seeking refuge from his fellow kings. And for a while, he had the time of his life! Dining on the best food, and sleeping in the most luxurious quarters. Until the news spread that, well, Wapol was no longer King of Drum. It had shocked Wapol himself. Marines attempted to imprison the former king, but luckily Wapol managed to get away.'Maybe prison would've been better' he thought, while chewing on a piece of tin, 'at least there I would get 3 square meals a day…' Wapol sighed and slumped to the ground. He'd made his 'home' under a small bridge in one of the larger cities. It was neither warm, nor comfy, but it offered him shelter from the rain.

While he ate, that stupid dog that was constantly following him around began pawing at his arm.

"What?" he grumbled, pushing the dog off. The dog whined, and began relieving himself on Wapol's leg.

"ARGH!" Wapol shouted, jumping away from the dog. "NASTY, ROTTEN, DISGUSTING!" Wapol dipped his leg in the river, washing himself off. The dog wagged its tail, pleased with its accomplishment.

"You know what?" Wapol asked the dog, picking him up by the paw. "You think you're very cute, huh? Well I've had enough of your stupid games!"

Wapol promptly dropped the dog into his gaping maw, chomping and chewing him into little bits. Funnily enough, he wasn't going down. Wapol felt the familiar tingling sensation on the back of his tongue, and promptly regurgitated the dog, which was now made of tin. "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" Wapol screamed.

The dog sat down, and Wapol slumped over again, cursing his devil fruit to the ends of the earth. The dog looked at Wapol expectantly.

"What do you want?" Wapol muttered. The dog continued to stare at him. Wapol felt irked, and tossed a piece of scrap metal. "Fetch!" Wapol called, and the dog went running after the scrap. 'That's strange,' thought Wapol, 'that dog never used to be so obedient.' The dog trotted back, and deposited the scrap metal at Wapol's feet. Wapol looked at the dog suspiciously.

"Sit?" he asked, and the dog plopped down beside him.

"Down?" he asked again, and the dog shuffled around until his belly hit the floor.

"Good boy…" Wapol said, and the dog gave him a mechanical squeak in return.

"This could work…" he mumbled.

"Come one! Come all! To the fantastic robot show! 1000 Beri entrance fee!" Wapol hawked, waving people over to see his little pet perform tricks. He'd gathered a sizable crowd by this point, and the dog was enchanting them already. Parents were impressed with how obedient and practical he was. Kids were amazed with how much fun he could be. And engineers for the life of them couldn't figure out how he worked.

"Mister! Mister!" a little boy called to Wapol, "Can you do that to my dog?" he held out a small brown puppy.

"Of course! But there'll be a fee of 4500 Beri…"

"I can pay," the boy said, pulling out a wallet. Wapol grinned. He was on his way to big money, fast.

A.N.: Alright, first off, I decided against doing Vegapunk seeing as I feel there's not enough in canon about him yet, and I don't want to risk it. Secondly, for those of you who read these on the days they come out (as they're supposed to be read), I apologize for the late post. Some things happened yesterday on the 9th, and I wasn't able to post the update. So I'll be posting Urouge, Fujitora, and Gedatsu later today in a separate chapter. Sorry again for the confusion.

Now regarding my sentiment on this chapter… Most of that is an elaboration on Wapol's canon post-Drum arc story. If I'd gotten a little more into it, he might've gone on to make his own toy factory, marry Miss Universe, and become king of the Dark Drum Kingdom. No joke, that's what Oda decided for his future. So I just took the details and spun them into a little more depth. It's one of the things I love to do best in this series ^_^ Reviews, Favourites, Subscriptions, Reader Birthdays, and Requests are welcomed and much appreciated! I'll see you (in a few hours, haha) later for Urouge, Fujitora, and Gedatsu!