EPIC PYROS!

"Even if you praise me, it will not make me happy, you bastards!" said Chopper, while dancing in joy. "He can speak! So cool," said Usopp. "Yes, I have decided! You are going to join my crew," declared Luffy.

"Join your crew?" said Chopper, in confusion. "Yes, we are pirates. I am Monkey D. Luffy and I'm going to become the king of pirates," said Luffy, with a grin. Chopper looked shocked. 'He wants me to join his crew? They're not afraid of me!' he thought.

"But I am a monster," said Chopper with nervousness. Everyone looked towards Gohan at the mention of the word "monster." "Believe me, Chopper, you haven't seen a real monster. Compared to him, you are just a little deer," said Sanji.

Gohan's face twitched, but he ignored them. "Chopper, just imagine, we are going to go to awesome places, eat a variety of foods, and have a good time. So what do you say?" he asked with a smile.

Chopper looked conflicted. He lowered his head, then muttered, "I... I don't know," and he started to run away. Luffy immediately started chasing him. Because of the commotion, Kureha came out. "What's going on here?" she said, and noticed Nami and the others.

"Are you guys pirates?" she asked while looking at them with interest. "Yes, we are the Straw Hat Pirates," said Gohan. "Ok! When are you going to give me my treatment fees?" asked Kureha.

Gohan smiled and threw a diamond and a key towards her. She caught both of them. "This diamond is quite big, and what is this key for?" she asked. Gohan looked at her with a smile and said, "I took it from a hippo."

"A hippo?" asked Kureha, in confusion. "I mean your former king," replied Gohan. "Wapol??? Where is he?" Kureha asked in shock. Chopper also heard it, so he came back, looking worried. The Straw Hats looked awkward because of the question. "He is dead! I killed him before coming here," said Gohan with a smile.

Kureha and Chopper's eyes widened with shock. After a few seconds, Kureha started laughing. After laughing for a bit, she said, "It's been a while since I had such a good laugh. You were right, kid! I like your compensation," said Kureha with a smile.

But suddenly, Luffy came running towards them. "There you are! Come and join my crew!" he shouted and started chasing Chopper again. "When can we take Vivi from here?" asked Nami. "Hm? I will let her go after one week," said Kureha.

"ONE WEEK!! No way! We have to go to Alabasta. It will be too late after one week," said Nami in panic. "No! She has to stay here for at least one week. She's too weak right now," said Kureha.

"What if we have a good doctor with us to take care of her? Can she leave right away?" asked Gohan. Kureha looked at him and frowned. "Only after I check if that doctor is skillful enough or not," said Kureha.

Gohan smiled after hearing that. "Don't worry! You already approved of his skills," he said while looking towards Chopper. Kureha finally understood what he was trying to imply. "Do you guys even know anything about him?" she asked.

"We don't have to! Our captain has already decided that he will be our crewmate," said Gohan. He looked towards Luffy and shouted, "Luffy! Come here," he called him to the side.

Luffy looked confused but came over. "Listen, that old doctor knows about Chopper everything! Go talk to her, she might know the reason why Chopper is hesitating to join us," whispered Gohan.

"Oh! Got it! Leave it to me," he said and ran towards Kureha. Gohan looked towards Chopper and said, "Hey Chopper, can you show me, what this castle looks like from inside?" asked Gohan, while smiling at him.

Chopper looked hesitant but nodded his head. Gohan walked next to Chopper and picked him up. He put him on his shoulder and said, "It will be more convenient this way." Chopper was shocked by this, but he didn't protest against it. They started their tour of the Drum castle.

Drum Castle was like any other castle in a European country. Wapol took anything expensive with him. "Should've raided that submarine before giving it to those people," thought Gohan.

A few minutes later, they ended their tour because he sensed Vivi waking up. He disappeared with Chopper and appeared beside Vivi. "Eehh?" Chopper was shocked by the change of scenery. "How are you feeling now?" asked Gohan.

Vivi looked at him and asked, "Where is this?" "This is Drum Castle of Drum Kingdom," replied Gohan. Chopper started doing checkups, so Gohan left to tell the others. Everyone was happy that Vivi was doing fine.

After a while, Luffy was finally able to convince Chopper to join them. Gohan carried Vivi outside the castle while Chopper followed them. "Chopper! Hop on," said Gohan. Chopper climbed onto his shoulder and sat down.

Chopper said goodbye to Kureha with teary eyes, and Gohan flew away, taking both Vivi and Chopper with him. "Ok! Let's get going too," said Luffy. "You guys! Tell Chopper to look towards Drum Rockies before sailing," said Kureha. Luffy smiled and nodded.

Gohan put Vivi on the bed, and Chopper started taking out his medicine and equipment. "Sorry for being a burden," said Vivi with a sad face. Gohan looked at her seriously and said, "No friend of mine is a burden. All you have to do is take care of your health," said Gohan and walked out of the cabin.

After a while, Luffy and the rest came back. 'Oh! It seems like they ran back from the castle,' thought Gohan while looking at their condition. Nami and Usopp were on their knees, sweating profusely.

Gohan appeared behind them and held their shoulders. "Looks like we have two winners for this week," he said with a smile. The expressions on their faces changed to that of horror. Gohan left them as they wept.

Dr. Kureha then had most of the villagers set up cannons pointed into the air and used the 'cure for the country's cold heart' that Dr. Hiriluk had developed before he died to produce the image of falling cherry blossoms on the snow as a sendoff to her beloved student.

When Chopper saw that, he started crying. 'That's some epic pyros,' thought Gohan while looking at the image of cherry blossoms covering the entire Drum Rockies.

After that, they started their journey towards Alabasta. 'It's time to meet the dumbest character in the One Piece world,' thought Gohan, with a mocking smile.

Note: Sorry for the small chapter. I am out of town, so I had to right it while traveling.