Queen of the Pirates

The Straw Hat's Doctor: Chopper

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"Please forgive me," Dalton says as we fly through the snow in his sleigh as we head to the next town. The snow rams pulling us using all their strength. "I made a mistake! I was told that the doctor had come down yesterday, so I didn't think that she would come back so soon!"

"It's okay, it wasn't your fault!" Usopp replies. The three of us are crammed into the back seat, but at least we are warm.

"Those two took off so fast, it's not going to be easy to catch up with them."

"If the doctor is here in Cocoaweed, then we just have to ask her to return to her home at the castle," I say.

"Let's hope she'll listen," Vivi says.

"I'm sorry," Dalton sighs. "If only this country had more doctors."

"No, there's no need to apologize, Dalton!"

"Let's just hurry!" I exclaim.

We seem to float through the snow, ending up in the next village in what I think is record time. It has a different aesthetic than where Dalton calls home, but it looks just as cute with all the snow and buildings. The store in the middle of town has the door off the hinges and a man working to fix it. That's where we go to figure out where the doctor is.

"What do you mean she left!?" Usopp exclaims.

"I can't believe we missed her," I groan.

"She made me better not that long ago," a little boy with big curly hair is sitting up on a couch with his legs bandaged.

"Are you looking for the doctor, Dalton," a waiter asks as he walks by.

"It's an emergency. Do you know which way she went?" Dalton asks.

"I heard she was heading towards Gyasta," a man answers.

"Gyasta?"

"Where's that?" Usopp asks.

"It's a lakeside town just north of here. The people like to skate there."

"Let's go!" Vivi says. "We came this far, so there's no time to waste!"

"Dalton! Is he here!?" A man bursts into the shop.

"What's wrong?" Dalton asks. "You're supposed to be on guard-"

"All the other guards are dead! A submersible ship suddenly appeared out of the sea and killed everybody! Dalton, please, you have to save us! We need your strength!"

"Calm down. Who killed them?"

"Wapol! It was Wapol! He's back!"

"Wapol!" Everyone gasps.

"Where is he now!?" Dalton demands.

"The village!" the man answer. "Bighorn is in danger!"

Before we can stop him, Dalton rushes out of the store. He hops onto the nearest horse and heading back to protect his home. Vivi, Usopp, and me look around at each other, feeling completely lost in a place that we barely know. As the villagers around us get ready to fight, we hope back into Dalton's sleigh and head off in the direction that we think Gyasta has to be.

"Are you sure this is the way to Gyasta, Vivi?" Usopp asks. "Where they say this witch apparently is?"

"I'm not as sure as I'd like to be," Vivi purses her lips as she stares at the map.