- Over there! It's the beast! - Come on! Gather up!
The beast!
I can see him!
- There! Go! Go! - Go, go, go!
Don't let him get away!
Come on!
You got him! You got him!
Cut him off!
Maybe we're hallucinating. I mean…
Who knows what drugs that doctor pumped us with?
No. I swear I saw that little blue-nosed monster talk.
Hey!
Say something.
What are you?
How old are you?
Why won't you talk to us?
See, I thought he was special.
But if he's just a regular animal, maybe we cook him up in a stew.
Oh.
Oh, Sanji. That is a great idea.
With some onions, some carrots,
some rosemary…
Are you a bear or a person?
I think he's a raccoon or something. I mean, if raccoons could talk.
Don't two legs and a top hat make him a person?
Yeah, but the antlers and the fur kind of make it an animal.
Can he be both?
No. Evolutionary biology.
Oh, hey!
Whoa!
Check this out!
- Aw, cool pirate's flag. - Leave that alone!
Don't touch it! You hear me? And I'm not a raccoon!
I was a reindeer.
You were right. He can talk.
Huh.
This is the best meal I have ever had.
What is this?
It's just chicken soup.
It's a classic medicinal recipe.
Wanna stay here and live in this huge castle, blondie?
I'll make you my personal chef.
Thanks.
I'm good.
Hey, doctor.
- Why was that dog… - You mean reindeer?
You mean Chopper?
Why did he get so angry when I touched that flag?
He didn't like it at all.
That boy
has a huge wound in his heart.
Chopper's been alone his whole life.
No family, no friends.
Except for the worst doctor on the island, who mattered a great deal to him.
This was during the Great Doctor Hunt.
That tyrant Wapol was rounding up all the doctors in Drum Kingdom
and holding them hostage in his castle.
Let's head him off at the bridge!
If any MD resisted,
they were killed.
And soon, there were just two free physicians left.
Yours truly…
You gotta be kidding me.
…and Dr. Hiriluk.
Beat it.
The Royal Guard is up there.
I barely escaped.
You think I'm under here for the view? I'm trying to dodge those idiots too.
I won't have you blowing up my spot.
He went this way, men. Find him!
Hurry up! Move!
Come on!
You know, we should be looking out for each other.
You and I are the only doctors that Wapol hasn't captured.
Yeah. If you can call yourself a doctor.
Well, what do you call someone who's trying to alleviate human suffering?
Trying is right.
I hear you turned your last patient into a frog.
Preposterous.
This frog extract is supposed to work on leg ailments.
Should I have administered it intravenously?
This calls for another experiment.
Yeah, good.
You go and concoct some more bizarre medicines
that people find unwelcome.
It's called a noble failure.
All great scientists suffer them.
Today's frog is tomorrow's prince.
Only thing worse than an incompetent physician
is a bad scientist.
You know, I don't need advice from some greed-driven witch.
Snake oil quack.
Greedy old hag.
- There! - He went this way. Come on!
That must be the Royal Guard.
Or those townsfolk you love so much.
Face it, Hiriluk.
This country is sick, top to bottom.
And these people are so desperate without their doctors,
they're scouring the treacherous Valley of Death
for some supposed cure-all mushroom.
Cure-all mushroom.
Not worth injury or death
for something that doesn't even exist.
There's a sucker born every minute.
Could you not be so cruel?
They only believe this stuff because they have no hope.
But I'm working on a cure
that will save this country.
It doesn't matter what you cook up.
Drum Kingdom cannot be saved.
You'll see.
No sign of him here. Men, circle back to the bridge.
- Yes, sir! - Well, that's my cue.
They'll never catch me alive.
See you around, old quack.
Not if I see you first, you bag of bones.
Safe at last.
Idiots.
Huge footprints.
That turn into
small footprints.
Hello there.
What's happened to you?
You're in luck.
Just last week,
I created an ointment that heals broken bones.
You've been shot!
All right.
All right. All right. It's all right. It's all right.
Yes.
Yes, it's okay.
All right, sh, sh, sh, sh, sh.
It's all right.
Oh. Oh, okay. Okay.
All right.
No! If I don't stop the bleeding, you'll die.
It's okay.
I won't shoot you.
I don't… I don't even have a gun. Look.
Look.
Nothing up my sleeves. No weapons at all.
My name is Dr. Hiriluk.
I'm a physician.
I would never
hurt you.
Ah.
Good afternoon.
Good after…
Shit.
You can talk.
And you have a potty mouth.
Mm-mm.
Why haven't you said anything before?
Come on now.
I don't judge.
When I spoke to the other humans, they shot at me.
Because it's weird for a reindeer to talk.
Yes, I've heard the villagers' tales about
an abominable snowman that lives in these woods.
And I heard the gunfire last night.
You must be the abominable snowman.
Humankind can be so cruel.
Do you mind if I, um,
check your bandages?
Let's look at that wound of yours.
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm…
What's an abominable snowman?
A monster.
Something you are not.
All right.
So what if you can talk? It's nothing to brag about.
I can talk too.
Some people say I talk too much.
Your injuries are healing just fine.
As soon as they do,
you can go home to your family.
I don't have one.
The other reindeer shun me because of my blue nose.
Oh.
Humans aren't the only ones who can be cruel.
I can tell you this though.
You are definitely one of a kind.
So let's see.
You were…
You were born a reindeer, yes?
Mm-hmm.
Let me ask you something.
Did you ever eat a strange-looking fruit?
Something you probably shouldn't have?
I was hungry.
I think that's it.
Huh?
We have these things, you see, called devil fruits.
Very rare.
I think that you ate one of those,
and it turned you into…
…what you are now.
Mmm.
Speaking of hungry.
Well…
it isn't gourmet, but, uh…
You like that, Chopper?
Mm-hmm.
Why did you call me Chopper?
Because those antlers of yours look like they could chop down trees.
Tony Tony Chopper.
That's a good name.
That's what I'm gonna call you.
Chopper.
I like it.
Thank you.
It's my extreme pleasure.
Chopper
spent the next year with Hiriluk.
Precedes the first…
Working with him.
Learning from him.
Healing from his wounds.
They were like two awkward peas in a pod.
But like any relationship,
they had their blow-ups.
- That could have killed me! - What are you talking about?
I saved your life. Why would I try to kill you now, you blue-nosed fool?
Don't call me a blue-nosed fool!
Stop.
Um…
Doctor?
What?
This is my first fight.
Well, it's no wonder.
You need a partner to fight.
Well,
this is probably going to be a first for you too.
Here.
Here's, um,
a little something for you.
A peace offering.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Right.
Cross your hooves, Chopper.
It's blown up ten times.
Why do we keep trying?
Because once my miracle cure is perfected,
this country is as good as saved.
You want to save the people?
The people who shoot abominable snowmen?
And me?
Listen to me, Chopper.
Don't hold a grudge.
After years of living under a cruel tyrant,
the people of Drum are broken.
They've given up hope that things can change for the better.
And once people lose hope,
they give in to fear and shoot at monsters.
And Choppers.
We need to give them their hope back.
How do we do that?
We never give up on them.
Or this.
In a faraway land in the west,
there was a famous robber
with a serious heart problem.
And fortunately, he was rich,
and so he sought out famous physicians from far and wide,
but none of them
could cure his disease.
None?
It was incurable.
Oh.
And then one day, in the midst of his despair,
after he nearly went mad,
he was passing a mountain,
and there he saw a sight…
that took his breath away.
What was it?
Cherry blossoms.
Oh.
He'd never seen anything so…
So beautiful?
Well, the very next day,
the robber went to see yet another doctor,
and to his utter surprise, the physician told him that he was
cured.
Oh.
It was…
A miracle?
A miracle!
Yes.
A medical marvel.
You see, the powerful emotion
that he experienced from looking
at cherry blossoms
had healed him.
Wow.
Look here.
This flag, it's a symbol of conviction.
It means that nothing is impossible.
It means there's no such thing as an incurable disease.
I will be the doctor that saves this sick country.
That's why I hoist the skull and crossbones
against any disease there is.
Skull and crossbones?
Yes!
A symbol of faith.
A rejection of impossibilities.
Hoist this flag
and fight like a pirate!
Mmm…
What's a pirate?
Really?
A pirate is someone who has adventures and
dreams
and never, ever gives up.
Oh, Chopper, this island is but a tiny speck
in a world beyond imagining.
Really?
Set sail one day,
and you'll discover just how small your problems really are.
Mark my words, my boy…
your destiny
lies beyond that shining sea.
But the good times didn't last.
They rarely do.
And in other news, Chopper, I'm happy to say your treatment is finally complete.
Really?
Thank you, Doctor.
Well, uh…
Take care of yourself.
You're free to go.
Huh?
Your… your… your wounds have healed.
You're free to
live your life any way you want.
Now go! I have work to do.
But…
but I'm not healed!
I… have a stomachache.
I have a fever.
- I think my antlers are breaking! - You're fine.
I don't have to keep looking after you any longer, Chopper.
You can take care of yourself.
Please don't do this, Doctor.
I don't have any friends. I don't have anywhere else to go.
I promise I won't be any trouble, I swear.
Go away!
Take to the seas or something, and never come back!
But… but…
I'm done with you!
You blue-nosed fool!
No! Why?
Doctor, why?
What did I do?
Doctor!
Doctor, please! Please. Please open the door, Doctor!
Doctor, what did I do?
Please open the door, Doctor! Please!
Doctor! Doctor! Please!
What did I do?
Forgive me.
Forgive me, Chopper.
No.
No!
Chopper.
No wonder it doesn't like humans.
If you ask me, it's his best quality.
Chopper and Hiriluk's story didn't end there.
- You're a goner. - No.
No.
There must be
some way to prolong my life just a little bit longer.
Use your skills!
So you admit it.
I am not just a greed-driven witch.
I've got skills.
And you're the only other doctor left.
I can't
bear to see
30 years of research go to waste.
I need more time to finish my life's work.
So go back to that land where you saw those cherry blossoms.
I know you don't believe me, but I exper…
I experienced a medical marvel.
You're gonna need another one.
The… the cure-all mushroom the villagers talk about…
Doesn't exist.
And even if it did,
nobody gets out of the Valley of Death alive.
Where's your pet?
Chopper's not a pet!
I'm the only friend he's ever known.
That's…
That's why I had to kick him out.
What?
Why?
It would be an unbearable shock
if I died right in front of his eyes.
I had to spare him that. We're, uh…
We're a lot alike, he and I.
You're both clumsy.
I wanted to
give him one last present.
One last thing to show him that nothing is impossible.
But…
I know time
is not on my side.
Kureha.
Please.
Please…
finish my life's work.
And…
take care of Chopper.
Get up.
You seriously expect me to finish your foolish research
and look after your weird pet?
You are trying to play on my sympathies because you're dying.
You should know me better than that.
The answer is no.
Get your affairs in order, old quack.
Knowing his time was short,
Hiriluk worked feverishly those last few days.
I'll show you what is possible. I'll show you!
Oh God.
It's working.
It's working!
Oh! Oh!
Chopper, this is it!
The reaction we've been waiting for!
Aha!
Chopper!
Chop…
I… got it.
Chopper?
Chopper, what…
What in the hell has happened to you? What…
Chopper…
Where have you been?
The Valley of Death.
I found the mushroom.
What? The, uh…
The cure-all the villagers have been talking about?
Uh-huh.
What…
You found it.
For me.
Live, Doctor, please.
I want to become a doctor too.
And I want you to be my first patient.
Teach me how to be one.
Or can't a reindeer be a doctor?
Of course you can, Chopper.
You've got the most important qualification.
A big heart.
Oh, my boy, my boy.
Ah.
Is the mushroom soup working?
It was terrible.
Good medicine always tastes bad.
That's how you know it's working.
Thank you, Chopper. Now I must take my leave.
Where are you going?
Well, Chopper,
I've gotten word that the doctors being held at Drum Castle
have fallen ill.
Now that I'm better,
I'm going to heal them.
Is that medicine?
Explosives.
The castle is heavily guarded.
I may have to
fight my way in.
I'll come with you.
No, no. You're in worse shape than I am.
You stay here and rest.
You're going to make a fine doctor one day, Chopper.
I'm living proof of that.
Hiriluk!
Where is he?
Now that he's better, he's gone to heal the sick doctors in the castle.
Better?
He's not better. His disease is incurable.
No, really.
I found the cure-all mushroom from the book and made him some soup.
What mushroom? Show me.
See?
The skull and crossbones means anything is possible.
Any disease can be cured.
You idiot!
That symbol means it's lethal.
Whoever eats that mushroom dies within the hour.
You're lying!
I do not lie.
He knew it was poisonous. He drank it anyway.
Why would he do that?
Because he had a soft spot for you
in his misguided, oversized heart.
There is no such thing as a cure-all.
That's why doctors are needed.
Kindness does not save lives.
If you really wanna save people, you need to study and learn medicine.
Because without those skills,
you will not save a single person.
But Doctor said…
That fool.
Dr. Hiriluk won't be back.
He's gone to make Drum Castle his grave.
To my dying breath…
No!
…I shall do all within my power
to ease the suffering of the sick.
No!
Stay strong, fellow physicians.
I've come to save you.
We need to continue monitoring your health, my king.
With your insatiable royal appetite,
I shudder to think what would become of Drum were you to fall ill.
While your due diligence is commendable,
your concern is misplaced.
I'm as fit as a fiddle.
I'm strong as an ox.
Ow!
It's too tight.
Forgive me, King Wapol.
- Take this one away. - Yes, sire.
And see that he is severely punished
for nearly disfiguring the royal physique.
My liege.
The fugitive doctor has arrived.
Take me to the patients!
I have come to heal the sick doctors.
Sick?
As you can see, no one here is sick.
Thank goodness.
It was just me being tricked.
Can you believe this buffoon?
I thought you had to be smart to be a physician.
I order the immediate execution
of this fugitive doctor.
Knowing the danger,
why did you come?
I am a doctor.
If someone is sick,
I'm going to try to treat them.
If this were an emergency,
I wouldn't call for a quack like you.
Dalton!
Shoot the rebel dead.
You can't kill me.
When does a man die?
Is it when a bullet pierces his heart?
Or he's stricken by an incurable disease?
No.
Is it when
he eats soup made from a poisonous mushroom?
No. No, no, no.
No. No!
A man dies
when he is forgotten.
I may disappear,
but my dream
will live on!
And the ailing people of Drum will be healed.
Is it true for a country as well?
Can Drum Kingdom
be saved?
As long as there is someone to carry it on.
What are you blabbering about?
Shoot him!
Soon…
a monster will appear.
Please don't hurt him.
He is my son.
I've had
a marvelous life.
Shoot him!
Thank you, Chopper.
Here's to you, old quack.
What a damn fool!
Go!
Now!
Kill the monster son!
No!
Move!
If you can't beat me, you won't stand a chance against them.
Don't sacrifice yourself needlessly for this country.
Live.
Please.
Go home.
Your father would want that.
Where is the beast?
Did you not bring me his head?
I have turned a blind eye
for a long time.
I served your father,
but now I see where this country is headed.
Collapse.
And I won't walk that path any longer.
You defy me?
Me?
Your king?
I do.
Take this traitor in!
Interesting.
What are you doing?
I'm gonna become a doctor.
I will become a doctor.
I will become a cure-all for every disease.
I won't give up.
Please.
Please teach me everything you know.
Why would I do that?
Call me "Doctorine."
Where's he going?
Morning, fellas.
Nothing from Luffy.
- Not yet. - We should head up the path.
Yeah.
Hey, I'm sorry for snapping last night.
Just the pressure getting to me too, I guess.
But I brought you breakfast.
We're cool.
What is it?
Smoke.
From a campfire.
Didn't see any boats coming in.
I'll investigate.
- I'll join. - No.
Stay. Please.
It could be nothing. But…
If you have the trust of the Princess of Alabasta, then…
perhaps I can trust you as well.
You knew about Vivi?
Not at first.
We'd met before.
A long time ago.
She is a very impressive young woman.
We'll stay.
Did you just volunteer to be acting Captain of the Guard?
You did tell me to do something.
Hey!
I told you not to touch that.
I respect all pirate flags.
It shouldn't just be sitting inside some box.
It should be hung.
Proudly.
Especially this one.
Let's put it where it belongs.
Oh, shit.
Yeah.
I'm a monster too.
Isn't it great?
The traitor lives.
Not for long.