Drum Island part 9
*Flashback end, Chopper locks Luffy in a prison cell.*
Luffy: Hey! What’s the big idea?!
Chopper: Now you can’t pester me!
Luffy: I just want you to join us!
Chopper: That’s exactly what I mean by pestering!
Luffy: Come oc it’s fun to be a pirate!
Chopper: Shut up! Now you stay right there!
Luffy: Huh?
Chopper: You were injured, too, you know! So just settle down! Man! What’s his problem? Huh?
*Chopper notices the key to the cell is not in his hands. As Luffy stretched his arm to take it and use the key to open the door.*
Luffy: Hehehehe.
Chopper: Get away from me!
*Chopper runs away from Luffy, who starts chasing him.*
Luffy: Come back!
Chopper: *What’s with this guy?! How’d he steal the key?*
Luffy: Wait! Wait! Wait! Wait! Wait! Wait!
*But Chopper stops in place, making Luffy crash into a wall.*
Chopper: That scent.
Luffy: Huh?
Chopper: *Wapol!*
*Back with Nami, Sanji, Morbius and Kureha*
Morbius: That’s so sad. His only friend in the world was gonna die? Poor guy must’ve felt terrible.
Kureha: When he found out Hiriluk only had ten days to live, Chopper got very upset, as you might imagine. It was only natural. But then he decided to take action the only way he knew how.
*Flashback, Chopper crashes into a tree trying to get back to Hiriluk’s home.*
*Flashback, Chopper and Hiriluk sneak around to avoid being caught by soldiers out to arrest Hiriluk.*
Dalton: Tell me, why have so many guards been missing lately?
Soldier: Well, the 20 MDs have them out picking mushrooms.
*Chopper tries to listen to what they’re saying.*
Dalton: Mushrooms?
Soldier: Yes, sir. The doctors think there’s some kind of mushroom that can cure anything, so they’ve got the other guards out looking for it.
Chopper: Mushroom?
*Hiriluk grabs Chopper to make sure he isn’t seen.*
Hiriluk: You idiot! They’ll spot us!
Chopper: Doctor, did you hear what they said?
*Flashback end. Chopper looks through Hiriluk’s books to find the mushroom he believes that can cure anything. After finding the page he was looking for, he gathers supplies in a backpack and sets out to search for it to cure Hiriluk of his fatal condition.*
*Later, Hiriluk sees the mess Chopper left behind.*
Hiriluk: *I did a terrible thing to you, but at least you’ll see my cherry blossoms. They’ll be my last great work…*
*He begins work with his chemistry set to perfect his invention, but as soon as he mixes in some ingredients into a beaker, they explode. He spends several hours of the day trying to get it right.*
Hiriluk: Ok, one more time-
*But each attempt is met with failure as each mixture of chemicals explodes.*
*After hours of searching, Chopper stumbles upon his old herd that ostracized him since birth.*
Hiriluk: Dammit! I’m running out of time, I’ve got to hurry!
*Chopper begins walking past the herd, who all still despise him. The herd leader headbutts Chopper, knocking him back. But he gets back up and headbutts him, fighting back.*
Hiriluk: Nothing is impossible for a man who raises the flag! Isn’t that what I told you? Huh?
*However, Chopper is beaten severely but refuses to stand down.*
Hiriluk: I’ll keep on fighting! Just like the pirates!
*Chopper and the herd leader charge at each other. Chopper still refusing to back down and give up on Hiriluk.*
*After a long search, Chopper manages to find a red mushroom with white spots.*
Chopper: I found it! The Amiudake mushroom! That’s it! But…
*He sees that the mushroom lies over on the other side of a cliff.*
Chopper: How do I get across?
*The herd finds Chopper, intend on killing him.*
*Thar night, Hiriluk’s condition gets worse and is no closer to finishing his experiment.*
Hiriluk: Dammit! I’m close! I’m so very close!
*The door to his home opens, revealing Chopper has returned. But is badly injured with a broken leg and one his antlers nearly broken off after being beaten to near death by his old herd.*
Chopper: Doctor… I’m sorry… I’m afraid I lost one of your precious books…
Hiriluk: Good lord. What happened to you?
Chopper: Mushroom… Medicine…
*He presents Hiriluk the mushroom he found.*
Hiriluk: Is that… for me? An Amiudake mushroom?
Chopper: Please live… Please, Doctor… I wanna help people like you. Please teach me to be a doctor, ok? I’ll fight and I won’t give up. Just like pirates…
Hiriluk: Chopper… I…
Chopper: If you can think a reindeer can…
*Moved by Chopper’s actions, Hiriluk hugs him with tears of joy in his eyes.*
Hiriluk: Of course! Yes! Yes! You’ll be a wonderful doctor!
Chopper: Doctor… I can’t breathe…
Hiriluk: I know you’ll be a wonderful doctor! Cause you have such a kind heart!
*The next day, Dalton, Chess and Kuromarimo report to Wapol.*
Wapol: Chess! Kuromario! Is hunting the doctors proceeding according to my plan?
Chess: Yes, nearly all the ditches have been exiled, sir.
Wapol: Nearly all?
Kuromarimo: There are two that still elude us, sire.
Chess: That old crime Dr. Kureha…
Kuromarimo: And that crazy quack, Hiriluk.
Wapol: What did you say?! Grrrrr…! I just had a great idea! Send a notice to the people! Tell them that the 20 MDs… have all fallen gravely ill.
*Chopper cooks the mushroom he brought to Hiriluk into a soup to eat. Seemingly curing him.*
Chopper: How’s the mushroom soup? Good?
Hiriluk: Blagh! This reeks! No living creature could eat this soup!
Chopper: Sorry…
Hiriluk: Hey, don’t worry about it. Good medicine never tastes good, you know. That just means it’s working. Thanks for the soup, Chopper.
*To the quack’s surprise, he sees that the beaker containing the lastest ingredients for his experiment has not created an explosion. Instead, creating a pink glowing liquid.*
Chopper: I’ve done it. I’ve finally done it… This is it. This reaction… I’ve been waiting 30 years for this… I’ve done it, Chopper! My research is a success! U was right all along! See that! See that!
*He runs out the door in excitement.*
Hiriluk: Yahoo! Hahahahaha! I can do it!!! I can make cherry blossoms bloom on this winter island!!!
*Seeing Hiriluk finally succeed in his dream brings a smile to his face. Hiriluk collects his research and prepares to leave his home for a bit.*
Hiriluk: I’m going out, but you stay out and rest.
Chopper: Ok.
Hiriluk: See you later!
*Hiriluk leaves while Chopper stays in bed to revise from his injuries.*
Chopper: *Doctor was happy…Wow… I cited a human’s disease!*
*Hiriluk briefly returns.*
Hiriluk: You’re going to become a great doctor. I’ll make sure of it!
*He leaves for real.*
*Hiriluk pays a visit to Kureha.*
Hiriluk: You realize this country is a madhouse right now?
Kureha: Yeah, I noticed. Have you heard about the 20 MDs falling ill? What a crock! So… What brings you here today?
Hiriluk: I have a favor to ask-
Kureha: I refuse. Anything else?
Hiriluk: I haven’t even asked it yet!
*He hands Kureha a small bag of pink powder.*
Kureha: So what is this dust supposed to be?
Hiriluk: That dust is 30 years of my life. It’s the discovery I’ve been searching for! It’ll treat this country’s sickness and it’ll cure it!
Kureha: You just wasted 30 years of your life. Well done. Anyway, why you showing it to me?
Hiriluk: I wasn’t able to make enough dust. There’s no time. I want you to make cherry blossoms bloom for me.
Kureha: Nonsense! Why should I waste-
Hiriluk: I’m not finished. I want you to teach Chopper about medicine. He wants to be a doctor more than anything.
Kureha: Are you mad?
Hiriluk: He may be a reindeer and a freak, but I know he’ll make a great doctor!
*He gets down on his knees and pleads with Kureha.*
Kureha: He’s a good person with a kind heart! He rushed his life to make medicine for me! Please! Help him become a doctor!
Kureha: You’ve sure got a lot of nerve, you quack! Why should I take care of your half baked research and your weird pet? You know me! I’m not the type to get all sentimental just because someone has a short time to live! Now get out of my tree!
*She kicks Hiriluk out of her tree house.*
Hiriluk: Yeah, I know… We’ve known each other a long time… Goodbye…
*A short time later, Kureha ponders about Hiriluk’s sudden behavior.*
Kureha: This doesn't seem like you, Hiriluk… To give up so easily…
*Flashback*
Hiriluk: I’m almost out of time…
*Flashback end*
Kureha: No, he couldn’t mean…?!
*In a village, everyone is freaking out over the news of the 20 MDs getting sick. Unaware it is a lie.*
Villager 1: What do you mean?!
Villager 2: The 20 MDs are ill?!
Villager 3: Who’ll treat the country’s sick people?!
Villager 4: At least give us medicine!
Soldier 1: It’s no good talking to us, we’re just tell you, don’t blame us!
*Hirikul runs to a ropeway lift that leads up to the castle on the mountain, carrying bombs.*
Hiriluk: Everyone get out of my way! I said move it!
*He then throws them at the soldiers to incapacitate them.*
Soldier 2: That guy’s insane!
*Hiriluk points his tranquilizer gun at one of the soldiers.*
Hiriluk: Head for the ropeway… then the castle…
*Kureha barges into Hiriluk’s home looking for him, but only Chopper is there.*
Kureha: Where’s that damn fool Hiriluk?!
*Chopper gets freaked out and tries to hide.*
Kureha: For crying out loud! You don't have to hide! I know all about you! Now where’d that quack run off to?! Dammit, talk!
Chopper: Doctor got better so he went into town. That’s all.
Kureha: Better? He can’t get better, his condition can’t be cured by any treatment known to modern medical science.
Chopper: That’s not true! Look at this!
*He shows her half of the mushroom he used to try and cure Hiriluk.*
Chopper: He’s all better now because I gave him this to eat!
Kureha: It can’t be!
Chopper: This is an all purpose medicine, so he’s fine now! He said he felt like he was full of energy! Doctor said he was going to trash me to be-
*Furious at what Chopper did, she punched him in the face.*
Chopper: What was that?!
*She then throws him into a bookshelf.*
Kureha: You stupid fool! Don’t you know?! That mushroom! It’s poison…
*She begins to cry.*
Kureha: Once you eat it…. You’re dead in half a day. That’s why that idiot came to me and…
Chopper: That can’t be true. I checked in one of Doctor’s books. Though I guess I lost the book somehow… It can defeat all diseases! That’s right! There was a skull next to the picture of the Amiudake mushroom! And Doctor said he got better! There’s no way he’ll die! You’re lying to me!
*Hiriluk forces the soldier to take him up to the ropeway so he can treat the 20 MDs.*
Hiriluk: Stop dawdling! Hurry it up! I haven’t got any time left to waste!
Kureha: He was touched by the kindness of your heart. The skull in that book means poison, understand?
Chopper: Liar!
Kureha: No! Remember it! There is no known medicine in this world that can work for all diseases! That’s why doctors exist!
Chopper: But I-
Kureha: Listen. You can’t save people with just kindness. If you really want to save them you need medical skills and the training to use them! Without that, you can’t save anyone! You fool…
*Chopper begins to cry. Faced with the hard reality that Hiriluk’s death is inevitable.*
Soldier: Lord Wapol! Hiriluk is headed towards the castle.
Wapol: It worked! Mahahahahaha! Fool! Mahahahaha!
Dalton: *Is he serious? Why? What for?*
Kureha: He’ll never return to this house. I guess he chose the castle to be his tomb…
*Hiriluk makes it to the top of the mountain to treat the 20 MDs. Unaware it’s all a trap.*
Hiriluk: I demand that you take me to the patients! I’ve come to save the 20 MDs!
*To his surprise, the 20 MDs stand in front of the castle, 100% healthy. They are joined by Wapol and over a hundred of his men.*
Hiriluk: What?
Wapol: Mahahahahaha! You idiot! Don’t you get it yet? It was a trap! The 20 MDs are fine, as you can see! Mahahahaha! The only life in danger here is yours, Dr. Hiriluk. Mahahahahaha!
Dalton: *Why did he come here?*
*Chopper runs as fast as he can to the castle in his reindeer form in an attempt to save Hiriluk.*
Wapol: Guards! Ready!
*All the soldiers aim their guns at Hiriluk.*
Hiriluk: So that was it… Good… Then none of them are sick…
*Hiriluk begins to cry, catching the attention of Dalton.*
Hiriluk: I was afraid… this was a national crisis… But no… Luckily it was just a trick.
Wapol: Ha! If it really was a national crisis, I wouldn’t want someone like you! Ignore his babbling! Execute him!
Hiriluk: Save your bullets. You don’t have what it takes to kill someone like me.
Wapol: Huh?
Hiriluk: Hey… When do you think a person dies? When a bullet from a pistol pierced his heart? No… When he’s attacked by an incurable disease? No… When he eats a soup of deadly poisonous mushrooms? No! A man dies when people forget him.
*Chopper runs up to the top of the mountain on the ropeway.*
*Hirikuk begins mixing chemicals from his edifice together.*
Hiriluk: Even if I should disappear right now, my dream will come true. And when it does, the citizens’ sickness of the heat will be cured as well. You’re crying. Why, Dalton?
Dalton: Is that… true for a country?
Hiriluk: Yeah, if the will to do it is passed on.
Wapol: Come on, Dalron, why are you crying? Mahahahaha!
Hiriluk: Very shortly a monster will be coming. He’s my son. Please don’t hurt him. *Don’t worry, Chopper… Your mushroom won’t kill me…* I’ve had… a marvelous life!
Kureha: Goodbye, quack…
Hiriluk: Thank you, Chopper!
*Hiriluk drinks the mixture, creating an explosion on top of the mountain. Sacrificing himself for the sake of the country. Chopper was too late.*
Wapol: Mahahahahaha! He blew himself up! What an idiot!
Chopper: Rraaagghhh!
*Chopper is furious over Wapol’s remark and transforms into his humanoid form. Intend on attacking him.*
Soldier 1: Oh crap!
Soldier 2: What is that thing?!
Soldier 3: It’s a monster!
Soldier 4: Shoot him! Shoot him!
Dalton: Stop!
*Dalton transforms into his hybrid form and stops Chopper.*
Dalton: Leave! Leave here at once! If you can’t even defeat me, you can’t possibly defeat them! I apologize for those who had the nerve to laugh at Hiriluk’s death! Without enough strength, you’d only die in vain. Don’t waste your life… Don’t sacrifice it for this country… please.
*Chopper has no choice but to leave.*
Wapol: You let him get away!
Dalton: Just shut your mouth! The only man who cared enough to try to cure this sick country just died while you laughed! Even while everyone else just gave up in despair… This kind doctor attended to save us all and died for it!
Wapol: So what if someone like that dies?
Dalton: I’ve seen the path this counter should take… It should just die out… As long as we stay here, it can’t be rebuilt because… even if medical care progresses… even if medical research goes on… there is no medicine that can cure fools!
Wapol: Ggrrr! I let you have your say… and… all you’ve done is make me angry!
*Later, Chopper waves Hiriluk’s flag as he begs Kureha to teach him how to become a doctor.*
Chopper: Please! Please teach me how to be a doctor! You’ve got to teach me how to become a doctor, you’ve got to! I’ll become the all purpose medicine! I’ll become a doctor who can cure anything! You’ll see! I’ll even cure a country! I’ll do anything you ask me, but I’ve got to become a doctor! Because I know there’s no disease, no illness in this world that can’t be cured!
*Seeing Chopper break down over Hiriluk’s death and plead to become a doctor makes Kureha uphold her old friend’s last request.*
Kureha: Call me Doctorine from now on.
*Dalton is thrown into a jail cell.*
Dalton: *I won’t die… I’ll carry on… his will…*
*Flashback end*
Nami: So for the six years since then Chopper’s been studying medicine under you.
Kureha: Yeah, I taught him everything I know. He’s been a good student.
Morbius: You upheld Hiriluk’s last wish all this time. I bet he’d be proud to see Chopper today.
Chopper: Doctorine! Doctorine!
*Luffy looks out a window and sees Wapol, Chess and Kuromarimo outside.*
Luffy: It’s him!
Wapol: Mahahahahaha! At long last, I’ve finally returned!
Luffy: The guy with the annoying mouth!
Wapol: Now… we shall restore Drum Kingdom!
Chopper: Doctorine! There’s trouble! Wapol is back!
Kureha: Is he?