The lift slowly made it's way up the mountain before finally arriving.
"I'll go make sure it's safe." Usopp said before shoving Zoro in front of him.
"Stop it!" Zoro said.
"Just supporting you Zoro!" Usopp said as his legs shook before he was pushed out of the way by Nojiko, who was practically sprinting towards the castle.
"Seems we've got more guests." Kureha said as she saw everyone coming before something hit the snow and caused it to fly around and cover some of them. "Hey guys!" Luffy called as he got up. "What's wrong Nojiko?"
"Where's Nami?!" she demanded.
"The girls are inside." Kureha said as she pointed towards the castle with her thumb. "Their fevers are gone and they'll be just fine."
"Really?!" Nojiko said, looking ready to cry.
"You okay?." Kureha said.
"That's because Nami's her sister." Luffy said.
"Where's Wapol?" Dalton demanded as he and the other villagers all looked ready for a fight.
"Gone." Luffy said with a grin. "I just sent him flying."
"You mean...that thing we saw flying away just now...was Wapol?" Dalton asked. "Yep." Luffy said.
"And his henchmen?" Dalton asked.
"Beaten." Luffy said before looking at his crew. "Guess what guys? We got a new crewmate!"
"Really?" Valerie asked. "Where?"
"Over there." Luffy said as he pointed at the tree Chopper was behind. They all looked at Chopper before Dalton seemed to remember him from before.
'That reindeer!' he thought as memories of stopping him from getting himself killed came to his mind before he bowed. "Thank you! Now Drum Kingdom...can finally be reborn!" he said as he started to cry.
"What is that thing?!" one of villagers shouted before they started panicking.
"Hold your fire!" Dalton shouted. "AHHHHH! A MONSTER! SHOOT IT!" Usopp cried out, causing Chopper to run away.
"THAT WAS THE NEW CREWMATE I WAS TALKING ABOUT!" Luffy shouted before knocking Usopp into the snow and running after Chopper. While he was chasing after Chopper, Kureha ordered everyone to get the injured inside before kicking a wall of the castle, which was hiding Greg, Sanji, Nami, and Grace.
"I SAID ALL THE INJURED! THAT MEANS YOU BRATS TOO!" she shouted.
-Inside the Castle-
Nami and Grace were back in bed, with Nojiko hugging her sister in joy, as Kureha tended to the wounds Sanji and Greg got from the fight.
"Those two will be fine." She said. "But you all still need some rest. Dalton, you wouldn't happen to know where the key to the weapons room is, would ya?" she asked.
"Why would you need something like that?" he asked as he helped the other injured into their beds.
"That's my business." she said.
"Wapol always had it on him, so it's probably where ever he is now." Dalton said.
"Shame." Kureha said.
"Hey, Dr. Kureha." Nami said. "How about just letting us go? We're in a hurry."
"Didn't you hear me before? You're not leaving until I clear you. And I'm taking all the treasure on your ship as payment!" Kureha said as she drank some booze.
"She's right Nami. You and Grace need to recover." Nojiko said. "We'll head out to Alabasta in three days." Vivi said.
"Don't worry you two. Grace and I are okay." Nami said before swinging a key around on it's ring. "So then, I'll just take this key with me."
"The weapons room key?" Kureha said. "How'd you get that?"
"Doesn't matter. You wanted this key right?" she said with a smile.
"Hmph. You cheeky little girl." Kureha said as she took the key. "Fine. This will cover the medical expenses, but you're still stuck here until I give the okay."
"What? Give me that key back then!" Nami demanded.
"Listen up." Kureha said. "I'm leaving this door open and no one will be in this room. I've got some spare jackets in that closet over there. The two boys are okay as well, so don't even think about leaving. Now all of you," she said as she looked at the villagers. "Follow me!" "Yes Ma'am." they said as they left the room. Everyone who stayed stared at the door after they all left.
"So grab a jacket, get the boys, and get out." Grace said. "Is that what she said?"
"That's what I heard." Nami said as Nojiko and Vivi nodded.
-Back outside the castle-
It was night now as a majority of Straw Hats were outside. Usopp was making a snowman, Zoro was doing push-ups with Valerie sitting on his back and acting as a weight, Gin was near the edge of the mountain looking down, Alvida was looking up at the falling snow with a smile, and Luffy was calling out Chopper's name.
"COME ON CHOPPER! JOIN MY PIRATE CREW!" he shouted.
"Give it up Luffy." Usopp said. "It's obvious he doesn't want to be a pirate." Zoro said.
"Not true." Luffy said. "I want him to be a pirate!"
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