Rocks in different languages

As Chopper opened his eyes, he realized something seemed different. The ceiling seemed closer, the floor didn't look so far away, and the kitchen table was awfully uncomfortable.

Looking himself over, he grinned and sat up.

"I'm back to normal," he whispered. Raising his voice, he yelled happily, "I'm back to normal!"

The reindeer jumped off of the table and ran outside, barrelling into Sanji, who was heading to the kitchen to start on breakfast.

"The hell—? Chopper!" Sanji exclaimed.

Laughing, Chopper cried, "Sanji! I'm back to normal!"

Eliciting a smile from the cook, Sanji grinned and patted his head. "I see that. Good to have you back."

Proudly, Chopper gave him a grin back and followed him back into the kitchen.

Roasting some onions to get a start on breakfast, Sanji asked curiously, "Did you feel anything when you were sleeping?"

"Oh, I don't think so," Chopper said, sitting at the table and yawning. "I just woke up like this. Being big feels almost weird now!"

"But now you don't have to sleep on the table anymore," Sanji said, cracking some eggs into a pan.

Lounging into the chair, Chopper grinned. "I get a hammock again!"

Eventually, the others came in as Sanji finished the food. Naturally, they were pleased to see Chopper back and hugged him, or patted his head, or just smiled at him.

"'M big again, now I can do things on my own!" Chopper said happily. "I can read, and experiment, and walk around without getting stuck or lost . . ."

"And now Usopp won't lose you anymore," Luffy said cheerfully.

"Yeah, now I won't—Luffy!" Usopp said indignantly. "That was one time!"

"Two times," Nami said.

"Three," Zoro corrected.

Usopp hung his head. Chopper patted him on the back. "It's okay . . ."

"It's a good thing no one was severely injured while you were that size, Doctor-san," Robin remarked.

Nami shivered. "Robin . . . why . . . ?"

"But now I'm big again, so it's not a problem," Chopper said.

Everyone looked at him.

". . . You're still pretty short compared to the rest of us," Usopp said quietly.

Chopper put his head down.

~Fin~

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