The sound of keys clicking away filled the room as Chopper typed. It was rather late, but he desperately wanted to finish this last line of code before going to bed. Chopper stretched and yawned before continuing on. Chopper took a glance at the digital clock next to his desk and stubbornly continued to type. He had been working since six this morning, and it was already two in the morning now. He'd been up the entire day working. But he was determined to finish this, even if Doctorine scolded him later for staying up so long.

Chopper sighed as he typed in the last of the code. It had taken him months to create, but it was finally complete.

Chopper plugged in a pair of headphones and a microphone into his laptop as the final stages of his invention loaded. There was a light ping, and Chopper rushed to put on his headphones and set the microphone on.

"Hello. My name is Chopper. I am your creator. Do you know your name?" Chopper spoke hesitantly into the microphone.

There was silence, the screen flickering with numbers, letters, and miles of code. Suddenly there was a voice and Chopper's eyes twinkled with joy as the voice responded, "Hello Chopper. Thank you for creating me. My name is Sanji."

Chopper had done it. His first artificial intelligence worked!

OoO

Dr. Kureha banged on Chopper's door. "CHOPPER! I GAVE YOU THAT LAB TO WORK IN! NOT SLEEP IN!" She heard a squeek from inside and objects crashing to the floor. Kureha scowled at the door. "I swear if he broke anything expensive..." she thought as the door opened.

Chopper poked his way out, hiding the wrong way as usual, and stared at his mentor with fear. "I-I wasn't sleeping! I s-swear! I was working on something."

Dr. Kureha cocked a brow and leered at her assistant. "It must have been a pretty important project if you-"

"Chopper? Chopper? Are you there?"

Kureha's head snapped up at the voice, and Chopper visably stiffened. The old woman glared down at the boy and growled, "Who are you hiding? How did you get them in here?"

Chopper squeaked and brought himself closer to the door, "N-no one! That was my p-project! I could never hide someone from you Doctor!"

Kureha's eyes narrowed, "Show me."

Chopper jumped and pushed the door open quickly to let Kureha in. He led her to his desk, where the laptop sat, its screen still buzzing with code.

The voice spoke again, "Chopper? Chopper? Are you there?"

Chopper sat in his chair and spoke into the microphone, "Yes Sanji, I'm here. I was speaking to someone. She is here with me. Would you like to speak with her?"

There was a pause, "Yes, I would. Hello there, friend of Chopper. How are you?"

Chopper turned to Kureha. She seemed to have calmed down once she saw the AI. So he got up and gestured for her to sit. "I didn't upgrade his grammar into one of a humans, so he only understands textbook English. But besides that, he seems to know what he's being told."

Dr. Kureha's face stayed blank as she stared at the screen. She finally leaned forward to talk into the microphone after a few moments of silence, "Hello Sanji. My name is Dr. Kureha. I am well, thank you. When did Chopper create you?"

The laptop sat silently, as if thinking, then spoke, "Chopper finished my coding today at, 2:06 AM, March third, in the year, 2900. It has taken him approximately 8 months to create me. His effort has created wonderful results."

Dr. Kureha looked to Chopper, who stiffened. She eventually smirked and ruffled his head saying, "Wonderful indeed."

Chopper beamed. He hid his red face in his hooves and giggled. Wonderful was not even close to what he was feeling as Dr. Kureha continued to smile and gave him a few tips on how to improve his AI.

OoO

Over the next few months Chopper improved Sanji. He gave him basic information like how to count, read, and the what not. He later on attached a webcam to the laptop Sanji was currently downloaded into so that he could "see".

"Chopper. What's that you're eating?" Sanji asked one busy day.

Chopper looked up from his meal. It consisted of a soggy tuna sandwich, a bruised apple, and a cup of Doctorine's "Vitamin Juice". It was safe to say it wasn't the tastiest meal, but it filled him up and that was all that mattered.

"Just trying to get some lunch in before I have to go. I'll be gone a few days Sanji, I have to help in the town. But I'll be back in no time." Chopper explained while taking a bite out of his mushy sandwich.

"It looks horrendous." Sanji answered.

Chopper tilted his head to the side in thought, "Sanji. Are you interested in food? I could download some cooking shows for you so that you're not bored while I'm gone."

"Yes, I would enjoy that very much." Sanji replied immediately.

So right before he had to leave, Chopper put in some random cooking shows for Sanji to take in.

He hefted a blue backpack onto his shoulders and waved to Sanji. "Bye Sanji! I'll be back soon."

"Goodbye Chopper. And thank you."

Chopper smiled and left, rushing to the front of the building, where a screaming Dr. Kureha could be heard telling him to hurry.

OoO

As promised, Chopper returned a few days later. He plopped his backpack onto the ground and planted himself into his computer chair.

"Hey Sanji. I'm back, did you learn anything about cooking?"

There was silence, and Chopper perked up from his exhausted state. He had tuned up Sanji's reaction time, so he should have answered immediately. Was something wrong?

"Sorry Chopper, I am here. I was going over one of the videos you downloaded for me again. They are very interesting, even though the guy cooking is an asshole."

Chopper jumped at the swear. He whipped his head around the room to make sure that Dr. Kureha hadn't heard the curse. He would be so dead if she learned his AI found how to swear.

"Sanji! Shhh! Where did you hear that word?" Chopper whispered, leaning towards the screen as if it would help Sanji hear him.

"Oh, that chef. Most of the videos you gave me were of him, look."

A video popped up on Sanji's screen and started playing. The man, whose name was Zeff apparently, started cooking and explaining about different foods from around the world. He ended up talking about french cuisine, and explaining about how to poach scallops.

What had Chopper face palming was the part where Zeff's assistant came in. Zeff became livid for some reason about the quality of eggs or whatever the heck it was, and began to curse like a sailor. Well that explained it.

"Sanji, those words he was yelling are bad. If Dr. Kureha heard you say those words she'd probably kill us both!"

Sanji stayed silent for some time. Chopper hoped he understood. "I see. So swearing is impolite."

Chopper nodded vigorously, "Yes, very impolite."

Sanji grew quiet. "... Chopper... How does one be polite?"

Chopper smiled, glad that Sanji wanted to learn something good. "I'd be happy to tell you Sanji."

OoO

Sanji grew exponentially fast over the few weeks after Chopper had taught him manners. His vocabulary had grown, and he was able to speak informal English as well. But as he grew, Chopper could almost sense a depressed air about the laptop as the days passed.

Chopper swung his legs as he typed away on a second laptop that Doctorine had given him a few days before. Since creating Sanji had been such a success he decided to create a second AI to keep the other one company. He was never around long enough to keep the curious AI entertained and he guessed that maybe a friend would do the AI some good.

"Chopper... What'cha doing?" Sanji asked through a sigh. Chopper looked over at the flickering screen and smiled sadly. His project really was progressing fast, although not happily.

"I'm creating another artificial intelligence just like you. Well, not exactly like you, he'll create his own personality as he grows, but both of you can certainly be friends when he's finished." Chopper explained as he typed in another line of code.

Sanji stayed silent after that and Chopper was slightly concerned. Before, Sanji would ask endless questions and think aloud when he was learning, but he had been silent for a few days even when he was here. Maybe he wasn't lonely? But what could be wrong?

"Sanji... What's wrong?" Chopper asked, giving his full attention to the silent laptop. There was a pause as the AI's screen flickered, "Well... It's just that I feel... restless? Is that the word you use to describe yourself as agitated or fidgety?"

Chopper frowned in thought. Sanji was not hooked up to the Internet; so exploring on his own was nearly impossible without Chopper's help to download data. Maybe Sanji wanted to explore on his own without his help? How could he do that?

"I'm sorry you feel that way Sanji. But I don't know how to help you with that... Is there a specific thing you want to do?" Chopper asked, eager to help his invention.

Another pause, longer than the last, stretched out as Chopper waited anxiously for Sanji's reply. "There is one thing I want to do." The AI said slowly, as if hesitant, "I want to learn how to cook. I've learned basics from the videos you gave me, but I really want to do them on my own as well."

Chopper scratched at his chin. Sanji was asking a bit much for someone in his situation. To cook would require, well, a body. And sure, Chopper was smart, but he wasn't an engineer. He couldn't do anything for his friend sadly. But, Chopper knew someone who could.

Chopper beamed into Sanji's camera and smiled, "Don't worry Sanji! I think I know just who to call."

XxX

Is this good?

I have an idea here at least.

Edit: For some reason this story didn't copy-and-paste well. Of course I edited the chapter so I'm hoping I got all of the errors. If there are grammar errors, or if you think a word is missing, please let me know. Thanks.