One Piece
	 Volume 2 : Versus!!  The Buggy Pirate Crew
	  Chapter 14
	   Reckless!!

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Chapter 14 - Reckless!!

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Buggy: So... you have returned, First Mate Mohji.

Mohji: I'm... very sorry...
	{I've got to tell him about how the guy's a rubberman...}
	Captain Buggy...

Buggy: What?!  That Straw Hat guy beat you up?!
	Weren't you supposed to be fighting Zoro?!

Mohji: Yes, sir...
	I... under... estimated him...
	{Gotta tell him...  Rubberman...}
	The truth is, he's...
	he's...
	Ruh...!!
	...man...

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Pirates: ...what was that...?!
	Mohji-san was trying to tell us something.
	What was so important that he would say when he was about to faint...?
	I only heard him say "Ruh... man"...
	What the hell does "Ruh... man" mean...?

Buggy: I see...  So you must have gotten a nice wine-n-dine before coming back, then...?!

Pirate: I think Captain Buggy understood...

Buggy: DID YOU SAY THAT PUNK
	IS REALLY "ROMANTIC"?!!  WELL, THAT DOES IT!!!
	Are we ready to blow up this town yet?!  HURRY!!!

Pirate: Y-yes, Captain Buggy!!!

Mohji: (rubberman)

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[The Townsfolk Hideout]

Townsfolk: Huh?  What's that?
	It's Chouchou, from the pet food shop!
	I'm glad you're safe!  Everyone was worried.
	Hey, it's Chouchou!
	He looks really hurt.  Those pirates must have got him.
	Let's bandage him up.

Poro: Hey, what about the old mayor?

Townsman: You're right...  He said he was going to feed the dog.
	But for some reason, only Chouchou returned...

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Townsfolk: Oh no, maybe something happened to the chief...!
	I'm worried.
	I'll go check.

Poro: Wait, you fool!  The chief isn't stupid enough to let himself get captured by pirates!
	He knows the village better than anyone.
	The only problem is... his feelings for the town are deep.  TOO deep...!!

<<Poro: Now don't do anything crazy!!
	As long as we're all safe and sound, we can rebuild this town anytime.

<<Boodle: I know that.  I'm just going to feed the dog.

Poro: I gave him a stern warning, but who KNOWS what he could be thinking of...?

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Nami: Sorry for shouting at you!

Luffy: Huh?
	It's all right.  Someone who was important to you was killed by a pirate.
	I suppose you've got your own problems to worry about.
	Not that I wanna hear about 'em.

Boodle: ...nrrrrrrgh...!!!
	I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!

Nami: Huh?!

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Boodle: It's just not fair!!  Fair, it is not!!  Even Chouchou and these children have been fighting for us!!
	How can I, the town mayor, sit by and watch my home be destroyed without lifting a finger?!!

Nami: Settle down, Mayor!

Boodle: THERE ARE SOME FIGHTS A MAN CANNOT STEP DOWN FROM!!!
	AM I WRONG, CHILD?!!

Luffy: You're right on the money,
	old man!!!

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Nami: Don't egg him on!!

Boodle: In other words, it started 40 years ago!!
	This was all a simple wasteland...!!  That is where it all began.
	"Let's make our town here,"
	"And forget the old town that was destroyed by pirates..."
	...at first, it was nothing but a smattering of tiny houses,
	but little by little, the number of townspeople grew.
	As we worked harder and harder, the town grew and more businesses started!!

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Boodle: And look now!!  That meager village has grown into a splendid port town!!
	A town built by all the old folks who started it, years ago!!
	We made this town!!
	It is the treasure of the townsfolk and I!!!
	WHAT KIND OF MAYOR FAILS TO PROTECT HIS OWN TOWN?!!
	I WILL FIGHT!!!!

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Buggy: FIRE THE SPECIAL BUGGY BALL!!!!

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Boodle: Nyargh!

Nami: Kyaa!

Boodle: Nnrgh...
	My house!!!

Luffy: AH!!!
	Zoro's sleeping in there!!!

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Boodle: Is the child with the stomach band dead...?!

Luffy: Hey Zoro, you alive?!!
	Huh?

Zoro: Ahhhhh,
	now that's a terrible way to wake up.

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Luffy: Great!
	You're alive!

Nami: How can he still be alive...?!

Boodle: It's like my still-beating heart is being pulled out...!!!

Nami: Chief?

Boodle: I will not forgive them for this!!!  I will not be crushed TWICE!!!
	These ruffians have no right to just SHOW UP out of nowhere
	and destroy the last 40 years of our lives!!!
	I am the town mayor!!!
	And NO ONE messes with this town without MY permission!!!

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Boodle: Time for a fight!!

Nami: W... wait, Mayor!

Boodle: Unhand me, girl!!

Nami: What can you possibly do against guys like them?!  It's beyond reckless!!

Boodle: I KNOW IT'S RECKLESS!!!!

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Boodle: Just you wait,
	Buggy the Clown!!!

Nami: The mayor...
	was crying...!!

Luffy: Really?  I didn't see it.

Zoro: Things are starting to get exciting now!

Luffy: Heeheeheehee!  Yup.

Nami: This isn't the time to be laughing!!

Luffy: It's all right!  I like that old man!
	I won't let him die!!

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Nami: What's giving you the confidence to just stand here and laugh about it?!

Luffy: We're going to the "Grand Line."
	We have to go get that map one more time!
	Join my crew!
	You need the map, right?  AND your treasure.

Nami: I'm not going to be a pirate!
	Can we call it an "alliance" instead?
	We're both working towards our individual goals!!

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Buggy: SHOT NUMBER 2!!!

Pirate: All clear!!!

Buggy: READY, FI...

Boodle: BUGGY THE CLOWN!!!!
	COME DOWN HERE!!!!

Buggy: ...who is THAT...?

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Nami: You're going too?
	With that stab wound on your stomach?

Zoro: It got better.

Nami: HOW?!

Zoro: They've done more damage to my name than my stomach.
	Shall we go?

Luffy: Yeah, let's go.
	(crick)(crack...)

Nami: Jeez, I give up...

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Vikings Part 3

* When I was a kid, I watched a fun cartoon on TV called "Vicky the Little Viking."  It was a
story about Vicky, a boy who was short on strength but very clever, and the fun adventures he had
with his gang of powerful but very stupid vikings.

1st row:  Ylva his mother, Vicky, Vicky's Dad (Ship Captain) (ga ha ha ha!)
2nd row:  Bad-tempered Sven (Vicky's enemy), Musician who has a habit of saying, "Joyyy!", Vicky's fun-loving buddies

This is pretty much all I remember of it.  Well, it was aired over 15 years ago, so people of my 
generation (now 23) might remember it.  If they ever rebroadcast it, you should watch it.

* This is probably where my love for pirates began.

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