## One Piece Chapter 12, pages 10-12: DOG - Chapter: 12 - Pages: 10-12 - Characters: Monkey D. Luffy, Boodle, Nami, Chouchou, Roronoa Zoro, Hocker ### Summary Page 10: Luffy asks from his cage, "WHERE'D YOU TAKE ZOLO?" Boodle, walking away down the street with Nami, replies, "HE'S RESTING. MY HOUSE IS JUST OVER THERE." He adds, "THAT BOY'S LOST A LOT OF BLOOD!" The dog, Chouchou, sits in the foreground. The scene shifts to Zoro, who is fast asleep on a bed, snoring loudly with "SNORR SNORR" sound effects. Boodle's voice narrates, "I TOLD 'IM THERE'S A DOCTOR AT THE REFUGEE SHELTER, BUT HE SAID HE JUST NEEDS A LITTLE SLEEP!!" Back on the street, Luffy asks, "THE DOG'S NAME IS CHOUCHOU?" Boodle confirms, "THAT'S RIGHT." Luffy questions, "WHY'S HE THE ONLY ONE LEFT IN TOWN?" Boodle explains, "HE'S GUARDING THE SHOP! I JUST CAME TO FEED HIM." Nami looks at the building behind them, which has a large "PET FOOD" sign. She realizes, "OH! SO HE'S A GUARD DOG! FOR A PET FOOD STORE..." Chouchou is seen happily eating from a bowl with a "CHOMP CHOMP" sound. Page 11: Boodle looks on with a nostalgic expression, saying, "A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE OWNED THIS STORE." A flashback panel shows a younger man with a beard and a bandana standing proudly in front of the "PET FOOD" store alongside a younger Chouchou. The store has an "OPEN" sign. Boodle continues, "ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO......HE AND CHOUCHOU OPENED THIS LITTLE SHOP." Boodle is then seen smoking a pipe, reflecting, "THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF MEMORIES HERE AND SO DO I..." Another flashback shows the owner smiling warmly and petting Chouchou's head. He says, "CHOUCHOU! YOU'RE IN CHARGE WHILE I'M GONE. DON'T EAT UP ALL THE MERCHANDISE, Y'HEAR!?" Chouchou barks happily, "RUFF!" Back in the present, Boodle points to the dog and notes, "SEE THOSE WOUNDS... HE'S BEEN FIGHTING THE PIRATES... PROTECTING HIS STORE..." Nami looks concerned and asks, "I'M SURE THIS SHOP MEANS A LOT TO HIS MASTER, BUT THIS IS JUST CRUEL. IS HE AT THE REFUGEE SHELTER WITH THE OTHERS?" Page 12: Boodle sits on the porch of the pet food store, smoking his pipe, while Nami stands nearby and Luffy listens from inside his cage. Chouchou the dog eats from a bowl on the ground. Continuing his story, Boodle says, "NO, HE'S NOT..." Another speech bubble, pointing towards Boodle, adds, "HE GOT SICK AND PASSED ON." A flashback panel shows the store's owner, Hocker, walking away with a suitcase while a younger Chouchou sits by the door. Hocker says, "AWRIGHT, CHOUCHOU... YOU'RE IN CHARGE OF THE SHOP WHILE I'M IN THE HOSPITAL." Chouchou barks, "RUFF!" Boodle's narration explains, "HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL THREE MONTHS AGO." Back in the present, Nami looks down at the dog and asks, "THE POOR THING... YOU MEAN HE'S BEEN WAITING FOR HIS MASTER THIS WHOLE TIME?" A close-up of Boodle shows him replying, "THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY SAYS, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT I THINK."