One Piece Chapter 12: Chapter 12: DOG

Chapter 12: DOG. This chapter has 21 searchable pages. Opening and key page summaries: The title page for Chapter 12, titled 'DOG', features panels showcasing the main characters. At the top, Roronoa Zoro is shown in a dynamic pose wielding his swords. In the middle, Monkey D. Luffy is grinning widely, holding his straw hat. At the bottom, Nami is shown holding a staff, looking determined. In the deserted streets of Orange Town, Buggy the Clown addresses his pirate crew. Standing before them, he rallies their spirits, shouting, 'Listen up, crew! We've stolen tons of booty, and our name brings terror to all who hear it! So are we gonna let three little losers make fools of us!?' The crew responds with a resounding, 'No sir!!!' Buggy cups his ear, yelling, 'I can't hear you!!' and they shout back even louder, 'No sir!!!' Satisfied, Buggy commands, 'All right, pipe down! It's time to show our enemies just how terrifying we can be! Bring out the "Wild Animal Show"!' Buggy's first mate, Mohji the Lion Tamer, makes a grand entrance riding atop his massive pet lion, Richie. The crew cheers wildly, chanting, 'Mohji! Mohji!' Mohji, sitting cross-legged with his arms folded, calmly says, 'Captain Buggy......you called? It's time for Mohji's wild animal show!!' A caption introduces him as 'Buggy's First Mate Mohji the Lion Tamer'. Mohji asks, 'May I take Roronoa Zolo's head?' to which Buggy replies with a sinister grin, 'Take any part you want!' A simple, isolated illustration of a small, white dog with a stern expression sitting quietly in the center of the page. Roronoa Zoro, heavily bandaged and sweating profusely, drags the heavy iron cage containing Monkey D. Luffy through the streets. Zoro pants, 'We should be far enough from that tavern. They probably won't catch up to us too soon...' Luffy, sitting inside the cage, complains, 'We got away... for now... But what are we gonna do about this cage? I can't do anything stuck inside this thing!' Suddenly, the physical toll of his injuries catches up to Zoro. With a heavy 'FWUMP..!', he collapses onto the ground, muttering, 'It's no use... lost too much blood......got to... rest...' Zoro lies unconscious on the street right in front of a pet food shop. Sitting nearby is the small white dog, staring blankly. Luffy, peering through the bars of his cage, asks, 'What's with you, dog?' Zoro briefly stirs, noting, 'Dog? Hey, a dog!' Luffy wonders, 'Is it real? It's not moving...' Zoro, exhausted, replies, 'Who cares... Our business is to get you out of there. It's his business if he moves or not.' Luffy reaches his hand through the bars and pokes the dog's forehead, saying, 'Maybe it's dead.' Instantly, the dog snaps and bites down hard on Luffy's face with a loud 'CHOMP!!', prompting Luffy to scream, 'Yow!!' Luffy frantically struggles with the dog, who refuses to let go of his face. Luffy yells, 'Dumb dog! Lemme go, lemme go!!' while Zoro, exasperated, shouts, 'Luffy, stop playing around!' However, Zoro immediately collapses back to the ground with a 'FLUMP...', groaning, 'Lost... too much blood!' The dog also lets go of Luffy and sits back down with a 'FWOP...'. Suddenly, Nami appears, looking down at them with a sigh. She remarks, 'Look at you two. Not to criticize, but......is the middle of the street really the best hiding place you could come up with?' Luffy is delighted to see Nami, shouting, 'Hey! It's our navigator!' Nami quickly retorts, 'I never agreed to that! I just wanted to thank you for saving me...' Zoro, still lying on the ground, mutters, 'Thank us?' Nami then tosses a key onto the ground with a 'TINK'. Luffy gasps in realization, 'The key!!!' Zoro sits up, amazed: 'You stole the key to the cage!' Luffy laughs joyfully, 'This is great! I thought I'd never get out of here!' Zoro smiles, saying, 'Then the rescue... was a success... after all!' Nami sighs, 'Hmph. Yeah, sure... I got the stupid key, but I left the map and all the treasure.' Later page summaries: Nami watches anxiously from a hiding spot, wondering, 'Is Luffy provoking that guy? Is that boy addle-brained?' Mohji boasts, 'There's not an animal alive that I can't control. I can even control that mutt.' However, as he reaches out, Chouchou bites down hard on his hand with a 'CHOMP!'. Mohji screams, 'Yeow!!' while Luffy laughs, 'Ha ha! Dog got ya!' Mohji angrily shakes the dog off and glares at Luffy, saying, 'You're just a nobody thief... You're nothing to me. Now tell me where Roronoa Zolo is.' Richie growls behind him, but Luffy firmly replies, 'No!' Mohji commands his beast, 'Then die! Get him, Richie!' Richie lunges forward and smashes the iron cage to pieces with a massive 'KRAK! CHONK!'. Nami screams in horror, 'The cage!' and Boodle despairs, 'That boy's a goner!' However, as the cage shatters, Luffy is sent flying through the air, cheering happily, 'Hooray! I'm free!' Richie's powerful strike completely demolishes the building behind the cage, sending debris flying everywhere with a loud 'K-FWAH!'. Mohji, confident of his victory, says, 'Nobody could survive that. Well, serves him right. C'mon, Richie, let's go find Roronoa Zolo. Killing him will give our reputation a big boost.' Richie suddenly stops and sniffs the air. Mohji asks, 'What's wrong...?' and notices the pet food store nearby. He says, 'I see... a pet food store. Okay, fine... Have a snack, but be quick about it.' Chouchou stands in front of the shop, growling protectively. Meanwhile, in the street behind the ruined building, Luffy sits up completely unharmed, rubbing his head. He laughs, 'Wow! What an impact! He knocked me through that house and into the street behind it! But at least I'm out of that cage!! Okay, now I'll show all of these clowns......and make that thief, Nami, our navigator!'