The next few chapters will be about the Straw Hats' first day in the clans, and how the other cats react to their "strangeness." Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece or Warriors

Chapter 4

Lionblaze watched the cats being sorted into patrols. He was supposed to be supervising a training session, and it seemed as if Zoro and Sanji were tagging along. The two newcomers wanted to learn how to fight like cats, so they wouldn't be useless in the battle to come. Lionblaze sighed. He was probably going to be the one teaching them. He was tired, and wanted to catch up with his sister a bit. But he had to.

So much was going on in his life right now, he wasn't sure about anything anymore. These new cats were just making it worse. But if they were the ones meant to stop the Dark Forest, then they had to learn about being cats first.

Brackenfur was leading a hunting patrol with Spiderleg, Icecloud, and Thornclaw. Luffy was also forced to go along, to make up for all the prey he had eaten earlier. But he was protesting, he had wanted to go battle training with Zoro and Sanji. Chopper was going to help Jayfeather out with finding herbs, the tiny cat was constantly pestering him since the newcomers had arrived, so Jayfeather was forced to oblige. Nami was staying in camp, she was to tell Firestar everything. Usopp was going on a border patrol, he had seemed excited about becoming a "brave warrior of the forest." Maybe he wanted to join the clan? But that was unlikely, the group seemed very tight knit, like a family.

Lionblaze sat up, leading the current mentors and apprentices to the clearing, as well as Zoro and Sanji. Molepaw and Cherrypaw were badgering the two with questions, from why Zoro was green to why Sanji was trying to flirt with Rosepetal.

~The Training Hollow~

Lionblaze narrowed his amber eyes at the two new toms. It was his responsibility to train them, and his responsibility to keep them in check. But it wasn't going so well for the golden tom. Sanji and Zoro would constantly bicker, at times getting violent.

"Oi you shitty marimo! You call that a belly rake?" taunted Sanji. Lionblaze wasn't even going to ask what a marimo was, probably some twoleg curse word.

"Like you're any better Ero-cook, you completely flopped on that pounce!" Zoro retorted. Sanji flew at him, claws unsheathed. The two toms rolled around in a frenzy of hissing and spitting, paws and claws flying. The others watched in horror.

"What are they doing?" mewed Cherrypaw, "I thought we're supposed to keep claws sheathed!"

Foxleap nodded, "This is exactly what you're not supposed to do."

Lionblaze was forced to intervene, separating the two toms forcefully. It was strange how hard it was for him, these toms were immensely powerful. The two were still hissing insults at each other, but Sanji stopped when Rosepetal asked him to, this just made Zoro laugh.

Lionblaze looked at them sternly, this was going to take some extreme measures. It was obvious that these two cats were unable to train together, but they would have to for the time being.

After much yowling on Lionblaze's part, the two toms finally learned basic fighting moves. These two toms were very adept in battle, they would have learned so much faster if it weren't for them being at each other's throats every two heartbeats. Lionblaze made a mental note to have another cat accompany him next time they trained together. He headed back to camp, bringing his "apprentice's" along with him, leaving the others to train in peace.

~The Herb Collection~

Jayfeather was astonished at the medical knowledge of the tiny tom. It seemed as if he knew about herbs and cures he had only dreamed of, and even better, they could be located in ThunderClan's very own forest.

"You know more about medicine than any other cat I've ever met, even in StarClan!" meowed Jayfeather. He wasn't easy to impress, but this tom was exceptional.

"You jerk, you're not making me happy or anything. Jerkface!" said Chopper, while doing a happy dance, and saying all this in a jovial tone. Jayfeather looked at him strangely, before shrugging it off.

"Can you show me the herbs you were talking about?" asked Jayfeather, recovering after that strange episode. Just another of the newcomers' odd quirks.

Chopper nodded. "Where do you find most herbs here?"

Jayfeather, motioned for him to follow, leading him along the path he had been on so many times before.

"You travel so confidently for being blind!" remarked Chopper.

"I've never been lost, my sense of smell and hearing are amplified, and this is also my territory, I've been here my whole life. It's no big deal." Said Jayfeather.

"You know, I researched a cure for blindness while I was at Torino Kingdom. If only I was back at the Sunny, then I would have the materials to make it."

Jayfeather blinked his sightless eyes, ten shook his head, "No, I don't need that, I'm fine the way I am."

Chopper nodded, "Just wanted to let you know."

Jayfeather didn't reply, and the two walked in silence for a few heartbeats, until they arrived. "This is the place!" said Jayfeather, feeling the familiar ground of the abandoned twoleg den under his paws.

"An old house?" Chopper's ear twitched, then he shivered, "I hope there aren't any ghosts!"

Jayfeather flicked an ear, padding to his herb patch. "I grow some of the most useful herbs here, but there are other kinds littered around all over the place."

Chopper looked around, and spotted an herb on a high shelf. "I found one!" he exclaimed, attempting to climb the wall of the abandoned house. But to no avail, he didn't know how to climb in his new body. And Jayfeather knew he wasn't going to be much of a help either.

"I wonder…" Chopper hadn't had the time to see if his Devil Fruit powers still worked. He night be able to go into jump point and get up there. He looked at Jayfeather. He can't see me, so he shouldn't freak out when I transform, right? If I can transform at all.

Chopper looked around, then willed himself to transform into jump point. To his surprise, he transformed, but not quite how he wanted to. The part of him that was human had been turned into cat! So instead of being a tall jumper, he was more like an extremely long-legged cat with antlers and hooves replacing his back paws. But he was still an awful lot bigger, so he could reach the herbs now.

Jayfeather's blind eyes bore into Chopper, he felt as if something was different about the tiny tom. First of all, his steps were a lot heavier, and there was an awful clattering.

"What's going on?" he asked.

"Nothing! But I got the herb!" replied Chopper, automatically morphing into his hybrid form. But he was half cat now, not half human, so he was a tiny reindeer with cat ears and a cat tail. He willed himself back into full cat form, then sighed in relief.

"I don't think so, something strange is going on! I just heard something huge, and now its gone! Was that you?" he wasn't all that surprised, if these six were destined to stop the Dark Forest, they were sure to have powers as well. This cat's was probably to make himself bigger. He wondered what the other's powers could be, but nothing came to mind.

"How did you know?" he gasped.

"I just guessed, you can make yourself bigger, right?"

"No, I'm a reindeer! I ate the Human-Human fruit, so I can change into a human, but for some reason, that part of me was changed to a cat!" he explained, before he knew what he had said. He shut his mouth. "I'm sorry, you probably think I'm a monster now. But that's okay, I can be a monster and still help my friends!"

But Jayfeather wasn't scared, just confused. First of all, he wasn't sure what a reindeer was. Second, he didn't know what a "Human-Human fruit" was. But he didn't think this cat, or reindeer, was a monster. If anything, Chopper was Just like him. "Don't worry, I have a power too."

"Did you eat a Devil Fruit?" he asked quietly.

"No, what's that?"

"A fruit that gives you powers if you eat it, but takes away your ability to swim." Explained Chopper. Jayfeather looked incredulous. So he couldn't swim? Well that's all the better, he won't be joining RiverClan any time soon.

"No, I was born with my power, it was part of a prophecy. The one I told your friend about. I can go into others' dreams and somewhat read minds." He wasn't sure if he should be telling this stranger about his deepest secret, but it felt right somehow.

Chopper looked at him sincerely, "So you know how it feels?"

Jayfeather nodded, "Yeah... but I don't like talking about it." He thought back to how messed up his parentage was, how he felt like an outcast, how he dealt with the weight of the prophecy on his skinny shoulders.

"I understand," Chopper smiled, picking up the herb. "Let's get back to camp, I'll show you how to prepare it."

So the two doctors padded back to camp, silently, each reflecting in their own thoughts. Though Jayfeather couldn't help but eavesdrop a little.

Now what did you all think of this? Was everyone in character? Reviews and constructive criticism is always welcome! Next chapter is about Luffy's hunting patrol, so watch out for that!