Gahh, sorry for the late update (again). Just been really busy! But worry not, the next chapter is already written, so I'll put it up quickly if i get enough reviews. MUHAHAHA

Also, I don't own One Piece or Warriors in the slightest.

Chapter 10

"So what now?" asked Usopp.

"I guess we figure out a way to get back. The others must be worrying about a lot by now." Replied Chopper. "Though this place was pretty fun, I learned so many new things!"

The six Strawhats were sitting with Lionblaze, Bramblestar – the new leader of ThunderClan -, and Jayfeather. Lionblaze looked rather upset even though he had made up with Cinderheart and gotten over his grandfather's death. It was almost like he wanted to help the Strawhats out too much.

"I'm going to check out Moonpool, there may be clues there; you can all talk." Said Lionblaze, excusing himself. There was a bitter note in his voice. The Strawhats, his brother, and Bramblestar watched him go. Luffy looked rather disappointed.

"I don't think he likes talking to us." He stated, watching Lionblaze leave. He turned back to his crewmates and the others.

The golden tom sighed. It wasn't his fault that he couldn't really contribute to the fight. The Strawhats had taken out pretty much the whole Dark Forest single-pawed. That should have been his moment to prove himself, but he had been greatly outshined by the six newcomers (or at least three of them). At least Dovewing and Jayfeather had been able to contribute with uniting the clans and StarClan, but he hadn't even been able to do that! He felt so useless.

He felt a tail brushing his back. It was Cinderheart.

"I'll help you out." She said, smiling. He licked her ear in thanks. The two cats headed over to Moonpool, to look for any signs of a way for the Strawhats to get back. Honestly, Lionblaze wanted them to leave as soon as possible. Then maybe he would start feeling useful again.

But what they found wasn't quite what they thought they would, as a matter of fact, it scared them more than anything.

"What?" asked the bluish-grey tom with what looked like red globes for shoulders and those weird twoleg things for forepaws. They had strange markings on them on them, which Lionblaze couldn't decipher.

He didn't reply, he was busy staring at the skeleton cat. Skeleton cat! And to top it off, the skeleton cat had a massive mound of curly black fur on its head! And it was moving!

"I don't think they can talk, they're cats!" remarked the skeleton cat. It could talk too?!

"We're cats as well, though they may not be as intelligent. Perhaps you should move away Brook, you look like you're frightening them." Said the sleek black she-cat.

"Okay then~" it said, padding (?) over to a bush, then crouching behind it. It didn't really work though, it mound of fur was sticking out the top, and Lionblaze could still see its skeletal hindpaws and tail sticking out. It would have been funny if the cat wasn't a freaking skeleton.

Cinderheart was the first one to open her jaws and meow. "Umm… we c-can speak… why is your 'friend' a skeleton?"

The skeleton popped his head over the bush. "Yohoho! I ate the Yomi-Yomi no mi, allowing me to come back to life one time! But my soul got lost, and by the time I found my body, I was just dead bones!"

"Okay… So—"she was cut off by Lionblaze's meow.

"I know a few cats who ate a fruit like that, they came about six or seven sunrises ago." He mewed.

"Sounds like our crewmates!" said the blueish tom with the weird forelegs.

The sleek black she-cat nodded. "Can you show us where they are? And I'm Robin," she tilted her ears towards the blueish tom, "that's Franky," she turned to the skeletal cat, "and that's Brook."

Lionblaze narrowed his eyes suspiciously. He couldn't just lead these cats into camp, they might have ill will against them. And he didn't want to imagine the uproar that would inevitably be caused by the skeleton cat, Brook. He thought to himself, I don't think the real Brook would be very pleased that she shared a name with a living skeleton. That would certainly be a story to tell if he ever journeyed back to the tribe.

Cinderheart caught onto his suspicion and meowed, "We can't lead you to them, and we don't know who you are. I suggest that you leave our territory." She growled menacingly. Now that the she-cat was less intimidated by the intruders, she was ready to drive them out of the territory. The she-cat sounded much like Sol, and she didn't want anyone like that to go to her camp again.

"We only want to know where our crewmates are." She meowed calmly.

"Yeah, we need to get back to our ship." Said the bulky blueish tom.

Lionblaze growled at them. "Like Cinderheart said, we can't have you in our territory, we'll call reinforcements if you resist." Lionblaze remembered how powerful the Strawhats were, and if these three truly were a part of their group, then he didn't want to get on their bad side. But if they were bad, he didn't want them on his territory. He would just have to intimidate them out.

The two cats growled again. The she-cat dipped her head. "We respect your wishes to keep us out of your territory, so we'll leave. But if you could, can you please send our friends back to us?"

Lionblaze considered it for a moment. "Okay. But if you try anything, we will drive you away. You can wait past Moonpool."

The three cats nodded. "SUPPAAHH!" yowled the blueish tom. "That wasn't as super as it usually is…"

The strangers turned around, heading towards Moonpool. Robin's paws tingled when she set them back on the dimpled pathway. She really did want to know the meaning of it. But the main thing was to get their crewmates back.

"WHAT?! Franky, Brook, and Robin are here?! AWESOME!" shouted Luffy as soon as he heard the news. Chopper and Usopp both jumped in joy, eyes shining. Zoro smirked as if he knew this was going to happen. Nami smiled widely, and Sanji swooned VERY loudly.

"ROBIN-CHWAAAAN~~! I MISSED YOU~~~!"

"So you do know them?" asked Cinderheart.

"Of course I know them! They're my nakama!" meowed Luffy happily. "Where are they?"

"Just past Moonpool, I guess we could guide you all there." Though Lionblaze was looking mostly at Zoro.

"What?" he said, flicking his tail.

"Let's just go." Meowed Cinderheart, turning towards the exit. The Strawhats happily obliged.

Thankfully, Zoro had managed to stick with the group. Luffy looked very excited, he had missed his nakama a lot. Nami was smiling, she too was ready to see her friends. Chopper hoped that they weren't hurt. Usopp chuckled under his breath, Brook probably looked hilarious as a cat. Sanji was really only excited to see Robin, but he could tolerate meeting up with the other two.

The Strawhats that had gotten to the clan first dashed over to their friends the moment they could see them. They met with warm greetings, much yowling, and swooning on Sanji's part. It was quite the sight to see.

"So, how are we going to get home now?" asked Zoro.

"Not with you leading the way." Replied Sanji.

"Why you…!" Zoro growled unsheathing his claws.

"Idiots! This isn't the time for you two to be fighting!" yowled Nami.

"Sorry Nami-swaan~!" mewed Sanji, stepping back from the fight. Zoro just glared at him.

"But really, how are we going to get back to the Sunny?" asked Chopper.

Lionblaze, who had been off to the side, sitting with Cinderheart meowed, "It seems you got here through Moonpool, maybe you should try there."

"That's what everyone keeps saying~" mewed Luffy.

"I remember waking up at Moonpool, but we got here through a brightly glowing crystal." Robin said.

Cinderheart stood up, her eyes blank for a moment. "That sounds like… Moonstone, from the old forest!"

"Moonstone?" asked Nami.

"Yeah, I remember it. It was where the medicine cats and leaders spoke to StarClan." She replied.

Luffy nodded. "Before we go there, we should have a feast, with lots of meat!"

"Who said we were going there?" mewed Chopper.

"Its very far away, you would have to go over the mountains, and cross a few twolegplaces. It would probably be a better idea to try Moonpool." Added Cinderheart.

"That sounds like a fun adventure, I think we should go there!" said Luffy a moment after.

"NO!" yowled the rest of the Strawhats, except for Robin, who only chuckled.

"Why not?" pouted Luffy.

"We're going to try Moonpool first, if it doesn't work, we'll go to Moonstone, okay?" meowed Nami.

"Okay~, but we should still have a feast first!" he replied. A growl from his stomach nearly shook the forest.

"It's almost leafbare! How are we supposed to have a feast!?" mewed Lionblaze, quite befuddled.

Feast~ This is the second to last chapter though :( Leave reviews and whatnot at your leisure~

Edit: Okay, I just had to edit this, because... CHAPTER 731 OF ONE PIECE! I'm just dying here okay? Literally, I had to read it three times before I convinced myself that it really, happened, then I was shaking. SO READ IT NOW IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY!