Greetings fellow readers and writers! Wow! My third fic! This time around, we'll be exploring what Will and the other Guardians were doing before they went off to help Harry in 'Quest for the Horcruxes.' This story is a W.I.T.C.H., Naruto, One Piece crossover. I don't own either show, but it'd be super cool if I did. What I do own is the original characters/villains, (Don't sue me. I'm only trying to tell a story here). And now, with out further to do, Happy July 4, and on with the show!

PRE-STORY ARGUMENT

Once upon a time in a parallel dimension, there was a young Ninja named Naurto Uzumaki. He dreamed of becoming the next Hokage of his village, that is, the top ninja. We'll meet him and his friends later on.

Once upon a time in another parallel dimension, there lived a young pirate named Monkey D. Luffy, or just Luffy. He dreamed of finding the legendary treasure known as One Piece. With it, he could become King of the Pirates. Well see more of him and his friends later as well.

Now you might ask, 'What does a ninja, a pirate, and our five favorite girls from Heatherfield have in common?' To find the answer, please read:

Of Ninjas and Pirates

By AndrewK9000

Chapter 1: A call for help

With just five minutes to go in the school year, our five favorite heroines: Will; Irma; Taranee; Cornelia and Hay Lin, were anxiously awaiting the last ticks of the clock until summer with bated breath. Or, at least Irma was holding her breath as she glared at the clock. "No matter how hard you look at that thing," said Cornelia to Irma, "It won't go any faster." "No harm in trying," said Irma, "It might just work." "A wise man once said," said Hay Lin, "'A watched pot never boils,' and in this case, a watched clock doesn't move faster."

"Besides," whispered Taranee, "We can't speed up time." "How do you know we can't speed up time?" asked Irma quietly, "Have you ever tried it?" "No," said Taranee, "I haven't. I don't know, can we speed up time?" "I'll ask the Oracle the next time we're in Candracar." Said Will. "So what's the plan for summer this year?" asked Hay Lin. "First," said Will, "I'm going to show my mom how much my grades have improved."

The red headed guardian pulled out her report card. "Mostly B's and two A's. Let's see Mr. Collins put me in summer school now." "Last year we were at the beach," said Taranee, "So this year, how about we go to the mountains?" "Whatever we do this summer is fine by me," said Irma, who was still glaring at the clock, "As long as I'm far, far away from Martin Tubbs." "Why don't you like him?" asked Hay Lin, "He's a sweet guy, who really likes you."

"One word," said Irma, "Turbo-nerd." "I think that's two words." Said Cornelia. "Actually," said Taranee, "It's a phrase." Just then, the final bell of the school year rang. "Told you it would work." Said Irma smugly as she, and her friends left the Sheffield Institute for the summer.

The next morning, the girls met in front of Will's house for their first day of summer vacation. "So how did your mom like your grades?" asked Taranee. "She was so happy," said Will, "She bought me two advanced tickets to 'Pirates of the Caribbean 2.'" "Three guesses who you're going with." Teased Irma. At this, everyone laughed, even Will and Cornelia.

"So what are we doing today?" asked Hay Lin. "First thing's first," said Cornelia, "Hit the mall for the latest summer fashion." "I thought you already bought your summer wardrobe." Said Taranee. "I did," said Cornelia, "But that was a pre-end-of-school sale. This is a post-end-of-school sale." "I think you're going to have to wait to go shopping, Cornelia." Said Will. "Why's that?" asked Cornelia. "Because something's up with the Heart of Candracar." Answered Will.

Indeed, the glowing-pink crystal given to Will almost two years before was pulsating. "Now what?" exclaimed Taranee. The next instant, a Fold in reality opened in front of the five girls. (Note: with the removal of The Veil, no more portals. Instead, Folds are used to travel between universes) "Did you do that?" asked Irma. "It wasn't me." Said Will. "It was me," said a voice from the other side of the Fold. From it stepped a short girl, about 14, with straw colored hair in twin braids. "Elyon!" exclaimed Cornelia as she embraced her fiend and Queen of Planet Metamore.

"It's great to see you all again," said Elyon, "Being Queen of an entire planet can be so boring sometimes." "So what brings you back to Earth?" asked Taranee. At this, Elyon's expression changed from joy to reluctance. "Something's happened on Metamore," said Conelia, "Hasn't there." "You're right," said Elyon, "I need your help." "What's happened?" asked Will.

"Someone or something is taking the children of Meridian." Said Elyon. "In the past week alone, over 200 children have disappeared. They were last seen by their parents at night, the next morning, they were gone, replaced with one of these." Elyon held out a fist sized green stone. The markings on it vaguely resembled a face. Taranee took the stone to get a better look at it. "What is it?" asked Taranee. "I don't know," said Elyon, "But for every child take, one of these was left behind."

"So now what, Will?" asked Irma. "'Now what,' what?" asked Will. "Are we going or not?" asked Irma. "Of course we're going!" exclaimed Will. "So much for summer vacation." Sighed Cornelia. "Oh come on," said Hay Lin, "We'll be back within a week, ten days at the most. Remember, we're W.I.T.C.H." "Besides," said Taranee, "By returning through Candracar, it'll be as if we never left."

The five Guardians followed Elyon through the Fold back into Meridian, and it closed.

The end of chapter 1. Next chapter, the Guardians come face to face with the new enemy. See you next time!