Author's Note: Ok, here's Chapter four! I hope you guys like it, and guess what!? Some character that we all know and love comes back this chapter! Yay! Just read and find out. Please leave nice reviews, and Chapter five will be in your near future.

Chapter Four

Fireside

That night, when it was just starting to get dark, Ethan arrived, and everyone was enjoying the fire. Ethan and Peaches were talking, while Manny sat with Ellie watching them a few feet away, Crash and Eddie were seeing who could stand right next to the fire the longest, while Louis looked on, Sid was trying to keep Granny from petting the fire, and Shira and Diego were just laying next to the fire watching all of this.

"Granny, come on, you know you can't touch fire." An exasperated Sid said.

"Excuse me Sidney, but I know what I'm doing." Granny promptly replied and whacked Sid on the head with her cane.

Diego chuckled as he watched his friend the sloth try to control his grandma. Sid could be a real pain, so it was good to see him having some trouble keeping Granny under wraps.

"What's so funny?" Shira asked from beside him.

"Oh, nothing really." Diego replied. "It's just always hilarious when Granny refuses to listen to anything Sid says. I suppose I could help him, but really I don't want to."

Shira laughed. "Yeah, Granny sure can give him a hard time. Why she wants to touch the fire though is beyond me."

"She sure is one crazy old lady." Diego agreed.

"Yeah, she's just about as crazy as you are soft." Shira said with a smirk.

"Excuse me," Diego said hurt. "That's a little harsh, she's a wackjob, and I am not soft."

"Really?" Shira said. "I'm sure I can prove that you're a really softie."

"I highly-"Diego stopped as he felt something warm on his cheek, realizing Shira had just licked him, he let out a little purr.

"Ha told you!" Shira laughed.

Diego turned to look at her. "Just because I purr doesn't make me soft. I am a cat you know. Cat's purr; you're a cat, so you purr too."

"Right, sure I do Softie." Shira replied.

Diego rolled his eyes before saying. "I bet you I can prove it."

"Sure you can, I don't even think I've-"Shira started, but them stopped as Diego licked the top of her head, and she began to purr herself.

As soon as she realized what she did, Shira gasped and slapped her paw over her mouth. Making the situation even funnier for Diego, who had jumped up and now was positioned like a dog who wanted to play.

"Ha! I told you!" He laughed.

"Excuse me twinkle-toes, but that's what you did before you started dancing last time, and I've already seen you dance once; I don't want to see that again." Ellie says.

Diego looks at Ellie, blushing. "Oh yeah, right." He says before lying back down.

Shira turns to Diego. "What was she talking about exactly?"

"Well," Diego starts. "When we were down with the dinosaurs, I had to chase some away from Ellie, since she was giving birth, and long story short, I caught up to one, knocked if off a cliff and started dancing, completely forgetting that Ellie was there, and well, yeah."

Shira smirks. "Right and you're not soft at all."

"I'm not. "Diego argues. "I just got over excited, I mean, it's not every day you get to fight off dinosaurs."

Shira smiles, "Ok, I suppose you're right there."

Everyone turns their attention back to the fire, when suddenly they here a loud, "YEEEEHAWWW," and see a brown smudge of fur come flying up through the ground, and land in a bush a few feet away.

The lump makes an 'oomph' sound before standing up and saying. "Well, long time no see mates, remember me?"

"It's Buck!" Crash and Eddie yell.

Shira looks confused. "Who?"

Diego turns to Shira. "Oh, that's Buck. When Sid got himself kidnapped by a dinosaur, we all had to go down and look for him, and this was our, well, pretty much savior."

"Yup, that's me." Buck said as he walked over to Diego. "So, who's this; your new girlfriend? I don't believe I've met her."

"Um, well," Diego stuttered. "Uh, Buck, this is Shira. We met her when we got captured be pirates last month, and then we saved her from the pirates."

"Actually, I saved them; they just let me come back with them." Shira pointed out.

"Oh, I see," Buck said looking from one saber to another before turning back to the rest of the group. "My you sure have grown." He said to Peaches. "The last time I saw you, well, you were a whole lot smaller."

"Um, yeah." Peaches said.

Before Buck could say anything else, Manny said. "So, Buck why are you here exactly?"

"Well," Buck began. "It all stated off when I divorced that ugly pineapple I told you I was married to. Well, we finally got back in touch, and I just didn't feel the same way anymore, so I broke it off you know. Then there were all the legal agreements and such, eh, those pesky rocks would not let me hear the end of it until I got everything sorted out. So, once that was done with, I decided to go hunting for Rudy. Then after days of searching, I found him, and it went to all out battle. We fought until finally I was on Rudy's tail, and then he just swung his tail as hard as he could, flinging me up into the sky, and eventually crashing into your world. And, here I am now."

"Wow." Ethan said; entering the conversation for the first time. "You sure do have one crazy life."

"Ah, yes, yes I do." Buck said. "But enough about me, how have you guys been. Apparently, I missed something to do with pirates."

So, the rest of the evening was devoted to telling Buck about their latest adventures, and how they met Shira.

Finally, Ellie said. "Buck, why don't you stay with us for a while, or at least for the night? It is getting late."

Buck scratched his chin before replying. "Sure, I suppose a few days couldn't do me any harm."

"Yeah, it's not like he can go any crazier." Manny mumbled under his breath.

Ellie glared at her mate. "Alright it's settled than everyone; let's all start going to bed for the night."

"Wait! I can't find me teeth!" Granny who was absent for the last couple of hours suddenly burst out screaming.

"Ok, now who is she?" Buck asked, extremely confused.

"Ugh, I'll explain in the morning." Ellie said before heading in.

Ok, I hope you enjoyed it! Buck came back!

Buck: I know everyone missed me.

Me: Um, right, but how did you get in here?

Buck: Well, you see, I-

Me: (shoves Buck away from the laptop) You know, I don't really wanna know.

Anyway….Yippee! I know I'm happy, what about you? So, yeah, he finally broke off his marriage with the pineapple. Oh boy. Well, happy yodeling! :D