Hello, and welcome to The Dying Clans, Book 1: The Journey! I worked hard on this first chapter, so please read it! :)

A few things though. This story is set in the real Clans' home, the lake territory. BlazeClan is in ShadowClan's territory, MarshClan is in RiverClan's territory, and LeafClan is in ThunderClan's territory. Also, the Clans are supposed to be extremely small. Why? You'll have to read the story to find out! c:

BlazeClan

Leader: Flamestar- ginger tom with amber eyes [4 lives]

Deputy: Thornpelt- black-and-white tom with a white tail tip, a white muzzle, and yellow eyes

Medicine Cat: Brightcloud- golden she-cat with white patches and amber eyes [Addertail's sister]

Warriors

Addertail- golden brown tom with green eyes [Brightcloud's brother]

Bramblestripe- brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes [Cedarsky's sister]

Apprentice, Icepaw

Cedarsky- brown tom with pale blue eyes [Brambletail's brother]

Blackwhisker- black tom with blue eyes [Mistyfur's mate, Icepaw's father, and Beetleclaw's brother]

Beetleclaw- small black she-cat [Blackwhisker's sister]

Dawnfire- reddish she-cat with amber eyes

Mousetail- gray-and-white tom with green eyes and a short tail

Apprentices

Icepaw- blueish-gray she-cat with pale blue eyes [Mistyfur and Blackwhisker's daughter, Nightkit and Bluekit's sister]

Queens

Mistyfur- blueish-gray she-cat with blue eyes, mother of Blackwhisker's kits: Nightkit [black tom with blue eyes], and Bluekit [blueish gray she-cat with blue eyes] [Blackwhisker's mate, and Icepaw's mother]

Elders

MarshClan

Leader: Toadstar- black-and-white tom [3 lives] [Puddlefur and Sparrowfeather's father]

Deputy: Sparrowfeather- brown tom with white patches and pale amber eyes [Toadstar's son, and Puddlefur's brother]

Medicine Cat: Pebblestrike- gray tom with amber eyes [Skyfoot's brother]

Apprentice, Morningshadow

Warriors

Russetpelt- ginger she-cat with green eyes

Skyfoot- dark gray she-cat with pale gray paws [Pebblestrike's sister]

Puddlefur- gray-and-brown she-cat with blue eyes [Toadstar's daughter, and Sparrowfeather's sister]

Volefur- cream tom with dark brown patches and amber eyes [Briarthorn's twin ]

Spiderfur- pale gray tom with black stripes [Morningshadow's brother]

Apprentice, Lilypaw

Wolfclaw- dark gray she-cat with amber eyes

Fogstripe- gray-and-white tom with pale blue eyes

Apprentices

Morningshadow- pale gray she-cat with black patches, a white muzzle, and blue eyes [Spiderfur's sister]

Lilypaw- small calico she-cat with large green eyes

Queens

Briarthorn- cream she-cat with dark brown patches and amber eyes, expecting Sparrowfeather's kits [Volefur's twin]

Elders

Weaselfur- dark brown tabby tom

LeafClan

Leader: Ivystar- tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes [9 lives]

Deputy: Lionstep- golden tom with blue eyes

Medicine Cat: Littlefoot- small brown-and-white speckled she-cat

Warriors

Whitefoot- black tom with white feet

Sleetpelt- pale gray tom with amber eyes

Softpelt- cream she-cat with green eyes and a fluffy pelt

Apprentice, Snakepaw

Shadowflame- black she-cat with amber eyes

Redshade- reddish tom with amber eyes [Amberfrost's mate]

Apprentice, Silverpaw

Meadowsong- ginger she-cat with green eyes [Amberfrost's sister]

Owlblaze- brown-and-white tom with white paws, a white muzzle, and amber eyes

Apprentices

Snakepaw- dark brown tabby tom with black stripes and amber eyes

Silverpaw- silver tabby she-cat with blue eyes

Queens

Amberfrost- ginger she-cat with white patches and amber eyes. Mother of Redshade's kits: Rosekit [reddish she-cat with amber eyes], Foxkit [ginger-and-white tom with amber eyes], and Maplekit [ginger-and-white she-cat with amber eyes] [Redshade's mate, and Meadowsong's sister]

Elders

Mudpelt- brown tom with green eyes

Prologue

The silver-gray she-cat peered closely into the Seeing Pool. "The end of the Clans is near," she mewed gravely, lifting her head. "If we don't do something soon, the Clans will soon become nothing more than mere memories."

"Well, what do you suggest we do, Silverfur?" A pale golden tom spoke up from the large crowd that surrounded StarClan's only connection to the three living Clans below.

Silverfur shrugged. "Something. Anything. But whatever we do, we must do it quickly. Every second that passes, a cat down there starts to grow weak."

There was a moment of complete silence as the StarClan cats paused to think.

"What about sending some cats out to find a new home for the Clans?" A dainty calico she-cat with dazzling, bright green eyes stepped forward from the large crowd. "I don't want Lilypaw to join me so soon. She deserves a good, long life," she added sadly.

"That's a good idea, Petalfrost," Silverfur mewed approvingly. "All in favor of Petalfrost's idea, say 'Yes'!"

There was a chorus of yeses, and silence from others.

An almost transparent tom curled his lip. "This has always been the Clans' homes. There's no way that they are going to leave."

A pale brown tabby she-cat sitting next to him unsheathed her claws and sunk them into the marshy ground. "Branchwing, quit being so stubborn. If the Clan don't leave, they'll all die!"

"They could join together as one Clan!" Some cat called out.

"There will still be the same amount of mouths to feed though!" The pale brown tabby's green eyes flashed angrily.

"You shouldn't even be here, Leafpaw. Apprentices aren't allowed in the important meetings," a dark brown tabby tom sneered, glaring at the angry apprentice.

"If you didn't notice, Tigerfur, even the kits are here. What else are they supposed to do? StarClan is feeling the effects too, you know. Haven't you seen how skinny we all are? There's barely any prey left in our hunting grounds. And we haven't seen any sunshine in moons!" Leafpaw spat.

Soon the peacefulness of the night was shattered by the StarClan cats arguing amongst themselves.

"Maybe if you opened up your eyes a little, you would notice!"

"No wonder none of us have eaten anything! He's been stealing all of the prey!"

"Stop!" The commanding yowl made all of the cats freeze.

"Erm, hello, Blazestar, Marshstar, and Leafstar. To what do we owe the pleasure of seeing you today?" Silverfur asked awkwardly, shifting her paws nervously.

"Look at you!" Blazestar snarled, ignoring his old medicine cat completely as his amber eyes surveyed the crowd before him.

"Look at what you've become, a bunch of starving, angry cats," Marshstar hissed, green eyes blazing.

"Isn't this enough proof that we need to leave?" Leafstar asked quietly.

"So you're saying we should do as Petalfrost suggested, and send some cats out to find a new home?" Silverfur asked.

"Yes," Marshstar mewed calmly. "That's exactly what we'll do."

How was that? Good, bad? Let me know in your review! Constructive criticism is welcomed! :)

-Stormy