A/N: I left an author note on this chapter saying I thought the prologue was kinda sucky, and looking back, if it was sucky, why did I put it up? So here's a re-done version of the prologue, with allegiances. Note: Allegiances only include cats you may see in this story. There are more cats. XD
Disclaimer: I do not own the Clans, the naming system, or the idea for the Clans - that belongs to Erin Hunter. However, the eight Clans named in the prologue, as well as AirClan, are of my own creation, as well as the idea for my plot. Anyone can use cat names or Clan names from my work, but do not copy the idea. Any resemblance in my work to any other Fanfic, including names and plot, is purely coincidental and I apologize.
Allegiances
ThunderClan
Leader: Gingerstar – ginger she-cat with blue eyes
Deputy: Browntail – black tom with brown paws and a brown tail
Medicine Cat: Birdtalon – blue-grey she-cat with amber eyes
Warriors:
Smokeheart – dark grey tom with blue eyes
Apprentice, Yellowpaw
Spiderclaw – black tom with amber eyes
Apprentice, Rockpaw
Queens:
Dawnpoppy – golden and silver she-cat with green eyes (Silverkit, Stormkit, Rabbitkit, Skykit)
Elders:
Tornclaw – brown tom with a torn claw and dark grey eyes; blind
Swiftstep – grey she-cat with blue eyes
Apprentices:
Yellowpaw – yellowish-grey she-cat with blue eyes
Rockpaw – dark grey tom with green eyes
RiverClan
Leader: Brookstar – blue-grey she-cat with green eyes
Deputy: Darkfoot – grey tom with a black paw and blue eyes
Medicine Cat: Flowerheart – white and grey she-cat with blue eyes
Warriors:
Rivertail – blue-grey she-cat with green eyes
Apprentice, Redpaw
Gingerfoot – brown tom with a ginger paw with amber eyes
Apprentice, Flowerpaw
Queens:
Tallflower – grey she-cat with hazel eyes (Hazelkit, Bluekit, Foxkit)
Elders:
Poppytail – ginger she-cat with blue eyes
Foxpelt – ginger tom with blue eyes
Apprentices:
Flowerpaw – grey she-cat with blue eyes
Redpaw – reddish-brown tom with green eyes
WindClan
Leader: Flightstar – ginger she-cat with hazel eyes
Deputy: Longclaw - brown tom with very long claws and blue eyes
Medicine Cat: Birdflight - blue-grey she-cat with green eyes
Warriors:
Honeystep - golden she-cat with unusual chocolate brown eyes
Apprentice, Gingerpaw
Brownmask - brown tom with green eyes
Queens:
Specklepelt - white and gold she-cat with blue eyes (Swiftkit, Fishkit, Stonekit)
Elders: None
Apprentices:
Gingerpaw - ginger she-cat with green eyes
ShadowClan
Leader: Redstar - red-brown tom with green eyes
Deputy: Swiftclaw- grey tom with brown eyes
Medicine Cat: Yelloweyes - brown cat with yellow eyes
Warriors:
Hollytail - golden she-cat with green eyes
Apprentice, Talonpaw
Shadowtail - black tom with amber eyes
Apprentice, Blackpaw
Queens:
Brookfur - brown and grey she-cat with green eyes (Ashkit, Smokekit, Cinderkit)
Elders: None
Apprentices:
Talonpaw - brown tom with yellow eyes
Blackpaw - black tom with blue eyes
Prologue
In the ThunderClan nursery...
"Alright, Dawnpoppy, take a look," the aging blue-gray medicine cat whispered softly. She watched as the young queen turned slowly, grimacing, to look at her kits.
Dawnpoppy's dark green eyes widened. "They're beautiful," the silver and gold tabby purred.
A smoky gray kit was mewling softly when the low rumbling of distant thunder made her start. A light brown kit was sniffing intently, her nose twitching. One kit was stark silver, and was concentrating on poking a clod of moss with her paw. The last kit was white with gray blotches spread across her pelt, and she had an ear slightly cocked, as if trying to listen to the wind's chilling whispers.
Dawnpoppy seemed to light up. She gently nudged each kit towards her as she named it. "Stormkit, because you jumped at the storm. Rabbitkit, because your nose twitches like a rabbit. Silverkit, because you're nothing but silver. And Skykit, because your pelt looks like clouds in the sky."
In AirClan, an ancestor Clan to a different set of cats…
"To keep them safe, we ought to have our descendents divide into eight Clans," a blue-gray tom meowed. "Four will be tom Clans and four will be she-cat Clans."
"There should not be one leader, but a council of three. It will make decisions run more smoothly, and it's hard to end up with three corrupts all at once."
Cats continued quickly, adding their ideas.
"The healer should be called a medicine cat."
"Why not categorize each gender's Clans by fur color?"
"We should name the Clans after animals."
"What animals?"
"Well, are we trying to protect them? Or are we trying to help them escape?"
"Either is dangerous."
"Then how about the toms are WolfClan, FoxClan, BadgerClan, and BearClan."
"I see where you're going – the she-cats could be BirdClan, FishClan, RabbitClan, and SqiurrelClan."
"That sounds…actually, that sounds quite functional."
"But I think…"
"Alright, alright alright!" hissed the first speaker. "I haven't heard anything I disagree with. All for four she-cat Clans, four tom Clans, tom Clans named after hunters, she-cat Clans named after prey, organized by color, with healers called medicine cats and a leading council of three, meow in turn."
The voting took place quickly. The decision was unanimous.
A/N: Hopefully that prologue worked a little better...
