Hi! Yeah, I started a new story. ; Aaaaaanywho, if you've seen the Warriors fan-fic Freewebs site owned by Miragestar, that is namely me. So I own the story, so I can post it here... Yeah.

This is a short prolouge that has nothing really to do with the story, but introduces one of the main characters... Yeah.

DISCLAIMER: I only own the Clans in the story save for StarClan, the cats of the story save for some references to the cats in the books, and... that's really it. Oh, the territories too. Erin Hunter owns Warriors, and the idea of the Clans and such.

Song of the Shadows

Prolouge

In the darkness of the night, an agonized yowl pierced the silence. A ginger she-cat with a slight gray tinge lay on her side in the OceanClan Nursery, which was made up of brambles, breathing heavily. A silver tabby tom was scurrying around collecting the needed herbs for kit-birth. Trying to calm the queen down, the tom murmured, "It's going to be okay, Cinderash. You're going to be fine. Take some deep breaths."

Cinderash gave another agonized yowl. By the time she quieted down, three kits were suckling at her side. The queen looked up at the silver tom and whispered, "Thank you, Silverspell."

But Silverspell shook his head. "Don't thank me, Cinderash. You managed to pull yourself through." He smiled at the ginger she-cat.

Suddenly, a brown tom with speckled with black raced in. "Silverspell! There's been a battle with LavaClan! Some warriors are wounded!"

Cinderash's green eyes flew open with shock. "I-Is Luckstroke injured?" The golden tom with yellow eyes was the she-cat's mate.

The tom thought for hardly a heartbeat and nodded.

Cinderash gave a yowl. "No!" The kits shifted and mewled piteously.

Silverspell didn't need to hear another word. He nimbly bounded out of the Nursery and out into the OceanClan camp. There, a warrior was setting down Luckstroke, whose left hind leg held a long gash. The medicine cat applied muskroot and poppy seeds quickly, but the gash was quite deep. As he pawed a poppy seed over to the warrior, the silver tabby couldn't help but think that this brave warrior wouldn't make it through the night.

After swallowing the poppy seed, Luckstroke lifted his head weakly. "Where is Cinderash?" His voice was hoarse and ragged.

Silverspell blinked his green eyes. "She's in the Nursery, she just had the kits."

The tom stared at the medicine cat blankly for a heartbeat before exclaiming feebly, "Please, I must see her."

The OceanClan cat nodded and hoisted Luckstroke onto his shoulders and carried him to the Nursery.

As soon as Cinderash saw her mate being set down, she gave Luckstroke an affectionate lick on the ear. "I was so worried about you! Silverspell helped me with the kits," she said, beaming at Luckstroke. "You rest, Luckstroke."

The tom smiled at Cinderash before his eyes slowly closed and he fell into sleep.

Yup, short chappie, I know. Look for more to come soon!

Hint, hint...another little series, this is...