I, hopefully to everyone's excitement, have taken the 100 tale challenge by RiverLee and those... two.. other people... anyway! This is the first tale. The beginning. Enjoy.

Beginning

Thunder, River, Shadow, Wind. Those are the four Clans of the forest. You have heard of them meeting each other and everything like that, right? However, what about Sky? Ah, you have not heard of this belittled cat. That is just as well. She does not like the memory of how her Clan was forced away from their home. I am Rock, and I am here to tell you of this great leader.

Soon after the forming of the Clans, a young kittypet she-cat began to have strange dreams. She dreamt of strong, agile cats with powerful muscles used for jumping. Often in this dream, she would see the cats wandering companionless, and it made her sad to see many useful cats alone. On one of these nights of dreams, a cat came to her. Her pelt had been so strikingly white; it made Sky's own white fur look dirty and impure.

"Little Sky," the she-cat had meowed, looking intently at the kittypet. "Your paws are set on a great path. This place, this house, it is not your real place. You belong in the forest."

At this, Sky, naïve little Sky, jumped to her paws. "I knew it!" she meowed. "I always felt something pulling me to that forest! Now I get to live there?" Watching from the ground, I chuckled, knowing that she did not understand the exact meaning of the words the star-cat had told her.

So the star-cat explained to her, and all the white, Sky listened. She was fascinated with the story this pretty cat was telling her. However, when the star-cat said she needed to start a new Clan, Sky was shocked. "How would I even begin to start this Clan? And what if the other Clan leaders won't want me to form a Clan?" she exclaimed nervously.

The star-cat hissed for her to be quiet. "You will be watched by StarClan. If any of the Clan leaders show protest tomorrow at the Gathering, we will block the moon. Do not worry, Sky," she purred, flicking her tail at the she-cat, "you will be safe."

I watched the next day as the small she-cat went to the Gathering of the Clans. "ThunderClan, RiverClan, ShadowClan, and WindClan!" she had announced bravely, and I could see the glittery outline of the star-cat next to her. "I am here to announce a fifth Clan in the forest! I, Sky, will be making a new clan, SkyClan! StarClan sent me here to make a Clan in the forest near ThunderClan."

Even while she was speaking, cries of protest went up among the Clans. The toms unsheathed their claws and the she-cats all hissed at her. Thunderstar turned and spat at the small white cat.

"We will not tolerate a kittypet here! Run back to your kittypet home, before I have my warriors kill you!" the large orange tom hissed, stalking toward Sky. Suddenly thunder pierced the air, and the sky went dark. I remember laughing as I saw a smug smile find its way across Sky's face.

Cries erupted from under the four great trees. "StarClan is angry at Sky!" one cat yowled. I shook my head then. Could cats really be that stupid?

Shadowstar stepped forward, nearly invisible in the darkness. "StarClan has spoken. Sky, your dream of becoming a leader is foolish and in vain. Leave us," she growled, adding with a fierce snarl, "Now."

The clouds shifted and a shaft of moonlight flowed down onto the cats. To every cat's surprise, two starry cats suddenly walked down the line of moonlight. "Foolish cats!" a starry tom hissed, looking around at the Clans in disgust. "Do you not trust the word of StarClan?"

A large, starry she-cat stepped down the moonlight path. "We have chosen this cat, Skystar, to become the leader of SkyClan. You will accept this or the Clans will learn a fury never known before."

Obviously, the cats were too scared to disobey the ancient ancestors. They welcomed Sky as Skystar, the leader of SkyClan. She soon went out and found willing cats that joined her Clan.

You know what happened next. That was just the beginning.

Yay! Did you like it? I hope so. :) ---brackenfurlover