Water. I open my mouth to take a breath, and all that comes is yet more water. I stopped trying to fight the waves long ago. I feel my pads scrape against rock. I strain my small and weak legs to pull me up. I found something i thought i would never feel again.

Breeze!

Air!

But horror grasped my by the scruff as I heard a voice.

"Hey Clawedstone! I found a kit!" it meowed in amazment. just then i saw movement in the forest beyond the deep and swirling river she'd of fallen in. I tried to take a step but i just fell underwater.

"Clawedstone, hurry!" The she-cat rushed someone, not in sight yet.

A gruff voice called out after her. "Leave it to die. We don't nee any unwanted cats or kits. Or better idea, kill it yourself" the words he spoke made her shiver. kill me?!

Now that she looked closely, the she-cat was a silver tabby with amazing blue eyes. But then another cat padded slowly after her. A gray tom with black streaks along his body, and he didn't look at friendly as the first...

"Kill it already, we just came to hunt you mousebrain!" He hissed to the she-cat.

She responded with a lashing tail before she turned to me.

"My name is Featherpaw. What's your's?" She asked, cocking her head.

I thought for a second. She felt like her whole life was in the river. thats how SLOW it felt as it went by. But now she that she thought about things, she remembered her name and everything that happened before.

"My names Dawn. Are you really going to kill me?" she asked glancing at the tom. He was pretty broad, and she couldn't fight HIM off. As if she could fight very well anyways. I bet i couldn't even tear a leaf!

"Yes, now move Featherpaw." The tom started. but was interupted by Featherpaw "Clawedstone, we are taking this kit back. I will fight you off even if you are my mentor, AND if you kill me. I don't think that would be good for your image anyways..." She growled at Clawedstone. And since he lashed his tail and stalked out of the clearing, I'm guessing it was enough.

"Come, get on my back. We are going back to the clan camp. I'm sure they will welcome you there."

I scrambled onto her back and hung on. I wasn't sure if she would just kill me later, or if she was being honest. But its either risk it or die anyways.

"whats a 'clan camp'?" I asked, wondering what it would be like. She knew a Clan was a band of cats and a camp was a place to rest and live. so it must be the Clan's home. But... what wil they treat me like?

"I will show you. Its on the mountain up there!" she pointed her tail to a mountain. it wasn't the largest mountain she remembers, but it was big enough to throw her off guard.

Featherpaw ran though the trees and when she got to the base of the mountain, she jumped up, rock to rock.

"Wow, your a great climber!" I said dazed with amazement.

"In Riverclan, we've had to get used to this, since some of us have had to travel through many lands to find a new home!" she meowed.

I was all coming at her so fast. New Land? RIVERclan? she shook her head. I guess I'm going to have to wait

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Hey, Dawn! We're here!"

I blinked open my eyes. I must of drifted to sleep! I saw thee cats infront of me. Two were kits and the last one was the mother by the looks of it.

"Take THAT foxdung!" Roared the black and gray tom as he started to charge at the she-cat kit.

"Now way beetlebrain! If you have a brain in there!" she purred as she batted at his head.

The silver mother looked up with weary eyes, which exploded with excitment when she saw me.

"Echomoon, I found this kit in the river and-" Featherpaw was cut off by Echomoon sharply

"Featherpaw, don't worry about it! I will take care of the small scrap! how old is she? what's her name?"

"My name is Dawn, and I'm three moons"

"Your a bit small for three moons, but my kits are that age so it guess it will work... Rosekit! Vixenkit! Come meet your new denmate!" Echomoon shouted to her kits. Rosekit, the she-cat I'm guessing, jumped away from her brother and ran over to me. Vixenkit quickly followed.

"I'm Rosekit, if your new i can show you around! Oh, and this is VIxenkit, my brother." she padded towards the entrance and i started to follow her. VIxenkit matched my steps as he walked

"I'm VIxenkit. I'm going to be as strong as my dad one day. His name is Clawedstone" He boasted

My blood froze. "You can kill me..." "As strong as my dad..."

This cat is started to sound dangerous.