Special thanks to Ponyiowa, who helped improve this prologue greatly! She rewrote it for me, changing any mistakes and adding in much needed detail(The original was pretty bad... XP).

Disclaimer: I don't own Warriors

Allegiances

Thunderclan

Leader: Willowstar- gray she-cat with green eyes

Deputy: Eagletalon- large brown tabby tom with amber eyes

Medicine Cat: Hazelpool- Pretty white she-cat with bright hazel eyes

Warriors: Amberheart- young golden she-cat with amber eyes

Petalfrost- cream colored she-cat with blue eyes

Bramblethorn- brown tom with amber eyes

Sparrowflight- golden-brown tom with green eyes

(Apprentice, Cinderpaw- dark gray she-cat with deep blue eyes)

Snakestripe: tall gray tom with black stripes, yellow eyes

Lionstep- muscular golden tom with amber eyes

( Apprentice, Wolfpaw- fluffy gray tom with darker paws, tail

and ears and bright yellow eyes)

Dawnshine- Pale ginger she-cat with green eyes

Foxtooth- Dark ginger tom with green eyes

Queens: Bluefrost: slender blue-gray she-cat with gray eyes ( Mother to lark-kit, a brown she-kit with white chest and paws and green eyes, Hollykit, a jet black she-kit with gray eyes, and sagekit, a tom with a fiery red pelt and green eyes)

Mosseyes: Calico she-cat with green eyes( Mother to Tigerkit, a dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes)

Elders: Pinepelt: old brown and white tom

Stoneshade: silver she-cat with darker flecks and yellow eyes

Shadowclan

Leader: Darkstar-jet black tom with brown eyes

Deputy: Ravenflight- black and white she-cat with blue eyes

Medicine Cat: Oakleaf- brown tom with green eyes

(Apprentice, Brightpaw- calico she-cat with green eyes)

Warriors: Jaggedrock- brown tom with darker flecks and muddy brown eyes

Squirrel-leap- brown and white she-cat with brown eyes

Sundapple- pretty dappled tortoiseshell and white she-cat

Kestrelwing- Dark brown tom with amber eyes

Rabbitdash- small brown and black tom with amber eyes

Lilypetal- cream color she-cat with green eyes

Toadleap- black and white tom with yellow eyes

(Apprentice, Flamepaw- fiery red tom with green eyes)

Queens: Birdfoot- gray and white she-cat with ice blue eyes(Mother to ivykit, silver tabby she-kit with blue eyes, Dusk-kit, dark gray tabby tom with gray eyes, and Softkit, white she-kit with blue eyes)

Silverstripe- White she-cat with silver stripes and hazel eyes(Mother to Leopardkit- white tom with unusual pale gray markings and

hazel eyes)

Elders: Loudstep- old black and white tom with green eyes

Noear- brown she-cat with amber eyes and a missing ear

Riverclan

Leader: Boulderstar- large gray tom with gray eyes

Deputy: Sunblaze- flame colored tom with amber eyes

(Apprentice, Yellowpaw- golden tabby she-cat with gold eyes)

Medicine Cat: Pebbleshine: small silver she-cat with green eyes

Warriors: Graycloud- silver tabby she-cat with blue eyes

Badgerclaw-muscular black tom with amber eyes

Goldensand- golden tabby she-cat with gold eyes

(Apprentice, Blackpaw- White tom with a black paw and yellow eyes)

Mistyfur- tortoiseshell and white she-cat with bright amber eyes

Dovefeather- silver and white she-cat with blue eyes

Olive-eyes- jet black tom with olive eyes

(Apprentice, Dustpaw- dusty brown tom with muddy brown eyes)

Scorchpelt- fiery red tom with dark amber eyes

Queens: Berryfur- dark cream colored she-cat with green eyes( Mother to Flowerkit, cream colored she-kit with green eyes)

Applenose- ginger she-cat with amber eyes( Mother to ferretkit, ginger tom with amber eyes, and Starlingkit, brown tom with muddy brown eyes)

Elders: Cedarpelt- dark gray tom with blue eyes

Reedclaw- old black tom with amber eyes

Shellheart- Ginger she-cat with green eyes

Windclan

Leader: Breezestar- small white and gray she-cat with blue eyes

Deputy: Smokescar: scarred black tom with amber eyes

Medicine cat: Snowfeather: lithe white she-cat with green eyes

Warriors: Ratbite- brown and black tom with amber eyes

Ashpelt- Dusty gray tom with gray eyes

Crowflight- jet black tom with blue eyes

(Apprentice, Mousepaw- Small brown tabby she-cat with green eyes)

Echobounce- soft brown she-cat with muddy brown eyes

Emberwhisker- Dark ginger she-cat with amber eyes

(Apprentice, Snowpaw- pure white she-cat with green eyes)

Swallow-wing- brown tabby tom with green eyes

Shrewclaw-small gray and black she-cat

Smallfire- little red tom with dark amber eyes

Queens: Silentwhisper: Blue-gray she-cat with blue eyes( Mother to Icekit, blue-gray she-kit with ice blue eyes, and Frostkit, blue-gray she-kit with bright blue eyes)

Elders: Short-tail- brown tom with a stumpy tail

Bluewater- blue she-cat with gray eyes

Moonlight swept through the stone hollow of the ThunderClan camp, swathing the rock walls with a soft white glow. All was silent except the quiet stir of leaves in the breeze. In the middle of camp sat a restless apprentice. He had barely been made one earlier that day, and he had his mind set on exploring the new areas. While everyone was asleep, yes, but he would be quiet, so no harm done.

Wolfpaw, the apprentice, had always been an energetic young cat. He was also loyal and stuck to his word. The young apprentice was fluffy and gray. His paws, tail, and ears were slightly darker in color.

Hungry, Wolfpaw stood and silently headed to the camp's exit, framed with bramble vine that occasionally, but soundlessly, fluttered with the wind. His pawsteps were as soundless as the swaying vines. Upon noticing Snakestripe on guard, he changed directions and stalked into the dirt place. A satisfied smirk crossed his face as he spotted the familiar hole leading out of camp. He and his sister, Cinderpaw, had discovered it as kits. Wolfpaw quickly squeezed through it, reassuring himself that it would be better for him to catch prey from the ThunderClan territory than deplete the pile in the camp.

Lifting his head high and swiveling his ears to catch any sounds, he padded toward the abandoned Twoleg den. He heard that it was rich with prey. But when he arrived, he was surprised by a strange new scent. He hadn't thought anyone would be out here. Was it an intruder from ShadowClan? It certainly didn't smell like any prey he had ever scented before. But he could smell milk. Looking around, he spotted a ginger she-cat. This cat's frail body was curled around something.

A kit, Wolfpaw guessed as he walked to the cat. From what he could see, the tiny kit had a sleek black pelt. She was a tiny little thing, nestled into the curve of the stranger's emaciated belly. Wolfpaw blinked in surprise when he heard the ginger she-cat mutter out something weakly, but whatever she had said, she had said it so softly that it was inaudible.

"Just wait here. I'll be back with our medicine cat so she can..." he started but was interrupted when the she-cat spoke up, more loudly this time. He went closer so that he could catch her words.

"It's too late for me," she rasped. "Please, take my kit."

When Wolfpaw nodded, she continued, "Will you make me a promise..." She paused for a short moment to take a deep breath. "A promise to always protect her?"

Wolfpaw didn't need to think much about this question. Of course he'd protect the kit. He'd protect any cat in need of it. I'll agree, he thought. And whatever came of this quick-made decision, he was determined to shoulder it and keep his word.

"I promise."

Again, Thanks to Ponyiowa! I'll probably try to rewrite some of the other chapters(the earliest ones especially) because I feel like they could be better. That is, when I have time to. :3