It was the middle of greenleaf. A light, warm wind scattered sand everywhere, and it was scorching even in the pre-dawn. The gorge was stuffy and hot, and cats slept everywhere. The warrior's den was full of just the senior warriors, which numbered at nearly twenty. The younger warriors couldn't fit and were forced to sleep outside, where in leaf-bare, it was freezing. The apprentices slept practically on top of each other for lack of room. The nursery held more cats than ever before, and kits were tumbling out of the mouth.
Plumwillow cast a heavy sigh from her place on Highrock. The Clan was enormous, packed full to the brim. She was the second oldest cat in the Clan, with only Egg having creakier bones. She closed her eyes and thought back to the days of her youth. As a kit, the Clan was small and controlled, with every cat having something to do... Leafstar had been a great leader, and StarClan knows how hard it must have been, to be the first leader of the Clan. Near the end of her ninth life, there was a forest fire that killed many of the elders, and Plumwillow's precious littermate, Creekfeather. She winced at the memory.
StarClan had appeared to her, shimmering, in her dream and Plumwillow knew her time to join the ranks was close. But first, she had a duty to perform. She brought up all the remaining strength in her and clawed her way up to the leader's den. Aurorastar was lightly dozing, her shining white fur almost luminescent. Plumwillow cleared her throat loudly, and the pretty she-cat's eyes snapped open. Seeing the elder trembling in the entrance, she invited her in and sat up, hastily grooming her fur. "What is it?" The silver tabby with black stripes closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "I'm sure you have thought about how the Clan is over-crowded." Aurorastar blinked and nodded. "I think it is because we have no predators and we never have to fight (and therefore die from anything. The fact is, there are too many of us." Aurorastar sighed. "Well it's not like it would be smiled upon to murder half the Clan, would it, Plumwillow? I know it's hot and stuffy and we're falling out of our dens, but there's nothing we can do."
"That," Plumwillow interrupted, "is where I think you are wrong. We have an expansive territory. In the old forest, I recall, from which Firestar came, there were four Clans in an area not too much larger than the territory we have for our single Clan." The leader's eyes (one green, one amber) flashed. "Are you recommending we find a group of cats to be our competitors?" Plumwillow shook her head, frustrated with the she-cat who she had always found rather dull-witted. "No. I am recommending we split our Clan into four."
A/N: Hey guys! This character is Plumkit/willow from SkyClan's destiny, which if you haven't read, this might rather spoil it for you. Anyway, this isn't a very original idea, I know, but I am going to try it. I was thinking I would have a Clan for each element. (Air, Earth, Water, Fire) We already have air, SkyClan, and I think I know what to call my fire clan (It's not FireClan, promise) but I am iffy on my water clan and I have no idea what to call the earth clan. Suggestions? My prologues are always short and stupid, sorry sorry, but there you have it. ** Also, to any readers of my other works: Fanfiction deleted all of my documents, with all of my half-finished chapters on it, so I will have to re-write them, which really pisses me off, but it also means I might not get around to actually posting new chapters on them for a while. I am sorry. :(