Allegiances
Fireclan
Leader:
Applestar-small red she-cat
Deputy:
Firewhisker-large golden tom
Medicine Cat:
Rosetide-small white she-cat
Warriors:[toms,she-cats without kits]
Grayclaw-Huge gray tom
Apprentice:Mousepaw
Nightstorm-large black tom
Apprentice:Redpaw
Dawnwing-light gray tabby she-cat
Tigerwind-orange and black striped tom
Snow-former rouge,white she-cat
Apprentice:Sunpaw
Toad-former rouge,dark brown tom
Queens:[she-cats pregnant with or nursing kits]
Addersong-gray she-cat[Blackkit,Starkit,Moonkit]
Feathertail-light brown she-cat[Tigerkit]
Gingertail-small ginger she-cat[Windkit,Rosekit,Chilledkit]
Apprentices:
Mousepaw-small brown tabby she-cat
Redpaw-large red tom
Sunpaw-large golden and red streaked tom
Elders:
Flowersong-graying tabby she-cat
Bluethunder-black tom with blue streaks,graying
Airclan
Leader:
Swiftstar-tiny brown she-cat with white paws
Apprentice:Windpaw
Deputy:
Tawnyclaw-golden tom
Medicine Cat:
Goldenrain-Tawnyclaw's golden brother
Apprentice:Lionpaw
Warriors[toms,she-cats without kits]
Rowanwind-gray she-cat
Mousescar-huge gray tom
Dappledfoot-pure white she-cat with 1 brown speckled foot
Apprentice:Whitepaw
Speckledtear-black she-cat with white speckles
Flowerpool-tortoiseshell she-cat
Clown-golden tom,former rouge
Queens:[she-cats pregnant with or nursing kits]
Willowleaf-brown tabby she-cat[lightningkit]
Rabbitmurmer-Willowleaf's twin,she-cat
Apprentices:
Windpaw-small brown tom
Lionpaw-large golden tom
Whitepaw-small white she-cat
Elders:
Palescar-cream tom with long pale scar twisting from ear to flank
Braveheart-tiny golden she-cat,retired early due to blindness
Waterclan
Leader:
Whitestar-huge white tom
Deputy:
Willowheart-tiny black she-cat
Medicine Cat:
Minxheart-White she-cat with chocolate speckles
Apprentice:Riverpaw
Warriors[toms,she-cats without kits]
Squirreltide-golden and red streaked she-cat
Eaglewing-white and brown streaked tom
Apprentce:Cloudpaw
Sunclaw-white and golden streaked tom
Berrywind-bright red tom
Apprentice:Dewpaw
Frog-dark brown tabby tom,former rouge
Apprentice:Darkpaw
Wind-cream she-cat
Queens:[she-cats pregnant with or nursing kits]
Brook-light gray she-cat
Apprentices:
Riverpaw-light gray she-cat
Dewpaw-light gray she-cat
Darkpaw-dark gray tom
Cloudpaw-huge white tom
Elders:
Windstorm-black tom
Oneear-white she-cat,oldest cat in all of the clans
Chapter One
Moonkit
Moonkit looked up through the bramble den's roof and sighed. Starkit made Moonkit look like the thorn in your paw. Moonkit had chocolate brown eyes and white fur covered with chocolate brown speckles. Starkit looks like Addersong,our mother,and Blackkit,our brother,looks like Nightstorm,our father. I have been told that I look an awful lot like Minxheart,Waterclan's medicine cat. But it's impossible because I am a loyal Fireclan cat. I shook my head. Addersong would be very angry if I didn't get a good night's sleep. And then I drifted into a dream.
Minxheart looked around her as the kit squealed. She started to run across the Fireclan boundary. Finally,she saw Firewhisker,the kits' father. He took it wordlessly and gave her a grateful look. He began to clean it as Minxheart took off into the night.
Moonkit woke with a yelp. She twisted then kicked. Starkit flew off of her and she braced herself for the impact that would follow. The breath whooshed out of her as Blackkit barreled into her. She pretended to die and Starkit put her forepaw on Moonkit's chest to declare victory. Then Applestar called a clan meeting. All of the clan walked slowly out of their dens,yawning. The kits raced to the best spot to sit and began to wash their rumpled fur. Once all the cats had gathered Applestar began the ceremony for apprentices. Blackpaw went first and got Firewhisker for his mentor. Starpaw became Medicine Cat. Poor Starpaw,Rosetide was strict. Then Applestar said "...And I will mentor Moonpaw.". The crowd cheered "Blackpaw! Starpaw! Moonpaw!". Moonpaw touched noses with Applestar and leapt off Highledge. "Moonpaw!". She twisted to see Sunpaw."So,do you want to,you know,go hunting sometime?"Sunpaw looked a little nervous."Of course Sunpaw,I'd love to. Tomorrow sounds great."Suddenly she heard Applestar call her name "I'll be right back Sunpaw,Applestar wants me."She turned and walked over to her mentor."Yes, Applestar." "Moonpaw,Today we will do a border patrol then I will teach you how to hunt,and,if you're up to it,battle training."Applestar looked down at the apprentice with a gleam of amusement in her eye,"Okay,Applestar,I'll go eat." .She padded over to the fresh-kill pile and selected a plump thrush. She had a strange feeling that Applestar had seen her and Sunpaw. She licked her lips and followed Applestar out of camp.
Moonpaw carefully stalked the rabbit. She leapt and bit the rabbit on it's neck. She buried the rabbit and began to stalk a thrush. At the end of the hunt I had 4 mice,2 squirrels,1 thrush,and 3 rabbits. I had been an apprentice for 3 moons and was the best hunter,my fighting skills second. Sunpaw and I were practically mates. We hunted together,fought together,and slept next to each other. Suddenly,her mentor,Applestar,called for the cats of the clan to gather beneath the Highledge. She dropped the fresh-kill and padded to where Sunpaw sat."I'm becoming a warrior, Moonpaw,a warrior!"he was excited. Then Applestar called him up. And that was when Airclan attacked. She saw her friends,Whitepaw and Dappledfoot. It was painful how hard it was to fight your friends. Then I realized that I had been cornered by Airclan and Waterclan warriors. I cowered and cried out in a wordless shout of distress. Then Squirreltide reached out hit me lightly on the head and picked me up by the scruff. The last thing I heard before I blacked out was Sunpaw yowling for me.
I blinked and meowed,hoarsely"Sunpaw?Applestar?"a strange voice answered. "No,Riverpaw. I'm sorry my clan took you but Feathertail convinced us that you,"I was confused and had she just said Feathertail?"Hold on. Can I have anything to drink?"she turned and mixed something in a leaf. She picked up the leaf as carefully as she could and placed it in front of Moonpaw. Moonpaw licked up the rich gooey contents and immediately felt better."What is this?"I meowed softly."It's honey, juniper,and rose-seed. Rose-seed is good for coughs. Honey is good for sore throat, and Juniper is good for wounds and headache. Together they will get rid of that rasp. I want you to be okay for this evening. I'll go get some fresh-kill,you must be starving."
I was puzzled,what was happening this evening?
Minxheart
I was glad to have my baby girl back. But I was scared of what Whitestar would say. Would she be killed? Would she be held prisoner? Would she be accepted into the clan? I wondered if I should tell anyone. I decided not to tell a soul about that night so long ago...
It was a gathering of the clans. Firewhisker loved me,even though they had and would always be separated. I had never in my wildest dreams thought that I would become pregnant. I knew this for a fact. I was a medicine cat! Would Firewhisker accept our kits into his clan? If it looked like me he would take it. If it looked like him I would keep it. Then I went into labor. Oh no! "Firewhisker,It's happening! The kits are coming!" .We were all alone and it was all my fault!
Sunstreak
I am a wreck without Moonpaw. She was so sweet that you can hardly believe that she is the second best fighter in the clan. And she was mine. When I was with her I had my best days and did my best work. She was my everything. I love Moonpaw. But when I heard her cry it pierced through me,through my heart. I miss her so badly. And I never even got to tell her how much I need her. I was angry at Applestar for not sending out a search patrol for my sweet,sweet Moonpaw. My dreams all included pictures of her crouched beneath a rock, soaked to the bone with curtains of water surrounding her. But by now her trail would be stale and hard to follow.