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Rockclan
Leader:
Yellowstar-long furred, dark gray tom with amber eyes
Deputy:
Willowsong-light gray tabby she-cat with dark blue eyes
Medicine Cat:
Vinetail-brown tom with green eyes
Apprentice: Rainpaw
Warriors:
Thistlefur-brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Sorrelface-tortishell and white she-cat with amber eyes
Ravenstripe-dark gray tom with black stripes
Pebblefur-light brown tom
Quailfang-dark brown tabby tom with green eyes
Apprentice: Mudpaw
Nettlewhisker-cream colored she-cat with a white underbelly and dark green eyes
Owlfrost-dark brown tom with icy blue eyes
Mothpelt-brown and white she-cat
Kestralsong-gray tom with brown paws and tail tip
Longear-cream she-cat with black stripes and large ears
Apprentice: Whitepaw
Ivystorm-dark gray, almost black she-cat with green eyes
Jaywing-light gray tabby tom with icy blue eyes and a white underbelly
Hazelspot-gray and white tom
Goldenfur-golden tabby tom with blue eyes
Apprentice: Skypaw
Emberleaf-light gray she-cat with darker flecks and green eyes
Frostflower-light gray, almost white she-cat
Dappleclaw-tortishell tom
Coalheart-darkgray tom with light blue eyes
Browntail-brown and white she-cat
Apprentice: Tawnypaw
Ashleap-light gray she-cat
Cloudfeather-pretty white she-cat with blue eyes
Wolf-fang-gray and white tom with marking like a wolf
Gingerleaf-light ginger and white she-cat with green eyes
Apprentices-
Mudpaw-brown tom with green eyes
Whitepaw-pure white she-cat
Skypaw-light gray, almost white tom with sky blue eyes
Rainpaw-blue gray tom
Tawnypaw-tortishell she-cat
Cats Outside the Clan
Outcasts
Ruler-
Pain-dark gray she-cat with blue eyes
Second in Command-
Beast-long haired white tom
Wound Binder-
Adder-light gray tom with green eyes
Fighters-
Badger-dark brown tom
Blizzard-light gray, almost white, tom with blue eyes
Drift-black tom
Dusk-dark gray tom with pale green eyes
Dust- light brown tom with light blue eyes
Flame-handsome dark ginger tom
Flint-dark gray tom
Fox-ginger tom with a white underbelly and green eyes
Eagle-brown and white tom
Ember- gray tom with amber eyes
Hawk-light brown tom
Larch-brown tom with green
Lark-light gray tom with amber eyes
Lion-golden tabby tom
Nettle-white tom with green eyes
Night-black tom
Spirit-handsome black and white tom with amber eyes
Protectors-
Owl-brown tom
Pepper-black and white she-cat
Prickle-light brown tom with green eyes
Raven-black tom with amber eyes
Rowan-dark brown tom with green eyes
Russet-russet colored tom
Rubble-long furred brown tom
Shadow-black tom with a long tail
Spider-black tom with a brown underbelly
Storm-blue gray tom
Talon-cream colored tom with amber eyes
Tangle-black and white tom with green eyes
Timber-light gray tom with darker flecks and dark blue eyes
Thistle-light brown tabby tom
Thorn- golden tabby tom
Thunder-light golden tabby tom
Wolf-gray tom
Hunters-
Cracker-light brown tabby she-cat
Leo-dark brown tome with amber eyes
Mufasa-brown tom
Scar-dark brown tom with amber eyes
Kovu-dark brown tabby tom
Dragon-black and white tom with green eyes
Cinnamon-light ginger she-cat
Flash-white she-cat
Rooster-dark brown and white tom
Cola-very dark brown she-cat
Lazlo-light brown tom
Clam-pale gray tom
Garnet-pretty silver tabby she-cat
Luna-silver she-cat with dark blue eyes
Cosmo-pale gray tom with green eyes
Comet-pure white she-cat
Carmen-golden tabby tom with a white underbelly and dark green eyes
Trainees-
Pumice-ginger tabby she-cat
Hornet-black and white tom with amber eyes
Draco-white tom
Mothers-
Blackthorn-pretty black she-cat with green eyes; mother of Drake, Phoniex and Falcon
Kits-
Drake-brown tom
Phoenix-golden tabby she-cat
Falcon-black tom with a brown underbelly
Others
Silver-silver tabby she-cat with dark blue eyes
Cresent-pale gray tom
Aurora-tortishell and white she-cat
Simba-dark brown tabby tom with green eyes
Maddy-tortishell she-cat
Mellow Yellow-pale golden tabby tom
Moony-cream colored tom with a brown mussel, paws, and tail tip
Sprite-pale golden tabby tom
Lyra-brown tabby she-cat with a white underbelly and amber eyes
Arthur-dark gray tom with black spots
Lemon-light ginger tabby she-cat
Lime-light ginger tom
Fissure-black tom with a white underbelly
Mist-light gray tabby she-cat
Rose-dark cream colored she-cat with green eyes
Dawn-light gray she-cat with dark green eyes
Cloud-pale gray tom with dark blue eyes
Amy-dark brown tabby she-cat
Oliver-Dark brown tabby tom
Tribe of Sky's End
Healer-
Teller of Pointed Stones (Stoneteller)-dark gray tom
Prey Hunters-
Shimmer on Waters Surface (Shimmer)-pale blue gray she-cat
Ember of Burning Bush (Ember)-dark gray tom
Hare that Leaps Over Pool (Hare)-pale gray tom
Drip of Wet Leaf (Drip)-blue gray she-cat
Caveguards-
Star in Night Sky (Star)-black she-cat
Fish that Swims Down River (Fish)-gray tabby tom
Tail of Large Hawk (Tail)-light brown tom
To-bes-
Moss that Grows on Rock (Moss)-black tom
Kit Mothers-
None
Kits-
None
Mist covered the murky forest floor. The moon was slowly falling behind the horizon . Dawn lay in the close future. Long shadows were cast across the land, making the the mud from a earlier rain look black.
Three cats, there pelts barely visible from under a thick coating of mud, trekked through the barren place they were forced to call home.
"If it weren't for those half brained furballs, we might not be here right now! Who do they think they are, claiming our well deserved territory as their own?" one of the three, a light brown tabby tom, growled, his tail thrashing about through the air.
The one in lead, a dark gray she-cat, hissed, "Mud! If you want to have your ears when you wake up this morning, you're going to keep your jaws shut!"
"Yes, Pain."
The cat to the leader's right, a silver tabby she-cat, was looking towards the ground, tail dropping.
"What is it, Star?"
"I don't know. It's just... what if we don't make it out?" she replied.
"What do you mean?"
"What if the clan doesn't listen to us? What if we're forced into combat?"
"I don't think they'll say no to our offer. Besides, if it comes down to tooth and claw, we'll be ready. The rest of our group is right behind us."
"But what if that's not-" she was cut off as Mud let out a yowl of victory.
"There it is! Their camp! Now we can raid them!"
"No!" Pain said. "For the last time, we're hear to talk, not fight!"
The land around them had grown dense with trees and under growth. Pain remembered a time when her band of cats would hunt all day in this area. But things were different now. Rockclan had claimed this land as their own and would fight to the death if any outsiders took a step inside their borders.
They'd agreed to let them stay until they were fit to travel, but their guests had stayed longer then they'd planed. Prey on their land was running scarce, and the noble she-cat could not stand to see her cats suffer.
"What do want us to do, then?" he hissed. "Wait 'til they come and escort us in?"
"That's the plan."
"And a stupid plan at that! There's no way they're going to escort to their camp! Let's just go in! It's not like there's anyone to stop us!"
"I suppose you're right," Pain sighed. "Let's go. And remember, there will be no hostility until they attack. No snarling or unsheathing your claws. Got that?" Her words were directed towards Mud more than anyone else. The brown tom nodded. "Then let's go."
She lead the way towards the camp. It was surrounded by steep cliffs. Bushes grew around the edge for extra protection for the cats who lived there. They had lived in the camp once. That is, until Rockclan came.
The three cats followed a narrow path down towards the clearing, ears pricked for any sign of danger. Behind them, another group of cats, much larger than the group they were following, sneaked through the bushes, trying to stay hidden while keeping up with their allies as well.
The moment Pain's dark gray paw hit the ground of the camp, a white tom shrieked out a battle cry. In an instant, the clearing was filled with fighting. The larger group had entered the battle and were helping Pain's small team as they struggled to fight off the clan cats.
"Enough!"
A loud, booming voice filled the air. The clan cats stepped away from the intruders, but sent hostile glares at them.
"What is all this about?" asked a golden tabby tom. He was balance on a high tree branch.
"Brackenstar," said the dark gray she-cat with cold politeness. "I need to speak with you. Now."
"Never!" cried one of the clan cats.
Another called, "Yeah! Stay away from our leader!"
Mud's tail lashed and he bared his teeth. "We can do as we please!" He and another cat looked about ready to spring on one another.
"Stop this foolish bickering!" Brackenstar growled. "I will hear what you have to say, Pain."
"Thank you Brackenstar." She looked through the crowd, waiting for absolute silence before continuing. "As you know, this territory was once ours. We've come to claim it once more."
Yowls of disbelief and anger came from the cats of Rockclan. "Quiet!" Brackenstar demanded. Returning his attention back to Pain, he spat, "On what terms do you think you can drive us away from here? Are you really as mouse-brained to think that you can just drive us out of our home?"
"You don't understand! We're starving without this land!"
"You're telling me that there's no prey whatsoever on your territory?"
"There's not enough to go around!"
"That is not our problem. Maybe you can go find somewhere else to live."
"Remember, Brackenstar, that you are all in our debt! You've over stayed your welcome!"
"In your debt? What have you done for us?"
"We gave you shelter when your cats were weak. We gave you food when you couldn't catch it yourself. But you decided to settle on our land. We demand you return this land to it's rightful owners!"
There was silence from the golden tabby leader. It was obvious that he was debating on what to do next. But the cats of the crowd didn't have to think about what they were going to do.
"It already belongs to it's rightful owners!"
"Take your mouse-brained fleabags and leave this place!"
"You should be ashamed to call yourselves cats!"
More outraged growls came from the crowd. Pain's tail twitched in irritation. The Rockclan leader had better make up his mind and fast or she would do it for them. With tooth and claw.
"I suppose you might be right," he sigh finally after what seemed like moons. "We owe you and your warriors much. Very well. I will gather my clan and we will leave as soon as we can." His voice was filled with sorrow as he choked out the words.
"Make sure you do so. Come," she said, flicking her tail as a signal for her cats to leave.
"Wait!"
Brackenstar, who was almost already in his den asked, "What, Reedtail?"
"Who are we to take orders from them-outsiders, unwanted furballs? Will we be forced from our home again? And because of them? I know I won't!"
"Reedtail! My decision is final!"
"What kind of leader are you? We have a chance to stay and you just want to give up?"
"Last time I checked, I was leader, not you!"
"What about us? We've traveled for moons, tried to settle in many place only to be driven away! I know I don't want to go through the pain of leaving everything behind again!"
"Don't make me-"
"No! We'll choose what we do, not you!" Turning to the clan cats he asked, "What do you want to do? Fight? Or run with our tails between our legs?"
"Fight!" they cheered loudly. "Drive them away!"
"How dare you disobey your leader?" Brackenstar yelled, his fur standing straight up.
"That's kind of hard because your not our leader anymore."
"What?" His expression was filled with confusion and a bit of worry.
"Attack!" Reedtail called. But instead of turning and attack Pain and her group of cats, they lunged at their leader. They shoved his lifeless body aside. Blood and fur covered the ground were he was killed. "Your next."
With a battle cry, the two groups were upon each other, clawing and biting at one another.
Pain was locked in battle with three toms. They all leaped at once, but the dark gray she-cat easily slipped to the side. Instead of landing on her as they planned, they crashed into each other and fell to the ground in a daze.
She was the most powerful in her group of cats. She had the knowledge of many generations of cats. She was the reincarnation of the very first Pain.
Unfortunately, the other cats were not as good at fighting. In what seemed like only heartbeats, all of her cats had fled towards their camp, leaving their leader all alone.
"Die? Or run? It's your choice," said Reedtail, sneering.
"I will surrender with honor," she said, dipping her head. Then she lifted it and glared straight into Reedtail's amber eyes. "But know that I'll be back. It might be tomorrow, or the day after that, or the day after that, or seasons into the future, it doesn't matter. Because that day, all of you fates are sealed. The Outcasts will have their revenge!"
She raced out of the camp and into the bushes. Cries of victory came from behind the she-cat. She cast a final glance towards the cats of Rockclan before disappearing into the shadows.