Author's Note]: And so here I am uploading my new (well, not really new, but new to ) warrior's story, Legand of StormClan: Book 1 A Voice in the Forest. Hey, I got nothing better to do. x3 I mean, who wants to sit around and work on a dumb report that's due in two days? XD Anywho, enjoy.

The Clans

StormClan

Leader~Brightstar- small white tom with brown splotches on his back

Deputy~Leopardtail- dappled golden she-cat with brown splotches

Medcine Cat~Willowbreeze- white and black she-cat with long fur and yellow eyes|Apprentice- Cardinalpaw

Warriors (males and females without kits)

Thunderthroat- large tan tom with a white chest and paws|Apprentice- Lemonpaw

Dappleheart- dappled pale brown she-cat|Apprentice- Bravepaw

Silverclaw- huge silver tabby with piercing jade green eyes.|Apprentice- Viperpaw

Shatteredpath- long haired orange tom with white chest and permantly crippled left fore leg.

Moonshadow- long haired white tom

Brokenhearted- dark brown tabby she-cat with a battle-scarred pelt, blind in left eye.

Lightfang- light gray she-cat with black paws|Apprentice- Rowanpaw

Creekfeather- blue-gray tom with lighter flecks and chest

Nightrose- big black she-cat with lighter paws

Apprentices (cats more than six moons old, training to become warriors)

Cardinalpaw- reddish she-cat.

Bravepaw- white she-cat with black streaks.

Lemonpaw- yellow tom with a white face and lime green eyes.

Viperpaw- dusty gray colored tabby tom with piercing green eyes.

Rowanpaw- tan tabby she-cat with icy blue eyes

Queens (she-cats with or expecting kits)

Firepelt- sandy colored tabby with blazing orange eyes. Mate of the deceased Rainstorm.

Kits- Cricketkit (black she-cat with lighter flecks) Cloudkit (white tom) Shadekit (black tom with brown points) Sunkit (orange she-cat with sandy colored paws and chest)

Fadingheart- light gray she-cat with darker patches

Kits- Lavanderkit (light gray she-cat) Basilkit (dark gray tom) Mintkit (light gray she-cat with white tail)

Sageflower- chestnut colored cat with white ears and black paws.

Elders (retired warriors)

Bluefeather- blue-gray tom with white dapples

Frozenleaf- very old dark gray tom, virtually blind and deaf

CloudClan

Leader Flightstar- white she-cat with light gray spotted tabby markings

Deputy Hiddenbreath- orange tom

Medicine Cat Tornpelt- ginger and white tom with ragged fur

Warriors

Shadowfoot- dark gray she-cat|Apprentice- Lizardpaw

Quietfur- calm gray tom

Mapleleaf- light brown she-cat|Apprentice- Wasppaw

Whisperingheart- pale gray she-cat

Apprentices

Lizardpaw- pale blue-gray tom with a green gaze

Wasppaw- yellow she-cat with black tail stripes

NightClan

Leader Willowstar- white she-cat with misty blue eyes.

Deputy Smokewhisker- black tom with amber eyes and very dark grey chest.

Medicine Cat Lynxfeather- light tan she cat with green eyes|Apprentice- Shimmerpaw

Warriors

Shadefoot- dark gray tom with white feet|Apprentice- Ivypaw

Dryfur- brown tom with white forepaws and haunting green eyes

Hallowsoul- huge black tabby tom with piercing red eyes

Ryetail- tan tabby she-cat with almost white eyes. Former loner|Apprentice- Runningpaw

Crowheart- dark brown tabby tom with white tail tip|Apprentice- Ferretpaw

Riverlight- pale gray tabby she-cat with pale blue eyes.

Apprentices

Runningpaw- white tom with gray flecks

Ivypaw- silver she cat with souless green eyes

Ferretpaw- brown tom with a white mask around his eyes

Shimmerpaw- silver she cat with calm blue eyes.

Queens

Dreamwhisker- beautiful white cat with light gray flecks and light blue eyes. Crowheart's mate|Kits- Bearkit (light brown tom), Everkit (white she-cat with green eyes), Pumakit (light tan tom)

Chapter One

As the sunlight began to fade and shadows fell across the clearing, a brown and white cat quickly padded up a large rock that jutted out from the ground. He yowled so loudly that birds nested in trees over twenty-five fox lengths away scattered.

Cats poured out of their dens or moved away from their resting spots to sit beneath the huge rock and hear what their leader had to say. "Cats of StormClan!" he yowled; assuring that his voice was even heard by the mice that lurked outside the camp. "As you know, tomorrow night will be the Gathering! We gather at Star Valley with CloudClan and NightClan to discuss the recent happenings within our Clan lives. I just thought I should tell you who I have determined will go. Silverclaw, Thunderthroat, Dappleheart, Lemonpaw, Bravepaw, and Viperpaw, along with Leopardtail, Willowsong, Cardinalpaw, and me will be going. The rest will remain at the camp."

Muffled agreements-or disagreements- were discussed with the gathered cats. "Yes Brightstar," said a dappled yellow she-cat that sat directly below the large rock. "That sounds good."

Brightstar slightly nodded and turned his leaf green gaze straight ahead.

"Awwww…" mewed a tan she-cat as she shuffled her paws. She looked up to her mentor Lightfang. "I really wanted to go."

"It's okay Rowanpaw," said Lightfang as she gave her apprentice an encouraging lick between the ears. "You've only just become an apprentice a few days ago."

Rowanpaw sighed and looked up at her mentor with icy blue eyes. "I guess you're right… but I really wanted to go. And Viperpaw gets to go…" She looked over to a dusty brown tabby tom, her brother Viperpaw, then looked down at her paws.

Brightstar yowled once again, scattering more birds. "This Clan meeting is now dismissed!" He leaped down from the large rock and landed gracefully. Leopardtail strolled up to greet him, licking his cheek.

The setting sun changed the sky overhead to purple and the horizon seemed to be splattered with all types of berries. Brightstar looked at the lower part of the sky and squinted at the sun, which was now hardly visible behind thick clouds, but still bright.

The colors he saw calmed him. There were all sorts of blues and reds and yellows, and even pinks, which was rare to be seen in these areas. He stared at the sky for a bit longer, then retreated to his den.

Dappleheart entered the warriors' den some time after the meeting had ended. She found Silverclaw curled up in his nest. She tip-toed past him and curled up in her nest by the large-but not nearly as big as the rock known as Sharprock. This rock was cool, considering that even at twight was pretty hot.

Silverclaw opened one of his eyes and watched Dappleheart situate herself. He smiled slightly at the she-cat, her sweet scent filling the den.

He watched her until the den had filled up with more cats, and then closed his green eyes, giving way to his exhaustion.

Soft brown paws bounded on the ground, fallowed by silver, orange, and white paws.

Dappleheart looked around her, watching her fellow warriors run with her. Her paws evantually fell into rhythm with the others, as they ran for hundreds of fox lengths.

Finally, Dappleheart slowed her pace as the ground seemed to end only tail lengths in front of her. Oh no! she thought. She struggled to stop as she neared the bottomless ravine, but she couldn't stop. She watched helplessly as the other cats poured down into the mouth of the ravine, and soon, she herself was at the top of the ravine.

She felt her front paws plunge over the edge, and she quickly flipped around and grasped the edge of the land. She looked up, her blue eyes filled with fear. Above her she saw a huge silver cat, glaring at her with sharp, evil green eyes. The cat then thurst himself forward and shoved Dappleheart with his head.

Dappleheart gasped as she felt herself plunge into nothing but air. She yowled in fear and watched the cat, his head lifted as he roared in triumph, as he got smaller, and smaller, and she fell farther, and farther.

Dappleheart awoke with a start, breathing heavily, her eyes round. She sighed with relief when she found herself back in the warriors' den. "Phew," she mewed quietly. "It was just a dream…"

She stared into the distance for a long time, puzzled. She couldn't think of what her dream could've meant. She didn't even notice the sunlight filtering into the den until Silverclaw and Lightfang sat up and began grooming themselves.

"You okay?" Silverclaw asked her. Dappleheart didn't reply until Silverclaw repeated his question. "Dappleheart, are you okay?" he asked.

Dappleheart shook her head to clear it. "Y-yeah. Just a bad dream," she said, as she situated herself and curled up in her nest, starring at the boulder next to her.

Silverclaw watched her. "Do you want to talk about it?" he asked her after a while.

Dappleheart shook her head and closed her eyes, trying to go back to sleep, but she couldn't. Her mind kept going back to her dream. She finally decided to get up and leave the den with Silverclaw and Lightfang.

Dappleheart blinked in the harsh dawn sun light. It was very hot out, and Dappleheart wished she was back in the den curled up next the Coolrock. She decided that she didn't want to, so she went to the fresh-kill pile when she grabbed a thrush. She laid down next to a tree stump and picked at the bird.

"Something wrong?" boomed a voice that nearly made Dappleheart jump out of her fur. She looked up to see Brightstar. She blinked a few times and looked away, flattening her ears in frustation. "No," she snapped, trying to sound as nice as she could, which didn't work out.

Brightstar wasn't convinced. He sat down next to Dappleheart and watched her pick at the thrush. "I know there is," he said. Then why'd you ask! Dappleheart silently asked. She wanted to let the words come out of her mouth, but she didn't want to anger Brightstar, so she just said, "Fine. I'll tell you."

Brightstar stood up and slowly walked away. Dappleheart watched him, puzzled. He turned and looked over his shoudler and gestured for her to fallow with his tail. "We'll talk about it in my den."

Brightstar headed toward his den, and evantually, Dappleheart fallowed, leaving her untouched thrush behind.

Dappleheart nosed her way through the bushes that marked Brightstar's den. She watched him situate on his bramble nest, and she sat down on a smooth rock- where the other cats who were invited to his den sat.

"So, Dappleheart. What is your problem?"

Dappleheart sighed and looked at him, the memories of the dream echoing painfully in her head. "It's not a big deal," she said, looking away. "It was just-" she paused.

"Just what?" Brighstar looked at her, his green eyes soft and calm.

"Just a bad dream…"

Brightstar cocked his head. "What sort of dream?"

Dappleheart flattened her ears in frustation. Why do you want to know? she thought. Her tail twitched in agitation. She looked at him and blinked her sky blue eyes. She explained to him her dream.

Brightstar's eyes widened and then slowly closed. His mind flashed and everything around him disappered.

In front of him, he saw cats running, and a brown and white cat dangling from the edge of a cliff. It was the spitting image of him. Standing on the cliff edge was a huge silver tabby, holding the brown and white cat's paws with his paw. He had an evil grin on his face. The huge cat lifted his head and laughed evilly to the sky, then, lifted his paw, and the brown and white cat fell, his paws flailing.

Brightstar's eyes flew open and he panted as if he had just awaken from a bad dream.

Dappleheart looked at him, confused. "Are you okay?" she asked. Brightstar gasped and nodded. He looked at his paws. He had had the same dream, but he decided it was best not to tell Dappleheart. No, not yet.

He finally turned his gaze to the she-cat. "Maybe Willowbreeze will know what it means," he told her.

Dappleheart still wasn't convinced the leader was telling her the truth, but she nodded anyway. "Okay," she said.

She turned with her head hanging and left the den. Her stomach roared, so she decided to go back to her thrush.

After taking a few bites, she headed for headed for Willowbreeze's den. Her mind was swirling with visions of her dream. She wasn't paying attention to what she was doing, and she stepped on something redish and soft.

The next thing she knew, a pain-filled yowl sliced through the air, nearly bursting her ear drums. She shook her head and looked around.

Dappleheart saw Cardinalpaw starring at her paw, her eyes wide in pain. She looked over at Dappleheart.

Dappleheart gasped. "Oh Cardinalpaw! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to step on your paw!"

"Yeah, that was my bad one too!" snapped Cardinalpaw.

Dappleheart instantly thought of Cardinalpaw's accident. She had badly injured her paw during a battle in which NightClan had invaded StormClan's camp. A huge black cat had badly hurt Cardinalpaw's left forepaw, and it hadn't yet healed. Cardinalpaw had enjoyed spending time in Willowbreeze's den and had decided to not take the warrior path and become Willowbreeze's apprentice.

"I'm really sorry," said Dappleheart. "Are you okay?"

Cardinalpaw glared at her for a moment, but when she saw Dappleheart's caring gaze, she smiled and nodded. "Yes, I believe so," she told the warrior.

At that moment, a black and white she-cat stepped out of the bushes that made the medicine cat's den. "What is going on here?" she snapped, glaring at Dappleheart. "You injured my apprentice?" she hissed. Her temper was short right now, and she was about to snap. "N-no," replied Dappleheart. "It was an accident and I-"

"I don't care for your pathetic excuses!" snarled Willowbreeze. "Come Cardinalpaw, pick up your bundle and come into my den so we can check that paw of yours."

Dappleheart rolled her eyes and growled. So much for talking with Willowbreeze, she silently told herself as she turned and walked away.

Lightfang padded up to her. "Oh hi Dappleheart!" she said cheerfully. "Would you like to take your apprentice and go on a border patrol with me and Brokenhearted?" she asked.

Dappleheart nodded. "That sounds good," she replied.

"Great! Go and get Bravepaw ready and I'll come and get you in a few minutes."

"Okay," said Dappleheart as the warrior walked away.

She headed toward the apprentice's den. She nosed her way through the brambles and looked inside to see Bravepaw asleep in her nest. Only her and Rowanpaw were still in their nests. The other apprentice's must've left already.

Dappleheart gently poked Bravepaw in the side. "Noooo mother! I don't want to go!" moaned white she-cat. Dappleheart chuckled. Bravepaw was in the middle of a dream.

"Bravepaw," Dappleheart whispered. "Bravepaw!" she said a little louder.

The apprentice still didn't move. Im surprised she's still asleep after all that's happened. That cat sleeps like a rock! thought Dappleheart.

She poked Bravepaw again and still she didn't stir.

Suddenly, an idea came to Dappleheart. She rushed out of the den and looked through the fresh-kill. She found a plump blue jay and picked it up in her jaws; Bravepaw's favorite.

She went back into the den and placed the blue jay right in front of Bravepaw's nose.

The apprentice licked her lips and smiled slightly. "Mmmmmm," she said, slowly opening her eyes. She saw the jay right in front of her face. She shot straight into a sitting position. "Oh boy!" she mewed, lunging for the bird.

"Ah ah ah," said Dappleheart, moving the bird one heartbeat before Bravepaw could grab it.

Bravepaw smacked her face into the stone floor of the den, yelping in pain. "Hey!" she hissed angrily at Dappleheart, who had the blue jay dangling by a claw. "You can have it after you go on patrol with me," said the mentor.

"Aww! But I don't want to go on a dumb patrol!"

"Then no blue jay for you!" said Dappleheart playfully as she drew the bird closer to her mouth.

Bravepaw's eye twitched and she winced. She whined and then finally meowed out loud: "Fine! I'll go!"

"Good. Now come on. Lightfang and Brokenhearted are probably waiting for us."

[AN]: Well? You lyke? Good! You better... XD Sorry it's kinda crappy... I wrote this chapter like a year or two ago... so yeah... lol. Chapter two is a bit cruddy as well, but after that, since the rest of the chapters will be new, it should get better. The writing style I mean, I dunno about the story. XD (JK the story will too... hopefully). Please Review!