Prologue
Dark clouds covered Silverpelt, the only light that shone on the lands during the time of no moon. Three cats sat in front of the Horseplace, tails twitching impatiently. They sat there quietly, the silence interrupted by the faint cry of horses. Suddenly, one stood up and began pacing before the other two. Stepping out, the orange glow of a Twoleg light cast deep shadows. His brown pelt bristled and his amber eyes glowed with annoyance.
"Where is he?" the brown tabby hissed. "He's late! We've been waiting in the cold forever! He should be here!"
"Be patient. He will come when he can. You know how hard it is to sneak out of your clan every night," another said. This one stepped next to the tabby, into the Twoleg light. Her ear flicked with impatience and she looked over to the final cat. "Should we get on with the meeting?"
"No," the last one said. "He'll be here. He made a promise." This one, too, stepped into the light, her icy eyes showed leadership and power. "However, you do have a point. This is our last meeting before…" The cat's ears straightened up and she turned toward the lake. Along the shore line, the cats could barely see another figure running toward them.
The new tom stopped before them, panting hard. "I'm sorry for the delay." He bowed his head in shame at the icy she-cat.
The leader stepped up to the new comer, eyes her eyes filled with anger. "This delay is intolerable! Our plan is almost ready and you arrive late! We should have started the meeting without you!" Suddenly, her eyes softened and glowed with pride. "However, you have proven to be a loyal warrior. All of you have." She looked at the other two cats sitting close by. "These past moons have been most prosperous. We are ready!"
"There is only one thing that stands in our way," the brown tabby hissed angrily.
"What is it? What could possibly stop us?"
"Reedstar," the name hung in the air with venom. "She does not understand ambition, drive, and power. Under her leadership, RiverClan is weak. They live in a time of peace and will not fight unless they must. Reedstar must be eliminated."
"One step at a time," the leader said. "We do not know how much of a threat she is. Time will tell us."
"Yes, that is understandable."
"Good," she turned back to the others. "You all know your duties. It is time. Soon the clans will be ours!" In the pale light, the only things seen were the glint of teeth and claws.
A/N: Well, I hope you enjoyed it, so far! Next chapter will be the . This is my first fanfic so reviews would be appreciated. And since I love reviews so much, I will respond to any questions you have!
Also, I will post a question for you, the readers, once per chapter. The first chapter question will be on the next chapter, just so that way I can get some names in.
Finally, I will try to post as often as I can but with school, it may get a little spacy.
I hope you enjoy this story! (Wow, long first author's note…)- Wildheart