In Hostile Lands

by Animaneya

"She-cats are beneath us," Dust hissed. Adder nodded eagerly. Berry's stomach twisted at the look in the kit's eyes. He soaked in every word as if it were from his father. Without thinking she wrapped her tail around Tori. The she-kit looked up at her with wide eyes. Berry felt tears begin to form when she thought of the future that lay before her small daughter.

1. Prologue

EmberClan(resides in the side of a mountain. They live in tunnels and are very close to their warrior ancestors)

Leader- Smokestar- ginger-and-grey tom with amber eyes

Apprentice is Bluepaw

Deputy- Blazetail- golden tom with white tail and paws

Med. Cat- Flowerstripe- tabby-and-white she-cat with amber eyes

Warriors

1. Blackbriar- black tom with amber eyes

Apprentice is Hawkpaw

2. Icestorm- white she-cat with gray splotches and leaf green eyes

3. Juniperflower- dark ginger she-cat with white splotches and yellow eyes

4. Eaglefeather- golden tabby tom with brown tabby markings and yellow eyes

5. Grayfeather- light grey tom with darker grey paws and tail-tip and yellow eyes

Apprentice is Sharppaw

6. Brambletail- golden tabby tom with brown eyes

7. Lostflower- light gray, fluffy she-cat with intense light blue eyes

8. Smolderstripe- white tom with ginger stripe running down his back from ears to tail-tip and ginger paws, muzzle, and ears with amber eyes

Apprentices

1. Bluepaw- blue-grey with silver spots

2. Hawkpaw- dark brown tabby she-cat with green eyes

3. Sharppaw- light grey tom with white rings around his eyes and a ginger tail

Queens

1. Ashstep- silvery-gray she-cat(mother to Eaglefeather's kits: Redkit- dark ginger tom with amber eyes, Rockkit- dark grey tom with blue eyes, and Fawnkit- tan she-cat with white paws)

2. Whitepool- white she-cat with blue eyes(mother to Bramblestail's kits: Russetkit- dark ginger she-cat and Pebblekit- dusty golden she-cat)

3. Frecklefoot- sandy ginger she-cat with black flecks on her legs and green eyes(expecting Grayfeather's kits)

Elders

1. Cavernrose- once beautiful cream-and-brown she-cat with green eyes

2. Elmbranch- pale brown tom with green eyes

3. Tunnelfoot- dark brown tom with black paws and black ears

DuskClan(reside in a large forest next to the mountain)

Leader- Goldenstar- black tom with white mark on left eye and golden-amber eyes

Deputy- Scorchwind- long furred white tom with blue-grey eyes

Med. Cat- Hollystorm- black she-cat with green eyes

Warriors

1. Whitepelt- white tom with golden dappled pelt and golden eyes

Apprentice is Firepaw

2. Dawnshadow- creamy white with green eyes

Apprentice is Honeypaw

3. Oakfur- brown tom

Apprentice is Wildpaw

4. Silverheart- silvery-blue with bright-green eyes

Apprentice is Lilypaw

5. Featherheart- silver-and-white she-cat with blue eyes

Apprentice is Shadowpaw

6. Swifttail- golden tabby tom with black splotches

Apprentices

1. Wildpaw- caramel brown she cat with amber eyes

2. Shadowpaw- black she cat with green eyes

3. Firepaw- bright ginger she cat with green eyes

4. Honeypaw- golden tabby she-cat

5. Lilypaw- white- she-cat with bright green eyes

Queens

1. Moontail- black she-cat with white crescent moon mark on chest and brown eyes(mother to Goldenstar's kits: Foxkit- black tom with long muzzle, one brown eye and one amber eye and Lightkit- sleek black she-cat with white forepaws and light brown eyes)

2. Tawnyshade- pretty brown tabby she-cat with unusual blue eyes(mother to Swifttail's kits: Sunkit- golden tabby she-cat, Nightkit- dark brown tabby she-cat with black paws, and Moonkit- white she-cat with golden splotches)

Elders

1. Brittletail- white tom with half a brown tail

2. Birdsong- black-and-white she-cat with amber eyes

3. Gingerpatch- white she-cat with a ginger chest

SwampClan(lies in the swamp next to the forest and mountain)

Leader- Cricketstar- sandy brown she-cat with luminous yellow eyes

Deputy- Heavysnow- huge pure with tom with green eyes

Med. Cat- Whisperwind- silver she-cat with black stripes and yellow eyes

Apprentice is Silverpaw

Warriors

1. Stoneheart- black tom with grey flecks and grey eyes

Apprentice is Darkpaw

2. Blizzardstone- blue she-cat with amber eyes

3. Swiftstrike- yellow tom with black stripes and long tail with green eyes

4. Lionfur- golden brown tom with more fur around his neck

5. Redheart- redish with white at his paws and underbelly

6. Stormtail- black tom with white forepaws and white chest and ears

Apprentice is Windpaw

7. Jaystorm- light blue tom with amber eyes

Apprentice is Lakepaw

Apprentices

1. Silverpaw- light silver tom with light blue eyes

2. Lakepaw- light blue she-cat with brown eyes

3. Darkpaw-black tom with green eyes

4. Windpaw- dark silver tom with darker silver stripes with dark blue eyes

Queens

1. Moonshine- red, white, and orange she-cat with a moon crest on her head(expecting Lionfur's kits)

2. Stormleaf- dark silver she-cat with green eyes(mother to Jaystorm's kits: Mistkit- sleek light blue tom with dark blue eyes, Hawkkit- light silver tom with brown stripes and amber eyes, and Lightningkit- cream colored tom with yellow stripes and amber eyes)

Elders

1. Featherdust- frail dusty grey tom with blind blue eyes

2. Fernpool- small dark grey she-cat with a matted pelt and amber eyes

Tree Grounds(group of toms that live on the other side of DuskClan's forest. Lead by one tom who has complete control. Anyone who doesn't listen to him faces death or banishment.)

Leader- Rudder- dark brown-and-white tom with glowing green eyes

Heir- Oats- cream-and-brown tom with green eyes

Second in Command- Dust- brown tabby tom with brown flecks on his flank

Powerful Rouges(rouges that are close to the leader and support him. ALL TOMS)

1. Fox- dark ginger tom with long muzzle and green eyes

Training Thorn

2. Wasp- grey tabby tom with amber eyes

3. Jay- blue-grey tom with bright blue eyes

Training Buffer

4. Root- reddish brown male with dark brown ears, paws, legs, and tail and yellow eyes

5. Boots- white tom with two black front paws

6. Rat- dark brown tom with yellow eyes

Training Mud

7. Ash- grey-and-white tom with blue eyes

8. Thrush- tan tabby tom

Rouges(rouges that don't necessarily support the leader, but were forced to be in the group. ALL TOMS)

1. Bear- very large dark brown tom with silver stripes down his tail and face

2. Tank- silver tom with white chest, muzzle, tail-tip, and belly fur and scars lining his flank

Training Tumble

3. Tie- black tom with white chest fur and amber eyes that glow golden

4. Socks- black tom with two white front paws

5. Thunder- white tom with ginger-and-silver flecks

6. Kyle- yellow tom with green eyes

Training Eagle

7. Snail- pale yellow tom with grey eyes and white underbelly

8. Bounder- large grey tom with green eyes

9. Whimper- frail tabby tom with sickly blue eyes

10. Phil- grey tom with darker flecks

11. Fang- ginger-and-grey tom with yellow eyes

12. Flip- ginger tabby tom with green eyes

13. Crow- skinny black tom with a grey stripe on his back

14. Scar- brown tabby tom with a long scar running down his flank that has removed most of his fur

Trainees(All the young toms being trained)

1. Tumble- long-legged light gray tom with blue eyes

2. Thorn- large long-haired white tom with dark green eyes

3. Buffer- grey tabby tom with black paws

4. Eagle- golden-brown tom with white paws and white chest

5. Mud- dark brown tom with yellow eyes

City Grounds(group of she-cats that live in the city next to the forest. They are lead by the Tree Ground's leader's mate. They must hunt for the toms and for themselves. When the group is short on cats the leader forces them to mate with some of the toms)

Leader's Mate- Ants- ginger she-cat with white paws and amber eyes

Powerful Rouges(rouges that are treated better than the other she-cats and support their leader. ALL SHE-CATS)

1. Cider- skinny pale ginger she-cat with a long scar running down her flank

Training Rue

2. Window- very light colored silver she-cat with white patches and clear blue eyes

3. Rivermist- pretty white tabby she-cat with blue eyes(formally from DuskClan)

4. Leah- dappled ginger-and-white she-cat with amber eyes

Training Firefly

5. Concrete- bulky mottled grey she-cat with green eyes

Training Leaf

6. Amber- white she-cat with amber eyes

Rouges(she-cats that are treated badly and don't necessarily support the leader, but were forced into the group. ALL SHE-CATS)

1. Frost- white she cat with amber eyes

2. Spider- dark brown she-cat with large yellow eyes

Training Cora

3. Sarah- ginger she-cat with white underbelly, chest, and paws

Training Ginny

4. Jeans- blue-grey she-cat

Training Mint

5. Lantern- yellow she-cat with amber eyes

6. Marigold- golden she-cat with green eyes and white stripes

Training Chip

7. Gloriana- silver tabby with amber eyes

8. Moth- cream she-cat with green eyes

Training Fennel

9. Wing- cream she-cat with ginger paws and blue eyes

Trainees(young she-cats being trained)

1. Cora- pale tabby she-cat with amber eyes

2. Rue- small dark brown she-cat with darker paws

3. Fennel- pale creamy-white she-cat with yellow eyes

4. Firefly- white she-cat with ginger flecks

5. Leaf- black she-cat with green eyes

6. Mint- cream-and-tabby she-cat with blue eyes

7. Ginny- ginger she-cat

8. Chip- tortoiseshell she-cat with blue eyes

Mountain Lands(group of toms that live on the other side of EmberClan's mountains. The only thing separating them from the Tree Grounds is the City Grounds. Lead by one tom who has complete control. Anyone who doesn't listen to him faces death or banishment)

Leader- Falcon- silver tom with brown stripes and brown eyes

Heir- Riley- brown tom with silver flecks

Second in Command- Lion- golden tom with ginger stripes and blue eyes

Powerful Rouges(rouges that are close to the leader and support him. ALL TOMS)

1. Lizard- skinny pale ginger tom with black paws and amber eyes

2. Ram- muscular cream colored tom with blue eyes

3. Coyote- lanky brown tom with a white underbelly and amber eyes

Training Talon

4. Crag- grey tom with darker paws and tail-tip

5. Freeze- white tom with blue eyes

Training Goat

6. Jackal- pale brown tabby tom with white patches

Rouges(rouges that don't necessarily support the leader, but were forced to be in the group. ALL TOMS)

1. Howl- dark brown tom with silvery eyes

2. Peak- dusty grey tom with amber eyes

Training Patch

3. Jet- white tom with a grey back and blue eyes

4. Jumper- white tom with a grey back and blue eyes

Training Saber

5. Sam- fiery ginger tom with green eyes

6. Timber- matted brown tom with green eyes

7. Fleas- white tom with grey flecks

Training Jack

8. Gale- black tom with grey paws and blue eyes

9. Peary- yellow tom with yellow eyes

10. Flood- blue-grey tom with brown paws and blue eyes

11. Bone- white tom with grey stripes and amber eyes

12. Beaver- dark brown tom with white patches on his back

Training Bean

13. Slick- silver-and-brown tom with a very fluffy tail

14. Pine- ginger-and-white tom with green eyes

15. Pistol- dark grey tom with a black underbelly

16. Burr- tortoiseshell tom with green eyes

Trainees(All the young toms being trained)

1. Patch- grey tom with patches of fur permanently missing and bright green eyes

2. Goat- grey-white tom with black paws

3. Saber- silver tabby tom

4. Talon- dark tabby tom with amber eyes

5. Jack- white tom with amber eyes

6. Bean- pale brown tom with ginger paws and ears

Waste Lands(group of she-cats that live in the rockiest and most desolate part of the mountains. They are lead by the Mountain Land's leader's mate. They must hunt for the toms and for themselves. When the group is short on cats the leader forces them to mate with some of the toms)

Leader's Mate- Stream- black-and-white she-cat with silver flecks

Powerful Rouges(rouges that are treated better than the other she-cats and support their leader. ALL SHE-CATS)

1. Flare- tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes

2. Sunset- golden-and-ginger she-cat with blue eyes

3. Shower- blue-grey-and-silver she-cat with blue eyes

Training Twister

4. Fawn- pale brown she-cat with white flecks

5. Vixen- dark ginger she-cat with a white underbelly and a white tail-tip and amber eyes

6. Hazel- tan tabby-and-white she-cat with hazel eyes and an extremely long tail(the leader's only daughter)

Rouges(she-cats that are treated badly and don't necessarily support the leader, but were forced into the group. ALL SHE-CATS)

1. Frame- jet black she cat with gold rimmed eyes and thin lines circling her paws and striking yellow eyes

2. Cloud- white she-cat with bright blue eyes

Training Swoop

3. Goldie- gold-and-white she-cat

Training Fireworks

4. Breeze- dark grey, almost black, she-cat

Training Rain

5. Julie- golden she-cat with white paws

6. Bush- tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat with green eyes

7. Twilight- grey-and-black she-cat with amber eyes

Training Serpent

8. Hail- black she-cat with light grey flecks

9. Mouse- wiry brown she-cat

10. Squirrel- fluffy brown she-cat with yellow eyes

Trainees(young she-cats being trained)

1. Rain- gray she-cat with darker flecks and blue eyes

2. Fireworks- tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes

3. Twister- silver tabby she-cat with blue eyes

4. Serpent- black she-cat with a white tail

5. Swoop- jet black she-cat

Nursing Meadow(she-cats from both rouge groups come here after they have kits. They must still stay in the city or mountains when they are expecting. After their kits are big enough to be trained they must return to either the mountains or city)

Queens

1. Berry- pale grey she-cat(Dust)

2. Sunflower- bright golden she-cat with ginger tabby markings(Ram)

3. Red- dark ginger she-cat, almost red(Lion)

4. Nut- solid brown she cat with lighter yellow eyes(Howl)

5. Skipper- pale ginger she-cat with darker stripes and white paws with amber eyes(Lizard)

6. Sprite- bright white she-cat with blue eyes(Bear)

7. Snow- white she-cat with green eyes(Coyote)

8. Bella- black she-cat with one white paw(Tie)

Kits.

1. Tori- pale grey tabby she-cat (Berry's daughter)

2. Muscat- dark grey tom with tabby markings on his legs (Berry's son)

3. Pebble- dusty golden she-cat with brown eyes (Sunflower's daughter)

4. Foggy- creamy she-cat with blue eyes (Sunflower's daughter)

5. Ticket- golden tom with bright amber eyes (Sunflower's son)

6. Adder- ginger-and-golden tom with yellow eyes (Red's son)

7. Smudge- white male with light brown smudges and pale yellow eyes (Nut's son)

8. Frosty- fluffy white she-cat with brown stripes and blue eyes (Nut's daughter)

9. Spots- white tom with black ears, legs, and tail (Skipper's son)

10. Sparrow- brown tabby tom with very dark stripes and sharp yellow eyes(Sprite's son)

11. Flower- white she-cat with tiny black spots( Sprite's daughter)

12. Tick- large black tom with a splash of white on his stomach, one white left forepaw, and green eyes (Snow's son)

13. Oliver- long-legged dark brown tom with yellow eyes (Snow's son)

14. Spook- black she-cat with three white paws and half a white muzzle (Bella's daughter)

15. Coal- black tom with green eyes (Bella's son)

Healer's Nook(a group of four cats that live apart from the rouge groups in a grassy meadow outside the city. They have a knowledge of herbs and cats go to them if they are sick or wounded)

Main Healer- Wheat- tabby tom with dark blue eyes and a scarred pelt

Younger Healers

1. Bonfire- cute tortoiseshell she-cat with white all over her belly and brown eyes(more of a wondering med. cat that stays with Wheat from time to time and teaches them more about herbs)

2. Sky- pale misty grey tom with sky blue eyes

3. Willow- tortoiseshell she-cat with silver tabby stripes and green eyes

Kittypets(cats that live with housefolk and aren't a part of the rouge groups or the clans. Some of them answer the cry for help from the rouges and join the rebel group)

1. Flower- gray she-cat with green eyes

2. Chili- black-and-white tom with amber eyes

3. Chewy- long haired dark brown tom with yellow eyes

4. Matthew- light tabby tom with darker paws

5. Lily- cream she-cat with amber eyes

6. Esther- golden she-cat

7. Becky- brown tabby she-cat with fluffy fur

Mains:

EmberClan- Smolderstripe(mine), Lostflower(munchkineater), Bluepaw(Blue)

DuskClan- Dawnshadow(Dawnshadow of Fireclan), Silverheart(lavi0123), Moontail(MewMewLight271)

SwampClan- Silverpaw(Silverfeather2)

Tree Grounds- Thorn(Dahliastarr)

City Grounds- Spider(Dahliastarr)

Mountain Lands- Jackal(TwistedBandit)

Waste Lands- Hazel(mine), Frame(guest), Rain(I forgot your name. Sorry!)

Nursing Meadow- Berry(mine)

Healer's Nook- Wheat(mine)

Kittypets- Chewy(mine), Chili(mine)

Prologue

The moon rose into the sky and cast the world in a silver shine. The side of the mountain glowed, illuminating the sleeping bodies of cats tucked into their nests. One cat sat alone on the top of the mountain.

He was a young tom with frosty white fur. Stretching from his head all the way down his tail was a ginger stripe. He twitched one ginger ear and gazed over the land with bright amber eyes.

A breeze blew over the bare rocks and he fluffed up his fur against the cold. All around him the night was still. He glanced up at the sky in time to see a shooting star blaze by, leaving a glistening golden trail that vanished after a few heartbeats.

A cat gasped from one of the caves beneath him. The young cat looked down at his clanmates to see who was awake. A tabby-and-white she-cat stood by herself on a small ledge outside one of the caves. Her amber eyes were wide and they stared after the shooting star with a strange intensity.

The young tom longed to ask her what it meant, but he dared not break his silent vigil. The she-cat stood for a few more moments gazing at the sky then she whisked around and leapt from her ledge onto another one above her. Without a moment's hesitation she plunged into the darkness of a cave.

The ginger-and-white tom blinked after her then sighed. He sat up and resumed his silent watch over the camp.

A dark brown tom with long fur perched on top of a fence outside a very large Twoleg nest. His yellow eyes watched the shadows for any sign of movement. Brown ears pricked as a young tom stepped forward. He dipped his head to the older cat.

"Greetings Chewy," the young tom mewed. His fur was black with white legs and a white face. He had wide round amber eyes that betrayed his youth. Chewy leapt down from his perch and stood in front of him.

"What have you come for Chili?" Chewy asked. His deep voice echoed through the rows upon rows of concrete buildings.

"They're at it again," Chili said. All formality was lost as he lashed his tail and unsheathed his claws. "I think it's serious this time," he said.

"You shouldn't get involved," Chewy growled. He knew this young cat was just foolish enough to think he could stand against one of the Tree Ground toms.

"But it's Sarah," Chili blurted out. Chewy froze. His yellow eyes narrowed at the younger tom.

"Are you sure?" he demanded. Chili nodded earnestly. Chewy lashed his tail. Going meant he'd be dragged into the affairs of the strange rouge cats. He had no desire to do that, but Sara was in danger. She needed him! "Lead the way," he ordered.

"Should we get anyone else?" Chili asked.

"How many are there?" Chewy asked.

"Just one," Chili answered. Chewy shook his head.

"We should be enough. I doubt anyone else would come anyways," he lashed his tail at the thought of his fellow kittypets. All of them were no doubt sleeping peacefully with their Housefolk.

Chewy was pulled out of his thoughts as Chili raced down an alley way. Chewy tore after him. The city was a maze and it was easy to get lost in it. Even someone who had been there for as long as Chewy had could get turned around. He kept close to Chili knowing the young tom had a remarkable memory of where everything was.

A pale grey she-cat nestled into her nest of moss and curled around her two young kits. She was surrounded by other queens and their kits. The whole meadow was filled with she-cats and their kits.

Her stomach rumbled and her kits whimpered slightly. The grey queen licked the top of their heads. Both where grey like herself. The she-kit was a paler tabby while the tom was a dark grey tabby. Neither had opened their eyes yet.

An owl hooted above her. The queen wrapped her tail protectively around her kits. The next few moons would be the easiest moons of their lives. She wanted them to make the most of it. No owl would dare touch them.

She searched the sky with pale blue eyes for the bird. She spotted the black outline against the star scattered sky. As she watched it swooped down towards the nesting queens.

"Owl," she screeched the warning. The cats around her stumbled to their paws to stand over their kits. The grey she-cat was already standing over her kits by the time the owl arrived. It went for a nest on the outer edge of the group of cats.

The she-cat screamed and clawed at it. The grey queen's paws itched to help, but she dared not leave her kits. The owl opened its wide wings and glided away. The queen yowled after it and the grey she-cat knew it had gotten a kit.

"Who was it Sunflower?" a dark red she-cat asked the golden tabby who had been attacked.

"Ragwort," Sunflower sobbed. "My son," she collapsed next to her three remaining kits. The grey queen felt a rush of terror for the golden queen.

"But you still have Ticket," another queen pointed out. Sunflower nodded and looked fondly at her kit. The grey queen let out a sigh of relief.

"We're lucky it wasn't one of us right?" the dark red queen mewed to the pale grey queen. She nodded.

"I don't know what would have happened to Tori and I if it had taken Muscat," the she-cat stared down at her two kits.

"Dust would have had your tails," the she-cat muttered darkly. "He's never been easy on his mates Berry," she growled. Berry twitched her ears.

"I know," she sighed. "I'm lucky I had a tom my first time Red." The darker she-cat nodded.

"Lion isn't that bad, but he likes to impress other cats. Being second in command he has to follow the rules," Red mewed. Berry nodded. Both she and Red bore the kits of the second in command for their groups.

"We better get some sleep so we can hunt tomorrow," Berry mewed. Red nodded and settled around her only kit. Berry laid her head down and attempted to go to sleep, but she knew it probably wouldn't come.

A/N:

So yeah this is a story I had up a long time ago, but I never finished it. Lately I've been rereading and rewriting my old stories. This just happens to be my favorite so I figured I'd put it back up here. The majority of the cats are from a create-a-cat I had a looooong time ago so I do not take credit for them. Just as I don't take credit for the Warriors books. I only own the idea for this story. I already have some of the chapters written and ready to go so I'll be updating rather quickly at first. I hope you all enjoy it. If you have any thoughts, questions, or comments then please review. I love getting feedback! Sorry for such a long wait on this story. I'll try my best to make it worth it(:

-Animaneya