Allegiances:

ThunderClan

Leader: Wildstar: ginger she-cat with a brown tail and green eyes

Deputy: Stormleap: dark gray tom with dark blue eyes.

Medicine Cat: Littleberry: Tabby she-cat with amber eyes. – Cherrypaw's mentor

Warriors

Lightningpelt: black she-cat with a yellow tipped tail – Crystalpaw's mentor

Pondwhisker: blue-ish gray tom with long whiskers. Blue eyes.

Boulderfur: gray tom with blue eyes. – Mintpaw's mentor

Emberclaw- Ginger-brown she-cat with orange eyes.

Lemonwhisker: "Tart" yellow she-cat, light green eyes

Foxcrouch: Fox-looking male, blue eyes – Skypaw's mentor

Pineclaw: dark gray male, half ShadowClan, green eyes.

Vinetail: Gray and white she-cat with green eyes.

Oakstorm: Young, light brown male, with intense green eyes.

Frostflower: silver she-cat with blue-eyes – Cricketpaw's mentor

Specklefoot: Young brown tabby tom with white specks on the paws

Gingerflame: Bright ginger she-cat with green eyes.

Mousepelt: Brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes.

Sparrowfeather: Brown tabby tom with green eyes- Pricklepaw's mentor

Featherstripe: Silver she-cat with white stripes.

Apprentices

Pricklepaw: Black tom with spiky fur.

Crystalpaw: White she-cat with brilliant blue eyes.

Skypaw: Blue-ish gray she-cat with blue eyes.

Cricketpaw: tan tom, white marks above his eyes that make him look mischievous.

Mintpaw: Light she-cat with light green eyes and white dots on the spine.

Cherrypaw: Calico she-cat with white tips. Medicine cat apprentice. Very light green eyes.

Queens and Kits

Leaftail: She-cat with golden patches and darker golden stripes on them.

The smell of a small amount of blood tinged the air, and the she-kit mewed quietly, and suddenly she felt a tongue rasping over her back. She mewed angrily and wiggled toward the milk scent the so tantalizingly wafted through the air. A giant force pushed her towards it, and she lay limp so it could bring her to the food. When she reached the teats, she latched on quickly, and then felt two more kits carrying a scent like hers pushed up against her. She felt gazes on her and she subconsciously felt safe and warm.

Chapter One

"AspenClan, attack!"

A white she-kit with golden patches burst out of the nursery, flanked by a white tabby tom and a light ginger she-kit.

"Whitefang and Suncloud, take care of the FlintClan warriors!" The first she-kit ordered, and the other two kits nodded and sprang onto the larger kits who were sitting out in the clearing, a spotted tan tom and a brown she-kit.

"I'll take Flintstar." The patched she-kit added menacingly.

The largest kit, a gray tabby, loomed menacingly by the fresh-kill pile.

"Flintstar," the she-kit spat "I told you never to come back."

The kit turned around, surprised, and then broke into a sneer.

"Aspenstar," he snarled "but that would be breaking my promise, wouldn't it?"

The smaller kit yowled and sprang at the tom, and they rolled over and over. Finally, they broke apart. The tom panted and looked at the other kits.

"FlintClan, retreat!"

As the other kits broke away from their tussle, the tom hissed at the she-kit, and as he turned away, gave a wink. As the larger kits raced away, the smaller ones broke into a cheer.

"Aspen wins! Aspen beats! Only FlintClan ever cheats!"

The elders chuckled and the lead she-kit smiled, basking in the sun.

"Aspenstar," the white tabby mewed "should we chase them?"

"No Whitefang." The she-kit purred "FlintClan got the message."

"Aspenkit, Whitekit, Sunkit, what have you ever been doing to your friends?"

A she-cat who looked just like the lead kit slipped out of the nursery with a grin on her face.

"Another win for AspenClan!" Aspenkit shouted, but she raced over to her mother and nuzzled in her chest fur.

"Are Breezestripe's kits ready to play now?" The ginger she-kit mewed softly as she wound around her mother's legs.

"Yes, dear." Their mother purred. "Just remember, their names are Duskkit and…"

"Mistkit." Whitekit finished for his mother.

"Thanks Leaftail!" Aspenkit purred as she raced in the entrance to the nursery, her littermates following.

"What am I going to do with them?" Leaftail shook her head as she took a vole from the fresh-kill pile.

As Aspenkit entered the nursery, her eyelids dropped from the sleepy scent of milk. Two small kits were plopped down at a sandy tabby's side. Aspenkit ducked her head to the queen and Breezestripe nodded permission for them to see the kits.

"Are you Duskkit?" Whitekit asked the dusty tan tom.

"Yeah." he meowed.

"So this must be Mistkit!" Aspenkit rested her tail on the light gray she-kit's shoulder. "Do you want to come out and play with us?"

All three older kits quickly glanced up at Breezestripe, who mewed "Please, I could use a bit of peace and quiet!"

Mistkit bounded to her paws, her tail lashing. "Can we be part of AspenClan?"

"Sure!" Aspenkit purred. "You'll be in it right away; I'll make the ceremony on the CloudRock."

"CloudRock?" Duskkit mewed, amazed by the thought a fluffy white rock.

Whitekit put his tail on Duskkit's shoulder. "You'll know it when you see it."

The pale rock stretched up barely higher than a full grown cat, but it seemed immense to the kits. As Aspenkit leaped up onto the rock, Duskkit and Mistkit gasped, unable to believe they'll be ever able to jump that high.

"I, Aspenstar, leader of AspenClan, wish to welcome these two honorable cats into our Clan. First, we'll begin with introductions." Aspenkit held her head high. "I am Aspenstar, as you probably already know."

She pointed with her tail to Whitekit and Sunkit.

"They are Whitefang and Suncloud. Whitefang is my deputy, and Suncloud is a warrior. I cover for medicine cat as well."

Duskkit's eyes shone at the mention of the medicine cat role."Excuse me Aspenstar?"

Aspenkit gazed down at him from her perch and twitched an ear for him to go on.

"Could I please take up the role medicine cat?" Duskkit mewed.

Aspenstar smiled "I will teach you all I know."

"Well I want to be a warrior, no offense." Mistkit added.

The warriors heading out on patrol chuckled and delayed to listen to the ceremony.

"Then from this day forward, you will be known as Mistwind, for the speed of your paws and battle moves." Aspenkit laid her chin on Mistkit's head and purred.

She then turned to Duskkit. "You will be taking the role of medicine cat, a role to be treasured and respected. From this day forward, you will be known as Duskleaf as a reminder of your role and your light personality. This ceremony is over."

When she leaped down from the CloudRock, she beckoned the two new members of AspenClan over.

"We have just finished a war with FlintClan, the other clan. Right now, we might be on edgy terms, but I would like to take you over to meet them. Their leader is Flintstar and you must treat him with respect. Do not cause war or tension. Got it?" Aspenkit added.

The two kits nodded. Aspenkit grinned. "Then let's get moving."