Prologue
A moonlight-bathed clearing stood out in a thick woodland area. At one end of the clearing stood a large stone with many sets of claw marks scored deep into it's face. Three cats sat on the top while many more conversed below.
"Where is the leader of TwilightClan? MoonClan will not be happy that they are late. Especially if the gathering is over and they never showed up." On top of the stone, a mud-colored tom meowed to the others on top, his amber eyes glinting impatiently. Another she-cat, a brown tabby with green eyes, flicked an ear at his general direction, not even bothering to look over.
"TwlightClan will make their presence known, Snakestar. EarthClan never has been patient, have they?" She pointed asked a third cat, a tom with a dark tabby pelt. The tom's whiskers twitched once in amusement while Snakestar narrowed his eyes into slits.
"Watch your words, Pebblestar, or your Clan will not live to regret them." Pebblestar spun around, her fur fluffing up in alarm and fury.
"Is that a threat against my Clan, Snakestar?" Snakestar opened his jaws to answer, but a commotion from another side of the clearing made all three Clan leaders look over in surprise. Another group of cats poured into the clearing, but did not mingle as the others did. A beautiful silvery-gray she-cat with white speckles dappling her pelt made her way to the great stone, her tail dragging in the dust. She bunched her muscles and leapt to the top, landing gracefully.
"Spiritmist?" Snakestar asked in surprise, looking at the silvery she-cat. "Why are you here? Has something happened to Redstar?" The words stopped all the talk in the clearing as everyone awaited the she-cat's response. Her head raised and her amber eyes met Snakestar, who was alarmed by the amount of grief in them.
"I will make my announcement to the Clans, Snakestar." Her mew was soft, though it carried through the silent clearing. A large white tom came up beside the large stone, his eyes full of concern for the young cat sitting on the top of the great rock. The dark tabby on top of the rocked brushed her shoulder with his tail, his eyes concerned as well.
"Then why don't you go first. I think the Clans are rather curious about what's been happening in TwilightClan." The silver-she-cat nodded graciously and stepped forward, putting her paws at the edge of the stone. She paused for a moment, and then opened her jaws.
"Cats of all Clans!" She yowled, her voice strong. The cats from all the other Clans looked surprised at the intensity of the normally very quiet she-cat's voice.
"TwilightClan has faced a hard trail. For the past three moons, we have scented rogues on the edge of our territory." Murmurs of surprise rippled through the gathered cats and Snakestar's eyes narrowed once more.
"And why did Redstar not tell us anything about this incident?" She spun around and glared at Snakestar, silencing him from any more outbursts.
"Redstar didn't think much of it. After all, what are a few rogues to the great Woodland Clans?" She paused, grief showing in her eyes briefly before she composed herself and continued. "Then, this past moon, the scent started to form into another Clan scent. They called themselves BrokenClan and threatened us with battle if we did not leave and give up our territory. Redstar refused. She told them to get out and stay out. They left, of course. Spitting their threats over their shoulders like a bunch of cowards.
"That night, they came again, skilled and battle-ready. Stormnight was on guard and sounded the alarm. It was the last sound that the brave warrior ever made. They came to kill and took no mercy. Redstar fought until she lost her last life. They deliberately killed Greenfoot, our medicine cat. We drove them off, but at a hard price. We lost many cats, but I promised my leader as she lay dying that I would carry on our Clan and I would not let it be driven out. I am the new leader of TwilightClan and Whitefire is my deputy. TwilightClan will survive." She yowled. Anxious, but respectful murmurings broke out among the rest of the Clans. Yowls agreeing with Spiritstar broke out among the TwilightClan group.
"Spiritstar, though we are very sorry for your Clan's loss, should the rest of us be concerned for our safety as well? Is this BrokenClan a threat?" Spiritstar looked over at Pebblestar and nodded.
"They are a threat to the entire forest. If they would, and could, kill a medicine cat and a Clan leader in one fight, imagine what they will do in another moon. The Clans will be wiped out." Panicked yowls broke out, many voting to leave the woods and find a new home to live in.
"Silence!" Snakestar yowled. "We must begin to prepare ourselves for battle! We must drive out this BrokenClan from the forest!"
"Yes!" Pebblestar cried. "We must protect our territories and our kits! We must fight off this menace!" The Clans looked at the only silent cat on the great stone. Oakstar, leader of SunClan, looked around at the gathered cats and then the other leaders.
"We shall meet again in one half moon. The treaty will still be intact. I doubt that MoonClan wants the Woodland Clans to be driven out so easily. Together, we shall drive this darkness from the forest!" Yowls of approval sounded from around the clearing.
"Let us then depart and take the news back to the rest of our Clan members. I'm sure we all need to think of a way to speed up the training of the apprentices." Agreeing meows sounded as the deputies of each Clan rounded up their Clan members and all ran into the undergrowth, back to their Clans and the prospect of battle.
So, how was it? Did you think that I needed to put more detail in? Any grammatical errors? Let me know my mistakes and what I did right and I'll try to make it better in the next chapter. Thanks a ton, everyone!
Kulani .:Spiritmist:.