PROLOUGE

"Settle down, settle downor you won't hear what I have to say," a large black tom yowled from a high ledge. A lot of cats were gathering in the rocky area under the ledge. "Now, we all know what is going on. We are losing territory to twolegs!" There was an uprising of hissing and furious yowls. "Settle down! What I'm about to say is important."

"We are losing territory and now it is time to get more. I've called you all here to suggest places we should go."

"What about the Sun-Drown Plac?" A young tortis shell she-cat. "No! We will never move to that horrible place. There is no fresh water, barley any prey and seagulls will eat what prey there is!" "But Deathstar..." "Silence!" Deathstar said. "We won't go to the Sun-Drown Place and that's finall."

"What about the Twolegs place," a elder tom said. "Fool! You know it is impossible to live there! The towlegs will surely run us out!"

The whole thing lasted hours. Some cats thought some of the places were good ideas but nothing pleased Deathstar. Eventually a fight broke out. Claws slashing, yowls of pain and fury could be heard everywhere. It was pure chaos. "STOP!" Deathstars yowl was pure fury. "This is no time for fighting!" When it finally got quiet Deathstar continued, "If we are to make the journey we musn't shed blood." Deathstar's voice was calmer now. "We need a good idea."

"What about the valley," a black and white tom suggested. The tom was the deputy, Sharpfang. "Before Deathclan took me in I lived next to a valley. There were cats all over in that valley. It looked like there was much prey." Sharpfang said. There was a pause. "Of course!" Deathstar said," It's perfect!"

"If I may point out, Sharpfang said there were other cats there," Iceblaze said. Then Deathstar said in a bold voice,"May I remind you all that we are Deathclan. We destroy anything that crosses us! We will conquer the valley and live there for moons to come. Long Live Deathclan!" Deathstar yowled. "Long Live Deathclan!" The clan repeated.