ThunderClan
Leader: Firestar-ginger tom with a flame-colored pelt
Deputy: Brambleclaw-dark brown tabby tom with amber eyes
Apprentice, Rainpaw
Medicine Cat: Jayfeather-gray tabby tom
Apprentice, Smokepaw
Warriors:
Graystripe-long-haired gray tom
Dustpelt-dark brown tabby tom
Sandstorm-pale ginger she-cat
Brackenfur-golden brown tabby tom
Apprentice, Flowerpaw
Cloudtail-long-haired white tom
Thornclaw-golden brown tabby tom
Squirrelflight-dark ginger she-cat with green eyes
Ferncloud-pale gray (with darker flecks) she-cat, green eyes
Leafpool-light brown tabby she-cat with amber eyes, former medicine cat
Spiderleg-long-limbed black tom with brown underbelly and amber eyes
Apprentice, Redpaw
Birchfall-light brown tabby tom
Whitewing-white she-cat with green eyes,
Berrynose-cream-colored tom
Hazeltail-small gray-and-white she-cat
Mousewhisker-gray-and-white tom
Cinderheart-gray tabby she-cat
Apprentice, Ivypaw
Lionblaze-golden tabby tom
Apprentice, Dovepaw
Poppyfrost-tortoiseshell she-cat
Foxleap-reddish tabby tom
Toadstep-black-and-white tom
Rosepetal-dark cream she-cat
Briarfur-dark brown she-cat
Bumblestripe-pale gray tom with black stripes
Blossompatch-tortoiseshell and white she-cat
Apprentices:
Dovepaw-gray she-cat
Ivypaw-white and brown tabby she-cat
Flowerpaw - Light cream colored she-cat
Smokepaw-dark gray, almost black she-cat, medicine cat apprentice
Redpaw-Dark brown tabby tom with one ginger foot
Rainpaw-blue/gray she-cat with green eyes
Queens:
Daisy-cream long-furred cat from the horseplace; Mother of Spiderleg's kit, Eaglekit (dark brown tom with cream flecks)
Sorreltail-tortoiseshell-and-white she-cat with amber eyes; Mother of Brackenfur's kits, Spottedkit (tortoiseshell she-cat), Nightkit (pure black tom), and Ravenkit (Black tom with a white ear)
Brightheart-white she-cat with ginger patches; Mother of Cloudtail's kits, Snowkit (pure white she-cat) Lightkit (Light ginger she-cat) Patchkit (White tom wiht ginger patches) and Frostkit (pure white tom).
Icecloud-white she-cat; Mother of Thornclaw's kits, Dawnkit (golden brown she-cat with white rings around her tail) and Skykit (white she-cat)
Elders:
Longtail-pale tabby tom with dark black stripes, retired early due to failing sight
The scent of fish, water, and faintly of cats drifted through the reeds that a golden brown she-cat padded through. The sun peeked at her occasionally through the blanket of thick gray clouds, bringing warmth with it.
She lifted her head, and breathed in deeply. The she-cat coughed hard twice, then sneezed, but got the scents all the same. The river in which she walked next to was over-powering, but maybe, just maybe, did the scent of cat get stronger?
The white tip at the end of her tail twitched as she lowered herself into a crouch trying to stay concealed within the reeds. Suddenly, a black tom came hurtling form the complete opposite direction, landing on her back with a screech.
Flipping her over and pinning down her paws, the black tom held the position of power. "Who are you?" he hissed. "What is your name?"
"My name is Sphinx," she answered, struggling vainly against the wild cat's strong hold.
"Get off RiverClan territory, rogue. You don't belong here. I, Reedwhisker, under the power of Leopardstar, command you to leave now!" Reedwhisker screeched.
"Reedwhisker," Sphinx wheezed, "let me up. I wish to ask you and your Clan something."
Not letting his grip up, Reedwhisker shook his head. "I won't, and never will, trust rogues. What you wish to tell me can be done from underneath my paws, so I have the power, not you."
"Fine," Sphinx huffed. "First of all, I'm not a - " a coughing fit interrupted her words. When it subsided, she continued like it never happened. "Not a rouge, but a house cat, a kittypet, to you. I also wish to join RiverClan."
Reedwhisker laughed in surprise, and then got off of Sphinx. "A kittypet?" he laughed. "Join RiverClan? We don't allow such filth in our Clan. The only kittypet blood we have in our Clan is our medicine cat, and that line will die off soon enough. She isn't allowed to have kits, so the filthy kittypet blood can't continue. If-" Sphinx sneezed twice, interrupting Reedwhisker.
"Are you okay?" he asked her, eyeing Sphinx warily.
"Yes," she responded icily, "My housefolk said it was just 'springtime I'm fine"
Reedwhisker looked at Sphinx skeptically, and then continued. "If you want to join a Clan, join ThunderClan. They like, and are kittypets. You will be welcomed warmly there. Reedwhisker proposed, pushing Sphinx to the border. "Keep along the edge of the lake, and you'll reach their camp soon enough. Now go!"
HE watched her trudge over the ShadowClan border with mixed feelings. Out of all of them, was a feeling of smugness. Let ThunderClan kill their true Clan selves with filth such as kittypet blood, he thought, turning around once Sphinx was far enough away.
Sphinx trudged through the thick mud at the edge of the lake. Large pines loomed in front of her, blocking out the sparse sun. Sphinx thought hard of her decision to leave her housefolk, home, and life back at the house. Fluffy, Oreo and Tigger would most likely be wondering where she was. The name Fluffy brought back a memory from about a week ago.
"What's out there, Fluffy?" Sphinx asked her neighbor while staring out into the large openness in front of her.
"Oh, nothing," Fluffy answered, shaking her snow white pelt nonchalantly. "Just... wild cats."
Sphinx leaned in towards the she-cat, intrigued. The fence swayed as she added her weight to sit next to Fluffy, but Sphinx was used to sitting on fences. Fluffy told her of all the stories Purdy told her before he disappeared. It had been so long, Fluffy was sure Purdy was dead, Clan or no Clan.
"I want to be one of them," Sphinx sighed in happiness, looking out into the territory.
Fluffy snorted in amusement. "No thanks," she sniffed. "I like my housefolk enough." With that, Fluffy jumped off the wobbly fence, and headed into her home, using the cat flap. Sphinx stood for a while more, imagining her life as one of those wild cats, free, strong. It gave Sphinx chills just thinking about it.
Soon, her housefolk called. Sphinx ignored them for a while, but they got angry, and started yowling at the top of their lungs. With one last glance at the open land, Sphinx hurried in with a sigh. The next day, running away had been very simple. All she did was jump over the fence, instead of staying on top. She padded through town for a while, and finally got the nerve to go to the territories she viewed before.
A feeling of hatred emanated from the large pine trees of ShadowClan that immediately alienated Sphinx. Where was this ThunderClan Reedwhisker spoke of? Soon, the pines started to thin out, being replaced with full leafed deciduous trees.
Another scent of cat, slightly different than the one called ShadowClan assaulted her. 'This must be the border,' Sphinx thought, rushing across it. She coughed twice, and then proceeded to pad through the different territory without a care.
Hissing, a large white tom appeared from behind a tree. Anticipating his words, Sphinx mewed, "My name is Sphinx, I am a kittypet, and I wish to join ThunderClan."
His face softened. "Come," he mewed, leading Sphinx deeper into the territory. Soon they came to an entrance, and Sphinx was forced through first.
Many cats gasped at the sight of the new cat, and they hissed at her. "Who's this?" Firestar asked, getting up from sharing tongues with Sandstorm.
Cloudtail stood up proudly before answering. "Her name is Sphinx, and I found her on our territory. She is a kittypet, and wishes to join our Clan."
Firestar carefully looked over the golden she-cat. Finally, with everyone watching him, he spoke. "Can you fight or hunt well?"
Thinking hard, Sphinx nodded. "I used to bring birds and mice to my housefolk all the time, as gifts. RiverClan didn't want me, so I decided to join the next Clan that would have me."
Dovepaw and Ivypaw tried to get a better glimpse of the newcomer, but a wall of pelts blocked their way. "Another kittypet. Do you think Firestar will let her join?" Ivypaw asked her sister.
"Yes," Dovepaw answered. "She looks strong, and healthy." She watched as Sphinx coughed three times, and then sneezed. "Well," she corrected. "Maybe not so healthy, but it's probably just a cough." Both apprentices looked up at Firestar, who jumped up onto Highrock.
"Cats of ThunderClan!" he announced. "We have a new addition to our Clan. Sphinx, now Goldenpaw, will train and become a respected warrior. Dustpelt, it's time for you to have another apprentice. You will be her mentor, and I'm assured that you will teach her well."
Firestar finished, and Dustpelt walked over, his nose inclined downward wiht meaning. Getting the gist, Goldenpaw touched her mentor's nose.
"Goldenpaw! Goldenpaw!" the Clan cheered loudly. She broke away form Dustpelt, and the other apprentices swarmed her. Smug thoughts bounced around her head, mostly about RiverClan missing a new apprentice.
She coughed twice, and let herself be led around camp by the talkative Flowerpaw. Life in ThunderClan couldn't be better.
A/N: Don't hate me! It's just something that popped into my head when thinking of how many kittypets Firestar lets into ThunderClan. Read and Review, please, please, please!