Hello! I know it's short, but it's been so long... Chapter 3 will be out much sooner, I hope... Anyway, thank you to my 3 reviewers, and to Ardoa88 and CrystaltheBookworm for following! Enjoy. I think that's all, but there will be more at the end. Oh. Yeah. That. So, I moved some apprentices around. The only major difference is Leo has a different mentor. (I moved around Lamepaw and Mazepaw) Now that's all... I hope.

Thunderclan

Leader

Scarstar - Black she-cat with white flecks and a scar over her eye

Apprentice - Waterpaw

Deputy

Frostspots - White tom with brown spots and tail

Apprentice - Eaglepaw

Medicine cat

Cagecreek - Tortoiseshell she-cat with gold eyes

Warriors

Pinecrest - Yellow tom with ginger chest and legs and pine green eyes

Apprentice - Owlpaw

Addercrack - Gray tom with blue eyes

Apprentice - Charmpaw

Sorrelflight - Gray-blue she-cat with orange eyes

Apprentice - Lamepaw

Forestshade - Dappled brown tom with black spots and green eyes

Apprentice - Flamepaw

Dappledleaf - Green eyed black she-cat with gray stripes

Apprentice - Goldpaw

Crowtail - Green eyed tom with an orange tabby pelt

Apprentice - Mazepaw

Smokeclaw - Dark gray tom with green eyes that have gold flecks.

Apprentice - Lightningpaw

Apprentices

Mazepaw - Orange tabby tom with gold eyes

Lamepaw - Dark brown she-cat with gold eyes and only half her right front leg

Waterpaw (Percy) - Black, Green eyes, Tom

Lightningpaw (Jason) - Ginger, Blue eyes, Tom

Goldpaw (Hazel) Black, Gold eyes, She-cat

Eaglepaw (Frank) Fluffy white, Brown eyes, Tom

Owlpaw (Annabeth) Light orange tabby, Gray eyes, She-cat

Flamepaw (Leo) Dark orange tabby, Brown eyes

Queens

Cloverheart - White she-cat with green eyes, expecting Pinecrest's kits

Elders

Sunclaw - Bright orange tabby tom with gold eyes

Now, typically, nothing short of Starclan themselves can deter the new apprentices from pestering their new mentors till they take them outside, but that enthusiasm was decidedly absent, as the new 'paws had already seen their territory, and more, even, then most of the clan cats. After a quick tour of the camp, This is the apprentice den, where you sleep, this is the warriors den, stay out, etc., they went out on the tour with Scareye, Cagecreek, Addercrack, and Pinecrest.

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Flamepaw darted ahead. "Ooh, look at that! And that! And-"

"We get it," snapped Owlpaw. "You are still a kit."

"Oh, shush, An- Owlpaw. Let him play." Waterpaw chided.

"Alright, now that you're done with that, we can continue," Scarstar sounded annoyed. "Welcome to the territory. We are headed towards the lake. The Sky Oak is the first thing on your left, and to the right, you have the lake. The island in the middle is where we hold our Gatherings, and speaking of, there is one tonight. Now, as long as you walk within two tail lengths of the water, you can go around the lake safely. Now over here…" Eaglepaw gaped his mouth like a fish, and Goldpaw chuckled.

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The sun was below the trees by the time the cats returned to camp. Lamepaw and Mazepaw where already back as the cats padded in, exhausted. Well, maybe not Flamepaw, but…

"Welcome back!" Lamepaw greeted, stifling the hurt in the flash of surprise in the new cat's eyes, like, really, you are training to be a warrior? "How was it?"

"Good! Fun! But, kind of repetitive," Flamepaw responded without hesitation. "I've already seen most of the outer border, and the rest-"

"She doesn't need your life story," Owlpaw scolded, causing both Flamepaw and Lamepaw to flinch.

"Ok, sorry…" Flamepaw relented.

"I'm just going to go, um, make sure the elders are cared for," Lamepaw limped off before anyone could see the hurt in her eyes. Just because I was born without a leg doesn't mean I'm inferior to them. I'm sick and tired of it. Right when I got the clan to stop… A call from Sorrelflight startled her. "What?" she called.

"I said, we're on the border patrol." Sorrelflight repeated.

"But I just returned from hunting-"

"I know. Do you think I want to?" Sorrelflight interrupted.

"True… So, who else is going?" Lamepaw asked.

"Forestshade and Flamepaw."

"Oh…" Flamepaw? Seriously?

"What is it? You don't seem happy with that," Sorrelflight noted.

"It's just… I can't help but notice the looks the new… clanmates give me," she said clanmates like a question.

"Give them time. It'll be fine."

"Easy for you to say, you have all four legs."

"So? I'm a warrior, I used to be an apprentice, how is that so different from you? Have you noticed, you always bring the most fresh-kill back, always are at the head of your patrol, and most often beat your brother in training. You are going to be a warrior. And a better warrior than most, by the look of it."

"But-"

"No. You are done. Now, let's find the patrol."

"I- Ok." She limped to the entrance. Sorrelflight followed.

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"What's it like in a clan? What's it like to have a mentor? Is it weird missing a leg? Is everyone always that rude? Do you-"

"Do you ever be quiet?" Lamepaw snaped.

Flamepaw was hurt. What had he done? He was just asking some, ok, a lot of questions. Was that wrong? "Umm, well, there was that one time…"

"Can't you take a hint?" So, his normal humor wasn't going to work.

"What's wrong?" If all else fails, just ask the question.

"Nothing. Go away." Lamepaw ran, as best she could, ahead.

Flamepaw looked at Sorrelflight, who said "Give her time. She… doesn't like talking about her leg. She doesn't want to feel like she's not as good as everyone else."

"I understand. I... well, fire is feared by all cats. Being able to do this…" He lit himself on fire, then extinguished it. "Not the best..."

Sorrelflight flinched back, fear flashing in her eyes. "S-so it's true…"

"Yeah, I get that reaction a lot. It- you get used to it."

"Wow. So… I-I just can't- it's real. And the o-others?"

"Yep. We're all weirdos."

"Wow. I-I don't know what to, t-to say."

"I know, I'm so amazing, you are speechless." He reared up on his back legs, then fell over backward. "Oof!"

"A-are you ok?" Sorrelflight managed between laughs.

"I'm fine, but my pride's not…"

Sorrelflight just laughed.

"You guys coming?" Forestshade yelled back at them.

"Oh, uh, yeah," Flamepaw responded as they both took off running.

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"Annabeth!" he yelled, watching her disappear into the writhing mass of cats. "Help! Somebody!" He gazed around the clearing, seeing the clan all locked in various fights. Scareye was locked in battle with a dark brown tabby with unusually long claws as Cagecreek battled an orange and white she-cat with matted fur. He heard a scream and saw Annabeth, pinned to the ground by a spiky furred dark gray tabby with white shoulders. "Noo!"

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Owlpaw shook herself off as, yet again, Waterpaw woke her with his nightmares. "P-Waterpaw. Get up! You woke me up again."

"Sorry. I… sorry. It's just nightmares. I-"

"Just?! We've been here three nights, and I haven't gotten a wink of sleep, thanks to you. And you keep calling my name…"

"It's just a nightmare. I'll get over it."

"Until then, I'm sleeping over there." Owlpaw moved over to a different nest.

"Fine," Waterpaw mumbled, stretching.

Peace at last. Owlpaw thought as she curled up to sleep.

And that's the game, folks! The scene with Sorrelflight and Lamepaw was fun, as was the Sorrelflight/Flamepaw one. Hope you enjoyed. Oh, review responses. Right. That's next on my (nonexistent) list.

To Ardoa88. Thank you so much for the long review. I looked back on my story, hated it, and added 200+ words. I needed that. But thank you for the encouragement.

To Guest. Thank you for your encouragement.

To Crystalthebookworm. I have to say, your review is literally the only reason this chapter exists. So thank you. Hope this satisfies you till the next chapter.

Thank you all, and now I need to think of a chapter name...

-S. J. M.