A/N: Hello there! I hoped you liked all of my names. But now, here's the first official chapter of my fanfiction.
In this one, all the places have been changed, and will be given names soon. For now, the only place that has been changed is the Gathering place. It's now called the Great Rocks.

Disclaimer: I don't own the Warriors series, but if I did... The world would be in trouble. I do own my new clans, and all the cats that occupy them.

"Excellent catch, Mudpaw!" The kind voice of Shadowstorm sounded from a nearby bush. A brown streak shot out from behind a large sequoia tree, stopping in front of the black cat. "Fanks," Mudpaw said, his voice muffled by the mouse. "That should be enough," she meowed. "Let's go back to camp and show everyone what you caught." Mudpaw nodded quickly, racing off with his new catch. Shadowstorm shook her head at his running figure, then began following him more slowly.

Once they were in the camp, Mudpaw instantly began to show the other apprentices his large amount of prey. After a moment of letting him bask in the envious stares of his fellow apprentices, Shadowstorm stood behind him.

"Alright, Mudpaw. Go put your catch on the pile, then you can eat," she said. Mudpaw nodded, took as much as he could in his mouth, and then put it near the pile with a little effort. The black cat watched him proudly, then turned as she saw Rapidwind.

"Hello Rapidwind," she said, dipping her head to him. He copied her, and then looked up. "How was the sun-high patrol?" she asked him. "It went well. Moonpaw smelled a fox, but it was old," he replied, watching as she nodded. "Thank you," she mewed, padding off to eat.

He watched her retreating form, then went to the warriors den to take a nap. Right before he fell asleep, however, Moonpaw ran inside, quickly prodding him with her silver-colored paw. "Rapidwind! The gathering's tonight, right?" she asked him excitedly, ignoring his attempts to fall asleep.

"Yes, yes it is," he grumbled, opening one of his lime green eyes to look at her. "Go ask Shadowstorm if you can go. I'm sure she'll let you go." Moonpaw seemed to take his words to heart. "Okay, I will," she answered. "Thanks Rapidwind!" At that, she shot off, looking for the deputy of her Clan.

The dark gray warrior watched her go, and then closed his eye. Though Moonpaw was not his apprentice, he was rather fond of her. He used to have an apprentice, though she was a new warrior now. As if she had read his thoughts, Ivyclaw, his old apprentice, came inside of the den. "Oh, hi, Rapidwind," she greeted.

Though it looked like he was asleep, he wasn't and she knew that. "Hello, Ivyclaw," he meowed lowly, his voice becoming laced with drowsiness. "Are you going to the Gathering?" she asked. "Cloudstar said that I get to." He nodded slowly. "Okay. I'll leave you to fall asleep then." After she had finished speaking, she turned and left the den, leaving Rapidwind to finally get to sleep.

"If someone wakes me, I will not be happy," he said to himself, letting his mind finally wander into the black hole of sleep.

After a long time of sleeping, someone was finally brave enough to step forward and wake Rapidwind... Shadowstorm. "Time to go," she hissed quietly into his ear, causing him to sit up.

"What now?" he growled, not really knowing how long he had been asleep. "It's time to go to the Gathering. And what do you mean 'what now'? You've been sleeping since sun-high!" she mewed to him.

At her words, a look of surprise ran across his face. "Well... Okay, let's go," he said, standing up and padding out of the den silently. As he exited the den, he spotted the old medicine cat, Emberfang, and his younger apprentice, Starpaw. He watched as they moved to a group of warriors and apprentices, all obviously waiting for their leader, Cloudstar.

Rapidwind and Shadowstorm walked over, just in time to see the massive white cat emerge from his den... Cloudstar. His bright fur shone in the receding light like white fire.

"Are they all ready?" the leader called to his deputy. Shadowstorm nodded, and Cloudstar yowled, then started running to their destination, the Great Rocks.

Rapidwind ran alongside Shadowstorm, who was only a few tail-lengths behind her leader. "I wonder what this Gathering will be about..." the gray warrior mused. Shadowstorm wasted no breath talking, but he knew that if they hadn't been running, she would have given an answer.

The last Gathering had been a bit too harsh for his liking. Runningstar, the leader of ShadeClan, had asked for a sliver of territory from BreezeClan. Miststar, however, had different ideas. The little part of the territory that Runningstar had asked for was rich with prey, and she was not going to give it up, not without a fight. Unfortunately, her wish for a fight had almost been granted.

Thankfully, both Moonstar and Cloudstar had spoke out against them, Cloudstar saying that if they wanted to fight, they would not be doing it here. After that little scuffle, the rest had gone smoothly. Moonstar had happily reported that one of their queens, Icewhisker, had safely given birth to three healthy kits.

Rapidwind hoped this time there would not be another almost-fight, as Cloudstar had called it. The warrior had been so deep into his thoughts that he realized he was now in the back of the group, running beside one of the elders, Firemoon.

"Thinking, were you now, Rapidwind?" Firemoon asked, a hint of amusement in line with her voice. At his nodding, Firemoon shook her head. "Keep doing that, and you'll lose the rest of us, even the slower elders." Rapidwind didn't really like the thought of that, so he put on a burst of speed, catching back up to Shadowstorm.

But now, they finally had gotten to where they needed to be. The Great Rocks, all of the Clans Gathering place.

A/N: Okay, that's the end of that. The next chapter will be up soon, and most of it will be the actual Gathering. Until then, read, and review!
I don't like flames, so if you happen to give me one, Rapidwind will come. And that... That's not a good thing. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the chapter!
-Wolf