Chapter 1

Yells echoed through the nursery! Swiftheart was giving birth to Dustbelly's kits. Another scream was let out by Swiftheart as a wet bundle tumbled onto the moss bedding. Dustbelly quickly bent down to like after biting the sac open and reveling a small stripped tan tom. An almost replica of his father. With that he placed the small kit at its mother's side to suckle. As the medicine cat Featherheart went to her den and left her apprentice Spottedpelt to take care of Swiftheart. As she left a yell of pain shock the whole Moonclan camp enough to reach the 3 other clans. (Duskclan, Nightclan, and Fireclan.) After what seemed like moons there was peace. Swiftheart was in the nursery with her kits Sandkit, Ravenkit, Barkkit, and Spottedkit. Sandkit was a small stripped tan tom, Nightkit was a black and gray tom with a snip of white on his nose and a star on his head, Barkkit was a dark brown she-kit, and Spottedkit was a she-kit with a mixture of all colors. Featherheart came in to check on Swiftheart and give her Borage. Dustbelly sat by her sitting tall and proud as cats came in to congratulate him and Swiftheart.

"Wake up Spottedkit, we're apprentices today!" Barkkit was prodding at Spottedkits pelt with his one white paw. As Spottedkit rose the other kits tumbled on her including Berrytails kits Beatlekit and Rockkit. Rockkit was a dusty brown tom and Beatlekit was a brown she-kit with a dark stripe down her back. Berrytail had joined the nursery a few moons ago after finding out she was having Dapplenoses kit. The birth had gone smoothly except losing Fallenkit a small gray tom.

"All cats old enough to catch their own prey join here under Highbranch for a clan meeting!" As Stonestar yowled cats began to join beneath an old fallen tree where their leader was sitting. Once everyone was there Stonestar began again. "One of my favorite things to do, we have four new kits who have reached their six moons and are ready to become apprentices!"