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Disclaimor: I do not own Warriors; I only own this fan-fiction.

This week's character poll:

Which name would you rather see?

1. Paintedpaw

2. Snowpaw

Spiritpaw blinked her emerald eyes focusing blurrily on what appeared to be some sort of animal. At least she thoughtit was an animal. As her fluffy grey pelt moved from the shadowy recesses of her current location a beam of sunlight caught it; turning the fur into molten silver.

Lifting a pale pink nose the she-cat almost retched in disgust; the place absolutely reeked of fox. And so distracted was she by the pungent aroma Spiritpaw didn't notice her companions until a voice sounded in her ear.

"Well missy are you just going to sit there or are you going to introduce yourself?" said a song-like voice that sounded only a few moons older than her own.

"Oh…I'm terribly sorry…that was very rude of me….I didn't even know you were there." The apprentice muttered apologetically. However, when the ginger she-cat had the nerve to laugh Spiritpaw unsheathed her claws while burning in humiliation.

"I'm Spiritpaw." Spiritpaw spat before asking a hesitant, "Do you know where we are now?"

The ginger she-cat looked thoughtful for a moment before shaking her head, "You are currently on the land belonging to River's clan."

Pausing to scrutinize the cat before her the older she-cat added, "I haven't seen you around here before and yet your scent smells as if it belongs to one of us….interesting indeed."

Spiritpaw meanwhile was sitting in a shock-induced stupor, 'Did the cat mean Riverclan?'

Shaking her small head in puzzlement Spiritpaw tried to figure out the conundrum she now found herself facing in the form of this strange she-cat. However, she was soon shaken from her thoughts by a groan that sounded from somewhere to her left.

"What happened, one minute I was following you into the fox hole and the next everything went dark."

Spiritpaw instantly brightened once she heard the deep mew of her fellow clan-mate.

"Fallenpaw you're here too?" she exclaimed a relieved purr rising from her throat.

"Yes…where is here exactly?" he replied in his usual monotone; completely unimpressed with their strange companion.

"She says we are in land belonging to River's clan."

Spiritpaw explained her fluffy tail pointing towards the ginger she-cat earnestly.

The strange cat seemed to have seen enough for a moment later she rose to her paws twin amber slits pointing in the young cats' direction. "Since you are trespassers I am going to have to take you to see River, this is our home and no one can take it from us."

Spiritpaw sent a confused look towards Fallenpaw who merely shrugged, it seemed as though they were no longer by the lake. There was a tell-tale smell of water but it was quite unlike anything she had ever smelled before.

Fallenpaw however simply tilted his head to one side, "This isn't clan territory, we are nearing a river and there is no river where the clans live."

Sending him a worried expression Spiritpaw allowed a shiver of apprehension travel the length of her spine; its essence raising the fur along her back. As they neared a sparkling body of water Fallenpaw nodded his head in conformation.

"See here is the River I was talking about, it looks as if their camp is on the other side." As the three cats neared a tangled jumble of reeds a broad-shouldered tom pushed his way through to greet them, "Hey Sparkle, what do you have here?"

The ginger cat whose name appeared to be sun purred in welcome, "Oh I'm just taking these two to see River, oh and Boulder could you please take over the hunting patrol for me?" Nodding his head the dark tabby exited the camp with one last flick of his tail.

But as they approached a small crevice in an over-hanging rock ledge Sparkle seemed to grow quieter; more professional.

"River I found two cats sniffing around our borders today, I thought you would like to see them."

There was a moment's pause before a warm voice beckoned them inside. However, Spiritpaw allowed a gasp of amazement to pass her tightly closed lips when her eyes landed upon the leader of the clan. 'River looks just like the legendary…..Riverstar'

Author's Notes

1. The names chosen to be used in the fan-fiction:

A. Spiritpaw's warrior name will be Spiritbreeze

B. Fallenpaw's warrior name will be Fallenshadow

C. Shadepaw's warrior name will be Shadeheart

D. Ghostpaw's warrior name will be Ghostfire.

2. Now for the next task for my eager reviewers; it will be up to you to create your very own cat belonging to River's clan, Thunder's clan, Shadow's clan, or Wind's clan.

3. Lastly I'm sorry for the short chapter but I wanted to at least post something. I promise the next chapter will be much longer.

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