Chapter 1

"SunClan, attack!" Dirtkit roared.

"Dirtkit! Get off of me!" Flashkit, his brother exclaimed.

"I'll get you both!" Bearkit yelled. He pounced on Dirtkit!

"Bearkit, your brother said to get off of him, so can you please get off so he and Flashkit can get up?" Shallowkit, the one who ends all of the fights asked.

"I guess." Bearkit pouted, "But it was so much fun!"

"No it wasn't! You weren't the one squished!" Dirtkit retorted.

Dirtkit knew that Shallowkit would eventually want to be a medicine cat one day, being trained as Twigear's apprentice would be fun. It would be soon that they would leave the overcrowded nursery that was overflowing with kits. Linekit and Softkit was just one moon younger than them, and Nettlekit, Bushkit and Skykit has been in the nursery for about 2 moons, making them the youngest of the kits, but personally, I don't think they care.

"Dirtkit, I have an idea!" Flashkit and Bearkit came up to them.

"Let's go out into the forest and scare off a SunClan patrol! Wouldn't that be fun?" Bearkit tumbled up to him.

"I guess, but it is a bad idea. Maybe they'll shred your ears off!" Dirtkit gasped.

"Let's go!" Flashkit howled. "I don't think this is a good idea now… lets go back" Bearkit shivered.

"We'll be fine. You aren't a soft SunClan cat, are you?" Flashkit joked.

"I'm not! I'm a brave and powerful ThunderClan cat, which was the clan of the great and powerful Firestar!" Bearkit exclaimed.

"That's right! Now let's go!" Flashkit proudly set off.

"Um, Flashkit, how are we going to get there?" Dirtkit wondered, "I think we are lost!"

"I found a rat!" Dirtkit exclaimed.

"Who would eat a rat?" Flashkit grumbled.

"I will!" Bearkit tumbled out of a creepy old tree that he was exploring in. Bearkit took a bite. "Yuck. Never mind," Bearkit spat out.

"I'll eat it, so I will survive until mommy finds us," Dirtkit exclaimed, "only if she does!" Dirtkit ate the rest of the rat, that tasted disgusting, and said "I'll find something else for us to eat, even if I die doing it". Dirtkit ran off into the woods.

Dirtkit finally spotted a mouse. He searched through his thoughts until the day that he and his brothers and sister spied on an apprentice training and they were learning how to hunt mouse. Dirtkit got ready to pounce on that lazy mouse, and suddenly he heard some paw steps. "Hello? Are you here to take us home?" Dirtkit wondered.

"No. I am here to destroy you!" the thing pounced on him.

"No!" a voice yelled. A calico cat shot above him! "Mommy!" Dirtkit smiled, "you found me!"

"Dirtkit. This is the dangerous part of the forest. Many things roam here that you don't know. Promise that you will never come here again," Fishstar stated, "promise me." Fishstar looked serious.

"Okay…. Sure" Dirtkit promised.

"Fishstar, you won't get away with this. Next time I'll get him," the creepy cat snarled.

"Try! You won't dare get one tail length from my kits, Scale," Fishstar smirked.

"I'll get you next time," the mysterious figure melted into the shadows. "Let's go home."

As soon as Fishstar brought Dirtkit and his brothers into the camp, Dirtkit was on alert for that creepy cat name Scale that threatened to kill him, but did not succeed. Dirtkit relaxed and basked in the sun before getting that overcrowded nursery that he was confined in. Fishstar probably thought that he shouldn't have tried to sneak off like that, so he may be confined to that annoying den for another moon. Hopefully his mother would think of the bravery that he needed to use and how he fought that monster before she came to the rescue, but probably not. She's most likely going to think of how foolish he was, sneaking off like that.

"Dirtkit, come here," Fishstar ordered.

"What?" Dirtkit tumbled over.

"In here," Fishstar whispered. Dirtkit followed her into the medicine cat den. She propped up a board. Fishstar squeezed into the hole. "Follow me," she whispered to Dirtkit.

"Why is it so dark?" Dirtkit wondered.

"It usually gets like this, but its lighter at the bottom" Fishstar squeaked," I'm guessing you're not enjoying this like me. It's not my fault that I have a fear of tunnels!"

"I hate this too" Dirtkit squeaked. The hole at the bottom was getting closer and closer.

"Watch out!" Fishstar yelled as Dirtkit catapulted out of the tunnel. Dirtkit scurried off to the side before Fishstar could squash him.

"Ump!" Fishstar exclaimed as she went splat on the floor. As she was getting up, she said "why did you wander off like that?"

Dirtkit thought there wasn't really a reason to not tell her so he said, "Bearkit got this 'wonderful' idea to go and scare off a SunClan warrior, so as we were talking about doing it or not, and we kind of got lost. I found a rat and Flashkit took a bit- he thought it was horrible- so he gave the rest to me, and-"Dirtkit explained.

"You ate the Rat! That Rat was poisoned, most likely, because it tasted so bad! Don't die! StarClan save me!" Fishstar meowed, most likely shocked. Fishstar picked Dirtkit up by the scruff and hauled him up the tunnel. "Twigear! Help me!"

…..

Twigear heard the agonizing call of Fishstar and came running over. "What? What happened?" Twigear panted.

"Dirtkit said that when he was lost you know where he ate a rat with Bearkit that tasted weird. And now he puking like a lost kit! Is there anything you can do?" Fishstar cried.

"Not that I know of!" Twigear answered, freaking out.

"I'm fine!" Dirtkit coughed, as he was puking up a storm.

"No you're not! Your puking all over you fur!" Fishstar gaped, "you're not the one. You can't be if you're dying. It must be your brother or sister, but not you. You can die all you want, I now don't care. You must not be the one."

…..

"Dirtkit, wake up" a voice awakened him.

"Twigear! I've missed you!" Dirtkit squealed as he catapulted at him. Twigear froze in shock. "What? What's wrong with me?" Dirtkit wondered.

"You're covered in blood, and you're still alive," Twigear stepped back.

"I want mommy," Dirtkit whined. "She hunting in the Dawn Patrol" Twigear soothed Dirtkit. Dirtkit grunted and laid back on the moss bed, as he fell asleep.

…

Dirtkit was laying on a flat moor. He looked around for any fellow cats, but he didn't see any. He grunted as he got up, black dots swirling through his eyes like a stream of darkness. He stumbled forward and laid himself on a rock. "What is wrong with me?" he whispered. He gazed into a puddle. "If only I knew," Dirtkit sighed. Dirtkit spotted a cat on the horizon. "Hello, over here!" Dirtkit yelled. The cat came closer and closer Dirtkit spotted eyes showing up under bushes. Dirtkit cornered himself on the little out cove in the rock. The cat was pitch black with the only color was his green eyes. He has a scar down his face and both of his claws were about as long as his head. The cat stalked up to him.

"Well, well. What do I have here?" the tom laughed, "looks very hideous, scars and scars and more scars, but is not the one I am looking for. Fit to be a medicine cat!" Dirtkit shoved himself farther into the outer cove. A grey cat came into Dirtkit's view.

"He's rubbish," the grey cat stated, "I bet he can't catch a mouse!" Dirtkit bristled, making himself as big as he can to show that he isn't a useless lump of fur. A white cat came into the clearing.

"He's not that bad," she started, "he may be useful for something."

"You always say that, Snowfall. This one can do nothing! He's not the one I am looking for, and you know it," The black cat snarled.

"Black, I think Snowfall has a point. He may be useful for something," the grey cat answered.

"No one disapproves my answer, Mouse." Black snarled.

"O...O...Okay master" Mouse stuttered as he strutted away.

"Snowfall. You leave too. You're as pampered as a kittypet, and you know it," Black criticized.

"I've had enough of these unnecessary harms. You've killed so many cats in their sleep, it breaks my heart to think about it! It makes you a bully with no respect for life! He may came because of a cat that you despise, but isn't he still like you? And me? He has the same red blood; can feel the same pain and love…. It's the heart that makes a true cat! If you leave him alone, I'll let you live, but if you destroy him, I will destroy you back." Snowfall snarled.

"You're just a lazy old cat that only feels love. Now get out of my way," Black laughed. Snowfall stepped in front of him.

"Never," she snarled, hissing violently.

"Take it the hard way if you want" Black snarled with a scowl on his face. Snowfall swat her hand out in front of her, trying to hit Blacks face, but Black grabbed her claw with his mouth.

"Wake up!" Snowfall yelled to Dirtkit, blood welling all over her body.

….

Dirtkit woke up. He wondered where he was, either next to his mother in the nursery, or laying in the medicine cat den. He was in the medicine cats den. "Twigear, what's wrong with me?" Dirtkit wondered. Twigear's fur shot up.

"Um, well you're….. Unique. Let's just say that you don't have any pupil and you can still see, you died while you live, and you are very mysterious, for all of StarClan can't figure out why you are like this," Twigear stuttered.

"Being unique is good, right?" Dirtkit wondered.

"In some ways, yes" Twigear answered.

"I'm fine being like this. A cat could have anything, extra ling teeth, a purple tongue, but a cat is always a cat. Once a cat, always a cat." Dirtkit sighed, "I don't want to be like this! Stranded in a medicine cats den for the rest of your life, becoming a scientific experiment! That's not what I want to be! I want to be a warrior, not a coward!" Dirtkit stormed out of the medicine cat den.

First he went looking for his mother, Fishstar. He saw her coming out of her den. "Mommy, it's me, Dirtkit," Dirtkit mewed for attention. She didn't even look at him when he walked by.

"It's been so sad when the first one died, with an infection to the eyes" Fishstar whispered to Spottail.

"I know," Spottail whispered back, laying his head on her shoulder.

"He was just a brown lump of fur anyway. He is the weakest of our litter. I don't even care that he died. He didn't do anything for me," Fishstar grunted.

"WHAT! I CAN'T BE DEAD! I MUST BE DREAMING!" Dirtkit yelled.

"Dirtkit, well, you could be dead, but I'm not sure. I'm the only cat that can hear you, you're your mother and father think you are dead. You must get to your body before moonrise, which is in 12 minute's" Twigear replied, finally not hesitating, "Follow me." Twigear winded through some bushes and landed at a huge wide ditch. "It's at the bottom of that," Twigear mewed, most likely amazed with the ditch.

"Okay, let's go," Dirtkit started climbing down.

"I'll guess I'll follow you," Twigear hesitated. Dirtkit flopped into the hole.

It was all quiet. Dirtkit looked around. There was a faint light in the distance. A couple of elders were burying his body. "No!" Dirtkit ran towards them. Twigear followed. Coldstone, Lightwhisper, Duskclaw and Dripeye was laughing together.

"Hello Twigear" Coldstone, the oldest elder croaked.

"Dripeye, leave Dirtkit's body out here. NOW!" Twigear growled at the elders.

"Okay… Okay. You don't need to yell at us!" Duskclaw jumped. Lightwhisper dragged my body (yuck) and dropped it in the pile of dirt. Snowfall's image appeared before me.

"Snowfall! You're alive!" Dirtkit smiled.

"I will always be fighting that awful cat named Black. I have no choice, because of your mistake. Follow me," Snowfall echoed. Dirtkit followed her until his vision got blank.

…

"Dirtkit! You're alive!" Fishstar cried. Dirtkit just stumbled into camp. Fishstar rushed over. "Are you okay?" She echoed.

"Yah…. I just loved those gruesome things you said about me, being the weakest of the litter, saying that I wasn't anything for you, and even more!" Dirtkit scowled at her.

"I didn't-"Fishstar cried as she ran off.

"Dirtkit, you know that you will have to stay in the medicine cat den until your dizziness runs off, and that will take a day or two, and you might as well rest," Twigear reasoned, "so don't complain." Dirtkit grunted and forced himself to sleep.

…..

Flashkit woke up. He looked around. His mother was sleeping. He crept from next to her to out of the den. He looked around and headed to the Medicine cat den. He crept in. "Flashkit! Why are you here?" Dirtkit shot up in surprise.

"Your eyes look….. Weird" Flashkit gaped.

"Well get used to it, because I am most likely going to look like this for the rest of my life," Dirtkit grunted. Flashkit jumped on him.

"Hey, stop it! That hurts!" Dirtkit flinched.

"Why does it hurt?" Flashkit wondered.

"That's what all of the medicine cats are figuring out," Dirtkit sighed. Flashkit walked up to him.

"I like the way you are now. You will always be my best friend and my brother, and I can't change that," Flashkit laughed, "at least you can still see!"

"Right. I would go back to mom, it's almost sun high," Dirtkit laid down. Flashkit walked over to the nursery, curled up, and fell asleep smiling.

….

Bearkit woke up. He looked around. Flashkit was standing in front of him. "Rawr!" Flashkit growled as he leaped on him. Bearkit perked up and slashed his paw at him. "I'll get you!" Flashkit growled at him.

"Try," Bearkit challenged him. Flashkit leaped at him and Bearkit went in the perfect spot to try to slash him from behind. He slashed at Flashkit, and Flashkit jumped almost all of the way to the medicine cat den.

"You win," Flashkit shakes violently.

"Will all cats who can catch prey join me together at Highbranch for a Clan meeting" Fishstar announced on the top of the branch. All of the warriors and apprentices gathered around. Dirtkit, Shallowkit, and Bearkit crowded around the tree.

"Cats of ThunderClan. I will like to make a few more apprentices. Bearkit, Flashkit, Shallowkit and….. Dirtkit, please come forward," Fishstar smiled. Everyone gasped. "Why Dirtkit?" Orangefur wondered. "Dirtkit, please come forward," Fishstar announced, "Dirtkit, you have been a courageous cat who turns up when cats not expect you to. Wispcaller will be his mentor. Wispcaller, you are a unique and smart cat, and I hope you will lead this cat to glory. Dirtkit, your name will be and remain Dirtpaw, until you earn your warrior name". Dirtkit seemed proud to finally become an apprentice as he accepted his mentor. Flashkit jumped impatiently, waiting for his turn. "Bearkit, please come forward." Flashkit grunted in annoyance. Why is he always never first? "Bearkit, you have a bouncing energy of a true warrior. You name will now be Bearpaw, until you get your warrior name. Your mentor will be Fuzzyclaw. Fuzzyclaw, I hope that you will teach this energetic apprentice to become a warrior," Fishstar smiled.

"Shallowkit, you have a soothing personality of a medicine cat. Shallowkit, your name will now be Shallowpaw until you earn your medicine cat name. Twigear, even though you recently became a warrior yourself, I think you are capable to take an apprentice and become a mentor. Twigear, teach Shallowpaw to become a great medicine cat to help the clan in times of great need," Fishstar paused. "Flashkit, you are an energetic and a jumpy fellow. Your name will now be Flashpaw, until you earn your warrior name. Rockshade will take you as your mentor, teaching him how to be a warrior. Flashkit, your name will be Flashpaw, until you you're your warrior name. Rockshade, I hope you train Flashpaw to become a great warrior," Fishstar smiled with pride.

"What are we doing first? Hunting mice? Learning Battle moves?" Flashpaw jumped around excitedly.

"We're only going around the territory," Fuzzyclaw yawned. This is the only thing he hates about Fuzzyclaw. He yawns when he speaks.

"Aw. Can we learn something?" Flashpaw complained.

"Were going around the territory, and that's that. No complaining," Fuzzyclaw retorted. Flashpaw jumped. He never expected the cat who yawns in the day to be this strict.

"Okay! Coming!" Flashpaw hurriedly mewed to please Fuzzyclaw.

…..

"This is the Bird Tree, where almost everything happens. Your mother found, like 50 things here. There is an old twoleg place underground, which is long abandoned" Fuzzyclaw mewed, actually in awe

"Can we go down there?" Flashpaw wondered.

"No. It's too dangerous" Fuzzyclaw headed into the trees.

"Why?" Flashpaw wondered.

Fuzzyclaw glanced back. "It's not of your concern" he muttered

"Why?" Flashpaw urged.

"Numerous cats were killed in there. That's all I can say," Fuzzyclaw growled, "come on." Fuzzyclaw stomped out into the forest, and Flashpaw followed.

…

Flashpaw followed Fuzzyclaw went into a misty grove of bushes.

"This is c...creepy" Flashpaw shivered.

"You've got that right," Fuzzyclaw's fur shot up. He started snarling and hissing. The mist grew thicker and thicker, so the only thing that Flashpaw could see is Fuzzyclaw's white fur, which was almost invisible in the mist. He heard the wind blow and bushes rustle. Then, suddenly, a shadow of a figure fly in air fell over them! It wasn't a bird, but it was clearly not a cat. Fuzzyclaw suddenly looked like a frightened kit, curled up in a small ball. The bird thing got closer and closer, coming in like a falcon. His talons were as sharp as a porcupine needles, and his wings bigger than Flashpaw himself! Flashpaw shrieked, as he closed his eyes…..