THE MEETING AND THE TALKS

It was a sunny and promising morning as an excited young apprentice ran, she giggled as she snook over to where her parents slept. When she got close enough she ditched the quiet act and yelled "Wake up!".

Her parents jumped at least a foot in at air and they sat up to see their daughter laughing at them.

"Squirrelpaw, why did you do that?" Sandstorm asked.

"You guys missed the sun rise." The little cat said. "Your promised that you would watch it with me." She pouted like the little six month old kitten that she was. In few rabbit-hops, everyone wa up. "Mom? Why does Dad and and the mean tom from ShadowClan have to fight?" Squirrelpaw mewed after training with her mentor Dustpelt.

"Well sweety, Daddy and the other tom, Tigerstar have a bad history together." Her mother meowed.

"I don't understand." Squirrelpaw said, watching a butterfly float in the light breeze.

"You will when you're older." Her sister, Leafpaw, said. Leafpaw was very mature for her age and aspired to be the next Medicine Cat. Squirrelpaw looked unsure. But it was soon shoved to the back of her head when she remembered: Her parents had promised that she could wonder around by herself today! Leafpaw was given this privilege a while ago because of her maturity and wisdom. But Squirrelpaw was more kit-like and naive. She was very anxious to be on her own for the first time.

"Stay near the camp!" Firestar shouted. Squirrelpaw had every intention of listening to her father but was sidetracked by a butterfly. She chased it and tried to play with it, unknowingly wondering away from the camp. She stopped when she tripped and fell.

She found herself on a strange piece of land. "This ground isn't normal. It's hard." Squirrelpaw meowed to herself. She sniffed it. "And it smalls kind of funny." Was this the famous Thunderpath she'd heard so much about? Her confusion ended when she looked up.

The ShadowClan territory. The young she-cat wondered in, almost in a trance. Then she fell again and pumped into someone. "Grrrrrrr!" Squirrelpaw looked up to see a dark brown tabby older then her by half a moon at the most. "You're from ThunderClan." He hissed. " If you're hear, you must die." And he unsheathed his unusually long clews, preparing to strike. She cringed, nothing. Squirrelpaw opened her eyes to see that he'd fled. Then she felt something wet drip on her head. She looked up to she a dog. "Aaaaaahhhhhh!" She ran and caught up with the tom. "Yuck! It spitted on me!"

It followed them as they crossed over the Thunderpath. A big monster was coming and it hit the dog, saving them. Squirrelpaw was amazed. "Did you see the size of that thing? You were really brave."

"Yeah?" The tom smiled, this cat meant no harm. "You were, too. My name's Bramblepaw."

"Squirrelpaw!" The kitten beamed. "Wanna play tag?" Bramblepaw looked at her confused.

"What's...Tag?"

"OK, lets play-" Squirrelpaw was cut off when her father leaped out of nowhere. Tigerstar also jumped in front of Bramblepaw.

"Firestar."

"Tigerstar. What are you doing here?"

"Don't you know? You stole my leadership. I was meant to be leader of the ThunderClan! How could that mouse-brain Bluestar chose you, a weak, lazy kittypet over a true warrior like me?" Tigerstar turned to his son. "This is my son and your murderer, Bramblepaw. However, my son has been a weakling from birth. I have no use for such an inferior kit." And he scooted Bramblepaw close, trying to get Firestar to kill him.

"Take him and get out now." Firestar hissed and attacked Tigerstar until the tom fled, leaving a petrified Bramblepaw. Firestar looked at Bramblepaw who then fled for dear life. Firestar picked Squirrelpaw up and left for the camp.

"Bye." Squirrelpaw said quietly.

"Bye." Bramblepaw said just as quietly while still on the Thunderpath, then proceeded back to the camp.

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When Bramblepaw got back home, Goldenflower met him.

"Bramblepaw, why were you playing with that kit?" She asked quietly.

"I liked her." Bramblepaw said, flattening his ears again.

"I'm not mad at you honey, but I think your father is."

"Do I have to say sorry?" The little kit asked.

"Yes you do." She said.

They found him talking to one of the warriors. Once he was done talking to the cat, he turned around to see his mate and son.

"Tigerstar, I'm sorry I played with that kit." Bramblepaw said, looking down at the ground.

"What were you doing with her?" He asked in a fatherly tone.

"I thought that..."

"You thought what? That you could get close to..." Tigerstar stopping in mid sentence, thinking it over. Bramblepaw still looked down at the ground.

"What an idea my brilliant kit! You get close to Firestar's daughter and then you earn his trust than you can attack from the inside." He said.

"W-What?" Bramblepaw asked. He didn't get any of what his father had just said.

"I'm very proud of you Bramblepaw, thinking up such a great plan." The tomcat said. Bramblepaw didn't like the sound of that, but if it earned him prais from Tigertar, he was in. Goldenflower was listening and when she heard what her mate said, her ears flattened in sadness and she let out a long, sad sigh. Tigerstar's plan wouldn't bring any good to the lands, only more pain.

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"Squirrelpaw, I'm very disappointed into you." Firestar said. The sun was setting in ThunderClan.

"I'm sorry Daddy. I just thought that he was nice to play with." Squirrelpaw said.

"Do you know who he is?" Squirrelpaw shook her head no. "He is the son of the Tigerstar."

"I don't understand."

"You will when you're older but as of now I'm going to have to get someone to watch over you every time you go wondering around the lands for the time being." Firestar said. Squirrelpaw mewed sadly.

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