Chapter 1
"We're in the what? Where are we?" Mudclaw's question came out as a growl. "Ah yes, I will tell you. But first, time for introductions!" The black tom jumped down from the rock and faced the group with a smile. "I am Fair, the almighty leader for the Warrior Challenges! And you are stuck doing them until you prove that you are worthy Clan cats! Yay!" Fair mewed excitedly. "Fair huh? You're not acting so fair, keeping us here." Mudclaw growled. Fair looked at the angry deputy. "Ah, Mudclaw, why don't you shut up."Graystripe looked at the black tom with surprise in his eyes. "How do you know hs name?" he asked. Fair bounded up to Graystripe. "Because you are in the Mist, silly! And I must know the name of every cat before I let you go to StarClan, Graystripe." Fair still didn't lose the happiness in his voice. "StarClan?" Mothpaw mewed, puzzled. "You mean we're dead?" she asked. Fair looked at the puzzled apprentice. "No! No, no. It's not like that at all. You are all in a Mist coma. Asleep, so to speak, until you prove yourself. If I deem you all worthy, by passing my challenges, then you will go to StarClan. There you will meet loved ones, etcetera etcetera, and you will reawaken in your Clan." Fair explained. "So, what is the Mist?" Littlecloud asked. "It's the line between the Dark Forest and StarClan. This line is so thin, we called it the Mist." Fair went on. "And what are the challenges?" Firestar asked. "The was what I was getting to." Fair turned around and leaped back on the rock. "Cats of the Mist!" he called out. "Today, we will have our next round of Clan cats to go up against my challenges. Come forth, cats of ThunderClan." Fair summoned. Firestar and Graystripe went next to the rock. "First, we have the leader of ThunderClan. Let's hear it for Firestar!" All the cats watching from above cheered and yowled to the depths of their lungs. "Next, we have the deputy of ThunderClan. Let's hear it for Graystripe!" Another round of cheers came from the watchers. "You may go back to the group now, you two. Next, I call forth ShadowClan." Blackstar and Littlecloud went to the spot where the ThunderClan friends were moments ago. "We have the leader of ShadowClan here. Cheer for Blackstar!" The same cheering came again for Blackstar. "Along with the leader, we also have the medicine cat. Cheer for Littlecloud!" More cheering came for the ShadowClan medicine cat, who lowered his head in slight embarrassment. The same greeting came for Tallstar, Leopardstar, Mudclaw, and Mothpaw.
