Back in ThunderClan

One shriek raised above the rest, though it was not filled with pain or bloodlust. The shriek came from the nursery instead of the battlefield and it was a mixture of sorrow and rage. A ginger queen with three kits suckling at her chest, was the source. Her mate CornTail lay slumped in a pool of blood just mouse-tail's away. The largest of her kits started to wail, a silver she-kit who had sensed discomfort in her mother. Soon her two brothers joined in, the whole family morning for the dead warrior.

"ShadowClan it is time to return! This battle has been won!"

The warriors of ShadowClan, including the huge black tom in the nursery started chanting.

"ShadowClan will crush them all! ShadowClan will rule them all! With our leader in front and warriors behind! No battle in sight is impossible to win!"

An elder stumbled out of the elders den, she puffed up her chest and yowled.

"That does not even rime, ShadowClan scum!"

Within moments the golden she-cat was lost in a sea of ShadowClan warriors. Once they were finished there was not of patch of her fur that was not drenched in her own blood. A warrior from ThunderClan yowled.

"NO! GOLDENSHINE!"

Miraculously the elder managed to stand back up. A huge ShadowClan warrior stalked forward. Quicker than a bird she lunged for the elder, swiping her paws out from under her, the warrior pinned GoldenShine.

"What was that?"

The elder's eyes flashed with defiance and fear, as she replied.

"Nothing StormStar."

1 Moon Later

"TallFeather! GrayWisp is kitting!"

GingerFur's yowl sounded throughout the camp, soon the medicine cat was rushing out of her den with a mouthful of herbs. The queen started shooing her three kits out of the den. The eldest one a silver she-kit with ice blue eyes piped up and asked GingerFur.

"Momma, why do we have to leave the nursery? And why is aunty GrayWisp screaming?"

GingerFur looked down at her kit, as if trying to figure out what to say to a one moon old kit.

"Oh my little SwiftKit. GrayWisp just ate to much, and sometimes when that happens she-cats can become pregnant. And about three moons later when the extra food is ready to become dirt, the queen has to dispose of it. And then the dirt becomes kits like you."

The three kits looked very confused. The little white kit spoke this time.

"If you say so mama. Since we have nothing to do can we please visit dada?"

GingerFur realized that the kits didn't remember the day they were born. But that was normal, unfortunately that meant they had no idea their father was dead.

Meanwhile in RiverClan

"All cats old enough to catch their own fish gather for a meeting!"

As the cats of RiverClan gathered a large blue-silver She-Cat stood, clearly waiting. The leader of RiverClan CreekStar, her name known and feared by WindClan especially. When she had been just an apprentice the leader of WindClan at the time, held her hostage. But the mighty fighter she was allowed her to escape within three nights.

"As you all are aware RiverClan has very few cats at the moment. That is why I would like to make the eldest apprentices warriors today! FishPaw please step forward! SwiftFrost is FishPaw ready to become a warrior?"

A white tom with black stripes and stormy blue eyes. His voice filled with pride as he replied.

"Ready and more!"

"Then I call upon StarClan to look a this young apprentice, he has trained hard to understand your ways. FishPaw do you promise to protect your clan to death and to uphold the warrior code?"

"Yes CreekStar!"

"Then by the powers of StarClan I name you Fishtail! StarClan welcomes you as a new warrior of RiverClan!"

"Fishtail! Fishtail! Fishtail!"

"SilverPaw please step forward! FlowerDrop is your apprentice ready to be come a warrior?"

This time a Silver She-Cat with steel blue eyes stepped forward. Her eyes shone with confidence as she answered.

"Very much ready, CreekStar!"

"Then I call upon StarClan to look a this young apprentice, he has trained hard to understand your ways. SilverPaw do you promise to protect your clan to death and to uphold the warrior code?"

"Yes CreekStar."

"Then by the powers of StarClan I name you Silverflood! StarClan welcomes you as a new warrior of RiverClan!"

"Silverflood! Silverflood! Silverflood!"

The newly named Silverflood leaned over to Fishtail and whispered to him. While glancing at the nursery.

"Congrats Fishtail. You know maybe one day I will be there with your kits."

Fishtail looked very uncomfortably at Silverflood. The she-cat had made it clear that she was in love with him. But he was secretly in love with a beautiful apprentice named BrightPaw. Though there was one problem, she lived in ShadowClan. He responded with a brutal certainty.

"I wouldn't count on that."

Silverfloods eyes filled with tears. Before he could say a thing the tears were gone, replaced by a gleam of anger. Silverflood yowled for the whole clan to hear.

"I would like to make an announcement!"

Quickly the camp became quiet. Silverflood mover closer to Fishtail twining his tail with hers, she continued.

"Me and Fishtail cannot keep something a secret any longer!"

Mutters filled the camp, gossip all ready out. What secret? Is it illegal? Is it about a clan mate? Before anything else happened Silverflood finished, ignoring Fishtail trying to get her to stop.

"Me and Fishtail are in love! We would like to announce that we are becoming mates!"

For poor Fishtail there was no hope now, their leader insisted that after two cats become official mates they have to be expecting kits within the moon. Or the male is banished. The female is imprisoned in camp kept only for the purpose of more kits. To make matters worse if a couples little does not have a she-kit the same punishment occurs. So if Fishtail wanted to stay with his family he had to have kits with Silverflood.

Meanwhile in WindClan

"Cats of WindClan I say it is time for CreekStar to fall! Are you with me?"

"Yes LillyStar! WindClan pushes on!"

"Then lets end that fox-dung's life! To battle WindClan"

The deputy started barking orders to his fellow warriors.

"Unit WIND will dispatch in t-minus 1 minute. Unit WIND stand by for battle"

"5-4-3-2-1! Unit WIND to battle!"

Thanks for reading this chapter

Criticism is encouraged as long as it is constructive

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That's all for now

SwiftStar Out