Well, this is the first chapter that isn't the prologue or allegiances. This chapter is probably going to be a little long, though. I'm going to have
Sasuke do the disclaimer since I don't trust any of the cats to do it.
Sasuke: But this isn't even a Naruto story.
Me: just do it!
Sasuke: No.
Me: Fine. Itachi!
Sasuke: Okay, I'll do it! Hawkfur the Ninja does not own Warriors. Erin Hunter does. There. Happy now?
Me: Possibly.
"Patchfoot, you and Clovertail will go out on the patrol," ordered Sharpclaw, "Take Mintpaw with you. Bouncefoot, you, Petalnose, and Sagepaw can go on the hunting patrol."
Sharpclaw watched as Clovertail went to Mintpaw. He was happy that she finally had an apprentice to train. It had seemed like forever until she had become confident in her skills. Leafstar had really thought hard when she decided on who Mintpaw's mentor was. At first, she had been worried that Clovertail wouldn't be able to handle training an apprentice, but now it seemed like she was doing just fine.
He turned to watch Bouncefoot's patrol climb up the side of the cliff. He sighed as he remembered Mintpaw and Sagepaw's apprentice ceremony, four moons ago. Rockfall and Tinyfur had been so jealous of Bouncefoot, and many of the other warriors had been surprised that a new warrior like him had been chosen to mentor Sagepaw. But Boucefoot had been mentored well by Patchfoot, so Leafstar had decided that he was ready. But it had taken almost two moons for his sibling's jealousy to cool down.
"Sharpclaw!" called a voice from behind him. He turned to see Cherrytalil coming towards him, accompanied by Echosong. Cherrytail had sprained her shoulder when she tripped over a loose stone returning from the dawn patrol a little over a moon ago.
"Can I join the hunting patrol?" asked the tortoiseshell warrior.
"Echosong...?" asked Sharpclaw.
"Her shoulder has healed enough that, as long as she doesn't overdo it, she'll be fine," replied Echosong.
"All right. But don't hurt yourself by making a clumsy mistake," Sharpclaw told Cherrytail.
Thank-you, Sharpclaw!" cried Cherrytail. She then trotted after Boucefoot, Ptalnose, and
Sagepaw. Sarpclaw watched as she caught up with the patrol at the top of the cliff.
He turned, and to his surprise, Echosong was still there, with a blank expression on her face. She appeared to be deep in thought and when Sharpclaw tried to get her attention, she didn't even seem to notice him. He shrugged and walked to the fresh-kill pile and chose a mouse to eat.
Once he settled down by the Rockpile with his mouse, and, while eating, began to think back to a little over seven-and-a-half moons ago to when they had defeated the rats in the abandoned Twoleg nest, Leafstar had been named leader of their Clan by StarClan, and Firestar and Sandstorm had returned to their own Clan. Then he thought about when they had first begun to rebuild their Clan. He had wanted to be leader then. But when they had attacked the rats and Rainfur was killed, he had seen what the Warrior Code was really worth.
Sharpclaw looked up and saw Leafstar and Echosong bounding towards him. He got up as they neared.
"Sharpclaw, there is something that Echosong wants to tell you. She's already told me, but we thought you should know this as well," said Leafstar.
"What is it?" asked Sharpclaw.
"I had a dream," Echosong began slowly. "It was dark, and all of the sudden, there were rocks all around me. Then I saw more rocks falling, and I heard three yowls. I felt like I should know who they were from, but I couldn't remember. I felt fear, but it wasn't mine. I think that it was StarClan. They fear for us."
"Perhaps one of our warriors is the cause of their worry," said Sharpclaw.
"I was thinking about that," said Leafstar." If it was one of our warriors, it would most likely mean Rockfall. But he's a loyal warrior. And we've done nothing to upset him, other than punishments as an apprentice."
"What about when you gave Sagepaw to Bouncefoot?" asked Sharpclw.
"Rockfall and Tinyfur were jealous for a while, but they've settled down now," Echosong pointed out.
"We should keep an eye on him, just in case," said Leafstar. Sharpclaw nodded in agreement.
As Echosong padded back to her den, he heard a soft meow from Leafstar.
"Everything is so peaceful," she said.
"Yes," agreed Sharpclaw. "But how much longer do you think it'll last?"
Patchfoot led the patrol downriver toward the fallen tree that marked the border. They were over halfway there when an unfamiliar scent drifted to him.
"Intruders!" gasped Clovertail. They raced to the border to find three cats just inside the border. One of them, a white-and-gray she-cat, stepped forward and spoke.
"Greetings. We're sorry we have trespassed on your territory."
"Who are you?" asked Patchfoot as he glanced at her companions. One was a she-cat with tawny brown fur, with her head lifted defiantly, but her blue eyes betrayed her nervousness. The other was a large, dark brown tom with a white chest, his amber eyes darting around suspiciously.
"I am Luna," said the gray-and-white she-cat.
"Who are your companions?" asked Patchfoot
"My name is Fen," said the tom.
"Sasha," was all the other she-cat said.
"where are you from?" Patchfoot knew he should chase them out, but he couldn't help admiring the bravery of these cats for remaining so calm.
"I've been traveling for so long, I don't really come from anywhere," said Luna, in an almost casual-sounding voice.
"That pretty much goes for me too," said Fen.
"I'm from a forest far away from here, where some clans of cats used to live," said Sasha.
Patchfoot looked over to Clovertail and Mintpaw. Clovertail looked just as bewildered as he felt. Mintpaw wasn't really paying attention, though. She was watching a butterfly as it fluttered past her nose.
"I think we should take them to Leafstar," said Patchfoot. Clovertail nodded and got Mintpaw's attention. Patchfoot twitched his tail to tell them to come with them.
Leafstar was sitting outside her den when she heard the dawn patrol returning. She looked up in surprise. It was too early for the patrol to be back. She was even more surprised to see three other cats with them. She got up to meet the patrol. Sparrowpelt looked up from his washing near the warrior's den, and Tinyfur who had been sleeping, stepped out of the cave, while Sharpclaw got up from where he was sitting by the river and dashed to Leafstar's side.
"Patchfoot, who are these cats?" she asked.
"Their names are Luna, Fen, and Sasha," Patchfoot answered.
"Why did you bring them here?" demanded Sharpclaw.
"I felt that they should be brought to you."
"Very well," said Leafstar. "Come into my den."
When Leafstar and the visitors settled in her den, Leafstar began to speak." Why have you come to SkyClan territory?" the white-and-gray she-cat Leafstar supposes was Luna was about to speak when Sasha spoke.
"But there are only four Clans."
"So you've heard of the Clans," said Leafstar. The three cats nodded.
"My kits are with them. They are warriors of RiverClan," said Sasha proudly.
"Ah. Anyway, back to my original question. Why are you here?"
Over the next few minutes, the three cats told their stories. Luna's mother had told her and her brother about the Clans, and probably had ancestry in the Clans. Fen had traveled with his mother until he was seven moons old and a Twoleg monster had killed his mother. Sasha had live in the forest home of the Clans for a while and her kits had grown up in RiverClan. She had left for a while, but had came back when the Clans were about to leave their home. She had attempted to get her kits, Hawkfrost and Mothwing, to come with her, but they had chosen to stay. They had eventually met up after a few moons of wandering.
Leafstar thought for a moment. Then she said something that startled even her.
"Would you like to join SkyClan?"
That took much longer than I expected. About Leafstar asking if they want to join SkyClan, don't worry. They won't decide immediately. Anywho, please reveiw!
Oh and, if that line that I've tried to put that separates this from the actual story, in this or any other chapters, please tell me.