Second chapter today, yo. I'm on a roll! Thanks to Spring Break, of course.

Now, before anyone tries to tell me that gray is spelled grey, I must say that I am somewhat of a skeptic. Grey is not grey, it is GRAY. GRAY I tell you. GRAY.

So, branching off of that, please, PLEASE no one try to tell me that aliens don't exist. Because you'll be talking to a very skeptic brick wall.

And with that, enjoy the chapter!

I looked frantically around at my clanmates as uncertain yowls broke out. Nightstar, looking exasperated and frantic, called for quiet and hurriedly ordered a defense to be made against the mysterious enemy, but he was too late.

Before any cat could move, cats were crashing through the entrance of the camp, through the walls, everywhere. Dogs' teeth shone on their collars as they hurled themselves at my clanmates, snarling their thirst for blood. Dark red soon glinted on the camp floor as the cats fell around me and I stumbled about frantically. What was I supposed to do? I didn't know how to fight, but I had to help!

Nightstar himself went crashing down off of the High log, writhing beneath a mass of snarling invaders, and I yowled his name, though it was lost in the screeching racket of battle. I spun to look for Snowflower, but she was nowhere to be seen. I spotted Sunpaw wrestling desperately with a huge brown tom, and Silvermist struggling to breathe under the weight of two she-cats snapping at her neck. I ran to help her, but a dark shape loomed over me and I stumbled back.

No, not again! This was just like in my dream. Just like my dream! Without thinking, I lashed out at the enemy, claws extended, but felt a jolt of terror when my claws met nothing but air. Quickly I pulled back my arm and took a step back.

"Hello, little kit," the cat purred, and lunged for me. I dodged but was tackled by a small black cat, who quickly pinned me down with one white paw, his icy blue eyes shining with blood lust. Shivering when I saw his unnaturally long claws, I struggled, swiping at his belly, but my claws met cold air where his belly should have been.

"Remember, Moonpaw," he growled, his mew silky, "We are the clan of Blood. We may have fallen, but we will rise again. Remember this one name, this one little name if you will: Scourge." And with that, the world faded into blackness.

My eyes snapped open and I writhed on the ground, yelling "Scourge! Scourge! Sc…Scour…" Blinking, I realized that I had had another dream.

Or had it been a dream?

"Moonpaw's awake!"

Jolting upright, I stared around at the concerned faces around me. Silvermist, Snowflower, Treefall, Breezeclaw, Frogleap, Foxpetal, Sunpaw, Rosepaw, Blazepaw…

Nightstar!

I looked frantically around for him and heard a voice behind me.

"Moonpaw." I turned to see Nightstar behind me, yellow eyes worried.

"Can you sit up?" mewed a new, gentle voice, and I turned to see the medicine cat, Goldshine. She padded forward and looked me up and down.

"What…happened?" I asked shakily.

"You collapsed. I'm not sure what happened, but you started writhing on the ground and crying out, 'Blood'," she replied. "Did you… have a vision? From StarClan?" she asked, blue eyes full of curiosity.

"Your eyes were all glazed over and stuff. You looked like you were dying!" added Butterflypaw, her tone light but amber eyes full of worry. Sunpaw nodded agreement and looked at me in concern, Blazepaw and Rosepaw, Snowflower and Nightstar, Treefall and the little kits, all those prying eyes…

Rosepaw seemed to notice my discomfort. "Go away, go away, you furballs! You aren't giving Moonpaw any space!" she ordered importantly, her stubby little tail held high. The crowd gradually broke up and padded away, casting curious glances back at me and muttering. Rosepaw gave me a triumphant glance and padded off. I couldn't help but feel a spark of amusement.

Sunpaw, Nightstar, and Snowflower were the only ones left besides Goldshine, though Sunpaw hesitantly streaked away when Goldshine threatened to sick the kits on him.

"Now tell me what happened. All of it."

After telling Goldshine the whole story, I padded away, leaving her and Nightstar to discuss the dreams. I pondered over them myself.

Were they from StarClan? No, no. StarClan wouldn't have BloodClan in it, so it must be… I shivered and tried not to think about it. I knew where they dreams were from. I just didn't want to admit it.

"Moonpaw." I turned to see Silvermist padding over to me. "Time for training. Unless you're not up for it?" I shook my head vigorously, suddenly excited. "Well then, come on. We're learning how to hunt first." She turned and flicked her tail for me to follow. I trotted after her without hesitation, eager to get away from the nightmare playing over and over in my head.

As we headed out into the forest, I looked around in wonder. Tall trees towered over us and blotted out the sky. The faint sound of the river flowing nearby made me perk up as we headed toward it. Ferns covered the ground and lush grass grew underneath, and few birds scattered when we neared the river, but Silvermist made no move to pounce.

"Hey, why don't we hunt birds and other stuff?" I asked curiously.

Silvermist purred in amusement, though I didn't see what was so funny. "You have a lot to learn, don't you? We are fish-hunters; forest prey is left for the other clans." She stopped. "That's right; you still need to learn of the others, don't you?" I nodded my head and she continued.

"Well, for starters, StormClan live just north of here. Your father was on a diplomacy trip this morning to there, but… well, that didn't exactly go as planned. StormClan is strong and brave, and almost dangerously loyal. They are led by a cat named Snaggletooth, soon to be Snagglestar. Their recent leader, Daisystar, drowned in our territory, and the rest of her clan blames us for it. CloudClan, on the other hand, is swift and lean. They-" Silvermist was cut off as her paw flashed out and snagged a fish on one claw.

I stared in awe at the wriggling fish. "That was great!" I mewed excitedly. "Can I try?"

She chuckled, "Well, I suppose that you aren't going to listen to anything else I say for today, unless I teach you how to fish. Now, come here, and keep at an angle like this, so that your shadow does not fall over the water and startle the fish." I did as she said, making sure that I was on the right side of the sun peeking through the canopy. Studying the water, I started at the movement of dark shapes underneath the surface.

"Now, wait for a fish to come at just the right height, near the surface so that you can reach it before it escapes. When that happens, just…" Her paw darted out and when it came back, there was a fat fish speared on the end. She set it down next to the other one after killing it.

Settling down, I focused on the water. Suddenly, a shape flashed by, just skimming the surface, and I lashed out at it. My paw splashed into the water and came back up empty.

Seeing my crestfallen expression, my mentor purred encouragingly. "Don't worry Moonpaw. You'll get it down soon enough. Just be patient."

After a few more epic fails, I finally caught a fish, fat and flopping, and carried it proudly back to camp.

-MoonClan-

Leader: Nightstar- A sleek black tom with a one golden paw and sharp yellow eyes.

Deputy: Fogclaw- A dark gray tabby tom with golden eyes (RainEpelt)

Medicine cat: Goldshine- A bright ginger she-cat with blue eyes. (RainEpelt)

Warriors

Silvermist- A pretty young she-cat with silver fur and clear blue eyes.

Treefall- A dark brown tom with black stripes and a short tail. He has sparkling brown eyes.

Frogleap- A light brown tabby tom with silver streaks and green eyes. He only has three toes on his front paws and an unusual five on his back paws.

Breezeclaw- A light-spirited white tom with sky blue eyes.

Foxpetal- A slender reddish-brown she-cat with black eyes and a fluffy tail with a white spot on the end.

Apprentices

Sunpaw- A golden-furred tom with orange stripes and blazing yellow eyes

Greenpaw- A humorous tom with light brown fur and a long black spot over his green eyes.

Woodpaw- A gray-furred tabby with naturally no fur on his front left leg and black eyes.

Butterflypaw- A large ginger she-cat with long ears and amber eyes.

Queens

Snowflower- A white she-cat with silver spots and violet eyes. (Moonkit, Blazekit, Rosekit)

Petalbreeze- A black she-cat with light green eyes and a long tail. (Logkit, Rockkit, Tulipkit)

Kits

Moonkit- A sleek-furred, black she-cat with a bright white moon-shaped birthmark around one violet eye.

Blazekit- A golden-furred tabby tom with orange stripes and yellow eyes.

Rosekit- A hyper-active she-cat with pure white fur and yellow eyes.

Logkit- A dark brown tabby tom with green eyes and small ears.

Rockkit- A sturdily-built, black tabby tom with green eyes and no whiskers.

Tulipkit- A light brown she-cat with amber eyes.

Elders

Gorsefur- A tough gray she-cat with a missing ear and forest-green eyes.

-SunClan-

Leader: Goldstar- A dark gray tabby tom with luminous bottle green eyes. (Cascadingillusion)

Deputy: Carameleclipse- A creamy light brown she-cat with white splotches on her pelt and striking cornflower blue eyes. (Cascadingillusion)

Medicine cat: Amberfield- A fluffy brownish-gold she-cat with cloud-gray eyes. (Cascadingillusion)

ALL other positions open as of now! Still in progress…

-CloudClan-

ALL positions open as of now. Still in progress…

-StormClan-

Leader: Snagglestar- A tough ginger tom with a snaggled tooth and red eyes. (Brittt-Brattt)

Deputy: Sturdy gray tom with blue eyes. (RainEpelt)

ALL other positions open as of now! Still in progress…

And... done. Whew.