We haven't seen Domino for three days so we assumed she went to become a kittypet or she went to join the Clans. Who knows maybe Squirrelflight really did find her.

Chapter 2

Domino awoke the next morning and the first thing she heard was, "She can become a warrior! She can hunt better then Daisy, that's for sure!"

"Squirrelflight she's a kittypet."

"No she isn't! She has never been inside a twoleg nest! She's a loner like Ravenpaw and Barley. Like-"

"Like Daisy, and Cody." A dark gray warrior mewed.

"And Purdy." A dark brown tabby added.

"And none of them can hunt for themselves."

"Daisy is used to being fed by twolegs, and she's never had the chance to learn how to hunt because she'd been so busy with her kits, Cody was a kittypet and learned quite a bit in the short time she was with us." Squirrelflight retorted.

She turned on the dark tabby and continued, "And Purdy was older then Goldenflower! He could barely remember where his own front paws were, so much as prey to hunt!

"And Firestar learned to hunt and fight as well as any warrior. Now he's leader. And Cloudtail is our best tracker and an even better hunter."

Domino rose to her feet and the other warriors all glared at her. Domino licked her chest as she felt her embarrassment rise.

A light tabby with white paws walked into the den and looked to Squirrelflight, "Firestar wants you and the kittypet in his den."

"Thanks Leafpool." Squirrelflight padded out of the den and kinked her tail for Domino to follow.

Squirrelflight led Domino to fallen rocks leading to the ledge and Firestar's den. They climbed up and Domino wondered, Did I make the right choice coming here? Maybe Firestar won't let me stay. Then I can go back to the house.

Squirrelflight nudged the lichen curtains to the side as she walked into the den, Domino following behind slowly.

"Squirrelflight, I've decided you were right. We will accept the loner you found into ThunderClan. I'll be holding her apprentice ceremony at sun high."

"Thank you Firestar!" Squirrelflight exclaimed.

"I really appreciate this opportunity." Domino added as she dipped her head to the ThunderClan leader.

"Take her out hunting till then. I want to see how much prey she can catch."

"Yes, Firestar." Squirrelflight bounded out of the den, a smile happily beamed back at Domino, her paws twitching for the hunt.

"I'm coming! Wait up!" Domino followed her and they ran out of the camp together.

"This forest is so beautiful, I can't wait to live here." Domino smiled as she looked around at the large trees.

"That's what we said." Squirrelflight mewed as she stared at the birds chirping happily in the trees.

"What do you mean?" Domino mewed as she took her eyes off the birds.

"We used to live in a forest far from here. But twolegs destroyed our home. StarClan, our warriors ancestors, sent a prophecy down to four cats, one from each Clan, Crowfeather of WindClan, and an apprentice at the time, Feathertail of RiverClan, Tawnypelt of ShadowClan and Brambleclaw of ThunderClan. But two other cats joined them, Feathertail's brother, Stormfur, and me. Together we journeyed to meet Midnight, a badger who spoke with StarClan as we do. She prophesied the future of the Clans.

"As we traveled back we met the Tribe of Rushing Water, a group of cats who after our adventure with them became our allies. Unfortunately before that could happen Feathertail died fulfilling their prophecy, a silver cat coming to save them from a lion-cat they named Sharptooth. At first they had mistaken Stormfur for the silver cat to save them.

"They had kidnapped Stormfur and trapped them in the Cave of Pointed Stones. We managed to sneak him out but we met a group of "outcasts", cats that they had kicked out of their Tribe because there had been a prophecy saying they would save the tribe from Sharptooth.

"They had failed and were traveling on their own. We had come back to the Cave of Rushing Water, something had come over Stormfur. We all came up with a plan that we were certain would work. Everyone was hiding the cave but Feathertail and Stormfur, they sat in their spot on a ledge waiting for Sharptooth to come.

"Sharptooth didn't eat the deathberries we had left for him and was about to kill Crowfeather. Feathertail loved Crowfeather and she and Stormfur stared in horror from their perch. She soon sent a large rock down on Sharptooth killing the two of them.

"We came back home, heavy-hearted in mourning to find that the sign Midnight told us to wait for wouldn't come. Two of the Clans' leaders, ShadowClan's leader Blackstar and RiverClan's leader Leopardstar, refused to come to the new territory. Blackstar because he planned to go to Twolegplace and become BloodClan cats, Leopardstar because the twolegs hadn't touched their territory.

"When the twolegs destroyed all of ShadowClan's territory they were decided and soon RiverClan had lost their prey and they were decided too. They came with us to our new territory. Fortunately we only lost two cats on the way. Unfortunately one was an apprentice who would have received his warrior name when we came here. The other was the leader of WindClan.

"Stormfur had stayed with the Tribe when we met them, staying with the cat he loved, Brook.

"We came here safely and now we have set up our boundaries. We all live here happily."

"Wow," Domino listened, "I wish I could have gone with you to meet Midnight, your adventure sounded exciting!"

Squirrelflight pounced on a vole and mewed, "It wasn't worth Feathertail's death. If she hadn't died my sister wouldn't have gone off with Crowfeather." Squirrelflight grabbed the vole in her teeth and buried it.

Domino saw a squirrel and caught it with one claw.

"Wow, you really do know how to hunt."

Domino stared at Squirrelflight before she started to laugh.

"What you were only guessing before?"

"C'mon!" Squirrelflight bounded deeper into the forest. Domino saw the roof of the house. I wonder if they'll notice I'm not there.

Domino followed her new friend and saw a mouse scurrying ahead of them. Domino chased the mouse until she caught a strange scent. She stopped as a tortoiseshell she-cat stood angrily in front of her.

The she-cat's eyes glared at her. "What are you doing in ShadowClan territory?"

"I-I didn't know-" Domino backed away from the she-cat her ears pressed down in fear.

"Tawnypelt! Wait!" Squirrelflight bounded to Domino's side. "She's only a kittypet, not like the hostile ones that killed Talonpaw."

"Squirrelflight, you know this is ShadowCan territory." Tawnypelt mewed.

"But she doesn't. She'll learn soon, I promise, leave hr be now and she won't come near here again."

"Fine," Tawnypelt turned her back on them and headed on her way.

"That's Tawnypelt? One of the cats that went with you to meet Midnight?"

"Yeah, she wasn't as hostile back then, but now she has to prove to Blackstar that she's loyal, she was born in ThunderClan so he doesn't trust her."

"Oh," Domino looked up at the sun. It wasn't close to sunhigh and she didn't feel like hunting but she had to listen to Firestar, this was probably a test to see if she'd obey him.

"Let's find some more prey. I'm starving!" Domino say a small shrew poke its head out of a hole before she snagged it in her claws. She was about to take a bite out of it before Squirrelflight yowled, "Stop!"

"You can't eat prey when you're on a hunting patrol, you have too feed the Clan first!" Squirrelflight continued as she grabbed the shrew from Domino.

"Thanks for warning me. I don't want to seem bad in front of Firestar."

"Don't mention it. C'mon, let's find some more prey." Squirrelflight bounded ahead and caught a small bird with a bit of difficulty.

"Wait up!"

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Domino and Squirrelflight returned to camp right before sunhigh, they're jaws full of prey. All the cats stared in shock at the amount Domino was carrying, some whispering to others. Firestar came over to the two she-cats.

"Did you catch all of that yourself?" Firestar asked Domino.

"Actually most of the prey we have she caught, she could barely carry it all her self."

"All right I'll announce the ceremony now." Firestar headed to the ledge where his den was and yowled, "

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath Highledge for a Clan meeting!"

Soon the cats swarmed around Firestar's perch and stared up at him, waiting for his announcement.

Firestar continued his speech, "As many of you know Squirrelflight brought a loner to camp yesterday who requested to join ThunderClan. I have decided that she may join the Clan." Firestar turned to Domino as he continued, "Until she has earned her warrior name this apprentice will be named Splashpaw in honour of her pelt."

Squirrelflight cheered beside her, "Splashpaw! Splashpaw!" Soon the light brown tabby with the white paws joined her chant, "Splashpaw!" Eventually the whole Clan was chanting, though some more whole-heartedly then others. Splashpaw beamed as she stared at the other cats chanting her new name.

"Brambleclaw will be your mentor." Firestar concluded as he headed down the stones to where the other cats sat.

The dark brown tabby that had mocked her at dawn rose up and unwillingly touched noses with Splashpaw.

Squirrelflight rose up and muttered to the tabby, "Brambleclaw, I thought you wanted an apprentice?"

The smirk on her face made Splashpaw believe that Squirrelflight didn't exactly like Brambleclaw as a friend.

"Watch how you speak to older warriors." Was all Brambleclaw answered as he padded away.