"Wait! Get off of him!" A she-cat's voice hissed. I turned to face my attacker once he released me. I stared into the eyes of a light brown tabby tom with hazel eyes. I curled my lip in a snarl. The young tabby hissed, arching his back, ready to attack me again. By the looks of it, he hasn't been a warrior for very long! I'm more experienced than he is! He doesn't know ShadowClan's technices either! He wouldn't stand a chance against me!
"Tigerstripe! Back down." A sandy brown she-cat hissed at him.
"I don't have to listen to you Shrewpelt, you're not Clan leader." He growled.
"You're barely more than an apprentice." She scoffed. The young warrior muttered something under his breath before turning away.
"Stormkit?" My eyes widened, I began scanning around for my son.
"Don't worry, I have him. I caught him when you dropped him." A small white she-cat mewed gently, placing a trembling Stormkit at my paws.
"What is your name?" A calico she-cat asked, narrowing her eyes.
"My name is Shadowclaw." I replied.
"Shadowclaw?" a cat murmured.
"That's a warrior name!" a squeaky voice hissed.
"The omen!" The calico she-cat's eyes widened.
"Fernpetal, what are you talking about?" A tom asked, leaping down from a rock where two others sat. He must be a Clan leader.
"BrightClan came tome with an omen. They spoke of a shadow warrior who would come to the forest, with him a fourth Clan." She rasped.
"Why do you have a warrior's name?" the small cat who had caught Stormkit asked.
"From my old Clan, ShadowClan." I told her, glancing around to make sure my friends were alright. They were shaken up, but okay.
"You said, ShadowClan?" Fernpetal asked.
"Yes." I confirmed.
"Then you are the one! You are the cat destined to be the fourth leader!" She purred.
"Shadowclaw, I am Rabbitstar. Your clan mates will need a place to stay for the night, you can stay in the ShadeClan camp." the tome mewed. I dipped my head thankfully.
"Wait! There is something else, the omen says every Clan must contribute one apprentice and one warrior for the fourth Clan to grow strong." Fernpetal mewed nervously.
"An apprentice and a warrior?" a black and ginger tom, who sat on the huge rock scoffed
"Yes." Fernpetal nodded.
"Will that be hard for BreezeClan? BrookeClan will easily be able to uphold BrightClan's commands." The she-cat next to him taunted.
"BreezeClan will have no troubles." he growled.
"Neither will ShadeClan. Send the two cats to the ShadeClan border at dawn, but go no further. A ShadeClan patrol will bring them to Shadowclaw." Rabbitstar mewed.
"This meeting is over!" A she-cat on the rock hissed before leaping down. The cats began dispersing.
"Come on!" The small white she-cat purred, leading me over to her Clanmates.
"What's your name?" Fuzzykit asked her once her clan mates began padding away. We followed after them warily.
"I'm Cloudpaw. It won't be long before I'm a warrior." She purred happily.
"I'm sure it's still long way until I'm a warrior." Stormkit shook his head sadly.
"On the bright side, it won't be long until you're an apprentice." She smiled brightly.
"That's right, only about two moons and you'll be apprentices." I purred. Fuzzykit beamed with excitement. And you'll be a great apprentices, I just wish Mistykit was here too.
"Shadowclaw? Are you ready? We're leaving soon!" Stormkit purred. I stretched before getting to my paws. I padded out of the den they had let me stay in.
"But I want to go!" I heard Cloudpaw growl.
"Cloudpaw, have you no loyalty for your Clan?" a tom hissed.
"Dad, this is BrightClan's request! I want to go! You may be my father, but in the end it's Rabbitstar who makes the decisions, not you. And I already requested to be the apprentice who leaves." She snapped, walking away.
"Dad, I'll go with her. I know you want to keep her safe after her accident, I promise I'll keep her safe." another voice mewed.
"What? Apparently neither of my daughters has any loyalty for this Clan!" the tom hissed.
"What? No! Dad I'm only going to protect Cloudpaw!" she shouted at him.
"You know what? I'm glad you're both leaving. No daughter of mine is a traitor, as of this moment you and Cloudpaw are as dead to me as your dead mother." The tom spat, turning away from her.
"Dad how could you say that?" She gasped.
"I'm not you're father, not anymore. And Iceshadow? The same goes for Cloudpaw, if I ever meet you in battle I will not hesitate to attack." He spat, padding away from her. I walked away, pretending not to hear their conversation.
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here beneath the stump for a Clan meeting!" Rabbitstar called. I watched as all the Clan cats gathered. This reminds me so much ShadowClan.
"I have chosen a warrior and an apprentice who will join Shadowclaw's new Clan. I already spoken to them. They will be missed but is BrightClan's will and we can not disobey them. Iceshadow and Cloudpaw will go!" Rabbitstar's voice boomed through the camp. The two she-cat's stepped forward.
"You will leave now. Meet the other four cats on the border, Iceshadow, and the other two warriors will show you your Clan's new territory." Rabbitstar dipped his head. I dipped my head in thanks. Iceshadow led the way out of the camp. We left without another word.
"It's about time you showed up." A smoky gray apprentice scoffed.
"Great, I have to share a den with Smokepaw!" Cloudpaw scoffed.
"I'm not exactly pleased either." Smokepaw retorted.
"Hello, I am Fireblaze of BreezeClan, along with me I have Smokepaw." A ginger she-cat purred, flicking her tail towards the smoky apprentice.
"You're Clan must have been glad to get rid of him." Cloudpaw muttered. Iceshadow shot her a disapproving look.
"I'm Featherpelt of BrookeClan, along with me I have Duskpaw and Kestrelkit. Pebblestar noticed the three kits you had and thought you should have a queen in your Clan to care for them. I refused to leave my son behind." Featherpelt mewed.
"That's alright, I wouldn't ask you too. I know I would never leave on of my sons behind." I mewed.
"Only your daughter." Stormkit muttered under his breath. He's right, I did leave my daughter behind. I gave up on her when I should have kept searching. I'll never forgive myself for abandoning her.