A wind blew through Scarlet's fur as she rejoiced the beautiful green-leaf. She was resting on top of a flat stone rock, bathing herself in sunlight. The two-leg city was finally in her past and hopefully now she would be able to sleep with both eyes closed now. Her ears suddenly pricked at a distant sound. She lifted her head and looked down toward the two-leg farm house. There seemed to be a group of fighting just two though. She flicked an, they're too far away to cause any trouble with me anyway, she thought . Scarlet's belly rumbled and she groaned remembering she hadn't ate for the past two days on her way from the two-leg city. She sniffed the air, great, rain is on the way, and well maybe if I can get a quick catch I can find shelter before it arrives.

She rose from her rock and leaped down. She then began to head down the hill through the heather and breathed in. She followed a fresh scent trail of a young rabbit that lead father away from the rock. It wasn't too soon later that she was swamped by multiple scents but she was too fixated on movement ahead to notice. She crouched low to the ground and made her way toward it. The heather brushed her sides and gracefully placed every paw step so lightly. Then the rabbit was just two strides ahead of her. As she readied her haunches to leap the rabbit stood up. But how! It couldn't have possibly caught my scent I'm downwind! Scarlet leaped just as it made for retreat landing just a cat length away. She pushed off her hind paws and raced after it as it tried to scurry for shelter under a gorse bush. She pushed on faster just managing to cut it off and she planted her paws on top of its spine pushing down till it snapped.

Scarlet sat down and caught her breath before getting up to find a shelter. She looked up to the sky as it grew dark. She picked the rabbit up by the scruff and carried it as she padded along the bottom of the hill toward a stretch of trees in the distance. As she walked there were muffled noises behind her. She glanced over her shoulder a gazed around the bare moor. She didn't see any but other cat scents were ordering their way into her nose. Picking up her pace she quickly tried to make her way to the trees.

A yowl burst into the wind and she was knocked off her paws. Hissing she kicked out with her hind paws and they planted into bone. A screech of pain ripped through the air as gentle drizzle of rain began to fall. Getting up onto her paws she came face to face with a grey and white she-cat with eyes blue as water. The she cat was staggering so Scarlet took the split second and launched herself forward digging her claws into the shoulders of her opponent and shoving her to ground dust flying around them. Scarlet bit down into the cats shoulder and ripped out a patch of flesh, blood spraying her muzzle. She went to bite again when claws raking into her back and thrust her off, a heavy was planted on her neck and pinned her to the ground. Scarlet thrashed and kicked out trying to free herself but in response she got a deep throated growl from the golden tabby tom on top of her "Stop struggling! You aren't going anywhere!"

Scarlet didn't listen and continued to thrash spitting at the tom "Let me go, you rotten piece of crow-food!"Scarlet finally stopped thrashing and tried to catch her breath. Behind the tom she could see the grey and white she-cat staggering to her feet awkwardly holding her right front leg off the ground. Scarlet growled, good I hope it's broken, she thought. Another she-cat an adult though was helping her to her feet. This she-cat was grey with lighter flecks that covered her pelt.

The Tom looked back at the others "Grab the rabbit, Hailstorm, and help Windpaw to camp. Tell Ashstar we find who she was looking for."

Hailstorm nodded "Yes Thunderstorm."

When the cats were out of earshot, Thunderstorm glared down at Scarlet "Why in the name of Starclan were you hunting in Windclan territory!?"

"I don't know what you're talking about! I have never heard of a Windclan! I caught that rabbit on my own terms it's mine!" She spat at him.

"Is that so?" he sneered

"Yes it is!"

"Where did you come from anyway rouge? You've never been seen around here. Nor have I seen such a young one with such fighting techniques. Those techniques you used are only taught in clans."

"What's it matter to you?" She barred her teeth at him.

"Cause if I have to take you to the heart of my clan I would prefer to know."

"I came from the city sorry if it that isn't too glamorous for you."

He muttered something under his breath then released his paw from her throat "Get up. And don't bother running away you won't make it far at all." Scarlet got to her paws and shook her pelt of the dust debris. "Now walk beside me. When we get into my camp don't look at anyone don't say anything just follow me got it."

"Who are taking me to?" She growled.

"Windclans leader, Ashstar, whom you will speak to with respect."

"Who says I'm going to listen to that?" she sneered.

"I do." Thunderstorm said with a stern voice "Now come on I want to get there before it starts pouring," reluctantly she followed her sore paws drug across the wet ground and water dripped from her chest fur. Her ear fur ruffled at a warm breath and she could hear a small whisper "It's okay Scarlet, you did exactly what you were supposed to." She took in a deep breath "I hope so."

"What did you say?"

"Nothing, so unless you're hearing things, I said nothing."Thunderstorm gave her a confused look but walked on. Finally they reached a barrier of Gorse bushes which they walked around till they reached a tunnel. Hailstorm was waiting just inside the tunnel giving Thunderstorm a nod "Ashstar is waiting in her den; She wants us to bring her in." Thunderstorm nodded a response "Take her to Ashstar then, I want to check on Windpaw then I'll come in." Scarlet followed Hailstorm into a large clearing few cats were outside because of the rain most likely, but the ones she did see gave her glares of disapproval and entrust. She was lead to the opposite side of the clearing to an opening in the gorse bushes. The opening had two large rocks on each side leaning inward over the entrance. Hailstorm crawled in first and Scarlet crawled in after her.

Inside was a decent space for about five cats, a heather weaved nest was placed in the farthest corner of the entrance. An older grey she cat with grey around her muzzle was bent over a small baby finch, when Scarlet entered she looked right at her. "So we have finally met." She spoke calmly, too calm for Scarlet's comfort.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Starclan gave me a message, they told me about you."

"You're just a crazy old cat rambling I've never talked this stupid Starclan."

"That's enough from your mouth!" Hailstorm shot at her "Ashstar maybe we should explain the situation a little more to her."

Ashstar shook her head "No, Hailstorm, let her talk. Tell us about where you came from. What your name is."

"My name's Scarlet." She said in a confused voice.

"That's what you changed it to you mean."

"Excuse me!"Scarlet's neck fur bristled.

Thunderstorm's voice came from the entrance "May I come in, Ashstar?"

"Yes, Thunderstorm, you may." When he settled himself in the den Ashstar looked back at her "You original name before this was Scarletkit was it not?"

Scarlet growled at her "That's absurd!"

Ashstar shook her head "But it's the truth isn't it?"

Scarlet lowered her head her ears burned and her eyes wide with shock.

"That's what I thought. Now tell us where you're from."

"I'm from the Two-leg city."

"That's where you're wrong again. Tell us where you're really from."

"Thunderclan, I'm from Thunderclan."