Sorry I haven't updated in FOREVER, I got seriously grounded. Anyways, new chappie!

Nightpaw bounded along next to Ragepaw, his tail kinked over his head as they headed to their first Gathering. Ragepaw, of course, just padded silently along, sneering because her eyes didn't have a Game Slave to stare at.

"This is going to be great!" Foxpaw, another apprentice, squealed as he bounced along in front of them beside his sister, Icepaw. He turned and grinned at Nightpaw. "This is MY first Gathering too!"

Nightpaw purred and glanced at Ragepaw. She was gazing across the lake to an island that sat there, shrouded with trees. "It looks like a pig." she muttered. Nightpaw could see how she thought that. There were two fat pine trees on either side of the island, and a big boulder sat by the shore in the middle. Ragepaw twitched. She had bad memories of pigs.

They reached the tree bridge and crossed it. Nightpaw nearly slid off the tree, he was trembling so hard. The excitement was overwhelming. He bounded up to pad a little bit behind Firestar, next to the black female cat he had found was called Hollyleaf.

"Hello, Nightpaw!" Hollyleaf purred, raising her tail in greeting as he approached.

"Hi, Hollyleaf!"

"Are you excited?

"Yeah!"

Hollyleaf purred in amusement. "I was like that in my apprentice days too."

Nightpaw was about to reply, but just then they burst into the clearing. The grass was alive with motion, cats walking back and forth, cats sitting, cats tussling playfully. It was like feline heaven!

Nightpaw nodded goodbye to Hollyleaf and raced over to a crowd of apprentices. Foxpaw and Icepaw were there, along with a puffy white male, a tortie female, a dark grey female, and...Beastpaw and Greenpaw.

"Greetings, Nightpaw." the green-furred alien sneered, spitting out the last word as if it were the cafeteria food.

"You look like a chicken!" Greenpaw squealed, dashing over and flinging himself at Nightpaw's head, shrieking.

Nightpaw dodged out of the way just in time, sending Greenpaw tumbling head over tail into the bushes. He heard a wail of, "But my mayocheese doesn't wanna!", then all was silent.

"What is wrong with that robot?" Nightpaw commented to Beastpaw.

"Eh, he's not a robot anymore. I tested him this morning by scratching him. He bled." Beastpaw assured.

Nightpaw was about to reply when a voice interupted him.

"Robot?"

Foxpaw padded in between the two, staring in confusion at Nightpaw. "Is that a Twoleg thing?"

"I-he-uh..." Nightpaw stuttered. These cats wouldn't believe him any more than his classmates would.

"It's OK, nevermind. Anyways, what's up with your fur?" Foxpaw asked, turning to Beastpaw. "And your eyes?"

"I can see why they call him Beastpaw." Icepaw purred, padding up to join him.

Just then, a yowl sounded across the clearing and all the movement and sound ceased. Nightpaw glanced at Beastpaw one more time, caught a glimpse of Greenpaw bouncing out of the bushes, then padded away to find a place to sit.

"And we have two new apprentices, Nightpaw and Ragepaw." Firestar announced.

Nightpaw straightened up as he heard cats all across the clearing yowl his name.

"Nightpaw! Ragepaw! Nightpaw! Ragepaw!"

Firestar beckoned with his tail for Blackstar to go, then sat back down.

"All is well in Shadowclan." Blackstar yowled. "We have two new apprentices: Beastpaw and Greenpaw!"

Nightpaw glared at Beastpaw from where he was sitting. The alien was scowling, probably dissapointed he didn't have any of his weird techology to fiddle with.

"Beastpaw! Greenpaw! Beastp-" the cries suddenly stopped as every cat turned and saw Beastpaw and Greenpaw's odd fur color. Beastpaw's eyes went wide and he glanced around wildly. Greenpaw, of course, just grinned and wagged his tail.

"Umm...IT'S A FUR CONDITION!" Beastpaw screamed, sending worried mutters through the crowd.

"I have a sammich!" Nightpaw didn't need to see Greenpaw to know it was him that said that.

Blackstar cleared his throat. "This Gathering is over!" he yowled, hopping down from the Great Oak.

As Thunderclan filed out of the clearing, a new question popped into Nightpaw's mind: What would the other Clans think of Beastpaw and Greenpaw?