"THE GATHERING IS TONIGHT," ENVY MEOWED, his voice loud and clear in the cave. It echoed off the walls as Song sat calmly next to the boulder. The cave was lit up by the moonlight that reflected off of the water in the cave. Wolf sat comfortably next to Moon on the Prey-Hunter's side of the cave. "All of the To-Bes will be going." Moon and Wolf looked at each other with a smile on their faces. "Along with Dawn, Night, Stone, Screech, Glow, Fern, Hiss, Flower, Fang, Storm, and Strike."

Envy leapt off of the boulder and across the stepping stones, Song at his heels. He lead the way out of the cave, the called cats following him. They sped across the mountain, snow turning to stone turning to grass beneath their paws. They stopped in the clearing that was filled with grass and a large boulder, much larger than the one in the cave, where Envy immediately padded towards. Moon and Wolf looked at each other for a second before splitting off from their Tribe. They were immediately met with an unfamiliar cat.

She dark gray, almost black fur and dark gray eyes that almost blended in with her fur. She had leapt in front of the two cats, her tail lashing happily. "Hello!" She meowed happily.

Moon bowed her head towards her, Wolf quickly copying her actions. "Hello," Moon meowed. Wolf purred.

The dark gray she-cat put one of her paws in front of her, getting a bit lower to the ground. "I'm Ember that Glows After Twilight." Moon and Wolf copied her actions.

"I'm Moon in lands Unknown."

"And I'm Wolf that Howls at High Moon." All three cats stood up straight.

"It's nice to meet you!" She meowed. Wolf nodded happily.

"Yeah," she mewed, sitting down and curling her tail around her paws. "Is this your first Gathering?"

Ember nodded. "I'm guessing that it's yours, too." Wolf nodded once again.

"It's my second," Moon meowed. Ember nodded again.

"So, what are you training to be? I'm going to be a Prey-Hunter."

"We are, too," Wolf meowed. Another cat joined them, A white she-cat with a gray tail and gray eyes.

"Crest!" Ember said happily. "This is Moon in Lands Unknown-" she meowed, gesturing to Moon with her tail, "And Wolf that Howls At High Moon." Crest nodded to each cat.

"I'm Crest," she mewed. She didn't use the same introduction as Moon, Wolf, and Ember used.

"Just Crest?" Moon asked.

"I used to be a loner before I joined my Tribe," she meowed. "I-I'm going to be a Cave Guard," she quickly added, sitting up straight with a look of pride in her eyes.

"What Tribe are you part of?" Wolf asked.

"The Tribe of Sacred Wrath," Ember meowed.

"What about you two?" Crest asked.

"The Tribe of Hidden Envy," Moon meowed, pride filling her voice. Wolf noticed Song standing by herself in the clearing, looking around. She made eye contact with her littermate and waved her over. Song hesitated for a few seconds before she padded over to the four cats.

"Hello," Song meowed quietly. She placed her paw in front of herself and got a bit lower to the ground, and introduction that all the cats were used to. "I'm Song that Plays With Mountain Wind."

"My littermate," Wolf added happily. She noticed that she was starting to really like this she-cat.

"Nice to meet you," Crest meowed, nodding to her.

"So, what are you training to be?" Ember asked.

Song hesitated for a few seconds before she responded. "I'm going to be the next Healer for The Tribe of Hidden Envy."

"Whoa, seriously?" Ember asked, her gray eyes lighting up with excitement. "Healer?" Song nodded.

"That's amazing," Crest meowed.

"Song, this is Crest and Ember that Glows After Twilight," Wolf meowed. Song bowed her head to the two cats.

"It's nice to meet you." A blue gray she-cat leapt onto Ember, throwing the almost black she-cat off balance. She let out a 'mrow' of laughter.

"I got you, Ember! I finally got you!" She meowed as Song calmly sat next to Wolf. She looked up at the three cats she didn't know. "Oh, sorry." She stood up straight and introduced herself. "I'm Pool of Falling Stones," she mewed, her blue eyes shining and silver tipped tail flicking from side to side. Crest stood and introduced Wolf, Song, and Moon, but Ember wasn't looking at any of the cats.

"Who's that?" She asked, her eyes focused on someone else. Wolf, Moon, and Song turned to follow her eyes to see a familiar orange tom. He was next to Ash and Dew, talking to an unfamiliar cat. A gray tom with amber eyes.

"Oh, that's our brother," Wolf meowed.

"Leopard that Plays in Snow," Song added. A group of cats came down from the mountain belonging to The Tribe of Lost Lust, the leader padding calmly and confidently up to the boulder, joining Envy and the only other cat, who Wolf assumed was Wrath. Wrath was a light gray she-cat with black flecks and blue eyes. Lust was a small, gray tabby she-cat. She leapt to the top of the boulder with ease.

The cats of the newly-arrived Sin Tribe padded forward and joined the other two. Wolf couldn't help but notice four cats who were acting strangely.

Three of them were clustered around a small, black she-cat with topaz eyes, as if she was the leader of their group, but Wolf could tell that there was something more. One of the cats around her was a black she cat with two pale stripes that stopped at her cheeks like tears and rare purple eyes. Another had brown fur and icy blue eyes. The last was a flame colored she-cat with red tipped fur and blazing orange eyes. All three of them were glaring at each other coldly, and the black she-cat didn't seem to notice as she started speaking with Ice, Wind, and another cat that Wolf didn't recognize.

Ember sat back up and shook herself, giving her fur a few quick licks. Wolf looked back at her. Her dark gray eyes kept flicking towards Leopard, as if she was curious about him.

"Why do you keep looking at Leopard?" Wolf asked.

Ember jumped slightly and looked at Wolf. "It's just kind of weird, you know?" she meowed. "You don't see an orange cat that much in the mountains, and all three of you have black paws and amber eyes. It's a weird trait to share." Wolf thought for a few seconds, nodding. The only orange cats that she had seen were Leopard and the cat from The Tribe of Lost Lust.

"I guess so," she meowed. "I guess I'm just used to it." Song nodded in agreement.

"Want me to introduce you?" Wolf asked. "He's pretty friendly."

Ember shook her head. "N-no, I'm fine."

"Oh, c'mon," Wolf scoffed. "I'll bring him over!" She stood up and bounded towards her brother. "Leopard!" She mewed. The orange tom looked at his sister. "Someone wants to meet you."

Leopard's amber eyes filled with confusion. "Me? Why?"

Wolf shrugged. "Not really sure." He nodded, bowing his head to the tom from The Tribe of Sacred Wrath before following his littermate back towards Ember, Crest, Pool, Song, and Moon. She stopped in front of the cats, her brother next to her.

"Leopard, this is Ember that Glows After Twilight-" she motioned each cat as she spoke, "Pool of Falling Stones, and Crest." Leopard nodded and introduced himself to the other cats.

"Ember was the one who wanted to meet you," Wolf meowed. Before they could respond, cats streamed into the clearing from the mountain that belonged to The Tribe of Fatal Pride. A large, black tom with gray eyes padded towards the boulder. Wolf assumed he was Pride. They were followed moments later by cats from The Tribe of Empty Gluttony. Gluttony was a pure white she-cat with green eyes.

Leopard nodded towards her. "So, why did you want to meet me?"

"W-well, there aren't very many orange cats in the mountains…" Ember looked away from the tom.

"Is that it?"

"Y-yeah, so what?" Ember's fur started to stand on end, suddenly aggressive.

"Hey, I didn't do anything." Moon cleared her throat.

"Well, I don't think you were expecting this," she told Wolf. Wolf nodded in agreement. Ember shuffled her paws a bit, glancing at Wolf before speaking.

"Sorry about that," she mewed.

Leopard coughed slightly. "W-well, I better go back to Dew and Ash…" His voice trailed off as he bounded back towards his fellow Cave Guards.

As he left, The Tribe of Lonely Greed joined the Tribes. Greed was a old, white and gray tom with green eyes. He had a bit more trouble getting onto the boulders than the other Healers, but he made it just fine.

Yet again, moments later, The Tribe of Peaceful Sloth followed closely. Sloth was a black tom with white paws and amber eyes. He leapt onto the boulder, and flicked his tail around his paws. Greed was the cat who called all the cats to attention with a yowl.