AN: Thanks for the reviews and ideas! DawnfireHeya16 won the reincarnation contest! Mintkit is a reincarnation of Spottedleaf. So Ivypool gave birth to two reincarnations. Poor Ivypool. But on with the story. I blabber too much! See! Well on with the story!

NOTE: The POV's for the chapters are this...
Prologue, Bramblestar
Chapter 1, and half of 6, Bramblekit
Chapter 2, and half of 6, Goldenkit
Chapter 3, and 8, Firekit
Chapter 4, and 7, Oakkit/Poisonkit
Chapter 5, and 9, Cinderkit

On with the story. (Again)

Chapter 9

"Tonight is the gathering! The following cats are going: Brackenfur, Cloudtail, Brightheart, Thornclaw, Sorreltail, Spiderleg, Berrynose, Whitewing, Lionblaze, Bumblestripe, Foxleap, Mousewhisker, Rosepetal, Moleclaw, Lilystream, Seedtail, Swiftpaw, Stonepaw, and Duskpaw. Graystripe, Sandstorm, and Dustpelt will also accompany us," Squirrelflight called. "Eat and then gather by the tunnel to leave!" The apprentices jumped about. Cinderkit sighed and walked over to her littermates. It was the day after Leafpool's kits had been born.

"I wish we were old enough to go!" Mintkit whined. The tortoiseshell she-kit sat down and sighed. "Leafpool kits aren't fun to play with yet." Cinderkit smiled at the little kit.

"You weren't fun to play with either when you were first-born. Neither was Firekit or Poisonkit. All you did was eat and sleep," Bramblekit reassured the kit. "They will be fun to play with when they are older." The small kit blinked at Cinderkit.

"Are you and Goldenkit actually littermates with Bramblekit?" Wildkit asked Cinderkit. The ginger tabby tom flicked his tail toward the other two she-kits.

"Yes. Why are you asking that?" Cinderkit replied to the tom.

"Well, you and Goldenkit have black pelts, but Bramblekit has a silver tabby pelt. All of you have golden patches somewhere on you, but that could come from anyone. You have green eyes, Bramblekit has really pretty blue eyes, and Goldenkit has amber eyes," Wildkit replied. He flicked his ears and smiled.

Cinderkit purred, "Well our pelts are different because our parents have different pelt colors. Cinderheart has a gray pelt, and Lionblaze has a golden pelt. Our grandparents have different color pelts. Leafpool has a light brown pelt, and Crowfeather has a dark gray pelt. Sorreltail has a tortoiseshell pelt, and Brackenfur has a golden brown pelt. Cinderheart has blue eyes, Lionblaze has amber eyes, and Firestar had green eyes. You and your littermates don't look-alike."

"I know we don't look similar. But we look more alike than you and your littermates," Wildkit retorted. He flicked his tail and looked over at the silver tabby she-kit.

"You like her don't you?" Cinderkit asked. Wildkit looked shocked at the black she-kit. Cinderkit purred, "Don't worry about it. I won't tell any cat."

Wildkit sighed, "Is it that obvious?" Cinderkit shook her head. "Oh. Well thanks Cinderkit!"

"Anytime," she replied as he ran off to his littermates. Cinderkit sighed and padded off toward her own littermates. Firekit and Poisonkit were staring wide-eyed at Bramblekit and Goldenkit. "What is it?" she asked when she got close enough to listen.

"Bramblekit suggested we go and see the gathering," Poisonkit finally answered. The kits looked thoughtful.

"Well, I think it is a great idea. It would help us prepare for the journey," Cinderkit mewed. The other kits finally mewed in agreement.

"Then let's go!" Bramblekit mewed. The kits ran out of the camp through the dirtplace tunnel. They sniffed around to the front of the camp and found the trail of the cats. It wasn't really fresh, but it was strong enough for Poisonkit. The half-blind cat led the way on the trail. The kits headed toward the lake.

When they reached the water, Cinderkit stumbled in a hole. Bramblekit and Goldenkit rushed over to help their sister. "Foxdung!" the black she-kit mewed. She stepped out of the hole and limped over to her friends. The kit laid down and started licking her paw. The other kits helped her. Cinderkit looked up and stopped licking her paw. A cat was in front of her.

"Who are you?" Bramblekit asked the cat. The cat was a she-cat and was small. She was white, but her tail and face was black. The tip of her tail was white and her eyes were light blue. The cat looked down at the silver tabby, but didn't reply. The she-cat padded up to the injured kit; Bramblekit, Goldenkit, Firekit and Poisonkit bristled. "Don't you dare touch her!" Bramblekit hissed.

The she-cat ignored the silver tabby kit and crouched down. She licked the foot all over. Cinderkit purred, "My paw feels much better." The full moon shone on the cats as the whiteish black cat purred as the kits' mouths dropped open.

Firekit recovered first, "You're a StarClan cat aren't you?" The she-cat shook her head yes. "What are you doing here then?"

"I am here to help you. I also have a message for you five," the black-faced she-cat meowed. The kits lifted their heads to listen. "My name is Larklight. I am an ancient cat. I was one of the first cats born in the old forest. I was born in my Clan, RiverClan. I helped make the warrior code. I was born after the second generation of cats lived. I will be here to help you along your journey. You must go soon. The dark forces are rising. They will not be long. You must help the Clans."

Cinderkit asked, "Why... What kind of force is rising? What is it?" The kits all turned their heads to look at Larklight. The ancient cat shook her head.

"I can not tell you, but I can tell you this..." Larklight paused. "'Before the 'paw is given, five must go or else be driven… with brutes from all around, from the sky to the ground… to the mountains they must go, to the mountains and below…" The kits looked confused. "You will be going to the mountains. Just like Goldenkit and Bramblekit said. You must learn how to survive together, StarClan is with you always little ones." The she-cat disappeared after her last words.

"Well that certainly was weird," Poisonkit muttered. Firekit nodded his head in agreement. The kits looked at each other dumb-founded for a minute.

"The gathering is probably over," Cinderkit mewled. Her friends nodded in agreement. Tails drooping they headed toward camp.

"Where have you been?" Cinderheart and Dovewing mewed simultaneously. The kits had been hunting on their way back from heading to the gathering. Cinderkit set down her piece of prey on the fresh-kill pile.

"We were just right outside of the camp," Cinderkit replied. The black she-kit flicked her tail toward the area right out of camp. "We wanted to hunt for the Clan." The other kits nodded their heads and flicked their tails.

Are you a mouse-brain?! What does it look like we were doing? Killing prey to have fun with it? Bramblekit thought to her sisters. Cinderkit and Goldenkit had to stifle a mrrow of laughter, their eyes sparkling.

Dovewing sighed, "Well, I guess we can't punish you for that. But next time remember you are all going to be apprentices with a moon and a half." Cinderkit looked Firekit's and Poisonkit's mother right in the eyes and nodded. She knew that she would be an apprentice in about a moon. "Now, off to bed for little explorers now.

"But! Can't we wait until the warriors get back, so we can here about the other Clans? Please. Lionblaze said he would tell us about it!" Cinderkit begged. She looked at her mother. Cinderheart nodded her head yes. Cinderkit felt like jumping up to StarClan and thanking them.

Just as Cinderheart lay down to share tongues with Dovewing, the patrol of cats that went to the gathering burst in through the tunnel. Duskpaw, Stonepaw, and Swiftpaw bounded over to Cinderkit and her denmates, eyes sparkling. "That was amazing! I have never seen that many cats at one time!" Stonepaw mewed. The she-cat crouched down to at the smallest kit, Bramblekit. "You wouldn't of believe that many cats could live!" Cinderheart purred, followed by Dovewing.

"I thought the same thing when I had become an apprentice and gone to my first gathering. It was an amazing experience," Cinderheart mewed as her mate walked over, grumbling under his breath. "What's wrong Lionblaze?"

"The other Clans have seen Sol around. He was seen around the twoleg place. There was also a fox ShadowClan chased onto our territory. The other Clans are having diffulculity haveing kits. No new kits have been born yet in the other Clans. I think another daylight gathering is somewhere in the future," Lionblaze sighed. He lay down next to his mate and licked between her ears. "I also smelt kits out on our territory. The scent went all the way to the lake. Has anything happened here?"

Cinderheart purred, "Well, our kits and Dovewing's kits went out on a "hunting expedition". I think they were doing something else, but they brought back prey. Bramblekit, Goldenkit, Firekit, and Poisonkit each brought back a mouse; Cinderkit brought back a squirrel. But other than that, nothing has really happened here."

Lionblaze mrrowed with laughter, "Is there something you would like to inform us of?" All the kits shook their head no, but each had a guilty look on their face. "Are you sure. Cinderkit, do you want to tell us something?"

"Fine," the kit breathed, "We snuck off. We wanted to go to the gathering. When we got to the edge of the lake, I slipped in a hole and twisted my paw. A StarClan warrior came and healed my paw. We came back to camp, but stopped to hunt, so we could say we went hunting. They all caught a mouse, but I caught a squirrel. I'm sorry. We just wanted to see a gathering." The kit hung her head down.

Mousewhisker walked by with Icecloud, "Do you actually think we would believe that a StarClan warrior would come help you." Cinderkit glared at the two cats as they walked out into the forest. Lionblaze glared after them too.

"Well. You can believe what you want to believe," Cinderheart mewed. Dovewing and Lionblaze nodded. "Now that you know what happened at the gathering, off to bed you go." Cinderkit and her denmates nodded and bounded away into the nursery.

Lionblaze rubbed his tail on Cinderheart's flank, "They are unbelivable, but I love them. Almost as much as I love you." Cinderheart purred and licked Lionblaze's muzzle before turning around and heading into they nursery after her kits. Lionblaze followed. He would sleep with his mate and kits tonight. He curled around his mate and licked her around the ears until she was asleep. The golden tom sighed and fell asleep.

AN: So, either this book is almost done, and will have a part two. Or we can keep going and it will be like a Super Edition. The reader's get to pick. So vote! Thanks for the reviews and followers and favoriters! You make this much easier!

Random fact time! Firestar's father, Jake, died by getting hit with a metorite sitting on his fence staring out into the forest. One of the Erins said this as a joke, but her reader's took it literally, so that is how he died!

Thanks for reading, and Chapter 10 should be out soon! Thank You all!
~~Brambleheart~~
~CandyBunnies~