Fire: We used the original clans 'cuz Wetpaw's making it up and doesn't want to use his clans.

Chapter 9

Wetpaw stalked eagerly through the trees, scent of rabbit filling his nose. The rabbit was huge, easily as big as Blackpaw and he knew once he brought it home, Snowstar would announce him the youngest, bestest warrior of all time. Suddenly, the rabbit appeared in his path. It's mottled white and brown fur flickered in nervousness, but Wetpaw pounced. Before he could get his teeth into it's huge neck, the rabbit turned at looked at him. "Guess what! Guess what!" It chirped, eyes huge and impassive. Wetpaw instinctively leaped back, stunned. Talking rabbits? He must be going bonkers. Then the rabbit was on him, shouting in his face. "Guess what! Guess what? Guess what! Guess what?" Wetpaw awoke to Blackpaw pouncing on top of him. "Guess what! Guess what!" she screamed.

"Ten badgers are attacking the camp and you need the greatest to-be-warrior's help?" Wetpaw asked, still groggy.

"Yeah, maybe I should get Treepaw..." Blackpaw said thoughtfully, turning slightly, as if to leave.

"No me!" Wetpaw mewed hastily. He stood up and stretched his back and shook his fur.

"Anyways, tonight's the gathering! Snowstar said we could probably go!" Blackpaw squealed. Wetpaw's face lit up like the sun. His first gathering! I'll get there and everybody will see how great I am! Maybe a bolt of lightning will strike a tree with a kit in it, sending it into flames. And who will be there to save the day? ME! And everyone will cheer, Leafpaw will love me and Jaggedtooth will grovel at my paws and say, "Oh, great and mighty warrior, best of all clans, strongest of all-"

"On one condition." Jaggedtooth's real voice came through the entrance and the deputy's large frame cast a shadow on Wetpaw, squishing into the apprentice den, "Wow, Don't remember this place being so small." Jaggedtooth muttered to himself. "Anyways," he said getting back on topic. "You have to finish that story. I-Snowstar wants to hear the rest." Jaggedtooth stated before turning and stalking out the doorway.

"Cool! I can't wait to hear it either. Though if you're gonna spend a while finishing the story, we'll have to finish hunting and stuff." Blackpaw said. "I'll go get started!" she shouted as she exited the den also.

Aahh... The apprentice den all to myself! Wetpaw thought as he stretched out. If he remembered the wonderful dream he was having, maybe he'd dream it again....

Suddenly Sparrowpaw came bursting in. "I heard you were gonna finish the story today. Will I be able to listen? Of course I'll be able to listen, I'm your Clan mate! Right? Right?" Sparrowpaw yelled into Wetpaw's face. Her huge eyes were whisker lengths from his, her nosed mashed against his. "Right?!" She asked again, more urgently.

"Of course you can." Wetpaw muttered.

"Great! I'll go tell Oakpaw!" Sparrowpaw shouted.

"You do that..." Wetpaw mumbled. That cat just didn't get the meaning of 'morning voices'. He curled up in his soft nest, reliving the rabbit chase in his mind.

Just as he got comfortable Bluetail came in. "Wetpaw! Get up! Eat something then tell the story!"

"Mmf." Wetpaw grunted in reply.

"Fine with me, Mr. Talkative." Bluetail snapped back. "We'll just leave you at camp instead of taking you to the gathering." Bluetail said, a twinkle in her eye.

"Oh, I'll tell it!" Wetpaw snapped to his paws and dashed out of the den. Wetpaw decided to skip the freshkill pile and instead headed straight to Tall Rock. He jumped on it and stared down at his Clanmates. They seemed to sense that he was there and slowly started trickling from their dens. This must be what it feels like when you're the Leader. Wetpaw thought. "OK I'm starting," he said, seeing that everyone was up. "Icepaw awoke to find himself in the medicine cat's den." He used is most dramatic voice to punctuate his words. "Lillypaw stared at him, 'Are you OK?' she asked with worry filling her voice. 'Bluepaw, your sister, found you dieing in the forest! It's amazing you're still alive!' Icepaw groaned in return. Lillypaw gave him some herbs and told him to get some rest.

A few days later Icepaw was well enough to leave the medicine cat's den for a while. But as Icepaw left the den he saw something that nearly made him faint. None other than his now mortal enemy, Leafpaw! Icepaw gasped and nearly ran back into the den. That cat, the cat who had betrayed his clan, the cat who had attacked him, the cat who had nearly killed him was standing right there as if he owned the joint.

'What's wrong?' Bluepaw asked as she watched his claws slide from his paws..

'That's Leafpaw!' Icepaw yowled. Did his sister seriously not know what this cat did?

'Yeah, so?'

'He tried to kill me! His dad is Leafstar!' His voice was exasperated.

'Windclan's leader?' Bluepaw had a very clueless face on.

'None other!'

'Yeah right!'

'It's true! See, they even look alike!'

'Uh, yeah, so? We look like Ivyfur, but we don't share a drop of blood with him. Just because they look alike doesn't mean their related.' Bluepaw rolled her eyes.

'Does to!' And so they argued until Leafpaw himself walked over.

'So you're alive!' he muttered.

Icepaw stifled a scream. 'You wish I was dead, don't you! You and your awful father!'

Leafpaw took a step back. 'Dude, I don't even know my father!'

'As if! You know he's Leafstar!'

'What?' Leafpaw looked taken aback. 'I never...'

'Hah! in your dreams! You know it just as well as I do!'

'Yeah, I do and since you know nothing neither do I!'

Bluepaw squeezed in between them. 'Ok, bye Leafpaw, we're going battle training!' Leafpaw stared dreamily at her. Bluepaw whispered to Icepaw as they left. 'You know I swear that cat secretly likes me.'

Life went on for Icepaw. But his sister, Bluepaw, still didn't believe that Leafpaw was Leafstar's son. Leafpaw still scared him to death but other than that life was normal. Until one day Leafpaw disapeared. Seems he had joined Windclan. Icepaw told Bluepaw that he was joining his father but did she believe him? No! She thought it was insensible! A while later the Clans broke out in war over the territory Bloulderhill in the middle of the clan territories. Shadowclan had joined Windclan and Thunderclan had joined Riverclan. Icepaw fought his hardest but was confronted by none other than Leafpaw and Leafstar! He fought with the ferocity of all Lionclan, spinning, ducking, slashing until WHAM!" Wetpaw jumped forward, yowling the last word. He stifled a smile to see all the cats wince and jump with him. "Leafstar smacked him upside the head with his claws out, knocking the daylights out of him. He went down hard and fast. The last Bluepaw saw of her brother was when he was dragged away by the evil duo. Icepaw never returned. His days walking with Silverclan had begun. The end." Wetpaw finished as thunder boomed across the sky, even though it was broad daylight and there wasn't a cloud in the sky.

"What! That's it? He can't die!" Sparrowpaw wailed.

"Fine, fine he lives but I'm not finishing the story for a while." Wetpaw muttered as he walked toward the fresh-kill pile.