Hello, fellow fanfictionists! I hope people have been reading this, my fourth new update today! Sorry, I added the rogue cats with their soon-to-be new names in the allegiances last chapter. Another spoiler! Sorry!
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here below the Highbranch for a Clan meeting!"
Mossypaw felt a sudden jolt of anticipation. Was Wolfstar going to let the rogues join, or throw them out?
"Mossypaw, my apprentice, has done us a great deed. She has defeated a newly arisen enemy single-pawed, one many of you shall perhaps remember. Gorseshadow!" A chorus of angry yowls interrupted the Clan leader. He raised his tail for silence. "She also has brought us allies, his own former rogue campmates. Whether they join or not, that will be left to a casting of stones." Wolfstar leaped from the long branch of Great Birch on which he called Clan meetings. He drew two circles in the earth with a claw.
"The circle beside the Great Birch is for those who want them in our Clan. The one near the camp exit is for those who want them out. Mossypaw, will you vote first?"
Steady-pawed, assuredly, Mossypaw picked up a stone in her jaws and carried it to the Great Birch. "I vote stay."
Wolfstar nodded. "Appledawn?"
Appledawn placed his rock beside Mossypaw's. "More cats will make us stronger."
"And give us more mouths to feed!" Silverfrost snarled. She dropped hers in the go pile.
"Silverfrost is right. How do we know we can trust them?" Swallowfeather agreed. Tabbystripe and Briarheart joined her.
Snowmist -to no one's surprise- voted stay also, along with Honeysuckle, Thistlepelt, Wildflower, and Riverleap. Pineneedle, Pebblesplash, and Sootheart opposed them.
Aspenleaf and Snailshell chose Mossypaw's side, while Moonfeather and Cedarbranch picked Silverfrost's. Grasspaw and Featherpaw chose differing sides.
Rainpaw was last. The defining stone. Both sides were equal. Rainpaw picked up her pebble-
And dropped it by Mossypaw's. The rogues and Mossypaw's side cheered.
Wolfstar stood in front of Mossypaw. "Well done," he murmured as he passed. He stopped in front of Quick. "The casting of stones decided. If you still wish to, you may join us."
"We do!"
"Then, why wait?" He jumped into the Great Birch and began. "Badger, Quick, Fleet, Shred, Ivy, Gold, Adder, Owl, Splash, Pounce, Maple, Morning, Tiger," he began. "Is it your wish to join our Clan?"
"It is!" They chorused.
"Do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend our Clan, even at the cost of your lives?"
"You say, 'I do,'" Mossypaw muttered in Quick's ear.
"I do!" She meowed clearly. Her campmates echoed her.
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior names. Quick, from this moment on you will be known as Quickswirl. We welcome you as a warrior of LeafClan." He repeated this twelve times, renaming Badger Badgerstripe, Fleet Fleetfoot, Shred Mousetail, Ivy Ivyheart, Gold Goldenpetal, Adder Adderstrike, Owl Owlfeather, Splash Splashpool, Pounce Pounceflame, Maple Mapleleaf, Morning Morningfur, and Tiger as Tigersong.
"Quickswirl! Badgerstripe! Fleetfoot! Mousetail! Ivyheart! Goldenpetal! Adderstrike! Owlfeather! Splashpool! Pounceflame! Mapleleaf! Morningfur! Tigersong! Quickswirl! Badgerstripe! Fleetfoot! Mousetail! Ivyheart! Goldenpetal! Adderstrike! Owlfeather! Splashpool! Pounceflame! Mapleleaf! Morningfur! Tigersong!"
"Wolfstar," Owlfeather began, "Morningfur and Splashpool have kits."
"So do Tigersong and Mousetail," Ivyheart added.
"Who are these kits?" Wolfstar asked.
Morningfur and Splashpool came forward, herding their four kits in front of them. "These are Spider, Finch, Honey, and Ice," she told him.
"Well, then, how about giving them Clan names too?" Wolfstar suggested. "They can by Spiderkit, Finchkit, Honeykit, and Icekit."
"Perfect! Thank you, Wolfstar!"
"I hear Tigersong and Mousetail have kits also?"
"Yes, Hickory, Cedar, and Juniper." Mousetail meowed.
"Hickorykit, Cedarkit, and Juniperkit?"
"Thank you."
Wolfstar smiled as the cats began to depart. "One more ceremony will be performed today. Mossypaw has proven herself against odds many apprentices could not have. She is ready to be a warrior. By the powers bestowed upon me by StarClan, I hereby give you your warrior name; Mossyheart, for your courage and strength in battle."
"Mossyheart! Mossyheart! Mossyheart!"
Yay! Mossypaw gets to finally be Mossyheart! But she didn't seem too happy about it….
-Mossyheart
