Okay, I'm not French. So what?

You will have trouble believing that the main character of this chapter is Cinderheart. I certainly did.

Breezepaw gasped. "You're still a kit? You shouldn't be here!"

"Leopardstar ordered it," Grasskit shrugged.

"Let me get this straight," Tawnypelt mewed. "Leopardstar, your leader, ordered you to go the Gathering? That's against the warrior code."

"We didn't have much choice," Grasskit muttered.

Cinderheart pricked her ears. "The Gathering's started!"

Breezepaw, Tawnypelt, Lionblaze, Hollyleaf, and Cinderheart joined their Clanmates. Grasskit raced up to the tree roots with Ashfoot, Brambleclaw, and Russetfur.

"What's he playing at, pretending he's deputy?" Hollyleaf whispered to Cinderheart.

Cinderheart exchanged glances with Hollyleaf but didn't reply.

Onestar was flicking his tail impatiently. "Leopardstar, would you like to start?"

Leopardstar stood up. "I'm sure you're wondering why I only brought a kit with me, and why that kit is sitting with the deputies. Take a good look, because that's all that's left of my Clan. Myself and a kit."

"I knew there weren't any Riverclan warriors here!" a ShadowClan apprentice muttered.

Firestar stood up as many cats gasped in astonishment.

"Clearly mice are taking over the world," he mewed matter-of-factually.

Leopardstar ignored him. "This must be the work of some mysterious power."

"My guess would be the crazy cats in StarClan," Onestar guessed, thinking of a few certain cats. "Now, can we move on?"

Frestar reported about mice taking over the world and taking the hobbits to Izengard. Onestar reported two new warriors. Blackstar reported plenty of prey.

"Thank you for the piece of territory you gave us," Blackstar mewed to Firestar, as he had every at every Gathering since Firestar gave it to them.

"The mice are eating rabbits," Firestar advised Blackstar.

Every single cat except for Firestar shrugged and left.

"Wait for me! I didn't get to tell you about the giant crow!" Firestar yowled as he ran after them.

Exactly what giant crow, Firestar?

You've dropped into the loony bin.

Yes, that was the whole Gathering, and I must say that

A. It was fun writing Firestar's part.

B. I definitely do not own the Lord of the Rings.

~Spottedpaw13~