"Listen up, I have something to announce!" Nightcloud exclaimed from her perch on the tall rock.
Hollykit turned to Mudkit and whispered,
"What is that deranged she-cat doing?"
"I don't know," the brown tabby spat, "But I don't like the fact that she's up there, only the leader is supposed to be up there!"
All the other cats looked equally confused.
"What's going on Nightcloud? Did Harestar die and Crowfeather die? Are you the new leader?" Emberfoot asked.
The black she-cat shook her head.
"No, I've just come to announce, that I'm expecting Harestar's kits!"
"THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!" Breezepelt screeched, picking up Hootwhisker and throwing him across the camp.
"MOM!" he wailed, storming over to Nightcloud, "Why are you having more kits? Am I not enough for you?"
"Look on the bright side, at least she chose someone in WindClan," Heathertail meowed.
"Compose yourself, Breezepelt," Nightcloud meowed sternly, "I wanted more perks than anyone else in this clan, and what better way to do that, than to become mates with the leader?"
"Oh that reminds me!" Crowfeather exclaimed, jumping onto the tall rock, and hip-bumping Nightcloud off.
"Tawnypelt has had my kits! As for how many there are, and if they're toms or she-cats, and what their names are, I really don't care, anyway, I'm going back on patrol, bye!"
Meanwhile, in StarClan...
"Guess what Wormstar?" Shrewclaw sneered.
"What?" the black and white tom asked warily, wondering how Shrewclaw was back in StarClan, and not in the Dark Forest.
"I'm back!"
"Oh wow, fantastic," Tallstar meowed, trying to sound enthusiastic, but he felt anything but.
"I know right? Best buds back together once again! Isn't that grand?"
"Um, have you got bees in your brain? I think calling us best buds would be a bit of a stretch, how'd you get back here anyway?"
"Well, there's a loop hole, that says if someone in The Dark Forest becomes mates with someone in StarClan after death, then they legally can't be apart, because you can't separate family," Shrewclaw explained.
"That's not true! I separate families all the time!" Rowanclawstar exclaimed.
Shrewclaw shook his head.
"Yeah, when they were alive, but it's different when they're dead, because it's forever," Shrewclaw meowed, he then turned to Tallstar.
"Anyway, Sandgorse and I are mates now, so I guess that makes me your new father or something, lol, and as your new father, I am hereby officially changing your name to Wormstar!"
Tallstar threw his head back and wailed,
"Nooo!" he then stopped wailing and narrowed his eyes, "Wait, what about Ryestalk?"
"Who?" Shrewclaw asked, looking confused.
"Um, her," Tallstar flicked his long tail over the grey tabby she-cat, who was sharing a rabbit with Appledusk.
"Oh her? I'm mates with her too," Shrewclaw jumped up, and threw his arms out, "I"m mates with EVERYONE!"
"Um, okay then," Tallstar meowed, shaking his head as he padded away from the other cat.
Meanwhile, in The Kin...
"Listen up you tossers," Frostedflake spat, as he paced up and down the line of cats.
"Today, we're going to become kittypets."
"NO way!" Weedwhacker screeched, flexing his claws, "I'll never be a kittypet!"
"But brother, you and I are already part kittypet," Budlight meowed.
The tall gangly tom stomped his paws.
"I don't care! I'll never be a kittypet! Never!"
He took off running, and kept running, until he disappeared into the distance.
"I'll better go after him," Budlight sighed, trudging slowly after his littermate.
Frostedflake watched them leave for a few moments, before turning back to the crowd.
"Here's your collars!" he threw a green one at Sleekwhisker.
"It really brings out your eyes," he purred, as she put it on with the help of Roach.
He then threw a pale blue one at the said tom.
"I really like the way it looks against your fur!"
Next, he gave a purple one to Raven.
"We're not going to have to wear collars, are we?" Stickkit sighed.
"Yup!" Frostedflake announced, throwing a brownish-green one at him.
He then gave Sweetheart a yellow one, and Sourpatch a pink one.
"I wanted a green one, like catmint!" Sweetheart wailed.
"Too bad so sad," Frostedflake meowed, tossing an orange one at Frecklespeckle.
Then, for himself, he chose a sparkly rainbow collar.
"Come on y'all, let's go find our new housefolk!"