A/N:

Thank you to:
Dewcloud for their suggestion on new roles for the clans

and to

AyOK, SerpentFeather, ShadowWolf223, and Jack the Dragon for submitting their ocs.

If I'm missing anyone, please let me know, and I will add them.


Another gathering was held the following day, or rather, a meeting between the leaders, deputies, and medicine cats.

"I've talked to my clan, and we've decided that having new roles is a great idea, it can teach young apprentices, and even warriors, more responsibility," Heronstar meowed.

Claystar nodded.

"Yes, my warriors also like the idea, though, Branchfeather didn't like the idea of me singling him out."

"I remember Branchfeather, he used to be an admirable warrior before he became blind, I think I faced him in battle a couple of times," Spiderstrike meowed.

"Yes, can we get on with it, so we can get home?" Beavertooth asked in a bored tone.

Spiderstrike rolled his eyes.

"Really Beavertooth? We only just got here."

The large brown tom lashed his tail.

"Well, when you have kits, you'll understand!"

"Actually," Spiderstrike meowed, "I have two kits, Owlkit and Skunkkit, you'll be knowing their apprentice names and mentors at the next gathering, it's just a shame that Aspenclaw isn't alive to see them."

The black tom looked at his paws for a moment, before raising his head, and fixing his steely gaze on the other cats.

"I think I'll know their apprentice names now, it's paw, it's always going to be paw," a grey tom piped up.

"No one asked you, Slatefang," Spiderstrike sighed.

Ivystar stood up, and let out a loud hiss, causing Spiderstrike to let out a growl, and Slatefang to bristle.

"Enough!" the brown tabby she-cat growled, "I don't think wasting time here is a good idea."

Beside her, a sandy furred she-cat with black speckles nodded.

"Yes, we need to hurry this up, instead of wasting time talking about trivial things, we have our clans to worry about."

"Dunefeather's right, I don't want to be away from my clan for too long, especially since Duckface has just had a litter of five, and I've got no apprentice yet, though, I am considering taking one of Sunnystream's as my apprentice, when they get old enough," the silvery furred tom shook his head, "her kit Salmonkit's determined you know, he's only two moons old, but already, he's trying to learn the names of all the herbs, he even brought a stick for Duckface when her kits were being born last night, if I didn't know any better, I'd swear Duskyhaze wasn't his father, that Duskyhaze, he's well-"

Heronstar slapped his tail over the LakeClan medicine cat's muzzle, silencing him.

"That's quite enough Wavewhisker, aren't you in a hurry?"

Wavewhisker nodded.

"Yes, sorry, Heronstar, it's just that when I start talking, I can't seem to stop, it's like the river, it just keeps going, and going, and-"

"Enough!" everyone exclaimed in unison.

"So, RockClan and LakeClan think that having more roles would be a good idea, what about WoodClan and HillClan?" Heronstar asked, turning his attention to the others.

"I think it's a great idea, but we don't have any disabled cats in our clan," Barkstar meowed.

Ivystar rolled her eyes.

"We do, unfortunately, Mapledapple just had to go and have a lame she-kit, like, we're HillClan, the fastest clan ever, how is someone like that going to thrive here? Also, Poppystem's runt," she sighed, "I guess I will have to agree to having more roles, or my elder's den will be completely filled to the limits, with how unfortunate my clan seems these days."

"Oh wow, one disabled kit and a small one, yeah Ivystar, your clan is totally ruined, perhaps you should change the name to RuinClan," Barkstar meowed, rolling his eyes.

"Moving on," Heronstar narrowed his eyes at the two leaders, "I think a good new role would be herb gatherers, because we can't really expect our medicine cats to fetch herbs and heal the sick all on their own."

"That's what our apprentices are for," a golden brown tabby she-cat meowed.

"That's true Honeywhisker, but not all of us have apprentices yet," Wavewhisker pointed out.

Redbird nodded.

"I know that I've recently taken on a new apprentice, but even with the two of us, the amount of work can get tiring, and with leaf-bare just around the corner, I know that even more work will have to be done, I think Heronstar's idea of adding herb fetchers is a great idea."

"What if they fetch the wrong herbs though? These are tasks for the weak and disabled right?" Ivystar asked.

"Not necessarily," Barkface twitched his whiskers, "Does it only have to be for the weak and disabled?" he turned to look at Heronstar, "Can't it be a choice for all warriors? Perhaps, there's some cat who hates fighting, but they also don't want to be a medicine cat."

"That's weak, it's weak-hearted!" Ivystar spat.

Heronstar nodded to the WoodClan leader.

"Yes, that way, no one will be left out."

"And the disabled cats, like Branchfeather won't feel singled out!" Claystar beamed.

"So, anyone else have any other ideas?" Spiderstrike asked.

"Clan builders, like I mentioned last night," Heronstar meowed.

Slatefang bristled excitedly.

"I like that one one!"

"Yes, I'll admit that even that is a good one, but how-"

"I swear to StarClan Ivystar, if you make a remark asking how a disabled cat can build, I'll-"

"You'll what, Barkstar?" the HillClan leader asked, lashing her tail.

Spiderstrike raised his paw, and unsheathed his claws.

"I'm not sure about him, but I'll claw your eye out, so you know how it feels."

"ENOUGH!" Claystar growled, "How will we ever get anything done, if we just sit here fighting all day?" he turned to Spiderstrike, "What you said was completely out of line, have some respect for the clan leaders, even if they're from another clan, they still rank above you."

Spiderstrike glared at the RockClan leader, but he said nothing.

"Moving on, so far, we have builders and herbs collectors, any other suggestions?" Heronstar asked.

"What about cats to look after the kits, when the queens want to have a break? I know it can't be easy for Duckface raising five kits," Beavertooth meowed.

"But, don't they have the other queens to help them out?" Slatefang asked.

"Well, Sunnystream is also in the nursery with her her two kits, but still, seven kits is a lot for just two queens to handle."

"I'll add it to the list, it can't hurt, can it?" Heronstar asked.

Ivystar rolled her eyes.

"I don't know, I'd rather have my warriors train to actually be warriors, instead of looking after kits."

"But kits are the future of our clan! If we didn't have kits, where would we be?" Honeywhisker gasped.

"I wasn't saying kits weren't important," Ivystar spat, "I'm just saying, that we shouldn't send warriors to the nursery, when there are perfectly capable queens to look after them."

"Well, you do what you want, but I'm going to have kit-watchers for my clan," Heronstar meowed.

Barkstar nodded.

"Same with WoodClan, even though, we only have one kit in the nursery at the moment."

"But Barkstar, Ivystar has a point, don't we need all the warriors we can get out on the battle field?" Spiderstrike asked.

The WoodClan leader shook his head.

"Not when there is peace."

"Yes, but there won't always be peace," Spiderstrike dug his claws into the ground, "There will always be prey-stealers, and trespassers."

"Before we start another argument, let me just say that I agree with Heronstar and Barkstar on the kit-watcher front, also, I had an idea for another job, cats to specifically take care of the elders," Claystar meowed.

"I don't think that's a very good idea," Heronstar looked apologetically at the RockClan warrior, "Taking care of the elders serves a purpose for the apprentices, it teaches them compassion, and how to take care of others."

Beavertooth nodded.

"Besides, no one will volunteer for the position, and it'll never get done."

"What about camp guards? We use our biggest and strongest cats, they can guard the entrance, as well as the dens," Barkstar suggested.

"That's a mouse-brained idea, Barkstar," Spiderstrike hissed, "If we use our biggest and strongest cats as guards, then who will fight in battles?"

Barkstar glared at his deputy, and he opened his mouth to respond, when a small black and white tom burst through the ferns.

"Daisyleaf! Daisyleaf Come quick!"

The cream and white she-cat, who was sitting next to Dunefeather, got to her paws, with a look of worry in her green eyes.

"Swiftspring, what is it? Is someone hurt?"

"Rosebud is kitting, come quickly!"

"I have to go, I'm sorry," Daisyleaf meowed, before racing off with Swiftspring.

"It looks like this meeting is finished, I don't want to make any decisions without my medicine cat present," Ivystar meowed.

Heronstar nodded.

"That's fair, I think what we should do, is each clan can decide on the new roles they want to do, and then we'll announce it at the next full moon gathering."

"That sounds like the best choice," Claystar meowed.

The other cats sounded their agreements.

"Well, it's settled then, let's go home," Barkstar meowed.

The cats then left, returning to their homes, not knowing how this idea would pan out, but hoping for the best, and also, preparing for the worst.


HillClan:

Leader: Ivystar - brown tabby she-cat with yellow eyes

Deputy: Dunefeather - sandy furred she-cat, with black speckles, and green eyes

Medicine Cat: Daisyleaf - white she-cat with cream tabby patches

Warriors:

Fuzzywhisker - very fluffy ginger tabby tom with very long whiskers

Marigoldflame - ginger and white tabby she-cat

Nightstorm - long furred, black smoke she-cat with hazel eyes

(Petuniapaw - tortoiseshell she-cat with gold eyes)

Moletail - dark grey-brown ticked tabby tom with amber eyes

Shrewnose - light brown ticked tabby tom with amber eyes

Weedblaze - brown tabby tom with orange eyes

Houndtooth - large black tom with gold eyes

Juniperfur - black tom with gold eyes

Ratwhisker - black she-cat with yellow eyes

Swiftspring - black and white tom with yellow eyes

Blacknose - fluffy blue-grey tom with a black muzzle

Shadetail - handsome grey tom with a black head and green eyes

Queens:

Maypledapple - calico she-cat with hazel eyes (mother of Blacknose's kits, Hawkkit - black she-cat with a grey spot around her eye (has a limp), Laurelkit - fluffy, pretty, dark furred calico, and Splashkit - blue-grey and black tom)

Rosebud - white she-cat with ginger tabby patches, and blue eyes (mother of Juniperfur's kits, Bloomkit - tortoiseshell she-kit, and Phloxkit - ginger tabby tom)

Poppystem - dilute tortoiseshell and white she-cat, with green eyes (mother of Weedblaze's kits, Haykit - light brown tabby she-kit, Heatherkit - dilute tortoiseshell she-kit, Hopkit - pale sandy furred tabby tom with white back paws)

Elders:

Grasswillow - tortoiseshell she-cat with blue eyes

Morningshade - tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes


LakeClan:

Leader: Heronstar - blue-grey and white tom with yellow eyes

Deputy: Beavertooth - dark brown tabby tom with yellow eyes

Medicine Cat: Wavewhisker - silver tabby and white tom with hazel eyes

Warriors:

Gullwing - blue-grey and white tom with green eyes

(Apprentice: Emberpaw - beautiful red and yellow she cat with black feet and hazel eyes)

Otterleg - dark brown tabby she-cat with gold eyes

(Apprentice: Goosepaw - grey and white she-cat)

Duskyhaze - dark grey tabby and white tom with blue eyes

Mistyflower - grey tabby she-cat with hazel eyes

(Apprentice: Ganderpaw - grey and white tom)

Lilyleaf - white she-cat with green eyes

(Apprentice: Nettlepaw: silky black she-cat with a red tail tip and bright green eyes)

Whitefin - white tom with blue eyes (deaf)

Pearlpelt - white she-cat with green eyes

(Apprentice: Smokepaw - fiery pawed tom with grey and black fur and hazel eyes)

Shellswoop - white she-cat with pale ginger patches

(Apprentice: Swanpaw - black and white she-cat)

Petalspring - black and white she-cat with blue eyes

Queens:

Sunnystream - ginger tabby and white she-cat with green eyes (mother of Duskyhaze's kits, Salmonkit - ginger tabby tom, and Sedgekit - dark golden tabby tom, with white paws)

Duckface - grey and white she-cat with blue eyes (mother of Beavertooth's kits, Riverkit - black tom, Damkit - brown tabby she-kit, Rapidkit - white she-kit, Gentlekit - white tom with black ears/tail-tip, and Troutkit - grey tom with white spots)

Elders:

Frostcloud - pale grey and white she-cat with blue eyes


RockClan:

Leader: Claystar - reddish brown tabby tom with yellow eyes

Deputy: Slatefang - grey tom with gold eyes

Medicine Cat: Honeywhisker - golden brown tabby she-cat

(Apprentice: Stonepaw - grey she-cat)

Warriors:

Lightningcloud - cream tabby tom with blue eyes

(Apprentice: Frondpaw - brown spotted tabby and white tom)

Blackfern - black she-cat with green eyes

(Apprentice: Pebblepaw - tan and white tom)

Drifthawk - grey-brown spotted tabby tom with amber eyes

(Apprentice: Boulderpaw - grey she-cat)

Mossclaw - brown spotted tabby and white she-cat with green eyes

Newtclaw - reddish brown tabby tom with yellow eyes

Addernose - brown tabby tom with hazel eyes

Snakeheart - brown tabby she-cat with hazel eyes

Branchfeather - large, fluffy brown tom, with a large scar over his face (blind)

Queens: None ATM

Elders:

Frogthroat - brown spotted tabby she-cat with green eyes

Waspcloud - torbie she-cat with yellow eyes


WoodClan:

Leader: Barkstar - white tom with grey-brown tabby patches and hazel eyes

Deputy: Spiderstrike - black tom with grey eyes

Medicine Cat: Redbird - ginger tom with blue eyes

(Apprentice: Pigeonpaw - grey speckled tom)

Warriors:

Stormbriar - grey she-cat with green eyes

Russetfox - short, stocky, reddish brown and white tom with blue eyes

Hickoryflight - brown speckled tom with golden eyes

(Apprentice: Featherpaw - dappled silvery-grey tabby she-cat with unusual dark-grey spots, a notched ear, and a long, plumed tail)

Mottledfur- brown, ginger, and white mottled she-cat with orange eyes

(Apprentice: Dovepaw - brown speckled she-cat)

Brownburr - spiky furred brown tabby tom with yellow eyes

Flickereye - dusky grey she-cat with lighter fur on chest/underbelly, and amber eyes

Blizzardear - dark red tom with white paws/ears/chest/belly, and rose-red eyes

Shrikeclaw - large golden tom, with black stripes, and a white chest/underbelly

Briarleaf - light golden brown she-cat, with leaf green eyes (has a scar on the right side of her chest)

Snowwing - white she-cat with deep blue eyes

Queens:

Hollybark - black she-cat with grey eyes (mother of Russetfox's kit, Flutterkit - black and white tom, foster mother of Owlkit - brown spotted she-kit, and Skunkkit - black and white she-kit)

Elders:

Logleap - dark brown tabby tom with hazel eyes