Allegiances for the Tribe of Rushing Water! Oh, well, the cliff hanger is spoiled. Okay guys, read this sentence if you want to know what happens in this chapter. If not, don't read this: Basically the two cats are from the Tribe of Rushing Water come to ask for help because the group has come back, (With all new cats!) And they decide they want to force the Tribe out, so the tribe needs help. The new healer, formerly Fawn That Leaps Over Stream (Fawn), now Stoneteller, sent them to get help from the four Clans. Ashwhisker, Rainpaw, Thrushpaw, and Flowerstem are chosen from ThunderClan. Skycloud, Runningpaw, Stormpaw, and Rushingwind are from WindClan. Rainpool, Dustbreeze, Streampaw, and Pigeonfeather are chosen from RiverClan. Silentshade, Lilypaw, Firebreeze, and Graypaw are chosen from ShadowClan.

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The Tribe of Rushing Water

Healer:

Teller of the Pointed Stones (Stoneteller)- light brown tabby she cat with blue eyes (New leader)

Prey-Hunters:

Golden Sky Before Dawn (Golden)- golden tabby she cat, amber eyes

Willow Over Running Stream (Willow)- gray tabby she-cat with sky-blue eyes

Hawk That Hunts Over Peaks (Hawk)- dark brown tabby tom, bright green eyes

Gray Clouds of the Night (Gray)- dark gray tom with icy blue eyes

White Water of Swift River (Swift)- black and white she cat with blue eyes

Song of Morning Lark (Song)- pretty silver tabby she cat with blue eyes

Cave-Guards:

Slope of Steep Mountain (Slope)- gray tom with a scarred muzzle, amber eyes

Rush of Falling Waterfall (Rush)- blue gray tom with dark amber eyes

Moss That Clings to Riverbank (Moss)- brown and white tabby she cat with pale green eyes

Flames That Scorch Pine Trees (Flame)- bright ginger she cat with white underbelly/legs/muzzle/stripes on tail, pale green eyes

Call of Fierce Eagle (Call)- brown tabby tom with amber eyes

Bright Sun in Sky (Bright)- golden tabby she cat with blue eyes

Spike of Rock Where Eagles Land (Spike)- gray tom with amber eyes

Kit-Mothers:

Mist of Cloudy Sunrise (Mist)- silver and white tabby she cat with blue eyes. Kits: Sky Where Leaves Fall (Sky)- silver tabby she cat with amber eyes and Deer That Leaps Over Stream (Deer)- brown tabby tom with blue eyes

Night of Shining Moon (Night)- Black she cat with blue eyes (expecting)

To-bes:

Scratch- formerly rogue black tom with ice blue eyes (Cave-Guard)

Wing's Shadow Over Lake (Wing)- light gray, almost white she cat with fluffy fur and gray blue eyes

Wolf That Howls At Full Moon (Wolf)- dark gray tabby tom with yellow eyes (Cave-Guard)

Flower That Falls In Sky (Flower)- pretty tabby light brown she cat with green eyes (Prey-Hunter)

Leap of Frightened Hare (Leap)- white she cat speckled with light brown, yellow eyes (Prey-Hunter)

Elders:

Bark of Angry Fox (Bark)- dark ginger tom with milky green eyes

Forest That Holds Pine (Forest)- dark brown she cat with graying muzzle, blind in one eye, amber eyes

A/N I won't put the group's cats, but let me clarify there are a lot of cats so that is why the Tribe needed lots of allies.


Chapter 11

Rainpaw arched her back and instinctively unsheathed her claws. Who are they? She began to stalk towards them, tail bushing. "Wha-" She suddenly choked as fur brushed over her mouth, and looked up to see her mother staring at the intruders with a look close to excitement.

"Don't worry." She murmured. "This is Moss That Clings to Riverbank and Hawk That Hunts Over Peaks." Rainpaw stared at her in confusion.

"You know them? And why do they have such long names?!"

Flowerstem narrowed her eyes, amused. "They are from the Tribe of Rushing Water."

Rainpaw felt her mouth gape as memories rushed through her mind. "You mean the Tribe you told us about as kits? The one you visited as an apprentice?"

She nodded. "Moss was only a To-be then. We became great friends. Hawk had just become a full prey-hunter."

Rainpaw focused her attention on the visitors, watching them get swarmed by different cats. "Hawk! It's so good to see you!" Bronzestrike gave the tabby tom a hearty nudge.

Flowerstem bounded over to Moss. "Do you remember me?" She purred. Rainpaw thought her mother had never looked so excited.

Moss's eyes widened. "Flowerpaw! You've grown!" She gasped.

"You have too! And it's Flowerstem now." She answered. "I got my warrior name a while ago. And do you remember my friend, Lilypaw? She's Lilystorm."

Moss narrowed her eyes thoughtfully for a second, then meowed. "The ginger she-cat with her paws and muzzle that were white? Yes, us three had so much fun when you visited!" She licked her paw and drew in across her ear. "Where is Lilypaw- er, Lilystorm?"

"Here I am!" The cry came from across the clearing, and Rainpaw turned to see the orange she-cat racing across the clearing. "It's been moons!" She panted as she reached her friend. "Oh, and look!" Lilystorm whipped around ad raced into the apprentices' den. "Birdpaw! Nightpaw! Come here! And where is Quailpaw?"

"Over here." He padded out of the medicine den, a borage leaf sticking to his nose. "Sorry, I was helping Littlelight sort herbs."

Once she had all three of her kits, she beckoned them over to Moss. "These three are my kits. Birdpaw, Nightpaw, and Quailpaw." She added, pointing her tail at each one in turn.

"Wow, that's great!" Moss exclaimed.

Flowerstem beckoned Rainpaw with her tail. "And this one is mine."

Rainpaw dipped her head. "Hello. I'm Rainpaw."

Moss extended her paw, an odd but polite gesture. "I am Moss That Clings To Riverbank, but you can call me Moss." No wonder they shorten their names! That's a mouthful to say.

"I have a sister and a brother, Sunpaw and Thrushpaw." Almost as if she had summoned them, her littermates appeared by her side.

"Flowerstem, Lilystorm, that's wonderful! Who are the lucky toms?"

"Foxtail." Flowerstem replied immediately, her gaze softening at her mate's name.

"Frozenwhisker." Lilystorm sighed dreamily, causing Rainpaw to let out a soft mrrow of amusement. The black tom turned at the sound of his name, and noticing Lilystorm's expression, bounded up to join them.

"I'm blessed to have such a great she-cat as my mate." He meowed. Lilystorm looked away, a small smile on her lips.

"Thanks." She whispered.

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath the Highledge for a Clan meeting!" Rainpaw jumped as Featherstar yowled. The cats didn't even have to gather; they were already crowed in the hollow. "Today two visitors have come." He began. "And who are they, I'd like to know." He wouldn't know them, Rainpaw thought. He's a fairly new leader.

Hawk stepped forward. "I am Hawk That Hunts Over Peaks, and this is Moss That Clings To Riverbank." Featherstar opened his mouth to speak, but Hawk continued to talk. "We have come from the Tribe of Rushing Water to ask you this."

"We need help. Please, will you help us?"

Featherstar gazed at him doubtfully. "For what?"

Hawk and Moss exchanged a glance. "Should we tell them?" he murmured. Moss nodded. "Our Tribe is being attacked by a large group of cats. They have twice the amount of fighters we do. And they are vicious." He added. "Before we left they killed one of our To-bes. He snuck out alone but was confronted by the group leader and his friend, Shadow and Claw. We need your help defending our Tribe."

Featherstar's eyes darted around, a mixture of emotions battling in them. Rainpaw waited tensely. Finally he seemed to come to a conclusion. "We will help. I will send four cats with you, two apprentices and two warriors."

Rainpaw's heart began to beat faster. Would he choose her?

He began to list out names.

"Flowerstem." Her mother padded over to stand beside the mountain cats.

"Ashwhisker." He looked particularly pleased and surprised to be chosen.

"Thrushpaw." Rainpaw's tail twitched enviously. Would she be able to go?

Featherstar seemed to hesitate before announcing the final cat's name.

"Rainpaw."

As she joined the group, she heard Boulderfur urgently whisper to Featherstar. "Shouldn't we try to get the other Clans to help? It sounds like a huge party of cats to me." (A/N No, not dancing party, attacking party. Sorry I had to say that... X3)

Featherstar glared at him. "Are you saying ThunderClan is not strong enough to fight?"

Boulderfur rolled his eyes. "No, I just think they need all the help they can get."

Instead of becoming angry, he seemed to consider his words. "Perhaps you're right. I'll send out a patrol each of the Clans. Do you think we should ask for the cats who made the original journey, like Flowerstem?" He asked.

"You're the leader; it's up to you. But I do agree. I'll go get patrols."

"Rainpaw, you go with Flowerstem to WindClan. We are asking the other Clans to help." Rainpaw jumped with excitement. Her first mission!


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"So you say the Tribe has asked us to help them defeat a rogue cat-group?" Silverstar meowed. Rainpaw and her mother had made it to the WindClan camp and were discussing the journey with their leader. "All the Clans?"

Flowerstem nodded. "One cat from the original journey, and three others. Featherstar chose two apprentices as part of the group." She added.

"We will come." Silverstar decided. "I'll go address the Clan. You can go back now." She ordered. "And don't even think about stealing prey." Rainpaw rolled her eyes. Typical WindClan.

Flowerstem looked disappointed. "May we see who is coming?" She asked.

Silverstar looked suspicious, but agreed. "Come."

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath the Tallrock for a Clan meeting!" She yowled, hopping up on a boulder that was warm to the touch in the sunlight. She beckoned Rainpaw and Flowerstem with a tail. "Sit up here." Rainpaw felt strange going up on a meeting place, especially in an enemy Clan.

As soon as the cats had gathered, Rainpaw tried to catch a glimpse of a familiar gray pelt. No, that's sand-colored, that's to dark a gray, and that's... Oh! There he is!" Stormpaw was crouching next to his brother, staring up the rock with his ears pricked.

As Silverstar finished, cries of protest rung out among the crowd. "But Silverstar!" An brown tabby tom challenged. "Leaf-bare has only just started and you're sending away four of our warriors?"

Silvertstar snarled. "I'm the leader! It's my decision. No more protests."

The cats glanced doubtfully at one another. "The cats who I name will go. Come to the foot of the Tallrock after the meeting."

"Skycloud, Rushingwind," Silverstar listed out the names quickly. "Runningpaw and Stormpaw."

Rainpaw's heart jumped as Stormpaw's name was mentioned, and she struggled to look calm. "What's wrong, Rainpaw?" Flowerstem whispered. "You look like you're choking on a mouthful of rabbit droppings."

"Nothing," Rainpaw answered slowly. She forced herself to push down her thoughts about the tom and think instead of the journey. She began to feel excited. Tomorrow. Tomorrow at the island they would leave.


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"They agreed!" Rainpaw started at Thrushpaw's yowl. "RiverClan agreed to come!" She had been laying around camp, doing nothing, and her paws itched for a walk. Boulderfur had told the journeying cats to take a rest before they left.

"So has ShadowClan." Ashwhisker meowed through a mouthful of pigeon.

"And WindClan." Rainpaw added. She pulled a mouse out of the near-by fresh-kill pile. "Do you know who's coming?" She asked.

Thrushpaw nodded. "Rainpool, Dustbreeze, Streampaw, and Pigeonfeather are coming."

"And Silentshade, Lilypaw, Firebreeze, and Graypaw are coming from ShadowClan." Ashwhisker chipped in.

Rainpaw nodded, and dove into her mouse, only to raise her head as a paw prodded her in the side. "Hey, mouse-brain, who are the cats from WindClan?"

She refused to be embarrassed. "Skycloud, Rushingwind, Runningpaw, and Stormpaw."

Thrushpaw stiffened at Stormpaw's name, but didn't mention it. "Cool. I can't wait to leave tomorrow! Where are we meeting up?"

Rainpaw let out a soft mrrow of amusement. "Look who's the mouse-brain now?" She purred. Thrushpaw snorted. "We meet at the island."

"Great." Thrushpaw meowed, then padded towards the apprentices' den. "I'm going to get some rest."

Rainpaw turned back to Ashwhisker. "I might as well follow him." She mewed.

Ashwhisker heaved himself to his paws. "Get some rest, Rainpaw." He briefly rested his tail on her back, then walked away.

Rainpaw bounded into her den, and settled herself deep into the moss of her nest.

"Why can't I come? It isn't fair. I'm better than every apprentice here, so I should come." Rainpaw growled as Sunpaw complained. "I would defeat every cat I meet if I came with you!"

"Can you talk any louder?" Birdpaw mewed pointedly next to Rainpaw.

"Ignore her." Rainpaw whispered to her friend, then blocked out the loud comments about Sunpaw's greatness and let herself sink into darkness.

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