The Great Clans

LionClan

Most of the Clan was mourning for their lost or dead clan mates still, even after half a moon after the battle with CheetahClan. Still, the Clan was running well and the defenses around the camp were already almost completely finished, even with the major loss of clan members and mourning.

Lionstar padded out of his den and leapt upon the large pile of reeds that surrounded his den. "All those who are old enough to catch their own prey, please gather before the reed pile for a Clan meeting!" he said, loud enough for anyone who was in the camp to hear him. Lionstar paused long enough for most of his Clan to gather around him. "Deathkit, please come forward. Forestpool and I know that you want to become a medicine cat. Therefore, Deathkit, do you promise to accept the ways of a medicine cat, to learn the healing berries and plants and what they are used for, to heal your Clan mates when they are injured or ill?"

Deathkit mewed calmly, "I do."

"Then I name you Deathpaw. Your mentor is Forestpool." Lionstar said and leaped off the pile of reeds. Deathpaw padded over to his mentor and touched noses with him.

CheetahClan (Prisoners p.o.v.)

"Shush Tragedykit! We wouldn't want to bring those CheetahClan warriors back! Remember what they did last time?" Stormypelt said in an urgent whisper and pulled the small black kit closer to her.

"Yeah, they killed Soaringwing! I hate them, they're so cruel. I wish we were all back at camp and the battle never happened." Tragedykit mewed. She was very hungry as were the other LionClan prisoners because CheetahClan hardly fed them a decent meal and they were never allowed to go get a piece of fresh-kill.

"What was that, kit? Are you telling your mother how kind we are to you even though we don't have to be?" growled Iceberg, a senior CheetahClan warrior who was assigned to guarding the LionClan captives along with Silverbrook and Fireshadows.

"This is so boring! I wish I had an apprentice. At least they're actual fun." Silverbrook complained and was silenced by Fireshadows glare.

"How many times have I told you that it is a privilege to be trusted by our leader when you were just recently made a warrior? You shouldn't be complaining in front of them anyway. It shows weakness." Fireshadows said harshly.

Thunderpaw moved a little closer to Yellowheart and Rowanclaw. He was truly afraid for his life. He was fine and clear headed during the battle but now, after Soaringwing was brutally murdered after trying to get up to fed his mate, Stormypelt, his head quickly filled with horror and grief before he knew it. Thunderpaw found he was truly scared for himself and his Clan mates. All any of them wanted was to be in their own camp, living normally as if the attack never happened.

Earthpaw decided to try and feed the LionClan cats again. He couldn't bear to see them half starving when there was something they could do. He didn't really approve of the battle in the first placed and nearly freaked out when Cheetahstar said that they would take in eight LionClan prisoners. Earthpaw grew angrier and angrier at the guards after they killed Soaringwing and began to try to feed the captives regularly, or when ever he could. He picked up a rather plump rabbit and attempted, yet again, to push past the guards. This time however they let him through and told him to be careful and they were growing more and more rouge-like as time went on.

Earthpaw set the rabbit in front of Stormypelt and Tragedykit and went back for another rabbit and a squirrel. He set the other rabbit in front of the two elders who thankfully gulped it down. Thunderpaw thanked Earthpaw and took the squirrel from him and shared with Yellowheart. Tragedykit padded up to him and mewed, "You're the only cat in the whole of CheetahClan that's kind to us!" and he was about to touch noses with the apprentice when Fireshadows called back to tell Earthpaw that Starrypool needed him. He sighed and said bye to the LionClan prisoners.

"Cheetahstar, I'm starting to think we should've allied with LionClan instead of flat out attacking. We need more prey to support ourselves and the captives and with leaf-bare approaching we won't be able to support anyone unless we drop more prisoners." Squirreltail said as she sat down beside her leader and began to clean her ears.

"Ally with another Clan? You must be insane! But you are right about the issue of food. I will go tell the guards to kill off a few more of the prisoners." Cheetahstar meowed and padded toward Iceberg. "Iceberg, Fireshadows? May I speak to you," Cheetahstar said, " in private?" she added, eyeing the captives. Fireshadows and Iceberg obediently padded after their leader.

"I want you two to kill off the elders and have the apprentice go clear away everyone's dirt. Have they been fed recently?" she asked.

"Yes, Earthpaw came just now. He gave them a squirrel and two rabbits." Fireshadows answered.

"Okay, since I don't want to waste good prey we'll send the apprentice and the warrior out to clear away everyone's dirt and other assignments." Cheetahstar decided. Fireshadows and Iceberg padded back to Silverbrook and whispered what was going on and she told Yellowheart and Thunderpaw to clear away the elders and queens dirt, then they'd be assigned more work.

A.N.- I hope you liked this chapter. Hopefully things will get more eventful and (hopefully) more joyous for LionClan.

So what do y'all think of CheetahClan? If you don't like what I'm doing, tough! I like and, to me, that's what matters.

(I know I'm horrible when it comes to writing, no need to rub it in!)

-The Dread Pirate Roberts