Applepaw's point of view

" Applepaw you ready its almost time for the gathering" Heathertail called out " Yes mom i'm ready " Applepaw sighed she didn't even want to go to the gathering but Harestar insisted that all five apprentices addend the gathering and since she just got out of her grounding he didn't feel like arguing with her leader.

Applepaw finished cleaning herself and padded out from behind the medicine den to meet Woodpaw who was already in the clearing.

" Hay Applepaw you excited for the gathering" " No i wouldn't be going if Harestar hadn't forced me to go" Applepaw whined

" Well you could stay here in camp and play with Owlkit and Runningkit if that sounds funner" As if one Queue the two small kits came tumbling out of the nursery, Owlkit a pale brown tabby she-cat and Runningkit a pale ginger tom with a lighter underbelly and muzzle were Larkwing and Crouchfoot's kits and ever since the two of them had opened their eyes a few days ago WindClan had been i living hell they were always harassing the Applepaw thankfully her threatening voice was enough to get them to bugger off hopefully they would stop soon.

" Woodpaw Applepaw is it really true that you're going to the gathering" Runningkit squeaked Applepaw hated how high pitch kit voices it gave her a headache " Yes we are" Woodpaw responded " O my StarClan" Owlkit babbled " Can't we go to"

" Come on you to lets get to bed" Larkwing grabbed Owlkit and Runningkit by the scruff and began to pad back to the nursery " Mommy put me down i want to go to the gathering just like Woodpaw and Applepaw" Owlkit wined " You can go to the gathering when you're old enough" " But mommy that's in six moons were that's gonna take forever!" Runningkit wailed as Larkwing disappeared into the nursery.

Applepaw Woodpaw joined the rest of WindClan in the clearing sitting beside their parents and older sister's.

" WindClan its time to set of" Harestar's yowl echoed across WindClan's camp the brown and white tom padded out through the camp entrance trailed by Crowfeather and Kestrelflight.

" Great StarClan Owlkit and Runningkit are annoying" Applepaw vented " They just won't shut up i just wish they would take the hint"

" Applepaw you use to be a kit two you know" Said Heathertail

That made Applepaw think back to when Applepaw was a kit it was fun playing moss ball toss in the nursery with her sister Whistlepaw, Songpaw and Flutterpaw or when Breezepelt and Oatclaw came to visit with them after coming back from patrol and bring Heathertail and Featherpelt prey.

" Ya that's true i guess i must have forgotten what its like to be a kit" Applepaw stalked across the heather moor heading for the island " Hey Heathertail have you herd about that ThunderClan SkyClan border battle" Fernstripe padded up beside Heathertail with Slightfoot.

" No i haven't what happened?"

" ThunderClan was hunting on SkyClan's territory then their was a big battle Leafstar and Bramblestar both lost a life"

" We overheard a ThunderClan patrol talking about this morning" Slightfoot added

" Wow that's insane" Applepaw wondered what that would be like to die and to wake come back to life it would have to be very surreal.

" look theirs the island" Slightfoot pointed out as they reached the edge of the heather field to the meadow that marked the edge of WindClan's territory the island came into view.

Applepaw quickly crossed the tree bridge arriving at the island RiverClan and Shadowclan were already at the gathering Tigerstar and Mistystar were sitting silently up at the great oak well Cloverfoot and Reedwhisker were chatting beneath them Harestar and Crowfeather bounded up to meet them.

A group of yowls came from the tree bridge as SkyClan came poring onto the island.

" Hello Applepaw!" Wrenpaw bounded up to Applepaw it was the first time since sneaking out that she had seen Wrenpaw and it felt nice to see her friend again " Hello their Wrenpaw how are you doing?" " I'm doing good how about you? anything interesting happening in WindClan?" " No not much Larkwing just gave birth to her kits Runningkit and Owlkit" " That's cute i love kits Pigeonfoot gave birth to her kits Spiderkit and Wildkit"

" Look ThunderClan's hear" Flutterpaw pointed to the tree bridge ThunderClan swarmed the island in their all their giant numbers Wrenpaw feel silent Applepaw guessed that it had to do with that border battle she had Fernstripe was talking about

Finchpaw padded up beside Wrenpaw with Flamepaw, Baypaw and Myrtlepaw.

" Hello their Finchpaw how's it going" Finchpaw smiled " Well ugh i'm actually not Finchpaw any more" Applepaw and Wrenpaw looked at the tortoiseshell apprentice in confusion " We actually got are warrior name's my name's Finchsong now"

" What how in the Dark Forest did you do that mind control Bramblestar" Wrenpaw asked " No well he said it had to do with us not having enough hunters and if we were warriors then the punishment was over or something stupid like that" Baypaw added.

" That's the stupidest thing that i'v ever heard" Applepaw laughed the rest of the WindClan apprentices laughed to.

" I know that its stupid but we can't argue with him are clan needs food" Now that Myrtlepaw had mentioned it Applepaw had noticed that all the ThunderClan apprentices were very thin thinner then Applepaw with their ribs pointing out from their frames.

" My name's Flamestorm now" Flamestorm finally spoke his blue eyes looking tired " Mines Bayblossom" "And mines Myrtleflower"

" Cats of all clans let the gathering begin" Mistystar's frail old voice rang out trough the island the cats fell silent

" RiverClan is doing well Mistkit Frostkit and Graykit have become apprentices" " Mistpaw! Frostpaw Graypaw Mistpaw! Frostpaw Graypaw" Applepaw caught sight of the three apprentices at the edge of the apprentices Frostpaw and Graypaw sat quietly well Mistpaw's eyes glowed with pride.

" Havenpelt has also given birth to three kits Troutkit Mosskit and Ripplekit that is all" " Troutkit! Mosskit! Ripplekit! Troutkit! Mosskit! Ripplekit!"

" If you don't mind ShadowClan would like to report second" Tigerstar meowed.

" ShadowClan is doing well Shadowpaw has received his full medicine cat name of Shadowsight" " Shadowsight! Shadowsight!" The cats rang out the dark gray tabby tom sat quietly beside his mentor Puddleshine.

" Yarrowleaf has also moved into nursery expecting Strikestone's kits" " That is all"

" WindClan will report next" Harestar yowled " WindClan dose not have much to report Larkwing has given birth to to kits Owlkit and Runningkit"

" Owlkit! Runningkit! Owlkit! Runningkit!" Cats echoed out.

" I will report next" Bramblestar meowed voice shaking with nervousness " ThunderClan has four new warriors Bayblossom, Myrtleflower, Finchsong, and Flamestorm" Meows of protest and anger erupted from the clans " How can you do this their a bunch of rubles" " They can't be warriors their to young" All four young warriors sat quietly eyes to the ground Flamestorm looked like he was about to cry Applepaw felt sorry for them she would feel the same if she was in their paws.

" Bramblestar how dare you disobey my order to ground those brats" Mistystar yowled all four leaders glared at ThunderClan's leader angrily " Before you get mad i only did this because were direly low on pay Leafstar that's also why we stool pray from your territory"

" That's not an excuse Bramblestar!" Leafstar growled " I lost my seventh life and Sparrowpelt's moving to the elders because of you being a idiot"

" There is no excuse for stealing pray this behavior of yours is unacceptable!" Harestar yowled " And that excuse for making those horrible rebel brats is the stupidest thing that i'v heard in my life" Mistystar snarled.

" We are almost out of food their are days that we can only eat one small piece of food a day we need that food so if you see us hunting on our territory leave us alone"

" No we will not leave you alone that's against the warrior good you foxhearted rouge" Leafstar yowled claws outstretched " Now now my fellow leaders their is no need to fight and break another rule of the warrior code" Mistystar's voice was cool and calm.

" Yes good idea" Leafstar and Bramblestar nodded their heads in agreement.

Applepaw noticed Tigerstar staring at the tree bridge amber eyes wide with horror and alarm Applepaw's blue eyes followed his gaze and that's when she saw them.

Other cats began spotting them everyone was simply staring at the group of cats walking into the clearing, Some looked angry others scared others dumb founded and confused.

She couldn't tell how many cats their were but they were being led by a sleek furred creamy yellow she-cat with piercing bright green eyes and many battled scares along her side and face following beside her was a raven black she-cat with dark green eyes their was something about the cats that made Applepaw tense up unsheathing her claws the pale yellow tabby was ready for a fight Wrenpaw was quivering as she pushed into Applepaw all the other apprentices unsheathed their claws pushing into each other ready to fight.

The leader of the cats walked right under the great oak bright green eyes glowing with amusement.

" Greetings," the yellow she caught meowed in a borderline psychotic tone " You're gonna be seeing me a lot more now" " in fact i think you already know my name"

" The names Sleekwhisker and this is the children of the kin"