So I finally got a writing program to continue writing this! I plan to try to update more often now that my problems with computers should be over. If you like this fan fiction then please review, I REALLY do appreciate it as it gives me new ideas for my story and also it lets me know that people actually enjoy reading this! Once again I don't claim to own warrior cats, it belongs to Erin Hunter. However I do own the characters in this story and the plot. I would like to state that when you review it doesn't go unnoticed I will actually incorporate your ideas and answer your questions if possible.

Chapter 4

"Oh my gosh, are you alright?! Shade blinked her eyes slowly, trying to get them to focus on the cat that was standing in front of her. She wanted to ask the cat why she wouldn't be alright, but found that when she tried she couldn't talk, or breathe. Shade panicked and started flailing her paws around, she tried to motion to the cat that she couldn't breathe, but it didn't seem to be very intelligent since it just stood in the water in front of her with a very confused look on its face.

"Stay still little one, I need to get you out of the water" the cat's voice sounded comforting, like how a mother should sound. As the cat picked her up out of the water Shade realized that the reason she hadn't been able to breathe or talk was in fact because she was in the water in the first place. She narrowed her eyes, irritated by her own stupidity and wondered if she was just idiotic herself or if it was because she had taken the place of a two moon old kit.

"What's your name?" the cat asked, setting her down.

"Thank you for pulling me out of the stream, my name's Sh-, I mean Speckledkit! My name's Speckledkit."

The cat smiled and motioned for her to follow it. Shade did her best to follow, but the cat was an adult and had much longer legs than her. It didn't help that she was still getting used to controlling a real body. As she stumbled clumsily behind the cat she noticed that every once in a while it would look at her with concern. Eventually the cat stopped and asked her if she wanted to climb onto its back instead of walking. Shade nodded and quickly climbed up, burrowing into the cat's fur to keep herself warm.

A strong wind was blowing, it almost knocked Shade over as she tried to get up. She felt a cat stand on either side of her, then cats started appearing all around her, filling up the meadow. She had seen them before, Starclan cats, she hated them, they were so beautiful and kind. She knew she could never join them, it felt like they were mocking her just by bringing her here. She truly looked out of place, her eerie silver eyes and pitch black fur against their bright starry pelts and eyes that appeared to be full of life, even though the cats themselves were dead. They seemed happy to have her here, which baffled her, she was meant to destroy the clans yet they didn't treat her like she was evil.

The cats in front started parting like a wave, making way for someone or something that Shade couldn't see. It didn't take long before the cats reached her, they were so old they were starting to fade from existence. Shade assumed they were probably the first leaders.

"Well Shade it seems like you're our only hope" the largest cat sighed "so we are going to try something we've never tried before. Instead of pointlessly giving lives to something that can't die we will give you the gifts that go along with them instead. We hope that will switch you to our side instead of the Dark Forests."

Shade dug her claws into the ground, in hopes that it would keep her from falling over in pain. Some of the Dark Forest cats had told her they had never felt anything more painful in their entire lives than this ceremony. The first cat that came towards her was one of the leaders, as were the second and third cats. They gave her Patience, Kindness, and Determination, surprisingly she found that receiving the gifts didn't hurt much at all. The fourth cat was Hawktalon, she gave Shade the will to do what's right, as she walked away she looked back over her shoulder.

"Don't make the same mistakes I did, you have the potential now to be something amazing, please don't waste it" Hawktalon meowed quietly.

"Don't worry, I won't" Shade smiled slightly to reassure the Starclan cat. The small gesture seemed to put Hawktalon at ease and she disappeared back into the crowd. The last cat to come forward was Speckledkit, the real Speckledkit. Shade bent down to touch noses with the kit she had taken the place of. "I'm so sorry you had to die, I promise to fulfill your destiny just as well as you would've."

Speckledkit nodded happily and squeaked "for my gift I give you pity, stand up for others and protect them from those who want to hurt them."

Shade jolted awake, she was still being carried by the cat that had saved her from the stream. The cat was running now, like it was being chased. Shade turned around to look behind them and saw the reason why the cat was running so fast. A huge dog was close behind them, crashing through the bush, and it was getting closer. Before now she had only heard about them from the elder's stories, but she had heard enough to realize what would happen if one caught you.