Hey guys I am here with the last chapter of the marathon. I will do more work on this after the next chapter of The Discovery is released. I don't own Warriors. The structure of this story is that there will be a Pinestorm POV chapter and then three Lakewhateveritis chapters and the cycle will continue. This is a Pinestorm chapter. Rate and review!

The New Clans

A moon after the patrol returned, Pinestorm was walking by the new litters of kits. They were all named after the main leaders of the Clans; Shadow, River, Wind (Mink's litter), Sky, Star, and Thunder (Cliff's litter). There were rumors that these kits were named only by Solstar, not the kits' mothers. Only the most trusted knew for sure, but someone was good at stalking.

When the kits were born, Solstar called the trusted to his den (a sandy hole in the wall that you had to leap to). He saw the stronger cats leap up, and saw that the smaller ones hopped onto a small ledge first. The ledge was only a few mouse tails away from the entrance, so he leaped up to listen. At first they were talking too silently to eavesdrop on. But they soon raised their voices.

"Solstar, do you think it is wise to name these kits after the leaders? Why not rename most of us? We follow your orders better than those scraps of fur. We will need to wait at least fifteen moons to see them of to kill those leaders. From what we learned, one is almost dead. We need to do this now. When this cat dies, we will need to kill him nine times, along with the deputy."

The cat who spoke was obviously Black, his way of speaking so smooth that it could be no one else. The cat had just begun to train when Pinestorm left eight moons earlier. According to Blaze, he was the most popular cat in the "clan". His opinion was obviously what the cats wanted to hear, because no one began to argue.

"Do not worry, Black. We will send patrols to weaken these clans. The kits are vital to the plan because they will take anything I say, and not have any experience to argue. They will learn that the ways of life are better for the clans, all five of them; sorry, six (RiverClan, WindClan, ShadowClan, ThunderClan, SkyClan, StarClan). This is what will be needed to give the clans a fresh start. These cats will become the first leaders, and any who do not come to accept this will be killed with their leaders and deputies. It is the best way."

"Yes Solstar, but what about the most crucial part of your plan? What if these clans figure out about this before we attack them? You know what happened when the Dark Forest attacked the lake clans." This must be Mare, the most critical thinker in the group. Pinestorm once heard Solstar say that StormClan will be obliterated a moon within the time she dies. "We need to be one step ahead of these clan cats. We need a spy. A cat that is used to being called by a warrior name."

A meow from little Sky jolted Pinestorm back to the present. "OWWW! That's my tail you're treading on! Can you look where you're going?" This cat had certainly inherited her mother's stubbornness and rudeness. Pinestorm and Cliff entered the clan at the same time, or at least close. They grew accustomed to living with snide but teasing comments firing back and forth while the others were trying to sleep. But Cliff fell for Stonefang, another ShadowClan recruit. But it worked out in the end when Pinestorm and Blaze met.

Padding away from the kit, he went to talk with his mate. There were tales he wanted to hear, and with no elders, Blaze was the one who got the scoop. At some point in the conversation, it was mentioned that Solstar had lost two lives. He had no idea how they were lost, as he left a half-moon after they found the cave.

"Hey, Blaze, do you mind telling me something?" He walked over to his mate while she was in the process of detangling Thunder from Grass. The two kits were pouting while they were sent to opposite corners of the cave. Looking back at Pinestorm, she irritably asked "Why did you come over here when you saw I was in the middle of a possibly fatal operation?"

Pinestorm looked at his mate, and then asked "How did Solstar lose those two lives?" His mate purred happily when she thought of the incidents. "Well, one of them was lost in a very embarrassing way. You know the rock he addresses us from? Well a few sunrises after you left, Solstar climbed the rock to see what it would be good for. The rock was slippery from morning dew and he went a little too fast and slipped. One of the rocks at the bottom ripped open a large gash in his side, which cost him his first life.

"The second was more noble way to die. One day, a badger who calls herself Midnight came to our cave. She was trying to get to the fresh-kill pile, and we had a new litter of kits on the way. Solstar sprang from the queen's side and attacked the badger with all he had. She backed off, but she inflicted a fatal injury with the single blow she was able to land."

Pinestorm let the intensity of the words sink in. These stories gave two different perspectives on the kind of leader StormClan had. The first made him think he had no caution or patience. The second made him think he was the most loyal and courageous warrior you could ever meet. He was just about to decide when he thought, why do I care? I'm spying on the clans for the next six moons, so it's not like I'm staying.

Cliffie! The new allegiances will be the next chapter, and will include Thunder and Storm. Goodbye!