Warrior Wolves by me, Warrior Cats owned by Erin Hunter etc. etc. This chapter will be longer than the prologue. I hope.

Just so ya guys know, the names are as follows:

Leader : Moon

Apprentice : Tail

Puppy : Pup

The page with all the clan wolves and map will be going up soon!

Chapter One

Shade lay his head on his paws. The future looked bleak. Here he was in a HUGE Upwalker monster, one that could fly too. There was no way he would be able to get home now. He was a young black wolf, with white spots along his coat. But the Upwalkers had put him in a cage which was fed to the monster. He was now in it's belly, with no chance of escape. The Upwalkers where transporting him somewhere. He'd overheard them talking earlier...

"Aye, this is a fine beast. We'll make some money out of him!"

"Yes, once the plane lands in Europe we'll put him in his cage and charge people to see him."

But naturally he had not understood any of their patter. Oh how he longed to be back out there in the forest, not in a cage! He closed his eyes and wished he could get back. He almost dove into sleep when the monster suddenly twisted around. Shade jerked awake. Was it chasing it's tail? Could the Upwalkers not control it? The monster twisted the other way. Then it turned upside down and it's belly opened up. Shade's cage slid down out of the belly...with him still in it. He was spiraling downward. Would it ever end? The compost-covered ground rushed up to meet him.

Shade opened his eyes and stared into green ones. He blinked, realised he was not dreaming and jumped backwards, only to crash into the side of the cage. Two wolves where sitting opposite him, staring at him like he was an Upwalker. One had black, long fur, the other had a short grey pelt and snarled at him.

"Who are you?" the black wolf asked.

"Uh...I-I am..." Shade stuttered. Who were these strangers?

"I bet he's a spy from another clan." the grey male whispered to the younger black wolf. "Why are you on our territory?" he barked.

"I-I fell out of a m-m-monster," Shade managed to reply, frightened by the grey male's harsh approach. Back home he would have been welcomed and offered prey. He realised he had not eaten for a few nights and immediatly felt hungry.

"A monster? What story are you trying to fake?" the grey male snarled.

"I think we should take him back to camp, GreyFang," the black wolf suggested.

"I hope RedMoon can find someway to punish this spy," GreyFang muttered. The black wolf walked up to the cage and whispered,

"I'm CrowTail. Do you know how to get out?"

Shade pawed at the walls of the cage, trying to find the entrance where the Upwalkers shoved him in. One of the walls clattered open and Shade stepped through it, wincing slightly at a pain in his shoulder. He followed CrowTail and GreyFang, wondering where they where going. They were in a forest with large fir trees which blocked out the sun. All around he could hear the sounds of prey scuffling and eating. He longed to sink his teeth into one of them.

They were going deeper into the forest. Shade struggled a little when he jumped down a steep slope, onto a log and into a clearing.

It was possibly the strangest clearing Shade had ever seen. There were thick bushes all around the clearing, with holes dug under the bushes. In the middle of the clearing was a large tree stump which rose higher than Shade standing on his hind legs. At one side of the clearing was a pile of prey-Shade's mouth watered at the thought-and sat in groups around the clearing where wolves, whispering and grooming each other. Shade could smell the many individiual scents of wolves and a new scent which he couldn't quiet place.

As soon the other wolves smelt him, they all turned around and looked at him. But he carried on walking, following them into a hole in the stump. He could feel the penetrating stares of the other wolves. He climbed inside the hole and looked around. The stump den was bigger than he imagined. There was a bed of moss in one corner, and a reddy-brown wolf gulping down a rabbit in another corner. He looked up when he hear intruders enter.

"What do you want GreyFang?" the wolf asked.

"We found this spy on our territory. What should we do with him, RedMoon?" GreyFang replied, twitching his ears impatiently.

"GreyFang, CrowTail, I need to speak to this wolf alone." RedMoon ordered, and the two other wolves padded out of the den. "Now. Tell me, where have you come from?"

"I came from above," Shade replied truthfully. RedMoon nodded.

"Did MoonClan send you?" he asked.

"I've never heard of that. I come from the Tribe of Moving Shadows. My tribe's Healer told me that soon I would be trapped, then freed and my destiny would unfold. So I got trapped in a cage, eaten by a monster then fell from the sky," Shade told him how he got there.

"What is your name?"

"Shade that cannot Stay Still,"

"Well Shade, would you like to join NightClan?" and without waiting for an answer, his eyes glimmered and he carried on. "EbonyHeart will mentor you, and CrowTail can tell you about our clan's ways and traditions."

Shade, totally confused, just nodded and walked out of the den. He say CrowTail sitting a bit away and walked over to him, but before he had a chance to talk, he heard a bark and turned around.

"Let all wolves who are able to catch their own prey gather here for a Clan Meeting." RedMoon barked, sitting on top of the stump. Shade saw CrowTail walk over to watch RedMoon and followed him.

"NightClan, the wolf IcePelt prophecised has arrived. He must join us," RedMoon announced and looked down at Shade. "This wolf will now be known as SpottedTail. EbonyHeart, I trust you have learnt much from our warrior ancestors. Pass on that knowledge to this young apprentice." A browny-black wolf nodded and padded up to SpottedTail. Then the crowd dispersed and RedMoon jumped off the stump. SpottedTail saw CrowTail pad up to him.

"C'mon, it's nearly moonrise." he said, and lead SpottedTail into one of the bushes. SpottedTail managed to squish through, while CrowTail slid under as if the bush wasn't there.

"CrowTail, can you tell me all about all this stuff? I'm totally confused." SpottedTail confessed. Never before had he heard of 'NightClan' or even the word 'clan'.

"Oh, it's simple really. We all live in four clans, NightClan (that's mine), SnowClan, MudClan and PineClan. MoonClan is the Clan we all look up to. They are our warrior ancestors, and when a wolf dies, he goes up to join them," CrowTail replied. SpottedTail was mystified.

"MoonClan sounds like the Tribe of Endless Time," SpottedTail wondered. Then he took in the den around him. There were shallow holes in the ground filled with moss. Just like back home! He picked one next to CrowTail and wondered if this was what the Healer of his Tribe had wanted. Perhaps even the Tribe of Endless Time knew it would happen. These thoughts swirled around his head, as well as all the strange names and wolves until he closed his eyes and nodded off to sleep.

"Shade. Wake up. Shade that cannot Stay Still, wake up!" a voice spoke to SpottedTail and he jerked awake.

"Wh-what?" he yelped and sprang up. But he was no longer in the den he was sleeping in yesterday. He was back home with his tribe! They were all sitting at the edges of the cave, and were staring at him with wide eyes.

"Shade that cannot Stay Still, you must listen," the voice urged. SpottedTail turned to see the Healer of his tribe, SkyWing.

"Shade, you have chosen the right path. Your future for you lies in your new home," she continued.

"I know your heart still rests in the Tribe of Moving Shadows. But you must find your new loyalty. Many obstacles will come that you must overcome, some good yet some bad. But one day you will come to power, and when you do you must remember that you have to rule in fairness and loyalty, not cruelty and deceit." she finished and bowed her head. SpottedTail nodded and stuck his paw out in respect.

But then he smelt fear in his denmates. He looked back at them to see something new emerge, a monster of death. He shrank back, afraid. The creature was dark, to dark to see it's features. But it loomed out of the darkness, as if it's shadow was a whole new kind of death. It reeked of blood, Upwalker and something else he couldn't place. The monster seemed to glide forward, making a horrible grinding sound as a pup was dragged into the beast. It spat out blood and a couple of bones. Then a bitch howled and the cave broke out in chaos.

"Go, Shade that cannot Stay Still! Save yourself!" SkyWing barked, then turned around to help distraught wolves. The scene faded into darkness, and SpottedTail woke up, but the picture of a pup being dragged into eternal death and darkness burned in his mind. He was aware it was just after Moonrise. He sat there thinking hard.

What was that monster?...

"SpottedTail, c'mon! We're going to miss our training!" something poked him.

"Nuur," SpottedTail replied sleepily, then opened his eyes. CrowTail was standing infront of him.

"Get up you lazy dog! We don't want to disappoint our mentors!" CrowTail urged and bounded out of the bush. SpottedTail stood up, shook some moss off his fur then realised it was the first day of his training! He squeezed under the bush as quick as possible and ran to the entrance of the camp when he nearly ploughed into EbonyHeart.

"SpottedTail, I've found you. Follow me to the training hollow; we are going to work on your fighting skills today," the sleek female told him coolly and turned around to pad to the entrance and up the slope. SpottedTail followed obediently. They eventually came to a clearing with autumn leaves on the ground. SpottedTail bunched his hind legs, ready to pounce on one when he noticed he was being watched and relaxed.

"SpottedTail, attack me. Show me what you are like in combat," EbonyHeart ordered and he pounced on her. She dodged him easily. "You have a lot of work to do. This time, watch me," she copied him and SpottedTail dodged, but she twisted her body to change direction and knocked him off balance.

"Now try that on me," she told him. This time SpottedTail timed it so he caught her by surprise crashed into her. "That was pretty good! I mean, for a loner," EbonyHeart praised him. The training session went on until SunHigh, then they caught a rabbit and brought it back to camp. SkyWing was right. SpottedTail had a whole new life ahead of him. After all, that was what the Tribe of Endless Time wanted...?

Yeah, I know the end of this chapter is bad. Read + Review if you want the second chapter and the list of wolves/map!