Second Chapter 3

Disclaimer: I don't own Warriors

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I kept my head low as Reedstar shuffled around camp. He poked his head into the warriors den, grabbed Nightclaw and another warrior, Mousepaw's and SIlverpaw's Father, Hawkfur, and brought them to the entrance.

I could barely hear them, but I made out one word...

"...Outsider..."

My ears suddenly pricked forward, but they left camp again.

I tried to stay awake for Reedstars return, but I got drowsy and fell asleep again.

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Nudging in my side woke me up again. Ghostpaw was there flicking his tail towards the entrance of the apprentices den. "luts gew." He said. SInce he was death, he couldn't speak properly.

I stood up, and shook the scrapes of moss from my fur.

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather here under the Highbranch for a Clan meeting!"

My ears pricked forward. Had this anything to do with the thing I heard last night?

There was a strange lean tom cat in the middle of a clearing. He didn't smell of any of the clans, but he had a clan scent.

"This Cat," Reedstar began. "Was abandon from his own clan, and left in the forest-"

"But his scent smells nothing like KoiClan or OakClan!" Silverpaw burst out.

"But he's not a Kittypet either." a pretty blue-gray she cat called out. It was the medicine cat, Waterleaf. "He doesn't have a twoleg scent."

The lean tom cat looked up. Reedstar began to talk again. "He is from a Clan never before heard of around this lake. In That," He poiinted downstream with his tail. "Direction. It is BatClan, Ruled by Batstar."

"A-and he is cruel." The lean tom again called out. "He left me to die in the forest three moons ago."

"This cat is obviously strong," Hummingpaw whispered in my ear. " And he looks about our age."

"Well, WHats your name?" NightClaw asked.

"I-I forget.."

"Very well, From this day forward, until he has earned his warrior name, This cat will be known as Mudpaw.

"Gingerflight, Your Latest Litter of Kits are now apprentices, so You are ready for your Own apprentice. You will be Mudclaws Mentor. You are quick and agile, and I hope you will pass this traits on to Mudpaw."

Gingerflight (My mom) Touched noses to Mudpaw. Then Gingerflight went back to the warriors den.

"Mudpaw! Mudpaw! Mudpaw!"

Mudpaw looked at the apprentices den, a look of worry spread across his face. There were Five of us already. He walked pass us all into the den and layed down.

HummingPaw and I Followed Him. "Hello Mudpaw!" SHe said.

The lean tom looked up. "H-Hello."

"Hummingpaw smiled. I'm Hummingpaw."

"ANd I'm Honeypaw."

Mudpaw nodded.

"The other brown one is Mousepaw, The grey one is Silverpaw, and the Black one is Blackpaw. Blackpaw and Silverpaw are tight friends, ANd I Suggest you don't mess with them alone. They're good tempered, but if you annoy them, They will be mean. Mousepaw is a Pushover, But you should be nice to her." I said, Introducing everyone else.

Mudpaw nodded.

"Your mentor, Gingerflight, If Honeypaws Mother. " Hummingpaw said.

Mudpaw looked up at Honeypaw. "You do look alike."

Hummingpaw and I Layed down with Mudpaw and began sharing tounges.

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That night, was the gathering. Reedstar had come up to me in my Training session and told me I was going, along with Hummingpaw, and Silverpaw. This news definately cheered me up.

"Let all cats old enough to cath their own prey gather here under the Highbranch for a clan meeting!" Reedstar called out.

"The gathering is tonight, and I have chosen Nightclaw, of course, Gingerflight, Hawkfur, Waterleaf, Songbird, Honeypaw, Hummingpaw, ANd SIlverpaw. The rest of you will guard the camp. We leave at Sundown."

The clan began to drift away from the branch and back to what they were doing. Blackpaw was dissapionted he was going, But he held his tongue.

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When we arrived at the fourrocks, Reedstar flicked his tail in a signal to halt. KoiClan and OakClan were already there. He flickled his tail again, ANd the clan ran down into the clearing.