Squirrelstar proudly led Skyclan to their first gathering. She felt that with Brambleclaw at her side, and her kits in her ranks, she could accomplish anything. Squirrelstar had had a hard time picking who got to go to the gathering, but she felt she'd picked the right cats to represent her clan. Redpelt, Whitepaw, Oakfur, Blue-eyes, Whitecloud, Brambleclaw, (Who'd left Thunderclan to be with his family) Leafpaw, Skyhealer, (one of the two medicine cats) and of course, her kits, Sandpaw, Bramblepaw, and firepaw.
Squirrelstar had explained what the cats were to do at the gathering back at camp. "Talk, have fun! Just don't give away anything you might regret. But, please be quiet when the leaders speak!" Squirrelstar had cautioned her clan. She felt they were ready. Skyclan entered the clearing, followed by gasps and growls as expected. Skyhealer joined the medicine cats, and the rest of the clan slowly joined the warriors. Squirrelstar jumped to the high branch in one leap. The other leaders glanced at her curiously, but Firestar looked proud. Cats eyed the skyclan cats curisly, but they didn't notice. They all had their eyes locked on Firestar, waiting for the leader to speak.
Firestar gave the signal for the gathering to begin. The clearing fell into absolute silence. "Thunderclan will begin. Prey is running good. Brambleclaw has left our clan. Lionblaze is our new deputy." A wave of murmuring swept through the clearing. Firestar waited for them to quiet down before continuing. "Eariler this morning my patrol ran into a group of cats just outside of our territory." He took a deep breath. "This is skyclan." He gestured to Skyclan. "Many moons ago, my mate and I…" Firestar told the clans about how they brought the lost clan back together. "My daughter, Squirrelflight had taken the clan here in their time of need, and became leader." Firestar finished. Squirrelstar took a deep breath. This was it… "This is Squirrelstar." All eyes were on Squirrelstar. She took another deep breath. "As you all know, I am Squirrelstar. This is my clan." She gestured to the Skyclan cats. "We have taken the tall, piney territory just outside Thunderclan's boarder." Blackstar hissed, but Squirrelstar ignored him. "We follow the warrior code, just as all of you do. That includes keeping intruders off our land." She let the threat hang in the air. "We have united the five clans, and in doing so, making Starclan whole." She glanced up at the sky. "You must of noticed how many new stars are in silverpelt." It was true. The sky seemed to glow with the brightness of stars.
"I'd like to introduce my clan. Redpelt," She gestured to the red-colored tom, "Is my deupty. Skyhealer, is one of our many medicine cats." She pointed her tail at the gray she-cat. This went on till all the warriors present were introduced. "Sandpaw, Firepaw, Leafpaw, Bramblepaw, and whitepaw are our apprentices. We have other warriors, at camp." Finally, she turned to Brambleclaw. "Brambleclaw has decided to join our clan. He may not be deputy, but to Skyclan, he's a symbol of hope." Squirrelstar's eyes shined.
"Skyclan was driven our once, and we wouldn't be driven out again. Starclan sent us here for a reason. Just try to drive us out. We will fight." Squirrelstar finished, and nodded for Blackstar to speak. "Prey is good in Shadowclan." Blackstar spoke. "We have three new kits, Mousekit, Runningkit, and Nightkit." Mews of congratulations rang through the clearing. "I am shocked that our ancesters ran Skyclan out of the forest, and especially after Nightstar almost did the same to Windclan," He nodded to Onestar, "We will not do the same. As long as you stay out of our territory." He growled. It was Onestar's turn. The tiny brown leader spoke up. "As usual, Windclan is well fed in Greenleaf." He mentioned a few kits. "I know what is is like to be torn from your home." Onestar was just a apprentice when he'd been ripped from their home.
"Windclan does not wish to drive out the 5th clan. May Starclan light your paths." Onestar finished. Mistystar was to go last. "Riverclan has been fine. There is nothing bad to report, other than the fact that Bluekit, was apprenticed." Squirrelstar knew that Mistystar, then Mistyfur, had named her kit after her mother. "I as leader, cannot gaurentee that our clan will not be in battle with Skyclan at one time or another, but we will not drive them away." Mistystar leaped off the highbranch, ending the meeting. Squirrelstar was filled with happiness. Her clan was accepted, even by Shadowclan! She hoped Starclan would be happy. She jumped down to join Brambleclaw and the rest of her clan. She had an awesome mate, a loyal clan, and three kits that loved her. What more could a leader want?