Firestar yawned. The last few weeks had been awesome. He and Sandstorm were suddenly younger, stronger, fuller, and to top it all off, Sandstorm had another kit, Starkit. Oh, and he also got his nine lives back. Things had been pretty peaceful lately, and Firestar was getting anxious. The other clans had been pretty quite lately and had been since he and the other leaders had met after their encounter with Thunder and the other leaders. He recalled the mini gathering.
"So what's with this skyclan, Firestar?" Leopardstar asked curiously. "Yes. Don't keep Shadowclan in the dark." Blackstar added. Onestar snorted. "Shadowclan, the clan of shadows In the dark…" Blackstar hissed, and turned away from the Windclan leader.
"Well?" Blackstar asked again, growing impatient. Firestar sighed. "Many moons ago I was visited by a cat…" Firestar told the leaders about Skyclan and how he and Sandstorm had brought the clan back together. There was silence when he finished. Blackstar paced the clearing. "Why didn't you tell us?" He hissed. Firestar shrugged. "I wouldn't believe you if you came up with a such a story." Blackstar hissed. "If I hadn't seen Leafstar myself, I'd never believe you!" His pelt bristled, but then relaxed.
"Thank you for telling us…"Ah, good times Firestar thought. Firestar was suddenly broken from his train of thought as a yowl ecoed across the clearing.
"FIRESTAR!" A young apprentice rushed into the clearing. Firestar quickly excited his den, now standing on the highledge. Many warriors were now in the clearing, awoken by the young cat's yell. "Firestar! Some cats want to see you!" Firestar was surprised to see five cats enter the clearing. It was still dark out, so he couldn't see that clearly. "Why did you bring these cats into camp?" Firestar scolded, his pelt bristling angrily. "What if they are rouges?" The apprentice dipped his head. "Sorry Firestar. I just thought…" Firestar shook his head. "We will discuss this later.
Firestar turned to the five intruders. "What do you want with Thunderclan?" He said calmey. One of the bigger cats stepped into the moon light. Firestar gasped. It was Thunder, the cat who had given him his nine lives back and started his clan. "Firestar, leader of Thunderclan." Thunder said 'Thunderclan' proudly. "Shadow, Wind, River, Sky and I need your help." A murmur went through the clearing. The cats had heard most of these names in stories. "Thunder…" Firestar was shocked. Why was a Starclan cat down here, in plain view of the clan?
"Thunderclan was the only clan we could agree on. Shadow can't trust her clan…" Thunder continued. "Filthy mouse-brains." Shadow muttered. "They think their all pure blood, HA! I'll show them pure!" Thunder shook his head at the raving she-leader. "Onestar is too proud to help anyone but Wind." Thunder continued. Wind shook his head. "I've spent countless seasons with these cats, I'm not going to abandon them now." Wind stepped into the moonlight, with Shadow at his flanks, their pelts shimmering in the moonlight. "And no cat will go close to the river." Thunder finished. River growled. "And to say the great Thunder was brave." Thunder shot his friend a look.
"So," Continued Thunder. "We need Thunderclan's help." The clearing grew silent as every cat stared up at Firestar, awaiting his word. Firestar still stared at the five cats in disbeleif. They needed his help? Firestar cleared his throught. "What in Starclan are you five doing here?" The amber tom asked incredibly. Brambleclaw joined Firestar on the highledge. "You know these cats?" He murmered into Firestar's ear. Firestar knodded. "Yes." He turned to his clan.
"Cats of Thunderclan. We all know about the Legend of the four great rulers that started our clans?" Many cats knodded, perplexed. "A moon ago, I met the four cats in Starclan." He waved his tail at the leaders. "These are the cats I met. These are the first leaders of the forest." Every cat in the clearing gasped, staring at the leaders. Thunder resembled every cat in Thunderclan, with his broad shoulders, long tail, and long claws. Shadow blended into the shadows like the perfect shadowclan cat, but better. River had a sleek brown pelt, that had the drenched look to it that characterized riverclan, and Wind's was small with long legs, a duplicate of Onestar's body frame.
Many cats bowed their heads in respect for the leaders. "If this is Thunder, then what is he doing in Thunderclan?" A cat asked. Thunder sighed. "A great battle is coming, Firestar. If we don't get all the clans to unite under all four leaders," Thunder gulped. "Then all the clans will die!" Many cats gasped. Firestar's pelt was ruffeled in shock. "Thunderclan will do everything we can to help you." Just then, he noticed sky pacing anxiously at the edge of the clearing. "Sky?" Thunderclan's leader asked, causing every head to focus on her.
Sky paid no attention to the other cats, just Thunder. "Can I please go meet Skyclan now? I'm worried." Thunder knodded. Sky raced out of the clearing before any cat could speak. "What was that about?" Firestar asked thunder. Thunder shrugged. "You'll see. Now, may we say hello to your clan?" Firestar knodded. "Come on up." The four remaining leaders jumped up to the highledge. Wind began to speak. "I-" A sharp yowl cut him off. "SHADOWCLAN ATTACK!" Cats raced into the clearing, throwing themselves into battle. Another yowl. "WINDCLAN AND RIVERCLAN ATTACK!" Suddenly all four clans were in thunderclan's camp at once. Firestar jumped up. "DON'T JUST SIT THERE YOU MOUSE BRAINS!" He yelled to his stunned clan mates. "DEFEND OUR TERRIRORY!" Cats threw themselves into battle. Shadow, River and Wind looked stunned. Firestar jumped off the highledge and into battle. He felt Thunder land behind him. "Nobody hurts my clan!" Thunder hissed, and lunged at the nearest cat. \
A few minutes passed, and Thunderclan was losing. Every warrior fought their hardest, and even with the four leader's help, warriors were tiering. Firestar and Brambleclaw were protecting the nursery when another battle cry ecoed across the clearing. "SKYCLAN HELP THUNDERCLAN!" Skyclan cats, led by sky ran into the clearing. Firestar was shocked. This had to be the first time in history that all five clans were fighting. Suddenly the fighting stopped. All the cats were crowded around Shadow and Blackstar. Shadow had Blackstar pinned to the ground. "How dare you discrase shadowclan by attacking thunderclan!" The former leader screeched, swiping Blackstar's ear. The leader of Shadowclan was shaking uncontrollably. "Please Shadow, I just-" But Shadow wasn't done. "Everyone I loved was killed, for what? For mouse-brains like you to destroy my clan?" Blackstar shook. "WHY DID YOU ATTACK THUNDER'S CLAN? TELL ME WHY?" Firestar could clearly see why she had survived the first battle. Shadow was remarkably strong, and had a even stronger temper. Blackstar trembled. "We-had to rid t-the forsest of thunderclan kittypets!" Shadow laughed. "Do you know how many of us are decended from kittypets and rouges?" Shadow snorted. "Even you, Blackstar, are kin of the great Blackfeather, who joined the clan as a rouge!" Blackstar snarled, making his clan gasp.
The shadowclan deputy padded up to his leader. "I think its best if we-um-leave now." Blackstar glared at his deputy for a moment, then the energy drained from the leader. "Your right. Shadowclan lets go." Not one cat moved. Shadow gazed at her clan in shock. She let Blackstar up. "What?" He was shocked. "Why wouldn't my clan listen to me?" Shadow shook her head in shock. "Blackstar, the cat that started their clan just pinned down and told off their leader like a sorry kit. So you really think Shadowclan would trust you?" Blackstar blinked. "No." He bowed his head ashamed. "Shadowclan, follow Blackstar out." No cat moved. The deputy gulped. "We want you to be leader!" Shadow shook her head in disgust.
"I am here to make our clan great again. And that starts with more respect for Blackstar. Now follow him out." Blackstar and Shadow exited the camp, followed by Shadowclan.
Firestar shook his head. Kittypets? He was glad that Shadow had told him off. He jumped up to the highledge. "Windclan. Riverclan. You had no right coming here. I must ask-" Firestar was interrupted as three cats entered the clearing. It was the Riverclan leader, Leopardstar, the Riverclan deputy, Mistyfur, and the Riverclan medicine cat.
Leopardstar stalked into camp, her pelt bristling. "Firestar!" She snarled. Firestar jumped. The riverclan leader usually had a cool temper. The she-leader gazed daggers at Firestar. "Why are all my warriors here?" She hissed. Firestar's pelt stood up in shock, along with another cat, probably River. The leader, deupty and Medicine cat didn't order their cats to attack Thunderclan?
Leopardstar noticed Firestar's confusion. "Why are you acting so strange?" She hissed, also confused. Firestar shook his head. "Thunderclan was just attacked by all the other three clans. We thought the other three leaders joined up…" Firestar let his words sink in. Leopardstar hissed. "Riverclan!" The cats of her clan shivered, from either fear or shame, Firestar didn't know. "Why did you attack Thunderclan without any of our permission!" She looked really mad.
A shaking tom stepped forward. "A Shadowclan cat came asking us to join them, they said Thunderclan had stolen prey…" The Thunderclan cats hissed. Firestar felt his pelt stand up in anger. How dare they accuse Thunderclan of stealing! Firestar hissed. Leopardstar was not pleased by the simple explanation. 'Well?" She demanded, urging the Tom to go on.
The striped brown cat gulped. "We didn't want them to see us weak, since you were gone…" The cat bowed his head in shame. Leopardstar relaxed a little. "I understand. But that does not accuse you for attacking Thunderclan." Firestar silently agreed with the Riverclan leader. Leopardstar growled. "Riverclan should be ashamed! What would the great River think of us?" "He 'would' think that your all fur balls for thinking that you could destroy a clan." Leopardstar jumped as River suddenly appeared behind her. "River…" Her eyes strayed to River's torn and bleeding ear. Seeing the great leader injured only made her angrier. "You were so much trouble that even The Great River came down from Starclan to stop us." She turned. "Riverclan will follow me back into camp. NOW!" The cats dashed out of the clearing. She turned to Firestar. "I hope you can forgive our clan…" She looked frightened, and Firestar knew why. Thunderclan was a valuable ally, but a dangerous alley. "As long as you keep your cats from straying into my territory." Firestar replied. Leopardstar dipped her head. "Thank you, Firestar." She turned to River. "I hope you would join Riverclan once again?" River knotted. "The clans must not fight." His eyes darkened. "The clans must stick together." River gave Thunder and Firestar a nod of respect and then he, Leopardstar, Mistyfur, and the medicine cat left camp.
Firestar padded over to Onestar. He remembered painfully that the leader had once been his friend. Now, he had almost destroyed Thunderclan. Onestar was staring at his paws, which were covered in blood. Firestar saw Wind behind Onestar, bleeding heavily. It was obvious that Onestar had been battling Wind, and was quite shocked about it.
Onestar looked up as Firestar drew close. He hissed, but all the power behind it was gone. Firestar's whiskers twitched. "It is not the warrior code that says something about greed?" Onestar let his guard drop. "I may have broken warrior code, but I wouldn't let you kill me!" A long, low hiss cam from behind the Windclan leader. "You stupid flea-brain! Firestar only wants you out of his camp!" Wind hissed. Firestar noticed that his wound had mystically healed, but the Thunderclan leader had other things to do then wonder. Onestar sighed. "Fine. We'll leave. WINDCLAN RETRET!" The windclan warriors left camp.
Wind stood up, and glanced to Onestar. "I will come with you. It has been many moons since I hunted on the moors." Onestar knotted. "Lets go." The two windclan leaders left camp.
All that was left in the camp was Skyclan and Thunderclan. Firestar jumped up to the highledge. "Is everycat OK?" Brambleclaw and the Skyclan deupty knodded. "No one was killed, but many were injured." Firestar could smell blood and sickness. "Leafpool!" He called. The former medicine cat raised her head. "Go help Jayfeather with the wounds." Leafpool knodded, and ran to the medicine cat den. Leafstar, leader of Skyclan joined Firestar on the highledge. "Our medicine cat will help also." Firestar blinked his thanks. "Thank you and Skyclan for helping us in our time of need.
Leafstar shrugged. "We were coming to see Thunderclan anyways." Firestar tilted his head in confusion. "Is Skyclan doing badly?" Firestar asked. Leafstar sighed. "It's a long story." Firestar gazed at the uninjured cats in the camp. They, too were curious. "We have time." He replied. Leafstar sighed, and began her story.