Clearkit's P.O.V.

I tiptoed out of the nursery and exited camp. The night was just so pretty! Why don't cats do stuff at night? I think I'll start by practicing silent walking, so I walked in circles over and over until I could walk silently without trying.

Now what should I do? The hunting crouches the apprentices were practicing seemed interesting. I squatted down with my tail up and sniffed the air. I think I smell a mouse! With my belly to the floor, I creeped up on the mouse. It gnawed on a seed, too occupied to see me jump. I unsheathed my claws and I sliced through it's neck, quick, clean and silent.

My first catch! I held my catch proudly and sniffed around again. A rabbit was prowling around in the undergrowth and I jumped, then sank my fangs into it's neck. It was almost twice my size! I heaved my mouse and my rabbit into camp and placed it on the fresh kill pile.

I have just enough time to practice a bit of battle training before the sun rises.

"Hello Clearkit." A voice rasped. I flung around and saw a starry cat sitting with his tail dappled over his paws. "Oh my gorgeous daughter." I decided to call him mystery tom.

"So your my father 'mystery tom'?" I asked.

The cat sighed a deep hollow breath. "Yes, I am Redwillow of Shadowclaw." I yelped in surprise when I heard Shadowclan. How is that possible? It's a forbidden romance! "Stop." Redwillow chuckled. "You're so funny when you're scared. Now listen to me, I was murdered my a cat in your clan-"

I snarled viscously. "WHO MURDERED YOU DADDY?" How dare, how could, who possibly killed, why did it hap-, "WHO DID IT?"

"It was... Maplepaw." Redwillow answered. "I need my revenge and you, my daughter are going to kill Maplepaw. I will train you to fight so you can destroy her once you are ThunderClan's leader."

I was going to be leader?! I will lead Maplepaw to her death for I must, only to avenge my dead father. Maplepaw better watch out for my now. "Can you teach me now? Maplepaw is the clan's best fighter though!"

"Start by...

And every night my father would visit me until I was 4 moons old and Maplepaw was now a warrior.

Mapleshade's P.O.V.

I've lived under burden ever since I found out I am Mapleshade, and guess what? That's my warrior name too. I am Mapleshade once again thanks to the Bramblestar furball who was now on high rock delivering border patrols.

"Mapleshade, you will lead a patrol around the lake to ensure no RiverClan warriors are there with Birchfall, Nightblossom, Hollyleaf and Cinderheart." Bramblestar ordered. Right, Nightpaw was made a warrior too named Nightblossom and Azurepaw was now Azureflower, a seasoned medicine cat along with Jayfeather.

"Also," Continued Bramblestar, "I have a prophecy from StarClan. Maple leaves that shade the clear wings from sight will provoke a darkness in which only the one can solve. Which is the one next, the maple's of Sun's fire or the clear wings of stealth?"

Murmurs rippled across ThunderClan in a matter of milliseconds after Bramblestar recited the prophecy. Maple's that shade the clear wings? Was it possible that
Clearkit and I are the ones in the prophecy...? And the one, leader? The next leader is either me or Clearkit. Ugh, that ignorant Clearkit has been shooting me glares every time she can.

No one's P.O.V.

Then I must destroy her before she can ruin my chance as the leader of ThunderClan. Mapleshade and Clearkit thought at the same time. They turned to look at each other with menacingly hostile glares. It's on.

Bramblestar's P.O.V.

The prophecy was delivered by Bramblestar's daughter herself, Sunshade; and she explained it well to him. Apparently this prophecy was the most important prophecy in the history of the clans, even more important than the one about Lionblaze, Dovewing and Jayfeather.

The fate of the clans rested on his decision of who the next ThunderClan leader was. Clearkit, which Sunshade said was Clearwing as a warrior or Mapleshade who was from the dark forest and killed Spottedleaf in the great battle.

If it were right now, the decision was clear, Mapleshade. But was Clearkit destined for greatness? Bramblestar gazed at Mapleshade's head turned around with her bristling lightly. He followed her gaze to see Clearkit staring right back at Mapleshade with cold blue eyes and no bristling fur.

"In the name of StarClan they're already enemies!" Bramblestar hissed under his breath. "Everyone quite down!"

ThunderClan stopped murmuring and looked up to their leader. "Clearkit, Pinekit and Twigkit have reached their sixth moon and are ready to become apprentices..."

Mapleshade's P.O.V.

"Momma get uppppppp." Pebblekit squeaked. Those annoying little things! My kits in other words with Lionclaw. Pebblekit the tom, Fierykit the tom, Mountainkit the tom and Silverkit the she cat.

A kit appeared outside of our of ThunderClan territory so we accepted him and called him Wolfkit, Dovewing is his foster mother. Silverkit has always been left out by her brothers and disappeared during the night everytime! I am definitely suspicious right now! Silverkit padded over to her brothers and asked if she could play too.

"Your too small to play!" Fierykit spat. Silverkit growled and stalked away silently, but Mountainkit called her back. "Come back little sis! You can play!"

"Okay. Who do I fight?" Silverkit asked slyly. Pebblekit scoffed and rolled his eyes at his sister.

Fierykit grinned after a moments thought. "If you lose to us will you promise to never play with us again?" I couldn't let this happen to Silverkit, "Don't do it." I called to her.

"No. I will fight all three of them at once." Silverkit challenged. That arrogant furball!
Pebblekit, Mountainkit and Fierykit leapt at once. Silverkit sidestepped every move they threw at her and even yawned! After a while all the toms got exhausted and slumped on the ground. Silverkit rolled her eyes and pinned all of them down. "I win."

How in StarClan did she do that? Clearpaw stepped into the nursery and I snarled a warning. She ignored it and came up to Silverkit. "Nicely done Silverpaw!" She purred.

Silverkit wagged her tail in delight, "You really think I should be an apprentice?" Clearpaw nodded. Oh no, those two better not be getting along!

"Could I show you the warriors den Silverkit? I heard you've never gone in before." Clearpaw offered.

"No!" I growled. "You get away from my kit."

Silverkit hissed an annoyed sigh and cuffed me over my ears. How dare she, my kit cuffed me over my own ears? I snarled and attempted to pin her down but she dodged out of my way and ran out if the den laughing, with Clearpaw.

Where did Silverkit achieve such agility, skill and become friends with Clearpaw? There was one answer, Clearpaw was teaching Silverkit how to fight at night. But why in the name of StarClan would Clearpaw do that? Perhaps... To turn my own kit against me? No I would never let that happen. Ever.

Just let me sleep, and this will all be over. I sighed and gathered the rest of my kits into my arms.

Hihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihihi

"Get the kits." A voice whispered. "Don't you want your revenge Silverkit?"

The other voice let out a sharp sigh. "If only I had a loving mother and a sister everything would be fine. Clearpaw, is killing my brothers the only way to get revenge?"

Pebblekit, Mountainkit and Fierykit were taken from their mother to the outside world. Silverkit and Clearpaw snuck out of camp, running to the lake. Fierykit woke up and squealed as he felt water rush around him.

"Hold him down to drown him Silverkit." Clearpaw ordered while pinning down Pebblekit and Mountainkit in the water too. The toms thrashed and thrashed fighting for life.

"STOP!" Mapleshade called from above. "Get away from my kits!"

Clearpaw hissed at her and continued holding down the kits in the water. "They're all drowned! Run Silverkit!" They sprinted in to camp silently.

Mapleshade was left with three unconscious kits in the water. She rushed down to them and listened for any life in then. They were still alive! Mapleshade decided that they weren't safe in ThunderClan. Mountainkit would be left on the WindClan border, Pebblekit would be left on the RiverClan border and Fierykit was left on the ShadowClan border.

"Goodbye my kits." Mapleshade whispered for the last time.