It had been a few days since Midnightgaze found out Splashheart was close to the territories. Today is the day for Strider to come to RockClan. Midnightgaze couldn't wait to see Splashheart's possible mate. Midnightgaze then sighed and walked out of the medicine cat den.

"Where are you going Midnightgaze?" Midnightgaze's apprentice, Quailpaw mewed.

"Oh, I'm going to go find herbs," Midnightgaze mewed.

"Can I come?" Quailpaw asked.

"Sure!" Midnightgaze mewed, while smiling.

"Yay!" exclaimed Quailpaw. Quailpaw then ran right out of the medicine cat den.

Midnightgaze then heard her apprentice gasp. She then bolted out of the medicine cat den and saw Redstar growling at Quailpaw.

"What did I say Quailpaw?" he growled. "No one goes out without my permission," Redstar hissed.

"S-Sorry R-Redstar," Quailpaw apologized. "I f-forgot," she stammered.

"Forgot?" Redstar growled. He then scratched Quailpaw's muzzle.

Quailpaw yowled.

"It'll be worst next time you 'forget'," Redstar growled.

"Hey!" Midnightgaze hissed. "She's only an apprentice, and she's a medicine cat," Midnightgaze growled. "Medicine cats can go out whenever they want too," Midnightgaze stated.

"Midnightgaze is right," Fireblaze mewed. "Brother, I know you're leader and all but you don't have to be so harsh on us," she mewed.

Midnightgaze was surprised that Fireblaze stood up for her. Then again, Midnightgaze thought, Fireblaze's apprentice, Dovepaw, is siblings with Quailpaw. Fireblaze could of only been standing up for Dovepaw. Midnightgaze just shrugged.

"Fireblaze, my dear sister," Redstar growled, padding up to Fireblaze. "Quailpaw didn't listen to my rules, and you know the warrior code says 'Always listen to your leader'," he mewed.

"Not if the rule is stupid," Fireblaze mewed. "Quailpaw can go out whenever she likes," Fireblaze stated.

"Fireblaze, you're going to make me do something that I don't want to do," Redstar growled.

"This is stupid Redstar," Fireblaze stated. "You don't punish your Clan like this," Fireblaze mewed, before walking away.

Just then Silverdust, Quailpaw's mother, bolted into camp. "I heard Quailpaw yowl, and…" Silverdust then gasped when she saw Redstar and her daughter.

"Why did you hurt her?" Silverdust asked, while snarling.

"She didn't listen to my rules!" Redstar protested.

"It's a stupid rule!" Leaftrail hissed behind Midnightgaze. "Plus, I saw what you did to Rockstar at BrambleClan's border!" Leaftrail yelled.

"What?" a gray warrior named Shimmerfoot asked.

"I've been keeping this a secret, and I don't know why." Leaftrail then lifted up his head and looked at his Clanmates. "Redstar killed Rockstar," he yowled

RockClan gasped.

"Redstar what?" asked Shimmerfoot

Midnightgaze gaped. "You witnessed Rockstar's death also?" she asked.

Leaftrail nodded. "I saw him slash Rockstar's throat, and she fell to the ground dead," he mewed. "I was going to attack him, but it looks like you and Gravitykit took care of it," Leaftrail mewed, giving Midnightgaze a nod.

"I knew it!" a black-and-brown warrior named, Thornfur, growled.

"So?" Redstar asked. "I'm leader now, and you guys can't change it!" he smirked.

"Redstar's right," Leaftrail murmured. "We can't change his life, but we can change ours," Leaftrail mewed.

All of RockClan, including Midnightgaze, cocked their heads.

"Here," Leaftrail mewed, putting a rock in the middle of RockClan's camp, "For cats who want to stay with Redstar go on the left, but for cats who don't want to stay with Redstar go on the right," he mewed.

Midnightgaze was surprised with this technique Leaftrail made up. Leaftrail would be a great leader like his sister, Rockstar. She thought.

RockClan then started walk to the left or right side.

Midnightgaze went on the right side, with Leaftrail not far from behind her. Silverdust then joined them, along with Quailpaw and Dovepaw. Fireblaze quickly followed, with Shimmerfoot, Thornfur, and Honeyleaf.

"What about the patrol?" Grayfeather asked. Grayfeather was a pretty long haired gray she-cat. She lost a litter of kits a few moons ago, but was a fine warrior.

"Patrol?" the leader asked.

Midnightgaze looked around. She didn't see Whiteflame anywhere.

"You know, the one you sent out with Silverdust and Whiteflame," Grayfeather continued.

"Oh yes," Redstar mewed.

Just then, Whiteflame ran into camp. "SILVERDUST!" he hissed. "I thought a badger got you," he growled. Then he looked around. "Wow, what's going on here?" he asked.

"We're seeing who's going to stay in RockClan with Redstar, or who's going away," a light brown tabby she-cat name Honeyleaf mewed.

Whiteflame cocked his head. "Why?" he asked.

"Because Redstar killed Rockstar," Midnightgaze mewed.

Whiteflame gasped. "Well, then I'm leaving," Whiteflame mewed. "Unless you're staying then I'll stay with you," Whiteflame mewed, while looking at Midnightgaze.

Midnightgaze then shook her head very hard. "I'm leaving," she mewed.

Whiteflame smiled, and sat down beside his mate.

"I'm staying," Brightfur mewed, with Gravitykit close behind her.

The Clan gasped.

"Why?" Leaftrail asked.

"This has been my home, and I don't think I could ever leave it," she mewed. "I don't care who my leader is," she mewed. Then she sat down in the left side.

"I'm staying also," Grayfeather mewed. "Brightfur's been my friend for a long time and I agree with her," Grayfeather mewed, and then she sat down beside Brightfur.

"We're all staying too," Crookednose mewed, with Sharpleap and Quietstep behind him.

"What?" Midnightgaze exclaimed.

"Mother…Father…" Whiteflame mewed, looking at Sharpleap and Quietstep.

"We're too old, and want to die here," Quietstep mewed.

"Like what Brightfur said, RockClan has been our home for a while," Sharpleap mewed.

"I remember when it used to be called ThunderClan…" Quietstep's voice trailed off and then she sat down in the left side.

ThunderClan…? Midnightgaze thought.

Sharpleap then walked over to his son. "Whiteflame, you probably don't know what Clan ThunderClan was, but wow…it was the greatest Clan ever," Sharpleap mewed. "We used to be called ThunderClan long ago, but now we're RockClan and I don't why StarClan changed our name as well as the other Clans names, but they did," he mewed. "You, me, and Gravitykit all share the blood of a noble leader of ThunderClan," Sharpleap murmured.

"Who is it?" Whiteflame asked.

"Firestar," Sharpleap mewed. Then he walked over to his mate and sat down.

"Midnightgaze," Crookednose mewed, looking at his former apprentice. "Do you promise to make me happy in the future?" he asked.

Midnightgaze nodded.

Then Crookednose gave a nod to her, and sat down with the other elders.

"So," Redstar started, "is this seriously what RockClan has become?" he asked. "That's it," he growled, "Mistyleaf and I can do this on our own," he mewed. "You're ALL exiled," he growled.

All of the cats gasped.

"What?" Brightfur exclaimed.

"But Redstar!" yelled Grayfeather.

"Get out, before I kill you all!" Redstar growled.

"C'mon," Leaftrail mewed, "let's go."

The Clan then slowly started to follow Leaftrail out of the entrance.

Midnightgaze couldn't believe Redstar did that. Oh well, at least I know RockClan will be ok. Midnightgaze thought.

"Hey, Midnightgaze?" asked Whiteflame. "Where's Gravitykit?" he asked.

Midnightgaze then froze and looked around. Gravitykit was nowhere to be seen! Midnightgaze then ran back into the entrance.

"Midnightgaze!" her mate exclaimed.

Midnightgaze didn't listen to Whiteflame, and she dashed into RockClan, where she saw Redstar beating Gravitykit.

"You unwanted kit!" he growled. "You deserve to die!" he hissed.

Midnightgaze then snarled and bolted after Redstar. She then picked Redstar up with her jaws, and threw him to the ground.

Redstar gasped with such force and then he looked at Midnightgaze.

"No one messes with my kit," Midnightgaze growled.

"Supposedly you couldn't save Splashkit from the jaws of Mistyleaf!" Redstar growled.

Midnightgaze ignored him, and picked Gravitykit up, and ran back towards the entrance.

"Mark my words, Midnightgaze!" Redstar growled. "Mistyleaf and I will always win," he mewed.

Midnightgaze then walked out of the entrance and saw the rest of RockClan waiting on her outside.

"How's Gravitykit?" Whiteflame asked. Then he gasped when he saw his son.

"I'm ok daddy," Gravitykit mewed, coughing up blood.

Midnightgaze then gave Gravitykit to Whiteflame. "I'll find some herbs for him soon, but now," Midnightgaze paused, and looked at her Clan. "I have a Clan to save…"

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