Okay, new chapter. Now b4 you kill me, let me explain. First of all, I had school. I know, not a very good excuse, but I have homework and after school stuff. Homework + After School Stuff = Less time 4 fanfiction.

Second of all, my computer felt like being psycho. So I was half way done, then my computer crashed and I lost everything. Then I had to start over. I was finally finished when something happened and my dad decided 2 delete the account w/ the file. Then I was half way again and the comp crashed AGAIN! My comp was being evil. Either that or proudflame did something. Or sandflight. XD

Not 2 mention I was in an unnamed foreign country 4 a few weeks and couldn't access my fanfic after posting the previous chapter. If u wanna know which 1, ask sandflight or proudflame!

So anyways, enjoy the chapter! The name may sound boring, but some good stuff happens here!

The Gathering

Lionblaze POV

Lionblaze sat down to think. He was hoping that these Twolegs would be identified, but Dovepaw's findings weren't exactly helpful. All that he knew was that they weren't there before and they weren't like any Twolegs he had seen. Then he had his worries. He hated to admit to himself, but he could almost sense a tang of—

"LIONBLAZE!" A highly annoyed voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Ow, Jayfeather. Did you really need to do that? My ears will be ringing for a moon" Lionblaze winced at the ringing sound.

"Sorry, but nothing was getting you back to reality. You didn't even notice that you have a thorn in your paw!"

Lionblaze didn't notice it before, but there was a large wound the size of a thorn right in the middle of his paw. "Was this your doing?"

His brother sighed. "I thought you would notice. Clearly not. And what would make you so out of your element like that?"

"Oh, nothing really. Just thinking of my next training session with Dovepaw."

"Likely story," Jayfeather mumbled. The two were silent for a while.

"It was about the Twolegs, wasn't it? You think that that Clan is in danger."

Lionblaze winced. He didn't know why he bothered to lie to his brother when he knew that he possessed a power greater than any cat before him.

"Well, what if—" Lionblaze began.

"Dovepaw didn't see anything indicating that the Twolegs—or whatever they are—are a threat to the Clan. Now let's get out of here before the others get suspicious." Jayfeather said while trying to push his brother out of the medicine cat den.

Lionblaze sighed. Jayfeather was probably right. But something about them just didn't quite settle with him…

Dovepaw POV

"I'm so excited! Our first Gathering together!" Ivypaw said with excitement filling her voice.

Dovepaw forced a small smile. "I know. It was so lonely to be there without you."

Dovepaw dragged back as Ivypaw bounded ahead. She needed to think and her littermate wasn't helping. She casted her senses ahead to check for any sign that those Twoleg-like creatures were ahead. Thankfully there was nothing. She breathed a sigh of relief.

"What was that for?" The grumpy voice Berrynose startled her from her thoughts.

"What are you talking about?" Dovepaw replied, hoping that Berrynose would drop the subject.

"You know what I mean!" Berrynose said with more agitation in his voice. He must have had another bad fight with Poppyfrost. They had been fighting more often lately and sometimes got to the point where they looked like they would rip each other's throats out if they weren't in front of Honeykit and Lightningkit.

"I…" Dovepaw frantically thought of an excuse. "… was thinking of how beautiful the lake looked tonight."

Berrynose took his eyes off of Dovepaw to look at the lake. "You're right. It's prettier than usual. There seems to be some shine to it tonight."

Dovepaw stared at the lake. Berrynose was right for once. The lake seemed to glitter in a way that she had never noticed before.

She continued to stare when she realized that the shine was moving! It was moving like a fish! It sent chills up her spine and she quickly looked away.

"ThunderClan!" Firestar yowled to alert the Clan that they were approaching the tree.

One by one, Dovepaw watched her Clanmates jump onto the tree and padding across with caution.

"Come on, Dovepaw!" Ivypaw meowed as she jumped onto the tree.

Dovepaw had crossed to the island before, but the moving glittery object that she had seen earlier put her on edge. She silently jumped onto the tree and looking down at the water below her. As she crosses, she could have sworn that a mass of glitter had passed beneath the branch. Her heart jumped and she nearly fell off the log.

"Hey, you okay?" Squirrelflight asked behind Dovepaw.

"I'm fine," she said quickly. "It's kinda tricky."

Dovepaw put on a smile and landed on the island. Hopefully, the Gathering would be free of trouble this time.

Jayfeather POV

Jayfeather jumped off the log and rushed to the roots of the large tree to meet the other medicine cats. When he got there, he realized that he was the first one there. I might as well check on Dovepaw. He thought to himself.

He sniffed the air until he was able to distinguish Dovepaw's scent from the rest. He went in expecting to sense some excitement in her. After all, this was the first Gathering that she attended with Ivypaw, right?

Clearly not. Jayfeather sensed something wrong when he caught Dovepaw's scent and he entered her thoughts; everything was surrounded by this dark cloud of fear. What is she afraid of? He thought. She shouldn't be that scared simply from new things in the forest. She's hiding something…

"Hi Jayfeather!" Flametail's voice interrupted his thoughts.

Jayfeather quickly put his act together and smiled. "Hello there, Flametail. Is Littlecloud with you?" he said hoping it would keep the young tom from asking questions.

"He's busy. Ivytail just had her kits and he wanted to stay in camp to keep an eye on them." Flametail replied.

Jayfeather was glad that the subject was kits. "Yes, Poppyfrost had her kits as well."

Flametail seemed to be tasting the air. "Looks like WindClan and RiverClan are here!"

You'd think they would have arrived first, Jayfeather thought as the scents of WindClan and RiverClan mixed with the scents of ShadowClan and ThunderClan.

"Hi!" Willowshine said. The sounds of her pawsteps were quick, meaning she was running. "Sorry I'm late. Mothwing had to stay behind and treat Pebblefoot. Mossypaw had a thorn scratch that got infected."

Kestrelflight said nothing, but waves of suspicion were coming from him. Geez, what got under his fur? Jayfeather thought as the Gathering begun.

Firestar went first. "All is well in ThunderClan and we have 2 new additions. Poppyfrost had Honeykit and Lightningkit a quarter moon ago." He then stepped back and motioned for Blackstar to go forward.

Blackstar announced the arrival of 3 kits to Ivytail before Mistystar announcing Rushstream as a new warrior. The post was then given to Onestar.

"Life in WindClan has mostly been typical this past moon!"

Mostly? Jayfeather didn't like the vibe he was getting from Onestar.

"However…" Menace and suspicion filled Onestar's voice. "… we're investigating the disappearance of Nightcloud under mysterious circumstances!"

Jayfeather felt a sudden pulse of shock and terror from Dovepaw. What does she have to do with this?

He sensed Onestar's fiery gaze going over his Clan before stopping at Leafpool. "I have deduced that a certain ThunderClan warrior that betrayed her Clan is behind it!" Cries rose in the WindClan warriors, cries that sounded like preparing for battle.

"Death to Leafpool!"

"Traitor!"

The only WindClan cat the Jayfeather couldn't hear was Crowfeather. Wouldn't he be the loudest? Nightcloud was his mate. He probed into his father's mind —it still felt strange to think that he was half WindClan—and once again saw his parents running away together. Why would he be reminiscing about Leafpool now? Then it hit him. Crowfeather still loved Leafpool and there wasn't a cat in his Clan that could take her place. That explains why Crowfeather hates Breezepelt so much!

Strong waves of anger were coming from Firestar. That's understandable.

"Why are you so quick to blame Leafpool for Nightcloud's disappearance?" The anger in Firestar's voice was rising beyond the point where Jayfeather thought anyone's anger could go. "How about you do what you told me when Ashfur was murdered, Onestar? Look at your own Clanmates first! Question their loyalty to the warrior code, not ours! ThunderClan! We're leaving!"

Wow. Jayfeather was shocked. He never thought Firestar would lash out at another leader like that before, especially during a Gathering. Well, that ungrateful WindClan leader had it coming to him. Jayfeather decided to see how Onestar reacted to Firestar's response. He felt a stab of shock when he entered Onestar's thoughts. Good! He deserved it!

When the Clan left the island, Jayfeather felt the same waves of fear coming from Dovepaw. She knows something that she isn't telling us! As his mind wandered, he realized that he was running low on tansy in the medicine cat den. He quickened his pace to catch up to his leader, who seemed to be cooling down.

"Hey, Firestar? I'm gonna take a detour to the abandoned Twoleg nest. I just realized that we're running low on tansy."

He could hear Firestar taking a slow, deep breath. "Alright, but be careful. We don't know much about that scent, and the creature that left it may be dangerous."

"Thanks Firestar!" Jayfeather said as he headed towards the abandoned Twoleg nest.

Nessie POV

I woke up to Jacob's loud snoring and saw everyone else in the opposite corner playing Spoons. Well, it looks like Dad is winning as always. Sometimes it's so annoying when your dad knows exactly what you're thinking.

Might as well sneak out for a few minutes. After all, who's gonna catch me at 3 in the morning? I open the door that's next to me as silently as I can. Of course, if I made any noise whatsoever, everyone would know. Or maybe I just didn't here, considering that Jake was snoring at a 20, on a scale of 1 to 10. So I just opened the door when he was at his loudest.

Wow! The lake looks so much like the moon! Especially with that little island over there!

The strong scent of catnip redirected my attention to a garden right next to the cabin. There's catnip with some other herbs. I started smelling one with a bright yellow flower.

I hear a rustle in the brush nearby. Then a new scent comes over me…

Cliffy, peeps! I'm soooo evil! But this is my longest chapter yet! Over 1,500 words! And I absolutely LOVED writing the part where Firestar lashes out at Onestar! If you ask me, that part is WAYYYY overdue in the books.

First of all, thanks to 2 currently unnamed authors, who recently updated their fanfics and gave me more motivation to update. U guys know who you are!

Also, thanks to Linzerj, 1puppyluv, Riverpebble, Dragea, and Robin Jeananne! Ur reviews helped me 2 finish this chapter, so keep those reviews coming!