For that person who asked when this takes place (sorry, I can't remember your name), this is in the summertime after Santa Buddies and a little bit after Sunrise. That movie was kinda wierd...I think they were running low on ideas. Oh, and it's BUDDERball, not BUTTERball. Sorry about that to anyone who noticed! Well, anyway, Chapter 2!
2
The Buddies entered a small clearing under an alcove thingy. Cats were emerging from dens and giving the pups hard, cold stares, full of wariness and hatred.
"I don't like this place," Mudbud murmered to Budderball.
"I'll say! Look at what they eat, and how little there is!" Budderball exclaimed as they passed the fresh-kill pile.
"Shut it, guys! We should at least behave nice," Rosebud hissed.
"W-w-well, if th-they won't eat us, th-then I'm a-all for it," B-Dawg stammered.
"They must have some sort of spiritual influence. I can tell from the way they are consulting those two cats over there," Buddha whispered, indicating some cats around a flame-colored tom and a light brown tabby female.
The tom turned and bounded up some rocks. "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the Highledge for a clan meeting!"
Most cats were already there, but a few stragglers rushed out of the den as the magnificent tom began speaking to the dogs and cats.
"Brambleclaw, what have you and your patrol found?" the tom asked.
"Well, Firestar," the dark brown tabby tom, Brambleclaw, began, "We found these five young puppies out by the edge of our territory. The most interesting thing is that they speak fluent cat! But by the things on them, I'd say they belong to Twolegs." Firestar nodded. "What are your names?"
"Well, my name is Rosebud," Rosebud began. "This is Mudbud and Buddha. The scared pup with the shiny stuff is B-Dawg, and the dog with the red shirt is Budderball."
Firestar nodded again. "So, Rosebud, how do you and your brothers know cat?"
"Well, all the dogs in our hometown Fernfield can speak dog and cat, and a few can speak other animal languages, like pig, goat, and horse. My dad, Airbud, and my mom, Molly, taught us all when we were newborn puppies," Rosebud informed the cats.
"Hmm...yes, well, you are welcome to stay the night," Firestar said, dipping his head. The cats began to disperse as he leapt off the rock. That's when Buddha began to walk towards the light brown tabby she-cat talking to a gray tabby tom with cloudy blue eyes.
"Where are you going, dude?" Mudbud asked.
"I want to talk with those two about their beliefs. They hold a high importance in this Clan, obviously," Buddha replied. "It is always a good thing to want to learn more about the beliefs of others." And with that, the Zen pup walked away.
As the other Buddies discussed what to do, Buddha approached the two cats. He smelled herbs, and figured they were healing cats. The tom turned on him as he caught his scent, teeth bared in a snarl. Buddha saw that his eyes were pretty cloudy, and probably sightless.
"What do you want?" the tom spat. The she-cat rested her tail on his shoulder. "Easy, Jayfeather," she cautioned. She turned to Buddha. "Hello. My name is Leafpool, and this is my apprentice Jayfeather."
"My name is Buddha. It's a pleasure to meet you," Buddha said, bowing his head in respect. "If you don't mind me asking, what is it that holds your Clan together?"
"The common belief of StarClan, our warrior ancestors," Leafpool replied.
"So you're all warriors, then?"
"Not quite. Jayfeather and I are medicine cats. We interpret the signs of StarClan and speak with them in dreams. We also heal our wounded or ill. Then there are the warriors, the ones who hunt and patrol borders and guard the camp and fight. Firestar is our leader, and his deputy is Brambleclaw. If Firestar dies, Brambleclaw will become leader. The apprentices are warriors-in-training, and their names all end in 'paw. When they become warriors, the end of their name changes, such as Lionblaze or Cinderheart. A cat is given its name when it is a kit, sich as Toadkit or Blossomkit. The queens look after their kits and go into the nursery when they are expecting. Then, when a cat is older and wants to retire, they become an elder," Leafpool explained.
"Wow," was all Buddha could say as Firestar walked over. "I've talked it over with some warriors. The pups can stay as long as they want, and are welcome back at anytime."
Buddha blinked as the tom's green eyes burned into his. "Well? Do you want to stay?"