Hello everyone! Welcome back to a new chapter! Yay! In this chapter, will be an explanation of some of the cats in the groups(including Blossom). Review time! :)

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Chapter 3

The bright sun was beginning to set in the distance.

I looked over my shoulder, Reed was hauling a giant crow.

"Was that crow really worth it?" I ask her as I pick up my own prey

"Of course!" Her reply was muffled by the crow's giant black feathers

"You walked right into Foxtrot's territory and killed it!" I complained as I carried my prey to our alleyway

"They wont notice! Their too preoccupied on Crescentmoon's side of their territory!"

I sighed. I wanted to say something but Reed had a point. Foxtrot was currently trying to take back their lot after Crescentmoon raided their territory. If you anger a Foxtrot cat, they immediately retaliate. Those cats have very little patience and a lot of anger.

We haul our prey over a side of the alley.

I pick up a mouse and Reed chooses a pigeon hidden at the bottom of the pile.

We both begin chewing mouthfuls of the prey.

"Reed! Can we go now?" A whining voice makes me look up from my prey.

Honey stands over us with a smile on her face.

Reed swallows the last mouthful of her pigeon and sighs.

"Fine, fine." Reed gets up and walks towards the entrance of the alley once more.

"See you later, Lilac!" Reed yowls back at me and disappears out of sight

In every group, third tiers get to choose who the want to train them. They have a free will to choose any cat in tier one. This gives them a chance to make big choices for when they become first or second tier.

I finish eating and look around me. Creek and Mouse are dozing by some twoleg crates. Burnt and Fog are trying to climb up a pipe. Rock is limping across the alley. Watching Rock makes me feel sorry for him. His twisted paw has not yet been looked at by Candle. Candle is the healer for all groups. He belongs to Sunset but visits every group two times a week. The first time is after every weekly battle and the second time is three days after. Since Sunset is the only group that has a healer, Candle's rank is similar to a second in command so he gets a lot of respect.

"Lilac!" I turn my head to face Phantom followed by Thorn

"Yes, what is it?" I ask them as I sit up

"Can you tell me about the other groups?" Thorn asks curiously

Phantom nudges him forward.

"It's going to be his first time at a weekly battle, remember?"

Thorn is a recent addition to the third tier. He is quite new to all this.

"The other groups? Okay. Let's start with Wolfspirit. Their leader is a brown tom named Hawk. Like you know, Wolfspirit has matched us for everything so I guess your destined opponent is... Mallow. Mallow is a newly named third tier as well. He is silver with white paws. Wolfspirit's second in command is Blossom. Blossom is quite quiet though. She only talks when necessary and is a fierce opponent. Sunset's leader is Rogue. You don't need much information on them because they don't fight a lot. More of a political group if you ask me. Foxtrot's leader is Oak. Their group is quite vicious but can be easily beaten in battle. Crescentmoon's leader is Eclipse. Their group has a tradition of giving every new leader a new name. The name Eclipse has been passed down for generations." I look back at Thorn

Thorn was wide-eyed with curiosity but Phantom was dozing off. His head kept bobbing forward. I pushed him with a paw and he fell backwards with a yelp.

"Stay awake. I'm not done talking! Anyways, the last group, Cobra's leader is Fangs. Their group has a tendency to accidentally knock out cats unconscious."

"Wow! All the groups are so amazing! What is a weekly battle like? Is it scary?"

I purr with amusement.

"Sometimes. But as you know, only one cat represents their group but there are different rounds. Each round, that one cat must choose two cats from a tier different from their own. Those two cats cannot be from the same tier. The fourth tier is forbidden to choose from. Every week is a different task in the rounds. Sometimes its the same as last week. For example, there are three rounds and I choose, let's say... Mouse and Phantom. The task for two rounds is a scavenger hunt. You are able to attack other groups and steal the items. The third round is a fight between those three cats from the each group but the only cat that can make orders, is the cat representing the group. The winning team gets a quarter of the other group's fresh-kill for the rest of the week."

"Wow! That's amazing! Thanks Lilac!" Thorn bounded up and down

Phantom gave a yawn.

"Let's go Thorn. I want to find Snake and Hound. They promised me some training."

The two young cats headed out the alley.

I smiled and headed over to my nest on a crate.

My head nodded off to sleep but before I could doze off, Honey burst into the alley with a stunned expression on her face.

She was panting hard and had a scratch on her flank.

"Honey, what's wrong?" Burnt ran over with Fog, Mouse and Creek on his tail

"It's Foxtrot! Their attacking us!"

Author's Note:

Wow. Now that I have reread that, I have made such a cliff-hanger. :) What will happen next? Stay tuned! In the next chapter will be a battle right before the weekly fight. Shade and Oak will make some appearances. Don't forget to R&R!

-Duality