CHAPTER ONE:

"Run, Kittypet, run! Run like the mouse you are!" A brown and orange tom raced off toward the Twoleg Nests. Three huge cats were gaining on him. "C'mon, why must we go through this?" He mewed as he lept up a tree.

One of the cats slowly pulled himself upward, and finally onto the kittypet's branch. The large wild cat strongly padded toward his prey, forcing the younger cat to back off to the edge of the branch.

"Get off my territory!" The wild cat snarled. He moved closer to the kittypet, but didn't hear the weak branch crack and begin to brake. "Get off! Or we'll both fall!" The kittypet warned. But the wild cat ignored him and simply crept closer.

A loud crack signaled the branch couldn't hold them anymore, but it was to late, and the two cats fell to their doom.

Luckily, the kittypet pushed out of the fallen branches and stared at his offender. Not only was he bleeding, but he wasn't breathing either. The two other cats stared at the fallen tom, and one snarled, "The kittypet killed Bonytail!" before rushing off into the bushes.

The sound of a calling Twoleg made the kittypet jump. "Sei! Sei!" It called, but before he could rush of to meet it, a cat meowed behind him. "What is this about one of my noble warriors being killed by a kittypet?" The she-cat spat the last word as if it were a gross piece of prey.

"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to! He was on the branch and it-it just snapped!" Sei mewed as the she-cat came up to the dead body of her friend. "I see." She meowed, stopping Sei before he mewed any more. "Bonytail was one of my bravest warriors…." She mourned, dipping her head in sadness. I think you mean dumbest! Sei thought.

The she-cat turned to him. "This means I'm short of one warrior. Every soul counts in my Clan. I am Fernstar, leader of Lakeclan, if you do not join me, you will owe me one cat. Would you dare to refuse?" She asked him in a very serious manner.

Sei looked up at her with pure confusion in his yellow eyes. But he had no choice. "I will. I will join Lakeclan." He mewed, having no idea of what he was getting into. "Good." Fernstar mewed. She took a long look at him. "From now on you will be known as Pashpaw, because of the way your pelt reminds me of a PashLeaf in fall." Pashpaw gulped at the sound of his new name.

This could take some getting used to. He thought wearily as he fallowed his new leader into the brush. He took one last long look at the life he was leaving behind, and as the view disappeared, Pashpaw felt like he was completely lost in this new world. You're under a new moon, now Sei. I mean Pashpaw!