Chapter 1

Sky sighed as she picked up yet another pile of bones.

"Faster, Sky. We don't want to be late." Hissed Tree, a brown tabby tom.

"Yes, of course, Tree." Sky replied, exhausted.

Once Sky was finished cleaning up, she and Tree padded off toward ThunderClan, their pelts matted. They passed a few hostile Clan cats, but managed to fight them off.

Trees spiraled above them, showering colorful leaves onto the soil-rich ground below. The lush ferns brushed their fur, while they passed narrow cliffs leading somewhere where no cat knew about.

"And who exactly are you two supposed to be?" Hissed Squirrelflight.

"Ah, you must be Squirrelflight. I have heard so much about you. How you claimed you foster children were not yours only to save them." Tree meowed, licking the ThunderClan deputy's shoulder.

"Ugh, you're all bitches, you rogues." Squirrelflight spat furiously.

"Not to mention fox-hearted cowards." Growled Bramblestar from behind.

"We were wondering if we could join ThunderClan." Tree queried, a sly smirk creeping across his face.

"You? Join ThunderClan? But you killed Cloudtail, one of our warriors." Bramblestar snapped, anger tainting his face.

"Oh? He was yours? We're sorry, we were completely unaware." Apologized Tree.

"Just... just give us a chance. Please?" Sky pleaded.

Bramblestar seemed to ignore her desperate pleas.

"I mean, Cloudtail was one of my best warriors. And you-"

"Honey, maybe we should give them a chance." Squirrelflight interrupted her leader.

"Ugh, fine." Bramblestar mewed, a look of pure discomfort smeared across his dark tabby face.

"But one slip-up, one single mistake, and you'll be dead. Understand?" The leader spat.

"Yes, we understand." Sky and Tree meowed in a chorus.