A/N: So here you are and I'm sorry it took so long. Hope no one's mad at me? Yes? No? Maybe? 'Kay well read and enjoy por favor!

Return to Base

Tangleclaw looked like a bat as she swung upside down. She let go of the branch and landed in front of the other cat. She purred in recognition. The others quickly followed her down. "Hello Echosong, long time no see."

The silver-gray tabby launched herself at Tangleclaw and licked her ears. "Alse! Oh how I've missed you! How we've all missed you!" She looked up at the rest of us, "You all need to come along! Leafstar will want to see you." She got up and led us to the cliff they lived in.

The six rouges and Flametail fell into step behind the SkyClan cat as they climbed the slopes. When they had to leap a gap Flametail was caught by his Clanmate before he fell. They finally got to the central cave and Echosong yowled out for the clan.

"Everyone! Guess who's where!" She said as they gathered around the rouges.

"Ilce!" Cherrytail called coming forward.

"Puffball!" Sparrowpelt followed his sister and nodded to the rouges.

"Icron!" Patchfoot said bounding up to them.

"Arson!" Sharpclaw said waving his tail at us.

"Pity!" Tinykit mewed from the nursery cave above them.

"Alse," Leafstar said as the cats parted to let her through, "How nice. What is it now?" The clan had gathered and Tangleclaw stepped forward since she had been named by the leader.

"Leafstar." She bowed, "We have news for you, and I don't know how you'll take it." Leafstar waved her on. "First we have warrior names now because of the clans."

Icefire stood and flicked her mate with her tail, "I am Icefire now and this is Loudmouth." Some cats laughed in a good natured way.

Mosspaw stood and pawed at his mate, "I'm Mosspaw and she's Hawkfire."

Tangleclaw purred at her friends and Sandfire waved lazily, "I'm now Sandfire."

"And I'm Tangleclaw, medicine cat of ThunderClan." Tangleclaw said, "And this is Flametail. He's the ShadowClan medicine cat." The cats greeted them by their warrior names and Tangleclaw continued. "I received a prophecy that you must come back and join the forest cats. Firestar knows not of this so please say nothing to him."

"We need you to come back or the forest will be ripped apart." Icefire supplied. "Please come back!"

Sharpclaw and Leafstar shared a nod and Echosong nodded when Leafstar looked to her. "We shall go." Leafstar called out, "Tangleclaw and the rouges have been our friends since before Firestar and Sandstorm came and went. If you don't want to go then stay here with the rats."

"We'll leave in the morning." Echosong said, "The kits need taken care of so they can travel." Leafstar nodded and the clan dispersed. "Thank you all." She nodded to the rouges.

(O.o)

Tangleclaw struggled to her feet the next morning. She was sore and her belly was weighing her down. She knew she would kit soon but didn't say anything about it. She padded over to her friends and nudged them awake.

Hawkfire knew that the other two she-cat rouges were close to kitting because they both wobbled. The three of them waited at the top of the cliff and waited for the guys to collect the clan. Soon the toms came up with the entire SkyClan in tow.

"Let's go!" Mosspaw said bouncing around. Flametail sniffed the air and looked at the trio of she-cats. Icefire thought he looked worried. Flametail watched the she-cats wobble to the back of the group and stayed with them. Mosspaw took the left side of the group and Loudmouth took the right. Sandfire was in the front and waiting for the signal that they were ready to move.

The group moved as one. All of SkyClan acted like little kits going out for the first time. It amused the rouges and set a good pace. Tangleclaw lagged behind a few steps. Her friends looked at her and she waved them on. Flametail walked with her so he could keep an eye on her.

Tangleclaw, being the smallest of the rouges, was in the most danger of kitting too soon or being killed by the kits. Flametail knew what was going on so he said, "Tangleclaw, you need to rest. Even you being immortal won't save you from the dangers of dying of weakness when you kit."

"How did you figure it out?" Tangleclaw asked. She looked up at him in pain, "not that I'm close to kitting but that I'm immortal? That we're immortal?"

"StarClan."

"Oh…"

Flametail poked her in the flank, "Come on Tangleclaw, rest for a moment. The others are fine but you are smaller and in more danger of dying. Do you want to leave your kits and Sandfire because you are too stubborn to let go and be mortal for a moment?"

Tangleclaw stopped and lay on her side. Flametail told her to hang on a moment and dashed ahead to Sandfire. "What's wrong Flametail?" Sandfire asked as the two toms trotted ahead of the group.

"You think you can stop for rest?" Flametail asked, "The younger cats are fine but the older cats need to rest periodically. They aren't immortal like you guys." Sandfire shot him a questioning look but nodded and pulled the group to a halt.

"Thanks Sandfire!" Flametail called dashing back to Tangleclaw. Icefire was panting nearby her friends and Hawkfire was writhing in agony. "Crap! Echosong! Help me please!"

Echosong dashed over with Frecklewish on her heels. "This is my apprentice Frecklewish. She's good with kitting too." Flametail nodded and turned to Icefire since she was his Clanmate. Frecklewish went over to Hawkfire and Echosong sat beside Tangleclaw.

A/N: I know I stop in an odd spot but I have to update and the next chapter will be of the kits being born and the leaders freaking out of the new kits. Hope you like!