A/N: So I decided to finally put the kits in… Hope you like their names and descriptions. Umm Tangleclaw will not get in trouble over this, Icefire and her kits may be in danger but I don't know really, and Hawkfire will get disowned by the clan until her kits prove worthy. So that's that and here's the chapter.

The Ten Kits

Echosong soothed Tangleclaw by rubbing her belly with one paw and licking her ears comfortingly. Frecklewish sat over Hawkfire with a calming air about her. Flametail felt like a novice with these two advanced medicine cats nearby. He was muttering soothing words to his Clanmate.

Tangleclaw let out a groan as her first kit came out. Seconds later Hawkfire's first came out. Back to back Tangleclaw's second and Icefire's first came along. Hawkfire groaned as her second came out. Icefire had her second kit a few moments before Tangleclaw's third. Almost simultaneously Icefire and Hawkfire had their third kits. Almost five minutes late Tangleclaw had her last kit.

Sandfire came over to report that SkyClan was faring well so far. Mosspaw and Loudmouth followed. The three toms stopped and stared.

Flametail sat back and smiled at the three kits nuzzled against his Clanmates stomach. The eldest was silver with white pads on her paws. The second was white with a silvery crescent on her stomach. The last was the tom, he had black fur and white paws. The small tom was the opposite of their current leader.

Nearby Mosspaw sat beside Frecklewish and examined his three kits. The eldest had dark gray fur with a lighter gray belly and silvery tabby stripes. His eldest sister had rusty red colored fur and a small silver flower on her back right paw. The youngest looked like she was wearing an ocean colored tiara around her blue-gray ears.

Sandfire joined his mate and licked her ears in pride. His three sons and his single daughter were nuzzled against her belly. The eldest was orange with bright red paws. His sister had tan stripes across her light red back. Their brother looked like the daytime sky with his sky blue fur and puffy white patches. The youngest was snow white with light gray paws and tail tip.

The toms were proud of their kits and mates. Frecklewish was the first to speak. "What are their names?"

Sandfire didn't care what the names were and neither did Mosspaw. Loudmouth was too speechless to say anything so the she-cats got to name them. Tangleclaw licked her eldest, "This one will be Sunkit. The second tom will be Skykit, the youngest will be Whitekit, and their sister will be Rosekit."

The others nodded and Icefire said, "My eldest daughter will be Silverkit, my younger daughter will be Moonkit, and my son… His name will be Black-kit." Her mate mewed proudly.

Mosspaw looked at Hawkfire expectantly, so did every cat around. She looked up and said, "My son is Dark-kit, my eldest daughter is Frostkit, and the youngest will be Waterkit." The cats nodded approvingly. The three new mothers nursed for a minute or two to gather strength and the clan set off again.

Sunkit, Silverkit, and Dark-kit were carried by their mothers. Rosekit, Moonkit, and Frostkit were carried by their fathers. Skykit was carried by Leafstar herself, Whitekit got carried by Sparrowpelt, Black-kit was carried by Flametail, and Waterkit was carried by Cherrytail. The clan rested periodically.

By sunhigh the next day they were on the edge of ThunderClan territory. Tangleclaw excitedly bounced up and down beside her eldest kit. Sunkit moved closer so she stopped to avoid stepping on him. Skykit, Rosekit, and Whitekit came to their mother too. Silverkit, Moonkit, and Black-kit sat nearby with their father. Dark-kit, Frostkit, and Waterkit roamed amongst the cats.

Tangleclaw snatched Frostkit off the ground before she fell in a hole and Icefire grabbed Waterkit before she fell into a puddle. Dark-kit was oddly good at avoiding getting hurt. Hawkfire gathered her kits and said they had one last journey to make.

Loudmouth took Frostkit in his jaws as Hawkfire grabbed Dark-kit and Mosspaw picked up Waterkit. The six cats paced toward the RiverClan camp on the other side of the lake. Icefire asked Sparrowpelt to help her and Flametail carry her kits home. They did so and those six left.

Sandfire and Tangleclaw watched their kits stumble across the rocks and roots for a moment before they each picked up and kit and started to the ThunderClan camp. Leafstar and Echosong grabbed the other two and followed close behind.

SkyClan was instructed to follow the scent markers to the WindClan border and wait there. The clan did as told and waved their leader off. Sharpclaw and Frecklewish lead the clan to their destination in hopes that the rouges would keep their word and show them to their new territory.

Tangleclaw set Skykit down and told the others to stay where they were. They did and she bound into camp. The first cat to greet her almost tumbled over her in joy. "Tangleclaw! You're back!" Lionblaze yowled. Jayfeather trotted over and licked her ear.

"We've missed you… You've had your kits?" Jayfeather asked sniffing the air.

"Did you complete your mission, Tangleclaw?" Firestar asked. Tangleclaw smiled and sat.

"Yes, I've had my kits. Yes, the Tribe of Rushing Waters is safe." She said. "Oh and, Firestar? I need you to come with me when the cats that helped carry my kits leave."

"Alright then." Firestar said. Tangleclaw fetched her kits and the others. "Leafstar! Echosong! What are you doing here?"

Sandstorm heard the names and jumped up. She nuzzled the two she-cats and purred affectionately. "We came on the dangerous fact that your medicine cat apprentice had a vision that the four clans would die without us to help." Leafstar told them.

"Tangleclaw?" Jayfeather asked, "What happened?" Tangleclaw then explained her vision of being told the prophecy:

Winds, Eye of Storm, and Healers must combine as one to allow the Sky to join again; The Healer Wind must decide for her Clan, as must the Healers of all; to survive the Storm ahead of them they must work together.

"So we had to fetch them and bring them home again." Sandfire said. "They agreed when they found out our reasons of visiting them." He bent down and licked Whitekit. Whitekit sat between his father's paws. Sunkit was stumbling across the camp. Rosekit lay next to her mother and Skykit was nowhere to be seen. "Where's Skykit?"

Leafstar yelped and jumped up. Skykit was playing with her tail. She sighed and licked the kit, "Not now Skykit, now is time to rest." Skykit huffed and Firestar told Tangleclaw to go rest with her kits. She grabbed Rosekit and trotted to the nursery. Daisy, Millie, and Ferncloud grabbed the other three and followed her in.

"Tangleclaw is safe and knows how to handle herself." Sandstorm said, "Go on home Sandfire, we'll take care of her and the kits." He nodded and left with Leafstar and Echosong.

(O.o)

Even with kits in their jaws, the three rouges could speed past WindClan territory and into RiverClan. They slowed down when Waterkit started mewling hungrily. Dark-kit and Frostkit suckled beside their ever hungry sister.

When the kits were finished the trio of warriors trotted to the camp. Leopardstar and Mistyfoot were talking to Willowshine by the medicine den and Mothwing was pacing by the nursery. Loudmouth set Waterkit down and coughed. Hawkfire set Frostkit down and motioned for Mosspaw to set Dark-kit down. He did and quickly left to avoid the anger of Leopardstar.

"Hawkfire and Loudmouth have returned!" Mothwing said. The clan poked their heads out, "And they have tag-alongs."

"They aren't tag-alongs, Mothwing." Hawkfire said, "These are my kits."

"They aren't welcome and neither are you." Leopardstar said. "You left without saying anything yet again. Go away."

"Leopardstar let them stay. You can't let three newborn kits roam in the wild with their mother." Mistyfoot said. Leopardstar grudgingly agreed with her and Willowshine helped carry the kits into the nursery.

"What are their names?" Willowshine asked.

"Dark-kit is the dark gray one, Frostkit is the rusty red one, and Waterkit is the blue-gray one." Hawkfire said. "Aren't they beautiful?" Willowshine nodded.

"Lovely little ones." She said as she left.

(O.o)

Icefire, Flametail, and Sparrowpelt were met halfway inside the border by a patrol consisting of Tigerheart, Oakfur, Ferretpaw, and Spiderfoot. Tigerheart leaped at his brother and licked him.

"Flametail! I was so worried! Where were you?" Tigerheart exclaimed.

"I went with Icefire to make sure she stayed out of trouble and she ended up having these little ones while we were gone." Flametail said. Oakfur gentle took Moonkit from Sparrowpelt and Spiderfoot thanked him for carrying the kit that far.

"I'll go rejoin Leafstar and Cherrytail then." Sparrowpelt said calling goodbyes over his shoulder as he ran back to his clan.

"Leafstar?" Ferretpaw asked, "Who's that?"

"You'll find out if you come to the next Gathering." Flametail said as his brother led the way home. The six cats and the three kits entered the camp and Rowanclaw jumped up.

"Report?" Rowanclaw asked. The group shook their heads and left to rest. Flametail stood beside Icefire and glanced around. "Well, it seems you've returned." He said.

"I'm sorry Rowanclaw," Icefire said, "I meant to come back as soon as I could but Tangleclaw had other ideas. She told Flametail that we had to leave again and that he could come back but he decided to make sure we stayed out of trouble."

"I went with them and they apparently did what they had to and came back." Flametail said. "On the way back though she had her kits."

"Kits!" Littlecloud said, "New kits? Bring them in before the catch colds!" He ushered Icefire and her three kits into the medicine cat den. Icefire lifted her head and sniffed the air.

"Do we have a visitor?" She asked Rowanclaw.

"Yes, he is visiting the elders currently. When the kits are asleep you can speak with him if you want." Rowanclaw said, "Why do you ask?"

"The air just smells a bit more evil than usual." She said, "I'll find out why later. Thanks Rowanclaw." He nodded and went to find Blackstar.

"Why, Icefire, this little tom is the opposite of Blackstar! What's his name?" Littlecloud asked in awe.

"That's Black-kit; it was intended to confuse the clan." She replied, "The silver she-cat is Silverkit and the white one is Moonkit." Littlecloud purred.

"They are all three healthy and so is your humor." Littlecloud said, "Head to the nursery and get some rest. You have a long period of nursing to go through and these three are strong as is."

Icefire trotted to the nursery with Moonkit in her jaws. Flametail had Black-kit and Littlecloud was carrying Silverkit. Flametail made a bed for her and settled the three kits into it. Silverkit and Moonkit curled up together and fell asleep. Black-kit just sat there like he expected something.

The medicine cats left and Icefire took her son up by his scruff and carried him over to the leader's den. "Come in Icefire!" Blackstar said.

Icefire carried the kit in and set him in front of her leader. "Blackstar, meet Black-kit. This is my youngest kit and only son. I named him after you."

Blackstar examined the kit. He bent down and touched the kit's nose. Black-kit licked him and he smiled. "Adorable, the others are females?"

"Yes sir."

"I'll come see them later. Thank you for bringing us your kits." Blackstar said. Icefire nodded and left with her son.

Trotting back across the clearing, she sees a molted brown tom with large brown eyes exiting the elders den. Icefire set Black-kit down and pushed him toward the nursery. He picked his way there and disappeared inside with his sisters. "Rat."

"So the Northern Wind comes home." Rat said looking at her. "How lovely. Bad alas I can't do anything about this until my friends get here."

"Keep your paws off me and my friends." Icefire hissed. "You have no right to be here!"

"Ahh, but I do." He said, "The gods said that you have lost your violent touch and all six of you need taken out. I'm about to be part of this clan and you have no way to stop me from hurting everything you love."

A/N: So there is the chapter. Rat is another one of the rouges but he isn't immortal, just close to the gods. What do you think Icefire will do? Read to find out, oh wait she doesn't have the next chapter does she? No because Mosspaw still has yet to receive his warrior name.