A/N: Sorry for the long wait! This chapter is pretty confusing, but I wanted to move into the actual story as quickly as possible before I become overwhelmed with school.

Disclaimer: I do not own in any way, shape, or form the Teen Titans or Warriors. If I did, I would not be sitting here writing fanfictions

Rise of the Titan Warriors

Chapter 3: The Clan Cats

"Going somewhere, rouge?"

A cat was pressing Raven to the ground, its muzzle in her face. She spat and tried to claw her way up, but being inexperienced in her cat body, failed to the stronger foe. "Raven!" She wasn't sure who the voice belonged to, but the others must've finally realized she was in trouble.

"Over he-" Raven's voice was cut off as the cat pressed its tail against her mouth. "Keep quiet!" it growled. Raven's eyes narrowed as she took a good look at the cat. It was a female, she saw, with an orange and brown dappled coat. Her yellow eyes bore into Raven with a distrustful look.

Robin formed a line with the others and snarled, "Let her go!" The she-cat was about to give her retort when two more cats stepped out of the forest.

"Petalpaw, you can let her go," said a pretty red/brown she-cat with almost red sapphire eyes. Petalpaw reluctantly let go and Raven scrambled over to her teammates.

Beast Boy hurried over and whispered in her ear, "Are you okay?"

She gave a tiny nod before looking at the forest cats before them. Raven automatically noticed how big they were compared to the Titans. If it came to a fight, they'd easily beat her and her friends who were still unaccustomed to their bodies. She then noticed that the tom beside the two she-cats was very rough-looking. He was all white with cold looking blue eyes and big scar that ran across his body. Raven immediately disliked this cat from his cold demeanor.

The tom looked over at the smaller she-cat who must've been Petalpaw and said with a rough voice, "Petalpaw, why don't you show what we do to rogues who trespass on our territory?"

The pretty red she-cat glared at the tom and said with a curt voice, "I think I know how to train my apprentice, Raggedears."

The supposed Raggedears glared back and growled, "These cats are trespassing; Petalpaw should've completed her assessment by now... it's only fair that she proves her skills by fighting these cats, Rubywing."

Rubywing ignored him and turned to the really confused five cats. "Who are you? Where have you come from?"

Robin stepped up and mewed in a polite voice, "We didn't know we were trespassing. My name is Robin and we've come from very far away." He then pointed to each of his teammates as he mewed, "This is Raven, Beast Boy, Cyborg, and Starfire. We were sent here on a mission."

Raggedears flattened his scarred ears and growled, "What mission would that be?"

Rubywing shot the big white tom a look and said steadily, "I can handle this, Raggedears." She turned back and said, "Yes, what is this mission?"

Robin didn't answer for a second. "We don't know," was all he could think of.

Petalpaw snorted, "These cats are obviously intruders. We should chase them out!"

Rubywing looked at Petalpaw and said in a stern voice, "They're barely apprentices. Let's bring them back to camp and Oakstar can talk with them. We don't harm kits remember?"

Raggedears and Petalpaw both looked very displeased at this, but Rubywing's word was final. Raggedears circled the Titans and stopped behind them. Raven eyed him suspiciously; she didn't like this cat one bit. "Well, get moving!" he snapped.

The team looked to Robin, and after a moment's hesitation, nodded for them to do as the tomcat said. The five were led into the forest with Rubywing at the lead, Petalpaw on the right side, and Raggedears in the back. Even Beast Boy stayed silent in the high tension atmosphere. It seemed like an eternity before Beast Boy's ears perked up, indicating to the Titans' that they were near their destination.

"We're here," growled Raggedears. He practically pushed the Titans' into the entrance of a large clearing. The Titans looked around to see faces staring at the new arrivals with hostile and some curious expressions.

Rubywing nudged Petalpaw, "Go fetch Oakstar." The pretty apprentice dipped her head and raced towards a den that must've been inside the large rock she was heading for. The five were led into the center of the clearing where cats were starting to circle them, suspicion gleaming in their eyes.

A big brown tom came out of the stone and leaped on top of it. "Who are these cats, Rubywing?" He asked the red she-cat.

Raven thought, she must be important; the other two cats listened to her despite their obvious distaste.

Rubywing lifted her muzzle and said, "We found them near Sunningrocks; they are rouges from far away, or so they say." The clan shifted uneasily and muttered among themselves. Oakstar leaned down towards the Titans, his amber eyes boring into them as he sized them up.

"Wait!" A silver kitten exclaimed.

The crowd immediately let the pretty young she-cat go through, and she walked up to the five. Her eyes weren't hostile, instead they held curiosity… and something else that was unrecognizable. Oakstar eyed the young cat, "What is it Silverpaw?"

Silverpaw ignored him and walked up to Robin, giving him a quick sniff. Robin shifted uncomfortably and awaited her response. "What are your names?" she asked curiously.

Robin hesitated, eyes glancing at his teammates, before responding, "My name is Robin... and this is Cyborg, Starfire, Raven, and Beast Boy." He flicked his tail to each of the designated cats.

Silverpaw's eyes grew wide; she looked over to Oakstar, "We must talk."

Oakstar dipped his head and mewed, "Shall Palestorm join us?" Silverpaw shook her head, "You know he isn't, Oakstar." The brown tabby looked at the apprentice with sympathy and murmured, "All right. Rubywing, give these cats a place to rest and I want two cats with them at all times. I shall speak with them in a moment."

Rubywing dipped her head and turned to the Titans. "It looks like you'll be staying with us until Oakstar has something planned for you."

Raven blinked her eyes; this was going way too fast for her. "Is Oakstar your leader?" Raven asked curiously.

Rubywing nodded, "Yes, and I am deputy. The silver apprentice from before is Silverpaw; she is the medicine cat apprentice." Her voice held respect, and Raven realized the medicine cat must be an important role.

Robin followed behind Rubywing and asked, "Where are we exactly? It seems like your group is very well organized."

Rubywing purred, looking prideful, and answered, "We are a clan. This is Thunderclan; there are four clans in the forest. The others are Shadowclan, Riverclan, and Windclan." Robin nodded, taking this in, and was about to ask another question when a gravelly voice interrupted them.

"I hope you're not giving away information, Rubywing," growled Raggedears.

Rubywing glared at him and spat, "I think I know what to and not to do, Raggedears. And you will not speak to your deputy that way! Now go and get Cedarflight; he'll guard them with me."

Raggedears looked ready to lash his claws out at her, but instead turned and walked away. He stopped at a strange-patterned brown tom who was chatting in a group of cats. They exchanged words and the tom bounded over to them.

"Hello! My name is Cedarflight. Is it true that you've come from very far away?" With a nod from Robin, he continued, "Wow… The farthest I've been was to Highstones to see Starclan before I became a warrior," Cedarflight mewed, his amber eyes gleaming with memories.

Cyborg cocked his head, "I thought there were only four clans."

Almost instinctively, Robin looked to Rubywing who purred, "Starclan is our warrior ancestors. They are the cats who've passed on; the medicine cats receive messages and are very close to Starclan, which is why it is a great honor to be one." The cats had walked towards a tunnel that smelled rather disgraceful. Rubywing's eyes lit with sympathy, "This is the dirtplace. It's not ideal, but all 'prisoners' must stay near here."

There was already a small den waiting with dry moss for the nests. It looked highly uncomfortable, but no one argued. They knew better than that. The titans stayed silent as they entered the den. It was smaller than the burrow, and they had to press against each other to fit, but at least it was warm inside.

Raven watched as two shadows sat parallel to each other at the entrance and settled down in a nest. Robin settled beside her with Starfire on his other side. He lowered his head and whispered, "What do you think of this? I still can't wrap my head around it."

Raven thought for a moment before whispering back, "I don't know. At least some of these cats seem friendly, but I don't like Raggedears one bit. However, this might be our chance to learn what we need to do. I think we should do as they say and speak with Oakstar."

Robin nodded, considering her words. He lifted his head and said quietly to his team, "All right, we'll stay here and talk with their leader… Let's take shifts in staying awake; I still don't trust these cats."

Raven murmured, "I'll take first shift." She sat up, her tail coming to rest on her paws. Her violet eyes gleamed.

Beast Boy blinked his own green eyes and laid down, having to force himself to look away from Raven's pretty eyes. He yawned, realizing how tired he was from this onslaught of events, and curled up in a ball. It was strange not being able to turn back human, but at least now he was more experienced than the rest of them. He purred, thinking up a few ways he could tease his teammates in this situation. Just because we're on some goose chase for a way back doesn't mean I can't enjoy it! He thought, Maybe I can finally impress Raven with my amazing animalistic skills.

Beast Boy purred, knowing the stoic she-cat would never be swooned by mere skills, but hey, that didn't mean he couldn't try.