"Here it is...the farm." Badgerstar said softly.
He scratched the barn door, and a black and white tom peeked out.
"Oh, I thought this barn was abandoned."
The tom shook his head.
"We've been traveling for quite a long time from twolegplace. We need a place to stay for a while. May we all stay here with you?"
The tom looked at the cats, and his eyes suddenly widened.
"You're not BloodClan cats, are you?" He asked.
Badgerstar shook his head. "Oh, those are just spiked collars. We're not BloodClan cats."
Slowly the tom began to relax.
"Welcome to the farm. My name's Barley. It's nice to have some company here. The last cats to stay here were from SkyClan. They left very recently."
"Where did they go?" He asked.
"They went to find the clans."

The star shined brightly in the night sky. Sandstorm became very worried, and so was Socks.
"Greenleaf has almost come, but he still hasn't come back." Socks said.
"Mittens' housefolk have begun bringing boxes into huge monsters. The move is going to be very soon."
Lucy ran towards them.
"BloodClan's at the farm!"
"They are?"
Lucy nodded. "I was exploring the old RiverClan territory, and that's when one of them nearly attacked me. It's the same farm that loner is at."
"Let's go, Socks."
He shook his head. "We can't."
"Why not?"
"Our kits...need to become apprentices!"
Swiftkit's eyes shined brightly.
"Let all those who are old enough to chase their own prey join me at the fence for a meeting!"
Upon hearing this, Quickstep, Dawn, and Sandie came outside into Sandstorm's yard. Lucy quickly joined them.
"Swiftkit, Tumblekit, and Twigkit. From this moment forward you will be known as Swifpaw, Tumblepaw, and Twigpaw."
"What about Flame?" Socks asked.
"You want him to have a clan name?" Sandstorm asked.
Socks nodded.
"Flame. From this moment forward, you will be known as Flamepaw. Socks and I will be your mentors."
"Swiftpaw! Tumblepaw! Twigpaw! Flamepaw!"
"Now let's go get Tinykit back!"

Tinypaw looked around silently.
Good. Everyone's asleep.
He spotted Barley sleeping in some hay.
"Barley, can I talk to you?"
Barley opened his eyes. "Ravenpaw?"
"No, I'm Tinypaw. Listen, I know you're worried about the other cats I came with. I see the fear in your eyes. I didn't want to come with them, but they took me from my mother and my father. I miss them so much."
"They took you from your parents?"
Tinypaw nodded silently. "Don't let them know that I told you."
Barley looked around.
"You can sleep with me if you want."
Tinypaw jumped into the hay and lied down next to Barley.
"Thanks, Barley. I'm glad you understand."
Suddenly, Barley stood up.
"More cats. They have the scent of twolegplace."
"That must be them!"
The two of them walked to the barn door.
"Tinykit!" Sandstorm cried softly.
"They made me an apprentice. I'm Tinypaw now."
"That doesn't matter. You're safe." Socks said.
Tinypaw ran to his parents.
"I don't care if it's a soft life. But I want to stay with Barley at the farm."
Badgerstar opened one eye.
"Stay here? But prey is too easy to catch here! Don't you want to learn how to fight?"
Tinypaw shook his head. "Not the way you fight. You fight to kill."
Badgerstar yowled, and every single BloodClan cat woke up.
"Now look at what you've done. Everyone is awake, thanks to you!"
"You woke them up, not him. I won't let you take this place from anyone who needs it."
Barley slashed Badgerstar's nose, and Sandstorm pinned his body down.
"No!" Mollystep cried.
Blood began to stain the barn, and Mollystep dragged his body outside.
"Another life, taken away. How many more do you need to steal from him?"
"Come on, Mollystep. We should leave. These rogues aren't friendly."
Badgerstar walked away from the farm, and the rest of BloodClan followed. Tinypaw stayed behind. He looked at Barley one last time.
He knew all along the truth about us.
"I knew that they were BloodClan all along. Tinypaw, you should go home."
"But this place feels like a home to me. I don't want to leave."
Socks nodded. "If you feel like this is where you belong, then it's best if you stay here."
"We'll miss you, Tinypaw." Sandstorm said.
"We'll miss you, too!" Tumblepaw, Swiftpaw, and Twigpaw said.
"I not an apprentice anymore. I'm a warrior."
"Do you promise to uphold the warrior code, even at the cost of your life?" Sandstorm asked.
Tinypaw nodded. "I do."
"Tinypaw, from this moment forward, you will be known as Tinyfang. StarClan honors your bravery and courage. I hope you will be happy here. May StarClan light your path, Tinyfang."
"Of course. I'll always miss you. I can't change what's happened today, but I can change my future. Goodbye, mother. Goodbye, father. I'll never forget you."
Barley walked over to Tinyfang. "You remind me so much of Ravenpaw...I miss him a lot."
"You can call me whatever you want to remember him if you want. I don't mind at all."
Barley nodded. "Little Raven...let's go back inside. I'll teach you everything I know about the farm."
Tinyfang nodded, and starting biting into his purple collar with his teeth.
"Let me help." Barley said, gently slashing the collar off his neck. He dug a hole and put the collar inside, and soon it was buried in the ground.
He'll be safe here. Besides...BloodClan is gone now. They can't harm us anymore.

Author's Note: Tinyfang decided to stay with Barley at the farm, because not only did he understand his problem with BloodClan, but because he also seemed very lonely. After learning about Ravenpaw, he lets Barley call him Little Raven now and then in honor of him.