.Aa: Yay! I got the second chapter up! * Happy dances*

Firestar: * looks away pointedly* " It's not like you could have done it without us!"

.Aa: " Yeah sure...cause I totally see you on your laptop typing away...phh..you didn't even know this site existed!"

Moonpaw: " Um...I have a complaint! Shouldn't I be a warrior by now? I think apprentices are trained for much to long."

.Aa: * Archs an eyebrow* : " You'll have to speak to Erin Hunter about that, because I do not own Warriors. But I do own you!"

Moonpaw: * Walks away, tripping over his own paws*

.Aa + Firestar: *laugh*

Jayfeather: " Are you okay?"

.Aa: " Gosh! Guys- stop just appearing, or else Chapter 2'll never start! Go away! Or you're all fired!"

Firestar: * Sing songs* " Can't fire me, cause you don't ooowwwnnn me!"

.Aa: *Sigh* : " Whatever- Action!"

" Mouse dung!" Moonpaw spat out as he missed a mouse by tail's width, and he let out a small wail of dismay as it scurried away, its little paws beating the floor in furious attempt to escape danger.

" Honestly, you could have caught that, but with your wails, you've probably scared all the prey there is away," Doveflight sighed but her tone stayed encouraging and friendly, " now go on and try

somewhere else. I am not letting you come home without prey today." Doveflight mewed before padding away to join Leafpool who was watching Poolpaw waggle her haunches, her eyes pinned on a

vole.

Tail drooping, Moonpaw became determined to get something back to camp. Yesterday he had hunted but had come home with nothing, something to be ashamed off when a younger apprentice than

you ( Fallenpaw) had caught a huge, fat squirrel. Suddenly, just above his head, Moonpaw heard a blackbird crackle, and he immediately dropped down in a crouch, tensing his leg muscles, preparing

to jump. His whiskers twitched as he watched the blackbird ready to take flight from the low branch.

" Moonpaw! Moonpaw!" a loud mew sounded and Moonpaw grunted as the bird released a cry and flew into the air.

Fast as lighting, Moonpaw gave chase, and when he was directly below it, he jumped and with claws unsheathed, grasped at it, bringing it to the ground and killing it with a clean nip at the throat. The

blackbird in his jaw, Moonpaw turned on Poolpaw with blazing eyes. The little apprentice staggered and took a step back as she took in Moonpaw's angry glare.

" I'm sorry for scaring the bird like that…" she muttered, shuffling her paws.

With a sigh, Moonpaw dropped the blackbird and forced his green eyes to soften." It's fine, besides, I caught it didn't I?"

Poolpaw jumped up with excitement, her tail shooting up." Yeah! That was a great catch!" she jumped the distance between them and flicked his ear with her tail.

" C'mon, let's head back to camp." Moonpaw picked up his bird and waited for Poolpaw to catch up with her vole.

As they neared camp, Doveflight and Leafpool caught up, each with two mice and Leafpool with a squirrel. As they dropped their things on the fresh kill pile, an alarming mew sounded and everyone

turned expectantly towards the gorse barrier. Firestar appeared from his den, Sandstorm right beside him. Brackenfur and Lionblaze came charging into camp, their fur on end and their eyes flashing

with anger.

" ShadowClan invasion! They moved the scent markers and there is a battle patrol hissing and waiting. Firestar we have to fight!" Lionblaze's chest was heaving as he sheathed and unsheathed his

claws, tearing at the hard earth in the camp.

Moonpaw's heart began racing. A battle! Surely he wouldn't have to fight, would he? Sure Doveflight had taught him just about the best battle moves there were, but was he ready to face ShadowClan

cats? Not long after he had joined the clan, Ivytail - Ivypaw back then- had told him about how vicious ShadowClan cats could be, fighting as if they were rogues and not warriors. His hackles rose and

his legs started shaking. Oh StarClan!

Suddenly the whole camp started to blur and fade until it disappeared and endless fields of long grasses and flowers took its place. Moonpaw looked around, the more afraid now, and his lip curled up when another cat appeared. Her pelt seemed to be holding starpelt itself, and it was so pretty he blinked at cocked his fur to the side.

" Hello Moonpaw." she mewed and Moonpaw unsheathed his claws but the she-cat laid her tail on his shoulders.

" W-who are you?" Moonpaw stuttered as he looked around, disturbed by the sudden openness.

" My name is Spottedleaf- I used to be the ThunderClan medicine cat long, long ago before you saw your first day."

" You're…dead?"

Spottedleaf nodded and Moonpaw almost let out a wail.

" Does this mean I'm dead too?" Moonpaw wondered.

Had the battle taken place already? Had he fought, and then died as a ShadowClan cat killed him?

" No, you are simply visiting StarClan."

" What for?"

Spottedleaf opened her mouth to speak but another, grumpier voice came out instead of her sweet tone. A matted gray cat had appeared beside Spottedleaf, and Moonpaw thought that not even all

of starpelt could make her pretty.

" This cat asks nearly as many questions as Jayfeather."

" Yellowfang." Spottedleaf dipped her head and then looked back at Moonpaw.

" Perhaps, but he is destined to greater things." Just as her words floated off into the breeze, Yellowfang turned around, motioning for Spottedleaf with a flick of her tail.

" Time to go." and she trotted away.

Spottedleaf licked Moonpaw between the ears and ran after Yellowfang without a glance back.

" No! Come back! You had something to tell me didn't you? Will I ever come back?" Moonpaw wailed after them but their pelts merged together and they vanished altogether as the ThunderClan camp

snapped back into view and Spiderleg was looming over him, urging him to get up.

" Quiet! You've crying out like a kit who lost it's mother. Sit tight and listen to what Firestar has to say."

Moonpaw shook his pelt, but he could not get rid of the feeling that his paws were lighter than feathers as he remembered talking to Spottedleaf and Yellowfang.

" I will be back." he whispered to them quietly

"Hush!" Spiderleg hissed as Firestar started speaking.

" Lionblaze, Squirrelflight, Ivytail, Doveflight, Brackenfur, Graystripe, Fallenpaw, Bumblestripe, and Moonpaw follow Brambleclaw to the ShadowClan border and do exactly as he says, no questions

asked."

" But I need to give them strengthening herbs!" Jayfeather padded out of the medicine den, a bundle of herbs in his jaws muffling his mew.

Firestar hesitated and finally shook his head." No. They need to go now. Get Leafpool and Berrynose to help you carry them out as soon as you can," then turning to the tensed patrol, Firestar

released a battle yowl, " Go!"

had the words just come out of his mouth that the patrol dashed out, hot on Brambleclaw's tail. Moonpaw nearly fell to the ground with every second paw step. What would he do? Fear was searing

through him, causing him to forget all his battle moves.

But he is destined to greater things. Spottedleaf's scent wreathed around Moonpaw, making him feel stronger. He could do this. He would fight, tooth and claw for his clanmates, tearing all the

ShadowClan cats that would dare cross his path to shreds.