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"Okay, so how'd you know where they were?"
Streampaw and Skypaw were standing outside the medicine den after bringing the kits back. Skypaw was grateful that Creamkit had not been too harmed by the water. Or the other kits for that matter.
"Skypaw… Skypaw!"
"Huh?" Shaking her head, Skypaw looked her sister in the eyes. "What'd you say? Sorry, I was thinking."
Streampaw lashed her tail with annoyance. "What I asked was how in the name of StarClan did you know where to find the kits?"
Skypaw gulped, searching for an answer. "I… I…" she stumbled, searching for the right words. "I had a vision. From StarClan."
"You what?" Streampaw opened her jaws in shock. "But… how?"
The gray and white apprentice looked at the ground. "I don't know… But I saw the hill, and saw Creamkit fall down the other side."
"Amazing!" Skypaw's sister's eyes were wide with amazement. "That's so cool!"
"You really think so?"
"Yeah! I wish I got messages from StarClan."
Skypaw sighed. I guess I'd have gotten a vision sooner or later. I am a medicine cat after all."
A call from the highrock brought Skypaw's attention to their leader.
"Let all cat's old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the highrock for a Clan meeting!"
Quickly and orderly, the Clan gathered around Stormstar.
"As you all know, the Gathering is tonight." Her grandfather's clear voice rang across the treetops.
"I have chosen the cats who will go this moon." He paused. "Sparrowfeather, Moonheart, Rainbowsky, Ashheart, Lightningstorm, Meadowflower, Goldenpaw, Pebblepaw, Emberpaw, Streampaw, and Skypaw will all go. Make sure to rest up before moon-high." With that, the dark gray leader padded back into his den, leaving the cats in the clearing to converse.
Streampaw, of course had transformed into a hyper ball of energy.
"Our first gathering, Skypaw!" she exclaimed, "Isn't this exciting?"
Skypaw smiled back at her sister. Even she had to be excited about meeting all the other Clans and cats.
Goldenpaw and his sister Pebblepaw walked over to the sisters.
"This is going to be so cool!" Streampaw mewed to Goldenpaw, practically bursting. Goldenpaw shared her enthusiasem. "I can't wait! I couldn't go to any of the previous ones for some reason... "
"Probably because he's always getting into trouble, "Pebblepaw whispered to Skypaw.
"...So it's my first one too!"
Pebblepaw laughed, and turned to Skypaw. "Don't they look funny?"
Streampaw and Goldenpaw certainly did look hilarious jumping up and down, babbling endlessly.
Skypaw shook her head. "This is going to be an interesting night."
As it turned out, Streampaw and Goldenpaw actually calmed down when the other Clans were present.
"There's a shock for you," Pebblepaw murmured in Skypaw's ear, referring to their siblings as they hiked along the edge of WindClan territory.
Finally they reached the tree-bridge. Skypaw had an uneasy feeling in her belly as she crossed over the dead tree. There was just something about the cold murky water that unsettled her, but she crossed with no problem.
Soon, all of ThunderClan was on the island. Strange scents entered Skypaw's nostrils, and she assumed these were the other Clans. As she pushed her way through the bushes that led to the clearing, an epic scene filled her eyes. There were cats everywhere. Some were smaller, apprentices like her, and others looked fierce and battle trained.
Two apprentices stood up from where they were sitting a little ways away and started padding toward the gaping medicine cat apprentice. As they came closer, Skypaw realized that they both smelled different from each other. One of them, a slight brown she-cat spoke, "Hi there!"
"Hi!" Skypaw managed to get out.
"I'm Mintpaw," the apprentice continued, "And this is Dawnpaw." She nodded in the direction of her counterpart, a red-brown she-cat.
"Are… you two in different Clans?" Skypaw inquired curiously, "Because you smell different from each other.
"I'm from RiverClan, and Mintpaw's from SkyClan," Dawnpaw answered. "We met at the last gathering."
Skypaw nodded, taking in what the duo said. "Well, I'm ThunderClan's new medicine cat apprentice." She spoke proudly. Then she realized something. "Hey, where'd Streampaw go?" Her sister was nowhere in sight.
"Who's Streampaw?" Mintpaw asked, tilting her head slightly.
"My sister," replied Skypaw, looking around the clearing for her hyper sibling. "Oh, there she is!"
Streampaw's gray tabby pelt was visable among a group of apprentice, including Goldenpaw and Pebblepaw.
"Do you two have siblings?" Skypaw suddenly asked.
"Yep!" said Dawnpaw. "Silverpaw and Treepaw. Mintpaw's sister is Rosepaw."
A yowl from the center of the clearing took their attention.
"The gathering is starting!" whispered Mintpaw. "We should get back to our Clans."
"Bye!" said Skypaw, "See you next time!"
Mintpaw gave a flick of her tail to show she had heard, and then disappeared into the crowd of cats with Dawnpaw. Suddenly something pounced on her tail.
Skypaw turned around to face a mischievous Streampaw.
"There you are!" exclaimed Skypaw. "Come on, let's get a good view."
The sisters pushed their way through the jumble of cats and finally made it to a spot where they could actually see.
"I can't wait until I'm a warrior!" Streampaw lashed her tail. "They I'll be able to see over all of these cats!"
A warning glare from Sparrowfeather made her clamp her jaws shut.
Stormstar, Breezestar of ShadowClan, Mothstar of WindClan, Creamstar of RiverClan, and Featherstar of SkyClan were all perched in the huge tree that loomed above them.
"Would ThunderClan like to go first?" Creamstar asked, and Stormstar nodded briskly.
"ThunderClan has little to report. Three of our kits went missing earlier today, but they were found by our brand new apprentices." He paused for all the relieved murmurs to pass. "Skypaw and Streampaw's actions were greatly admirable, even more so, since Skypaw dove into the lake to rescue one from drowning. Skypaw is ThunderClan's new medicine cat apprentice, too, whereas Streampaw is training now under Minnowtail."
"Skypaw! Streampaw! Skypaw! Streampaw!" The clearing was filled with cheers of praise.
Streampaw puffed her chest out boldly, while Skypaw seemed to shrink down under the chorus of voices.
Stop! Just stop! She whimpered in her head, greatly embarrassed.
"That is all." Stormstar nodded to Breezestar to continue with ShadowClan.
"ShadowClan also has new apprentices," he yowled out. "Shadowpaw and Sootpaw now reside in the apprentice den."
"Shadowpaw!" exclaimed Streampaw.
"You know her?" Skypaw questioned.
"I talked with her before the gathering. Now hush! I want to hear what Breezestar is saying."
"…hunting has been well also. That is all for ShadowClan."
Mothstar stepped forward next. "WindClan has sad news to share. Two sunrises ago, one of our apprentices, Sorrelpaw, went missing. If any one of you knows anything of her location, that would make us grateful."
An anguished wail came from the other side of the clearing, from a white and silver apprentice. Skypaw assumed that she was from WindClan.
Mothstar stepped back to let Creamstar through.
"RiverClan is sorry for your loss, Mothstar," Creamstar spoke, hanging her head, "But on the brighter side, RiverClan has new kits."
"Well, here's something happier at least," whispered Streampaw.
"Frostpool gave birth to Wingkit and Mousekit last half- moon."
Happy cheers once again rang through the clearing, Streampaw and Skypaw among them. As they died down, Featherstar of SkyClan stepped forward, a grim look on her face.
"Mothstar," she began dolefully, "I think I might have found something on Sorrelpaw."
Hopeful mews sounded from WindClan's direction.
"One of my patrols scented WindClan scent near our border mixed with rouges."
"So you mean…?" Mothstar stammered.
"Yes." She replied. "I think Sorrelpaw has been kidnapped.
Skysong: Okay, the reason why I stopped it here is because this chapter is three full word pages long, and I don't feel like finishing it. If one of the starred cat's wasn't in this chapter (I tried to fit them all in, but…) they will PROBABLY be in the next.
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