Chapter 4-
Cloverkit woke up from her dreams when a paw pushed her side. "What? Cloverkit mumbled. She blinked several times. It was now Sun high. Dapplekit stood over her.
"Come on, the other clans are waiting for us. We are leaving." Dapplekit meowed, a little sadness in her voice. Cloverkit realized she was born here ad she will not be able to grow up here. Well, together they can start a new life where ever they were going. Cloverkit stood up and stretched. She let out a yawn and licked her shoulder a couple of times.
Cloverkit looked around. Dapplestar was talking to two other cats. One was a brown tom with the most amazing green eyes. The other was a gray she-cat. Cloverkit just assumed that they were the leaders of Mudclan and Brambleclan. A group of warriors with mud all over on them stood off to the side. They must have been suffering the most since their clan was so small. There were only ten cats counting the deputy, leader, and their medicine cat. Not far from them was another group of about 15 cats. Featherclan seemed to be doing the best since there were a lot of cats, and they just got a whole bunch of kits. Cloverkit walked up to Spiritheart who was discussing something with two other cats. "Spiritheart, where are we going?"
Spiritheart said something and then stepped away from the group of cats. "To the Moon Tree. If you look out in the distant, you can see it without all the trees. It is just a little bit over that edge. You can see just the top." Cloverkit stood by her father and looked into the distance. She could make out just the shape of the rocky hill, but nothing beyond it. "Now, why don't you go join Dapplekit?"
"Okay," Cloverkit ran back to Dapplekit. Dapplekit purred.
"Come on, Clover. We should go join the group of other kits. Graykit, Tigerkit, and Thunderkit are already there." Dapplekit meowed. Suddenly, Dapplestar leapt up onto the high ledge. The other two leaders stayed at the bottom.
"We leave today before we lose anymore. Us leaders, and our medicine cats will be traveling to the Moon Tree. Our warriors, queens, and elders, will follow but will not go over the Rocks. That goes for the apprentices and kits. We, Frogstar, Graystar, and me, have discussed that it will be best for the kits to travel in the center with the apprentices, elders, queens, and medicine cats around them. Depending on how well you are to defend the kits, you will be placed around them. Mudclan will take the lead since they are the fastest. In order to be there by Moon high, we leave now." Dapplestar leaped down from the ledge and began to walk forward. She waved her tail for everybody to follow.
"Dapplekit, have you've been to the Moon Tree before?" Cloverkit asked.
"No, kits aren't allowed out of the camp." Dapplekit said, began to follow the other kits.
"Why?" Cloverkit asked.
"I don't know, but why haven't you've been in this clan even though you are half clan?"
"Oh, Spiritheart was a kitty pet too. He was called Tom and lived with Goosefeather but broke free. It was before I was born." Cloverkit explained.
"What? I'm being trained by a kitty pet?" Cloverkit turned around to see Thunderpaw.
"No, Spiritheart is a warrior. A kitty pet lives with two legs!" Dapplekit said.
"Yeah, isn't he like the deputy?" Cloverkit added.
"What?" Thunderpaw looked at Cloverkit. "Yeah, he Is the deputy, but he was once a kitty pet."
"So, what does it matter that he was once a kitty pet? He's a great warrior, isn't he?" Cloverkit asked. She looked around and spotted a white she-cat staring at her. She had a fluffy tail. The she-cat edged closer to Thunderpaw and the two kits.
"Well, our best warriors are full of pure Featherclan warriors." Thunderpaw was about to say more but the fluffy white she-cat stopped him.
"Thunderpaw, just stop it." The white she-cat meowed. She sat down as the other cats passed Thunderpaw, Cloverkit, Dapplekit, and her.
"Yes, Feathertail." Thunderpaw quickly went to catch up with the other cats.
Feathertail looked at the two kits. "Cloverkit, it true that Spiritheart was once a kitty pet but the truth is that he was born in Mudclan. He met Goosefeather when they were only six moons old. One day, the first day that Frogstar met Goosefeather; he asked if she wanted to join. I was Goosefeather's sister. We were moving, but I managed to escape and I found Featherclan instead of Mudclan. They took me to Mudclan for Spiritpaw and delivered the message. He went straight for her. I went to, and we got her to come back with us. We broke her free from a cage and went back to Mudclan. At that time, a cat had been killed and since Spiritpaw had been missing at that time, they blamed him. They chased off their territory and onto Featherclan's territory. A patrol came to our rescue and let us joined them, they know the story. I became a medicine cat apprentice."
"Do you have any kits?" Cloverkit asked.
"No," Feathertail stood up and began to walk. "Medicine cats aren't allowed to have kits or mate."
"It sucks to be a medicine cat! Always out of the action! No love! What is the point?" Cloverkit looked at Dapplekit.
"No love?" Cloverkit looked back at Feathertail.
"Yeah, it is part of the Warrior Code." Feathertail meowed. "There are many there rules, and you will learn them soon. Now, when we cross the Thunder path, stay near me." A gray she-cat walked up to the four.
"Feathertail," Goosefeather purred. "I'm so sorry."
"For what?" Goosefeather looked at her sister. Cloverkit tuned them out and turned to Dapplekit.
"Dapplekit, I just don't get it. Goosefeather was a kitty pet when I was born. What happen? How did she become a kitty pet again?" Cloverkit whispered.
"I don't know. I think we are about to cross." Dapplekit ran up to Feathertail and Goosefeather who were crouching by the side of the road waiting for the next monster to pass. The car came and once it left the side of the road, Goosefeather scooped her kit up and ran across the street. Dapplekit was being carried by Feathertail.
Once on the other side, Goosefeather and Feathertail dropped Dapplekit and Cloverkit. There was a large bush, more and more were lined up against the each other and they towered high over the Thunder path. Cloverkit followed Goosefeather into the bush. Cloverkit could feel Dapplekit on her heels and the medicine cat was following. In less than a minute, the four cats broke free from the tangled bushes. On the other side, there was a small meadow and the rocky ledge. Most of the cats were crossing the meadow to take shelter in the rocks. Cloverkit and Dapplekit ran ahead.
Cloverkit turned out to be faster than Dapplekit. When they reached the other cats, no other cat paid any attention. Dapplestar was talking to Mosspaw. Leafeyes was taking care of Maplekit. Cloverkit guessed that was the kit' new name since Leafeyes kept on saying that name. Cloverkit saw Lizardkit playing with his lizard. Minnowkit was splashing around in the small pond not far from the rocks. Mintkit was watching Feathertail and Goosefeather. Heatherkit and her sisters were gone. So were Graykit and Thunderpaw. The other two leaders were resting and the deputies were organizing hunting patrols. The last of the cats came forward, find a place to rest.
"Dapplekit, let's go climbing." Cloverkit meowed, studying the rocky hills.
"Why?"
"We are going to either go over those mountains, that way, or somewhere over that way or into that mess of two leg dens." Cloverkit guessed.
"Fine, but let's do it quick. It is getting dark." Dapplekit meowed. Cloverkit studied the best place to start. She found where the rocks were large and easy to climb. Cloverkit leapt up onto one, then the next one. Dapplekit followed. They kept back in the shadows so they won't get caught. Suddenly, Cloverkit heard noises and pushed herself back into the cold rock. Dapplekit pressed against Cloverkit. Cloverkit already knew that they would get in trouble by Dapplestar and she didn't want to get in trouble. The cats came closer and the two kits held their breaths.