A/N: So before I start, I was just going to let you guys know that the territory in this fanfic is similar to the Warriors first territory, but there are different names and some things switched around. (IceClan is where ShadowClan is, but they have the river over there. DuskClan is where RiverClan was, with the Pine forest and thunderpath on that side. Twoleg nest is now near IceClan. GustClan is in the same place as WindClan. The "moonstone" which will called the Moontree in this story, is still passed GustClan territory but instead of it being towards the top right corner, it's towards the top left. There will still be a barn but the barn is still will it normally was, near the mountains... Sorry if that was confusing...

Chapter 1

"Jadekit get off me you great lump!"

"But Russetkit I want to go out and play! Tigerfang won't let me unless you're up too," Jadekit pawed her brother's ear again.

"Alright fine I'm up, you're so pushy sometimes Jadekit." Her brother groggily got to his paws and shook the moss from his pelt.

Yup that's me, Jadekit. My mother told me that I was named after my bright green eyes. My brother, Russetkit, always has to be around me if I go out because he's protective of me and Tigerfang knows he'll keep me from doing something dangerous. "Tigerfang now that he's up can we go outside to play!"

The dark ginger and black queen nodded her approval as her kits rushed out into the sunlit clearing.

Jadekit was always amazed by how big their camp seemed. Her and her brother got into plenty of trouble being in places they weren't supposed to be in. She remembered on their first day out of the nursery, she accidentally stumbled into the warriors den when running from her brother.

"Watch where you're putting your paws! Kits aren't allowed in here," A tom with long white fur and ginger patches had growled at her for disturbing his sleep. His green eyes lit with amusement when he realized it was the kits' first time out. "You don't want want to wake a sleeping warrior after a day of patrolling, we don't mind having to cuff a kit around the ears for being too nosy."

"Oh don't mind Leafstorm, he's always grumpy when he has to wake up."

"You know I've been patrolling all day Skyshade, I would like some rest before going back to my duties."

Her pelt grew hot with embarrassment at the memory. She didn't mean to cause trouble when it was only her first day out.

This time they rushed over to the tree stump where Russetkit jumped on top of, "Let's play invaders! This time you can be a JadeClan warrior and I'll be the DuskClan warrior, DuskClan attack!"

He didn't even give her a heartbeat to think. He leaped off the trunk and barreled into Jadekit. She tried shaking him off but her brother was too heavy so she rolled over so he was underneath and knocked the breath out of him. She jumped off and just as she was about to tackle him their game was cut short by a deep mew from across the clearing.

"What have my kits gotten into this time?"

"Blazeclaw!" The kits pelted towards their father and leaped on his back, "You'll never attack our camp again you filthy DuskClan warrior!" Russetkit clung to his pelt like a burr and Blazeclaw let out a dramatic oof and fell over purring as his kits climbed over him.

"Russetkit, Jadekit! Get off your father!" Tigerfang bounded over to her mate and kits, "Sorry they're getting to be a pawful." She grabbed her kits by the scruff and put them beside her to wash them.

"They're going to be great warriors when they're older." He gazed fondly at his kits and Russetkit puffed his chest out to look bigger.

"When I'm an apprentice-" His mew cut off by the sound of the fern tunnel thrashing wildly.

"Blazeclaw you won't believe what just happened," Foxshade, Maplebranch and his apprentice Blizzardpaw burst through the tunnel. Foxshade sounded furious, "Those fox-hearted rogues have been stealing prey again! This time they've ventured even further into our territory and the whole place reeked of their stench! They'll have all the prey from that boundary to our camp scared off!" The she-cat paced around with her fur on end, itching for a fight.

"We must report this to Sagestar right away," Blazeclaw bounded across the clearing and disappeared into the leader's den. Moments later the leader and deputy emerged from the den and Sagestar immediately bounded onto the Highbranch.

"Let's all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the Highbranch for a Clan meeting!" The Highbranch was a branch on an old oak tree that grew on the edge of the camp, leaders have claimed the branch from the tree to crouch on when they hold meetings so they can look down upon their clan.

"Can we sit and listen too Tigerfang? Please?"

Tigerfang licked the top of Jakekit's head, "Only if you're quiet and sit still."

"The rogues seem to be getting braver and venturing further into our territory, it is time we show them what happens when they cross JadeClan's scent markers!" The Clan yelled their glee at finally being able to teach the rogues a lesson. "Tomorrow I will lead a patrol to our border and wait for the rogues to trespass again and we'll ambush them, Blazeclaw will organize the patrol and we'll head out at dusk, so eat and get plenty of rest." With that he jumped off the Highbranch and disappeared into the medicine cat's den. At once the warriors clumped around Blazeclaw to be chosen for the patrol.

"Maplebranch, Foxshade, Raggeddust, Dustmoon, Thunderpaw, Blizzardpaw and Scorchpaw! You'll be joining the battle patrol tomorrow at dusk."

Thunderpaw trembled with excitement at the thought of his first battle. "Those rogues are going to regret ever crossing our border once they face us!"

"Can I go too! I bet they'd be surprised to see how good I am!" Russetkit began pawing at the air with claws unsheathed.

"Sorry no kits allowed, besides those vicious rogues would shred you," Thunderpaw let out a mrrow of laughter. "But I'll make sure to get a couple blows in for you."

The Clan dispersed and got back to their duties, an air of excitement rose around them.

Russetkit turned to Tigerfang, "How old do you have to be to be an apprentice!?"

"You have to be six moons, you and your sister are 2 moons old now, so you still have a ways to go until you can join in any battles." Tigerfang looked thoughtful for a moment, "Why don't you go see the elders and have them tell you a battle story?"

"Great idea! Scarpelt tells the best stories!" Russetkit and Jadekit rushed over to the old tree log that the elders made a den out of, "Scarpelt! Tell us a battle story!"

The gray tabby tom looked delighted to see the kits visit his den, "I have a better idea, why don't I tell you about the ancient Clans that once roamed this forest?"

"The ancient Clans?" Jadekit settled beside Scarpelt's belly while her brother climbed on his back.

"Oh yes, the ancient Clans. The cat's that lived here before were huge, about two or three times our size! There was the slick and well-fed RiverClan whose territory now belongs to IceClan. The sneaky and dark ShadowClan that ruled over the pine forest, where DuskClan now resides. The small but fast WindClan took over the moorland where GustClan lives now. And then there was ThunderClan, the strongest and the bravest, they ruled over this very forest that we live in now."

Russetkit's eyes grew round with admiration. "Woah! What happened to them? Were they around during your lifetime?"

"Oh no those ancient Clans are long gone! And what happened to them is somewhat of a mystery. All we know is they were forced to leave these territories by some dark force, but when they lived here they ruled like no other! Their time here was long-lived and rumor says they still strive among other territories! But no cat knows this for sure, it's just what we've been led to believe."

"Ah, the old Clan stories, I remember when I was a kit, I loved listening to what happened to the great Clans." A long haired light brown tom limped over to join the conversation. "I heard that it was a pack of dogs that drove them all out."

"Do you believe it's true Stumpleg? If there was a pack of dogs that threatened us, I'll protect the Clan!"

Stumpleg let out of a mrrow of laughter, "I doubt you'll be saying that when you see how big dogs are! Even though I'm still young, I wouldn't want to go against a dog."
Stumpleg was still a young warrior but was forced to move to the elder's den when he had a fatal accident along the Thunderpath and completely lost one of his forelegs. All that remained was a stump, giving him his name, Stumpleg.

"I heard it could've been-"

"Keep it down or tell your stories somewhere else! Can't you see I'm trying to sleep!" An old cranky she-cat hissed from across the den.

"Sorry kits, we'll have to finish the story another time, Sharpfang gets cranky when she doesn't get to sleep."

The kits pouted but as soon as they got up to leave, Tigerfang called into the den to bring her kits back to the nursery. "It's getting dark and you two need your rest if you're going to go out again tomorrow."

Grumbling along, the kits stumbled into the nest while Tigerfang settled in beside them. Jadekit had to admit she was tired after her day of adventuring and as soon as Russetkit curled around her she fell asleep.