A/N: Okay here is chapter 11! Thanks for the reviews last chapter, though my coal is to have 100 reviews by the time this fic is finished. I hope you guys like this chapter, you get at least some action. I still haven't decided how long this will be, but mostly likely between 20 or 25 chapters. BTW I updated all my other stories, and I just posted Awakened Spirits 2: Voices. Thanks, and please review!

~Leo~

CHAPTER 11

Dodging to the side,Emberpaw just barely missed the claws of a ShadowClan tom.

"Thunderbolt stop!" a hiss came from Dovepaw, who was lashing her tail warningly at the ginger tom. But he was already running away towards a WindClan cat, totally defenseless behind a tree.

Fights were breaking out across the entire island, it appeared that the battle was ShadowClan and ThunderClan, against RiverClan and WindClan.

He spotted Fernstar near the large rock, fighting off the ThunderClan deputy Thornbramble.

"Isn't this against the warrior code?" he asked Dovepaw, peering around to make sure no one was going to attack.

"Uh Yeah!" she growled, "I don't know whats with these mouse-brains, its like their brains turned to moosh!".

Suddenly he remembered something Berryshade told him about the gatherings. If StarClan was ever angry with the clans, they would cover the moon with clouds to show their anger.

Gazing up to the moon, Emberpaw became perplexed. The bright full moon was totally clear, not a cloud in sight.

"Does StarClan want this to happen?" he asked, turning around to look at Dovepaw. But the white she-cat was gone, as if she disappeared into thin air.

"Hey where'd you go?" he asked in confusion, but soon gasped as he saw her writhing on the ground, a gray ThunderClan cat on top of her.

"Get off!" Emberpaw hissed, bunching his back paws to spring into the strong warrior.

He soon recognized the cat as Smokehaze, one of the senior warriors of ThunderClan.

"Emberpaw no! You don't know how to fight!" a screech came from Aquashine, who was running up next to Dovepaw.

But the apprentice didn't listen, the sounds around him seemed to drain away, he couldn't hear anything except the blood rushing in his ears.

"Get off me you dirty otter!" Smokehaze growled, preparing to strike Emberpaw with a paw.

But he was so angered from this cat attacking Dovepaw, that the gray apprentice didn't even feel the blow. He bent down to sink his fangs into the toms ear, a yowl of pain rising from the cats throat.

Most cats would have let the tom go by now, but that wasn't good enough for Emberpaw. With a quick nip to the paw, he sent the ThunderClan cat running towards the crossing log back to his territory.

"And don't come back!" he spat, fur rising in anger.

How dare Smokehaze just attack an apprentice like that, especially in the middle of the gathering! This may have been his first one, but he knew off that it wasn't supposed to go like this!

Turning around, the apprentice expected to see the others fighting, but Dovepaw and Aquashine stood there, their mouths open in a gasp.

"What?" he asked in disarray, why were they staring at him like that?

Aquashine stepped forward first, "Where did you learn to fight like that? No one in RiverClan taught you those moves."

"Oh" Emberpaw shuffled his paws in plight, "Well I don't really know, I just saw him on top of Dovepaw and I attacked. Why was I good?".

"Good?" Dovepaw snorted, "You were great!" she dashed over to him and gave Emberpaw a lick on the cheek.

"Thanks" he mumbled, his ears hot from embarrassment at the ShadowClan cats lick.

Suddenly all three cats were aware of the battle surrounding them, as a loud yowl split through the clearing. All eyes darted towards two cats battling each other, it was Moonclaw of ShadowClan and Badgerleap of WindClan.

Both cats were fighting ruthlessly as blood sprayed the grass. Most cats were fighting normally, but this seemed to be a step above the others.

Moonclaw raked down the brown toms pelt, his claws slicing through the warriors flank with extreme ease.

But Badgerleap earned his name for a reason, and jumped out of Moonclaw's reach, and took him by the scruff.

Someone has to do something, Emberpaw though urgently. If not then the two cats would surely tear each other apart!

But just as the thought crossed Emberpaw's mind, he saw the to familiar dark gray pelt of Lightningcloud streaking through the hordes of cats, towards the fighting warriors.

Easily bolting between them, he rammed Badgerleap out of the way, and glared at Moonclaw to stop.

"This is a gathering!" he snarled to everyone, "If you think StarClan is angry about WindClan staying on the island, then how do you think they'll feel about this?".

Great, this was just like Lightningcloud! To act like the hero that stopped the great battle amongst the clans, when truly he was probably just trying to gain respect and trust.

"Your right" Crimsonstar sighed from her spot by a WindClan warrior, "WindClan has a right to stay on this island if StarClan approves. But unless one of our Medicine Cats receive something within a moon, then you'll need to leave by the next gathering".

Ivorystar glared furiously at the cats attacking her clan, as Flintstar agreed to the ThunderClan leaders terms.

Emberpaw just caught a glance coming from Lightningcloud that was headed in Flintstar's direction. The RiverClan deputy bowed his head to the ShadowClan leader, exchanging a small smile to Moonclaw as well.

As cats began to disperse through the clearing, Dovepaw turned urgently to Emberpaw.

"Did you see that?" she hissed quietly, "Did you see what Lightningcloud did to Flintstar?".

He nodded, "I'm afraid so, does this mean that RiverClan and ShadowClan are plotting together?" wouldn't they have known by now if this was true.

Dovepaw shook her head, "I don't think so, at least not the rest of the clan. But I do think something is going on between Lightningcloud and Flintstar."

He agreed with the ShadowClan she-cat, whatever it was they had to find out. If he was ever going to get revenge for Terra, then Emberpaw needed to know everything about his so called father.

"We need to meet soon" he added, "Alone."

Dovepaw nodded, "We can meet in two sunrises, how about near the shoreline. I can go there without crossing onto your border, and say I'm looking for herbs for Sweetwillow."

Finally they were going to meet alone, they needed to plan together to prove Lightningcloud was evil.

"In two sunrises" he bowed his head, looking up to the full moon. This was the beginning of revenge for Emberpaw, and Terra.

Who should die by the end of the book? (Pick 1)

1.) Emberpaw

2.) Dovepaw

3.) Lightningcloud

4.) Fernstar

5.) Aquashine