Shadowstar trampled into the landscape, her Clan's footsteps following behind her. She leaped past the moor land, the pine trees that covered the land, the lake covered soil and the moor with hills and willow trees cloaking it. She halted when she scented cats, lots and lots of cats. Her fur bushed out at the familiar smell and she pelted forward, the noises of chattering growing louder and louder as she grew closer to the smell. As she skirted through the thick solid brambles her hackles rose when groups of cats showed in front of her.
"Who are you?" A cats voice hissed from upon a flat pebble-like boulder. It was a tom, his fur flat against his back with different shades of brown along it.
"Calm down, Oakstar." A gray bushy furred she-cat meowed calmly from on top of a rock of conjoined small stones and pebbles.
Oakstar frowned and sat down on his spot. Shadowstar stepped over, "I am Shadowstar of NightClan. I bear my Clan behind me, we have come starving and thirsty in search of a new place to live in as our old home was trashed by large dogs."
"Those large dogs are wolves, I see. And yes, we are other Clans." A muscular fire red tom called over from the top of a distinctive weird colored rock. His eyes narrowed and he stepped over to the edge of his rock to be closer to the NightClan leader. "So you have a Clan of your own?"
"Yes." Shadowstar replied. "You do too?"
Oakstar, from before, piped up. "Yes. I lead FireClan. Owlstar leads StormClan and Crystar leads LakeClan." He announced. The crowd of cats from underneath cheered, their yowls chorusing loudly in the air around them.
So many cats...
"We are at a Gathering at the moment." Owlstar meowed. She stepped forward, her gray fur fluffing out as the moon's light shone across her fur sending a soft breeze to ruffle it in the air.
Dragonfeather pounced up onto a tree branch that struck out beside the rocks, looming over some of the closest cats to the large boulders. "But, we have no where to stay. You seem to be missing one Clan, and surely, you could take in a Clan of cats to fill some space in your large territory. Right?" He pressed, his gaze wandered towards Shadowstar as the other Clans thought.
"No. Of course not." Oakstar spat, his fur beginning to bristle. "Why should we give you our precious space just to fill up a void of some sort. No thank you, it's nothing but pointless." He growled and bared his teeth at the young NightClan Warrior that stood boldly before him.
"Oakstar, it is time to rethink your angry ways, Shadowstar, NightClan can stay in the area. You may take the land of willow trees and lakes and your spot at the Gathering will be the very tree your brave young Warrior stands upon now." Owlstar spoke up.
"If you follow the ways of the Warrior code." Crystar piped up, the gray whiskers along his muzzle twitched hesitantly. He seemed the eldest of the leaders, Oakstar being the youngest. He smiled sheepishly. "But I know, that the fact you are already a Clan you know the Warrior code; correct?"
Dragonfeather nodded, seeing that everyone else was silent, especially the Clan cats that watched in shock at the new addition to the newly made four Clans.
Crystar grinned. "Very well. You all seem fine and strong, hopefully you didn't lose anyone on your journey."
A gulp was heard, Willowfeather's. While Blackpaw leaped over. "No. We lost the cat I loved. Pebbleleaf." He muttered. "And no cat will go without knowing."
Crystar rested his tail on Blackpaw's shoulder. "I'm sorry, young one." He whispered, only to be pushed away by the head-strong Apprentice. Blackpaw grumbled something inaudible before pouncing to the back of the crowd of his Clan.
Crystar nodded. "Okay. I guess that concludes the Gathering does it not?"
Owlstar nodded. "It clearly does. Cats of all Clans-"
"This is outrageous!" Oakstar shrieked, storming up to the edge of his boulder. "They don't deserve to be here! We should chase them away, or something!" He barked.
Owlstar turned to Oakstar with a forced straight face. "Calm. Down." She meowed in a forced tone.
Oakstar hissed once before pouncing off of his boulder and flicking his tail for his Clan to follow him away from the Gathering area.
"I'm sorry. I should head to my territory and leave you be till further notice." Shadowstar murmured loudly enough for Crystar and Owlstar to hear before heading away to NightClan's newly made territory.
Silentstar, are you still with us?
Yes my dear.
Do these cats believe in you, I mean, CloudClan?
Yeah, they believe in everything you do. Good-luck my courageous daughter.