A/N: I am cramming to get this chapter written and downloaded before we leave. :P
swirlspot88: Thanks for pointing out those typos. I should go over my stories more carefully! And, I have added new cats into each clan, simply so I can handle their unique personalities better, and to add some newness to it all. I agree; Squirrelflight was rather bratty when she was a apprentice, but I have a chance to make her more likeable! And, when Dawn was still Dawn, she wasn't living ON the clans' territory; they would have chased her out. She was living in a marsh, and the prey there was very scarce. Also, it was right in the middle of spring, when most of the baby animals would have grown, so there was plenty of prey at that time. I should have cleared that up. But hey, I'm learning, aren't I? And congrats on your long review! :D One more thing I forgot; (I am VERY forgetful! :( ) Is Mudpelt called her Dawn because he shortened her name, kinda like a nickname. (Wow, look at this long reply I just did! Probably my longest ever, lol! XD)
Dawnfeather woke, a brief moment of confuse before she remembered where she was. The warrior's den. In Thunderclan. Right.
She gracefully rose to her feet, shaking her fur and licking down the flyaway hairs. Presentable, Dawnfeather exited the den. Birds cheerfully sang in the forest, and a small bug twirled through the air.
It was rather silent, Dawn being the first one up, so she decided to go on a quick hunt. As she stepped into the bramble tunnel, a call stopped her. "Dawnfeather! Wait!"
Mudpelt hurried up to her, fur still sticking out in all directions from his sleep. "Where are you going?" He meowed, joining her at the tunnel entrance.
"Hunting. Want to go along?" Dawnfeather meowed in reply, looking into Mudpelt's blue eyes.
"Sure!" The tom said, dashing through the tunnel. Dawnfeather followed, albeit more slowly, and the hunt soon began. Dawnfeather's bounty wasn't as big as last time, and neither was Mudpelt's, but the prey was fat, and the weather nice.
Then, a stray breeze unwittingly broke the peaceful atmosphere. It carried a scent to Dawnfeather's nose. Scourge. Dawnfeather recoiled to the foot of a large patch of ferns. NO! Not Scourge! Not here! Not AGAIN! I have to warn Firestar! I have to-
Thump!
Scourge leaped down from the branch above her, landing in front of her with a snarl. "Dawn! My little Nightmare... So nice to see you again! I came for my kits!"
"No! You'll never get them, or me, or ANYONE else again!"
"That's what you think!" Scourge hissed evilly, suddenly disappearing into the ferns that encircled the pair.
Dawnfeather's breathe came in quick, short gasps, and she stared at her paws, in shock. The ferns rustled, and she suddenly leaped back, claws unsheathed. Mudpelt's head parted the ferns, a mouse in his jaws.
"What's wrong, Dawnfeather?" He meowed with concern, setting the mouse down and rushing over to her. "And what's that smell? It smells faintly of... death?"
Dawnfeather held back sobs. "It-it was nothing. Just a, just a rogue. I chased it off. Let's go back to camp, I have to tell Firestar something."
Mudpelt nodded, worry etching his features. He picked up all their prey, keeping Dawnfeather close to his side. Whatever the rogue had done, it had shaken her up badly.
The ferns rustled once more behind Dawnfeather, and a chilling voice whispered, "Tell, and I'll make sure that your precious Birdpaw never flies again!"
Dawnfeather restrained herself from yowling with fear, instead clinging close to Mudpelt, wide blue eyes peering into the forest.
He let Dawnfeather go into the tunnel first, forcing himself to slowly pad after her.
Tossing the prey onto the freshkill pile, he ushered her to Firestar's den, staying outside. The camp had woken up more, with cats walking to and fro. Ashfur sat down beside Mudpelt, grabbing the mouse Mudpelt had caught that morning and eating it.
"So, you and a single she-cat, go out into the forest together, alone?" Ashfur said, grinning slyly at Mudpelt.
Mudpelt's fur heated up. "We did nothing of the sort! We only hunted."
"Sure." Ashfur picked up his mouse, and moved over to Skysong, his mate. (There you go, swirlspot88!) Their kit, Sunkit, tumbled about at their paws.
Dawnfeather exited the leader's den, having calmed down, and took a bird for herself. "I'll be right with you, Dawnfeather. I just have to tell Firestar something."
Firestar faced Mudpelt, a strange look on his face. "Dawnfeather just came in, looking rather freaked out, then, after she said that you two caught plenty of prey, she left."
Mudpelt nodded. "She came in contact with a rogue, and she said she chased it off, but the earth was undisturbed, so unless she simply scared it off, there was no fight. Also, the scent; it was familiar to me, but I couldn't place it. And, whatever, or WHOever, that rogue was, he gave Dawnfeather an awful scare!"
Firestar nodded. "Thank you, Mudpelt. You may go."
Dawnfeather watched Mudpelt leave the den, and pick up a vole. He scanned the groups of cats milling about, but his eyes lit on a she-cat. Mousefur. The light brown warrior motioned Mudpelt over, her eyes fluttering.
Of course. He has a love interest.
Dawnfeather pushed the rest of her bird away. She wasn't hungry anymore.
Icepaw and Birdpaw suddenly materilized by her, their happy cries cheering Dawnfeather up. "Hey mom! I kinda missed sleeping by you last night!" Birdpaw gushed, licking her mother on the chin. Icepaw nodded. "It's strange sleeping in your own nest."
"So, how was your outing yesterday?" Dawnfeather meowed, giving her son and daughter a lick.
"It was great! We saw many birds, but they were all flying so we couldn't catch them!" Birdpaw said, overrunning Icepaw's words.
"It was fine." Icepaw merely said, shrugging. It gazed out across the clearing, staring at a young apprentice. Tawnypaw. Dawnfeather grinned shrewdly. "Go on, Icepaw, you have plenty of time to talk to me later!" She gave her son a push.
Fur heating up, Icepaw made his way over to Tawnypaw. Birdpaw settled down near her mother. "This is nice. No worries, plenty of food, great friends..." Dawnfeather nodded in agreement. "It couldn't get any better."
A/N: Ok! This chapter is kinda short because I wanted to put out the Clan Alliances.
So here you go.
Thunderclan:
Leader: Firestar
Deputy: Greystripe
Medecine cat: Cinderpelt
Warriors:
Longtail (Not blind)
Mousefur
Brackenfur
Duspelt
Spiderleg
Cloudtail
Browntail
Mudpelt
Dawnfeather
Ashfur
Queens:
Sandstorm
Frostfur
Flamelight
Skysong
Brightheart
Apprentices:
Icepaw
Birdpaw
Bramblepaw
Tawnypaw
Frogpaw
Thornpaw
Kits:
Sunkit - Skysong
Squirrelkit
Leafkit - Sandstorm
Bearkit
Rainkit - Flamelight
Whitekit - Brightheart
Lightkit - Frostfur
Elders:
Dappletail
Shortear
Riverclan
Leader: Leopardstar
Deputy: Mistyfoot
Medecine cat: Mothwing
Warriors:
Stormfur
Feathertail
Hawkfrost
Mosspelt
Pebbleleaf
Queens:
Swiftflight
Smallbranch
Splashwhisker
Apprentices:
Muskratpaw
Wolfpaw
Kits:
Beekit - Swiftflight
Dapplekit
Curlkit - Smallbranch
Lichenkit - Splashwhisker
Elders:
Shadepelt
Heavyfoot
WindClan
Leader: Tallstar
Deputy: Mudclaw
Medecine cat: Barkface
Warriors:
Crowfeather
Webfoot
Embereye
Onewhisker
Tornpelt
Queens:
Beetlepounce
Lakefur
Apprentices:
Goldenpaw
Foxpaw
Applepaw
Kits:
Sparrowkit - Lakefur
Cliffkit - Beetlepounce
Elders:
Morningflower
Nightclaw
ShadowClan
Leader: Blackstar
Deputy: Russetfur
Medecine cat: Flowerfur
Warriors:
Oakfur
Leafpelt
Darkfur
Queens:
Tallpoppy (Tallstar...Tallpoppy...)
Whitetail
Breezeleaf
Apprentices:
Redpaw (My sister's OC)
Marshpaw
Kits:
Brindlekit
Bugkit - Tallpoppy
Raccoonkit - Breezeleaf
Smallkit
Sprucekit - Whitetail
Elders:
Runningnose
Tearcloud
Tada! This should help, I hope!