Songleaf's Fate (1) Prologue: Hoots filled the forest as a cat, weak from kitting recently, hobbles toward the RiverClan border through ThunderClan. Her den-mates warned her not too, but RiverClan prey is always better than ShadowClan prey. Especially for kits just a few days old. She struggles to push the kits along, but they struggle against their weak mother. "My kits, you must..." she whispered. After a while, she heard the roaring river, and she saw a RiverClan patrol. "Just my luck." she grumbled angrily. One of the cats spotted her, and he called out "Who are yo-" He stopped when he saw the cat. "Shadowstar, what are you doing here?" he asked, confused and angry. "Riverstar, I have kits." said Shadowstar. "Our kits." She pushed the two kits toward the river, for their father to retrieve them. She said to the kits "Songkit, you will be the greatest cat ever." She stared at her daughter's healthy form. Then she looked at her son, who was not so lucky. He was stooped over, and he was coughing ever so slightly. "Barkkit, you are very handsome, and I wish you luck. Both of you, know that your mother loves you." Then she left, back towards ShadowClan, back toward her home, and away from her kits. Riverstar looked at his kits, and retrieved them from the far side of the river. He started licking them, but Barkkit kept coughing. Songkit, however, was fine. Riverstar and a fellow warrior picked them up and brought them to camp. "Dapplepelt!"he called. The medicine cat raced over, and picked one up. The patrol was just sitting around, shifting uneasily. "Well? Go find prey!" snarled Riverstar. "Finstone! You too." He picked up Songkit and raced after Dapplepelt and Barkkit. They were brought to the nursery, and Softfur was asked to take care of them. "Softfur, it's just two extra kits! Surely it would be fine taking care of Songkit and Barkkit, even with Maplekit and Pouncekit?" mewed Riverstar. "Well... I don't know." Softfur responded. "It is leaf-bare, and my milk is almost dry. "Okay, listen." snarled Riverstar. "You're asked to take care of a leader's kits, and you refuse?" Softfur growled silently, then agreed. She knew it would be useful to take care of the leader's kits. The kits ran over to her welcoming milk, and soon fell asleep. Riverstar and Dapplepelt left the nursery, and talked on their way back to their separate dens. "Riverstar, don't you see? Remember your dream! 'The song and bark born from night will bring destruction, then harmony!'" Dapplepelt insisted. Riverstar growled, then responded "Dapplepelt, right now they're kits. Let's enjoy that while we can. I mean, come on? What can a kit do? They'll bring destruction and harmony later." Chapter One: "Songkit!"said Maplekit. "I dare you." Songkit grumbled, she was never big on dares. Pouncekit and Barkkit were looking at her, looking bored. "Come on, Songkit! ShadowClan will learn to fly way before you're done!" mewed Maplekit. Songkit sighed. Maplekit was the adventurous one, not her. Pouncekit was lazy, but she still had fun. Even Barkkit, when he was extremely sick from whitecough, still had fun. Thankfully, Dapplepelt gave him tansy, which helped him a lot. Songkit was the one who disliked adventures. Songkit swallowed her fears, and started walking on a very wet tree. Very slippery, and if you fell you would fall right into cold water. It wasn't deep, but the fall was about two tail-lengths far. All hights scared Songkit, and she was terrified to admit it. Songkit was about halfway across when she looked down. Big mistake. She saw quite a few fish, and her mouth started to water. She realized she hadn't had breakfast; she was too busy with the other kits. She saw a special rainbow fish, and knew she had to have it. She leaned down, but she leaned forward too much, and fell straight into the water. She popped her head above the fast currents, and managed to lodge her claws into a fish. She kept it with her as a warrior dragged her out of the water. "Songkit, easy there! I know you want to catch a fish, but try not to drown yourself." a cat said. Songkit groaned, it was Riverstar. The amazing leader of RiverClan. The first leader of RiverClan. And her father. "Thanks, dad." she managed to say. "Songkit! Songkit!"she heard Softfur cry out. "It's okay mom. I'm okay." Songkit said. At the word mom, Softfur flinched. Even Riverstar flinched. What? What had she said? She was on shore, and she started to cough up a lot of water. When she was finished, she realized she still had the fish in her claws. Amazingly, it was the same fish that had caught her eye earlier. She raised her paw and called out "Breakfast!" She heard happy cries coming from Barkkit, Maplekit, and Pouncekit. With a start, Songkit realized she caught her first prey at 6 moons, while being a kit! That's the earliest a cat ever caught prey. "Well down!" purred Softfur. Other cats that had gathered moved away. Songkit heard an elder say "Great StarClan, kits keep getting crazier and crazier." Soon, the only cats left were Riverstar, Softfur, and Barkkit. Riverstar cleared his throat, then said to Softfur "It's time. They will be apprentices soon." She nodded her head, and said to the kits "Songkit. Barkkit. Your father has something very important to tell you, so please listen carefully." Riverstar went right to the point. "Kits, Softfur isn't your mother. You kits know what ShadowClan is? Good. Shadowstar, their leader, is your mother." A voice rang out from the other side of the river. "You better believe it. And I want my kits back!" Songkit and Barkkit gasped, Softfur ran off from fear, and Riverstar growled. "Welcome, Shadowstar. But I'm afraid the kits will stay in RiverClan." Shadowstar growled, and soon a group of cats from RiverClan had gathered. Songkit looked up at her father, and said "Dad, that cat won't take me and my brother, will she?" Shadowstar looked at her kits, and said "That cat is your true mother, and you were given to RiverClan for one reason, ShadowClan was starving and I wanted you to survive." Barkkit wailed like a much younger kit, and cried out "But I want to stay in RiverClan with Dad!" Shadowstar looked at her kits sadly. "I know, Barkkit, but your true place is in ShadowClan, with your mother, who has missed you." Barkkit was still scared. "But, Softfur is our mother!" Softfur who had raced into the nursery, shouted "I was asked to take care of you!" Songkit knew Shadowstar was telling the truth. She remembered being carried, and she remembered that cat. She went to Barkkit, and placed her tail on his shoulder. "Barkkit, she is our mom." Barkkit looked at Songkit in disbelief. Shadowstar purred, and said "I expect them by the next Gathering." Songkit had been tracking the sky, and the Gathering was in one half-moon. Shadowstar snarled at her former mate, and went back into ShadowClan across ThunderClan territory. Barkkit looked at his father. "Riverstar? You won't really let our mom take us, will you?" Riverstar looked at his kits, and said "Of course not! But it is time for your Apprentice Ceremony!" Chapter Two: The four kits fidgeted as Riverstar started talking. "By naming apprentices, we show that RiverClan will survive and remain strong. Songkit, from now on you will be known as Songpaw. Dapplepelt, you are ready for an apprentice. You will be Songpaw's mentor. Barkkit, from now on you will be known as Barkpaw. Finstone, you are also ready for an apprentice. You will be Barkpaw's mentor. Maplekit, from now on you will be known as Maplepaw. As I don't have an apprentice, I shall mentor you. And Pouncekit. From now on you will be known as Pouncepaw. Twistpelt, your apprentice has moved on and is now a warrior. Your new apprentice will be Pouncepaw." Riverstar stopped talking as all the other RiverClan cats called out the new apprentices' names. "Songpaw, Barkpaw, Maplepaw, Pouncepaw!" they called out. Riverstar coughed, and called out "Softfur wishes to move into the warrior den, as the nursery is empty. Welcome, Softfur back to the warrior den!" All of the cats cheered, and Maplepaw and Pouncepaw raced toward their mother. "My little apprentices! You better go towards your mentors, they're waiting." Softfur mewed. The two apprentices races toward their mentors, Riverstar and Twistpelt. Barkpaw were already waiting with Finstone. Clawpaw and Greenpaw were at the apprentice den, laughing at the new apprentices. "Look how small they are!" Clawpaw mewed to Greenpaw. "Rainmist and Brightstem walked up to their apprentices, and nudged them toward the training area. Songkit was looking at the warrior apprentices going off to train. Dapplepelt was next to her, and said "Ready to become a Medicine Cat?" Songpaw nodded her head, and walked with Dapplepelt to the Medicine Cat den to learn about herbs. "Dapplepelt?" Songpaw asked. "How did Riverstar and you know I wanted to be a medicine cat?" Dapplepelt sighed. "That story is a long and boring one. I'll tell it to you later." Songpaw nodded, as they reached Dapplepelt's den. A while later, Dapplepelt has taught Songpaw about tons of herbs, medicines, and their uses. "Songpaw, what best heals Greencough?" Dapplepelt asked. "Hmm... Catmint!" Songpaw mewed. Dapplepelt purred, then said "It's been a long day for a 'paw to go without food. Go and see of the other 'paws hunted!" Songpaw raced out of the medicine cat den, and saw something horrible. "Pinepelt!" she shouted. "What happened?" Pinepelt looked at the medicine cat apprentice. "It all happened so fast! One minute we were hunting, and the next..." Pinepelt said. "Next, ThunderClan ambushed us and Riverstar lost his sixth #life! Then, Sunrise, the deputy, killed Slashfur!" Songpaw gasped in horror. "Not Slashfur..." she whispered. Slashfur was Pinepelt's mate, and Clawpaw's and Greenpaw's father. Dapplepelt emerged from her den, and saw the commotion at camp. Riverstar took her aside, and explained everything. She fell down, probably from shock. Slashfur was also her brother. Songpaw pulled out some poppy seeds from the collection, and have some to Dapplepelt. Then she asked Riverstar to talk to the camp. He said "We lost a great warrior today. And that a warrior had a family. And friends. Every cat knows he will live on through their hearts." Then, he went into his den to grieve for his friend. Songpaw and her Clan grieved for Slashfur. Poolberry and Hawkspot soon carried their fallen Clan-mate out of camp to bury him. Some hunting parties brought back food, but Songpaw wasn't hungry anymore. When the the elders returned, most of the cats stayed up all night, holding a vigil for Slashfur. Songpaw wanted to stay up, but Lilysky made her go to sleep. "Songpaw, you already mourned for Slashfur." Lilysky had said. "Anyway, you'll need to get up early if you want to help Dapplepelt." Songpaw unhappily agreed, and went to sleep. Chapter Three: "Silverpool? What's the plan?" a female voice asked. Another she-cat said "At the Gathering, Shadowstar will talk about Songpaw and Barkpaw, and how they deserve to be with their mother." A tom said "Good idea, Silverpool. Shadowstar will find this idea wise." Silverpool cleared her throat, and said "Thanks, Switchpelt." Switchpelt coughed, and said "Well, Stripepaw? Do you get the idea?" The first female voice, who was apparently Stripepaw, mewed "Yes, I do." Another cat walked up, and he said "It is unwise to keep your leader out of the loop." Stripepaw hissed, and said "You're one to talk, Pebbleheart. Still haven't told Shadowstar about the prophecy?" Pebbleheart looked down, and said "Fine. This and that will be kept a secret. At least, until we tell Shadowstar." All the cats nodded, and went back to their dens. None of the ShadowClan cats saw Songpaw, glittering and crouched in a tree. She stared, gaping at the cats who talked about her and her brother. How did they know they were apprentices? "There must be a spy..." she hissed. She closed her eyes, and when she opened them, she found herself back in the apprentice den. She looked to the corner, and saw Greenpaw shivering. He had lost his father earlier. He must still be grieving. Songpaw moved next to him, and Greenpaw flinched at her touch, then he relaxed. Soon he fell asleep. She thought about moving away, but the dream from StarClan about ShadowClan's plan scared her too much, so she stayed where she was. In the morning, Songpaw awoke to find all the apprentices still asleep. She got up and stretched, only to make Greenpaw's eyes fling open. Greenpaw's green eyes were full of fear, but they soon closed, very slowly. Songpaw carefully walked out of the apprentice den, and toward the leader's den. She had to tell Riverstar about her dream. When she got there, it was empty. She saw Finstone walk by, and rushed to him. "Finstone, where is Riverstar?" she blurts out. Finstone thinks, then mewed "Hunting party." Then he walks off to send out a patrol. She sees Dapplepelt, and decides to tell her about the dream. "Dapplepelt!" Songpaw shouted. Quickly, Songpaw tells Dapplepelt about ShadowClan's plan. "Hmm..." Dapplepelt said. "That doesn't make sense! Pebbleheart is a medicine cat! Switchpelt is the deputy! They are loyal to Shadowstar, they would never keep anything from their leader!" Dappleheart started pacing madly. Songpaw watched her pace, then finally asked "Dapplepelt, what prophecy? Stripepaw mentioned a prophecy." Dapplepelt growled, then said "I'll tell you later. When you're older." Songpaw hissed silently. She got that answer a lot lately. She started collecting herbs with Dapplepelt, and the days blew by quickly. Moontail had Sunkit and Birdkit, Twolegs finally left RiverClan territory, and soon, it was time for the Gathering. Dapplepelt had told Riverstar about Songpaw's dream, and he was very worried. "Switchpelt is deputy. Pebbleheart is the medicine cat. Silverpool is the smartest warrior. And Stripepaw is the strongest apprentice." he had said. "If they came up with this idea for Shadowstar, we're in trouble." But the cats couldn't do anything about it. As RiverClan was walking to the Gathering, Barkpaw and Songpaw were nervous. Their mother wanted to take them, and she had a plan. Riverstar, Finstone, and Dapplepelt were talking with each other. Songpaw listened to them, and they were talking about ShadowClan. "Riverstar, Finstone, we need to tell them about the prophecy!" Dapplepelt mewed. Finstone looked at the medicine cat, and said "What prophecy?" Riverstar hissed, and growled "That was for the medicine cat and the leader to keep to themselves. Finstone, fine. I'll tell you when we get back from the Gathering. Songpaw growled in annoyance, more talk about a prophecy! She had better listen to them later, she thought as she continued walking. Shortly, she started to hear other cats. After a few more seconds, she saw WindClan. She saw four trees. She was at her first Gathering!

Desan: The Beginning History of Desan: Desan, a magical world filled with strange beings with magical powers. Desan is a world filled with dangerous deserts and open oceans. That's even where the name came from. Who created the name, no one knows. Perhaps it was the wind. Perhaps it was an ancestor to one on the Natives. Perhaps it was a talking gopher. Truly, it is one of the many mysteries of this world. Now, the beings who live here, as I said earlier, are magical. They control one of the eight elements: Darkness, Light, Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Lightning, or Ice. They each have different powers to help them in battle against other elements, (They aren't exactly friends) or others. There are more famous Users then other Users, one of the most famous being Glimmer. She is a Light User, known to be more powerful then Shine, her older brother. Or take Ember. He is a Fire User who stays away from Users more powerful them him. He picks on the little ones, but no one dares stop him. Because of Users having magical abilities, other worlds became angry. They were afraid of their power, and jealous. They sent in armies to learn of the Users, and fight them. They never returned. Some said they were all killed. Some said they ran from battle to stay alive, but were ashamed to return to their homes. But others said they made peace with the Natives (Also known as the Users) and made families. There have been records of Users with smaller powers and who didn't exactly look like their Element Members, but they could just be deformed, or in rarer cases, they could be a mixture of 2 Elements. This has happened. One User, Steam, (A cross between Fire and Air) brought peace between the 2 Elements for 200 years. When she died, Air Users said the Fire Users killed her, while Fire Users said the same. She was killed, because Users live 500 years. She was just a teenager in human years. They later found out Flash (A mixture of Lightning and Water) killed her because she refused his love. There is much drama between the Elements, and the Heroes. But this tale is about the Elements, before the Heroes attacked. Chapter 1: Night "Night, wake up! We'll be late to the Coronation!" said Shadow, her older brother. "Get up! Do you want to miss you becoming a Master?" Night's eyes flew open, her whole body becoming alert. "Of course not, idiot!" she said back. She dressed in a simple black robe, standard clothes for Darkness Users. She looked at Shadow, dressed in a similar outfit. He frowned at her, saying "Do you really want to wear that?" She replied "Well duh, what else will I wear?" It was a good point, seeing how her wardrobe was kind of empty. Her mother, Deep, always tried to give her clothing, as a 17 year old should love that kind of thing. Receiving clothing, that is. But she always refused. As a Princess among her kind, she must set an example. Shadow, of course, doesn't because he's a boy, while Deep thinks that rule is stupid. Shadow should be the new king, but he chose military instead of politics or magic. In Desan, anyone has equal claim to their Element's throne. It was Night's birthday, her 18th. On your 18th birthday, you must choose your #life. Shadow didn't want the burden of ruling in their underground city, Derk. So of course, Night had to choose Politics or Magic. She chose both. She did want to become queen, and she did want to be a Mage. Now in just a few hours, she will become a Master of Darkness, and the new queen. Shadow led her down the corridors toward outside, when the Coronation is held. As she turned away from the flowers, she saw her people. She saw her father, the King. She walked up to him smiling and extremely nervous. "Well Pumpkin," he whispered. "Ready to rule?" She didn't answer, as it had begun. Chapter 2: Night "Night, Princess of Derk, Mage, my daughter," he paused. "Do you accept the heavy burdens of becoming a Master and a Queen?" Night calmly responded " Yes." The King looked at her and sighed. "Then, as old King of Derk, I give up my position as King and slide it over to your future husband, whoever that may be. I pronounce you Master of Darkness, and" He stopped talking and looked at his chest. Instead of a normal robe, there was a big hole where his flesh should be, with blood pouring out of the great, old body that was once Night's father and King of Derk. She heard a voice screaming "Attack! Attack the Darkness Users!" She didn't know who it was, but the old King did. He grabbed Night's arm and said "Fire Users. Run Night, run!" and she did. She ran far from the castle, her family, her people, and from Derk. She had no plan in mind, she just ran. Chapter 3: Burn Burn looked at all the Darkness Users who are important, and sighed. It was Flare's idea to kill them all in one place, and take the crown for himself. If he must marry Night, the Darkness Princess, he would to get the crown. Burn sighed again and waited for Flare's attack signal. When we shouted "Attack! Attack the Darkness Users!" Burn sprung up and ran forward, yelling with all his friends. The King was already dead, claiming Night a Master, but not the Queen. This would put any remaining Darkness Users in panic with no one to lead them. Burn struck a User, who staggered back. He pulled out his sword, and hissed "You may kill the King. You may kill me. But you will never find Night, my sister." Burn knew he had attacked Shadow, the Prince of Derk. If he left him alive, he could be useful. If he killed him, he would be yelled at, but given a promotion in the Fire Army, who serves The Fire King of Flurn. He stabbed Shadow in the chest, a killing blow. Shadow then hit Burn in the leg, then collapsed. He was dead. The Darkness King was dead. Anyone could now claim the throne, and Flare didn't need Night. Burn must now kill Night. Chapter 4: Burn Burn looked all over for Night, as he killed many more Important Darkness Users. The Duke, The Other Duke, The Other Duke's Son, they were all killed by Burn's hand. Deep, the Queen, was captured by Oven, his brother. He ran towards Burn as everyone was killed or captured and said "Deep is very beautiful, and might make a good bargaining tool." It was true too. Deep was around 40, with jet black hair, deep blue eyes, and pale white skin. She looked exactly like her daughter, except Deep was a foot taller. "Oven, just kill her. As she is Queen, she is currently in charge, and Flare won't be able to rule. And we won't be able to get close to him, and become more important." Oven glared at him, and said grumpily "Fine. But I now hate you!" Oven was 5 years younger than him, at the age of 14. Oven was still very... Not mature. "Oven, report back to Flare Night could not be found." said Burn. "What? Why me?" Oven replied. "Because as your older brother, I'm telling you too. Now, go!" Chapter 5: Night

The First Leaders Of The Forest: Warriors Prologue: Thunder and his family were born as kittypets. Thunder had 2 brothers and 2 sisters; Shadow and Wind were his brothers, while River and Sky were his sisters. Their mother, #life, took good care of them, but raised them differently. Thunder was taught to be kind-hearted, but hard as stone. Shadow was not given much attention, so he was mean and cold. Wind was taught to love #life, and running through grass. River was taught to catch fish in rivers. Sky was taught to be able to climb trees with grace and ease. All the cats were excellent at this, but didn't care much for the others' skills. After a while, they had to hunt for themselves, but they still lived with #life. Thunder chose the forests, Shadow the thick and dark trees, Wind the open ground, River the water, and Sky chose the treetops. The cats soon moved to the forest, with their followers from their old home in Twolegplace. Chapter 1: "Thunder, come on!" said Sky, his sister. "#life told us to live here!" it was true, Thunder's and Sky's mother had told them to live here, in the forest. Bird looked over at Sky, and said "Sky, we are moving to the forest. But what will we do then?" Sky didn't answer, but Shadow did. "We will find suitable areas to live, hunt, and mate. Bird, as you prefer the trees like Sky and your sister, Song, you will live in an area with big trees with few branches, so you can hunt birds. You know, the creature you were named for?" Shadow said, annoyed. " River glared at Shadow, and flicked him over the head with his tail. Shadow growled, but said nothing. Night, who decided to live with Shadow, said "Watch it River! You know Maple, your little friend? She better watch her back!" River just sighed. She and Wind were the easy-going members of their family. Shadow was harsh, Sky was a mix of her and Shadow, while Thunder was secretive. They were all walking through the forest, when they came upon 4 saplings, recently planted. They were planted close to each other, but not to close so they may strangle each other. Wind gasped, and said "Oh! This place is perfect!" Tick just stared at her, when Thunder replied "Why, Wind?" Wind purred in amusement, and said "Because it's peaceful, there are plenty of rocks, the prey seems plentiful, and... I can just feel it's right for a starting point!" River sighed, then said "Sure, Wind. We'll live here at first, and I'm sure #life will approve. Wind purred with happiness at her excellent choice. Thunder glanced at the saplings, the rocks, and the general area of the field. "If you guys think so, I think so. But something tells me we won't be here for long." All the cats who had left their home stared at their new home with longing, sadness, and fear. Chapter 2: #life at the clearing, later named Fourtrees, was going well. The cats were at peace with each other, and they were all catching plenty of fresh-kill. Well, almost all of them. A few cats were too young to hunt, so they explored the camp. One cat was to have cats in a#moonor two, so she devoted her time to watching the young kits. Another cat liked the idea of healing, Green, so she was there when Shadow almost lost his eye from a falling branch. On that same hunt, River found her perfect place to live in the forest. She, Shadow, Sparrow, and Swift were hunting near an old island. Swift slipped and fell in the water, but he preferred water over land, so he was fine. Sparrow chased a bird up a tree, but started to stalk it on a weak branch. As the bird flew off, Sparrow jumped, but it was too weak to hold his weight all at once. It broke off, and Sparrow fell right next to Shadow, while the branch fell on Shadow as he looked up. "Shadow!" River screamed. She raced over to him, and called out for Green. They were too far away from Fourtrees, so Swift instead raced over, dripping wet from the stream he was trying to catch in. He started dragging the unconscious Shadow with Sparrow close behind. River looked at the surrounding area, and saw a wonderful place to live: A river surrounding an island big enough to live. The river filled with fish. Other cats or enemies not liking to swim, so it's good protection to have a large river. She raced over to Fourtrees, shortly after Swift carried in Shadow. She ran over to Green's rock, and stared at Shadow for what felt like forever. She knew Green was talking to her, but she only caught the words "Blindness. Sleep. Permanent?" After a while, Thunder, Wind, and Sky came over, and brought River to a section of the rocks big enough for all of them to stand together. Thunder hissed to River "Well? What did you do?" his words filled with fury and rage. Chapter 3: "What?" River sputtered back to Thunder, deeply confused. Thunder continued glaring at her, and growled "Swift saw none the accident. Shadow is currently in a deep sleep. But Sparrow explained how you forced him up the tree, forced Shadow to wait underneath it, and then commanded Sparrow to jump on the branch. Explain yourself, River!" Thunder growled. "River..." said Sky. "Why did you do it? You've always been sweet, and kind." River glared at them all. "Not anymore. Not if my litter-mates jump to conclusions so quickly from a cat who has lied to you before. Maple! Fern! Swift! We're leaving!" Maple, Swift, and Fern were at her side in an instant. Wind looked confused. "River? Where will you go? What will you do?" River lost some of her anger when she said "There's an area of land that seems wonderful for us." while gesturing to Maple, Swift, and Fern. "We think we have decided to live there, and join RiverClan." Thunder was now furious. "RiverClan? You dare create a Clan based on your name?" River stared at him straight in the eyes and said "Yes I do. And while hunting a few moons ago, I saw a wonderful moorland, and a lushish forest filled with bushes. I'm sure Wind and Thunder might enjoy these lands, but sadly... You Foxdung! You haven't even looked for your lands!" Wind seemed very upset at the conversion, but acted grateful to River for the land idea. "Thank you, River for the land. I'm sure Green, Bark, and Sunset will enjoy the land." Thunder gruffly said to River "Yeah, what Wind said. And I'm sure Sparrow, Leaf, and Blue will like the land." River nodded to her family, then left Fourtrees. Chapter 4: Thunder and Wind moved to the area River had suggested for them, and Wind created WindClan with Green, Bark, and Sunset almost immediately. Thunder eventually had to call it ThunderClan, because Sparrow, Leaf, and Blue thought it should mirror the names WindClan and RiverClan, because that way, there would be 5 Clans total when Sky and Shadow found their place to live. They were still living at Fourtrees, Shadow not even bothering to look for a new home. Sky, however, was looking every single hunting trip. It was only her, Shadow, and their followers. There were very little cats, and the weather was getting colder. The prey was less, and Shadow ate like a dog. That is to say, a lot. Sky was becoming more skinny than usual. RiverClan was doing okay, plenty of fish in the river. ThunderClan, no idea. They pretty much went silent. WindClan's moors were slowly emptying out, but there were a few tunnels where prey lived. Wind had told her he was thinking of ordering new tunnels to be made. She saw prey-catchers come back, empty-handed as usual. Sky sighed, and got Shadow and Night to come with her on a hunting trip. She went South-East of Fourtrees, while Shadow and Night went North-East. Sky found a bunch of trees with nests full of birds. For some reason, they had not migrated. "They must be Forever Birds..." Sky said. Forever Birds were an old kits tale. Forever Birds were birds that stayed and lived throughout leaf-bare, and they kept the cats alive. She looked all around the trees, and saw they surrounded a clearing. This place is perfect for her Clan: SkyClan. Chapter 5: "Shadow, are we really going to have to leave Fourtrees?" Night asked. Shadow replied "Probably. But we currently live there. The other Clans must drive us out first. Then we will look." Night smiled harshly. "Lovely plan. Shadow... Look!" Shadow followed her base, and saw 3 sleeping foxes. Foxes are ugly, stupid creatures. But they are bloodthirsty. "We must tell whichever Clan that lives near here instantly." Night whispered. "Why? Let the fools fend for themselves!" Shadow shouted. One fox looked up, and looked around sleepily. His gaze found them, and growled silently. Then sleepiness overtook him, and he fell back to the ground asleep. "Shadow, can we leave here?" Night asked. "You can go back. I must look around. Brambles, darkness, long grass... If we are chased out, we will move here." Night nodded, the left. She truly thought Shadow was to be eaten. She went all the way back to Fourtrees, forgetting all about hunting for prey. Shadow, however, had not. He searched around the area, careful not to wake the foxes. He studied the prey, and found a lot of it, even though leaf-bare was almost upon them. He decided to keep this place a secret from everyone else except for Night, who had found it with him. Shadow caught a small mouse and carried it back to Fourtrees. Sky, Bird, Song, and Tick were gone. He later found out they left to their new home, which they had found. ThunderClan, RiverClan, WindClan, and SkyClan were happy in their territories. Shadow, Night, Blink, and Flower where still living at Fourtrees, and they were fine with that. Chapter 6: It has been 9 sunrises since SkyClan moved out of Fourtrees. ShadowClan was finding less and less prey at Fourtrees. The other Clans were annoyed at Shadow for not moving out, but only RiverClan was truly annoyed. Everyone else was fine, but slightly annoyed. RiverClan had called a meeting near their river. "Maple, Swift, Fern. Thank you for coming." began River. "Many moons have passed since we first moved here." Fern whispered to Swift "Yeah, like 3 moons." River heard, but acted as if she didn't. "ShadowClan must leave Fourtrees. Blink told me Shadow and Night found the perfect place, but they aren't leaving. They're too comfortable." Maple bounced up and shouted "What! I vote we go to war with ShadowClan!" Swift agreed, while Fern said "Umm... Maple? 4 against 4? Doesn't seem fair. I vote we get help from ThunderClan, WindClan, and SkyClan." River jumped onto a rock 3 tail-lengths higher than everyone else and said "Listen! I am leader! I do agree with Fern. We must get help!" All the cats shouted agreement, and Fern, River, and Swift went to WindClan, ThunderClan, and SkyClan. Maple stayed, and prepared herself mentally. "I will fight. I will not fight. I will fight." she mumbled to herself. She was a Queen, so she was endangering her kits if she did fight ShadowClan. After a while, she chose not to fight. Fern returned without WindClan. "They didn't want to fight." said Fern. River came back with ThunderClan. "ThunderClan will fight." mewed Thunder. Swift came back with SkyClan. "All of ThunderClan are here. All of RiverClan is here, except for Maple. She will not fight. SkyClan is here, without Song." said River. "Thunder, Sky, thank you for the help. We will fight ShadowClan, and make them leave Fourtrees!" Chapter 7: ThunderClan, RiverClan, and SkyClan moved silently through the undergrowth towards Fourtrees. River saw movement, and raised her tail, signaling for the cats to stop. Thunder, however, did not listen. He pounced towards the figure, but the thing moved toward the right. It looked up at River, and she saw it was a cat! The cat said "This one needs practice." Thunder growled, and prepared to pounce again, but the cat said "Oh, don't bother." River stepped forward, and said "Hello. Excuse me, but who are you?" The cat looked right through her, and said "Star. And you are River." River stared at Star, perplexed. Star purred at River's expression, and said "Neat how I know who you are, right? Thunder, try to follow orders. Sky, you've grown!" Thunder growled again, but stayed where he was. Sky stared at Star, and something clicked into her head. "Star?" Star turned her attention to Sky, and said "Sky? You know me, don't you. Good. 'Bout time one of you recognize me!" Sky whispered "Star, your kit was #life, wasn't it?" Thunder growled, then said "Hold on! #life told us Star is dead. #life even told all of the cats with us now!" Star looked down sadly, and said "It is true. I am dead. But I am a member of a certain Clan that holds the deceased." Sparrow padded next to Thunder, and said "StarClan? That's a kits' tale. What a load of foxdung!" Star stared at him sadly, then said to River "Do not fight. If you do, a cat has a high chance of death. Talk it out." River bowed her head, then mewed "I'll try Star." When she looked up, Star had gone leaving something glittering on the ground. "Thunder growled "Well? On to Fourtrees?" River nodded, and repeated "To Fourtrees!"