ThE wEaThEr ClAnS bOoK 1 (Owned by my cousin)

[Darky]

Prologue

Dark green eyes stared though the grasses watching everything, missing nothing.

A small tabby tom was sniffing around the base of a bramble bush. His ears were up as if he was waiting for something to happen, but was dreading it too. The grey tom with the greens eye flicked his tail and then silently him and his comrades slipped through the grass and made their way toward the small tabby. The small cat's ears pricked up.

As one the invaders leaped the tabby turned, saw them, and bolted. He crashed through the undergrowth to where he had left his mentor.

"MUDTAIL!'' He screamed.

"Sharppaw?" A surprised cat answered "wha-" His eyes light up as he saw the invaders. He leaped to his apprentice's side. "Keep running." He ordered "We will be at camp soon then we will be safe."

Sharppaw's breath was short and quick. Suddenly a giant bramble thicket loomed in front of them. Mudtail dived for the entrance with Sharppaw hard on his paws.

"Stormclan! Intruders! The ones who killed Nightwing! Attack!" He yowled as he run through it. Cats rushed out of their dens and into the moonlight. But instead of attacking the strange cats just stood there. More and more of them raced in. Bigger and bigger the eyes of the watching cats grew.

A big golden tabby stepped for from the Stormclan cats. His eyes glittered in the moonlight. "My name is Thunderstar" He called "Who are you and what do you want?"

The skinny grey tom came forward.

"I am Chaos. Were we come from has nearly no food so we came to the forest. We are taking this place for ourselves! You can try to fight and win or you can go now!" he spat.

Thunderstar eyes gleamed with worry.

A light grey she-at came up to Thunderstar.

"We better go!" She whispered "They will kill us all!"

Thunderstar looked at the she-cat with sadness in his eyes then he nodded. He turned to Chaos. "We will go. But! We will come back some day that is for sure!" Then he turned and led his clan away into the bushes.

[Berrynose]

Great story!

[Darky]

(Shes got far ^^ She started this last year)

Chapter 1
Skykit woke up. She was cuddled up to her mother, Dawnsky, and her sister, Leafkit. She got up and yawned. Then crept over to where her friends where sleeping. "Banannakit? Pandakit? Honeykit? Are you guys awake?" She whispered.

"I am now!" Squeaked Pandakit as she too got up and stretched. Honeykit got up beside her with a glace at her sleeping mother she meowed. "Are you guys bored? We…we could go and look at the thunderpath I you want."

Skykit stared at her in shock. "But my mum said to never go near there unless I'm with a warrior!" She replied.

"It was just an idea…we would just slip out look at it then come back nothing could happen." Came the answer.

Slowly Skykit nodded "I guess it wouldn't do much harm."

But Pandakit still looked unhappy. "If your sure nothing bad would happen…"

Honeykit nodded. "I'll make sure you're all right."

The three kits lipped past their sleeping mothers and into the clearing. No one was watching so they slipped out under some ferns.

"Which way now?" asked Pandakit.

Skykit sniffed the air. "This way." she meowed padding off into the bushes. Pandakit and Honeykit followed her.

Soon Skykit could smell and strong yucky scent coming from something nearly right before them. Pandakit looked out from the ferns. "Oh my whiskers!" She exclaimed.

"What? What is it? Is it the thunderpath?" Asked Honeykit.

"Yes…yes it is." Came the reply.

Suddenly the ground started to shake.

"What is that?" Wailed Skykit

"Do you think it's a monster?" Asked Honeykit.

"Probably." Skykit mewed fearfully.

"Well I'm going to kill it! It's too noisey!" Cried Pandakit, and before anyone could stop her she jump out of the fern and was about to jump onto the thunderpath.

"Pandakit nooooooo!" Yowled Honeykit. Pandakit turned at her sisters unhappness to see what she wanted, she still had her back feet on the thunderpath as the monster flew by.

"Pandakit!" Yowled Honeykit.

Pandakit screamed in pure agony. Skykit and Honeykit watched in shock as Pandakit managed to drag herself off the thunderpath.

"Help me!" She gasped.

[Berrynose]

It's great so far please keep going I want to see what happens!

[Darky]

Chapter 2

"Skykit! Pandakit! Honeykit!"

Leafkit listened unhappily as he watched her mother look for her sister.

"This isn't like Skykit!" She turned to see her brother, Mosskit come up behind her.

"She usually doesn't go off anywhere without telling someone!"

"Yes I know I just hope she's ok." Replied Leafkit.

"But what about Pandakit!" Wailed Mosskit.

Leafkit looked at him in surprise. "What do you mean?"

"What if something hurt her?"

"What if something hurt Skykit or Honeykit? Why is Pandakit so different from the rest of them?"

"Because…because she – doesn't matter." He sighed.

"Skykit's not the only one being strange this morning." She thought.

She was daydreaming about Skykit running through the forest with Honeykit and Pandakit when a giant badger jumped in front of them and was…she jumped awake when she heard loud paw-steps and looked at the thorn tunnel to see Greenflame rushing through it.

"Shallowwater! Pandakit has been hit by a monster and need your help!" she yowled.

At once Shallowwater came rushing out of her den with a few herbs in her mouth and followed Greenflame as they ran out of camp.

A she-cat let out a long sad wail and quickly her mate, Rockfur came up to her talking to her quietly.

Leafkit gasped. Had they really gone to the thunderpath?

Beside her Fernkit gasped and echoed her thoughts "Hit by a monster? But that means they went to the thunderpath!"

"But why did it have to hit Pandakit? Anyone BUT Pandakit!" Wailed Mosskit.

Leafkit looked at him in surprise but then she realised. "You're a bit young to love aren't you?"

"What do you mean?"

"Stop pretending, I can see you like Pandakit!"

"I do not!" squeaked Mosskit and despite the stress they were in Leafkit let out a purr of amusement.

"If you say so." She replied. She looked at Jetstripe, Honeykit and Pandakit's mother, to see she had calmed down. As she watched Jetstripe lifted her nose and smelt the air before jumping up and running to the tunnel entrance. "MY KITS MY KITS MY KITS!" She cried and watched as Pandakit's limp body was brought through. She was lying very still. "Is…is she dead?" Whispered Jetstripe.

"No." Shallowwaters reply was firm. "And she's not too bad she will be fine but-"

"But what?" asked Jetstripe.

"This may put off her apprentice ceremony by 3 moons at least maybe even 4." Shallowwater told her. "I'm so sorry but I will try to heal it as quick as I can!" she vowed.

Just then Shadowfur and Icetail ran through the tunnel with Skykit and Honeykit.

Leafkit felt relived and then realised that her lungs were aching and she found out she had been holding it and let it out in a happy sigh.

"Honeykit your back!" wailed a very pale ginger cat, almost yellow. Bananakit shot across the clearing and leapt onto Honeykit. "Where have you been?" He meowed as he licked her head.

"Oh out and about." Purred Honeykit and returned the lick. She was so busy watching them that she didn't see the silent silver kit sneaking up behind her.

"Leafkit! Nooooooooooooooooooooo!" She heard Fernkit cry and turned around to see Fernkit bowl over Skykit as she tried to leap at Leafkit. Leafkit purred and walked up to her, while Fernkit held her down.

"Come on! Come and get me!" She meowed playfully as she walked around Skykit.

"Not fair!" Skykit mewed and spat out another mouthful of dirt.

"Skykit?" Leafkit turned to see her mother call as she came out of the nursery. "Skykit!" she yowled and came rushing to her kit. "I'm so glad you're safe!"

"Come on lets go." Dawnsky picked up her kit and made her way to the nursery with Leafkit following. She listened to Skykit grumbling.

"Why do I have to be carried? I got carried back from the thunderpath so why do I need to be carried now? I'm nearly an apprentice now! You are making me so embarrassed!"

Leafkit purred in amusement and followed her.

[Berrynose]

I liked it. Your cousin is pretty good at this stuff.

[Darky]

Chapter 3

'Skykit...Honeykit…lights… monster…pain…darkness…Where am I?...Am I dead?...I can't be dead!...Mosskit…poor Mosskit what will I do without him?...voices…I can hear voices…are they Starclan?...I'm too young to die!...That word; hope…does that mean I'm alive…my leg…oh great Starclan my leg!...it aches…it aches like nothing anyone has ever felt before!...water… I can feel water…am I drowning?...nooooooo!'

Paws flashed out as Pandakit swam to the surface only to be blinking awake in a clearing. She tried to stand up but her legs wouldn't support hher. She looked around her eyesight fuzzy. "Who's there?" she mewed.

"Hush Pandakit you're alright now." Said a voice.

"Pandakit? Can you see? Is she going to be blind?" Meowed another.

"She's not blind her vision is just blurry."

Pandakit wasn't listening to that she was thinking.

That voice...is it?...could it really be my mother?

"Mother?"

"Pandakit! How do you feel?"

By now Pandakit's sight was returning and she could make out her mother.

Then she remembered her leg.

"Mother what happened to my leg?"

"It…it was hit by a monster and…and…it will take 3 moons to heal."

"But I'm nearly six moons old! In that time I'll be 8 moons!"

The other cat came up to her and Pandakit recognised Shallowwater, Sleetclan's medicine cat.

"I know I'm sorry but I will do all that I can to help you heal fast!" She vowed.

"Rest now," she added "I'll check on you soon."

Pandakit closed her eyes and dreamed she was standing by and dark leaved bush with scarlet berries, they looked tasty but she couldn't move.

"Beware the herbs that do not heal…" said a voice.

Pandakit yowled as blooded washed over her and jumped awake on her mossy nest in the medicine cat den, shivering.

Beware the herbs that do not heal the voice kept going through her mind. Great Starclan! What does that mean?"

[Berrynose]

I like it so far.

[Darky]

Chapter 4

1¹/₂ Moons later....


Pandakit yawned. Her eyes where happy and bright but her spirit was low. Today she would have been becoming an apprentice. Bananakit, Honeykit, Leafkit, Fernkit, Mosskit and Skykit are all going to be an apprentice today it's not fair!

"Pandakit?"

Pandakit looked up to see her mother. "Yes mother?"

"Come on shouldn't you be cleaning yourself?"

Pandakit was startled. "For what mother?"

"For your apprentice ceremony! You didn't forget did you?"

"Of course not mother! But what about my leg?"

"You can still be an apprentice but you just can't do battle training."

"But when I'm hunting my leg will be in the way." She meowed with a glance at her swollen paw. Then quickly started grooming herself.

"I'll see you there then!" Purred her mother as she backed out of the nest and walked away.

"Let all cats gather here beneath Highrock for a clan meeting!" Yowled Daisystar.

Pandakit limped out of her nest and made her way to Highrock and sat next to Lightpaw who gave her a friendly glance.

"First ceremony we have today is one of the best. By making new warriors we prove that Sleetclan is strong," She beckoned Lightpaw and Ivypaw forward.

"I, Daisystar leader of Sleetclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these apprentices. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as warriors in their turn. Lightpaw, Ivypaw do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?
"I do." Meowed Lightpaw her voice firm.

"I do" Echoed her brother.
"Then by the powers of Starclan, I give you your warrior names. Lightpaw, from this moment you will be known as Lightdream]. Starclan honors your kindness and strength and we welcome you as a full warrior of Sleetclan." Daisystar stepped forward and rested her muzzle on Lightdream's head and Lightdream licked her shoulder and went to sit with the other warriors.

"Ivypaw, from this moment you will be known as Ivytail. Starclan honors your bravery and strength and we welcome you as a full warrior of Sleetclan.

"Lightdream! Ivytail! Lightdream! Ivytail!" The clan's voices rang out into the night.

"Next I have the honor to make new apprentices," Yowled Daisystar. Once again she looked up to the night sky. "Honeykit, from this moment on, you will be known as Honeypaw. Icetail, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You will be mentor to Honeypaw."
Icetail, you have shown yourself to be a brave and loyal warrior. Do all that you can to pass on what you know down to Honeypaw."

Icetail nodded then moved to the side with Honeypaw.

~Im cutting out that bit because you don't want to just read a leader making apprentices for a whole chapter so just so you know we are up to Pandakit and Skykit doesn't have a mentor yet either. Shadowfur is Fernpaw's mentor, Greenflame is Leafpaw's mentor, Windpelt is Mosspaw's mentor and Bananapaw's mentor is Ivytail.~

"Pandakit, from this moment on, you will be known as Pandapaw. Lightdream, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You will be mentor to Pandapaw.
Lightdream, you have shown yourself to be a patient and kind warrior. Do all that you can to pass on what you know down to Pandapaw." Yowled Daisystar.

"As she is hurt right now you will have to wait before you do battle practice or anything that may injure her more."

"Certainly Daisystar." Replied Lightdream and led her apprentice to the side of the clearing.

"Skykit, from this moment on, you will be known as Skypaw and I will be your mentor." Meowed Daisystar.

Skypaw drew in a sharp deep breath. Daisystar's going to be my mentor!

Then she realised that Daisystar had moved forward and was looking at her. Skypaw quickly lifted her head to touch noses with her new mentor.

"I want to learn EVERYTHING!" She mewed. "I want to hunt, fight go on patrols-"

"All in good time." Interrupted Daisystar. "For now go to your den and meet the other apprentices and find a nest, for tomorrow you start your training." Then she flicked her tail in dismissal.

"Yes Daisystar." Mewed Skypaw and ran off.

Skypaw yawned it was nearly dawn but there was no light shinning through the trees yet.

Suddenly her ears pricked up as an unsuspected smell reached her. She looked up as she came out of the den waking Fernpaw by mistake s she brushed past her.

A smokey black cat raced out of the tunnel. To Skypaw's surprise he was limping and covered in wounds and was bleeding heavily on one foot which was bleeding badly.

She recognized Shadowfur the deputy.

"DAISYSTAR WE WERE ATTACKED!" he yowled.

[Berrynose]

Awesome!

[Darky]

Chapter 5

At once Daisystar came out of her den.

"Ivytail, Greenflame, Rockfur, Lilytail and Fluffypaw come with me the rest of you stay and guard the camp," to Shadowfur she asked "Who else was on patrol with you?"

"Only Wildstorm and Birdflight." He replied his breath coming to short gasps.

"You stay here too Shadowfur you'll die if you go back."

Shadowfur only nodded. Daisystar let out a loud battle cry before charging of into the forest following Shadowfur's scent trail. Soon they heard the yowls of battling cats. With a mighty yowl Daisystar leapt into battle.

She jumped on a skinny black tom and bit down on his neck fur getting a firm grip before raking her claws down his back. He yowled in agony then fled the battle with all his fellow cats behind him.

All the Sleetclan cats yowled in triumphant as the fleeing cats disappeared.

Daisystar look around and saw Birdflight lying still on the ground and rushed over to her. To Dasiystar's relief she was still breathing but it was shallow. "Lilytail, Greenflame help me get Birdflight back to camp." Called Daisystar. She looked around and spotted Wildstorm, the other member of the patrol. He was limping heavily and was leaning against Rockfur.

~Back at camp…~

Once they were back, Shallowwater moved as fast as her old legs would carry her. Cloudpaw was speeding around helping all the warriors that just came back while Shallowwater helped Shadowfur, Wildstorm and Birdflight.

Daisystar came up to the dark tabby tom and waited until Shallowwater had finished and sat beside her. "Will he live?" She asked.

"Birdflight will be fine, he just lost a lot of blood."

Daisystar sighed "I'm going to bed."

"I'll see you in the morning then." Shallowwater got up and went to meet Cloudpaw who was just coming back from helping the others.

Daisystar got up and went to her den and fell asleep.

~She says this might be the last chapter for abit.~

[Berrynose]

cool and okay

[Darky]

Chapter 6

Skypaw yawned. She was on Dawn patrol. It was the day after the night patrol had been attacked.

Icetail poked her head into the den. "You ready?" She asked.

"Coming." Skypaw got up and came out of the den.

"About time!" Meowed Ivytail.

"Lets go then." Murmured Skypaw. The three cats got up and headed out into the forest. Soon, as they were coming near to Rainclan's and Frostclans borders, Skypaw smelt a strange smell.

"What is that? It smells like cats but I don't know who..." she whispered.

Icetail stopped and sniffed the air. "She's right!"

Just then five snarling shadows leapt out of the bushes near by and jumped on the started cats. Skypaw found herself in front of a big grey tom. As he jumped at her, she spun around and lashed out with her back legs flinging him away.

She stopped to get her breath back just before a black she-cat leaped at her. Skypaw stepped aside and jumped toward her quite low to the ground. As the black cat tried to lash out at her with her hind legs, she pushed down with her back legs, making her fly up and over the startled she-cat's head and landed on her back. Skypaw dug her claws in and held on tight as the she-cat whipped around trying to get her off.

Just before she jumped on the ground and rolled on her back to knock Skypaw off, Skypaw leapt of her and landed on her belly. The small apprentice raked her claws down the black cat's belly until she managed to push her of and went yowling into the bushes with all her friends following her.

Skypaw let out a cry of pure triumphant.

Ivytail stumbled over to her. "Well done Skypaw you fought well."

"Yes." Meowed Ivytail. "You did, I'll make sure to tell Daisystar."

Skypaw dipped her head. She began to pad back to camp she realised how much her wounds hurt. One of her paws throbbed from when the black she-cat had pushed it away.

As they padded through the gorse tunnel, which led to the camp, Daisystar came rushing through to meet them.

"Icetail! What happened?" She meowed.

"Strange cats attacked us." Gasped Icetail.

Daisystar took one look at all of them and meowed; "You all better head to the medicine cat den."

Skypaw opened her mouth as if to argue.

"That was an order." Meowed Daisystar. Skypaw dipped her head and padded off.

Later in the apprentice den

"Come on Skypaw! Tell us what happened!" Meowed Bananapaw.

"Yeah, Skypaw come on!" Meowed Mosspaw.

"Uh ok; we were on dawn patrol and five cats leapt at us so we chased them of and came back to camp." Skypaw meowed quickly.

"No, not like that tell us how you fought!" One cat mewed.

"And we want to know every little detail!" meowed another.

Skypaw blinked nervously. As much as she liked fighting she didn't like to boast or tell anyone how well she did. She took a slow deep breath. "We were walking down the borders by Rainclan and Frostclan when I smelt something strange," Skypaw stammered at first but as she carried on her voice got steadier. "I told Icetail and then these huge cats came out of the bushes and leapt at us. I saw this big grey tom jump at me so I spun around and kicked out with my back legs and he flew away. I had stopped for a seconded when this skinny black she-cat jumped in front of me. I leaped at her, low too the ground and when she kicked out at me with her back legs and leapt up high and onto her back. Finally we had driven all the cats away and then we came back here." She finished.

There was silence in the den for a moment before all the apprentices where asking questions.

"Is it true you fought of two big warriors?"

"Did you get many cuts?"

"How many cats were there?"

"Where were they from?"

Skypaw did her best to answer all the questions.

"Was it true that one of them was THIS big?" meowed one and moved her paws a part to show how big.

Skypaw nodded. "There was but I didn't fight her."

"Where-" the next question was cut of as Daisystar walked into the den. "I think Skypaw has answered enough questions for now and needs to sleep. Anyway aren't you lot supposed to be training?"

All the apprentices, a part from Skypaw, dipped their heads and went out of then den.

"Ahh Skypaw Ivytail and Icetail said you fought well today."

"Thank you Daisystar." Mewed Skypaw.

"I believe Cloudpaw would like to see you."

"I'll go know." Skypaw answered in surprise and padded off.

~Medicine cat den…~

Cloudpaw looked up as Skypaw entered.

"Skypaw, welcome there is something I feel I need to tell you."

"Yes Cloudpaw?"

"One moon ago I go a message from Starclan; I was walking along a very mossy path with leaves falling down by me and a thick wall of ferns beside me. When I looked up the Sky looked so low! Everything seemed to push against me and then they all started falling away. Then this cat appeared in front of me, I couldn't see who they were but I could see their eyes, bright green eyes like my mentor. When I looked into them I saw kindness in those caring eyes but then they turned to hatred and more anger that I have ever seen!"

[Berrynose]

Awesome!

[Darky]

Chapter 7

Skypaw blinked. "An angry cat? I'll uh think about, thanks Cloudpaw."

Cloudpaw just nodded and walked away. Skypaw turned around and headed to the apprentice den. She needed rest, and badly. Maybe I'll go hunting later She thought as she curled up in a ball and fell asleep.

~Later~

Skypaw yawned and got up. As she came out of her den she looked around. It was near the evening, and if she wanted to hunt she better do it soon.

~Out in the forest…~

One dark grey paw after the other Skypaw stalked a young rabbit. It's ears pricked up and Skypaw leapt, killing it with one blow. She buried it and mad her way down to the border. She stopped, she could smell that strange smell, the same one as the dawn patrol. She turned around ready to run. But she was too late a large grey paw swung around a hit her in the head, knocking her unconscious.


Leafpaw pricked up her ears as she heard a loud yowling coming from camp. She knew that meow that was her mother. Dropping the thrush she had been holding, she raced into camp just as a large patrol of warriors raced past her. She ran across to Dawnsky. "Mother, what's wrong?"

Daisystar answer for her. "It's Skypaw, she went hunting and she hasn't come back!"

Leafpaw glanced at the sky, it was just past dawn. "When did she leave?"

"Sunhigh yesterday." Replied Daisystar and then turned back to comfort Dawnsky.

Leafpaw walked to the apprentice den to find her brother and other sister there, both looking unhappy, along with Honeypaw.

Honeypaw looked up as she came in. "Oh, Leafpaw, hi, sorry about Skypaw I'm sure she'll turn up soon." But her voice wasn't confident at all.

Mosspaw looked up for a heartbeat. "She will. I know she will."

Honeypaw looked up quickly her eyes bright with excitement. "Of course she will!" She meowed. "Because we're going to go find her!"

"No, we wouldn't be able to find her; even if we could the patrol would find her first." Fernpaw meowed miserably.

"No, I think it is a good idea!" Meowed Mosspaw springing to his paws.

"And I, but we'll get in trouble for this, but I don't care I'll do anything to save her!" Leafpaw vowed.

"I'll go if you all go." Fernpaw meowed.

"Right lets get moving!" Honeypaw yowled.

The four apprentices made there way over to the elders den and quickly asked for a story. They sat at the edge of the bush, that was the elders den, and all of them eventually slipped through it and into the forest. The elder had been so keen on telling his story that he did not realised until the end of his story, but then he only muttered 'What trouble are they getting into now?'

~Meanwhile…~

Skypaw felt the ground benef her. Sticks poked into her and ud was rubbed all over her fur. She raised her head and tried to cry out but she found she could not spek and she fell back into the dream world.

~The Dream World…~

"Wake up small one." A voice meowed gently, stirring the fur on Skypaw's coat.

Skypaw raised her head and looked around and saw a pretty light tabby cat sitting next to her. "Who are you?" she mewed weakly.

"Do not be afraid little one." Meowed another cat. A silver tabby walked up to her.

"But who are you!"

"We," Meowed the light tabby. "Are Lightwing and Dreamfeather."

Lightwing and Dreamfeather? But they were legendary and they came from Frostclan.

"I know this might feel strange little one, but your clan needs you for now…"

[Berrynose]

Great story so far

[lily]

love it

[Darky]

Chapter 8

Mosspaw was dreaming. He was in a lush green forest. He smelt the air. Vole! He whispered. He dropped into the hunting crouch and started to stalk the scent.

Mosspaw?

He stopped.

"Skypaw?" He called hopefully.

Mosspaw!

"Skypaw, is that you?" He called fearfully.

Mosspaw, help me!

"Skypaw!" he yowled and darted forward. But he sound seemed to be everywhere.

Mosspaw…Mosspaw…help me…Mosspaw!

"Skypaw…."

Mosspaw jolted awake. He shivered. Still, he rested his head on his paws and eventually went back to sleep.

Mosspaw felt a stick pock him in him side, He rolled away from it. He felt the stick jab him again. Who ever wove sticks in the den walls didn't do very good. He thought.

Mosspaw!

Skypaw? No, this voice was different.

Mosspaw, wake up!

Mosspaw raised hi head drowsily to see Windpelt, his mentor standing before him, one paw raised top poke him again.

"Come on, Mosspaw! We're going hunting, not everyone sleeps in to Sunhigh."

Skypaw was still dreaming. She was in a lush green forest. She scented the air. Mosspaw! She thought.

She called out his name.

Mosspaw?

"Skypaw?" Came a reply.

Mosspaw! She yowled.

"Skypaw, is that you?" She heard him call fearfully.

Mosspaw, help me!

"Skypaw!" Yowled Mosspaw.

Mosspaw! She cried. She darted forward but ended up skidding in front of a tree.

Mosspaw! Again she cried. She ran away from the tree but tripped and fell into a bramble bush.

Help me! She pulled herself out, but something always seemed to be in the way.

Mosspaw! She cried his name one last time.

"Skypaw…" His yowl faded and Skypaw got the feeling she was all alone.

She sat down unhappily.

"Oh, Mosspaw…" She sighed.

Fernpaw padded back to camp, hauling a rabbit and a vole with her.

"Looks like you had good hunting." Meowed a voice behind her as she put her pieces on the fresh kill pile.

She spun around to see Greenflame.

"Yes, thank you." She replied politely

"Take that to the elders then come take for yourself. Fernpaw dipped her head politely and padded of to the elders den."

"Oh, and Fernpaw,"

Fernpaw turned around. "Yes?" She asked.

"You, Leafpaw, Mosspaw, Honeypaw and Bananapaw are coming to the gathering tonight. Skypaw would have come but…"

Fernpaw blinked slowly at the name of her sister.

"I'll go tell the." She answered.

Greenflame just nodded and walked off.

[Berrynose]

Awesome

[Darky]

Chapter 9

Leafpaw padded out of her den as Daisystar called the clan together to announce the cats that were going to the gathering. Leafpaw felt a thrill go through her. It was her first gathering! Then her excitement faded. Skypaw should be coming with us… She thought sadly.

She made her way over to the other apprentices and sat between Fernpaw and Mosspaw.

Daisystar waved her tail for silence as an uneasy murmuring broke out.

"The cats going to the gathering are; Lilytail, Greenflame, Dawnsky, Wildstorm, Birdflight, Fernpaw, Leafpaw, Mosspaw, Honeypaw and Bananapaw." She called.

The cats she had called had made here way over to the tunnel to wait for their leader.

She soon cam and led them out the tunnel and into the forest.

They reached the top of the hill that over looked the island and all the cats halted.

Leafpaw looked down and watch little shapes walk across the tree and onto the island and couldn't wait to go over it herself.

"You exited?" asked a voice.

Leafpaw turned to see Honeypaw come up to her. "Yes, but I wish that Skypaw could b here."

"I feel the same with Pandapaw" Meowed Honeypaw.

Pandapaw. Tuned restlessly in her nest. Her leg still hurt a lot if she moved it but she was getting better. "I might as well get some rest she told herself so she lay do and went to sleep.

She opened her eyes to find herself in a strange forest. It was lush and green. She sniffed the air and could smell… Mosspaw! She thought silently. And…Skypaw? Skypaw? Why would Skypaw be here?

"Skypaw?" she called. "Is that you?"

Skypaw lay down again. A least she got to come here at night. She sniffed the air. The scent of Mosspaw was faint, but still there.

"Skypaw? Is that you?" called a voice.

Skypaw sighed. Now she was hearing what Mosspaw had said to her, Again.

"Skypaw, it's me, Pandapaw!" The voice called again.

Skypaw's head went up. Pandapaw? She called. But she did not move. After last time with Mosspaw she knew it was hopeless.

"Skypaw! Are you alright?" Pandapaw called.

"I—" As Skypaw started to speak the ground shock and Skypaw fell onto her side.

"Skypaw!" Pandapaw's scared yowl cut through the new silence.

"Yes?" Cried Skypaw.

"Sky…"

Skypaw leaped up and raced toward Pandapaw, even though she knew it was hopeless.

"Sk…"

"No, Pandapaw, don't leave, not you as well!"

"S…sk"

"What is it Pandapaw. What are you trying to tell me?"

"Skypaw." Gasped Pandapaw. "Watch out for the-"

"Pandapaw!"

Pandapaw woke up breathing heavily. She limped over to the Medicine cat.

Seeing no one was around she grabbed some thyme and chewed it quickly. Soon her shock began to fade.

She sighed and lay down again.

Cloudpaw dreamed that night. He was back in that forest the one with the close sky and the large ferns and lots of moss. Before he knew it something had struck him and he fell down when he looked up there was no one near him but he was bleeding badly. Next he was in Medicine cat den and Shadowclaw came up to him. "Cloudpaw!" She meowed and ran back to her den and came back rolling some berries. Before he could see what type they were he woke up.

[Berrynose]

cool!

[lily]

awsome

[Darky]

Chapter 10

Pandapaw walked out of the Medicine cat den. It was nearly dawn the gathering cats would be back soon. Her mind still played her new dream over. All she had seen was a tree with some splashes of red and below it something silver and black with a flash of ice-blue.

Oh, Skypaw. She thought. Where have you gone?

With out realising it she walked out the tunnel and into the forest. Then started to head toward a border. But not a clan one. She walked fast but she really never knew how it happened but she didn't know she was moving. To her she was standing still and thinking.

She snapped out of her trance when she heard a sharp noise.

Soon a loud barking filled the air.

DOG! Thought Pandapaw silently. She started running. Fast. The trees blurred by her and soon the dog was gone, but on she ran past the trees. Faster. Faster. Until something blurred past at the edge of her sight. Green. Brown. A tree. Red dots. Apples? Silver and black with two flashes of blue. Skypaw?

Fernpaw, Mosspaw, Leafpaw, Honeypaw and Bananapaw walked together sown to the island. Fernpaw sighed.

"I wish Skypaw was here." She whispered.

"I wish Pandapaw was here too." Meowed Honeypaw.

"Come on, we're falling behind." Meowed Mosspaw, though his were sad.

All of them managed to climb over the tree bridge with out falling.

As the five of them walked toward the middle, nothing was said. They all were silence in their on grief. As they made their way into the middle they all gasped. There looked like there were hundreds of cats walking around.

Daisystar walked up to them. "Remember to listen a lot and say nothing." She meowed.

All the apprentices nodded and made their way into the bunch of cats.

"Come on; let's go talk to the other apprentices." Meowed Leafpaw.

They walked over to some other apprentices. One smelled of Frostclan. Two smelled of Stormclan and one other of Rainclan.

"Hello." Said Leafpaw quietly. "I'm Leafpaw, and this is my brother Mosspaw and one of my sisters, Fernpaw."

"One of your sisters?" Asked a black she-cat that smelt of Rainclan.

"You have another?" Asked a grey she-cat from Stormclan.

"Well yes but…" Meowed Mosspaw.

"She uh wasn't able to come." Meowed Leafpaw.

"Why not?" Asked the other from Stormclan. "Was she in trouble?"

"No she wasn't in trouble." Meowed Honeypaw quickly. "Away, I'm Honeypaw, this is my brother Bananapaw and I have a sister back at camp that couldn't come because she broke her leg. But she's getting better! And you guys still haven't told us your names yet either."

"I'm Silentpaw." Meowed the black she-cat from Rainclan.

"I'm Whalepaw." Meowed the grey Stormclan cat. "And this is my brother, Sharppaw."

A dark tabby, Sharppaw, dipped his head.

The one from Frostclan finally spoke.

"I am Fiercepaw." She meowed and then said nothing else.

The gathering passed quickly. And before the Sleetclan apprentices knew it, it was time to go home.

Fernpaw whispered good bye to the other apprentices and followed her clan mates off the island.

As Sleetclan walked home, Mosspaw was loss in his thoughts. Where was Skypaw? Was she ok? He sighed. At least there hadn't been an attack by those cats lately.

Daisystar flicked her tail to tell them to stop.

Leafpaw looked up. She heard paw steps running this way.

Staggering and running as fast as she could, she was slowed down a lot by her healing broken leg, was Pandapaw. Before anyone said anything Pandapaw cried out;

"I found Skypaw, but I can't wake her up!"

[lily]

cool