Into the Storm

Into The Storm

## **A L L E G I A N C E S**

*The Clans*

**StormClan**

**LEADER**

Rowanstar - Dark brown she-cat with a lighter brown stripes. Has blue eyes

**DEPUTY**

Whitewillow -  White she-cat with green eyes

**MEDICINE CAT**

Redheart - Handsome dark ginger tom with glowing yellow eyes

**Apprentice, Swanpaw**

**JayClan**

**LEADER**

Cinderstar - Beautiful smokey grey she-cat with white paws and a white tail tip. Has amber eyes

**Apprentice, Greypaw**

**DEPUTY**

Silvernight - Silver tabby with night blue eyes

**Apprentice, Lionpaw**

**MEDICINE CAT**

Bluemist - Bluish grey tom with yellow eyes and dark grey patches

**Apprentice, Sunpaw**

**CedarClan**

**LEADER**

Snowstar - White tom with silver markings on his chest and back. Has hazel eyes

**Apprentice, Blossompaw**

**DEPUTY**

Hawkflight - White tom with pale grey markings. Has emerald green eyes

**MEDICINE CAT**

Gingerflower - Golden she-cat with white patches. Has one sea green eye and one sapphire blue eye

**Apprentice, Winterpaw**

**DawnClan**

**LEADER**

Ravenstar - An all black tom with glowing emerald eyes

**DEPUTY**

Blackfern- Black she-cat with grey markings and white paws. Has fern green eyes.

**MEDICINE CAT**

Frostwing - A white she-cat with silver tabby markings. Has amber eyes

**Apprentice, Thistlepaw**

## **P R O L O U G E**

The wind rolled off the she-cat's misty grey pelt. She had been running since dawn. Her stomach ached for food. She finally stopped at the edge of a vast, dark forest. A black and white tom padded out of the forest.  The feline's golden eyes glowed as he came toward her.

"Northwind,  we need to go. It's not safe here." The black and white tom mewed. "But I have a safe place, we need to go." The tom nodded his head. The duo slowly headed into the forest. Twigs and overgrown roots covered the ground. They walked until they came to a clearing. The black and white cat stopped as they entered the clearing.

"What is this place Stormfoot?" Northwind mewed, looking into Stormfoot's yellow eyes.

"It's our new home. Come on, we need to go find the others." He mewed. He raced toward a large cedar tree. Northwind ran after him. Six cats waited for them at the cedar tree. A russet tom, a fluffy white tom, a chocolate tortoiseshell and white she-cat, a dilute calico she-cat, a bluish grey tom, and a light brown she-cat.

"Salutations Stormfoot." The russet tom mewed, stepping closer to them. "You must be Northwind. Stormfoot told us about you." He added, dipping his head. Northwind dipped her head in response, but stayed quiet.

"I'm Jaysong." The bluish grey tom mewed. "This is Otterwhisker." He flickered his tail toward the light brown she-cat. Otterwhisker dipped her head, but said nothing.

One by one, the cats introduced themselves to Northwind. The russet tom Cedargaze, the fluffy white tom Cloudwhisper, the chocolate tortoiseshell and white she-cat Dawnflower, and the dilute calico Dappleheart.

"Come, the tree is hollow. It's big enough for the eight of us. This is where we will nest for awhile." Dawnflower mewed. She motioned her tail toward the cedar tree. Seven felines followed Dawnflower into the cedar tree hollow. The eight cats sat down, ready to have a meeting.

"This is a vast territory. They are many stray cats here, and we can make them warriors. I say we start four clans." Stormfoot suggested. "Each clan has two members to start. One is made leader, the other is second in command."

"I agree with that. I volunteer myself as leader. Since we have all been in a clan, we will go by StarClan. The second in command shall be called the deputy." Dawnflower added to Stormfoot's suggestion.

"I agree. Otterwhisker, you have traveled with me a great way. I ask you be my deputy." Jaysong mewed to Otterwhisker.

"Of course, together we will lead JayClan. I say the leader's prefix should be the name of the clan." Otterwhisker purred.

And there it started, with just eight cats. JayClan, DawnClan, CedarClan, and StormClan.

## **C H A P T E R  I**

*StormClan P.O.V.*

"Bet you can't catch me!" Lilacpaw mewed as she darted across the clearing in StormClan's camp, playing with her brother Goosepaw. Her grey speckled pelt flowed in the wind. Fawnpaw watched as she sat on a tree stump. She shuffled her snowy white paws. Lilacpaw ran over to the tawny apprentice, wanting to play.

"Fawnpaw! C'mon lets go play!" Lilacpaw purred happily. Fawnpaw shook her small head in response. Lilacpaw's glowing smile turned to a disappointing frown. "Why not?" She whined.

"Because we're not kits anymore," Fawnpaw responded walking away, but Lilacpaw just followed. "We have actual training to do. Grow up." Lilacpaw gave her a disgusted look.

"You sound like you're a DawnClan cat. I'm not going to waste my time on you." Lilacpaw snorted before racing off to find her brother. Fawnpaw shook her head as she padded over to the prey pile. She picked out a plump mouse. Fawnpaw padded into the apprentice den, with the mouse in her jaws.

She laid down onto her soft moss nest. She chewed her mouse, waiting for the other apprentice's to get back from training and patrols. Her mentor, Darkwhisper

WIP GTG