CloudStar's Miracle

Written By Pebble Stones

This book is based strictly off of Cloudstar's life. There is fighting, blood, gore, inappropriate scenes, and some other things. If you are sensitive to these things, or are young, I advise that you do not read on. Thank you. I hope that you enjoy the story.

Cats

* SandWhisker
* { MintFeather }
* Forgottenstar
* DappleWing
* Silverleopard
* Tigerstep
* RedPool
* Dewdrop
* Whitewhisker
* Duskpelt
* SmokeScreen
* FawnLeap
* BarkPool
* Whitestream
* FlameHeart
* FateKit
* WindRunner
* FrostCloud
* AspenStar
* Cloudstar
* Lostpaw
* VioletStar
* AmberStripe
* FlutterStar
* BlueLeaf
* LeapStar
* FlurryStorm
* Secretpaw
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Prologue

(Do not read the prologue if you don't want spoilers!)

Cloudstar stood high above her clan, smiling. She was on the new high rock. Ever since the forest burned, and the home for her cats was lost, she grew a closer bind with her clan. She looked down watching her here kits tumbled around next to there father, JaggedPeak. She looked to her left to see Leopardstar.

She looked sad. Ever since Cedarfur went crazy and almost killed her, she hadn't been the same. Cloudstar felt sympathy towards her friend. Leopardstar hadn't talked much, and when she did, she was full of doubt. She even questioned her leadership.

Cloudstar hated the fact that Leopardstar was so sad. She wanted everything to be okay. But she kept those thoughts inside. Hardening her face, she turned back to her gathering clan. It was time for her to make a warrior, and appoint three apprentices.

"Thank you for gathering. I would like to make a warrior and appoint several apprentices." She meowed. Her meow boomed off the sides of there new camp. The cats hushed. Shatteredkit, Silentkit, and Whisperkit looked like they where about to burst from joy. Cloudstar could just hear JaggedPeak as he hushed the kits and made them sit still..

"Sit still you three." He meowed. His face was full of pride.

"Hollypaw. Step forward." She meowed. The grey apprentice bounded up. "You have trained hard. You have earned your warrior name. I wish that I could keep you under my wing forever, but it is high time you earned your rank. I now pronounce you HollyWing! Serve your clan long and hard. Never forget your training."

Cloudstar watched as her former apprentice, HollyWing, bounded to sit back down. And now the hard part. She was thinking about who to mentor her kits. It took hard thought, but she finally figured out who she would appoint as their mentors.

"Silentkit, step forward!" She yowled. Silentkit now looked extremely scared. She stopped moving and just stared up. JaggedPeak nudged the kit roughly. She started moving again. "You are six moons old Silentkit. Your mentor will be Cloudfeather. You are now Silentpaw!" Silentpaw ran in circles and then back to JaggedPeak.

"Whisperkit, step forward!" Cloudstar yowled again. Whisperkit stepped right up. A tuff of fur was sticking straight up on her head. Cloudstar had to keep from laughing. "You are six moons old Whisperkit. Your mentor will be Cloudstreak. You are now Whisperpaw!" Whisperpaw padded back to JaggedPeak. And now for her last kit.

"Shatteredkit, step forward!" She yowled again. Shatteredkit began to step forward, but stopped. The clearing fell silent. A thundering sound arose. The sound of hundreds of cats. A stench filled the air as the thundering sound came closer and closer. Blackness covered the sky. Beady eyes appeared, and then she saw the white stripes...

Chapter 1

Cloudkit lay nuzzled at her mothers belly. Her eyes slowly blinked open. She looked up at her mother. A beautiful completely black she cat with yellow-green eyes. She had such a soft tongue as she stroked Silhouettekit's flank.

"Hello dear. I'm ForgottenStar." Her mother meowed soothingly.

"Wow! Your so beautiful! And everything is so bright!" Cloudkit squeaked. Forgottenstar smiled. Her eyes twinkled magically.

"Why thank you." She purred. Cloudkit felt her tongue rasp over her head. She purred. Forgottenstar and Cloudkit locked eyes for a split second before Forgottenstar got up. She padded from the den, leaving Cloudkit alone in the nursery. She slunk down into the nest quietly to wait for her mother.

She perked her ears up as yowls erupted from the clearing. The sounds of battle broke out. Cloudkit shrunk into her nest. Her eyes wide. The scent of different cats swarmed her. The noise hurt her ears and her nose burned from the knew smells.

Cloudkit's eyes widened as a head appeared in the entrance of the nursery. She whimpered and shrunk deeper into the moss. The cat fully appeared. He was a dark grey tom with a white underbelly. His paws, chest, and face where white as well.

He had turquoise eyes that glowed devilishly. He looked around. His eyes locked with Cloudkit's eyes. She whimpered and hid in the moss farther. She heard the cat coming nearer. She could hear his breath. Suddenly, she felt teeth grip her scruff and was lifted into the air.

She squealed in horror. The cat carried her out of the nursery. The clearing was bloody and littered with dying and dead cats. The sky was cloudy and sprinkles of rain drifted down lightly. She squirmed in the cats jaws.

"Help mama!" She yowled. Forgottenstar was battling with a white she-cat that was twice her size. Her attention was jolted to Cloudkit as the she-cat slammed her down. Cloudkit schreeched in horror as the she-cat slit her throat and jerked her head back. Forgottenstar's body seized and blood splattered everywhere.

The cats began to head through the forest. Cloudkit bit down on the tom caring her's leg. He dropped her and slammed a paw down. She rolled just as it missed her neck. She jumped up and ran. She slipped into an old rabbits burrow and collapsed.

Chapter 2

Cloudkit's eyes fluttered open to a strange scent. She knew that this smell was not the invading cats, and murders of her mother. This scent was sweet and gently. Cloudkit hadn't realized how much pain she felt. Her shoulders ached and her leg was sprained. Her face was scratched up and dirtied.

She looked around. She was in a sunshine dappled den. Medicine cats den maybe? Herbs surrounded her. She had never need out of the nursery, so she wouldn't know. The sweet smell of cats was all around her. The sun lit the den up and made it glow. Her pelt was ruffled were a cat had been licking her.

She looked at the entrance and saw a honey colored she-cat. Her golden eyes where twinkling softly. Her smile seemed to stretch in for miles. She looked so soft and gentle. Was this what Kittypets looked like?

"Oh good. Your finally awake." She meowed softly. Her voice was like a song birds. Light and gentle. Cloudkit just lay staring at the she-cat in awe and wonder. The she-cat came closer and Cloudkit could smell the milk on her. She was a nursing cat.

"Are you a kittypet?" Cloudkit whispered. The she cats fur fluffed up, only briefly.

"No. I am a warrior of Sunclan." She meowed with a smile. "You may call me Sandwhisker."

"That's a beautiful name." Cloudkit meowed softly.

"Thank you. Now what's your name little warrior." Sandwhisker asked as she ruffled Cloudkit's fur.

"Cloudkit." She answered timidly.

"Who are your parents and where is your clan?"

"My mother is Forgottenstar. She was the leader of our clan. I don't know what clan it was, but it's gone now. We where attacked and everyone was killed. I was taken, but I got away." Cloudkit explained.

"Oh you poor dear. Forgottenstar is the leader of ForbiddenClan." Cloudkit felt awful. She couldn't believe that her mother was dead. She couldnt believe that her clan was gone. She couldn't believe she'd only know her mother, and no other cat from her birth clan.

Sighing, she slumped back into the nest. Her belly rumbled, but she ignored it. She turned over and ignored Sandwhisker. Sandwhisker must've recognized that she wasn't wanted because she turned away.

"If you need anything, Frostmoon will be in the den every so often. She's the medicine cat." Sandwhisker meowed and walked away. Cloudkit was left in a deadly quiet den. Her loneliness caught up to her and she closed her eyes. A silent tear trickled down her cheek. She drifted to sleep.

Chapter 3

Cloudkit stood up out of her nest. She was moved into the nursery several moons earlier and was adopted by Sandwhisker. Sandwhisker's kits where two moons younger than her. They where eight moons old now. SilkStar was going to make them apprentices today.

Cloudkit could care less as Silkstar called a meeting. None of the cats cared abo her. She never ventured from the nursery. She stayed away from all the other kits. CloudKit was a large kit. Much larger than the other kits. She was about the size of an apprentice.

She was growing fast. She was supposed to become an apprentice a moon ago.. This wasn't what she wanted though, so it didn't faze her. She could care less for this clan. She wasn't a SunClan kit. She was not going to serve a clan that didnt know she existed. CloudKit perked her ears up as she heard the names cheered. She snuck out of the nursery, sadly. She didn't want to talk.

She traveled through the forest. She felt as though she knew the forest. It felt like home. She could smell Forbiddenclan's old scent markings, faintly, as she traveled into their extended territory. The attacking clan that destroyed her clan didn't claim it. Sunclan just took it.

Cloudkit always wondered how Sunclan found her and why they took the territory. She always had a bad feeling in her stomach about them. They were too nice to her and they ignored her. Sandwhisker's kits ignored her. So did the previousclips and queens. Sandwhisker was the only cat who had ever spoken to her.

Cloudkit sighed sadly as she began to look for the ForbiddenClan camp. She could faintly smell the scent of many cats, mixed with the tang of blood that made her head spin. She began to walk in that direction.

She came to a brambles thicket. This was where the scent led. She fairly remembered the tom carrying her out of this thicket with her squirming in his jaws. She shivered. She began to pad in. The clearing wasn't littered with bodies anymore.

Cloudkit only saw a small amount of apprentices and warriors. She saw one elder and the medic. She shivered. Where had the other cats gone? Where was her mother? She padded around. First to the nursery. She peered in to find no cats. She moved on.

She came to another den, -apprentices maybe?- and peered in agin. She gapsed. Several apprentices where curled in nests. This looked like trees. Completely still, not even the faint movement of their flanks.

She stumbled out and came to another den. She peered in and saw the same set up of cats as the apprentices den. Warriors nestled in their nests with not the slightest hint of life. Gasping she stumbled away.

She peered in another den. It must've been the elders den. It was the same as the last dens! She ran out to a den that smelled of old, stale herbs. A dead apprentice nestled in her nest. This wasn't how she left the camp! Where was her mother? The one cat she wanted to see. She felt her ears whell with tears.

She came to one last den. It had to be her mothers den. She looked in and felt her heart drop like a rock from her chest. There was her mother, limp and stiff in her nest. Her mother was the only cat she had seen that was not bloody. She was clean looking.

Chapter 4

CloudKit lay nuzzled in her mothers warm fur when she hear a noise outside. It sounded almost like a lost kit.

"Mother. I'm back!" The voice meowed. CloudKit pressed herself tightly against her mothers side. A slender black she cat slipped into the den. She had intense, yellow green eyes.

CloudKit narrowed her ears in fear. Who was this cat who looked so identical to her mother? Before CloudKit could even open her mouth, the she-cat had her pinned down away from her mother. CloudKit squealed in agony as her claws rapped around her shoulders.

"Who are you and what are you doing near my moher?" The she cat snarled viciously.

"I don't know what your talking about!" CloudKit quelled angrily. This was her mother! "She's my mother!" She yowled. She flashed her head up and locked her jaw in the she-cats shoulder. Her sharp baby teeth tore fur and the she-cat jerked away.

"Who are you?" She growled again.

"CloudKit." CloudKit responded wearily. Blood trickled from where the she-cats claws struck her shoulders. "What's your name?"

"Why would I tell you?" She asked. Her eyes narrowed and turned to slits.

"Becuase I told you mine!" CloudKit yowled angrily. She didnt like this cat. Why couldn't she just go away?

"Okay. Fine. My name is MintFeather. ForgottenStar was my mother. I was out hunting while Sunclan attacked. You smell of Sunclan." She growled lastly.

"You said Sunclan is what did this?" She gasped. MintFeather nodded. "I was taken from the nursery. I watched as our mother was killed. I barely got away from the cat carrying me. All I remember was hiding in a rabbit burrow and falling asleep. Then I woke up and I met Sandwhisker. Every cat ignored me. She was the only cat who would talk to me."

MintFeather looked sympathetic. "How did you get away?"

"I slipped through the nursery walls when Sandwhiskers kits were becoming apprentices." Just then there was rustling in the bushes. MintFeathers fur fluffed up and CloudKit stumbled away to hide behind her deceased mother.

Two cats appeared in the entrance of the den. There fur was fluffed up too, but when they saw MintFeather. It lay back down.

"Smokescreen! Silverleopard! You scared me!" MintFeather gasped as she trotted over to them.

"What are you doing in Sunclan territory?" A silver spotted she-cat growled.

"I was visiting my mother."

"MintFeather. She's dead. You have to accept that." A white tom with with a grey muzzle meowed. His tail stroked her black pelt and her tail entwined with his.

"I know Smokescreen. I just come to honor her." MintFeather meowed.

"I smell Sunclan." The grey spotted she-cat who CloudKit guessed was Silverleopard meowed.

"Come out CloudKit." MintFeather meowed. "Silverleopard, Smokescreen, this is my sister. She was taken by Sunclan when the attack was made."

"We can bring her back to our clan," Silverleopard meowed. "If she wants."

"Do you want to join SplashClan?" MintFeather meowed. To CloudKit, that sounded great!

"Yes! Please! I hate Sunclan! Maybe I can finally become an apprentice!" CloudKit gasped and race forward to press against MintFeather.

"Come on Mintfeather. You need to rest. Your kits are due any day now." Smokescreen meowed worriedly. His face was full of pride and excitement. CloudKit hadn't even realized how plump MintFeather was. She had faught with ease. She hadn't even realized how out of breath she looked.

Chapter 5

Cloudkit whimpered as the cats reached the border. Her paws where killing her. She was exhausted. Panting hard. Mintfeather was panting hard too. Cloudkit's ears twitched. She gasped.

"Sunclan!" She whimpered.

"Mintfeather, you take Cloudkit to camp. You need to get away." Smokescreen growled. Silverleopard raised her hackles.

Sandwhisker leapt from the trees with three other cats at her sides.

"My kit! Oh my sweet kit! You thieves!!!" She wailed. Mintfeather hurried Cloudkit across the border. She didn't dare look back, but she heard the screeches of battle.

They reached the camp panting. They barely made it back. Sunclan must've brought their whole clan!!! Mintfeather led Cloudkit into the camp. She looked like she was in a lot of pain.

"Mintfeather! Why have you brought a Sunclan cat to our camp?" A grey and white patched cat growled as he appeared in front of them.

"She is my sister Aspenstar. She was stolen from me and our clan." Mintfeather meowed. She was panting very hard. Her flanks where shaking.

"They're coming for me." Cloudkit whispered, shaking heavily.

"Mintfeather. This, this is your sister?" Aspenstar stared at Cloudkit. There was something deep in the depths of his eyes. Was is pride? Regret? Sadness? Cats where staring at the two in shock as they stood there. Cloudkit shrunk away. What did they want with them.

Smokescreen and Silverleopard barged into camp and collapsed. Their pelt where soaked in blood and they had lacerations everywhere on their pelts.

"We chased them off." Silverleopard meowed between breathes. They didn't look to hurt.

"What happened?" Aspenstar growled.

"Sunclan came to retrieve Cloudkit. They crossed onto our territory and we fought them. We won. They left our territory." Smokescreen meowed.

"Those mangy Sunclan cats." Aspenstar hissed. "You're a little big to be a kit. How many moons are you, Cloudkit?"

"8." She meowed.

"8?!" Aspenstar repeated. Cloudkit nodded. "You should be an apprentice by now! I give you the name Cloudpaw. I will mentor you myself Cloudpaw." Cloudkit's eyes opened.

"I'm going to be mentored by the leader...?" SHe whispered. Aspenstar nodded. This was the best day of her life!

"I have to announce the clan. Cloudpaw, you may stay in the nursery for a day or two with your sister, if you'd like. Or you can move into the apprentices den. Don't go out into our territory alone. Sunclan cats will steal you back." Aspenstar warned. CLoudpaw nodded.

Aspenstar padded over to the huge rock that arose from the ground. He let out a huge yowl and cats began to gather. When they had all gathered, he began.

"We would like to welcome an apprentice into the clan. Her name is Cloudpaw. I shall mentor her." He announced. "Every cat, I must warn you of something. Sunclan wants this apprentice back. She was stolen from ForgottenClan on the day of attack. She has family in our clan. She is not alloud out of camp alone due to Sunclan cats. The next gathering is in two days. I will announce the cats tomorrow. Thank you." He finished and leapt down.

Chapter 6

Cloudpaw grumbled as dawn light creeped into the apprentices den. It had been a rough night for her. She couldn't sleep, and when she finally fell asleep, Echopaw woke her up with her loud snoring. Cloudpaw was overwhelmed with the scents of all the new cats.

She looked at Echopaw. The dark brown she cat was snoring peacfully in her nest. Cloudpaw rolled her eyes. She looked out of the den. Cloudpaw wanted really bad to go out and explore, but she wouldn't. Maybe she would go to the medicine cats den.

Cloudpaw stretched and stood up. She slipped from the apprentices den and sniffed around, searching for the den that smelled most like herbs. She found it first try. There was movement, a cat rushing around maybe. Cloudpaw padded in smiling.

"Who are you and why are you in my den?" A thick furred grey and white cat growled. Cloudpaw flinched. She how had the cat seen her? The she-cat looked very similar to Cloudpaw. Same color pelts.

"Im Cloudpaw. I couldn't sleep. I figured I'd visit. I always liked medicine cats." Cloudpaw responded. The she-cat turned and Cloudpaw flinched. She had deep, white eyes that capitvated her soul.

> "Cloudpaw. Your that new cat who Sunclan stole. Right?" She asked.
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"Yeah. Whats your name?" Cloudpaw meowed.

"CloudyVision." Cloudpaw felt sympathy for the medicine cat. That was such a cruel name. "I know. It's a cruel name. But I'm used to it."

"Why did you become a medicine cat?" Cloudpaw asked CloudyVision.

"I always loved herbs. I wanted to be a warrior, but then I was forced into a medicine cats life. I wish that I could have a mate and kits. But Im stuck with this job, caring for mouse-brained cats. No cat will be my friend either. It was like that since I was a kit. I was always made fun of. The warriors called me Blindy. I always tried to make friends. Then when I finally made a friend, she was killed." CloudyVision responded sadly.

"I'll be your friend." Cloudpaw meowed. "If you want."

"I would love that dear. But I doubt you want to be friends with a cranky medicine cat." Cloudpaw could almost see longingness and regret in her soul-less eyes. It was kinda scary. Then, without even thinking, Cloudpaw walked over to CloudyVision and pressed her head against her shoulder.

CloudyVision flinched, but began to purr. Their was an immediate connection with the two. Something that would change the course of history and rewrite the stars. Cloudpaw smiled as she saw something in CloudyVision's eyes.

Chapter 7

Cloudpaw followed CloudyVision as they padded from the medicine cats den to gather in front of the high rock. She sat down, semi-away from the rest of the clan, with CloudyVision. CloudyVision was a very sweet she-cat. Cloudpaw was immediately attached to the she-cat.

Aspenstar sat gently as he watched the clan gather. He kept staring at Cloudpaw as she sat and talked with CloudyVision. When the clan had gathered, he began to speak. Cloudpaw didn't really listen to anything he said, until he got to the last part.

"The cats going to the gathering are MintFeather, Cloudpaw, DappleWing, TigerStep, DewDrop, Whitewhisker, Duskpelt, Smokescreen, and FrostCloud. Clan meeting dismissed. Every cat going to the gathering rest and eat." Aspenstar finished and jumped down.

"He walked straight to his deputy, Windrunner. CloudyVision got up. She stretched and stared at Windrunner and AspenStar. She looked back at Cloudpaw. When she stared at her, it still kinda freaked her out. ClouyVision's eyes were so strange.

"I must tell you something. You mustn't tell any other cat. You can't get mad. Now follow me." CloudyVision meowed and padded back into the medicine cats den. She sat down next to the herb store. Cloudpaw sat down in front of CloudyVision.

"What do you want to talk to me about?" She meowed.

"Do you know who your father is?" Cloudpaw was shocked by the question.

"No. I never met him."

"You have now." CloudyVision responded in a whisper hiss.

"What do you mean? How do you know my father?"

"I was collecting herbs one night in the forest by the ForbiddenClan border and I heard Forgottenstar and Aspenstar's voices. Forgottenstar said she was pregnant. Aspenstar was so excited. I consulted Aspenstar when he got back. I told him not to see your mother again."

Cloudpaw was in shock. She was part SplashClan? Wow. She was overjoyed. "Can I talk to my father?"

"If you talk to him like he's your father, and he starts to treat you that way, then the clan would know. Then word of two leaders falling in love from different clans would be horrible. Your father would be punished. You would be too."

"But-"

"Please Cloudpaw. Please." CloudyVision was begging her. How could she ignore her?

"Alright."

Chapter 8

Cloudpaw woke up with a start. CloudyVision was shaking Cloudpaw gently. She hadn't realized she'd fallen asleep. Darkness crept into the den. Cloudpaw got up. CloudyVision led her out of the den.

"Im nervous for this gathering. Aspenstar made a bad choice bringing you." CloudyVision meowed.

"Why?" Cloudpaw asked.

"Sunclan is going to demand for you back." She sighed. Cloudpaw felt her heart drop. This was bad. She was going to be taken from her second birth clan. Aspenstar led the cats from the camp. Kits, queens, and kits watched slilently as they slipped out.

Cloudpaw shrieked as she tripped over a bramble and fell. The clan just kept going. CloudyVision helped her up. They came to a river. Cloudpaw gasped as the cats began to jump in and swim. CloudyVision helped Cloudpaw gently into the water.

Water raged around her legs. Water splashed her belly. She shivered. It was the very end of Leaf-Fall and the water was freezing. The cats began to leap into the center. The current swept them gently down the river. Aspenstar came over to Cloudpaw.

"Get on my back and hold on tight. I can help carry you." He meowed. He bent down. The water rushed around his shoulders. Cloudpaw scrambled onto his back and dug her claws into his shoulders. She whimpered as he leapt into the center of the river.

His muscles moved under her paws as his legs parted the water. CloudyVision stayed by their side the whole time. She stared blankly at Cloudpaw and Aspenstar. When they finally reached the shore, Cloudpaw got off Aspenstar's back. He licked her roughly, drying her out.

"Thank you." She meowed as her fur dried out. CloudyVision led her away.

"Dont' get so attached to him." CloudyVision whispered into her ear. Cloudpaw felt her heart drop. She looked up to see SandWhisker. She looked enraged. She stormed over to CloudyVision.

"What are you doing with my kit?" She snarled.

"What do you mean your kit?" She growled.

"That kit is a pure Sunclan cat!" Sandwhisker hissed.

"A pure Sunclan cat? Do you really think that I'm stupid? This apprentice," She emphasized apprentice. "Is a SplashClan and ForbiddenClan cat, through and through. She has nothing to do with Sunclan. Now leave us alone."

"What do you mean she is a SplashClan and Forbiddenclan cat? She's a half clan cat. Isn't she?" Sandwhisker snarled into the blind medicine cats face.

"Stay out of my face you disgraceful Sunclan cat." CloudyVision growled.

"I am the Sunclan deputy. You don't tell me what to do. I tell you." Sandwhisker hissed. Aspenstar walked over and growled at Sandwhisker.

"Stay away from my medicine cat and apprentice." He snarled. Sandwhisker flicked her tail and turned.

"This isn't over blind cat." She growled before stalking off.

"Stay away from Sunclan cats, Cloudpaw. Stay close to CloudyVision." Aspenstar growled.

Cloudpaw nodded. She looked up as a cat on a huge rock yowled.

"Come on Aspenstar!!!" He yowled. Aspenstar padded off and leapt gracefully up to sit along the three.

"Every cat, sit!" A huge pure white she-cat yowled. Cloudpaw was led away from the river by Cloudyvision. She came to sit beside four other cats.

"CloudyVision!" A vanilla tom meowed sweetly.

"Hello Barkpool." CloudyVision meowed.

"Whose this?" An orange tom with bright blue eyes asked.

"This is Cloudpaw. She's new to our clan, Blueleaf." CloudyVision responded.

"Be quiet every cat! There about to speak!" A white and orange she-cat hissed.

"Secretpaw, sit down!" BlueLeaf hissed.

"Well tell FlurryStorm to calm herself down." Secretpaw growled.

"Do not talk to FlurryStorm that way." Barkpool growled and cuffed Secretpaw's ear.

"Hey CloudyVision." Blueleaf whispered into her ear.

"Yeah?" CloudyVision responded.

"Is Cloudpaw going to be your apprentice?"

"Im not sure."

"Okay." Blueleaf slid away.

Chapter 9

Cloudpaw sat quietly next to CloudyVision. She Had listened to Leapstar, leader of Featherclan to complain about Sunclan stealing prey. She had listened to Violetstar, leader of grassclan, explain how the prey was running great. She sighed, thinking about what Aspenstar would say, or what the leader of Sunclan would say.

CloudyVision must have felt just as anxious. Finally, it was Sunclan's leaders turn. Aspenstar would go last.

"Flutterstar." Aspenstar meowed and bowed his head.

"You thieves. Splashclan has stolen a kit from our camp! She ran out of camp to explore, and they swiped her from our territory! They even had the nerve to bring her with them today! Cloudkit, come join our cats again!"

"Her name is Cloudpaw. She will not be joining your flea bitten cats. If she had to join any clam, then it would be Splashclan. You stole her from Forbiddenclan when you slaughtered them."

"Why would she belong in your clan more than ours?"

"Because she is a half clan cat. She is half forbiddenclan and half Splashclan." The cats gasped. Cloudpaw shrunk behind CloudyVision. She felt so awkward.

"A half clan cat!" Flutterstar sneered. "And who was her father and mother?!"

"Forbiddenstar was my mother." Cloudpaw yowled. She got up and pushed her way to the front to the base of the rock.

"You silly kit. Go sit down!" Violetstar growled.

"This is outrageous! A half-clan cat thinks that shes leader!" Leapstar yowled.

"Who is your father kit? Who is he?" Flutterstar growled. Cloudpaw was totally put on the spot. she couldn't tell anyone! What would Aspenstar say!

"I am." Aspenstar meowed defeatedly.

"An affair between two clan leaders!?" Leapstar gasped.

"I know I have done a great wrong." Aspenstar meowed.

"A great wrong! You have broken the warrior code! You deserve to loose your leadership!" Flutterstar yowled. Several other cats yowled their agreement.

"Enough!" Violetstar screeched. "Aspenstar has commited a wrong. He will pay for this by giving one of his lives up. All those who object, raise your tail!" Cloudpaw raised her tail. CloudyVision didn't. Darkpool and Secretpaw raised their tails as well.

Cloudpaw was amazed with how many cats had their tails raised. Aspenstar had his head bowed. He looked like a rock had just broke his spine.

"All in favor of Aspenstar becoming a warrior again and giving his lives up to his deputy, Windrunner, raise your tail." Leapstar yowled. Half the cats raised their tails. Cloudpaw drew a breath in as he counted the cats. He was extremely close to the ammount of cats with the vote of Aspenstar loosing a life.

She gasped. One cat short from Aspenstar becoming a warrior. "Please, just punish me!!!" Cloudpaw burst out.

"Silence you foolish apprentice." Flutterstar growled.

"You have no right to speak to my kit like that, Flutterstar." A voice from the shadows growled. A framiliar scent that Cloudpaw hadn't smelled in a while flooded her nose. A slick black she-cat padded from the bushes. Rows and Rows of cats behind her.

"I-I thought you where dead!" Flutterstar gasped.

"You killed my sister. And I will avenge her death when the time comes." Cloudpaw couldn't believe it! Her mother was alive!!!

Chapter 10

"You have done a foolish thing trying to kill off my clan. A key point in the warrior code is that you never have to kill a cat to be victorious, or have you forgotten the warrior code?" ForgottenStar meowed.

"I have not forgotten the warrior code." Flutterstar meowed indignantly.

"We are taking our territory back. If you so much as try to stop us, you will be fought. We will not perish or run next time. We are as strong as Bloodclan." Forgottenstar yowled. Her clan cheered behind her.

"This gathering is over. Sunclan, lets go!" The Sunclan cats dispersed into the trees.

"Featherclan, lets go!" Leapstar yowled and the clan leapt into the trees and disapeared.

"Grassclan. We shall leave as well." Violetstar meowed and they ran over the ridge that led to the moor.

Splashclan and Forbiddenclan stood side-by-side. Cloudpaw couldn't take the silence anymore. She squeeled in happiness and ran to her mother. Her mother purred and covered her face in licks.

"I thought you where dead! Your sister was so alike to you!!!" Cloudpaw meowed.

"I missed you my sweet kit. Sunclan will fall. I garentee it." She meowed. Then turned to Aspenstar and Splashclan. "Will your clan stand with me as we watch Sunclan crumble?"

SplashClan cheered. Aspenstar nodded. And with that, Forgottenstar gave Cloudpaw one last lick and turned away. Aspenstar led his clan to the river. They all climbed in. Water surged around Cloudpaw's legs.

She gripped Aspenstar's back as they plunged into the black water. Splashclan was now her home. Forbiddenclan might be back, but Splashclan would still be her home.