Book 10 - Chapter 26

All the cats looked around the clearing and then turned their attention to Blackmint, "There is a secret reason that I was named Blackmint. The name was requested by my parents to the clan leader, and there I was. A dear friend of mine left my family to become medicine cat, far away where she could learn about a larger variety of different plants. She kept returning in my dreams, for a reason and then one day I followed her in my dreams and she brought me very far away from the clan areas I knew. She taught me everything about all the plants that she had learned about in her new home area. When I woke up I was back in my clan and I still had the plants with me. I hurried to the medicine cat den and I told the medicine cat at the time that was there which I believe was Morningflower. She was delighted about how much I knew about these new herbs, and she told the other medicine cats. I knew everything about every herb except for one herb. It was a black plant, with a fuzzy texture but spiked edges. It was a little bit crinkly but kept for a long time. It tasted like a mint plant so I made up the name of a frozen black mint plant, it didn't sound very real like that was the true name of the plant, but Morningflower excepted it. Then I had to go and train for my warrior ceremony, but what I didn't know until after my warrior ceremony that my parents had gone to the leader of the clan and told them what I had done, and they asked if I could be named Blackmint because I told the medicine cats of a mint that cure d a deadly disease that the clan had been exposed to once or twice before. They were very proud of me and the leader understood that so they gave me the warrior name Blackmint in honor of my knowledge of plants." The leaders nodded and then Pinkpoppy went up to Blackmint and started asking questions, and Blackmint gladly answered them. The clan then nodded and soon the medicine cats went to Blackmint if they had a question about a foreign plant.

Book 10 - Chapter 25

Rivera was watching Birchtail and stalking towards the center of the clearing to begin her story for the day. "I have a story to tell, it is very similar to Mossfur's story. Although I have not always had a warrior code to guide me. I have had my own code of sorts, the house cats have always had a code to live by. I don't believe that loyalty is the most important, no matter who you are or where you live that matters, what matters the most is who you are loyal to. As a house cat some clan cats may not believe in a thing I say or they might not take us seriously, but I do know that it is the truth, it won't matter if you aren't loyal or are loyal. If you are loyal to someone or a group or side that isn't good or a side that is good doesn't matter. As long as you are giving your best to a group is what matters, as long as you want what is best for the group that you live with proves you are loyal. Loyalty to a group is what matters the most, without loyalty there would be no group to care for. If no cats are loyal and they only care for themselves, then there is no true group and no reason to live in a group. So I feel that if you betray a cat, human, animal even yourself, you don't deserve to be called loyal. So that is why I guard my loyalty to myself, the clan even my old human owner so fiercely." When Rivera finished speaking Appledawn, Sagewind and Birchtail were all bristling and glaring, "So you're saying that Birchtail isn't worthy of being called a loyal warrior just because he betrayed your human," snarled Appledawn. Rivera stared at the warrior in the clearing below before speaking, "I never said anything of the sort," she told the younger warrior. "You were thinking it though, and you wanted to say it," snapped Sagewind. Rivera calmly sat down and looked at the queen glaring at her,"I would never say something bad about any of my clan mates, a good habit that I learned. Also, how would you know what I am thinking? You are not me." Birchtail was the one who stood up and spoke "I don't know for a fact that you are thinking that I shouldn't be allowed the title of a loyal warrior but I can almost 100% safely say that you are thinking that." "How would you know that is true, and how are you almost 100% certain that I am thinking that?" said Rivera sheathing and unsheathing her claws. "I know you, you would never say something like that out loud but you would say it in your head, and I know that, that is what you think of me," growled Birchtail in return. Finally the leaders pushed their way in-between the two cats and spoke to the whole clan. "We thank Rivera for sharing, and I think that she is right it is not loyalty that matters the most it is whether or not you are loyal," said Berrystar. The clan nodded and went back to sharing stories quietly with each other before heading off to bed. 

Book 10 - Chapter 24

Mousetail wandered over to the fresh prey pile and searched it until he found the animal he was looking for his presentation. He grabbed a couple mice around the clearing and padded around giving a mouse to Pinkpoppy, Darkflower, and Whiteberry. Then he went and stood at the center of the clearing to begin. "Clan mates I have the warrior name Mousetail, and there is a reason that the animal that I can hunt the best is the mouse. It is because I know how mice hunt and run away from predators. I can see form their vantage point, I can see out of a mouse's eyes if I try hard enough. I will demonstrate. Mousetail closed his eyes and when he opened his eyes he was sitting on the ground at Pinkpoppy's feet, he shook out his fur and in a second Mousetail had replaced the mouse at Pinkpoppy's feet but he was as small as a mouse. The clan stared at him, he then moved to Darkflower. He stood up and shook out his fur returning to his normal size, "I use this trick to help me hun the mice, it could also help for getting underneath small spaces, or just seeing what is under something that small." He once again disappeared with a blink of his eyes. He reappeared at Whiteberry's feet and then he scurried under a bush and reappeared with a long pale pink ribbon. All the cats believed Mousetail from then on and he was able to help the clan in other ways now that they knew his secret and power. 

Book 10 - Chapter 23

Every cat turned their head to the center of the clearing anticipating Fernflash's story. Fernflash turned and got ready to start her story, "I was born in the clan and as you know I was offered the position of medicine cat but I refused. I would much rather be a warrior, hunting and fighting for the clan instead of having to pick plants and heal our clan mates. I am not saying I feel to important to me a medicine cat, it is just I could never pick a plant or harm a plant by picking one even if it was to heal one of my clan mates. That is why I refused to be a medicine cat. The reason that I refused to be a medicine cat is as you know I had some siblings, a brother and a sister. Then one day as you know they were going to meet out ancestors to talk about some important matter to the clan, but then they never returned to the clan. So I went and searched for them, I found their foot prints and the direction they walked in to return home, but no cats. So I followed the tracks even as the veered of course towards the mountains, after walking for a day or two I found them. They were standing behind a large black cat who seemed not to come from this world, so I am assuming that he had come from the Dark Forest, he said that the Dark Forest needed to test something out and that these two cats were the perfect two to be tested on. The cat glowed like the night sky and then it shot something at the two cats but before it reached the cats something intercepted them and they hit the beam of light before the were supposed to, and they were turned into plants. The beam of light should have given them powers of a plant but instead they became plants. I brought them to our ancestors and they said that unless I could get the cat that casted the spell then most likely the cats were going to be like that until they joined the stars. I still have the two plants, I have taken care of them since, hoping one day I might be able to turn them back." The clan gathered around Fernflash and her plants and then they wandered back to their nests for the evening.

Book 10 - Chapter 22

Breezebolt walked towards the center of the clearing where every cat that was to share a story stood, "Tonight it is my turn to share a story with the clan, As you know my name when I was first born was Breezekit. There is a reason, as you know every kitten is supposed to be named for a certain reason, there is a reason that I was named Breezekit. It wasn't just because I was a fast kit. The reason was I could and can still control breezes. My mother requested that I was named Breezebolt because I could conjure breezes that came in bolts like lightening bolts but made of air. The nursery was always very breezy when I was around so my mother created a nest just outside the nursery for me to sleep in because the other kittens weren't able to sleep with my breezes. I was young at the time and I couldn't control my power so many times my mother had me stay away from the other kittens to keep from any incidents occurring." The clan looked thoughtful before Cherrypaw spoke up, "Is that why when we are sometimes practicing certain skills that any warrior should have that there is some sudden gusts of wind that move practice prey around, or so I could mimic how I should hunt so smells aren't drifted to the prey?" she asked. Breezebolt nodded why not use my power to help the cats in my clan become warriors." The clan nodded to Breezebolt's statement, and they looked forward to Fernflash's story who was going to be sharing the next day. 

Book 10 - Chapter 21

Skyleap to had a story to share with the clan. "Cats of Fishclan this is not only my story but someone else's I will tell it how it impacts me. I have kept a secret from every cat, even my mate. As you know I have agreed to take in the kitten Mosskit. I am letting Nightblaze take care of him however. There is a reason for that, he didn't tell me truth about his parents but I felt that by giving a kitten shelter is the way I could repay Fishclan because I was once in his position. I was clan born as I believe Mosskit is, although I am not positive. I was born and then my parents abandoned me, telling me that it was for the best, and that if they could ever come back for me they would. They promised me that if they could come back and claim me as their own then I would be welcomed, they only problem was they were in a tough situation and having a kitten known to the enemy would make it worse, especially if I was kidnapped. So I was raised by a cat that I believed to be true family to me until I was given the truth by one of our ancestors. I believe that raising Mosskit I will be able to right the wrong, it was wrong of his parents to leave him all alone without a word of their trace, I didn't want what happened to me to happen to him so I helped him remember some of his early kitten hood even though I still don't know who his parents are. I promised the clan that I would forever be loyal and a current queen my duty is to raise kits, and to raise a kit that was put in the same situation as I was, was what I had to do." The clan nodded looking from Mosskit to Skyleap. 

Book 10 - Chapter 20

Rowanfur watched the clan with narrow eyes before standing up and padding towards the center of the clearing to began his story. "As you know I wasn't born in this clan but I am clan born. I was born when there were 4 clans in the forest. As you know every cat only gets one chance to live, I was an exception to that statement. I was born 4 times within a week of each other. I was born in all 4 clans. I was able to train in one clan one day and then turn back time and train in another clan. I was named the same thing in every clan. I learned all the ways of every clan. I even looked the same. Then one day I was told by our ancestors that I had to choose which clan I was going to live in forever no knowing that all the clans would merge together one day. As you know I chose Mossclan, so I had to fake my deaths in every other clan and the spirits told me that I when I woke up I was going to be a kitten in Mossclan.  All the other clans would forget my existence in their clan only that I was a kitten named Rowankit in Mossclan. Time was turned back so Mossclan didn't remember there being 2 of me. I was allowed to keep my memories and truly experience the joy of living and being a benefit to a clan. It was amazing however I have always held an advantage over the other clans in battle because I know the ways that every cat trained their apprentices. I never spied or betrayed the clans that I had seen glimpses of lives in, otherwise that would lead to suspicion. I  have allowed been a loyal warrior, and I have used all of the skills of every clan to help the current Fishclan grow stronger and survive." All the cats looked curiously at Rowanfur, and soon many cats were asking him what it was like, and if he was telling the truth. They began to quiz him on all the clans, and soon the clan realized that he was telling the truth about his past just like every other cat who has shared a story.