"Darkfinch?" Berrystar called, but Fiona had already left. "So we are still being followed?" asked Birchtail. Berrystar nodded. "Then we have to leave." decided Birchtail. Berrystar nodded again. They traveled until they reached some mountains. There was a small
cat sitting in the snow. "Who are you?" asked Berrystar. "Me?" asked the cat. Berrystar nodded. "Well let me think, I have lived alone and a cat living alone doesn't need a name because no one calls her name. I either don't have a name or I don't remember what my name was if I had one. "So you don't know what your name is? Or what we should call you?" said Berrystar. "Why should you call me anything? I am not joining you or staying with you. I have always and will always work alone, hunt alone, sleep alone you get the idea. I can I tell that you have heard this before."replied the cat. Berrystar narrowed his eyes and said, "yes I have heard one staying by themselves and then they returned and betrayed my clan." "Oh of course. So now you are so much more cautious." purred the cat. Berrystar's eyes narrowed even further. "I won't make you stay here, but before you go I need to ask you some questions." The cat tipped her ear to one side, "How are you going to make me stay or even answer your questions." she inquired. "We have ways." snapped Berrystar. "Well I have my ways too. I don't fight by the warrior code. I learned that there is only one defeat. I learned when I have been living alone not to trust any one no matter what they say and do. They could be tricking you. Sound familiar?" The Fishclan cats were looking around nervously. "I will give you an option Berrystar," said the cat. "You can either leave me in peace and never speak of me ever again among your clan, or you can continue and ask me questions but leave your post as clan leader."
Thunderclan
Leader - Bramblestar/Brambleclaw
Deputy - Redtail
Medicine Cat - Cinderpelt/Cinderheart
Warrior - Hollyleaf
Queen - Daisy
Apprentice - Seedpaw
Kit - Jaykit/Jayfeather
Elder - Mousefur
Shadowclan
Leader - Blackstar/Blackfoot
Deputy - Russetfur
Medicine Cat - Sagewhisker
Warrior - Tawnypelt
Queen -
Apprentice - Dawnpaw/Dawn pelt
Kit - Applekit/Applefur
Elder -
Windclan
Leader - Tallstar/Talltail
Deputy - Onewhisker
Medicine Cat - Hawkheart
Warrior - Whitetail
Queen -
Apprentice - Heatherpaw/Heathertail
Kit - Breezekit/Breezepelt
Elder -
Riverclan
Leader - Leopardstar/Leopardfur
Deputy - Mistyfoot
Medicine Cat - Mothwing
Warrior - Oakheart
Queen -
Apprentice - Petalpaw/Petalfur
Kit - Stormkit/Stormfur
Elder -
Starclan
Leader - Bluestar/Bluefur
Deputy - Whitestorm
Medicine Cat - Yellowfang
Warrior - Dustpelt
Queen - Ferncloud
Apprentice - Swiftpaw
Kit - Mosskit
Elder - Longtail
Felicity hissed and pushed her way towards Cherry and Clover. Fiona snapped her teeth into Felicity's tail. "Watch it," she snapped. "You watch where you are going," snapped Felicity. Fiona's yellow eyes flashed. Felicity's green eyes didn't waver. Fiona let go of Felicity's tail and stepped back. "Please excuse me," said Fiona. "Why should we forgive you?"asked Clover. Berrystar looked puzzled, "She didn't asked to be forgiven she asked to be excused." "I know what she said, but for what she did to us we won't forgive her even if she asks us to." "Why shouldn't you forgive her?" "She knows what she did to us. OR at least what she did to Clover. She hurt Clover much more than me. We were even on the same side." "Side?" asked Berrystar. "Yes side," repeated Fiona. "It was my duty to do so. I was sent by our leader. Or at least your supposed leader." "Why, should we believe you?" "You are the one who did it. You didn't protest. You could have at least said NO, but you didn't. You went and did what was requested of you without raising a paw to disagree." said Cherry. "Yes," agreed Clover. "You didn't raise a paw to try to stop your duty." "What was your duty?" asked Berrystar. "That is business that doesn't need speaking of?" snapped Felicity. "Why cannot it be spoke of?" "It doesn't need to be spoke of." said Felicity. "I say you have to tell me what this duty was. I need to know." snapped Berrystar. "Why do you need to know?" Responded Felicity. "I need to know because I am the leader of Fishclan. and if you none of you 4 don't tell me then you will have to leave." "Ok we will leave if you make us." "I say you have to leave if you cannot tell me, us, all of Fishclan what you did." The 4 cats looked at each other and nodded. "You cannot figure anything out can you?" said Cherry. "It was all a trap. More warriors came and figured out everything about Fishclan." put in Clover. "You fell for it too." said Felicity curling her tail. "That is the great thing. Our leader will be proud." "Your leader? Please explain will you?" Fiona nodded. "Ok. So Cherry, Clover, Felicity and I actually don't hate each other and there is no problem. When we held your clan here in the camp with our argument some other cats came and learned everything about Fishclan. Now we are leaving. Our leader will be proud." "Who is your leader?" Fiona nodded to the other cats and they padded out. Before padding after them she said, "DARKFINCH will be proud of us he learned more form this then from anything."
"Who are you?" asked Berrystar padding forward. He signaled with his tail to Ashstar that he wanted to handle this. "Why are you here?" The cat padded forward. "I am Fiona. I am also a calico." "You are more then that" called a voice. The cats turned it was Cherry and Clover. "What do you mean?" asked Berrystar. "We know her," said Clover. "How?" asked Berrystar. The calico turned and hissed at her. "Well I can let you stay here until I find there is something that says you cannot be here." Clover and Cherry gasped. "Then we have to go." Clover nodded. "Why?" Fiona let out another hiss. "We would say but some cat doesn't want us to." Clover pointed with her tail towards Fiona. "But she doesn't seem evil or dangerous?" said Birchtail. Clover and Cherry shared a glance. "Do you know this cat?" asked Berrystar. Clover nodded. "Who is she?" "Fiona." said Cherry. "Who is Fiona?" "A cat who worked with…" Fiona let out another hiss. She padded towards Cover and Cherry. "I work alone now." Fiona interrupted. "I am a loner and independent. I hunt and work alone. I haven't worked with a cat for over 12 moons. I have seen cats but they all keep their distance." "Why do they keep their distance?" Clover opened her mouth to reply when another cat crashed into their camp. It was another calico. "Felicity." Fiona greeted the cat with nod. "Who are you?" Berrystar asked the cat. "I am Felicity. Fiona's sister." Fiona nodded. "It has been a while since I last saw you," said Felicity to Fiona. "We meet again," Fiona acknowledged. "You both can stay as long as you need." Berrystar said again. "Come on Clover we have to go." Said Cherry. "Why do you have to leave?" "Because Felicity and Fiona…" Fiona and Felicity both hissed.
Blossompaw sniffed until she chose the path on the right and raced forward. The patrol charged after her. Blossompaw stopped and pointed with her tail and nodded "That is Darkfinch. The white cat his feet is his deputy." Ashstar nodded then signaled to her patrol to back away. They turned and charged back to the camp. Ashstar leapt up a tree and called to her clan. "Darkfinch has been following us still. We must continue. What I think we should do is travel until we find some place where we can get the help of other cats." Some of the other cats nodded in agreement. Ashstar sent them all off. "Deputies and Senior warrior in the front while 4 warriors in the back, please." The cats nodded. They traveled until they reached another forest of pine, oak, maple and birch trees. "We will rest here." Birchtail came up to Ashstar and said, "Can I take a patrol to explore the territory?" "Sure take Mousepaw, Rowanpaw and Sparrowfur." Birchtail nodded and called to the 3 other cats. Birchtail hadn't gone very before he returned. "We found these 2 cats outside." The older cat spoke up. "My name is Cherry and this is my apprentice Clover." "Apprentice?" "Yes apprentice. You know what an apprentice is I assume?" Ashstar nodded. "How do you know about an apprentice?" "Well my mother's mother was from somewhere she taught her daughter about it who taught me. Then when I found Clover was in the same situation except for her mother had died I promised I would teach her everything I knew. We were going to go practice hunting when your cats brought me here." Ashstar was still nodding, when something interrupted her vision. It was a calico. The sight of the cat made Cherry's and Clover's fur rise.
Ashstar nodded. Then she gathered the clan. "We are going to keep moving. I would like the deputies in the front and Birchtail, Mintclaw and Tawnybird in the back. Medicine cats and kits in the middle. Apprentices, warriors and queens around them." The cats nodded. The cats traveled until the reached a large thick woods. Berrystar nodded to Ashstar and she stopped the clan. We are going to stay here for a few days. I would like Dapplepaw to stay with the queens and kits. I need Cedarfur, Sparrowfur, Flowerfur and Mossfur to go hunting. Apprentices I would like you to stay here for now. Medicine cats can you look at each cat?" The cats nodded. "Nightblaze, and Mintclaw can you go look for a source of water? Berrystar if Nightblaze and Mintclaw find a water source do you think we should stay here?" "I depends on what is around. If there are threats like badgers, humans or even other cats we may have to consider moving." "That's true when some other cats get back I will send out some patrols." Later that day Ashstar spoke to the clan. "I would like Cloudsplash and Seedwhisker to lead 2 patrols with 3 cats each to see if there is any dangers out there." Cloudsplash chose Birchtail and Brightpool, while Seedwhisker chose Tawnybird and Hollyflower. "Split the territory between you and report back." Soon both patrols raced back. Seedwhisker spoke first we saw a badger den and an abounded human home." She nodded to Cloudsplash who spoke "We saw some cats it looked like a gathering of sorts. There was a cat in a tree speaking to an assembled group of cats below. If I looked close enough I might have thought it was Darkfinch." "Darkfinch?" Repeated Ashstar. Cloudsplash nodded. "I would like Berrystar, Birchtail, Flowerfur and Cloudsplash to come with me to see this cat. Oh and Blossompaw." The cats chosen nodded. They faced a fork in the trail and Ashstar waved Blossompaw forward. "If it is Darkfinch you will know." Blossompaw nodded.
"What is it?" asked Berrystar. "What has happened?" said Berrystar. Hollyflower, Dapplepaw's mentor ran over to her. She nudged Dapplepaw. "Dapplepaw?" called Berrystar. "Something happened Tigerstar sorry Berrystar," responded Hollyflower. "She won't respond to anything." "Dapplepaw?" "What's wrong with Dapplepaw?" "No idea." "Well we will see what she is like in the morning, for now we must rest we are traveling tomorrow." The clan nodded. "She won't wake up" Hollyflower's distressed cry woke the clan. "Berrystar, Berrystar." Berrystar shook his head and pointed his tail towards Dragonwhisker. "Oh right. Dragonstar." "Dragonstar she won't wake up. What do I do?" "Um," he said looking to Berrystar. Berrystar just flicked his ears indicating that he was leader for today. "Right. Blossompaw fetch the medicine cats. Deputies fetch go hunt, then check in with me." They nodded. "Then I would like Birchtail, Emberberry, Hollowberry and Littlemouse in my den." Mintclaw, Nightblaze, and Skypaw can you get some moss soaked with water. Also, Seedwhisker, Ashstorm and Shadowleaf can you watch the camp. After the patrols get back we will see if Dapplepaw has made any improvement and head out." The cats nodded and raced away. Later in the afternoon the cats came back. "Has Dapplepaw made any improvement?" Hollyflower shook her head. "Mintclaw bring some moss. Hollyflower will she drink any water?" Hollyflower shook her head. "Set the moss on her head, she if she reacts." Hollyflower did so but Dapplepaw didn't twitch. "We have to leave tonight now, Hollyflower and Brightpool you can help carry Dapplepaw. Kits still stay with their mothers, and apprentices with mentors. Now we have to leave." Berrystar jumped up and said "I would like to give a warm congratulations to Dragonstar he was a good leader and we honor him as our leader for a day. Now tomorrow's leader is going to be Ashstar. Ashstar I would like to speak to you over in the edge of the woods. We are going to be traveling when you begin the leadership. I would like you to keep the clan moving until I think we should stop."
