Book 8 - Chapter 4

"Cats of Fishclan we have an announcement to make," said Cedarstar. "We know that you have been uncertain about the choice of the senior warrior. So we are giving you a choice," put in Sparrowstar. "We will give you 2 options, Number 1 keep Cloudsplash as the senior warrior or choose a different cat. Also, if the majority chooses to have a different senior warrior then we will give you an option of 2 cats. You will vote on the 2 cat, the cat with more votes in the end gets the position of senior warrior. Or of course you can just keep Cloudsplash as senior warrior." said Troutstar. The clan started bubbling about. "Cats that want a new senior warrior go to the medicine cats, the cats who don't want another cat go to the leaders." The choice was obvious, all of the clan wanted a new senior warrior. Cedarstar stepped forward. "I am sorry Cloudsplash but we must make a decision based on the good of the clan. You are sadly no longer the senior warrior." Cloudsplash just nodded and padded back to the other warriors. "You have 2 options Fishclan, you have 2 choices of the senior warrior." said Sparrowstar. "We have chosen 2 cats that we think will benefit the clan, and we hope that you agree with our 2 choices. You can choose between Dragonwhisker and Birchtail." The cats looked about before siding with Birchtail. "We choose Birchtail as the new senior warrior." Sparrowstar nodded. "Birchtail is the new senior warrior." announced Cedarstar. Pleased the warriors padded back to their dens. Birchtail was out patroling when he noticed something strange. There was a piece of prey caught and killed by a cat that smelled of rock and water but underneath was the faint scent of Fishclan. Birchtail returned to the camp and ordered the patrols to find out as much as they could about this mystery scent.

Book 8 - Chapter 3

Sparrowstar, Troutstar and Cedarstar padded back into their den. "We must decide what to do. Cloudsplash was our choice as senior warrior but most of the clan doesn't seem to think that he is experienced enough." Sparrowstar nodded. "Blossomfur went with her sister to her sisters new home, so until she returns we are down one warrior." "Actually with Mossfur, Ashstorm and Skyleap in the new made nursery we are down a lot of warriors." The other leaders looked panicked. "If we can't prove to the cats of Fishclan that we are good enough leaders, then they might go on strike like Nightclan did with Darkfinch when Darkfinch was killing the cats of his clan. Which would mean that Fishclan would be left in the leadership of Whiteclaw one of Darkfinch's former warriors. We don't know if Whiteclaw is loyal to Fishclan or not. He could be betryaing us to Darkfinch. We must figure out what to do, before the clan thinks that we must be driven from the clan for good." "Some of the clans seems to think that Cloudsplash is to young. They think that he will not be a good future leader. We must do the right thing for the good of Fishclan. We must benefit the greater good, we must benefit  Fishclan with our choice as senior warrior. We may think that Cloudsplash will benefit the clan but if the clan doesn't we will lost their support. We need their support in the long run." said Troutstar. "Who does the clan want as a senior warrior?" asked Cedarstar. "The clan wants a cat that has experience and they want a cat that is loyal and that has been loyal to us for a very long time. They want a cat that they know that they can trust with their lives. A cat that cares about the future of the clan." said Cedarstar. "The clan doesn't want a cat so new out of apprenticeship. Even though Cloudsplash is a good choice we must think about what the clan would like. The clan wants a cat that is older then Cloudsplash, but they probably don't want a cat that in a few moon would be retiring to the elders den. They want a loyal warrior, that is spirited and kind hearted. They want a cat for the good of the clan." said Sparrowstar. "So who should we choose?" asked Troutstar. "We should let the clan have an option in this, we give them 2 choices that we think would make good senior warriors and maybe future leaders, and then we would let them choose." said Cedarstar. 

Book 8 - Chapter 2

Night, Silver and Gray all looked at each other before choosing. Gray padded back towards Cloud. Silver and Night turned and went towards Darkfinch. "I think that we should let the kits live with their decision. If they die because they refuse to fight it will be their own fault." Birchtail said. Mossfur nodded. "Cloud does this suit you?" asked Mossfur. Cloud nodded, "This does suit me just fine. From now on I have only 4 kits," snarled Cloud. The kittens exchanged a look. "Don't think that you are going to be welcome again under my roof." Cloud snapped at the other kittens. With that Cloud and her kittens turned and padded back to the Fishclan camp. Darkfinch padded away beckoning with his tail to his new recruits. In the Fishclan camp. Cloud padded up to Sparrowstar and asked to make an announcement. When Sparrowstar nodded, Cloud leapt up the rocks. "I have an announcement to make Fishclan and Sparrowstar has generously let my give my little announcement from up here. I am very thankful for how much kindness you have shown me and my kits. I thank you, so very much, but my kits and I are leaving FIshclan. We may come back but we are indeed leaving. I do appreciate what you have given my kits, but I feel that the group of cats has stolen something. I don't want to lose any more of my kits to any one else. It's not that I don't trust you, I just don't trust Darkfinch and his cats.  I currently have only 4 kits left, and we will be traveling back to the barn that I first lived in." The clan cats stared. Blossomfur looked between her sister and her clan. "If I may, I would like to go with Cloud to as far as her new home then I would return. I wish to see that Cloud is settled into her new home because I know what it is like to have your life disrupted by Darkfinch. He lost me my first friend. I don't wish that any other cat is harmed by Darkfinch and I wish that I can help Cloud. I wish I can keep her from getting harmed any more by Darkfinch." The leaders considered before Troutstar spoke, "You have speaken like a true warrior Blossomfur of course you can go. We will stay here until you return. Blossomfur nodded and padded away with Cloud and her kits by her side.

Book 8 - Chapter 1

"Why I want them to come back to the clan? I want them to come back to the clan because I don't want them growing up with cats like Darkfinch. The cats he lives with are dangerous beyond reason. They don't live with a warrior code and they have no honor." said Cloud. Birchtail and Mossfur were nodding. Darkfinch began, "We don't kill just to kill. We do have a code, it's just not your code. Your code says to challenge all trespassing animals. Ours in a way says that but it means something else to our cats. You say we have no honor, what do you mean by that?" Cloud spoke, "Your supposed group kills innocent cats for no reason, and you kill kits if they can't fight. When you attack another group of cats you go for the kits first. That isn't strategy, what I call it is harmless kit murders. Would you like to die, because you refuse to kill other kits?" Cloud asked. "Say Darkfinch says that Sun you have to die and who does he order to do it? He would order either his deputy or senior warrior or someone from Sun's family. Moon you might have to kill your own sister if you refuse to come back to Fishclan. If you do join their side and refuse to kill Sun then both of you will die. Then Darkfinch will choose another cat probably Star to kill them both before he kills them. If any of them refuse then he gets another family member. If all the family members refuse then he just goes and kills them all anyways. In his group it is either kill or be killed there is no other option. In a clan you would be safe." The kittens exchanged looked. Mossfur nodded and pointed to Darkfinch to speak. "We do not attack other cats often you are the first other cats that we have seen for at least a full moon cycle. We live together as a group or as a clan as you would call it. We have the proper leadership, we even have a medicine cat, Silverflash." Birchtail and Mossfur considered. "How many of you kits would like to return home?" asked Mossfur. Black, Blue and White padded forward. Cloud beckoned them over with a sweep of her tail. "How many of you would still like to join Darkfinch?" asked Birchtail. Sun, Moon and Star all bounced forward excitedly. Darkfinch nodded to them. "How many of you are still unsure?" The other kits looked back and forth between the two. 

Birchtail's Secret - Chapter 14

Rivera turned and looked at the pursuing cats. She leapt to the ground and padded back to the camp. The cats followed her and then in the middle of the tunnel Sagepaw and Applepaw lunged. Rivera ducked both of their lunges and spun around neatly on one paw and kicked out with her hind feet. All of the younger warriors  dived into the  camp. The hunting patrol quickly following them. The whole clan watched  as Rivera turning and faced her opponents. Rivera hissed at the two apprentices. Applepaw backed away to let Windfur treat her side. Sagepaw hissed and leaped at Rivera. Rivera rolled over and pushed out with her paws throwing Sagepaw into the brambles. Flowerfur, Mousepelt, Tigerstripe, Waterfur and Greenwhisker hesitated before attacking giving Rivera the 1 second chance that she needed. When Flowerfur and Mousepelt both jumped at her she pushed off the ground letting the 2 she cats crash into each other. She pulled out tufts of fur from both cats causing Greenwhisker and Tigerstripe to back away. Waterfur dashed at Rivera, but Rivera ducked and flashed out a paw causing Waterfur to trip. Rivera flipped him over and pulled fur out. Thistlestar had watched the whole fight. "What makes you think that you can go and attack the warriors of the clan and a guest at the most. Do you think that you can go around attacking warriors all the time?" None of the cats answered. Rivera stared at all of the clan cats distrustfully, "I would like to return back to my home. Even if my human isn't home I am perfectly capable of taking care of my self." With that Rivera turned and stalked away. 


Fishclan never heard of Rivera ever again. Applepaw became Appledawn. Sagepaw became Sagewind. 

Birchtail's Secret - Chapter 13

Rivera padded away from the camp in her hunting patrol. She was the leader of the patrol and she was given Birchtail, Firestorm and Honeyfrost as the rest of the patrol. She looked over her group. "We want to catch as munch food as we possibly can for the clan. Strong warriors means the rest of the clan stays strong as the warriors hunt for everyone else. We as the warriors have a responsibility that we must carry through. I would like every cat to do there very best. Birchtail please go to the fields,  I heard that Mountainmist taught you how to catch rabbits.  Honeyfrost I heard that you are the best fisher in the clan, if you can I would like you to go to the streams and see if you can find anything. Firestorm try the log piles, mice would have just made their fall burrows see if you can get a few." Rivera finished. All the cats nodded and padded away. Rivera turned and raced up a tree looking for some birds to hunt. The apprentices and younger warriors skidded into the clearing that Rivera had been standing in a few moments earlier. Rivera turned and listened to their conversation when she heard herself mentioned. "Where was she, I knew she came this way." Applepaw was saying. "She was the lead of the hunting patrol," said Sagepaw. Rivera turned and raced through the trees not stopping until she caught a blackbird then she turned and raced back to where the apprentices were and then she dropped the blackbird. All the apprentices looked up. They raced up the tree following Rivera as she leaped from branch to branch. Rivera soon outpaced them and she leapt higher into the tree. She went higher and higher until there was no escape for her except for a branch a few feet away. The apprentices turned and wondered where Rivera was and then they noticed the branch moving above them. They scrambled up the tree. Rivera turned and looked at the broken ash tree. It was resting on the fork of another tree. So if she could just get to that tree she wold be able to show these apprentices just who deceived some respect. Rivera pushed off the tree, flipped down to a lower branch and jumped off the dead branch making it crash to the ground behind her. The apprentices skidded to a halt at the edge of the broken branch. 

Birchtail's Secret - Chapter 12

Birchtail was speaking to Applepaw, "I don't like her at all," Applepaw was telling Birchtail.  Birchtail nodded. "You shouldn't speak that way about your clan mates Applepaw. Even though Rivera isn't apart of the clan she is still considered the rank of the warrior because she knows and has the skills of a warrior. Which means she out ranks you, which also mean you also need to show some respect to her. Until I feel like you are showing respect to our warriors you will be gathering herbs for Windfur instead of training. I will speak to Mudpaws shortly. Also Birchtail I cannot command you to do anything but if you say anything else I will find a cat that can tell you to do something that actually benefits the clan." snapped Mossfur. "Now Applepaw go help Windfur. I must speak with Mudpaws." said Mossfur shortly. She turned and stalked away. Rivera turned and ran straight into Applepaw. Applepaw glared at Rivera before padding away. "Ignore her, she isn't having the best day today." said Mossfur padding up to Rivera's side. Rivera nodded. Soon Rivera was one if the finest cats in Fishclan. She had skills that most of the clan cats couldn't perform. She was able to race through the trees with out shaking a leaf. Soon Rivera knew the warrior code better than the apprentices, and she was constantly reminding them that they had to follow it. A few moons later all the apprentices and younger warriors were tired of Rivera watching over them like a hawk and reminding them to follow the warrior code, so they banded together. "We have to drive her out of the clan," said Applepaw late one night. "I said something to Birchtail and Mossfur went and and told me that until she thought I showed some respect to the warriors I would be helping Windfur instead of training. It has been over 3 moons and I am still helping Windfur." The other cats nodded. "The only problem is that Mossfur is extremely loyal to the warrior code and her clan. Everything she does is something that she thinks will benefit the clan and usually she is right. Unfortunately for us Rivera has chosen Mossfur to be her helper." Said Sagepaw. Flowerfur and Mousepelt looked thoughtful. "Then we just have to find a time that she is all alone and attack her." said Tigerstripe.