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Snarling, Bloodbath clawed the facing MoonClan warrior. "You CANNOT have our territory!" He snarled, his claws glistening with blood. The facing warrior, with a white-and-gray pelt, backed away, but then pounced again, rather slowly. Bloodbath easily pawed him off, still snarling.
Carolpaw weaved under a facing huge MoonClan cat like a fish. The MoonClan cat spun around, snarling, but Carolpaw had already leapt in the air. She landed on the MoonClan cat, knocking him down, pinning the feline down easily.
Brightstar was taking her place in the fighting. She weaved around, hidden in the trees, and surprized any MoonClan warrior that was passing by,or she would help her Clanmates when they were in trouble. Twigstar, the MoonClan leader, was nowhere to be seen. Brightstar couldn't find him. Giving up, she went to help Leaftail, who was almost about to die. Snowpaw was scurrying around, picking up any SwiftClan cats that were passing out, or breaking bones and carrying them back to the trees, where Fawnspots was healing them.
In the base of the trees, Youthwind, Eclipsefur, and Pouncewhisker lay, recovering from injury. Snowpaw was scuttling around, placing bones in place once more.
"Everyone is dying." Snowpaw whispered to Brightstar. "We might lose more."
Snarling, Brightstar finnaly spotted Twigstar-- Behind a boulder. She leapt at him, knocking him backwards. She held him down while Twigstar struggled.
"Who's territory is this?" she breathed in his ear.
"Mmmm--" Twigstar muttered, trying to breathe.
"Huh?" Brightstar snarled.
"Yours!" Twigstar meowed, gasping for breath.
Brightstar let go, scratching Twigstar. "We're leaving!" Twigstar yowled for all of his Clan. They let go of the cats they were fighting and raced the opposite way from SwiftClan territory.
"They are the second batch we've lost this week." Brightstar meowed sorrowfully. "I'll even bring in kittypets!" she spat.
Ringtail padded torwards Brightstar, calming his leader down as they set for the SwiftClan camp.

Chapter One
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Sitting on the fence, Twilight looked longingly into the forest. She once was a kit there, for what she knew, and the leader at the time had thrown her out to become a-- a kittypet. She snarled. Twilight did NOT want to be a kittypet. She wanted to be a forest cat, brave and swift. She stared hungrily in farther. Twilight hopped off of the fence and burst into another yard- Her friend Hattie's yard.
"Hi Hattie!" Twilight purred. "Is Smudge here?"
Hattie smiled. "No, Smudge is somewhere else-- He didn't tell me yet."
"Did he go looking for his friend... It's Firestar in the forest, isn't it?"
"I don't know." Hattie meowed thoughtfully. "The last time I saw Firestar was more then about fifty moons ago. He said he had strange dreams." Hattie yawned. "Hey, Twilight, I'm getting pretty tired."
"Okay." Twilight said respectfully. "Are you going inside your housefolk's nest?"
"Nah." Hattie meowed. "I'll doze outside."
"Okay." Twilight said. "I'll go wander around the edge of the forest, and try to find Smudge. I'll hunt."
"Tell me if you catch anything!" Hattie purred.
Twilight dipped her head. "I will."
Padding along the edge of the forest, Twilight saw a mouse scuttle in the trees. She leapt, but had misjudged her leap and had landed on a tree root. She fell down, thinking.
She had heard Firestar was a kittypet named Rusty, and joined the wildcats to get a new name and live with the cats that ate bones. It was all because he had caught a mouse. So maybe, if Twilight would catch a mouse, she would join the wildcats!
Twilight triumphantly stalked farther into the woods. She saw a tree stump. She leapt up on it, seeing the woods farther on.
A patroll of wildcats were coming torwards her. Twilight hid behind her tree stump, peeking at the cats.
"I smell cats, Brightstar." A ruffled-gray pelted cat growled.
"Just kittypet, Rufflepelt." A long-legged gray, black, and white she-cat teased. "No kittypet would venture into our territory." She emphasized the word "our". Twilight's pelt bristled. Kittypets could be tough, for all this cat knew!
"I don't know." The ruffled-pelt cat, Rufflepelt, spoke. "It smells really strong."
"Those soft young'ns!" a different cat, this one very old and battle-scared, spat. Twilight could smell this cat was a she-cat. "They could never take a pawstep without tripping over a tree root!"
Twilight leapt over the tree stump, screeching at the old cat. "I'll show you what a kittypet can do!" She snarled, clawing at the old she-cat.
Laughing softly, the she-cat pinned Twilight down. "Ah, a kittypet." She crooned. "Well, this changes everything."

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Twilight froze in her spot. All of her bravery drained out of her, and she suddenly felt weak and helpless. She looked at the battle-scared she-cat, snarling at her.
Then the gray-and-white-and-black-pelt cat spoke. "Don't hurt this kittypet, Clawtalon. The kittypet has done no harm. I'm Brightstar, by the way." she added.
Twilight looked at Brightstar, relieved. This cat appeared to be the leader. If she commanded this cat something, then the cat would do it. She watched the cat back away from her, still glaring at Twilight.
Brightstar spoke again. "Cat, this is our territory. You hunt here for sport. We hunt to live."
To live! Twilight had never thought before how she could just go take a bite of her twoleg food anytime, but these cats couldn't do anything like that. She couldn't imagine going hungry for a night, like these cats had to manage.
"I'm sorry." Twilight meowed, dipping her head. "I've never thought of it... like that."
"But you can hunt," Brightstar continued, "if you join our Clan."
Yes! Twilight thought, smiling. She was offered!
"This opportunity doesn't come often." The ruffled-pelt tom spoke, who was obviously Rufflepelt. "Please remember it."
"Yes!" Twilight said eagerly. "I'll come to your camp now!" She added enthusiasticly.
"Er," Brightstar meowed, "I'd like to have time to... tell my Clan that a kittypet is arriving."
"Oh." Twilight meowed, remembering Hattie. "I have some friends tosay good-bye to."
Brightstar glared at Twilight. "And would you rather stay with your friends than here?"
"No!" Twilight blurted out immediately. Brightstar eyed her suspisiously.
"You seem to know a lot about the Clans." Brightstar meowed after a while. "How do you?"
"I was in one of the Clans as a kit." Twilight meowed. "The leader threw me out." She named of the Clan suddenly surged back to her. "MoonClan, I think."
Rufflepelt gasped, and Clawtalon snarled, unsheathing her claws. Only Brightstar was silent, just glaring at her, her eyes a ton brighter than usual, on full-power. "I see." she crooned. "I'll see you tomorrow." she turned around, beckoning with her tail for her cats to follow her, and they slowly turned around. They raced rather faster than Twilight could think they could into the forest, and they occasionally glanced over their shoulders to look at Twilight, as if she was about to attack them any second. Brightstar, from far away, called out, "What's your name?"
"Twilight!" Twilight called out. She raced back to her twoleg nest, too happy to think.

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Twilight ran into Hattie's yard, tearing up dust, dirt, and flowers behind her. Hattie opened one eye sleepily, scrambling to her paws when she saw Twilight.
"What did you do--" Hattie stiffled a yawn, "That was so important to wake me up!"
"I met some wildcats!" Twilight meowed excitedly, bouncing up and down. "And they invited me to join their Clan!" she yowled excitedly.
"Did you find Smudge?" Hattie asked, suddenly interested. "Did you ask them?"
"Smudge?" Twilight frowned, suddenly remembering the name. "Oh, Smudge! Sorry, Hattie, I forgot all about him in the excitement!"
"That's okay." Hattie said, yawning again. "He'll come back eventually. Did you see Firestar among them?"
"Firestar." Twilight meowed. "No. There were three cats- One was really tall, gray, black, and white. Her name was Brightstar. She was their leader. She seemed the most brave, the nicest." She paused. "There also was a small gray tom-cat with ruffled-up fur. His name was Rufflepelt." She scratched herself. "There was also one more cat, and I think her name was Claw... Clawface? No, that's not it..."
"You're thinking of Clawtalon." A voice meowed.
"Oh!" Hattie meowed, looking behind Twilight. Twilight whipped around to see a very beautiful fawn-like cat, with coal black glowing eyes.
"You're Twilight, aren't you?" the pretty she-cat looked at Twilight. "Brightstar told me you'd be saying good-bye to some friends." She eyed Hattie. "Your name suits you- Red, orange, and purple eyes." She sighed. "I'm suppossed to escort you."
"I thought I had until to-to-mm-morrow." Twilight choked.
"Well, whatever Brightstar said, she wants you back to the camp immediately."
"Okay." Twilight meowed. She turned to Hattie. "Goodbye..." Her voice trailed off.
Hattie wrapped her tail around Twilight, positioning her in a tight hug. "See you soon, Twi. Visit me soon, and tell me what it's like in the wild." she smiled. "And if you see Smudge or Firestar, please tell me."
"Thanks." Twilight purred, wrapping herself around Hattie. When she was done, she turned to the fawn-cat. She took a deep breath, then sighed. "I'm ready." She stuttered.
"Are you sure you want to leave?" the cat asked, looking at the twolegplace.
Twilight shook her head. "I'm sure this is my destiny."
The cat nodded, looking as if she had understood. Twilight wasn't sure if she did. Then the cat leapt into the barrier of trees in one graceful movement. Twilight took a deep breath, sighed, looked back at her old life one last time, and dove into the undergrowth.

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Twilight stumbled through the forest, tripping over roots and small stumps. She stumbled and often fell, when the fawnlike cat raced ahead of her. The undergrowth was dense. Once or twice, Twilight spotted a field nearby. "Can't we travel over there?" She asked desperately.
"No." The cat snarled. "We're more likely to get caught there. I'm Fawnspots, by the way." They carried on.
Once, they got to a stream. Fawnspots waded through. Twilight had never set a paw in water, but she hastily tried it. She ignored the horrible feeling sweeping into her fur. Twilight was relieved when they got out. Fawnspots raced along again, just bounding over fallen trees when Twilight had to put down one paw at a time.
"Cats!" Fawnspots hissed, stopping. Now that the she-cat had mentioned it, Twilight could smell some cats- different from the SwiftClan smell. A bramble-colored cat, a white cat, and a gray-colored cat emerged. Twilight could smell they were all tomcats.
"What do you want?" The bramble-colored cat asked eagerly. "C'mon! Please join ThunderClan! Pretty please?"
"No." Fawnspots meowed, annoyed. "Hi, Bramblestar. Did you get your nine lives?"
"Yes." Bramblestar meowed, bowing his head. "It's so sad that Firestar died."
Firestar died! Twilight felt chilled. She had to tell Hattie!
"Though we have a new cat." the white-cat added.
"What is it, Cloudtail?" Fawnspots asked.
"It's a cat named Smudge." the gray cat spoke.
"Oh, Jayfeather!" Fawnspots meowed. "Hi! Comfrey is very... common this season. Have you ever noticed that?"
"No." Jayfeather said, twitching his ears. "There is no comfrey in ThunderClan."
"Too bad." Fawnspots meowed, her head bowed. "We're bringing this cat to the SwiftClan camp."
All heads turned to Twilight, and she felt embarrassed.
"Bye." Fawnspots said, bowing her head.
They gallopped through more woods, until they reached a some hills. "This is the border between our territory and WindClan's." She meowed. She raced down the hills, and Twilight followed.
They got to a flat rock. Fawnspots pushed it a little, and the rock swung over. They entered.
There was a path. It was rather dark, so Twilight tried to follow Fawnspots' scent. They reached a place where light seemed to flow at the other end. Fawnspots rushed in, and Twilight followed.
Brightstar was waiting for her at the entrance. Rufflepelt and Clawtalon were at her side.
"Welcome," Brightstar breathed, "To SwiftClan."

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An eerie silence traveled through the SwiftClan camp. Then Brightstar leapt up onto a ledge above the other cats. "Cats of SwiftClan," she began, "I've found a cat who will be willing to train to be a warrior of SwiftClan." She looked at Fawnspots. "Did she seem alright?"
"She traveled here well, and fast, despite her puny size and delicate features." Fawnspots meowed.
Brightstar turned to a racoon-like tom-cat. "Then it is settled?"
"I don't like the sound of training kittypets," the cat began, "But it is fine with me. We'll see if the kittypet keeps up. If she does, she stays. If she doesn't, we'll send her back to her twolegs."
Brightstar nodded. "Twilight, step up."
Twilight proudly leapt into the center of the cave, some cats cautiously backing away from her. Then a voice rang out- "Who is this cat?" More yowls filled the clearing.
"Where does she come from?"
"What Clan is she from?"
"I smell that stinkin' stench, and it doesn't smell like any Clan I know!" A voice drawled.
Twilight shrank into the shadows. She tried to stay brave and tense, ready for some cat grouchy enough to attack her, but she shrank down.
"Look at her collar!" The same drawling voice continued. "It's a kittypet! Brightstar, we thought you were kidding when you said you were desperate enough to bring in kittypets!"
Desperate! A growl rose in Twilight's throat. Brightstar brought her here in free will! She was strong! Her claws slid out of their slits.
Twilight hurled herself at the cat in her pure fury. She clawed him easily, and pinned him down. The cat easily slipped away, and crashed into Twilight. Her collar fell off in the pressure.
Twilight glared at the facer, still tense and ready for battle. She felt so alive... Ready to fight for anything. She hurled herself at the cat again, but Brightstar had knocked her out of the way.
"The kittypet has lost her collar in battle." Brightstar meowed, picking up the collar and placing it on the ground, in front of Twilight. "She shall stay. It is her destiny, her choice. StarClan has agreed."
Instantly, Twilight kicked dust and earth over her collar, treating it as if it was her dirt.
"You are now Twilightpaw." Brightstar meowed, touching her muzzle to Twilightpaw's face, "And..." She swiftly eyed all of the cats in the clearing. "Leaftail shall be her mentor."
Twilightpaw swiftly touched noses with Leaftail, her new mentor.
"It is decided." Brightstar said. "No one shall critisize the kittypet today. Go rest, Twilightpaw. Foxpaw shall show you the apprentice's den."
Twilightpaw dipped her head and nodded. A fox-like tom-cat got up, leading her into a den. It had been decided. Twilightpaw replayed Brightstar's words. I shall stay.

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"Hey, Twilightpaw!" said a gray-and-white cat. She had glowing blue eyes. "I'm Carolpaw. I'll show you around the camp, and then you can go train with Leaftail."
"Thanks, Carolpaw!" Twilightpaw managed to meow. They got up, and Carolpaw showed her all of the apprentices. "That's Castpaw." She meowed, pointing at a light-brown she-cat who was deeply asleep. "And there is Stealthpaw." She looked admiringly at a light gray and white tomcat. "And there is Foxpaw, of course you already know him! And there is Snowpaw, he sleeps in the medicine cat den."
"Oh, so there are Castpaw, Carolpaw, Twilightpaw, Snowpaw, Stealthpaw, and Foxpaw in all."
"Right." Carolpaw beamed. "I'm glad you're following me."
"Who was that cat who attacked me yesterday?" Twilightpaw asked.
"His name is Bloodbath." Carolpaw meowed, and her gaze darkened. "He's the most aggressive, violent cat in the clan, the brown-shaggy-furred tom-cat. Besides Clawtalon. I believe they will mate eventually! They seem to love eachother!"
Twilightpaw nodded, her belly rumbling. "Oh, you're hungry?" Carolpaw asked. Twilightpaw nodded again, embarrassed. "Well, c'mon. Let's eat!"
Twilightpaw followed Carolpaw to the fresh-kill pile, for what she called it. Twilightpaw picked up a mouse, and hungrily devoured it. She licked her lips when she was done.
"I feel like going hunting." Carolpaw meowed.
"We're allowed... This late at night?" Twilightpaw asked hastily.
Carolpaw hung her head. "Aw man, you've caught me. But we can always sneak out."
"I don't want to get in trouble at my first real day here!" Twilightpaw explained.
"I've done it a million times before!" Carolpaw insisted.
"Not today." Twilightpaw growled. "Later!"
Carolpaw nodded, slinking back into the apprentice's den.
"Wait." Twilightpaw added. "Actually, I'd love to go."
Carolpaw bounded out of the apprentice's den, her eyes gleaming. "Great!"
They sneakily crept out the caves, and into the dark tunnels. Twilightpaw let Carolpaw go first, following her sweet scent in the dark. They leapt out of the tunnels, turning over the rock.
Carolpaw watched a rabbit run around. She chased after it eagerly. At the last second, she pounced, and she had caught the rabbit.
Twilightpaw swerved around the mouse, slinking in the shadows. She leapt in the air, catching the mouse easily.
"Nice!" Carolpaw commented. The gorse bushes behind them russeled. Carolpaw dove behind a nearby rock, and Twilightpaw followed. The racoon-like tom-cat from the day before, a she-cat that glowed like the morning sun, and a she-cat looking very much like Brightstar emerged.
"Who are they?" Twilightpaw hissed.
"The racoon-like one is Ringtail, Brightstar's deputy." Carolpaw hissed back. "The fire-colored she-cat is Summerstreak, one of Brightstar's daughters. And the twin-Brightstar is Wildstorm, Brightstar's best friend. Wildstorm is my mentor."
"I smell that kittypet," said Ringtail, taking a whiff of the air, "And Carolpaw."
A cold, beautifull cold voice replied. "I sent Carolpaw hunting out here yesterday." Wildstorm meowed. "And the kittypet probably traveled through here yesterday. It must be from a long time ago."
Ringtail took another whiff. "It smells fresh."
"Your nose isn't what it used to be, Ringtail." Summerstreak teased, playfully cuffing Ringtail.
"I don't know." Ringtail said, looking at the rock. "It seems more strong over here..."
"Crouch!" Carolpaw hissed, and Twilightpaw and Carolpaw pressed themselves flat to the rock.
"Hello, Twilightpaw, hello, Carolpaw." Ringtail meowed coldly. "Can you tell us what you're doing out here?"

Carolpaw spoke easily. "We're hunting."
"And why this early in the morning...?"
"Is there something in the warrior code that objects this?" Carolpaw challenged.
"No." Ringtail blinked, surprized. "Carolpaw, you should be Carolkit. How old are you?"
"S-s-s-ix moons." She stuttered.
"Rather small for six moons." Ringtail meowed, his eyes narrowed. "When I traveled over the mountains to search for SkyClan, you seemed to have gotten a lot smaller."
Wildstorm spoke. "She's four moons, Ringtail."
Four Moons! Twilightpaw gazed at Carolpaw, never noticing how tall she was, and how small she was. Twilightpaw was seven moons, but this cat was only...?
"I thought so." Ringtail meowed coldly. "Are you denying your rights to be an apprentice?"
"No." Carolpaw meowed easily.
"And Castpaw, your brother. He's four moons too, isn't he?"
Carolpaw slowly nodded.
"Brightstar really is desperate." Twilightpaw meowed. "Four moons is really young."
"Right, young cat." Ringtail meowed, bowing his head. "You must go back to camp."
"No punishment?" Carolpaw meowed.
Summerstreak thought for a minute. "No, though we have to tell Brightstar what you did. And if we catch you out again this late, you do get a punishment. Understand?"
Twilightpaw nodded eagerly.
"Carolpaw?" Wildstorm growled.
Carolpaw slowly nodded.
"Right." Ringtail spoke. He went back to camp, and Twilightpaw and Carolpaw followed.
"That was close!" Carolpaw hissed in Twilightpaw's ear.
Twilightpaw nodded, relieved. most of the camp was up now, buzzing around with activity.
"Hey, it's the other cats!" Squealed a brown ginger-like kit. "It's the kittypet, too! Hi, kittypet!"
"Shut up." Said a smaller black kit, cuffing his brother. Twilightpaw was awed. Wouldn't a mother do that?
"Hello, Twilightpaw." The gold-and-black metalic kit meowed.
Ringtail smiled at the kits. "Hi, Ironkit!"
"Hello, father." Ironkit said politely.
Ringtail is a father! Twilightpaw looked at the two kits, awed.
"Hello, Stealthpaw." Carolpaw meowed, smoothing her coat.
A beautiful, handsome tom-cat strode into the clearing, his eyes gleaming. Twilightpaw and Carolpaw dreamily sighed.
Stealthpaw narrowed his eyes. "What do you want?" he growled.
"Ah..." Carolpaw sighed.
"Sheesh." Stealthpaw muttered, padding away. Carolpaw ran after him.
"He has the good looks, doesn't he?" Foxpaw laughed. Twilightpaw spun around to see Foxpaw. "But he has more of the attitude!"
"Want to share a mouse?" Twilightpaw asked.
"Sure!" Foxpaw meowed, and grinned. Foxpaw was a cat who you can make happy come easily. Twilightpaw thought, following Foxpaw.
"Hey, Twilightpaw!" Called a brown-and-white she-cat, who looked like Woodkit. Ringtail's mate. Twilightpaw thought. "I'm Leaftail." the cat continued. "Meet me in the training cave!"
"Er, I'm off, then." Twilightpaw meowed, dropping the mouse. "You finish it?"
"You think I can train with you?" Foxpaw meowed eagerly, scrambling to his paws.
"You'll have to ask your mentor first." Twilightpaw reminded him.
Foxpaw shrugged. "I'm sure she'll say yes."
"Twilightpaaaaaaaw!" A voice called.
"That's Leaftail!" Twilightpaw meowed, taking off, trying to follow the sound of Leaftail's continuous "Twilightpaaaaaaaaaaw!"s to find the cave.

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Twilightpaw scrambled to order in the training cave. Carolpaw and Wildstorm were also in the opposite side of the cave, battle-training.
"Now, Twilightpaw," Leaftail meowed, "Do you want to work on battle-training or hunting today?"
"Battle-training." Twilightpaw meowed.
Leaftail nodded. "Now, Twilightpaw, please continue. Start attacking."
Twilightpaw slid up on Leaftail, and then she pounced. Leaftail bowled Twilightpaw onto her back. Twilightpaw played dead, and when Leaftail let go of her triumphantly she sprang up and knocked Leaftail out on the ground.
"Nice move." Leaftail breathed. "Now let me attack you."
Leaftail pounced, going high in the air, Twilightpaw adjusted a little so Leaftail fell into the ground. Leaftail got up and began to sneak up on Twilightpaw, but Twilightpaw turned around and softly nipped Leaftail on the tail.
"Quite good," Leaftail commented, "For what you were." Twilightpaw stood panting. "That was easy. Ready for medium?"
Medium! Twilightpaw's pelt tingled. She nodded, and leapt for Leaftail. Leaftail took her legs and threw her to the ground. Leaftail went up and put a paw on Twilightpaw.
"Twilightpaw," Leaftail began, "You are strong and swift, but look at me. I am twice your size! Use your wits to defend yourself."
Twilightpaw nodded, and realized it was best to stay crouched to the ground when sneaking up on someone huge like Leaftail. She crouched, and then didn't leap, but slunk under Leaftail. She grabbed Leaftail's back, and Leaftail fell. Twilightpaw tried to back up to moce before Leaftail fell, but it was too late. Leaftail knocked the break out of Twilightpaw.
"Twilightpaw." Leaftail purred, "A sheep in wolf's clothing. You try going forwards, not backwards, when I start to fall."
Twilightpaw did the same move, but Leaftail clawed her.
"Do something unexpected, Twilightpaw." Leaftail meowed.
Twilightpaw pounced for Leaftail, landing on her shoulder. Leaftail threw her off, but Twilightpaw flipped over backwards and landed behind her. Twilightpaw then flipped Leaftail over.
"Nice." Leaftail panted.
They spent the rest of the day battle-training. When they were done, Twilightpaw was tired and hungry. "Enough for today." Leaftail meowed.
Relieved, Twilightpaw ate a mouse and went to sleep.

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Twilightpaw was dreaming. She was still a kittypet in her dream. She ran across the forest floor, and her colar suddenly vanished in thin air.
"How are you, Twilightstar?" A light gray cat meowed.
Twilightstar dipped her head. "I'm fine, Stealthfoot. Have you seen Foxtail?"
"No." Stealthfoot replied. "I just saw Carolmist and the kits. They are gorgeous!"
"Just like their mother and father." Twilightstar purred. "Have you seen the deputy, Summerstreak?"
"I believe she is just battle-training with Woodfur." Stealthfoot replied. "How is the hunting?"
"I've caught a few squirrels." Twilightstar made a face. "They're hairy."
Twilightpaw woke up, startled. Was she seeing the future? She crept out of her den, and shook Carolmist. No, Carolpaw. This wasn't her dream anymore. Was Carolpaw really to become the senior warrior and mother of kits, Carolmist? And was Summerstreak going to be deputy. And was she, Twilightpaw, going to be... Twilightstar, leader of the brave SwiftClan?
"Twilightpaw!" Carolpaw grumbled. "I had a dream about catching a plump vole!"
"Let me ask you a question." Twilightpaw breathed. "Do cats usualy dream of becoming leader?"
"No." Carolpaw meowed. "But I have dreamed that once or twice...."
Twilightpaw let out a sigh. So her dream wasn't true. She wasn't going to be leader. "Thanks!" She purred.
"I might as well not go to sleep." Carolpaw grumbled. "Tonight is the Coming."
"The Coming?" Twilightpaw meowed curiously.
"Don't tell me you've never heard of the coming!" Carolpaw meowed. "It used to be called the Gathering. The Gathering used to be on an island, but some rouges live there now. We travel around from Clan to Clan's territory. There is peace."
"I'm heading for ThunderClan!" Twilightpaw meowed bravely.
Carolpaw nodded. "I'm going to WindClan, to check up on Ashstar." She made her voice quieter. "I hear Stealthpaw is going to ShadowClan to spy on Rowanstar!" she whispered.
"ShadowClan?" Twilightpaw echoed.
"The second toughest Clan, after us." Carolpaw meowed. "Okay, it's time to go!"
Cats were prowling out of their dens, and some stinky cats started coming.
"That's ShadowClan scent." Carolpaw muttered. "They stink."
"I'm going for ThunderClan territory." Twilightpaw meowed.
"I'll come with you, actually." Carolpaw meowed. "I'll check on Firestar."
The two cats wandered around the territory. They crossed WindClan territory, which was just plains, with hardly any trees. Then they got into the ThunderClan forest, and Twilightpaw began tripping over tree roots.
"We aren't used to it this thick." Carolpaw muttered. "Us SwiftClanners enjoy a tundra, with a few trees here and there."
They continued, slower across the ThunderClan territory, until they reached a gorge.
"Just leap." Carolpaw muttered. "It's not a long way down."
Carolpaw launched herself into the air, and the landed on a small tree, which she hopped off of and was in the ThunderClan camp.
Twilightpaw, a little more cautiously, leapt into the air. To her surprize, she landed right in the middle of the tree, and leapt down from the tree in to the heart of the ThunderClan camp.
She spotted a familiar pudgy black and white cat. "Smudge!" Twilightpaw meowed, knocking herself into Smudge. Smduge tried to get up, but it was no use to Twilightpaw's strength she and Leaftail had built up.
"Twilight!" Smudge breathed.
"Twilightpaw." Twilightpaw corrected. "Hi, Smudge! Did you join ThunderClan?"
"Yes!" Smudge meowed. "And I love it! I'm a senior warrior, but I don't have to change my name. They tried to change it to Smudgesupercallafragilisticexpealatocious." His eyes gleamed. "That Bramblestar has mad naming skills. There is one cat named Blossom-don't-you-wish-your-girlfriend-was-hot-like-me." Smudge purred. "I love ThunderClan! You don't even have to hunt. Other warriors do it for you. All you have to do is nap, eat, and attend to a few stupid ceremonys now and then." Smudge dreamily sighed.
"Well, you're still a lazy old butt." Twilightpaw meowed. "Even an apprentice who has had only one training session can beat you! SwiftClan is different. We share prey, and batttle train."
"Sheesh." Smudge sighed. "We have one group of warriors that defend us, and the rest of us just eat and sleep. They warriors are Bramblestar, Lionblaze, and Poppyfrost. They actually can fight!" Smudge's eyes grew wide. "They can actually unsheathe and sheathe their claws!"
"Even SwiftClan kits and do that!" Twilightpaw meowed, frustrated.
"ThunderClan cats go visit Twoleg nests often." Smudge meowed. "We get our claws cut."
"This isn't a Clan!" Twilightpaw spat. "This is a group of lazy kittypets!"
"You're right." Meowed Carolpaw, who suddenly appeared. "It's stupid. Want to go check on MoonClan?"
"Sure." Twilightpaw meowed, looking at Smudge. "You're just a kittypet!" She spat. "A stupid, lazy, kittypet! If we battle you, we'll win!"
And they left Smudge, whoose mouth was hanigng open in astonishment.

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Twilightpaw gripped her claws into the ground, digging up dirt. She felt bad for what she had just called Smudge, but it was true enough for that lazy Clan. She couldn't believe how lucky she was to be tooken into SwiftClan, and not ThunderClan. Then I wouldn't ever know the real Clan life. Twilightpaw thought, and she felt chilled by the thought. SwiftClan was where she belonged now. She just realized this by looking at ThunderClan--- So lazy kittypets! She gripped her claws harder into the ground, tearing up roots of many trees.
"C'mon, Twilightpaw." Carolpaw meowed.
"You're four moons old!" Twilightpaw meowed in astonishment.
"So?" Carolpaw meowed. "I bet you're only five moons."
"I'm seven moons old." Twilightpaw meowed coldly.
Carolpaw froze, but unfroze. "C'mon, Twilightpaw! We're wasting pure moonlight! Let's go explore RiverClan!"
The padded over into taller trees, but no bushes at all. Tall, dark pine trees loomed above the two apprentices. Pine needles stung into Twilightpaw's pads.
"Ouch." Carolpaw winced. "I Just trodded on a pine tree branch. It had thorns."
"Oooh. I just felt it now." Twilightpaw meowed.
"We'll go track down Snowpaw and Fawnspots later." Carolpaw meowed. "The ShadowClan camp will be worth it."
In the territory, there had been a trace of stench. The stench of ShadowClan grew stronger and stronger as they neared the ShadowClan camp.
They saw a brown, small cat. "Hello, Owltalon." Carolpaw coldly meowed.
Owltalon jumped around. "Hi, Carol....paw? Or do you have a warrior name yet?"
"Brat." Twilightpaw heard Carolpaw mutter under her breath. "I'm still an apprentice, thank you."
"And who is this?" Owltalon meowed, looking at Twilightpaw.
"Twilightpaw." Twilightpaw meowed. "I'm a new apprentice."
"Good luck." Owltalon meowed, dipping his head.
"You!" Blackstar snarled. "The cat who killed Ratscar!"
"Yes?" Carolpaw meowed.
"You can't come in our territory!"
"Well, it's the Coming!"
"Well, too bad for you!"
Carolpaw turned around. "C'mon, Twilightpaw, let's go see if RiverClan is any friendlier."
Twilightpaw nodded, and followed Carolpaw and she had began to pad through the thick needles. She seemed furious.
"Er, Carolpaw," Twilightpaw meowed, "You really didn't kill a ShadowClan warrior, right...?"
"I did." Carolpaw meowed, and she glanced at Twilightpaw's look. "And I don't regret it." She added.
Twilightpaw nodded, and continued.

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Twilightpaw's pelt tingled as they walked into territory smelling very much of fish. She then turned around and saw a camp hidden in reeds. She pushed through and gasped.
The RiverClan camp was beautiful. Gems were everywhere, and it sparked. The cats were mostly silver, but there were brown cats here and there, along wiht some black cats.
"Hi, Oakstar!" Carolpaw meowed.
A brown cat jumped, but relaxed. "It's Carolkit, isn't it?" she asked.
"I'm Carolpaw." Carolpaw meowed. "And this is Twilightpaw!"
"Greetings," Oakstar meowed, dipping her head. "Oh, you might want to get back to your Clan now, the Coming is pretty much over."
"Oh!" Carolpaw muttered. "Drat! We didn't even go to MoonClan and WindClan yet!"
The two apprentices padded around the lake and back to the Clan. On the way, they saw Rufflepelt.
"Hi, Rufflepelt!" Carolpaw meowed cheerfully.
Rufflepelt eyed Carolpaw and ran up. He snarled and pushed her into the lake.
Carolpaw wailed. "Help!" she cried. Twilightpaw snarled and tried to go after Rufflepelt, but it was no use. She turned to Carolpaw, who was wailing and sinking.
A silver cat flashed through. She hurled herself into the water and got ahold of Carolpaw. The cat dragged Carolpaw to the surface, and grabbed ahold of her chest.
"Who are you?" Twilightpaw asked the silver cat.
"Minnowtail," the cat breathed, "Of RiverClan. Take your cat back to your medicine cat. See what she says."
Twilightleaf nodded, scared for her friend. She dragged Carolpaw back to SwiftClan as fast as she possibly could, and she ran into Snowpaw on the way.
"Hi Snowpaw!" Twilightpaw gasped. "Carolpaw--"
"It's Snowfeather." Snowfeather corrected. "I got named today!"
Who cares about dumb old warrior names when my best firned is dying? Twilightpaw wanted to yowl, but she knew better. She took a deep breath and began again.
"Carolpaw--" She started again, but Snowfeather wailed.
"Oh, Carolpaw!" he gasped. "Why didn't you tell me?" He ran off with Carolpaw's body, bringing it back to camp.

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Twilightpaw hurried after Snowfeather, who was dragging Carolpaw's body through the tundra that was SwiftClan. Why would Rufflepelt push Carolpaw into the lake? she wondered. Rufflepelt was a loyal senior warrior. She circled around and sighed. They arrived in the camp.
"Twilightpaw!" Brightstar snarled. "Did you throw Carolpaw in the lake?"
"No!" Twilightpaw gasped. "I swear!"
"To StarClan?"
"What is StarClan?"
There were stiffled gasps in the camp.
Fawnspots spoke. "StarClan are our warrior ancestors. You can see him from Silverpelt, the stars above. They watch over us and guide us."
Rufflepelt meowed, pushing Brightstar off the cliff behind him. Brightstar landed on her feet in the clearing. "Cats of SwiftClan," Rufflepelt snarled, "Tihs cat does not know about StarClan! She must of pushed this cat in the lake!"
Murmurs of agreement went through the SwiftClan camp.
"From now on, she is exiled!" Rufflepelt continued. "And--"
"I am the leader, not you, Rufflepelt." Brightstar meowed, pushing herself up to the top. "I agree. Twilightpaw, you are exiled from SwiftClan."
The words echoed through Twilightpaw's head. Stealthpaw snarled and pushed Twilightpaw out of the cave, and Stealthpaw pushed open the rock entrance and shoved Twilightpaw through. Twilightpaw whimpered and looked around the territory for which she had lived in not even for a moon. She then knew where to go.
After a while, Twilightpaw looked in the yard. "Hattie?" she meowed.
"Twilight?" Hattie meowed. "Is that you?"
Twilightpaw thought of saying "It's not Twilight, it's Twilightpaw." but she didn't. She meowed, "Yes, I am Twilight." She changed her name, since she wasn't living with the SwiftClan cats.
"You can stay here." Hattie meowed.
Twilight nodded. "Thanks, Hattie."
She went inside the twoleg nest and found a huuuuuuuge plate of cream. Two feet long, two feet wide.
"It's all yours." Hattie meowed.
Twilight ate all of the cream and got a bellyache. But it was worth it. She curled up in her new home, and fell asleep.

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Twilght twitched in her sleep.
Come back.... come back...
Starry cats flooded in her mind. Twilight flexed her claws and rolled over in her sleep.
Come back.... come back!...
She tossled and turned, moaning.
COME BACK..... COME BACK...
Twilight snarled and opened her eyes, though she wasn't in the twoleg nest anymore. She was in a plain full of daffodills and daisys. Leaftail told her about such a field: It was called the field of happiness. It was in SwiftClan territory.
A voice whispered in Twilight's ear: Greetings, Twilightpaw.
Twilight jumped and spun around. She sspoke back, into the starry sky: "So... was this all a dream?"
No....no... the voice continued, and a cat jumped down from the sky. Twilight gasped. The cat was very, very small with silver fur that glowed like the moon.
"I am Swiftstar," the cat whispered, "the first leader of SwiftClan."
"I have nothing to do with SwiftClan," Twilight meowed, "If this is not a dream."
"But you must go back!" Swiftstar whispered. "To you're home, to you're home!"
"Yes." another voice, a cat's voice, called down. "You must go back."
Another starry cat leapt out of the sky to join Swiftstar. He was a golden bronze color, the same color as Ironkit's eyes.
"I am Ironfur, the first medicine cat of SwiftClan." He meowed.
Twilight gasped and looked at Ironfur. "But-but there is already an Ironkit in SwiftClan! Didn't Brightstar remember when she named Ironkit....?"
"All memories of the ancestors are gone." Ironfur coldly meowed. "From now on, I shall walk in your dreams and guide you."
"SwiftClan needs you." Swiftstar meowed. "You must tell them."
"Tell them what?" Twilight meowed.
"That those who cannot be trusted shall gain trust, and others lose it." Ironfur meowed.
A shadowed cat appeared. Twilight leaned forwards to see who it was, but she couldn't. The cat killed another shadowed cat, but then snook away.
The cat's blood flooded through, and made a river. Twilight tried to stay up. Voices chanted, "Those who cannot be trusted shall gain trust, and others lose it," while Twilight wailed for help.

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Twilight was hunting way out of SwiftClan territory, near a lake. She turned around and saw Leaftail and another cat with MoonClan scent stuck onto him.
"Leaftail!" Twilight yowled.
Leaftail spun around, snarling. "You!" she pinned Twilight down. "Don't you dare tell Brightstar what you see!"
"It's forbidden!" Twilight choked. "You can't love... another....Clan cat! It's against the warrior code! You...you said the warrior code isn't important."
Leaftail seemed sorrowful. "I don't care about the code, Twilightpaw." she whispered, "I care about... about Honeyfur. I've left."
"LEFT SWIFTCLAN?!?!?!?!" Twilight yowled, and she sprung up under Leaftail's grasp. "YOU LEFT?!"
"Yes." Leaftail meowed. "I am no longer a Clan cat. I am Leaf, and he is Honey. We soon shall give birth to healthy kits."
"Does Brightstar know?"
"No," Leaf mewed, "Because sometimes I stop by to deliever prey. You must not tell. Ever."
Leaf picked up Twilight in her jaws, and flung her into a lake nearby. Twilight gasped and tried to tread water, but couldn't. Leaf dove in and picked up Twilight, and brought her back to the SwiftClan camp.
"Huh...?" Twilight woke up.
"Greetings, Twilightpaw." Fawnspots said. "You nearly drowned. This proved you didn't drown Carolpaw, anyways. You're welcome."
Twilightpaw felt a surge of awesomeness go through her body. "Thanks," she stuttered. Leaf was blabbering:
"Brightstar, she just was going for a swim, and fell in!" Leaf snarled. "This doesn't prove that she wasn't the killer!"
"I don't care," Fawnspots said sharply, "and neither does Brightstar."
"Then I'll speak with Brightstar." Leaf snarled, and strode away. She huddled with Brightstar and talked with her for a second. Brightstar then strode up to the cliffrock in the cave.
"Cats of SwiftClan," she snarled, "Leaftail does not want to train Twilightpaw. From now on, Summerstreak will be Twilightpaw's mentor."
Leaf looked evily at Twilightpaw.
"By the way, Leaftail will only hunt from now on. We will only see her from time to time, because she shall be busy hunting. She won't sleep here, but she'll hunt for us. She may continue to be a warrior."

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Twilightpaw angrily looked over at Leaftail. Leaftail was grinning evilly at the Clan, smiling.
Carolpaw walked out of the medicine cat's den, restored to her full health. "Twilightpaw," she meowed, "Hey, welcome back!"
"Hey!" Twilightpaw purred, brushing her fur against Carolpaw's. In a whisper, she added, "How was it, hanging out with Fawnspots and all?" Twilightpaw and Carolpaw admired Fawnspots in the highest, for being the most beautiful, elegant, and still swift member in the Clan.
"I wasn't with her, you idiot," Carolpaw meowed, "I was with Snowfeather practically the whole time!"
"That little brat?" said Twilightpaw, flicking her ears torwards the white young medicine cat, who was chattering away with Stealthpaw about the right way to treat non-behaving young apprentices.
"Yep." Carolpaw flicked her ears. "He's really notthat bad, you know. After being with him for a few days, I've begun to learn stuff."
"I hate that Rufflepelt!" Twilightpaw muttered, and told Carolpaw what had happend when she was unconsious. She explained about Leaf and Honey.
"And now she just wants to be a hunter to see Honeyfur more!" she exclaimed.
Carolpaw gripped her claws into the ground. "I thought Leaftail was a loyal warrior!" she said angrilly. "I would never expect--"
"She was a good mentor," Twilightpaw crooned softly, "but I have Summerstreak. She'll be even better than that bloody traitor Leaf."
"I have a question," Twilightpaw meowed, "and I'd like you to answer me truly. Sware to... to this StarClan."
"I swear." Carolpaw muttered softly.
"Have you been hanging out with Stealthpaw lately?"
Carolpaw looked at her blankly.
"I cannot answer that question. I sweared to someone."
"Have you been... been sharing tounges with him?"
Carolpaw gave her another blank look, and Twilightpaw had realized something had been been developed between two cats when she was gone.
"Have you talked with him.... and touched noses with him?"
Carolpaw bent her head and sighed. "Yes to all of those questions, Twilightpaw. I don't care what you tell me about him. But I love Stealthy. and you can't change that."
She strode over to Stealthpaw and touched noses with him. The two cats were purring like crazy.
Is this what it means to love? Twilightpaw looked around the camp. Can it cause you to leave the Clan... something so important? Does it cause so much havoc? I thought Hate was stronger than love! Twilightpaw looked at Carolpaw and Stealthpaw, woh wre still rubbing pelts, touching noses, sharing tounges, and purring. I swear to myself, Twilgihtpaw, I must never fall in love. EVER!

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"Fawnspots?" Twilightpaw meowed tenseley. "Erm, Fawnspots?"
"Fawnspots isn't here," A voice meowed. Twilightpaw saw Snowfeather. "But I am. What is it?"
"Oh." Twiligthpaw twitched her tail. "I had a dream when I was exiled."
"Yes?" Snowfeather meowed, promptly, "Go on!"
"There was a prophecy. It was, those who have trust shall lose it, while others shall gain it."
Snowfeather nodded, a little tense. "Okay, Twilightpaw, I'll alert Fawnspots."
Twilightpaw nodded and pushed out of the cave to hear Brightstar yowl for a meeting. Twilightpaw bounded under the cliffrock..
"Cats of SwiftClan," she meowed, "I'm here to report something: That Rufflepelt has trained his apprentice, Stealthpaw, well and Stealthpaw is ready to become a warrior. I believe Foxpaw is worthy, too."
Foxpaw and Stealthpaw strode proudly up over on the cliffrock.
"I, Brightstar, leader of SwiftClan, call upon our warrior ancestors to look down on these apprentices. I believe they are worthy and are ready to uphold your code." Brightstar turned torwards Stealthpaw and Foxpaw. "Do you two apprentices promise ot uphold and defend the Can with your life?"
"I do!" Stealthpaw meowed, proudly and without hesitation.
"I...I do!" Foxpaw stuttered, as if he couldn't believe this is happening.
"Then Stealthpaw, you are now Stealthfoot," Brightstar meowed. "StarClan honors you for your strength in battle and sneakiness. Foxpaw, you are now Foxtail. StarClan honors you for your knoledge and swiftness."
"STEALTHFOOT! STEALTHFOOT!" Carolpaw yowled, knocking every cat out of the way to see Stealthfoot.
"Stealthfoot! Foxtail!" The rest of the Clan cheered, "Stealthfoot! Foxtail!"
"You have to cheer for Foxtail too!" Twilightpaw angrilly hissed in Carolpaw's ear.
Carolpaw jumped around, her fur fluffed out. "Well, Stealthfoot is mine!"
she hissed, "You're just jealous!"
"Are you saying you'd rather have Stealthfoot than me!?" Twilgihtpaw meowed angrilly.
"I'd actually rather have a little leaf model of Stealthfoot than the whole Clan! Sorry, I mean, all of the Clans and the forest!"

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Carolpaw continued ranting and yowling. Twilightpaw snarled, "That's ENOUGH!" as she snarled and threw herself onto Carolpaw. She snapped at her leg, trying to take a chunk out. Carolpaw turned Twilightpaw over, but Twilightpaw was heavier as she grappled her back.
"Stop!" Brightstar snarled. Both Twilightpaw and Carolpaw scrambled into a sitting position. "You guys are friends! Why are you fighting? We can't afford to lost more warriors now!"
"They were fighting," Foxtail spoke lowly, "about the Clan." His voice was shaking. "Carolpaw...Carolpaw said that she liked a certain cat more than the rest of the Clan..."
Brightstar fixed her gaze on Carolpaw. "Is this true?"
Carolpaw yowled, "If it is, then the Clan doesn't matter, does it?"
Silence.
Brightstar said, "You must stay away from this cat for three moons. For then, just stick around with the Clan."
"The Clan?" Carolpaw shrank back. "You mean like Clawtalon and Bloodbath? Woodkit and Ironkit? Ringtail and Leaf? I mean, Leaftail?"
"Yes," Brightstar said, "Your Clanmates are as good as any other mate."
Twilightpaw nodded, bobbing her head up and down. "I...I agree, Brightstar," she said, speaking slowly.
"Who gave you the authority to talk?" Bloodbath snarled.
"I gave it to myself." Twilightpaw meowed, jumping up onto the highrock. "I believe that Carolpaw should have...have a better punishment."
"Of course," Clawtalon muttered to Bloodbath, "Twilightpaw was the one who Carolpaw tried to take a chunk out of."
"I believe that Carolpaw needs to go... go away from the Clan for a while. I think we should vote."

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Twilightpaw held her breath, looking around to see all of the cat's expressions. Bloodbath, to her surprise, spoke first.
"I...I agree." he said stiffly. "I believe we should vote."
Carolpaw was still standing. So was Stealthfoot.
Brightstar gently nudged Twilightpaw on the back. "Your time is done now," she whispered, "You have made a point. your words shall sweep through the camp like wildfire now."
How can she stay so calm?? Twilightpaw wondered, shaking her head. She replied to Brightstar, "No. I shall handle this situation. I shall be the one, I know it."
Brightstar's eyes were glowing coldly. Twilightpaw couldn't tell what she was thinking until she replied blankly, "That is fine," and stepped back.
Still standing, she watched. A small circle of cats gathered around Carolpaw, their eyes gaunt and tired, as if they liked Carolpaw but didn't want to give up respect to their leader.
Other cats remained silent, sitting there, gathered in a circle under Twilightpaw.
Some cat, like Bloodbath, were yelling their heads off for Twilightpaw's side, and saying, "CAROLPAW! TRAITOR!"
"The sides are equal, Twilightpaw," Brightstar whispered, "It's your choice."
No!!! Agony knocked over Twilightpaw, washing her away. My friend.... if she goes away... it's my fault.... if she attacks the clan.... it's my fault.... she wa choking tears.
My dream..... Her dream. Carolpaw..... mated with Stealthfoot. In the Clan. and they weren't ignorrant.... I know it.... I know this is the right choice! she thought desperately, ignoring the prospects of deaths for her choice, she charged over to the circle nudged around Carolpaw.

(I left you on a big cliffhanger, did I? Well, it's time to write again!)

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Brightstar looked at the cats. The cats looked at Twilightpaw. Twilightpaw sighed. What have I done? Why did she even start a vote when she was against it? Was the vote more for her, or for the Clan?
"The Clan has voted." Brightstar's voice was blank, as if she didn't care. "Carolpaw stays."
Bloodbath yowled, "It was only Twilightpaw who chose the fate for Carolpaw!"
Carolpaw was still sitting on the ground, tired. Stealthpaw had his tail wrapped around her. Leaftail had chosen this moment to dart away.
"Leaftail's running away!" Twilightpaw yowled. "Chase her, catch her! She's going to live with Honeyfu--"
"I've already told you," Brightstar said in the same blank tone, "She's a temporary hunter. She will return anytime soon with lots of prey.
Temporary hunter! Twilightpaw's pelt burned. How could Brightstar be so STUPID?
"I'm.... going on a walk," Twilightpaw called to Summerstreak, her new mentor, "I'll be back soon."
On the slow, slow walk, she spotted Ironkit.
"Kit's aren't suppossed to be out of camp!" Twilightpaw hissed.
Ironkit shrugged. "I'm not a kit anymore," he said, which was true. Ironkit was four and a half moons old.
"Yes." Twilightpaw bent down her head, and asked , "Do you think I did the right thing?"
"That's for you to decide." Ironpaw looked down. "If you do the wrong thing, you lose trust."
Trust! Those who have trust shall lose it, while others shall gain it! The prophecy! Twilightpaw suddenly remembered, But I'm the one who's losing trust! And Leaf's gaining it! Twilightpaw's pelt burned.
Spotting a mouse, Twilightpaw struck her paw out. She missed the mouse, but the mouse let out an agonizing shreik and ran away.
"Now there will be no prey in the forest," Ironkit muttered, "I wonder what Leaf will do now."
"Isn't it Leaftail?" Twilightpaw challenged.
Ironkit shrugged. "I know it's Leaf."
And the two walked through the forest for a while, silent and enjoying the comfort.

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Twilightpaw was bored. Summerstreak was out hunting, and she had told Twilightpaw to remain in camp. She couldn't talk with Carolpaw, that would be too.... risky. Cats would start yowling at her. Who understands? The answer came to her immediately. Ironkit. Of course it'sIronkit. He's more of a guide than a friend. What Twilightpaw really needed was a friend. She watched Puffball eating a shrew at the entrance, and she padded over to her. She knew that Puffball voted for Carolpaw to stay.
"Puffball," Twilightpaw said, "What do warriors do all day?"
Puffball jumped in suprise, but then relaxed. "We hunt some prey, I guess, and have a little chat with other cats. We help out around the camp, too. If we have an apprentice, we help them hunt and battle-train."
Twilightpaw nodded. "Summerstreak told me to stay here, so I can't really do any of those things."
"Where is Summerstreak?" Puffball asked, interested. "I thought she was going to train you."
"She ran off to hunt."
"Well!" Puffball seemed angry. "Why would she just dump her apprentaice like some lazy ThunderClan cat? Come on, Twilightpaw, you're going hunting with me."
"But Summerstreak---"
"Summerstreak is running around, having the time of her life! Come on, Twilightpaw, get off your butt."
Twilightpaw scrambled to her paws and stood up, her legs shaky. She ran after Puffball, who was bounding through the tunnels torwards the big rock.
"What are we hunting?" Twilightpaw said when she caught up with Puffball. "Thrush?"
"We're hunting a rather big one today," Puffball meowed through gritted teeth. "Her name is Summerstreak."