What if I DID own Warriors? This would happen in the 1st series…

Prologue

The full moon floated in the sky, shedding its cold light over the forest. A faint breeze murmured through the leaves of four massive oak trees; dappled light and shadow moved over the pelts of many cats as they slipped into the hollow below.

A muscular, bracken-coloured tomcat emerged from the bushes that lined the sides of the hollow. He bounded across the clearing and leaped to the top of the great rock that stood in the centre.

Three other cats were waiting there. One of them, a she-cat with a brown tabby pelt, dipped her head in greeting. "Welcome, Redstar," she meowed. "How's the prey running in ThunderClan?"

"We've plenty, thank you, Birchstar," the ThunderClan leader replied. "Is all well in RiverClan?"

Before Birchstar could reply, one of the other leaders interrupted, scraping his claws on the harsh surface of the rock. His grey-black pelt was a shadow in the moonlight. "It's time this Gathering started," he rasped. "We're wasting time."

"We can't start yet, Swiftstar," the fourth cat mewed. Her creamy-brown pelt held the frosty shimmer of starlight. "We're not all here."

Swiftstar let out an impatient snort. "WindClan have better things to do than sit about waiting for cats who can't be bothered to come at the proper time."

"Look!" Redstar pointed with his tail toward the top of the hollow. The shape of a cat was outlined against the pale moonlight. He stood motionless for a heartbeat, then waved his tail and vanished into the bushes. More cats followed him, pouring over the rim of the hollow; the branches rustling as they streamed down the slope.

"There!" Dawnstar mewed. "SkyClan are here at last."

"About time, too," Swiftstar muttered. "Cloudstar!" he called as the first cat emerged into the clearing. "What kept you?"

The SkyClan leader was small for a tomcat, with a lithe body and a neat, well-shaped head. His fur was a pale grey, with white patches like clouds. He didn't reply to Swiftstar's question, but thrust his way through the cats until he reached the rock and sprang up to join the other leaders.

"Can we start now?" Redstar asked testily. "We're wasting moonlight."

"What did keep you?" Dawnstar asked curiously.

Cloudstar met her gaze. "You'll hear later." he mewed.

Redstar let out a yowl. "Cats of all Clans, we gather here under the light of the full moon, in a truce." The cats lifted their luminous gazes to the Great Rock.

Redstar stepped back and glanced at Cloudstar. The SkyClan leader stepped to the edge. "We were late because the dusk patrol scented a fox." he meowed. "I had to send them out again to follow the trail, but it has left the territory." He glanced at Dawnstar. "It may have passed into ShadowClan territory." he meowed.

Dawnstar dipped her pale-furred head. "I'll warn the patrols."

"Also," Cloudstar continued, his pale-blue eyes glowing, "Birdflight has kitted, and Spottedkit and Gorsekit are less than a moon old."

His eyes met that of a beautiful brown tabby she-cat in the crowd: Birdflight, the mother of his kits. Her eyes glowed as she returned her mate's gaze.

The other Clans murmured congratulations.

"And we have a new warrior," Cloudstar mewed. "Fernpelt!"

Fernpelt stood up, her blue eyes gleaming and her tail flicking self-consciously.

The Clans cheered her name. New warriors meant celebration.

"The prey is running well and our Clan is well-fed," Cloudstar finished.

Redstar stepped forward to speak.

Many, many seasons later, when one of Birdflight's descendants is leader...

In a group of pine trees that grew next to the Thunderpath, two groups of cats were locked in close combat. A dark brown tabby pinned another tom to the ground.

"Blackfoot!" he spat, as the white tom with black paws struggled beneath his paws. "What are you doing in our territory?"

"The pines will always be ours!" Blackfoot spat, and kicked Leafblade hard in the stomach, knocking him backwards.

A yowl of pain came from nearby, and Leafblade staggered to his paws. A dark tortoiseshell she-cat was lying in the middle of the battle, her fur almost covered in blood.

Instantly, Leafblade knew what he must do. For the sake of Twilightsky's life.

"Retreat, SkyClan!" he yowled, his cry carrying above the screeches of the battle. "Warriors, to me!"

The cats bounded away from the ShadowClan warriors, who yowled in triumph.

Leafblade paused at the part where the pines gave way to oaks, hollies and birch trees. He glanced back, his eyes narrowed.

ShadowClan had taken part of their territory.

That night, a light brown tabby she-cat sat in the middle of the SkyClan camp, her golden eyes reflecting the stars.

She twitched her tail as a light silver she-cat with a fluffy pelt slipped out of a wide gap between the tree roots of a massive oak.

Birdstar rose to her paws and met the medicine cat halfway across the camp.

"Well?" she asked. "How is Twilightsky?"

Dovefeather twitched one ear. "Her wounds are deep, but she will recover. Don't let her on any patrols tomorrow."

Birdstar nodded. "And Leafblade?"

"The scratches on his stomach are already healing." Dovefeather mewed. "He will be fine."

Birdstar let out a sigh of relief. "I am glad." she mewed quietly. "That fox-hearted ShadowClan!" Her tail whipped the dusty ground angrily. "They would have killed a cat, without any mercy of the warrior code!"

Dovefeather nodded, her blue eyes glimmering with the light of StarClan in the moonlight. "I have had a prophecy." she mewed quietly.

"What?" Birdstar's amber eyes flared with alarm. "Why didn't you tell me?"

Dovefeather ignored the question. Her eyes were as deep as blue pools as she meowed, "Fire will save the Clan."

Allegiances

SkyClan

Leader: Birdstar - beautiful long-furred light brown tabby she-cat with golden-amber eyes
Apprentice, Firepaw

Deputy: Leafblade - dark brown tabby tom with green eyes; Amberlight and Birdstar's brother

Medicine cat: Dovefeather - beautiful, fluffy light silver-grey she-cat with blue eyes
Apprentice, Shimmerpaw

Warriors: (toms and she-cats without kits)

Hawkflight - dark brown tabby tom with golden-amber eyes; father of Birdstar, Leafblade and Amberlight
Apprentice, Hurricanepaw

Eagleclaw - muscular brown tabby tom with orange-amber eyes; Amberlight's mate
Apprentice, Lightningpaw

Shadowfur - thick-furred black tom with dark-blue eyes; Whiteleg's mate
Apprentice, Dawnpaw

Twilightsky - dark tortoiseshell she-cat with pale amber eyes; Hawkflight's sister
Apprentice, Icepaw

Silverstripe - blue tom with silver stripes; Goldcloud's mate

Goldcloud - golden-coloured she-cat with a white belly and amber eyes; mother of Lightningpaw and Hurricanepaw
Apprentice, Moonpaw

Falconwing – goldenish brown tom with white paws and a white spot on his back, amber eyes

Apprentices: (young cats, in training to be warriors)

Lightningpaw - golden-coloured she-cat with a white belly and amber eyes; daughter of Goldcloud and Silverstripe

Hurricanepaw - grey and blue tom with amber eyes; son of Goldcloud and Silverstripe

Shimmerpaw - beautiful slender dark grey she-cat with silver-tipped fur, making it shimmer silver in the light, blue eyes; medicine cat apprentice

Moonpaw - grey she-cat with blue eyes; Dawnpaw and Icepaw's sister

Dawnpaw - yellow tom with amber eyes; Moonpaw and Icepaw's brother

Icepaw - slender silver she-cat with darker ears and tail-tip; Moonpaw and Dawnpaw's sister

Firepaw - handsome ginger tom with a flame-coloured pelt and green eyes

Queens: (she-cats expecting or nursing kits)

Amberlight - ginger, white, black and tortoiseshell she-cat with amber eyes, a white muzzle, and a beautiful, distinctive dappled pelt; Birdstar and Leafblade's sister; mother of Eagleclaw's kits: Sunkit, golden tabby she-kit, Adderkit, brown tabby tom, and Spottedkit, tortoiseshell she-kit.

Whiteleg - blue-grey she-cat with a white underbelly and chin, blue eyes; mother of Shadowfur's younger kits: Tigerkit, Lionkit and Leopardkit.

Elders: (former warriors now retired)

Burntear - yellow tom with amber eyes

Halfleg - blue and grey she-cat with a leg that only grew halfway

ThunderClan

Leader: Bluestar - blue-grey she-cat with a silver muzzle

Deputy: Redtail - tortoiseshell tom with a red tail
Apprentice, Dustpaw (dark brown tabby tom)

Medicine cat: Spottedleaf - tortoiseshell she-cat

Warriors:

Tigerclaw - large dark brown tabby tom with unusually long front claws

Whitestorm - large white tom with yellow eyes; Bluestar's kin
Apprentice, Sandpaw (beautiful slender pale ginger she-cat)

Lionheart - golden tabby tom with thick fur like a lion's mane
Apprentice, Greypaw (grey tom)

ShadowClan

Leader: Brokenstar - dark tabby tom

Deputy: Blackfoot - huge white tom with massive black paws

Medicine cat: Runningnose - tabby tom

RiverClan

Leader: Crookedstar - pale tabby tom with a twisted jaw

Deputy: Leopardfur - unusually spotted golden tabby she-cat

WindClan

Leader: Tallstar - black-and-white tom with a long tail

SkyClan Landmarks:

The Pines - tall pine trees next to the Thunderpath, at the section where ThunderClan border and ShadowClan border meet

The Talloak - a huge oak tree, mostly used for climbing but has lots of birds' nests

Echorocks - a patch of large grey rocks that always sends an echo at the slightest movement: experienced hunters only come here

River - the river!

Treepath - a rough line of 12 tree stumps

The mossy hollow - a deep hollow in the ground overgrown with moss, apprentices come here to train