Allegiances for Tree Clan

LEADER:

Silverstar

A good looking white-ish silver she-cat. She has a sharp tongue and a quick mind and a love of being in control.

DEPUTY:

Whiteclaw

A brawny tom with gray marks over his back and shoulders, leaving his legs, chest, and muzzle white. Silent as all get out, unless he wants to prove how intelligent he is. Only then will you not be able to get him to stop talking.

Medicine Cat:

Leafear

A moderately pretty coffee colored she-cat who's sharp tongue and wit reminds the clans remarkably of Leafpool and Yellowfang.

Leafear's assistant/apprentice: Grasstail

Warriors:

Sunfur

An auburn colored she-cat who will always be the first to tell another that they're an idiot.

Apprentice of Sunfur:

Cat name: Thornpaw

Fierceclaw

A pale, almost pearlescent and black tabby tom. Broad shouldered and powerful, he's the best fighter and hunter in all the clan. Surprisingly humble, but also very insecure, he's a favorite best friend to all.

Duststripe

A sand colored tom. His muzzle, however, is spotted black and his ear fur completely white. He is odd looking, but his quirky nature makes up for his funny looks.

Tigerstripe

A brown tom who's pelt is streaked with blond and russet highlights. He very good looking and is liked by more than one she-cat.

Mouseclaw

A light brown she-cat who's pelt is overlayed with black highlights. Her belly is white, and her features small and delicate. Her ears are outlined in white.

Apprentice of Mouseclaw:

Cat name: Bluepaw

Ravenpelt

A black she-cat with white markings on her ankles, ears, and her muzzle. Her eyes are startlingly blue, like sapphires. She's quiet and reserved and very sweet. However, if anyone she loves is in danger, she'll gladly give up her life for said cat.

Apprentices:

Grasstail

A pale tabby brown and creamy she-cat and a whitish forepaw. She's quiet and helpful most of the time, but when provoked, can be a ruthless enemy. (A. all burdock root that refuses to be dug up!!) She's not exactly an apprentice, having received her full medicine-cat name, but as Leafear has not passed on, is not a fully fledged medicine cat yet.

Thornpaw

A brown tom with startling emerald eyes. He's often selfish and rude, but if hit with a hard enough blow, will succumb. It's all in the battle of whose will is stronger.

Mentor: Sunfur

Bluepaw

A gray-blue tom with funny whitish marks around his eyes. His clanmates joke that he should have been owlpaw instead. He's the leader of the apprentices and well-liked by the whole clan, as he's good natured and kind.

Mentor: Mouseclaw

Skypaw

A white with brown patches and blue eyes she-cat. She's not very brave and often quite frightened. However, she is quite talented and Whiteclaw often says that if she could just get over her fears, she could be the best warrior in the forest.

Mentor: Whiteclaw

Elder:

Trueheart

A black and white elderly tom who's rheumatism often causes angry fits out of Grasstail. The father of Whiteclaw.

Chapter 1:

"And so, we must leave in a moon's time, at the next full moon."

"Wait a minute," an angry voice called out from the assembled cats. "Don't we have a choice? I don't know about you, but I'm not too wild about going off into the unkown where we won't be able to hunt, and will most likely turn from the hunter to the hunted."

"Tigerstripe," grumbled Silverstar. "You keep a civil tongue in your head, or else you won't have it to keep."

A few titters from the apprentices (and Mouseclaw.) However, Sunfur (who was loyal to a fault) stood up, bristling with indignation.

"He has a point," she said clearly. "I don't feel like moving quite yet. This place is nice, and it's stocked with prey. We'll never be unhappy here!"

A few murmers of assent from the cats, but one dark figure stood up.

"No, we won't." Ravenpelt said quietly. "I know for a fact that this place is frequented by humans. I used to be one of them. My parents loved to go camping, and this place is a disaster waiting to happen."

"Then why hasn't this place been overrun?" challenged Tigerstripe and Sunfur in unison. They blinked at each other and pressed closer together. Some of the apprentices pretended to retch behind their backs.

"Because," explained Mouseclaw. "We got lost in it. We just disappeared. After the whole hullabaloo gets blown over, this place'll be another camping ground with another ghost story. No biggie for the humans, but chaos for us."

She said this with the air of someone explaining 1+1= 2 to someone very small and very young. Sunfur and Tigerstripe rolled their eyes. Then Duststripe cut in.

"Yeah. Also, this isn't very sheltered from anything but humans, because humans won't come in here. If it rains too much, it'll flood. If it snows, we'll be blocked in. If wild animals come, we'll be sitting ducks. No protection in any direction"

Ravenpelt giggled. "Protection....direction..." she murmered under her breath.

Mouseclaw rolled her eyes.

"Well," Silverstar called from the Rockpile. "Even though this debate is very interesting and I'm completely riveted-"

She yawned to prove her point.

"We still have to abide by the leader's ruling. And, it just so happens that the leader is me....Isn't that odd?"

And she padded back into her den, calling for Trueheart, Whiteclaw, and Leafear.

"So," she said, when they were all settled down with a piece of fresh kill each. "We have a month to prepare. Leafear,"

She waited politely for her friend to finish chewing on her squirrel.

"Do you have the necessary traveling herbs? You can have all the apprentices to carry them when we leave."

"Hmmm....Let's see.." Leafear mused. "Um, let's see...Thyme....chamomille...poppy....juniper...did Grasstail get it...Oh, she didn't- Hm....."

She thought for a minute longer. "Yes. Yes with a few days of preparation. But it'll be hard to transport all the stuff we need...."

"We'll think of something. " Silverstar muttered thoughtfully. "Whiteclaw- do you think the warriors and apprentices are fit enough for the trip?"

"Yes, Silverstar," he replied with no hesitation. "We all can hunt and fight proficiently. Fierceclaw is working on rat attack techniques now, as well as ways to fend off attacks from the sky. We are in good shape."

"Great," she purred, and she turned to Trueheart. "So, Trueheart...How well can you manipulate your claws?"

So, how's the first chapter? I hope you like it!

Crystalstar- sorry i forgot to respond to your review!!! And yes, I think I'm going to make Whiteclaw pretty intelligent here....oh, can't wait for the rest.....:)

Michaiah- Oh, i'm so excited!!! And no problem for giving you my humble attempts at writing- I'm just glad you enjoy them!!! :D

Firestorm- Thanks for that amazing compliment!!! I have made a few mistakes, but I'm working to make this sequel the best yet!!! I'm not gonna kill Grasstail...don't worry...:)

To you guys, the ones who have been faithful to my story through the thick and thin- You are gonna get a special reward soon in my story...oh, can't wait!!! :)

Well...gotta go and keep writing! Later!

-Owly