A/N: Thank you everyone who submitted cats on my forum! You can still do so! :) Here is the prologue and alliances. Please enjoy The Thorns of a Cactus.

Prologue

The star's twinkled above the high cliff points in RockClan. The full moon blazed high in the sky on the night of the gathering. The moons light turned the sands silver and the cactus' the covered the terrain pale. An old black and ginger patched she-cat sat in a small den with two other elders. One with fur as black as a crows feathers and one with a pelt as gold as the suns rays. Small squeals sounded from outside the den and the black and ginger patched she-cats ears angled to the source of the sound. "Skink-kit, Lizardkit, and Geckokit, come on out. There's no need to sneak around. A hunting wolf could here you all the way in TreeClan territory." she whispered, making sure not to desturb the sleeping elders beside her.

A small tom kit with light brown fur and and a silver-tipped tail revealed himself, following a speckled she-kit, and a dark grey she-kit. "Sorry, we didn't mean to wake you up." the light brown tom known as Skink-kit meowed quietly.

The black and ginger she-cat purred a rusty purr, "Don't worry young-ones. I wasn't asleep. I was looking at the stars."

The small, timid speckled grey she-cat stepped forward and whispered, "Why?"

The older she-cat looked down at her with bright green eyes. "One of these days, we will all be our own star in the sky." she purred as she rasped her tongue over the small she-cats head.

"Why?" the she-cat asked as she cocked her head.

"Because thats where cats go when they die, duh!" the other grey she-cat meowed boldly.

The elder stifled a rusty purr and meowed, "You're right. Aren't you three Duststorm and Quailfeather's kits?"

"Yes! I'm Skink-kit, after the yucky lizard thing." The light brown tom meowed with his chest puffed out.

"I'm Geckokit. And this is Lizardkit." the speckled grey she-cat meowed.

"I see. Good names for three rambunctious kits." she purred as she wrapped her tail over her paws.

"Why is your fur so spiky?" Geckokit asked as she wrinkled up her nose.

The elderly she-cat meowed, "I was born with fur as spiky as a cactus' thorns."

"Oh! You're that cat that was part of that prophecy!" Skink-kit yowled.

"Hush! Don't wake anyone up!" the black and ginger she-cat warned. "I guess you could say that."

Lizardkits's tiny jaws parted in an enormous yawn and Geckokit looked as if she were about to fall over with sleep. The elder purred as Skink-kit flew forward, but she caught him with her unusually long, spiky tail. "You three better run off before Quilfeather returns from the gathering. I'll tell you the story in the morning, young ones." she whispered and shooed the three kits away.

As soon as the three kits hindquarters vanished through the den, the she-cat returned her green gaze back to the stars. They twinkled and revealed nothing. "Such ashame." she murmured as she rested her head down on her paws.

Darkness took over her dull, emerald gaze. Her breathing slowed and a cat with dark brown tabby tom appeared with stars sparkling in his pelt. "Come, my dear." he purred with a flick of his tail.

"Darkwater? Is that you?" she meowed.

"Yes, my dear. Your clanmates are waiting for you." he purred with a flick of his tail again.

"I promised those kits I'd tell them a story in the morning." she wailed quietly.

"At least they had the pleasure to meet the great Cactus-" he was cut short by the mew of another cat.

"Come, Darkwater." a voice meowed.

"Just follow me." he meowed to the black and ginger she-cat.

She stood and turned to look down at her body. She hated leaving her life behind, but she knew she had a great after-life ahead of her. With reluctance, she padded after her mate with an unusually long, flicking tail.

Alliances

RockClan

LEADER: Cliffstar- dark brown tom with white dash on chest and crisp green eyes

DEPUTY: Brackenfoot- dark brown tom with white paws and yellow eyes (Darkpaw)

MEDICINE-CAT: Sandfur- sandy colored she-cat with green eyes (Petalbloom- calico she-cat with emerald-green eyes)

WARRIORS: Windwhisper-sand colored tom with blue eyes

Rushfall- dark grey she-cat with green eyes

Eagletalon- dark brown tom with white paws and tail-tip and yellow eyes

Fireclaw- dark ginger tom with sharp claws

Sandwhisker- small sand colored tom with green eyes (Silverpaw)

Robinwing- deep ginger she-cat with green eyes (Hawkpaw)

Gorseclaw- light brown tabby tom with green eyes

Silverdream- silver she-cat with blue eyes

Sunspirit- golden she-cat with white forepaws and blue eyes

Jayflight- grey tom with darker tabby stripes and blue eyes

Blacknight- jet black tabby tom with yellow-green eyes

Hollowbranch- large, black tom with dark brown stripes and yellow eyes

Rosedance- creamy she-cat with light brown forepaws and tail-tip

APPRENTICES: Hawkpaw- pretty grey she-cat with light brown tabby markings and black hind legs with light blue eyes tinted with grey

Silverpaw- a silver she cat with black dapples over body and green eyes

Darkpaw- dark brown tabby tom with two white forepaws and blue eyes

QUEENS: Rabbittail- pretty light brown she-cat with a stubby white tail (Mother to Brackenfoot's kits: Cactuskit- black and ginger patched she-cat with white muzzle and paws and green eyes and Splashkit- black she kit, blue green eyes and a fluffy tail)

Hareleap- light and dark brown she-cat with blue eyes (Expecting Fireclaw's kits)

ELDERS: Lillyfur- is a light grey she-cat with light blue eyes

Pebbletooth- frail, light brown tabby tom with blind, blue eyes

A/N: It's a little boring, but I PROMISE it will get better! ARE YOU READY!? REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! Thanks! :)

-Nightwish