Last chapter! Okie dokie, so I'm going to try and at least put up the first chapter for the next story some time today. If not, please don't eat me or anything.

NOTE: I'm going to skip about a moon or so in this chapter. Just thought I'd let you all know so you wouldn't get all confused and such. Also, this is more of an epilogue, since it's kind of short, but yeeah. Enjoy!

Chapter 22/Epilogue

The newleaf sun shone warmly on the quaint ThunderClan camp. Cats were still recovering from their battle injuries, some severe, some minor, but the camp was nonetheless full of life and joy. Ferncloud's kits played outside with their siblings, and Emberclaw's kits mingled outside the nursery.

Inside the nursery, Ferncloud and Leaftail worked speedily as another kit was delivered by Emberclaw. The kit was tiny, with light gray fur and tiny paws that flailed at the air once he had room to move. Meanwhile, Sootfur and Glacierpelt paced nervously outside of the nursery, waiting for some news on their mate's new kit. The two of them had since settled their differences and both agreed to help raise the kit as needed.

Soon after, Leaftail padded out of the den, her eyes bright. She reported the success of the kit's delivery and permitted the toms to enter the nursery.

Inside the small den, it was warm and cozy. The two small nests, both occupied by the two young queens, emitted a calming smell into the space. Emberclaw lay in her nest, stroking her kit idly with her tail as it drank her milk.

"What's its name?" Sootfur asked, his blue eyes bright as he realized how much the kit looked like him.

"His name is Freekit," Emberclaw replied softly, her voice sounding far-off, as though she were in a completely different universe as she spoke. "Because he has freed me of my old life. I've realized now that I don't need to be living under my own rules to be happy. I mean, I've got six kits, two mates, and a family that appreciates me. Though, sometimes, I still do wish that I could see my friends again."

"Will all cats old enough to catch their own prey please gather below the Highrock!" Firestar called. Emberclaw rose to her paws knowingly, left Freekit with Ferncloud, and padded under the Highrock, still a bit wobbly on her legs from just giving birth.

"Today," Firestar announced. "We are here to give Emberclaw her name back. She and I have discussed this, along with her mother and two sisters, and we all believe that a change of name is in order. Therefore, I call upon my warrior ancestors to look down upon this queen. She now understands what it means to be a ThunderClanner, and so I would like to present her with a more suiting name. From this day forth, this cat shall be known as Kite. StarClan honors your spirit and bravery."

"Kite! Kite! Kite!" the group of cats chanted.

Kite purred, her tail raised in pride. At last, her life was perfect.

Yay! How was that? I got some complaints earlier in the story about Kite's name change, so I decided to finally change it back. I know this last chapter thing was a bit short, but if you read the title, it also says epilogue. So there you have it. Keep an eye out for the next story! =) Thanks for reading!