Chapter 1:
An Elder's Tale
A silver she-cat and a golden tom were talking. The silver one smiled. "So, what's up, Sunray?" she asked.
Sunray smiled. "Oh, Moonsun.," he said, purring. "The same as usual," he replied, flicking his tail over her ear.
She smiled. "Well, at least Fallingblossom is doing better than us," she said. Her gaze drifted away. "I never thought our kit would become deputy!"
A tabby bounded over, her white paws flailing.
"Hi, Moonsun! Hi, Sunray!" she said.
Sunray laughed. "speaking of kits!" he purred.
Moonsun smiled. "Hello, Echokit! Where are the others?" she asked.
Echokit laughed. "They're coming! Silentkit sent me ahead. She wanted me to ask you if you could tell us about WillowClan!" She smiled, looking hopefully up at them.
Moonsun smiled. "Sure!" she purred. Echokit stiffened.
Sunray tilted his head. "What's wrong?" he asked.
"There's some other cat," she said, warily. A kit leaped over Sunray.
"Omph!" Echokit growled. She tried to get up but failed. The star-colored kit smiled.
"I got you, Echokit," the kit whispered. Looking up, she called her littermates names'. "Songkit, Riverkit, Skykit, Silentkit! Come on!" She looked down. "Sorry!"
Echokit growled. "Get off of me!"
Moonsun smiled. "Starkit, get off. So," she said when Starkit was off. "Want to hear about WillowClan?" she asked.
"Yes!" the six kits said, simultaneously.
"Alright, then!" Sunray said. "So, want to hear a random, yet true story?"
The kits nodded.
"Alright," Moonsun said. "Well, do you want to know who our littermates are?" she asked.
The kits nodded again.
Sunray smiled. "Lilacshadow, Shadowfire, and Raysun were my littermates."
Moonsun sighed. "Well, they were Starwhiskers, Silentsong, Songbird, Riverfall, Skycloud, and I had an adopted sister. She was a kittypet by the name of Myrtle, but in the clan, she was known as Tigersong." Looking down, she added. "They all died."
Songkit sighed. "Who was your mother, Moonsun?"
She looked up, sadly. "Her name was Shadowflame," she said. "My father, well, I never knew him. Shadowflame
said he died of sickness, but, well, I never knew."
Another cat came up. He had a very thin tail, and was light red. "Hello, kits," he said. Moonsun looked up. Sunray smiled.
"Hello, Dragonfly. How are your littermates, Fallingblossom and Birchheart doing?" he asked.
"Good," Dragonfly replied. He looked over. "Kits, why are you bugging these two?" he asked.
Riverkit piped up. "They were going to tell us about WillowClan!" she squeaked.
He smiled. "Alright," he said.
The kits turned to Moonsun and Sunray. "Well, remember Mountianstar?" she asked. The kits nodded. "Well, she was the last leader of WillowClan when the twolegs invaded. So, get this. She sent out patrols to get the twolegs
OFF our territory!" she said, laughing. The kits laughed, along with Sunray.
Suddenly, a cat burst into the entrance.
"We need help! Sunrise and SunsetClan are attacking!"