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C H A P T E R. 1
narrator. none, third person
Heatherstar gently placed a twig in her nest, trying to keep the moss from flowing everywhere in the storm.
She padded out and let the wind run through her fur and smiled, trying to keep from awaking the sleeping elders
she padded into the medicine den and saw Shadepool sorting his herbs and putting them as far away from the
entrance as he could. "Hello Shadepool." Heatherstar purred out the words and stopped a poppy seed from
flying away.
Shadepool looked up a bit startled to see Heatherstar appear. "Oh, well, hello Heatherstar." He said looking down
at his work with glee as he finished. Heatherstar sat down and curled her tail over her paws. "Do you need help?"
She asked with a mrroww of laughter. Shadepool snorted as his herbs messed up and were sent flying over the den.
"No, I'm fine." He said with a slight hiss of anger. Heatherstar sighed and padded out, looking back at him with wide
eyes and hoping he would ask her to stay and help, but he didn't so she walked back into her den and laid down again
hoping to fall asleep.
Mittens stretched and smiled, looking at the lightning and thunder appear. The other day he had heard his upwalkers
talking about moving to a new nest and he was disappointed. He purred and walked up the stairs, walking through the
crack in the railing. He knew everyone was asleep so he padded into the biggest kits den and climbed up the bunk bed
stairs. He stepped onto the bed and nipped at his fur, hoping he didnt get bit. He laid down and snuggled up against
the kit happily and fell asleep, his soft purrs slowing down.
Lilyreed woke up with a start, she had heard the crackle of thunder which had woken her up. She yawned tiredly and
padded out of the den, her fluffy tail fur going everywhere. She saw Heatherstar and smiled deeply. She walked to the
entrance and said, "Can't sleep either?" Heatherstar shook her head and said, "No, I just.. I'm not a very deep sleeper.."
Lilyreed instantly nodded and looked at where there previous leader, Stormstar had died just that evening when the
storm hit. Heatherstar had yet to pick a deputy, and was disobeying StarClan, she hadn't picked a deputy and was
going to pick one as the sun rose. She thought about the cats who had been sent out on a patrol and never returned..
Swallownose, Waterleap, and Nightwing.
6:00 AM - Sun-Rise
Heatherstar smiled, she had just woken up from her 2 hour nap and was ready to call the deputy meeting. The sun
was shining, and it was beautiful outside. She ran up to the emberstone and leaped on there. The stone was covered
with ashes because of the first leader, ember. He was noble, and strong, they would burn there dead clanmates and
stick the ashes on the stone. She yowled, "Let all cats gather beneath the emberstone to hear the wise words I have
to say to you!" She smiled as all the cats gathered underneath and sat down, even crookedwhisker decided to join
in. "You all know Stormstar, who died yesterday.." A few cats muttered a curse word and hissed. "I didn't decide
a deputy because of the storm, and now I will." She looked at Smallstep and nodded "I say these words before
StarClan, so that the spirit of Stormstar may hear and approve my choice. The new deputy of EmberClan is
Smallstep." Smallstep quietly padded up and touched noses with Heatherstar then saying, "I will serve the clan
well." He then padded back down and sat again touching noses with his mate Frostwind. "Meeting dismissed."
She yowled going back into her den and laying down.
Smallstep looked at his lovely mate and said, "Just hope there's no battle anytime soon." He purred and nuzzled
her, but here eyes got wide, Smallstep shook his head, "Just joking.." He ran around camp, looking for Dartpaw
as he usually had done so in the morning. He of course found him lazily still asleep in the den waiting for his
morning wake up call. Smallstep hissed slightly and whispered loudly, "Dartpaw, training, now." Dartpaw shook
himself awake and said, "I slept in again?" He let out a deep snarl and cursed a little, "Sorry.." He said shamefully
They set off for the training hollow and he sighed, quickly glancing over to Dartpaw. "Dartpaw, please show me
your hunters crouch." He said and looked as Dartpaw tried to make it perfect. Smallstep shook his head and smiled
"keep your tail low, almost brushing the ground." He stated and watched him sink into a almost perfect crouch.
"Good job!" He looked around for a target and spotted a small cotton ball gently swaying around on the dirt. He
grabbed it and set it about a mouse-legth or two away and nodded towards Dartpaw. Dartpaw sank into the ground
and stalked the ball. A bt later did he jump and catch it with his claws. He looked up
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