A Warrior Cats fanfic of Erin Hunter's series

WindClan

Leader: Boysenstar (Dark orange she-cat with flecks of white all over, indigo eyes)

Deputy: Autumnwing (Misty yellow tom, green eyes)

Medicine cat: Alderfrost: Gray-white she-cat, dark blue eyes)

Warriors: 

Branchfall (Brown tabby tom with deep green eyes)

Rosefur (Orange fluffy she-cat, unusual red eyes)

Zipclaw (Gray tom with dark brown eyes)

Cherryash (Tortoiseshell tom, with bright yellow eyes)

Crookedfoot (White she-cat, with amber eyes and a crooked paw)

Horsestep (Black tom, amber eyes with large paws)

Queens: 

Hollyheart (Light brown she cat with brown eyes, old scar on left flank)

Kits: (Greykit, a tom, Ashkit, a she-kit, and Shadowkit, a she-kit)

Doveflight (Soft black she-cat with cyan eyes)

Kits: (Ostrichkit, a tom, Hollowkit, a tom)

Elders: 

Crowtail (Old tortoiseshell tom, with dark amber eyes, missing right foot)

Pinkflower (Old white she-cat, orange eyes, blind in one eye, with a scar)

Greykit swished his tail back and forth, as he waited for Cherryash to arrive back from dawn patrol. The other queens in the nursery, were still sleeping peacefully. Hollyheart and his siblings were curled around him, also asleep. Greykit saw the sunlight creeping across the clearing ground slowly. There was a sudden call from the outside. "ShadowClan! Violetstar and the rest of her clan is coming to camp." Greykit bounded silently from his family, and glimpsed the sight of Horsestep, his eyes widened. Autumnwing emerged from the warrior's den, hurrying to Horsestep's side. "It's okay, we'll be prepared in a few quick minutes." Greykit raced across from the nursery, squeaking,"Can I help? Can I?" Cherryash ran from the entrance, and said,"Fine, just go back inside after you've done that. Ok?" Greykit didn't answer, and sprinted over to the warrior's den.

He shoved Zipclaw and Crookedfoot, the other warriors.

"Wake up! Wake up! ShadowClan is here! The whole Clan!" He shouted.

Zipclaw jumped in fright, as Crookedfoot rushed to his paws. Zipclaw nodded, and went outside of the den. Crookedfoot followed. Greykit felt satisfied, but caught sight of the apprentice den. He peeked inside swiftly, and saw no one. Rosefur and the rest of her patrol were already in the clearing. Branchfall was standing in front of the nursery, his green eyes filled with worry. As he caught sight of the tiny kit, he said,"Hello, Greykit." 

"Hi." 

Greykit scrambled inside the nursery, and stayed next to his mother, who was awake now. Ashkit peeped,"Hey Greykit! What's happening?"

"ShadowClan is happening." He replied. Ashkit squealed,"ShadowClan! Those no-good frog eaters!" A yowl echoed from the clearing loudly.

"If you won't give territory back, then we'll get it back ourselves!" Greykit heard another shriek, from the leader Boysenstar. The two leaders, of  ShadowClan and WindClan were tussling on the ground. Violetstar managed to rake at Boysenstar's muzzle, and snarled as Boysenstar kicked up at her belly. The other warriors were fighting now. Greykit screamed as a ShadowClan warrior growled at Branchfall, and threw him by the scruff. Hollyheart screeched in anger and reached to claw his eyes. The ShadowClan warrior dodged and tossed her aside. Greykit trembled when the warrior reached for him, and grabbed Shadowkit. Greykit mewled in terror, wrestling against his grip. Doveflight pulled at the enemy warrior's tail desperately, dragging him back. Shadowkit fell from the attacker's jaws, and then Greykit was running with him. Greykit was quickly dropped, in a dark spot from camp. 

"You won't come back here again." The cat mewed. Greykit snapped at him,"Let me go, frog chewer!" Greykit dashed away, but felt teeth dig in his scruff again, holding him back. Rockclaw was running away. Greykit smelled a mild, nasty stench of other cats later. Rockclaw emerged into a camp, dropped him with a loud yowl of triumph,"I have a WindClan kit!" Echoes of other cats were filled with approval. The seeming deputy walked slowly to them, eyes narrowed. "Good work, Rockclaw." The cat picked him up swiftly, and went to the leader's den. Greykit was dropped again on another soft pad of moss. "The name is Snakefang. You will have a new queen, Treecloud." 

A whole bunch of minutes passed by, and the leader Violetstar walked to the clearing, anger flooding her gaze. Violetstar yowled,"WindClan won. But next time, we will."

Snakefang dragged Greykit over to where Violetstar crouched. Snakefang snarled softly"Rockclaw got a kit, at least." Greykit stammered,"I'm Greykit." Violetstar mewed,"Good. We hold a ceremony for him, now." Greykit gasped in horror, as he knew he was only 5 moons old. Violetstar leaped onto the highest rock, and said out loud,"All cats old enough to hunt, gather under the Highrock for a Clan meeting!" Cats strolled outside of their dens, and sat around the rock. Violetstar beckoned to Greykit with her tail, and Greykit trotted quickly to her side, trembling in fear. "I, Violetstar, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this kit. He has seen the ways of your noble code, and will now be an apprentice. Now, Greykit, do you wish to become an apprentice, and do whatever the task you can do?" Greykit stared at her, shrinking his pelt.

"I- I do.." Greykit stuttered. He didn't want to, but anyways dealt with it.

"Then by the powers of StarClan, I now give you your new name. Greykit, you will now be known as Greypaw. Your mentor will be Snakefang."

 Greypaw knew he wasn't really an apprentice, but staggered over to the large tom, and touched noses with him. Greypaw said,"What now?" As they went down from the rock. Snakefang said,"Moves for defense." Snakefang nudged him out of camp, and asked,"What do you smell?" Greypaw felt an instinct deep inside, and opened his jaws to taste the air, and sniffed. "Pine trees, frog.." He asked,"Whats that sm-" Snakefang snarled,"Fox ambush! Stay back, Greypaw, or I'll claw your ears off too!" Greypaw obeyed and hid under a bush nearby. A long, body shape of an orange canine emerged, snapping its jaws. Snakefang hissed in anger, and lashed out with claws unsheathed. His claws caught on its ear, stuck.

The fox shrieked, and reached out it's muzzle to bite at Snakefang's other paw. The tortoiseshell tom spat with hatred, and used his stuck paw to slap the fox on its head. Snakefang kicked with his hind legs at the fox's chest, spitting. Then, Greypaw heard another screech, and two cats raced from the bushes. They attacked the fox fiercely, driving it back. Snakefang's paw came loose, and he leaped at the fox. Snakefang slashed the fox's ear. The fox yelped in pain, and fear quickly flooded it's eyes. The fox ran away. Snakefang crouched next to Greypaw, and meowed,"Now, let's go practice the defense moves."

Snakefang traveled with Greypaw, silent. They moved through the pine forest, and arrived at another clearing. They both walked on opposite sides, and faced each other. Snakefang mewed,"So, first is hunting."

"There is the hunting crouch, now copy me carefully. I move slow without any sound, right?" Greypaw copied Snakefang's crouch, moving the same way he did. Snakefang purred,"Now! Hunting mice requires stealth. It's based on wind movement. But usually, you can catch them any way. Move slow too, and keep your tail still above the ground." Greypaw trembled, moving slow and forcing his tail to be still. His paws quietly brushed the ground, creeping. Suddenly, he saw a mouse nibbling on a nut. Greypaw focused hard, and moved closer. The mouse was unaware of his scent. Snakefang noticed, and kept silent. Greypaw braced for a spring, and leaped. The mouse squeaked, but Greypaw held it down before it could move. He quickly bit it's neck, and felt a tang of warm blood seep into his mouth. Greypaw lifted it up for Snakefang to see.

Snakefang looked surprised. "I never knew you knew about the leap or bite. But well done!" Greypaw dropped his catch, and mewed with embarrassment,"My father taught me early." Snakefang just shrugged, and beckoned to follow him. Greypaw crept after him, holding his mouse.

They moved into camp, and Greypaw peeked for the fresh-kill pile. He saw a pile of frogs and other prey, and walked to it. Greypaw dropped his mouse on the pile. He noticed a movement beside him, and saw a white, mixed with brown she-cat pad up to him. The cat meowed happily,"Hi! I'm Treecloud, your new mother. I heard about your first catch. Well done!"

Greypaw dipped his head, embarrassed. "Thank you, Treecloud. I'll go to the apprentice's den now, see you." Treecloud lifted her tail and nudged past him. "See you!" She purred.

Greypaw emerged into the den, and saw another she-cat, watching him curiously. He blinked shyly, and found a nest. Greypaw curled inside it, sighing quietly as he felt better. The she-cat walked up to him and spoke,"Hi, my name is Marchpaw. I'm also training to be a ShadowClsn warrior!" Greypaw purred. "My name is Greypaw. I used to be WindClan though. I was taken from my camp." Marchpaw's eyes widened in astonishment. "WindClan? Wow! Welcome anyway. There are also other apprentices too here. Velapaw, Darkpaw, and Staggerpaw!" Greypaw looked around, sudden nervousness erupting from him. Greypaw asked,"Is there any cats from other Clans here?" 

"Yep! Juniperheart, from ThunderClan, and Arieswing from WindClan."

Greypaw froze, at the name of Arieswing. Greypaw remembered Hollyheart telling him that his sister Arieskit had once disappeared.

Marchpaw noticed, and asked,"Is there something wrong?"

Greypaw murmured,"Arieswing is my lost sister!" Marchpaw squealed in surprise. "Oh my goodness! Really?" Greypaw nodded quickly. He left the den, and looked around. Snakefang was washing his ears, licking his paw and running it over his head. Greypaw bounded up to him. "Is there an Arieswing here? ShadowClan?" Snakefang looked up, and answered,"Yeah, but she's a queen. Why?" Greypaw asked,"Can I go to her? She's my lost sister." Snakefang replied,"Yep." Greypaw sniffed the air, and felt the warmth of the nursery. He went inside, and saw two queens sitting down. Greypaw tried to notice any slender body of a WindClan cat, and saw the orange tabby queen. She opened her eyes, and gazed at Greypaw. He asked her quietly,"Are you Arieswing?" The she-cat nodded. Greypaw said,"I think I'm your brother.."

The queen asked,"Huh? Why? And yes, I used to be from WindClan." 

Greypaw answered,"Was your mother Hollyheart?" Arieswing said,"Yeah."

He gasped,"You are Arieswing! Arieswing, I'm your younger brother!"

Arieswing purred silently,"I have kin here and there, huh?" Greypaw dipped his head in amusement,"Yeah, you have two other kin. Shadowkit and Ashkit." Arieswing mewed,"Aha. Kits." The other queen stirred at the conversation, and her eyes opened. She snapped,"Arieswing! Shut up." 

Arieswing snorted and meowed,"How was Cherryash and Hollyheart, the last time you saw them?" 

Greypaw replied,"They were good, but I don't know now, after I was taken during the battle." Arieswing closed her eyes. "That's okay. I'll sleep now, and you should too, Greypaw." Greypaw nodded,"Good night, Arieswing."

Chapter 2

Greypaw woke up, with the feeling of a paw shoving his shoulder.

He saw that it was still dark, almost dawn. Marchpaw mewed excitedly,"Snakefang and Arieswing said we could train together!" Greypaw jumped to his paws, purring,"That would be nice." As they walked out of the apprentice's den together, he heard a laugh behind them. Greypaw turned around to see the cats Marchpaw described. Darkpaw and Staggerpaw. Darkpaw sneered,"Crushing on each other now?" Staggerpaw snickered. Marchpaw turned around, and looked expectantly at Snakefang. The tortoiseshell gave an annoyed mew,"Those apprentices must want to do ticks for a moon! See how they like that." Greypaw gave a mrrow of amusement.

"So, Greypaw and Marchpaw. You both will learn attack moves." Snakefang meowed. Snakefang lifted his chin up, and said,"First, when your enemy leaps at you, what do you think you do?"

Greypaw asked,"Dodge?" Marchpaw squeaked,"Leap back!" Snakefang laughed,"Right, Greypaw. Wrong, Marchpaw." Marchpaw sniffed, head down. Snakefang said,"Greypaw, you first. I will leap at you, and you have to dodge." Greypaw braced himself, flattening his ears. Snakefang hissed, and leaped into the air towards him. Greypaw jumped to the side, and Snakefang plunged past him, landing softly. Marchpaw snorted,"I can do way better!" Snakefang lunged at Marchpaw. The she-cat moved aside, grabbing his scruff. Snakefang gave a surprised meow, and Marchpaw flung her acting mentor to the ground. Greypaw gasped,"Wow! That was cool." Snakefang leaped to his feet.

Snakefang plunged at Marchpaw, and she flattened down. As Snakefang passed by, she kicked out with her hind legs at Snakefang's belly. Snakefang fell over, and struggled to get up. He croaked,"I underestimated Arieswing. Now I'm practically crippled." Snakefang joked, and stood up. Snakefang suddenly ran at Greypaw. He remembered what Doveflight said to her apprentice, Horsestep. Greypaw grasped Snakefang's shoulder, and held him. Greypaw kicked out at Snakefang's leg as he spat. His mentor fell to the ground, gasping. Snakefang curled his lip. "If I met you in combat, I would have already ran away by now." He zigzagged side to side, and jumped. Greypaw was taken by Snakefang's weight, and fell on his back. Hissing, Greypaw fell limp. Snakefang pretended to bite his throat, and Greypaw surged up, kicking with power. Snakefang fell back.

Snakefang got up again. He panted,"That's definitely enough for today."

As they reached camp, Greypaw smelled the tang of cat blood. He raced to the entrance to see Boysenstar hissing at Violetstar. "Where is Greykit?" Snakefang put up his paw, and Greypaw flattened to the ground under a bush. He didn't feel like going to his real home. He liked seeing his sister sometimes, knowing she was safe. Violetstar spat,"Oh, Greykit? I remember only a Greypaw." Boysenstar's eyes widened in shock. He snarled,"You broke the warrior code!" Boysenstar's warriors were there. He could even see Hollyheart, Ashkit and Shadowkit. Greypaw guessed they were new apprentices, since it had been a whole moon. Snakefang walked forward with Marchpaw, and he asked."What's happening?" 

Violetstar lashed her tail. "We don't have him." Boysenstar shrieked, and lunged at her. Violetstar dodged neatly, and grabbed her scruff. Violetstar shook her, and then flung her. Boysenstar landed, plunging again at Violetstar. She was about to jump, and Boysenstar raked her claws against her belly in midair. Violetstar gave a strange meow, and fell to the ground unmoving. Arieswing was watching from the nursery, a frightened look on her gaze. Greypaw could see Hollyheart staring straight at her, shocked. Greypaw shuddered, as he knew Arieswing was familiar to Hollyheart. Snakefang sprang at Boysenstar, snarling. He gripped Boysenstar's shoulder, and kicked her leg. Boysenstar stumbled. Snakefang lashed at Boysenstar's muzzle, but was kicked aside by Horsestep. Then a whole fight was happening. Greypaw saw a shape moving towards him, and it was Marchpaw.

Marchpaw whispered,"I'm scared, Greypaw." Greypaw soothed her by petting her head with his paws. He promised,"I can protect you." Suddenly, a flash of fur knocked him over. Greypaw yowled in surprise, and kicked out blindly at his attacker. Greypaw gathered energy, and let it out on a powerful kick. A hiss sounded from his attacker, and Greypaw leaped up, bracing himself again. He saw the familiar face of Zipclaw. Greypaw lowered his head, and flung Marchpaw on his back. Marchpaw clung on, and he raced slowly across to the nursery. Marchpaw jumped off, and Branchfall attacked him. Greypaw spat, and pretended to go limp. He smelled triumph, and Branchfall bit his neck. Greypaw surged upwards, and the warrior was thrown back. Greypaw panted, and went inside the nursery. Arieswing was huddled against the nursery wall with the other queen. Arieswing shrieked,"Watch out, Gr-"