Walnutsight padded into the clearing. He walked over to his brother, Nutstripe. "I'm going on border patrol. Want to come?" He asked Nutstripe. Nutstripe started to get up, then stopped. "Sorry, Walnutsight. I want to, but I have to be on hunting patrol. Nightstar sent me to hunt because we need more prey." Walnutsight nodded, understanding. Still, he was a little angry at his leader because it seemed like he kept on sending Nutstripe on patrols and not him! Does Nightstar like Nutstripe more than me? He thought. He padded out of the clearing, annoyed. He walked by the borders and marked them. He thought he smelled something. Are....those loner scents?? He thought. He followed the smell, thinking about how he could impress his leader if he caught a loner in their

territory. Nightstar would be pleased with him, because he had always hated loners after they killed his mother. After a while of tracking, Walnutsight gave up and padded back to camp. That night he couldn't sleep. He kept on thinking about the loner scent. He got out of the nest he shared with Nutstripe, careful not to wake him up, and padded out of camp. He walked by the border and smelled the loner scent again! Walnutsight heard hissing, and then a cat jumped on top of him. "OW!" Walnutsight yowled and bit his attacker. It was too late. There were more loners and they had him cornered. "Leader, we found him in our new territory." His attacker drawled. "Thank you, Stone. I will take care of him." That voice was oddly familiar..."CHLOE!?" Walnutsight

yowled. "Shut up." Said a big, burly cat. He drove Walnutsight toward a cave. There was a beautiful cat. Walnutsight was in love. He stumbled toward the she-cat, intimidated by her slim face, sleek fur, and a lovely muzzle. "Hello..." He said to her. She snarled in disgust. "Ewwww, a clan cat!" She hissed. "Aw, Mist, be nicer to him." Stone sneered. Chloe hissed at Stone and Mist. "Shut up, both of you." She said, then looked at Walnutsight. "We have an offer for you. Mangle here has been spying on you, and we know Nightstar likes your brother better. We will let you spy on Dawnclan and get revenge on your brother and Nightstar. If you tell them anything about us, though, we will kill you." Chloe said. Mist pointed with her tail at a mangled cat. "That's Mangle." She whispered. "And

sorry for saying you were gross, I just thought Chloe would punish me if I liked you...." She trailed off. Walnutsight's ears perked up. She likes me? Maybe I will join..... He thought. "Well?" Chloe asked. "Will you join us?" Walnutsight sneered. "Of course I will. And, from now on, you may call me Walnut." Chloe laughed evilly. "Time for revenge on Dawnclan. They kicked me out, and they will regret it!" The loners cheered. "LONERCLAN! LONERCLAN!" Walnut felt at home. He belonged with these loners, not Dawnclan, not his brother, no one except these loners.

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Walnut was patrolling with his brother. He was leading him away from a tree were his loner friends would attack

Lemonleap. Suddenly, Walnut heard a shriek. Perfect. Walnut thought. "What was that!?" Nutstripe asked, alarmed. "Let's go check it out." Walnut said. The brothers padded to a tree and saw Lemonleap curled up in a bloody ball of fur. "Lemonleap!" Nutstripe and Walnut said at the same time. Nutstripe started to drag her toward camp, and Walnut helped too. When they got there, cats gasped. Sunspot, Lemonleap's mate, yowled in dismay. "PONDFUR! HERBLEAF!" He yowled. The medicine cats rushed out of the den and grabbed Lemonleap. Herbleaf looked at his mother, in shock. Nightstar rushed out of his den. "What is going on!?" He asked, but then saw Lemonleap. "Lemonleap!" He yowled. Lemonleap had been Nightstar's mother's best

friend. And now that Nightstar's mother, Duskwhisker, was dead, Nightstar had been more protective of Lemonleap then ever. Nightstar bolted toward the med den, Sunspot way ahead of him. That night, Walnut decided to visit the loners again. Walnut was exited to see Mist, who had become his mate, and was expecting kits. Walnut glanced around to see if any cat was awake, then sneaked out of camp. He walked to the den where the loners lived and found Mist waiting for him. Walnut couldn't shake the feeling that someone was watching him. Walnut looked at Mist's belly. "Hello, Walnut!" Mist said to Walnut. "Hello, Mist! How are Chloe and Stone's kits?" He asked. "Grass and Moss are doing great! Can't wait to have our own kits!" Mist replied. Walnut purred. "When are