•Brackenleaf and Daisypetal on top left corner!
•Kits surrounding them.
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A few days had passed.

Brokenpaw is still ignoring Hickoryblaze even tho he has stopped talking to Blossompaw and he said I love you pretty much.

Brokenpaw has gotten closer to Frostfang and they are pretty much ️bestfriends and she has excelled in her warrior training.

Strikeclan has showed no signs of returning.

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A screech sliced through the clearing. All the warriors and apprentices rushed out of their dens, snarling and baring their fangs.

"Everyone calm down its just Daisypetal's kits coming,"soothed Sunglow.

"What?! My kits are coming," yowled Brackenleaf," get out of my way! My kits are on their way!" He yowled again while skirting through the warriors and dashed through the clearing and into the nursery.

I watch the medicine cats leap across the clearing in a couple bounds with bundles of herbs hanging from their jaws. 'Wow new kits,' I think excitedly.

"Brokenpaw! We're taking the dawn patrol remember?!" Called Frostfang who was standing beside Horsebreath and Lionpaw. "Yea come on slow-slug! We gotta see if any if Shadowclan has crossed over the borders!" Yowled Lionpaw playfully.

"I'm coming mousebrain," I growl and bound over to the group of cats," so Brackenleaf's letting Horsebreath be your mentor today?" Horsebreath answered," yes since he's got kits on the way I'll take over for today," he purred.

"Well let's go! Maybe we can hunt along the way so you can have something in your belly," mewed Frostfang who was flicking his tail impatiently. We all nod in agreement and trod through the bramble entrance, taking the path toward the border.

"Okay let's stop here to hunt by the border, but remember if prey runs over the border it is Shadowclan's," warned Horsebreath. I nod and scent the air for any prey. I suddenly hear a crunching of dead leaves and spot a white tail bobbing beneath some dying ferns and holly bushes.

Crouching down, I silently take a step forward then freeze as the rabbit freezes and lifts its head up. It seems to scent the air with its tiny nose wiggling.

The furry rodent finally decided the coast was clear goes back to rummaging through the dry leaves and I quickly take a few more steps forward. 'One, two, three!' I leap and sink my claws into its back and nip its neck before it can shriek.

'Thank you Starclan for providing this rabbit for me,' I send a silent praise and then start to gulp down the warm rodent. Suddenly I hear a snarl and a shriek rip through the air. I dart forward heading to the border where all the caterwauling is and see Lionpaw wrestling with a golden and black spotted tom who crossed seemed to cross the Thunderclan border.

I hiss and leap on the Shadowclan tom and rip into his shoulder while biting the scruff on his neck. I snarl into his ear," you crossed into our territory, crow-food." His only response was a snarl while biting Lionpaw's paw.

"Leopardpaw! Get back over here right this instance!" Mewed a black she cat with a white spot on her back, her green eyes blazing with fury. I slid off off of him immediately from the authority that rang in her voice.

Frostfang and Horsebreath sprinted towards us," why was he on our territory?" Hissed Frostfang to the black she cat.

"He was taking his warrior assessment and he was stalking a mouse and it happened to cross your border," the black she cat retorted. "I guess he's to mousebrained to smell with his own nose that he crossed the scent line," I hissed with annoyance.

Leopardpaw spat out something that I couldn't understand and the black she cat whispered something to him, his green-yellow eyes glared at me coldly.

"This won't happen again," snarled Leopardpaw. "It better not Shadecloud,"rasped Horsebreath," or there will be far worse consequences," he said glaring at the black she cat.

They both nod and stalk off back into their marshy territory. "They look awfully scrawny," I muse aloud while watching the scrawny cats leave. "That was weird how they both just backed down from a fight! We should report this to Wildstar after we mark the border,"ordered Frostfang.

After marking the border and catching a few mice and a larger squirrel we raced back to camp with excitement of the Shadowclan predicament and the thought of seeing the new kits. We burst into the clearing, Horsebreath and Frostfang went to talk to Wildstar while Lionpaw went to the Medicine cat den to get treated for his wounds that the Shadowclan apprentice gave him.

I catch Hollyberry's eyes who was playing with her kits beside the nursery. I pad over and was about to ask her about the kits when Wildstar interrupted me.

"Let all cats old enough to stalk their own prey gather beneath the highledge for a clan meeting," she yowled.

Hollyberry's kits raced pass me bubbling with excitement,'they'll be apprentices soon,' I notice seeming that there kit down was forming into a more tough, thick coat. I padded up the highledge to sit by Lionpaw who was covered in sweet smelling pulp and cobwebs.

"Cats of Thunderclan we have some exciting and alarming news! For the good news, Daisypetal and Brackenleaf both had five healthy kits!" She yowled with happiness. 'Wow five kits!'

"They had three toms and two she cats! The toms names are Lakekit, Hailkit, and Emberkit. Also the she cats names are Streamkit and Honeykit!" She mews happily!

"Lakekit! Hailkit! Emberkit! Streamkit! Honeykit!" The clan chanted their names.

As the noise died down Wildstar continued," now for the alarming news! A Shadowclan Apprentice has crossed over our border today at the crack of dawn. Shadecloud said that it was just his warrior assessment, but I think it was much more than that! Frostfang come up here and describe what you saw today," she ordered.

The large white warrior cleared the rocky outcrop of the highledge in a few bounds. He padded over to sit by Wildstar, his paws kneading the rock nervously as he faced the clan.

"The Shadowclan apprentice and his mentor looked very scrawny. When Lionpaw attacked the apprentice for crossing over the border it was barely an equal match, along with Brokenpaw for helping Lionpaw with the scrawny mousebrain," he mews looking down on me and then back to the crowd of cats," after we separated them the Shadowclan warrior apologized and promised for it to not happen again."

The clan gasped and started yowling out questions," maybe they are to weak to fight! Should we start taking more territory?! They always fight back!"

"Silence!" Yowled Wildstar," a gathering is approaching in a few days! If they seem too weak to fight we will take more territory a few days after where there is no moon to shine on us!"

"We are Thunderclan! We are strong!"I yowled with excitement and then feel everyone's gaze fall on me in the dead silence . My fur grows hot.

Then the clan broke out into cheers and chanting," we are Thunderclan! We are strong! Thunderclan! Thunderclan!" To my relief.

"We welcome this good fortune of new little warriors and a chance to take back territory that was rightfully ours!" The proud tabby and white she cat yowled.

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Daisypetal's and Brackenleaf's kits:

Lakekit- Brown tom with darker brown stripes and a cream colored belly and white muzzle. Lake-blue eyes.

Hailkit- White tom with cream colored patches along body. Icy blue eyes.

Emberkit- Flame colored tom with white paws. Bright green eyes.

Streamkit- Cream colored she cat with brown points. Dark gray eyes.

Honeykit- Golden/orange tabby she cat with cream colored paws, ears, and tailtip and darker brown flecks. Bright yellow eyes.