Danger Strikes

"Flood!"
Ashstar yowled frantically and all of the cats shrieked in terror as warriors helped the apprentices and struggling cats to higher ground. The stonger cats were hauling the weaker ones to dry land as they struggled through the rush of water. Everyone's faces were fearful and worried as the water rushed in, tearing apart their dens; their lives. A sleek soaking wet body slithered through the water like a fish and snagged up a limp white body. Coldclaw told Ashstar that Cinderstripe drowned as he set her down. Ashstarnodded, but was too busy helping cats to higher ground to notice Icebreeze limp form on the unknown cat's back. As the rain let up and the water started rushing out of camp the way it had come the pretty white cat with orange splotches, one blue eyes and one green eye, one black paw, one brown paw, one white paw and a ginger paw put Icebreeze down and meowed,
"Can I help?"

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Ace yowled to his frightened cats,
"The storm cant kill us, no need to fear it." The roar of the thunder rumbling through his ears as a flash struck down in the middle of camp. everyone scattered but one. Dagger lay scorched on the muddy ground as the storm clouds cleared as quickly as they had come. Ginger's eyes were full of fear as she approached her brothers body. She wailed aloud as she realized he would never smile shyly at her again.
"First Stella, now him!" Ginger wailed to the sky, her best friend Stella had been murdered by Ashstar only days before. Stella's kits now had no father and no mother.
"I will care for them..." Ginger's voice trailed off as she went to warm her brother's frightened kits; Hail, Storm, Willow, and Spark.

First Cats

Ashstar bounded through the woods, his head raised to scent for food. He caught the scent of a squirrel, a crow, and those stupid rouges that wouldn't leave his forest. He bolted toward the cat scent and briefly slowed down to stalk the cats, two she-cats and one tom. The dark pelted cats were slinking silently through the forest. Ashstar's eyes were trained on the three cats as they padded past him. He slithered from the tree and surprised the cats. The lightest cat, the tom yowled a battle cry and pounced on Ashstar. The youngest she-cat was looking out from behind the older she-cat. Ashstar didn't struggle, he only said,
'Leave me alone, you know what I can do to you."
  At that the tabby tom let him go and asked, 
"I have asked once and will ask again, may we join you?
  "Fine. We could use strong young cats like you." Ashstar agreed. Then the older black and white she-cat  meowed,
"Thank you..."
 She trailed of as she took in Ashstar's smoldering amber eyes and handsome fur.
Ashstar smiled and led the cats back to camp where he met Mapleclaw and two other cats he didn't recognize.
"Who are they?" Mapleclaw asked her leader.
"I know who they are. So who are they?" Ashstar flicked his tail towards the cats behind his warrior.
"Night and Sea. They wandered into camp asking to join us." Ashstar nodded and leaped gracefully onto the one of the burnt, sturdy branches of the Charred Oak and called to his mere clan.
"All cats old enough to fight with fire in their eyes gather under the Charred Oak for a clan meeting!" The three original members of AshClan sat quietly under the fire scarred oak as Ashstar started the meeting.
"Many cats have found us today and we will honor their decisions to join our clan. Ice, Claw, Night and Sea please step forward. Do you all agree to serve this clan with loyalty, tooth, and claw?" The four cats' voices echoed around the quiet grove,
"I do."
"Then from now on until you descend to StarClan you are now known as Icebreeze, Coldclaw, Nightpelt, and Seamist." Ashstar finished. One by one the new warriors touched noses with their new leader. Then Ashstar turned to the youngest cat, Frost.
"Frost, do you agree to learn the ways of our clan from a mentor of my choosing?"
"I do." Frost answered, trying not to yelp excitedly.
"Then from now until you receive your warrior name you shall be known as Frozenpaw, and your mentor will be Cinderstripe. Also Icebreeze will be the deputy of Ashclan."

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Ace rolled over to see Ginger and a fluffy calico she-cat. 

"Who is that!?"

"Um, this is Caramel a lost kittypet who would rather join us than go back to her angry twolegs after she killed and ate their neighbor's rabbit..." Ginger explained quickly. Ace scoffed and agreed.

He padded out of his den and stood in the middle of the clearing. 

"Gather 'round!' Ace ordered his cats. They obeyed quickly ans looked intently at their Guide.

"This cat wants to join us, who would like to fight her in the joining battle? Ginger! Get over here!" Ginger bounded over to Ace and Caramel. Sh sank into a crouch and leaped at Caramel. The kittypet dodged and lashed out at Ginger. After many minutes of this a voice screamed,
"Stop!" The rouges turned to see their healer, Fox, standing defiantly next to Ace.
"She has proved herself, she doesn't have to fight any longer!" Ace nodded.
"It is decided." He proclaimed as the rouges made a circle around Caramel and laid their paws on her back.
"Keeper of the Forest! This cat have proved her worth, except her into your paws and let her fight with strength to help us drive out the clan cats and rule the forest!" Ace chanted, his head raised to the sky as the rain poured down. A flash of lightning sliced through the blackened sky and Fox yowled,
"The Keeper has spoken! She is one of us now!" the rouges yowled in approval. Then they each licked Caramel on the ear and dispersed into their dens to shelter from the rain.