how bumbleclan came to be

Moosestar once lived in a tiny Twoleg nest. And her name wasn't Moosestar... or Moosekit, but just simply, Moose.

Moose had woken up and looked at her mother. She was still sleeping soundly. Moose padded over the door and went through a flap leading outside. She looked up at the sky. Clear black with a few sparkling star here and there. She padded over to the little pond the housefolk had bulit, says her mother, for she wasn't born yet when they had bulit it. She stared into the glossy water.

Suddenly a starry cat appeared on the face of the water. Moose jumped in alarm and took at step back but soon came forward, because she was curious.

The starry cat looked at Moose warmly. "Hello little one." the cat spoke. "You do not know me but I am here to give you a message."

Moose starred blankly.

"You must go down to the lake." The cat spoke again. "And search for a cat that lives by a river. There will be a cat there waiting for you." The cats eyes sparkled. "She will tell you something and you must travel with her. Trust her."

Moose looked at the cat, wide eyed in shock. "But what about my mother and my housefolk? Can they come with me?"

"I'm afraid not my dear." The starry cat said gravely.

"Then....?" But the cat was fading away, and soon she was no longer visable on the face of the water. "NO! I HAVE SO MUCH TO ASK YOU!" Moose wailed. "Please... don't go."

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"Mother?" Moose asked. It was now sunrise and she wanted to think a few things over about her quest the starry cat had told her about. "Where is the lake?"

Her mother look at her with surprise. "Why do you ask my dear?"

"Because... I just want to know." Moose said.

Her mother licked her ear. "It's across the thunderpath. Remember? You can hear it when you go into the yard."

"Oh, and where is a river? Is that close to the Thunderpath too?"

"Yes, my sweet, once your over the thunderpath you will see a river." Moose's mother, Nellie, stood. "Let's get something to eat."

"When night had fallen she looked at her mother one last time and wished she didn't have to go... but she did. She beleived in what the starry cat had said. She felt like wailing aloud. But instead she whispered, "I love you mother."

She had finally gotten over the fence and could see the thunderpath ahead. No monsters were on it tonight. Moose rushed to the side of the thunderpath and looked both ways. No monsters... still. She started padding across when she heard a monster roar. She froze with fear and slowly twisted her head to where she heard it from. The monster was heading torwards her... FAST. But Moose's feet felt like stone.

Just then she heard a voice. "Hurry! Come quickly or it will run you over!!" It was another kit. Moose slowly started to move her paws. The monster roared again and was geting closer."HURRY!" The kit yelled.

Moose dashed forward and tumbled into the other kit.

The kit looked her up and down when she had gotten up and shook her self off. "Your the one." She said in a low voice. Quick follow me." The kit, quick as a flash ran off.

Moose followed her. "Wait! Who are you? What's your name? And I'm looking for another cat... can you help me?"

The kit halted and turned around. "I'm Goldenkit. I am the cat you are looking for." Once more she dashed off.

Moose bounded after her. "A starry cat sent me here, to find you," she stammered. "What am I doing here."

"I will tell you when we arrive!" Goldenkit anwsered.They both finally stopped at the end of the river where is tumbles out into the lake. Goldenkit sat down. "I must tell you most everything I know Moose."

Moose was shocked. How do you know my name!?!?"

"Theres no time for that. I MUST tell you things."

Moose blinked. What did Goldenkit mean by 'RiverClan warriors'....Goldenkit suddenly started talking about something called a Clan. She explained how it works and about all of the cats inside of it. She told Moose about the other clans as well and how the Warrior Code works.More and more words kept tumbling out of Goldenkit's mouth. And Moose sunk in every last drop. EVERY last drip. So much was spining in her head that she felt a little lightheaded, but she understood all of what it's like living by the lake. It was fantastic, amazing, wonderess!

"Moose! Come on! We need to cross the river!" Goldenkit said. Moose shook her head and followed Goldenkit to some steping stones.

Once they were on the other side of the tumbling river Goldenkit beckoned her to follow and they raced across the grass. Finally they came upon a small thunderpath.

"Goldenkit... I don't want to cross that." Moose shuddered.

"Don't worry, not a lot of Monsters pass through here." Goldenkit draged Moose across and onto the other side. "There, you see? That wasn't so hard."

"Now," Goldenkit spoke as they settled below a pine tree. "StarClan sent you to me because they want YOU to start a new clan."

"Me?" Moose stared at amazed."Yes, now listen: They told me that the Clan's name will be BumbleClan. And StarClan choose you, a kittypet, to become it's leader. They want BumbleClan to live a forest, full of other clans. We need to settle there and make a Clan.... got it?"

Moose was shocked. She couldn't say a word.

Goldenkit smiled. "Good. Now, the thing is... to make a Clan StarClan told me that we need to steal kits... from other clans.

Moose gasped. "Steal? How could we?"

Goldenkit bowed her head."It's what StarClan wishes."

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That night Moose had a dream.

When Moose awoke she told Goldenkit everything that StarClan had told her that night.

Then they set off... it took them a 2 days to get to where Goldenkit insisted on going.

When they finally got there, they searched the HUGE forest and found an area where Goldenkit thought was purrr-fect for BumbleClan to settle. The territory had a small river that ran though and some areas were marshy. There was half pine and half woodland. They both loved it.

It took another 2 days to scope out their territory and set up camp. Soon, they were finished.

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"Moose, you need to get your nine lives from StarClan." Goldenkit said as night creeped up on them.

And so Moose and Goldenkit set off to a place that cats could connect with StarClan. That was the night Moose changed her name. She was now Moosestar.