The Five Giants - Book 1

Chapter 12 - Maple

"I was formerly known as Greystripe."

We all sat shocked, some of us with our jaws dropped.

"Honestly, I'm surprised all of you are shocked. You guys are reborn, what's wrong with me being reborn?"

He's got a good point. "Alright, everyone's mouths off the ground, now." Shadeheart said. Everyone quickly picked up their mouths.

"For all of you, here's a bit of information about us." I made a wave with my tail, motioning to the other apprentice reborns, excluding Greypaw. "I'm the smart one. Stone's intimidating, Heron's brave, Swift's Fast, and Flame's strong. All of the ancient reborns also have powers."

"Awww, no fair! I want powers!" Greypaw complained.

I smiled. "I can turn my paws into roots." I gave a quick demonstration.

Shade went next. "I can disappear into thin air in a shadow or when it's night." He disappeared, then reappeared.

"I shoot flames from my mouth." Flame let a small burst of fire into the air.

"I can teleport." Swift started jumping around into different locations, bopping is all on the back of the head.

"I can create anything outta ice." Ice closed is eyes, and a small bird appeared in front of him. "They aren't alive though." Then the bird fell to the ground.

"I can shift the earth." Stone stared at everyone, and then our platform was lifted up a bit.

Heron didn't continue the conversation. "Uh, Heron? What about you?" Shade said.

"Promise not to make fun of me?" Everyone except for me nodded. He wasn't looking at me, so he couldn't tell.

Suddenly, the fur on his sides separated, and wings sprouted from them. His wings grew, and soon enough, he was hovering above the ground.

"Lookin' beautiful." I teased.

"Maple!!! You promised not to make fun of me!"

"I didn't, you just weren't looking at me." Heron knew that he couldn't argue with me, and closed his mouth.

Swift rolled her eyes. "Sibling rivalries."

Stonecreek snorted. "Alright, the Gathering seems to be coming to a close." He took a quick peek over to the group of cats. "Yeah. Anyways, like Shadeheart said, there are other cats, be sure to pay attention to any suspicious activities. We can't hold this meeting every Gathering, otherwise cats might get suspicious. the medicine cats can talk at the half moon about future meetings. Until then, try not to die, and apprentices, master your powers."

"Thunderclan! We're leaving!" Lynxstar called out.

Myself, Shadeheart, and Finchfur nodded to the group, and left. "That went surprisingly well." Finchfur said.

"Half of us already knew each other, and Stonecreek did a really nice job of keeping things together." I replied.

Finchfur nodded. "So roots, huh?"

"Yup! And I can only guess that the evil cats have similar powers. Sparrow probably also has something to do with wings, like Heron, I would guess Lion's is with his claws, and then Dahlia probably has something similar to mine, but with vines."

"What about Moon and Dusk?" Finchfur asked.

"I dunno. Maybe something with light for Moon, and darkness for Dusk? And then Pebble can probably mold rocks. Rose will most likely have something to do with thorns, and then Ivy will have a combination of Dahlia and Rose. She'll be strong."