Chapter 3

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     Echostorm picked up her pace as she looked around the familiar ground just outside Skyclan territory. She trotted forward confidently and froze at the sight she saw.

     Bone was leaning over 4 mewling kits that looked about 1 moon old and saw robin as well. Echostorm purred and padded up. Bone looked over at his adopted daughter and bounded to her licking her cheek with his rough tongue.

      "What are they're names?" Echostorm asked looking at the tummbling kits.

     "Storm, Crystal, Pain, and Brook," he purred.

     "Did you have kits?" Robin asked. Echostorm flicked her tail nerviously. A queen would know the scent of milk easily.

     "Yes. Bonekit and Bluekit," Echostorm purred. She looked at her father and saw his tail and head high in pride and his eyes shining.

     "Congratulations," he purred.

     "You had kits?" Jinx suddenly padded up with pricked ears. Echostorm froze as she looked at her old friend.

    "Yes," Echostorm mewed nerviously.

     "Maze is my mate now and she's expecting," he purred. Echostorm felt herself loosen and she talked to the cats about her clan life.

     Ever since the speech of Snowsoar and Hollowthorn, the Rogue pack had bonded with Skyclan, and usually helped. In return for the Shattered Bones favor, the Skyclan leader, Thistlestar, shared land with the Rogues.

     "How's that friend of yours?" Bone asked.

     "Oh, Snowsoar? She had three kits, Silverkit, Fawnkit, and Winterkit." Echostorm purred.

     "Who's your mate?" Robin asked.

     "Bramblefur."

     "Best tom friend?"

     "Blazeecho."

     "I see you love Clan life..." Bone mewed.

     "Yes, we work as a team and are strong when we all fight in battle." Echostorm purred in pride.

     "Well, if you need some extra fighters in you Clan, come get us." Bone purred at his adopted daughter.

     Echostorm brightened and looked at him, as the Rogue cats nodded their heads.

     "I better get back with my kits," Echostorm sighed. Bone licked her head and waved his tail goodbye as Echostorm padded off.

     Echostorm went back to Skyclan camp and padded into the nursery to see her kits asleep.

     Echostorm approached her kits and lied down as Snowsoar slept with her kits.

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     "Over here!" Silverkit called happily as Bluekit ran over to Silverkit.

     "What is it?" Bonekit asked as he followed his brother to where Silverkit was.

     "Its a worm!" She exclaimed. Bonekit prodded a brown thing that looked like a twig and it wiggled and thrashed violently. Silverkit squealed in pleasure getting Fawnkit and Winterkit's attention.

     "Eww!" Winterkit squeaked, jumping back. Bluekit twitched his whiskers and sniffed it curiously.

     "Eat it!" Fawnkit exclaimed, batting Bluekit gently. Bluekit shook his head and stepped back with a small smile.

     "He hasn't said one word,"Echostorm sighed to Snowsoar.

     "I know... It's odd, but he can understand just fine," Snowsoar commented. Echostorm stayed silent when she heard a yelp from inside the queens den.

     "Someone! Frostleap is kitting!" Honeyleaf yelled. Echostorm ran over to see Blazeecho leaning over Frostleap coaxing her.

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