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Dark woke up, feeling icy drops of rain land on her ruffled pelt. She glanced up at the sky, seeing large tree branches intercepting with leaves. The light blue sky peeking through the spaces between the branches is the only clue that it's daytime.

She stretched, her body aching with pain. Her pads stung with cuts and scratches from the rough gravel of the Twoleg roads. Dark glanced around herself, trying to scent her brother, Stormy. She followed the scent through the bushes and into a large meadow laden with blossoming flowers.

She caught a glimpse of her brother's muscular tabby pelt, and she raced towards him in happiness. But Stormy wasn't feeling the same way. He turned and glared at his sister, and charged at her, his teeth bared and his claws unsheathed. Dark stopped in confusion. Why my brother acting like this?

Stormy stopped right in front of Dark. He snarled, "You have to go now. You are old enough to travel by yourself. I have taught you for as long as I could. But you just don't understand anything. You're just making the progress slower. I WILL get my revenge on those clans. ALL OF THEM. And you aren't strong enough to do it."

Stormy raised his paw and slashed across his sister's muzzle, leaving it shredded and bloody.

Dark snarled at him. "Fine be that way! You want revenge on the clans? I will help the clans. I will join them and KILL YOU!" Dark spat in his eye, and ran back towards the woods, where rain clouds are gathering.

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Stormcloud headed towards the medicine cat den with his patrol. He walked into the shady den, taking in the bitter, sweet scents of herbs. He spotted Fadingmist sorting out herbs and Spottedwing sitting in near the pool, neat piles of herbs placed before her. "Here are your traveling herbs. Everyone in the patrol will need to eat these before going."

Stormcloud nodded and called the patrol in. Slowly, they began to consume the bitter herbs. After they finished, they headed out into the clearing. Stormcloud yowled, "Attention all Rainclan cats! The patrol shall now be going to the other clans with me. Remember that you all must obey Darkflame during that time. Farewell."

Right as Stormcloud was about to head out the camp entrance, a small calico kit was hurtling herself at Stormcloud. Her eyes told him that she was scared, but her actions showed fierceness.

"WE MUST KILL MY BROTHER!" she yowled. "He plans to get rid of all the clans by gathering up rogues and kittypets! I don't know when, but he said just now."

Stormcloud stared at the kit in confusion. "Um...okay. Darkflame, talk to her in the leader's den. But take her to Spottedwing first. She's injured."

"BUT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!" she screeched.

"What's your name, little one?" Berylmist asked calmly.

"Dark...." she muttered.

"Welcome to Rainclan." Stormcloud meowed.

Dark's scared eyes turned happy for a while, but she hid it.