"Ack!" something sharp dug into his broad shoulders as some cat clambered on top of him. It must be one of the three tricksters again. He recognized the scent of that cat. "Raging Fire," he exclaimed, "if you don't get off, I will eat you!" he let out a mrrow of amusement as the flame-red tom let out a squeak and jumped off him. Thank goodness that he had the Mountain armour, so it didn't hurt at all. 

"Hey!  If you want to eat Raging Fire, you will have to face me!"River Pebble jumped in front of the red tom and bared her tiny teeth. 

"And me!" Blackened Leaf ran beside River Pebble, and the two she-cats faced Hard Stone, fur bristling and eyes sparking.

"Okay, I was joking! I don't eat kits!" Hard Stone threw back his head and laughed. " Come on, I'll bring you guys out to learn to fight."

"Nice!" the three kits squealed. 

After training, all the kits were powerful, that when Raging Fire used a front-paw swipe at him, he got knocked off his feet! Small but powerful, Hard Stone remembered. 

"Blackened Leaf, You have earned your armour, the Fresh Leaves armour, the strongest nature armour. You earned it because you were the best fighter in the garden, where the nature around you there seems to give you energy. Congratulations!" Crested Eagle put a jade-green armour on Blackened Leaf, and her face seemed to blossom. 

Every full warrior had their own armour, and Hard Stone couldn't wait to see Raging Fire's and River Pebble's armour.

"Raging Fire, you have earned your armour, the Wildfire armour, the most mythical fire armour. You have earned it because you have more energy while fighting near the campfire, and your eyes seem like a wildfire on the loose. Congratulations!" Crested Eagle put a fire-red armour on Raging Fire, and his eyes sparkled with triumph. 

"River Pebble, you have earned your armour, the Tsunami armour, the most mysterious water armour. All I know that it has very strong powers, delivered to a young warrior like you. You have earned it because you can swim in the river better than the others, and you seem to grow happier near water. Congratulations!" Crested Eagle put an aqua-blue shiny armour on River Pebble, and she dipped her head, blushing. 

"BLACKENED LEAF! RAGING FIRE! RIVER PEBBLE!" all the cats called out. 

Hard Stone purred and padded over to the three cats. "Congratulations!" 

"Thanks!" Blackened Leaf's eyes sparkled more fiercely. 

Suddenly, the prickly thorn bush, which was their entrance or exit, shivered as a cat pushed through it, and the air filled with fear. "What is it, Burning Lava?" Crested Eagle leaped down from the rock. 

"Another wave of monsters are arriving!" Burning Lava cried, flicking his tail to the entrance. 

"Senior warriors!" Be the closest line to the entrance, and the younger warriors will be behind the line by line......" Crested Eagle instructed. 

The thorn bush shot leaves everywhere as the first monsters to arrive, which were the medium-sized chicken monsters. Their feathers were a weird shade of green, and their eyes flashed with an eerie light that sent shivers up Hard Stone's spine. Their beaks were like tiny blades that could slice through flesh. Since he was one of the Senior Warriors, he got to attack first. He pinned one of the chickens against the ground with a roar and bent down to bite its throat. The chicken fell lifeless beneath him. 

After the chickens came the Pig monsters. Their noses were so large that they took up most of their head space. They had no eyes, just a small fuzzy mouth. Their skin was sunshine yellow, and their huge noses filled with greasy green snot twitched as they tried to scent where were their enemies. Taking this chance, Hard Stone wrapped his claws around the pig's head and yanked it up, and the pig yelped. Hard Stone rolled to the ground, hissing, and scratched its throat with his hind claws as yucky snot rained on his head. YUCK!

Hard Stone braced himself for another attack. Suddenly, the horses attacked. They were all green, and their tongues were sticking out from their twisted mouths. Hard Stone hissed and shoved the leader off the side. It let out a loud whinny of despair as it disappeared. 

He realized that they were taking this easily. But, more monsters attacked, and he went fighting for his life, and the whole sake of Sky Place. 

Hard Stone breathed a sigh of relief when the monsters fled. 

He looked at the three young cats, and they had no scratches on them. "Nice!" he panted. 

Hard Stone swept the three young cats into a hug, then led them to the other cats.