Firestar's Quest/Chapter 33

==Chapter description==
:Firestar wakes and believes he is inside the barn but grows confused at the lack of rats or their scent. He looks and finds himself in the Whispering Cave. He sees the ancient SkyClan leader sitting across from him, and Firestar asks the tom if he lost another life. The mysterious tom agrees, and the ginger tom pleads to return and save Rainfur from the pile of rats. The cave fades into a dark void until he hears Sandstorm's voice calling for him to flee. Sandstorm and Leafdapple carry the wounded tom to a nearby tree along with a few other SkyClan cats. They all scramble up the tree, surrounded by a herd of rats. Firestar counts the warriors nearby and notices that Rainfur is missing. Sandstorm tells him that Rainfur died in the barn, and he feels guilt over the warrior's death. As Firestar loses hope, Leafdapple encourages the Clan to keep fighting and not let Rainfur's death be in vain. SkyClan grows confident after her speech, and Firestar musters the courage to fight with them, even offering his remaining lives to help them. 
:They begin a new plan to defeat the rats, and Firestar believes the Rat leader is controlling them. Sharpclaw wonders if they kill the leader, the rest of the rats will flee. Firestar agrees and reminds his friends that the Rat leader can speak to cats, so they must get him to talk. The group creates a formation as they climb down the tree, and the rat leader taunts their efforts. Sharpclaw barks back at the lost voice, and Firestar joins him. They wait for the rat to speak again until the ginger tom feels a familiar presence near him. He hears Spottedleaf whisper advice into his ear and notices a pattern within the rat's behavior. He pays close attention to their movements until he finds a singularity in their activity. Without warning, Firestar leaps at the rat while his Clanmates yell behind him. He crushes the rat and tears its throat until no life is in its eyes. With the rats' leader dead, they run around confused. Sharpclaw calls for a final attack on the rats until Leafdapple calls off the battle. She thanks Firestar for saving SkyClan, and the remaining rats flee. 
:Firestar, Sharpclaw, and Leafdapple retrieve Rainfur's body from the abandoned Twoleg barn. Leafdapple mentions how he died as a warrior should and promise to hold a vigil for the late tom. The group of cats returns to camp, and Echosong greets them passionately. She sees Rainfur's limp body and quietly runs to tell Petalnose. The group of cats hears a heart-breaking scream from the nursery, and Firestar tries to comfort the queen. As the night approaches, the Clan holds a vigil for Rainfur. He remembers SkyClan's first vigil for Skywatcher and compares it to Rainfur's death. He blames himself for the late warrior's death and questions his decisions to rebuild SkyClan in the first place. Sandstorm whispers comforting words in his ear. Firestar sits uneasily while his mate reassures him that he saved SkyClan.
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==Notes and references==
Category:Firestar's Quest
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