Reborn: Return of the skies

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Welcome: This story is about the cats of Skyclan (Reborn ) and it was originally created by Cinderwish an elite warrior. (AJ username: Ellie ). It is a large novel with different p.o.v's of any cats currently in the clan Skyclan(Reborn). If you want to add in your p.o.v., please add in a comment below. This novel is to be edited by the cats of skyclan only .If you would like to join Skyclan, please follow the link Below
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== Hope's p.o.v ==
=== chapter 1 : ===
=== Found among the rocks ===
Running.
Thats how I started the day.
Running from a group of cats.
Oh yeah, I forgot to introduce myself.. I'm Hope. (Also a cat)
And I have to say, starting off the day by running is pretty common from me. I mean, I get chased off from "Clan" territories ALL the time. I'm a 'Rogue' according to them, which I guess means a cat who roams around with no clan or whatever.I dashed through the rocky terrain, and behind me a bunch of cats scrambled after me. I glanced over my shoulder to see a ashen colored tom with blue eyes, a white and sand-pelted she-cat, and a slender she-cat with a dark grey pelt and pale paws.
They were all trying to catch me.
I twitched my ear and looked back to see what was in front of me, and instantly stopped running. I was backed up in a small corner in the top of the canyon. I rose my back fur up and hissed, trying to look scary. But I knew that wouldn't really work, considering they were 2x the size of me.
"Ha! Your cornered." One of the cats spat at me.
The dark gray she-cat took a step toward me, her eyes narrowing.
"Tell me, you filthy rogue. What are you doing on Skyclan territory?!"
"I..I'm lost." I lied. The reason I lied, was, well.. If I told them the truth I'd be pushed off that canyon in an instant!
The she-cat stepped back and went into a huddle with the other two cats. They were muttering, but I could hear them clearly. "What should we do? we don't normally have rouges on Skyclan territory.." Muttered one cat.
"I say we kill her." Suggested another.
"No. We're not going to kill her. We'll bring her to Echostar. He'll figure out what to do with her."
Silence hung the air for a few awkward moments, but then the three suddenly turned to face me simultaneously.
"Follow us." Meowed the ashen tom coldly.
The cats backed up so I could get off the ledge and not pludge to my death.
"I..uh..Okay?" I muttered.
"And no funny business." Growled the white pale sandy she-cat.
They made their way down the canyon but I stopped short and leaped up on a large gray rock to observe. The canyon dipped down into a gorge, with a small river and a bunch of dens..And many, many cats.
I had the feeling something bad would happen.
"Are you gonna keep standing there? I mean, feel free to admire the camp but we gotta take you to Echostar to figure out what we should do with you." The ashen tom meowed, his blue gaze on me.
"Right right, sorry.." I stepped off the ledge and continued following them.
Most of them stared at me as I padded into the camp with the other three cats, watching my every move...Which was pretty creepy, if you ask me. We finally stopped at a rocky den, lichen hanging from the top of it.
"Echostar, we found a rogue on our territory as we were patrolling." The slender dark gray she-cat meowed, poking her head inside the den.
"Hello, Rockcloud. Come in, come in. And I'll have a word or two with this rogue."
<END OF CHAPTER ONE>
=== CHAPTER TWO ===
== ==
== Crookedtail's Dream ==
=== chapter 1- Potential Betrayal ===
I was flying. not as
 in running fast, or doing anything with great speed. But I was actually
 flying! I soared over skyclan's camp, through the rocky canyons and 
into the forest where I flew over thunderclan's camp as well. I got 
strange and confused glances, surprised that a cat could fly. I guess I 
was more surprised than they where.I mean, I'm a cat flying! how many 
other cats do you know who can fly? I soared over the large river where 
the riverclan cats peacefully caught their fish. and then finally back 
to the canyons where I began. Although I've never had much contact with 
these cats, everyone in skyclan knew these clans where out there 
somewhere.I was getting the hang of it, but I heard loud mews of my name
 from it seemed like every condition "Crookedtail! Crookedtail come on!"
 I looked around desperately of the sound. The loud yowling was 
familiar. someone needed my help. i tried to fly forward, to where the 
sound seemed to be coming from but, I was stuck. I began to panic as the
 voice grew louder and louder. My ears hurt, I was struggling to move. I
 turned my attention more my condition rather than the yowls of terror, 
still trying to move. Everything was going wrong, my head was spinning 
and I felt as if my ears where going to bleed until, I woke up.
My eyes shot dead open, unable to breath, unable to move still.
"Crookedtail, Dear 
starclan I've been calling your name for seasons!" My dear friend, 
Cranepaw spoke as she continued to nag at my ears.
Before you ask, no 
Cranepaw isn't my apprentice. I've definitely had my fair share of 
training apprentices. Cranepaw was the medicine cat apprentice. she's 
been the med apprentice for quite some time but I remember the day she 
was appointed like it was yesterday. her small fluffy fur, fluffed out 
eagerly everytime she would go to visit the med den as a kit. Her 
parents where so proud when she became the medicine cat's apprentice. 
Anyways, I was already awake. and the warrior's den was empty, which 
means I've overslept again. Some cats questioned if I should retire to 
an elder, but I wasn't ready quite yet. I still had one shot, and that 
was to become deputy of Skyclan. The leader, Witheredstar, was a tall 
creamy white she-cat with a long bushy tail and beautiful crystal blue 
eyes. She was only a deputy herself when I first joined skyclan. But 
that was ages ago and now she's a leader, with one life left. Anyways, I
 looked up at cranepaw and watched as she tried her hardest to keep in 
her laughs. Luckily for me she didn't know about my dream of actually 
being able to fly.
I sat up, grunting as I used my paw to wipe the sleepiness from my eyes desperately.
" Alright kid, you've got me up. what now?"
I asked her, looking
 back down at the young feline. Her once bubbly and slightly smug look 
changed quick to a more concerned, and slightly worried look. It was in 
rare conditions would I see her act serious.
" There's these new cats. And they say they are from Thunderclan!" she exclaimed, a tiny squeak in her voice.
I immediately raised my ears, my face was probably shocked.
"Thunderclan?"
I've heard stories 
of those cats. They where believed to be brave, and cunning. I've heard 
of Firestar, the flaming tom that brought skyclan back together and 
appointed Leafstar as the first leader after the tragedy. But that was 
so long ago. even an old cat like myself wasn't around back then. I've 
never really made any contact with any of the four other clans, and from
 the looks of it neither has any other skyclan cat of this time has 
either.
" Yeah, they are at the entrance, and Witheredstar is talking to them!"
I quickly got to my 
paws, this would possibly be my chance to show I was really apart of the
 clan and maybe, I could be given the chance to prove I could be a 
deputy. I bounded out of the warriors den, Cranepaw scrambling quickly 
behind me. We halted by a large group of a cats, it looked like the 
whole clan was out and watching. I pushed past some cats, so I could be 
able to see more clear. Cranepaw stood by my side the whole time. I 
finally was able to see. Whitheredstar was in front of a group of cats. 
The lead cat of the group it seemed like. Was a short Russian blue tabby
 tom. He looked pretty young, his ear had a new notches going downward 
and his fur looked like it hadn't been groomed in ages. Did all 
Thunerclan cats look like that? I wondered. Behind him was a taller tom,
 he was pure white but had some grey smudges. he stood near him with a 
protective glare also, as if the Russian blue was a kit. There was also a
 pitch black Bombay she-cat. I couldn't really make out her figure 
much,but she didn't look as crazy as the other two. But I could tell she
 wasn't soft or anything. There was also a pretty white and tanned 
shecat with bright eyes and in the back was a creamy shecat who looked 
much like the Somali tom. Her pelt was sleek and elegant but her eyes 
where narrowed in a way as if she wanted to fight.
" Yes, we are from Thunderclan. But we mean no harm."
The Russian blue 
spoke, looking up at our leader giving a disarming look. I didn't trust 
him. This tom looked dark realmed, like he had many secrets to hide. I 
personally hate secrets. it leads to bloodshed most of the time, and the
 last thing our peaceful clan needed was bloodshed. Witheredstar gave a 
quick lash to her tail, silencing the tom.
" Well, you have two options. You either join our ranks, or be escorted out of the canyons."
My tail twitched 
with anticipation, agreeing with my leader. The Russian blue exchanged 
glances with the other cats silently. I unsheathed my claws a little. 
Was this tom crazy enough to try to ambush us, in our own camp? Surely 
not, but I couldn't trust it. He finally exhaled, and spoke again.
" I guess we'll join. No harm done, of course "
My tail flicked in 
slight anger. What right did he think he had? I know he hasn't done 
much. But something about the smug little grin he displayed made me 
cringe. The Somali tom gaze a quick smirk, but the shecats swayed their 
tail near the ground as if they where happy.
" Very well. and what would you like to be called here in skyclan?"
The somali tom went 
first, the shecats replying after him " Frostheart." "Ravenflight." 
"Melody." "Speckledleaf" the russian blue tom waited until his friends 
announced their names, before finally revealing his. " Echofall."
=== Chapter 2- The Pioneer ===
I will never forget
 that day, of course. The day where the strange thunderclan cats came 
into our ranks. Not one of them have gone hunting for the clan yet, 
which in my opinion is a major flaw. Skyclan has a lot of mouths to feed
 and everyone should be doing their part. Although most cats, like 
Larkpaw and Creekpaw where very found of them. I mean, what do they 
know? they're only apprentices. Blizzardfoot, and old friend of mine 
couldn't agree with me more about these cats, and he would be the first 
choice of a deputy that I'd pick when i become leader. Maybe one day. 
But overall, I think I've been doing pretty good around the camp. But 
I've kept a close eye on the cats. Speckledleaf and Ravenflight tends to
 be in the medicine cat den a lot lately. Showing our meds, 
Shallowbreeze and Tallpine, Thunderclan remedies. In my eyes, they 
aren't that different and I think Speckledleaf should stick to her job 
as a warrior, even though they claim they where medicine cats back in 
Thunderclan. Frostheart has done more border patrols than anything, I 
think he wants to learn the canyon's routes just to make him feel better
 about himself. And its the same with Echofall, too. Melody was more 
into the kits. She would tell stories about her first litter with the 
other queens, and they would all joke and laugh in the nursery. But 
today was a new day, and I've been given the chance to lead a hunting 
patrol. I wanted to see what these cats could do; If they really where 
Skyclan material.
I called 
Blizzardfoot, Creekpaw and Larkpaw first, then I choose Echofall. I've 
never really talked to the tom, and I didn't trust him. But I wanted to 
know what he could actually do. I remember padding out of the gorge and 
up the slope. The warmth of the sun beat down on my back every second, 
it was comforting. We entered the canyons calmly and I signaled my tail 
for the cats to spread out across the borders. Echofall didn't move, he 
was confused just like I imagined. I opened my mouth to speak but 
Larkpaw beat me too it.
"Echofall come with me, I'm going to patrol in the Tallpines."
Echofall nodded, bounding along after the apprentice.
I had to follow them..My curiosity got the best of me.
" I'll come too I 
guess. " I muttered, seeing Larkpaw give a nod of approval. Echofall 
didn't speak, nor did he look at me. But when we got to the Tallpines, I
 saw the highest tree I could fine and I called him over. " Have you 
ever caught a bird before, Echofall?" I questioned him, wondering what 
he would say. He looked up at me, raising his eyebrow in that same smug 
look he gave when he first joined.
"I've been hunting birds longer than you've been alive, buddy."
I'll never forget 
that sentence. I gritted my teeth. I was so angry, if I could, I'd claw 
him upside the head. Larkpaw gave a small giggle. I could tell he was 
trying to hold in his laugh. I kept my cool, narrowing my eyes at the 
shorter tom.
"Well, why don't you put your ability with your mouth is and catch something for once."
I lashed my tail, 
keeping myself together and not snap as much as I could. I turned to the
 large tree. The branches weren't that strong, I could tell.
"Well why don't 
you get a robin out that tree? Your going to have to do something but 
sit around and expect us to feed you all day. Your not a kittypet, I 
hope." I sneered at him.
I looked back over my shoulder at him, I could tell he was offended. But what did I care? he started it.
" But that tree is really high.." muttered in Larkpaw.
His ears bend 
backwards in uncertainty as he looked at us both. I know i was hosting a
 cruel, and a really petty act. But my mind wasn't wrapped around that 
now. I gave a smirk, " Don't worry, Echofall has been hunting birds 
longer than an old cat like myself have been alive. isn't that right 
Echofall.?" Echofall's tail lashed, narrowing his eyes straight at me. I
 could tell he was holding his tongue. It was the best option for him at
 this point anyway. " of course." he muttered, padding past me before 
finally unsheathing his claws. I stood back near Larkpaw and watched. 
Larkpaw wasn't as young as the other apprentices. He was nearly a 
warrior, alongside his brother Creekpaw. It was no surprise to me that 
they had the mind set of warriors already, so they would doubt 
Echofall's atempt to climb the tree.
I looked up, 
Echofall was climbing the rough bark. His claws jabbing into it at every
 stride but he was moving as quick as he could. He finally reached a 
branch and clung onto it. He dangled slightly, trying to get himself up.
 I wondered if he could tell which branches where sturdy and which 
weren't. Probably not if he's from Thunderclan. Creekpaw and 
Blizzardfoot came back, both with prey in their jaws. Blizzardfoot 
dropped his meal and tilted his head.
"What's he doing up there?" I answered as quickly as possible, still trying to keep my gaze on Echofall and the tree
" He's trying to hunt. " Blizzardfoot gave a slight chuckle and moved over to me.
Creekpaw set his 
prey on top of Blizzardfoot's and moved over to where Larkpaw sat. 
Echofall's dark pelt helped him blend in with the tree, but I could 
still see him. He wouldn't be too great attempting the sky crusher move 
with his stride. He finally saw the robin but he knew he needed to get 
to a taller branch. we heard a crack and my ears straighten up. Part of 
me wished he fell, but he didn't. He somehow moved to the other side of 
the tree, like a squirrel would do. So then he could be behind the 
robin. Creekpaw swayed his tail.
" What kind of tactic is that? Its brilliant." he muttered over to Larkpaw while Larkpaw gave a shrug.
I saw him once 
more, he was right on top of the robin and was extremely quiet. The 
branch wasn't so sturdy, and I knew it. It snapped from under him and I 
could see the shock in his eyes. The robin panicked and began to fly 
away but Echofall quickly jumped up and snapped his jaws around it's 
frame. He didn't catch the branch under him, and he plummeted from the 
tree. Everyone got to their paws in shock, but I stayed put. Echofall 
straightened himself and unbelievably landed on all fours.
" Echofall that 
was amazing!" Larkpaw gasped in excitement, being the first cat to greet
 him. I stayed there, my eyes wide and my fur still on edge.
I knew that he 
didn't really catch the robin. He improvised, just like some filthy 
rouge cat would. And he knew it too. He looked up at me and gave a wink 
and that was the moment I felt pure hatred. When I look back at it now, I
 feel silly. But in the moment, it was something about him that made me 
cringe. Something power hungry and dangerous was under that charming and
 annoying look he would give me. He always looked challenged, like he 
had someone to beat. And now I could see that I, was his next target.
=== Chapter 3-The Switched Rouge ===
I made my way down
 the slope. the camp was in eye-shot and I was empty-pawed because i put
 my heart and soul into wondering what Echofall was actually made off, 
and it completely backfired on me of course. just like everything else 
in my old life. The whole way down, Creekpaw and Larkpaw excitingly 
asked Echofall questions. I will never forget the slightly annoying 
yowls of wonder and curiosity.
" Were ya scared?!"
" How did you land so perfectly like that!?"
" Could you do it again sometime? Crookedtail and Blizzardnose were blocking my view!"
Echofall just 
chuckled and answered the best he could. He probably felt like a 
Starclan cat, I bet. When we headed into the camp, It was busy as usual.
The Deputy, Aderglare was perched on the highrock peacefully. I guess me
 and Aderglare where good friends, O mean, we trained as apprentices 
together and everything. Me, Aderglare and Shademoon were the best of 
friends. But once Aderglare became a warrior, he changed. We never really
 talked much after that but, I'm sure he still considers me a pretty 
good friend. Once reaching inside the gorge. Blizzardfoot and the rest 
of my patrol headed over to the prey pile. I looked over for a split 
second and it was, you guessed it, Cranepaw.
"So I see your finally 
up, huh?" she giggled, playfully batting at my side.
I rolled my eyes, not as
 amused at her 'old cat people' jokes as I used to be.
" Very funny, 
Cranepaw." I began, with a quick lash to my tail as i got her right on 
her forehead as she was giggling.
She then blinked, noticing my patrol 
at the prey pile.
"You know.." she began, her tail drooping silently, 
twitching her ear in somewhat seriousness.
" Those Thunderclan cats 
aren't even that bad." My ears flew back instantly. Part of me wanted to
 believe her, the other part of me was still unsure. I let her finish 
speaking. "Speckledleaf has been a real good help with organizing the 
herbs. She's even found a potential kit who Tallpine is considering his 
apprentice. But, another part of me feels like she's trying to.. take my
 place."
Take her place? Who could ever take Cranepaw's place with 
Shallowbreeze?
To be honest, 
Shallowbreeze was a feisty shecat who would give anyone an attitude but 
Cranepaw. She trained Tallpine before Cranepaw, and even Tallpine wasn't
 given so much treatment. Shallowbreeze had vowed Cranepaw be her last 
apprentice before retiring and giving the spot fully to Tallpine, and 
Cranepaw would probably be his apprentice as well. But if that was the 
case, why would Tallpine be considering a kit? and why does Cranepaw 
feel like Speckledleaf was trying to replace her? After realizing i was 
standing there like a idiot with my eyes wide and my ears pushed back, 
the only thing i could get out my mouth was
" Replaced..?" Cranepaw 
nodded, her ears drooping.
" Skyclan is only suppose to have 1 
medicine cat. I don't think Speckledleaf knows that.. She keeps 
suggesting Flickerkit to Tallpine. And I'm suppose to be mentored by 
Tallpine when Shallowbreeze retires. Not only that, But Speckledleaf has
 been helping Shallowbreeze more than I ever could. She knows all the 
herbs and all the remedies while I'm still getting Yarrow and Mousebile 
mixed up.."
My heart dropped. Cranepaw deserved to be a med more than any 
of them. and yes, even Shallowbreeze herself couldn't deserve to be a 
medicine cat more than Cranepaw did.
" You could always
 be a warrior apprentice, Cranepaw"
An unfamiliar voice was 
heard from behind her. We both looked up to see Frostheart. The tall, 
and quite large Somali tom narrowed his icy gaze, lashing his tail 
widely.
" I'd rather eat Crowfood. I was destined to be a medicine cat 
and nobody can tell me otherwise. Even you, Frostheart"
=== Chapter 4- Closing in ===
And Frostheart 
rolled is eyes in a displeasing way. And began explaining to the 
apprentice you cant control things in life. Which is true, but at the 
same time I didn't agree about this situation. It was almost as if these
 cats where trying to change something about Skyclan. We've been living 
peacefully in the gorge for moons after moons after moons. And I don't 
think we've ever experienced whatever was about to come. Over time, my 
confidence in becoming a deputy sank and sank. Its been almost of half 
moon later of this conversation. I would watch the elders resting in 
their dens, wishing I could lay down for a few minutes. But every time i
 turned my head Aderglare would send out another patrol.
It was strange.
 4 patrols and the sun hasn't even got to it's highest peak. I needed to
 see what was up and well, sure enough, Frostheart was perched right 
next to him. Frostheart blinked, as if he saw something and leaned over 
to whisper something in Aderglare's ear. Aderglare immediately flicked 
his ears in worry. Was Frostheart scaring out deputy? What in the name 
of starclan was there to be scared off all the way out here? As much as I
 wanted to speak I couldn't. I wasn't in good terms With Frostheart, and
 probably not Aderglare either. So I just decided to keep to myself and 
live through the life as i guess. I was sitting outside the warriors den
 with Shademoon. We talked, laughed at old memories. Then my ears shot 
up as the large yowl for help.
"Somebody help us! please!"
I looked up 
and it was Echofall and Melody, bolting into the camp.
Everyone rushed to
 their paws, watching as Shallowbreeze, Cranepaw, and speckledleaf ran 
out the med den, and Witheredstar and aderglare came from the other end 
of the clearing.
"Whats the matter?" Shallowbreeze meowed to them, her 
tail lashing anxiously.
Melody opened her mouth to speak, "We where 
hunting and, the jagged cliff just toppled over! Creekpaw, Larkpaw, 
Sootpaw, Moosestep ,and Zara are stuck down there."
Their eyes widened in 
chock. I exchanged glances at Shademoon before she gave a nod to me in 
approval. We both rushed over, stopping at a halt near aderglare. He 
didn't look at us at all, he just turned his gaze to Frostheart as he 
bounded over. Witheredstar flicked her tail.
" Crookedtail, Shademoon and
 Frostheart.." she began as we all looked over to her. " Let Melody and 
Echofall escort you all to the scene. Please get our cats out of there."
she spoke firmly, trying to mask her fear. I remember running into the 
canyons right behind Melody,My claws unsheathed and ready for anything. 
We passed the abandoned twoleg nest and leaped over the stream's shore. 
Melody then sprung into the air, leading us up the rocktrail where we 
usually go hunting. She froze where we was exactly above the rockpile. 
The cliff now looked slopped, and stumped almost perfectly. Melody 
leaned over to where the large rockpile was. " We don't know if they're 
alive. It feel so quickly nobody could have saw it!"
My heart dropped. 
Moosestep and Zara where also friends of mine. I didn't train with 
them, Zara was actually one of my last apprentices.
"Then we should get 
them out of course " Echofall grunted, and moved over and looked like he
 was about to jump.
I remember running over and ramming into his side, 
knocking him off balance.
"Are you mousebrained? You can't just jump down
 there and expect it to magically open up!"
Echofall growled slightly at
 me, but he knew he shouldn't have said anything. Next thing I know 
there was a large snap. I was standing near the edge, but the snap 
traveled where we all was standing.
"Its starting to crack. Everyone, get back!" yowled Frostheart as we all 
tried to get away.
I didn't make it..
O remember feeling the cold air 
rush through my pelt as I fell. I could tell I wasn't the 
only one who didn't make it, Yowls from Melody, Shademoon, and 
Frostheart could be heard. I didn't quite hear anything from Echofall, 
but I doubt he made it either. My eyes closed tightly, realizing I was 
still falling from the air. I struggled to move my paws around, but it 
was no use. It was just like my dream, of me flying in the air, unable 
to move. The yowls in terror of the cats who I made this trip with. I 
then surrendered and later accepted, this was the way I was too be taken
 out.
=== CHAPTER 5-The Return ===
I fell with a 
large thud. My ribs and my sides hurt tremendously .But surprisingly, I 
was alive. I opened my eyes to see i was dangling hopelessly off a ledge
 of the canyons. My claws dug deep into the hard rock that I clung onto 
desperately. Where were the others? what happened? all these questions 
boggled through my head as I started to slip down the ledge mercilessly.
 I panicked and began to use my hind claws to somehow help heave myself 
up. But it wasn't working and I was slipping more by each second. I 
remember seeing my claws shaking at the last bit of the ledge before I 
plummeted once more. I gasped loudly and closed my eyes tightly as I 
felt the air hit my pelt once more but suddenly it all stopped. I didn't
 dare open my eyes, I knew I wasn't on another ledge..My paws seemed to 
be in mid-air. DidAstarclan make my death so painless? Was I flying, 
like in my dream..?
Of course I wasn't flying,Xcats cant fly of course. 
But that dream is a dream I will never forget. I opened my eyes slowly 
to see what was going on. The ground below me was still a long way down.
 My scruff was being grabbed tightly and it kinda hurt but i was 
thankful that someone saved me. Maybe it was Shademoon, my trusted 
friend. But as i took another whiff it wasn't shademoon at all. The sent
 was strong, and merely a sent I've been trying to get my nose away from
 for the past half moon. The cat heaved me back onto the ledge and I 
immediately looked up to the see the small Russian blue tom. I just sat 
there, my eyes wide and my pelt struggling to relax its-self. Echofall, 
saved my life.
Unbelievable. 
After nearly a half moon, of sneering and judging him. He saved my life.
 I remember when I went to watch Blizzardfoot's training with Creekpaw. 
he came also and taught them all types of moves any light realmed cat 
would forbid on the spot. How to Dislocate a jaw by griping the sides of
 their mouth and using your hind paws to yank yourself up to tear it to 
the side. And how to break a cats leg by wrapping your jaws around it 
mercilessly and doing a death roll until you heard a large crack. When 
actually hunting he did " testings" of brutally mauling his prey making 
sure it was dead before eating it. And I would always be there, to point,
 the blame, snarl my protests at him, and judge him for who he is. But 
now he was a whole different cat it seemed. Would I be able to trust him
 now? Did he risk his own life to save mine? or did he just so happen to
 come across me struggling to stay alive. These thoughts mingled in my 
head for a good second until I realized I was sitting there like a 
goofball staring at him. He must have realized I was staring because he 
quickly flicked his ears in uncertainty.
"Uh.. are you alright?" He 
mewed, taking a step backwards so I could get up.
I took the chance, and
 staggered on my paws. My pelt finally settling, all I could get out 
was,
"Yes, I'm fine."
Echofall quickly nodded, his tail rising just a 
bit as his voice changed from confusment, to eagerness
" Well, Shademoon, Melody and Frostheart found the others. They're just down 
this way."
He turned quickly and began to curl through the rocks to get 
to a safer area. I couldn't let him go without saying to him. I had a 
lot on my mind and he was leaving right under my nose
"E-Echofall..wait!" Imuttered out, taking a leap forward at him. He stopped and looked 
over his shoulder, his face full of slight doubt.
I sighed, the 
movable part in my tail flicked a bit.
" Thank you, for saving me..."
 I moved my gaze up to his, finally gaining his eye contact.
"And I'm sorry for how I've been treating you lately, ya know.."
A look of relief 
seemed to flow over him. His tail swayed in a pleased way as he gave a 
small chuckle
"Thanks but, you don't have to be sorry. I love a little competition, oldie"
A small laugh came from him, as well as mine. I 
didn't mind being called " oldie " at that point.
"C'mon, we have cats to rescue."
He leapt onto another rock pass and sprinted off, I 
did the same quickly behind him.
=== CHAPTER 6 - Colliding Minds ===
I Followed the tom down the rocky ledges. I didn't unsheathe my claws yet and my fur still hadn't settled. I had my reasons. With my head down, so many thoughts still swirled in my head. We still had to save the cats trapped under the rocks, if they where still alive that was.
"There they are!"
I heard a familiar mew as I finally looked up. It was Shademoon, standing with the rest of the cats on the ground. Me and Echofall descended from the last ledge until we touched the ground. The feeling under my paws didn't change a bit from the rocks to the dirt, which didn't help at all. I watched as the others showed us the large rock pile from the damage. My eyes widened as i saw the cats sprawled out. Frostheart grunted under his breath
"They're still alive, but it will take a while for them to wake up"
My gaze drifted back to them. Creekpaw was near Larkpaw, No surprise there. Zara didn't seem to far away from Sootpaw, But Moosestep was oddly away from the others. Maybe he tried to escape but fell with them. Who knows, for sure. But I couldn't help but feel like that would have been me if Echofall hadn't 'come to my rescue' Atleast we were all alive and well..Sorta, anyway. The rest of this dramatic scenery is a bit blury to me. The cats woke up, we all had a big reunion just happy to have survived two avalanches. Those rockslides formed the now sloppws. cliff. At the time it was called the jagged cliff, and I would have never guessed those two avalanches would have struck a series of them that frightened my clan from hunting in our own territory, and i never would have thought what happened next either.
So we eventually made it back to camp, and Witheredstar was beyond pleased with us. Although in a moment like that I would have felt proud, But I knew I didn't do well enough. I was clumsy, I was helpless..I Vulnerable. But I felt relieved, like something was brought off my chest. Was it the 'friendship' i formed with Echofall? or was it the fact that I didn't die that day? Probably both. But i knew the drama couldn't end until I was at peace with myself. And I realized that I should probably clear things up with Aderglare, too. I didn't know what happened between us, we where like brothers growing up. But when we became Warriors, everything changed for him. Everything he believed in with us, and everything he stood for with us, seemed as if it was vanishing. I finally caught my chance one day, he came into the camp with a large robin in his jaws. He lead the dawn patrol which I noticed, and now seemed to be out again. And this time i was going to make my move.
He padded over near the base of the rockpile and sat, most likely taking in the shade. When he saw me his eyes seemed to give off a look of confusion. Awkwardly, the only thing that came out my mouth was a simple
" Hey.." I wasn't really prepared, it was quite obvious.
He raised his eyebrows, probably not expecting me to be in his presence. Surprisingly he cracked a small smile.
"Sup." was all he said.
I forced myself to sit next to him, trying my best not to look stupid.
" Aderfang... what happened?" I had to ask, I couldn't just keep asking that question to myself without an answer as I looked over to him.
He Raised an eyebrow and then I realized he probably didn't know a word I was talking about.
"What do you mean?"
Was the answer I expected. I shifted my paws without thinking, trying to come up with a smart way to explain myself.
" I mean, Remember our days as apprentices? me, you & Shademoon were like littermates. Once you became a warrior it seemed like you... didn't want to be around us anymore."
Aderglare flicked his ears before heaving a sigh.
" Look, Crookedtail, it's not that I didn't want to be around you guys anymore. It was just that I had a dream, and that dream was to some day lead this clan. I had to get rid of my childish ways or I would have never been picked.."
I could tell he wasn't finished, so i listened carefully.
I will admit I was surprised at his response, it all made sense now. We both have the same dream, the same motivation for our actions.
" Heck, even today I feel like I'm not good enough. If I didn't end up being Whitheredstar's mate I probably would still be an apprentice cleaning out all the dens."
He gave a light chuckle, shrugging his shoulders. Part of me just feels bad for him. He's a hard worker, he's done more than i could ever imagine for this clan. I hope he gets what he wants for himself, for Skyclan.
"Now that I'm probably at the finish line on my quest, I don't see why we can't be as close as we were before huh, Crooked?"
He patted my shoulder with his tail as he both gave off small chuckles.
"I guess i've been under stress recently. Whisteredstar being my mate, and on her last life... Not only that, but she's expecting kits. I would hate for something to go wrong."
His ears pinned to his head and his fur seemed tense in all directions. My eyes widened, i couldn't tell if i was more shocked that Whitheredstar and Aderglare where mates, or the fact that Whitheredstar was having kits. He must have saw my dead expression, a small laugh came from him.
" Yeah, we never decided to tell anyone. I guess when we were younger we were embarrassed. I don't know how she feels about it now"
He rested himself on the ground, laying his head on his paws.
"Well, well, well..."
We both looked up to see Shademoon standing over us. She gave a warm smile, her eyes settled peacefully as she purred. Aderglare smiled, looking pleased to see his old friend too.
" Hey Shademoon, long time no see, eh?"
She gave a light chuckle, sitting down with us. And at that moment, I felt at peace. I didn't care for being a deputy, I didn't care for trying to shun others around. I felt completely at peace for some reason, and I liked it. But nothing, could prepare me for what would happen next..
=== CHAPTER 7- The Traitor In The Clear ===
Ah, the sweet smell of peace. The lovely aroma of rest. How I wished I could have that at this point, of course.
Its been about a moon since I reunited with an old friend. And I thought I could finally be at peace. But no, everything has been a shaky and i can feel it rising to be something worse. I can tell when bad things are bound to happen. Things become unusual, like that strange feeling you get when your alone and you feel like someone is watching you. Lately, more Thunderclan cats have been showing up into the camp. They carry this weird dense sent and they all look the same in my opinion. as far as similar pelt colors and all. They all seemed to be related to Echofall in some shape or form. It started out with his siblings, and apparently his kits. They all seemed to travel in a group. A cat named Amberstone, who looked nothing like Echofall lead them all here, Although he didn't stay, With him was a younger cat, who looked identical to Echofall. His name was Raggedclaw. Some other cats included Patchkit & Badgerkit, who where his kits. Patchkit & Badgerkit looked a bit to old to be kits, maybe they just hadn't had their ceremony just yet. And the youngest was a shekit named Twilightkit. She was a fluffy, russain blue shekit with large blue eyes, and she was his younger sister. Most people would go " awwwww" and move on like it was a big family reunion. But I saw something more. Why where all these Thunderclan cats coming all of a sudden? Then another group of cats came. A tall light grey and black shecat with three younger cats who looked apprentice age. Apparently these cats where related to Melody. She shecat, her sister, was a former Leader of Thunderclan itself. Her name was Raindrop now, and her kits where an adopted litter of cats named after directions. Eastpaw, the tallest, with a british acent, Westpaw, the shortest with a quite hyper stride & Northpaw, very skinny, not quite tall as Eastpaw, and didn't really talk much. Where were the other direction cats? Starclan knows where. Something fishy was going on. I could feel it burning through my pelt in an anxious matter. But then I would sit back, and question myself. Was I judging them like I judged Echofall a while ago? Only to find out he was nothing like I thought he was? I couldn't fall for the same trick, so I kept my mouth shut, and went on with my own business.
And like I always say, Today is a new day. A very good day at that. Larkpaw & Creekpaw finally became warriors. They where given the names Larkstep & Creektail. And the proud look Witheredstar placed on them, as if they where her own kits .Eastpaw was given to Ashentail. Westpaw, was given to me surprisingly, and Northpaw was given to Alderglare. But something struck me hard that day, something absolutely heartbreaking to hear. I Remember sitting, perched outside the warriors den. The sun was almost setting, and I just finished a wonderful meal.
" Crookedtail..." A petite, depressing voice same within my ear shot.
I looked up to see Cranepaw. Her ears where pressed tightly against her head, and she had her eyes glued to her creamy white paws. My ears flicked, knowing something terrible had happened. I didn't even have to ask what happened, because she answered right away.
" Shallowbreeze stepped down, and Tallpine is taking her place."
She began, closing her eyes tightly as if she was pushing back tears.
" And I saw him talking with Shallowbreeze, and... He's going to pick Speckledleaf as his apprentice tomorrow."
My heart dropped. So busy looking at all the joy these Thunderclan cats where having, my very own cats who i looked at as my kin where falling apart. I opened my mouth to speak, but nothing came out. Cranepaw deserved to be a medicine cat. She was here since the beginning, ever since she was 4 moons old she followed Shallowbreeze around in the medicine cat den, squealing in excitement over the many herbs in her store. And now, she's been kicked out by some shecat who had no businesses in skyclan to begin with.
" I wanted to know if..you'd become my mentor, Crookedtail.." As much as I hated to say this, that was the most terrifying question.
I was already the mentor of Westpaw, but of course we could always have another apprentice to train with. But I didn't want to be her mentor, I didn't want to be responsible for driving her away from her rightful destiny, but what could I say? I only inched out the words.
" uh...Cranepaw..-"
" I already told Witheredstar, she said it was fine an..and I'll be good, O promise! No more old cat jokes, no more waking you up early, I'll be the best apprentice you've ever had! please... I promise"
She cut me off. The Desperate tone in her voice make me sink within my pelt. How all she wants to do is make someone be proud of her, to treat her like she belonged. I couldn't say no now, how would that make me look? I heaved a long sigh.
" Alright Cranepaw.. of course, I'll mentor you."
She looked up at me with gleaming eyes .
"Oh thank you, thank you, thank you!" she gave a bright smile, dipping her head to me before scatting off. There i was again, alone. Not at peace like i wanted, but in stress. And things only got worse. The next morning, was training. I took both Westpaw & Cranepaw out into the territory. Ashentail and Northpaw came along as well. We went to the large clearing into the canyons where we usually trained apprentices and began.
We started with the basics, hunting. Westpaw & Northpaw did everything almost perfectly. But Cranepaw, she always seemed distracted, lost. Like something was bothering her. And when I asked, she said it was nothing. Then we moved on to sparring. She was clumsy, and even more distracted. She had a sad look on her face, she knew she wasn't good enough, but I had to keep her head it. If I had a rock for every time i told her "Don't worry, you'll get it next time." I'd probably be able to make a replica of the gorge. But after seeing Cranepaw's performance, Even Ashentail suggested we'd get back to camp. The last thing I wanted was more drama. As I padded into the gorge, bringing up the near of the other cats. I made my way towards the prey pile when I heard yelling.
" What do you mean you can't do anything?! your a Medicine cat, for Starclans sake! are you kidding me!?"
My ears perked up to ear Alderglare's strong, masculine voice. He had Tallpine backed up against the entrance of the Medicine cat den. Tallpine's ears where pinned to the back of his head as only fear stammered from his voice
" Witheredstar isn't in the strongest c-condition... just one fatal move from any of the kits could kill her -instantly and-"
" You either save my mate, and my kits, or I will personally skin you alive, Tallpine. I swear on Leafstar's grave"
He snapped as Tallpine jolted a little before scrambling back into the medicine cat den. Alderglare followed slowly behind. I gulped, I hoped everything would be okay. I trotted over to the medicine cat den and to my amusement, over cats heard Alderglare's outburst, and where making their way to the medicine cat den as well. Pretty soon the whole clan was gathered around, giving off confused glares and whispering around. And after what seemed like a decade of waiting, I was tapped near my flank and i looked down to see Cranepaw. Her eyes where guided with fear and her ears where pinned.
"Uh c-crookedtail... There's something I need to-"
" Just a second, Cranepaw. I interrupted her. Right now I don't think I had time to talk about Cranepaw's medicine cat worries anymore.
I pushed myself past the crowd and entered the Medicine cat den. Shallowbreeze was near the back, sneering as she groomed her paws while Speckledleaf looked anxiously on. Tallpine was busting a sweat, as he retrieved the second kit, grooming its fur in the right position. Witheredstar yowled in pain, as Alderglare lapped at the top of her head, comforting her the best he could. I then remember what Alderglare feared, something going wrong during her birth. My tail Twitched anxiously, hoping and praying to starclan that everything would be alright.
"Just one more.." he stammered out nervously as Witheredstar yowled. He finally retrieved the last kit, moving it next to the others. My ears rose, and just when I thought every was fine,
"Oh no..... Witheredstar..?"
Tallpine's eyes opened wide as Witheredstar's eyes glazed over, and her chest settled down like a balloon deflating instantly. Tallpine's eyes slowly moved up at Alderglare's as Alderglare slowly looked up at him, at the exact same time. Tallpine bit his lower lip, backing up as his tail curled around his hind leg. Alderglare didn't move. His tail twitched as he moved his eyes back down to his now deceased mate.
Shallowbreeze sighed, rolling her eyes as she stood and moved over to the newborn kits. Her eyes widened, realizing that two of the kits weren't moving, Weren't breathing either. She poked the remaining it with her nose, and she wailed aimlessly. She looked back up at Alderglare
" Alright Romeo, two kits are dead but one lived."
He stood and looked at the kits. hIs attention turned to the two dead kits first
" this is Dreamkit, and this one is Tearkit.." she rolled eyes, finding it pointless to name deceased kits probably. He then turned to the final kit.
"This one will be Berrykit... Like the bitter deathberry, that kills cats silently. "
My eyes widened, like everyone elses in that moment.
"Are you serious..? " gasped Shallowbreeze, narrowing her eyes. Aderglare gave off a snarl, lashing his tail
"Does it look like I'm joking?"
he have a cold glare to each of them.
"Don't you see what this kit has done? She is responsible for the death of my mate, and her siblings. She is a given curse from Starclan, and I will not be associated with it!"
ravenflight and speckledleaf exchanged glances quietly, and Shallowbreeze feel silent.
"And YOU." " he shot up at Tallpine, who looked frightened
"Just be lucky your already a full medicine cat.You are a disgrace to my clan."
he instantly looked at his paws, his tail dropping. He turned back to Shallowbreeze, who was now craddling Berrykit.
"Get that thing out my sight. She will never be my daughter."
And with that, he whipped around and shoved past me to leave the den, where the whole clan was waiting.
===CHAPTER 8- A division of sins ===
Shallowbreeze hissed under her breath
" Raggidy magpie" I whipped around, following Alderglare quietly.
He froze out in front of the medicine cat den, looking at the clan with cold, dark eyes. The crowd seemed to back up a little, giving him space.
" Witheredstar is dead, and so are my kits.." He started, as the cats grew with shock, exchanging whispers to one and an another.
I noticed that Alderglare said his kits were dead not even acknowledging that one kit survived, which he was disowning right before my eyes.
" So now, it is my duty, as your deputy.. To travel to the moonpool to collect my 9 lives and become your next leader."
Their faces cracked tiny smiles, as they gave off mews of congratulations. Alderglare then looked over his shoulder, to find me just standing there like a stick. He gave a small smile before turning back to the crowd of cats
"And, I would also like to declare Crookedtail, as my deputy"
My pelt stiffened, and i couldn't feel my legs. it was almost as if they where going to give out at any second. I was now the clan deputy, the future leader of skyclan. The thing i wanted to do since the dawn of my life. I should be happy, I should feel relived, but I didn't. I felt sick, like I was going to vomit. But why? was it because of Alderglare's performance towards his kits? or was I just so shocked I couldn't take it.
"Crookedtail! Crookedtail! Crookedtail!"
they began chanting my name, and all eyes seemed to be on me. I gulped, smiling lightly in some kind of gratitude. My eyes then flicked over to where Cranepaw was standing, she was whispering something to Echofall and his tail flicked instantly. I squinted, something was up. And I sure didn't like the feeling of it. I looked over at Alderglare who was beginning to pad near the exit of the camp. The crowd made like a tunnel to let him pass. Just then, Cranepaw leaped from the crowd, landing right in front of Alderglare and the exit of the camp.
"Alderglare, You can't get your nine lives.."
she started. Alderglare froze, giving a quick lash of his tail
"What..?"
His eyes narrowed at the smaller shecat. My ears flicked nervously, since apparently Cranepaw was my apprentice, she was my responsibility. And she was acting as if she had grass for brains, completely embarrassing. Alderglare snapped lightly " And why not?" Cranepaw's tail flicked, realizing that everyone was staring at her. Mainly confused and negative looks. Tallpine poked his head from the medicine cat den, watching cranepaw silently. Guilt was written all over his eyes.
"Because....B-because, your not meant to be the next leader.."
Alderglare's eyes widened in disbelief, and the clan's eyes did as well. I looked over at Echofall. He was standing next to Frostheart, his tail was flicked near the ground and Frostheart kept an emotionless glare.
"What...? what is this?" he growled, taking a pawstep forward as cranepaw moved back fearfully. " I'm Witheredstar's deputy. I"m the next cat in line to become leader."
I didn't move, my mind went back to our conversation. He never wanted this, probably heartbroken and confused about his mates death. and now his dream of becoming leader will never come true as it seems. But where did Cranepaw get her information from? why was she doing this? Cranepaw heaved a sigh, glancing at her paws.
"Starclan has spoken to me and-" Alderglare rolled his eyes, hissing.
"Why can't you get into your head that you are not a Medicince cat apprentice anymore? You can't speak to Starclan and you are probably imagining all this as we speak. Your just a feathered-headed apprentice Cranepaw. Honestly" Cranepaw gasped, instantly turning her gaze to her paws.
The crowd of cats roared in a mixture of gasps and negative whispers. Before I could move, Tallpine rushed out, standing next to Cranepaw as he faced Alderglare head on.
"But Cranepaw was a medicine cat apprentice, and we should respect any claimed vision of hers.." he started.
Alderglare narrowed his eyes back, ready to open his mouth but was instantly cut off
"Besides, Alderglare, the sun is almost down. it wouldn't be safe to travel at night, anyways.. we should ALL get some rest. the first rule a leader should know is to listen to his or her medicine cat. Clearly you can follow that, right?"
I glared over at Echofall who looked back at me. The look on his face was guilty, like he had something to hide. I cringed at it, something bad was going to happen, very bad. And i didn't want to be apart of it.
If Alderglare wasn't meant to become leader, then who was? And i didn't know who to take sides with. Would it be Cranepaw, one of my closest friends who I would consider basically my little sister? or my even closer friend, Alderglare, who I've known since apprentice-hood and I just got in good terms with him. How would he feel if I turned on him? His own deputy, turning on him in his hour of need. My stomach twisted, my legs felt weak. And all I could do, was look on.
== CHAPTER 9- COMING SOON ==
== NightWhisper's P.O.V of how he got in ==
 yawned, slowly walking out of the cave with my brother, Skull and our
two sisters, Scarlet and Rosethorn. We didn't know we were on BloodClan 
territory still, so we were confused when some patrols came threw the 
cave, so we had to hide, .. One day the hiding wasn't so successsful. 
But lets rewind to when I was in ThunderClan..
(more coming soon I have to watch Steven Universe 0.0)
== Heronmist's Sight ==
=== ♦ P R O L O G U E ♦ ===
I ran through the forest, not caring as stones scraped my pads, and brambles tore at my fur. My clanmates where in danger of the vicious dogs, and I had to do something. A screech echoed off the trees. I ran even faster, noticing the screech of my dear friend, Swiftcreek. I stumbled through the thick line of bushes, looking around. The river was overflowing, over its full height from the rain last night, and the dog was holding Swiftcreek in his jaws, shaking him like prey. I hissed, unsheathing my claws. "I will not let you destroy my Clan!" I leaped at the dog, clinging to its back, digging my claws into its flesh. The dog let out a yelp, letting go of Swiftcreek. There were two dogs, and I didn't know how we would finish both of them off.
The dog flung me off, and the other dog, a smaller one, came pelting toward me. These were no twoleg pets, these were wild, blood-hungry, dogs. I got to my paws, sidestepping, and going for the dogs tail. I sank my teeth into its tail, pulling as hard as I could. The dog bucked, sending me backward with such force, it sent me falling into the river. I clung on, the dogs wounds stinging in fury. My claws sank into the ground, the river rumbling around me.
I yowled, heaving myself up, and going for the second dog. Swiftcreek had escaped the larger dogs grasp, and was racing toward me, meeting the dog with vicious blows to its muzzle. We were backing it towards the river! The dogs eyes flashed in terror, and with a final blow, it fell into the river, blood staining the water. Suddenly, the other dog flashed toward me, snapping at my neck. I twisted, darting under its underbelly, and leaping up onto its back, clawing at its head. The dog twisted, bucking beneath me, but I clung on. Suddenly, the dog had tripped, and it was falling in the river, bringing me down with it. I tried to leap off, but it was too late, and water swirled around me.
"But not everything burns in a fire"..
=== ♦ C H A P T E R 1 ♦ ===
"We need to talk" I nudged my sister, Silentmoon, awake, prodding her with a paw. The prophecy echoed in my mind, strange, but real. I was supposed to be the best medicine cat in history. To blaze through the forest. I sighed. I was a full medicine cat, yet I had lost almost everything. I had told Silentmoon about the prophecy, but nobody ever trusted Goosewing on his word anyway, so of course, Silentmoon didn't believe me. 
"What do you want?" She stretched, sitting up, staring at me. "Come on" I led her out of camp. Nobody questioned me, for I was a full medicine cat now, and glad of the advantage. Once we reached a shady clearing, I sat down,  curling my long tail over my paws. "Now tell me, what did you want?" I could tell my sister was getting annoyed, so I didn't keep my mouth shut any longer. "The prophecy. I'll blaze through the forest like fire! You should trust Goosewing. I didn't trust him at first, but now I do. I'm supposed to be the best medicine cat in history, and protect my Clan, just like a leader!" Silentmoon stared at me, then shook her head. 
"Heronmist, are you completely mouse brained? Goosewing had a vision that killed our own mother!" She snarled, although her eyes were full of sadness. I remembered the day, Goosewing had had foretold a vision off of a mouse carcass, when Oatstep had brought it back to camp, saying rogues were hunting in SkyClan territory. Goosewing had foretold that we had to battle, and destroy, the rogues. The group of rogues were vicious and huge, and one named Fang, had took my mother, Cloudstream's, life. Silentmoon and I had grieved for a long time, along with our father, Thrushwhisker. "You have thistledown for a brain if you think you can trust Goosewing!" Silentmoon hissed, stalking off. 
My ears flattened. Maybe it was wrong to trust an old medicine cat, that was my mentor, and still is, but I know the prophecy is true, no matter what anyone said. 
Nothing could stop me from not believing that I would blaze through the forest. 
===🔹C H A P T E R 2 🔹===
I sighed, rising to my paws, and padding back to camp. Once I reached camp, there was no sign of Silentmoon. I padded over to the fresh-kill pile, sighing. Why would no cat believe me? I thought, wanting to rake my claws down the blackbird I had picked. Just because Goosewing was an old fool, doesn't mean some of his prophecies can be true! I picked up the blackbird, taking it over to a shady spot by the medicine den. As I ate, I noticed my father, Thrushwhisker. Thrushwhisker had always been distant, not really caring for us, for he was one of the best warriors in the Clan, but now he never bothered with us at all since Cloudstream died. He was in the clearing chatting with Dappleheart. There whiskers were twitching in amusement. My ears pricked as a took another bite out of the blackbird. Dappleheart and Thrushwhisker had came even closer since the coming days of Cloudstream's death, and some cats where even saying they would become mates. I hissed, finishing my blackbird, and padding over toward my father.
Thrushwhisker's head turned as he saw me, and he nodded. "What is it?" He sounded annoyed, like I was just some kind of outsider instead of his own kit. "I'll go" Dappleheart spoke this time, backing away towards the warriors den. I narrowed my eyes, then spoke. "How could you think of taking Dappleheart as your mate? Have you forgotten Cloudstream died!" I hissed in fury. My tail lashed, and Thrushwhisker bristled. "So? Cloudstream died. It's time to move on" He snarled, standing up, narrowing his eyes. "Didn't you ever love Cloudstream? Probably not, because you ignored your kits and your mate your whole life." I snarled, taking a step forward. "You're an excuse for a cat, Heronmist! You took the path of a medicine cat, following that old fool, Goosewing! I'll never call you my kit again. You're a disgrace!" Thrushwhisker snarled, stalking off toward where Dappleheart had disappeared too.
I sighed, padding off to the medicine cats den. Thrushwhisker didn't even trust me, nor like me. He hated me, and according to him, Silentmoon and I were never his kits. I padded inside, my eyes adjusting to the dimmed light. Goosewing was inside, sorting through a pile of leaves. "Good morning, eh?" He murmured without looking up. "Yeah, sure" I muttered, padding over to the herb store. "What's bothering ya?" He said, ears pricking up. However much I tried, I knew I couldn't hide from Goosewing. "Thrushwhisker has taken Dappleheart as his new mate, and according to him, I was never his daughter" I sighed, sorting through some Witch Hazel and Marigold.
"Things happen" He murmured. Was that all he was going to say? "This is another step of the prophecy. You'll blaze like fire through the forest" I turned around. "This stupid prophecy, nobody even believes! Silentmoon doesn't believe, and probably every other cat wouldn't trust you on your word!" I hissed. Goosewing looked at me, meeting my blazing yellow gaze. "But you believe me, don't you?" He said, his tail twitching slightly. "Yes, I do but-" He cut me off. "Then that's all that matters" Goosewing murmured, turning back to his pile of herbs. "The prophecy is true. You will blaze like fire through the forest, and you will treat your Clan more like a leader then a medicine cat"
=== ♦ C H A P T E R 3 ♦ ===
Coming Soon
== Dark Skies: The Forgotten Ones Book 1 ==
==== Chapter 1 ====
The cold wind swept through the gorge, rustling every leaf it meets. Skyclan was doing their usual thing. Being productive. The patrol didn't have too much luck for catching prey, but caught enough to feed the kits. The kits themselves were being productive by hunting bugs. The bugs that annoy the warriors. The cold was no harm to them either. 
Honeyleap watched the kits carefully making sure none of them get into any harm. She payed special attention to her own kit, Rune. Rune tumbled suddenly, having her mother's fur standing on end. She rushed over to her kit. "Rune?" She mewed with a worried tone. 
"I'm okay, you know. I caught a bug." She squealed, glad she caught something. Honeyleap smirked and walked back into the nursery, feeling silly for even making a big deal for that. She heard some noises outside. They sounded like leaves were rustling. They must be playing with some of those leaves, she thought to herself, trying not to worry. 
"Hey! What are you kits doing?" A tom yowled from outside. Honeyleap leaped out of her nest and ran outside. It was Boltfur. The russian blue tom usually didn't like seeing kits doing stuff they weren't suppose to. "Have you guys not heard of the rules? You shouldn't be trying to escape out of camp." He snarled, his hackles rising slowly. 
"Boltfur! We are sorry!" one of the kits mewed, lowering her head. "You better be." Boltfur said bitterly. He stormed off and stopped next to Honeyleap. "Keep an eye on them, they are troublesome alright." They were indeed. Honeyleap trotted to the kits and lead them to the nursery, telling them to stay in there. 
Honeyleap poked her head out of the nursery, the clearing was empty. She padded out, her tail flicking. She turned to the right and saw a group gathered around the medicine cat den. Alderglare and Tallpine in the middle. Eastpaw walked towards the group. "Eastpaw!" Honeyleap mewed. The tall apprentice looked over at queen. "Yes?" She mewed trotting to her. "What is going on?" Honeyleap shrugged and walked over to the group with Eastpaw. She heard the violent yowls of Witheredstar inside. She was giving birth. 
In the middle of the group was Alderglare and Tallpine. Alderglare made vicious threats to Tallpine just in case he doesn't save his mate. After the terrifying threats the two of them walked back inside. Eastpaw stood there, her eyes huge. 
The violent yowls that came from the medicine cat den died down, leaving the cats around it whispering. Alderglare walked out, announcing the sudden death of Witheredstar. Honeyleap gasped, her jaw dropping completely. 
Alderglare as going to be the next leader of Skyclan.
==== Chapter 2 ====
The cats surrounding the medicine cat den were left in surprise, others in excitement of the thought of having Alderglare as the new leader. Honeyleap wasn't happy in anyway. She trotted away from the crowd, not wanting to hear what Alderglare would have to say about his "dear" mate's death. She knew already what happened. 
She was able to hear the violent rants Alderglare had to say about the only living kit that apparently was the death of Witheredstar. The kit was no harm. Her destiny was to be delivering future warriors of Skyclan. But sadly, only one will be able to become a part of Skyclan. The name Berrykit sounded great, at least it was for those few moments before over hearing that it will stand for "Death berries" since Berrykit killed Witheredstar. Harsh much? Alderglare already sounded evil in Honeyleap's mind. The thought of having him become the next leader almost knocked the breath out of her. The future of Skyclan will soon rest in his paws. But why? She couldn't take it anymore and traveled back to the nursery. 
"There you are!" Rune mewed, her eyes blinking sleepily. 
"Don't worry, I just went for a quick stroll around camp" Honeyleap lied, trying to let the kits stay calm before they hear "the truth" of what was happening. Rune nodded and quickly fell back to sleep. 
The cats scattered back to their daily routine, all having different emotions on their faces. Others had a blank face, what was going on in their mind was unpredictable. The emotion that stuck with Honeyleap as she got ready to take a nap was Crookedtail. What was going on his mind was unknown. It looked like he just vomited. Something happened, definitely. Before thinking about anything else, she fell into a nice, calming deep sleep.
There was hardly any bright light when Honeyleap woke up, it was already moonhigh. The only light provided for Skyclan was silverpelt and the moon that shone brightly among the Starclan warriors who once walked on this earth. 
It was always hard to find something to do at moonhigh. But there was always one solution. Honeyleap got up and arched her back in a nice stretch, her jaws gaping in a yawn. She trotted out from the nursery, trying to avoid the tails that twitched in their sleeps. She arrived from out of the den and trotted out from her camp, the breeze ruffling her fur coolly. 
"Honeyleap!" A sudden cat mewed, in a loud whisper. She whipped her head around, her eyes narrowing into thin slits. It was the young warrior, Fernleaf. "Fernleaf? What are you doing out here?" Honeyleap mewed harshly. The young she-cat flicked her tail at the queen's attitude. Luckily, they were already in territory. This wouldn't disturb the camp. 
"Why aren't you in the nursery, Honeyleap?" Fernleaf mewed quietly. Honeyleap shrugged "Can't sleep right now, I took a long nap." Fernleaf gave a curt nod and looked around the territory. "Did you know what Cranepaw said?" She whispered, her green leaf like eyes flooding with worry. Honeyleap shook her head as Fernleaf explained, saying Alderglare wasn't suppose to be the next leader. She understood perfectly. Any warrior should of known, they didn't need a dream. But Cranepaw got one. 
"Honeyleap? You stared at the ground blankly, worried huh?" She meowed, her words coming out so quickly and quietly. 
"I'm fine Fernleaf, just had deep thoughts. Alderglare didn't believe Cranepaw, did he?" She muttered, her cleaves digging into the soft, mushy earth. Fernleaf nodded, gulping. "Isn't that surprising?" Honeyleap mewed in a sarcastic tone, her tail lashing. 
"What if he is the next Rainstar?" Fernleaf gasped.
Thats when it hit Honeyleap, that it was true. Alderglare could be the next Rainstar.
==== Chapter 3 ====
The calming, nice yet chilly breeze ruffled Dovepaw's pelt as she trotted to the prey pile. She dug her face into the warm prey that rested on top of the colder prey. She simply picked up a vole and trotted to her den, shivering. 
"Hey Dovepaw!" Dovepaw didn't even bother to look. Not like she was able to anyways. She smelt the familiar scent of Northpaw. She kept walking into her den, trying to avoid the mews coming from behind her. He reminded her of her deceased brother, Commetpaw, who was killed by their own father. She gritted her teeth as she thought about it even more. 
"I know your stubborn but at least answer me!" He yowled, his tail whacking the ground sending dust spiraling inside the den. "What is it?" Dovepaw finally answered, getting into her nest. "This vole won't be warm forever." 
She was able to feel his eyes staring at her colorless, blind ones. It was unfair for her. Very. "Well?" She spat.
"Okay! I-I heard ab-bout Cranep-paw. D-do you...." It took him a long time to process the sentence. But Dovepaw knew what he was getting at. If she could talk to Starclan. "Don't hurt yourself." She snapped, smirking crookedly. She was able to sense the nervousness in him. He grunted. "Do you know what Cranepaw said was true?" He blurted out. 
She gazed up at him, still seeing nothing but was able to tell where he was. "Just because I'm blind doesn't mean I communicate with Starclan." She hissed, taking a bite from the vole in front of her. Northpaw shurgged and stormed off, something else on his mind. She kept eating in peace, wishing she was able to see something. Just to see what moss looks like would be amazing. Both tension and excitement filled the camp. It must be because of the what happened yesterday. 
Cranepaw poked her head into the apprentice den, her eyes glancing from one side of the room to another. "How may I help you, Cranepaw?" Dovepaw purred. She was able to feel the fur rising along Cranepaw's spine. "How did you know-" "How did I know it was you? Thats easy." Dovepaw chuckled, interrupting Cranepaw's sentence. "I forgot you have stronger senses than the ones who have vision." She waddled out uneasily, eyeing Dovepaw as she left. 
Alderglare was trotting past the apprentice den, staring at the nursery. She got out of her nest and walked next to the tom. "Thinking of Witheredstar?" Dovepaw mewed silently, still within earshot on purpose. The tom whipped his head around to the blind apprentice. He narrowed his eyes. "Why would you ask that." He hissed, his tail lashing. 
"I was reminding you." She mewed simply, slowly observing her surroundings. "Reminding me of what? The leader is dead?" He snapped. "No," She mewed "That your mate died. Not the leader." "My mate was Witheredstar. Its my job to become Alderstar." He mewed impatiently. 
"You are thinking about you becoming a leader. Not mourning her death. We all see it, even if I'm blind. Its easy to tell." 
==== Chapter 4- Coming soon :) Robinflight ====
== Pay attention-A Skyclan mini story ==
Blossompaw padded into Tallpines with the patrol she was sent with. The patrol consisted of Cinderwish, Eastwind and Saberscar. Blossompaw darted ahead, for it was her first border patrol.
"Don't go too far, Blossompaw!" Called Cinderwish, a pale gray she-cat. Blossompaw pounded through a clump of bracken and knocked into a furry body. She looked up and saw that it was Cloudstrike, a warrior in Riverclan. Blossompaw backed up slowly, into the bracken.
"What are you doing over the borderline?" Hissed Cloudstrike, his fur bristling.
"Blossompaw, get back to Skyclan's side of the border!" Snapped Saberscar, her tail lashing angerily. Blossompaw fled to the other side of the border, her fur bristling in shock of her encounter with Cloudstrike.
"Keep your apprentices on your own side of the border!" Angerily meowed Cloudstrike, turning away from them and heading towards the rest of his patrol.
"Blossompaw, did you not smell the border markers?" Hissed Cinderwish, staring sternly at the small dappled apprentice. Blossompaw shook her head, not meeting Cinderwish's steady gaze.
"Eastwind, can you take Blossompaw back to camp and report this inccident to Berrystar, please?" Asked Saberscar, looking at Eastwind, a very pale she-cat. Eastwind nodded and escorted Blossompaw back to camp in silence. Once they arrived in camp, Eastwind told Berrystar and Larkstep about Blossompaw, the small apprentice, running across the border with Riverclan.
"Hmm, I think that her punishment should be confimed to camp for a moon." Meowed Berrystar, looking at Larkstep in hopes of approval from her deputy. Larkstep nodded in agreement.
"You will be confined to camp for a moon, Blossompaw. If you do cross the borders a 2nd time, you will be punished, but more strictly next time." Mewed Berrystar, locking her gaze with Blossompaw's.
The dappled apprentice spent the next moon confined to camp, caring for the elders and helping out with the kits. She had promised herself and Berrystar that she wouldn't cross the border again. if she did, her punishment would be worse. Blossompaw had learned her lesson. but that was in the past now Blossompaw has kits and a mate:)
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