The Raging Storm/Chapter 14

==Chapter description==
:Twigbranch travels to the island with a ThunderClan patrol for an emergency Gathering. She is worried about SkyClan potentially leaving the lake and tries to talk with Finleap, but the tom is distant because of their recent arguments about having kits and answers uncertainly when she asks him if he will leave with his kin. Once they arrive on the island, Twigbranch finds Violetshine and Hawkwing and immediately asks them if SkyClan is actually leaving, but her father does not know. As the leaders head toward the Great Oak, he tells Twigbranch to join her Clanmates, and promises that no matter what happens, he and Violetshine will talk to her before they leave. Shaken by this, Twigbranch tries to reassure herself that everything will work out and SkyClan will remain beside the lake.
:Bramblestar starts the emergency Gathering by inviting Leafpool to speak about the vision that the medicine cats received at the half-moon meeting, of five saplings withstanding a strong storm standing together but when one breaks away, they all fall. Kestrelflight, Willowshine, and Alderheart state the clear meaning of the vision: all five Clans must stand together, or they will all be destroyed. Many warriors disagree, citing the perpetual conflict between the Clans, but Bramblestar chides them for their hunger for battle.
:Tigerstar suggests that ThunderClan wants peace at ShadowClan's expense, since ThunderClan has kept all of their territory while ShadowClan has lost a sizeable portion of their own. Leafstar is enraged at the notion only ShadowClan has suffered, and Frecklewish tells the gathered cats of the attempted poisoning of Sparrowpelt with deathberry seeds. Tigerstar asserts that Sparrowpelt accidentally ingested the berries, but Harestar points out the absurdity in that. Mistystar mentions that SkyClan had never seen deathberries before; however, Hawkwing questions why a well-fed cat would be eating berries at all. Plumwillow brings up that Alderheart was treating Puddleshine with deathberries and connects their presence in ShadowClan's camp to Sparrowpelt's condition.
:Tigerstar asks Alderheart if any berries went missing and Alderheart hesitantly answers no but cannot be sure that none were taken after he buried them. As the Clans murmur to each other, Violetshine quietly reports that she saw Juniperclaw near the fresh-kill pile the night before Sparrowpelt fell ill. Tigerstar dismisses her claim for lack of proof, and then blames a passing SkyClan patrol for wounding Grassheart. Leafstar reminds him of ShadowClan's invasion of their camp, and Tigerstar once again brings up the attack on the ShadowClan patrol, but Leafstar shoots back that they were trespassing on SkyClan territory.
:Frustrated, Leafstar asks Tree to mediate, but the tom says that no one will listen to what he has to say and that both Clans are unwilling to compromise. Leafstar grows angry at the rest of the lake Clans and accuses of them of caring more about territory than the warrior code and SkyClan's fate. She reminds them that SkyClan agreed to borders set by the other Clans, took in former ShadowClan cats as members of SkyClan, and allowed them to return once ShadowClan reformed. Even so, SkyClan is still not respected by the other Clans, who do not care that ShadowClan tried to kill a SkyClan cat. Leafstar then announces her decision to lead her Clan back to the gorge.
:Both Bramblestar and Harestar object to her decision, but Mistystar supports the SkyClan's leader's decision, and tells her how much simpler it will be with only four Clans by the lake. Leafstar appreciates Mistystar's honesty, and Tigerstar voices his desire for ShadowClan's old territory back, backing Leafstar's decision. All of the medicine cats protest this, reminding the leaders of the vision they shared. At last, Bramblestar offers to give up ThunderClan territory for SkyClan, and Harestar only agrees to share if all the other Clans share as well. Mistystar refuses, citing her earlier support for SkyClan leaving, and Tigerstar refuses to cede any territory to SkyClan, claiming it all as his own.
:Leafstar denounces the lake Clans, but Bramblestar pleads for her to reconsider, and Leafstar concedes, deciding to consult with her warriors that night and come to a decision in the morning. As Leafstar prepares to lead her Clan off the island, Twigbranch rushes to say goodbye to her kin, and Finleap tries to call her back, but she ignores him. Twigbranch begs Violetshine and Hawkwing not to leave and tells them that Bramblestar will allow them to join ThunderClan with her, but Hawkwing says that they are SkyClan cats. Violetshine proposes that Twigbranch and Finleap join them back in SkyClan, but Twigbranch is also loyal to her Clan and cannot abandon them. Hawkwing encourages her to follow her heart, and Twigbranch asks him to stay, but he insists that he is SkyClan's deputy and cannot leave his Clan. Angry, Twigbranch accuses them of abandoning her, but Violetshine states that Twigbranch left her originally. Violetshine and Hawkwing say their last good-byes and join the rest of their Clan.
:Twigbranch asks Finleap if he bid farewell to his kin, but he remains silent, leading her to ask if he will leave with them. Finleap expresses that he loves her, but if he cannot have kits, he should depart with his kin. Twigbranch is upset and tells him that having kits together is a choice they both make, and that he is supposed to care about her, not the potential kits they may have. She says he is not the cat she thought he was if he is unwilling to wait for her, and suggests he leave with his former Clan.
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==Important events==
*SkyClan decides to leave the lake, but at the insistence of Bramblestar and Harestar, Leafstar decides to consult her warriors and come to a decision the following morning.
==Notes and references==
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Category:A Vision of Shadows arc
Category:The Raging Storm