The Prophecies Begin (volume 1)/Part 2

==Chapter description==
:Lionheart instructs Firepaw on a hunting patrol though warns him to be wary of ShadowClan. While stalking a mouse, Firepaw is attacked by a large gray she-cat. He manages to overpower the already weakened intruder, Yellowfang, though she encourages him to finish her off. Instead, Firepaw feel sympathy for her and brings her fresh-kill. They are caught by Bluestar leading a patrol, and Bluestar admonishes Firepaw for breaking the warrior code. However, Bluestar recognizes Yellowfang as ShadowClan's medicine cat, though Yellowfang insists that she's no longer part of ShadowClan. Back at camp, Bluestar announces that Yellowfang will be their prisoner and that she will be taking over Firepaw's training as his mentor. Her first instruction as Firepaw's new mentor is ordering him to care for Yellowfang as punishment. Yellowfang slowly warms up to Firepaw, and Bluestar teaches Firepaw some battle moves at the sandy hollow. She allows Firepaw, Graypaw, and Ravenpaw to attend the Gathering that night.
:At the Gathering, Firepaw is awed by all the cats, and Graypaw points out the other leaders, Crookedstar of RiverClan and Brokenstar of ShadowClan. As they pass by several warriors exchanging stories, they overhear Ravenpaw telling a story about Oakheart's and Redtail's deaths at Sunningrocks, though Firepaw is confused when Ravenpaw mentions that Redtail announces Oakheart's death, contradicting Tigerclaw's earlier report. Tigerclaw looms over Ravenpaw, who notes the Clan leaders are about to begin. Brokenstar begins and silences complaints about waiting for the final Clan, WindClan, to arrive. The ShadowClan leader declares that the other Clans must share their territories to maintain ShadowClan's sustainability or face battle, as they did with WindClan. Crookedstar laments that he has already agreed to Brokenstar's claims, though his warriors argue. Bluestar insists she will have to consult her Clan first. Before the Gathering ends, Brokenstar warns how they exiled a dangerous rogue from their territory who is a danger to kits, and numerous ThunderClan warriors assume he was speaking about Yellowfang.
:Worried about Yellowfang, Firepaw rushes back to camp to warn her. Yellowfang does not refute Brokenstar's claims but decides to wait for Bluestar's decision. When the rest of ThunderClan returns to camp, Darkstripe and Tigerclaw drag Yellowfang out of her den, though Bluestar insists that Brokenstar did not mention her by name. The ThunderClan leader declares that Yellowfang will not be harmed and the only danger to ThunderClan is Brokenstar. She plans to travel to the Moonstone to speak with StarClan about Brokenstar's threat and chooses Firepaw, Graypaw, Ravenpaw, and Tigerclaw to accompany her. That night, Firepaw dreams of cats fighting. In the morning, Spottedleaf provides them with traveling herbs for the journey. On the way, Graypaw explains the Moonstone is a rock underground that leaders use to communicate with StarClan and receive nine lives. The patrol crosses a Thunderpath and WindClan's territory, with Bluestar noting how the WindClan scents are old. When they reach Highstones, Bluestar asks Tigerclaw and Firepaw to accompany her through the tunnels. In the dark cavern, the Moonstone vibrantly illuminates upon moonhigh, causing Tigerclaw to flee. As Bluestar sleeps, Firepaw wonders if his own dream about the battle was from StarClan when Bluestar wakes up, insisting they must return to camp immediately.
:On their way back, they run into Barley, a loner from the nearby farm, who warns them about the Twolegs' dogs that are roaming free. While they take Barley's detour, the ThunderClan cats are suddenly ambushed by a hoard of rats. Barley rescues Bluestar and Ravenpaw, though Tigerclaw accuses Barley of leading them into a trap. Bluestar loses a life from her wounds and tells Tigerclaw it was her fifth. As they resume heading for home, they hear the sounds of battle ahead: ShadowClan is attacking the camp in their absence. As they hurry to defend their Clanmates, Firepaw spots Blackfoot, the ShadowClan deputy, heading for the nursery though Yellowfang chases him off. ShadowClan flees, though Lionheart was killed in the conflict. Bluestar appoints Tigerclaw as her new deputy, much to Ravenpaw's horror. Bluestar also acknowledges Yellowfang as a full member of ThunderClan due to her bravery in the attack.
:While rolling in wild garlic for his rat bite per Yellowfang's suggestion, Firepaw overhears Tigerclaw telling Darkstripe and Longtail how Ravenpaw informed ShadowClan to attack their camp. A few days later, Frostfur's kits go missing, and Firepaw spots Yellowfang slink away. Bluestar discovers Spottedleaf's body, and Frostfur concludes that Yellowfang killed their medicine cat and stole her kits. Bluestar announces that they will wait to rescue their missing kits after the storm. In private, she tasks Firepaw with bringing Yellowfang back alive. Graypaw decides to accompany him, though Frostfur abruptly snarls for Ravenpaw to get away from the nursery. Believing Ravenpaw to be in danger, Firepaw tells Ravenpaw and Graypaw about the rumors Tigerclaw has been spreading, and Ravenpaw reveals that Tigerclaw killed Redtail at Sunningrocks in hopes of becoming deputy. Firepaw and Graypaw escort their friend to the moors so Ravenpaw can find sanctuary with Barley as his farm, with Firepaw promising to tell ThunderClan that he died to protect him.
:Firepaw and Graypaw track Yellowfang's scent to ShadowClan's territory, they catch up with Yellowfang, who is searching for the missing kits. She warns that the kits are in grave danger since Brokenstar will begin training them to be warriors despite them being only three moons old. Yellowfang explains how Brokenstar even killed kits from his own Clan, elaborating how Brokenstar blamed her for the death of two apprentices, resulting in her exile from ShadowClan. Firepaw and Graypaw agree to help rescue the kits, with Yellowfang leaving to find support from ShadowClan's exiled elders and Firepaw and Graypaw searching for ThunderClan's imminent battle patrol. They find Whitestorm, Willowpelt, Mousefur, and Darkstripe and take them to meet the ShadowClan cats Nightpelt, Dawncloud, and Ashfur, who want to rescue ShadowClan from Brokenstar's destruction. At Yellowfang's signal, ThunderClan storms ShadowClan's camp, and Firepaw runs into Clawface, Spottedleaf's killer, though Whitestorm reminds Firepaw that warriors do not kill unless they have no other choice. Yellowfang confronts Brokenstar, who comments that he killed his father and the previous Clan leader, Raggedstar, and the other ShadowClan kits. He attacks Yellowfang but Firepaw counters him, with Nightpelt and the other ShadowClan warriors supporting him. With his supporters gone, Brokenstar flees. Nightpelt thanks Whitestorm for ThunderClan's aid, and the ThunderClan patrol, including their kits and Yellowfang, return home.
:Back at camp, Frostfur happily reunites with her kits. Tigerclaw confronts Firepaw for bringing back the traitor Yellowfang, but Firepaw insists that it was Clawface who killed Spottedleaf and Yellowfang helped them to defeat Brokenstar. As thanks, Bluestar offers the ThunderClan medicine cat position to Yellowfang, which she accepts. Tigerclaw notices that Ravenpaw is missing, but Firepaw claims that they found his body in ShadowClan's territory. For their bravery, Bluestar names Firepaw and Graypaw warriors: Fireheart and Graystripe. However, Sandpaw and Dustpaw are displeased since they've been training longer. As Graystripe and Fireheart prepare for their vigil, Tigerclaw warns Fireheart that he'll be watching him.
==Characters==
===Major===
===Minor===
===Mentioned===
==Important events==
*Yellowfang is taken prisoner by ThunderClan.
*Bluestar appoints herself as Firepaw's mentor.
*Brokenstar and his supporters are chased away.
===Deaths===
*Bluestar loses a life to rats.
*Lionheart and Rosetail are killed when ShadowClan raids their camp.
*Spottedleaf is killed by Clawface.
*Brokenstar reveals that he killed Raggedstar and the ShadowClan kits.
===Ceremonies===
==Trivia==
*This chapter aligns with chapter seven, chapter eight, and chapter twelve of Into the Wild, chapter eight of Leopardstar's Honor, chapter thirteen, chapter fourteen, chapter fifteen, chapter sixteen, and chapter seventeen of Into the Wild, chapter six of Blackfoot's Reckoning, chapter eighteen, chapter twenty, chapter twenty-one, chapter twenty-two, chapter twenty-three, chapter twenty-four, and chapter twenty-five of Into the Wild, and part three of Exile from ShadowClan.
==Notes and references==
Category:The Prophecies Begin (volume 1)
Category:The Prophecies Begin (graphic novel arc)
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