Rising Storm/Cliffnotes

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*There is an unknown sickness in the ShadowClan camp.
**Nightstar, the ShadowClan leader, is very ill.
*Runningnose, the medicine cat, receives an omen from StarClan in the form of a shining star.
**He interprets it as a sign suggesting a glorious future for the Clan, and they will rule the forest.
*An owl flies over the camp, and the cats identify it as an omen.
**Runningnose understands that they will pay the highest possible price for the Clan's new dawn.
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*It is a dry greenleaf, and Fireheart is hunting in the forest.
**He meets his apprentice, Cloudpaw, who catches a pigeon. 
**Cloudpaw and Fireheart argue because of Cloudpaw's disrespect for prey and for his fellow apprentices.
*Fireheart is worried about Tigerclaw, suspecting that the exiled cat is planning revenge.
*Fireheart heads back to the camp and sets the patrols.
**Some cats challenge him and question his decisions about the patrols.
**He is still not comfortable with his new responsibilities as deputy, and Whitestorm encourages him.
*Fireheart overhears the elders worrying over the broken Clan ritual of the deputy naming ceremony.
**The elders agree that Fireheart's deputyship will be a dark time for ThunderClan.
*Fireheart sees Bramblekit, and he freezes, as the kit's eyes reminds him of Tigerclaw.
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*Goldenflower notices Fireheart's reaction when he saw Bramblekit.
**She knows about Fireheart's misgivings, but points out that Bramblekit has nothing to do with Tigerclaw's treachery.
**She says she will die to protect her kits if she needs to.
*Fireheart is worried, as Cloudpaw still has not returned.
*Fireheart tells Bluestar that Brindleface's kits are ready to be apprenticed.
**The first signs of Bluestar's mental illness start to show.
**Bluestar lets Fireheart choose mentors for the kits.
*Fireheart visits the medicine cat's den for advice.
**Cinderpelt and Fireheart talk about Fireheart's worries and suspicions.
**Cinderpelt considers herself a bad apprentice, and Fireheart comforts her.
**The medicine cats help Fireheart decide on the mentors: Dustpelt and Darkstripe.
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*Fireheart tells Bluestar his decision about the mentors.
*A patrol returns, and they report scenting Cloudpaw near Twolegplace.
*At sunset, Bluestar calls a Clan meeting to hold the apprentice naming ceremony.
**Fernpaw is mentored by Darkstripe, and Ashpaw is mentored by Dustpelt.
*Cloudpaw returns, claiming that he was hunting, but brings only a single vole.
**He did not even bring the pigeon he caught in the morning.
**Fireheart worries about Cloudpaw's disobedience.
*Fireheart appoints the dawn patrols.
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*Fireheart dreams of Spottedleaf.
**Spottedleaf walks away from him, and Fireheart follows her, but the ThunderClan cats stop him.
**He wakes up concerned as to what the dream could mean, and starts sorting out the dawn patrol.
*Bluestar calls Fireheart to her den.
**She asks him to escort her to the Moonstone, to share dreams with StarClan.
**She chooses no other warriors to escort her, and plans to leave right away.
*Yellowfang gives Bluestar traveling herbs.
*Whitestorm is in charge of the camp while the leader and the deputy are away.
*Runningwind takes Cloudpaw to hunt.
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*Bluestar and Fireheart head for the RiverClan border, then follow it towards Fourtrees.
**Fireheart suspects that Bluestar wants to see her kits, but they see only Leopardfur in the distance.
**Bluestar remembers the days with Firepaw as her apprentice and praises him.
**Fireheart is the only cat in the Clan Bluestar trusts.
*They reach Fourtrees, then travel through WindClan territory.
**They meet a WindClan patrol consisting of Mudclaw, Tornear, and an apprentice.
**The patrol is hostile due to ThunderClan's sheltering of Brokentail and refuse to let them pass.
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*Bluestar wants to fight, but Fireheart convinces her to return home for their own safety.
**Mudclaw's patrol escorts them back to Fourtrees.
**Bluestar states that StarClan is angry with ThunderClan.
*They return to the camp.
**The Clan cats are angry on hearing that WindClan did not allow them visit the Moonstone.
*Cloudpaw returns and heads for the apprentices' den without taking any prey for himself.
**Fireheart suspects he already ate on the hunting patrol and scolds him for breaking the warrior code.
**He tells Cloudpaw he will miss the next Gathering as a punishment.
*Fireheart wonders if Cloudpaw will ever become a true warrior.
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*Fireheart suggests to Bluestar that they should not keep so many warriors in the camp, as the other Clans do not seem hostile.
*Fireheart sorts out the patrols for next day.
*Bluestar names the cats who will go to the Gathering that evening.
**Darkstripe, Longtail, and Dustpelt are not chosen, and they are angry.
**Whitestorm is left in charge of the camp.
*The cats set out for Fourtrees.
**Sandstorm discusses with Fireheart about Bluestar not being her old self.
**They arrive, and cats from different Clans talk with each other.
**Fireheart notices that the ShadowClan cats are sick.
*The Gathering begins.
**Bluestar announces Brokentail's death and that Fireheart is the new deputy.
**The other Clans demand to know how Brokentail died and what happened with Tigerclaw, but Bluestar does not answer.
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*Whitestorm, Sandstorm, and Dustpelt capture two ShadowClan warriors by the Owl Tree and bring them to the camp.
*The two captured warriors, Littlecloud and Whitethroat, beg for food and healing herbs.
**They say that there is a sickness in ShadowClan, and they are in chaos.
**Cinderpelt wants to help but Yellowfang will not allow it due to the sickness and the cats being from another Clan.
*Yellowfang identifies the disease as one carried by rats.
**Littlecloud explains that they ate rats from Carrionplace, and that is how they all fell ill.
*Bluestar orders the ShadowClan cats to be sent away, to prevent them spreading the disease in the ThunderClan camp.
*Fireheart and Sandstorm escort them to the border.
**They follow the ShadowClan cats to a Twoleg tunnel reaching under the Thunderpath.
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*Fireheart and Sandstorm explore the tunnel, realizing that it can be used to cross under the Thunderpath.
*They return to camp and report to Bluestar about the tunnel and about the ShadowClan cats returning to their territory.
*Sandstorm leaves to hunt, and Fireheart takes Cloudpaw to train.
**He notices that Cloudpaw is much fatter than the other apprentices.
*Fireheart and Cloudpaw head for the training hollow for battle training.
**Cloudpaw is not interested in the training and does it only half-heartedly.
*Cloudpaw offers to hunt alone, and Fireheart agrees.
*Fireheart follows Cloudpaw unnoticed, to watch him hunt.
**Cloudpaw heads for Twolegplace and enters the garden of a Twoleg nest to take Twoleg food.
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*Cloudpaw enters the Twoleg nest, and Fireheart is disappointed in his apprentice.
*Fireheart heads home and meets Princess.
**They talk about Cloudpaw, but Fireheart does not tell her about her son's disobedience.
*Back at camp, Fireheart confides in Sandstorm about Cloudpaw.
**Sandstorm tells Fireheart that Cloudpaw has to decide if he will be a warrior or choose to return to his kittypet life.
**She suggests that Fireheart should speak with him.
*Fireheart challenges Cloudpaw about his actions, but Cloudpaw does not listen and does not realize that he did anything wrong.
*Willowpelt gives birth to her kits, two toms and a she-kit.
**Sandstorm and Fireheart visit the nursery.
*The next day, Fireheart appoints Dustpelt to lead the sunhigh patrol.
**Dustpelt is getting along well with Fernpaw.
*Fireheart goes towards RiverClan territory, hoping that he will see Graystripe.
**He notices that the plants near Sunningrocks have withered and remembers that it has not rained for two moons.
**He picks up ShadowClan scent and discovers Whitethroat and Littlecloud sheltered under the roots of an old oak, on ThunderClan territory.
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*Fireheart wants to chase out the ShadowClan cats, but Cinderpelt shows up and stops him.
**Cinderpelt reveals that she has been secretly treating the sick cats.
**She says that the cats have started to recover, despite Yellowfang's opinion that the sickness is deadly.
**Fireheart lets the two cats stay until they are well enough to travel and even offers to hunt for them.
*When Fireheart returns to the camp, he finds out that Cloudpaw is missing.
*Fireheart and Sandstorm head for Twolegplace to find the apprentice.
**They arrive in time to see him being taken away by Twolegs, seemingly against his will.
**The Twolegs put him in a large monster and drive away.
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*Fireheart runs after the monster, but it soon disappears from view.
*Sandstorm comforts Fireheart and tells him that Cloudpaw might be happier where he is going.
*Fireheart tells her that Cloudpaw is his only kin, and there is no one else in the Clan who is close to him.
**Sandstorm assumes that her friendship means nothing to Fireheart, gets upset, and leaves.
*Fireheart returns to the camp, hunting on the way home.
**He wants to tell Bluestar about Cloudpaw, but in the end decides not to disturb her with the bad news.
**He apologizes to Sandstorm and makes up with her.
*Ashpaw asks about Cloudpaw.
**Fireheart can tell that the Clan is worried and wondering why Cloudpaw did not return.
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*Fireheart tells Ashpaw that Cloudpaw has left the Clan and returned to his kittypet life.
**The news of Cloudpaw's disappearance start spreading through the camp.
**Darkstripe makes sure that all the cats know what happened with Cloudpaw.
*Bluestar summons Fireheart to her den where he tells her and Whitestorm the whole story.
**Bluestar tells Fireheart that this was likely StarClan's will, and Cloudpaw will find happiness where he goes.
*Fireheart has another dream of Spottedleaf, who warns him to beware an enemy who seems to sleep.
*Fireheart believes that the warning is about the sick ShadowClan cats who are staying on ThunderClan territory.
**He makes Cinderpelt send the ShadowClan cats away, and Cinderpelt agrees.
*Cinderpelt sees that Fireheart still cares a lot about Spottedleaf and advises him to let go of the past.
**She tells him that Sandstorm is very fond of him, and he denies it.
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*There is a drought in ThunderClan.
**The streams dry up, and the only source of freshwater is the river near Sunningrocks.
**It is mentioned that there is a lot of Twoleg activity in the forest.
*Several elders go to the river to drink and to fetch water using soaked moss for the queens.
*Fireheart asks Cinderpelt if she sent away the ShadowClan cats, and she says she did.
*Whitestorm speaks with Fireheart and shares his concerns about Bluestar's condition.
*The elders return, and Speckletail says they have been chased by young Twolegs in the forest.
*Fireheart decides to go himself to fetch water from the river.
**He checks the old oak and sees that the ShadowClan cats have indeed left.
**He meets Graystripe at the RiverClan border, who is on a hunting patrol, and they share news.
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*Fireheart returns to camp, bringing water for the queens in a ball of moss.
*Brindleface plans to lead another water patrol once the sun has set.
*Fireheart visits the medicine den and tells Cinderpelt that the ShadowClan cats are gone now.
*Fireheart finds himself falling in love with Sandstorm.
*Mousefur and Thornpaw burst into the camp and tell the Clan that they were attacked near the Thunderpath.
*Fireheart leads a patrol to check what happened.
**They discover Runningwind's body, with Whitethroat bending over him.
**Thinking he killed Runningwind, Fireheart attacks Whitethroat and chases him onto the Thunderpath.
**Whitethroat is killed when a Twoleg monster hits him.
*Fireheart spots Tigerclaw at the edge of the Thunderpath.
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*Fireheart attacks and fights Tigerclaw.
**Tigerclaw promises to kill him and all of ThunderClan's warriors.
*The exiled ShadowClan rogues, who now follow Tigerclaw, show up.
*Mousefur and Whitestorm join the fight, but they are badly outnumbered.
*Graystripe appears with a RiverClan patrol, and they chase the rogues away.
**Tigerclaw manages to escape.
*Stonefur tells the ThunderClan cats that they heard the noise of battle, and Graystripe persuaded the patrol to help.
**The RiverClan patrol returns to their territory.
*Whitestorm and Mousefur take Runningwind's body to the ThunderClan camp.
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*Fireheart returns to the Thunderpath.
**He wonders if the sickness in the ShadowClan camp is so bad that the cats willingly left the Clan and joined Tigerclaw.
**He concludes that the ThunderClan patrol was attacked, and Runningwind was killed, by Tigerclaw, not by ShadowClan.
**He drags Whitethroat's body to the ShadowClan side of the border.
*ThunderClan sit vigil for Runningwind.
*Fireheart tells the Clan that Tigerclaw and his rogues want revenge on ThunderClan.
**Bluestar is shaken and blames herself for the problems.
**Fireheart makes sure the camp is guarded day and night.
*Fireheart visits the medicine den and talks with Cinderpelt and Yellowfang about Tigerclaw.
**Yellowfang states that Tigerclaw has the strength and ambition to become whatever he wants, even Clan leader.
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*Yellowfang tends to Fireheart's wounds and offers him advice.
*Fireheart decides that there will be three extra patrols a day, each with three warriors.
**He reports to Bluestar about the patrols, but she ignores him.
*Fireheart goes hunting with Sandstorm and Brightpaw.
**They catch a rabbit.
**They rest, and Fireheart discusses his worries with Sandstorm.
*They come across an intruder and ambush him.
**Fireheart recognizes the cat as Ravenpaw.
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*They greet each other, and Fireheart tells Ravenpaw about the Clan.
*Ravenpaw tells Fireheart he has seen a kittypet with ThunderClan scent living nearby.
**Fireheart concludes that the cat is Cloudpaw.
**Ravenpaw tells him that Cloudpaw looked miserable and did not seem to enjoy living with Twolegs.
*Fireheart decides to go and rescue Cloudpaw.
**Sandstorm is of the opinion that Cloudpaw is fine where he is, and they argue.
**Eventually, she agrees to follow Fireheart and help him rescue his nephew.
*Fireheart, Sandstorm, and Ravenpaw head for WindClan territory, while Brightpaw returns to the camp.
**On their way, Fireheart tells Ravenpaw about Tigerclaw.
**Ravenpaw says he does not miss Clan life at all, and is happy to be out of it.
**They scent dogs.
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*Fireheart and Sandstorm are chased by two dogs.
**They escape by climbing up a tree.
**Sandstorm wonders if this was a trap set up by Ravenpaw.
**Ravenpaw leads away the dogs, then outruns them.
*A Twoleg shows up and collects the dogs.
*They find the Twoleg nest where Cloudpaw is and decide to take a closer look.
*Fireheart looks through a window and sees that Cloudpaw is locked inside with a dog.
**Cloudpaw appears to be thin and unhappy.
**He sees Fireheart and is delighted.
*The Twoleg sees Fireheart in the window and comes out, trapping the three cats.
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*Cloudpaw appears and distracts the Twoleg; he, Fireheart, Sandstorm, and Ravenpaw escape.
*Fireheart asks Cloudpaw if he wants to return to ThunderClan and live as a Clan cat.
**Cloudpaw promises to stay a Clan cat and to never go near Twolegs again.
*Ravenpaw leaves, and the three other cats head back to ThunderClan.
*While in WindClan territory, they run into the WindClan dawn patrol, consisting of Deadfoot, Mudclaw, and Webpaw.
**They fight, and chase the three WindClan cats away.
**Cloudpaw puts up a good fight, and Sandstorm praises him.
*They arrive in the ThunderClan camp and tell them about their adventures.
*Darkstripe, Whitestorm, and Fireheart argue over whether Cloudpaw should be allowed to stay.
**Whitestorm reminds them it is up to Bluestar to decide this.
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*Fireheart speaks to Bluestar about Cloudpaw.
**Bluestar is confused and has difficulty remembering things.
**She allows Cloudpaw to stay in the Clan.
**She also says that Ravenpaw is always welcome on ThunderClan territory.
*Bluestar asks Darkstripe to tell the Clan that Cloudpaw is welcome to stay.
*Fireheart speaks with Cloudpaw, who is eager to resume his training.
*Fireheart goes to sleep and dreams of a silent forest, frightened Twoleg kits, and Spottedleaf.
**He awakens and smells smoke.
**The forest is on fire.
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*Fireheart wakes up the sleeping cats, announcing that the forest is on fire.
**He tells the cats to leave the camp, keep close to each other, and head for the river.
*Fireheart helps rescue the kits from the nursery.
*As they leave the camp, they notice that Halftail, Patchpelt, and Bramblekit are missing.
**Fireheart and Yellowfang return to rescue them, while the others head for the river.
*Yellowfang struggles with Halftail while Fireheart drags Patchpelt to safety.
*Fireheart sees Bramblekit in a tree and rescues him.
*A burning tree falls and blocks the way into camp, trapping Yellowfang and Halftail.
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*Fireheart cannot reach Yellowfang and is forced to leave the burning camp.
*He brings Bramblekit and Patchpelt to Sunningrocks where ThunderClan are.
**It occurs to him that Yellowfang died because he stopped to save Tigerclaw's kit.
*Patchpelt dies from breathing in too much smoke.
*Fireheart tells Cinderpelt that Yellowfang and Halftail are stuck in the camp.
*The fire spreads their way, and Fireheart realizes they must cross the river to be safe.
*A storm breaks, and it starts to rain.
*The cats arrive at the riverbank.
**There is no time to reach the stepping stones, and they prepare to cross where the water is shallow.
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*Sandstorm crosses the river first.
*Fireheart tells Dustpelt and Cloudpaw to leave Patchpelt's body on the ThunderClan side of the river.
*Fireheart attempts to bring Smallear across and struggles; both are saved by Leopardfur.
*All cats cross the river safely.
*Leopardfur recovers Patchpelt's body and suggests to bury him on RiverClan territory.
*The cats arrive to the RiverClan camp, and Crookedstar lets them stay until the fire is out.
**Bluestar is shaken, and Fireheart must act as leader for ThunderClan.
**Cloudpaw, Dustpelt, and Smallear bury Patchpelt.
**Cinderpelt tends to the cats and gives honey to the kits to soothe their throats.
*The ThunderClan cats sleep at the edge of the clearing, while the RiverClan cats retreat to their dens.
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*Fireheart overhears the cats talking again about Fireheart's deputy ceremony.
**Speckletail suggests that the fire was StarClan's punishment for the broken ritual.
**Darkstripe blames Fireheart for the death of the three Clan cats.
**Cinderpelt and Dustpelt defend Fireheart.
*Leopardfur prepares a pile of fresh-kill for ThunderClan.
*Graystripe takes Fireheart to meet his kits, who are being raised by Mosspelt.
**He asks about Yellowfang, and Fireheart tells him that she is most likely dead.
*It starts to rain again, the water putting out the last of the flames.
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*The next afternoon, Fireheart decides to go and see what is left of the ThunderClan camp.
**Graystripe offers to come, and Crookedstar allows him to go, understanding that Fireheart will need the comfort of an old friend.
**Cloudpaw wants to come too, but Fireheart does not let him.
*They cross the river and find the forest blackened and charred, no undergrowth and no prey.
*They arrive to the ThunderClan camp.
**They find Halftail's body, which Graystripe goes to bury.
*Fireheart finds Yellowfang still alive.
**Yellowfang tells Fireheart that Brokentail was her son and that she killed him.
**She is thankful to Bluestar for letting her to join ThunderClan, and she wishes Fireheart was her son.
**Shortly after, she dies from inhaling too much smoke.
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*Fireheart hears the voice of Spottedleaf, telling him that Yellowfang is in StarClan.
*Graystripe and Fireheart return to the RiverClan camp.
**They tell Bluestar and Cinderpelt that Yellowfang and Halftail are dead.
**Bluestar decides that ThunderClan is ready to go back to their own camp.
*ThunderClan returns to their own territory.
*As soon as they get to camp, Bluestar demands to see Yellowfang's body.
*Bluestar declares war on StarClan.
*Fireheart and Cinderpelt sit vigil for Yellowfang.
*Fireheart addresses the Clan, saying that they need to rebuild the camp.
**He says that the forest will grow back, and prey will return soon.
**He organizes the patrols and a burial party for Yellowfang.
**Bluestar refuses to conduct the proper ceremony for the dead cats.
*Fireheart fears that Bluestar might never recover.
*Sandstorm snaps at Fireheart, and he takes offense.
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*ThunderClan are busy rebuilding their camp.
*Bluestar is still a long way from being her former self.
*Cloudpaw has been working hard, and Fireheart concludes that he finally understands the true meaning of Clan loyalty.
*Fireheart speaks with Bluestar about the Gathering.
**She insists he choose who will go and refuses to go herself.
*Fireheart and Whitestorm decide to lead a party themselves to the Gathering and to not betray any weakness.
**They plan to warn the Clans about Tigerclaw and the rogues.
**Fireheart will take Bluestar's place at the Gathering.
**Fireheart chooses Darkstripe, Mousefur, Sandstorm, Whitestorm, Ashpaw, and Cloudpaw to go to the Gathering.
**Longtail is in charge of the camp while they are away.
*Sandstorm apologizes to Fireheart about what she said about him and Bluestar earlier.
*The cats reach Fourtrees.
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*The Gathering is about to begin.
*Fireheart speaks with Onewhisker and Tallstar.
**WindClan is not as hostile to ThunderClan as Fireheart expected.
*ShadowClan arrives late, led by Runningnose.
**Runningnose announces that the sickness is gone, and they have a new leader.
**Fireheart tells Runningnose of Yellowfang's death.
*The new leader of ShadowClan is Tigerclaw.
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