A/N: This is my first fanfic so don't review too harshly, but please tell me what you think! This is a prologue, an introduction to the main story, if you will.
A bluish-gray cat with the stars in her fur looked down at the glimmering pool at her paws. "I think these are the chosen ones," the blue cat meowed to her companion, a fiery orange tom.
"Are you certain, Bluestar?" the fiery tom asked uncertainly gazing at the figures in the pond below him. "I am," Bluestar meowed confidently. "But…. They're twolegs! They couldn't possibly be able to help the Clans! In fact, they nearly destroyed the Clans when they tore up the old forest!" he exclaimed. "Remember, Firestar, "she mewed calmly, "Looks can be deceiving. For example, I seem to recall a certain orange kittypet joining ThunderClan, and no-cat thought he would be able to become a warrior. But to their astonishment, he was an outstanding warrior, and eventually become the leader of ThunderClan." Firestar's green eyes shone with countless memories. "You're right Bluestar. We should give these twolegs a chance to prove themselves. My only concern now is if the Clans will agree with StarClan's decision." Bluestar looked up at the dark sky, with an ominous look on her face. "They will have to accept it… or the Clans will not survive the deadly times ahead."
A light brown she-cat awoke with a start. What a weird dream, she thought.
"What's wrong, Maplepaw?" her brother Falconpaw asked sleepily.
"I had a really weird dream… I think I'm going to ask Sootypelt what it meant," she mewed uncertainly. "You spend way too much time with that medicine cat. You should just go back to sleep. It was just a weird dream," Falconpaw said dismissively. "Okay, I'll just go back to sleep." Yeah right, she thought. She knew the warriors and apprentices thought she spent too much time with ThunderClan's medicine cat for a warrior apprentice. I'm going anyway, she though determinedly. She rose from her nest, and quietly padded out of the apprentice's den. "Sootypelt?" she mewed softly inside the medicine cat den.
"Yes, Maplepaw? What is it?" Sootypelt mewed. He sounds awfully alert even though it's past moonhigh… I wonder if he had a dream too. "I had an odd dream," Maplepaw mewed. Sootypelt immediately straightened, and his ears flew up. "What was it about?" the old tom questioned. "Um, there were two cats and they were discussing what was best for the Clans." At this, Sootypelt's eyes widened. "I had the exact same dream." Maplepaw jerked back in surprise. "What does it mean?" she asked. "I think… StarClan sent you a message. You are destined to become a medicine cat. "What! Me!" the young she-cat exclaimed. "Do you wish to? I mean, do you want to give up your warrior training, and become a healer instead of a fighter?" Sootypelt inquired. Maplepaw sat silently for an hour, contemplating this new decision she must make. Content to wait, Sootypelt went over to his herb stores and began to sort comfrey from dock leaves.
Maplepaw awoke, blinking the sleep out of her eyes. She stretched, wondering why she was at the mouth of the medicine cat den. With sudden clairvoyance, she remembered her choice. As she looked up at the morning sun, a maple leaf fell from one of the nearby trees and landed inside the den. She suddenly knew what StarClan was trying to tell her. "Sootypelt?"she meowed. "Yes, Maplepaw? Have you made your decision?" he said hastily, jerked out of sleep by the apprentice's voice. "I have. I will become the next ThunderClan medicine cat," she asserted. "Excellent. I will go tell Redstar your decision." As the puffy gray-black tom padded towards the leader's den, Maplepaw's head started to spin. "Oh, what now?" she moaned. An ominous voice whispered in her ear, "The five of the night shall extinguish the white light." "What? What do you mean? Please tell me!" she meowed urgently to no-cat. With no response, she came to only one conclusion. I just got my first prophecy from StarClan.
Without further ado, skykitty of the night presents: See the Light. On with the show!