By Tornscar
The Sequel to Prophecy of Flame
ThunderClan
Leader-Sunstar-dark tabby tom with a single sun colored stripe and unusually long canine teeth
Deputy-Brokenstorm-pale silver tabby tom with black stripes-formally of ShadowClan Apprentice-Tornpaw
Medicine cat- Firepelt- ginger tom with brown paws and tip of tail
Apprentice- Dreampaw
Warriors
Thunderstorm-light gray tom with a slash of yellow on his chest
Apprentice-Thistlepaw
Featherfur-prettysilver tabby she-cat
Apprentice-Brackenpaw
Flameflash-ginger she-cat with dark ginger stripes
Apprentice-Moonpaw
Ravenheart-black tom with silver eyes and very long fangs
Apprentice-Crookedpaw
Russetpelt-crimson colored she-cat with blue eyes
Apprentice-Cinderpaw
Rowanfur- dark ginger tabby tom with green eyes and a bushy tail
Apprentice-Tallpaw
Redfall-crimson colored she-cat with long bushy tail
Apprentice-Ghostpaw
Bloodstripe-gray tom with crimson colored streaks along his muzzle front paws and back
Apprentice-Bluepaw
Swiftmask-silver tom with almost black eyes
Apprentice-Tigerpaw
Lionpelt-magnificent lion colored she-cat with blue eyes
Adderfang-dark brown tom with dark green eyes battle scarred muzzle and right eye
Apprentice-Viperpaw
Runningstorm - misty gray tom with amber eyes
Clearwind-misty gray she-cat with blue eyes
Whitewhisker-a white tom with dark brown tabby stripes
Flashclaw-lion colored tom with amber eyes
Sootpelt-light black she-cat with sky blue eyes
Rainfoot- a pure white she-cat with very dark blue eyes, very similar to Swiftmask Apprentice-Sparkpaw
Duststorm-white tom with splotches of ginger on his back, ears tail tip, and front right paw, light blue eyes
Scourge- big black tom with menacing amber eyes-formally of ShadowClan
Apprentice-Amberpaw
Cheetahpelt-cheetah spotted tom
Apprentice-Stripepaw
Ashclaw-black she-cat with flame colored streaks in her fur
Queens
Twilightpelt-dark gray cat with black muzzle streaking down to her belly and tip of tail
Shatteredheart-black cat with a star on her chest-formally of ShadowClan
Rivertail-blue gray cat with even darker gray front paws and tail tip
Snowfur-white cat with green eyes
Midnightfur- cat with black fur that shines lavender in the sun
Dawnflower-tawny cat
Morninglory- pretty white cat
Brightcloud-white cat
Apprentices
Tigerpaw-dark tabby tom with dark amber eyes and very long front claws
Tornpaw-a dusky ash colored she-cat with bright yellow eyes-badly torn left ear
Dreampaw-white she-cat with dark tabby stripes-has the healing touch of StarClan
Thistlepaw-mischievous dark tabby she-cat with bright green eyes streaked with silver
Brackenpaw-light brown tabby tom with bright green eyes-unable to speak
Moonpaw-light gray she-cat with blue eyes
Crookedpaw-dark brown tom with a crooked jaw and one amber eye one blue eye with barely visible tabby stripes
Cinderpaw- smoky gray she-cat with almost white eyes
Tallpaw-tan tom with a very long tail
Ghostpaw-very light gray tom with pale blue eyes
Bluepaw-blue gray she-cat with eyes like blue fire
Viperpaw- calico she-cat
Sparkpaw-silver tabby with dark gray stripes black ears, right fore paw, tail tip and mark on chest; Spark yellowish white eyes
Amberpaw-amber colored she-cat with yellow eyes
Stripepaw-black and white tom
Elders
Tailchaser-white tom with ginger splotches
Darkheart-big black tom with white front paws
Falconfur-brown tom streaked with golden hairs
Onepaw-light gray tom with a twisted and deformed black front paw
ShadowClan
Leader-Crimsonstar- huge dark black tom with crimson streaks in his fur
Apprentice-Cloudpaw
Deputy- Timberclaw- big brown and gray tom
Medicine Cat-Nightfur-dark brown she-cat
Warriors
Tornbracken-tortoiseshell tom
Nightclaw-big black tom
Apprentice-Marshpaw
Bloodfang-crimson colored tom
Silvercloud-silver she-cat
Apprentice-Blackpaw
Banshee-light gray she-cat
Masquerade-black and white she-cat
Silhouette-black tom resembling a silhouette in the setting sun
Apprentice-Howlpaw
Littlefoot-white tom with black ear and tail tip
Eagleheart-light brown tom
Apprentice-Waterpaw
Stoneclaw-gray tom with thick gray claws
Apprentice-Lightpaw
Whiteclaw-white tom with very long claws
Blackfang-black tom with big broad shoulders
Mudpelt-dark brown tom
Silverfoot-silver tabby she-cat
Oakfur-white tom
Poisonclaw-gray tom
Apprentices
Cloudpaw-a white she-cat identical to Avalanche who died of Greencough
Marshpaw-brownish gray she-cat
Blackpaw-tan tom with one black paw
Howlpaw-pale ginger tom
Waterpaw-blue gray tom
Lightpaw-bright golden she-cat
RiverClan
Leader-Silverstar- silver tabby tom with dark gray stripes
Deputy-Bluestream- gray she-cat
Medicine Cat-Barracudaclaws- blue gray she-cat with sharp claws
Warriors
Windsong-gray tom
Apprentice-Woodpaw
Windwillow-tortoiseshell she-cat
Apprentice-Stonepaw
Shadowpelt-dark tabby tom with stone colored paws
Redshade-reddish dark tabby tom
Apprentice-Mistpaw
Darkpatch-darkgray tom with darker gray specks on his back
WindClan
Leader- Tawnystar-tawny tom with an extra golden tail
Deputy-Barkfur-brown tom-can camouflage in the forest because of his bark colored fur
Medicine Cat-Whitetail-sand colored she-cat with a white tail tip
Warriors
Minkpelt-light brown she-cat
Deathpelt-dark brown tom
Loners
Wraith-a dark black tom with almost white eyes-Ghostpaw's father
Rockslide-dark tabby tom with light gray specks across his back and bright yellow eyes
Revlon-Tabby Egyptian Mau cream she-cat with gray ears, front paws and tail tip-kittypet
Shadow and Binx-twin brother black cats, Shadow has white hairs streaking across his pelt and yellow eyes, Binx is younger and jet-black with blue eyes- kittypets who haven't been to the Vet yet
Sparkstorm-silver tabby she-cat with black ears, right fore paw, tail tip and a mark on her chest resembling a diamond with two extra points on the sides
Prologue
Three cats were gathered around a glimmering silver pool of water. One was a blue gray she-cat, the second was a black and white tom with a very long tail, the third was a huge light colored tabby with a twisted jaw, and the fourth was a black tom.
The blue gray she cat sighed,
"These are dark times…I hate to see my old clan going into such…chaos."
"We need to find a way to prevent this…" The black tom yowled,
"Patients Nightstar…we will find a way…" The she-cat mewed sternly,
Ranks of cats with shimmering pelts sat in the distance behind them.
"Excuse me…Bluestar," A small apprentice mewed,
"Yes Needlepaw?"
"I have a suggestion."
Two huge toms padded through a gap that the ranks of cats had made pulling a dark tabby tom with a chain around his neck behind them. A steel Twoleg muzzle was clamped firmly on his muzzle. One of the toms unclasped the muzzle to reveal the tom baring his teeth and growling.
"Tigerclaw listen to what we have to say!" Bluestar hissed,
"My name is Tigerstar!" He spat back,
"We will not call you by that name here, you did not earn it."
"You and another will return to life being reborn. You and five other cats will change the fate of the forest,"
"And what cat would that be?"
"Sparkstorm come here."
A silver streaks of light weaved through the mass of cats swiftly and circled Tigerlcaw once before appearing next to him.
"This is Tigerclaw." Bluestar spoke, "He will be accompanying you in ThunderClan as a kit, then an apprentice, and a warrior if you survive that long."
"You make it sound like this journey is dangerous."
"…What's going to happen to the forest is dangerous…now go…"
Chapter One
Sunflash sighed. Breathing in the early morning air, he padded away from highstones with Firepelt behind him.
"You seem satisfied…" The ginger brown tom meowed,
"I am…I'm clan leader…I'm about to become a father, we've driven FlameClan out of our territory, what could go wrong?"
"The WindClan dawn patrol stopping us from returning home."
"That question was rhetorical."
"Are you going to miss your name?"
"Yes…Sunflash…that is what I've always been known by…ever since the beginning of Ashclaw's and my relationship."
"…So…"
"So everyone's going to treat me differently, I'll have to sleep in a den by myself, I'm not Sunflash anymore…"
"You're right…you're Sunstar."
Sunstar and Firepelt passed the Twoleg nests but to the medicine cat's surprise, Sunstar veered to the right heading towards the back fence of a white Twoleg nest.
"Sunstar?"
"Firepelt I'll meet you back at camp…"
"…Okay…" He meowed and padded off into the underbrush, leaping up onto the fence he landed gracefully on the short cut grass. Then he peered into the window.
A Twoleg girl stood there. She was young; two black cats leapt up on the counter in front of her and rubbed up against her purring. The smaller of the two had blue eyes and he mewed for food while the larger one with yellow eyes yowled to be let out. The Twoleg let them both out and Sunstar leapt back up on the fence.
"Binx where'd you put my Kittyball?" The bigger tom asked.
"I didn't touch that stupid ball of catnip!" He hissed back, Sunstar spotted the ball immediately in the bushes he leapt down and grabbed it in his teeth.
The dark tabby leader padded out of the bushes meowing,
"Is this yours?" Both toms yowled in fright at the sight of the scraggy ruffian standing in front of them.
"Who are you?" The bigger tom yowled,
"I sorry to have frightened you…my name is Sunstar, I am the leader of ThunderClan."
"Oh yeah! Dad told us 'bout those clans! I'm Binx, this is my older brother Shadow."
"How do you know of the Clans?"
"Our triple great grandfather was once part of ThunderClan, his name was Ravenpaw." Binx blurted,
"Did you say you're the leader of ThunderClan?" Shadow asked,
"Yes I did, but I only stopped to say hello because I must return to my clan,"
"Well, come by and give us a mew anytime!" Shadow called after Sunstar as he leapt over the fence,
"I will,"
"Goodbye Sunstar!"
Chapter Two
When Sunstar returned to the camp, there was a big crowd around Firepelt's den,
Brokenstorm, the deputy, shouldered his way through the crowd and padded quickly across to Sunstar.
"Brokenstorm what's gong on?"
"Ashclaw…she's started her kitting."
The black she-cat flame streaked pelt glistened in the moonlight. Her kit had been born and she'd had five. From eldest to youngest there was Tigerkit, Thistlekit, Brackenkit, Stonekit and Tidekit. Midnightfur padded out and sat next to her in the clearing.
"Shouldn't you be resting?"
"Resting? Ha!" She retorted, "I laugh in the face of exhaustion, ha, ha, ha!"
The black she-cat purred with amusement, she herself had had three kits that were now warriors, Flameflash, Featherfur, and Ravenheart after her father.
"Flamefur would be very proud." Midnightfur meowed bringing up the fact that Ashclaw's older sister was now dead.
"Thank you."
"For what?"
"Whenever I look at Flameflash I'll remember my sister,"
"…She was my very best friend as was Mistclaw…I'm getting old Ashclaw, I think Stripekit and Amberkit are my last litter."
"C'mon…don't say that,"
"Why?"
"When I was an apprentice I always thought after my first litter I would be old, now you've only had two litters so you're making me feel like I'm about ready to join the elders!"
The two she-cats laughed but the sound of Tigerkit's angry mew made Ashclaw sigh.
"You'll get used to it." Midnightfur meowed and padded back into the nursery.
"Yeah…I'll get used to it, now if only Stonekit wouldn't bite me with those needle sharp fangs of his," Ashclaw meowed looked back up to Silverpelt, then she padded back t the nursery when he kits started wailing and the she-cats started to complain.
Ashclaw yowled fiercely for silence as soon as she reached her nest then curled up in the silence of the nursery.
Morning light dawned on the horizon and barely reached the clearing of the ThunderClan camp. A dark brown tom with barely visible tabby stripes opened his one blue eyes and scanned the nursery. Everybody was asleep. He got up and stepped over the other queens over to the nursery guard who was sleeping jus as well by the entrance.
"Ravenheart…c'mon the sun's coming up."
The black tom grumbled and pushed the kit away and curled up in a tighter ball. But this kit was to determined to let Ravenheart spoil his fun. Once again he was pushed away flying back to the back of the nursery. He growled and leapt back to his feet. This time when he bounded back over to the young warrior he stepped on many of the queens and kits. When he stepped on Snowfur, the white she-cat grunted as the wind was knocked from her and opened her green eyes slightly.
"Sorry." The dark brown tom mewed over his shoulder, and rammed into Ravenheart's head. The black warrior's amber-yellow gaze met the kit's half amber half blue gaze and he growled.
"…Fine…okay Stonekit…I'm up."
"Yes!" Stonekit meowed bounding out of the nursery, it was his first time out of the nursery, and the black warrior had promised to take him out. Ravenheart let a huge yawn leak from his mouth and he heaved himself to his paws and padded over to the warriors den. He stepped over both his sisters, Swiftmask, Lionpelt and Adderfang, reaching Russetpelt. He prodded her with a sharp claw.
"Mmm…let me sleep Ravenheart."
"Russetpelt, go guard the nursery…my turn's over." He meowed and turned around to meet Adderfang, he was sleeping on his stomach. Ravenheart unsheathed his claws on his right for paw and drug them across the dark tom's belly.
He yowled in surprise and pain and when Ravenheart ran out of the warrior's den he stepped on every warrior. His only mistake was to step on Brokenstorm. The pale tabby leapt out of his nest crashing down on Ravenheart's back.
"What have I told you about doing that Ravenheart?" He hissed at him, "I said don't do it again! Next time you do I'll have your fur to line my bedding!"
"Leave him alone Brokenstorm," Midnightfur yowled, her black fur as lined with lavender as her muscles rippled under her glossy coat striding over to the pale tabby. "Have you gone as low as to pick on younger warriors?"
"He did it again."
"Then I will discipline him he is my son!"
Stonekit had run back into the nursery and woke his brothers and sisters.
"Tigerkit, Brackenkit, Tidekit Thistlekit! C'mon let's go out side and play."
"Not yet, I'm too sleepy." Brackenkit yawned,
"C'mon! Before every body wakes up."
It was too late though, the low murmur or cats speaking made Stonekit press his ears down in exasperation.
"Momma!"
"What is it Stonekit?"
"I wanna be an apprentice…"
"You're only five moons Stonekit…"
"So? It's close enough!"
"I wasn't an apprentice until my seventh moon." Ashclaw mewed flashing her son a look of jealousy in a smile. "Your lucky, so give your father some slack and wait three more days."
"I'll six moons in three days?"
"Yeah,"
"I wanna be one now!"
Tidekit was wrestling with Tigerkit who kept pinning her down.
"That's not how you fight Tidekit!" Thistlekit yowled and shoved the ash colored she-cat aside.
"Then you show me how to fight!"
"I will."
Sunstar sat with Ashclaw watching the kits tussle. His eyes reached Thistlekit and he was taken back with a mrrow of surprise.
"Something wrong?"
"Thistlekit!"
"What about her?"
"Don't you find it strange that she looks exactly like Tigerkit apart from her green eyes, and we gave Tigerkit his name after Tigerstar because he looks exactly like him?"
Ashclaw's fur bristled,
"I don't see anything wrong with our kits Sunstar." She hissed defensively,
"Neither do I but, just look at them!"
Thistlekit was crouched down; she hissed at her brother who was looming over her with a paw raised, his claws were unsheathed as he hissed back. As Tigerkit came down to strike Thistlekit leapt up and sank her teeth into Tigerkit's paw. He yowled and Thistlekit pinned him to the ground pulling on his ear.
Brokenstorm was close by watching with interest.
"Get off!" Tigerkit meowed laughing, but when Thistlekit dug her claws into his stomach he knew something was wrong. She was looking up and her fear scent filled the air.
"Thistlekit?"
"Hawk!" She shrieked and the three kits ran back into the nursery Stonekit and Tidekit were still in the clearing when the hawk swooped down. Ashclaw pressed her body to the ground over them.
"Ashclaw!" Sunstar yowled; he and Brokenstorm had taken refuge in his den where they watched everything. It happened so fast. The hawk's talons scraped against Ashclaw's shoulders it picked her up and threw her to the side. He crashed against high rock. She lay still for a moment then got to her paws. The hawk had a kit in each talon.
"No!" Ashclaw yowled and leapt up on high rock. She got a running start and launched herself at the hawk. It threw her away and carried the kits up higher. Stonekit hissed and sank his teeth into the hawk's feet. It screeched and dropped him before he fell he grabbed his sister. The hawk lost its grip on Tidekit but grabbed her ear. A deafening shriek came from the kit as her ear tore and the hawk let go in confusion from her scream.
Sunstar caught her but Stonekit wasn't as lucky. He fell and crashed through the top of the warrior's den landing on his face. A sickening crack filled the air, for a moment Rowanfur thought the kit had broken his neck, then he rolled over to show his jaw was broken. The ginger warrior took the kit out of the warrior's den and rushed into Firepelt's den.
"Firepelt!"
"Rowanfur…"
"Stonekit's jaw is broken!"
"What!"
Tidekit bounded in, blood ran from her ear and she wailed in pain. Thistlekit, Tigerkit, and Brackenkit were right behind her.
"Dreampaw! Put cob webs on Tidekit's ear then go get Shatteredheart!"
The white-tabby she-cat nodded and told Brackenkit to press down on the cobwebs and she ran to get the queen.
"Shatteredheart! We need you to help us with Stonekit!"
"What'd he do this time?"
"His jaw is broken! You must hurry!"
"A broken jaw? You need to force it back into place then just let it heal after you give him poppy seeds."
"Thank you!" Dreampaw crashed into Adderfang on her way out, "Sorry Adderfang." She murmured and dashed off.
"Shatteredheart said to force his jaw back into place then give him poppy seeds for the pain."
"Alright…Tigerkit, you're good and strong right?"
The dark tabby kit nodded.
"Then hold your brother down, he's going to try and get up Thistlekit you help him."
Stonekit raised the two kits up into the air. He struggled trying to get away as the ginger brown medicine cat took his jaw in both hands and pushed it back into place. The pain knocked him senseless.
"Dreampaw! Fetch me poppy seeds!" The medicine cat yowled, Dreampaw came back with the black seeds and Firepelt forced them into Stonekit's mouth.
"Swallow them!"
The dark brown kit did as he was told them drifted off slowly into sleep.
"Will he be okay?" Tidekit asked,
"Only StarClan knows."
Chapter Three
Sunstar shot through the under brush as fast as his legs would carry him, past Fourtrees and into WindClan. He passed a patrol made up of Barkfur, Minkpelt, and Deathpelt,
"Sunstar?"
"I'm going to Highstones!" He called over his shoulder. Once he came to the Thunderpath he slowed his pace into a tired walk. His breath came in ragged gasps and he padded quickly across.
He reached highstones and climbed the rocks. He thought his legs would never carry him up the hard stones to Mothermouth, but then he saw a familiar face.
"Rockslide…" He panted,
"Sunstar! What are you doing here?"
"I must speak with StarClan."
"…Let me help you, you look exhausted!" His brother put his shoulder against Sunstar's and helped him up the stones. The moon was not yet up so Sunstar sat with his brother and they spoke.
"Where are you living now?"
"In a barn not to far from here. I live with this tom named Wraith and an she-cat named Storm…she says she's from a clan called LightningClan but it got wiped out by FlameClan."
Sunstar hissed at the sound of the Clan who had tried so desperately and failed to conquer the clans of the forest and killed so many other clans and Rockslide paused to spit, "Wraith has a son who was born to a kittypet mother but she said her Twolegs took the son away and she never saw him again. There's a lot of other cats living there it's like we have out own clan."
"The moon's up…I'll see you soon?"
"Hey, you can come 'n stay with me the night and travel in the morning?"
"Sure… wait here for me alright?"
Sunstar awoke at Fourtrees and stood yowling, "Tigerstar! Tigerstar where are you?" His dark tabby ancestor appeared laying on the ground bathing himself.
"Sunstar…long time no see."
"Yeah, I need to know something?"
"About Stonekit."
"You know about that?"
He nodded, "We were watching-"
"We?"
"Flamefur, and me…she nearly jumped into the pool she was so scared for him."
"He's broken his jaw,"
"It's not as bad as we thought,"
Flamefur appeared in a ball of flame and when it cleared she sat next to Tigerstar.
"We'd thought Stonekit broke his neck."
"So did I…I need to know if he'll live."
"Only fate can tell."
"Your StarClan…you control fate!"
"No we don't." Tigerstar replied, "We just make sure it stays on track."
"What about my son?"
"…The kit will live…but his jaw will be crooked and you'll have to change both Tidekit and Stonekit's names to fit them."
"I will…"
"Oh, and Sunstar…"
"Yes?"
"Beware the earth that shakes, find the Ghost in the river and be sure to keep an eye on your children. The stone will be crooked, the tide is torn, thistle and bracken will disappear and a tiger will follow them."
Sunstar woke suddenly and padded out of the cave to meet his brother,
"Now…about that barn."
Stonekit woke after a long sleep and saw Thistlekit beaming at him,
"Glad to see you're alive!" She mewed,
"Meh tow."
"What?"
He spat out the cob webs in his mouth where it had bled, "Me too."
"Mom was so worried about you, she was here for three nights straight with out sleep, and Firepelt finally sent her to rest."
"Three nights! That means I've been unconscious for four days!"
"Yeah,"
Tigerkit and Brackenkit padded in. The soundless kit's face showed an expression of happiness when he saw his older brother had woken. Tidekit smiled at them. Her ear now had a deep V shaped tear in it.
"We're going to be apprentices today!"
"We've already been apprenticed," Tigerkit informed, "My name is now Tigerpaw." He meowed flashing his teeth,
"Yeah, this is now Brackenpaw and I'm Thistlepaw!"
"Tidepaw, what about you?"
"Oh no, I'm still Tidekit, but they're going to change our names at sun high."
"When's sun high?"
"In a few moments."
Sunstar leapt upon high rock and called, "Let all the cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath high rock for a clan meeting."
"You're supposed to say "the" high rock." Darkflame mewed up to his brother,
"Ah shut up." Sunstar spat back, "I don't see you standing up here do I?"
"No."
Ashclaw quickly groomed Stonekit's ruffled fur from sleeping. She'd slept till sun high from moon high and had groomed her self minutes before. Then she went on to Tidekit,
"Okay mom, we're clear, let's go."
The clan watched Stonekit pad slowly out of Firepelt's den on shaky legs, they yowled and cheered for him like Sunstar had instructed because he'd lived. The two kits sat in front of high rock ahead of all the others listening what their father…Sunstar…had to say.
"Tidekit…do you promise to uphold the warrior and protect the clan with all your life?"
"I do."
"Stonekit, do you swear to uphold the warrior code and protect the clan with your life?"
"I do."
"Then I call upon my warrior ancestors to recognize these kits and give them the honor of having an apprentice name, Tidekit, you shall from this moment on be known as Tornpaw, because of the injury you suffered from. And Stonekit from this moment on, you shall be known as Crookedpaw because of the injury of a broken jaw you suffered."
He rested his muzzle on top of her head and she licked him back respectfully on the shoulder.
"Brokenstorm came to us with Scourge and Shatteredheart from ShadowClan and has not yet had an apprentice he is a noble and fierce warrior with the skills of quick thinking…Brokenstorm, do you promise to pass down all the skills you know of to Tornpaw and mentor her in the bond of friendship?"
"Of course."
"Ravenheart, you haven't had an apprentice yet, you are brave, strong, intelligent, and can sometimes be a trouble maker, pass these traits of fun loving onto Crookedpaw and mentor him in a bond of friendship."
"Yeah alright."
The apprentices touched their mentor's noses with their nose and beamed as Thistlepaw and Tigerpaw called out, "Crookedpaw! Tornpaw!" Since Brackenpaw couldn't speak he just opened his mouth in a silent cheer, he would never speak, but at least he would become a warrior.
The cheering continued until Sunstar silence them with a movement of his tail,
"Go now and train with your new mentors."
The apprentices gathered around Crookedpaw and Tornpaw,
"Hi! I'm Cinderpaw, this is my brother Tallpaw, welcome to apprentice life."
"Thanks, are there many empty nests in the apprentices den?"
"There's one empty nest next to mine, you can sleep there and Crookedpaw can sleep next to Brackenpaw."
"Alright."
"Tornpaw!" Brokenstorm called in his gruff voice, "C'mon,"
"Cinderpaw you come with us," Russetpelt mewed,
"Crookedpaw you too."
The six cats padded up the ravine,
"Why are you coming with us Cinderpaw?"
"It rained the day I was an apprentice, I was just made one yesterday and Russetpelt suggested that I wait and go with you two."
"That's nice."
"Pay attention you three, this is the great sycamore."
"…It doesn't look that great." Crookedpaw remarked,
"It was once the tallest tree in the forest." Ravenheart continued,
"Tallest tree in the forest? It's only a sapling!" Cinderpaw yowled,
"That's why I said it was once the tallest tree in the forest." The black tom hissed, and padded on.