Prologue
Four cats sat around a shimmering pool of water in a starry forest. They seemed to be watching the ripples of the water, which were reflecting images onto the surface.
"The time has come," said an old mottled black she-cat. "We must call together our heroes and open up the Dream-verse."
A black tom gave the she-cat a worried expression. "Are you sure Yellowfang? We have never opened it before. We only know that it is a forest." Said Nightstar.
The stone gray cat beside him commented as well. "He is right," said Stonefur. "We are not ready. The warriors from the other worlds are not ready." Stonefur's fur rose a bit until Hollyleaf smoothed it back down. Yellowfang nodded her head.
"We must be. I can feel a dark presence there. Trouble is brewing." She said grimly. "We will each take two others to train the heroes." The others exchanged worried expressions and nodded their heads in agreement. They rose and walked off until they disappeared into the abyss. Yellowfang stayed behind. Still looking at the water's surface. She stared at the passing images of her heroes as they drifted by. Only she could see the members of her new clan in the lake. The others could only see the members of their own clan. They had agreed to keep the members a secret from each other, so that if rivalries arise, the new clans would not know that they were connected.
She rose to head out when she took one last look at the pool. She let her mouth hang open at the image she saw. She instantly knew it was a prophecy. She began to utter the words that she interpreted the message with.
"Four shall arise, each with the powers of life in their paws.
One shall streak through the sky with the powers of the brightest day.
One shall arise with the powers of the powers of the deepest night.
One shall warm the forest with the powers of the truest love
And one shall shake the ground with the power of the strongest friendship.
But they must overcome the cold that can pierce the toughest tree with sheer darkness.
Four shall come together, and they shall rise, or they shall fall."
Yellowfang shivered at her words and quickly ran away into the fog.
