The small Island in the lake was shaking roughly, being eaten by waves and crushed by the trees. A big orange tabby tom was trying to calm down the cats, but it was no use. A small black she - cat was running around looking for something.
'Nightsong!' someone yelled, she spun around, horror in her eyes.
'Raintalon!' she screamed as a wave broke down another tree, 'What's happening?'
'I don't know,' yelled the brown tabby, 'Where's Owlspirit?'
'I don't know!' they jumped away as cats tried to flee… but it was to late, the log cracked in two and sank.
Suddenly someone yelled.
'Look!'
The cats of the clans raised their heads. From the sky padded a huge tabby tom with one ear, split into a 'v' sign.
'It's not…' breathed Nightsong out.
'Move,' someone hissed suddenly. The black she – cat spun around.
'Owlspirit,' she sighed relaxing a bit.
The light tom pulled his brother and sister to the front of the Island.
'It's Tigerstar,' he whispered darkly.
'Tigerstar?' repeated Raintalon, 'He's dead, Owlspirit.'
'You see him?'
'Yes.'
'That means he's alive.'
'Tigerstar!' spat the RiverClan leader her pelt puffing up, 'How dare you come here.'
'What's happening?' hissed Blackstar.
Tigerstar just laughed as island began drowning.
'You filthy traitor,' roared Brambleclaw, 'What are you doing? StarClan will pay!'
'There's no more StarClan,' sneered the former leader.
The cat's heads went up. Indeed the stars and the moon were gone.
'And now you!' Tigerstar turned to Firestar who faced him bravely.
'WILL DIE.'
Nightsong's breath stopped for a second as she watched her leader fall dead, loosing all his lifes in one single moment. The Island began shaking more and then cracked in two.
'Oh no…' whispered Nightsong, 'He's dead…'
It was hell. Cats were screaming and falling into water, drowning, or getting smashed by trees, or being trampled over.
'We have to get out!" roared Owlspirit, 'Toward RiverClan, now!'
He pushed his brother and sister.
Nightsong turned around for the last time – her heart stopped. Everything was in slow motion. Bodies, blood, water and earth, all messed up together. Tears of terror burst from her eyes. Far away in her mind she heard Owlspirit yelling and Raintalon pushing her roughly.
'RUN!" bellowed the tabby tom grabbing his sister by the scuff.
A huge wavy rose in the middle of the lake, taller than all twoleg dens that Nightsong had ever seen.
Her paws moved by themselves, her head was going round.
'GO!' bellowed Owlspirit and pushed her in the water. A moment later Raintalon was next to her joined by her other brother.
'Swim!' Nightsong's brain yelled, 'Swim Mousebrain.'
And she swam. She was too scared; some secret instincts told her what to do.
'Faster!' yelled Raintalon looking back at the wave which almost reached the island. Nightsong's paws worked, but her sight began growing black.
'Swim, swim swim!' was all she heard, but the land was far.
'StarClan!' whispered Owlspirit next to her. All she did was looked back.
There was no more Island, only a huge wall of water reaching them.
The three cats yelled as water picked them up and sent them flying at the land. There was a couple of tails to the RiverClan territory. Nightsong coughed out water and felt sand under her paws. Raintalon pulled himself up next to her.
They stood for a moment.
'Where's Owlspirit,' screamed the black she – cat panic – stricken.
'OWLSPIRIT!' roared her brother looking around.
It was quiet, terribly quite.
'No,' whispered Nightsong, 'NO!'
'OWLSPIRIT!' Raintalon called loosely, but it was no use.
'He's gone…' breathed his sister the world in her eyes growing black again.
The black water rippled calmly now, looking like an excellent black mirror.
A single tear fell from Nightsong's eyes; Raintalon pressed her muzzle against her's.
They were about to turn and pad to land when the dark water broke and a big light head appeared in the surface.
'OWLSPIRIT!' roared Raintalon and Nightsong running toward him in the water.
The light tom stopped them, his eyes dark.
'OUT! NOW!' he roared, 'THIS IS NOT the end! We need to get home!'