"When the moon outshines the sun, the forest will fall and the path of the stars will vanish in the smoke until the fire is quenched."

The wild Clan cats have lived in peace for many moons- but now, strange messages from the warrior ancestors speak of mysterious new prophecies and a terrifying danger that approaches.

All the signs point to young warrior cat Flamewing as the cat who carries the fate of the forest in her paws. But who are the other three cats mentioned in the prophecy? All Flamewing knows for sure is that the courage and strength of the greatest warriors will be needed now, as the quest to save the Clans begins.

Prologue:

Rainfur awoke quite suddenly with a jerk. The dream had been so confusing, so cold. So real. There was no doubt about it; the dream had been from StarClan.

Her sleek black fur bristled with fear as she rose to her paws and padded across the clearing over to Wetstar's den. Rainfur felt the ground sink under her paws, leaving deep imprints behind her in the mud.

Wetstar was snoring lightly. "Wetstar?" Rainfur meowed quietly. She waited, impatiently for a reply as she unsheathed her claws and dug them into the rain softened ground. Rainfur self consciously tugged at a clump of unused moss buried into the ground as she waited.

The rain had slowed that night, it started to just pitter-patter lightly. The scent of the rain calmed Rainfur slightly. The rain soaked through her thin pelt cooling her fear of the dream.

"Come in, Rainfur." Wetstar meowed, sounding a little startled by Rainbfur's sudden presence. She padded into his den and hesitated.

"I have a prophecy for you Wetstar..." Westar's ears pricked up slowly. He motioned for her to sit but Rainfur was trying too hard to remember what he had said in the dream.

"Go on," he meowed soothingly. She was so frightened that Rainfur couldn't speak for a minute. Avoiding his icy gaze she blurted out with her eyes closed, "'When the moon outshines the sun, the forest will fall and the path of stars will vanish in the smoke until the fire is quenched.' It's hard to explain Wetstar… You were in it." She meowed slowly, picking her words carefully. "You said that danger is coming to the Clans! " Wetstar yawned then stood up. He paced the room a few times, puzzled by the prophecy. Then he sat again and wrapped his tail around himself and rested it on his paws. "What can it mean?" he meowed.

"I don't know Wetstar." Rainfur admitted.

"It could be..." Wetstar started slowly. "Just maybe..." Then he murmured something Rainfur couldn't make out.

Wetstar let his ears lay down, relaxed, on his head. "Maybe I'll have a dream about it," he meowed calmly. "If not, then I can go to Moonstone and we can figure it out. But for now, you should get some sleep Rainfur."

Rainfur dipped her head respectfully then swiftly ran back to the medicine cat's den and heard Rockkit and Flamekit whispering to each other excitedly.

"I can't wait 'til I become an apprentice!" She heard Flamekit mewl.

"I'll become one first, then I'll tell you about it," Rockkit teased.

Rockkit was about five moons and Flamekit was four. They would soon become apprentices.

Rainfur settled in, and then quickly fell asleep, the dream still haunting her mind.

"Rockkit, you have reached the age of six moons and it is time for you to become an apprentice. From this day on, until he has earned his warrior name, this apprentice will be called Rockpaw. Your mentor will be Ashpelt. I hope Ashpelt will pass on all he knows on to you." Ashpelt scrambled forward and leaped onto the rock next to Wetstar.

"Ashpelt," Icestar began again. "You are ready to take on an apprentice. You have received excellent training from Flowerblaze and have shown yourself to be smart and brave. You will be the mentor of Rockpaw and I expect you to pass on all you know to Rockpaw." Ashpelt dipped his head in agreement. Then he touched noses with Rockpaw. Rainfur saw Rockpaw's eyes shine brightly as the leader of NightClan brushed his tail against his muzzle. Rockpaw thankfully licked Wetstar on his shoulder in return and dipped his head again toward Ashpelt. Flamekit sat in the nursery, with Dawnflower watching and waiting for Rockpaw to fully become an apprentice. There was only one more thing that had to be said...

"ROCKPAW! ROCKPAW! ROCKPAW!"