Hey guys! Thank you for all of the reviews on Book 1 but now this is Book 2! I'm not sure how long this will be but hopefully you enjoy it! So here's the prologue, please Read, Enjoy and Review!
Prologue
The four cats trudged through the forest. Though it was midnight, the air was still warm. The trees were beginning to thin out and soon there would be no cover for the cats to take refuge in.
"Hurry it up, don't fall behind because I won't wait for you," growled the biggest cat who was leading the three smaller ones. They walked for a little longer in silence until the ginger tom broke the silence.
"Horsestorm, please can we take a break? We're exhausted and hungry and thirsty. We haven't stopped moving since this morning," he meowed desperately.
At first the larger cat didn't answer, but then he meowed suddenly, "Fine, we'll stop but only for a little. Go hunt and meet back here."
When all four cats had hunted and returned to the spot they had decided to make camp for the night, they ate silently. There was no friendship or kindness in their relationship. It was a partnership. They helped each other out but there was no telling when one would turn. There was hardly any trust.
"Horsestorm, are you going to tell us why we had to leave the forest?" The smallest cat, a gray and black tom, asked.
"We left because my plan was falling apart. We lost the battles and it would look suspicious for us to stay. Shadowclan and Thunderclan will be wondering why Windclan and Riverclan launched an attack, but there will be no answer because only I know. They will discuss it at the Gathering tonight," Horsestorm mewed. He looked around at the three cats he had chosen to follow him until their time was up. They were young and weak, but had potential to be great warriors. Of course, Horsestorm did not care about them. He just needed young, naive cats who would listen to his every command simply because he was more powerful.
"I still don't understand," the gray and black tom meowed, shaking his head.
"You see, my ultimate plan is to take over the forest and for me- us to rule it. We left the forest cats in a time of need and turmoil. Breezestar and the rest of Windclan is weak and left with nobody to help them through such a bad time, Riverclan doesn't know who to believe or what to do, and Shadowclan and Thunderclan think that Riverclan and Windclan are teaming up to take them down. It's perfect. We went away and we will return just as quickly as we left. They won't know what hit them and we will pick them off one by one- starting with Thunderclan." Horsestrom finished his explanation with a blood thirsty expression on his face.
"Why Thunderclan?" The fourth cat whispered, looking down at his paws.
"Why Thunderclan? Well, even you should know why Nightheart. They seem to be our biggest threat. Or, at least, your biggest threat. Did you forget who almost killed you-not once- but twice? It was your own sister, a Thunderclan apprentice. She will be the one to sabotage our plan. Haven't I told you this before?" Horsestorm replied.
Nightheart could not bring himself to look at the big brown tom. It was true, Dawnpaw had almost killed him twice. The first time, Horsestorm saved him and the second time, his sister spared him. He was ashamed of himself and that night he fell asleep with an uneasy feeling in his stomach and second thoughts in his head. But he pushed them away. It was too late to turn back now.