The clearing was silent. Countless cats were gathered there waiting. The only movement came from a pawful of cats slowly moving from cat to cat treating injuries. all of a sudden a single cat stood. Her blue-gray fur shone in the dim light her bright blue eyes gleamed. She would have been beautiful if it weren't for the wounds scattered across her flanks. "They are coming." she announced.
The clearing was suddenly alive with murmers. Many cats had died in the battle and nobody knew for shure who all was coming. The first cat appeared a gray thunderclan queen. Yowls came from behind The Blue cat as the newcomer's family ran towards her. Her mother, brother, and three kits. Slowly one by one more cats appeared. The noise in the clearing grew louder and louder. The blue cat watched a black she-cat appear and started forward but was stopped as a dark gray tom ran in front of her. She could hear her strangled gasp of terror cut across by his words of welcome. She turned to see a light brown she cat -no longer crippled with age. carefully getting to her feet. Before she could say anything Her old once blind denmate ran to her with her littermate close behind.
The noise in the clearing had grown gradually louder but suddenly it stopped completely. The blue She-cat turned to see a familiar ginger tom a few foxlengths away. The tom stirred moaning. He looked up at her blinking. "Bluestar, Where am I?" he asked faintly. "Welcome to starclan Firestar." She murmured. Behind her she heard countless voices echoing her welcome. She stepped forward and touched noses with him. As she backed away another cat took her place gradually eight cats came forward and touched noses with him. Each of these eight cats had given him a life. There was a sad silence as the last cat who had granted Firestar a life was gone. The silence was broken only by a rough looking gray she cat. "Well are we just going to sit here or are we going to pick who gives Brambleclaw his nine lives?" She asked grumpily not at all phased by the loss of Spottedleaf. "Yes Yellowfang we will be patient." Bluestar told her. "I'll start then" Yellowfang announced "I think Goldenflower should give him a life as she is his mother." Everyone nodded. Goldenflower was the next to speak. "Think Feathertail should give him a life she was his good friend." Once again everyone nodded. "I think Hollyleaf should give him a life because she was his foster daughter." Feathertail murmured. Everyone nodded. Then Hollyleaf spoke up. "Ashfur you should give Brambleclaw a life." Everyone nodded again though not everyone was happy with Hollyleaf's choice. Ashfur took a moment to consider. "Crookedstar you should give Brambleclaw a life because you know how looks ban be deceiving." Everyone nodded even though a few were surprised by the choice. then Crookedstar spoke "Bluestar you know what it feels like to have someone betray you and how to forgive them you should give Brambleclaw a life" once again everyone agreed. Bluestar looked at the cats surrounding her. "Pinestar you are his kin you should give him a life." she said. Everyone nodded again. Pinestar looked at her gratefully then said. "Firestar you were his mentor, Leader, and somewhat of a father figure you must give him a life." no one nodded. They didn't need to. Firestar glanced around at the cats surrounding him. finally he said "Yellowfang you died in the fire that almost took his life, I could have saved you bu.t you insisted, without you he would have died. you must give him a life." And with that the chosen cats padded away together in a sad silence to await the arrival of Brambleclaw