Moonpaw stretched and yawned widely. "Wake up!" She prodded her sister gently. Riverpaw rolled over in her sleep.
"Get away, you evil Mousetalon you!" she mewed, sleepily.
"Do I looked like Mousetalon?" Moonpaw drew herself up defiantly.
"Do you want the honest answer?" Riverpaw stood up, grinning.
"Riverpaw!" Moonpaw pounced on her sister.
"Hey, guys." Squirrelflight padded into the apprentices' den. "Riverpaw, I thought that we'd train."
"Alright," Riverpaw replied, wiggling out from underneath her sister.
"I'm gonna find Sorreltail," Moonpaw mewed, padding away.
"Hang on a minute!" Riverpaw called after her.
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"Firestar," Graystripe mewed. "Can we talk privately." Firestar nodded and they padded into the forest. "Should we go back?"
"I've been thinking the same thing," Firestar mewed. "But you faced a huge danger and lost…"
"Moonpaw, Riverpaw, Sagepaw, and Sharpclaw, yeah," Graystripe mewed.
"And you also thought Mistwind had ditched you," Firestar laughed.
"All right! All right! I was wrong! Let it go but she threatened me!" Graystripe insisted, trying not to laugh.
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"Listen to that," Moonpaw whispered. She turned to Riverpaw. "Let's tell Mom."
"Oooh," Squirrelflight murmured. "I have to tell Sandstorm. Shush! This is getting good!"
"I'll miss Sharpclaw," Firestar mewed.
"Me, too," Graystripe agreed.
"Let's leave at night fall," Firestar mewed. Graystripe nodded.
The three evesdroppers bolted off.
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"Sharppaw!" Sagepaw yowled. "Stop it!" Sharppaw slunk away.
"Why?" she hissed. "Stop being a baby!"
"Stop being a jerk!" Sagepaw snapped. "I asked you to stop biting my tail about ten times!"
"What's going on?" Mintpelt padded to them and sat down.
"SAGEPAW IS BLAMING IMAGINARY THINGS ON ME!" Sharppaw yowled.
"What?" Sagepaw gasped. "I didn't!" Mintpelt sighed.
"Sagepaw, can I speak to you?" Mintpelt asked. Sagepaw gaped at her then padded after her, slowly. He turned to look at Sharppaw, who gave him a pleased look. Sagepaw followed Mintpelt into her and Echosong's den. Mintpelt's tail curled over her paws, as she sat down. "Sagepaw, I think that Sharppaw lied. I don't believe her. You remind me of my brother, Sagepaw. He fought hard and took on Mousetalon but she killed him with ease though he was strong. You are destined for great things."
"What she says is true," Echosong mewed. "The first Sagepaw was incredibly brave and so are you." Mintpelt nodded. "You are destined for an incredible life."
"I don't understand," Sagepaw mewed. Mintpelt opened her mouth to say more.
"Sagepaw! Let's train!" Shortwhisker's voice called. Mintpelt nodded at him.
"Go train," she meowed. Sagepaw grinned at her then ran off.
"He truly is Sagepaw," Echosong chuckled.
"And this time, I'll protect him," Mintpelt mewed. "No one can take my brother away again. Mousetalon got more than she deserved if you ask me."
"Remember what Rainfur told us?" Echosong asked. "That four cats are back. We only had two cats born when he said that."
"I know," Mintpelt mewed. "Maybe the other two will come to us."
"I wonder who the four are," Echosong mewed.
"Most likely Sagepaw," Mintpelt meowed.
"Most likely," Echosong agreed.
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Firestar and Graystripe had talked to the Clan about their quest. The Clan wasn't happy but they didn't argue. Sandstorm and Mistwind insisted on coming but Graystripe and Firestar asked them not to and the, amazingly, managed to talk their mates into staying.
"Where's Squirrelflight and Leafpool?" Firestar asked. "I thought they'd see me off."
"And Moonpaw and Riverpaw," Graystripe agreed. Jayspirit padded out of the medicine cat's den.
"Bye," he meowed. "I'll watch the Clan." Won't Leafpool? Thought Graystripe. The two cats padded away.
"Follow me," Graystripe mewed. He ran ahead, exited to really be having an adventure with his best friend like old times. Firestar ran after his best friend.
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