AN: Hey, guys! It's SilverIcefire, with another fanfic

This will be a series of one-shots made into chapters, each of which addressing a "loose end" that remains at the end of The Last Hope.

Hope you like it!

Disclaimer: No, I don't own Warriors.

Spottedleaf

Firestar watched as Tigerstar's bleeding phantasmal shape faded into nothingness. Just like Spottedleaf…he thought. The flame-colored tom turned to his clan, staggering when he realized the extent of his wounds. Suddenly, out of nowhere, lightning struck the tall oak behind him, and it burst into flame. Smoke flooded the leader's aching lungs.

Firestar collapsed onto the forest floor, his last life slipping away like a breath of lingering wind. I'm sorry, Sandstorm… he thought. Darkness clouded his vision for a split second, then the light of the stars surrounded him. When Firestar opened his eyes, his fallen Clanmates and ancestors surrounded him, stars glittering in their fur. Firestar lay still as he heard Bluestar and Jayfeather explain each of his lives and who gave them to him.

"Spottedleaf is no longer with StarClan," Bluestar meowed sadly, "but she gave Firestar a life for love." Firestar knew what she was trying to tell him. That he shouldn't let love for her and for Sandstorm cloud my judgment, but also that he had to choose from amongst the living. You promised you would always be there to walk with me, Spottedleaf…he thought, where have you gone?

The ginger tom stood up, and gazed at his Clan. They had fought well. There was nothing left for to say to them. Firestar dipped my head to Dovewing, Jayfeather, and Lionblaze—the fourth had fulfilled his destiny; it was time to leave. "Firestar…" Sandstorm whispered, grief choking her meow. He pressed his muzzle against her jaw for the last time, then turned to join StarClan. Mousefur, Ferncloud, and Hollyleaf stood as well, joining the ranks of starry warriors as they climbed to the stars.

Light had returned to StarClan. The boundaries between the dead had lifted, and cats of every Clan were seen sharing tongues in every tussock of grass and patch of sunshine. Though he was among friends, Firestar felt immensely lonely as he stretched himself out on the Highrock at Fourtrees.

Firestar missed Sandstorm dearly. But she would be coming to join him soon, whereas he could never see Spottedleaf again. Never drink in her sweet scent or bask in her amber gaze again. Never feel her soft pelt brush against mine again. Never—

Wait, who was I kidding? She was a medicine cat, and there never was anything between us… or was there?

Where could she be? Someone must know…."Hey, Bluestar," Firestar meowed hesitantly, "do you or any of the other powerful StarClan cats know what happened to the cats that faded in the Great Battle?" She tipped her head to one side thoughtfully. Her blue eyes clouded over, clearly she, too was also thinking of Spottedleaf. "StarClan only lost one cat, but the Dark Forest lost many. Wherever they went, it can't be a peaceful place.

When the older spirits of StarClan are forgotten by every living cat, they fade away, and their souls are put to peace, then reincarnated many moons later with no recollection of their previous life. I learned this from Thunder, River, Wind, and Shadow, but they also didn't know where the cats who died twice went." Bluestar added. "I know of someone who might have some useful information," Yellowfang piped in. "Go see Rock."

"Rock?" Firestar cringed. "The old furball—uh, not-so-furry-bag-of-bones that lives in the tunnels?" She nodded her flat gray head. That would mean I would have to cross over to the living world to speak with the old geezer. But for Spottedleaf, he was willing to take the time to investigate this matter futher. Bluestar stood up. "Oakheart and I will go with you, Firestar." She said decisively. "We'll show you the way to the world of the living."

"Wait!" another voice called from the bramble thicket. "Let me come, too!" Hollyleaf burst from the foliage. All the cats who had been eating and talking dropped their food (insert anime shocked faces O_O). "I know the way around the tunnels." Bluestar nodded. "Thank you, Hollyleaf. Be our guide in places where neither the sun nor stars ever shine."

YES! Some of my readers will recognize this as the cheesy first chapter of Beyond the Stars, which is the full FirestarxSpottedleaf conclusion that I just finished. I want this whole story to be in the third person, so if you see any mistakes, please let me know!

PLEEEEAAASE review! May StarClan light your path ^_^