Into The Forest

Prologue

The glittering golden moon rose high above the trees as the wind made a soft whooshing sound among the branches. There was a flicker of movement in the clearing and a golden-spotted she-cat slunk out. She looked around her to make sure no one was following her. She was Goldenleaf, deputy of FireClan. She padded slowly into the forest as her stomach was heavy with unborn kits. She visibly winced as one of them started kicking. Up ahead, there was a slight opening in the trees, where a broad white tomcat was sitting. He was on the night patrol and was responsible for making sure that no intruders came into the camp during the night. "Where's the rest of the Clan?" he meowed. "On the other side of the trees. They're exhausted from the journey. I still can't believe we couldn't get home to camp." "We'll get back. Don't worry." Goldenleaf got a sudden feeling of suspicion. She didn't know where it came from, and she certainly didn't like it. But she felt that Stormclaw's words were about to be proved very wrong.

Chapter One: Flames

Goldenleaf's dreams were haunted that night. She saw and felt vicious claws ripping into her. Her kits were torn from her and their necks snapped. She smelled smoke and snapped awake. Is the memory of the smoke catching up to me? No, the smoke was real! She looked around her but saw nothing. She heard the sounds of the Clan sleeping and knew that if she didn't wake them up soon, the would slowly perish from smoke inhalation. She raised her voice in a bloodcurdling yowl. "Fire!" she yelled. "The forest is on fire!