What if Brambleclaw really did kill Firestar and take over WindClan? He is guided by Tigerstar, which leader to murder. Cats are chased out, enemies are forced to rely on each other. Those cats have no other wish than to show Brambleclaw-now Bramblestar-that he is wrong. They set out on an perhaps endless journey.

"We only need loyal cats," Bramblestar had meowed coldly.

"We are loyal!" Crowfeather had protested.

Ignoring him, Bramblestar called for his warriors to attack. The Clan sprang forward. The air was suddenly filled with cries of fear, hatred, and disbelief. Cats sprang everywhere.

Leafpool padded alongside her rival and companion, Nightcloud, who kept murmuring rude words. Sighing, Leafpool stopped and turned to the black WindClan she-cat.

"Look, Nightcloud, why are we enemies? We all have the same goal now," she meowed.

"Because you stole my mate, foxdung!"

"He wasn't your mate then. Besides I went back to ThunderClan, remember?"

"He still likes you!" spat Nightcloud.

Leafpool sighed. "Let's focus on our journey." She didn't want to begin this all over again.

Leafpool continued walking. Nightcloud followed silently.

"We're still in ThunderClan territory, so we have to be careful," warned Leafpool, breaking the silence.

"Not ThunderClan's anymore. TigerClan's," responded Nightcloud, her voice heavy with regret.

Leafpool winced when she heard the name of the Clan that had started all this. TigerClan. The Clan that had been broken when Scourge had killed Tigerstar.

Nightcloud scented the air warily. She knew that Crowfeather wanted to be with Leafpool and Leafpool wanted to be with him. Nightcloud was the only one out.

"I think we should find a place to stay the night," suggested the black she-cat.

"We're still in TigerClan's territory," argued the brown tabby.

"There's no way we're going to cross TigerClan's territory tonight," retorted the WindClan cat. "But you're right. We could be caught."

"So what should we do?" Leafpool's voice softened to a whisper.

"Find a hidden place, I guess."

Leafpool did nothing except nod and scent the air.

"It's starting to rain," she pointed out.

"Right," Nightcloud answered.

They started running. Nightcloud forced herself to keep pace with her companion. As a WindClan cat, she was faster than the ThunderClan medicine cat. As much as Leafpool seemed to be her rival, she didn't want to be all alone.

"A rabbit hole!" gasped Leafpool as she dove in. Nightcloud followed her, sniffing warily.

Nightcloud followed Leafpool closely. There was enough light, but tunnels seemed to be everywhere. Suddenly, Leafpool stopped. Nightcloud was going to ask why, but then she heard Leafpool cry out.

"Great StarClan! There's a huge cave in here! We can stay for the night."

"Aren't you afraid we'll be caught?" whispered Nightcloud, crawling in the cave after her.

"Of course! But what choice do we have? It's shelter!"

Nightcloud scanned the cave. It was large, but dark. Hardly any light. She walked to a corner and lay down. Leafpool did the same.

Shivering, Nightcloud couldn't sleep. Leafpool obviously felt the same and padded to her.

"Why don't we sleep together?" suggested the ThunderClan cat.

Nightcloud stared at her.

"Well, it's cold, so….." mewed Leafpool.

"All right."

As Leafpool lay down next to her, Nightcloud had to admit it felt much better. Even though Leafpool was her rival….

Nightcloud shook her head. She had plenty of time to think tomorrow. Leafpool wasn't her rival now. Nightcloud's companion. Now she had to sleep. Nightcloud needed her energy. Sleep washed over her quickly.