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ALRIGHT! I need to stop talking. Go ahead and read up the 2nd chapter.

Chapter 2: The Sight of the Tree-Eaters

Firestar finally finished his patrol. Worry tugged at him so much that it was hard to walk to the fresh-kill pile. Squirrelpaw - energetic as usual - darted over to the elders den for some stories to entertain her. Firestar was relieved to see Squirrelpaw off and away as he approached the fresh-kill pile.

Just as Firestar was about to eat the vole he had just picked from the fresh-kill pile, he twiched his tail. Ravenpaw! He gave up his vole and ran over to Ravenpaw. Totally forgetting about his fresh-kill just lying there, he welcomed his long friend with a small lick to his ear.

"R-Ravenpaw!" Graystripe had just returned from his afternoon hunting patrol. He noticed Firestar's vole that was on the cold floor and padded to the fresh-kill pile to deposit the prey he had caught. Firestar noticed the vole and trotted back guiltily for his sudden forgetfulness about precious fresh-kill. He ate it rapidly and finally, he turned back to face the frozen Ravenpaw.

"Ravenpaw... what... is something wrong?" asked Firestar getting a bit worried. It took a while until Ravenpaw was finally aware of his thoughts. Graystripe had sat next to Firestar with Firestar not even noticing.

Finally, Ravenpaw spoke, "The Tree-Eaters! They-they, they're eating up the trees!" Firestar was confused. Graystripe felt the same.

"What are Tree-Eaters?" asked Graystripe before Firestar.

"Big monsters that eat trees!"

"WHAT?!"

Firestar's worry became stronger. Why was Graystripe acting as if they are different from other monsters? Monsters stay on the Thunderpa- THERE ARE NO TREES ON THE THUNDERPATH!

"But the monsters stay on the Thunderpath! They never strayed from it!" mewed Firestar. Ravenpaw shook his head.

"Unless my eyes are playing tricks on me, I saw it. You might not run into it though, just keep your senses sharp!"

Graystripe stared at Ravenpaw in disbelief. "That's impossibe!"

"It's alright, unless the monsters cross the border of any of the other clans OR ours," meowed Firestar. Sandstorm was padding over to the group.

"What's going on? I can't sleep with the racket!" snapped Sandstorm.

"Monsters eating trees and... well, uh...the monsters eating trees straying off from the Thunderpath," answered Graystripe. Sandstorm yowled.

"You're so funny, Graystripe! It's impossible! Monsters never get off the Thunderpath!" Sandstorm didn't stop yowling until the most of the cats started to stare at Sandstorm.

"Uh, you caught attention, Sandstorm," mewed Ravenpaw. Sandstorm looked at Ravenpaw with a squeak.

"Ravenpaw! Didn't see you there! Did you hear? Graystripe telling silly kit stories that monsters had left the Thu-" Ravenpaw cut her off.

"It's true. Completely true. I saw it with my own true eyes." Firestar felt left out. He wondered if Sandstorm didn't see him here either.

Sandstorm kept on chatting with her two friends.

Firestar ignored them and went to his den. He fell asleep before he knew it. He was in a forest and looked around for any sign of StarClan with no luck. Then there was a voice. Find the other cats...find Midnight... He suddenly woke up with a chill and trotted to the medicine cats den.

Leafpaw was inside with Cinderpelt. She was helping Cinderpelt on something Firestar couldn't see which was in the deepest area of the den.

"Leafpaw? Do you have a moment to do a patrol with me?" asked Firestar. Leafpaw seemed like she didn't hear him. "Leafpaw?" repeated Firestar.

Finally, Leafpaw looked up, as well as Cinderpelt, too.

"Oh! Firestar! I didn't notice you there!" mewed Cinderpelt as she hurried over to Firestar.

"What is it this time?" she asked. Leafpaw was still in the back.

"Acually, I want to have Leafpaw for patrol with me," answered Firestar. Cinderpelt nodded.

"As long as Leafpaw agrees." Cinderpelt went straight to Leafpaw. Leafpaw and Cinderpelt spoke to each other for a minute and then Leafpaw came across the den to Firestar.

"So, who are you taking with you to the patrol?" asked Leafpaw in a soothing voice. Her voice was too sweet for much of any ferociousness fit for a warrior! The complete difference of Squirrelpaw. The job of a medicine cat perfectly sat right on top of her head just like a tiny kit that was born at that moment.

"I'm thinking Graystripe, Sandstorm... - well, they're easy to reach anyways - and Cloudtail," answered Firestar. "I haven't asked them yet though."

Leafpaw nodded in agreement. "Let's go then."

The two walked to Graystripe and Sandstorm.

"Graystripe, Sandstorm, would you like to do a patrol with us?" asked Firestar. They nodded. Ravenpaw must have left the camp.

"Can you ask Cloudtail, too?" added Leafpaw.

"Sure, just don't keep giving us orders," mewed Sandstorm as she streched. Graystripe and Sandstorm dipped their heads to Leafpaw and Firestar before they padded off.

Firestar purred. He then turned to Leafpaw,"You should go get something to eat, you must be hungry." She nodded and turned to the direction of the fresh-kill pile.

When Leafpaw had returned it was time for the patrol. Graystripe and Sandstorm had caught Cloudtail sleeping in the warriors den.

Firestar was worried about the dream that Bluestar had given him. He was stalking a mouse and hesitated to pounce for too long that the mouse escaped. Luckily, none of the other cats in the patrol noticed.

When Firestar had caught three mice and one plump magpie, he found the other cats waiting for him. Leafpaw had found herbs for the den. Suddenly, there was a roaring of a monster getting louder and louder the moment!

"What was that?" asked Cloudtail as loud as he could possibly could.

"Run!" Firestar and Graystripe yowled. Leafpaw was already running. Finally, a monster eating trees appeared.

Firestar knew what it was the moment he saw it. It was a tree-eater! Just as Ravenpaw predicted! They came past the ThunderClan border!

Graystripe seemed like he knew it was a tree-eater as well as Firestar the moment he saw it. Everyone except Cloudtail and Leafpaw knew exactly what it was.

The tree-eater finally turned around. The patrol was wheezing for breath.

"WHAT WAS THAT?" asked Cloudtail. Firestar was about to answer when Sandstorm beat him to it.

"A tree-eater! They're monsters off the Thunderpath, they're huge, and they eat TREES!"

Cloudtail had eyes wide. Half in disbelief and the other half in shock. Leafpaw was out of breath too much to talk.

Firestar knew that it had to do with he prophecy more than he could tell. He had to ask Tawnypelt if she had the same problem in ShadowClan at the next Gathering. He had no special concern for ShadowClan, but it was the best way to communicate with ShadowClan since they wouldn't want to share their buisness with any of the other clans. It would make their clan seem weak and fragile. He couldn't ask the other clans since he would have to share news with the other clans at the Great Rock. Maybe Tawnypelt could ask the other clans for him! Maybe it was asking to much. Either way he pushed his thoughts of worry away.

"Let's go back to camp and restock the fresh-kill pile-" Firestar looked at Leafpaw. "-and the herbs." he added.

When the patrol got back to camp, it was busy: Brambleclaw looking around for Firestar. Squirrelpaw listening to the elders, Ashfur napping, and many other things the clan was doing.

Once Brambleclaw found Firestar, he darted over to him. "Firestar!" he mewed.

"What is it?"

"I talked to Ravenpaw before he left and he told me a place where the water never ends and the sun drowning. The water is also salty. It's called the sun-drown-place."

"Why did you ask that?"

"Because I had a dream," answered Brambleclaw.

"What was your dream?"

"That salty water filled my mouth. I was drowning. Then I-I woke up."

"I see, then it must be sign. But we have to wait for what it means," mewed Firestar.

Firestar had no idea what this would mean, but his knew it was something important he couldn't understand. Why couldn't he understand? Was the prophecy supposed to be given to Brambleclaw? No. He had the dream. StarClan couldn't have made a mistake!

That's about it. Longer than the last chapter for sure! I just hope it doesn't do anything to me! (Like make me sound dumb -_-)