"Yellownose… you must find her, a ThunderClan cat... You'll know her when you see her…"
I sit up with a start. I bump my head on a rock. Looking up, I notice a small gap in the roof of my den. That wasn't there before. Or, well it probably was, just I hadn't noticed it. Since I'm already in cat form, I leap up through the gap. Although it's dark, I can just about make out a tunnel, and it seems to widen out a little, further on. I keep going forwards, until suddenly it splits into two. I look back and forth, until I notice something. I can smell Firestar's scent in the left tunnel. Maybe this is something to do with my dream. I follow the tunnel, and quite soon, it opens out into a small cave. This time I can see four tunnels. There is a small river flowing across the centre, and a ledge higher up. On top of the ledge, I can see a large stick with claw marks on it. I follow Firestar's scent into the third tunnel, and run down it. After what seems like moons, it opens out into a forest. I continue following the scent trail. I reach a clearing, and the scent is really strong here. I try to work out which direction it's coming from. Suddenly, a figure crashes into me, knocking me off my feet. Then I am released, and I stand up slowly. My attacker stands up and circles me, her tail lashing. Her fur is glittering-white, and she has a heart-shaped silver splodge around her right eye.
"What are you doing on ThunderClan territory?!" She demands.
"Umm…" I hesitate.
"Answer."
"I- um- Who are you?" Is this cat the cat from my dream?
"I'm Snowcrystal, deputy of ThunderClan. What are you doing on our territory?"
"Y-you're deputy? Maybe you're not the cat from my dream…" I say.
"What in StarClan's name do you mean? Just get off our territory!" She hisses.
She is about to leap on me. I panic. I don't move. How am I meant to fight off the deputy of ThunderClan? She leaps on me, I roll; she misses. She gets ready to claw me, but gets interrupted.
"STOP!" Firestar appears out of nowhere.
"F-Firestar? W-why are y-you here?" She stammers
"Because you can't fight her!" he tells her.
"Why on earth not?" She asks, "Because she's in our territory! She won't leave! She's a threat to our clan!"
"That's because I sent her here." He replies calmly.
"Why?"
"To find you!"
"Why me though? I'm no one special! I should be at our camp, sorting out hunting patrols! It's nearly leafbare!" she asks
"Firestar!" I interrupt them. They turn to look at me. "I… um… Why do you want us to meet? Where do you want us to go?"
"You'll find out in your own time!" He purrs in amusement and fades away.
"No! Firestar! Come back! Please, you haven't told us what to do!" Snowcrystal yowls.
I sit down, and look at my paws. What if he had brought us together to fight off Mapleshade? That wasn't fair on poor Snowcrystal, she hadn't done anything wrong to upset Mapleshade! I should probably show her my secret.
"Who even are you?" she asks.
"I'm going to show you, but you must promise not to tell anyone. Not even your leader, or your medicine cat, or any of your friends. No one. No matter how much you dislike me for it, or think I'm strange for it, I won't do anything to hurt you. You'll understand in a minute. Do I have your word?" I ask.
"I, well, I guess I have plenty of secrets of my own!" she purrs in amusement, "So yes, you have my word."
I turn, expecting her to run off or attack me. After all, I am a twoleg in her territory. But to my surprise, she turns too! We're both werecats! I laugh awkwardly.
"So maybe this is why Firestar chose us! I'm assuming you know his secret, considering ours…"
"Of course I know! That's why I was so angry when I found out that you knew him!"
"Ok, well, I guess we should see what he wants. I have a bit of an idea where he'll be! It's too small for any twoleg though!"
We turn back, and begin walking back towards the tunnels.