Chapter 2! i hope you like it!
"We're at the Moonpool now. Where next?" Mistwind asked.
"This way," Graystripe replied, padding away from Clan territory.
"Ok." Mistwind padded after him. "Maybe we'll reach them soon." Graystripe nodded. "Are you thinking about Silverstream?"
"Yeah," he whispered. Graystripe was always surprised at how well Mistwind understood that he needed to keep Silverstream in his life.
"Well, I understand. I had a mate before you," Mistwind mewed. "I miss him too. His name was Pine and he lived with my twolegs he died of a sickness they call cancer."
"Who are you?" hissed a voice. Graystripe froze. He hadn't noticed the markers that they passed! "I said, 'who are you'?" A tortoiseshell she-cat faced them. A dark brown tabby tom was on one of her sides, while a black tom was on her other side.
"I'm Graystripe," Graystripe meowed.
"I'm Mistwind, Graystripe's mate," Mistwind meowed.
"Where are you from?" the tortoiseshell she-cat asked. "Are you from the other Clans in the forest?"
"Yes," Graystripe meowed. "Firestar asked us to check on you. Firestar and I are best friends."
"Firestar!" the tortoiseshell. "You're welcome here then. I'm Cherrytail."
"I'm Sparrowpelt," the brown tabby meowed.
"I'm Rockfur," the black tom meowed. "Cherrytail was my mentor." Graystripe nodded.
"Come on," Cherrytail meowed. Graystripe and Mistwind followed the cats to a gorge. "This is our camp." Cherrytail had a fierce look of pride in her eyes. They padded into the gorge. Graystripe and Mistwind's pads were cut by the time they got into SkyClan's camp.
"Who's that?" a ginger tom demanded.
"This is Graystripe and Mistwind from Firestar's Clan," Cherrytail retorted. "So back off, Sharpclaw!"
"Let's take them to Leafstar," Sharpclaw hissed. Graystripe followed the warriors to the nursery, where a brown and cream she-cat was nursing two kits.
"Leafstar," Cherrytail mewed. "Graystripe is Firestar's best friend." Cherrytail pointed with her muzzle at Graystripe then at Mistwind. "Mistwind is his mate."
"Welcome," Leafstar meowed.
"We came to check on you as a favor to Firestar," Graystripe meowed.
"We aren't having problems," Leafstar mewed. "Thank you though. Would you like to spend the night in the warriors' den?"
Graystripe dipped his head and replied, "Yes please." Leafstar nodded.
"This is Eaglekit." She rested her tail on the brown and cream kit. "This is Sandkit." She rested her tail on the ginger she-cat. "You already met Rockfur, Cherrytail, Sparrowpelt, and Sharpclaw. Cherrytail, show them the others please." Cherrytail nodded and led them outside.
"That's my friend Shortwhisker," Cherrytail meowed, pointing with her tail at a brown tabby. "We have guests!" she yowled in a voice that reminded Graystripe of Squirrelflight. The Clan gathered around them, interested.
"Ok," Cherrytail mewed. "This is Graystripe and Mistwind." She pointed her tail at them in turn. "They know Firestar."
"I'm Echosong, the medicine cat." A silver tabby she-cat stepped forward.
"I'm Patchfoot." A black and white tom stepped forward as well.
"I'm Shortwhisker." The brown tabby that Cherrytail had indicated stepped forward.
"I'm Clovertail," a light brown she-cat mewed.
"I'm Petalnose," a pale gray she-cat stepped forward.
"My name's Sagepaw!" A pale gray tom bounded forward. "Petalnose is my mentor!"
"I'm Mintpaw." A gray tabby she-kit stepped forward. "I'm training to be a medicine cat."
"My name is Bounceheart." A ginger tom stepped forward. "Patchfoot mentored me."
A white she-cat stepped forward. "I'm Tinytail." Cherrytail explained all the relations between the cats.
"Alright," Graystripe meowed.
"Just a minute," Echosong meowed. She slid into the nursery. "Sharpclaw please leave for a moment." Grumbling, Sharpclaw left the nursery. "Leafstar, are they going to help us?"
"We don't even know if the prophecy means danger," Leafstar replied.
"But it said: A black smoke spreads, Water turns red and black, Sharp claws will be used, and a night with no moon comes near. We need help," Echosong insisted.
"You're right," Leafstar meowed. "Tonight I'll talk to Graystripe and Mistwind."
That night, Leafstar padded to the Warriors den. She had left her kits with Echosong. Leafstar prodded Graystripe and Mistwind awake and led them outside.
"I was wrong," she told them. "We do need help."
"How?" Graystripe asked.
"We're still a small Clan," Leafstar sighed. "Look, Echosong received a prophecy." She repeated Echosong's prophecy to the ThunderClan warriors. "We don't know what the danger is but we know that it's coming. We might be able to do it ourselves but if the rats got another leader…"
"We understand," Graystripe meowed. "I wish we knew what it was."
"So do I," Leafstar meowed. "Graystripe, Mistwind, when we find out what the danger is will you help us if we need it?" The ThunderClan warriors nodded. "But if we can handle it, please let us fight our own battle." Graystripe exchanged an uneasy glance with Mistwind. "You can stay if you want, just in case."
"Fine," Graystripe mewed. "If you can handle it, we can at least stay anyway, right?"
"Yes," Leafstar nodded.
"Deal," Graystripe agreed. "Good night." Leafstar smiled at the pair.
"Thank you. See ya in the morning." Leafstar padded to her den and Graystripe and Mistwind settled back down in the warriors' den. Mistwind drifted off to sleep but Graystripe couldn't sleep.
A black smoke spreads, Water turns red and black, Sharp claws will be used, and a night with no moon comes near, he thought.
"What does it mean?" he murmured.
When you review (PLEASE DO) you can say what you think the prophecy means. I'm sorry if the prophecy stunk. I'm not tht great at them. PLEASE REVIEW!!