Sorry, I keep messing up Rowanclaw's name. I keep thinking it's Rowanfur... huh. Sorry about that. And Icecloud is Icewing, Pounceclaw is Pouncetail... just as an example.
Sorry about that again, and please read and review.
Jayfeather's POV(Remember that this is present time)
Jayfeather set down the herbs at Leafstar's paws. "These will help Firepaw's cough,"he mewed as he did.
Leafstar replied, "Thanks Jayfeather... Echosong hasn't been able to find many herbs in this forest; she says it's much different than our own."
Jayfeather felt his way to the make-shift medicine cat den. It was thorns and ivy woven carefully together to make a small den inside the Twoleg nest. Jayfeather liked it that they were staying there- he was closer to his herbs and all of the cats were closer together than in the camp.
It was that fact that led to the decision that they would stay at the Twoleg nest for now, until they met up with the other clans. Jayfeather wanted the cats to grow stronger before they moved back to their camp. As in, get the other clans to join Thunderclan and Skyclan.
Sandstorm was Skyclan's guide around the territory, since a few of them knew her from when she was there to help rebuild the cats. Most of Thunderclan had been shocked at this, but most of the recent events made Jayfeather almost unfazed to everything.
But who's died in the other clans? Hopefully not Mothwing, Willowshine, Littlecloud, or Kestrelflight. Or any of the leaders, for that matter, Jayfeather thought as he started to curl up in his nest.
But I have a feeling loads of them have.
Tigerheart's POV Desperately, he wanted Dovewing to survive.
That was what Tigerheart wanted most in the world right now- not his dead littermates Dawnpelt and Flametail, not the wish of Shadowclan being well, not the wish of this all being a dream.
He just wanted the love of his life alive and well.
But I bet her whole family has died if she lived, Tigerheart thought. But that means Ivypol would be dead...
Ivypool and him weren't exactly friends, but ever since he had helped her carry Hollyleaf back to their Thunderclan camp, they were nutreal. And Tigerheart wanted Ivypool to live just because then Dovewing wouldn't be in as much pain.
Rowanfur walked up to him and nudge him with his shoulder. "Come, Tigerheart- it's time to leave to go find Thunderclan." He beckoned with his tail to where Minnowtail and Crowfeather were waiting.
"Good," Crowfeather growled. "Now we only have to wait for that medicine cat of yours."
Tigerheart glanced at the Riverclan medicine cat den. Since Flametail, his brother, had once been Littlecloud's apprentice, he treated the small tabby tom with more respect than ever.
Suddenly the medicine cat shot out of the den and over to Mistystar's den. "I had a sign!" he yowled. "They aren't in their camp- their in the Abandoned Twoleg nest!"
Tigerheart blinked. If he saw where they were staying, maybe he saw the cats there! His heart lifted. Maybe he saw Dovewing!
Racing over to Littlecloud, he stopped the medicine cat from going into Mistystar's den. "Littlecloud," he hissed. "You saw who survived right?"
Littlecloud nodded. "Jayfeather, Cinderheart, Sandstorm, and Brairlight for sure... and Ivypool. But I'm not sure of the rest."
Tigerheart's eyes widened in dismay. "No one else?"
"Well, I think there was another tom, I think Lionblaze was there... but no, no one else." Littlecloud pushed past Tigerheart and into Mistystar's den.
No...Dovewing...she didn't make it...but she had that power! She should have warned the clan! Tigerheart growled in his mind. Great Starclan, why did she have to die?!
Then Rowanclaw beckoned with his tail to an emerging Littlecloud and Tigerheart, and the patrol set off.
They were at the old Shadowclan border when Littlecloud hissed, "Wait! Rowanclaw!"
The patrol stopped. "What, Littlecloud. What is it?" Rowanclaw asked.
"Thunderclan in my dream was at the Abandoned Twoleg nest, right? Well, at the end of my dream, a cat called Leafstar came in... and a bunch of other cats followed her. They called themselves 'Skyclan', Rowanclaw." Littlecloud mewed quickly.
Tigerheart blinked. What- or who is Skyclan? Maybe it's a group of cats like us that had to flee their home too?
"Who is this... Skyclan?" Minnowtail asked, frowning.
"I don't know, but it looks like Sandstorm of Thunderclan knows them..." Littlecloud trailed off.
Then Rowanclaw piped up. "Remember the time in the old forest... when Firestar and Sandstorm had to go away for a moon? Maybe they were meeting Skyclan."
Tigerheart thought, Huh? Skyclan... do they fly or something? And why does Thunderclan want to stay with the... why did Firestar and Sandstorm go to meet them?
"Maybe, but they're together now. So we'll have to introduce a whole new clan to the others," Crowfeather reasoned. "We can't leave Skyclan behind if they are with Thunderclan."
The patrol thought about Crowfeather's words as the patrol started to continue on. "Littlecloud told me Jayfeather survived so maybe the cats alive wont need our help as much," Tigerheart mewed as they padded along the lake.
Minnowtail tipped her head to the side. "You sure? 'Cause then Littlecloud can walk back."
Littlecloud shook his head. "I'm on the patrol...and I don't think I want to go back before it's over. I want to meet this... Skyclan."
Then they were at the old Thunderclan border. Rowanclaw easily strode across with Tigerheart- he had to everytime he used to meet Dovewing and his father usually led raids across the border- but Minnowtail and Crowfeather weren't so eager. Littlecloud had to push them across, mewing, "Just cross already!"
Littlecloud led the way through Thunderclan's territory, with Crowfeather helping him out.
I bet he knows the area from when we first came to the lake, and Crowfeather and the others scouted the area, Tigerheart
Then they were at some scent marker. "This seems to be their new territory," Rowanclaw informed the patrol. "They must have made it shorter since there isn't as many cats as before."
Littlecloud nodded. "Good guess, Rowanclaw. But I'd say that this is the border to their camp, and they don't seem to mark boundries anymore because of the lack of cats they have, even with the Skyclan helping them out."
Tigerheart frowned as they stepped over that. "But that doesn't make sense. That means that they'd be breaking the warrior code," Minnowtail mewed, then blushed.
I think everyone here has broken the Warrior Code except my father- Crowfeather and Leafpool, Littlecloud tresspassing for herbs, Minnowtail training in the Dark Forest, and I meeting Dovewing.
And training in the Dark Forest.
"Yeah," Rowanfur agreed gruffly.
Suddenly the bushes trembled, and a cat popped out along with two others.
"This is Thunderclan and Skyclan territory! State your buisness here!" Cinderheart growled.
Then a brown tabby Tigerheart didn't recognize blinked. "Cinderheart, these smell like the cats you told us Skyclan cats about... isn't it Shadowclan, Riverclan, and Windclan?"
The third, Ivypool nodded. "Yep, Billystorm! Tigerheart- Crowfeather- Minnowtail- Rowanfur- Littlecloud!" she exclaimed. "You guys survived!...are you the only ones?"
Rowanfur shook his head. "No- four from Shadowclan, three from Windclan, and a lot from Riverclan."
Cinderheart was next to speak. "Jayfeather wants to know any leaders, deputies, and medicine cats that survived."
The mixed patrol of five fell silent.
"Mistystar, Rowanclaw, Reedwhisker, and myself," Littlecloud whispered.
"But...Blackstar! Mothwing! Willowshine!" Ivypool burst out.
"Onewhisker, Ashfoot, Kestrelflight," Crowfeather grumbled. "Windclan is always left out."
Ivypool didn't seem to hear him. "Well, we have orders to take you to our camp and show you the cats that have survived... and the Skyclan cats, of course."
"We know about them- Leafstar's the leader... Littlecloud had a dream," Tigerheart meowed.
The Skyclan tom's eyes grew clouded...with love. She must be his mate... but we aren't getting anywhere. We need to take the cats to the camp- and now!
"Lets get to the camp already," Crowfeather insisted.
Billystorm flinched. "Yea-yeah, okay, Ivypool, Cinderheart, lets go now!" And he whipped around and padded into the bushes.
Tigerheart tilted his head to the side. I wonder what their camp looks like right now.
So there's the next chapter.. I guess... lol.
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