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Chapter 1
Greypaw sighed contentedly. She had a great day, but now all she wanted to do was rest. She had learned new fighting moves from her mentor, Hailstorm, and had caught a bunch of fresh-kill for TreeClan. Mudstar had been so proud...
She stepped into the apprentices den and weaved her way to her nest. "Night, Lunarpaw!" she called, but before her friend could respond, sleep had engulfed her, sending her to the land of dreams.
Greypaw sniffed the air, this wasn't her usual dreamland, there was a lavender scent that grew more defined as as white cat approached Greypaw, "Who are you?" Greypaw asked the strange dream cat.
"I, young Greypaw, am Swiftfrost," the white cat explained. Her eyes were a deep, bright blue, and they obviously represented the 'frost' part of her name.
Greypaw stared at her, confused, "But why haven't you visited me before..? There must be something you want to tell me..."
Swiftfrost looked at Greypaw with what seemed like pride in her eyes. "Yes. You are so smart...but first, come with me." Swiftfrost mewed. Swiftfrost led her over a large clearing. There was a large tree covered with ice, and the clearing was frozen solid like a lake. Swiftfrost glided over to the middle, her paws scraping across the ice.
Greypaw followed her, slipping and sliding about. She crashed to the ground, paws sprawling out all over. "Ugh," she muttered. Swiftfrost made it look so easy...
Swiftfrost ran back and scooped her up. "Sorry about that. I forgot you haven't been here before!" she murmured.
Well, of course I haven't been here you silly mouse-brain. Greypaw thought. You think I just go prancing about StarClan every night?
"Anyway, climb up this tree!" Swiftfrost called. She leaped up the tree, her paws clinging expertly to it's icy branches. "But don't slip! It could be fatal!"
Greypaw gulped. Comforting, Swiftfrost, comforting, she thought, but all the same, she padded carefully over to the tree, ready to try to climb it. She took the starting leap, and it was hardly difficult. Soon, she had reached the top, where Swiftfrost was standing.
"See that?" she mewed, pointing with her tail to a huge cliff beyond the mountains.
Greypaw nodded. She still didn't see what this had to do with a mere TreeClan apprentice...
"That is where you will be journeying to." Swiftfrost purred.
"J-journeying? I think you must have the wrong cat...I am not going anywhere!" she muttered.
"I was getting at that." Swiftfrost meowed. Her eyes sparkled with excitement.
Greypaw stared at her. "No..." she whispered. I don't want to journey! I'm perfectly happy training with Hailstorm and Mudstar in TreeClan! she thought, but she knew it would be no use arguing with the StarClan cat.
"I have come to tell you that you have been chosen by StarClan for your outstanding intelligence," Swiftfrost sweet, excited voice became ghostly and anceient. "You may seem small and unimportant now, buy your time has come. There will be four, four very different from you yet the same as well. You will rise above! You will be stronger than Mudstar. Stronger than Streamstar. Stronger than Leafstar. Stronger than Lightstar. Stronger than all four leaders together! But you need to stand together, or all will be lost!" Swiftfrost whispered. "Good luck, I will return." she turned to leave, but muttered darkly over her shoulder, "You'll need it."
Greypaw shivered and woke up. The sun was rising behind many clouds, and Lunarpaw was shaking moss out of her pelt nearby. Rain pattered down continuously, but Greypaw hardly noticed. She was lost in thoughts of the prophecy and Swiftfrost echoing though her mind. "Why me?" she complained.