Chapter 3

Graystripe (Riverclan)

Disclaimer: I don't own Warriors or A:TLA. All the characters (besides Iceheart) and quotes belong to either Erin Hunter (for Warriors) or Mike and Bryan (A:TLA).

I couldn't believe what I was seeing. The fire had cut a swath of destruction that cut across our territory. Thunderclan's territory. I reminded myself. It isn't your home anymore. I barely registered that Fireheart was there with me. He was my best friend and we had gone through so much together. It was only fitting that we would look for Yellowfang and Halftail together.

We reached the tree that had trapped Yellowfang and Halftail in the camp. It was nothing more than a charred hunk of wood. And beyond that was what was left of my home. The camp was in ruins, with all sheltering fern and bramble burned away. Next to the medicine den lay the smoke stained body of Halftail. Fireheart started to move towards his dead elder to bury him, but I stopped him. "I'll bury Halftail, you look for Yellowfang," I meowed.

As I dragged Halftail's body towards the camp entrance towards our burial place, I saw something out of the corner of my eye. A young twoleg riding on what looked like a cross between a horse and a bird. When I took a second look, however I couldn't help but stare. He stopped too. His gaze lit on Halftail and his expression changed from impassive to shock and... guilt? He mewled something but as with any twoleg, I couldn't understand him. I looked at him curiously as he mounted his... creature again. "Are you the twoleg that started the fire?" I mewed. He didn't answer, of course and instead rode off into the distance.

After I buried Halftail, I came back, only to find out that I had lost another clanmate. Yellowfang was dead.

Zuko (Fire Nation)

Last night, I had fully resolved to look for uncle. Going off on my own was starting to look like one of the stupidest decisions I had ever made. And that was saying something.Like the glutton for punishment that I am, I decided to leave through Thunderclan territory. What I saw was overwhelming. There was no prey anywhere. What had been in the forest had either fled or died in the fire. The forest was little more than charred pieces of kindling. I hoped that the cats had escaped the fire, but I couldn't be certain. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw two cats. The large grey cat seemed to be dragging a brown cat by the nape of its neck. Closer inspection revealed that the brown cat was dead. He's dead because of me. I killed him. No matter how evil and heartless the Avatar might think I am, I had never killed anyone before. This cat hadn't been killed for food. He had been killed because of a fire that I had started. I murmured an apology, but the cat didn't understand. And why would it? It was only a dream. The gray cat stopped and set his comrade down then mewed something at me. I could only imagine the insult that this creature had hurled at me. I mounted my ostrich horse once again, then set off once again into unknown territory.

Iceheart (Windclan)

I woke up early to see the twoleg, using hunting as an excuse. I had caught a rabbit, a solid alibi, and was making my way towards the place where the cave was, he was already leaving. I watched as he untied his horse, got on and rode off towards Thunderclan. Things had changed. I was no longer as skeptical of twolegs. They were different, but they were just as intelligent as cats were. Well, maybe not this one I thought, snickering. The firebender had become a tiny shape on the horizon, obscured by the charred trees in Thunderclan territory. I blinked, and the figure was gone. Good bye, Zuko and good luck. Wherever you're going.

A/N: I have revised this chapter a bit to answer the question about why Zuko and Graystripe don't communicate in the end. I hope this makes my intentions clear. This story will lead into A Dangerous Path for Warriors and "The Chase" in A:TLA. Thanks to everyone who reviewed or favorited this story. BTW I have watched The Last Airbender. It wasn't as awful as I'd expected, but it still wasn't a the best movie that I've ever seen.