Flight of the Snowy Owl:
Yep, spent a lot of time trying to figure out a nice ending for that chapter :)
Poppyflower of Stormclan:
Yeah. Stay tuned to see what happens to her! XD
EmberskyofShadowclan:
Thanks for the support! I'm still really bad at grammar in real life, though...
You guys can also leave suggestions/ requests in the comments, too!
Graystar frowned with dissatisfaction while he watched the camp walk around with unease, expecting something scary or evil to pop up any second. How did Firestar get these mouse-brained cats to stay calm?
Graystar heard a rustle from outside the camp. He walked outside to see what it was. He said, "Ravenpaw! What a pleasant surprise."
Ravenpaw didn't smile. He said sternly, "Did Firestar really die?"
Graystar said, "Yes. It's very sad. Sandstorm was the one. His own mate, how sad."
Ravenpaw ignored that and said, "Come to the barn with me. Somebody wants to talk to you."
Graystar followed Ravenpaw to the abandoned barn. Sandstorm was sitting on a pile of hay. She narrowed her eyes and hissed at Graystar. Sandstorm growled, "Ravenpaw... Why did you bring Graystripe here?"
Graystar said, "It's GraySTAR now, Sandstorm."
Sandstorm yowled, "I don't care, I would rather call you Graykit!"
Graystar ignored the comment. Barley barged in, "We brought Graystripe here so you guys can talk about your problems."
Sandstorm hissed quietly, "I will never forgive Graystripe for killing Firestar..."
She threw herself at Graystar. He sidestepped it, but Sandstorm raked her claws down his side. He yowled and lunged at Sandstorm himself. Gore was staining the hay in the barn. Sandstorm clawed Graystar's face, and he retaliated by throwing Sandstorm against the barn walls. She wiped blood off of her face. She hissed and darted under Graystar, but he kicked Sandstorm's face. She backed away. Blood was clotting her eyes. Sandstorm fell onto the floor with a dull thud. Gore was trailing onto the floor. Barley and Ravenpaw were staring in silence. Graystar started to smile, then he grinned in satisfaction. Barley and Ravenpaw ran out of the barn when Graystar whipped around and faced them with wide eyes and a sinister smile. He padded to Sandstorm's body. Sandstorm was breathing in small, shallow breaths. Graystar whispered in her ear, "Remember this when you try to come to camp again."
He walked away.
Sandstorm pushed herself up. She looked at her paws. Her paws were caked with blood and mud from the barn, and her claws were literally red. She looked at herself in a shard of glass. Her face had a huge gash where Graystripe kicked it. Her back was bleeding from the impact of the barn wall. She sat down. This must've been Starclan's message.
She had spend a lot of time trying to figure out what it meant, and that was it?
Sandstorm settled down. She fell asleep due to exhaustion.
Sandstorm woke up, but she was in Thunderclan camp. She thought, Must be another message from Starclan.
She saw Firestar at her side. The whole camp was in confusion, and Graystar was in the middle of it. Firestar turned to Sandstorm.
"Destruction is falling over the clans.
The one who can stop all of it
is the cat of sand.
The stone cat
Brings doom for all."
Sandstorm woke up. Barley was standing above her. He had a bundle of herbs in his mouth. Sandstorm asked, "W-where did you get those?"
Barley said, "From the Thunderclan medicine cat. I just said Ravenpaw was in a fight with a badger. Let's see... What did they tell me to do again?"
Barley muttered to himself as he rubbed herbs into Sandstorm's wounds. She thought about the "prophecy" Firestar had said. The cat of sand must be her. The stone cat is probably Graystripe. How is Graystripe killing Firestar bringing havoc for all of the clans? And how could she stop it if she didn't know what it was? Also, the words didn't even rhyme!
Sandstorm pushed the thought away. Barley wrapped cobwebs around Sandstorm's wounds. He said, "Sandstorm? A-are you ok?"
Sandstorm had a far-away look in her eyes. Sandstorm replied, "H-huh?! Oh.. Yeah..."
Sandstorm rested her head on her paws. Ravenpaw pushed a plump mouse towards her. She glanced at it. She pushed it away. Ravenpaw said, "Eat it. You need energy."
Sandstorm said with sadness, "For what? I don't want to stay in this cruel world anymore... Ravenpaw, just throw me out. I just want to slowly starve to death."
Ravenpaw replied, "I understand."
Sandstorm turned away. "No you don't."
Ravenpaw said, "Remember when Redtail died? If I told Bluestar, Tigerclaw would've killed me."
Sandstorm cried, "But that's not the same! The whole clan believes I killed Firestar! Graystripe convinced them all! Firestar is already dead..."
Ravenpaw curled up next to Sandstorm. He said, "I'll still be here for you, Sandstorm. I knew you when you were only an apprentice."
Sandstorm buried her head in Ravenpaw's shoulder. Moonlight shone through the barn doors. Ravenpaw looked up at the sky. He saw a flamed-colored star glowing. A twinkle appeared in his eyes.
