Bramblekit sniffed the air and saw that her denmate, Rainkit was gone. She silently slithered past Sorreltail, careful not to brush her tail on her 'mothers' tortioseshell fur and crept closer to the entrance of the Queens' den.
Bramblekit looked around to see if anyone was awake. Mousewhisker and Lionblaze were on watch. She quickly raced to the other side of the Clan in a short amount of time. Cool, I'm more swifter than Cloudtail! Speaking of the white warrior, he yawned and stretched and came out of the warriors' den and laid in the clearing watching the midnight sky. Bramblekit hid in the Medicine Cat den only to find Jayfeather awake and 'staring at her'. Jayfeather sniffed the air.
"Bramblekit, what are you doing up? Aren't you supposed to be in the nursery?" Jayfeather grumbled with a hitn of annoyance in his growl. Bramblekit shrunk back at the harshness in the Medicine Cat's voice.
"I woke up and Rainkit was missing..." Bramblekit whimpered and ran away, into the dakr murky forest. She ran so fast past Mousewhisker and Lionblaze, they just saw a blur of brown.
"Did you see that?" Mousewhisker mewed in concern. Lionblaze's head nodded. Jayfeather rushed out of his den and went to Lionblaze.
"Bramblekit and Rainkit are missing!" he hissed. Lionblaze yowled in alarm and warriors started to gather around the clearing. A ginger pelt appeared.
"Lionblaze, what is going on!" Squirrelflight asked, being alarmed.
"Jayfeather reported that Bramblekit and Rainkit are missing."
"Ok, Lionblaze I want you to lead a patorl containing Cloudtail, Dustpelt, Sorreltail, Mousewhisker, Berrynose and Ivypool. Brackenfur I want you to to lead a patrol of Brchfall, Dovewing, Foxleap, Bumblestripe, Poppyfrost and Blossomfall." Squirrelflight ordered. Lionblaze and Brackenfur gather up their patrols but Brackenfur's face changed as he couldn't find a tortioseshell she-cat.
"Squirrelflight, Blossomfall is missing." Brakcnefur reported. Squirrelflight looked in concern. Purdy came out to the clearing.
"What is ShadowClan took them?" the old tom questioned. Cats opened discussion but Squirrelflight silenced them with her tail
Lionblaze signaled his patorl and they disapeared, quickly followed by Brackenfur's.
Bramblekit silently crept closer to Rainkit and a tortioseshell she-cat. She perked her ears, trying to eavesdrop on their conversation.
"Rainkit what are you doing here!" Blossomfall hissed. The gray she-kit growled in response. The tortioseshell unsheathed her claws. Bramblekit was ready to leap until a pair of jaws grabbed her scruff.
"Blossomfall!" Another cat growled. The tortioseshell looked at a muscular golden tom.
"Lionblaze..." Blossomfall's voice faded. Lionblaze padded to Rainkit. He lightly picked up the fluffy gray she-kit and signaled his patrol to go back to camp.
Squirrelflight was nervously padding along the base of her camp until cats rushed in the camp with two furry balls in their jaws.
"Bramblekit! Rainkit!" Squirrelflight mewed happily. She licked Bramblekit's ear and Rainkit's. Jayfeather signaled Squirrelflight over.
"We need to go to Moonpool." Jayfeather mewed. Squirrelflight nodded. Jayfeather was right, she had to go to Moonpool to get her nine lives. Squirrelflight nodde donce again.
"We will go tonight." she mewed and then she turned to her deputy.
"Lionblaze, watch camp tonight while Jayfeather and I go to Moonpool." The golden tabby nodded and the ginger she-cat and gray tom paddedto Moonpool.
Once Squirrelflight and Jayfeather got there, the pool glistened brightly in welcome of the two cats. Jayfeather instructed.
"Drink some of the water. StarClan will lead you to the rest." Jayfeather mewed. Squirrelflight obeyed and laped at the cold water and her mind swirled into StarClan. Cats shiend beyond her. A blue-gray she-cat padded to Squirrelflight.
"Squirrelflight, are you hear to recieve your nine lives?" The she-cat asked. Squirrelflight nodded confidently. A gray tom appeared. His eyes full of pain and sorrow. Squirrelflight recongnized him instantly.
"Shrew...Shrewpaw?" Squirrelflight mewed, trembling. The young tom got ran over by a monster while ThunderClan had escaped a fire, he was just providing for his Clan, and he paid the price for it.
"Yes. Squirrelflght. With this life I give you loyalty. Always have loyalty for every cat in your Clan and even sacrifice yourself in their time of need." Shrewpaw mewed and touched noses with Squrrelflight and she felt a course of pain go through her body, amking her scream in pain and agony feeling like she was being ran over by a monster. Another cat came out, a silver she-cat. Feathertail.
"The tribe of endless hunting let me come here to give you a life. With this life I give you bravery. Always do whats right even if you know what your fate is going to be." Feathertail touched Squirrelflight's body makign Squirrelflight scream and pain again, but this time she felt like she was falling down and down and down. A familiar golden tabby tom appeared. Squirrelflight couldn't believe her eyes when she saw him. Thornclaw...
"Thornclaw, I'm sorry. You wouldn't be dead because of me..." Squirrelflight mewed softly. The golden-brown tom looked at the ginger she-cat.
"It was what StarClan destined me to do." Thornclaw mewed.
"With this life I give you forgiveness. Forgive the darkest cats in your Clan and always treat them fairly like any other warrior." Thornclaw mewed. He touched her nose and Squirrelflight didn't feel phsyical pain, but pain and sorrowful mixed of hate and love. Squirrelflight felt her paws get weak.
"Thornclaw thank you-" the ginger she mewed but the golden-brown tom already disapeared. Though he was replaced by a dusky brown she-cat. Mousefur. Squirrelflight dipped her head at the old she-cat. Squirrelflight looked at the young brown she-cat.
"With this life I gve you respect. Respect your elders and the cats in your Clan." The brown she-cat touched Squirrelflight's nose and she felt brutal claws thrash at her side and she squealed in pain. The brown she-cat disapeared. All was silent until a black she-cat with glowing green eyes looked at the ginger she-cat. Squirrelflight coughed out her name.
"Holly-Holly-Hollyleaf?" Squirrelflight mewed. Hollyleaf had strong muscles. She looked at her niece with wide eyes.
"Yes. It is me Hollyleaf. I give you the life of Honesty. Allways be honest with your Clanmates. Always." she mewed, poision stuck with her voice. Suqirrelflight felt Hollyleaf put her paw on hers and Squirrelflight's thought ran back to the gathering.
"We are NOT the kits of Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw!" Hollyleaf yowled. Squirrelflight felt a heart of betrayal as this life went through her. Hollyleaf disapeared only to be replaced by a certain gray tom.
"Squirrelflight." the tom softly mewed. The ginger she-cat's heart thumped up and down.
"Ashfur." Squirrelflight mewed. The tom shifted until he was face to face with her.
"With this life, I give you love. Love every Clanmate with passion." Ashfur mewed strongly and he touched muzzles with Squirrelflgiht and her pelt felt like it was being slashed again and again. Ashfur disapeared. A few moments later a brown tabby tom appeared infront of her.
"Bramblestar." Squirrelflight purred. The brown tom purred in response but his face changed, He was serious.
"With this life I give you sacrifice. Sacrifice anything for your Clanmates and don't go for your own needs." Her mate whispered and touched noses with her and she felt fox bites bite her pelt simitaniously. She staggered up in pain until she saw a ginger tom stand infront of her.
"Firestar." Squirrelflight mewed. Firestar looked young and healthy again.
"With this life, I give you leadership. Lead your Clan through the hardest times and be the best leader you can be." This time Squirrelflight saw an image of Tigerstar and he killed her father. Then starry cats started forming beyond her cheering her name, but she could hear the voices of Firestar, Ashfur and Bramblestar the most.
"You are now Squirrelstar." Firestar mewed and Squirrelflight woke up. Jayfeather got up.
"Congrats, Squirrelstar."