Bluefur woke up in her nest, yowling and thrashing.

Frightened eyes stared back at her.

"Bluefur, are you alright?" Thrushpelt asked worriedly, his tail reaching over to stroke her pelt. Her sister, Nightshimmer, leaned over her nest and licked her head.

Bluefur looked around wildly, and only saw den walls and mossy nests. It was just a nightmare. It wasn't real. Bluefur sighed in relief, and let her fur lie flat. Her pounding heart calmed. She nodded to Thrushpelt. "I'm fine. Thanks." Then to all the other warriors in a louder voice: "I'm sorry! It was a bad dream."

Quiet mutters and grumbles filled the den, but Speckletail -Starclan bless that cat- shushed them all. "She just lost her kits. It's to be expected." She scolded.

Bluefur could see heads nodding and whispered condolences, but she shut out the noise and lay back down in her torn nest. She just wanted to forget the whole thing and escape to the world of sleep. However, no matter how much she tried, she stayed awake. The image of her lifeless kits was burned into her memory. Finally, she stood up.

Nightshimmer whispered, "Where are you going?"

Bluefur whispered back dully, "For a walk." She began picking her way through the den.

Nightshimmer leaped after her, skillfully avoiding outstretched paws and tails, and rested her tail on her shoulder. "How about I come with you?"

Bluefur was about to mutter a protest when her sister interrupted her.

"Don't you say anything!" Then, in a kinder tone, "I know it's hard, but life has to go on. Don't forget, I loved your kits too." Nightshimmer looked at her, a strange light glinting in her eyes, and walked on ahead.

Bluefur bit her tongue to stop her mew. Not as much as I did.

She padded obediently after the black she-cat anyway. The two cats nodded to Adderfang, the camp guard, who gave them an understanding glance, then continued on into the forest.

When they were in the heart of the forest, Nightshimmer blocked Bluefur with her paw, then sat down. She gestured to the ground next to her with her tail, and Bluefur flopped down with a groan. She could feel a question coming up.

"Bluefur, who is the real father of your kits?" Nightshimmer asked quietly.

Bluefur gasped. She was not expecting that. "T-thrus-shpelt o-of course!" She stammered. A pang of guilt hit her as Nightshimmer gave her a look.

"Bluefur, I'm your sister. You know you can trust me." Nightshimmer mewed. She looked at Bluefur condescendingly.

"Oakheart, from Riverclan." She meowed, giving in. Nightshimmer did not look surprised. She simply flicked her tail and stared at Bluefur, her violet eyes ice-cold.

"Now, your kits aren't really dead, are they?" She meowed, her voice sharp.

"How would you know that?" Bluefur choked, her breathing ragged.

Nightshimmer leaned forward. Her eyes were glimmering with that same strange light as before, and her ears were pressed against her head.

"Did Moonflower never tell you? We were born at the same time, Bluefur. We're twins. And even more, we were born on the night when there were two unusually big stars in the sky." Nightshimmer stretched her muzzle forward. "Do you know that that very rarely occurs? It's a blessing from Starclan, Bluefur."

Bluefur stared at her sister. What was she talking about?

Nightshimmer must have seen the confused look on her face, because she whispered, "I can smell what you are smelling, hear what you are hearing, feel what you are feeling, sight, taste! I felt the snow under my paws as you went to Sunningrocks. I heard your kits calling out to you as you ran away. And I felt the undeniable grief you felt."

Then suddenly she was next to her, pressing her fur against Bluefur. "I'm so sorry you had to go through that, my dear sister." She licked her ears, but Bluefur stared straight ahead. She could not believe it. It wasn't possible.

She slowly turned, her lips pulled back in a snarl. "You're lying! That's impossible!" She refused to acknowledge it for a reason she knew but did not want to admit, even to herself. But she knew it was true. Sometimes she would experience what Nightshimmer was doing, what she was seeing, and all that other mousedung. However, she had merely dismissed them as hallucinations from overworking/stress, until now.

"It's not. If it was, how would I know about Oakheart and your kits?" Nightshimmer replied calmly.

"You could have seen us! Any cat could have! Anyway, what about Snowfur? Did she have this so called power too?"

"No. She was born before us. However, our bond was very strong, thanks to the big stars."

Bluefur growled. "How does Moonflower even know this foxdung anyway?"

"It's not foxdung! Will you just listen to me for once?!" With that Nightshimmer brought her paw down on Bluefur's ears. Bluefur stumbled away, shocked, but as Nightshimmer glared at her, her anger faded.

"Nightshimmer, I'm sorry. I know you aren't lying. It's just that…..well, I guess it's that I don't like the thought of someone having the advantage over me," Bluefur admitted, sighing. Nightshimmer seemed surprised, but then let out a purr.

"You silly mouse. I would never tell anyone. You are my sister!"

Bluefur nodded, then sighed. "I know. But I don't get how all of this is possible though!" She stared at Nightshimmer, frustrated, before she noticed something wiggling behind her. Was that an intruder? She let out a yowl and dived at her sister, knocking her over and away from the movement in the brush. Then she whirled around and hissed at the dangerous…bird. She glanced at Nightshimmer, embarrassed, before stepping forward curiously. Why hadn't it flown away yet? She peered closely at the bird and saw thorns as sharp as claws digging into the flesh of the poor animal. It was caught in a patch of thistle. Thistle…thorns as sharp as claws…Realization hit Bluefur, and as if on cue, the bird stopped moving. It was dead. Horror filled her as it all clicked together. The dream, this omen….It meant Thistleclaw, the deputy of Thunderclan, was about to lead them all into doom.


Okay, y'll must have a few questions about this chapter. I'll just explain everything now. Okay, so the two big stars are Venus and Jupiter aligned in the sky. They represent Rock and Midnight, cuz that's who gave (SPOILER ALERT) Jay, Lion, and Dove their powers.

Also, you noticed a new character, didn't you? Nightshimmer, mm hmm. Well, that's me! Why am I in the story? Cuz the plot requires it (you'll see more of this in future chapters).

Finally, this was just a filler, cuz I didn't want to jump to the main part quite yet.

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