Alright, this chapter is Coalpaw's dream and for those of you who are complaining about hearing the same story twice, this one is different. Coalpaw's crush is… Emberpaw!

Coalpaw woke up in the same clearing where he had fallen asleep. However, Owlpaw and Dewpaw were gone and the air was filled with the scents of prey that did not belong in Leaf-bare. He cautiously stepped forwards, only to jump back in surprise as a great blaze of fire exploded in front of him. He tripped over his tail and fell to the ground in a heap. When Coalpaw looked up, there was a tall, powerful looking tom in front of him.

The tom was russet colored with a blaze of white on his chest. He was very tall and muscular and had some of the longest claws Coalpaw had ever seen. His eyes were the color of a cloudless sky and he looked very stern, like he was a mentor watching an apprentice on an assessment. But the most noticeable fact about him was that his fur glimmered with stars meaning that…

"StarClan," Coalpaw whispered. "You're a StarClan cat."

The tom smiled. "Yes, I am." His voice was not the commanding thunder Coalpaw had expected it to be. It was kind and gentle and sympathetic, like he had faced times like this before and understood exactly what Coalpaw was thinking and feeling. "May name is Heatblaze. I am one of the founders of the Clans. I assume you are familiar with the three gems of the Clans?" Without waiting for an answer, Heatblaze continued. "You do not know of the fourth gem, the gem of StormClan, the diamond of the air, claimed by my cruel brother, Stormshadow."

Coalpaw stared at Heatblaze in shock. "There are four gems? But why hasn't one of the clans found it yet?"

"The gem was hidden very well. The only cat who knows where it is is Stormshadow himself. And whoever he's got with him now."

"Um, shouldn't Stormshadow be dead like, um, well…" Coalpaw couldn't bring himself to call attention to the fact that he was talking to a dead cat.

Heatblaze laughed. "It's alright. Yes, he's dead, but he can visit cats in their dreams and now he is trying to convince his heir, a she-cat named Silence, to take over as he did. Silence is gathering a band of followers, promising reward for their loyalty, a reward they will not get to keep if they stay with her."

Coalpaw nodded. "I think I get it. Should I warn the leaders about this threat?"

To Coalpaw's great surprise, Heatblaze shook his head. "Telling the leaders would prompt them to send a great mass of warriors, all of which would be defeated. They would work separately, not as a team as they should. The Coal the Dew and the Owl will stop the Silence by teaching the Clans to work together. This is the only way you will defeat Silence."

Coalpaw, unable to say anything else, finally just said, "Why us, though? Why not a bunch of big, strong warriors?"

"Because, Coalpaw, you are young. The warriors would fight simply because they are from different Clans, but you are young enough to not have been tainted by the Clan's fierce rivalry. You will work together effectively with your chosen companions and, when the time comes, you will show the Clans how to do this. I shall see you soon Coalpaw, but for now this is goodbye."

Heatblaze stepped back and he burst into flames that vanished into the starry night. Coalpaw felt himself slowly falling forwards, into the ground. He floated senselessly for a few seconds and then he was in the clearing in the real world. As he slowly dragged himself upright, he saw that the sky was looking lighter in one section, meaning that the sun was coming up. He heard some noise behind him and turned around to see that Dewpaw and Owlpaw were waking up.

"We should head back to camp." Coalpaw said. "The sun's almost up."

"Wait!" Dewpaw wailed, looking rather upset. "Shouldn't we discuss our dreams first?"

"Coalpaw's right." Owlpaw agreed. "Let's do it, say, two days from now?" They all agreed and Coalpaw began to head back to camp. He paid careful attention to where he was going and jumped about a mile when a voice from behind him said "Hi!"

Coalpaw whipped around and found Emberpaw staring at him. She was licking a paw calmly, seeming very smug. "What are you doing out here so early Coalpaw? The dawn patrol is barely out."

"I wanted to practice some battle moves." Coalpaw lied smoothly. It was a good excuse because, from the way he was going, he could have been coming from the battle practice area.

"Before dawn? What for?" It was clear from Emberpaw's expression that she didn't believe him.

Coalpaw froze up. He hadn't been expecting anyone to ask any further and he wasn't sure what to say. "I just wanted to make sure I beat you in the next training session" He said. "What are you doing out here?"

Emberpaw's answer surprised him, "Looking for you!" She exclaimed. "I woke up and you weren't there so I wanted to make sure that nothing um happened… to… you…" She trailed off and ducked her head, embarrassed. Coalpaw's fur felt like it was bursting into flames like Heatblaze's had. Emberpaw had a crush on him! Do I feel the same way about her? He wondered. His pelt seared even hotter as he realized that he couldn't really say that he didn't. He could have said something, sweet, crushing, or teasing, but all he said was "let's get back to camp."

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