Lakeheart slowly walked out of camp, Lionkit trailing him. They left the marshlands and walked along the beach.

"Where are we going now?" Lionkit asked.

"Stealthclan." Lakeheart responded. "There's one cat there who can help us."

"Who?" He asked.

Lakeheart flinched slightly. "Her name is Cinderspirit."

Somehow, the name seemed familiar to Lionkit. From before he lost his memories. "I remember that name from somewhere." He muttered.

"You do?" Lakeheart had turned to face him.

"Yeah." Lionkit responded, thinking hard, prying into his own mind, looking for the answer. He broke through the barrier. Back into his old memories. They started flying back to him and he remembered. He remembered everything. He looked back at Lakeheart, shocked. "I need to get back to Stealthclan."

"Let's go then." Lakeheart meowed, a look on his face that showed he had seen the change in his son's eyes. The change from nothing back to everything.

They raced along the shore, Lionkit now leading the way. He wasn't going to risk being on the ice again. No way. His pelt had dried now. The only thing proling at his mind was how long had he been in the water? A question for another time he told himself.

Chapter 9

The pain of his injuries had come back and now he limped into the Stealthclan camp, followed by his father. All of the cats in the clearing had froze and looked towards them, gaping in shock. Jayleaf whisked into the nursery and came back out with an overjoyed Cinderspirit. She raced right up to her son and mate, covering them both with licks.

"Hey, hey!" Lakeheart protested through a purr.

Lionkit pulled back. "How have things been going, Cinderspirit?"

"They're going to be much better now." HIs mother responded. She turned to Lakeheart. "Where did you find him?"

"In Pondclan territory." The tom shrugged. Then his face fell. "That reminds me…"

"What's wrong?" Cinderspirit asked.

"I was banished from Pondclan." Lakeheart flattened his ears. "So was Lionkit."

"Why?" The light gray she-cat asked.

"Blossomstar tried to banish him because he's half clan. I told her that if she was banishing him, she was banishing me too." The blue-gray tom replied. "I need to speak with Bramblestar."

"I'll take you to him." She purred.

The two cats began padding away and Lionkit began to follow them. To his surprise, sharp teeth pulled on is tail. He turned around to see Tigerpaw and Tawnypaw, their claws unsheathed.