A/N: Sorry this chapter is a day late! Ok, you guys are going to murder me for the end of this chapter... I didn't really want to do it but... well it added drama... I might be writing one more chapter for the month of May, but I would only do it in my surplus time, so it just depends... Oh, and you guys are REALLY slacking off with the reveiws :P Come on I know you can do better than that!

Thanks to: Mallowfeather of EarthClan, Amber342, Nikonkey, OoJayfeatheroO {reply: no, I'll be posting more chapters June}, and Pumpkinfur(Guest)

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Ch.9

Sunnyheart stretched with a sigh, allowing some weight on her injured leg. Moons had passed and Blizzardfur's kits had been apprenticed. Timberpaw was showing great fighting skills, his mentor was Beaverclaw, although he wanted Skyfeather. Stormpaw was apprenticed to Mistfall, she was very eager to learn. Lastly, Hailpaw was apprenticed to Sunnyheart's favorite cat, Hawkfeather. Hailpaw seemed to be getting along well with her training, but Hawkfeather was having trouble getting her to open up.

Today Hawkfeather had invited Sunnyheart to come and see Hailpaw's skills for herself. Sunnyheart had gotten along fairly well with the small gray and white she-cat.

"Ready?" Hawkfeather padded up to her and pushed his muzzle into her ginger fur.

Sunnyheart nodded her head, "Where's Hailpaw?"

Hawkfeather flicked his tail to the tunnel exit. Hailpaw was sitting there, looking anxious.

"K' let's go," Sunnyheart walked over to Hailpaw, followed by Hawkfeather and the three cats made their way out of camp.

Sunnyheart left out a purr of relief as the sunlight hit her face.

"I thought we would head to the mossy clearing and do a quick battle assessment," Hawkfeather announced.

Hailpaw tensely shook her head 'yes' and they emerged into the clearing.

"Ok, Hailpaw, attack me," Hawkfeather commanded.

Hailpaw blinked her eyes and Sunnyheart rested her tail-tip on the apprentice's shoulders.

"It's ok," she encouraged her, "Now, try making him think you're going to attack from one direction and then attack from the other direction."

"Ok," Hailpaw went immediately into a crouch.

Hawkfeather, prepared for a pounce attack, didn't see when Hailpaw changed her attack to his right. He landed on the ground with a thud.

"Good job," Sunnyheart purred.

Hawkfeather nodded his head in agreement.

"Hawkfeather, if you would allow me, could I duel Hailpaw?" Sunnyheart asked.

His eyes narrowed in concern, "If you think your leg's healed…"

Sunnyheart nodded her head, "I think it's time, don't worry." She rested her tail-tip on his back for a second before facing Hailpaw.

"Be easy on her," Hawkfeather whispered to his apprentice.

Hailpaw immediately leaped at Sunnyheart. Sunnyheart neatly side-stepped her attack and with a sheathed paw, pushed the small apprentice to the ground. Hailpaw retaliated with a quick leap to her feet. She leaped over Sunnyheart, and leaving the confused warrior, climbed a tree. Sunnyheart looked around wildly to see where the apprentice could have gone. Hailpaw jumped down from the tree, landing right beside Sunnyheart and quickly pushed her over. Hailpaw leaped onto Sunnyheart, pinning her to the ground. Sunnyheart, using her greater weight, pushed Hailpaw off of her and after using Hailpaw's momentum against her, pinned Hailpaw to the ground.

"Good job," Hawkfeather praised them. "Hailpaw, make sure to leap onto Sunnyheart next time, and in battle try to injure the attacker as quickly as possible while you have them pinned, and make sure that they don't use your attack against you. Sunnyheart, you need to be prepared for anything. That jump was very impressive Hailpaw, and so was the momentum attack too, Sunnyheart."

Sunnyheart dipped her head, her pelt prickling from being treated like an apprentice. She had to remind herself that she never did fully complete her warrior training.

"Let's go back to camp," Hawkfeather walked over to Sunnyheart and brushed against her before leading them out of the clearing.

Brookstar's P.O.V.

Brookstar laid in the darkness, letting out a sigh. Why did StarClan have to make things so difficult? None of her prophecies had told her anything about a fight with TigerClan, she had been realizing that recently, maybe StarClan had just wanted the TigerClan rebels to separate the clan. She hauled herself to her feet and slowly walked out of her den, her joints aching. Slowly she limped over to Sandyfur's den.

"Sandyfur, I'm going to the Moonpool, I'll be back tomorrow evening," Brookstar called out.

"Ok, are you sure you don't want to take another warrior with you?" Sandyfur replied.

"I'm sure," Brookstar started off towards the camp entrance, passing Sunnyheart, Hawkfeather, and Hailpaw on their way towards the fresh-kill pile.

Brookstar took the tunnel to TigerClan territory, maybe she could talk to one of the rebels if she meant them at the border. She soon felt the sun warming her pelt, slowly driving away the ache in her old limbs. The lush ferns whipped across her fur, feeling soft on her hardened paws. After checking the TigerClan border for any of her friends' recent scents and finding none, she set off at a quick pace towards the Moonpool.

Brookstar slowly made her way up the cracked, gray stones that led to the Moonpool. "I'm getting too old for this," she hissed under her breath.

Soon though, she could scent the cold water and brittle moss that belonged to the Moonpool. Brookstar touched her gray nose to the water, sending small ripples into the pool, before she settled down and closed her eyes, wishing to meet some StarClan cat that could help her.

To her surprise, when she blinked open her eyes again she found herself back at the Moonpool, the scent in her nose and the same ache in her joints.

"Why have you abandoned me?" Brookstar shouted to the stars.

"Who said we abandoned you?" Brookstar spun around collide with Jayfeather. "I know; it will be alright in the end. You have come here to seek answers, have you not?"

At once Brookstar could see and she quickly nodded her head yes.

"Then, I shall give you answers. Your mission has been completed Brookstar, you have proven yourself a great leader and warrior and truly, you deserve your name. There is though, one, who will complete the final prophecy that you have not yet heard. Do you remember when Firestar told you 'Only after many moons can ash, crystal, leaf, and hope revive the clans and bring them back.'?" Jayfeather asked.

"Yes," Brookstar dipped her head.

"You were never the 'hope' that the prophecy talked about, but hope has come. Born of your blood, the one with the heart of the sun's time has come near. But, it is not your destiny to guide her," Jayfeathers voice quivered. "It is time."

All the sudden Brookstar's vision faded and she found herself waking back up beside the Moonpool, but instead of Jayfeather's comfortable presence, she could only feel a void of empty deadly hatred.

"Who's there?" Brookstar whipped around, only to feel long claws drag her down to the ground.

Her nose twitched at her attackers scent, it was familiar, reminding her of one of her friends' scents, but only this one was masked with darkness.

"Dashstar," Brookstar hissed.

"Oh, if it isn't my old friend, Brooke," Dashstar let out a distorted hiss. "Time to meet your maker."

"What you speak is truth," Brookstar remembered Jayfeather's words. "But there is someone you can never kill Dashstar, and this cat will return the time of Star-!"

All the sudden Brookstar felt all her lives flow out of her.

Take care of them Streamflower, and Sunnyheart, let your heart always lead you.

A/N: Okay, I know I told some of you that Brookstar wouldn't die... changed my mind... so don't murder me! PLEASE! Sad chapter :'( Who hates Dashstar? Vote now, I'll have a poll up hopefully by tonight! And remember to reveiw!