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Happy New Year's everybody! I'm getting better at this updating stuff huh?
*AN: I'm kind of annoyed, because I know there are a lot of people reading this, I've gotten 547 hits since I started this fan fic, so I should be getting more reviews, but lately I've only been getting 1 or 2 reviews per chapter…*
…okay, ranting done…here's chapter 8! With some familiar faces...:)
Chapter 8~
The cavern of the Mothermouth was dark, too dark to see anything.
Only instinct guided me as I cautiously walked further in.
I could smell Moon's fear-scent as we padded forward and could tell he,
like me, was spooked by the eerie silence of the Mothermouth.
Just as I began to think the tunnel was never going to end.
Suddenly, an almost ominous glow became visible through the darkness.
A tingle of exhilaration rose through me as a glowing stone came into view.
I shivered; it was getting colder as we walked further.
There was now enough light to barley see as we padded into the Moonstone cave.
Moon's pelt shone a beautiful silver as I glanced over to him.
Our eyes met, and I saw a flicker of unease flash in Moon's eyes.
As if guided by some unseen force, Moon and I padded forward and touched our
noses to the Moonstone.
***
Jayfeather lay down in his soft, moss covered nest.
It had been a quiet Newleaf day.
Closing his eyes, he was swept away into his dreams.
***
Cold, so cold, it felt as if my paws were freezing off.
Panic flared up inside me, had I done something wrong?
Why wasn't it working?
I dared open my eyes and was taken aback by where I was.
I was in a giant hollow!
The grass was a perfect green, soft and flowing like a river.
A soft breeze ruffled my fur.
Looking up, I was startled, what I had expected to see was a starry night
sky, but no, the stars were moving!
One by one the stars fell, and in landing turning into starry-pelted
cats.
These cats, they were from StarClan! I realized with a jolt.
A blue-gray cat approached me, "We have been waiting for you."
Another voice spoke, "I have missed you so much, Sunpaw."
I turned, hearing the painfully familiar voice and joy flooded me.
It was the silver and white pelt of my mother.
She was here!
I couldn't believe it!
I ran over, nuzzling her.
Stepping back, pride shone in Icestream's gaze.
Happiness blazing in my gaze, the blue-gray cat padded towards me then sat in
front of me, on the soft grass.
"We have been waiting; you are the cat of the prophecy." Her voice was
like honey.
"The cat of the prophecy?" I replied in confusion cocking my head.
"Yes, the cat." Her blue eyes gleamed. "By the way, my name is
Bluestar; I was once ThunderClan's leader."
I stared at her in awe; she was once a Clan leader!
I didn't want to be disrespectful to her, but still, I yowled; "But
Bluestar!" In despair, "I don't want to be an important cat! I just want
to be a normal cat and live with the Clans! I'm just a lowly rouge!"
Bluestar's eyes shimmered in sadness, "I'm sorry, Sunpaw, you are the
cat we have chosen," She paused, "The cat we have chosen to save the
Clans."
Suddenly, a strange look flooded her eyes and they became a blood red.
"When darkness falls, and eclipse rises to let the light shine again."
***
"When darkness falls, and eclipse rises to let the light shine again,"
meowed Yellowfang.
"Another prophecy?" sighed Jayfeather, "An eclipse? What does that
mean? Is that what happened during the great battle of the lake?"
Jayfeather was silent for a moment, "A sun and a moon?"
Yellowfang was silent, "Yes, and eclipse is what happened during the
battle, but not necessarily does it mean the same in the prophecy…" She
trailed off, then sighed; "Only time will tell what is going to happen."
Jayfeather growled, "Why does StarClan have to be so mysterious?!"
***
I stepped back in shock.
Bluestar's eyes had gone back to their normal swimming sky blue, but
something still chilled me to the bone; that was the same prophecy that I had
heard before Icestream died…
I couldn't take it this information, I started running in desperation.
I didn't know where to go, but that prophecy…
Too-perfect trees flashed by.
The grass swept by my paws, brushing them softly.
I felt like I could run forever, the angst giving me strength.
The air got cooler as I kept running, and soon I had to slow down because the
ground was getting too boggy.
There must be a river ahead, I thought.
***
I skidded to a stop as my paws touched the water and jumped back.
That water was Leafbare cold!
I shook my head, that prophecy still echoed in my ears.
It wrapped around me, I could not get away.
It whispered in my ear.
Not even the Greenleaf wind could shake it away.
I was trapped, by a prophecy I could not help.
I was wound in a prophecy with no escape.
***
I stood by the river, by the words wafted from the water.
There truly was no escape.
I was the cat to save the Clans.
***
I couldn't stand it, I just wanted to go home and curl up in the straw, I
wanted everything to just go away!
How could I, a pathetic rogue cat be part of a prophecy?!
I wasn't even a clan cat for StarClan's sake!
In despair I collapsed in the grass with the cold water flowing by.
I was just a rogue!
A lowly rogue!
They must've gotten the wrong cat!
***
I hear paw steps behind me and tucked my head under my paws.
I curled up in the tightest ball I could manage.
"Relax, Sunpaw." The voice was much deeper, deeper than Bluestar's or
Icestream's, "I'm sorry to tell you, that you must fulfill the
prophecy."
Another voice spoke, lighter, closer to Bluestar's voice but still deep.
"Sunpaw, Bluestar was once the cat of a prophecy too and look at her, she
was a Clan leader."
I whined, "I don't want to be a Clan leader, I told you, I just want to
be a normal Clan cat! I don't want to have any more responsibility to the
Clan than just regular duties! I want to be a loyal warrior…" I trailed
off, realizing how kit like I had sounded.
Embarrassed I pushed my head further under my paws, belly, and tail.
"Sunpaw, look at us," the two cats meowed, "You may just be a rogue,
but you can do this, it doesn't matter where you came from, just look at the
current leader, Firestar. He was a kittypet before he joined the Clans. We
were two of the cats to bring him to ThunderClan."
I looked up, and looked at the cats talking to me.
One of the cats had a golden pelt, with fur like a lion's mane around his
neck, his soft green eyes. The cat standing next to him was different. The
other cat was pure white with a little nick in his ear. He was a large cat
with yellow eyes, but that shone in sympathy.
The white cat spoke, "Firestar was also subject to a prophecy, 'Fire
alone can save our Clan', and he did although he wasn't Clan-born."
"Wow," I whispered.
The white cat spoke again, "By the way, my name is Whitestorm, and this cat
next to me is Lionheart."
"Even I wasn't pure ThunderClan." Whitestorm meowed.
"But you can fulfill the prophecy; you can lead the Clans into the light and out of the darkness." Something glimmered in his eyes, "But you won't be alone."
OOOhhh....Cliffie and longest chapter yet!
The plot is finally going somewhere! Yay!
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~Thunder, out!