Blizzardpaw had never heard of Jake before. And what a strange name for a cat! Blizzardpaw parted his jaws to ask Jake a question, but Firestar cut him off.
"Tallstar, who is this cat?" He asked suspiciously, "You seem to know him quite well." Tallstar stood up and shook himself.
"This," he responded with gleaming eyes, "is Jake. My best friend… and your father." Every cat stared in stunned silence. Firestar slowly made his way up to Jake.
"My… father?" Firestar stammered. Jake gazed at his son warmly.
"Firestar, I never was able to see you grow up. I left you and your sister after you were born. I fathered 3 kits with another cat; however I heard one has died."
Firestar was stunned. "Wh-who?"
Jake replied sadly, "Tiny. Or so he was. He changed his name to Scourge and did horrible things until he was killed." Firestar's eyes widened.
"I… I killed my own brother..?" A sudden silence fell throughout the clearing, and Blizzardpaw felt as if every cat was holding their breath. Firestar was stiff and looked completely shocked.
"So it was you…" Jake whispered. Then he stood up and padded over to Firestar and rested his chin of Firestar's head. "It is alright, my son. You did what you had to, to save us all." The other cats murmured their agreement with Jake. Yellowfang stepped forward.
"Don't worry Firestar. Remember that I, too, have killed my own kin to save the Clans. I killed my own kit, Brokenstar, twice; while he was a ThunderClan prisoner and a Dark Forest warrior. We all must do whatever it takes to protect our Clan. All the Clans." The cats everywhere cheered and Firestar picked his head up.
"You're right, both of you. I can't let something like this bring me down. We have more important matters to attend to." He and all the other StarClan cats that had gathered in the clearing turned to the rest of the cats.
"A time of great darkness is to come to this Clan; to all of the Clans." The voice seemed to come from everywhere and nowhere all at once. "The way to save the Clans is to face our biggest fear and the greatest mystery we have ever known: Twolegs." Blizzardpaw gasped. Twolegs?
"They must be mouse-brains," Spottedpaw muttered.
"For as long as cats have lived by this lake, in the forest, and in the mountains, we have never understood them. The time is now, to learn about Twolegs and understand them. We must do this for the sake of the Clans." Blizzardpaw stood rigid. Understand Twolegs? Impossible!
"The reason we have woken these cats who have been in contact with Twolegs is so you can prepare yourselves to journey into Twolegplace. Learn as much as you can from these cats before journeying off." Firestar, Bluestar, Tallstar, and Yellowfang stepped forward.
"Redpaw, Blizzardpaw, Splashpaw, and Spottedpaw, you four, and two Warriors, will be the ones to explore Twolegplace. Bramblestar, it is up to you to decide which Warriors will go." Bramblestar dipped his head.
"Go, now, and learn as much as you can from the cats who know about Twolegs. Be prepared for anything. Twolegs are unpredictable." The cats began to swirl away into the stars.
"One more thing!" The fading cats called. "Search for a black-and-white kittypet by the name of Sparky when you reach Twolegplace. She will help you on your quest." And with that the cats disappeared, and Blizzardpaw's eyes opened as the sun rose in the camp clearing.