Stormfur worked his paws furiously until he felt the Twoleg thing move. Then he stuck his head underwater and grabbed it by the teeth. It was hard, but he managed to do it anyway. It was heavy, and when he brought it up Sorreltail and Pantherclaw had to help him put it on dry land. It was brown and at the top it was curved. The object was also lined with gold. It stank of Twolegs and was big enough to hold two of them.

"What is it?" Pantherclaw asked disgustedly.

"I don't know," Stormfur replied. They toyed around with it until suddenly, with a loud CRACK, the curved part swiveled off. Inside was hollow. But there was something in it. Pantherclaw turned it over and pawed it out.

"It reminds me of the Moonstone," Sorreltail mewed. It was shining, and really did look like the Moonstone.

"I think it is the Moonstone," Stormfur told them in awe.

"If it is then let's keep it," Pantherclaw suggested. "We can't just leave it out here."

"No," Stormfur declined. "We'll leave it somewhere safe. Hopefully it'll still be here when we come back."

If we come back, Sorreltail thought. "Alright," she decided. "C'mon, we can't waste time. Let's go."

"But how to cross the river?" Pantherclaw questioned.

"In the Twoleg thing," Stormfur said. "Since it doesn't have the Moonstone in it anymore, it'll probably be lighter. And I can swim." Without a moment's hesitation, he dove in the freezing cold waters. Suddenly they heard a yowling of help. Stormfur was flailing helplessly in the water, the currents too strong to swim in.

"We've got to help him!" Sorreltail cried.

"How? We can't swim!" Pantherclaw replied.

Sorreltail nudged the Twoleg thing into the water. "Stormfur, here!"

Stormfur caught hold of it and clambered in. "Thanks!" he called. Stormfur paddled back. "Here, one of you get in."

"After you," Pantherclaw said.

Sorreltail leaped in, making the Twoleg thing shake. "Alright," she mewed. "I'm ready."

"Here, a stick," Pantherclaw took one in her mouth and handed it over. "To paddle."

"Thanks," she answered. "But I don't think it will really help. I'll just use my paws."

Pantherclaw nodded.

Sorreltail was exhuasted by the time they reached the bank. "Here, I'll go back for you," Stormfur offered. Without waiting for a reply, he paddled off. Finally, all three of them were on the other side.

"Alright, let's go." Sorreltail led the way.

Suddenly the stink of Twolegs hit Stormfur's throat. He could tell the others had scented it, too.

"We'll have to go through it," he told them.

"Okay," Pantherclaw and Sorreltail agreed.

Once they were in the middle of the Twoleg place, a dog started barking not far off. "Oh no," Pantherclaw mewed.

"Better run," Sorreltail suggested. They broke into a fast sprint, and the dog sensed them running. Soon it was a few fox-lengths behind them.

"Come on!" Stormfur urged them.

The dog was gaining on them. Finally, a Twoleg yowled, and the dog stopped and walked away reluctantly.

"Phew," Sorreltail sighed. The three slowed down.

Soon, they could see the end of the Twoleg place. "We should hurry up," Sorreltail suggested.

They finally got to the end. Sorreltail sighed with relief. "I'm glad we're out of there."

Stormfur's stomach rumbled. "We should hunt first."

"Sure," Pantherclaw agreed. She immediately ran off and came back with a squirrel in her jaws.

"Already?" Sorreltail gaped in amazement. "Well, I guess it just comes in the blood." Stormfur had already gone off in search of prey. "I should be hunting, too," she told Pantherclaw. "I'll just be over there." She walked away and almost immediately spotted a blackbird. She lowered herself into a hunter's crouch and stealthily crept closer and closer...

There was a rustle of feathers, and Sorreltail walked away triumphantly, blackbird in her mouth.

"Hey! What are you doing here?"

Sorreltail spun around. Behind her was a ginger she-cat with yellow eyes staring at her. "Who are you?" she asked.

The ginger she-cat said, "My name is Leafflight, of FireClan."

"FireClan!" Sorreltail cried. "Wait here!" She ran back to her companions, who were just finishing up their prey. "Come over here, quick!" They followed Sorreltail back to the cat. "Do you know StarClan?" she asked Leafflight.

"Yes, of course," she replied. "Who are you and what do you want?"

"I am Sorreltail," she told her breathlessly. "This is Stormfur, and this is Pantherclaw. I'm from ThunderClan, he's from RiverClan, and Pantherclaw is from ShadowClan."

"Is this what you've been looking for?" Pantherclaw asked.

"Yes," Stormfur replied.

"Were you sent by StarClan?" Leafflight prompted. When they nodded yes, she continued. "I don't know about that. Come." She turned tail and led them through the grasses.

They soon emerged into a camp. "Redstar!" Leafflight called. "Someone's here to see you." A reddish tom came out of a den.

"Who are you?" he asked when he was standing in front of them.

Sorreltail introduced themselves once again.

A black head poked out of a den. He looked like an apprentice. The cat stared at the newcomers as if he had expected them. "Who's that black apprentice over there?" Stormfur asked.

"Oh, that's Emberpaw," Leafflight said. "Don't pay him any attention."

"Stormfur and I had this dream," Sorreltail started. "It said-"

Emberpaw pricked his ears.

"Thunder and Water will come to Fire, and release them from the Dark Forest's grasp."