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"But we were out of earshot of any cat." Jayfeather stayed silent for a few heartbeats, and then beckoned to Chakotay with a flick of his head.

"Follow me." He meowed and chose a direction at random, and started walking into dreamland…

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Jayfeather had only walked a few pawsteps before he became aware that Chakotay wasn't following him. Jayfeather rolled his eyes in annoyance and stopped. "You wanted answers right? This is the only way I can give them to you. And make your decision fast, we're running out of nighttime."

Jayfeather twitched his ear in satisfaction as he heard Chakotay walk up beside him. "What do I need to do?" Chakotay asked, sounding a bit doubtful. "Just... Come with me. Don't walk off, stay close and stay calm, okay?" Jayfeather meowed crossly, fed up with Chakotay's suspicion. He heard a sound of confirmation from the cat and began walking forward. This time, Chakotay followed.

Jayfeather closed his eyes and focused in the task in changing dream lands. He envisioned the stone hollow, every detail, and was rewarded when he felt a breeze ripple across his pelt. Jayfeather opened his eyes. It was nighttime now, the stars burning brightly overhead and silvery moonlight filtering through the branches onto his pelt. Jayfeather turned to see Chakotay looking around in shock.

"How did you do that?" He asked incredulously, obviously not used to this type of dream. Jayfeather shrugged. "I'm getting to that." He replied in a mumble and bit back any of the other words he wanted to say, and kept his paws firmly set on moving forward and not cuffing the cat on the ear. He honestly didn't know why he was so annoyed, but he just was. And maybe StarClan thought that was just how it ought to be.

"Follow me Chakotay; we have to talk with some cats." Jayfeather set a brisk pace through the dark trees, not bothering to check whether or not Chakotay was keeping up. Soon, the pair was racing through the forest, ears pressed flat against their heads, tails streaming behind them, and wind smoothing the fur down on their backs.

Although he would never admit it, Jayfeather was slightly impressed as to how well the newcomer was taking this, considering he had previously been a Twoleg or whatever. Eventually, Jayfeather recognized the entrance to the stone hollow and he slowed his pace to a walk. He heard Chakotay pull up short beside him, still trying to catch his breath.

With a jerk of his head, Jayfeather signaled that they were to go into camp. He pushed his way through the thorns and ignored Brackenfur who was on guard. "Can't he see us?" Jayfeather turned to see Chakotay looking at the unresponsive Brackenfur with wide eyes. Jayfeather almost groaned aloud. "He's not dreaming. We're dreaming. Now hurry up before sunrise comes and we have to do this again tomorrow."

The medicine cat rolled his eyes and flicked Chakotay's flank with his tail. "Well, you can stand here all night while we talk or you can come with me and learn something useful." Chakotay gave a small shake of his head in disbelief but followed the strange gray cat before him. Jayfeather veered towards the apprentices den, where Dovewing and Ivypool were resting.

As he entered the den, was immediately hit with the echoes of Ivypool's dream. Cats screeching, the sound of muscle hitting the earth, the scent of blood. Chakotay stepped in beside Jayfeather and immediately froze as well. "What is that?" He hissed in horror. Jayfeather gave a sideways glance of surprise that he could pick up on the Dark Forest but dismissed it with a flick of his ear.

"That's Ivypool. She, well, she's spying for us." At the inquisitive tilt of Chakotay's head, Jayfeather shook his own. "It's dangerous." He meowed, with certain finality to his tone. He then padded away from the newcomer and placed a paw on Dovewing's flank. "Dovewing." He murmured softly. "Wake up." With a groan, the gray she-cat opened one eye and peered up at him. "We have to talk."

With a sigh, she straightened up and then stiffened at the sight of Chakotay. "It's okay; I'm going to bring them all into this dream. Yes, Dovewing, we're dreaming." He added at the expression of confusion. He angled his ears to the warriors den. "We have to wake Lionblaze. Then the rest of Chakotay's group, come on."

Not waiting for a response from either, the medicine cat pushed past the both of them into the moonlit clearing. With an exasperated glance sent to Chakotay, Dovewing followed her friend. Jayfeather nosed through the bramble screen of the warriors den and picked his way over sleeping bodies of his clan mates before stopping by his brother.

Like with Dovewing, Jayfeather laid his paw on Lionblaze's golden fur. "Come on Lionblaze, I need you for this." Lionblaze started and sat up, claws unsheathing and he swiveled his head around in confusion. "Wha-" "I don't have time for this, come on." Lionblaze huffed and followed Jayfeather out of then den. Lionblaze's eyes widened as he caught sight of the cats before them.

He had expected Dovewing in what he assumed to be one of Jayfeather's group dreams, but certainly not Chakotay of all cats. Lionblaze opened his mouth to ask, and then closed it again, knowing he wouldn't get an answer. Lionblaze caught a glimpse of Jayfeather disappearing into the den of the new cats, and the realization dawned on him.

His suspicions were confirmed when the three other cats followed Jayfeather into the clearing. "What's going on here?" The cat named Kathryn asked. Jayfeather huffed as he sat down. "We're all here to talk about you four. Right now, you are all dreaming. I-"

"Wait," Harry's mew cut Jayfeather off. "If we're dreaming, how are we all conscious together?" Lionblaze could tell Jayfeather was about to cuff the cat over the ear, so Lionblaze laid a comforting tail on his brother's shoulder to calm him down. Jayfeather gratefully flicked his own tail and took a deep breath before continuing.

"I was getting to that. Just to clarify, we know you aren't cats, or StarClan, Dovewing took care of that." The four cats looked down at their paws in embarrassment and scuffed at the dirt. All except for Kathryn, who stepped forward with her eyes narrowed. "How? We were out of earshot of anyone. No one even came near the nursery. How did you hear our conversation?" She asked, not even denying the fact. Jayfeather gave a little snort. "Finally, some cat asking the right questions. We, Lionblaze and Dovewing and part of a prophecy. It was made a long time ago and-"

"Jayfeather!" Jayfeather whipped around at the unexpected voice. "Yellowfang?" He heard Dovewing ask in confusion. The old she cat rolled her eyes. "No, it's Spottedleaf. Who do you think it is?" Jayfeather turned his head at the sight of Kathryn stiffening in the side of his vision. She leaned over to mutter something in Chakotay's ear.

Jayfeather caught Dovewing's eye and gave a slight nod toward the two. She flicked her tail in affirmation and angled her ears towards them. "What are you doing here Yellowfang?" Jayfeather asked in irritation. "I assume it isn't for the purpose of a friendly gathering." He meowed, sarcasm dripping from his voice. Yellowfang hissed at him and took a step forward.

"The secret of the prophecy is not yours to give out!" Lionblaze took a step back at the old cat's tone, but Jayfeather merely rolled his eyes. "I may be young, but I'm not mousebrained. If these cats really are twolegs, then they were obviously brought here by StarClan, and that puts them in prophecy territory. I'm a medicine cat too, I know as many things as you do."

Yellowfang bared her teeth at him. "You don't know half the things I do!" She hissed, venom lacing her voice. And with that, the medicine cat disappeared. Even though the medicine cat had outbursts like that often, her words unsettled Jayfeather. He had the power of the stars in his paws, how could he not know what she did?

Jayfeather whipped around at the sound of a cat clearing their throat. Tom was sitting on the hardened dirt, black tail wrapped around his paws. "You were giving us answers?" He asked with a drawl to his voice. Jayfeather shook his head and refocused on the situation.

"Yes, like I was saying, this prophecy is ancient, made by cats who have been here since before StarClan. It was given to Firestar. 'There will be three, kin of your kin, you will hold the power of the stars in their paws.' As it turns out, that was us. Lionblaze and I, we're... we're Leafpool's sons." He gritted out through clenched teeth. He ignored Kathryn's inquisitive expression and pushed the thoughts to the back of his mind… where he felt a tentative presence poking at them.

Jayfeather pointedly glared at Chakotay, and the sensation stopped abruptly. He cleared his throat and continued speaking. "We are Leafpool's sons, and Dovewing is Firestar's son's daughter. We all have powers of some sort." He nodded to Lionblaze. The golden tom straightened up slightly. "I cannot be defeated in battle. Or harmed, for that matter. The only time I was hurt was when I let myself to be."

He turned to Dovewing. Her ears twitched slightly and her tail swished in embarrassment. "I can… well… I can hear things from long distances. That's how I could hear you behind the nursery. But it's not just that, I can also form an image of sorts." She finished quietly, scuffing at the dirt with her forepaw. "How far can you hear?" Kathryn asked softly, sensing the younger cat's embarrassment.

Dovewing shrugged. "Well, when I was an apprentice, the whole lake dried up and there was no water. It turns out there were animals called beavers building a… a dam a couple days journey upstream. At that point I thought everycat had my abilities. Guess I was wrong." Kathryn nodded, knowing she didn't want to talk anymore.

"What about you Jayfeather? What's your power?" Jayfeather turned to Harry. "It must have something to do with dreams if we're all here now." Jayfeather nodded approvingly. "Yes, I can sense other cat's thoughts and walk in dreams; much like Chakotay can in this place." The aforementioned cat's companions looked at him questioningly. Chakotay flicked his tail.

"I woke up in a forest I had never seen before, it was Jayfeather's dream." He didn't elaborate, as he looked quite uncomfortable with sharing the fact. "Anyways," Jayfeather meowed to bring the attention back to him. "I'm telling you all of this because there has to be a reason that you're here. If you really are Twolegs, then something or some cat must have brought you here. It might have been StarClan, or it may have been something from your own world. Where were you before you woke up here?"

All four strangers shared a glance before Kathryn launched into the story of how they came to be in front of the nebula, simplifying it for the cats that had no idea what they were talking about. As soon as Kathryn started, Jayfeather was thrown into her memories. His blue eyes widened as she recounted stories of beings Jayfeather couldn't have ever dreamed of.

When she had finished, Jayfeather was breathing heavily, his mind still trying to recover from the experience. "Well," Jayfeather tried to start, but his voice was thin and shaky. "Well," He began again. "The sun is rising; we're going to have to wake up soon." Already his companions were fading before him. "We can't let any other cat know about this, okay? If I decide to tell Firestar, I'll let you know." Now the cats were no more than shadows.

Jayfeather nodded his goodbye and closed his eyes, feeling the dream world fading away to nothing around him.

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Honestly though I'm really sorry. I have had no patience to write this so yeah. Still, thanks to all of you who showed support, it helps. Constructive criticism is welcome… um… yeah

Bonus question!

During "Fading Echoes," which cat of ShadowClan does Lionblaze accidentally kill?

Cedarheart

Flametail

Russettfur

Tawnypelt