Last chapter! Thanks for the review from Silverblaze!
"The Twolegs are gone! We should go." Brambleclaw said, looking at the ShadowClan cats pitifully.
"We should take them onto our territory, Brambleclaw! They can't stay here!" Sparrowpaw pleaded. Brambleclaw looked at her, then looked at ShadowClan, which was wounded, dirty, and hungry, then nodded.
"I agree. I don't think Firestar will protest after he sees the state this clan is in." he concluded, then faced the ShadowClan cats. "WE would like to offer you some shelter in our territory until your territroy is fit to return to!"
Blackstar glared at him. "Do you think we can't take care of ourselves?" he snarled, hackles rising. Brambleclaw looked at him calmly.
"No. I just thought you would appreciate a comfortable place to stay. If you would not, then, very well."
"No, we would love it!" Tawnypelt said, coming up to Brambleclaw's side. "Blackstar is just too prideful."
Blackstar gaped at her. "How dare-"
"Come on, Blackstar! Look at your clanmates and have some sense!" Mousewhisker said from behind. Blackstar closed his mouth, looking bewildered that he had just been sassed by a ThunderClan warrior.
Sparrowpaw sniggered. Even the most prideful, powreful cats were objected to sometimes.
"Follow me!" Brambleclaw announced. "Anyone unfit to travel is to be helped by the fit!"
The dark brown tabby and his toitoiseshell sister led the way out of the underground cave and into the ash-coated land above.
Suddenly the thought occured to Sparrowpaw that perhaps thefire had burned into ThunderClan as well, and that the refuge the cats seeked was just another scorched forest identical to this one.
Please, StarClan! Please help my clanmates to be okay!
Luckily, as soon as they crossed the border, they could see that the fire has died down only a few fox-lengths into the territory.
When they reached camp, everyone was perfectly well, but angered to see what the patrol had brought with them.
"What's the meaning of this?" Dustpelt, the cranky old elder rasped.
"ShadowClan territory is completely destroyed, and the cats could not stay there." Brambleclaw explained.
"But we are not weakened!" Blackstar assured them with hostility. This was clearly untrue. The cats of ShadowClan were all burned and scorched, some wincing every time they moved.
"Well, there's no room in camp for them!" Thornclaw said, shooting dirty looks at the ShadowClan warriors.
"Then they'll stay in the old Twoleg place!" Firestar said, silencing all others. "But first, I would like to name three new warriors. Owlpaw, Birdpaw, Sparrowpaw, come forward!"
Sparrowpaw could hardly believe it! This was the moment she'd lived for! She was going to be a warrior! Fighting for her clan, hunting in the forest, running with her clanmates, this was what she was born for.
"I call down my warrior ancestors to look down on these apprentices. They have worked hard to learn the ways of your noble code. Owlpaw, do you promise the uphold the warrior code, and defend this clan, even at the cost of your life?" Firestar said, eyeing the young brown and gray tom.
"I do." Owlpaw said, his chest swelling with pride.
"Then by the power of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. From this moment on, you shall be known as Owlfeather. StarClan honors your strength and protectiveness."
Sparrowpaw looked at Owlfeather happily.
"Birdpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code, and defend this clan, even at the cost of your life?" Firestar asked with a smile.
"I do." Birdpaw said deeply.
"Then by the power of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. From this moment on, you shall beknown as Birdsong. StarClan honors your kindness and bravery." After saying that, Firestar turned his old ginger face to the last apprentice.
"Sparrowpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code, and defned this clan, even at the cost of your life?"
Sparrowpaw took a deep breath, savoring every second as though it would slip away from her. "I do." she said with a great depth and meaning.
"Then by the power of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. From this moment one, you shall be known as Sparrowclaw. StarClan honors your courage and skills." Firestar said.
It was all Sparrowclaw could do not to jump up and down like a kit and squeal joyfully.
"And now, please escort ShadowClan back to the old Twoleg place." Firestar added. Sparrowclaw, Owlfeather, and Birdsong went to go do as much.
"Here. Can you hold Silverkit?" Darkflight passed the tiny silver and white bundel to Sparrowclaw. The kit was adorable, and it sqirmed and made cute little noises when it shifted jaws. Sparrowclaw purred happily.
"One day, we'll have kits like that." Owlfeather whispered into her ear. Sparrowpaw was taken by surprise, but she smiled to herself. Owlfeather was just what would make this day better.
She watch all the cats, both ThunderClan and ShadowClan, as they moved in union. They were united, in other words. Maybe the prophecy was possible; maybe she could do it.
Silverpaw suddenly stepped in to pace by her side. She glanced at Sparrowpaw, and they knew that the first part pf the prophecy was fulfilled:
They will save shadow from fire.
But that was only the beggining.
That's the end! I hadso much fun writing this and i hoped you liked it! Thanks for all the support I got! And I will write the next one soon!
Coming soon: Refuge from the Sun
