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Well my birthday is in a week. Jeez. Am I dead yet? Get me off this crazy planet!

Wait a minute! It's! LOVE DAY

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, EVERYONE!

I HOPE YOU GOT GIFTS FOR YOUR SPECIAL SOMEONE~

AND IF YOU'RE A SINGLE PRINGLE THEN LOVE YOURSELF~

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Echo: Nope. And oh, well okay then xD Annoying maybe? I mean, young children are pretty annoying. Or maybe that's just me. Also, rip. And thanks :D

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Chapter Twenty-Three: The Risk

Bluestar turned to greet them. "Welcome. The portal is almost ready." Addressing Skystar, she said, "Skystar… There will be cats that will start to lose faith in StarClan. When the reality sinks in that you've died, many cats won't know what to do. They will be lost, and they were angry at us for allowing this, which we didn't."

"I understand. When I am born again, I will not let you down. I'll help them believe."

Bluestar shared a nervous glance with Firestar. "I'm glad that you're happy to help, but… Your memories may not survive. You might forget everything that's happened so far. We'll try to talk to you in your dreams, but… Skystar, you…" Bluestar couldn't speak. She sighed. "I'm sorry. I can't bring myself to tell you." She whispered.

Firestar comforted her. "I will." He looked at Skystar. "You will be born to Hollyleaf in ShadowClan."

Lionblaze padded towards them. "The portal is ready. The question is… Skystar, are you ready?"

Skystar stared at the portal, which swirled and made a constant noise like a stream. It seemed to be calling her. She looked again at Firestar and Bluestar. "Thank you, both of you." She nodded to Lionblaze. "And you, too, for saving my life."

She walked towards the portal. "I'm ready." She whispered.

She stepped into the portal.

oOoOo

Chapter Twenty-Four: The Sky Hidden in the Shadows

She began to open her eyes. A soft voice came to her ears. "Littlecloud, look!" The voice breathed. "Skykit is opening her eyes."

"She is!" Skykit saw a small black tom come towards her. "Her eyes are yellow!"

Her mother purred. "I'm so glad. Hopefully Treekit and Fangkit will open their eyes soon, too."

"Now, Hollyleaf, will you tell who the father is?" Littlecloud meowed wryly.

The black she-cat that must have been Skykit's mother laughed. "In your dreams, Littlecloud. In your dreams."

Skykit mewled. She was really hungry. Scenting milk, she moved towards it slowly and found something to suckle from.

A half-moon later…

Skykit prodded Treekit and Fangkit awake. "Guys, wake up!"

Treekit glared at her with her blue eyes. Fangkit yawned, opening his uneven gray eyes. One of them was clear, with a pupil, and the other was blurred, without a pupil.

Treekit sighed. "You wake us up every day to play mossball. Why…" She groaned.

"Mossball is fun!" Skykit answered happily.

Fangkit got up and blinked a few times. "Why do I have to be blind in one eye? I don't even know what the point of this is. Why couldn't I just be blind in both! Maybe then I could be useless and be killed."

Skykit and Treekit exchanged a glance while they groaned. "For StarClan's sake, Fangkit." Treekit hissed. "You aren't useless."

"That's the problem!" He exclaimed.

Hollyleaf stirred. "You're awake before me… Again?" She purred. "It isn't even dawn!"

"Yeah, Skykit, how do you even wake up so early anyway?" Fangkit asked.

Skykit shrugged. She looked outside the den to see Russetfur just starting to organize patrols. She turned back to her littermates and mother. "But Russetfur is organizing patrols!"

Hollyleaf stood quickly. "Oh." She murmured and rushed outside.

Skykit looked at her littermates questioningly. They just shrugged, and they all went outside.

oOoOo

Chapter Twenty-Five: Rain from Above

Echostar stood on the highledge overlooking ThunderClan, who had all gathered before her. "As much as I loved Skystar's company and friendship, she was not a defender. But now, as your new leader, I will lead you into a battle with ShadowClan! And rest assured, we will prevent them from attacking us for many moons more."

The cats cheered. They would win, for now and the rest of time.

Skykit looked around, scared, as she heard a yell outside camp. "THUNDERCLAN, ATTACK!"

ThunderClan cats came pouring in. Russetfur and the other cats rushed to fight. Hollyleaf burst from the crowd to pick her kits up, but she could not carry three. Suddenly, a brown tabby tom came to help her. She shot him a look of gratitude and ran away with him.

"Mama," Treekit asked, "Where are we going?"

Hollyleaf answered through a mouthful of kit. "To the ShadowClan safe space for battles. I will be staying with you while Tigerstar helps fight ThunderClan."

From afar, Skykit and her littermates watched as Tigerstar and the rest of ShadowClan fought evenly with ThunderClan.

Skykit huddled closer to Treekit and Fangkit, and they gasped as Tigerstar was clawed by a dark ginger she-cat. Tigerstar clawed her back, but she dodged, clawing his flank. The kits saw that he had yowled, though they barely heard it from this far away, and he ran away. A ginger tom with green eyes that were filled with rage stood in his path, seeming to form from thin air. The ginger tom clawed Tigerstar, and the kits' father's body seemed to simply fade.

Hollyleaf gasped. "Kits," She frantically meowed, "Can you stay here? Without causing trouble? Please. And…" She looked around. "Roll in that mud and come back here, to this cave. Please…"

Their mother ran off without saying another word. The kits did as they were told.

Sunhigh came and went. They remained hungry.

At falling-sun, a light brown tabby tom that Skykit recognized as Owlfall came padding by the cave. He stopped and looked in. "Hollyleaf's kits?" Skykit and her littermates nodded. Owlfall called out behind him, "They're in the cave!"

Other cats came to take them back to camp.

At camp, the worst news that a kit could receive was given to Skykit, Treekit, and Fangkit.

"Your parents have died."

oOoOo

Chapter Twenty-Six: Mind Tricks

Skypaw bounded out of camp happily. "I get to go to the gathering! I get to go to the gathering!"

Owlfall held in a laugh. "Come on, Skypaw. You aren't the only one."

She sighed. "Yeah. I guess I'm just happy it's my first one!"

Her mentor shook his head. "You're seven moons old; of course it's your first one. And why aren't you quiet like Treepaw and Fangpaw?"

They glanced at him, embarrassed. He laughed. "Oh, whatever. We're almost there; just be a little quieter."

Upon seeing the gathering island, Skypaw's mouth was shut. This looked… Familiar. As they got closer to the island, Skypaw felt more and more nostalgia for something.

She prodded Owlfall. "Is the island supposed to make me feel nostalgic?"

Owlfall looked at her, confused. "No. It's just the place for a gathering every moon. It makes you feel nostalgic?" She nodded. He hummed. "Strange. Okay, be careful crossing the tree-bridge."

She cautiously stepped across, and leaped down on the other side. When her paws hit the ground, she was filled with emotion. It felt so strong that she staggered. Owlfall leaped down beside her. "What's going on? You landed perfectly, I thought?"

She looked at him. "I did. I just… I feel so… Happy. I don't know why. I stepped onto the island, and I was happy."

Owlfall scrunched his face. She tilted her head. He snorted and meowed, "I'm trying not to laugh. Skypaw, you're just excited to meet new cats. StarClan above…" He laughed, walking away to join other cats.

She glared after him. I was excited! Until… Until I saw this place. She looked up to see the leaders of the Clans. She spotted Echostar and narrowed her eyes, recognizing her pelt. You killed my father.

She looked back down. I don't like gatherings. She saw a hole nearby, and went over to look in it. It was dark and bland. What was she even expecting? She got bored and started walking away, but as she did, her paw snagged on a root from a nearby tree, and she fell into the hole.

SPLAT another cliffhanger.

I love myself MUAHAHA

I'll stop now

Anyway, there are 30 chapters here, so we'll see if next chapter is last or I upload twice or more.

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