"You're…Silverpelt?" I asked astonished. She smiled and nodded her head. She sat down and curled her tail over her paws and said "But not the Silverpelt. Silverpelt is the Milky Way. You know that." I nodded and then I the strangest thing happened. It was like the whole area around us was spinning, yet I wasn't moving at all.
"Where the hell are we?" I asked looking at her and she swung her head from side to side, keeping her eyes on me and said "Someplace between one and another. The rift between time and space, fiction and reality. Just before dreams, and not yet awake. Just…here."
"This place, it's strange." Was all I had to say and she nodded and said "Yes, I agree. Never have been a fan of it but it is better than nowhere."
"What about Starclan?" I asked with a halfhearted glare. Silverpelt's blue eyes looked to me, but they seemed like they weren't looking at me. She sighed and said "Years of watching you even before the clans came spiraling into your life. I have chosen not to stand with anyone who sees you as a source for anyone's survival. But a person, who will bring hope…" She heaved a sigh and then continued.
"The place known as Starclan is struggling to stay in the power they are. The dark side, the Forbidden Forest was it? They attacked shortly after your last confutation with them. And that is why I am here."
"Wait, attacked! How?" I asked and Silverpelt stood up, giving her fur a quick lick. She then walked towards a tree saying "The Forbidden Forest is desperate. There is a prophecy that depicts the way of the ancient battle." When Silverpelt reached the tree she walked up it without using claws or gripping the bark. She then settled down on a high branch and said "Yes, if one of them is to learn it, then they can start what they are trying to do."
"So that's why they invaded Starclan. They want the prophecy." She said and I moved forward and sat near the tree. I then asked "And what exactly happens when they learn it?" Silverpelt waved her head back and forth again, her ears twitching until she looked over at me and then spoke.
"Darkness will be unleashed upon the world. Fire will rage across the land, and all will be lost." Her voice was filled with sorrow and she sighed.
"Do you know the prophecy?" She looked up and said "I am the only one now who knows it. Besides the golden cat who is something special and you of course."
"I don't know it…" I said then quietly moved to the side of the tree. Silverpelt licker her paws and then said "I will tell you then my little star." Little Star? Where does that sound familiar…
"Alright… then tell me Silverpelt." Silverpelt's ears perked and she turned around, her eyes slightly surprised that I had moved.
"Are you blind?" I finally asked and then she nodded sadly and said "I was blind in my death, but not my birth. When you remember, the times before you were born into this world, and the death of another."
"Wait I don't understand-"
"We do not have much time left my dear. The stardust of the night is vanishing. And I must pass on the message before it is stolen away." I sighed and said "Alright." Silverpelt nodded and then spoke.
"Under the blood red sky of darkness, the dead will rise to fight the living. Kin will fight kin. Blood will spill blood of lost and found, light and shadow will fight as one to destroy the everlasting revenge, or life as we know it will be forgotten and lost forever…"
The words whispered into my head and I forced myself to remember every word she said.
"Remember it. It will protect everyone, as long as the Forbidden Forest does not gain its secret." Silverpelt said and leaped down the tree. She stretched out her legs and said "But I am afraid this puts you in more danger than ever."
"I'll be fine. No one really cares if I die or not." I said looking down at my paws. Silverpelt suddenly bounded over to me and said "That is not true little star. Your clan would care, your kits would care, Scourge would care, and your friends would care. Eclipse would care, and I would care. After all, I lived to let you shine all those years ago. And I will die to let you be free today."
I looked up to her and she touched my nose with hers and said "Go, protect your clan. I'm always with you. Everywhere you go anything you do. I will be there right beside you." I nodded confused by her actions and her personality. She reminded me of someone… I just couldn't put my paw on it…
"Always with you." She said softly and then she started to fade away. That ghostly howl filled my ears for a moment until she was gone. I stared at where she had been and then the world around me faded into darkness. My eyes felt heavy as I stared out into the darkness and I laid down right where I was. And slowly fell into a sleep. And for once, the rest of my sleep was peaceful, and filled with undisturbed dreams.