A/N: so, in the last chapter, you were introduced to five new characters, but the last one is a mystery cat. In this chapter, you will find out who this cat is and why he was looking for Stormytail.
Chapter 5: reunion
"Just tell me who you are already! Why we're you searching for me?" Stormytail hissed.
The cat took a step back, frightened. "Geez did you hit your head or something? Do you really not recognize me? Or has it just been way too long for you to remember me?" The car asked.
"Wait, we know each other?" Stormytail asked, relaxing again.
The cat sat back up and sighed.
"You really don't remember then. Okay, I'll tell you. My name is Honeyblossom" he said. Stormytail's eyes widened and tears formed. She stood up and walked over to him.
"B-brother... is it really you? But I thought they killed you and the others. I thought I was the only survivor of the attack. Did the others survive?" Stormytail stuttered.
Honeyblossom shook his head "I'm afraid you and I are the only ones left in our family. I have still been serching for father, but then I heard rumors about a cat who is a killer. And her name is Stormytail. Tell me sister. Did you really kill all those cats?" Honeyblossom asked.
Stormytail stared at him for a minute. But she eventually nodded. "Yes. Yes, I did kill all those cats, but I was looking for the cats who killed mother and Thornpatch. I wanted revenge" Stormytail said, hoping her brother would forgive her for her actions because of her motives.
"I forgive you, sister. Your motives were understandable. I nearly did that but I wasn't strong enough. But then I heard you came here and I wanted to see my only family that I have left." Honeyblossom said.
"Thank you. Now, let me take you to camp. I'm sure Randal has caught some fresh-kill already." Stormytail said, walking off towards the camp entrance.
Honeyblossom followed, looking around at the seemingly silent forest and trees surrounding them. When they made it to camp, it was already dark and the dens were almost complete. Honeyblossom looked around, amazed at what he was seeing. But, a cat suddenly jumped into his back, sinking his claws into Honeyblossom's fur.
"Get off of me, you little pest!" Honeyblossom hissed, trying to shake off his attacker. Stormytail turned around and jumped into the cat on top of her brother's back. She knocked off the cat, hissing in fury.
"Randal! What did you think you were doing!?" Stormytail hissed, still on top of him.
"Get off, Stormytail! I was attacking the intruder!" Randal said, wriggling out of Stormytail's hold. "Who is that, by the way?" Randal asked, sitting up and licking the dust from his pelt.
"This is Honeyblossom. He is my brother, not an intruder." Stormytail said, walking over to Honeyblossom.
"No wonder he looks just like you." Randal said.
"So, are there any others here?" Honeyblossom asked, looking around the clearing.
"Yes, one is in that den, and four others are in that den. By the way, Randal, get to sleep and don't worry about me, you know very well that I can take care of myself." Stormytail said, dismissing him to the largest den in the clearing. Obediently, Randal walked into the largest den.
Stormytail turned around to a small cave inside a big rock. It was Stormytail's den. She put her tail in the air, signaling Honeyblossom to follow her into the den. And just like Randal, he obeyed, since it was pretty clear now that she is the leader of the new clan. They made it inside the den and saw a nest.
"You can sit in the nest if you want to, brother." Stormytail offered.
"No, this is your den. I'll just stay on the ground." Honeyblossom said, laying on the smooth stone.
"If you insist." Stormytail said, laying in the nest comfortably. "Now tell me, Honeyblossom, how did you survive." Stormytail said, turning towards her brother.
Honeyblossom looked at the ground, remembering the trauma he experienced as a kit.
"Thornheart, Stormytail, Honeyblossom! Go! I can take care of myself. Split up! Go! Now!" Their mother, Fernheart hissed, turning her head towards her kits and away from the dangerous clan warriors.
Stormytail and Thornheart spent no time arguing with her and ran off, tears streaming from their eyes as they ran. Honeyblossom looked into his mother's fierce glare at the clan cats.
"No! I won't leave you here to die, mother!" Honeyblossom said.
Fernheart looked at him, fire in her eyes. "I said go hide, now listen to me and run!" Fernheart hissed, before one of the cats jumped on her back, knocking her to the ground.
Honeyblossom ran as fast as he could behind a tree to see if his mother would survive the raid. Fernheart shook off the small warrior, hissing threats. But this didn't stop the clan cats who were attacking.
"Thistleclaw, a little help with this one." The smallest warrior who attacked Fernheart said, looking at the gray tabby.
He smiled and looked at the warrior. "Of course. That makes it more fun than just watching my apprentice do the dirty work for me. Let's do this together, shall we?" Thistleclaw said, sliding his claws out.
Honeyblossom's eyes widened in fear for his mother's life as both clan cats jumped on top of Fernheart, out numbering and out matching her. She was knocked to the ground, helpless against the cats tearing her apart. It was only a few seconds before the two cats stood up, revealing the twisted, broken body of their dying mother.
Tears steamed down Honeyblossom's face, as he ran over to his mother.
"Mother! Mother! No!" He cried, running as fast as he could over to her, ignoring the fact that the cats who killed her were standing tall in front of her crumbled body.
"Go... leave... before they get you too." Fernheart said, struggling for breath and words to come out of her mouth. Honeyblossom ran away, trying his best to get far away from the monstrous cats who brutally slaughtered his mother.
An hour later, they finally found him, cornered in a small hole in the ground. Thistleclaw slid his claws out again, ready to end the life of Honeyblossom. But, his life was spared. The blue-gray she-cat stood in front of him, protecting him from an early death.
"You have already killed the mother and one of the kits. Two should survive. Please listen to me this time." The blue-gray she-cat begged.
"Fine, Bluefur, as long as you tell nobody we killed kits." Thistleclaw said, stepping down.
"Fine, have it your way. No cat will know about the deaths." Bluefur said, stepping away from Honeyblossom and following the two other clan cats out of the area.
"I survived, but Bluefur said that one was dead. It must have been Thornheart." Honeyblossom said, looking down. The flashback was over and by Stormytail's look, he could tell she was having a flashback as well as he was looking down.
"Our mother was a brave cat. Thornheart didn't survive. They slaughtered him, evil cats," Stormytail hissed. "Well, you should probably get some rest. You'll need it." Stormytail said, curling up in her nest and going to sleep.
A/N: That chapter was like the climax of the fanfic, or the turning point of the story, where the story goes in a completely different direction from its original course. Thank you for reading, and reveiw, telling me what you think if the chapter, and I will see you in chapter 6!
