Chapter One

Bluestar's Prophecy

The meadow beneath her paws was glittering with dew, yet it made no move as the grayish she-cat stepped upon them. Around where many other cats, eyes glowing and glaring in the moon light. A striped tabby was at the end, tail and ears low. The other cat's colours where becoming clearer now, and the she-cat at the head stopped. A golden tom padded silently up to her. "Bluestar.'' he said in a hushed mew. "Tigerstar is here." The she-cat whipped around, anger flashing in her bright, blue eyes. "What is it that you say, Lionheart? The traitor has come?" A dark tabby tom was pushed forward by two other cats. He lifted his huge head, but only his eyes showed his true fear.

Bluestar hissed menacingly, and lashed her tail from side to side. "He is no leader." she growled, "He shall not be known as Tigerstar. You have been given a new name, traitor. He is to be known by his old name. Tigerclaw!" The rest of the cats yowled thier agreement, and Tigerclaw shrunk to the ground in fear of them. "So, Tigerclaw, you've come to join us in Starclan, have you?" Bluestar asked cruelly, Lionheart sitting beside her. "There is a question I wish to ask you, Tigerclaw. And you will answer me truthfully." The tabby tom nodded his head. "Did you kill Redtail?" Bluestar demanded, eyes closed to slits. Tigerclaw seemed to regain some of his dignity, for he replied. "Yes. I was responsible for Redtail's death." A large tom came bounding up to them, his tail tinged with firey red. "If I'd have lived..." he growled. Tigerclaw shrunk away, fur laying flat on his shoulders. Bluestar stood tall, fur bristling. "You have disobeyed the Warrior Code to the maximum!" At that, the StarClan cats turned to leave him. Bluestar stopped, and nudged Lionheart. "We must speak."

Leading her freind away from the rest, she sat on her haunches. "There is trouble in the forest. A traitor, a clan that brings death where ever it goes." Lionheart looked worried. "Not to our Clans, Bluestar?" He asked, shaking his head. "Yes. But.." Bluestar continued, a smirk on her face. "This New-Leaf will bring happiness, but it will be short lived." Lionheart cocked his head to the side, eyes gleaming. "What happiness is that, Bluestar?" The she-cat stood, smiling broadly. "You shall see." She gave Lionheart a mysterious glance, and padded off after the rest. She looked down upon the forest, seeing a small ThunderClan patrol led by the new leader, Firestar. "Be ready, young leader, my apprentice. Trouble and Happiness comes your way."