Yay another chapter done and ready to go. Thank you all who reviewed meh story. This chapter is pretty short but something important happens and a new character is introduced.

Chapter 3

"I've got you now!" Tumblepaw whispered as he breathed in. He held his breath and focused on a mouse a few tail-lengths in front of him. The young tabby tom released his breath and leaped up into the air. The mouse spotted him, but it was too late. The mouse was caught under Tumblepaw's white paws.

"He never had a chance. End its life quickly." Whitewhisker mewed sympathetically.

Tumblepaw tossed the mouse up in the air and caught it with his mouth. It was still alive and trying hard to escape. "But I want to play with it. It's just a mouse."

"To be a warrior you must learn to respect all living things. The mouse is what keeps us cats alive. It's prey, respect it." The white she-cat explained.

Tumblepaw sighed as stared at the frightened mouse. "Fine." He swatted the mouse with his heavy white paw, breaking the neck instantly. The mouse went limp.

"Good, let's go. Tonight is a full moon. You know what that means." Whitewhisker mewed.

"The Gathering!" Tumblepaw meowed excitedly. He picked up the mouse and quickly trotted back to camp.

Once he got back, he saw his sister nibbling on a blackbird. He trotted over to her holding the mouse up high.

Goldenpaw looked up. "You caught a mouse! Good job." She mwed.

"Thanks." Tumblepaw responded. He spotted Dewpaw with the corner of his eye. She was glaring at him from the apprentices' den. He ignored her devious glare and turned back towards Goldenpaw. "I'm going to drop this off and take a short nap before the Gathering. You're coming too, right?"

Goldenpaw nodded. Tumblepaw dropped the mouse off at the fresh-kill pile and padded to the apprentices' den. Dewpaw staggered out the den as Tumblepaw entered.

"How rude, not even a 'hello'?" Tumblepaw meowed.

"Hi…" Dewpaw muttered without even turning back. Tumblepaw though he heard her curse under her breath. She was probably still embarrassed about what had happened a few moons ago.

Tumblepaw settled down on a patch of moss and curled up. He closed his amber eyes and took a deep breath. He heard birds chirping off in the distance, he could also hear conversations between a few warriors. Suddenly their voices became fainter and fainter.

"Tumblepaw…Young Tumblepaw." A soft, echoing voice meowed.

Tumblepaw opened his eyes half way and raised his head. He yawned and stretched his limbs. "The Gathering, this early? It seems like I've only been asleep for a few moments."

"Listen to me, Tumblepaw." The voice echoed. Tumblepaw glanced around but he saw no one. Suddenly he realized that ThunderClan camp was empty and it was the full moon.

"Did everyone leave without me? Why is everybody gone, there should be some cats guarding the territory." Tumblepaw mewed. "Who are you? Where are you?"

Suddenly a ghostly cat appeared in front of him. Her silver pelt shined under the moonlight. "My name is Silverpoppy. I was a medicine cat for all four clans once. Like you, I had a prophecy to fulfill."

Tumblepaw tilted his head a little. "Wait. You're telling me you were a medicine for all four clans?"

"Yes. Just for a short period of time though. Many moons ago, the moon clashed with the sun and things started to turn grim. Many cats believed it was a bad omen. Other creatures began to invade our territories and kill the cats. All the medicine cats were killed except for me, the RiverClan medicine cat. There were no medicine cat apprentices at the time except for my own. I have received a message from StarClan saying that I must train four apprentices, one from each clan, to become a medicine cat. That's what I did." Silverpoppy explained.

"Really? But…why are you here? You're a RiverClan cat." Tumblepaw meowed.

Silverpoppy closed her eyes and shook her head. "No. I may have been born in RiverClan, but I belong to all clans."

"Okay." The young tom seemed a bit confused. "Why are you speaking with me then. This must be all a dream, right?"

"I was sent from StarClan to send you a message." She mewed.

"But why you. I don't even know you…" Tumblepaw meowed.

Silverpoppy pressed her nose against his. "Listen to me. I am your guide through your journey, you must listen closely.

Moon and sun will clash,

wind will stop blowing,

the river will stop flowing,

shadows will perish

and thunder shall vanish.

Destruction shall prevail.

But the one with a heart made of pure gold

must seek the missing stars…

Kin, Fate and Friendship of four

will protect and shed blood

for the chosen one."

Tumblepaw sat there in shock. "Is this a prophecy?"

Silverpoppy nodded. "Young Tumblepaw, only the one with heart of pure gold can save the clan. The chosen one will be guided by four other cats. My prophecy was similar, StarClan thought it would be best to send a cat like me to give you this message."

"What are the missing stars?" Tumblepaw asked. Silverpoppy began to fade.

"When moon clashes with sun, stars will go missing." She mewed as her voice faded. Soon nothing was left.

Tumblepaw's eyes flew open. He raised his head and ran outside. He was relieved to see ThunderClan camp active and full of cats. Still, that dream was haunting him.

"Is Goldenpaw the cat with a heart made of pure gold?" he asked himself as he stared at his sister approaching him.

"What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?" Goldenpaw mewed.

Tumblepaw wondered if she knew anything of this prophecy. The young tom nodded. "It was just an odd dream. I'm fine now."

"Let's be off, Cinderstar is gathering the cats so we can go to the Gathering."

"Okay." The young tabby meowed. He shook his head trying to get that haunting prophecy out of his head. Then he wondered…Was he one of the cats who was going to guide her?

So now Tumblepaw knows about the prophecy...hmmm...does he have something to do with prophecy? Is he one of the chosen cats to protect the chosen one? Yeah..okies, so I'm making this story up as I go along...lol. As we get deeper adn deeper into teh plot more secrets will be revealed and soon the prophecy will come true. Reviews are very much appreciated. Thank you.