Chapter 4
Moonpaw awoke the next day. She had just been apprenticed a few days before. She headed out to her father's grave. She came out here every day.
She heard a rustle of pawsteps and turned to see her mother. "Mother," she mewed.
"What are you doing here Moonpaw?" Starheart mewed.
"Why did StarClan take him away before I could meet him?" Moonpaw asked.
"I don't think StarClan has control over what happens."
"Do you think he's in StarClan?" Moonpaw asked.
"Of course."
"Longtail told me stories about Hawkfrost and his father. Were they true?"
"Most likely. But Hawkfrost changed and Longtail didn't know that."
"And Leafpool told me I had Hawkfrost's eyes."
"Just like his mother." Starheart told her.
"Can we go back to camp?" Moonpaw looked at the grave and she had a feeling in the pit of her stomach, and she didn't like it.
Starheart headed back and Moonpaw followed.
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Moonpaw was having the weirdest dream. She was in a strange place. Strong oaks surrounded her. A giant rock stuck out of the ground. On the rock was a dark brown tabby. His face was battle-scarred.
The tabby hopped down from the rock and was in front of Moonpaw. He smiled at her and Moonpaw felt a chill run down her spine.
"Who are you?" Moonpaw hissed.
"I'm surprised Firestar and Starheart haven't told you about me yet." The tabby meowed.
"Why do you look like Brambleclaw and my father… unless..." Moonpaw tipped her head as she tried to figure out who this mystery cat was. "Tigerstar…?"
"I'm surprised… my kits aren't nearly that quick." Tigerstar mewed.
Moonpaw just stared. He was right… Brambleclaw wasn't exactly the sharpest needle on a pine tree. And she never knew Hawkfrost and Tigerstar's daughters. She blinked the thought away and mewed, "What do you want with me?" she then hissed to prove her point.
Tigerstar put one of his paws on Moonpaw's and her eyes suddenly closed. She couldn't open them. She felt Tigerstar's paw go off of hers but she couldn't open her eyes.
"Help me!" she cried. She could hear pawsteps walking away and they became quieter.
She opened her eyes and they weren't blue anymore, they were amber. Moonpaw's breathing was heavier as she felt someone nudge her.
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She woke up to see Dewpaw, one of Brightheart's second litter. "You were yowling in your sleep."
"Just a dream." She mewed.
"What happened to your eyes?" Dewpaw asked.
"What?" Moonpaw looked at a small pool that dripped in the den from a rainstorm.
"Ah!" she yowled. She saw her eyes had turned amber. She closed her eyes and blinked and they were back to normal.
"Moonpaw," Starheart came to the apprentices' den. She had a look of concern on her face.
"What?" Moonpaw asked.
"You yowled loud enough to scare the prey between here to the lake." Starheart explained.
"It was something I thought had happened." Moonpaw blinked and her eyes were amber again.
"Moonpaw, what happened?" Starheart's head was tipped with confusion and concern.
"Let me guess, my eyes are amber again?" Moonpaw mewed.
Starheart nodded nervously. Moonpaw blinked and they turned blue.
"Come with me," Starheart mewed.
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They were at the lake were Moonpaw had met Hawkfrost for the first time.
"Alright, what is going on!" Starheart mewed.
Moonpaw explained her dream.
Moonpaw saw the expression on her mother's face turn to pure horror.
"Let's head back to camp." Moonpaw mewed quietly. Clearly mother's upset about something… but what?