Chapter 6
Tigerstar came to her dreams again. This time her eyes wouldn't fix. She didn't know why Starheart didn't know either.
She was napping in the apprentices' den. Brambleclaw came. He probably wanted to teach her something. Being her mentor and deputy she had dual respect for him.
"You up for a hunting patrol?" Brambleclaw asked.
"No," she hissed. She sat up and stared wide-eyed as she realized what she said.
"I mean… um… yeah, let's go." She looked up at Brambleclaw, embarrassed.
"I'm going to pretend that you didn't say that. We're on patrol with Sorreltail and Frostpaw."
Moonpaw saw Starheart come in. "Brambleclaw, I need Moonpaw for a bit. How about you take Amberpaw?" Amberpaw was Brambleclaw's daughter and Starheart's apprentice.
"Sure," Brambleclaw mewed.
"Anything?" Moonpaw mewed anxiously.
"Nothing about that -" Starheart mewed.
Moonpaw's head was cocked in confusion and curiosity.
"Firestar wants to make you a warrior."
"And I care why?" Moonpaw hissed. She just realized what she had said.
"Moonpaw!" Starheart hissed.
"I had another dream and ever since then – I don't know – I have been mewing like this!"
As they headed back Moonpaw heard a tom mew, "What is that on your back?" They turned to see Flamepaw – Amberpaw's brother and Brambleclaw's son. He was looking right at Moonpaw's back. Starheart saw a bunch of tabby furs in the shape of an upside down crescent moon.
Starheart mewed, "Moonpaw – I think I may know what Tigerstar is planning."
"NO!" Moonpaw hissed as she realized what her mother was thinking. "He's trying to take control of me!" she hissed under her breath.
"Yes," Starheart mewed sadly.
So my destiny is to become… Tigerstar's puppet? Moonpaw thought with rage.