Teo looked back at his brother Sage, who was also trudging through the snow with him. The Gate was partially up, although at some times it still hung over. Sage caught up with his brother and mewed, "This is closest I've ever gotten to this bloody gate," An amazed Teo replied, "I agree, should we go?" Sage and Teo jumped the gate in three bounds, and when they landed on the other side, although it seemed like coincidence, the snow fell to a small, light drift, and the wind died down. Sage and Teo traded there amazement and walked on. Five Cats met them at the other end of the long track of Bracken and thorns. One was Hay colored with Hazel eyes and white streaks and white paws and his back streaked with hay colored fur and white. Another was completely white and fluffy, her eyes glinted a light sky blue. The third Cat had a flame colored pelt streaks with black and gray, his eyes were a dark jade green. The Fourth one, also white but not fluffy had a dark color to her eyes, like a dark blue. These Cats parted to reveal a deep trodden patch of Bracken. At the end of the path was a fork. The other Cats raced down each path and there was a center one for the Cats who did not belong to that fork. At the end of Each fork there was a miniature model of a Clan it looked like, and the leaders must've sat behind these models. At the end of the Center beaten trodden patch sit a light brown, gray, and soot colored cat with red streaked paws. His eyes were a very dark hazel color, blending with the surrounding walls of the cave. "Welcome, visitor, for you have come," The Cat said. He sat behind not a model but a message. Sage read, "Behind me lays the true forest, beyond that you must see, those whom choose must have peace," Sage finished, "The Peace has fallen," Each cat whipped their heads up and then The Cat said in silence, "You know the ending words to this message?" Sage nodded. "What's your name…I…I…I… mean names?" The Cat asked. Teo replied, stepping foreword, "My name is Teo, and the one that finished your message here is Sage, my Brother," "Mine is IvoryStar," IvoryStar pointed out. "The rest of the leaders will tell you further more instructions," IvoryStar meowed, "Finish their messages," Sage went first to the Cat with Hay colored eyes. The leader meowed, "I lead the Clan of EmberClan, My Camp is surrounded by a encircling wall of flame, and those whom not choose the patch of causing harm will not perish within the flame. But those whom choose the patch of darkness shall perish under the flame. The Highrock is surrounded also," "My name is Haystar," Haystar added," The Earth controls the flame, not even StarClan can prevent from going over its power," He bowed and the wind blew over the sand though the winds had died down parted and made a message. Teo read, "This is the Clan of Fire, behind me leads the path of flame. I can't tell you the secrets, those are……." "Are for you to know and us not to see," Teo Finished. Haystar meowed, "Well done, you may move on to LightClan," Teo shrugged at his brother and sat at LightClan's area. The cat there smiled and meowed, "I lead LightClan, My Camp is surrounded by Light, as well as being on a mountain top, those whom choose the path of fear are blinded, those whom follow the patch of trust have no fear of the Light," "The Sun controls the Light, not Even StarClan can prevent it from blinding us all," "My name is IceStar," IceStar bowed her head and the sands parted fiercely to reveal her message. Sage read, "Behind me leads to the mountains, those who stay loyal remain, those whom don't take their share…." Teo finished meowing, "Perish in the light," "Right you are," IceStar meowed. "Move along," She meowed. Teo and Sage ended up at the area where there was a lot of ashes. "Welcome to AshClan," the welcomer snarled. "I lead the bloody Clan of AshClan, read me message," The Sand revealed nothing but the Ashes underneath it. "Peace hasn't fallen in your Clan," Sage meowed. "Shut up, you old sea hag!" The Cat yowled. "Me name's SootStar," Teo and Sage came to the Snowy place. The message nor the cat stood at the assigned area. ''They're not there," IvoryStar meowed. Teo and Sage cam forth up to IvoryStar and she parted, revealing a tunnel constructed to pull cats through into the forest. "Do you do this to all cats?" Teo inquired. "No, but we decided to this time. You took the lower route. The Upper route is above us. Guess you hadn't known about that hill…" IvoryStar meowed.
Teo pulled his body through the tunnel. He hadn't seen light for as long as he could remember and then he tripped, forcing himself to tumble down the hill and hit the EmberClan's Camp boundary. He looked into the flame. He didn't feel anything at all. He stepped into the flame, beckoning Sage to come with him. Sage followed Teo's words and simply but reluctantly stepped into the camp. Then Haystar ran into the flame, and he bolted into his den, the rest of the Cats that were in EmberClan came out of the Apprentice's den, Warrior's den, etc. The Wind blew hard against the Flame, and Teo and Sage braced them selves, though the wind couldn't go through the flame. Haystar got up and leapt up unto the Highrock. "All cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the Highrock for a Clan meeting," The Cats gathered around the Highrock. "New Cats have met me and the other 3 main leaders in our area! But there is one Cat who leads us all, and his name is….IvoryStar," Haystar finished. Teo and Sage looked and traded glances and looked at Haystar. The flame from the wall made Haystar's fur turn to a bronze coat, his eyes, a deep hazel. Teo and Sage ran out of the wall and into the wind. IvoryStar sat in the end of the hill, where he sharing tongues with another cat. IvoryStar looked up into the sky, which was already getting quite dark out and meowed, "Send us a message of what is about to happen, StarClan!" Would you!" He stared into the sky as motionless as Teo stood. Then Teo woke up. He was at the foot of the hill, and Sage was beyond where IvoryStar was. Teo shook his head. 'How could that happen when it seemed so real?' Teo Thought. Teo ran over to the farthest hill and looked onward…………………