The brown she-cat raced through the wet grass. The slight drizzle was now pouring like lions roaring. The green growth tickled her feet like little flowers. The sky was now a dark gray rather than the normal dappled blue-white mixture. The trees were swaying, thus raining down small green leaves. The rocks were wet and slippery, and the she-cat nearly lost her balance and almost fell. Another cat was pounding after her, a golden she-cat. The brown she-cat halted at a narrow tunnel entrance before turning to look at the golden cat.
"Heatherwing, is this the alternate place to speak to StarClan?" the brown she-cat asked with a tilt of her head, a golden amber glitter in her eyes. "The entrance to the Sacred Stones has been caved in."
The golden she-cat supposedly known as Heatherwing nodded. "Yes, Flurrystar, this is the very unknown Crystal Pond."
Flurrystar dipped her head and pointed her brown tail towards the pool. "We must speak to StarClan now. I'm not sure I can handle all of this on my own, as this is the worst storm I have ever seen in my life." The she-cat declared, a hint of worry in her voice.
A cold rush of air flooded into their pelts before Heatherwing nodded and stepped inside, being in front of Flurrystar. The two she-cats scrambled down the small entrance before reaching the pond. Flurrystar widened her eyes, it was the most beautiful thing she's ever seen. The pool was a light blue hinted with white, green lily pads streamed across and two jagged stones stuck out of the watery depths. Flurrystar was stunned, she didn't know what to do next.
A voice behind her answered her thoughts. "Dip your nose in and you will meet StarClan." Heatherwing commanded. The golden she-cat stepped back to give the brown she-cat room to dip her nose in the pool. A large drop of water made her act quick, and she dug her nose into the cold liquid.
Flurrystar woke up in a sunny, warm, lush beach. The sun shone on her pink nose, creating a nice feeling. Suddenly, her vision went black for a second, and when it reappeared, the beach she was on was in ruin. The storm raged on and she started to panic before a familiar she-cat appeared head on. Flurrystar widened her eyes when she realized who it was. "Ravencloud!"
The black she-cat had bright stars in her fur. Her beautiful amber eyes were as gold as ever. Flurrystar didn't expect to see this cat again, she was killed by greencough a few moons ago. Ravencloud dipped her head. "Greetings Flurrystar. I see you are having trouble with the storm?"
Flurrystar nodded back very quickly. "I am. I lost a life and cats are getting sick. This is awful!" she cried.
Ravencloud tapped her tail on her chin for a moment before narrowing her eyes and staring at Flurrystar intently. "Three lives left. I'd expect you to have more wisdom. Unfortunately I cannot help you." the black she-cat looked away.
As the thunder yowls in the sky, Flurrystar felt her heart drop into her stomach. "MistClan will die! I don't know how to fight this storm and save every cat... I'm not prepared for this!" she contradicted to the black she-cat, her brown fur flapping like loose leaves on a dead tree. Ravencloud turned back around.
"StarClan cannot see the answer for everything, but there is one that will come. There is that who betrayed in a time of hunger, may she come to this territory and rule the clan." Ravencloud declared before padded up to the raging rapids cats call water.
As Flurrystar was watching the she-cat, Ravencloud slowly faded and her vision went black. Flurrystar woke up in the same position she was when she went into StarClan. Slowly lifting herself, she got to her feet and looked around. Heatherwing was nowhere to be seen. Cold rain was dripping through the dirt-like ceiling before Flurrystar booked it out of the den, dirt and thorns ruining her smooth pelt.
As she bolted out of the cave, she turned her head to both sides and saw Heatherwing, laying there. Her pelt was drenched of blood. The reek of fox was filling the air, causing Flurrystar to wrinkle her nose. "Heatherwing?" she meowed worried, and prodded her side.
The golden she-cat slowly lifted her head. "Flurrystar, Mangopaw will serve you as well as I did. This is why I chose this cave, why I chose to make the Sacred Stones' entrance blocked off. It was so you could speak to the Withered Souls, the cats sent to an evil forest full of bloodthirst. These cats were vicious in life, but I believed they could help us." Heatherwing choked out before her head landed into the chocolate-like dirt, causing a splash.
The splash drenched Flurrystar's paws before she looked at Heatherwing in disbelief. She wanted her to speak to the Withered Souls, but why? Flurrystar made an utter realization. Ravencloud was the cat she saw, and the Crystal Pond was a link to the Withered Souls, but what did she do?
As the leader sighed, she left the Crystal Pond and Heatherwing behind, she'd return to bury Heatherwing's corpse. It didn't make sense. Why would Heatherwing want her to speak to the Withered Souls? Flurrystar shook her head before padding through the deep forest. The bark was darker than usual, most likely because it was wet. Thunder roared and she could hear a snap far in the distance.
Flurrystar was getting worried, this storm was still raging on. She rustled through drenched dark green bushes and saw the camp entrance in the distance. She broke off into a flat out run before hitting her paw on a large fallen branch. With a yowl, she flew over and slid on the gross, wet grass.
She lay still for a few minutes, before getting back up and continued sprinting, but watched out for any branches. She charged into camp and saw.. no one. Flurrystar padded around the dens and there was absolutely no sign of anyone living there.
Flurrystar turned her head towards a small tunnel. "They've gotta be in there." she told herself before heading towards it. Her pelt was wet and cold, she shivered before leaping into the small tunnel. She walked forward for a bit before seeing a little den entrance. It was wet sticks with a little entry way. She slowly padded towards it, limping because of her paw. As she entered she saw her clanmates, huddled away.
A white tabby tom came up to her and looked at Flurrystar with a glint of worry in his eyes. "Flurrystar, when you left for the Sacred Stones, a tree collapsed on the elder's den, Tatteredbird nearly died. Houndchaser led us down here, in a panic." the tom explained.
Flurrystar looked at the tom with concern. "Frostyroots, what about Rockcloud?" she asked, not really wanting to know the answer.
Frostyroots had a flash of happiness in his gaze. "Rockcloud was with us, he's alright." the white tabby tom mewed.
The brown leader nodded her head and walked past him, looking for Houndchaser. She spotted the light brown tabby tom speaking to a furless she-cat before noticing her. He excused himself and padded over to her. "Finally you are back! It was stressful without you." the tom exclaimed.
Flurrystar nodded and looked him in the eyes. "It seems so. But we will not fret about that, Heatherwing was killed after I spoke to StarClan." she sighed. Flurrystar looked away from the tom, afraid to see anger in his gaze.
But instead, Houndchaser replied, "By what!? Mangopaw is still an apprentice, he isn't ready!" Flurrystar flashed a look back at him.
"We will figure it out later. I need to talk to you about something she did."