Dovewing followed Jayfeather alongside Cinderheart into a small clearing. Jayfeather sat down and looked at them expectantly. She sat down too. This is going to be a long talk.

This whole thing was kind of freaking Dovewing out. Jayfeather never really spoke with her much other than about the prophecy but the days of the three were long over. Maybe there's another prophecy about us? She really hoped so even though she knew it was unlikely. She really missed having her powers.

Lionblaze and Bramblestar soon joined them and sat down in the clearing. No one said anything. They just waited for Jayfeather to speak.

"Do you remember my stick?" Jayfeather asked randomly.

"The Stick of the Fallen?" Bramblestar questioned. "It's still in the camp."

"No, not that one," Jayfeather said. "The stick, I'm talking about the stick."

"I remember, you kept it somewhere out by the lake," Lionblaze nodded. "You'd always go to it when anything was bothering you."

"Right," Jayfeather said. "Do you know why?"

"No…"

"What are you getting at?" Dovewing asked.

"It was Rock's Stick," he said as if he hadn't heard them.

"Jayfeather, are you alright?" Cinderheart asked in concern.

Jayfeather sighed. "I'm sorry, I know I sound like i have bees in my brain but this is really hard to explain so I'm trying to build up to it."

"Okay. So what about the stick?" Lionblaze asked. "It was important because it had those scratches on it, right?"

"Yes," Jayfeather said. "It was the original Stick of the Fallen."

"What?"

"What do you mean 'original Stick of the Fallen'?" Bramblestar asked. "Was there another Great Battle with that many losses?"

Jayfeather shook his head. "No. Rock would record the number of softpaw who failed their test and died before they could become sharpclaws."

"What?" Bramblestar asked. "Sharpclaws? Like the ones in the mountains?"

"You know about them?" Jayfeather asked clearly surprised.

"Yeah. The first time clan cats went to the mountains, the tribe was being terrorized by a giant cat that they called sharpclaw," Bramblestar explained.

"Oh. That's not what I meant," Jayfeather said. "Sharpclaws were ancient warriors. Before the clans, before the Tribe."

"Before the clans?" Dovewing echoed. She and Cinderheart exchanged a shocked look. They like every clan cat had always been taught that the clans had existed forever though it made sense that they hadn't. It was still surprising.

"Are you saying the Tribe existed before the clans?" Bramblestar questioned.

Jayfeather nodded. "The Tribe of Rushing Water sent cats to find new territory and those cats became the clans. But that's not important."

"Not important?" Bramblestar demanded. "This could change everything about how the clans see things!"

"We don't have to tell anyone," Lionblaze pointed out. "And I don't see what this has to do with-"

"I'm getting to that. Quit interrupting," Jayfeather snapped. Lionblaze's eyes gleamed with humor. This was more like the Jayfeather he knew. "I'm trying to talk to the cats that came before the Tribe. The Ancients. You know them."

All the cats nodded. The Ancients had come to their aid during the Great Battle.

"Coincidentally, the Ancients lived here, by the lake," Jayfeather continued. "There was a sharpclaw named Jay's Wing. He was the cat who lead the Ancients to the mountains and inspired the first Stoneteller to send cats to the old Forest."

"The clans owe that cat a great debt," Bramblestar murmured. It was so quiet that Lionblaze almost didn't hear it. "We wouldn't be around if not for him."

"Wait, Crane's Wing calls you Jay's Wing," Dovewing pointed out. "Does he think that you're going to do something like that? Is that a title of honor or something?"

Jayfeather shook his head. "He calls me Jay's Wing because I am Jay's Wing."

"What?" Bramblestar looked as shocked as Lionblaze felt. Jayfeather believes he is an ancient cat? What happened to him?

"Jayfeather, whatever Crane's Wing said to you is getting in your head," Dovewing told him.

Jayfeather shook his head. "This has nothing to do with him, I actually found out about all this when I was still an apprentice."

"And you're just telling us you've got bees in your brain now?"

Jayfeather rolled his blind eyes. "There was no point in telling you. Well, actually there was. You and Lionblaze were sharpclaws too. Dove's Wing and Lion's Roar."

Lionblaze and Dovewing's eyes widened.

"You're like me," Cinderheart murmured.

"What?" Bramblestar asked astonished.

"I was Cinderpelt and StarClan sent my spirit back to live again," Cinderheart said.

Bramblestar fell silent. This was a lot on him.

"As amazing as that is, it took you a moon to figure all that out?" Lionblaze questioned. "StarClan couldn't just send you a dream."

To his surprise, Jayfeather shook his head. "No, this had nothing to do with StarClan. I've actually known that we were all reborn for seasons. I found out a little while after Dovewing became a warrior when I went to walk with the Ancients."

"This is so complicated," Bramblestar said.

"You've known all this time?" Dovewing asked.

"Why didn't you tell us?" Lionblaze demanded.

"What do you mean you went to walk with the Ancients?" Cinderheart asked.

"When Jay's Wing died I- Jayfeather- took his place for a while," Jayfeather said. "At first I thought I was dreaming or that StarClan sent me back in time but StarClan didn't know about it. I kind of have an idea of what happened but I'm not sure."

"You took the place of a dead cat in the past and you didn't tell me?" Lionblaze asked.

"Twice actually," Jayfeather said. "I know I probably should've told you but I know I sound insane right now and I didn't want to do this unless I had to."

"So you have to now?" Dovewing asked.

Jayfeather nodded then paused. "I guess," he shrugged.

"You guess?"

"Crane's Wing came here for a reason. Whatever that reason is caused me to… regain some of Jay's Wing's memories," Jayfeather told his clanmates. He looked towards Bramblestar. "I know I shouldn't have run off, I'm sorry, but I just couldn't deal with the memory flashes here."

"Is what happened to you going to happen to Lionblaze and Dovewing?" Cinderheart asked alarmed.

"Doubt it," Jayfeather said. "I'm different from them. I actually was, have been, and am Jay's Wing, they've never had any connections to their… former selves."

Dovewing exhaled and sat back. "This is a lot to take in."

"I know," Jayfeather said. "That's why I didn't tell you before."

"So what have you done the past moon?" Bramblestar asked. "You said you already knew all of that."

"Like I said, I was mostly dealing with memory flashes," Jayfeather said. "But I had a vision too. And a dream. But I think that's more medicine cat stuff and Jay's Wing stuff. It doesn't really concern you and I don't want to tell you too much at once."

"Jayfeather caring for cats now? The past moon's really changed you," Lionblaze teased.

Jayfeather only responded with a blind stare. "I still don't know what to do about Crane's Wing or why he's here. It's something not even StarClan knows."

"Well, that's because it's obvious," Cinderheart spoke. All the cats looked at the grey tabby expectantly. "I'm a reincarnation. What did I have to do?"

Lionblaze thought a moment. "You had to free the old spirit."

Cinderheart nodded and looked at the other reincarnations. "The three must free their old spirits."

Author's Note: Jayfeather's finally told Lionblaze and Dovewing what's going on.

I realized while editing this chapter that the POV switches from Dovewing to Lionblaze part way through. Its not really important enough to go back and fix it and its not really too noticeable. I know its unprofessional but this is fanfiction so just ignore it.