"Jayfeather! Jayfeather!" Crane's Wing cried out in panic. What do I do what do I do what do I do…

Not long ago, Crane's Wing had led the three down this tunnel into the cave they were standing in now. Voices had filled his ears, begging him to bring them to this place.

But now the voices were gone, no one was left here to guide him leaving Crane's Wing to frantically dart between the three fallen forms of his friends.

Despite his concern, the reason for their unconsciousness excited him. I saw Jay's Wing! And Dove's Wing! And Lion's Roar! It had been strange, he thought the ancient cats would be more... a part of the three clan cats but he didn't have the mental capacity to worry about that right now. The three had been lying peacefully but Jayfeather had begun to spasm in his sleep.

"Please be okay, please be okay, please be okay," Crane's Wing chanted quietly to himself as he looked over his look alike. Crane's Wing was no medicine cat. In fact, he didn't consider himself even much of a responsible cat. He'd never been a particularly outstanding or skilled cat in his tribe, he wasn't the best hunter, his fighting skills were pretty poor, and he was too easily distracted and too quick to mess around to excel in his lessons. He didn't know why he was chosen for this journey.

Of course he enjoyed it anyway. He had been able to live as a loner, going where he pleased and doing as he pleased when he pleased. The reason for his journey still burned within him everyday, pushing him onward in his search for Jayfeather. And how happy he had been when he found him. He, the fluff brained joke of his tribe, had met the cat who he and all of his kin had practically worshipped since kithood.

But now, seeing the cat who had become a friend to him unconscious and writhing on the ground, Crane's Wing wished that Solar Sigil had chosen another cat. Any cat would've been a better choice than him, he wasn't a very capable cat. Jayfeather could be dying for all he knew and he wouldn't be able to do anything.

His prayers wouldn't even be of any use since the cats he usually prayed to were all lying before him. Crane's Wing's mind was in a like a bird in a tornado trying to find a way out but only succeeding in making things worse. His thoughts were scrambled, he couldn't focus.

Crane's Wing took several deep breaths that did nothing to calm him. Shaking with anxiety, Crane's Wing circled around Jayfeather's spazzing, sprawled out form so he was facing his back. Crane's Wing lay down and pressed his flank against him and began licking his fur like a queen does her kit, hoping that it would do something.

Nervousness still flooded his mind. It had long since spread throughout his body, filling him with nervous energy. He tried to keep himself from shaking too much and focused on giving soothing licks to Jayfeather. He doubted this was actually doing anything but it might be and that at the very least made him feel like he was being useful.

Slowly, Jayfeather's writhing faded and faded until the medicine cat was only giving momentary jerks but Crane's Wing did not stop his efforts until Jayfeather lay still once more. He gave a sigh of relief and looked up to the cave ceiling. "Oh thank the sacred cats…"

Jayfeather groaned, startling Crane's Wing. He jumped to his feet to give him some space. Dovewing and Lionblaze began stirring too.

Lionblaze was the first to open his eyes. Crane's Wing rushed to his side, practically jumping on top of him. "You're okay!"

Lionblaze lifted his head and stared at him a bit. Crane's Wing stifled a gasp when he looked into his eyes. Something about them was different. It was slightly disturbing but Crane's Wing ignored it and darted around between the three of them, nosing them over to make sure they were all right.

Once he'd made all his rounds, Crane's Wing released the breath he hadn't realized he'd been holding. "Don't scare me like that."

"Sorry," Lionblaze said emotionlessly.

"Are you okay?" Crane's Wing asked taking a step towards him and tipping his head to look at his friend.

"I'm fine. It's just…" Lionblaze trailed off, his eyes glazed over. Dovewing shared them same look. Surprisingly, Jayfeather's murkey gaze seemed the clearest.

"What happened?" Crane's Wing asked.

"I don't know about these two but I was reunited with the spirit of Jay's Wing," Jayfeather said.

"You were what? I thought you two were the same cat."

"We are," Jayfeather answered. "That part of me was just separated after the Great Battle."

Crane's Wing nodded despite not totally understanding what Jayfeather just said. "So what's with Lionblaze and Dovewing?"

Jayfeather glanced in the direction of his past and present siblings. "When I met Jay's Wing, we merged and we truly became one for the first time. I already had his memories but now… it's like I've had a whole 'nother cat added to me. I know how he acts, how he thinks, and I have all of his memories now. All of them."

"What do you mean?"

"Jay's Wing died and went to the Astral Plane," Jayfeather said. "I remember that, I know how it looks."

Crane's Wing gaped at him. His tribe's purpose and every memory he had of trying to fulfill it echoed in his mind. His tribe honored the ancients and worshipped the power of the Astral Plane and now he was standing beside a cat who had not only been an ancient but also saw the energy of the very universe.

Crane's Wing shook himself. He had time to register his amazement later. "So did Lionblaze and Dovewing experience the same thing? Are they just reacting differently than you did since you're closer to Jay's Wing or something?"

Dovewing spoke instead of Jayfeather. "No, it wasn't really how Jayfeather described for me. I was in a forest and I looked into a pool. In the pool I could see Dove's Wing's memories but I didn't actually meet her or anything."

Lionblaze nodded. "It's like Lion's Roar's mind is in mine. Everything from his life is now in my life."

"So you've never seen the Astral Plane?" Jayfeather questioned. Lionblaze and Dovewing shook their heads. Jayfeather looked disappointed. "That's too bad."

"How come?" Crane's Wing asked.

"It's just so beautiful…"

Crane's Wing's mind begged him to ask more questions but knew that, again, this was not the time to fulfill his kitlike desire to learn about everything regarding the ancients and the Astral Plane.

"So how come our thing was different from yours?"

Jayfeather shrugged. "Like Crane's Wing said, I'm closer with Jay's Wing than you two are with Lion's Roar and Dove's Wing. Maybe that made the merge easier or something so I got more out of it."

"Doubt it," Crane's Wing murmured.

"What do you mean?" Dovewing asked. Crane's Wing blinked. He didn't think he'd spoken that loudly.

"Jayfeather, when the three of you were lying on the ground, you started spasming," Crane's Wing told the blind medicine cat. Jayfeather's eyes widened. "Whatever was going on in your mind your body didn't seem to like much."

Lionblaze momentarily snapped out of his dazed state to look at his brother in worry. He padded to his side and put his nose in his shoulder fur. Jayfeather gently pushed against him, letting him know he was fine so his concern was unnecessary but appreciated.

"Did Lionblaze or I do anything weird?" Dovewing asked.

Crane's Wing shook his head. "It was like you were sleeping. I mean, right now you seem kind of out of it but that's understandable." He didn't know what he'd do if something happened to the two warriors too. Crane's Wing's gaze flicked back to Jayfeather, worried that something would happen again.

"Calm down," Jayfeather told him. Crane's Wing blinked, surprised that Jayfeather knew his anxiety levels were rising back up but pushed the thought away. Jayfeather was a medicine cat after all. "We should head back out. We've spent too much time here, we should be getting back to the clan."

Crane's Wing nodded and beckoned the three cats to follow him as they turned and headed back through the tunnels they came through.

"Do you know where we're going?" Lionblaze asked.

"Um…" Crane's Wing looked back and forth between a fork in the tunnels. His mind scrambled to remember which way he had come before but he never had the best sense of direction nor did he take the time to remember the turns he'd taken.

"You weren't paying attention were you?" Jayfeather questioned.

"Sorry," Crane's Wing said, hanging his head a bit.

"Don't worry," Dovewing told him. She padded into the tunnel on the right. "You lead us in the right direction all this way. You can hear the wind in blowing through this one, we've got to be close to the exit."

Crane's Wing listened. "I don't hear anything."

Lionblaze wandered ahead a bit into the tunnel. "I don't feel or smell any wind. You must be mistaken."

Dovewing looked confused. "Really? Its pretty loud."

"I can't hear anything and you know how sharp my ears are," Jayfeather said.

Dovewing's eyes widened. "Wait. Does that mean…"

"Quick! Someone attack me!" Lionblaze said suddenly. "Unsheath your claws."

Crane's Wing peered at him oddly. Did he hit his head or something? Even more to his surprise, Jayfeather and Dovewing unsheathed their claws and ran at him.

With lightning speed, Lionblaze weaved around Dovewing's forepaw slash just as Jayfeather weaved around behind him to land a few blows on his back. Lionblaze shoved him with one shoulder, knocking him away from the fight. Dovewing came at him from his other side, claws still out, and tried to box him over the head. Lionblaze ducked and headbutted her in the chest, knocking her away too.

"What are you doing?" Crane's Wing cried in alarm. He moved closer to Lionblaze in case his clanmates attacked him again but Jayfeather and Dovewing had already sheathed their claws and had resumed nonthreatening stances.

"Am I bleeding?" Lionblaze asked.

"Why wouldn't you be bleeding?" Crane's Wing questioned as Jayfeather looked his brother over.

"You're perfectly fine," Jayfeather said. "You know what this means."

"What what means?" Crane's Wing asked bewildered and even more confused than before.

Lionblaze looked at his friend with pure joy on his face. "We've got our powers back."

Author's Note: Finally a chapter in Crane's Wing's perspective. He's always been there but we've never looked much into his character. He's always been a silly, random cat but turns out he's super insecure and has a boatload of anxiety.

Reviews-

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Wormy- Personally, I think the ending is kind of underwhelming. I'm thinking about adding onto it but not in the near future. Glad you've enjoyed the story so much.

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